He smiled bitterly: "The embankment has been broken twice, and the villain's head is pinned to the waistband of his trousers." Master Mizube said that he was going to throw us all in prison, but now that there is a shortage of manpower to block the weir, he has spared us for the time being. There is a third time, and the punishment will not be granted. ”

"Have you found the cause of the levee break?"

"That is, the flood water upstream has risen sharply in a short period of time, putting too much pressure on the levees. Liu Manzi turned around to look at Longkou Weir, "The villain dares to pat his chest to ensure that this big weir can withstand a major flood once in three hundred years." ”

"What do you mean?"

"No one was there the first time the embankment was broken, and the second time the embankment was bursting, it was right under the eyes of the villain. Liu Manzi still had palpitations when he said it, "The flood is monstrous, not to mention that it is once in three hundred years, I think it is five hundred years or eight hundred years!"

Yan Saburo frowned.

Listening to Liu Manzi's meaning, the failure of the embankment is not the problem of the Longkou weir, but the magnitude of the flood is too large, far exceeding the carrying limit of the weir?

He knew that no matter how strong a wall or levee was, there was a limit, and once it was exceeded, the possibility of the levee bursting greatly increased. The dam itself, which will never be breached, does not exist. But the problem is that before the transformation of Longhu Lake and the construction of Sanyan, Li Kailiang found someone to explore the upstream and downstream, and made careful calculations on the river, geology, precipitation and other conditions.

Is it cutting corners?

The white cat also leaned in Yan Saburo's ear and said, "Could it be that this guy is exaggerating?"

Could it be that Liu Manzi deliberately exaggerated the magnitude of the flood in order to excuse his dereliction of duty?

However, this is meaningless, as long as the embankment collapses again, his head will surely fall to the ground.

What's more, Yan Saburo also remembered that Liu Manzi was not Li Kailiang's first choice at the beginning. But he weighed it in many ways, and finally found Liu Manzi to be in charge of the general construction of Longkouyan, the reason is nothing more than that this person is down-to-earth, loyal and responsible.

Li Kailiang worked for Yan Saburo for two years, and his ability could not be criticized even by the most discerning Chitose. What's more, the construction of Longkou Weir and other three weirs is the cornerstone of the entire Xicheng plan, and it is also the first shot that must be fired. How cautious Li Kailiang was about this plan, Yan Saburo had already seen it.

How could he choose an unreliable guy to take on the post of leader?

The guards on the side glared at Liu Manzi and couldn't help but interject: "The torrential rain and flash floods that have not happened in hundreds of years have not happened in hundreds of years!" What does this guy mean by always throwing his responsibilities out?

Liu Manzi was not as polite to him as Yan Gan Saburo: "Official, from the second embankment burst to the present, the torrential rain has stopped for less than two days, why is the water level in the lake still so low, and there is no crazy rise?"

"Hong Feng hasn't arrived. The guard didn't hesitate, "If Hong Feng comes again, I see that this place is still hanging!"

Liu Manzi knew that the people did not fight with the officials, so he swallowed this breath and turned to Yan Saburo and said, "Young master, even if it rains for several days, such a surging amount of water is not normal. ”

Yan Saburo thought for a while: "Have you sent someone to the upper reaches of the Bailing River to check?"

"On the day the levee broke, we sent someone to see it, but the two unlucky ones were caught in a mudslide and never returned, and we just found their bodies the other day. Liu Manzi also had a sad face, "The day after the embankment burst, I sent someone again." They looked around and came back and said that there was indeed a surge in water in the middle of the upper reaches of the Bailing River. ”

Yan Saburo's eyes moved slightly: "Does Zhang Xianlong know about this situation?"

"I know, the villain reported it as soon as possible. Liu Manzi said, "But Master Zhang decided that we were making excuses and ordered me to wait for a good job, and I was not allowed to prevaricate him with this matter." ”

Yan Saburo nodded. If he hadn't trusted Li Kailiang's vision, and he was Zhang Xianlong, he would only feel that Liu Manzi and others were shirking responsibility. If you can't stop the flood, you can't stop it, and where can the flood come from? Of course, it's upstream.

His voice was melancholy: "Young master, I have a hunch that if Hong Feng comes again, Longkouyan will still not be able to escape the fate of the embankment burst." Then I, me, and Lord Bai can ......."

But it's dead.

The cat on his shoulder meowed, and Yan Saburo immediately said, "Who is the person you sent upstream?" ”

Liu Manzi was stunned for a moment, and promised with a mouthful: "Immediately!"

The person who went upstream that day to reconnoiter the situation was called Chen Erhei, who was as his name suggested, black and thin, and at first glance he had worked hard under the sun for many years. However, Chen Manzi introduced that in addition to being a good worker, Yu Shui also has a lot of experience.

As soon as he heard that he was going upstream, Chen Erhei immediately said: "It's quite far, and the road is not good, so this carriage can't go." ”

"It doesn't matter. "Yan Saburo is not pampered, let Jin Yu unload the car on the spot. The horses pulling the cart were all good horses, put on the saddle bridles that had been prepared in the cart for a long time, Yan Sanlang and Yuan Yang rode one, Jin Yu and Chen Erhei rode the other together, and went upstream along the river.

Along the way, Yan Saburo didn't waste time and asked about the situation of Longkouyan. After all, he had been asleep for half a year, and he only had a cursory understanding of the progress of the project, and these foremen knew the situation on the ground best.

Chen Erhei replied one by one, and what he said was similar to Liu Manzi. He had no experience in riding, and the horse was nervous when he ran, and he clung to the belt of the golden feather all the time. Yan Saburo asked him anything, and he blurted it out.

Chitose and Tsubame Saburo both saw that he didn't look like he could lie.

Under Chen Erhei's guidance, it took the four of them another two hours to reach the middle of the upper reaches of Bailing River. There was a steep and rugged mountain road that could only be walked on, and the horse had to be abandoned.

Finally, they arrived at a rocky beach.

This is a meandering section of the Bailing River, and the river has made a small bend here. The water, which is usually gentle and quiet, is now rushing forward, and the waves hit the rocky beach, splashing layer after layer of white foam.

Yan Saburo looked at it for a while, but except for the turbulent water, he didn't see anything abnormal.

"What's this?" Chitose was also curious. I don't know how many bays and winding roads Bai Lingchuan has passed, what is so special about this in front of me?

Chen Erhei gasped for a while before he said, "Please come with me." ”

His physical strength was not bad, but he had been riding a horse for two hours, and his spirit had been highly concentrated, and he was a little tired.

Yan Saburo threw an elixir to him: "Swallow it." ”

Chen Erhei took it, and he didn't doubt it, so he swallowed it when he opened his mouth. The pill entered the abdomen, turning into a warm current and rushing to the limbs, the feeling of fatigue was swept away, and the spirit was lifted.

"Thank you, young master!" Liu Manzi said that the big boss family has immortal means, and they have always been suspicious of their subordinates, and Chen Erhei really believes it today.

He had strength in his legs again, and immediately strode to the edge of the riverbank.

It's a deserted wilderness, and the trees are luxuriant. At the edge of the river beach is a barren grassland, and the weeds have long been drooping down, and it takes another 400 zhang (more than 1,300 meters) to reach the woodland.

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