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Li Xia was very busy during the entire trip to Jingyang County.
Because Wu Pu was ill, a man in his forties braved the wind and snow to repair the canal. In the end, he contracted the wind and cold. He tried to hide it at first, but he fainted when the mountain was exploded.
This incident frightened Sun De or, because they were so far apart, why did it stun Mr. Wu, and he was still whispering in his heart, "Do you want to blackmail the little Taoist priest?"
When Wu Pu woke up and asked him why he had to hide it even though he was sick, he smiled bitterly.
"A section of the river is related to the livelihood of 820 families. They look at each other enthusiastically every day... Thousands of pairs of eyes stare at each other, how dare they get sick..."
Later, Wu Pu wanted to show off his strength, and said that when he built the mountain weir with his father, the project was much larger and more difficult than this, and he could fully bear it...but the winter weather in Guanzhong was much worse than that in the south of the Yangtze River.
"I know it's not that Mr. Wu is not in good health, it's really that it's too cold in Guanzhong." Li Xia didn't know how else to encourage Wu Pu. After thinking about it, he said, "Would Mr. Wu give us a name for this newly built canal?
"
"well."
Wu Pu was overjoyed and murmured: "It benefits the people extensively... it's called Guanghui Canal. What does the king think?"
"Okay, let's call it Guanghui Canal."
In short, Wu Pu could only be kept in hospital when he was ill. Since Li Xia came to Jingyang for inspection, he took over the task.
The King of Qin personally supervised the management, and the personnel arrangement was easy. The only problem was that he did not understand water conservancy, so he invited Guo Hongjing to consult.
Guo Hongjing did not intend to accept an official position, but in fact Li Xia did not give him an official position.
He just answered some minor questions as a prisoner that did not involve Dayuan's secrets.
"The soil in Guanzhong is different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. The soil is soft and sandy, and it will easily collapse when flooded. To strengthen the river embankment, we should plant elms and willows on the embankment..."
Xi Jihu was actually better at government affairs than water conservancy. What he lacked was an understanding of the landforms in Guanzhong. As soon as he heard the problems pointed out by Guo Hongjing, he could immediately give solutions.
"Your Majesty, I think it is advisable to encourage people to plant trees along the embankment. According to the number of acres of land owned by each household, ten elms and willows should be planted per acre. Variety will be rewarded, and private cutting of trees along the river is prohibited."
"Son, please hand over the detailed regulations."
"yes."
Guo Hongjing originally just answered when asked. After a few questions, he saw that Xi Jihu responded fluently and enigmatically, so he gradually started to take the initiative to talk.
Repair embankments, set up gates, build dikes to protect fields, dig ponds... Various plans are adapted to local conditions, and there is much to be said for it.
Xi Jihu may not understand the topography of Guanzhong, but he is an all-rounder and can completely convince Guo Hongjing when talking about all aspects.
Therefore, Guo Hongjing would sometimes bring his brother out to prop up the scene, saying, "What if my brother was here for this matter?"
He really doesn't have much wealth.
Unknowingly, I began to travel around the mouth of the Yinjing Canal, and even worried about the entire Guanzhong water conservancy construction and the development of water conservancy technology.
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"Dean Sun, can the Gewu Institute improve the canal construction tools? How about we build an 'Iron Dragon Claw Mud Truck'?"
"Haha, I don't like hearing you call me 'Dean Sun'."
Sun De may have been surveying at Dalong Mountain and waiting for the workers to remove the broken stones before setting up the next blasting point.
Seeing that Guo Hongjing came looking for him again, he put the gunpowder in his hand aside, shook his head and said: "When others call me Dean, they want to listen to my instructions, but you want to ask me to do things."
"But isn't the duty of the Gakushu Yuan just to make objects? Speaking of this, I feel that the King of Qin attaches great importance to Gewives. If he meets my brother, he will definitely become a confidant."
Guo Hongjing was very interested in the Gewuyuan, and his brother was particularly good at manufacturing various mechanical objects. It was rare to meet an office in Chang'an that specialized in this field, so he was naturally close to him.
"Brother Guo, I advise you not to betray easily. After all, you are still a minister of the Yuan Dynasty." Sun De said disapprovingly, "Also, although our King of Qin attaches great importance to the investigation of things, he only attaches great importance to it. Don't disrespect him on this matter.
The expectations were too high.”
Guo Hongjing liked Sun De's casual attitude when talking about princes and nobles, and was willing to chat with him. So from Shuigui, Xi, Shuikai, keel waterwheel, Jianche...
Finally, we talked about the dredging harrow and the iron dragon claw.
During the reign of Song Chengping and Wang Anshi in regulating the Yellow River, they vigorously promoted these two tools.
The iron dragon claw is in the shape of an iron cast claw and is tied to the stern of the boat to clean the river; the dredging rake is made of an eight-foot giant tree and a two-foot iron rake, which is also tied to the stern of the boat to shake up the sediment.
Sun De must have made this object before. He raised his hand and pointed, saying: "Isn't there an iron dragon claw?"
"It's an iron dragon claw mud lifter. My brother improved it with the iron dragon claw. It can not only clean up the sediment in the river canals, but also manage the Yellow River."
"Huh? Are you planning to start regulating the Yellow River?"
"That's not true, but managing the Yellow River is my brother's lifelong wish. He became an official just to be able to take charge of this matter in the future."
"Okay, how to build this dump truck?"
"First widen the hull, raise the bow, and place the iron dragon claws on the bow."
"The bow?"
"Yes, changing the lower part of the iron dragon's claw to a hemisphere can allow mud and gravel to fall into it. After being pulled up, the mud and gravel can be thrown to the shore without blocking the downstream. There is also a bucket at the bow of the ship to winch
The rope frame cooperates with the movement, lifting and lowering of the bucket. A leveling iron rake is hung at the stern of the boat. In this way, the iron claws are used to lift the mud, the bucket is used to catch the mud, and the iron rake is used to level the river bottom..."
"Tsk tsk."
After hearing this, Sun De had to admire Guo Hongjing's brother and asked: "This mud truck... have you built it?"
"Not yet."
"Oh, your official position is low, right?"
"There is no Gewuyuan in the Great Yuan Dynasty, and there is no big ship, but maybe Dean Sun can build one and give it a try?"
Sun De smiled slightly and kept this in mind.
After thinking about it, I realized that I, the dean of Gewu, could not be easily compared with others.
"The shovel truck is nothing special. Speaking of buckets, the King of Qin once ordered me to make a tool for digging ditches. It can not only dig ditches, but also pave bridges and build roads."
"Oh?" Guo Hongjing immediately became interested.
Sun De pondered for a moment and said: "An iron arm is made of iron, and the iron arm is connected to a bucket. A person lives in the carriage, controls the iron arm, and excavates the earth..."
Guo Hongjing listened, stunned at first, and finally clapped his hands in amazement.
"But can it be made?"
"I've thought through the principles. It's not difficult." Sun De put his hands behind his hands, looking a little unfathomable, "I just have to wait until the conditions are ripe."
"When will this condition mature?"
"Okay, okay, I'm busy. We can build the iron dragon claw mud truck you want. Go ahead, go ahead, I'm going to blow up the mountain."
"In addition to the Iron Dragon Claw Mud Truck, there is also..."
Sun De or shook his head and waved to Yu Dechen who was not far away: "Over there from the Military Intelligence Department, come here. There is Meng Yuan Xizuo who is inquiring about the secrets of our Institute of Gewu. Take him down."
"Do you need me to help you survey the explosion point?"
"Brother Guo, let me tell you, I am covered with secrets. If you provoke me again, you will never return to your hometown in Hebei..."
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"Don't pay attention to the little Taoist priest. He just brags about his prowess. He can actually make few of the objects the king asked him to make."
Yu Dechen took Guo Hongjing to the Jing River, chatting casually with a relaxed tone.
"There's no need to send him away. I'm very familiar with the entire river." Guo Hongjing seemed very comfortable and said with a smile, "Are you still worried that I'll run away?"
Yu Dechen shook his head and said, "I think I can't even drive you away until the problem on the river canal is solved."
Guo Hongjing then laughed at himself, and then he realized what was happening and said, "It seems that you only follow me when I come to Dalong Mountain. Are you really afraid that I will find out the secrets of Gewuyuan?"
Yu Dechen didn't respond again.
The two of them seemed not as comfortable as before.
After a while, Yu Dechen said: "I want to ask you something. You often come to my junior brother's place. Can you guess why our gunpowder is so powerful?"
Guo Hongjing thought for a while and said: "It should be that in addition to the improved formula, it is also made into granular form. Is it related to this?"
"You really saw it?"
"I'm not the only one who saw it. Thousands of people were building canals and digging mountains. Many people saw it." Guo Hongjing said.
He seems to have completely forgotten that the thousands of people who built canals and dug mountains are registered in their household registrations, but he is still an outsider.
Not only that, he also thought of something and said it casually.
"I've long had suspicions about your gunpowder. Last year, the envoy told me that you used gunpowder when building the Shu Road. He had sent smugglers to find out the formula. If he succeeded, he would hand it over to me to imitate.
In addition, the thunderbolt cannons captured on the battlefield are also being studied... In short, the Military Intelligence Department was able to hold it for a while, but sooner or later it would not be able to hold it."
As he was talking, Guo Hongjing noticed Yu Dechen's silence, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You know too much and you can't go back."
Guo Hongjing looked disapproving and asked with a smile: "Otherwise, can you let me go back?"
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A few days later, Wu Pu's condition improved, Li Xia also ended his inspection tour of Jingyang, and Yijia returned to Chang'an.
He also brought Guo Hongjing back to Chang'an to make plans for the entire Guanzhong water conservancy project.
After careful consideration and repeated discussions, Li Xia was inclined to follow what Guo Hongjing said. Since it was necessary to repair it, he might as well reopen the Zaohe River and rebuild the canal.
In this way, many matters such as water supply for Chang'an City, irrigation of fields south of the Wei River, and water transportation to Tongguan can be solved at once.
There are many benefits. For example, when heading to Henan or Shanxi in the future, the transportation of baggage can save half of the waterway. In addition to saving time, it can also save money and food consumption during the transportation process, and even seize the fleeting fighter opportunities.
This is not a genius plan, Guo Hongjing just summed up the experience of past generations.
His talent is not as good as that of his brother. Fortunately, Guanzhong Water Conservancy is not as good as managing the Yellow River. This talent is enough for planning.
But money and food were still very tight, so Li Xia had to print "a few" more banknotes.
Li Ye was furious and asked him if he wanted to make prices boil as soon as the banknotes were issued, like the Huizi of the Song Dynasty.
The words are indeed a bit exaggerated, but in short they remind Li Xia that he must be careful when handling banknotes.
This is indeed the case. Song Xiaozong said, "I couldn't sleep for almost ten years because of my son's marriage." This was definitely not just talk.
Li Xia was also alert and established a series of regulations to control the issuance of banknotes.
Although Guo Hongjing didn't know the details, he could feel that Li Xia had to squeeze out money and food to build Guanzhong by selling iron and steel. When he heard Li Xia make the plan in the lobby of the Qin Palace, he was deeply moved.
He also began to think again, if the King of Qin recruits him again and asks him to come forward to do things for the people, can it be called betrayal?
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But when Li Xia returned home and talked about this with Zhang Wenjing, she muttered: "I wanted to put him back."
"real?"
"I sent Dong Wenyong to Henan to target the Dong family, but I didn't expect that it would be like this. Guo Hongjing was about to get married. At this time, the Military Intelligence Department captured him and left his hometown, delaying the wedding date. He must not be able to stay with peace of mind.
.”
Zhang Wenjing smiled and said: "Thank you for knowing that you will teach the second sister later that your brother-in-law ruined her marriage."
Li Xia said: "I originally planned to let him go after a while. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I let him go or not. The test is Kublai Khan's courage in employing people. But now I'm afraid he won't be able to let him go. He has found out too many secrets from the Gokuyuan.
Already."
"I think you did it on purpose?"
Li Xia smiled and shook his head. He said this was intentional, but he really didn't mean it.
Although he hopes that more people from the Central Plains will come to join him, his plan has always been to connect with each other first, hoping that some of them will turn against him after a fight, but he is too lazy to force anyone to leave their homes and families. This kind of thing has been done too many times.
, in fact, the gain outweighs the loss.
Unless the other party really likes to stay here...