Chapter 378 Grand Canal Excavation Plan

In short, the benefits of the Grand Canal are many, but the cost is also huge, not to mention that this is a long-term project. It is enough to fill Feng Ji in it. Unfortunately, Feng Ji has his own ideas and does not want to waste his time on this project.

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However, Lu Su didn't say anything. He couldn't rush things like the water conservancy project. He would just let him do it if he was willing to spend money. Anyway, it was just preliminary preparation work.

Everyone in the Government Affairs Department can see the benefits of the Grand Canal, but the workload of such a grand project is huge, and it is impossible to complete it in just a few decades.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty originally used more than two million people to dig through the Grand Canal, but he directly lost his country and his country because of this, which shows how much he wasted people and money.

The most important thing is that the Grand Canal mentioned by Chen Xi and others is not only the Grand Canal dug during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also the Grand Canal excavated during the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Sui Dynasty, prospered with the Tang and Song Dynasties, taken from the Yuan Dynasty, and dredged during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Grand Canal.

The entire Grand Canal project is so insane that even a wise man like Feng Ji, who is spiritually gifted, would not dare to fall into it easily. This is a major project that will go down in history, and it will not be filled with more than a dozen people like Feng Ji.

It is simply impossible to create a wise man's sacrifice to heaven.

Even if everyone in the Government Affairs Department is filled in, it may not be possible to truly cultivate it.

The Grand Canal in history lasted for as long as 1779. Even if there were a series of reasons such as war and abandonment, it is an indisputable fact that it took a huge amount of time.

"Who is in charge of Zheng Guo Canal and Liufu Canal in Chang'an now?" After sending Feng Ji away, Chen Xi suddenly thought of something.

He originally designed the construction of the granary in Hulao Pass. Later, too many things happened and he gradually forgot about it. He doesn't know who is in charge now.

"If I remember correctly, it should be the Li family and Wang family in Chang'an, and the Ma family in Xiliang, right?"

Lu Su recalled for a while and remembered that he seemed to have outsourced this matter to a wealthy family in Chang'an. Li Yuan and Wang Shichong, he remembered, were still very capable.

Moreover, Ma Teng from Xiliang mobilized a large number of Qiang people to participate, which could be regarded as finding a way for the Qiang people to survive and fundamentally cutting off the source of the Qiang people's unrest.

After all, if you can live a good life, who would think of rebelling?

What did the Qiang people want to live with the Xiliang soldiers in the past, food? Why did they follow Ma Teng later? Food. After these Qiang people got food from the court, of course they would live with the court safely.

If anyone wants to rebel in Xiliang now, the first person who disagrees will be the Qiang people. Even if Dong Zhuo takes the Xiliang cavalry back to rebel, there is really no guarantee who these Qiang people will listen to.

"Li family, Wang family..." Chen Xi spoke in a longer tone, remembering what Jiang Wei had come to report before. Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Liu Heitai, these people are not good people.

But now that the people's morale, the military's morale are all in hand, and the general trend of the entire Central Plains is in hand, even these people cannot make any big waves.

Didn’t you see that during the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and others served as officials of the Sui Dynasty for a period of time, and it was not until the world was in chaos that they dared to rebel.

"Wen You just remember to give him a warning. He will eventually give Bo Yue an explanation, and by the way, he will knock down some of the aristocratic families in Chang'an."

Chen Xi thought about it and decided to give him a lighter sentence. Now he is engaged in large-scale construction, and putting these people into the construction field can squeeze out more benefits.

There is no need to engage in internal strife. No matter what, people like Li Yuan and Wang Shichong have no problem governing a state and a county as governors and governors. Now that they are all dead, they have to draw people from the court to fill the gaps. It is enough to beat them.

Li Ru glanced at Chen Xi, but didn't say anything. If he asked, he would just kill them all. When the street soldiers surrounded the general, he was simply impatient. Even if he was capable, so what? There are many capable people in the court now.

Gone.

Li Ru also understood what Chen Xi meant. He just felt that Chen Xi was too gentle. How could these aristocratic families be so easy to obey if they were not ruthless?

Lu Su raised his head and looked at Chen Xi in surprise. Chen Xi would actually take the initiative to let Li Ru go to Chang'an, claiming that he would be given a lenient sentence.

There are so many people in the Government Affairs Office, even if Ba Manchong, the iron-faced judge, is thrown over, it is better than letting Li Ru go, right?

"These aristocratic families in Chang'an are not simple, please pay more attention to Wen You!" Lu Su looked at Li Ru in the dark under the lamp and couldn't help but say.

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, "Are these aristocratic families in Chang'an so powerful? Zichuan actually subconsciously thinks that only I can beat these guys?"

Chen Xi didn't realize at all that deep down he was still very afraid of the aristocratic families in Chang'an. The person he sent to beat these aristocratic families subconsciously turned out to be Li Ru, who was one of the pinnacle figures in power in Luoyang, and he was also known to be ruthless.

But again, the names of people, the shadows of trees, and hidden dragons like Tian Khan lurking in Chang'an have indeed caused a lot of psychological pressure on Chen Xi.

"Having said that, I suddenly thought of a family with four generations and three princes." Li Ru subconsciously recalled the information about Chang'an, and suddenly thought of a family with four generations and three princes that was different from the Yuan family.

"Old Yang's family? Except for the first suppression, this thousand-year-old family has not been suppressed at all."

After Li Ru compiled the information on the entire Chang'an, he found that Chang'an might indeed require him to visit in person.

Seeing that Li Ru was thoughtful, Lu Su didn't say anything more. Li Ru knew what he was doing. He just reminded Li Ru that he didn't need to worry about it.

"Master, General Yang Lin is about to return with his army. The eldest princess has sent someone to ask you what you want, how to reward the victorious generals, and how to deal with the surrendered generals in Wagang Village?"

Lu Meng hurriedly walked out of the door, holding the order that had just been handed over to him.

Chen Xi pondered for a moment and realized that it was really not a good review. Whether it was the identity of Yang Lin and others who performed meritorious service on their behalf, or the handling of General Wagang's surrender, it was a difficult matter.

"What does the general mean?" Chen Xi scratched his head and asked. Generally speaking, you shouldn't ask the general about this. Why did you come to ask him?

"The general thanked the guests behind closed doors. He said that there are other matters in the near future, and I will give you full authority to handle them." Lu Meng had a bitter look on his face. He didn't believe in evil and even went to the general's mansion. As a result, he was thrown away by the Yulin army guarding the gate because he didn't have a warrant.

came out.

"Wen Ruo, I leave this matter to you!"

Chen Xi scratched his head and gave the job directly to Xun Yu. It is not a good thing to award a reward. Not only must the award be justified, but the award must be made well by the eldest princess and the general.

The most important thing is that it requires a lot of research work, which is simply torture for Chen Xi.

"give it to me!"

Xun Yu nodded, took the order from the eldest princess, and then asked Li Ru for the military report of the Battle of Wagang.

For him, who belongs to the Han Dynasty, this job is exactly what he wants and there is no need to shirk it.

After finishing the work at hand, Chen Xi took Lu Xun and Lu Meng and ran away. He had completed all the work he had handled for the day and had no interest in working overtime.

"Is the Prime Minister like this every day?" Zhuge Liang, who was writing furiously in the Government Affairs Office, couldn't help but raise his head and ask Lu Su beside him.

"It's a lot of work today. Except for emergencies, you wouldn't have seen him after lunch in the past." Lu Su curled his lips involuntarily.

Are you kidding me? Chen Xi can still work for you for a whole day. Being able to see Chen Xi in the afternoon means that Chen Xi has worked very hard.

Zhuge Liang opened his mouth. He actually noticed that Chen Xi handled no less work than him, but the efficiency between the two parties was almost a galaxy away. There was even a big gap between the efficiency of how he and Lu Su handled the work.

Obviously everyone is multitasking and has a photographic memory, so why are there such big gaps between them?

"Do you know why I often work overtime?" Lu Su asked Zhuge Liang somewhat depressedly.

"Isn't it because, Doctor Lu, you are very diligent?" Zhuge Liang didn't quite understand what Lu Su meant.

"Just call me Zijing. It's not because I'm diligent, it's because I haven't finished handling the government affairs! Just like you need to work overtime to handle the work at hand, I also need it." Lu Su's answer made Zhuge Liang choke.

"Then why can the Prime Minister's government affairs be handled?" Zhuge Liang became curious.

"If I knew, I wouldn't work overtime here!" Lu Su looked sideways at Zhuge Liang, his eyes full of regret.

Li Ru passed by and said calmly: "That's because most government affairs have happened in Zichuan's mind. Zichuan has thought about them in his mind before they happened, so when the government affairs are in hand, he will deal with them directly.

That’s it.”

Lu Su said without raising his head: "This is how Zichuan does things. If Zichuan is troubled one day, it will be a real big trouble."

"Has the Prime Minister ever been embarrassed?" Pang Tong, who was listening on the sidelines, asked curiously.

"I don't know. I heard from the general that there was one, but I've never seen it!" Lu Su shook his head. When he took refuge in the imperial court, the world was basically settled. How could he know what happened before?

"Report! Urgent report from Youzhou!" The sudden voice of the order frightened the counselors who were immersed in handling government affairs.

After Li Ru reached out and took it, he nodded clearly.

"The great victory in Youzhou, our three-pronged army and the Fuyu people cooperated internally and externally, and successfully defeated the Korean army! In addition, General Gongsun defeated Xianbei at Juyong Pass and captured more than 300,000 Hu people!"

The people in the Government Affairs Office nodded without surprise. In the final analysis, the Youzhou war was a surprise, and victory was only a matter of time.

Besides, Jia Wenhe has already been sent to Youzhou, and they will be done waiting for the good news.

After everyone dispersed, Li Ru threw the battle report to Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming, go find Zichuan. He also had plans in Youzhou before. Now that the war has calmed down, let him watch and make adjustments."

"No!" Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!