- In February, due to an accident, the Hongshui River project could no longer be completed on schedule......

According to the progress of each construction section, among the 43 beaches that must be repaired for the opening of the route, 36 beaches have been repaired, and the remaining seven beaches are the most difficult.

Whether this section of the river of about 100 miles can be opened is also the focus of controversy in all aspects. In view of the fact that the dangerous shoals here are close to each other, and the rocks are narrow and difficult to walk, Chen Ke, Shen Kuo and Su Song, who came on purpose, organized a survey again, and finally Chen Ke made concessions in order to take care of the overall project, and agreed to temporarily avoid these seven beaches and use dry roads instead...... At the same time as the overhaul of the river, the post road along the river was also completed, and the flat and wide cement road, with a post of sixty miles along the way, was completely the standard of the national highway of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, in Chen Ke, he naturally refused to stay a little inexhaustible, and it was a pity that he fell short, but the craftsmen had done their best, so they could only use the dry road as an expedient first, and then try to smooth it in the next year. However, although he did not report hope for the completion of Qitan, he did not order the work to be stopped, but raised the reward standard to encourage the exhausted officials and citizens not to slacken and to gnaw off the hard bones little by little.

In fact, it is not because Shen Kuo underestimated the construction period, but because of natural and man-made disasters......

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Such a huge project naturally aroused the attention and uneasiness of Dali in China.

It's normal to be upset. Thousands of miles of Hongshui River, in the previous thousand years, has always been the existence of 'barbarian capital for the moat, business travel as a daunting way', and it is also an important condition for Dali to be safe. It is unimaginable that Dali does not have a natural barrier with high mountains and deep waters. Back then, Song Taizu was able to say the words 'this place is not mine'.

Although the monarchs and ministers of Dali have surrendered their land, everyone knows that it is only a nominal minister. The so-called 'sky is high and the emperor is far away', isn't it the best portrayal here? But if the Great Song Dynasty built the Hongshui River into a channel, and from then on the moat became a thoroughfare, and the imperial court's control over Dali would be greatly enhanced.

This is what the princes of all walks of life who are still full of ambition to be the emperor of the soil in Dali do not want to see it no matter what. But now Dali is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty wanted to build a river on his own land, and he didn't need to ask for their opinions.

The sky fell and there was a big one, and all eyes were focused on the three big families. Of course, the Yang family's new defeat was far away in western Yunnan, and it was obvious that it maintained a three-legged momentum under the protection of the Great Song Dynasty.

can only look at the Duan family and the Gao family, Duan Silian is the king of Dian. The territory of Dali is theoretically under his control; The Gao family is the actual master of eastern Yunnan, and the Great Song Dynasty is building rivers on their territory, which is reasonable and reasonable, and they should be asked.

In fact, at the beginning, Gao Shengtai heard the wind and came, seeing such a huge project, he felt that his legs and stomach were spinning, and said to Chen Ke, who was easy to see: "My lord, what is the Heavenly Empire going to do?" ”

"How can the prince still say 'Celestial Empire'?" Chen Ke smiled faintly: "Aren't you an official of the imperial court?" ”

"Oh, years of habit. It was smooth for a while. Gao Shengtai hurriedly changed his words: "It's the imperial court, not the Celestial Empire." ”

"Be careful, we're familiar, it's okay what you say." Chen Ke said: "But if you want others to listen to it, you will inevitably think that you are a scholar, and you haven't regarded yourself as a Song person." Said with a smile: "Shizi, you won't really let me say it, right?" ”

"No, no, absolutely not!" Gao Shengtai flatly denied it, and hurriedly said: "It is very honorable to be a member of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"That's good." Chen Ke smiled with relief: "The prince is definitely not a duplicitous person, right?" ”

"No, no, no. Definitely not. "Gao Shengtai's head shook like a rattle. Liu Yue, who was watching coldly, couldn't help but sigh secretly, another stupid cow who was led by the nose .........,

"By the way, just now the prince asked the imperial court what to do with the river?" Chen Ke then turned back and said, "Didn't your father tell you?" ”

"My father mentioned it, saying that the imperial court wanted to build the Hongshui River in order to transport grain to the Dongchuan garrison." Gao Shengtai was completely imposed, and said: "At that time, I didn't expect to waste money so much. It's really not worth it, so the Han family has been supplying the army. ”

"The kindness of the prince has been recorded by the official." Chen Ke said lightly: "But cultivate this way." Not only is it used to transport grain and grass, but this is also a gift from the imperial court to Dali! Dali is rich in products, there are famous horses and famous tea, but it was difficult to travel on the mountain road before, and it was impossible to transport it, so the people's life has been very difficult. He paused and smiled: "Once the boats are connected, the situation will be very different!" If Dali's goods can be shipped out, either to the mainland or abroad, the people's lives will be much better, and your treasury will be full......"

His eloquence was excellent, and he talked endlessly, and he spoke so loudly that he was grateful to the court for a while. Turning his head, he came back to his senses, and secretly shouted in his heart: 'What, what, it's obvious that the Song Dynasty wants to firmly control Dali, so it will make this bloody capital, okay?' ’

But Chen Ke was already in a hurry, forcing him to not move from the perspective of the Great Song Zhongchen, Gao Shengtai had to listen to the speech with his head down, and then went back in disgrace.

However, the Gao family can't just forget it, as the head snake in eastern Yunnan, they don't lack ways to secretly stumble. Gao Shengtai first ordered all the tribes along the river to find ways to make trouble for the construction of the river. But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement. After inquiring, I found out that Chen Ke had promised them all kinds of benefits such as boat fares, and these tribes were looking forward to the rapid completion of the river, so how could they make trouble?

If you can't make a plan, you have to make another plan. Soon, rumors circulated among the coastal tribes that the Song Dynasty had built numerous dikes in the upper reaches of the Hongshui River, which would cause the middle and lower reaches to be cut off, and the coastal tribes would die of thirst...... Against the backdrop of the severe drought this year, the people in various parts of the country also saw that the river had dried up completely, so the rumors spread very quickly.

There is a way of blessing and misfortune, and there is no one-way street. At the same time, a tribe along the coast started another plague, and the epidemic was so severe that it was said that one of the four sick people died, and the remaining three would also be disfigured. There are rumors that it was because the Song people blew up the reef and set up a dam, cut off the river, and harassed the Hebo of the Hongshui River, and Hebo became angry. If work is not stopped immediately, more people will be punished.

In addition, in people's cognition, winter was the lightest time for Dali's miasma, but now there is an outbreak of plague, so that the natives can not sit still at all, although they love money, but they want to die, although they fear the Great Song Dynasty, but they are more in awe of the gods. Fortunately, Chen Ke had a very close personal relationship with the leaders of various ethnic groups, and they were embarrassed to tear their faces immediately, so they did not take drastic action as soon as they came up, but recalled the clansmen who were working on the construction site, and found Chen Ke to ask for good words.

Chen Ke naturally didn't believe in Uncle Hebohe, but the support of the tribes along the coast was related to the protection of the waterway and even the foothold of the Great Song Dynasty in Dali, and he didn't dare to be careless at all. And the rumors have also spread among the people, and the people are just as panicked, if there is a trouble, I am afraid that not only will the previous efforts be wasted, but also something big may happen!

Despite the tight deadline, he ordered a temporary shutdown and rushed to check on the epidemic immediately. This was strongly opposed by Liu Yue'e, who heard that the plague was very contagious and resolutely disagreed with Chen Ke's risk.

Although Chen Ke was forced to calm down on the surface, he was actually under great pressure. He thought that by teasing a few words as usual, he would be able to make Liu Yue'e obedient, but who knew that this little girl insisted that Qingshan would not relax, and said that he would not let him go.

"Get out of the way!" Chen Ke said in a deep voice.

Liu Yue'e blocked the door, shook her head resolutely and said, "Don't let it!" ”…,

"The project is stopped, and 100,000 people are waiting there," Chen Ke said angrily: "You are still here to hold me back!" ”

"I'm going to drag." Liu Yue'e frowned, and said stubbornly: "I can't control so much, I can't let you go to death!" ”

"I can't die, my life is too big."

"Do you think you're really descending from the stars?" Liu Yue'e is not a gentle woman, but she is in a hurry at the moment, and her words are even more with guns and sticks: "You can't live like a plague!" ”

"I know how to heal."

"The doctors are all sick and ...... dead"

"You ......" Chen Ke didn't expect that he would even lose to Liu Yue'e in a verbal battle, and said angrily: "You get out of the way for me!" ”

"Don't let it!"

"It's the other way around!" Chen Ke said angrily: "Who are you, and you still take care of me?" "He mean, are you my mother? And they won't let me go out.

"I ......" Liu Yue'e thought about it, and she was suffocated. yes, who am I, who do you care to die?

Taking advantage of her stunned, Chen Ke flashed out of the door, mounted his horse and galloped away, and the guards hurriedly followed.

After going out for less than twenty miles, I saw Liu Yue'e chasing after her sweaty BMW.

"What are you doing with it?" Chen Ke reined in the horse's hand.

"You can't take care of it!" Liu Yue's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, and she only squeezed out a sentence after a while.

"Why can't I take care of it?" Chen Ke smiled bitterly in his heart, why did he turn it upside down again?

"Am I your soldier, or your officer?" Liu Yue'e coldly retorted: "Who are you, can you control me?" ”

"Okay, don't make trouble," Chen Ke smiled helplessly: "Fang Cai has a bad attitude, I apologize." Don't follow, don't you? After a pause, he said softly, "There will be deaths." ”

"You also know that there will be deaths," Liu Yue'e was originally stubborn, and after listening to his words, tears couldn't stop flowing: "Why do you want to go?" ”

"I have a reason to go." Chen Ke sighed.

"I have a reason to go......"

"What reason?"

"Die to die!" Liu Yue'e bit her lower lip, staring at him with a pair of good-looking phoenix eyes, but said with a gloomy expression: "I can't deal with my little sister ...... it"-

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I'm speechless...... Bitter...... (To be continued)