The city is full of antiquity. Many of the buildings have the style of Yan Zhao Genglie.

"Hanshu Geographical Chronicles": "At the beginning, the prince Danbin raised warriors, did not love the beauties of the harem, and regarded them as vulgar, which is still the case today. Guests pass each other and stay overnight with women. On the eve of marriage, there is no difference between men and women, but they are proud. After a while, it didn't change. Its vulgarity is stupid and less thoughtful, light and unpretentious, but also has some strengths, dares to be anxious, and Yan Dan is also a legacy. ”

Liu Bei is young and has a high position, and he has his own demeanor. Although he was not crowned, he was eight feet long. The left and right embroidered clothes are the tigers of the world. Most of them were rangers, and they were in line with the ancient style of Rongcheng.

The white-haired old man burns incense on the road, and there are always young girls on both sides of the pavilion who pick up the curtain to peep. It is known that Rongcheng has been placed under the rule of the young monarch. How can you not rejoice.

Liu Bei looked left and right, although the streets and alleys in the city have been repaired, the traces of flooding are very obvious.

When the group arrived at the official residence, there were already officials and three old men waiting at the bottom of the stairs.

The official residence was originally the Marquis of Rongcheng's mansion. Quite magnificent. It has been in disrepair for a long time, but it is also full of antiquity. The roofs and walls are sometimes mixed with moss and weeds. The lord and the minister sat down, and the townsman Ma Sheng presented the book. The register, taxation, and personnel of the accountant are all on the top of the book.

Liu Bei ordered to take it left and right and put it on the case.

After the praise and greetings, he asked about the flood in Rongcheng.

The townsman Ma Sheng and the wandering Sun Mian all live here. This tells the story.

It is said that in the fifth year of King Zhou Ding (602 B.C.), the river was diverted to the south. The water potential of the digging lake becomes smaller, and only some tributaries are left here, which flow into the sea through the east of Baiyangdian. Therefore, Baiyangdian Lake is known as "the lower tip of the nine rivers". The so-called 'Nine Rivers' is a false name. There are many rivers. There are many continuous shallow lakes in the basin of Dulidian, and the shallow lakes change with drought and flood, sometimes shrinking, sometimes expanding, and most of them collude into patches. Small ones are separated, and even dried up.

In the Warring States period, the Dian District became a military important place of "Yannanqi and Zhao Beiji". The Yan State built three cities here, the mud city, and the Zhao State built the Gecheng city in the south, and the two countries were far away from each other, eyeing each other. In the 35th year of King Xian of Zhou (334 B.C.), in order to defend against the invasion of Qin, Zhao and Qi, King Yanzhao passed along the north bank of the ancient Yellow River through the north bank of the Lidian Lake. Build a Great Wall of more than 500 miles, called "Yan Great Wall". Because it is mostly expanded along the Yishui embankment, it is also known as the "Great Wall of Yishui". One can prevent the lake from flooding north, and the other can prevent the invasion of enemy countries. Kill two birds with one stone.

In the former Han Dynasty, the Lidian Lake was dry for many years. Now the Han Dynasty is dry and abundant. There is a large number of migratory anchors. The people around him have suffered a lot.

In the southeast of Rongcheng, there is water flowing out of the lake and injecting Nanyi water. Therefore, nowadays, digging carp lake is also called big lake, small lake.

In the past dynasties, the water control has been neglected and not blocked. According to the situation, the stagnant water will be discharged, and the water problem can be solved.

However, Rongcheng is low-lying and is a place where water gathers. Moreover, there are a large number of migratory lakes all over the digging lake, which are wide and scattered, and it is impossible to build dams. Floods are frequent, but there is no good way to control the water.

Liu Bei has ordered Su Bo to take a good craftsman to investigate on the spot. Su Boyan said that if you want to govern the water of Rongcheng and Yichang, you may be able to follow the example of Governor Kang Daze.

The Governor is also low-lying. It can gather water. Governance is not difficult. Drain the ditch and build an embankment first to drain away the excess water. The remaining shallow water is poldered. Paddy fields are also quite capable of storing water. then turn harm into benefit.

Liu Bei nodded happily. If all the muddy fields along the way are converted into paddy fields, water will be released during drought and stored when flooded. The floodwaters are stored in the paddy fields in the vertical and horizontal Qianmo dams. In this way, the city can be kept safe!

Muddy ground is not suitable for growing wheat. It was simply changed to a paddy field. It can not only store water, but also grow grass. Best of both worlds.

Hearing Liu Bei's story, everyone suddenly woke up. I used to think only about how to unblock it. Now you might as well break the embankment and irrigate the water. Rongcheng is more than 50 miles away, like a sea bowl. It is used to discharge flood water and store water, and then build a dam polder around the city. If water accumulates in the bowl, it can turn harm into good. Turn flooding into water conservancy.

Just do it.

Rongcheng has 3,963 households and more than 48,300 people. More than 10,000 laborers can be produced. You only need to send a small number of good craftsmen from the Hou Mansion to give you instructions.

It is necessary to dig several straight ditches to draw out the stagnant water from the large and small lakes. Then along the straight ditch north and south through the canal, the lake water is vertical and horizontal like a leaf network, and the water moistens and nourishes the previous muddy land. When the water is full, then go to the polder, and get twice the result with half the effort.

Liu Bei said first. Like Lou Sang, work on the day and count the money. After the polder, the household can divide the land into 50 acres. Those who are insufficient will make up for the shortcomings, and those who are excess will not be reduced. The extra acres of land owned by the large households in the city will bear the cost of polders by themselves.

Dig a deep ditch to divert water first, and then build a vertical and horizontal ditch. There is still money to be earned for work, and the people of Rongcheng are full of energy.

Young princes never use people in vain.

Chen Yi has totaled that about 600,000 acres of paddy fields can be obtained from the land boundary of Rongcheng. If the carp lake is excavated again, it may be able to open up millions of acres of fertile land. If there are six stones per mu, it can also be called the land of fish and rice.

Since Rongcheng has been assigned to Linxiang, it should be promoted to a city according to the custom. The townsman Ma Sheng, the wandering Sun Mian, is quite virtuous, and Ma Sheng can be Rong Chengcheng. Rank 200 stones. Thirty times in the valley of the moon, three hundred and sixty stones a year. Five baht for one hundred and eight thousand. All the officials were rewarded. The crowd rejoiced.

The young prince and the marquis also ordered the assassins and thieves to be arrested. The city building and the building have been built in advance. Rong Chengwei is the position, but there is no suitable candidate. I thought that the fierce generals under my command were like clouds, but I didn't expect to wait until the time was used to hate less. For the time being, you Sun Mian will act as the city captain. Recruit 500 young men from Rongcheng and go to the Lousang Martial Arts Arena to practice the military training formation. It's not too late to garrison Rongcheng again.

The people of the ancient city are simple and simple, the city walls are all there, and the four gates are intact. There are assassins and thieves who are caught and garrisoned, but they can be safeguarded.

Waiting for the official robe seal to be delivered. On an auspicious day, Ma was promoted to Rongcheng Chengcheng and Sun Mian was appointed as Rongcheng Lieutenant. Officials of all sizes changed into township official robes, and the weather was new. In the past, he was just a small official, but now he has increased his official income, and he has eaten more than 100 stones. There are also two gifts of spring wax. The circumstances can be described as different from mud. We should redouble our efforts and fulfill our duties. Take care of all the things in Rongcheng for the young prince.

As for whether Rongcheng is like the Linxiang capital, build and expand a circle of outer cities. Liu Bei hasn't thought about it yet. The underpopulation of the area is one of them. How to yield per mu after polder is the second. Hundreds of miles of Daze have not yet been completed. If the yield of Rongcheng paddy field is low, it is better to build a new city.

The chaotic and crowded dilapidated alleys in the city also need to be rebuilt. Liu Bei had ordered Su Bo and others to plan carefully. The young prince specially advised that valuable monuments must be properly preserved and then restored. After the construction of the Linxiang capital is completed, this will be sent to Rongcheng to build a building.

The people of Rongcheng have old houses to live in. There is no urgency to build a building.

Diversion is the top priority. It is best to convert all the muddy fields outside the city into paddy fields before winter. After the water is stored, it will be frozen again, and the spring flowers will bloom in the next year, and then the field will be prepared for ploughing, so as not to miss the agricultural time.

Ma Sheng and Sun Mian came together to ask: Who is Mayor Rong?

Liu Bei replied with a smile: It won't be long before I know.

Return to the wheel boat and head down the river to Yichang City.