The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"Your Majesty, I kindly ask you to go to Anlu Prefecture to control the water!" Xie Qian gritted his teeth and said seriously.

Li Dongyang came close to Xie Qian's ear: "Yu Qiao, the county magistrate didn't mention anything about Xie Pi in the memorial. Don't worry about it in vain."

Emperor Hongzhi looked around the hall, focusing on Yan Chengjin's direction, and finally withdrew his gaze.

No one is born knowing.

Controlling floods is not something you are born with. It took Liu Daxia three years to figure out how to control floods.

It's probably impossible to pick out those who are born with it among the ministers.

Those who control the water have to wander around the famous rivers all year round to tame the rivers, and rarely have the opportunity to stay in the court. For example, Liu Daxia only returned to Beijing in his later years.

Emperor Hongzhi thought carefully that Xie Qian needed to sit in the cabinet and was not the best candidate.

"Master Xie regards the people as his sons, so I don't, but I can't let Master Xie do this. Water control is not a day's work, so it should be recommended by the public."

Xie Qian raised his head slightly and said sadly: "I have selfish motives in requesting an order to go to Huguang. I feel ashamed..."

No one knows that Xie Pi went to Huguang to control floods.

So far, no news has come back. The Xie family's incense has been ruined by Yan Chengjin.

All the officials sighed.

Wu Kuan glanced at Yan Chengjin beside him. If Xie Pi could not come back, he might not be able to do anything in the court.

Only Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were the only ones in the imperial court who dared to go head-to-head with the cabinet bachelors.

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "It takes eight days for the government officials to arrive in the capital. The urgent report was written eight days ago. I'm afraid the rain has already receded.

The top priority is to escort the relief grain into Anlu Prefecture.

Whenever there is a disaster, there will be thieves. Please ask your Majesty to order Hanwen to escort the goods. "

It took eight days to send the urgent report to the capital, and it took at least ten days to rush from the capital to Anlu Prefecture. No matter how heavy the rain was, it had stopped.

unless……

Xiao Jingteng is holding a concert in Anluzhou.

Zhu Houzhao was not happy: "Old Gao, why do you need Korean for such a trivial matter as depositing grain?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao with a murderous edge, which made Zhu Houzhao lower his head in fright.

The court meeting involves the lives of tens of thousands of people in Anlu Prefecture, so naturally they don't want the prince to cause trouble.

Liu Jiandao: "What Yan Chengjin said makes sense. The wind does not end in the morning, and the rain does not last all day. The heavy rain will not last long. The urgent problem now is how to save the people of Luzhou."

"The Ministry of Revenue can arrange for the grain truck to go south within three days." Han Wen continued.

Emperor Hongzhi weighed it for a moment and decided that the Ministry of Revenue would personally escort Wang Qiong's grain truck south to Anlu Prefecture.

An Luzhou tax exemption for one year.

Li Dongyang said: "Although there is food relief going south, if the floods in Anlu Prefecture are ignored, I'm afraid King Xing will ask for begging again."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded.

This is a great opportunity to ask for begging. How could King Xing miss this opportunity?

If his ability was passed down to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother used it as a reason, Emperor Hongzhi would not be able to prevent his promotion.

In history, King Xing was peaceful.

But after the opening of the Northwest Silk Road, the price of silk soared. After King Ning made a lot of money, King Xing was not happy.

Yan Chengjin peeled off the cocoon, and ultimately the reason was that it was his advice that opened the Northwest Silk Road.

"Your Majesty does not know that when Xie Pi set out, I had already written down the water control method of science in a brocade box and presented it to him."

The brocade box includes cases of water control in the Three Gorges, Yangtze River and Yellow River.

Such as building levees, spillways, and Three Gorges resettlement.

Emperor Hongzhi, Li Dongyang and others looked shocked and looked deeply at Yan Chengjin.

"Science can also cure water?!"

Yan Chengjin's face remained calm and he said calmly: "Science is the knowledge that can change the Ming Dynasty."

If you say something wrong, there is no need to chop off your head.

I took the opportunity to advertise for Science. The water was cured because of Science. If it was not cured, it was Xie Pi's fault.

Guaranteed profit without loss.

All the officials had already heard him say this and didn't take it seriously.

"If Xie Pi is helpless, let Wang Qing's family stay in Anlu Prefecture to control the water. This matter is not only related to the people of Anlu Prefecture, but also to the request of King Xing.

I also ask Wang Qing’s family not to disappoint me. "Emperor Hongzhi said.

Wang Qiong bowed slightly to accept the order.

Coming out of Fengtian Hall,

Xie Qian strode to catch up with Wang Qiong and chatted with him for a few words. Wang Qiong bowed and said, "If there is any news from the official, I will order someone to send it back to the capital along with the urgent report."

…………

Anluzhou, Fengxiang Palace.

A middle-aged man who looked quite similar to Emperor Hongzhi was sitting upright.

Xingwang Zhu Youqi thought about it and sent someone to send an urgent memorial to the Queen Mother in Beijing. At this time, it was a good time to ask for begging, and he was afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would not like it.

"There were floods that broke the embankments before, but when the floods receded, Anlu Prefecture was still a treasure land, so the prince endured it.

But now, the price of silk, tea, and porcelain changes every day, and taxes are not as good as commercial taxes.

By giving a decree to the Queen Mother, Prince Xing's Mansion can be moved to the south of the Yangtze River. "

Seeing his hesitation, Princess Xing analyzed it carefully.

"Where's Xie Pi?" King Xing looked at the steward of the palace.

"I went to the Han River to control the water. I heard that many laborers were recruited to quarry big rocks. They ordered people to make stoves and make concrete..." the housekeeper said.

Concrete?

Zhu Youqi had heard of red soil, black soil and loess, but never heard of concrete.

If Xie Pi heals the water in the Han River, there will be no reason to beg.

"Prepare the carriage and I will go take a look."

The heavy rain stopped for more than ten days, and the floods in the city receded.

But the water level of the Han River is extremely high.

At this time, if Gun and Yu were not alive to control the floods, Xie Pi, a mere yellow-haired boy...

Zhu Youqi felt that he should visit the Han River. The concrete made him feel uneasy.

…

Han River,

Xie Pi held Yan Chengjin's brocade box in his hand.

After opening it, he found that the sutra inside only told the story of a flood control hero who tamed the Tianhe River.

Although he didn't know much about flood control, he had a deep understanding after reading the flood control deeds of this man named Zheng Shouren.

The Tianhe River was made up by Yan Chengjin. There was no Tianhe River in later generations.

Attributing various river control measures to the Tianhe River would make it easier for Xie Pi to understand.

Xie Pi carefully read the measures taken by Zheng Shouren.

Planting trees on the bare river bank, consolidating the river bank, moving boulders, using concrete, and building a new tributary for flood discharge...

Each item was worth his careful consideration for a long time.

"Sir, without food, I'm afraid this river can't be dug. The laborers have all fled to famine. Now in Anlu Prefecture, only the Xingwang Mansion has surplus food..." Chen Zheng, the county magistrate of Zhongxiang County, sighed softly.

Xingwang was eager to move to Jiangnan, so how could he help Xie Pi control the flood.

Xie Pi said, "I told him, and he came."

Not far away, a vermilion sedan stopped on the river bank. Zhu Youxuan looked at the Han River. As he expected, it was only two inches away from rushing out of the river bank.

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters, you return to the court to report, and His Majesty will not blame you."

"Prince Xing is wrong. I study science, and the water control method that Lord Yan has noted will definitely tame this little river water."

"Yan Chengjin?"

Zhu Youxuan snorted. Although he had never met him, he had heard about this censor from the princess.

"I am recruiting 10,000 strong men for labor service, and please give me food."

Xie Pi stared at him closely.

"My imperial farm was also flooded, and the warehouse was empty." Zhu Youxuan put his hands behind his back and looked at the blue-gray soil on the side, curiously: "Is this concrete?"

Xie Pi was an engineer. After arriving in Anlu Prefecture, he ordered people to build a stove and start producing dead ash.

Unexpectedly, a heavy rain came, and they could only start work after the rain.

"If King Xing ignores the people of Anlu Prefecture, I will report to the court." Xie Pi said.

Chen Zheng's back was soaked by the fact that he dared to threaten King Xing like this.

Zhu You looked at Xie Pi deeply, and then looked at the surging river behind Xie Pi, and did not speak for a long time.