Chapter 171: Attacking the Sand

Yang Shiqi couldn't help but be excited.

When Yang Shiqi heard Ruan An's words, the first thing that came to his mind was not the Lugou River, or even the Hebei water system, but the Yellow River.

The Lugou River is not stable, and some people even have a nickname, called Wuding River.

Later, during the Kangxi period, Yu Chenglong ruled the water, and it became the Yongding River.

However, the floods of the Lugou River and the floods of the Yellow River are a big deal.

The Lugou River flooded, but it only flooded a few counties, but the Yellow River flooded, and directly wanted to swallow Kaifeng Mansion. Just a few prefectures and counties, most of Henan, and even Nanzhili will be affected.

There are more than 10 million people.

That's all that matters.

Yang Shiqi said: "How do you guarantee it? ”

Ruan An said: "If Shoufu doesn't believe it, you can try it on the spot." ”

Immediately, Ruan An pointed to the two desktops and said, "This place can be compared to the Lugou River." ”

Yang Shiqi was the first to sit still, stood up, and walked a few steps to the side of the table.

The table was huge, about the size of two ping-pong tables, with a pile of mud and sand, high on one side and low on the other, steep upstream and gentle downstream.

It's just that downstream is different.

One downstream has only ordinary channels, and the other has complex construction.

There is a layer on the outermost part and a layer in the middle, which forces the river very fast and narrow.

As soon as Ruan An gave an order, he immediately ordered the guards on one side to shake the waterwheel.

After a while, the water came up from the bucket below, and rushed up to the top of the river, and then the water and the sediment came down together, and flowed down, and washed into the river with the sediment, and then the water slowed down, and in the river there was a thin layer of sediment.

This is just the beginning.

After thinking about it for a long time, the riverbed was raised.

It's also natural.

It's different.

The water is confined to the narrow channel, and the water flows faster and faster, and the sediment is either carried away or overflows outside the embankment, inside the outermost embankment.

However, the main channel is not affected.

After Yang Shiqi saw it, he said directly to the guards below: "Pour the whole bucket of water." ”

When the guard heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and the guard immediately poured a bucket of water on it. The guards then fetched water from outside and carried the water from the table out.

For a time, on the ground of the Wenhua Palace, two obvious waterlines were formed.

And the civil and military officials were silent, only the sound of water, the sound of splashing water, the sound of flowing water, and the sound of receiving water.

The current suddenly became very fast.

In this way, the difference between the two rivers is even more different.

The faster the current, the more urgent the constrained water flow becomes, and the more urgent the downward cutting force becomes, and even a deep ditch is formed. And the other river,

But the levee has burst.

Because there was so much sediment brought down from above, the riverbed had already been raised.

"Stop," Ruan An said when he saw this, "Lord Shoufu, there is no need to continue this. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Although it seems to be very easy to use in square inches, it may not work if it is enlarged for thousands of miles." ”

"Lord Yang's words are wrong." Ruan An was a little enraged, and for a while he forgot that the other party was a well-known first assistant minister, and for technical experts, he hated talking nonsense to laymen the most.

"The principle of all things is the same, and the world is watery, without exception. How can it be used here and not there? Ruan An said indignantly.

"Are you sure?" Yang Shiqi asked.

"Sure." Ruan An said.

Yang Shiqi turned around, saluted Zhu Qizhen, ignored the water stains on the ground, and said: "Minister Yang Shiqi congratulates the world, the method of binding water and attacking sand, if it can go down, then the Yellow River can be protected from floods, which is the greatest auspicious in the world." ”

There is Yang Shiqihe, and the ministers below have learned from Yang Shiqi's appearance and said: "Wait for Your Majesty, you have this auspiciousness." ”

Zhu Qizhen hurriedly got up and said, "Why does Mr. need to be like this? This matter has not yet succeeded, and it is not too late to congratulate after success. ”

Zhu Qizhen helped Yang Shiqi up and said, "What about the governance of the Lugou River?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Just use this method of water to attack sand, although the water nature of the world is the same, but it may not be the same everywhere, and this method has this miraculous effect in every square inch, you must always try it." ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't understand it in his heart, Yang Shiqi still felt that this method was a little unreliable. It's just that he can't find anything wrong, but he still doesn't want to use it directly on the Yellow River.

Because the Yellow River has a huge relationship, it is not on the same volume as the Lugou River.

If nothing else, governance costs alone are not at the same level.

The management of the Lugou River is a little more than a few hundred thousand taels, and even such a large project requires the excavation of more than 100 miles of river channels. But in Yang Shiqi's heart, the cost is estimated, and that's it.

But the Yellow River, from below the mountain section of the Yellow River, thousands of miles of embankments have been rebuilt, and there are not tens of millions of taels, so don't even think about it. For a time the treasury did not have this money.

After all, wars are fought everywhere, and disaster relief is also a disaster. It's tax-free again.

It is also since Renxuan, although there have been wars, but in general, the imperial court has been in a state of recuperation, and there is still some family background.

But no matter how much money you have, it is not easy to come up with so much money in one go.

In this way, it is very clear what to do first and what to do next.

Zhu Qizhen Yang Shiqi agreed, he was relieved, Yang Shiqi agreed, and the following things would be much easier.

Zhu Qizhen said to Ruan An: "The matter of governing the Lugou River, does it take more money and grain to calculate?" ”

Ruan An said: "No. The ministers did not carefully investigate the local river, and now this river is only

Only in the planning, the geology is different, and the minister also has to consider a detour. Therefore, the money and food are not yet fixed. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "In this case, the Lugou River project is supervised by Yu Qian, the prefect of Shuntian, and supervised by Ruan An. Set the plan first, and then report to the household department, calculate the time, start construction this winter, and be completed before next summer. ”

Yu Qian said: "Xia Guan understands. ”

Zhu Qizhen also understood.

With the water situation of the Lugou River, the water will definitely rise in summer and autumn. So His Majesty finished it before the summer. Although the winter is cold, it is a winter idle period.

More people can be mobilized.

Yang Shiqi said to Zhu Qizhen: "This fee, the minister Liu Hubu promised His Majesty, and all of it will be paid by the Hubu. Liu Hubu, isn't it? ”

Seeing this, Liu Zhongfu opened his mouth slightly, and said secretly in his heart: "Shoufu, we didn't say that before. Before Yang Shiqi came, he reminded Liu Zhongfu that he must let the inner library bear a part.

But now it has changed.

Liu Zhongfu didn't know why Yang Shiqi changed his hexagram, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only say, "Yes." ”

Zhu Qizhen's ability to observe words and emotions has also been cultivated, so he can naturally see that Liu Zhongfu is different.

It's just that he doesn't care too much about Liu Zhongshiki, because Liu Zhongfu is the Empress Dowager's person. Under the circumstance that the Empress Dowager ignored the government affairs, Liu Zhongfu naturally moved closer to Zhu Qizhen.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen knew that the household department would definitely not card money and grain, only the cabinet card.

It is not difficult to get Liu Zhongfu to agree, but Yang Shiqi does not change his words, but there is no way.

At this moment, Yang Shiqi suddenly changed his words, which is the problem.

Zhu Qizhen is actually ready to pay a sum of money.

Because although Zhu Qizhen values money, he is not greedy for money, but he must have money and food to do big things. Saving money is to do things, not the other way around.

The Northern Expedition was certainly a big deal, but controlling the water was not a trivial matter.

Zhu Qizhen paid this money willingly.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay, then this matter, please prepare the household department." ”

Liu Zhongfu said: "Yes." ”

This has been said and the time has come for the meeting to adjourn. Yang Shiqi suddenly stopped and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has a few words, can you talk to Your Majesty." ”

Seeing this, Zhu Qizhen's heart was slightly stunned, a little heavy.

Alone, this matter is taboo in officialdom. Think about it, what is it that requires your colleagues to avoid you and talk directly to your boss alone?

However, there is something wrong with this matter on Yang Shiqi's side.

Because Yang Shiqi's authority can already be pressed above other civil servants, if Yang Rong can still resist the court, but Yang Rong returns to his hometown and can't come back for a while.

Therefore, Yang Shiqi will definitely not stay for a small report.

Zhu Qizhen said: "It just so happens that I also have some things to talk to Shoufu about. ”