Chapter 250: A skilled craftsman

Li Wei had no choice but to cover Li Zhi with a quilt and tiptoe away.

Li Zhi then opened his eyes and smiled bitterly. No matter what his son would do in the future, he would probably not do anything to seize the throne, kill the lord, father and brother. He could only comfort himself like this. The main reason was that he was sick. This time, malaria made him a little discouraged and his thoughts were different. If the illness was cured, he would have another idea.

Li Wei found his mother again and reported the matter to the end. His father's will, and his mother must respect him. His father probably won't kill him, but his mother must not offend him.

Wu Zetian did not think about anything else and pondered: "Not only that. One construction of two canals is very expensive, but there are also skilled craftsmen. In the past, there were moral integrity. After the death of moral integrity, they also established the foundation. The mountain palace and the great water conservancy were all planned by them. However, Xianggong Yan was also seriously ill and barely discussed matters with illness. It was rare. How to preside over the affairs of the two canals?"

That is, it is equivalent to the chief engineer.

This is also very important. A good commander-in-chief can not only make the project go smoothly, save a lot of expenses, labor and financial resources, but also not much rework. On the contrary, a commander of an outsider will have the opposite consequences.

Li Wei frowned.

Wu Zetian said again: "In fact, there is no need to think so complicatedly. As long as you set up Zhengdu in Dongdu, all your worries will be relieved immediately."

"My mother cannot be, there is no natural danger to guard in the east. In terms of terrain, the east is the center of the world, but it is extremely inappropriate to determine it as Zhengdu. In Xijing, the elite troops in the world stand on the west side, and can remotely control the spiritual martial arts of the Western Regions. In the eastern capital, if the remote control is not effective, there will be great changes in the Western Regions sooner or later. For example, the Eastern Han Dynasty had the Western Qiang Rebellion, and Emperor Yang of Sui also became a powerful Turkic power. Although it did not collapse, there were some factors. Or, for example, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the capital was established as Jiangning, and could only defend Jiangnan and could no longer unify the Central Plains."

There is another example. The Song Dynasty established its capital in Bianliang and lost the Western Xia. The Ming Dynasty did a good job and established its capital in Beiping. If it weren't for Li Zicheng's plan for chaos, the whole court would not have entered the pass. If it weren't for Li Zicheng's plan for chaos, if it weren't for him robbing someone's little wife, Wu Sangui would not have left Shanhaiguan, and the whole court would still not have entered the pass. Therefore, Li Zicheng was the biggest culprit in the pass, followed by Wu Sangui, and then went to Chongzhen to kill Yuan Chonghuan and destroy the Great Wall. Of course, this cannot be said.

With Wu Zetian's wisdom, I just don't remind me. Once I reminded me, I can understand it. After thinking for a while, I remained silent. After a long time, I said, "Have you ever thought about financial resources? I am very happy to see that you have done something, but I can't be too ambitious."

Wu Zetian had no bad intentions when she said this. She discussed with her husband and Yan Liben the year before yesterday. As a result, Yan Liben thought hard at home for more than ten days and came to report that she was powerless and lacked financial resources, and there was no way to remove the three stone pillars. So she gave up.

Li Wei had to return to the East Palace unhappily. Di Renjie and Wei Yuanzhong were still there, teaching Shangguan Wan'er the classics. Of course, teaching her was fake, waiting for news from Li Wei. However, seeing Shangguan Wan'er's talent, both of them showed an expression of appreciation in their eyes.

The little girl grew older and gradually looked like a little adult, and her knowledge was also growing. Even Li Xian, who regarded herself as a high-profile person, would talk to her a few times every time she came over. However, since Li Xian had the idea of ​​fighting for the prince, Shangguan Wan'er's attitude towards Li Xian became gradually cold.

There is no need to hide this matter. In front of several wives and concubines, Li Wei said directly. Wei Yuanzhong sighed and said, "The two emperors are indeed thinking carefully."

After a while, he said, "But Your Highness is also good. It is even rarer to think of all kinds in such a short time."

Li Wei was a little embarrassed. Wei Yuanzhong said that he had just made a sudden decision after receiving the death of Yang and Xu. It was also considered to be an act of being angry for the beauty. However, Wei Yuanzhong praised it more, and the reason why Li Zhi said many of them was thoughtful. However, he did not have the agility and wonderful ideas of the prince. This was also the prince's talent.

But Di Renjie frowned and said, "Your Highness, it's not very good. If Your Majesty rejects it, it's enough not to execute it. But Your Majesty agrees that Your Majesty will do it well. Otherwise, Your Majesty will give people the impression that you will be very happy and eager to achieve success. Of course, it's very difficult, but if Your Majesty does it, it means that your Majesty will become...most half of the real achievements."

This means inheriting the throne.

But you can also listen to the words in the opposite direction. If you do it well, it will become halfway. If you don’t do it well, it means you are adding extra money.

Li Wei was stunned and didn't know if the three-door stone pillar could be removed. First of all, where did the money come out?

Wei Yuanzhong immediately took out the map, looked at it for a long time, shook his head and said, "It's not easy to handle. It requires a lot of economics, and the stone pillar of Sanmen is very... Others are better, especially His Highness, who is carrying the name of benevolence. If many civil servants die because of the project, even if they succeed, they will fail. There are also ministers who are proficient in civil engineering, which is not easy to find."

"Your Highness, I can recommend someone," a young voice came.

The three of them turned their heads and looked at it. It was Wei Yue who spoke.

Wei Yuanzhong smiled and said, "Wei Liangdi, who do you recommend?"

"I recommend my uncle, Wei Hongji, the junior minister of the Ministry of Governors. In the fifth year of Xianqing, when I marched eastward, the flood occurred due to rain, the army was blocked, and the transportation of grain and grass was difficult. Wei Shaoqing used his clever ideas to build bridges and roads, and drove a road from the mountain torrents, and sent grain and grass to the military camp in time. Therefore, His Majesty promoted him to junior minister of the Ministry of Governors. Several elders in the family often praised him as the governor of Bingzhou (after Yan Lide died, he was awarded an official position."

If Wei Yue said it, no one took it seriously. But from the elders of the Wei family, several of them believed it and doubted it. In terms of civil engineering technology, Yan Lide still had to be better than Yan Liben. There is no need to compare with Yan Lide, and he has half of his skills, so he is already considered an expert.

Li Wei said: "Send someone to invite Wei Shaoqing over."

After thinking about it, he asked the eunuch to come back and ordered: "Let him go to the best orphan in the house of Xianggong Yan."

I don’t know whether Wei Hongji has the ability, but Yan Liben’s civil engineering skills have been shown. If you want to do this, you need to ask the insider for advice. Besides, whether Wei Hongji has the ability is not able to ask the reason himself. He also needs to let Yan Liben identify it. With the ability, he can let him take charge. Besides, he is the junior of the Ministry of Agriculture, and his official position is considered a noble person. He is not considered a low status to be hosted by the two-channel project.

Then he immediately got up and headed to Yan Liben's mansion.

Yan Liben came out, in his seventies, and was also sick again. It looked like he was feeling like he was sunny and up. He asked Li Wei to enter the mansion and then said, "Your Highness, I have been waiting at home for a long time."

Li Wei smiled bitterly and said, "God of Yan, what I have discussed today is a bit Meng Lang."

"Your Highness, please sit down. It's not Meng Lang. I think the other three are also feasible. Once implemented, the price of grain can be adjusted. This is the foundation of the country. Too expensive harms the people, and too cheap harms the people. The Fanhu is more focused on governance and suppression as the auxiliary. This is the virtue of God's great life. But Wang Hua is not what he said, and it also allows the Fanhu people to see the real thing. The Haishi matter is also the same. It is better to be diversion than blocking. It is just a bit difficult for the two channels."

"Gou just discussed with his father and mother, and they also believed that the other three items could be implemented as long as they were properly discussed. It was just two channels, and all kinds of difficulties were difficult to implement."

"In fact, two emperors discussed this matter with me the two emperors. I have been thinking for a long time and have no good plans, so I gave up this matter. But there is no way. It is better to manage the Guangtong Canal than to manage the Wei River. This canal was built in the Sui Dynasty. From the river embankment to the bottom of the river, most of which were covered with stone slabs. I was extremely extravagant. Now it is silted, but it is not difficult to dig it out. But this canal is more than 300 miles long, which costs a lot of money. If you want to open navigation, you must lead the water of the other river to rush it, which is another expense."

"I also suggested to my father that I would draw Fengshui and pour water into the canal."

"This method is very good. As long as part of Daxingyuan is ceded out, it can be opened to navigation. But since Your Highness has discussed with the two emperors, can you tell which stone pillar is at the entrance of Sanmenxia?"

"Know."

"Can your Highness know how the canal was dug in the past?"

"This minister probably knew that he would lead the water elsewhere, or open a river channel again, after the canal was repaired, dig the earth embankment, let the water wash away the silt, and the canal would be completed." This was not difficult. When managing the imperial village outside Luoyang City, Li Wei used this method to cut off the mountain stream and drain the swamp.

“This is a normal way to dig canals.”

"There is another kind of mountain on both sides. If you want to dig a canal, but you don't want to harm the people's strength, you have to wait until the dry season. When you go to the shallow water, you can block a long embankment with mud bags in the waist, drain the water source, and dig it wide and deep. After digging, you can move the new embankment, lure the river water, cut off the other half, and dig again. This method consumes the most artificial material. However, this is still good. If the riverbed is mostly stone, you have to slowly chisel it, even if you spare money, use charcoal to barbecue, and then stir up cold water gravel. The Danshui mentioned by Your Highness has never been seen before, and it is estimated that these two methods will be commonly used." Speaking of this, he paused and said: "But once you open navigation, not only will it be upstream of Longju Village, but also downstream, in the opinion of me, you must also be wide. Otherwise, it will be converted into a small boat and the cargo volume will be limited, which will cause the ship to be blocked. Especially some boatmen,

I lived on the water for a long time, and I stayed away from the world for most of the time, ignored the king's laws, and had a tough personality. It was far from what I wrote in the poem. I stayed for a long time, and I was afraid that there would be disputes and conflicts that would happen all the time, but it would not be beautiful. However, this is something that financial resources can do, but I am afraid that there will be cliffs on both sides. Even if more economic and manpower is invested, it will be useless. I just looked at the map. Most areas of Danshui are traveling through mountains, and there are cliffs on both sides. There is probably a terrain with cliffs on both sides. In addition, I have never seen the area upstream of Luoshui. I don’t know how the water flows. If the water flow is still possible, it is a method to lure Luochongdan. If the water flow is low and flat, we have to divert water from other places. These rivers are all at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, with mountains and steep mountains blocking each other. The cost is unimaginable. Your Highness must think about it."

This is the professional's method, which makes Li Wei even more frustrated.

"Let's talk about Guangtong Canal, the three-men stone pillars are located in the river. The stone is hard and the river water is surging. If you want to remove it with manpower, it is probably difficult. If the stone pillars do not move, the river water will be turbulent. The reefs will not be managed. Of course, if the stone pillars are removed, the river water will be slightly smoother. You can also use the mud bag method. When the dry season is dry, the mud bags will surround the reef and slowly chisel them away. It is just a waste of manpower and material resources. However, no matter which canal is opened, the country does not have so much finance. Or your Highness can slow it down, and wait for a few years, the country will be rich and implemented again."

It was said that it would not be cured, but Di Renjie had just mentioned the joints. He could not be cured at all. He had to use the word "drag" and find a way to go. This was intentionally handed over to Li Wei. So he didn't say it in Yanying Palace. He didn't say it, but the other ministers were mostly laymen, so he didn't know the joints. It was not until Li Wei visited that he said these carefully.

The main reason is the backwardness of technology. Otherwise, if you use an excavator, you will not need to surround the dike and open the river. Even if you are cliffs, you can use three plastics, four plastics, and four* and one blow, and all the mountains will be blown up. It is not a major project of South-to-North Water Diversion. It is not a big project to help one country and clear two canals. However, as Yan Liben thought, it is very difficult to achieve it.

As he was talking, Wei Hongji arrived.
Chapter completed!