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Chapter 882 The Peace of Mind Is My Hometown

Throughout the trip to Jingyang County, Li Xia was very busy.

Because Wu Pu was ill, the man in his 40s braved the wind and snow to repair the canal, and finally caught the wind and cold. He wanted to hide it at first, but he passed out stiffly when the mountain was blown up.

This incident frightened Sun Deyu, saying that it was so far away, how could it blow Xianggong Wu out, and he was still muttering in his heart, "Could it be that you want to blackmail the little Taoist priest?"

When Wu Pu woke up and asked him why he kept hiding his illness, he smiled wryly.

"A section of the canal is related to the livelihood of 820 households, who look at each other earnestly every day...Thousands of eyes are staring at each other, how dare they get sick..."

After that, Wu Pu still wanted to be brave, and said that the project of building the weir with his father was much larger and more difficult than this, and his body could carry it... It's just that the winter weather in Guanzhong is much worse than that in Jiangnan.

"I know, it's not that Mr. Wu is in poor health, it's because Guanzhong is too cold." Li Xia didn't know how else to encourage Wu Pu, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Wu, give us a name for the newly built canal? "

"well."

Wu Pu was overjoyed, and murmured: "Widely benefiting the people...it's called 'Guanghui Canal', what does your majesty think?"

"Okay, let's call it Guanghuiqu."

In short, Wu Pu could only take care of him when he was ill. Since Li Xia came to Jingyang for inspection, he took over the matter.

The king of Qin personally supervised the management, and the personnel arrangement was easy. The only difficulty was that he didn't know water conservancy, so he invited Guo Hongjing to consult.

Guo Hongjing didn't intend to accept an official position, but in fact Li Xia didn't give him an official position either.

He just answered some small questions that did not involve Dayuan's secrets as a prisoner.

"The soil in Guanzhong is different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. The soil is soft and sandy, and it is easy to collapse once it is flooded. If you want to strengthen the embankment, you should plant elms and willows on the embankment..."

Xi Jihu is actually better at government affairs than water conservancy. What he lacks is an understanding of the topography of Guanzhong. As soon as he hears the problems pointed out by Guo Hongjing, he can immediately give solutions.

"Your Majesty, I think it is advisable to encourage the people to plant trees along the embankment. According to the number of acres of land owned by each household, ten elms and willows should be planted per acre of land. There will be rewards for each variety. Private cutting of trees along the river is prohibited."

"Good, please submit a detailed charter."

"Yes."

Guo Hongjing originally just answered when he was asked, but after a few questions, seeing Xi Jihu's fluent and unpredictable answers, he gradually started to talk about it on his own initiative.

Repairing dikes, setting gates, building polders to protect fields, digging ponds... various plans are adapted to local conditions, and there are many articles.

Xi Jihu may not know the topography of Guanzhong, but he is an all-rounder, and he can completely convince Guo Hongjing when talking about all aspects.

Therefore, Guo Hongjing would sometimes bring out his elder brother to support the scene, saying "if my brother is here in this matter", so what.

He really doesn't have a city mansion.

Unknowingly, he started running around the mouth of Yinjing Canal, and even worried about the water conservancy construction in Guanzhong and the development of water conservancy technology.

……

"Dean Sun, can Gewu Academy improve the tools for repairing canals? How about we build an 'Iron Dragon Claw Lifting Mud Truck'?"

"Hehe, I don't like hearing you call me 'Dean Sun'."

Sun Deyu has been surveying at Dalong Mountain, waiting for the workers to remove the blasted stones before setting up another blasting site.

Seeing that Guo Hongjing was looking for him again, he put the gunpowder in his hand aside, shook his head and said, "When others call me the dean, they want to be sent by me, but you want to send me to do something."

"Isn't the responsibility of Gewu Academy just to make objects? Speaking of this matter, I think King Qin attaches great importance to Gewu. If he meets my elder brother, he will definitely become a confidant."

Guo Hongjing was very interested in Gewuyuan, and his elder brother was particularly good at making all kinds of mechanical objects. It was rare to meet a government office in Chang'an that specialized in this area, so he was naturally close.

"Brother Guo, I advise you not to betray you easily. After all, you are still a senior minister." Sun Deyu said disapprovingly, "Also, although our King Qin attaches great importance to Gewu, it is just that. Don't place too much value on him in this matter." High expectations."

Guo Hongjing liked Sun Deyu's casual attitude when talking about princes and nobles, and was willing to chat with him.So from the water shortage, the scorpion, the water Kai, the keel waterwheel, the simple car...

Finally, we talked back to Junchuan rake and iron dragon claw.

Song Chengping, Wang Anshi ruled the Yellow River, and vigorously promoted these two tools.

The Iron Dragon Claw is in the shape of cast iron claws and is tied to the stern of the boat to clear the river; the dredging rake is made of an eight-foot giant log and a two-foot iron rake is also tied to the stern of the boat to scratch the sand.

Sun Deyu naturally made this object, raised his hand and said, "Isn't there the Iron Dragon Claw?"

"It's an iron dragon claw lifting mud truck. My brother improved it with the iron dragon claw. It can not only clean up the sediment in the river canal, but also control the Yellow River."

"Huh? Are you planning to start harnessing the Yellow River?"

"That's not true, but it is my brother's lifelong wish to govern the Yellow River. He became an official in order to preside over this matter in the future."

"Okay, how to build this mud truck?"

"First widen the hull, turn the bow into a tilted shape, and install the iron dragon claws on the bow."

"The prow?"

"That's right. Changing the lower part of the iron dragon's claws into a hemisphere can allow mud and gravel to fall into it. After being pulled up, the mud and rock can be thrown to the shore without blocking the downstream. A bucket is installed on the bow to winch The rope frame cooperates with the movement and lifting of the bucket. A leveling iron rake is hung on the stern of the boat. In this way, the iron dragon claws are used to raise the mud, the bucket is used to catch the mud, and the iron rake is used to level the river bottom..."

"Tsk tsk."

After hearing this, Sun Deyu couldn't help admiring Guo Hongjing, his elder brother, and asked, "This mud truck...have you built it?"

"Not yet."

"Oh, the official position is low, right?"

"There is no Gewuyuan in Dayuan, and there is no big ship, but maybe Dean Sun can build it for a try?"

Sun Deyu smiled slightly and kept this matter in his heart.

After thinking about it, I can't be easily compared to the Dean of Gewu.

"Raising a mud truck is nothing special. Speaking of buckets, the King of Qin once ordered me to build a sharp tool for digging canals, which can not only dig canals, but also lay bridges and roads."

"Oh?" Guo Hongjing became interested immediately.

Sun Deyu pondered for a while, and said: "I made an arm made of iron, and the arm is connected with a bucket. People live in the carriage, control the arm, and dig earth..."

Guo Hongjing listened, he was stunned at first, and finally clapped his hands in amazement.

"But can it be made?"

"I've figured out the principle, it's not difficult." Sun Deyu folded his hands, looking a little unpredictable, "Just wait until the conditions are ripe."

"Then when will the conditions be ripe?"

"Okay, okay, I'm busy, we will build the iron dragon claw mud truck you want. Go, go, I'm going to blow up the mountain."

"In addition to the Iron Dragon Claw Yang mud truck, there are..."

Sun Deyu shook his head, waved to Yu Dechen who was not far away, and said, "Military intelligence department over there, come here. There is Meng Yuan, who is inquiring about the secrets of our Gewuyuan, take him down."

"Do you need me to help you survey the explosion point?"

"Brother Guo, let me tell you that I am full of secrets. If you provoke me again, you will never want to go back to your hometown in Hebei..."

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"Don't pay attention to the little Taoist priest, he is just bragging. Few of the things the king asked him to make were really made by him."

Yu Dechen took Guo Hongjing to the Jinghe River, chatting casually with a relaxed tone.

"There's no need to send it off, I'm familiar with the whole canal." Guo Hongjing looked very at ease, and said with a smile, "Are you still worried that I won't be able to escape?"

Yu Dechen shook his head, and said: "I don't think I can drive you away until the problem on the canal is solved."

Guo Hongjing then laughed at himself, and then came to his senses, saying: "It seems that you only follow me when I come to Dalongshan. Are you really afraid that I will find out the secrets of Gewuyuan?"

Yu Dechen didn't answer any more.

It seemed that the two of them were not as comfortable as before.

After a while, Yu Dechen said: "I want to ask you something, you often come to my junior brother, can you guess why our gunpowder is so powerful?"

Guo Hongjing thought for a while, and said, "It should be that besides the improvement of the formula, it is also made into granules. Is it related to this?"

"You really saw it?"

"I'm not the only one who saw it. Thousands of people are building canals and digging mountains, and many people have seen it." Guo Hongjing said.

He seems to have completely forgotten that the thousands of people who built the canals and dug the mountains have their household registrations, but he is an outsider.

Not only that, but he also thought of one thing and said it casually.

"I have guessed about your gunpowder for a long time. Last year, the envoy told me that you used gunpowder when you built the Shu Road. He has sent smugglers to find out the formula. If you succeed, I will imitate it. Except In addition, the thunderbolt cannon captured on the battlefield is also being studied... In short, the military intelligence department can defend it for a while, but it will not be able to defend it sooner or later."

While talking, Guo Hongjing noticed Yu Dechen's silence, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

"You know too much, you can't go back."

Guo Hongjing looked disapproving, and asked with a smile: "Otherwise, would you still let me go back?"

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A few days later, Wu Pu's condition improved, Li Xia also finished his inspection tour of Jingyang, and Yijia returned to Chang'an.

He also brought Guo Hongjing back to Chang'an to make plans for the entire Guanzhong water conservancy.

After careful consideration and repeated discussions, Li Xia also tended to follow what Guo Hongjing said, since it needs to be repaired, then simply reopen the Zaohe River and rebuild the Canal.

In this way, many matters such as water use in Chang'an City, field irrigation to the south of the Weihe River, and water transportation with Tongguan were all resolved at one time.

There are many benefits. For example, going to Henan or Shanxi in the future, the transportation of luggage can save half of the waterway. In addition to saving time, it can also save money and food consumption during transportation, and even seize fleeting opportunities.

This is not some genius plan, Guo Hongjing just summed up the experience of past dynasties.

His talent is not as good as that of his elder brother, but fortunately, the water conservancy in Guanzhong is not as good as managing the Yellow River. With this talent, it is enough to plan well.

But money and food were still very tight, so Li Xia had to print "some" more banknotes.

Li Ye was furious, and asked him if he wanted to make prices boil like the Song Dynasty's meeting son as soon as banknotes were issued.

The words are indeed a bit exaggerated, in short, it reminds Li Xia that he must be cautious about paper money.

This is indeed the case. Song Xiaozong said, "I can't sleep for almost ten years because of meeting my son", which is by no means just talking.

Li Xia was also vigilant, and based on this, he set up a series of regulations to control the issuance of banknotes.

Although Guo Hongjing didn't know the details, he could feel that Li Xia was trying to squeeze out money and food to build Guanzhong.When he heard Li Xia's plan in the lobby of Prince Qin's mansion, he was deeply moved.

He also started to think again, if King Qin recruited him again and asked him to come forward to do things for the people, would that be called betrayal?
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But when Li Xia returned home and talked about the matter with Zhang Wenjing, he murmured, "I wanted to put him back."

"Really?"

"I sent Dong Wen to Henan to target the Dong family. I didn't expect it to be like this. Guo Hongjing's marriage is coming soon. At this time, the Military Intelligence Department will arrest him, leave his hometown, and delay the wedding. He must not be able to stay at ease. .”

Zhang Wenjing smiled and said, "It's a good thing you still know that later I will tell my second sister that your brother-in-law ruined her marriage."

Li Xia said: "I originally planned to let him go after a while. Anyway, I don't care if I let him go. The test is Kublai Khan's ability to employ people. But now I'm afraid I can't let him go. He has inquired too many secrets from the Gewuyuan gone."

"I think you did it on purpose?"

Li Xia shook his head with a smile, he really didn't mean to say it was intentional.

Although he hopes that more people from Central Plains will join him, his plan has always been to join forces first, and strive for someone to fight back after the fight, and he is too lazy to force someone to leave their hometown and family. This kind of thing has been done too much , In fact, the gain outweighs the gain.

Unless, the other party really likes to stay here...

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