Chapter 250: The Craftsman

Li Wei had no choice but to gently cover the quilt for Li Zhi, and then tiptoed away.

Li Zhi opened his eyes at this time, revealing a wry smile, no matter what this son will do in the future, he will probably not do the act of killing the monarch and killing his father and brother in order to seize the throne. I can only comfort myself like this. The main thing is the disease, this time the malaria made him a little disheartened, and the thoughts were different. If you get better, you will have other thoughts.

Li Wei found his mother again and reported the matter to his father, and his mother should respect it. My father probably wouldn't kill me, but my mother must not offend.

Wu Zetian didn't think about anything else, and pondered: "Not only that. Two canals and one repair, in addition to the need for a lot of money, there are also skilled craftsmen. In the past, there was Lide, and after Lide died, there was Liben. The mountain palace and the large water conservancy are all planned by them. However, Yan Xianggong is also seriously ill, and it is rare to reluctantly take the illness to discuss matters, how to preside over the affairs of the two canals? ”

That is, it is equivalent to the chief engineer.

It is also very important that a good commander-in-chief can not only make the project run smoothly, save a lot of money, labor and financial resources, but also not much rework. On the contrary, a layman commands, and the consequences will be the opposite.

Li Wei frowned.

Wu Zetian said again: "Actually, you don't have to think about it so complicated, as long as the capital is set up in the eastern capital, all troubles will be relieved immediately." ”

"The queen mother can't, there is no natural danger in the east to be guarded. Geographically speaking, the eastern capital is the center of the world, but it is extremely inappropriate to set it as the main capital. In Xijing, the world's elite soldiers stand on the west side, and they can remotely control the Lingwu in the Western Regions. In the Eastern Capital, the remote control is not effective, and sooner or later there will be great changes in the Western Regions. For example, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was the Xiqiang Rebellion, and then for example, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who also became a Turkic. Although it does not collapse because of this, there are some factors. Or such as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the capital is Jiangning, and it can only defend the south of the Yangtze River, and it is no longer able to unify the Central Plains. ”

There is also an example, the Song Dynasty set the capital of Bianliang and lost the Western Xia. The Ming Dynasty did a good job, and the capital was set in Beiping, if it were not for Li Zicheng's rebellion, the Manchu Dynasty would not have entered the customs. It was Li Zicheng who plotted chaos, if he hadn't robbed someone's little wife, Wu Sangui would not let go of Shanhaiguan, and the Manchu Dynasty would still not enter the customs. Therefore, when the Manchu Dynasty entered the customs, Li Zicheng was the biggest culprit, followed by Wu Sangui, and then went to Chongzhen to kill Yuan Chonghuan and self-destruct the Great Wall. Of course, this can't be said.

With Wu Zetian's wisdom, if you don't remind you, you can also understand something when you remind you. I thought about it for a while, and was silent for a long time. After a long while, he said, "Have you ever thought about financial resources?" Seeing that you have made a difference, this palace is very happy, but it can't be too ambitious. ”

Wu Zetian didn't have any bad intentions when he said this, and he had discussed with his husband and Yan Liben the year before about controlling Weishui or re-digging the Guangtong Canal. As a result, Yan Liben pondered and meditated at home for more than ten days, and came to report that there was nothing he could do, the financial resources were not enough, and there was no way to remove the three stone pillars. So I gave up.

Li Wei had no choice but to return to the East Palace unhappy. Di Renjie and Wei Yuanzhong are still there, teaching official Wan'er Jingyi. Of course, teaching her is fake, waiting for news from Li Wei. However, seeing Shangguan Wan'er's talent, both of them showed a look of appreciation in their eyes.

As the little girl grows older, she begins to look like a little adult, and her knowledge is also growing. Together with Li Xian, who thinks of himself as high, every time he comes over, he has to talk to her for a few words. It's just that since Li Xian had the idea of competing for the crown prince, Shangguan Wan'er's attitude towards Li Xian has gradually become indifferent.

There is no need to hide this matter, in front of several wives and concubines, Li Wei said directly, Wei Yuanzhong sighed: "The two saints are really thoughtful. ”

After a change of voice, he said: "But His Highness is also good, and it is even more rare to come up with all kinds of things in such a short time." ”

Li Wei was a little sneering. Wei Yuanzhong's short time refers to the fact that he received the death of Yang Xu and the others, and only then did he temporarily make up his mind. It can be regarded as an act of rushing to the crown for the sake of red face. But Wei Yuanzhong praised more elements, and the reason why Li Zhi said many of them was thoughtful. But there is no quick and whimsical of the prince, which is also the prince's talent.

But Di Renjie frowned and said, "Your Highness, it's not very good, if Your Majesty vetoes it, just don't implement it." But His Majesty agrees that His Highness will do it, and he must do it well. Otherwise, His Highness will give the impression of being a great accomplishment and in a hurry. Of course, it was very difficult, but His Highness did it, which is equivalent to a real merit, and it has become a ...... Most. ”

This is done, which refers to the succession to the throne.

But the words can also be listened to in reverse, and if it is done well, it has become more than half, and if it is not done well, it is equivalent to adding to the snake.

Li Wei was stunned, the three stone pillars didn't know if they could be removed, where did this money come from in the first place?

Wei Yuanzhong also immediately took out the map, looked at it for most of the day, shook his head and said, "It's not very easy to do." It takes a lot of economy, and the stone pillar of the three doors is very ...... Others are better, especially His Royal Highness, bearing the name of benevolence, if many people die because of the project, even if it succeeds, it will be a failure. There are also ministers who are proficient in civil engineering, and it is not easy to find. ”

"Your Highness, the concubine can protect one person," said a tender voice.

The three of them turned their heads to see that it was Wei Yue who spoke.

Wei Yuanzhong smiled: "Wei Liangdi, who are you protecting?" ”

"I am protecting my uncle, Sinong Shaoqing Wei Hongji, Xianqing five years, when I went east, there was a flood due to rain, the army was blocked, and the transportation of grain and grass was difficult. Wei Shaoqing used ingenuity to build bridges and pave roads, and opened a road from the flash flood to deliver grain and grass to the barracks in time. Therefore, His Majesty promoted him to the position of Sinong Shaoqing. Several elders in the family often praised him as the governor of the state (Yan Lide was given an official after his death). ”

If it is what Wei Yue said, no one will take it seriously. But from the mouth of the elders of the Wei family, several people were a little suspicious. In terms of civil engineering technology, Yan Lide still wants to be above Yan Liben. There is no need to compare with Yan Lide, with half of his skills, he is already an insider.

Li Wei said: "Send someone to invite Wei Shaoqing over." ”

After thinking about it, he asked the eunuch to come back, and ordered: "Let him go to the mansion of the Duke of Yan to wait for the orphan." ”

I don't know if Wei Hongji has any skills, but Yan Liben's civil engineering skills have been shown. If you want to do this, you need to ask insiders for advice, besides, whether Wei Hongji has the ability or not, he can't ask why, and he also has to let Yan Liben screen, with the ability, he can let him be the commander-in-chief, besides, it is Sinong Shaoqing, the official position is considered to be a dignitary, and the host of the two canal projects is not too cheap.

Then he immediately got up and went to Yan Liben's mansion.

Yan Liben came out, in his seventies, and he was also sick, looking like he was in the twilight. Let Li Wei enter the mansion, and then said: "Your Highness, the minister has been waiting at home for a long time. ”

Li Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Xianggong Yan, what the minister discussed today, there are some Meng Lang. ”

"Your Highness, please be seated. It's not Meng Lang, the other three, the minister thinks it's also somewhat feasible. Once implemented, grain prices can be adjusted, which is the foundation of the country, too expensive hurts the people, too cheap also hurts the people. Fanhu is mainly based on governance, supplemented by suppression, which is the virtue of God. But Wang Hua didn't say it with his mouth, and it also made the Fan people and Hu people see the facts. The same is true of the sea market, it is better to block it than to sparse it. It's just that the two canals are a little tough. ”

"Gu had discussed with his father and queen mother just now, and they also thought that the other three articles could be implemented as long as they were properly discussed. It is two channels, all kinds of difficulties, and it is not easy to implement. ”

"In fact, the year before last, the two saints discussed this matter with their ministers. The minister thought about it for a long time, but there was no good plan, so the matter was stopped. But it is not impossible, it is better to govern the Guangtong Canal, this canal was built in the Sui Dynasty, from the embankment to the bottom of the river, most of them are paved with stone slabs, and they are extremely luxurious. Now the silt, just some silt, is not difficult to dig out. But this canal is more than 300 miles long, and it costs a lot of money. This one. Second, if you want to navigate, you must lead the water of other rivers to wash it, which is another expense. ”

"Lone also proposed to his father that Feng water and water should be injected into the canal."

"This method is very good, as long as part of Daxingyuan is ceded out, it can be navigated. But since His Highness has consulted with the two saints, can you know the stone pillar at the mouth of Sanmen Gorge? ”

"Yes."

"Your Highness, do you know how the canal was dug before?"

"This minister probably knows, divert the water elsewhere, or reopen a river, and after the canal is repaired, dig the earthen embankment, let the water wash away the silt, and the canal will be completed." This is not difficult, when governing the Huangzhuang outside Luoyang City, Li Wei used this method to cut off the mountain stream and drain the swamp.

"This is the normal method of digging a canal."

"There is another kind of mountain, which is surrounded by mountains on both sides. I wanted to dig the canal, but I didn't want to hurt the people's strength, so I had to wait until the dry season, and then block the shallow water place with mud bags to block a long embankment, drain the water source, and dig wide and deep. After digging, the new embankment is moved, the river water is diverted, the other half is cut off, and then dug again. This method is the most labor-intensive. However, this is still good, if the riverbed is mostly stony, I have to slowly chisel and even spare no expense, barbecue with charcoal, and then stir up cold water gravel. The Danshui mentioned by His Royal Highness has never been seen by the minister, and it is estimated that these two Dharma meetings are commonly used. Speaking of this, he paused and said: "But once it is navigated, not only the upstream of Longju Village, but also the downstream in the opinion of the ministers, it must also be widened, otherwise it will turn into a small boat, and the cargo volume will be limited, which will lead to ship blockage." In particular, some boatmen have lived on the water for a long time, and most of the time they are far away from the world, ignoring the royal law, and have a fierce personality. Far from what is written in the poem. If you stay for a long time, you may have disputes and conflicts from time to time, but it is not beautiful. However, this is all possible with financial resources, and I am afraid that there are cliffs on both sides, even if more economic and human resources are invested, it will not help. Chen just looked at the map, most of the Danshui is from the mountains, and the terrain on both sides is estimated to be cliffs. In addition, the upper reaches of Luoshui have not been seen, I don't know how the water flow, if the water flow is acceptable, the diversion of Luo Chongdan is a method, if the water flow is low, and to divert water from other places, these rivers are all in the foothills of the Qinling Mountains, the mountains and mountains are separated, and the cost of leading one more water source is unimaginable. Your Highness must not be missed. ”

This is the way of professionals, which makes Li Wei even more frustrated.

"Speaking of the Guangtong Canal, the three stone pillars are located in the river. The stone is hard and the river is turbulent, and it is difficult to remove it by manpower. If the stone pillar does not go, it will block the river, and the river will be turbulent. Reefs cannot be managed. Of course, in addition to the stone pillars, the river water is slightly gentler, and you can also use the mud bag method, and wait until the dry season, the mud bag encloses the reef and slowly chisels away, which is just a waste of manpower and material resources. However, no matter which canal is opened, the state does not have so much finance. Or His Highness can take a break, and wait for a few years later, when the country is rich, and implement it again. ”

said that it is not good to be cured, and Di Renjie has just mentioned it. It is impossible to govern at all. I had to use procrastination to make a decision and find myself under the stairs. This was deliberately handed over to Li Wei. So I didn't say it in Yeonying Hall. He didn't say that the other ministers were mostly laymen, so they didn't know the joints. It wasn't until Li Wei came to visit him that he said these things carefully.

The main reason is the backwardness of science and technology, otherwise with an excavator, there is no need for any embankment to open the river, even if it is a cliff, with plastic three plastic four ** bomb, what mountains have also exploded. It is not a major project of the South-to-North Water Diversion. The power of a country to dredge the two canals is not easy to capture, but now it is indeed as Yan Li thought, it is very difficult to achieve it.

As he was talking, Wei Hongji arrived.

Yan Li originally knew that since Li Wei asked Wei Hongji to come, he already intended to let Wei Hongji preside over it. Li Wei didn't know, Yan Liben had heard that the Wei family was in the south of Chang'an City, and there were many water conservancy, or some new buildings, all of which were made by this person, and they were very skillful. So after talking for a while, he immediately asked: "Wei Shaoqing, Your Highness said during the day that you want to dredge Weishui, and also, dig Danshui to reach Shangzhou, what do you think?" ”

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