Chapter 44: Lofty Ideals
Dasi Nong Jin Min didn't take the little child's words to heart, he asked casually: "What does Your Highness mean by the South-to-North Water Diversion?" ”
Xiao Yuan struggled in Xiao Gan's arms, and Xiao Qian put her on the desk.
She didn't bother to complain about Xiao Qian's operation, after all, she was indeed a little Lori now, and it seemed that it was quite appropriate to sit on this wide desk.
Xiao Yuanhao pointed to the Jianjiang River on the map, and his chubby little fingers were drawn from the Jianjiang River to Hongzhou, and said: "This is the South-to-North Water Diversion, taking the water of the Jianjiang River and supplying it to Hongzhou." ”
Everyone was silent for a moment, and then Dasi Nong Jin Min took the lead and cheered: "Such a big project is not something that His Highness can draw with a single stroke of his fingers. ”
Fu'an Jun Xiao Longzhuang relied on himself to be an elder, and he spoke very casually: "Haha, is Ah Hao dreaming at night, and he can dream of such a ridiculous thing!" ”
Xiao Yuan glanced at Xiao Longzhuang, you just dreamed! Your whole family is dreaming!
Dasi Nong Jin Min was still stupidly happy, Xiao Yuan simply grabbed Jin Min's beard and pulled his face to the map.
Jin Min's most precious thing is his beard, and he shouted in distress: "My Highness, you are light!" ”
"Tell me, where is Zhijiang?"
Jin Min used his finger to draw a "zhi" on the map and shouted, "It's right here!" Because it's too detailed, it's not marked on the map. ”
Xiao Yuan let go of her hand, just as there was pen and ink on the table, she grabbed the pen, dipped it in ink, and drew a thin "zhi" character with the tip of the pen along the place where Fang Cai Jin Min had crossed.
"This is Zhijiang." Xiao Yuan took a good look at the tip of his pen, and traced it along the word "zhi", depicting it roughly, "Jin Gong said, this is a big project, in fact, we just need to widen this river." ”
Xiao Gan had an old father's smile on his face, he and Aman's daughter was smart! It's a pity, why isn't he a son?
The ministers were still laughing at the nonsense of Her Royal Highness the Tenth Princess in their hearts, and Xiao Qian had already begun to seriously consider Xiao Yuanhao's proposal: "Ah Hao's plan is not unfeasible. If this south-to-north water diversion is made, the people of Hongzhou will ...... No, not only the people of Hongzhou, this river can also extend to the east and west, connecting with the Qinshui River and the Bailang River......"
Xiao Qian took the pen in Xiao Yuanhao's hand and connected the Qinshui River, the Bailang River and the Zhijiang River together, and a water system map covering most of the Yan country was presented on the map.
"Fu Anjun, what do you think?"
The banter on Xiao Longzhuang's face was long gone, he touched his chin, and found that he didn't have a beard like Jin Min to touch, so he patted his bulging belly, and after a while, he nodded: "Your Majesty, it's feasible!" ”
"Your Majesty, no!"
Jin Min was the first to jump out and object: "Her Royal Highness the princess said that the south-to-north water diversion is already a huge project, if you add what Your Majesty said, connect the three rivers together, the manpower and financial resources consumed are not known!" If Your Majesty increases forced labor and taxes because of this, how will the people live? ”
"What Gong Jin said is reasonable." An Guogong and Shaofu Ruan Bian also stood on Jin Min's side.
Xiao Yuan nodded involuntarily, what Jin Min said was true, most of the people only valued the one-third of an acre of land in front of them, and couldn't see the longer term.
Most of them don't understand why they should spend manpower and materials to build such a big project.
Even if the people knew that it was for their good, they would not be willing to serve the conscription.
Although Jin Min is a little pedantic, he is a good official who is willing to think about the people.
Xiao Yuanhao immediately decided not to pull Jin Min's beard in the future.
Empress Dowager Xu was laughing with a few noble ladies, turned her head to see Xiao Qian and the courtiers pointing around the case, and thought that they had some interesting lantern riddles, so she asked Jade to take a look.
As soon as Jade came back and said, Empress Dowager Xu was not happy: "This is still a festival, why did the king detain people to discuss politics?" They just discussed politics, how did they detain Ah Hao? Go, take Ah Hao to the eldest prince. ”
Xiao Yuan was very unhappy to be taken away by Jade, even if she had a beautiful rabbit lamp stuffed in her hand, she pouted happily - she hadn't said how to store water!
This is the first time that someone has asked for her life for so long at this moment, and there is an opportunity for Xiao Yuan to use her professional knowledge.
She studied agricultural economics in college, and it had nothing to do with water conservancy engineering.
But when Xiao Yuanhao participated in the work, he happened to be assigned to be in charge of the county's flood control work.
For this reason, she made up for this knowledge very badly, but unfortunately it was washed away by the flood before she could put it into practice.
Although the water conservancy knowledge she has mastered is only on paper, it is still better than these ancients with black eyes.
Xiao Yuanhao has just established her own lofty "ideals" - she has no ambition to expand her territory and compete for hegemony, and it seems that she doesn't need to conquer any princes and kings, and she is not interested in business, so it is better to just do her own old business.
Princess Yan stretched her sleeves to teach others to farm, this picture seems to be quite beautiful.
Xiao Yuanhao was only halfway through the picture in his mind, but he was interrupted by Xiao Yuanshu: "Little Ten! I've guessed four riddles, how many can you guess? ”
Xiao Yuan said lazily: "I didn't guess any of them." ”
"Huh? So where did you get this rabbit lamp in your hand? ”
"Big brother gave it."
Xiao Yuanshu immediately pursed her little red lips: "Big brother is eccentric!" I'm going to find him! ”
Xiao Yuan didn't bother to raise his eyelids, what's so rare about a broken rabbit lamp, guess right a small lamp the size of a palm, isn't this coaxing a child?
She didn't bother to guess.
But he bit his ears with regret and leisure: "Alas, it's a pity that our Highness is too stupid to do such a simple lantern riddle." The Queen Mother has spoken, whoever saves more lamps will be able to get a pearl. ”
Xiao Yuanhao, who was thinking about water conservancy projects: "What? What are you talking about? A pearl? ”
"Yes, the Queen Mother said......"
"Is your one here a stone?"
He nodded stunnedly, but he always felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, what is "you here"......
Xiao Yuanhao suddenly became excited, one Hu is forty liters!
She remembered that before the Song Dynasty, ten liters and one bucket, ten buckets and one hundred, one hu was equivalent to one stone, that is, forty liters in modern times. After the Song Dynasty, it was changed, two Hu and one stone, and one Hu is the modern twenty liters.
He said that Da Yan is a stone, and a pearl is a modern forty-liter pearl, so think about it - oh my God, she has made a fortune!
Hearing that there was money to be made, Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up, she rolled up her sleeves and said, "Let's go, let's guess the lantern riddle!" ”