Emperor Jin turned a blind eye to this kind of controversy and even noise.

He's the emperor, and he just needs to make the final decisions to achieve his goal. The method by which decisions are made and by whom they are made are all secondary.

Emperor Jin sat behind his desk, looking at the ministers divided into two rows below, some of them were asking questions to the young man who came in last and closest to the door, some of them had indifferent expressions, and some of them were smiling after deep thought.

It would be better if these people could be less stale and less careful.

Finally, under the leadership of the minister of the Ministry of Industry, after everyone in this group questioned Xie Shence, Emperor Jin spoke.

"Feng Zhi wrote ten sparse proposals back then, and I have also read them. Regarding the article of cash-for-work, in recent years, it has saved a lot of money for Dajin, and you also know this. In that case, you might as well listen to what Feng Zhi has to say. ”

Maybe there were still people who didn't react when Emperor Jin said that the ten sloppy discussions, but as soon as the words "work for relief" came out, several bigwigs of the Ministry of Industry present had stiff expressions.

How did they not know how important the "Ten Suggestions of River Workers" that helped them a lot was? That's simply a method that even people who have been working on rivers all their lives can't think of!

In particular, the cash-for-work clause not only replenishes a large number of labor, but also enhances the friendship between colleagues.

↖ Why does it enhance the friendship between colleagues?

Nonsense, in the past, a department that broke the embankment had to pay three pieces of silver: repairing the embankment, providing disaster relief, and rebuilding after the disaster. Now only one and a half dollars are needed to repair the embankment, and in addition to repairing the embankment, only the money for disaster relief is allocated to the wages for repairing and rebuilding the embankment, which greatly reduces the expenses and makes the accounts of the household much easier.

If the accounts are settled, the work will be easy, and the work will be easy, and the people will be comfortable.

The Ministry of Industry does not have to fight with the Ministry of Words because of various miscellaneous matters every year. When we meet, we are all "weather hahaha today", and the relationship is naturally good.

All of this is derived from the ten-page "Ten Suggestions of River Workers".

And this negligent discussion, was it written by this kid?

This kid who was just laughed at by us?

The beard of the left attendant of the Ministry of Works was blown high, and his chest rose and fell.

Just scolded people, counted him as the most scolding, and now blushing counts him as the most red.

Lord Zuo Shilang pointed at Xie Shence and scolded: "What a scheming boy, just now he kept smiling and not speaking, making people think that you are weak-hearted, it turns out that you are confident, waiting for Your Majesty to relieve you." Anyway, if you don't say anything about it today, this official doesn't care whether you are the commander of the Tiqi Division or not, and you will also go to your grandfather to file a complaint. ”

Xie Shence smiled and didn't answer.

Standing up, he saluted Emperor Jin, and said to Xie Shence: "Your Excellency knows that the problem of the Yellow River bursting its banks has been around for a long time, and the Great Jin Dynasty has been in existence for two hundred and fifty years. ”

One minister said: "The silting up of the river causes the riverbed to rise, and after heavy rains, the river swells so much that it overflows the river, causing the river to suffer. ”

Xie Shence said: "Exactly. ”

"But that's not the main reason."

Lord Zuo Shilang twisted his beard and asked, "You also said yes, since this is the reason, why do you want to say that we don't know the reason?" What is the real reason? ”

Xie Shence said: "This is the reason, but it is a direct cause, not a root cause. ”

Emperor Jin frowned.

"What is the root cause?"

"There's not enough food to eat."

Xie Shence replied in a positive voice.

"Ugh"

Not only were the ministers stunned, but Emperor Jin was also at a loss.

Where is the lack of food to eat related to the river disaster?

"Nonsense"

Lord Zuo Shilang was just rushed by Xie Shence's words, and his hand shook and pulled his beard painfully. At this time, there was a look of contempt.

"yes, nonsense."

"yes, how did the river hazard have anything to do with food?"

"What connection can there be between the two?"

“”

The adults whispered, and even the generals of the military department and Yu Linwei exchanged words.

More than a dozen people in the imperial study, except for Emperor Jin and Xie Shence, all expressed varying degrees of skepticism about Xie Shence's words.

Xie Shence was a little helpless.

This is a question that later generations of middle school students can understand with a little thought. In this world, few people understand.

There is not enough food to eat, so large-scale land reclamation, large areas of fertile land bring a bumper harvest but also cause ecological imbalance, then soil erosion, river sediment content increases, the lower reaches of the Yellow River flow is smooth sediment siltation, and then the riverbed rises and floods for many years.

This is almost a must-have common sense for middle school students. However, for more than 1,000 years, the realization of the importance of protecting the ecological environment, which was obtained at a painful price, was almost unthinkable at this time.

Only when life is getting better and better, and more and more pursuit of quality, will we have the energy to think about this aspect, and we will have to think about this aspect.

It's just quite early Tang now, who would think about it.

Emperor Jin frowned, expressed puzzlement, and pressed it with his hand to silence everyone, and motioned Xie Shence to continue.

Xie Shence smiled.

"Do you think I'm too funny?"

"Not really."

"The two really have a relationship. Allow me to take a moment to do a little experiment with Your Majesty and your Excellency. ”

Emperor Jin nodded. Xie Shence then turned around and went out.

As soon as Xie Shence went out, more than a dozen bigwigs from various departments of Dajin began to whisper again, some people were quite curious about the experiment Xie Shence said, but more people, especially the people in the Ministry of Industry, still questioned Xie Shence's words, and they would rather believe that Xie Shence was an excuse to go out and find a way, rather than really prepare for any so-called experiment.

Lord Zuo Shilang squinted his eyes and twisted his beard and sat still, thinking to himself: If he can't come up with anything convincing, he will have to ask the father-in-law outside when he goes out later, even if he spends a little money, it doesn't matter, what did this kid do outside just now, but don't think of a way, just come in and prevaricate with something.

After a while, Lord Zuo Shilang almost burst out laughing.

What do you mean?

Don't just prevaricate with something, right? What's that kid holding in his hand?

A handful of grass?

Still with mud?

What is this!

Pull it out of the Imperial Garden, right?

Lord Zuo Shilang's eyelids twitched fiercely a few times: Could it be that he has the ability to predict the future?

After a while, several Ouchi guards came in, holding wooden boards, kettles and other things in their hands, and one of the guards even held a handful of soil.

Emperor Jin's brow furrowed again.

The ministers in the imperial study did not understand the intention of thanking Shence.

Xie Shence said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the reason is very simple. ”

"Most of the northwest of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Western Qin Dynasty are bounded by the Yellow River, especially the northwest. The northwest place, on both sides of the Yellow River, is barren for our Great Jin Dynasty, but relatively fertile for Western Qin, so there has always been a lot of fertile land for reclamation. ”

"Because the yield, that is, the grain produced per mu of land, is too low, and the population of Western Qin continues to grow, and our Northwest Army of the Great Jin Dynasty also cultivates the fields, so more and more wasteland is reclaimed, so a large area of forest has become a fertile field."

"However, due to the method of reclamation and the efficiency of use, many of the fields that appear to be fertile can only be used for a few years, and then they are abandoned after a while, resulting in a large amount of wasteland."

"And because of the soil quality of the northwest, once there are no crops or vegetation, this sandy soil will easily flow into the river with heavy rains, and a considerable part of it will be carried downstream by the river."

"The upstream water is turbulent, and it is not easy for boats to travel, so the sediment cannot stay, but the downstream is gentle, so the sediment will be deposited, and then it will be the river disaster that you have said."

After Xie Shence finished speaking, some people showed a sudden look on their faces, and some people still had questions.

Lord Zuo Shilang sneered and said: "Just mud and sand, how much can there be, alarmist." ”

Emperor Jin smiled with interest.

Xie Shence glanced at the scene and saw that there were still many people who were skeptical, so he said, "Your Majesty, your Excellency, please take a look." ”

Xie Shence asked one of the guards to tilt the plank.

"This is the Northwest River."

Then he pointed to the ground, "This is the river downstream." ”

Then he placed the grass in his hand in the middle of the inclined plank, and asked one of the guards to water the grass.

The water seeped into the soil along the grass stems, and the slightly black sand flowed down the plank, and after sliding down the plank, it left a small pile on the ground. Soon, the water that had been left was cleared, and there was no more muddy water flowing down, and then the dark muddy water that had accumulated was washed away and much lighter.

"This is the northwest where there is no barren land, but there is vegetation cover."

Then he asked the guard with the dirt in his hand to place the dirt on the sloping plank, and did it as usual.

Soon a large patch of sludge water accumulated on the ground. And only a small part of the mud was left on the board. Xie Shence pointed to the plank and the ground and said, "This is the current northwest and the current downstream river. ”

"I see."

Emperor Jin's frowning sword eyebrows loosened, and a smile appeared on his face.

Feng Zhi's explanation really found another way and was thought-provoking. It's your grandfather's demeanor, not bad. ”

Xie Shence arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty has praised it." ”

At this moment, even several bigwigs in the military understand.

Lord Zuo Shilang was still holding his beard steadily.

"Your Majesty, even if it is the sediment and sediment caused by the lack of food to eat, as the Admiral said, how much sediment can the rain bring down? The Admiral's words are a bit far-fetched. ”

After Lord Zuo Shilang said this, several officials also bowed their heads thoughtfully.

Xie Shence smiled: "No, no, no, Lord Shilang's words are really wrong. Dare to ask Lord Squire, in a handful of dirt, is there more sand or more stones? ”

"Shado."

"In a mountain, is there more sand or more rocks?"

"There are many stones."

"Is there more sand or more stone in the northwest?"

"That's pretty much it."

"Can water wash down sand or stones?"

"Stone, uh, sand!"

"Is the Northwest bigger or the Yellow River bigger?"

"Naturally, the northwest is bigger."

"I'm done."

"Uh-huh?"

Lord Zuo was surprised.

Then I heard the emperor laugh and applaud.

"Feng Zhi has such a sharp mind! You can say that again! I'm glad to be! ”

After the emperor finished speaking, the three bigwigs of the military department and Yu Linwei were the first to react and laughed with the emperor.

Then several adults also reacted, and finally the people from the Ministry of Works.

It's just that the faces of the people in the Ministry of Industry are not very good-looking.

The northwest is so big, there are so many fields reclaimed, and there are so many abandoned wastelands, so there is a lot of sediment flowing into the Yellow River. Even if it starts out small, it adds up to a big problem.

Xie Shence bowed to Emperor Jin and smiled without saying a word.

Look, it's a very simple thing.

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