Scholar Fang Teng put away the paper, prepared for a moment, and then said, "Please be quiet, and start the second round of debate immediately." ”

Only then did everyone stop talking and looking forward to it.

Fang Teng took out a piece of paper to show to everyone, and then said in a loud voice: "The second question, in the land of a county, the floods have been flooded for many years, the people are uneasy, the government is not rich, what should be the plan of the ruling party?" The debate begins! After saying that, he quickly stepped back from the stage, leaving the stage for the people who were about to play.

In the crowd, a student came out of the crowd, went on the field first, saluted everyone on the left and right, and reported to his family in a loud voice: "Gu Cheng in Lower Ezhou." ”

After reporting his name and history, he sat down and wrote down his strategy on a piece of paper.

Almost at the same time as Gu Cheng sat down, another person in the crowd stood up, stepped forward to salute the people on the left and right, and announced himself in a loud voice: "Yao Xing, Xia Jianning Mansion." After speaking, he sat down and picked up the pen to do the question.

After the two finished solving the problem, they were not too polite, Gu Cheng got up first, picked up the question paper and showed it to everyone, only to hear him say loudly: "Flood drainage and rescue, storage and restoration of seedlings." ”

After putting down the inscription, he said: "The land of the Great Song Dynasty is south of the Huai River, and the annual rainfall is abundant, and the floods are repeated, and if you are not careful, it will be a disaster year. The flood is surging like a beast, the people of the fertile land are devoured, and there is no one without food and no endowment. When the flood comes, the victims can be gathered, comforted and relieved, and decoctions can be widely applied, so that the epidemic will not arise and the flood will subside, so that the disaster victims can be discharged from the floods in time and the farmland can be restored. Rice seedlings will wither after three days of flooding, and the government can order large households to store seedlings in a place without flooding, and once a flood occurs, the fertile land will be flooded for a long time, and the seedlings can be quickly planted and replanted after the farmland is restored. And the flood is mostly between June and July, and the rice in the south of the Yangtze River can mature when it grows in March, when the seedlings are widely stored in June, if there is a flood flooding the field, it can be replanted in time, and there is no worry about disaster and no food. Therefore, in flooded places, politicians should be familiar with the rainfall of water ripples, know the number of acres of various fields, and store seedlings early in case of emergency. The farmland can be restored to autumn and there is grain, the people are not panicked in case of disasters, even if there is bad water, there is no need to be afraid, and the treasury is abundant! ”

After the discussion, he saluted everyone and said, "It's ugly, please ask Brother Yao for advice." Then sit down and wait for the other person to speak.

Yao Xing said: "Don't dare." Then he got up, showed the inscription paper in his hand to everyone, and said loudly: "The people work together to build water conservancy, and the flood calms the treasury." ”

After putting down the inscription, he said: "In the land south of the Yangtze River, there are often floods, and in the land of a county, the floods are three years, and over time, the farmland is damaged, and the people are uncertain, so they will abandon the fields and go elsewhere." As we all know, the water temperature in the south of the Yangtze River is abundant, one acre of paddy field can raise three people, one acre of abandoned field, one in and one out, there will be six more people's food burden, and in a disaster year, it is a disaster. Therefore, in flood-plagued areas, politicians should first advocate the construction of water conservancy, so as not to damage farmland and stabilize output. In ancient times, there were Dujiangyan and Zhengguo Canal, which created fertile land and yielded abundant land every year, making Guanzhong a rich land, and Shuzhong becoming a country of abundance. In the land of a county today, there is a river to build an embankment, no river to dig a canal, every flood year, the large and rich households have the most fertile land, the most damage, the ruler should communicate with the rich households to contribute money and grain, the people to contribute, when the farming is idle, build embankments and dig canals, repair water conservancy, trap the rivers, and divert water for irrigation, then the fertile land is not costly, the dry land can also have water, the fields are not lost, the people's hearts are not disturbed, and in time, the treasury can be filled. Therefore, in a flooded land, when the construction of water conservancy is the first priority, and the creation of fertile land, the land of a county will be prosperous in the near future. ”

When he had finished speaking, he bowed to the crowd before he sat down.

Gu Cheng saw the other party sitting down, so he said: "Brother Yao's theory, Gu Mou doesn't agree with it. For thousands of years, agriculture has been the foundation, and the people know that there is land and hope, and there is food in the field. In ancient times, although there were Dujiangyan and Zhengguoqu, which one was not the power of the whole country, the labor was not more than 100,000, and the construction period was not one year or two years, even if the rich and large households were willing to pay for food, and the people were willing to serve more labor, but the rivers were rushing endlessly, and they could become water patients, and they would not be barefoot streams. Brother Yao's argument is difficult to implement. ”

Yao Xing replied: "Thank you Brother Gu for your correction." Dayu to control the water, Yugong moved the mountain, Jingwei Weimu, will fill the sea, the ancients did this difficult thing to climb to the sky, but there are difficult words, can be bitter, there is great courage and perseverance. Today, a county land, rivers can have a little, a river a year, a month to repair a mile, dig silt to repair the embankment, dig ditches to drain floodwater, a year is not useful for two years, two years is not three years and five years, the field is the foundation of the people's survival, the dependence of food and clothing, can not be ignored, the government initiative, explain the reason, although there are difficulties and hardships, but one day success, it can be used endlessly. Although the construction of water conservancy is time-consuming and labor-intensive, it can benefit for thousands of years. ”

Gu Cheng said with a smile: "Brother Yao, can you know why Qiang Qin died and why Great Sui was in chaos?" Which one does not dominate the world, and then dies in endless labor. Qin repaired the Great Wall for ten years, hundreds of thousands of laborers, and finally Chen Sheng and Wu Guang ascended to the heights, and then the Qin Dynasty was in chaos, the Great Sui opened the canal for thousands of miles, millions of laborers, and the people were not able to make a living, which eventually led to thieves everywhere, and the world was in chaos. With these two cases, how dare Brother Yao say that it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, three years and five years? I am afraid that when the time comes, the flood has not yet risen, and thieves and displaced people are everywhere, and the land of a county has a meager treasury, where can it withstand natural disasters and man-made disasters, extensively repair water conservancy, and increase labor labor, which is a strategy to cause chaos, and it is really not advisable. ”

Yao Xing said: "Brother Gu's words are wrong. The government advocates that only need to use the labor time on water conservancy, and repair a mile in leisure time, so that the people will get wages and serve labor, so why not do it, and force labor without limiting the construction period, and it is impossible to provoke thieves and displaced people. After many years, how can the big rivers and small rivers not be governed? ”

Gu Cheng retorted: "In a flooded county, there are many disasters, where can I accommodate you, after years and months, three years and five years?" Where there is still leisure to build water conservancy, the treasury is not full, and the people are empty, and it will not be easy this year, let alone next year. The long construction of water conservancy policies cannot solve the worries. ”

Yao Xing said: "Gruel and cereals, the government relief, the affected people, endure for a year or two, and when the water conservancy is a little better, they can live in peace for a hundred years, although there is a temporary difficulty, but this is the root cause of the policy, once the flood subsides, the people live in peace, and the treasury is immediately abundant." Yao wanted to ask Brother Gu, if you don't repair water conservancy, you will have to take refuge in the flood as soon as there is a flood, every year, do you know how many crops and how many people will be lost? ”

Gu Cheng replied: "When the flood comes, the first thing is to evacuate the people as soon as possible, avoid the flood, save labor, and give birth to all things on the land, but first someone has to cultivate, why is it wrong to ask the victims to avoid the flood?" As for why we didn't build water conservancy, we made it clear that when there was time, it would be better to drain the floodwaters, restore the submerged farmland, and plant another season of grain. As long as the government and large households prepare early and raise seedlings, even if there is a flood every year, what is there to fear? Perhaps when you master the water pattern, you can also sow seeds without rushing after the summer harvest, and wait for the flood season to pass, and then plant seedlings. This is the fastest way to restore farmland in a flooded place, Brother Yao thinks it's inappropriate? ”

Yao Xing said: "Brother Gu's argument is naturally inappropriate, once the flood comes, people can evacuate, but how to deal with livestock equipment and houses?" Can you walk away with long legs on your own? A flood has displaced many people and left nothing, even if they can endure their grief and restore their farmland, where will the seedlings come from? Where do the victims live? If the poor want to restore their crops, they have to borrow money, they have nothing, and then they have a debt, and when there is another flood in the next year, how will they live? Has Brother Gu ever thought about it? ”

Gu Cheng said: "Brother Yao's words are wrong. When the flood comes, although the house and equipment cannot be moved, but when the flood subsides, the house and equipment will not disappear with the water, as long as the relief is appropriate, the displacement will not be stopped. How little the land, people have rich and poor, among the floods, the biggest loss is the large households with many fields, and when the floods subside, the people who urgently need manpower to restore the farmland are them, the rich and large households have many savings, after the water recedes, when they want to grab the sky, they quickly plant seedlings and plant, the poor people have not much land, this is the time for them to earn wages, and they can have money and food to tide over the crisis. As for the poor people to replant the seedlings in the farmland, the government can naturally bear the burden, as long as the seeds are rushed in time, it will not affect the harvest of the fields in that year, even if there is a flood, there is no major problem, the people can be safe, and the government treasury can be abundant. ”

Yao Xing said: "Brother Gu's argument is that the symptoms are not the root cause, I can't agree with it. Knowing that there are floods every year, and not looking for a way to cure the water, they only know how to avoid it, and there will be losses as soon as the floods come, whether rich or poor, all that is lost is blood and sweat, how can the ruling party ignore it? Brother Gu's policy seems to be feasible, but it is only an emergency policy, not repeatedly, repeatedly, otherwise the people will become poorer and poorer, more and more miserable, not to mention that the treasury is abundant, not to cause the displaced people to rise around, the county is unstable, it is God's favor. If you want to live in a flooded place, once and for all, and have long-term peace and stability, you have to build water conservancy, dig ditches in trapped rivers, and ensure that the people's wealth is not lost, and the fertile fields are protected! ”

Gu Cheng retorted: "In a flooded place, it is not easy to keep the farmland from loss and the crops to be restored. However, it is Brother Yao's policy, I am afraid that within two years, there will be displaced people, and when it is difficult, it is not advisable to build water conservancy and levy labor. ”

Yao Xing was about to argue again, but was interrupted at the right time.

"Okay, that's the end of the second debate. It was a fierce encounter, and no one was able to convince anyone. Thank you Gu Cheng of Ezhou and Yao Xing of Jianning Mansion for this wonderful debate. Once again, I would like to stress that all topics should only be debated and strategies put forward to see if they can be supplemented and improved, and whether they are feasible, regardless of whether the strategies are high or low. Thank you again for the excellent debate. The scholar Fang Teng appeared in the middle of the room again in time to end this round of debate.

The debate went on and on, and finally fell into a loop, and there was no result in another hour.

The two stood up and saluted, and went their separate ways.

After listening to the two performances, the onlookers were still very interested, shouting to hurry up and start the next one.