Chapter 9 Bailongtan was ordered

The herald galloped all the way, flew over countless lofty mountains, waded through countless bad waters and dangerous shoals, and transferred to a number of horses at the post station along the way.

The herald hurried to the Bailongtan Water Mansion. It is said that it is the water official mansion, but it is actually a simple thatched cottage house. Since it is an office, there are still "yamen" guards.

The doorman usually sees a lot of people, but when he sees this person today, the official is dressed in a very grand manner, and he is not the same as the local officials' dress, that temperament, and that style are much higher than the local southwest barbarian officials. Thinking about the people who came to be extraordinary, I am afraid that eighty percent of them are big people from the capital, so he hurriedly greeted him and said: "Dare to ask this official, who is you looking for?"

The herald's eyes were disdainful to look at the little person in front of him, and he said as if there was no one else: "The official is the herald sent by the king to summon Li Bing, the water official of Bailongyan. ”

When the doorman heard that it was a messenger sent by the palace, he immediately solemnly said, "Official, please wait a moment, let me go in and tell you." The doorman hurried in to report.

The herald stood outside the door, looking proudly ahead, this water official mansion was almost a firewood thatched hut, and it was cold, compared with any of the yamen in the capital, one was in the sky and the other was underground.

The doorman hurriedly entered the mansion and reported to Li Bing's son Li Erlang: "Li Gongzi, a herald has come to the capital, saying that the King of Qin has sent to summon Li Bing, the water official of Bailongyan, Lord Li. The little one didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly told Li Gongzi, what should I do? Master Li Bing is not at home" The doorman looked very nervous.

"I'll just deal with it. Li Erlang said frankly.

Li Erlang, the son of Li Bing, the water official of Bailongtan, came out to greet him and said, "Your Excellency, you have worked hard all the way. ”

When the herald saw such a tall young man, he couldn't figure it out, and he was a little confused, and couldn't help asking, "Childe, are you .......?"

Li Erlang replied respectfully: "Xiao Ke Li Bing's son, Li Erlang is also." ”

The herald said: "Ah, it turned out to be the eldest son of Li, disrespectful and disrespectful." At the behest of the king, this official passed on Li Bing, the water official of Bailongtan, to enter Beijing quickly. ”

Li Erlang arched his hand and said: "Your Excellency the Herald of Qiqi, my father has not been home for more than 20 days. ”

The herald was very surprised, suspicious, and asked, "Where has Lord Lingzun gone?" Thinking that his son is so old, he may not go out to look for flowers and willows, and he will not return for a long night, and he will not care about his family? Of course, this situation happens from time to time in officialdom, and it is not news, but after all, it is a bit like that. The herald was in a reverie, and Li Erlang's proclamation pulled his thoughts back from the complex and chaotic space.

Li Erlang said: "Tell the herald, my father is squatting at the scene of the rectification of Bailongyan. Xiao Ke also rushed back from Bailongyan yesterday to visit his sick mother. ”

The herald was puzzled and relieved, and was very moved, feeling guilty for the cranky thinking just now, and he really lived as a gentleman with the heart of a villain. He said meaningfully: "I see." "The right should be an apology for Li Bing's 'belly guess'.

Li Erlang said: "Your Excellency Herald, I will go and tell my father." ”

The herald behaved very humanely, and said, "Childe doesn't have to go, just stay at home to serve your mother, I'll just go." Please ask Lord Hou Lingtang. ”

Li Erlang thanked him and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your attention. ”

"Li Gongzi doesn't have to be polite. After the herald finished speaking, he stepped on his horse and galloped towards Bailongyan, raising a puff of dust behind him.

The herald galloped for a while, and while riding on his horse, he could faintly see in the distance that the Bailongyan project that appeared in front of him had begun to take shape.

The herald galloped close to the construction site, turned over and dismounted, and walked all the way.

When a military official at the construction site saw an official riding on a mission, he greeted him and said, "May I ask the official, what is your business?"

The herald's attitude was a little large, and his tone was quite disdainful, and he asked rhetorically, "Who are you?"

Seeing that the morale of the comer was not small, the military officer suddenly felt that everyone was a little shorter, and whispered: "Little military officer." ”

The herald said: "This official has come to announce the decree of King Qin to Li Bing, the water official of Bailongyan. ”

When the military officer heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be the official of Jingshi, who was a little neglectful and apologized for his duties." ”

The herald was very anxious: "Excuse me, where is Lord Li?"

The military official responded: "Lord Li is inspecting the quality of the project at the head of the weir, and I will report to Lord Li if I am humble." ”

The herald asked, "When will Master Li come over?"

The military official said: "This is not possible, Master Li is a workaholic, very motivated, doing things, day and night, continuous rotation, day and night." ”

The herald couldn't, so he said, "Okay, you can take me to find it." ”

The two of them didn't go far, but they happened to meet a man who looked like an official was talking to the overseer while walking, and the person who looked like an official was a little emotional, and asked the overseer: "Tell me about your inspection of the quality of the project." ”

The overseer reported: "My lord, I have inspected all those embankments, and the quality and quantity are guaranteed. ”

The official-looking man asked, "Have you checked it all?" Checked it. The overseer replied with crispness and confidence.

The official-looking man asked, "How many times have you checked?" My lord, I checked twice. "The overseer is not ambiguous at all

The official-looking man asked, "What is the quality?"

The overseer patted his chest and said, "My lord, I just reported to the adult, and the quality and quantity are guaranteed, and there is no problem 100%. "Why don't you check it a third time? 'Drawing inferences from one another' means that one thing should be said three times and used three times. 'Drawing inferences from others' is also a general principle for us to check the quality of our projects. The official-looking man looked straight at the overseer.

The overseer was still confident: "I didn't think there was any need to check it a third time. "That's the problem. The official-looking man said sternly. "Your Excellency sees a problem?" The overseer asked tentatively. "Not only is there a problem, but there is a big problem. "The official-like man has a cold attitude. "I don't see anything wrong, uh. "Have you checked the piles for piling?" The official's tone was calm, and there was rigidity in peace. "This, I, I haven't checked. "The overseer's confidence has been greatly reduced.

"So, how do you check?" I focused on the thickness and size of the piles. The overseer replied truthfully.

"Have you checked the stake for the type of timber?" The official-looking man asked in detail.

"Nope. The overseer replied in a whisper

"The pile should be all green bar trees, not alder trees or fir trees, green bar trees are hard and durable, better than other tree species. The man who looked like an official said. "I didn't think about it. "Have you carefully inspected the rammed earth embankment?" Double-checked. ”

"How did you check?" Check whether the rammed embankment is smooth and solid. "This is not enough, but also focus on checking the part of the connection between a section of embankment and a section of embankment, here is the most likely to have a soft joint dead corner, have you focused on checking?" The focus was checked, and I remember that the adults used to repeat?? Tune this out. ”

The man who looked like an official said, "Very well, although you have focused on checking the connection of the rammed embankment, it is not too much to check again." ”

The overseer replied, "Your Excellency is right, I'll check it later." ”

The official-looking man said solemnly: "I checked the bamboos prepared for weaving baskets one by one, and many of them were unqualified and too tender, have you checked them?"

"Before I could check it, my lord was really resolute. "The overseer had to admire this man. "It's quick, we have to get it done before the rainy season. The official-looking man spoke sternly

The overseer replied, "Yes, sir. ”

Seeing this, the herald expressed his feelings to the military officer who led the way: "Your officer Li Bingshui is so strict and good at work, which is awesome. ”

Unexpectedly, the military official who led the way said: "Official, that's not our Li Bingshui official, he is just Li Bingshui's assistant Wang Deputy Water Officer." ”

The herald couldn't help but exclaim, "Ahhh There are no weak soldiers under the general!" That's not it, even the migrant workers who built the embankment here are all doing their best. The leading officer said. "Then where can I find Officer Li Bingshui?"

"Just ask Deputy Water Officer Wang to find out. The leading officer said.

The herald said, "All right, let's go and ask." ”

The military officer who led the way stepped forward and asked, "May I ask Wang Shuiguan, where is Lord Li Bing?"

Deputy Water Officer Wang replied: "Master Li is still inspecting the quality of the project at the head of the weir. ”

The military officer who led the way said, "Official, let's go to the weir." ”

The herald said, "Okay, go up to the weir and look for it." ”

So the two walked to the depths of the Bailongtan construction site. From afar, they saw a man crawling on the embankment. Hip wrecks are bouncing, hip remnants are bouncing, water is fine, crabs are being caught in crab holes, or are eels being caught?"

The soldier who led the way narrowed his eyes and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Haha, what kind of crab are you digging out! Then it must be Li Shuiguan checking something again." ”

The herald smiled, "I'm really eye-opening, I'm convinced." ”

With that, the two walked towards Li Bing, who was "digging the crab hole". After walking about a stone's throw away, the leading military officer had already seen clearly what Li Bing was doing, so he said to the herald: "Official, do you know what Li Shuiguan is doing?"

Out of curiosity, the herald put his hand on the canopy, squinting his eyes to see what Li Bing in front of him was doing. In order to see it really, he even stopped, and looked at it for a long time without seeing a Shiming Hall. So he shook his head and said, "I don't see what he's doing." But that's for sure, as you say, this person isn't digging a crab hole. ”

The military officer who led the way then explained in detail: "To build the Bailongyan, you must first dig the beachhead deeply, and then you must separate the water before you can dig the beach. "That's a certainty, how can there be water to dig a beach? But how can this water be separated by miles?"

The officer leading the way said: "This is the crux of the matter. We must first have a waterproof embankment that cannot be washed away, so that the water can go to the outer river, and the beach excavation project can proceed smoothly. ”

The herald also asked with interest, "Will the water of the outer river break your waterproof embankment?" The official asked very well. The water of the outer river cannot break our embankment across the river, because we have a pestle that can withstand the impact of the water flow of the outer river. ”

But the military master was a little skeptical of the statement of the military officer who led the way: "Do you believe in the power of the pestle so much?"

The leading officer said confidently, "Of course. ”

The herald, who was very serious and liked to break the casserole and ask questions, asked, "What is that pestle, so powerful!"

The military officer who led the way took the trouble to explain: "The pestle is made of three wooden poles with a diameter of more than one foot and a thickness of more than two feet and a length of more than two feet tied to form a tripod with bamboo ropes, which are supported and stood on the beach. Then use three wooden poles of the same length and diameter to tie up a tripod at the lower part of the support tripod to firmly clamp the support tripod, and on top of this triangle is a long bamboo cage with pebbles. In this way, the seat of the triangular support frame is as stable as a rock. This kind of waterproof facility consisting of two triangular wooden hoops together and filled with pebbles and long bamboo cages by the town is the pestle, which is advocated by our Li Shuiguan with the wisdom of all people. Twenty or thirty such pestles are lined up in a row to form a joint force, which is unbreakable. That's not all, and a row of bowl-thick green bar wooden stakes are planted along the pestle base, and then the wooden stakes are erected and bamboo fence mats can be poured down and rammed the embankment. On the side facing the embankment, it is also coated with thick viscosity. The yellow mud, the embankment is completed, and it is extremely useful for guarding the river embankment. ”

The herald was still a little skeptical, and then asked, "Is this one and so effective?"

The military officer who led the way patiently explained: "This pestle is very effective, and it is very effective in repairing the weir at the end of the dry season and diverting the water flow. Behind the embankment of the weir embankment, a pestle is like the gate bar of the ancient city gate, against the city gate, no one wants to open it. These twenty-three pestles are connected into one, like the Great Wall, and the water of the outer river only knows that it is difficult to retreat, how can it destroy my Great Wall?"

The herald was fascinated by this, and asked, "It's simple, it sounds like a lot of trouble, are you also a water expert?" No, in the next little soldier who is not in the stream. But our subordinates of Li Shuiguan have heard and seen it, and it can be said that all of them know a little bit about water conservancy. "You can call it water conservancy for all. The herald admired the "sailors" led by Li Shuiguan in his heart. "The official just said that Li Shuiguan was digging a crab hole, and I saw it clearly, but in fact, he was climbing on the embankment to check whether the base of the pestle was solid, whether the pebbles filled with the bamboo cage were in the m, or whether there were any loopholes in the mud fence. In short, it is conscientious and hard-working. ”

The herald was deeply touched, and couldn't help but say: "You Li Shuiguan really have a divine heritage. ”

The leading officer praised: "People think so. So he led the herald to Li Bing's side, and also witnessed the magical pestles one by one.

At this moment, Li Bing saw someone walking towards him, so he got up and shook his clothes, rubbed his hands, and smiled embarrassedly like a child.

The military officer hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Li Bing, this is a herald from the capital. ”

The herald strode forward and said with respect: "Lord Li, the king has decreed to me that you should enter the capital as soon as possible. ”

Li Bing knelt down and said, "Thank you, King Longen." Herald, the main project of Bailongyan has been basically completed, and I will make some finishing arrangements for my subordinates. ”

The herald said, "That's for the best." ”

At this time, Deputy Water Officer Wang also rushed here.

Li Bing said solemnly: "You came just in time, Deputy Water Officer Wang, you are responsible for carefully inspecting the quality of the weir head again, and you must not be negligent, you can have a military order." ”

Deputy Water Officer Wang said: "I will do it according to the layout of the adults, and if there is a dereliction of duty, military law will be involved." ”

Li Bing said again: "Water conservancy engineering, a great cause for thousands of years, should not be underestimated. ”

Deputy Water Officer Wang promised: "Keep the little ones in mind. ”

Li Bing patted Deputy Shuiguan Wang's shoulder and said, "With your words, I can sleep peacefully." ”

The herald asked, "When will Master Li enter Beijing?"

Li Bing thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency Herald, I must go back and give some work to my son Li Erlang and then enter the capital immediately." ”

The herald said: "Master Li, you should hurry up the cooking, and the official will take the first step and return to Beijing to face the king." ”

Li Bing arched his hand and said, "Thank you, herald." ”

The herald replied, "Lord Li is polite, I should do it." ”