"You are too poor, I don't know, I think I, the emperor, have treated you badly."

Liu Zhi's words were half ridicule, half sighing.

Another courtier who has no money to spare is Wang Chang, who is an inspector of the imperial history, and it is said that the house is empty, and there are not even two pieces of furniture, and the money is used to help the poor students in his hometown.

As for Dong Ban, his income was used to improve the living conditions of the Wulingyi people, and even the income from sugar production was also misappropriated after obtaining Liu Zhi's consent.

The Yi people of Wuling County are actually the ancestors of the Miao people, who call themselves the descendants of Chiyou, and the Han Dynasty has always been collectively referred to as the barbarians.

The Miao people in Jingzhou area are mainly divided into two parts, Jingchuman and Wulingman, Wulingman is the Miao people in Xiangxi today.

Since Liu Zhi canceled the derogatory title of barbarian, it was changed to Wulingyi.

Their position in the Eastern Han Dynasty was very awkward, they were basically second-class citizens, not only were they excluded in policy, but once the war started, they would be unconditionally requisitioned to fight.

Even after dying in battle, he could only receive a small pension, and after the war, he once again became a despised barbarian.

was exploited by the court and the chieftain, and suffered unspeakably.

When Dong Ban served as the Taishou of Wuling County, most of the bandits around him were Miao people, and because they couldn't bear the oppression, they would rather fall into the grass.

Therefore, Dong Ban established a good relationship with the Wulingyi people through the Zhou Ju and Gaomi of Guishun, and also had a deeper understanding of their suffering.

Later, when he rescripted a large army to the north to crusade against the thief Kou Gongsun Ju, he took great care of his soldiers regardless of race, and the war dead were also paid pensions according to the unified standard.

This move won their respect and trust, and after the promulgation of the new land policy and ethnic policy, Dong Ban has been strictly implementing it without discrimination.

He also paid out of his own pocket to build a school in the remote countryside of Jingzhou, where in addition to teaching cultural knowledge, he would also teach various manual skills according to local conditions.

For example, vinegar, tofu, farming tool making, textile printing and dyeing, brick and tile burning, and so on.

The main purpose is not to get them to take the imperial examination, but to improve the quality of life.

The land of Jingchu has always had a flourishing literary style, and the culture of reading among the Han people is relatively strong, so most of the new schools are in the Miao and Han mixed areas.

It was a good heart, but these villagers lived in poverty and refused to send their children to school at all, preferring to leave them at home to do farm work to supplement their families.

Dong Ban had no choice, and later came up with a trick, which was to provide a free lunch, and in response to this free lunch, some people sent their children to school.

In the past two years, Dong Ban has made himself destitute by various subsidized schools, but as a result, he still can't make ends meet and is difficult to sustain.

In the end, he could only ask Liu Zhi for help through Long Linwei, which solved the fundamental problem, and now these Miao people have gradually accepted the school, and most of the children can enroll.

At this time, seeing Liu Zhi ridiculing himself, Dong Ban couldn't help laughing, and the feeling of alienation brought about by years of parting suddenly dispelled a lot.

"As long as the country becomes rich, are you still worried that you have no money to spend?"

As he spoke, he got up and bowed solemnly, "Your Majesty Xie is ashamed to take care of the people of the minister's family." ”

It turned out that Liu Zhi listened to Long Linwei's performance, saying that Dong Ban's family in Nanyang was also living in poverty, and his mother was old, and she had to weave and go to the field herself, which was very hard.

So he specially rewarded 100,000 yuan, 100 acres of fertile land and a number of silk silks.

The number is not much, not as much as one thousandth of when Liang Ji was there, as an emperor, this reward is stingy to say.

But Liu Zhi took into account Dong Ban's character, too much, he would be sincerely afraid and refused to accept it, so he calculated that he would only give the amount to improve his life.

When Dong Ban received the news, he immediately understood what Liu Zhi meant, after all, he was the first person to befriend Liu Zhi among the heroes who jointly overthrew Liang Ji back then.

The two were also close friends, and it can be said that Dong Ban still knows his character better, so this gratitude is also from the heart.

In any case, he is ashamed of his family, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, but Liu Zhi made up for this regret for him.

Liu Zhi ordered people to serve wine and food, and the two chatted while eating.

"Your situation in Jingzhou has just opened, I want to keep you there for a few more years, and the situation in Jing and Yang is somewhat similar, you and Chen Fan can also help each other."

Dong Ban nodded frequently, "The minister thinks the same." ”

The main purpose of his return to Beijing this time was to report to Liu Zhi and then discuss with him the future plan route.

Of course, there is also the meaning of contacting Liu Zhi, after all, there is still a big difference between writing a letter to report some things and asking for instructions in person.

During the banquet, Dong Ban told him in detail what he had done and what he had seen and heard in Jingzhou in the past few years.

He has done a good job in promoting agricultural production, carrying out land reform and promoting national integration.

Now his most nerve-wracking thing is the management of floods, Jingzhou has the Yangtze River running through it, and there are many tributaries.

In addition, there are two major lakes, Dongting Lake and Hongze Lake, so it is easy to flood in a rainy year.

This is determined by the geographical environment, non-human can be completely solved, in the Eastern Han Dynasty under the productivity, the management of the Yangtze River flood is really impossible to complete the proposition.

"I plan to use gunpowder in water conservancy projects and road construction, which can save a lot of manpower."

Relying only on hoes and shovels, shoulders and hand-held, it is indeed difficult to excavate large projects.

In the later generations of modern machinery, gunpowder still occupied an important position in engineering, and Liu Zhi's original purpose in developing gunpowder was not only for war.

"Your Majesty, in this case, the construction of the river embankment and the governance of Yunmengze will not be impossible to complete over time."

Dong Ban's eyes lit up, it seemed that this trip back was too worthwhile.

When it comes to building large-scale water conservancy facilities and roads, Liu Zhi also began to recall, how can the efficiency of the project be improved when modern machinery such as excavators and forklifts cannot be copied?

Well, it really reminded him of the unicycle that was commonly used in the countryside in the past, although it has a long history, but it has not yet appeared.

Legend has it that it was invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period, but it cannot be verified.

The wheelbarrow is light and flexible, which is very suitable for ancient road conditions, and it is much better than picking it on the shoulder.

There are also simple pulleys, which can also play a lot of roles, so when you think about it, you can solve a lot of problems immediately.

Sure enough, everything has to be discussed, so that the mind will be broadened.

As an emperor, there is another advantage, no matter what strange inventions are come up, they can also be pretended to be from a foreign country, or by strange people.

You don't have to think about the questions that will be questioned, or even throw a concept over and let your subordinates study it on their own.

At that moment, Liu Zhi picked up the pen and drew the general appearance of the wheelbarrow and pulley for Dong Ban, and explained the principle in detail.

"Haha, it's really heaven to help me Han, I can get such a powerful equipment, and the Yangtze River flood finally has hope to be solved."

Dong Ban's eyebrows fluttered, these things were completely beyond his expectations, which surprised him.

"These things are very easy to make, I ask the craftsmen to draw the drawings, and you can just take them home and make them yourself."

Liu Zhi's thinking was limited by himself before, and he always felt that he had not graduated from high school, and his education level was too low to play a big role.

But the nine-year compulsory education is not built, and even if modern people have not read, their knowledge alone has far surpassed that of the ancients.

As long as it is played properly, it can play an unexpected and huge role.

"How to deal with floods and how to repair water conservancy projects to maximize their use must be summed up.

I'll send you a few capable ministers to control the water, and follow you to the field to investigate, make the sand table first, and then plan carefully. ”

In the Northern Xinjiang War before, Liu Zhi had already tossed out the sand table, in fact, his role was equivalent to the 3D model of later generations, and there were more places where he could use it.

Dong Ban couldn't help but admire the five-body throw, or His Majesty had a clear mind, and after chatting casually, he solved many long-standing problems.

"My opinion is that we should unite with Yizhou and Yangzhou to jointly govern and treat several large lakes along the river as flood ......discharge lakes."

"Wait, Your Majesty just said that the lakes along the way are used as flood lakes?"

Dong Ban, who has always adhered to etiquette, was so out of shape that he interrupted Liu Zhi's words.

Liu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted to what he said.

Using Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake as flood drainage channels is an effective method explored by the people of later generations in the process of controlling floods.

Although there are also troubles, that is, the Dongting Lake was silted up, and the area shrank rapidly, and it was not until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that a special dredging project was carried out.

But the 800-mile Dongting Lake has shrunk to only a quarter of its original size, falling from its position as China's largest lake.

The water level of Poyang Lake is only about four meters, and its flood storage capacity has been greatly reduced.

As long as the dredging of the lakes is taken seriously, it is believed that the service life of the two lakes can be delayed for many years.

There was no way, knowing that there would be endless troubles, but Liu Zhi still thought of it unconsciously.

And I didn't expect it before, but I naturally brought it out when I chatted at this time.

"Your Majesty, a true god, how could you have thought of such a miracle, hahaha...... The minister knew what to do. ”

Hearing this, Dong Banmao suddenly opened, and for a while he was so happy that he was incoherent and dancing.

Seeing him so happy, Liu Zhi couldn't help but smile, although Dong Ban was in his thirties and had gone through vicissitudes, he rarely had a pure heart.

He adheres to the integrity and selflessness of his teacher Li Gu, but he knows how to be flexible more than him, and his means of doing things are more flexible and changeable, and he will not stick to one pattern.

Knowing the world but not the world is what Liu Zhi admires most about him.

Xiang Li Gu and Du Qiao's direct ministers, although capable and loyal enough, are too strong and easy to lose.

He admires such people, but he never advocates them.

"The minister will go back in the evening, write a plan overnight, and discuss it with the people of the Ministry of Industry tomorrow, and the minister thinks it should be feasible."

At this moment, the inspiration in Dong Ban's mind was gurgling out like a fountain, and he couldn't wait to conceive it.

Seeing his eagerness to try, Liu Zhi was also a little funny, and originally planned to leave him to finish dinner and talk about it at night.

Now it seems that it is in vain, but the state affairs are important, and it is not too late to get together in a few days.

"I know you can't sit still, go ahead, go ahead, you've written it, I'll be the first to see it."

"Haha...... It must be certain, so the minister will take his leave first. ”

Seeing Dong Ban go happily, Liu Zhi was also very happy, he was like this, what more could he ask for.

If all the courtiers in the court could be like him, then he wouldn't have to worry.

When Dong Ban returned to his residence that night, he only felt that the topographic map of Jingzhou's waters had already been deeply imprinted in his mind, and as long as he thought about it correctly, the plan would go very smoothly.

After dawn, Dong Ban, who had not slept all night, took advantage of the faint morning light to enter the palace.

There was no morning dynasty today, and last night he was in good spirits, and went to a concubine to mingle late, so he had just gotten up and was having breakfast, and Dong Ban came to ask for a meeting.

He is the emperor's most important person, those guards and chamberlains, the most observant and the rudder, for a favored minister like Dong Ban, he can naturally get the attention he deserves at any time.

Seeing him come in in a hurry, Liu Zhi knew that there was a result, and while beckoning him to sit down and eat together, he took the copywriting in his hand and looked at it.

Dong Ban has been in Jingzhou for three years, pondering day and night how to solve the problem of flooding, and has accumulated considerable experience.

The paper proposes a full set of prevention and treatment methods, the first is to build a regular river embankment, and the second is to dredge the river channel during the dry season to clean up the blocked silt in the river.

The third is to build sluices into Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake, so that the two lakes can store and release water freely, and drain as much water as possible before the rainy season comes.

In the rainy season, when the pressure of the upstream flood peak is high, try to turn off the water as much as possible to adjust the water level.

Others, such as the protection of lake embankments, the dredging of river channels by various tributaries, and the strengthening of river embankments, are all routine practices.

In the middle of Dong Ban's study, he focused on how to clean up the river channels and how to build sluice gates for several large lakes.

Liu Zhi nodded frequently, Dong Ban didn't know anything about water control, but within a few years, he became a professional.

It can be seen how much hard work he usually puts into research.

"Very good, the idea of this gate is very rare, but I am afraid that it will be very troublesome to design, you and the craftsmen of the Ministry of Engineering have thought about it carefully.

Find a place to do a small experiment first, and if it succeeds, it's not too late to build, and you must ask for nothing to go wrong. ”

Flood storage is not a trivial matter, in case the floodgates are not closed, can not withstand the devastation of floods, and wastes a lot of manpower and material resources are small things.

I am most afraid that it will implicate thousands of people downstream at that time.

"No, the minister will definitely be cautious and will never dare to be greedy for merit."

Dong Ban put down the food in his hand and solemnly promised.

This person is a gentleman who keeps his promises, and he does what he says, and Liu Zhi was originally because he admired him for coming all the way to visit the teacher who had lost power, so he made a temporary decision and handed it in.

Facts have proved that Dong Ban is indeed a rare talent, especially the quality is commendable, he does things, Liu Zhi has always been very relieved.

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