Chapter 140: The people are like water, and the king is like a boat
If there is enough time, Li Yunxing can send troops to come over to assist.
If there are enough people, Li Yunxing will not let the people contribute together.
But today is after the rain and the sky is clear, after all, this Wu Dynasty does not have a "weather forecast", no one can be sure when the next rainstorm will come, Li Yunxing can not wait like this.
Who knew that the people but no one shirked, and the strong man who had just gone down the mountain with Li Yunxing took the lead in standing up.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, what do you want us to do?"
"Yes, Your Highness just commands!" The crowd agreed.
Then Li Yunxing explained his meaning to everyone.
Now that the dam has been broken, it is extremely difficult to repair it, but if the water is released directly, it can cause flooding.
What Li Yunxing wants to do is to take advantage of the topography and water potential, take the three major projects of Yuzui, Shafeiyan and Baohuakou as the main base points, and start to divert the fish mouth at the high embankment, and the completion of the fish mouth will divide the water of the upstream river into the inner river and the outer river.
Leaning on the mouth of the treasure bottle, a flat water tank for flood distribution and a spillway of "flying sand weir" were built to ensure that the Neijiang River was free of disasters.
The Neijiang River is diverted from Wuling County and Zhijiang County to Changsha County, Guiyang County and other counties, which can irrigate thousands of miles of fields, and finally drain from various small fishing villages to the rivers of nearby towns and villages, forming a circulation system of internal irrigation and external dredging.
Not only can Zhijiang County be benefited, but even the entire Jingzhou, and even the entire southern part of the Wu Dynasty will benefit a lot.
The outer river is introduced into the Yangtze River along the river, which can also improve the river environment, reduce sediment sedimentation, make it more gentle, and reduce the flow of river water.
Of course, this requires a lot of labor, and it is not possible to complete it in three or two days.
But the first step for Li Yunxing is to hollow out the debris at the mouth of the fish mouth as soon as possible, leaving a safe area to drain some of the water before the peak flood season arrives.
Therefore, Li Yunxing also prepared another route, that is, to set up a temporary camp on the ridge at the northern foot of Yutouling, and transfer the women, children and children in the city to the camp first, so as to prevent the flood peak from breaking the embankment and causing the people to suffer.
Although there is no wind and waves now, Li Yunxing still decided to act according to the original plan.
After all, in the face of such natural disasters, the slightest mistake is a mortal danger.
After listening to Li Yunxing's explanation of this move, everyone was amazed.
felt that the prince was really a virtuous sage, and he thought about it so carefully and in detail.
Not only their survival worries are taken into account, but also the people of Jingzhou as a whole.
"Your Highness Rende, I am so impressed!"
"Your Highness, although the old body is old, I also wish that this great achievement will fall on my Jingzhou!"
Everyone cheered in unison, rejoicing at Li Yunxing's method of fighting floods.
For so many years, many Qin missions have been sent to Jingzhou, but most of them have eaten a lot of fat, but in the end, nothing has been left for the people of Jingzhou.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here, and he actually solved the problem they had had for more than ten years!
Seeing that everyone's response was so enthusiastic, Li Yunxing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and finally brought the situation under control.
Immediately, Li Yunxing asked everyone to start moving, and they split up to use their means.
Li Yunxing first took his cronies and walked more than ten miles west along the mouth of the treasure bottle. Since the flying sand weir is built by a pebble gabion sinking to the bottom of the water, the huge flood impact will automatically wash it down, so that the inland river channel is completely unobstructed and has the effect of flood discharge.
When the water level of the Neijiang River is too high, the flood water flows into the Waijiang River through the flat water tank and the Feisha Weir, so that the amount of water entering the mouth of the chamber bottle is not too large, and the Neijiang irrigation area is protected from flooding. At the same time, due to the flow of water flowing into the outer river through the flying sand weir and generating a swimming vortex, it can also effectively reduce the sediment deposition around the mouth of the treasure bottle.
The people in the city were divided into several groups, and the men followed Li Yunxing to dig ditches, pick up stones and carry dirt; The woman is responsible for collecting hay and preparing it to be woven into a cage to carry the pebbles.
Everything is in order.
Li Yunxing sweated, and silently watched the busy scene in front of him, and suddenly remembered a sentence he had read, "The people are like water, the king is like a boat, and the people can carry a boat or overturn a boat." ”
This is the first time Li Yunxing has walked out of the palace since he arrived in the Wu Dynasty, the first time he has been so close to the people, and the first time he has done heavy work.
Whether it was the guards or Lian Jirou, they had dissuaded Li Yunxing many times, but he still insisted.
Li Yunxing is not an immortal, he doesn't know what the future holds.
But now, what Li Yunxing wants to do is to let every affected person have the opportunity to eat, drink, and wear warm clothes.
Perhaps it was his efforts that won the mercy of the heavens, and it did not rain in Zhijiang City for several days.
With the help of so many people, the canals were dug faster than expected.
During this time, he ate and lived with the people, and spent the difficult period together, and he had already become one.
This is not only because his benevolence touched the people, but also because Li Yunxing's way of treating them is really worthy of their support.
Li Yunxing himself is the future son of heaven, but in such a harsh environment, he still chose to eat bran like ordinary farmers, and his courage and responsibility are admired by the people.
Such a prince is worthy of being a pillar of the country.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's time to eat!"
At this time, Lian Jirou walked down from the carriage with a food box.
Her appearance is already good, and with this gentle smile, people can't help but feel good.
Now it is the third pole of the sun, and the people have returned home for lunch, and Lian Jirou has come to deliver food to Li Yunxing.
Looking at the food in Lian Jirou's hand, Li Yunxing showed a faint smile: "It's hard work." ”
Lian Jirou's face flushed, and she said softly: "The concubine doesn't dare to say that she is hard......"
Li Yunxing glanced down at her hands, which were full of blisters and scars left by bamboo thorns.
This woman of the Wu Dynasty has always paid attention to appearance, and Lian Jirou, as the only daughter of a general, is usually even more pampered, and she will not do such rough work like now, obviously she has suffered a lot of sins during this time.
Thinking of this, Li Yunxing reached out and took Lian Jirou's slender jade hand.
Lian Jirou's delicate body suddenly stiffened, her face turned crimson, and her eyes dodged.
"Why are you weaving cages again, didn't this palace say you don't have to do this?"
Lian Jirou withdrew her hand, shook her head with a red face, and said in a low voice: "No, it's not in the way." ”
"His Royal Highness the Prince, let's eat first."
It is said to be a meal, but it is just some porridge and side dishes.
Li Yunxing mobilized all the grain in the county government to relieve the victims, but now the food in the government is not abundant.
However, Li Yunxing did not hesitate to pick up chopsticks and put a piece of pickles that people often eat in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.
While Li Yunxing was eating, Lian Jirou was waiting beside him, his expression was full of gratitude and appreciation.