At the beginning, the scenery was unified, in order to make the best use of the talents of the previous Jing officials, Lu Chen had carefully considered and studied those Jingguo ministers, including Xu Huanzhi.

Moreover, among the Jing officials, there are only two who have been appointed as feudal officials.

The feudal officials, to put it bluntly, are the life and death of a place, and its importance can be imagined, the head of a county, if it is a corrupt official, then the local people will undoubtedly be in dire straits.

At the beginning, because he wanted to choose the head of Yandi County, Lu Chen attached great importance to the appointment in this regard, and he also raised some questions to King Jing accordingly.

And King Jing originally commented on Xu Huanzhi, saying that he was a good person and had the talent of Wang Zuozhi.

This evaluation is already very high!

Now, seeing that after the war, the devastated Lin'an has become new, Lu Chen couldn't help but nod secretly.

At present, they are located in the Linjiangyan Dam, looking at the big lake that has become a small depression, Xu Huanzhi said: "After the king's instructions before, Lin'an implemented a migration policy to encourage the people to settle down, and today, the population of the county has tended to be saturated, and business travelers from all over the country also come and go frequently, but the merchants in the city are mostly grain merchants, the king......"

The meaning of his words was already very clear, and after Lu Chen heard it, he said quietly: "This is not a good sign, if the business travel is mainly based on selling grain, it means that most of the people of Lin'an have no surplus food at home." ”

"King Mingjian!" Xu Huanzhi said in a righteous voice, and then, he knelt on the ground again, kowtowed to Lu Chen, and said in a trembling voice: "Weichen has the courage to ask for the lives of millions of people in Lin'an!" I also hope that the king will be kind enough to build a large river canal to divert water into Lin'an ......"

His official uniform is very dirty and full of dirt, which also shows that he, the head of Sanpin County, pays great attention to the matter of farmland!

Lu Chen looked at him, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "Lord Xu, please get up, this time this king visited Lin'an, and he came for this matter." ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Xu Huanzhi's expression suddenly became excited, and after being helped up by Lu Chen, his lips trembled and said, "I'm Wang Yingming!" Worrying about civil affairs is really a blessing for the people and the country! ”

Lu Chen shook his head with a slight smile and said, "Lord Xue is right, the people are the foundation of the country, and this king deeply agrees with this." ”

"Ah, Lord Xue is worthy of being the Lord of Xiangguo, he cares about state affairs, and he is really a pillar of the imperial court." Xu Huanzhi said sincerely.

At this time, Lu Chen also put the problem on the matter, he said: "In the recital of the Shangshu Imperial Court, Lord Xu once mentioned that he wanted to lead the water of his county into Lin'an, I don't know if there is a specific plan? ”

Hearing this, Xu Huanzhi hurriedly said excitedly to his subordinates: "Quick! Take the map and show it to the king! ”

After a while, a map was presented, Xu Huanzhi took it, came to Lu Chen's side, unfolded it with Liang Xiao, and then pointed to the map and said: "King please see, Lin'an County, except for a Linjiangyan, there are no other big lakes, that is to say, once the Linjiangyan dries up, it will become a place of long-term drought, and Longxi, not only has several large lakes, but also has the support of the Huanjiang River, if you can extend the water of Longxi to Lin'an......"

Before he finished his words, Lu Chen shook his head slightly, and also pointed to the map and said: "Lord Xu, please see, Lin'an to Longxi is hundreds of miles away, and between the two counties, there is no such ancient river channel, that is to say, if you want to start the construction hard, it will be a big difficulty, and it will not be completed in a few years!" ”

As he spoke, he swiped his finger slightly, pointed to the upper right of Lin'an on the map, and said: "Here, Hengyang, is not as far away from Lin'an as Longxi, but between the two counties, there is more river support, if you start construction here, you only need to clean up the previous river and then make it communicate, why is Lord Xu willing to go far?" ”

When Xu Huanzhi heard this, he explained: "The king is right, if you want to lead water into Lin'an, it is undoubtedly the most convenient to choose Hengyang, but in this way, the water sources of the two counties are in danger of being insufficient, and their water cannot nourish the nearby counties, it is only enough for Lin'an, and such a big construction is really worth the loss." ”

"Oh? What does Lord Xu mean? Lu Chen asked.

"Your Majesty, please look." Xu Huanzhi pointed to the map and said: "If Longxi is the source, not only can the water be diverted to Linjiangyan, but also the place where the water flows through can nourish Leizhou, Cangzhou and other surrounding counties. ”

Saying that, he said: "Of course, this is also Weichen's first plan, and the second plan is Hengyang, these two are still expected to be decided by the king." ”

After hearing this, Lu Chen nodded slightly, and after thinking for a while, he asked again: "What does Lord Xu mean is that Hengyang is convenient, Longxi is difficult, and if a big river canal is dug from Longxi, it can be used for half of the farmland in Yandi?" ”

"I'm Wang Yingming, that's exactly the case." Xu Huanzhi said.

"En......" Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then frowned slightly, and said with some worry: "But in this way, it is not a trivial matter, and such a big construction has far exceeded the budget of the imperial court......"

Longxi and Lin'an are connected to water, then a new river will have to be opened, it is conceivable how large the scale, when the time comes, it will not be a problem that can be solved by tens of millions of taels of silver, and I don't know how much gold and silver will be spent! How many people have been recruited!

These, Lu Chen, as a king, had to think about it comprehensively.

Standing in place, Lu Chen thought about the whole thing seriously in his mind, and when Xu Huanzhi saw this, he didn't dare to disturb, but stood aside with his hands down, waiting quietly.

After a long while, Lu Chen retracted his thoughts, looked at Xu Huanzhi's shock, and said, "This king's will!" Immediately summon the Ministry of Labor, and start working! Make the water of Longxi to pass Lin'an! ”

Yes!? Hearing this, Xu Huanzhi knelt directly on the ground and shouted: "The king is really Mingjun."

Lu Chen looked at him and asked, "This construction can be completed in the short term, can Lin'an still support it?" ”

"Yes, yes, the king can rest assured." Xu Huanzhi said again and again.

"En......" Lu Chen nodded, then looked at the outline of Lin'an City in the distance, and the faintly visible fertile fields, and muttered: "Good official......"

This decision can be seen that Lu Chen is planning with a long-term vision, and although his decision will make the current Fengguo once again have an empty treasury and tens of thousands of laborers, it will lay a solid foundation for the prosperity of Yandi and the peace of the country and the people in the future! Fupin Chinese