After thinking repeatedly, Xun Yue accepted Zhou Zhong's invitation.
If he didn't find the answer, he would die with his eyes open.
The next day, Zhou Zhong rushed to the Qiusun construction site.
Before meeting Han Sui, Zhou Zhong first looked at several locations and judged with a professional perspective whether Han Sui's prevention of autumn was a formality or a down-to-earth protection.
To be honest, he didn't have much hope at the beginning.
Han Sui is very smart, and Huang Yi is also very smart, but the soldiers under their command are just Xiliang people who are used to fighting, not water workers. It is rare to have the intention of protecting the country and safeguarding the people. It is necessary for them to be proficient in geotechnical work.
It's indeed a bit high.
It should be more effective in showing off.
But after seeing several construction sites, Zhou Zhong was greatly surprised.
Not only did he not find out the obvious shortcomings, he even felt that he had many ingenuity, which was even better than the water conservancy projects he had done in Jizhou before, and it was obviously from experts.
When he asked, he realized that although the person who presided over Qiuxun was Han Sui, the person in charge was the commander Yuan Min.
As soon as he heard the name Yuan Min, Zhou Zhong knew that Han Sui had found the right person.
This is a true water control expert.
He heard from the officials of the Situ Mansion that when Zhang Xi was in office, he wanted to pronounce Yuan Min as an official and preside over water conservancy. However, Zhang Xi ran around and failed to implement it, and finally missed it.
Now Yuan Min still has the opportunity to play to her strengths, but Zhang Xi is carrying the shame and disappears into people's memories.
But in two or three years, no one has mentioned him.
With this in mind, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but sigh that things in the world are impermanent and people's hearts are easy to change.
Thinking back to the past, Zhang Xi moved west with the court and was also a loyal and fearless old minister. He had a lot of opportunities to escape, but he never left him. Unexpectedly, this would be the result in the end.
He is actually not as good as the fierce ghost Yuan Shu.
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When Zhou Zhong met Han Sui and Huang Yi, they were gathering together and listening to Yuan Min explaining the water situation this year. A group of people surrounded him, including a young man in his thirties and forties, and a young man in his early twenties, all wearing it.
She was wearing a short shirt and a hat, and her face was dark, and she looked like she was often exposed to the wind and sun.
Some of them were rolled up their trouser legs and had unwashed mud on their feet, as if they had just arrived from the construction site.
Seeing Zhou Zhong, Han Sui stood up, clapped his hands, and laughed loudly, "Stop for a moment, Lord Sikong is here. This is your direct Shangguan, and you cannot neglect it."
Everyone turned around and saluted.
According to the system of the court, they have dual management. They must not only cooperate with the actions of local counties and counties, but also be managed by the Sikong Mansion business. If you want to be promoted in the future, it is likely to follow the Sikong Mansion line.
Therefore, the annual examination of Sikong Mansion is very important.
Now that Lord Sikong himself is, how dare they neglect it?
What surprised them was that Sikong had such a big deal, and he had never received any news before, and he didn't know which link was missing, which made them have no time to change their clothes.
When everyone is embarrassed, or hides behind the crowd, trying to hide their dirty legs and feet.
Only Yuan Min was indifferent and bowed, and stood quietly aside.
Zhou Zhong and Han Sui greeted each other, exchanged a few greetings, then returned to Yuan Min, looked at the map full of symbols, and asked about the specific arrangements for water control.
Yuan Min answered one by one.
Zhou Zhong asked a question or two from time to time and asked the onlookers to answer. Some answered fluently, while others stuttered because of nervousness, but most of them still said it.
Zhou Zhong was very satisfied and turned to Han Sui and said, "The General of the Fu Army used water and military management, and had good commands and good reputations."
Han Sui laughed and said humbly. He bowed to the southwest and pointed to the crowd in front of him and said, "I am just a martial artist, and it is my duty to protect the country and the people. As for water control, I have inherited the teachings of the emperor and the mistress.
You guys do your best, I just act on orders, not worth mentioning.”
When Zhou Zhong saw this, he sighed secretly.
He really didn't expect that Han Sui would have such a humble day.
I don’t know what the emperor had to turn a Xiliang martial artist into a Confucian general.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Zhong realized that the people around him were all relevant officials from nearby counties and townships, and were responsible for water conservancy, geotechnology, military farming and other matters. Every year in the autumn flood, they would gather together to serve as the main force in flood prevention in various counties and townships.
Yuan Minzheng provided them with necessary guidance, but Han Sui and Huang Yi came to the scene to listen to it in order to welcome Zhou Zhong.
Han Sui didn't say it directly, but Zhou Zhong guessed that this should be Huang Yi's idea.
It is said that when the wolf cavalry went on the war, they often gathered together to review the wars a while ago, summarized the experience and lessons, and fought again. At the beginning, Huang Yi had to listen, and later, Huang Yi became the leader and was responsible for the decision.
Direction of progress, combat plan.
Zhou Zhong himself often took this approach when he coordinated the soil and water of various counties in Jizhou and prepared to dig the canal.
The reason is very simple. He himself is not proficient in water conservancy, and has limited understanding of Jizhou's geography and hydrology, so he cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of overall coordination. Only by in-depth communication with local officials and listening to their opinions can he complete it successfully.
The task assigned to him by the emperor.
The process of communication is also a process of learning. It is precisely because of the experience of digging a canal in Jizhou that he can raise relatively professional questions at this moment when standing in front of Yuan Min and others. It is not just a general discussion but superficial one.
Of course, compared to Yuan Min, his professionalism is still not enough.
Therefore, he wanted to discuss with Han Sui that when the autumn flood was over, he would transfer Yuan Min to Sikong's Mansion and let him go to Jizhou to take charge of the canal.
Han Sui had no objection and said that Yuan Min was originally a subordinate of Sikong Mansion and you could transfer whatever you wanted.
Anyway, Yuan Min has been in charge of the autumn flood for several years, and the trainees in nearby counties have received corresponding training. Yuan Min’s personal water control monograph will be published soon. Everyone will follow the guidance and discuss it in time based on the emerging situation.
It doesn't make any difference whether Yuan Min is present or not.
Han Sui said, took out a manuscript and handed it to Zhou Zhong.
"Although I don't know much about water conservancy, I have gained a lot after reading it. Sikong is an expert and I believe he will have more profound opinions. Please check it out in order to reduce errors. If you can make the preface, it would be even better."
Zhou Zhong took it and found that it was written by Yuan Min. Part of it was about the history of flood control, and it followed Gun, Yu and his son; part of it was about the terrain of Yan and Yu and proposed corresponding solutions.
The handwriting of this book is very regular and should be finalized, but there are still some quintessentials on it, and the handwriting is different from the main text.
After a moment of thinking, Zhou Zhong guessed that it should be Han Sui's handwriting.
Han Sui wanted to use Yuan Min's monograph to leave a name, but he was not confident enough, so he wanted to pull him, Sikong, to write his name into the preface.
"Since Yuan Jun is a member of Sikong Mansion, this is my duty, so how can I refuse?" Zhou Zhong smiled and took the manuscript. "I will take it first, read it on the way, and after reading it, I will send someone to send the manuscript and the preface to the manuscript and the preface.