At the end of the year, there was a snowfall, not big, only a thin layer, not even as thick as a palm, Chen Mo watched the snow in the courtyard being swept away by the servants, and he couldn't see the original color, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Mother, why does my husband sigh so often these days?" In the house, Cai Yan, who was holding the child, was talking to Chen's mother, and when she saw Chen Mo sighing in the courtyard again, she couldn't help but ask.

"As the saying goes, in a good year of winter snow, Zhao Ji is afraid that he has never farmed, I don't know the reason, if there can be a few heavy snows in winter, the next year will be a good year, on the contrary, like this year, the next year is afraid that it will be a famine year, Bo Dao grew up in the field, and began to farm at the age of six, so he naturally knows the suffering of the people, and the people are afraid that they will not have enough to eat in the coming year." Chen's mother glanced at her son, sighed and said: "He is now supervising the people's livelihood in Guanzhong, ordinary people only know that he is high and powerful, but they don't know that these thousands of people's livelihood are also on his shoulders. ”

"No wonder my husband seems to have something on his mind these days, but he never says this to his concubine." Cai Yan shook his head and said.

"It's useless to say it, the conductor just adds to your troubles, I wait for women, it is enough to help my husband's family take care of the housework, don't worry about it." Mother Chen shook her head and smiled.

"My mother told us something about her husband's childhood, and I felt that my husband was quite different from the children he met when he was young." Cai Yan smiled and said.

"Okay, mother will talk to you again." Mother Chen nodded with a smile, although she had said many times about Chen Mo when she was a child, she always got tired of saying it.

In the yard, Chen Mo grabbed a handful of dirty snow in his hand, looked at it carefully, but didn't sigh anymore, and after throwing it away, he got up and walked out of the door.

"Lord, do you want to go to the government office?" Dian Wei changed his clothes, and when he saw Chen Mo coming out, he hurriedly took his son to follow.

"Take the guards and follow me to the river project to see, in the coming year, these things of opening canals and diverting water can't be slowed down, otherwise the crops can die, and I don't know how many people will suffer." Chen Mo shook his head, took the war horse handed over by the guards, and turned over on the horse.

"Whoa!" Dian Wei agreed, and took his guards to go away with Chen Moyang.

Chen Mo has always attached great importance to the safety of himself and his family, although he rarely publicizes it, but the guards around him are not less, even if Chen Mo himself has good martial arts, he will not be arrogant enough to think that he is invincible in the world.

The group came to the bank of the Jing River, but saw that Zhong Xuan had already inspected in this area, and the water conservancy projects in the Chang'an area were all handed over to Zhong Xuan's Sikong Mansion to be responsible.

"Mr. Yuanchang." Chen Mo turned over and dismounted, and after saluting Zhong Xuan, he looked around and said, "How's it going?" ”

"At the current rate of excavation, it is difficult to irrigate all the fields in Chang'an before the beginning of spring, and it is difficult to irrigate many terrains even if they attract canals." Zhong Xuan sighed and said.

Not all places are suitable for aqueducts, such as some places on higher ground, and even if they dig a canal, there is no way to divert water through.

The coming year is a drought year, not only Chen Mo predicted it, in fact, there are many people in the DPRK who understand astronomy, and the drought in Guanzhong next year is no secret at the top level, but Chen Mo is so active in preparing for the drought year, but it is a little surprising, after all, in a drought year, more often than not, it is to open a warehouse and release grain to help the people, it is not for nothing that Chen Mo is actively digging canals, but it is more laborious to do this kind of thing, and few people will do it.

During the reign of Li Dao and Guo Yan, the years in Guanzhong were not good, but the two of them only cared about the life and death of the Xiliang army, and plundered the troops when they ran out of food.

"Watered by manpower?" Chen Mo looked at some higher places in the distance and frowned.

"How much manpower does it take to water a field?" Important shook his head helplessly, this idea was obviously not realistic.

"Dig the canal first, at least there will be some harvest, in my opinion, next year will be a big drought year, if you don't make some preparations, I'm afraid there will be no harvest."

"Will ...... General, Division...... Sikong ...... Humble...... Grass Folk or ...... Maybe there is some way. Just as Chen Mo and Zhong Xuan were discussing, a stammering voice sounded not far from the two, and the two looked back, but it was a young man dressed as a craftsman who was stopped by Chen Mo's personal guards, and was trying to raise his voice to this side.

"Let him come!" Chen Mo waved his hand to the guards and motioned for the guards to let them go.

"This person seems to be a craftsman recruited from Fufeng's side." Zhong Miao looked at the visitor suspiciously.

"Artisan?" Chen Mo nodded, the young man was obviously a little restrained, and with a shy face, he stopped at a distance from the two of them and saluted the two.

Chen Mo tried his best to make himself appear gentle, and smiled: "Don't be afraid, what's your name?" Who? ”

"Back to ...... Back to the general, the grass people...... Horse...... Ma Jun, Fufeng...... Person. The boy stumbled.

"You say you have a way? Do you know what I'm going to talk about? Chen Mo smiled.

"Grass...... Grass Folk ...... Heard it. Ma Jun bowed.

Zhong Xuan, who was on the side, looked at the young man and said, "You have always talked like this?" ”

"Yes...... Yes, grass people...... No...... Not good at words! Ma Jun hurriedly bowed and said.

"It's nothing, it's not a sin." Zhong Xuan waved his hand, he was just curious: "Can you help me speed up the excavation of the canal?" ”

"No...... No! The boy shook his head.

Zhong Xuan was slightly displeased: "Then how do you say to help me?" ”

"Grass...... The grass people have ...... There is a thing, if ...... Done, can help...... The imperial court will ...... The water in the lower places leads ...... To the heights! Ma Jun bowed.

"How is this possible?" Zhong Xuan frowned.

"Is there such a treasure in the world?" Chen Mo looked at Ma Jun curiously: "But where is it?" ”

"Shang ...... Not yet...... Make. Ma Jun shook his head.

Zhong Xuan frowned: "It's nonsense, if you delay things, you can't afford it!" ”

It felt like the boy was playing tricks.

"Yuan Changgong, I can't think of a way to irrigate the heights, it's better to listen to what this person is doing, if it makes sense, maybe it's also a good thing." Chen Mo said with a smile, he looked at the young man's luck although it was low, but his life was not low, a grass man had no power or power, it was not easy to have a life like him, he must have extraordinary ability.

"Overturned...... Have the generals ever heard of it? Ma Jun bowed.

"Back then, Bi Lan used to overturn a car to get water and sprinkle the road, I know, but this thing can't lead water to high places." Chen Mo nodded, then frowned and looked at the other party, Bi Lan's overturn, which he had personally seen back then, did not have the function of diverting water to high places.

"Only...... Just do a few ...... Just make improvements. Ma Jun was obviously prepared, took out a sheepskin from his arms and handed it to Chen Mo, "Please...... Generals please...... Glance. ”

Chen Mo stretched out his hand to take the sheepskin, and opened it was a drawing, similar to a rollover, but there were some more things, and the marks on it were also very clear, Chen Mo looked at it carefully for a while, and gradually figured out the principle, this is to pull the sprocket with the force of the machine, and the sprocket will continue to pick up the water and then pour it down from a high place.

"It seems to be feasible." Chen Mo handed the drawings to Zhong Xuan and said, "What does Mr. Yuan Chang think?" ”

Zhong Mo doesn't know much about this, he doesn't learn everything like Chen Mo, normal people's energy is always limited, like Chen Mo who can learn everything, and can be good at everything, looking at the past and the present, there are not many, and I am afraid that there is only Chen Mo in the world.

After looking at it for a while, he didn't see a reason, and handed it back to Chen Mo and said: "The general has learned a lot, and the general thinks it is feasible, so it seems that there are really some feasible methods." ”

"Ma Jun?" Chen Mo looked at the young man and said.

"In!" Ma Jun hurriedly bowed and said.

"How long will it take to make this?" Chen Mo handed the sheepskin back to Ma Jundao.

"It depends on how far away you are from the water source." Ma Jun bowed and said, this thing has to be judged according to the terrain.

Chen Mo nodded, and pointed to a high ground in the distance: "That high ground is the closest to here, and the canal here will be dug and opened in about seven days, and within seven days, how many people will be needed to make a rollover?" ”

Ma Jun stood up, looked at the high ground in the distance, bowed down and said, "If ...... There are three craftsmen who are sufficient...... Enough wood, big ...... Generally...... It takes 3 days. ”

"I'll give you seven days, and as long as you do it before the water is opened, I'll give you a credit, and you can go out of my door, are you willing?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Grass People...... Willing! Ma Jun hurriedly thanked him.

"Don't be busy first, do a good job, you will be qualified, but if you can't succeed, you should continue to be your craftsman." Chen Mo stretched out his hand and held Ma Jundao.

"Lord...... Rest assured, you will be able to ...... Call...... The lord is satisfied! Ma Jun said solemnly.

"We'll see." Chen Mo smiled, didn't say much, and assigned a few craftsmen to Ma Jun, asking them to obey Ma Jun's dispatch, and seven days later, he would come to check.

After Ma Jun thanked him, he said goodbye and left.

"The general believes in him like that?" After seeing Ma Jun leave, Zhong Xuan and Chen Mo walked side by side on the road, asking with a smile.

"I don't believe it or not, it can be the best, if it can't be done, it's just a few craftsmen who haven't worked for a few days, and it's not in the way." Chen Mo inspected the construction site and said with a smile: "Since it has gained a lot, even if it doesn't work, there will be no loss, why not give it a try?" Many big things in this world are sometimes caused by these inconspicuous little things. ”

Zhong Miao nodded in agreement when he heard this, not to mention anything else, Chen Mo's way of doing things and open-mindedness are not common people, and now it is not surprising that Chen Mo can break through a huge foundation at such an age, this young man can use people, and he dares to let his subordinates do it, he is a character.

"I wonder what the general thinks about the situation today?" Zhong Miao and Chen Mo came to the river and asked with a smile.

"It's hard to say." Chen Mo shook his head, the current world is extremely complicated, powerful princes, such as Yuan Shao, Chen Mo, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and Liu Yan in Shuzhong, the relationship is complicated, if you really want to reunify, I am afraid that a great opportunity is needed, but this opportunity is currently not visible.