This split action, but the news that the two learned was not optimistic.

Zhao Wu took Dongdong to the largest teahouse in Leicheng, which was still overcrowded even in this season, and the businessmen who traveled from south to north around liked to rest here, it was really a good place to inquire about information.

Zhao Wu asked for a pot of tea, chatted with the guests around him, and learned that there were so many refugees not because of any greed for ink, but because this year's drought was too severe.

Even if the emperor has allocated funds for disaster relief, compared with the many refugees, that disaster relief money is just mud cattle entering the sea, which does not play a role at all, and there are still a large number of refugees who cannot be helped.

"And now there are rice merchants are raising the price of rice, the last time I went to the rice shop, a piece of rice costs a tael of silver! Scold! Isn't this a money grab? I want to be on an ordinary day, and a little rice is just a few pennies! ”

"Those rich people have the money to buy it, but ordinary people like us, where can they afford it? Fortunately, there is still some old rice at home. I can only cut back on food and clothing, and I hope that this year will pass quickly and there will be a good harvest next year! ”

This is also an extravagant hope, as too many people have been displaced this year, and so many have already starved to death. Even if the weather is good in the coming year, how many fields will be wasted, and then there will still be a shortage of food.

"You've had a good day!" A big man next to him interjected: "At least you still have rice in the pot at home, many tenant farmers usually collect less costs, and they have to hand over to the villagers, the rice is only enough to eat for a year, and you usually have to save food, I don't know how much I starved to death now!" ”

When everyone in the teahouse talked about this disaster, they all frowned. The world is based on agriculture, and now that farmers are in trouble, how much better can their lives be.

The more Zhao Wu listened, the tighter his eyebrows wrinkled, he now hoped that some corrupt officials would deduct the resources for disaster relief, at least in this way, he could find a way to get those materials back and distribute them to the people, but the fact is that Zhao Guo is simply unable to help so many refugees, how can this be good?

Shen Lanyue came to the field on the outskirts of Leicheng, there was a large field here, but there was nothing in the field, let alone crops, not even a single stake after the crops were harvested.

Occasionally, a vole runs by, but it is also skinny and looks a little pitiful. In this drought, everything in the world is suffering.

When she looked down into the field, she saw that the farmland had dried up and cracked. Not to mention dry land.

"What are you doing here, young lady?" A village woman passed by on the side of the road, and when she saw that she did not look like a farmer, she was standing in the field and did not know what she was looking for, so she asked with some curiosity.

"Eldest sister, why aren't there any crops growing in this field?"

"Alas, this year's drought is so severe, where are the water crops? Not to mention growing crops, there is not even enough water to use! The woman shook her head and wailed.

"Then why don't you plant soybeans and buds? Aren't these crops drought tolerant? ”

"No matter how drought-tolerant a crop is, it can't last a single drop of water! You see, the ground has cracked like this, and I'm afraid that if the beans and rice are sown, they will also be dried! ”

"Alas, how can I live this day!" The woman said this, and departed with a sad face. Leaving Shen Lanyue standing on the dry yellow earth, she felt a headache if the sun was too strong.

As soon as she returned to the inn, Zhao Wu was already waiting for her in the room, Dongdong was already lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, still a child, she didn't understand the sorrow of the common people, she drank two sips of tea to quench her thirst, and then talked to Zhao Wu about what she had just seen and smelled.

"According to you, there are still some merchants who have rice in their hands? Then we must curb this kind of behavior of raising the price of rice, and then find rich people to raise money, and we can buy some food. ”

"Yes, that's what I thought too." Zhao Wu nodded and agreed with her.

"It's just, how much rice do these rice merchants have, can they support so many refugees?" Shen Lanyue frowned, her heart full of worry. The number of refugees is too large and the form is more severe than they imagined.

Shen Lanyue was silent for a moment, and complained with some annoyance: "Why don't you emperors of Zhao State know about building dams to prevent drought? If there were dams, even in drought years, it wouldn't be so bad! ”

She originally just complained casually, but she didn't expect Zhao Wu's eyes to light up, and she asked curiously: "Dam?" What is that? ”

Shen Lanyue realized that there was no concept of a dam in this world, she thought for a while, and explained in a language he could understand: "A dam is equivalent to a particularly large water tank, we can store water in this tank in a year when there is plenty of rain, and wait until the drought year to take it out and use it, so that we can fight drought well." ”

Facing Zhao Wu's expression of "willing to listen to details", she decided to be more specific.

She dipped her finger in some tea and drew a diagram on the table: "For example, if there is a big river near Zhao State, you can build a dam upstream of the river, block part of the water, and store it upstream." Only allow a small portion of the water to flow downstream. This guarantees that there is enough water every year. Then dig a few more channels in the lower reaches of the river. ”

"That is, to manually dig out a few rivers, let these rivers pass through Zhao State, and plan the route reasonably, so that they can flow through the major cities. Several more channels were then divided under these channels until they could cover all the farmland. ”

"Of course, this is a huge project, and it is better to share a reservoir with several cities."

After Shen Lanyue finished speaking, she saw Zhao Wu's eyes shining brightly, staring at her tightly. She was a little uncomfortable to be looked at by the man: "What are you staring at me all the time?" ”

"Lan Yue, I really want to know what you have in your head."

"Huh?"

"How can you have so many ideas? It doesn't look like a mortal. My wife must have been sent by God to save our Zhao Kingdom, right? ”

Shen Lanyue's heart skipped a beat, and she thought: I am not a person from this world. But he couldn't help but smile because of his boasting.

"Okay, I'm done, but I'm just providing an idea, I don't know much about the geography of Zhao Kingdom, but I have to consider whether it's feasible or not."

"Hmm." Zhao Wu pondered for a moment, and then suddenly thought of something: "There is a big river near here, which is one of the water sources of Zhao Kingdom, but its location is a little remote, if you do what you say, the manpower and material resources are too huge, it should not work." ”

"Are there any other rivers then?" After Shen Lanyue finished speaking, she said again: "I'll go and ask the shopkeeper to bring a map of Zhao Guo, let's study it together, how to lead the water to the rice field!" ”

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