Since mid-April, the rain in the southeast has been continuous, causing a lot of trouble to the construction of the canal. The rain was silting, and the newly dug channel was full of muddy water, mixed with sand and gravel debris, and it was impossible to construct at all.

Tang Yi ran out of ideas for a while, he couldn't use a scoop of water to scoop water, it would be nice if there was a water pump, but where to get it now?

It just so happened that Tang Shunzhi rushed to check, Tang Yi had to ask for help from the omniscient Mr. Jingchuan, Tang Shunzhi really did not disappoint him, and immediately ordered to make a hundred waterwheels, the waterwheels are not fresh, they have appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty at the earliest, also called dragon cars, the longest can be up to two zhang, people step on the crutch on the bank, drive the keel plate to rotate, bring the river water up, up to three waterwheels relay, raise the irrigation water to three zhang height.

Tang Shunzhi also improved the waterwheel, abandoning the use of manpower and animal power, and installing iron shafts. The workers waved their whips, the old oxen obediently turned with wooden gears, the keel plates creaked, and the mud-filled water was drawn out of the river and flowed to the farmland of the people along the river according to the dug canal.

A hundred waterwheels started together, and soon the silted rainwater was cleaned up, the workers cheered and continued to dig, everyone was full of enthusiasm, two hundred miles of salt and iron ponds, now one hundred and eighty miles have been repaired, as long as they work harder, they can be repaired before the Dragon Boat Festival.

"Mr. is really clever, I didn't expect that even the waterwheel would understand!" Tang Yi smiled and praised, Tang Shunzhi is very different from the reader who is not diligent and does not distinguish between four bodies and grains in his impression, proficient in civil and military affairs, astronomy and geography, medicine and astrology, three teachings and nine streams, there is no one who can't.

Tang Shunzhi smiled slightly: "You kid is not bad, after a few months of hard work, the salt iron pond will be repaired, how big a boat can you go after the cultivation is completed?" ”

"At least a thousand." That is, a thousand stones, Tang Yi said with a smile: "Originally, according to the rules, the ships of the Grand Canal were four hundred materials, with a shallow draft and fast transportation. However, in recent years, people are greedy for profits, and the canal ships are getting bigger and bigger, and the salt and iron ponds are to be transported in conjunction with the canal, and the transportation capacity is insufficient. ”

Tang Shunzhi snorted: "It's just that there are a group of people who are greedy for small profits in front of them, and the Grand Canal is always stranded along the way, but they are fat, but have you ever thought about the imperial court?" ”

The indignant youth disease came again, Tang Yi didn't care much, compared to the overloading of trucks in later generations, the overloading of the canal in front of him was still pediatric, and the descendants and ancestors were all a virtue!

I thought that Tang Shunzhi would talk a lot, but he didn't continue, but asked: "How is the canal ticket number being prepared?" ”

"Very well, it's all the merchants who are doing it, I don't know." Tang Yi said casually.

Tang Shunzhi smiled: "Boy, are you still playing tricks with me?" The canal ticket number is your biggest purpose! ”

"Why!" Although Tang Yi denied it, a trace of Chi Leng betrayed him.

Tang Shunzhi looked at the workers in full swing and said softly: "I thought you wouldn't be able to deal with the Weaving Bureau. ”

"But I didn't make a move, so you were mistaken!"

"Phew!" Tang Shunzhi scolded: "It's me who didn't see through your wishful thinking, if the weaving bureau is safe and sound, after the opening of the salt and iron pond, those eunuchs who are greedy for money and profit will definitely intervene." Now, the Weaving Bureau has been hit hard, and the Canal has a stable development time, and your kid is typical of no profit and can't afford to be early. ”

Tang Shunzhi couldn't help but sigh: "The most powerful party in our dynasty is not the Yan Party, but the Jin Party that has not fallen for a hundred years. You can think of controlling the ticket number and accumulating strength, which is also not simple. ”

These words really hit Tang Yi's deepest calculations.

He wanted to use the Yantietang as a link of interests, take the canal as the base camp, absorb the wealthy merchants and families in the southeast, and form a community of interests. But Tang Yi also knew that these people were not united, and even wanted to learn from Shen Liang and attach themselves to the name of the Weaving Bureau, with the help of the golden signboard of imperial power, to make profits for themselves and their families, and easily become a high-level parasite and rentier.

Such a result was something Tang Yi never wanted to see, so he did not hesitate to rush to the front line to help find evidence, take down Shen Liang, and bring down the weaving bureau. In order to fight for the precious fishing period in troubled waters, formulate rules, develop and grow, and wait until the weaving bureau opens from drumming, the canal has passed the dangerous infancy, and planted a profound Down's gene, no one can snatch it!

It didn't feel good to be pierced by others, Tang Yi suddenly became irritable, kept walking on the ground, the muddy water soaked the bottom of the thousand layers, and asked himself, has he really become a pure interest animal?

There is no right and wrong, no right or wrong, no principle, no bottom line, only interests! If the interests require, does he also have to cooperate with the Weaving Bureau, and he will not hesitate to use the Japanese to serve himself, even if it is the lives of hundreds of thousands of people?

If it really comes to that point, what is the difference with those shameless politicians?

Tang Yi only felt that his confidence was passing quickly, confusion and pain kept coming, he held his head in pain, squatted on the ground, and kept wheezing.

After a long time, a large hand pressed on his shoulder.

Tang Shunzhi narrowed his eyes and said: "People don't kill for themselves, if you want to go further, this is something you must learn, although I don't despise Yan Song's person, but he can sit firmly for more than ten years, it is indeed not simple." ”

"No!" Tang Yi stared at the crowd of people coming and going on the construction site, and suddenly blessed his soul, and finally solved the misunderstanding. His eyes were firmly fixed on Tang Shunzhi, and he said word by word: "Mr. Jing Chuan, you are wrong!" ”

"Oh? What's wrong? Tang Shunzhi asked with interest.

Tang Yi showed a bright smile and said, "Actually, from the time I saw the tragic situation of the refugees, I made up my mind to let the culprit be punished!" I dealt with Shen Liang and the Weaving Bureau, not for the canal ticket number, on the contrary, the canal ticket number is just my means to protect these refugees. ”

Tang Shunzhi couldn't believe his ears, and said with a smile: "You didn't deceive yourself, did you?" ”

"Of course not." Tang Yi said with a smile: "The beloved son of parents has far-reaching plans. Assuming that there is no canal ticket number, and there is no plan for me, what will happen to the people after the canal is repaired? ”

Tang Shunzhi frowned, thought for a while and said, "Most of them will go home, it's best to get back the original field, and if you can't get it back, you will become a tenant." Compared to the people affected in other places, they are already considered lucky. ”

"Sir, I think this is not enough at all, far from making them live a good life."

With such great ambitions, Tang Shunzhi laughed and said: "Stinky boy, your canal ticket number has such a big effect?" ”

"That's right, I'll give a tenth of the shares to the workers' representatives, and I'll keep a dedicated construction team of 2,000 people to build docks, warehouses, shops, hotels, and so on. The best shops will be taken away by wealthy merchants, but ordinary small shops, small stalls, will be left to them, and they can make money in small business. In addition, the merchants will also set up workshops, and I can ask the merchants to give priority to the people who participate in the river repair, so that they have a stable income......"

Tang Yi kept talking about his assumptions, Tang Shunzhi could keep up at first, but then he simply crashed. There is only one thought left: this kid is a demon! Great wickedness!

In the end, Tang Yi showed a confident smile and said calmly: "It is true that I let the merchants and gentry take the fattest piece of meat, but the common people still have soup and water left. If I don't do that, what do you think? ”

"What else, the common people are just a plate of loose sand, waiting to be eaten and wiped clean by Shen Liang and others!" Tang Shunzhi was silent for a long time, patted Tang Yi on the shoulder, and said with a sigh: "You kid has realized and taught me that there is no absolute black and white in this world. Confucians always think about becoming benevolent, but they don't want to succeed! The world is turbid, I am clear, and the world is clear, I am turbid, it is the same, useless in the country! It's time for me Tang Shunzhi to go out of the mountain! ”

While he was talking, someone suddenly stumbled and ran, and their voices were out of tune.

"Lord Qincha is here, Qincha is here!"