After Xu Ping finished speaking, Chen Yunzuo put the teacup in his hand on the table, pointed to Liu Weng and Wang Gongchen sitting below and said, "Our officials on Jingxi Road talk about things. What's going on with these two people? Should you avoid it?"

As soon as Chen Yaozuo's words fell, everyone's eyes focused on Liu Han and Wang Gongchen.

Xu Ping raised his voice and said, "One of them is to talk about Sansipuzi's affairs on Jingxi Road, and the other is to talk about the field affairs of Jingxi Road. Part of the money and grain required to open the canal is related to these two items. You might as well let them listen to it and have something to say after they go back. After using the money and grain from Sansi and Yingtian Road, we can spend less money on Jingxi Road. After you talk about it, you can go back to the state and explain it to the elders, right?"

Chen Yaozuo said: "Since you want to pay for money and food, then it's natural that everything is easy to say. What's the point when you listen to it?"

The Transportation Office manages money and grain, but these money and grains must be collected from each state. After all, Xu Ping can come from other places, so the county and county below will naturally be less burdened. As an official, no one wants to be a villain. He can leave a reputation for love and fear, so he naturally cannot get it. The local government rejects the court's involvement in the affairs of the lower states, but if he is willing to pay, it is a different story. Everyone likes the boy who spends money.

Wang Gongchen and Liu Han looked at each other, shook their heads, and didn't say anything. This was just to see Xu Ping's face, otherwise how could they sit here? They wouldn't care about other roads.

Seeing that no one spoke again, Xu Ping cleared his throat and said, "In the past, the Bian River diverted the Yellow River. Although the water was sufficient, there was too much mud and sand in the water, and the river channel was silted every year. Not to mention the huge manpower and material resources spent on dilamination of the Bian River every year, the riverbed in the Yongqiu area is now higher than the two sides and has become a hanging river on the ground. How could it be so great? Although the lower reaches of the Bian River are not on Jingxi Road, we cannot sit idly by and watch, right? Besides, the Biankou, which is diverted from the Yellow River, will be blocked in winter every year, and reopened in spring. The old Biankou is blocked and cannot be used, so we can only reopen from other places. This trouble is in Mengzhou and Zhengzhou. Not only does it take manpower every year, but the fields occupied by the new Biankou are also endless lawsuits. Two friends, do you think so?"

Li Di said: "Biankou is in Mengzhou. Not to mention the land occupied, even the Qinghexiang Army has countless things. Xu Longtu, guiding Luo into the Bian Canal is beneficial but not harmful. This principle is very clear, and there is no need to talk about it. Just talk about how to open the canal and what we should do."

"My husband is right. It is beneficial to lure Luo into the Bian Canal without any harm. It is a great benefit, and it is necessary to achieve the present and the future. It is imperative! However, although this canal is good, it requires countless manpower and material resources when it is opened. Not only the few states passed by, but also the few states north of Jingxi Road, people must be sent out and strongly to get things done. I think so. The canal is divided into two sections with Sishui County as the boundary. The lower section digs along the beach of the Yellow River, and uses Chen Xianggong's "Mulong Killing Water" method. It is not only the newly opened canal, but also a long embankment is built on the south bank of the old Yellow River road, which is a long plan."

Li Di nodded: "This is the best. If it is said that the embankment was built on the bank of the Yellow River, the most effective one in a hundred years is the embankment built by Xianggong Chen in Huazhou. It was simple to build and lasted for a long time."

Speaking of this, Li Di turned to Chen Yaozuo and asked: "Mr. Chen, when did you come from Huazhou?"

Chen Yaozuo stroked a long beard and said, "Three years of Tianxi, unknowingly, fifteen years have passed."

"Yes, it's been fifteen years. The Yellow River embankment built by Mr. Chen back then lasted for more than a thousand miles from Huazhou to Dezhou. It has been undefeated for more than ten years and has made great achievements. Today, if you want to build an embankment on the Yellow River, of course, it's better to use Mr. Chen's method."

After Xu Ping and Li Di finished speaking, they had to follow his words: "Yes, if you say that you are promoting harm and eliminating profits on the water, Mr. Chen is undoubtedly the first person in the world. Now Mr. Chen is also on Jingxi Road, which is a blessing for the people in Jingxi. Then that's it. From the river below Sishui County, Mr. Chen is the leader of Mr. Chen? Mr. Chen, the people are looking forward to it, don't refuse!"

"Oh, I am old and I am just a waste of my life in Zhengzhou now." Chen Yaozuo stroked his long beard and spoke slowly. "However, building this river canal is a matter of benefiting the country and the people. It is hard for me to refuse to report it to the king and the people. Since Longtu said that, I will pluck my courage again and take on this job."

"Good King Chen is really a role model for us!"

Everyone followed Li Di and praised Chen Yaozuo together.

In fact, when they were in the court, Li Di and Chen Yaozuo didn't deal with each other much. They just went down to the local area, Zhengzhou and Mengzhou were close to each other, and neither of them had any relationship. However, at this time, their two former prime ministers and senior officials naturally helped each other and could not lose face in front of other junior magistrates. This is human nature.

After the speech calmed down, Xu Ping said again: "It's all good for you to take charge of this matter by Prince Chen, and this matter has been done halfway. However, Prince Chen's age cannot be overworked, and it's also good to have someone help you from the side. It's also good to do some chores. Prince Li, then Prince Chen, the Tongzong of Mengzhou, was the deputy of Prince Chen?"

Chen Yaozuo was stunned and hurriedly said, "No need, it's just a hundred miles of river. What kind of help do I need?"

Li Di reached out to stop Chen Yaozuo and said, "Xiyuan, people must not be dissatisfied with old age. Xu Longtu said very well, so Li Shen is your deputy. As long as you take charge of the overall situation, you don't need to work hard anymore!"

The river is in Mengzhou. Chen Yaozuo is in power under his command. Li Di always feels a little nervous. It is best for Li Shen to be the deputy, and he can take care of all aspects. That is his own judgment, so of course he listens to his own words.

Seeing that Chen Yaozuo was still trying to argue, Xu Ping hurriedly said, "Things were settled like this. Princess Chen was in charge of the river below Sishui County, and the Mengzhou Tongzong Li Shen assisted. Prince Li, in this way, you will have to worry more about Mengzhou."

"It's okay, the civil affairs of a state are still exhausting."

Li Di and Xu Ping asked and answered questions and settled the matter. Although Chen Yaozuo felt a little depressed, he couldn't say anything. Li Shen was just a deputy and had to listen to him in everything.

Unlike Li Di, Xu Ping was really worried about letting Chen Yaozuo work alone. He had built the Yellow River embankment well back then, but the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait still called the embankment "Chen Gong embankment", and the people in several states were enjoying the benefits. But now, although the output of cement is not large, as long as you are willing to pay for opening a few cellars, you can still use it for river repairs. Xu Ping was afraid that Chen Yaozuo would not be able to accept this new thing and would cause trouble at that time. Li Shen had contacted him and was a practical person. He was willing to listen to his words. He could coordinate and reconcile the conflicts at that time.

After deciding the river channel downstream, Xu Ping looked at everyone and talked about the upper river channel: "If you draw the water from Shakou Town, then there are only 10 or 20 miles to the water. There are two difficulties in the middle. One is that there are small hills, the mountains and rivers are broken, and it is difficult to dig the river channel, and it is even more difficult to store water inside. A few months ago, when I was investigating the river channel. When I was in the palace, the emperor and several magistrates agreed that they had to build several dams between the hills there to achieve free discharge. In this way, the amount of water required is a lot of water. Moreover, we all know that there is a lot of mud and sand in the Yellow River. If there is no water in the Luo River enters the Yellow River, the estuary will easily accumulate, causing countless subsequent troubles. The water of the Luo River cannot be cut off, and sufficient water must be drawn out. Only by building a dam on the Luo River."

Speaking of this, Xu Ping looked at Li Ruogu sitting on the side, and saw that he closed his eyes slightly, without any expression, and did not know whether he had heard what he said. It seemed that he was going to be out of the matter today.

Li Zunxu, the always silent appeaser, said: "Isn't it appropriate to Gongba, Shakou Town?"

"What the envoy said is! However, if there is no dam built in Shakou Town, the water volume of newly opened canals is uncertain. If the depth of the canals is different, how can we not be able to travel? Not to mention that it will affect the entire Bian River, it will not work anyway. Therefore, we have to compromise. From below Xijing City to Shakou Town, the terrain is low and the dam in Shakou Town cannot be too high. If the water storage surface is too high, it may threaten the Yong'an imperial tomb in the upper reaches, which is naturally not possible. Therefore, we have to build a small dam in Shakou Town to prevent the imperial tomb from not threatening. In order to ensure the water volume of newly opened canals, we have to build another dam upstream of Xijing City."

Li Zunxu nodded: "That's true, the newly opened river must not endanger the imperial tomb."

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

Because of this imperial tomb, there are not many engineering choices for rivers above Sishui County. You can only build a small dam in Shakou Town to fine-tune the water level, and then select a suitable place to build a dam in the upper reaches of Luoyang City for major adjustments. However, in this way, the river from Luoyang to Shakou Town is required to be straight and unobstructed without any obstruction. The unsilt Luo River waterway in Luoyang City must be renovated, and because the Yi River flows into the Luo River below Luoyang, the waterways along the Yi River must be organized together, which is equivalent to completely renovating the rivers around Luoyang City. Otherwise, you can only open a newly straight river channel outside the city to divert the water from the Luo River and no longer pass through Luoyang City.

In fact, there is no downstream imperial tomb, so there is no need to be such a trouble. Just build a dam in Shakou Town and increase the embankment on both sides of the upstream.
Chapter completed!