Chapter 698: Docking
After hearing about the South-to-North Water Diversion, the ministers must have raised their hands in favor.
This is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and they have no reason to oppose it at all!
The court is not the time to be as tight as it used to be.
Shelling out 10 million dollars a year is not a problem at all!
After deciding on the matter, the Ministry of Industry immediately dispatched craftsmen to conduct on-site surveys.
The newspaper also reported on the matter in great detail.
As soon as the newspaper was published, the people in the north and south cheered and were very happy!
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have really taken great pains for the sake of our people, first researching high-yield crops, and now they are trying their best to solve the problems of floods and droughts for us, and they do not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to build such a huge project!"
"Yes! In the future, the rain from the north and south will be reconciled, which will solve a major problem for our people! ”
"I have the strength to start work, and when the construction starts, I will go to work, and at the same time benefit the people, I can also make some money!"
"Yes, yes, take me one when the time comes, and I'll go too!"
"You young people, in the future, the rain will be reconciled, and the harvest will be bumper year after year, and the days will definitely get better and better, we old guys can't catch up with that kind of good time!"
"Dad, what do you say? Didn't read the newspapers! If it goes well, it will be completed in thirty years! You're only 50 years old, so wouldn't it be easy to live to be 80 or 90? When the time comes, several generations of our family will kowtow to you, how good it is! ”
"Hahaha! Good, good ......! ”
Although the old people lamented that they might not see the day when the canal was built, they still smiled from ear to ear.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project can benefit future generations, and they are even happier than they are to benefit themselves!
As long as they think that future generations will not have to worry about floods and droughts, they will be relieved!
……
Xianyang is busy with the south-to-north water diversion project.
Thousands of miles away in the Bay of Bengal, a team of 100 warships is gradually approaching the land, ready to dock at the port!
The young man at the head held a telescope and carefully observed the movement on the shore!
"General Han, it seems that this Peacock Dynasty is not as strong as imagined, and there is not even a figure on the shore!"
The person at the head is Han Shin, who led the troops to the battle.
And at this time, it was Wang Li who was standing behind him.
I also held a telescope and observed all the nearby coasts, but found nothing, and I couldn't help but be a little disappointed!
After drifting on the sea for so long, I am waiting for a good fight after landing to relieve the boring atmosphere lately!
But I didn't expect that there were no people on the shore, and I didn't even see a bird!
"Notice, everyone is on alert, don't take it lightly!"
However, after listening to his words, Han Xin not only did not order to dock at the port, but ordered people to be more careful.
"General, there are several of us, we have been looking at the telescope for a long time, and there is not even a ghost, what are we guarding against?"
"Yes! We were blocked by a typhoon, and we drifted on the sea for nearly a month, and the soldiers were going crazy, so they thought about going ashore to have fun! ”
"Even if there is no one, it would be nice for everyone to feel the feeling of being down-to-earth......!"
This order can make Meng Yun, Meng Yu, Wang Li, Fan Xu and others behind him anxious.
They set out from Xianyang, entered the sea from the South China Sea, and marched all the way.
It was originally very smooth.
Unexpectedly, when their ship had just left the South China Sea and sailed into the Andaman Sea, it suddenly encountered a typhoon.
Fortunately, the navy often does some emergency evacuation drills, so they quickly find a safe place nearby to take refuge.
It wasn't until the typhoon completely receded that they set sail again, so they didn't reach their destination until now!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said that the more seemingly safe a place is, the more you should be careful!"
Han Xin has been following Ying Feiyu closely in the past few years, and he has also learned a lot of things from him.
In the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, be careful to sail the ship for ten thousand years, but if you are careless, you can lose Jingzhou.
Although he didn't understand what the general intention had to do with Jingzhou, he could understand what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant.
It's to tell them to be careful, careful, and careful!
"Alas......! Let's go! ”
In desperation, Wang Li had no choice but to go down to give orders.
After receiving the order, all the soldiers immediately raised their guns, pointed their guns at the land, and were ready to fight at any time!
"We have such a large group of ships approaching, but if they set up a defensive line on the seashore, they will definitely receive the news! At this time, even if there is no ambush on the shore, you must be organizing troops to meet the battle, everyone must be careful! ”
Han Xin confessed again.
"Yes!"
Fan Hao and the others responded in unison and immediately passed on the news.
At this time, the way they delivered the message had changed from roaring to flags.
This is also what Ying Feiyu taught them, so that the transmission of the message will be clearer and more accurate!
But until the steamer was fully in port, there was not a single movement on the shore!
"General, do you want to go ashore and take a look?"
Wang Li is a general, and the one who is called is called a slippery.
I didn't forget my identity at all because they had a good relationship before!
In the army, there are no fathers and sons, brothers, only generals and soldiers!
No matter how good the relationship between them is, even if they wear the same pair of pants, as long as they go to war, they must follow the rules of the army!
"Hmmm! You take a few people and go down to find out the situation first! ”
Han Xin held the binoculars in his hand and nodded slightly.
No one knows what the situation is on the shore now, and only by sending someone down to touch it can we find out!
"Be sure to pay attention to safety, and if you encounter danger, remember to put a signal!"
"Yes!"
Wang Li turned around and beckoned a few people, and went down with him.
As for the so-called signal, it was specially manufactured by the arsenal according to Ying Feiyu's idea.
After being launched into the sky, the light can last for about 30 seconds, allowing others to smoothly identify their location!
Of course, firing several flares has different meanings, and this can only be known to them internally!
"Wait, I'll go too!"
Fan Xu also hurriedly got off the boat, jumped onto the shore, and went to investigate the situation with Wang Li and others.
Han Shin led the others to stay on the ship.
If there is any real danger, the steamer can start immediately and sail into the sea!
The Mauryan Empire has always been rumored to be a god of how powerful their armies are and how well equipped they are.
And an army of elephants, which no one can shake!
Therefore, Han Xin did not dare to rush ashore, once there was an ambush elephant army on the shore, they could also retreat in time!
No matter how powerful an elephant is, it can't swim and attack, right?
However, they waited quietly for a long time, and they did not see Wang Li and the others return.
"General, General Wang, nothing will happen to them, right?"
One of the soldiers frowned slightly, worried.
"Wait!"
Although Han Xinzhong was also very anxious, Wang Li and the others never sent a signal, maybe there was no problem.