"So the first step in harnessing the Yellow River is to prohibit the further cultivation of farmland?" Li Shimin said solemnly.

Suddenly, everyone's hearts suddenly burst out, all parts of Guanlong are the foundation of the Guanlong family, if the cultivation of farmland is prohibited, it will not be equivalent to cutting off the pace of expansion of the Guanlong family.

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of Weichen, it is an urgent matter to govern the Yellow River, and the harm of the Yellow River is in danger, if we turn a blind eye, I am afraid that we will be ashamed of future generations!" A Kanto family official shouted loudly.

The Kanto family and the Guanlong family have always been full of contradictions, not to mention the previous grievances, but the most harmful scourge of the Yellow River is the Kanto family, and every time the Yellow River floods will make the Kanto family hurt their muscles and bones.

But now that the culprit has been found, it turned out to be their sworn enemy Guan Long family, how could they hold it down, and for a while, the ministers of the Kanto family were furious.

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is a matter of course for farmers to dig food from the soil, and there are many people in Guanlong, and the population is growing rapidly, if reclamation is prohibited, I am afraid that in time, there will be more people in Guanzhong and less land, and there will be no ends meet, I am afraid there will be a big mess!" ”

Li Shimin was suddenly helpless, on the one hand, the Kwantung family, which was deeply affected by the Yellow River, and on the other hand, the Guanlong family, a hardcore supporter of his Tang Dynasty, the two forces can be said to be extremely huge, and it was difficult for him to choose.

Merton hurriedly relieved Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, the people need fields, and it will definitely not work if they don't open up wasteland, but at least we must develop wasteland in an orderly and reasonable manner. ”

Li Shimin nodded slowly, this is indeed a question that he can't wait for at present, even the eldest grandson Wuji has no way to refute it, after all, the harm of the Yellow River is too great.

Merton continued: "Lao Tzu once said: The way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency of more than the loss, and the people reclaim the farmland and destroy the vegetation, which is naturally detrimental to the way of heaven, so in the future, every more acre of wasteland is reclaimed, it must be compensated by planting the same area of trees, and in all parts of Guanlong, it is necessary to plant trees extensively, plant forests and grasses, and restore vegetation to all the exposed land as much as possible, so that soil erosion can be prevented, and the people can also be grazed to subsidize the losses." ”

"In this way, I am afraid that this is a huge project, and it will not be completed in a short time." Cheng Yanjin muttered.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said: "Ten years is not good, then a hundred years, a thousand years, we can't let future generations poke our backbone." ”

From the bottom of his heart, Li Shimin recognized Merton's words, after all, the harm of the Yellow River was too serious, and the flood was not only a break for the Kanto family, but also for the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty immediately shouted in unison.

"Eldest grandson Aiqing, you are fully responsible for the governance of the Yellow River." Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, who was the leader.

In an instant, everyone set their eyes on the eldest grandson Wuji at the same time, and with a good way to control the Yellow River, as long as it is done according to Merton's method, it will definitely be a monstrous achievement.

But everyone present did not have a trace of envy, if they wanted to govern the Yellow River, the first thing they had to face was the counterattack of the Guanlong family, and the eldest grandson Wuji happened to be the leader of the Guanlong family, which had to make the ministers think deeply about Li Shimin's intentions.

"Yes!"

The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly lowered his head bitterly, after an incident, the Guan Long family was shackled, even if he personally implemented the law of governance, it was difficult, and Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the increasingly powerful Guan Long family for a long time, this time he was forced to make a choice! He originally wanted to take care of the Mo family, but he didn't expect to move a stone and hit his own foot.

"Mo Xian's nephew is really talented, and his Chinese and foreign knowledge is well understood, and he is really extraordinary, and the disaster of the Yellow River that has plagued China for thousands of years can be broken with a snap of his fingers." The eldest grandson Wuji sighed.

Morton suddenly showed a shy smile and said: "Where does the kid know how to control the water, it's just a curiosity to know some arithmetic and digging into the roots, if it weren't for the guidance of the eldest grandson, where would the kid have a chance to solve this problem." ”

"Little catfish!" The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly scolded in his heart, he didn't expect the Mo family to be so slippery.

"Old fox! You want to kill me! Merton also cursed in his heart.

One of the two is a cunning old fox, and the other is a little catfish who can't slip his hands, but even if the old fox is not careful, there are times when he misses.

"Although the old man has the trust of the emperor, he doesn't know anything about water control, lest he have the responsibility of His Majesty, and if the virtuous nephew has a good prescription, he might as well say it together." The eldest grandson Wuji knew that he couldn't shirk this task, so he said simply.

Merton nodded, pointing to the bottom pots of the two potted plants in the Taiji Hall, only to see that in a short period of time, the muddy water in the broken one had been clarified a lot,

"The water is light, the soil is heavy, even the turbid water will be clarified, the eldest grandson can build an earthen dam between the various ravines, which can retain the water for a short time, and most of the soil can be precipitated during this time, so that the clear water in the upper layer will flow away slowly, and the muddy water in the lower layer will continue to be clarified, so that the soil can be retained, and the gullies that were washed before can be slowly silted, and it can receive miraculous results in a short time." Merton explained that the management of the Yellow River was a major matter for the public, and he would not hide his secrets.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, he had to face the resistance of the Guan Long family in governing the Yellow River, and secondly, he was afraid that it would have no effect in a short period of time for fear of attracting criticism.

However, the construction of an earthen dam is not a matter of effort, and according to this method, it will definitely achieve miraculous results in a short time.

In the face of such a great achievement in governing the Yellow River at his fingertips, the previous resistance of the eldest grandson Wuji also disappeared suddenly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, compared to the eldest grandson Chong, the Mo family is indeed far superior to him.

The courtiers also sighed again and again, Mo Jiazi really deserves his reputation, the truth he uses is all familiar to everyone, and even it is just an ordinary phenomenon, and he also cultivates hundreds of schools, learning from China and the West, and the ministers present can't help but sigh for a while, Mo Jiazi can actually integrate and apply the theories of various families, and solve the problems that plague countless people.

Although they still think that Confucianism is orthodox, they also realize that it is not a loss of learning to study a hundred schools of thought.

"Eldest grandson Yinren, your old boy has won such a big credit for nothing, isn't it time to express it." Cheng Yanjin's words immediately destroyed the atmosphere of the entire court.

"Old man Cheng, when did the old man say that he wouldn't take credit for Mo Xian's nephew."

The eldest grandson Wuji's face was flushed, after biting the gold in the process, the eldest grandson Wuji inherited the favor of the Mo family, but it was a certainty, everyone knew that the idea of governing the Yellow River was made by the Mo family, and the biggest credit fell on the head of the eldest grandson Wuji, if the eldest grandson Wuji was to target Mo Dun again, he would definitely be poked in the backbone.