In the spring of the eighth year of Yuande, February Yiwei (16). Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The western suburbs of Chang'an, Hongguyuan, Fanchuan.

As the gurgling water poured into a wide ditch, the entire Fanchuan was cheered, and countless people burst into tears.

Chao Cuo was even more excited and couldn't help himself.

Because, the opening of this ditch announced the basic completion of the first phase of the Weihe River transportation project.

Since then, the connection between Kunming Pond and the Wei River, as well as the water and Fengshui, has been fully connected.

The water supply for residents in Chang'an City will also be greatly improved.

The clear natural water source from Kunming Pond and the water and Fengshui will enter thousands of households from now on.

What's more important - his misguided ambition as prime minister finally has a guarantee.

Although, at present, this Caoyun Canal project is actually only a beginning, and even less than half of it is completed.

The most important and critical project to divert the river has not yet been completed.

At present, what is really completed is this canal and canal that starts from Kunming Pond, passes through Fengshui and Shui Shui, goes north to Fanchuan, goes around Chang'an City for a week, and flows into the Wei River from Baqiao.

Even so, this project is great enough!

The canal, which flows through more than 100 miles, will completely change the lives of the people along the road from Kunming Pool to Chang'an.

At the same time, this channel, which feeds the natural river water from the deep mountains of Kunming Pond and Shanglinyuan, into Chang'an City, will also completely change the drinking water safety of Chang'an City residents, so that everyone can drink healthy and clean drinking water.

Based on this alone, Chao Cuo also knew in his heart that he was already sure that he could get the pass to the prime minister's throne.

The reason is simple.

The entire Chang'an City and the people along the Cao River will support him!

Whoever opposes it is the enemy of these people!

A politician who has lost the hearts and fame of the people can only step down in disgrace, not to mention that he still has the endorsement of the Son of Heaven.

Thinking of this, Chao Cuo also had to sigh with emotion, and said in his heart: "I thought that Your Majesty just wanted to use this project to make an excuse for me, but I didn't want to, this project itself is enough to make me prime minister......"

Just look at today.

Originally, at this year's court meeting, many aristocratic princes and lords openly and secretly said that 'Chao Yingchuan wants to be the prime minister, but it is still a little unqualified', of course, for the sake of the face of the Son of Heaven and Zhou Yafu, the prime minister of the dynasty, everyone can barely recognize it by pinching their noses!

However, many people are saying in private: Chao Yingchuan's phase will definitely not sit for a long time, sooner or later, a year, or a few months at the earliest, and it will inevitably go to the position.

In fact, in fact, the attitude of these people has already been indicated.

They were forced by the deterrence of the Son of Heaven and the power of the Legalists and Zhou Yafu's face, so they had to agree to let him take the wrong position.

However, the day he sat on the position of prime minister by mistake was the beginning of these people stumbling and making trouble for him.

They will inevitably use all means to make him bow down and step down.

Chao Cuo was very hesitant for a while, and discussed with Zhou Yafu, Dou Ying and others many times.

even had the idea of simply abdicating to make way for Xian.

After all, he was just an ordinary man, and he couldn't bear so much pressure.

He was also afraid that this would provoke contradictions between the government and the opposition.

Fortunately, he persevered and persevered until now.

With this Weihe River transportation project, even if it is only the first phase of the project, as a political achievement.

Now, his wrong phase has been as stable as Mount Tai.

Not only did the princes praise him, but even many people who had never been accustomed to his mistakes had to thank him.

Because, on the day when the Wei River and Cao River are connected, the entire Guanzhong will benefit.

Including those who have been opposed and hostile to Chao Wrong!

What's more, through this project, Chao Cuo has completely solved the drinking water safety and health problems of millions of residents in Chang'an City.

The military has already expressed its support.

After gaining the endorsement of the military, any other organization and force can only give up those ideas in their hearts.

At least for now, we have to give up.

Otherwise, what awaits them can only be the rebellion of the people and the ashes.

"You have worked hard......" Chao Coo looked at the gurgling water, rolling eastward, circled around Fanchuan, and then went straight to Chang'an City, he arched his hand to the canal officials and craftsman representatives behind him: "In the past few months, thanks to the help of the monarchs, I have this merit, I will be the son of heaven, for you and so on!" ”

"Don't dare!" Dozens of officials and craftsmen heard this, and they all happily bowed: "To be able to serve the Ming Gong, my generation is fortunate to have three lives!" ”

Today, engineers and technocrats have always been rewarded and promoted.

Tian Hou, the master craftsman who presided over the praise slope road, has now worshiped Shaofucheng.

Yan Xiong, who presided over the Longshou Canal project, is now the county guard of Hedong County.

Wang Zhang, who presided over the Kunming Pool Project, was already the left supervisor of Lin Yuan under the leadership of Dr. Guanglu.

And the officials and craftsmen under their command also ascended to heaven and became rich and noble.

Because of the invention and creation of a new technology, a master craftsman was given a hundred gold, worshiped as a doctor, and was named the Marquis of Guannei.

There are capable officials who died at their posts due to overwork, and were named mountain gods and enjoyed the blood and food of a place.

It's really envious of others!

Nowadays, the Wei River and the Cao River are beginning to show their effects, and naturally the big guys can be rewarded.

By the time this project is completed, everyone may have already worn ribbons and called the house.

Chao Cuo attaches great importance to these people.

He comforted them one by one and talked to them as close as family.

Because he knows that these are talents, and they are capable officials that he must rely on in the future, and even use as humerus.

It can even be said that in the future, if the prime minister can't borrow these people, it is likely that it will be difficult to move forward.

Because, in the future, the empire will continue to build and build channels.

Among the mega-projects in the planning are the North-South Canal Project, the Northern Rail Transit Network, and the Straight Road Widening and Extension Plans.

The empire will also build cities and overhaul fortresses in Hejian and Hexi to consolidate its territory.

This would not have been possible without the help of these engineering and organizational officers and technocrats.

And today's son is a king who only looks at the results and doesn't ask about the process.

After greeting the men, Chao Cuo stepped forward and walked to the line of slaves kneeling on the side of the channel.

There are about 500 of these slave laborers, all of whom have performed well, worked diligently, and have a skill in the ranks of slave laborers in the past few months.

Their performance has conquered Chao Wrong.

So, Chao Cuo decided to reward them.

"Since you waited for March, you have been diligent in the king's affairs, willing to work, and skilled in skillful work, and this official is determined to write to the Son of Heaven for you, please remove the slave body and return to the common people!"

"Xie Chaogong, may Chaogong be Wandai!" When the slaves heard this, they could not hide their joy, and some even cried excitedly.

In the past few months, they have been exposed to frost and dew, cut down thorns, cut down mountains, and toiled day and night with their flesh and blood.

Countless people have fallen and never got up again.

Within three months, more than 20,000 slave laborers died in accidents or diseases.

Under every mile of the Weihe Caohe project, the bones of slave laborers are paved.

However, on the day of success, Chao Cuo fulfilled his promise, gave them freedom, and gave them Han status.

This is already a great mercy for these old Dawan people, Kangju people, and even Daxia people and Xiongnu people.

Don't dare to expect more.

Especially the Hun prisoners of war were even more grateful.

What words can they have but gratitude?

All the thorns and rebellious have died in the hard work of the past few months.

Those who survive are the most loyal, the most patient, the most tenacious, and the most obedient.

Chao Cuo looked at these people and nodded in his heart, these slaves behaved and reacted well.

Consideration could be given to absorbing them into the Shaofu system.

Left and right, they are also rootless trees, sourceless water.

For the Han family, their small number is almost negligible, and it is impossible to cause any problems.

What's more, half of these people have been castrated.

With these people as examples, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the remaining tens of thousands of slave laborers will surely be higher, and they will also be helpful for the next project.

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Weiyang Palace.

Liu Che stood in the Beique City Tower, looking at the direction of Baqiao, even in the Weiyang Palace, Liu Che could hear the cheers and joys in the distance.

For the past 60 years, Chang'an City has relied on the water of the Wei River, which flows through the city.

However, in a city with a population of one million, you can imagine how much household waste and sewage will be discharged into the river every day.

I don't know how many women wash laundry in the river every day.

Even in the pre-century world, there was almost no industrial pollution, but the impact of domestic garbage also greatly affected the water quality.

Especially at the turn of spring and summer, bacterial infections are rampant, and many people die.

Even in Weiyang Palace, every year there are palace maids and eunuchs who die of complications caused by diarrhea.

Nowadays, the Cao River project, around the city, flows into the Wei River.

Clean water from Kunming Pond and Shanglin Yuan will completely improve the lives of the people of Chang'an.

In addition, the villages and estates along the Cao River will also be irrigated.

Only the first phase of the project has benefited two million people!

After the completion of the entire Caohe project, it will radiate more than 500 miles, irrigate hundreds of thousands of hectares of land, and benefit millions of people.

It can be said that the merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future.

More importantly, this project has created a precedent in Chinese history.

For the first time, the central government basically did not levy conscripts when carrying out mega-projects.

In addition to technocrats and artisans, the main force of labor was cheap prisoners of war and slave labor procured from the Xiongnu.

No one was affected.

It's a model that is all good and no harm at all.

Not only courtiers and meat eaters, but also very satisfied.

Farmers and low-level citizens praised it one after another.

The slave labor construction model has been widely recognized.

Even the Virgin Mary will never dare to be sympathetic anymore.

Thinking of this, Liu Che smiled.

In human history, almost all empires, if they want to be strong, they rely on sucking the blood of others to strengthen themselves.

The exception is China.

Historically, China, regardless of the Han and Tang dynasties, was broad-minded and tolerant.

For foreign guests and their own enemies, they are magnanimous, regardless of previous suspicions.

The Chinese treat the world with kindness, but they are greeted with betrayal and blasphemy.

The leniency of the two Han dynasties towards the guests of the Western Regions and the enemies of the steppe planted the factor of Wuhu chaohua, and those Hu people who were brought to China by the Chinese and given care of them, took advantage of the internal strife in the Western Jin Dynasty and fought back, almost making Shenzhou Lu sink.

The same was true of the Tang Dynasty, where the king gave the Hu people trust and responsibility.

As a result, the Battle of Tanros and the betrayal of Qarlu led to the defeat of Gao Xianzhi.

After that, during the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Empire had no time to look westward, so it lost Central Asia and the Western Regions Protectorate.

On the contrary, it is the Westerners, who use blood and bones as a way to kill all sides, but they have achieved great deeds one after another and maintained world hegemony for 200 years!

As a traverser, Liu Che will not be sympathetic.

And he is the emperor, the emperor is ruthless, and even his own people may not have any sympathy, let alone people of other races?

"The matter of the Virgin, then at least we have to wait until the information age to have that capital ......" Liu Che said in his heart: "As for now, when you are in the company of corpses, you should use blood as wine, be ambitious to eat Hulu meat, and laugh and drink Hun blood!" ”

What's more, evil people and bad things are not done by the Chinese.

At the very least, it is not the work of the state.

It was the Huns who captured these slaves, the Huns who castrated them, and the Huns who sold them to the Han family.

At least Xia Yi in the vest of the Huns.

On a moral level, the Han family is completely innocent and full of justice.

However, the impact of the Weihe and Caohe projects surprised Liu Che.

With the results of this project, Chao Cuo greatly gained fame, almost ten thousand Buddhas, and his reputation caught up with Zhou Yafu after leading the troops to quell the rebellion.

This was a bit unexpected by Liu Che.

Chao Cuo no longer needs to deal and negotiate with others, nor does he need to worry about becoming a crappy prime minister when he takes office.

He will have a start no less than Zhou Yafu.

At the same time, it will usher in a whole new era.

In the past, non-lieges were not allowed to be prime ministers, and they were not allowed to wait unless they had merit.

And from today onwards, I am afraid that this pattern will become - those who are not in charge of major projects cannot be phased.

If you want to be prime minister, before you take office, you must first engage in a big project.

Thinking of this, Liu Che felt interesting.

"The era of engineer rule?"

"It's quite agreeable!"

Compared with the rule of military generals and civilian officials, Liu Che likes and appreciates the rule of engineers more.

At the very least, engineers understand organization and technology, and are basically pragmatists, and will not get entangled in ideological disputes.

If it's easy to use, use it, and if it's not suitable, just use it.

Compared with military generals, who are prone to extremes, and civil officials like infighting and party fighting, engineers are the best choice.

Unfortunately, in the past, China's society and environment made it almost impossible for engineers to govern the country.

Now, with the Weihe River project as an introduction, it can be regarded as a key step.

After that, as long as we maintain this tradition and pay attention to good guidance, perhaps in a few decades, it will become a tradition and an iron law to carry out a big project before the prime minister, just like in the previous decades, in order to be the prime minister, you must first be a prince.

And with this system as a basis, Liu Che no longer has to worry about the unfilial piety of future generations, messing up the good foundation of his ancestors.

A country governed by engineers may have ups and downs.

However, big messes and big problems will not appear, and even if there are, they will be corrected quickly.