Vortex is a tributary of the left bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River, and it is also the second largest tributary of the Huai River.

It originates in Weishi County, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province, flows southeast through Taikang, Luyi and Bozhou, Wuyang and Mengcheng in Anhui Province, and flows into the Huai River near Huaiyuan County in Nanzhi.

If the second brother Gao wants to block the dam in Luyi, the downstream Bozhou, Wuyang and Mengcheng will definitely be affected, and the villagers there will definitely hate him, but even so, this dam must be repaired.

Because he can improve the utilization of water sources, he can adjust the water level of the vortex, and when the water is full, it can even regulate the downstream.

For example, when there is not much irrigation in winter, he can play the role of storing water, so as not to flow into the Huai River and enter the sea, and when irrigation is needed in spring, there will be enough water.

At the same time, in times of drought, he can release the stored water to alleviate the disaster, and when there is a large flood, he can play a role in storing floodwater, reducing the pressure on the embankment, and preventing the embankment from bursting.

Of course, at that time, the second brother can also use the regulating effect of the dam to control the downstream. If the downstream makes the second brother unhappy, then he can come anyway, stop the water when it is dry, and open the sluice gate to kill the downstream when it is waterlogged.

It's just that if he does this, I don't know how many people will have to greet his ancestors, but it is generally a good thing to eliminate this unconscionable practice and build water conservancy projects.

Although in the short term, water storage will affect downstream irrigation, in the long run, it will be beneficial for both upstream and downstream.

After hearing this, Sun Yucheng and Yu Yinglong did not object, but considered the issue of building a dam.

At this time, Yu Yinglong said: "Luyi is high in the north and low in the south, but the terrain is relatively flat, even if the dam is built, it is difficult to store water."

This is indeed a problem, because the rivers are not flanked by mountains and valleys, but on flat land, and the water level cannot be raised too high, and the water storage capacity will be limited.

The second brother thought for a while and said with a smile: "You can build multiple dams and form multiple sluices, from north to south, and store water at one level at a time, which should be able to solve the problem." In addition, it is necessary to dig more ditches and ponds to play a role in storing water and fighting drought. ”

Yu Yinglong and Sun Yucheng glanced at each other, and couldn't help but be a little surprised in their hearts, this Gao Du Lieutenant is not even a student, how can he seem to know a little bit about everything?

"Then the subordinates will organize people and prepare to do it." Yu Yinglong opened his mouth and said: "However, the money and food needed should be raised by the lieutenant as soon as possible."

Repairing water conservancy costs money, but money and food is a headache for the second brother, he couldn't help but purse his lips and said: "Now that the riverbed is exhausted, when repairing, first repair both sides, and finally close, and install the gate, the amount of work should not be large."

Now is the dry season, there is no need to fill in the diversion embankment first, you can directly go down to the riverbed to start construction, and the cost should be reduced a lot.

The second brother paused for a while, and then said: "This matter is beneficial to the people of Luyi, you go to the villages, discuss with the squire elders, mobilize the villagers, and build together." I can give them a proper exemption as wages, and as for the remaining shortfall, I will raise it as soon as possible. ”

Zhao Daxian brought back 1,000 taels of silver, and the second brother Gao paid the officers and soldiers in advance, and he had already used 500 taels, and the remaining 500 taels could only last for a month, but the taxes were confiscated.

At that moment, the second brother and the two of them patrolled along the whirlpool for a while, and found that if the water source was sufficient, the land along the whirlpool would be fully utilized, so that the second brother and the hundreds of people would be self-sufficient, but there would be no problem at all.

At this time, it was July, and after watching it for a while, the second brother said to the two: "If we speed up, we may be able to catch up with planting winter wheat." You should visit the villages as soon as possible, and say that after the dam is repaired, the land along the coast can be leased to them for farming, and you must mobilize the villagers as soon as possible. ”

The second brother has few people and can't digest so much land, so it's better to give it to the villagers in Luyi for cultivation at low rent, which is better than leaving it wasted.

Yu Yinglong and Sun Yucheng nodded in agreement, and after discussing for a while, they decided that because Yinglong would visit the villages, persuade the squires to organize the villagers to participate in the water conservancy construction, while Sun Yucheng led some people to continue to measure the land and plan the construction sites of sluices at all levels.

In fact, the villagers of Luyi County also want to build water conservancy, but there is no government organization, and the idea of each village cannot be unified, so it has not been realized.

If the dam is built upstream, the villages below can't enjoy it, and if you want to open your dam, the people who build it downstream can't enjoy it, and they are not willing to help, and the most important thing is that even if it is built, the majority of the benefits are the feudal fields, and the feudal kings don't contribute, and the villagers naturally can't do it.

Now, according to the proposal of the second brother Gao, the sluice gates should be set up at different levels and the water sources will be lowered one by one, so that many contradictions can be solved. And the land of the vassal king is naturally good land, and after the second brother promised to build the sluice, he could let them cultivate at a low rent, and the villages were immediately tempted.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the villagers, the second brother promised to help them build a canal after the sluice gate was built, so that their fields would also have water sources for irrigation.

For this reason, the second brother hoped that they could provide some food to the villagers involved in the construction of the dam, while the second brother would reduce their taxes for the coming year to a certain extent, depending on the amount of food they provided and the amount of work completed.

This is tantamount to an advance of the next year's taxes to be used as funds for the construction of new water conservancy projects.

Of course, the second brother is kind to persuade him, if there is someone who does not know how to raise and is unwilling to cooperate, then he also asked Zhao Daxian to prepare to bring down the uncooperative village, kill a hundred people, and by the way, beat a local tyrant to supplement the money and food.

It's just that Yu Yinglong, a sour talent, does have some ability, but the second brother didn't expect that after his persuasion, all the villages actually agreed to the plan of the second brother Gao.

These villagers have nothing to do at the moment, and they are afraid that the next year will be the same year, and they are naturally willing to build sluices for irrigation, not to mention that they can manage a meal now.

As for the squires, it is mainly because the remnants of the army who ransacked Luyi County are still there, just like when Gaojiazhuang faced Liu Heizi, he was willing to spend some food to buy peace, as long as the county rogues did not come to the door, it would not hurt to give you some food, not to mention the repair of water conservancy, which was also beneficial to them.

If this sluice gate is built, the first thing that will benefit is the feudal field, and the second is the squire's field, and they are naturally willing.

For a time, Luyi County seemed to have entered an era of large-scale construction with red flags and singing songs in later generations. The villagers of all villages and villages, carrying flat baskets, poured out one after another, men, women, old and young, gathered by the vortex river like a market.

Sun Yucheng planned six sluices on the Whirlpool River, bringing the villagers together and building them from the upper reaches first.

Dozens of barefoot children, the most active, running at the front of the line, villagers from all over the country set off early in the morning in order to eat a meal, one walked faster than the other, all wanted to mix some work, and when the dam was good, they could rent a few more acres of good land with work.

In order to improve the enthusiasm of the villagers and prevent some people from fishing in troubled waters, the second brother proposed a system of work division, and recorded the work points for each village.

Gao Yihuan stood aside, and saw the villagers busy driving piles on the riverbed, pouring soil and stones into the wooden piles with their shoulders and hands, and the dam had a prototype in a few days, and he couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the people, and at the same time thought in his heart, "Is it okay to burn bricks like this?" ”

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