Tibet

Li Ye likes strong rainstorms and the passion of lava eruption.

Yang Yuhuan is like a rich and plump dish that never gets greasy. Li Ye can taste the essence and taste it, and he can't help himself.

The same goes for Yang Yuhuan. Every time she has passion with her husband, she will be fascinated by it and devote herself to it. In the extreme pleasure, her soul seems to have ascended to heaven.

The storm dissipated and the night became clear again. Yang Yuhuan's pretty face lay in her husband's arms. Li Ye kissed her pretty face and said with a smile: "Bring Qiuhe over and let me take a good look at her."

Yang Yuhuan raised his head and looked at her husband in surprise.

Li Ye smiled and explained: "I like children very much today. I love Xingsha and Yaoguang. I can't forget Qiuhe."

A bright smile broke out on Yang Yuhuan's face. She quickly put on her underskirt and stretched out her hand to pull a rope. After a while, the door opened and the maid walked in. She bowed and said, "Madam, please give me your orders!"

"Go and ask the wet nurse to bring the baby!"

The maid went out, and not long after, the wet nurse came over with the child in her arms, and handed the child and a thick stack of diapers to Yang Yuhuan, "Madam, the child has just been fed!"

Yang Yuhuan took the child and said with a smile: "You go ahead! I'll call you later."

The maid and wet nurse retreated, and Yang Yuhuan put the child next to her and said with a smile: "When my husband goes to war, I sleep with the child so that she can feel my breath."

"What should I do if she's hungry?" Li Ye asked with a smile.

"I asked the wet nurse to set up a small bed to sleep next to."

"Where's the diaper change?"

Yang Yuhuan rolled her eyes at her husband, and then Li Ye saw a thick stack of diapers next to him.

Li Ye looked at the pretty little lady next to him, and kissed her sleeping face. A strong feeling of sleepiness came over him, and Li Ye also fell asleep.

But Yang Yuhuan couldn't sleep. She looked at her children and then at her husband on the other side. She suddenly felt an indescribable feeling of happiness and warmth in her heart. This was the feeling of home.

Early the next morning, Li Ye came to the official office as usual. During this period, Longyou was relatively calm, nothing major happened, and the court was also relatively calm. Since he gave the three powerful eunuchs a special gift, many things involving Helong The unfavorable memorial or impeachment ended up being nothing.

It is not an exaggeration to say that powerful officials like Li Fuguo and Yu Chaoen harmed the country and caused harm to the country. It is not an exaggeration to say that they harmed the country and the people and died without mercy. But they also have one good thing, that is, they are really villains. They accept money from others. To eliminate disasters for others, when Li Ye becomes their important financial source, they will do everything possible to excuse Li Ye and protect their own financial resources from being affected.

As for Li Ye's separatist rule in Helong, which seriously harmed the interests of the imperial court, they did not care at all. Compared with their personal interests, what are the interests of the imperial court?

Ji Shouchun brought a cup of tea and said with a smile: "The officials and boatmen that His Highness was looking for last time have been found. They are now in the waiting room. Do you want to see them?"

Li Ye nodded, "Take them to the staff room!"

The staff room is actually the map room, which houses dozens of sand tables made by the imperial court. Most of them are piled up in the warehouse of the Ministry of War to gather dust. They are backup sand tables of the Ministry of War. Two copies of all sand tables must be made, one for the user and one for the user. They were handed over to the Ministry of War for safekeeping. The Ministry of War had too many things to keep, so they piled them in a corner and never looked at them again.

Father-in-law Dugu Lie took them out and gave them to Li Ye.

Li Ye came to the staff room. The sand table in the staff room had been replaced by Longyou and Zhongyuan. He walked to the sand table in Zhongyuan and stared at Sanmenxia. He had always wanted to transport a batch of medium-sized warships from Xiangyang to Longyou. In theory, it was feasible. Yes, take the canal from Yangzhou to the Yellow River, and then take the Yellow River to Lanzhou.

But there are three nodes that are difficult to overcome. One is that the Central Plains was occupied by enemy forces. It was Anlu Mountain before and now Shi Siming.

Another node is Sanmenxia, ​​which is an obstacle of nature. The third node is Shuozhou being occupied by Tubo.

Now the third node is gone, only the first and second nodes are left. Not long ago, he got the news that Li Guangbi's army defeated Tian Chengsi and regained Bianzhou. In addition, Songzhou has been controlled by the Tang army, so The channel from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River was opened.

Now there is only the second node left, which is Sanmenxia. Sanmenxia is too dangerous. Basically, seven out of ten ships are destroyed. It has always been the biggest stumbling block restricting the imperial water transportation and the development of Guanzhong. The imperial court has no choice but to take the land route in the Sanmenxia section. Build a transit warehouse.

If Li Ye wants to send the Jingxiang ships to Longyou, the only trouble is Sanmenxia. In the past, Li Ye was worried about the high mountains and canyons between Longyou and Shuofang, but it turns out that they can travel on rafts, but there are no trackers. If they can Once the motivation is solved, the problem will be solved.

Jingxiang has more than 500 vehicles and ships, so power can solve the problem.

But not all ships can't sail through Sanmenxia. Li Ye remembered that when he was a boy, Wujilang said that they were the ones who transported goods. From Chang'an to Luoyang, they had to pass through Sanmenxia every time. It was safe for more than ten years. In the end, it was because of the new crew. Inadequate experience caused the ship to hit a mountain in Sanmenxia, ​​causing the ship to be destroyed and people to die.

This shows that Sanmenxia is still feasible. What is the key?

At this time, Ji Shouchun walked in with an official and two middle-aged men. The official was Liu Xingyuan, a river official in Shaanxi Province who was responsible for the hydrological monitoring of the Sanmenxia area. The two middle-aged men were boatmen and sailed on the Yellow River. For more than twenty years, they knew Sanmenxia well. The three of them were found with the help of Li Ye's father, Li Dai.

The three of them knelt down and kowtowed, "See His Highness King Qi!"

Li Ye asked them to stand up and said with a smile: "The purpose of inviting you to Longyou is to understand the situation of Sanmenxia. Of course, there will be a business for you to do. After the transaction is completed, each of you can earn 500 yuan."

Liu Xingyuan said anxiously: "Your Highness, your humble position is not for money."

"I know that I lack a water officer here to monitor the hydrology of Longyou and teach a group of students, but we don't have the talent in this field, so we invited you here."

"I am willing to serve His Highness!"

Li Ye nodded, pointed at the sand table and said: "Let me tell you, I recently wanted to transfer a batch of ships from Jingxiang to Longyou. After General Li Guangbi regains Bianzhou, the fleet can sail from the Yangtze River to the Yellow River, but Crossing Sanmenxia is a difficult problem, so I invited you here."

One of the eldest old boatmen said: "Your Highness, judging from this map, it is not difficult to cross Sanmenxia with such a wide river! But it does not show the flow of water. There are two major dangers in Sanmenxia. One is the undercurrent. , one is a river bottom reef.

Why can't the imperial court's canals cross the Sanmen Gorge? It's because they are a series of hundreds of ships. Except for the first ship, which can be controlled by the boatmen, the hundreds of ships behind can only follow the current, and the current will lead them to hit the mountains. Therefore, the first difficulty in crossing Sanmenxia is to overcome the current. Ships must not be controlled by the current. Each ship must be independent and have an experienced boatman at the helm. This is the key to hundreds of ships crossing Sanmenxia. "

Another boatman also said: "I would like to add that large ships cannot pass through the Sanmen Gorge. There are reefs under the water. A large ship loaded with cargo can easily hit the reefs and capsize. It does not necessarily mean that it will not be able to pass. Then it must be sailed bit by bit, and there are dedicated people to keep an eye on it. Only by touching the water surface and commanding the direction can you pass the reef. If you encounter the most common river fog, it will be a narrow escape."

Li Ye quickly asked: "How big a ship does a big ship mean?"

"A cargo ship of more than a thousand dan cannot be carried if it is fully loaded with cargo."

Li Ye was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands. The ships he wanted to mobilize were all ships with a thousand-stone capacity, but he wanted to transport a batch of grain purchased by Zhang Ping from the south of the Yangtze River, which was a bit troublesome.

Liu Xingyuan said from the side: "If His Highness's ship is relatively large and has cargo, there are two ways to solve it."

"What can we do?" Li Ye turned around and asked.

"One is to separate ships and cargo. The goods are transported by land, bypassing Sanmenxia, ​​and the ships are transported by water. After passing through Sanmenxia, ​​they are then loaded onto the ship. This is currently done by the imperial court."

"What about the second option?"

"The second way is to destroy the reef. In the seventh year of Tianbao, His Highness's grandfather ordered the three-thousand-stone ship to be equipped with an iron ram head to hit the underwater reef. Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful and the power was still weaker."

At this time, Li Ye's mind flashed, and he thought of a way.