From the end to the other world

Qin Luochuan was a little worried. Isn't the city of Rong where Shang Ming and his troops were stationed in the southwest?

So as soon as Princess Ning left, he told Shang Minghe the news, "Princess Ning just said that there was an urgent report from the Southwest last night, saying that the flood season was ahead of schedule and caused floods. Will Rongcheng be affected?"

Shang Minghe was stunned for a moment before shaking his head and said: "The terrain of Rongcheng is much higher than the surrounding counties. Although the Yunjiang River flows nearby, it will not have much impact on Rongcheng. The people who are often flooded are those downstream. Counties."

Zhou Xun and Shang Qingyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words. Although Shang Minghe was in the capital now, they were glad that the place where he was stationed before was safe.

However, Qin Luochuan heard the clue from the word often, and asked with a frown, "Does the Yunjiang River often suffer from floods?"

"It's not just often," Shang Minghe said with a wry smile, "The water at the source of the Yunjiang River comes from the snow-capped mountains in the northwest. Summer is a high water season. If there is continuous heavy rain again, it will definitely become a flood. It just depends on whether it is serious or not."

After a pause, he continued: "The imperial court let us garrison in Rongcheng not only to defend against the foreign races in the south, but also to transfer the people downstream as quickly as possible and build embankments to prevent floods when the floods are severe."

Qin Luochuan didn't ask why there were so frequent floods, but he didn't allow the local people to move, because let alone this dynasty, even in the world he was in before, the cultural transportation had developed rapidly, and there were still too many people who were unwilling to leave the place where they grew up. place.

So he asked, "Did the imperial court send anyone to manage it?"

"Why not?" Shang Ming said, "Since the first emperor, the Southwest has been my Great Yan's territory. The imperial court will send ministers to manage it every few years, but the distribution of rivers in that place is really different from other places. The sand in the water There are many stones, so many years have passed, although many ministers have gone to govern, but the results have not been significant."

Qin Luochuan spent almost a whole year studying books related to the previous dynasty, but the southwest area did not belong to the previous dynasty's territory, and it was only recovered by the current emperor and King Ning in this dynasty.

Therefore, Qin Luochuan didn't know much about the southwest area.

For the flood in the southwest, although the flood season was advanced this year, no precautions were taken in advance, but over the years, the imperial court has invested a lot of manpower and material resources, at least there is a mature and stable process for disaster relief.

So Shang Qingyue and Zhou Xun were more concerned about issues related to Shang Minghe.

Because Zhou Xun had just got married and was not at his own home, it was inconvenient to ask some things now, but Shang Qingyue had no scruples in this regard, so he asked directly: "Will my brother return to Rongcheng early?"

"If it is earlier, it will not be a few days earlier," Shang Minghe said after pondering for a long time, "we have just returned to Beijing this time. The preparations will be completed in about ten days, and if there are no accidents, we should be allowed to return to Rongcheng with the supplies."

Ten days didn't last long, Shang Qingyue and Zhou Xun both showed disappointed expressions when they heard the words, and after half the salary, Zhou Xun said: "Then I will start preparing the things to take to Rongcheng tomorrow."

Shang Minghe turned his head and glanced at him when he heard the words, and wanted to say something, but he pursed his lips but didn't say anything after all.

In Qin Luochuan's consciousness, the flood in the southwest had nothing to do with him except that it might make his uncle leave the capital early.

After all, he worked in the Imperial Academy, whether it was dealing with floods or opening warehouses for disaster relief, these were all things that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households had to deal with. Even the follow-up plague prevention was handled by the imperial physician.

As a result, not long after arriving at the Hanlin Academy on the second day, a servant came to say that the emperor had summoned him.

The emperor summoned Qin Luochuan on weekdays, mostly when he was free. According to Princess Ning's words yesterday, the emperor should be suffering from floods at this time, and he didn't know what to ask him for.

Qin Luochuan was already very familiar with the servant who sent the message, so on the way to the imperial study, he casually asked, "Does Eunuch Li know why the emperor called me?"

Eunuch Li hesitated for a moment, then said: "When our family came out, the emperor and King Ning were talking about the flood in the southwest."

Qin Luochuan had a feeling that it was so, but he didn't know why he came to him. Even if the emperor trusted him because of Qin Yan's relationship, but for such a serious flood, he was a sixth-rank Imperial Academy attendant, so he couldn't say anything. He will be eligible to participate in the discussions between the emperor and King Ning.

After arriving at the entrance of the imperial study, Qin Luochuan heard the quarrel inside first.

But Eunuch Li pretended he didn't hear it, he opened the door and went in to salute, "Report to the Emperor, Master Qin has brought it."

The quarrel in the hall was interrupted by him, and everyone seemed to be frozen, and there was no sound for an instant, and then they all turned their heads and looked towards the door.

The emperor also said at the same time: "Come in."

Qin Luochuan stepped into the hall, and when he passed by Eunuch Li, he heard him lower his voice and say, "The adults have been arguing all morning."

With so many people watching, Qin Luochuan didn't want to show anything, so he walked to the front calmly, bowed to the emperor and said, "See you, Your Majesty."

"Get up." The emperor said indifferently, his voice was not different from usual, but if you listen carefully, you can easily detect the fatigue in his tone. I think he has worked a lot for the flood in the southwest in the past two days.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." When Qin Luochuan got up, out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at all the officials already in the hall, King Ning, the crown prince, the fourth prince, the left and right prime ministers, and the four ministers except the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment.

Very well, among all the officials present, even the four ministers are not even a little bit higher than him.

Not to mention King Ning and the two princes.

Qin Luochuan didn't even know why he came to him.

But soon the emperor gave him the answer, "Didn't you say that Qin Aiqing's article on water control is exquisitely written, and he must have done a lot of research on these. Now I have sent you a message. If you have any questions, just ask Just ask."

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is impatient. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask. Fortunately, even though he was impatient, he knew that he had to tell Qin Luochuan about the situation in the southwest.

Only then did Qin Luochuan know that this year's flood season was not only earlier, but also more ferocious than in previous years. No wonder it has been two days. Although he has been preparing supplies according to his previous experience, he has not yet discussed how to do more.

After listening to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry's words, Qin Luochuan pondered for a long time before saying, "Can I see the detailed map of the southwest side?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was explaining to him endlessly, stopped talking instantly, and the rest of the people also looked surprised.

Qin Luochuan was very calm. He knew that the maps of this era were confidential to the imperial court, especially what he wanted to see were detailed maps. But since he was asked his opinion on floods, how could he know the terrain without knowing the terrain first? Figure out a solution.

The hall was very quiet for a while, and everyone was looking at Qin Luochuan. After half the salary, the emperor turned his head and ordered the servant: "Go and bring Qin Aiqing the map."

The map brought by the servant was only for the area in the southwest.

Although the map drawn on the cowhide is not as detailed as Qin Luochuan's previous world, the distribution of mountains, rivers and rivers can still be seen.

After the map was opened, Minister of the Ministry of Industry stood beside Qin Luochuan very naturally and pointed out to him: "The area where the flood is happening now is this area."

Qin Luochuan carefully looked at the place he was pointing at, and followed the direction of the river from the source to the end.

The place where the flood occurred was a mountainous area, where the flood flooded over the river, surged out, and flooded a plain not far away.

From the Yunjiang River to the plain, there are two other tributaries, which are supposed to play the role of flood control and diversion, but judging from the situation just mentioned by the Minister of Industry and Commerce, it seems that they have no effect.

Qin Luochuan frowned and pondered for a while, then tentatively asked: "Did these two tributaries be dug and smashed manually later?"

In order to prevent floods, it is not a secret that two tributaries were dug in the flood-prone area of ​​the Yunjiang River a few years ago in an attempt to divert the water to the plain to the east. Therefore, after hearing Qin Luochuan's words, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded subconsciously and said, "Yes. , the two that were dug a few years ago.”

The artificial river dug a few years ago has no great effect on flood control. It seems to be almost the same as what he guessed. Qin Luochuan continued: "The Yunjiang River starts from the snow-capped mountains in the northwest. On the way, there was a flash flood in summer, and the water level was rapid. When it rises, when it is in the lower reaches of Rongcheng, because there are high mountains on both sides, the river is narrow, and the river cannot be drained in time, so it becomes a flood problem, right?"

Although he told him about it once, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not expect him to sort out the logic so quickly, and after a pause, he murmured: "Master Qin, why don't you come to the Ministry of Industry?"

After the words were spoken, he realized his slip of the tongue, quickly glanced at the emperor, and saw that the emperor's expression had not changed before he straightened his expression and said: "It is indeed as Lord Qin said."

Qin Luochuan also thought it was amazing, he didn't expect such a similar river course, and then asked the last doubt in his heart, "Is the terrain of Yunjiang much higher than the plain in the east? A hand-dug river channel that has never been cleared?"

After he finished speaking, not only the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, but also the emperor and King Ning showed surprise expressions. They looked at each other, and then King Ning asked, "How do you know that you didn't clean it up last year?" River?"

"Guess." Qin Luochuan said.

He did guess, but he combined what he knew about the situation before the construction of another water conservancy project with the description just now given by the Ministry of Industry Minister, and he did not expect to guess correctly.

Previously, Shang Minghe said that the Yunjiang River has a lot of sand and rocks, and when it reaches the artificial river with a gentle flow rate, it will definitely settle down. If the river silt is cleaned regularly every year, even if it cannot prevent the flood from causing disasters to the east plain, it will not be as bad as it is. So serious now.

King Ning was speechless for a long time after hearing that he guessed it, and then continued: "Last winter, it was very cold in several counties and counties in the southwest, and the two artificial rivers were covered with a thick layer of ice, which could not be cleared at all. I thought it wouldn’t be too late to clean up after the ice melted after the beginning of spring, but this year’s flood season is ahead of schedule, and the flood has already overflowed before one-third of the river has been cleared.”

He was explaining the situation over there to Qin Luochuan.

The emperor should be more direct and clear, "What's Qin Aiqing's idea?"