readx;?readx; Chapter 414 is crazier than the other

After listening to Qin Lei's explanation, Le Buyi pondered for a moment and said softly: "If this is the case, you can have the best of both worlds, but how do you persuade the merchant ships to go near and far?" ”

Qin Lei was obviously confident, and said with a slight smile: "There is no need to convince, as long as the Jingshui River is dredged first, the merchant ships will naturally detour from here." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" said and made a comparison on the map: "Although the detour is one hundred and fifty miles away, the Jingshui River is wide, about four times the size of the Xiaoqing River, so that the two sides are canceled out, and the navigable time does not rise but falls." ”

"When the time is right, the Xiaoqing River will be changed into an irrigation canal, and its canal function will be completely abolished, and the status of the Jingshui River will be solved in one fell swoop." Qin Lei's face radiated a strong confidence, and he waved his hand vigorously: "And after becoming a thoroughfare, Jingshan City will be exempted from all transaction taxes and land rent and mu taxes, what will happen when you say it?" ”

Le Buyi's eyes finally shone brightly, and his throat trembled: "This place is so close to the central capital, if it is completely tax-free, merchants from the north and south will naturally flock to this place and use it as a cargo distribution center." With docks and shops, people will also come here to work and live. It won't be long before a city made out of nothing will appear around Jingshan. Said with some pity: "If you collect taxes, you can cover part of the construction money." ”

Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "People's habits are difficult to change, if the tax is too much, it will not attract the transaction of the central capital, if it is small, it is not too interesting." It's better to go tax-free, even if it's a shiny gimmick. He blinked slyly and said with a smile: "Sir, don't worry, there is a way to make money alone." ”

Le Buyi nodded suspiciously, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and finally affirmed: "If Jingshan City can really be built into one of the top commercial centers in the country, it will be of great benefit to His Highness's reputation and status. ”

Qin Lei laughed and said, "Jingshan City should have become a commercial center, and the Lone King is just a guide due to the situation. He held out a finger and said, "That's the first reason." He stretched out another one and said with a smile: "The second reason is that the lone general will pass through Jingshan City and tie the wealthy families of Daqin to the chariot, and when the time comes, they will follow Lone and divide the gold; If you don't follow me, you will lose everything. Naturally, I have to bow my head obediently. ”

"Kidnapping, ......" Le Buyi laughed and said: "The prince really has a strong personality, no matter how profound the strategy, it is always the same simple and rude in his bones. ”

"Isn't it good to be simple and rude?" Qin Lei raised his eyebrows.

"Today's Daqin, a stagnant water, needs a bold and rampage like the prince." Le Buyi said seriously: "So it's good." ”

"Thanks for the compliment." Qin Lei smiled and said, "There is a third ......"

Le Buyi continued with a smile: "Third, through Jingshan City, take the lead of the canal, and no longer let the four members of the canal act arbitrarily." ”

Qin Lei nodded with a smile and said, "Zhongyi, this canal bears the heavy responsibility of Great Qin's take-off, how can it be controlled by them?" "His Royal Highness gave full play to the spirit of ownership, and he had long regarded Daqin as his own home.

"Your Highness, Your Highness......" Shi Kang's call woke Qin Lei up from his memories. Retracting his gaze from the quietly flowing Jingshui River, he found that Qin Qi, who was in charge of the dredging of the Jingshui River, had responded with a group of subordinates.

Looking at Manager Qin, who was covered with mud on his trouser legs, Qin Lei laughed and said, "Old Qin, you have worked hard. ”

Qin Qi and his subordinates turned over and dismounted, and after kneeling down in unison, they got up and said with a smile: "Now that the water is cold in early spring, it is not suitable to move the people, and it is not yet time for hard work." ”

Qin Lei also jumped off the horse, patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "Let's go, accompany Gu along the river." ”

Qin Qi nodded, handed the reins to his subordinates, and followed the prince to stroll along the soft riverside. Taking a breath of fresh air from the river, Qin Lei asked softly, "What have you been busy with lately?" ”

Qin Qi said unhurriedly: "I have seconded a lot of workers from the Canal Temple, and I am now surveying along the riverbank, trying to come up with an idea before the spring flood comes." "Under Qin Lei's activities, Xue Naiying has been promoted to the temple secretary of the Canal Temple, and Qin Qi went to find him, so he naturally responded to his request.

"Why before the spring flood?" Qin Lei said strangely, although he was very concerned about water conservancy, he was not a professional after all, and he didn't understand many questions.

"Back to the prince, the river workers said that after the rain, the river water rises sharply, and the water flow is naturally much faster, which can wash up the sediment accumulated at the bottom of the river, and the dredging will be twice the result with half the effort at that time."

Qin Lei nodded and smiled: "Makes sense." Paid attention now? As far as I know, the Jingshui River is the spring flood in April every year, and time is precious. ”

Qin Qi said respectfully: "The day before yesterday, the river workers came up with a plan, and I showed it to Mr. Le yesterday, and he also said that it was okay, and he didn't have time to report it to you for approval." ”

"Oh? Mr. Le said yes, then it's not bad," Qin Lei said with interest: "You might as well explain it on the spot." ”

Qin Qi commanded: "Obey." He stretched out his rough hand and pointed to the surface of the Jingshui River and said: "The main reason why the Jingshui River is silted up is that the water flows too slowly, and the reason why the water flows too slowly is very simple, the amount of water is insufficient. ”

Qin Lei nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Le also said at that time that the canals in the south are almost invisible to be silted, and even if there is, it is very light." The reason is that more than a dozen rivers and lakes such as Xiangyang Lake and Luoshui River have injected abundant water into them; Therefore, the water flow speed of the southern section of the canal is more than double that of the northern section, and it will naturally not be silted. The so-called running water does not rot, this is the truth. ”

Qin Qi bowed his head and said: "What the prince said is that because there are not so many above-ground water sources in the north, it can't be done to that extent, but we can use manpower to attract it." ”

"Where do you lead it from?" Qin Lei frowned and said: "Several rivers in the Gyeonggi region need to nourish Zhongdu, if the water level drops sharply, those princes and ministers will make a fuss." ”

Qin Qi smiled slightly: "Let's not divert water from the east, but directly bring in Weishui one hundred and twenty miles to the west, which is the largest tributary of the big river." ”

Qin Lei smiled and said: "Although I don't know about hydraulic engineering, I also know that the Weishui flood and dry flow is very different, the amount of sediment is huge, and it is the best in the world. It's the idea that no one has ever dared to fight it...... Otherwise, just wait for the river to be silted. ”

Qin Qi still said unhurriedly: "With the help of Mr. Le, we have designed a whole set of plans. ”

Qin Lei suddenly became interested, and said with a smile with bright eyes: "Let's hear it." ”

Qin Qi squatted down and drew two parallel thick lines in the east-west direction on the ground with a horsewhip, and said in a deep voice: "This is Bashui, a tributary of the south bank of the Weishui River, and we are going to divert water from the Bashui River." He also drew two parallel thin lines in the north-south direction on the southeast side of Weishui: "This is the Jingshui River." ”

Qin Lei also lifted his placket, squatted down and said with a smile: "Are you going to connect the two rivers?" ”

Qin Qi nodded and said softly: "This is the first step, dig a one hundred and twenty miles long diversion canal between the two rivers, the terrain where the Bashui River is located is nearly a hundred zhang higher than the Jingshui River, so it is easy to lead a large amount of river water." I was afraid that Qin Lei wouldn't understand, so I patiently explained: "The terrain of our Great Qin is high in the west and low in the east, and the difference is very large. ”

Qin Lei smiled and nodded: "I know, Weishui is on the high slope of loess." As he spoke, he asked, "How to solve the problem of sediment and flooding?" "If the terrifying sediment carried by the Weishui River is allowed to enter the Jingshui River, I am afraid that the river will be silted up in a few years, and the little money that Qin Lei earns from Jingshan City will not even be enough to pay the annual dredging costs.

In the dry season every year, with the decline of the water level of the Weishui River, there is only a small amount of water that can replenish the Jingshui River, and it cannot play its role in replenishing water and flushing siltation. It can be said that if the two problems of 'flood and dryness' and 'sediment' are not solved, the whole plan is still wild, and don't expect Qin Lei to agree.

Qin Qi drew a line diagonally between the two thin lines on the ground that represented the Bashui River. After finishing the drawing, he pointed to the diagonal line and said in a deep voice: "We are going to build a diversion weir in the Bashui River, and divide the Bashui River into two branches, one is called the 'Outer River' along the river, and the other is called the 'Inland River', which is forced to flow into the diversion canal, which is the second step." ”

Qin Lei interjected softly: "Don't say anything else, just say that the Bashui River is high and the water is turbulent, with the current conditions, can a dam be built in the middle of the river?" He said and chuckled: "Even if the big stone goes down, it has to be washed away, right?" "It's not that he is a chicken feather, it's really too important, and a slight mistake will cause unacceptable damage to his strength and reputation.

Of course, once successful, both he and Daqin will benefit immensely, there is no doubt about it.

Qin Qi had already made a bamboo in his chest, and said with a rare smile on his dark face: "This matter is still a method thought up by an old river worker surnamed Xu, we can build some sturdy large bamboo cages, carry them to the center of the river in boats, and then fill the cages with stones, and push them down into the river when they are full." The bamboo cage weighs nearly 10,000 catties, so naturally it will not be washed away. The surrounding area is reinforced with large stones, although the amount of work is still huge, but it is feasible, and even Mr. Le is full of praise. ”

Qin Lei smiled: "Sounds great, even if you pass, let's continue." ”

Qin Qi grinned and continued to explain: "In order to further control the amount of water flowing into the diversion canal, to prevent the water from being large and small, and not being able to maintain stability. At the end of the dike and near the intake, we will build a level tank and spillway weir for flood distribution. ”

"Flat troughs and spillways?" Qin Lei said softly: "What is that?" ”

"The spillway is a dam, and the level chute is the waterway in front of the dam." Qin Qi said in a hoarse voice: "The spillway weir is the key to solving the problem of 'sediment' and 'flood dryness'. It also adopts the method of stacking large stones in bamboo cages, and the top of the weir achieves a more appropriate height, which plays a role in regulating the amount of water. ”

"Specifically, when the water level of the inland river is too high, the flood water flows into the outer river through the spillway weir through the flat water tank, so that the amount of water entering the diversion channel is not too large, and the diversion area is protected from flooding; At the same time, the flow of water flowing into the outer river through the spillway weir creates a swimming vortex, which can effectively reduce the sediment deposition around the mouth of the treasure bottle. ”

Saying that, Qin Qi stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the river and stirred it a few times, forming a small whirlpool, and said loudly: "This whirlpool has a huge separation effect, which can introduce the river water into the canal, but the sediment is thrown into the lower reaches of the Bashui River, and most of it will not enter the diversion canal." ”

Standing up and shaking the water in his hand, Qin Qi said proudly: "This thing looks very ordinary, but in fact, its function is very large, and it can be said to be the key to ensuring that the water diversion area is not flooded." In the event of a catastrophic flood, it will burst its banks on its own, returning a large amount of water to the normal flow of the Bashui River. ”

At this point, the whole water control project is basically completed, and the rest of the work is very simple: open many more ditches on the main trunk of the aqueduct, install a gate between the main stream and the tributaries, and open the gate to release water during the flood season, which can not only discharge the flood, but also irrigate the land on both sides; During the dry season, the sluice gates along the diversion canal will be closed to supply the Jingshui River in a centralized manner. It can be said that it is the best of both worlds, and the best use of everything.

Qin Lei was completely in the beautiful scenery described by Qin Qi, and it took a long time before he stammered: "This is really ingenious!" If you can really turn the scene you described into reality, not only the Grand Canal will come back from the dead, but even the Qinchuan River will become a fertile granary that is not subject to floods and droughts! ”

Qin Qi was naturally very happy to see that the prince was also very fascinated, but he was a little worried: "This project has many advantages, but it is a little bad. ”

Qin Lei smiled and asked, "What's bad?" ”

"It costs money!" Qin Qi said categorically: "The more you have to advance the construction period, the more huge the cost of labor and materials...... I'm afraid it's equivalent to building another Jingshan Castle ......" After speaking, he was afraid that the prince would misunderstand, and added: "It's Jingshan City, not Jingshan Fortress." ”

Qin Lei coughed a few times, his smile froze on his face, scratched his head and said: "It's like this......" and worried about the chill of his subordinates, he quickly explained: "I am very satisfied with your plan, as long as I can think of a way to get the money, I will definitely let you put it into practice." As he spoke, he pointed at the river with a horsewhip, and said with a smile: "You can dredge the Jingshui River first, the cost can be affordable, and you can do it immediately." ”

Without getting an exact answer from the prince, Qin Qi was still a little disappointed, and reluctantly smiled: "This is not difficult, as long as two barrages are built in the upper reaches of the river, the river channel will be artificially narrowed, and the water flow will be naturally turbulent, and when the spring flood comes, it can be dredged." ”

Qin Lei heard the disappointment in his heart, and sighed lightly: "It is said that you have worked hard to make such a good thing, and the Lone King should immediately support you to get on the horse, but now...... The finances of the palace are too tight......" he said, and he counted his fingers: "With the Jingshan Army, there are tens of thousands of people in the mansion, and people have to pay more than 200,000 taels a month for eating horses and chewing horses." Jingshan City has only built an inner city now, and it has already eaten me more than 100,000 taels every month, and I don't know what the follow-up cost will be. ”

As he spoke, Qin Lei's own face turned green, and he said with difficulty: "Coupled with the five temples of the entire government affairs temple, the operating cost of 100,000 taels a month will be 100,000 taels." In total, 500,000 taels per month is not enough, who do you say can bear it? ”

Just listening to the numbers, Qin Qi was already out of breath, and whispered: "Then how can we survive these few months?" "I didn't dare to talk about the construction of the aqueduct again.

Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said: "I earned all my money last year, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's support and a windfall, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive the autumn when I collected the cash." ”

"How so?" Qin Qi's face turned pale and said.

"Hehe," Qin Lei was quite a bit of a singleton who didn't bite lice, and he was still in the mood to smile: "These jobs were originally done by the imperial court, but now let us take the lead in our small family and small business, just like a small horse-drawn cart, tired and unable to pull it......"

"Then why do we have to pull?" Qin Qi was puzzled.

Qin Lei said with a smile: "In the eyes of the court bigwigs, and even His Majesty the Emperor, whether it is building Jingshan City or dredging the Grand Canal, it is pure money burning, and you can't sell it at a loss." And the court has no money, so it doesn't do anything. Said with a smug smile: "But I love to do it, and I will do it if I lose my pants!" ”

"Why is that?" Qin Qi is very qualified to perform the duties of a fungiver.

Qin Lei's eyes flashed with a flash of essence, and he sneered: "Because these things are what the people of Great Qin, the big families, and the wealthy businessmen are willing to see. But they don't have the ability to do it, and even if they do it reluctantly, they can't defend it. As he spoke, he shook his horsewhip violently and laughed: "But the Lone King is different, the Lone King has this ability and can also keep the results, so ......"

Qin Qi comprehended: "Flock to it......"