"If you have a way, just say, why are you hesitating and asking for money? That won't work, you know, the treasury is empty." Ye Juechen said very simply.
Hua Yanxi shook her head: "This is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of time. I just want to ask you, do you plan to solve this temporary difficulty, or do you plan to take care of your descendants for generations to come?"
"If you only received this task, I won't say much more about it. Let's just build a few dams peacefully. I guarantee that there won't be any problems for at least ten years."
"If you want to benefit future generations, then this will be a difficult battle to fight. Human beings are small and fragile and cannot compete with nature. However, being unable to compete does not mean that we cannot rely on its power to do better and last longer.
to survive.”
Ye Juechen was silent after hearing this and did not immediately commit.
He is not a good person, has no compassion for others, and has no plans to spread through the ages.
What they uphold is nothing more than having a wild carnival when they are alive, no matter how bad the disaster will be later.
If it hadn't been for his father's decree, he wouldn't have come here to build any dams. He just habitually wanted to do things perfectly.
Guaranteed safety for ten years is actually a very good thing for the people in the lower reaches of the Huai River who encounter floods every year.
Seeing that Ye Juechen was silent, Ye Yibai sneered: "How wonderful, Seventh Prince, if the dam can be repaired to protect the lower reaches for ten years, you will be indispensable. By then, the courtiers will probably build a shrine for you."
Alright."
Hua Yanxi shook her head at Ye Yibai: "Don't force him, everyone has the right and freedom to choose."
Ye Yibai sneered: "Freedom? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. How can we be free when we have equal power?"
Especially in the royal family.
Trade-offs and calculations are the norm.
For a moment, the room fell silent.
I don't know how long it took, but Ye Juechen said: "Tell me about your plan."
When Hua Yanxi heard this, her eyes lit up: "Are you willing? Even if the investment in this matter is large and the return is small? It will be thankless for a while, are you willing?"
Ye Juechen: "..."
Is it too late to refuse now?
Hua Yanxi didn't care what he was thinking, she immediately spoke out her thoughts.
"As the first step, we naturally need to build dams to solve the immediate crisis. There is no doubt about this."
"The second step is to solve the problem of sediment pouring down the upper reaches. I have seen the terrain. There are no people on both sides of the river bank. It is a large empty desert with few people. We can plant trees in this desert to reduce water and soil.
To prevent the river from flowing away, we should build embankments on both sides of the upstream river."
"The third step is to start with the dams that have been built. Set up a bayonet between every two river embankments. Close the bayonet before the flood season comes, dig out the accumulated sediment in sections, and build on both sides of the bayonet.
Reservoir storage.”
"The fourth step is to encircle the silted part of the lower reaches of the Huai River into fields. We can use it to plant rice fields after the flood season. When the land is really fertile, when it dries up, we can use the water stored in the reservoir for irrigation.
, don’t worry about crops.”
"The fifth step is what I said, which is to dig ditches and canals and build a grand canal to connect the north and south."
What Hua Yanxi said was concise and concise, but every word between the lines could not be easily accomplished within a period of time.
Every step requires a lot of time and energy, and it is not a day's work. As the saying goes, the treasury is empty.
Therefore, the emperor would not agree.
Ye Juechen and Ye Yibai were already frightened by Hua Yanxi's grand plan.
I never would have imagined that a woman would propose this.
Moreover, when it came out of her mouth, it didn't sound like a fantasy, but more like it would be in the near future.
Ye Juechen frowned: "Just building the dam will cost countless financial resources. Let alone whether my father will agree. Even if he agrees, I'm afraid he will be powerless."
Hua Yanxi raised her eyebrows and reached out to pat Ye Yibai on the shoulder: "Father, let the fifth prince persuade him."
Ye Juechen nodded: "Where does the money come from? Even if water transportation is used to make money in the later stage of building the canal, labor and materials in the early stage all require money."
Hua Yanxi would not talk about all the arrangements at this time, saying that she would provide money and effort, but said: "We will discuss this in detail after we return to the capital, but as we have agreed, since you have listened to my plan, you are on the same boat. Can you
Don’t even think about running away.”
Ye Juechen: "..."
After that, the three people began to discuss the implementation plan for the first step.
The three of them chose a nearby river that was not far from the Huai River. They planned to dig a ditch first to slow down the flow of the Huai River and reduce the pressure, and then start building a dam.
The dike was also different from using only sand before. It was decided to add hard iron to the bottom of the dike, and pour molten iron to reinforce it every one meter higher.
"Okay, it's getting late. We have to travel tomorrow. Let's go to bed early. You also have to supervise the work, so go to bed quickly."
Ye Juechen looked at the two people leaving, speechless.
After hearing such a shocking statement just now, how could he fall asleep? After returning home, he made detailed plans in his mind over and over again.
The next day, Ye Juechen personally watched Ye Yibai get on the carriage, and went to the upper reaches of the Huai River with Hua Yanxi.
"Yan Yan, don't worry too much. I have already asked the animals hiding nearby. They have not sensed that it will rain for a while. At least it will be fine for the next three to five days. Although Ye Juechen is not smart enough, this
He can still handle some things." Seeing Hua Yanxi's frown, Ye Yibai couldn't help comforting her.
"I'm not worried about this." Hua Yanxi said.
"Why is that?" Ye Yibai was puzzled.
Hua Yanxi sighed: "I was thinking about how to make your father willingly pay for it."
"Him?" Ye Yibai sneered: "The little money he has in his treasury will make a thief shed tears even if he takes it out. It won't be of much use. Instead of trying to take out the money from him, you might as well think
Think of ways to coax me."
As he spoke, he took off the mask on his face, his beautiful face full of dignity.
Hua Yanxi was surprised when she heard this: "Do you have money?"
Ye Yibai nodded: "Yes."
"a lot of?"
"a lot of."
"You're not talking about the ones in your Fifth Prince's Mansion, are you? Although they are indeed very wealthy, it is far from enough. Do you mean it is a lot?" Hua Yanxi was full of disgust.
Ye Yibai raised his head and said proudly: "That's all? It's just a drop in the bucket."
Ye Yibai said in his heart: If it weren't for the short time I came here, there would have been more.
Hua Yanxi's eyes were full of vigilance: "Where did you get the money? Didn't you just recover for a few months?"
"Want to know?"
Hua Yanxi nodded.
Ye Yibai came closer, his eyes seemed to be filled with magic, attracting Hua Yanxi's gaze, and she didn't even react when he came close to her neck.
The corner of the lips is only one finger away from the ear.
His voice was hoarse: "Because, I have a golden mountain."