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It snows heavily in December, more than sixty miles northwest of Jingyang County, in Xihukou, Zhongshan.
"The river bed is too high, and the canal embankment cannot be rammed higher..."
"Xi Gong is here, let Xi Gong take a look..."
In the wind and snow, a carriage drove to the Jinghe River. Xi Jihu didn't wait for the carriage to stop and hurriedly jumped off the carriage.
There were dense crowds of people standing by the river.
Wu Pu came out of the crowd and greeted his brother-in-law.
"You're finally here."
On such a cold day, white air kept coming out of his mouth when he spoke, and his originally unnoticeable sighs became more obvious. Wu Pu sighed twice in one sentence, obviously he was very worried.
"Brother, what happened here?" Xi Jihu asked.
A canal of more than 300 miles needs to be rebuilt. The few people who know water conservancy in Guanzhong originally agreed that each person would be responsible for a section, but they always encountered various unexpected problems.
For two days, Xi Jihu only focused on running back and forth between these more than 300 miles.
Wu Pu stood in the wind and snow and raised his hand to the north. Without mentioning what happened, he directly gave the solution he had thought of and said: "We must move the originally planned diversion canal mouth to the north.
Move two miles."
"Why?"
"The river bed is too high and the soil is too soft. If we open a channel mouth here, the river embankment will easily collapse later."
"Let's talk about it when we get to the river..."
The ground was very slippery, and too many people were walking on the snow, turning the riverside into mud.
Xi Jihu leaned down, reached into the mud, dug up a handful of soil and looked at it, his face became solemn.
"Have you discovered it? Unlike Jiangnan, the snow here is so thick every year."
"But originally, the mouth of the Zhengguo Canal was opened here, and the Jingshui River was dug from Dihukou, Zhongshan West, into the canal. Why can't it be done with us?"
"What we want to build is a complete water diversion hub, canal gate, stone weir, and Hongmen. This place is no longer enough for the canal mouth."
Xi Jihu only felt his scalp numb.
Now that the entire Guanzhong water conservancy project has begun, the most upstream Yinjingkou has to be modified. It will definitely be troublesome if it affects the whole body.
Xi Jihu also had to go through the process of Wu Pu's entanglement and thinking before. The two discussed and argued, and finally decided to move the mouth of the Yinjing Canal to the north as Wu Pu just said.
"Go over and have a look. If we can only move it, then do it as soon as possible."
Although Wu Pu proposed the method, he still said: "There are also difficulties."
"I know." Xi Jihu exhaled another white breath and said, "I have surveyed this area. If we move two miles further north, we must open up Da and Xiaolong Mountains."
"Big, the stone in Xiaolongshan is hard and difficult to cut."
“I don’t know how much manpower and material resources it will cost.”
Xi Jihu frowned and thought, and inadvertently saw that Wu Pu was covered in snow, and because of the heat on his body from running around, the snow seeped into his clothes.
"Brother, go and bake your clothes to avoid catching the wind and cold. I'll go upstream first and have a look. We can talk after that."
"Let's go together and talk while walking. There is not much time left before spring plowing..."
The wind and snow are getting stronger.
There were many people standing by the Jing River, all holding shovels in their hands, looking up at the figures of the two husbands.
"Why did you stop?"
"But don't say it can't be repaired. I look forward to having a good year with the salary."
"Do you have a clear vision? Are you looking at this little salary? You can wait for the new canal to irrigate the fields next year."
"Why don't you let me dig it? I'm worried to death..."
If farming and eating food is the most important thing in people's lives, diversion of water for irrigation is also the most important thing that can save the most energy during farming, so they can't help but look forward to it eagerly.
It's not that officials can become good officials as soon as they arrive in Guanzhong, but when the scholar-officials actually go to the field stalks and see the eyes of the people with their own eyes, as long as they are not too hard-hearted, their sense of responsibility will push them to serve the people wholeheartedly.
work……
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The next day, Xi Jihu rushed back to Chang'an to discuss the matter of diverting the entrance of the Jing Canal to the north.
Although it is only two miles long, due to the need to dig up Dalong Mountain and Xiaolong Mountain, the cost, manpower, and construction period involved are completely different, and many things need to be re-planned.
For the Guanzhong water conservancy matter, Li Xia temporarily transferred manpower from various yamen to form a working group.
Everyone stood in front of the sand table and listened to Xi Jihu's instructions.
Sitting in the corner was Jiang Di from the Mill Survey Institute, using an abacus to estimate the cost.
Qin Jiushao stood aside. Yun Danfeng gently stretched out his hand to cover the abacus, pinched his fingers with his other hand, took the pen and started writing.
After Xi Jihu finished speaking, Li Xia asked, "How much more food will be needed in this way?"
Jiang Di glanced at Qin Jiushao and saw him slightly raising his hand, indicating that she would answer Li Xia.
Anyone else would probably be unhappy seeing this subordinate showing off and showing off his abilities in front of him.
But Jiang Di knew that Qin Jiushao was like this, so he was not angry. Looking at the calculated results on the paper, he replied: "If the terrain is ordinary, it is estimated that the two miles of Etian will cost 10 and 30,000 guan, and hire 3,000 workers. The construction period
January. But if we want to dig up Xiaolong Mountain, Mr. Xi will have to come up with more detailed regulations..."
Li Xia was still listening to this, and Guan De quietly came to his side and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Military Intelligence Department has something important to report. It is said that a spy from Junzhou came back and brought a bitch to the King's North.
people……"
When the Military Intelligence Department was mentioned, Li Xia, who was discussing water conservancy matters, thought that he had already sent Lin Zi to Hexi. There might be a way to bring back Guo Shoujing, the water conservancy master who was valued in history.
However, Xingqing Mansion is far away and heavily guarded. This matter can no longer quench the thirst of people from afar.
Li Xia glanced around the hall and saw that he couldn't get away at this time, so he said: "Since there are people from the north defecting, let Dong Wenyong go and receive them first..."
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The moment Dong Wenyong saw Guo Hongjing, he was a little disappointed.
He couldn't tell who he wanted to see, maybe it was his eldest brother Dong Wenbing. But he also knew very well that the Dong family's roots were in Gaocheng, and it was impossible for the Dong family to join before Li Xia arrived in Gaocheng.
Generally speaking, one will be loyal to whoever governs one's hometown...unless one is captured.
Dong Wenyong sighed and stepped forward. He felt that no matter how he greeted him, it seemed a bit ridiculous.
"The distinguished minister is also here. I haven't seen him for a long time."
"I met Dong Gong. Turns out Dong Gong was here too."
Guo Hongjing was leading his horse behind Yu Dechen, staring blankly at the Longshou Canal in the distance. Suddenly he heard someone calling him, and he quickly turned around to answer.
The two words "ye" are a bit surprising to meet an old friend in a foreign country, but also a bit embarrassing.
Dong Wenyong was silent for a moment and glanced around, only to see Yu Dechen and Guo Hongjing standing there with no intention of saying anything warm.
Like two logs.
"Jingchen, are you here to join the King of Qin?"
"I feel ashamed to say that I was mistakenly captured by the imperial court. I was later captured by the Military Intelligence Department and brought to Chang'an."
Guo Hongjing briefly described this experience, feeling a little unjust and humiliated, and feeling melancholy about leaving home and going to the country.
He said it simply, and Dong Wenyong understood the general process, but did not know the details, so he looked at Yu Dechen and asked with his eyes.
Yu Dechen didn't know what to say, so he just said: "That's it."
In fact, since Li Xia asked Dong Wen to receive him, he had no intention of hiding the matter in Junzhou from him. He was even responsible for the matter in Junzhou, and the Military Intelligence Department was just assisting.
Only when the commander of the Military Intelligence Department came out to ask questions did Yu Dechen tell the story.
At that time, he saw that the Eagle Controlling School Captains were well-dressed, so he stared at them and waited for them to be alone. He left the city with footprints all the way, caught up with them in the woods, and ended up with a few sword blows.
"Later, I visited the private salt shop and found that the Eagle Control Guards secretly sent Cui Wen from a hundred households to arrest five people from the iron workshop. Two of them were killed, and three of them surrendered to the enemy because they could not bear the punishment..."
He came to Junzhou just as an informant to investigate the missing contact at the Iron and Steel Factory. Once he found out, he completed his errand, and the Military Intelligence Department would make further arrangements.
As for bringing Guo Hongjing back, it was just a matter of convenience.
"Like a good official, he happened to meet him and brought him back..."
Guo Hongjing followed Yu Dechen all the way to Chang'an, but he knew this for the first time and murmured: "I thought you framed me on purpose."
Dong Wenyong waved to Guo Hongjing and asked him to talk side by side, saying: "We don't need to frame you. Once Li Fen rebelled, the Han people in the Central Plains were so jealous, why did we need to go out of our way to frame you?"
Guo Hongjing asked again: "But... when you were smuggling, you deliberately walked along the Renren Canal, wasn't it to frame me?"
Dong Wenyong was quite surprised and asked: "Coming from Shaanzhou, if you don't follow the Liren Canal, how many other ways can you choose?"
Guo Hongjing was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.
After a while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"But when others want to doubt you, it's useless to say anything."
Dong Wenyong said: "Looking at Henan, there are many people more suspected than you. Do you know why you were the first to be arrested?"
"If I marry Mr. Zhang, will I be Li Xia's brother-in-law?"
"Oh, King Qin's Yue Weng has not been implicated yet, so what is a brother-in-law?" Dong Wenyong said, "A brother-in-law is nothing. What I am afraid of is that the brother-in-law has no strength."
Guo Hongjing was silent.
"The weak eat the strong, is this a Han system?"
"Dong Gong... have you really surrendered to Li Xia? Are you not afraid of implicate the Dong family?"
"As I said just now, the Zhang family in Baozhou has not been implicated yet." Dong Wenyong said, silent for a moment, and regardless of the fact that there were people from the Military Intelligence Department around him, he said: "Actually, I don't want to surrender at all."
"You don't want to surrender, but you go north to help Li Xia connect with the princes?"
"Because I originally wanted to take the opportunity to escape, but..."
Dong Wenyong thought for a while and didn't know what to say.
In fact, he never made it clear that he wanted to surrender Li Xia. When A Shu died, he just reluctantly made suggestions for Li Xia.
Even later, his second brother Dong Wenwei died in Shangzhou while attacking Li Xia.
Li Xia did not force him to express his position, but only asked him, "If I take over the world in the future, and Dong Wenbing is willing to die for Kublai Khan, who will protect the Dong family in Gaocheng?"
"Impossible!" Dong Wenyong responded at that time.
His confidence was weak in his heart, and he gradually began to think that if Li Xia was the destined emperor, then it would be right for him to survive and assist the destined emperor in order to protect his family, the country, and the world.
Li Xia's strong self-confidence has been infecting him, and sometimes he doesn't even want to analyze the situation and wants to blindly believe in Li Xia.
Just like when he went north to work as a lobbyist not long ago, Dong Wenyong didn't understand why Li Xia could trust him so much and dare to let him go to Hebei at this time?
Several times he wanted to take the opportunity to escape from the woods.
But it was difficult to gain trust again after escaping. Instead, only Li Xia trusted and reused him.
A person's ability to be magnanimous is often due to his strong strength or strong heart. From this point of view, Dong Wenyong can feel the power of Li Xia.
It was difficult to explain this feeling clearly. Dong Wenyong just patted Guo Hongjing on the shoulder and said: "You will gradually know why I made such a choice."
Guo Hongjing was a little confused.
Being captured this time, I don't know what his future will be, but he must have integrity.
Eat the King? You must not be as traitorous as Dong Wenyong.
Guo Hongjing couldn't help but look back at the Longshou Canal in the distance. He saw the figures of laborers busy. He couldn't help but think, canals are being built everywhere in Guanzhong. I wonder if the Cao Canal and Zaohe River have been built together?