Zheng Qing smiled bitterly and said, "Kewu, in the past year or so, you have moved a total of three or four hundred households to the east of the Negative Wu Mountain. The Shunyang palace has already complained about you. Although you are good friends with the king, you can't forget that there are still many officials and hundreds of officials in Shunyang. ”

Zheng Sheng frowned, he remembered that in the recent period, Li Xun and the others had delayed the agreed relocation date several times. Zheng Sheng thought that they regretted it and wanted to get rid of it. Unexpectedly, the "water" is not shallow, and it is the officials of the Shunyang Royal Mansion who make a hindrance from it.

"Ke Wu, Sima Dingyun, the steward of Shunyang will hand over all the affairs of the Shunyang field to me. According to common sense, the status of my great farmer in the kingdom is not as good as that of the king's internal affairs, but now, I am the one in charge of all the agricultural affairs in Shunyang. I think, Steward Sima, this is for your sake. ”

"I've thanked you for my brother." Zheng Qing said softly.

"Brother doesn't have to be so polite......"

"It's really not good for the people of Lohas Village to live in the mountains, and I plan to choose a location for them on the south bank of Nanzhishui as a new village. Kewu, what do you think? ”

"Very good, brother is thoughtful." Zheng Sheng nodded.

"Good. Unexpectedly, time flies so fast, more than ten years have passed since the Battle of Wu, and Kewu is also a good man who can be on his own! Zheng Qing said freely.

Zheng Sheng smiled silently.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go out, and we'll talk about it later."

"Yes."

The matter of debt and flood was dealt with quickly, and the matter of compensating the villagers and rebuilding the village was handled by Zheng Wen and Wang Zhong, and Zheng Sheng did not have to worry about it.

He returned to the academy. A few days later, Ji Kai came to see him again.

As soon as they met, Ji Kai said in a fierce tone: "Zheng Shizi, I didn't think about it well before, so I made a big mistake. Please give me another chance and I'll prove myself! ”

Zheng Sheng asked rhetorically: "After repairing the canal in winter, I have also understood a lot about this matter. I understand the basics of cleaning up the silt in the river, digging ponds, and building ditches. Do you have any other ideas besides that? ”

Ji Kai replied with red eyes: "Of course, if the prince plans to cultivate like this again, it will only flood the areas further downstream, which is no different from the past. ”

"Oh? So what can you do? Did you go back and consult your great-grandfather? ”

Ji Kai nodded, "Yes, I asked." But he didn't tell me. So, I had to figure it out on my own. And now, I've figured it out. ”

Zheng Sheng closed his eyes, "You told Mr. Ji what you thought?" What did he say? ”

Ji Kai said a little frustratedly: "No, he won't listen." ”

Zheng Sheng said angrily: "Then you dare to come to me?" Brother Ji, your plan is just an idea, it's really not terrible, and it can't hurt anyone. But I'm going to make it, it's about the safety of thousands of people, and I've already taken a risk. This time, I don't want to do it again. ”

"Shizi, my plan won't go wrong anymore. What you worry about, it won't happen. ”

"Last time, I was young and ignorant, but fortunately I didn't make a big mistake. But I've spent a lot of money on this—as compensation for the villagers. So, I'm not going to risk it again. ”

"I swear ......"

"Can you live more than so many people alone? This trick didn't work for me! Zheng Sheng said angrily.

Ji Kai suddenly calmed down, "You and I are both teenagers, young may be ignorant, but we can't lose our courage." Last time, Ji Kai really couldn't redeem himself. I even planned to stop building the canals and start another business. But my heart was still uneasy and full of guilt. If what you have learned in the past ten years is wasted, it is even more unfilial to your great-ancestors. Shizi, please give me another chance. I will do what I can. ”

Zheng Sheng looked at the immature face in front of him and was looking at him expectantly.

We are still young.

Youth, representing the future, represents the unknown possibilities.

They may be able to do many, many things.

What would he not dare? Zheng Sheng's heart suddenly swelled with pride, he was young, so why not be more ambitious!

So, he said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll give you a chance." This time, I can listen to you again. But I'll have to ask someone else about the pros and cons of your plan. Let's start by saying what is most important to you in one sentence. ”

Ji Kai's excitement was difficult to calm down, but he still held back his emotions, thought for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Xiu Pi." ”

"Xiubei?"

Zheng Sheng knew the meaning of this word. 陂 means a pond or a small water pool.

Can a pond prevent flooding?

Zheng Sheng faintly regretted it, he was impulsive again.

"Yes, I checked the 23 rivers in Jingzhou, the flood situation in the past 20 years, including more water and some less, and checked the rainfall over the years, and found that the occurrence of floods is not only related to the repair of the canal, but also related to whether there is a pond." Speaking of his own major, Ji Kai's words began to gush endlessly.

Zheng Sheng was secretly surprised, "This seems to be the principle of statistics, right?" Ji Lun, this old man is so good? Even statistics will? Also taught to the students to plan open? ”

Ji Kai was already enumerating arguments: which year and which river had a flood, whether to repair the river, whether to repair the river, he said with high interest, Zheng Sheng had to interrupt him, "Okay, I understand." I would like to ask: This method is what Cullen taught you? Do you know the truth behind this? ”

Ji Kai was stunned, "Yes." Great-grandfather said that if you encounter a difficult problem that you don't understand, you will check the experience of your predecessors, and there will always be a solution. I didn't understand the reasoning, but I did it. ”

Zheng Sheng was very disappointed, what the hell is this? Can the situation faced by the past be the same as it is now? Doing things based on the experience of predecessors, this is unacceptable! And most importantly, is the idea he came up with in such a way that it works?

Ji Kai said cautiously: "Shizi, I admit that I am indeed very stupid, and I have vaguely had this idea after turning over nearly a hundred volumes of files. ”

Zheng Sheng smiled bitterly: "Okay, okay." What kind of time are you going to repair? Where is it? How big is it? Zheng Sheng was going to listen to it, anyway, he would definitely have to find someone to ask for advice. It's a big deal, the idea of repairing the time will be banned!

"In the south of the debt, it is about the size of more than ten miles." Ji Kai replied.

"Ten miles?" Zheng Sheng was dumbfounded, "What are you building a pond, aren't you just going to dig an artificial lake?" ”

Ji Kai was puzzled: "Artificial lake? What is it? ”

"An artificial lake is a lake dug by man." Zheng Sheng explained to him.

Zheng Sheng thought: If digging the pond made him full of doubts about Ji Kai's plan. But if it's digging an artificial lake, it makes a lot of sense!

Zheng Sheng also vaguely remembered that the lake did have a function of flood discharge. However, he still has some concerns: "If we dig a canal several miles long, it will cost a lot of resources to dig an artificial lake within a radius of ten miles? "He can't afford to dig it!

Ji Kai laughed and said, "Shizi, do you know why Debt Nanju was completely submerged, while the other villages in Debt Water were only affected by the flood? ”

"It's low?" Zheng Sheng thought for a while and said. The water flowed downward, and it flooded the vicinity of Debt Nanju, which proves that the terrain is low. He understood this truth.

"Yes, the places where the water of Debt, Nord Stream, and Mingquan flows through are so low-lying that floods often occur. There are also many shallow ponds and lakes on the south side of the debt, just like Mingquan, and all we have to do is dig out the silt and build a dam with them. ”

Zheng Sheng nodded, if this was the case, he felt that it was not much different from digging a ditch.

"And if you repair it, you can also store water. In dry years, the fields can also be irrigated by canals. Ji Kai racked his brains to think about the benefits of digging the lake.

Zheng Sheng agreed with the plan to dig the lake, but he knew it would be a heavy burden. He couldn't forget what kind of effort Wang Zhengqu had put into it.

After Ji Kai left, Zheng Sheng had been worrying about the artificial lake until he received a letter from Sima Dingyun.

"Hah, that's enough." Zheng Sheng smiled happily. He thought about it a little and found that with this money, he had the confidence to continue to squander, and he didn't have to "keep his voice down" and worry about the money!

Sima Dingyun only sent back one news, and the auction was a great success!

"Shizi, what's wrong with you?" Liu Wei'er walked in from outside the door and looked at him in surprise.

Overly excited, Zheng Sheng rushed up, hugged her gently, and then said to her excitedly: "We have money!" ”

Liu Yan'er was ashamed and annoyed, "Shizi! ”

"Wow! I didn't see anything, I didn't see it. Qing'er covered her eyes and slipped out in a hurry.

Zheng Sheng was embarrassed, this?

"Shizi!" Liu Wen'er said angrily, "Qing'er, she will spread this matter!" How did you...... How can you be light on a girl? ”

Zheng Sheng smiled awkwardly, "I'm just too happy." You come to see this. Zheng Sheng showed her the letter.

Liu Wen'er read the letter and couldn't help but exclaim: "Shizi, is Steward Sima sure that he wrote it correctly?" How can there be so much? ”

Zheng Shengle said: "You now understand why I'm so happy, right? ”

Liu Wen'er glanced at Zheng Sheng and said softly: "Shizi, that diamond is too valuable, if it is lost in my room, ten or a hundred Liu Wu'er will not be able to withstand it." ”

Zheng Sheng really couldn't figure out how she had just turned her mind to that diamond, which was really strange!

Zheng Sheng asked, "You really don't want it anymore?" ”

Liu Wen'er said softly, "If this diamond is placed in this auction, the prince can make tens of millions of extra money, and he will be even happier." In my hands, it's not even a plaything, so what's the use? ”

Zheng Sheng looked at her, but the thoughts in his heart turned several times, and he spoke, "But it's too late now." Two of the diamonds that Steward Sima took last time were presented to the emperor by him. I asked him to boast about Haikou: 'Those are the two biggest diamonds in the world.' Because they are the largest, they will be dedicated to the emperor and the queen. At auction, four were sold a quarter of their size. The two largest ones are called 'Yuan Stones', and the four are called 'Four Stones'. ”

Liu Wei'er became nervous: "Shizi, the one in my hand won't also be a 'Yuan Stone', right?" ”

"Of course not." Liu Wei'er's heart hadn't been put down yet, and she only heard Zheng Sheng continue, "It's bigger than Yuanshi." Probably, there are two 'Yuan Stones' the size. ”