After listening to everyone's reports in turn, it is clear that solving the drought has become an urgent problem that must be solved.

It's just that...... Xiao Ling couldn't help but wonder: "Since it's already so dry, why...... Tianjing City doesn't feel too dry? ”

At this moment, it is the height of summer, and at first glance, there is water in the Tianjing City River, and the trees are shady, and it is really not obvious that it has suffered from a drought.

The cultivators naturally investigated this and quickly put the situation in front of Xiao Ling.

Why?

The first reason is...... There are three long rivers in this country, which flow down from the high mountains in the west, and traverse the earth, one zigzag to the northeast, called the Fenghe; A tributary is innumerable, like a big tree converging due east, called the Zu River; There is also a complex water system with nine bends and eighteen bends that enters the sea in the south, called Luojiang.

Three major rivers cover more than half of the country's territory.

The main tributaries of these three great rivers all pass through Tianjing City, and directly east of Tianjing City merge to form a large lake area called Jichi. Legend has it that there are even dragons hidden in the pool. It is known as the three waters around Tianjing.

When it comes to the abundance of water sources, there is nothing worse in the world than Tianjing, and if Tianjing is also short of water, then other places will definitely be dry.

The second reason is...... The emperor is extravagant.

Although Tianjing City is rich in water resources, due to the great drought, the water level of the major rivers has dropped to the point where there is no other way to divert water than to carry water artificially.

Except for a few farmlands located near the river that can be irrigated by manpower, the rest of the farmland can only be eaten by the sky.

But the emperor is not an ordinary person. He ordered the construction of a reservoir on the riverside, and a waterwheel was built in the reservoir. Stunned, the water level in the river, which had been lowered by tens of meters, drove up the layer, and then ...... It is then poured into the palace liquid pond through a guò ditch. In order to ensure that the water vapor of the harem is abundant, refreshing and pleasant.

And because the liquid pool and the moat are connected by culverts. There is water in the Taiye Pool, and there is naturally water in the moat, so the amount of water on the surface of Tianjing City is kept sufficient.

But everyone can also imagine how low the efficiency of the waterwheel that can only rely on rickshaws because there is no wind and rain......

For this reason, the Ministry of Industry had to supervise the construction of large and sturdy waterwheels, and then carefully select some elites from the Praetorian Guards who were proficient in martial arts and had greater strength than ordinary people. Let them guard this side, every day just for ...... Traffic.

But this alone is obviously not enough, the liquid pool, the moat, the open channel and the culvert, what a large area and what a large area, the living water from the car walks along this range, and the evaporation of the water alone will almost consume the water from the car.

For this reason, the emperor issued a strict order: the moat and the associated ditch were for the exclusive use of the royal family, and all the people, including officials, were not allowed to draw water from the canal, whether it was intended to be used to water the banker's house. It's not okay to water the garden, or to drink it...... Except for the section that drains from the Imperial City River to the underground pool.

That section is already the end of the entire water circulation system, and it can even be said that it is a sewer-like storage zài. All kinds of, urine and dirt are in it, and you can't drink it at all.

And...... Not being able to drink that was a thing of the past, with the ongoing drought. The infiltration capacity of the soil along the moat is increasing, and the water level of the moat is gradually decreasing. The section that drains from the moat to the pond is completely silted up and impassable. Even if you want to lift water from it, you don't have to lift it.

This is also another absurd thing that the current emperor has done in order to please Concubine Li.

Xiao Ling and his friends didn't have time to correct it.

But...... Xiao Ling had no intention of correcting it, because compared with the water volume of the Taiye Pond and the moat and the efficiency of the water wheel, if the residents were allowed to take water, it would not be long before the moat Taiye Pool would have to dry up.

If even the moat is dry, and the entire imperial city shows that there is no water source, then the people's hearts will probably be even more panicked. Oh, there's a solution to the momentary need......

Tianjing City has a population of nearly one million, and if they can solve their problems of drinking water, eating and even watering the ground, they can also earn a lot of prestige.

Xiao Ling thought in his heart and asked everyone: Do they have any ways to solve the drought?

The man from the empty mountain gate immediately raised his hand. The method is very simple, form a large array of clouds and rain, interfere with the vitality of heaven and earth, and implement artificial rainfall.

According to their experience in the Qinghuang realm, this is not difficult, and it may not be enough to solve the drought situation in the whole country, but there is still no big problem in solving the problem of one state.

From the high terrain, from the place where the drought is severe, sweeping through one state after another, it will take two or three months, and it is estimated that it will take about the same. But there's a catch......

In order to carry out the Great Array of Clouds and Rain, at least twenty-four Han-level monks and at least one level-level monk are needed to correspond to one Thunder Righteous God and twenty-four Thunder Heavenly Monarchs who are responsible for Spreading Clouds and Rain in the Heavenly Palace.

Oh, by the way, in the Romance of the Gods, the Thunder Department is the Taishi Wen Zhongwen, that is, Xiao Ling's position at the moment.

What is a Han-level monk? What is a hierarchical monk?

This is the Qinghuang realm's division of the level of cultivators, unlike the first night and the second night of the first month in modern society, their name is the human immortal Mingxiao Han base is high in the sky......

People are the first night, immortals are the second night of the first month, Ming is the third night of the first month, and so on.

That is to say, in order to set up a cloud and rain array, at least twenty-four monks on the fifth night of the first month and one super strong monk on the seventh night of the first month are needed.

It's almost the same when you think about it, changing the clouds and rain in the land of a state, Hong Tianjun is almost the strength of the first seven nights, and it is impossible to do it with his strength alone.

With the formation and the assistance of low-level monks, the monks of the seventh night of the first month can travel clouds and rain, which is already very good. But...... It's useless. God knows when the monks of the seventh night will come in.

And if even the monks from the seventh night of the first month came in, Xiao Ling and his friends would still have a foothold in Mao?

Even if there are queens and princesses among them, there are many high-level cultivators who can replace them, right? They are better than an idea, but unfortunately in this world, creativity is not worth anything at all.

Without hesitation, this trick passes.

Of course, Xiao Ling did not directly talk about his own interests, but sued the empty mountain gate, time, and the most important thing now is time. If the clouds and rain immediately solve this problem, the autumn harvest of grain may still be saved.

If the monks of the same level enter, maybe it will be winter, and they will resist the drought.

The people of the empty mountain gate have nothing to say, this is the truth......

Xiao Ling had to ask again: "Is there any better way?" ”

This time, Lin Qiuran raised his hand.

What he was looking for was not the common summoning clouds and rain in the Xianxia world outside, but the method he found from the historical records of the imperial court in this world - communicating with the dragon god.

It is said that the shrine altar in the south of the imperial city has such a function, and can communicate with the dragon gods in the world's major water systems. Whenever there is no rain for a long time in this world, the imperial court receives the news, and the national teacher in charge of this matter will fast and bathe, and take the stage to communicate with the dragon god at the Sheji altar to discuss the matter of sacrificing incense.

After the whole court mobilized, and the conditions of the dragon god were met, the dragon god would make waves and rain at the designated place to contact the drought.

Listening to the meaning, it is a bit like the dragon king in Journey to the West, who received an order from heaven to say how much rain needs to fall in a certain place at a certain time and a certain minute. If it does not fall, it will be punished by heaven.

But here, the rain is a condition for the court and the dragon king to negotiate, as if there is a trade between big countries, you sell me some daily necessities, and I sell you some scarce energy...... Etcetera.

But why didn't the Great Khan's court use this trick this time?

That's because...... There is a family surnamed Yu in the imperial court, who has been in charge of this matter for generations, and is known as the national teacher. It's just that this generation of national teachers shouldn't have a wife who is as beautiful as a flower.

A few years ago, at a Lantern Festival night banquet, she entered the palace with many other titled ladies to celebrate, and was bumped into by the emperor. The emperor was fascinated for a while, and he wanted to do that kind of thing.

However, Yu Guoshi's wife was born in a big family, and Yu Zhenjie's name was very important, and she was unwilling to be humiliated, and died on the pillar of the palace......

At that time, the emperor was not completely mediocre, he wanted to be faced, and what happened did not anger the National Teacher's Mansion, but the body of the lady was hastily wrapped and returned to the National Teacher's Mansion, only saying that the lady was sloppy in watching the lantern and accidentally fell down the steps and died.

It is said that afterwards, the entire pillars of the palace were covered with spice cork......

However, although the royal family concealed this matter, how could such a thing be hidden?

It didn't take long for the city to be full of wind and rain. Yu Guoshi understood the truth, on the one hand, he was heartbroken by the death of his wife, and on the other hand, he also hated the absurdity of the emperor, and disappeared into Tianjing City overnight with the whole of the National Teacher's Mansion.

Since then, there has been no national teacher in the imperial court.

Even if there are some people who can understand ghosts and gods, they are interested in the position of the national teacher, and they are all discouraged when they inquire about the national teacher. That's also a ...... The cultivation world of this world is a silent rebellion against the emperor's wanton behavior.

That's right, there is a cultivation world in this world. The armies of the DPRK and China will have some methods of gaining unity, so how can there be no full-time cultivators?

It's just that the Yu family has served as a national teacher for generations, and he has far-reaching influence in the cultivation world. They left in a rage, and the other cultivators were not only afraid of the emperor's wanton behavior, but also afraid of offending the Yu family, and there was no one willing to take over the throne.

This is also the biggest reason why Xiao Ling and his friends were able to take office directly because "the position of national teacher has been vacant for a long time".

It is said that he was appointed as the national teacher, and from then on he communicated with the dragon god and said that the task of doing the cloud and rain was the duty of Xiao Ling and his friends. It's just that...... It is estimated that there is no such strong celestial master as them in all dynasties......

Well, if the national teacher doesn't care about the green hat turning, and the national teacher's lady is not the person who keeps her chastity like jade, maybe she can compare with the previous one...... (To be continued......)