After Fangzheng Mountain was imprisoned, in order to prevent Hedong County from being left without a leader and no one to take charge of disaster relief matters, Zhao Qian quickly dispatched officials to take over after discussing with the King of Yan.
However, after the disaster was resolved, disaster relief was carried out in an orderly manner, but the problem of river management remained unresolved.
Zhao Jin and others went to Hedong County and ordered them to build only dam repairs, far from management.
Zhao Qian has been unable to find a suitable person to govern the Minjiang River in Hedong County, and the officials are helpless.
On this day, Zhao Qian summoned all courtiers with experience in water control and King Yan in the imperial study to discuss countermeasures.
Zhao Jin was working at the Ministry of War when a eunuch suddenly came over.
"Hou Xuanping." The eunuch bowed respectfully to Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin looked up from a pile of documents and asked, "What's the matter, father-in-law?"
"Your Majesty summons Marquis Xuanping to appear."
Qi Shaoqing next to him glanced sideways at Zhao Jin, and then his eyes fell on the eunuch who came to invite Zhao Jin.
Maybe Zhao Jin didn't recognize him, but Qi Shaoqing did.
This eunuch worked in the imperial study all year round and was one of Zhao Qian's trusted people.
Qi Shaoqing quickly looked away, his eyes flashing slightly.
Zhao Jin covered the document in his hand, exhaled a long breath, and responded helplessly: "I will come right away."
After rushing to the imperial study room, Zhao Jin discovered that there were about a dozen courtiers in the imperial study room, and they were quarreling fiercely.
Zhao Jin saluted Zhao Qian, "I see your Majesty."
The courtiers all stopped talking and turned their attention to Zhao Jin.
Zhao Jin raised his head and looked at everyone with some confusion.
"Marquis Xuanping," Zhao Qian said to break the situation, "when you went to Hedong County, did you pay attention to the Minjiang River in Hedong County? What is the situation now?"
"Hedong County is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Min River, with serious sedimentation..."
Every time Zhao Jin said something, everyone's expressions became uglier.
The situation in Minjiang River is more serious than they imagined.
"Do you have any ideas to solve the problem of the Minjiang River?" Zhao Qian clasped the palms of his hands on the armrests and frowned.
The courtiers below looked at each other in confusion, and no one said a word.
Only then did Zhao Jin realize that everyone was arguing about how to manage the Minjiang River.
Just as he was about to express his previous thoughts, a younger official stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the only solution for now is to widen the river channel, raise the dam, and clean up the sediment accumulated in the river channel."
No one commented on the young official's remarks.
This is the only thing they can think of, but it is very difficult.
King Yan frowned and said: "The Minjiang River is already very wide. It is very difficult to widen the river. As for raising the dam, it is easy. Cleaning up the sediment in the river is even more difficult."
"Even in the dry season, the water volume of the Minjiang River is very large. There may be ways to clean up the silt on both sides of the river, but how to clean up the silt in the center of the river?"
The young official was speechless.
It is impossible for a person to stand in the middle of the river and drain the water.
But as King Yan said, the water volume of the Min River is too large. How can they quickly drain the river water? Where can the river water be discharged?
These are difficult problems to solve.
"Your Majesty," Zhao Jin interrupted everyone's contemplation with a deep voice, "I actually have a way to control the floods in the Minjiang River."
As soon as Zhao Jin said this, everyone had different reactions.
Some people are surprised, and some people don't believe it.
"Marquis Xuanping, this matter is not trivial. Please don't make fun of it." An old minister glanced at Zhao Jin and said with a hint of warning.
Those who don't want to believe Zhao Jin are mostly veterans.
He thought very highly of himself and thought that Zhao Jin was young and had never heard of him having any contact with flood control, so how could he give any good advice.
Zhao Jin seemed not to have heard what these people said. He raised his head and looked at the slightly excited Zhao Qian, "Your Majesty, this method was found in an ancient book."
Hearing this, King Yan's eyebrows skipped a beat, and he felt a little excited. If he remembered correctly, the prescription that Xuan Ping Hou came up with to deal with the plague last time was also obtained from ancient books.
Zhao Qian leaned forward, clasped the armrest with his right hand tightly, and said with a little urgency, "Marquis Xuanping, come here quickly!"
Some of the old ministers who had just squeezed Zhao Jin suddenly lost their dignity.
Zhao Qian and King Yan ignored them and couldn't think of a way to do it. They were quite good at relying on their elders and betraying them.
Zhao Jin bowed his hand to Zhao Qian and said, "I have basically completed the relevant drawings these days. Why don't I go back to the palace and fetch the drawings? Your Majesty and the courtiers will understand more clearly by looking at the drawings than by describing them."
After Zhao Jin gave a brief salute, he turned around and walked out of the Imperial Study Room quickly. After leaving the palace gate, he got on his horse, took the path, and sprinted back to the Hou Mansion.
"Master Hou?" The guard at the gate of the Hou Mansion just called his name, and Zhao Jin quickly passed in front of them.
After finding the drawings in the study, Zhao Jin hurried back to the palace.
When he rushed back to the royal study, he even gasped slightly, "Your Majesty, the drawings are here."
Shouquan presented the drawings to Zhao Qian. Zhao Qian frowned and saw Zhao Jin looking a little angry. "Come here, give Marquis Xuanping a seat and a cup of tea."
The palace maid and eunuch in the royal study immediately went down and brought up a set of tables and chairs and placed them on one side.
Zhao Jin was not polite and sat down directly on the chair, picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp.
There were many tea lovers among the courtiers. When they saw this, they couldn't help showing sad expressions.
During this period of fussing, Zhao Qian took a rough look at Zhao Jin's drawings.
There is a thick stack of drawings, each place is not only clearly drawn, but also has text next to it, giving a brief explanation.
Zhao Qian's expression became more and more joyful, and the courtiers who looked distressed were directly interrupted by Zhao Qian's loud laughter.
"Hahaha! Good! Wonderful!"
King Yan was listening below, feeling itchy in his heart, "Your Majesty, this drawing..."
Zhao Qian handed the drawing in his hand to Shou Quan, "Let all my dear friends take a good look at it and see if Marquis Xuanping's suggestion is child's play."
What the emperor said meant something.
The faces of the veterans who had just squeezed Zhao Jin turned pale.
After they looked at the drawings, the paleness faded away and was replaced by full of shame.
This method of Xuanpinghou has solved almost all the current problems in the Minjiang River.
Hedong County is the territory of King Yan, and most of his territory is where the Min River flows.
Therefore, among the courtiers, except for the two officials who once controlled the water of the Minjiang River and Zhao Jin, King Yan was undoubtedly the most familiar with the Minjiang River.
King Yan can be sure that if the Minjiang River can be managed according to Zhao Jin's method, there will be no more floods in the Minjiang River for a long time.
"Your Majesty, I invite Marquis Xuanping to go to Hedong County to control the floods in the Minjiang River!"
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