Chapter 283 Water Conservancy Project
Sitting on the chair, Yun Xuan's eyes looked into the distance, his eyes flickering, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Fourth brother, what are you thinking?"
Yan Xuan, who returned to the mansion, accidentally saw Yun Xuan sitting there pondering, a little curious.
In the past two days, Yan Zhen has been checking the situation outside, so many refugees, this is the first time Yan Zhen has seen it.
Seeing that they were hungry, unclothed, pale, and dying, their eyes were moist, their faces were sad, and their feelings were complicated.
Yan Yan never knew that there were so many people who couldn't even afford to eat steamed buns that they couldn't look down on.
There are even trees that are boiled softly and eaten in large pieces, just like a delicacy in the world.
But Yan Yan tasted it and found that the taste was the same as chewing wax, dry and difficult to swallow.
I wanted to pay some money to buy them some food, but for the refugees, the silver was of no use, like stones on the side of the road.
But Yan Zhen had no food at all, and finally shook his head and left here, Yan Zhen saw the disappointment and gloom in the eyes of the people, and his heart was unspeakably uncomfortable.
"After going out for so long and seeing so many people, do you have any feelings?"
"I don't understand why the imperial court has transferred a lot of food, but why there are still so many people who have no food."
When he thought of the appearance of those poor people, Yan was stinging and grieving.
"Is there anything else" Yun Xuan looked at Yan Xuan calmly, Yun Xuan hoped to hear some words that he was satisfied with from Yan Zhen's mouth, even if it was a point.
This also shows that Yan Xuan may be a little accomplished in reading, Yun Xuan doesn't really want Yan Zhen to practice martial arts and join the army, the price paid is too great and very bitter.
And with Yan Zhen's brain, if he didn't have the identity of a prince, he would make do, as the so-called tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, who knows if they will let go of Yan Jing.
Hearing what Yun Xuan said, Yan Xuan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Yun Xuan with a blank face, as if to say anything else?
Looking at Yan Xuan's dazed appearance, Yun Xuan waved his hand, Yan Xuan comprehended, turned around and left.
I have to say that Yan Yu is still too kind after all, and he has been living in the comfortable environment created for him by others, and has lost his basic common sense of life.
However, this kind of kindness is undesirable in Yun Xuan's eyes, and it is no different from stupidity.
Thinking of this, Yun Xuan felt that if he brought Yu Qiang, he might be able to give himself a different idea.
"How's it going?"
Haide has always been concerned about the affairs of the people outside Yunxuan City today, although the inspector has no real power, but who can let the family meet the saint?
If you add fuel to the vinegar and exaggerate, then for Hyde, it will be troublesome, and it will inevitably be reprimanded.
"The inspector was very satisfied with our arrangement, and left after a while of inspection."
After Blade of Grass said goodbye to Zheng Ku, he quietly came back to inquire about the situation with Dashu, and learned that Yun Xuan was very satisfied, and immediately told Hyde the news.
"Haha, that's good, you continue to follow the inspector for the past two days, and report anything to the official immediately"
Hearing this, the corners of Hyde's mouth rose, just an inspector, and I must not be played around on my territory.
In the past two days, Yun Xuan has been staying in the mansion, lying on a rocking chair to bask in the sun during the day, and his consciousness is immersed in the Xuantian system at night, and his power has become more and more refined.
Of course, Hyde came to talk to Yun Xuan every day, and wanted to invite Yun Xuan to the restaurant, and many businessmen wanted to see Yun Xuan's dignity.
However, Yun Xuan politely refused every time, and the implication was that as an inspector, there were people watching every word and deed, and he couldn't get too close to local officials and businessmen.
After hearing this, Hyde understood, so he said that when Yun Xuan left and returned to the national capital, he must hold a practice wine for Yun Xuan and give him a big gift package.
Yun Xuan didn't know what Hyde meant, and then the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.
"Prince Yin"
In the afternoon, Yin Jun came back from inspecting the terrain with the people from the Ministry of Engineering.
"Lord Yin has been working hard with you for so many days, presumably to bring the news that this king wants" Yun Xuan asked people to bring five chairs, intending to talk to them in detail.
"Prince Yin, according to the investigation of the lowly position in the past few days, the lowly official thought that he wanted to solve the problem of flooding, and we protested against the excavation of a river channel to introduce the flood water into the river."
Yun Xuan thought about it, this method is not bad, it is indeed a good way to introduce the flood from the high ground to the low ground.
Being able to quickly solve the flood problem coincides with Yun Xuan's initial idea.
"Adults can speak freely" Yun Xuan looked at the people in the Ministry of Industry who were silent, probably worried that the ideas he said would be better than Yin Jun's, or that it would be very difficult for him to be scolded.
"Prince Yin, we can first dig a ditch to divert the flood water from the periphery, and then find an open place to build a huge reservoir to store the flood water and keep it for watering the farmland when the weather is dry."
"If there is a small disagreement, if the flood is raging, then these reservoirs will not only not play any role, but will become a problem for the people, and aggravate the impact of natural disasters on the people."
"Adult, the little one agrees with Lord Yin's opinion, we should build a river, it is the best way"
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Watching their quarrel, Yun Xuan stretched out his hand to stop them from refuting each other.
"All of you have a great deal of experience in dealing with floods, and this king knows this day.
But this time, instead of debating, we are brainstorming the best way to divert the flood and solve the problem. ”
Yun Xuan paused and continued: "This king has just listened to your lords, and now we have two plans, the first is to build a river to divert the flood; The second is to divert the flood water from the periphery and build a reservoir.
This king does not know much about this aspect, so we will now pick the best choice according to the pros and cons of these two methods. Let's see if there's another way to combine the two into one."
"Humble as ......"
"Lord Yin, you are the last to speak" Yun Xuan interrupted Yin Jun, if he let Yin Jun be the first to express his opinion.
Then the other people in the Ministry of Industry may choose to remain silent for fear of power, and seconded the proposal, which is not what Yun Xuan wants to see.
"My lord, building a river is indeed a good way, but if you want to divert all the floods, it takes a huge amount of manpower and material resources. I'm afraid the imperial court will find it difficult to bear. ”
If you want to build such a river, you have to go up to 100 miles at the shortest, and you have to avoid farmland, main roads, and houses, and it is difficult to build it in less than a year.
Although this method seems to be the fastest solution to the flood problem, the people are now poor and weak, and if such a river is built, the people will definitely protest.
"What about building a reservoir" Yun Xuan thought for a while, although the construction of the river channel was slow, it would be beneficial and feasible.
As for money and manpower, there is no shortage of time, and the millions of disaster relief funds from the imperial court are not for the people.
Tens of thousands of people, even half of them are healthy, enough to build this river.
"This is a way to divert the flood water away in the shortest possible time, but because of its proximity to the Yangtze River, if the water level rises, the reservoir will become a source of uneasiness."
Some people expressed their worries, knowing that the Yuan River is close to the river, and there are few droughts.
On the contrary, it is prone to flooding, and the construction of reservoirs is a time bomb that threatens the stability of the people living here.
"Lord Yin, what do you think" Yun Xuan looked at Yin Jun.
"I thought that if we wanted to clean up the flood in a short time, we could build a reservoir, and when the refugee problem was resolved, we could build a river to divert the flood water from the reservoir."
After listening to what they said, Yun Xuan was silent for a while, no matter which plan requires a lot of money as a basis, Yun Xuan wanted to discuss with Zheng Ku how much disaster relief funds had been allocated here.
"Your Excellency has worked hard, and this king has ordered someone to prepare a banquet to treat you well."
"Your Excellency is polite, these are all things that should be done in a humble position" Several people were surprised, they didn't expect such a good thing.
"Someone" Yun Xuan asked the guards to send them there.
After taking them away, Yun Xuan called for Libu.
Last time, let Libu find some people here who know more about water conservancy, and now is the time to need them.
In Yun Xuan's view, the method proposed by the Ministry of Industry can only be said to be an index, and the people who live here are the processes, and Yun Xuan wants to integrate the two.
"The grass people have seen the Inspector," the five old men said respectfully.
Their hearts were full of doubts at the moment, how could such a big man find himself, he was just an ordinary person.
"Sit" Yun Xuan waved his hand.
Old men, you look at me, I look at you, hesitate to each other, and no one dares to sit on it.
"You don't have to be nervous, this king is here to solve the refugee problem, there are some things that need your help"
Hearing Yun Xuan's words, the old men were relieved and sat on the chairs unnaturally.
"This king wants to lead the flood away, I don't know what you suggest" Yun Xuan got straight to the point and said his purpose.
"My lord, it is not easy to divert so many floods away," said one of the old men.
"The king knows how the people will live normally if the flood is not brought away."
"My lord, the grass people think that the best way to divert the flood water away is to build a river channel in a low-lying place to divert these flood waters away."
"My lord, although this method is the best, it will not work at all if it is not a year and a half."
"What if the king built a cistern first, restored the people to normal, and then took the water out of the cistern?"
"My lord, by no means. Not to mention the abundance of rain in the beautiful year, just to build a reservoir that can hold so much floodwater, how big a place and how deep a pit you need. ”
Yun Xuan pondered, and then let these old men continue, and after half an hour, Yun Xuan sorted out the best plan.
"Listening to your words, it is better than the ten years of this king's book. You old men go back to rest first, and when the king needs it, I hope that you old men can come forward and save the people from their lives."
"Adults are serious, we have old bones, and it is also our blessing to be able to help others before we die"
Sending the old men away, Yun Xuan thought for a while and ordered some things for the guards to do.
In addition, Yun Xuan wrote a letter and asked the guards to hand it over to King Nan, and if you count the time to go back and forth, it will be there in half a month.
The water conservancy problem has been solved, and the next thing is to wait for the lack of food to cause a riot among the people.
A few days later
Early in the morning, Yun Xuan received news from his subordinates that the people outside the city protested because they had no food to eat, and there were violent clashes with the soldiers, and they were ready to go.
After learning the news, Yun Xuan immediately took Ah Da and a few guards to the refugees outside the city, and told him to take all the horses and horses after a while.
"We have to eat, why is there no food"
"Yes, the imperial court must have sent so much food, you must have embezzled"
Before he could walk in, Yun Xuan heard the people roaring in righteous indignation and hysteria.