After Xu Ping finished speaking, Chen Yuzuo put the teacup in his hand on the table, pointed to Liu Xin and Wang Gongchen sitting below, and said, "Our officials on Jingxi Road are talking about things, what is going on with these two people?" Do you want to avoid it? ”

As soon as Chen Yaozuo's words fell, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Xin and Wang Gongchen. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xu Ping raised his voice and said: "The two of them, one is here to talk about the affairs of the three divisions of the shop on Jingxi Road, and the other is to talk about the affairs of Yingtian on Jingxi Road. Part of the money and food needed to open the canal is related to these two items, so you might as well let them listen to it, and have something to say when they go back. With the money and grain of the three divisions and the camp and field affairs, we will be able to produce a little less on Jingxi Road, and you will return to the state after talking about things, and it is good to explain to your father, right? ”

Chen Yaozuo said: "Since it is to give money and food, then naturally everything is easy to say, so what's the problem when you listen to it?" ”

The transfer envoy is in charge of the money and grain, but these money and grain must be collected from the states after all, and Xu Ping can come from other places, so the states and counties below will naturally have less burden. As a local official, no one wants to be a wicked person, and if he can leave a reputation of love and fear, he naturally can't ask for it. The place is very reluctant for the court to interfere in the affairs below, but if you are willing to pay, it is naturally another matter, and everyone likes the boy who scatters money.

Wang Gongchen and Liu Xin glanced at each other, shook their heads, and didn't speak. This is also to see Xu Ping's face, otherwise why would the two of them sit here? The other ways begged them, and they would not care.

Seeing that no one was talking, Xu Ping cleared his throat and said: "In the past, the Bianhe River diverted the water of the Yellow River, although the amount of water was sufficient, but there was too much sediment in the water, and the river was silted up every year. Not to mention the huge manpower and material resources spent on the dredging of the Bianhe River every year, now the river bed in the Yongqiu area has been higher than both banks, and has become a hanging river on the ground. Although the lower reaches of the Bianhe River are not on Jingxi Road, we can't sit idly by, right? In addition, the Biankou that diverts water from the Yellow River has to be blocked every winter and reopened in the spring. This trouble can be found in Mengzhou and Zhengzhou, which not only wastes manpower every year, but also the land occupied by Xinbiankou is also an endless lawsuit. Two ministers, do you say yes or no? ”

Li Di said: "Biankou is in Mengzhou, not to mention the fields occupied, even the Qinghe Xiang Army has countless things. Xu Longtu, leading Luo into the Bianshui Canal has a hundred benefits and no harm, this truth is already very clear, and there is no need to say it again. All you need to do is tell us how this canal is going to be opened and what we are going to do in our place. ”

"Xiang Gong is right, leading Luo into the Bianshui Canal is beneficial and harmless, the merit is in the contemporary, the benefit is in the future, and it is imperative! It's just that although this canal is good, it takes countless manpower and material resources to open, not only the states that pass through, but also the states north of Jingxi Road, there must be people to contribute and make strong efforts to do things well. I think so, the canal is bounded by Bishui County, and is divided into two sections. The lower section dug a canal along the beachhead of the Yellow River, using Chen Xianggong's method of 'wooden dragon killing water', not only the newly opened canal, but also the south bank of the old Yellow River to build a long causeway, as a long-term solution. ”

Li Di nodded: "That's the best." If it is said that the embankment was built on the bank of the Yellow River, the most effective embankment in the past 100 years is the embankment built by Chen Xianggong in Huazhou in those years, which is simple to build and will not be damaged for a long time. ”

Speaking of this, Li Di turned his head and asked Chen Yaozuo: "Chen Xianggong, what year did you know that Huazhou came from?" ”

Chen Yaozuo stroked a lock of long hair and said, "Tianxi three years, unconsciously, fifteen years have passed. ”

"yes, fifteen years. Chen Xianggong built the Yellow River embankment in those years, from Huazhou to Dezhou, stretching for more than 1,000 miles, more than ten years is not bad, and the achievements are very good. Today, if we want to build an embankment on the Yellow River, of course, we still use Chen Xianggong's method. ”

After Xu Ping and Li Di finished speaking, they had no choice but to follow his words and said: "Yes, if it is said that there is harm and profit on the water, Chen Xianggong is undoubtedly the first person in the world." Now Chen Xianggong is also on Jingxi Road, which is a blessing for the people of Beijing. That's it, how about the river below Bishui County being presided over by Chen Xianggong? Chen Xianggong, the people are in suspense, don't refuse! ”

"Oh, the old man is old, and now he is just spending more than a lifetime in Zhengzhou." Chen Yaozuo stroked his long hair and spoke slowly. "However, the construction of this canal is a matter for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is difficult for me to refrain from reporting to the king and benefiting the people. Since Long Tu said so, I will pluck up Yu Yong again and take this errand. ”

"Chen Xianggong is a good person, he is really a model for my generation!"

Everyone followed Li Di and praised Chen Yaozuo together.

In fact, when he was really in the court, Li Di and Chen Yaozuo didn't deal with each other much. is to go down to the place, Zhengzhou and Mengzhou are close to each other, and neither of them has any interaction. However, at this time, the two former governors, the elders and important ministers, naturally helped each other, and they couldn't lose face in front of other juniors Zhizhou, which was human nature.

When the words calmed down, Xu Ping said again: "With Chen Xianggong presiding over this matter, everything is fine, this matter has become more than half." However, Chen Xianggong is old, he can't work too hard, and he needs someone to help him, and it's good to do some chores. Li Xianggong, how about Mengzhou convicting Li Shen as Chen Xianggong's deputy? ”

Chen Yaozuo was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No need, it's just a hundred and ten miles of rivers, what helper do I want?" ”

Li Di stretched out his hand to stop Chen Yaozuo, and said in his mouth: "Xiyuan, people can't disobey the old." Xu Longtu said very much, then Li Shen will be your deputy, as long as you are in charge of the overall situation, you don't need to worry about everything! ”

The river is in Mengzhou, Chen Yaozuo is majestic under his jurisdiction, Li Di always has some mustard in his heart, and it is best for Li Shen to be his deputy, and he can take care of all aspects. That's your own judgment, of course, listen to your own words.

Seeing that Chen Yaozuo was still arguing, Xu Ping hurriedly said: "The matter is settled like this, Chen Xianggong presides over the river below Bishui County, and Mengzhou General Judge Li Shen assists from the side. Li Xianggong, in this way, you will have to worry more about the affairs of Mengzhou. ”

"It's okay, the civil affairs of a state, and the old man is not tired."

As soon as Li Di and Xu Ping asked and answered, they settled the matter, although Chen Yaozuo felt slightly depressed, he couldn't say anything. Li Shen is just a deputy in the end, and he has to listen to him in everything.

Unlike Li Di, Xu Ping really didn't feel at ease about letting Chen Yaozuo do it alone. At that time, he repaired the embankment of the Yellow River well, and the people on both sides of the river still call the embankment "Chen Gong Embankment", and the people of several states are enjoying the benefits. But now is different from the past, although the output of cement is not much, but as long as you are willing to spend money to open a few cellars, it can still be used for repairing the river. Xu Ping was afraid that Chen Yaozuo would have an old brain and would not be able to accept this new matter, and he would cause trouble at that time. Li Shen himself has been in contact with him, he is a practical person, and he is willing to listen to what he says, so that he can coordinate and reconcile contradictions when the time comes.

After setting the downstream river, Xu Ping looked at everyone and said about the upstream river: "If the Luo River is diverted from Shakou Town, it is only one or twenty miles to Bishui, and there are two difficulties in the middle. First, all the mountains are broken, and it is not easy to excavate the river, and it is even more difficult to store water in it. A few months ago, when I was surveying the river and doing a work in the temple, the Holy Lord and several of the governors agreed that they would need to build a few dams between the hills there to be able to discharge them freely. In this way, the amount of water required is quite small. In addition, we all know that there is a lot of sediment in the Yellow River, and if there is no water in the Luohe River into the Yellow River, the estuary is easy to silt up, causing countless troubles in the future. The only way to cut off the water of the Luo River is to draw out enough water, and only to build a dam on the Luo River. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Ping looked at Li Ruogu, who was sitting on the side, and saw that he closed his eyes slightly, without any expression, and he didn't know if he heard what he said. It seems that today he is going to stay out of the situation.

The reassurance that had been silent made Li Zun say: "Gongba, Shakou Town, it's not suitable, right?" ”

"That's what the envoy says! However, if there is no dam in Shakou Town, the amount of water in the newly opened canal is uncertain. Not to mention affecting the entire Bianhe River, it will not work anyway. So, I had to compromise. From the bottom of Xijing City to Shakou Town, the dam in Shakou Town should not be too high, and if the water level is too high, it may threaten the Yong'an Emperor's Mausoleum upstream, which is naturally not possible. Therefore, I had to build a small dam in Shakou Town, so as not to threaten the imperial tomb. In order to ensure the amount of water in the newly opened canal, another dam had to be built upstream of Xijing City. ”

Li Zunqiao nodded: "That's it, the newly opened river must not endanger the imperial tomb." ”

Yong'an is located between Yanshi and Gongxian, which was originally just a town, because it is where the imperial tomb is located, it was specially promoted to a county, and the specifications are still very high. There are only a few hundred households in that county, which is only equivalent to a village in Xu Ping's previous life, but because the imperial tomb of the Great Song Dynasty is there, there can be no risk.

Because of this imperial mausoleum, there are not many engineering options for the river above Bishui County, so you can only build a small dam in Shakou Town to fine-tune the water level, and then choose a suitable place in the upper reaches of Luoyang City to build a dam for major adjustments. However, in this way, it is required that the river from Luoyang to Shakou Town should be straight and smooth, and there should be no blockage. The silted up waterways of the Luohe River in Luoyang City must be renovated, and because the Yi River flows into the Luohe River under Luoyang, the waterways along with the Yi River must also be sorted out together, which is equivalent to completely renovating the rivers around Luoyang City. If not, you can only open a new straight river outside the city to divert the water of the Luo River and no longer pass through Luoyang City.

In fact, there is no imperial tomb downstream, so there is no need to be so troublesome, just build a dam in Shakou Town, and raise the embankment on both sides of the upstream bank.

But in this era, the royal affairs are bigger than the sky, and no matter how troublesome it is, the safety of the imperial tomb must be guaranteed. Xu Ping and Henan Mansion fought back and forth, just because the imperial tomb was there, and the rivers around Luoyang had to be completely renovated. (To be continued.) )