When I entered the hall, I saw a young man in front of a table in the hall who was playing Go with his head down. Yang Er was also surprised, it was the first time he saw Go in this dynasty, and he didn't think it was funny, why didn't he think of these things, and he still claimed to be a Go master? (As a supplementary note, Yang Er, who was later in 2019, had a wide range of hobbies, and his level of Go was not low, and he was assessed as an amateur third dan through various tests before crossing, and he boasted that his third son could fight South Korea's Lee Sedol nine dan in the ninth dan of the game.) Don't talk nonsense! With this confidence, you can bet on a three-bedroom apartment within the second ring road of Chengdu. The author admires South Korea's Lee Sedol 9th Duan and Zhao Hancheng 9th Dan, who donated all the prize money for the Asian Cup champion and runner-up to the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, which has always moved the author. It's just that I think this Luo Cheng shelf is really big, and when he was playing chess, there were actually 6 people standing behind him who looked like officers, which made everyone who entered the inn have to pass by his table carefully, and they don't dare to speak loudly. The entire inn hall also looked very depressing.

"Master Luo, Xiaomin is polite." When he came to Luo Cheng's table, he saw that he was fiddling with chess pieces and was fascinated, so he had to greet him softly. I thought, Lao Tzu will let you take a hand (note: a handful is that you can grab a chess piece with your hand casually).

"Mr. Yang, you are finally back, so hard to make this son wait!" Luo Cheng stopped the chess pieces in his hand, hurriedly looked up to see that Yang Er was approaching, and also hurriedly got up and saluted back.

"Please also ask Luo Gongzi to go upstairs with me to talk about it, it's not very convenient here." Yang Er saw that Luo Cheng's attitude was not bad, so he could only treat him politely and invite him to his room to talk.

After instructing the family to wait downstairs, Luo Cheng followed Yang Er to the room, and Abeiyi in the room hurriedly served tea to the two.

"Master Luo, you and I have never known each other in our lives, and somehow came to visit me?" Yang Er sat down and asked politely, after all, he and this Luo Cheng are indeed hateless now, plus his noble status is not suitable for offending, he still has to be careful to make amends, who calls himself an ordinary businessman who is easy to pass now?

"Huh! Mr. Yang's bare-handed fight with that Xiongxin at yesterday's birthday banquet was very exciting. This son also watched carefully, that Shan Xiongxin made a set of punches to say that he also had ten years of skill, and it was also excellent, and there were no flaws, which was difficult for ordinary heroes to resist. But Mr. Yang seemed to be a weak scholar, and he easily defused Shan Xiongxin's fierce fist with one shot, making the blue-faced thief make a fool of himself in public, hehehe! It's funny. Luo Cheng stood up and walked around the room, looking at Yang Er and said.

"Huh! Let Childe see and smile. Don't mention it! I was disgusted. Yesterday's experience did make Yang Er a little angry, and even afterwards he felt that the thousand taels of golden birthday gifts he gave were like being thrown into the water. That's a lot of money! Fortunately, Qin Qiong saved himself last year, so when he thought about it, he was relieved, and he should repay him for saving his life that day.

"But, Xiaomin still doesn't know why Gongzi Luo came this time?" Having said so much, Yang Er was still confused and didn't understand the reason why Luo Cheng was looking for him.

"Huh! Don't blame Mr. Yang, this son has been a scholar since he was a child, and he also knows a little about the martial arts of various sects, but yesterday I saw Mr. Yang's fist and foot moves special, and I have never seen it, so I visited to seek a solution. After Luo Cheng finished speaking, he bowed to Yang Er with a humble expression.

"Oh---, Childe is here for this!" I finally understood the reason why Luo Cheng found himself, it turned out that this guy has loved martial arts since he was a child, and he has a strong desire for knowledge.

The punch used by Xiao Min against that Shan Xiongxin is called "Wing Chun" boxing. Speaking of Wing Chun, Yang Er cooperated and posed in a Wing Chun pose. Although I haven't studied it, I have watched Donnie Yen's "Ip Man" several times, and I have watched it all, what a big deal!

"Wing Chun?" After hearing this, Luo Cheng pondered for a long time, then raised his head and asked, "Who created this fist?" I've never heard of it. ”

"This fist is passed on to me by my mother, I heard my mother say that when Xiaomin was not born, my grandfather had saved an old nun in the desert of the Western Regions, this old nun came from a secret faction in the Tianshan Mountains of the Western Regions, and the monks of this sect practiced to the level of elders before they could learn this martial arts Wing Chun. Later, this old nun was squeezed out by the gate and went east to enter the customs, and was chased and killed by the dissidents of the sect and fell off the cliff. Fortunately, my grandfather passed by and rescued him, and after the old nun recovered from his injury, he reported it and taught his whole body martial arts to my mother, including this Wing Chun technique. In order to avoid the same door, the old nun went all the way south to the land of Nanyue, and since then he has disappeared, not knowing whether he is alive or dead. Yang Er, who is familiar with the four martial arts of Jin Guliang and Huang, made up a fantasy story, which was a matter of hand, but this fantasy story made Xiao Luo Cheng stunned.

"Oh! Sir, is there really anything in this world that this son has never seen? It seems that there are many people who are stronger than me! This story hit Luo Cheng quite hard, which directly destroyed his concept of "Lao Tzu is the best in the world". There are still a lot of things that he needs to explore and learn, so the words "Western Regions Tianshan" have been imprinted into his mind. Yang Er was stunned when he saw him, ignored him, and bowed his head to drink tea.

"I wonder where Mr. wants to go after leaving here?" After Luo Cheng calmed down, he turned his head to look at Yang Er and asked.

"Oh, Xiaomin is a businessman, and it is inconvenient to have a close relationship with the people in the rivers and lakes here, so he will go east tomorrow, planning to buy a batch of sea salt in Dengzhou Mansion, and then go north to take Taihang Mountain and return to Chang'an." When Yang Er saw the question, he put down the teacup and replied casually.

"That being the case, when Mr. goes north, please also ask my Luo family to be a guest in Zhuo County, and at that time, my Luo family will issue Mr. a business waist card, so that you can do business in my Luojia Yanshan territory, and you can also go to Xi and Wei, which is also of great benefit to Mr." Luo Cheng invited him politely, and it could be seen that he still had a plan for himself, probably because he was fascinated by the few Wing Chun he played.

"I wonder when Gongzi will return to Zhuo County?" Yang Er asked, this is still quite crucial, it is related to whether Luo Cheng accepted Qin Qiong's invitation to attack his Wagang Mountain together.

Sure enough, Luo Cheng's answer confirmed his concerns. Luo Cheng replied: "My son will stay here for a few days, and then go to Liyang with his cousin Qin Qiong." ”

"A month later, when Xiaomin goes north from Dengzhou, he will go to Zhuo County to visit his son." With that, Yang Er got up and gave a salute to Luo Cheng, who invited him.

Luo Cheng didn't stay long, and then got up and left. As soon as he left, the atmosphere of the inn suddenly became harmonious again.

"Hualong, inform everyone to leave here early tomorrow morning out of Jeju Mansion."

Hearing Yang Er's cry in the room, everyone waiting downstairs dispersed and prepared to go.

Yang Er didn't care about the upcoming battle of Wagang, the soldiers and horses who stuck to the cottage were all elite soldiers in Zezhou, the number was 4,000 people, and Li Jingde himself passed on the method of guarding the village, this time the rivers and lakes gathered to attack the mountain minions of up to 1 or 20,000 rabble, and it was certain that they would defend Wagang and defeat Xu Maogong and Shan Xiongxin. Besides, the guards are the three generals under him, Li Jingwen and Wu are both complete, and it is more than enough to deal with Xu Laodao, and Wu Tianxi is even more incomparable to Qin Shubao, even if it is blessed by Luo Cheng as expected, it is no match for Wu Tianxi's red-blooded gilded iron; In addition, his martial arts are not bad, and his confidant loves Liang Shitai. Not to mention that Wagang and the heavy troops of Zezhou Boxian across the river have become horns and help each other. He was not worried about the safety of Wagang, but he was looking forward to whether his strategic intention after World War I could be realized, and this was the best opportunity to expand his power. Sometimes these simple heroes and heroes of the green forest are still quite cute, Yang Er sat in the car and kept thinking about these, Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng, Shan Xiongxin, etc. were like marionettes.

Luzhou Mansion in Hedong.

Pei Shiju, Pei Yun, Zhang Heng, Cai Dejian, Zheng Fengchi, Liu Xuan, Yuwen Chengdu, Wei Wentong, Xiong Kuohai and Ma Shumou are listening to the roadshow of the river opening project of the master craftsman Li Chun.

"Everyone, after a month of careful investigation and planning, the division will now make a report on the river opening plan, if you have different opinions, please do not hesitate to advise." Li Chun said that, he picked up a whip about 3 feet long on the large conference table and pointed to a large map hanging on the wall.

According to the will of the lord, the division has found a place south of Tongguan that can be used as the starting point of the canal of this "Guangtong Canal", from here directly excavated a 30-meter-wide, 20-meter-deep channel all the way to the west, through Huayin County, Shaohua Mountain to the capital. On the way, a large cargo turnover wharf will be built in the south of the city and Tongguan in the west of the canal, and a small cargo ship wharf will be built in the south of Huayin County, and I will build a small cargo ship wharf near the north of my Shaohua Mountain, and a Guangtong canal can be connected to the two cities and four places by the water of the Yellow River and the Wei River, if it is through, it will open up the capital of Chang'an in one fell swoop from the Yellow River water system, so that Shandong, Jianghuai, Luoyang and other places can directly reach Chang'an through the Yellow River water transport. It is estimated that 200,000 ditch digging labor will be used, and it will take 2 years to break through. The location of the various docks has been marked in this map. After Li Chun finished speaking, he sat aside and waited for the officials in the seat to express their opinions.

Since accepting the instructions of the Jin Prince, Li Chun began this grand plan with more than a dozen assistants. Li Chun, a great craftsman who can benefit future generations of people with a bridge connecting the two sides of the strait, certainly knows that the completion of this Guangtong Canal will play a huge role in the present and the future, and Li Chun and his team are excited to be able to personally direct the excavation of such a livelihood project. Now that the results of the investigation have finally been laid out, it is up to the opinions of the officials.

"At present, in order to cooperate with the progress of the canal opening project, the Luzhou government launched a mobilization a month ago, and the work that has been completed includes the creation of various tools, the gunpowder package provided by the logistics equipment department, 1 million stone to open the canal, and the monthly money for migrant workers to open the canal, etc., but the recruitment of migrant workers is still 50,000 yuan." Pei Yun was the first to speak.

"Now that it is spring planting, millions of acres of land in the east of my river need to be taken care of by manpower, and there is still a shortage of labor in the fields. There was also a shortage of people in the workshops, and the women who were now employed were maintaining them. Pei Shiju also had a headache about the current shortage of personnel, and he had no idea about holding his beard for a while.

"From the official's point of view, it is better to send the Tang army who threw themselves from Jinyang to our east of the river after the beginning of the spring, together with their families, to the canal opening site. It was also difficult for these Tang troops to settle down in our Hedong officials, and they were sent to the army as Jin troops, but General Yuwen thought that most of them were old soldiers and did not want to accept them. What do you think? However, Cai Dejian, the current Hedong assassin, interjected and said such an idea, and everyone nodded when they heard it, thinking it was feasible.

Last year, Hedong took in 350,000 refugees from the Jinyang borderlands, of whom 100,000 were assigned to the mountainous area of the Taihang Mountains. Another 250,000 were scattered and placed in various places, either as farmers or as workers, after the beginning of spring this year, the people's army recruited by Jinyang Yuan fled south to meet their relatives, so at this time a wave of people went south, so that the chief officer Cai Dejian could not be resettled. Hearing about the lack of people in the canal, Cai Dejian immediately thought of these people.

"Master Cai, how many Tang troops have fled south in your office?" Pei Yun hurriedly asked.

"Now there are more than 30,000 of them on the register, which is basically quite strong and usable." Cai Dejian replied.

"So there's still a shortage of 20,000?" Pei Shiju's relaxed face wrinkled.

"Ladies and gentlemen, say a few words." Ma Shumou, who sat at the bottom of the civil service, seemed to have something to say.

"Lao Ma, if you have something to say, why hide it!" The generals of the Hedong military led by Yuwen Chengdu now have a very good relationship with Ma Shumou, and the various firearms equipped by Ma Shumou for the military have already made these rough people look at Ma Shumou differently, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have become gods.

"The villain thinks that sappers can be drawn from various armies to support the opening of the canal, first, a large amount of gunpowder has been prepared for this canal, and the engineers in the army need to go to the scene to guide the use of it, so as to avoid accidents; Second, the use of a large amount of gunpowder through the opening of the canal can temper the engineers in the army, and in the future, a large amount of gunpowder will be necessary to bury a large amount of gunpowder in the siege of the city and plunder the land. Ma Shumou's first thought was that a large number of engineers were used in later generations to build people's livelihood facilities, and they were easy to manage.

"Not bad! Ma-sama's words are reasonable. With my elite soldiers in Hedong taking the lead, how can the migrant workers who open the canal not work hard. Also, there is no war here, and this gunpowder engineer should strengthen his training, so that practice makes perfect to deal with the war situation in wartime, killing two birds with one stone! Hehe! The old Zheng Fengchi is well-informed, and as soon as he hears Uncle Ma's suggestion, he can grasp the key to it, and he can't help but smile and say to everyone.

"Huh! Even so, all the sappers in our army were transferred to the use of Li Jiangshi. But if there is war, there will be a recall! How is it? Yuwen Chengdu felt that his army did not suffer, and indeed what Uncle Ma said was quite reasonable. In normal times, Ma Jun and the infantry army conduct drills every day, even the newly established sappers themselves don't know how to do it, and they still need Uncle Ma to get hands-on training in various armies, which is also the reason why their generals keep asking Uncle Ma to drink.

"So good! But the man who leads the sappers must be the Minister of Ma. Li Chun was not polite, and directly ordered Uncle Ma's generals, and the generals laughed secretly in their hearts when they heard it.

"Okay! With the help of sappers, there is no need for 20,000, only another 5,000 people in the army are enough, and if there is not enough gunpowder here, the villain will transfer it from our treasury. Uncle Ma did not refuse, just as his brother Yang Er said to himself, this excavation of the canal had to be done by himself, which was the mission given to him by history.

"Well, all the problems have been solved, the date of opening the canal is set after the 5th, all the manpower officials, etc., after the 5th, bring tools and wait until Tongguan gathers, then the cannon will start, all the adults must be present, to make a strong voice!"

In March of the 4th year of the opening of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Guangtong Canal led by Hedong County was officially excavated. With the growing strength of the Great Sui Dynasty, the first large-scale infrastructure project began after several years of dormant recuperation with the people. This also opened the beginning of the construction of the Grand Canal that connected the water system of the whole country and strengthened economic exchanges between various places.