Earlier on, it was mentioned, Ye Mu Fang is Ye Zhen Zhen’s second brother, minister of works. This year, he was in charge of the water reservoir project, and was at Shan Dong all this time, he just returned yesterday, rested a bit at home, and then received orders from Ji Wu Jiu to enter the palace.
Ye Mu Fang, now appears to be thinner than when he left from the capital, much more tanned as well. On his face, although he is considered still young, his face is full of beard now, making him look more wise and mature. Although he has suffered but his eyes were still full of vigor, seems like he is still in a good condition.
Ji Wu Jiu cares about the water reservoir project very much, and has been overlooking it all along, there is someone at Shan Dong that will report to him solely. Therefore there was no need for Ye Mu Fang to report, also he will know what happened there, but he still wanted to hear it from Ye Mu Fang directly.
The heavens have really given face to this project this time. Last year during the winter, the northern lands would surely be frozed up for two to three months, so if they were to work during that time, it would be very strength consuming, and they would be forced to stop their work. But this year, it was a warm winter, the lands only froze up in December, and it was estimated that the flowers will bloom in early spring, so the project would only require to be halted for one month plus. The local government there also did a very good job in pleasing the citizens, so their work was progressing very well. Therefore the project speed was much faster than what Ye Mu Fang has estimated, and if all goes well, the water reservoir would be ready before the expected drought season next year.