Chapter 280 Li Bing and Dujiangyan

"Did Mr. make that waterwheel at the entrance of the village?" Wang Xu asked.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's me." Then he asked doubtfully, "What do you want?"

Wang Xu immediately said: "Sir, are you proficient in water conservancy?"

"I can't say I'm proficient, I just like studying water conservancy."

"I have a question about water conservancy here, and I would like to ask your husband for advice. I wonder if he can teach me?" Wang Xu asked.

"What's the problem?"

Wang Xu waved, and soon a guard brought a piece of white silk cloth over, and then unfolded it. A large number of chaotic lines were drawn on the silk cloth, which seemed to be some charts of mountains and rivers.

"Sir, this is a drawing of a mountainous terrain. There are many rivers here, and floods often occur. I wonder if you, sir, have any good strategies to curb the floods and turn these overflowing floods into sources of irrigation for farmland?" Wang Xu pointed at the silk cloth.

He said while explaining the topographic map on it.

Li Bing frowned as he looked at the drawing in front of him. The map in front of him was very large and contained a lot of information. The requirements Wang Xu had just raised were also very high. It was very difficult to perfectly combine flood control and irrigation.

Gao. However, Li Bing thought of the water control methods he had learned over the years, and he wanted to give it a try.

Li Bing took the tools in his hands and began to write and draw on the drawings. Wang Xu was not in a hurry to get answers and sat aside to watch him busy. Time passed by, the sun gradually set, and the light became darker and darker. Wang Xu let

The guard took out the candle and used the oil lamp to illuminate it.

After about another hour, Li Bing put down his tools and murmured: "No, there are still many things that need to be seen in person to know. There is too little information on the drawings."

"Sir, is there any solution?" Wang Xu asked.

"Yes!" Li Bing said confidently: "However, although the drawings on this drawing are very detailed, I still need to go to the site to take a look in person."

"Okay!" Wang Xu said happily: "If you can really do it, I will not be stingy with the reward!"

"Are you the king?" Li Bing finally came back to his senses and asked in confusion.

Wang Xu laughed loudly and said: "It's just me!"

After saying this, Wang Xu issued an edict: "I order Li Bing to inspect the censor of the Huai Kingdom and go to the palace early tomorrow morning to give a report."

The chamberlain who had been prepared long ago awarded Li Bing the seal of his official uniform and left two chamberlains to take him into the palace tomorrow. Wang Xu then left.

The next day, when the sky was dark and bright, Wang Xu, served by his maid, washed up and got up. After having breakfast, he walked to Qianyuan Hall.

The Huai Kingdom's early dynasty system was also set during the Zijue period. The time was set at Chen hour, not the crazy Mao hour. After all, the morning dynasty at Mao hour was not yet bright.

When the morning court started, Wang Xu scanned briefly and quickly found Li Bing among the crowd. The next step was naturally for him to review the flood control strategy planned yesterday.

Among the ministers of the Huai Kingdom, there were many who knew how to control water. After listening to Li Bing's strategy, he also felt that it was very feasible, so Wang Xu appointed him as the inspection censor of the Huai Kingdom, and also served as the minister of water control in Shu, and went to Bashu.

Land controls water.

After receiving the title from Wang Xu, Li Bing was also very excited. The method of water control that he had studied for most of his life finally came into use. He thanked Wang Xu immediately.

Wang Xu sent two hundred Yulin guards as his personal guards to obey his orders. At the same time, he ordered Le Yi to cooperate with Li Bing in water control and at the same time implement the Huai law reform in Bashu.

After the Qin State surrendered, Wang Xu did not pursue the Qin State and fight fiercely. After all, it was very difficult to attack the Qin State no matter which way it was. The road was dangerous and dangerous. In addition, Guanzhong was the territory that the Qin State had operated for hundreds of years.

It is deep and difficult to break through.

The people of Bashu are very supportive of the Huai State's policies, but the wealthy families in those places don't think so. The wealthy families in various parts of the Huai State are now very reasonable, and their actions can almost be called rural sages. This is because there are

Generations of the Huai royal family were trained with swords and iron rods. Now the wealthy families in places like Bashu are not.

These people had already lost a lot of strength under the oppression of Qin State, and they were no longer opponents when they arrived at Huai State. Huai State had too much experience in dealing with these local wealthy families. These local wealthy families were no match for Huai State at all. Soon,

It was tidied up honestly.

Under the protection of the Yulin Guards, Li Bing and his son took a boat upstream to Kuimen, then crossed the Three Gorges along the Yangtze River Plank Road and entered Jiangzhou, then took a boat upstream from Jiangzhou into the Tuojiang River, and finally came to Bashu.

land.

After entering the land of Bashu, Li Bing did not immediately start to collect labor. Instead, he personally led people to visit the mountains and rivers of the land of Bashu under the leadership of local guides. At the same time, he asked in detail what the surrounding people had experienced for decades.

Floods etc.

In the land of Bashu, the Minjiang River is the most flood-prone. After the Minjiang River leaves the mountain canyon, the water surface quickly opens up, and the river channel is not deep. As long as it encounters a flood, it will easily flood and cause disasters. The left side of the mountain twists and turns, and the complex terrain blocks the water flow and allows the water to flow.

The river runs to the right, and the river channel becomes narrower. When it encounters heavy water, the right side will be immediately submerged.

Li Bing and his son conducted a detailed survey of the Minjiang River system. They also calculated the land around Chengdu. According to Wang Xu's requirements, not only should the floods be solved, but the water from the Minjiang River should also be used for irrigation. Bashu was

The land became a land of abundance and a land of plenty.

The terrain around the Minjiang River is complex, and the left bank is blocked by mountains, making it impossible to build dams. At the same time, if you want to use the water of the Minjiang River to irrigate the land, you need to divert the Minjiang River.

The entire water system project is very complex. Li Bing and his son calculated the water volume, terrain height, water flow speed, etc. of the Minjiang River, Tuojiang River and other rivers, and conducted a detailed survey of the surrounding water veins. Then Li Bing and his son began to draw pictures and texts and began to think about how to build it.

water conservancy.

Compared with the previous water conservancy projects built by the Huai State, the water conservancy project designed by Li Bing and his son was more bold. They canceled the design of the dam. At the same time, they used a diversion method to irrigate the water-scarce Chengdu Plain.

After dozens of revisions and changes, the design of the water conservancy project was finally completed. Then Li Bing approached Le Yi and asked him to help recruit people to prepare for the construction of the water conservancy project.

At this time, Le Yi was carrying out reforms in Bashu. After learning that Li Bing was going to start construction, he immediately ransacked the homes of local powerful people who were dissatisfied with Huai State. The money and grain were used to support water conservancy construction, and the people were directly levied in labor. Not only was it economical,

The money and food were freed up, and a lot of space was freed up. At the same time, it also increased manpower for water conservancy construction and reduced local unrest.

It can be said that it is a three-win situation. Huai Guo won three times.
Chapter completed!