Dahan first prince

Chapter 114 You two have a good relationship?

Chapter 114 You two have a good relationship?
After the specific construction plan was arranged, the bottom excavation work of the lower section of the Zhengguo Canal was soon on the right track.

On the fifth day of the canal's headless flow, there were 110 official slaves from the Shaofu, nearly [-] private slaves from the families of Gonghou Baiguan, and about [-] people who came spontaneously to help repair the Zhengguo Canal without pay, and they were arrested by the Shaofu. Yangchengyan was assigned to the [-]-mile section from the west of Lianzhao to the [-]-mile section where the Zhengguo Canal entered the Luoshui River, and the silt cleaning and excavation work in the downstream section of the Zhengguo Canal was officially started.

Of course, although they were all digging the bottom of the canal, labor from different sources was naturally allocated to different places.

The 3 officials and slaves of the Shaofu were all sent to the most downstream, the end where the sediment and silt were deposited the deepest;

The private slaves contributed by Baiguan Gonghou, as well as the Weibei people who came here spontaneously, were all arranged in an area near the lotus spoon, where the sediment and silt deposits are slightly shallow.

At the same time, there is a steady stream of young and strong laborers from Weibei who come from all over Weibei to participate in the repair work of Zhengguo Canal.

Even in this vibrant atmosphere, Liu Ying, accompanied by Yang Chengyan, came to the south bank of Zhengguo Canal.

"Whoo~"

"The vicissitudes of life~"

Standing on the edge of the canal, Liu Ying couldn't help sighing a little while looking at the young laborers holding wooden hoes and digging hard at the bottom of the canal.

Speaking of which, this is the first time that Liu Ying has witnessed Zheng Guoqu, who has been rumored to be "nearly extinct".

Prior to this, Liu Ying's understanding of Zheng Guoqu, whether it was her life as a puppet in her previous life, or the preparations for the renovation of Zheng Guoqu some time ago, all came from the royal archives, drawings in Shiqu Pavilion, and Yang Chengyan's dictation.

Previously, in Liu Ying's impression, the side profile of Zheng Guoqu was about fifteen feet wide at the top, nine feet wide at the bottom, and an inverted isosceles trapezoid with a height of three feet.

But at this moment, after witnessing Zheng Guoqu's current situation with her own eyes, Liu Ying couldn't help but secretly clicked her tongue because she had anticipated Zheng Guoqu's dire situation.

As far as Liu Ying saw at this time, the Zhengguo Canal, known as the "first element of Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms", did not look like an artificial water conservancy project at all.

The bottom of the canal, which should have been flat, has been covered with a layer of silt and river sand that is visible to the naked eye and has no need for potholes; in the silt, even traces of branches, stones and other garbage can be seen.

50 years ago, the side of the canal that was tamped by old Qin people no longer has the slightly steep slope.

If she didn't know this place, or it was the unmistakable Zhengguo Canal, then Liu Ying would never believe that such a chaotic channel with no signs of artificial excavation or construction could be formed naturally.

Listening to Liu Ying's sighs, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but sigh a little.

"Since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, agriculture has been the foundation of the country; water has been the foundation of agriculture."

"Water conservancy ditches, rivers and lakes are the source of water."

"Rivers and lakes are mostly self-contained, and it is difficult to change their course or stop them even if manpower is used; as for water conservancy ditches, they should be maintained and cleaned from time to time from the day they are built, so that they can be used to transport water for irrigation. "

As he spoke, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but chuckled and turned his head.

"This time, the family is renovating the Zhengguo Canal under His Majesty's order. The cost of money, food, and labor is so huge. It is a long-standing disadvantage that the Zhengguo Canal has not been repaired in the past ten years."

"After repairing the canal this winter, the Zhengguo Canal will also be excavated and repaired at that time, so as to avoid the trouble of restoring the current court in the future, so as to rectify the mistakes of the Zhengguo Canal..."

Hearing Yang Chengyan's slightly suggestive suggestion, Liu Ying only smiled and nodded.

"It's natural."

"The Zhengguo Canal is the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of households in Weibei and the irrigation of tens of thousands of hectares of fields."

"My Han family regards agriculture as the foundation of the country, and water conservancy matters should be the top priority."

After saying that, Liu Ying did not forget to turn her side, smiled at Yang Chengyan with a little deep meaning, and then nodded slightly.

Seeing Liu Ying's reply, Yangcheng Yanzi also smiled lightly, and bowed his hands silently.

Walking along the side of the canal for a further distance, Liu Ying remained calm and asked in a casual tone, "This time the Zhengguo Canal will be renovated, the Shaofu will be the main one, and the Hou will be the prison after it is completed."

"However, Ruogu remembers correctly, Xiang Xiang is the master of Zheng Guoqu's renovation this time?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying didn't stop, but continued to walk forward with a smile on her face.

On the contrary, when Yang Chengyan heard this, he couldn't help showing a little seriousness on his face.

"At home."

"The renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, as it is said, is indeed led by Prime Minister Xiao."

"However, the practice of renovation should be done by ministers."

Speaking of this, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but hesitate, and pondered for a while, and a little reminiscence slowly appeared in his expression.

"In the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, His Majesty ordered Xiao Xiang to take charge of the construction of the Changle and Weiyang Palaces. At that time, the minister was the supervisor."

"However, Minister Xiao only occasionally intervened in the construction of the Changle and Weiyang Palaces; the specific affairs are all dominated by the ministers and the craftsmen who built the Shaofu Palace."

"Xiao Xiang is busy with the government affairs of the court. Every three to five days, he summons his ministers to ask questions, and every ten days, he goes to the building to see it in person."

Having said that, Yang Chengyan smiled again.

"The two palaces of Changle and Weiyang are in Chang'an. Even if Xiao Xiang has no time, he can ask questions at leisure. However, the Zhengguo Canal is nearly a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and the minister is also here."

"Xiao Xiang has the intention to intervene, but he may not succeed..."

After explaining in a calm tone, Liu Ying quietly stopped, turned around with a light smile, and looked at Yang Chengyan meaningfully.

Seeing this, Yang Chengyan's expression froze for a moment, and he couldn't help but think secretly.

"At home, Prime Minister Xiao suddenly asked about Zheng Guoqu's renovation..."

"What is the purpose?"

Thinking to himself, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but bewildered slowly on his face.

At such a short moment, seeing Liu Ying still smiling and looking at him with some pointers, Yang Cheng Yanzhong stepped forward a little bit, and gave Liu Ying a little bow.

"Renovation of Zheng Guoqu..."

"Do you want me to send someone back to Chang'an to tell Xiao Xiangzhi?"

Hearing Yang Chengyan's question, Liu Ying couldn't help but smiled again, and Xiao He's face with a gentle smile all the time also slowly appeared in Liu Ying's mind.

Xiao He's "mastery" of Zheng Guoqu's renovation, Liu Ying knew exactly what kind of "mastery" method it was.

Just like in later generations, if a certain county wants to implement any policy, the leader of the county government must be the 'principal person in charge'.

But the specific affairs will not be watched by the top leaders in person, but will be handed over to professional people.

To put it simply, this time, the imperial court followed Liu Bang's intention to renovate the Zhengguo Canal, but there are actually three "principals".

The first one is naturally the prince Liu Ying who "according to the order of the emperor, strongly advocated the renovation of Zheng Guoqu".

The second is to be 'mainly in charge' of this matter as the prime minister, mobilizing and integrating the court officials, and cooperating with Xiao He who renovated the Zhengguo Canal.

The third is the real "renovation of the Zhengguo Canal", that is, the specific renovation affairs and plans of Shaofu Yangchengyan.

Although the three are all 'lords', they are different from each other.

The role of Liu Ying is more of a symbolic meaning, similar to "the acting leader is ordered by the superior to be responsible for the promotion of this matter." Liu Ying's role can probably be understood as the first person in charge.

Xiao He's master is like coordinating the planning and cooperating with the development of this matter, and Xiao He's role is equivalent to a safety bolt.

If Liu Ying made an incorrect decision and caused problems in Zhengguoqu's renovation work, Xiao He needed to stand up and wipe Liu Ying's ass.

The master of Yang Chengyan is the real "master" in the real sense, probably similar to the chief engineer.

Under such circumstances, Liu Ying, as the first person in charge of the Zhengguoqu renovation project, logically speaking, shouldn't be surprised that "Prime Minister Xiao He doesn't get involved".

——The acting leader is ordered by his superiors to be directly responsible for the promotion of major projects. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Since it is an opportunity, it is natural that the fewer people who intervene and the fewer people who share the results, the better.

But what Yang Chengyan never guessed was: the purpose of Liu Ying's questioning of "Why is Xiao He famous and not working?"...
"Ah~"

"For the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal this time, most of the hard work came from the Shaofu, and a little from the Gonghou and Baiguan."

As she said that, Liu Ying couldn't help turning her head, and pouted her mouth towards the lotus spoon, which was a dozen miles behind her.

"The grain and rice that Jigu brought with him this time was used to feed the people who came to build the canal, and it was only the tax paid by the queen's mother who transferred Lihou."

"On that day at the court meeting, I was alone in the Changxin Hall as a 'private slave' to greet the meritorious officials of all officials. Xiang Xiang also said: I would like to do my best to help the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying finally suppressed her smile a little, narrowed her eyes meaningfully, and stared deep into Xiangyang Chengyan's eyes.

"But this time, the prime minister's government treasury needed rice, grain, and labor for the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, but the rice hasn't come out yet?"

"Ok?"

Listening to Liu Ying's obscure and incomprehensible words, Yang Chengyan frowned slowly.

Hearing Liu Ying say the last sentence, "Renovation of the Zhengguo Canal will make no contribution to the national treasury", Yang Chengyan couldn't help subconsciously.

"At home."

"Now that His Majesty is leading the army abroad, the food and rice consumption of the army is probably more than hundreds of thousands of stones?"

"Before His Majesty went out to fight, Prime Minister Xiao had to temporarily withhold the salaries of the courtiers and officials for several months in order to raise the food and grass needed by the army..."

Speaking of this, Yang Chengyan couldn't help turning his head slightly worried.

"My family is majoring in Zheng Guoqu. Xiao Xiang is afraid that he is not helpless, but wants to help, but he is unable to do so?"

Seeing that Yangcheng defended Xiao He without a trace, Liu Ying only felt a little coldness in her heart.

However, Liu Ying's complexion was stagnant for a moment, and then returned to the previous gentle face with a slight smile.

"Young Mansion and Prime Minister Xiao really have a very close personal relationship..."

With a seemingly random murmur, Liu Ying stepped forward, patted Yang Chengyan's shoulder with a smile on her face, then turned sideways, and continued to walk slowly along the bank of the canal to the distance.

And behind Liu Ying, recalling Liu Ying's seemingly unintentional "muttering" just now, Yang Chengyan only heard the long ringing of alarm bells...

(End of this chapter)

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