Chapter 56: Strategies for Water Control (2)

Lord Wang was glared at by Xiao Yue's beard again.

"I said, Master Wen, what are you doing here?"

"Well, Lord Wang, I'm a little timid to make you laugh, I'm sorry. Xiao Yue looked outside the door, as if there was no lightning, so she stood up from behind Lord Wang.

Lord Wang picked up the tea and took a sip, shook his head, and sighed: "The young man has no courage at all, alas!

Xiao Yue smiled awkwardly, "I've been afraid of thunder and lightning since I was a child, so it's not a big deal." ”

Lord Wang snorted, didn't want to talk to her anymore, and continued to bury his head in reading.

Xiao Yue remembered that Lord Wang asked her just now, so she said, "Actually, I read Mr. Cao's annotation and felt that something was slightly inappropriate. ”

When Lord Wang heard her say this, he raised his eyebrows and pursed his mouth, feeling that she was a little arrogant, "Oh, what does Master Wen have to say?"

Xiao Yue sorted out her thoughts, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "I see that Mr. Cao's water control strategy is to build a reservoir upstream, and use it to divide the flood during the rising season. ”

Lord Wang was noncommittal.

Xiao Yue continued: "Mr. Cao's method has advantages and disadvantages, its advantage is that in the rising season, the upstream reservoir can intercept a large amount of river water, avoid the downward surge, and temporarily relieve the pressure of the downstream rising water, the disadvantage is that the construction of the reservoir in the upstream requires a lot of silver taels, and the amount of rain in the upstream is too large, and the possibility of the collapse of the reservoir will bring potential flooding to the upstream area."

Hearing this, Lord Wang put the teacup in his hand, stared at Xiao Yue with both eyes, and did not say a word.

Xiao Yue paused and said: "The second disadvantage is that the river swells because of heavy rain on the one hand, and the siltation accumulated at the bottom of the river for a long time on the other hand. If the bottom of the river is cleaned properly, the problem of overflowing can be greatly eliminated, although it is not a one-time solution, but it can avoid the problem of flooding for a period of time.

Lord Wang suddenly stood up and said excitedly, "This official thinks the same way. He found that his words and deeds were a little excessive, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he picked up the teacup and didn't care whether the tea was hot or cold, took a sip, cleared his throat and said, "Then Master Wen thinks how to clean up the mud?"

Xiao Yue pondered for a while and said, "I don't have much knowledge in this area, and all I can think of is to intercept the river water one by one during the dry season, and then remove the silt, or use a small boat to salvage the river sand. ”

Lord Wang nodded, and was about to approve Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue suddenly said: "In fact, there is a better way than these two methods. ”

Lord Wang looked at Xiao Yue incredulously and asked, "There is still that method, please come quickly." ”

Xiao Yue paused and said: "Water control is not about interception, but on diversion, the most important thing is to guide and let it follow the trend, so that manpower and material resources can be reduced, not to mention, but also to achieve the best results." ”

When Lord Wang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he pulled Xiao Yue to say in detail. In fact, Xiao Yue didn't think it through, so she waved her hand: "Lord Wang, I have a specialization in the art industry, I just know a little bit of skin, where do I know so much." ”

Lord Wang was willing to believe it, thinking that she was deliberately trying to show off, so he took a step back, bowed to Xiao Yue, and said, "Master Wen, this flood is a catastrophe that harms people's lives. If the official said something offensive before, please bear with Master Wen, but water control is a big deal, so Master Wen should not be rash. ”

Xiao Yue smiled and said: "Lord Wang really looks down on him, he has no experience in controlling water, but he has seen sporadic methods from some books, where do he dare to get an axe in front of adults." ”

The corners of Lord Wang's mouth curled up when he heard this, and even his beard curled. Xiao Yue saw it in her eyes, and secretly laughed in her heart, she was really a cute old man.

But after a while, Lord Wang took the teapot to add water to Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yue was so frightened that she quickly stood up. "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. ”

Lord Wang held back his anger and said softly: "Master Wen, I am sure what you just said is true, but what you said about water control is not about interception, I myself have a deep understanding of it for so many years, and the river has collapsed every year, and sometimes the river crosses the river and lifts it. What you said later is that the focus of water control is on diversion, and the most important thing is to guide it, let it follow the trend, and mention the reduction of costs, which is really an eye-opener for this official. If it weren't for my long-term flood control, I am afraid that other people who listen to your remarks will think that you are talking nonsense. ”

Xiao Yue didn't expect this Lord Wang to turn his face so quickly, and he looked down on her just now, but now he was complimenting, "Where, where, it's just picking up people's teeth." ”

While the two were talking, the messenger of the county government took the lunch box and delivered food to Xiaoyue.

"Master Wen, your lunch. The messenger looked at Lord Wang in the room and was a little surprised, "I didn't expect Lord Wang to be there, I'll go get another one." ”

Xiao Yue nodded and said to Lord Wang, "Lord Wang is going to have lunch here, right?"

Lord Wang didn't seem to hear her question, and was still thinking about what Xiao Yue said just now.

The official said to himself as he walked: "Didn't you say that Lord Wang went out in the morning? Why is he still in Master Wen's courtyard at this time, what a strange person." ”

Lord Wang had been thinking about something, and after a while, he seemed to have encountered a difficult situation, and his face was a little sad.

"Master Wen, I want to pass your principle of water control, but how do you do it?"

Seeing him like this, Xiao Yue also smiled, "Where is it so easy to control water, the river, geography, and hydrology must be explored clearly in order to find a suitable method." ”

When Lord Wang heard this, he patted his head and laughed, this official is really old and confused! Hahaha!"

It happened that the official messenger brought Lord Wang's lunch box over, and when he heard Lord Wang's laughter, he was so frightened that he was stunned, put down the lunch box and left with an umbrella, and muttered to himself: "Didn't expect this Lord Wang to laugh!"

"Lord Wang, let's eat first!" Xiao Yue handed the lunch box to Lord Wang.

Lord Wang was not polite, he took it and opened it and ate it, but seeing that his meal was not fragrant at all, it was like chewing wax, and he ate it after dividing five by two. He was a little displeased when he saw that Xiaoyue was still eating. "Master Wen, hurry up and eat, eat well and think of a way to cure water. ”

Xiao Yue deliberately teased him, chewing slowly, "The doctor said that eating slowly is better for the stomach, Lord Wang, you see that your face is yellow, most likely you have chronic gastritis." ”

Lord Wang was about to get angry when he heard this, but thinking that he had something to ask her, he had to pace back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

Xiaoyue put down the chopsticks, and Lord Wang said, "Master Wen, do you have any plans?"

Monk Xiaoyue was confused, "What plan?"

Lord Wang said with a sneer: "The plan to control the water?"

Xiao Yue said angrily and funny: "Lord Wang, I'm just a master, this water control is not under my control!"

Lord Wang was anxious and said: "The water control of this state capital is under the control of this official, but the ability of this official is limited, and besides, Lord Wen came here this time to provide disaster relief, so he must also make some efforts." ”

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Xiao Yue thought it was really interesting to tease this old man, who told him to give a face every day, "You also know, I am Master Wen's master." She squinted at Lord Wang, and then said, "It's not Lord Wang's master. ”

Hearing this, Lord Wang's head began to sweat, "Yes, yes, yes, it's just a matter of controlling the water, doing a good job and making a merit, why should Master Wen hide it if he has a strategy to control the water, are you afraid that I will rob you of your credit?" According to the rules, he can't assign Master Wen Youyou to help him do things, but he only thinks about water control and forgets about this stubble.

Seeing him like this, Xiao Yue couldn't bear it and was about to explain. There was another person outside the door, and Xiao Yue looked up and thought that this person was too efficient.