Datang: God-level son-in-law, salted fish will become stronger

moment.

Qin Mu and the others followed Li Er out of the southern suburbs of Chang'an City.

However, the drought is not as serious as Dai Zhou said.

The farmlands near Chang'an Bashui are all irrigated by the river, so there is no serious problem.

There are also deep wells in distant places.

Walking all the way, Qin Mu was helpless.

"Master Dai, why is this drought as serious as you said?"

heard.

Dai Zhou smiled helplessly.

"Ha ha..."

"My son-in-law, you don't know that this arid area is mainly concentrated in Yongfeng County."

"Also, it's not a drought problem, but a water canal problem. This canal is more complicated, and it takes time and effort to build. If the treasury is rich, I won't be able to complain to His Majesty."

I heard this.

Qin Mu understood that the household department was really short of money.

But it doesn't matter.

Since Li Er promised to use the land to repay the debt.

Qin Mu has nothing to worry about.

Immediately, he nodded without saying a word.

until noon.

All the talents came to Yongfeng County.

However, they passed by the boundary of Yongfeng County, and the drought was indeed severe. Compared with the Bashui River, the crops grew a lot worse.

Dai Zhou glanced at the crowd and murmured: "Yongfeng County is located in a plain, the land is extremely fertile, but there is little groundwater, and there is little rain this year. Many wells are dry and cannot be irrigated."

"There are no river branches around to irrigate either."

"When the rain is sufficient in previous years, there are nearly a thousand hectares of fertile land here, and the harvest is very good. It is also one of the best granaries in Gyeonggi-do."

"But it's not working now, Your Majesty, look at what the crops have become."

Several people are talking.

In the fields, many common people were laying out tributes on the ground and bowing to the east.

Li Er looked at it and frowned, "Dai Zhou, what are those people doing?"

Dai Zhou looked over, and then said in response: "Bow to the Dragon King of the East China Sea, and pray for rain."

"What can the people do?"

"If you don't worship the Dragon King, you can only wait for the crops in the field to die of drought."

For the people.

This is indeed the most self-consoling way.

Fortunately, Gyeonggi Province did not reach the point of severe drought, otherwise Li Er would have to open an altar to pray for rain, and he would have to issue an imperial edict.

The self-criticism is because of his incompetence and morality, which made God punish him.

Li Er still frowned, and pondered: "Is there really no river around here for irrigation?"

Dai Zhou shook his head.

"No."

"If there is, we can just dig the canal directly."

Then he pointed west.

"However, the Feng River is over there, but the river water is blocked by Cangshan Mountain. Beizhi and Mr. Yan have jointly diverted water from the mountain, but the construction period is too long, and it consumes too much manpower and material resources."

"We can't be the master, and the household department has no money, so please make a decision."

heard.

Li Er nodded, "Is the Ministry of Industry working on Cangshan?"

Yan Liben replied: "Exploration and preliminary construction have already been carried out. If it works, we must try it."

"There are a lot of fertile fields around Yongfeng County. If this canal is successfully dug, Yongfeng County can reclaim a lot of fertile fields. In this way, it will definitely become the number one granary in Gyeonggi-do."

"Yongfeng County, never give up."

Chapter 691 : If you can't spend the money, I will punish you (2/5)

After listening to Yan Liben's words.

Dai Zhou echoed from the side: "Your Majesty, I have made a rough calculation. If the abundant water can be brought in, this Yongfeng land boundary can reclaim tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land."

"So this canal must be repaired no matter what."

Thousands of hectares of fertile land?

I heard this.

Li Er raised his eyebrows and became more interested.

Food is the foundation of a country, and Li Er has never underestimated agricultural development.

"Okay." Li Erzhong nodded heavily, "If that's the case, the canal should be built as soon as possible."

"Come on, let's go to Cangshan Mountain."

Qin Mu didn't speak, but thought to himself.

Digging mountains to build roads is a relatively difficult task, let alone digging mountains to divert water.

It's okay to say that the water comes down from the mountain.

It is really not an easy task to lead from one side of the mountain to the other.

When everyone arrived at the foot of Cangshan Mountain.

The Ministry of Industry has already camped at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, which is not very high, it can reach more than fifty feet.

However, there is no vegetation on the mountain, and the soil is relatively soft. Although the mountain is not high, it is very wide.

It is basically useless to build canals around Cangshan Mountain. If you want to divert abundant water into the plain, you can only go the way of digging Cangshan Mountain.

"The humble minister sees His Majesty, and sees the son-in-law."

Tan Xiao, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, walked out to meet Li Eryi and the others.

Li Er nodded.

"Come on, let's go up the mountain, don't waste time here, and solve the matter of digging the canal as soon as possible."

"We can afford to delay, and the people of Yongfeng can't afford to delay."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Tan Xiao responded, and then led Li Eryi up to Cangshan Mountain.

More than fifty feet, the mountain is not high.

After a while, everyone reached the top of the mountain.

Vegetation coverage on Cangshan Mountain is sparse, and soil erosion is relatively serious, almost all of which are covered with loess.

The top of the mountain is very flat, and after the rest of the Ministry of Industry, it is even more flat.

On the west side of Cangshan Mountain is a steep slope, and the Ministry of Industry is doing construction here.

They wanted to dig a canal from the top of Cangshan Mountain to the foot of the mountain.

Further west of Cangshan Mountain is Fengshui.

The Ministry of Industry wants to quote that river.

Everything seemed to have a definite plan.

But instead of being difficult to implement, it was really hard.

Li Er stood on the top of the mountain, looking at Fengshui looming in the distance, his brows were still frowning.

"Liben, besides the money issue, your Ministry of Industry still has any unresolved problems."

heard.

Yan Liben stepped forward and saluted, "Excavating Cangshan Mountain is the biggest problem."

"According to the original plan, we should drill from the top of Cangshan Mountain to the foot of the mountain."

"However, the soil in Cangshan Mountain is loose and loose. If we excavate fifty feet, it will inevitably lead to landslides."

"This is one of the reasons why the excavation of the canal has been put on hold."

The words fall.

Li Er stepped forward and looked at the excavation traces of the Ministry of Industry.

indeed.

The soil is loose and loose, and if the excavation is fifty feet long, landslides are inevitable.

Looking at this scene, Qin Mu felt familiar.

Built through the mountains.

There is no such precedent in history.

Followed by.

Qin Mu looked at Yan Liben, and pondered: "Master Yan, why don't you try to build wells and canals?"

heard.

Yan Liben was taken aback at first, then surprised.

"Yup!"

"Well drain!"

As he spoke, he patted his head.

"Confused, really confused, I actually forgot about the well."

heard.

Li Er stared at Qin Mu in a daze, and asked in confusion, "Qin Mu, do you also know about water conservancy construction?"

Qin Mu replied, "Then the Longshou Canal on the north side of the Weishui River was built during the Western Han Dynasty when Emperor Wu of the Han used Luoshui to irrigate Linjin?"

"That was also the first use of the well, and it was Shangyan Mountain that was drilled."

"What? Doesn't Your Majesty know?"

I heard this.

Li Er raised her eyebrows high.

I'm a student of the art of war.

How do I know how to repair the canal?

Everyone was just excited.

Tan Xiao at the side poured a basin of cold water.

"Master Yan, we have just deduced the method of the well."

"The soil quality of Cangshan Mountain is much looser than that of Shangyan Mountain. Although the well can be drilled, there is still a risk of landslides."

heard.

Yan Liben's face sank again.

"Have you deduced it?"