The rain began to fall heavily again. Dozens of carriages parked on the Weihe pier. The sergeants held umbrellas and escorted the emperor and dozens of senior officials to inspect the Wei River. The Wei River had surged, far exceeding the warning level. The mud on the riverbanks on both sides
If it is loose, the river is about to overflow, and the situation is extremely dangerous.
The guards were also horrified, and several guards kept urging the emperor to leave quickly.
The ministers were also shocked. They were sitting in the court and considering the plan before, but the situation in front of them gave them no time to continue the discussion.
Zhou Kuan said loudly: "Your Majesty, the rain will not stop, there will be heavy rains. We cannot delay any longer and must make a decision immediately."
Jiang Yanxian also said: "The situation is indeed critical. The embankment breach will only happen in a day or two. If it is not saved in time, not only Jianzhang County will be destroyed, but also a large area of land around Jingzhao will be submerged by floods. Your Majesty, take action immediately."
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Chen Qing nodded, "Then let's vote! Those who agree to release floods in Jiangjiawa, please raise your hands!"
The seven prime ministers all raised their hands at the same time, and Chen Qing himself also raised his hand. He immediately said: "Since everyone has unanimously agreed, let's discharge the flood in Jiangjiawa. In addition, all the 300,000 troops stationed in Jingzhao must take action and use mud bags.
Strengthen the river embankment and take out all the sacks from the warehouse!"
Chen Qing immediately mobilized 300,000 troops to the banks of the Wei River and used mud bags to raise the embankment. All 300,000 troops were dispatched. At the same time, he also requisitioned 300,000 civilians. A total of 600,000 people participated in flood fighting and rescue operations. The dense crowd could not be seen at a glance.
, busy on both sides of the Wei River, using all animal power to transport soil and mud bags.
At the same time, on the north bank of the Wei River, about fifty miles west of Xianyang County, soldiers from the Firearms Battalion lit two huge iron fire mines.
"Boom! Boom!" There were two fierce explosions, mud flew, and a gap of tens of feet was opened in the river embankment. The ferocious river water poured out, roaring towards tens of thousands of acres of low-lying areas.
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At night, a large lake formed in the west of Xianyang County, and the Wei River gradually dropped below the warning line.
But the rain continued to fall, and at night, the warning water level was exceeded again. The imperial court quickly adopted a second flood discharge plan, releasing floods in the depressions east of Xi County. The Weihe River water poured out again, and the water level began to decrease rapidly.
Although the two flood releases flooded nearly 100,000 acres of farmland, they also preserved the safety of millions of acres of farmland and millions of people in Guanzhong, and six consecutive flood peaks were safely passed through.
Three days later, the rain gradually subsided. Chen Qing once again led senior officials to inspect the Weishui River. The Weishui River had dropped below the warning line, the water flow was not as fast as before, and the pontoon bridge was rebuilt.
Chen Qing then went to inspect the Jiangjiawa area west of Xianyang. A large lake five miles wide from east to west and more than thirty miles long from north to south appeared in front of them.
This place was a wheat field a few days ago, but the terrain was low-lying and due to the continuous rain, the wheat was basically destroyed and pools formed here. Now it has simply turned into a large lake.
This is the changing world. I wonder if this lake will still exist hundreds of years from now?
"Has the official road been blocked?" Chen Qing asked, looking at the vast water.
Zhang Yuanlang said quickly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the official road is at a high place. Although it is currently underwater, it is only one foot deep. In a few days, the official road will be exposed, and it should not affect the official road."
"You mean, this lake will get smaller?"
"Exactly, the lake has just been formed. It is a lagoon. After it stabilizes, it will be reduced by about 30% from its current size. Wei Chen specially inspected the surroundings yesterday and found that two small rivers have flowed into it, thus replenishing its water source.
On the one hand, the sun will evaporate, but on the other hand, there is a constant supply of living water, so it will eventually form a balance."
Chen Qing nodded and turned to Jiang Yanxian: "Notify the government to register the submerged land. The government promises to compensate twice the market price!"
Jiang Yanxian quickly smiled and said: "We can make a simple calculation. About 70% of the submerged land in Xianyang County is official land, and there are not many private lands. The main land in Xi County is military land, and there are also not many private lands.
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"That's best. This continuous rain has brought great losses to today's farmland. We must take precautions and mobilize grain from all over Jiangnan and Sichuan as soon as possible to prevent grain prices from rising sharply. In addition, farmers must be organized to build water conservancy and water storage lakes.
, giving farmers the opportunity to make money."
"Weichen understands!"
Chen Qing then said to Zhang Yuanlang: "Although the floods have subsided now, we must prevent flooding, especially now that the rain situation is unclear. We hope that the Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Water Supervision Bureau will closely monitor and find new flood discharge plans."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will closely monitor the water situation and have sent people to find better flood discharge points."
After the arrangements were completed, Chen Qing returned to Tai Chi Palace.
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Returning to the imperial study, he saw Zhong Huan sitting outside waiting. Chen Qing smiled and said, "How long have you been waiting?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister has just arrived!"
"Come in and talk!"
Chen Qing walked into the imperial study and sat down, smiling and asked: "Have you got any clues about the assassin investigation?"
"Wei Chen initially determined that it was done by the Japanese country!"
"Really? Is this your inference, or is there solid evidence?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am just inferring that Wei Chen has not found any conclusive evidence and has not caught the assassin."
"Okay! Then tell me how you infer it. Inferences also need to be based on evidence and cannot be imagined."
"Wei Chen went to investigate the Donggong construction site the day after the assassination of Eucalyptus, and found that the person who supervised the construction of Hu Zhen was an internal agent. However, he had been killed and silenced. However, the other party killed him in a hurry and did not search his belongings carefully, leaving clues.
, we searched his belongings ourselves and found that he had a booklet, and he was studying Japanese. Secondly, we found that he left a bag of gold, one hundred taels, and there was a note in it, which should be an IOU, "Payment
One hundred taels of gold, and one hundred taels are still owed, so this is the proof. The person who signed it is the original meaning. Thirdly, we found a letter he wrote to his family. There is a sentence in it, "The Japanese forced me very hard, and I regret it."
"It!" Wei Chen believed that this sentence was the most direct basis. Based on this sentence, he concluded that the assassin was a Japanese. "
Chen Qing nodded. The second and third items are indeed more solid evidence. The original meaning of Minamoto should be the Minamoto family in Japan. It is huge and has cultivated a large number of warriors. The so-called bushido spirit and ninjas in Japan are all from the Minamoto family.
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"So is there any information about the Japanese in Jingzhao?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I am still investigating closely, but not yet!"
"From what aspects did you investigate?"
"Weichen mainly considers two aspects. First, from the contact with Hu Zhen over the past year, his friends and family. Weichen has sent a pigeon letter to the Chengdu Prefecture's internal guards, asking them to check Hu Zhen's letters to his family. Secondly,
They are the Japanese students and Japanese businessmen in Jingzhao. Wei Chen believes that they must have had contact with spies. "
"How many Japanese students and businessmen are there in Jingzhao?" Chen Qing asked again.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there are very few foreign students, only seven, and they are all studying at Guozixue. However, there are more than 40 Japanese businessmen, and they have also formed a Japanese Chamber of Commerce. These are the targets of Wei Chen's investigation."
Chen Qing nodded, "Japan's hundreds of thousands of troops have been trapped in Goryeo. Their retreat has been cut off. They will inevitably launch a frantic assassination to disrupt our court policy and force us to withdraw from Goryeo. Therefore, we must strengthen our vigilance."
, not just me, but also the seven prime ministers."
"Weichen understands that Weichen has stopped everything and made every effort to strengthen security to prevent the second assassination by the Japanese."