Chapter 175 Disaster Relief
Eastern Palace.
Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng took the seats separately.
Li Jiancheng couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Wei, I don't know what the purpose is to let Gu take on this task today. At this critical moment, Gu really didn't want to leave Chang'an for the sake of the natural disaster in Henan. Yu Wenshi and Xiao Yu are the best candidates."
Li Jiancheng saw Li Yuan's urinary nature very clearly. He did not deny that his father was a king with ability and ability, nor did he deny that his father was a king who was extremely lazy.
No one dealt with this matter. As the emperor, Li Yuan was forced to stand up and director, and he could handle it beautifully. However, if someone is willing to take over the matter, help or take over the director, he will be a manager without hesitation, enter the gentle country and become his "Supreme Emperor".
Although Li Yuan is now known as the emperor, as long as he is not a blind man, he can see that the real handling of the national policy of the Tang Dynasty was the crown prince Li Jiancheng, the Qin King Shangshu Ling Li Shimin and the Left Pushe Pei Ji of the Shangshu Province. As the crown prince, Li Jiancheng, the heir of the Tang Dynasty, took over 50% of the government affairs by himself, Li Shimin divided 30% while Pei Ji was only 20%.
Li Jiancheng believed that when he left, Li Shimin would definitely take over the things in his hands to deal with it by taking over the slogan of sharing his father's worries.
The two brothers, one has a profound political influence, and the other is a prominent military reputation, each with its own strengths.
Therefore, Li Jiancheng was very afraid of Li Shimin reaching out to him, threatening the advantage he had.
If Wei Zheng hadn't deliberately signaled, Li Jiancheng wouldn't have agreed rashly. He had already made a decision in his heart. If Wei Zheng could not convince him, he would think of a way to stay and let Wei Zheng or Wang Gui take his place.
Wei Zheng stood up cautiously and bowed: "Your Highness the Prince. Don't underestimate this reinforcement. Your Highness does not want the position of the Prince to be threatened. If you want to ascend the throne safely, you must win the hearts of the people in Henan. Only in this way can we prevent our Tang Dynasty from being divided into two."
Li Jiancheng was surprised and said, "How can you explain this sir?"
Wei Zheng said solemnly: "Your Highness of Qin is a great man, and a hundred tolerant makes gold. Today, he still does not show any attitude of competing with the prince. Now he is waiting while doing his best to manage Luoyang. What is the purpose? It is nothing more than leaving a way out for himself. If the battle with Your Highness fails in the future, he will withdraw back to Luoyang and make a comeback. Your Highness of Qin captures two kings in Henan. It is so powerful that he can take root in Luoyang, which will be a great disadvantage to the prince. Now that the Yellow River breaks its dam, Henan encounters our Tang Dynasty.
The biggest disaster since its founding, and the people are concerned about it. If the prince can show enough wisdom and courage in this disaster. Rescuing thousands of people in the disaster will surely be loved by Henan and the people of the world. Throughout history, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. In addition, Luo Shixin is brave and good at fighting, good at using troops, and may also get his input. His Royal Highness, the prince, will certainly lose some things when leaving Chang'an. What can be obtained will be far more than what is lost. Your Royal Highness, please be careful."
Li Jiancheng suddenly realized in his heart and laughed: "What Mr. Husband said is very true. If it weren't for Mr. Husband's reminder, Gu would have almost missed the opportunity... Please go there together for this trip to help Gu with his arm."
Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Zheng is unavoidable!"
At this time, a report came outside the house, and Luo Shixin asked for a visit.
Li Jiancheng and Wei Zheng looked at each other.
Wei Zheng said solemnly: "Luo Shixin is both wise and brave, and has a kind heart, and has the style of Wei Huo in the Han Dynasty. It is easy for a thousand troops to get a general, but if he can get his help, your highness will be like a tiger."
Li Jiancheng sighed: "I don't know that, but General Luo is strong in nature and is extremely disgusted with this kind of political struggle. Gu felt that he was loyal to me, the Tang Dynasty, and was not willing to join in."
Wei Zhengziruo said, "Then he doesn't need to intervene. It's best to win over. What's wrong with not being able to pull him over? As long as the prince can ascend the throne in the future, the general will still be an invincible sharp blade! Is His Highness the Crown Prince not tolerate anyone at all? If the general is not attracted by His Highness, will His Highness not tolerate him?"
"Of course not!" Li Jiancheng made a decision and said without hesitation: "Don't say that Gu has no grievances and the general, even if he becomes Gu's enemy in the future and falls into Gu's hands, Gu will not have the will to kill him."
Wei Zheng smiled and said, "That's it. As a superior, one must have a broad mind. There is no one like General Luo. If he wants to achieve great achievements, no matter whether he is an enemy or a friend, it is worth winning."
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked out of the hall.
Tacitly agreed and stopped talking, until outside the East Palace.
Li Jiancheng enthusiastically welcomed Luo Shixin into the hall and presented tea.
Before Li Jiancheng could speak, Luo Shixin couldn't wait to say, "Your Highness, I came to you specifically to save the disaster. Please ask Your Highness to order the full length of the collection sacks in the safe Guanzhong, the more the better."
Li Jiancheng asked in confusion: "What is the use of collecting sacks?"
"Make a sandbag!" Luo Shixin gestured with his hands, the shape of the sandbag, and said: "It is not easy to block the gap in the Yellow River. Faced with the rapid flow, ordinary methods will not work at all. Even if you use more mud and mortar, you will clean the rapids in the moment of soaking water. The sandbag is different. It can gather the mud and sand and not be dispersed, and can sink to the bottom of the water as soon as possible. As long as there are enough sandbags, the gap can be filled in a short time and built a temporary embankment."
Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he saw through the mystery at one glance. He was prepared for the classics and chaos when he was young, and his career was bumpy and his experience was rich, which also created his talent for governing the country. In the past, he was not allowed to be valued under Li Mi's command and was appointed as a local administrative official to manage government affairs. Li Mi was based on the south bank of the Yellow River and was often affected by floods in many places in the territory.
Wei Zheng also studied how to control water and how to repair the dam when the dam breaks the dam. It is said that the world uses wooden piles to penetrate the ground as the basis and then build the dam with wooden piles as the support point. This can indeed build the dam in a turbulent torrent, but it is extremely dangerous in the process of drilling into the stakes, and the progress is extremely slow, which is not conducive to rushing repairs. He also thought about many ways to improve it for a long time, but the results were not very ideal. Especially when encountering a strong storm, it is not as practical as the old method. After all, although the old method is clumsy, it has actually been tested.
Luo Shixin’s method of building a sandbag in embankment is indeed convenient and practical, and it is logically feasible.
For some reason, Wei Zhengxi said: "This method is quick and feasible, and His Highness the Crown Prince can follow it quickly."
Li Jiancheng also issued an order without hesitation to get sacks.
Wei Zheng sighed: "This small sandbag will definitely be of great use this time. The general's wonderful idea can at least reduce thousands of damage."
"It's really great to achieve results." Luo Shixin replied, but he was confident in his heart. Sandbags fighting floods and building dams were used in the past major floods, and the practicality of the effect was not explicitly stated.
Seeing Luo Shixin full of confidence, Wei Zheng asked: "The General has also studied this, so let's discuss it. One person is short-sighted, two people are good at it, and a good set of ideas can also help more people and reduce unnecessary casualties."
Luo Shixin had some knowledge in his mind. He had actually been unable to control floods and water, and he had no effort to study them. However, during the heavy flood that year, Luo Shixin himself was in the severely affected area of Jiangxi, and had seen and learned some methods and strategies for repairing dams.
Although it was modern and had modern technology at that time, in fact, due to the roads, machinery in many places was like scrap iron and could not play a big role. It was the PLA soldiers who stood in the water, carried sandbags, and relying solely on manpower to repair the embankment.
Luo Shixin explained some key points in his memory one by one, including sandbags stacked in stacks, and when necessary, they can build human walls to slow down rapids and cover others to repair dams. All kinds of known methods are explained through sorting out.
Wei Zheng was amazed and kept the details in mind.
This amazing capable minister had already compiled a roughly feasible plan in his mind.
Luo Shixin had lunch at the East Palace, took out the goods in his stomach without hesitation, and said goodbye and left the East Palace.
Wei Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "This child is so capable at a young age. He is even better than I imagined. His future is really unpredictable."
Li Jiancheng nodded in agreement. He understood Luo Shixin's ability much more clearly than Wei Zheng.
The disaster was urgent. As soon as Luo Shixin left the East Palace, he immediately rushed to Jingzhou without stopping, mobilized pre-warly, and led the 20,000 Tianjie Army to the agreed gathering place.
Seeing that Li Jiancheng and other soldiers were not ready, Luo Shixin thought about the wedding date thirteen days later, and hesitated and struggled. He informed Su Dingfang, raised his horse whip and came to Zheng Mansion.
Jung In-ki learned that his future son-in-law was here and came to see him in a hurry.
Luo Shixin was not polite and saluted directly and called his father-in-law.
In ancient times, matchmakers were the main social objects of marriage. Luo Shixin did not need to show up. He was afraid of trouble and never happened. So much so that Zheng Renji had the first time to get in close contact with his future son-in-law. Seeing that Luo Shixin was very handsome and talented, he was extremely satisfied with his son-in-law. He helped him up with both hands and shouted affectionately: "Son-in-law."
Luo Shixin explained his purpose with a little ashamed: "I will put forward this suggestion. If my Tianjie Army does not set an example, how can I say it? What's more, the disaster is urgent and the people suffer. I also want to do my best to the greatest extent. The son-in-law tried to come back before the wedding, but if the disaster was really serious and I couldn't get rid of it, I hope it would be delayed for a few days."
Zheng Renji obviously also heard about the Yellow River breaking the dam. As a pedantic scholar who was influenced by Confucianism since childhood, he not only did not feel displeased with Luo Shixin's choice, but he understood deeply: "In everything, put the people first, and the son-in-law cares about the people, so why bother to care about the little things? What's the harm in delaying for a few days?"
At this time, the two of them still didn't know that Zheng Liwan had already allowed the torrent torrent to be involved in the Yellow River. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!