Li Ji began to look at Li Zhi from a distance.

He had been curious about Li Zhi for a long time, and wanted to meet His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who had been in correspondence with him but had a good relationship.

However, due to his duties, he could not leave Taiyuan at will without an edict, so it was not until now that the two had the opportunity to meet for the first time.

At this time, Li Ji immediately saluted after hearing Li Zhi's words: "The lower official Li Ji visited His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and it is the luck of the lower official to be able to share the worries of His Royal Highness." ”

Li Ji didn't say this out of flattery.

Since Li Zhi officially intervened in the affairs of the state, Li Ji had already seen Li Zhi's ability.

Whether it is the various workshops set up by Li Zhi, or some of the governance methods he proposed, the people of Bingzhou have greatly benefited.

In addition, Li Zhi was also quite willing to listen to Li Ji's suggestions, which made Li Ji more motivated to work.

Since ancient times, the most rare thing is that superiors and subordinates get along, and many excellent subordinates are willing to eat and wait for death because of the suppression and suspicion of their superiors.

Li Zhi briefly inquired to Li Ji about the current situation of the state and said, "Although the state is not affected by the drought at the moment.

However, the situation in the surrounding states is not good, and I hope that Li Changshi will be ready to meet the victims at any time. ”

Li Ji bowed and said: "Xiaguan has already begun to store grain, and in case of a large-scale harvest, I think I can also support various places." ”

Li Zhi nodded and said: "In this way, the matter of annexing the state will be handed over to Changshi, and this king will rush to the disaster area as soon as possible." ”

After saying this, he got up to say goodbye and left Taiyuan Mansion with Xiao Yi and others.

Li Ji had already prepared the materials that might be used before.

Li Zhi came here to take these things away.

Li Zhi's first stop after leaving Taiyuan was Shuozhou.

It is located in the north of today's Shanxi Province, adjacent to Inner Mongolia, surrounded by mountains on the west, north and south, bordered by the jurisdiction of Bingzhou in the south, and Daizhou in the east.

It stands to reason that this place is located in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River, and the water source should be very abundant.

However, this is not the case.

In previous years, the Shuozhou area was often rainy in summer, so flooding of the Sanggan River was frequent.

This forced the people to avoid cultivating farmland too close to the river.

The rest of Shuozhou is mostly hilly, so the mountainous area is not easy to excavate.

This causes Shuozhou to guard a big river, but it needs to rely on the sky for food.

After Li Zhi and others came here, they found that many farmers were drawing water from far away for irrigation under the scorching sun.

However, due to the difficulty of the roads and the lack of a vehicle with a large enough capacity, the amount of water retrieved at a time is very limited.

Li Zhi, accompanied by Wang Guangyu, the assassin of Shuozhou, observed for a long time and couldn't help but sigh: "If you go on like this, I don't wait for the fields to be watered, I'm afraid it's already the day of the autumn harvest." ”

Wang Guangyu said helplessly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin forgives his sins, the lower officials are incompetent, and now there is only one way that can be thought of." ”

Li Zhi said: "This matter is not to blame the history of Wang Ting, but it is actually limited by geographical conditions. ”

Wang Guangyu opened his mouth and said: "I have heard that His Royal Highness has many tricks, I don't know if there is any way to solve my difficulties in Shuozhou?" ”

Li Zhi said: "Wang Thorn Shi Mo has to listen to those gossip about chasing after the wind and shadows, this king is just an ordinary child, how can everything be solved?" ”

After saying this, he continued to speak: "I'll go around the place first and see if there are any unexpected discoveries." ”

After Wang Guangyu heard this, he took Li Zhi and others around Shuozhou.

During this period, Li Zhi not only saw many people looking for water sources for irrigation, but also saw some people who were really desperate and squatted on the edge of the field and hugged their heads and cried.

In this era of backward science and technology, the people who rely on the sky for food can be said to be extremely unfortunate.

They often work hard all year round and end up with nothing.

In many cases, it was not that the imperial court did not want to solve the difficulties of these people, but that there was no way to solve the difficulties of these people under the technical conditions at that time.

It took Li Zhi two full days to complete the transfer of the entire Shuozhou.

During this period, he continued to climb hills and low mountains, just to get a clearer understanding of the whole picture of Shuozhou.

Then he locked himself up in the inn for a whole day.

During the day, he used a simple map he had drawn to outline the land of each county and village with the nearest water source.

Then he began to think about how to solve the irrigation problem of the people temporarily.

His headache was that the water sources were either far from the farmland or were close to drying up because of too little rainfall.

In such a situation, it is too late to dig the river.

After pondering for a long time, Li Zhizhi finally came up with a laborious but cost-effective solution.

It was to build a large number of carts in the water source, and then split the trees in half and hollowed them out to serve as aqueducts to bring water from the river to the farmland.

In this way, although it does not solve the long-term problem, it can save a lot of time.

Once the crisis has been overcome, it is entirely possible to use cement to pour some pipes instead of water channels on the route left behind this time.

In this way, the problem that this place is not suitable for excavation of river channels is solved.

After thinking of this, Li Zhi didn't care that it was late at night at this time, and hurriedly found Wang Guangyu, Xiao Yi and others.

When everyone heard Li Zhi's thoughts, their scalps suddenly tingled.

It is said that His Royal Highness the King of Jin has a flexible mind and is good at scheming, and it has really come true at this moment.

Shuozhou's terrain is so complex that the water network here and there seems to be an unusable one.

Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness King Jin just climbed the mountain and drew pictures, and solved such a thorny problem.

What everyone admires the most is that Li Zhi has not only solved the current problem, but even has come up with a long-term solution.

After Wang Guangyu was shocked, he immediately saluted Li Zhi and said, "Thank you Your Highness on behalf of the people of Shuozhou." ”

Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "The people of the world are all my royal people, and what this king has done is a matter of course, so why do you need the people to thank you?" ”

Xiao Yi said on the side: "Your Highness's wisdom and resourcefulness are really heavenly beings, and you are already a little desperate before you go down. ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "This king is just an occasional gain in a hurry, Xiao Yushi must not praise it so much." ”

After saying this, he continued to speak to Wang Guangyu: "This king has brought some supplies from Bingzhou, and Wang Tingshi can send someone to get it if necessary. ”

Wang Guangyu bowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

After having a solution, Wang Guangyu couldn't go home to rest, so he summoned the chief officials of various villages and townships overnight and taught the methods Li Zhi said.

At the same time, these officials were asked to contact the craftsmen in their own jurisdiction as soon as possible to make the cylinder car as soon as possible.

At the same time, the people were summoned to hollow out the trees and temporarily use them as water channels.

After finding a solution, Li Zhi never interfered in the follow-up affairs, but slept soundly, preparing to inspect again tomorrow and then go to the next state capital.