Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 605
A bolt of lightning pierced the sky from east to west, and the intersecting power grids spread around.

People in Weirenpu, Guohe and Guangwu Mountain all looked up at the same time.

Not long after the power grid disappeared, rumbling thunders continued one after another.

The originally gloomy sky darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It is going to rain?"

This thought flashed through everyone's mind.

Wei Renpu immediately said: "Have people turn in the equipment and return them to the camp to rest. Arrange people to distribute coir raincoats and clean up the gravel in batches."

It is natural for there to be unforeseen circumstances, wind and rain.

It has been half a year since Wei Renpu opened the Guangwu mountain stream, and he often encountered bad weather, and he didn't care much, calmly letting the workers working in the mountain stream retreat.

Rainy days are not suitable for working. The corrosive rain, if it rains on the ancients who do not bathe frequently, it will easily cause skin diseases such as edema, erythema, and blisters, and may even catch a cold and have a fever.

A cold and fever may not be a big deal in later generations, but in ancient times when supplies were scarce, it was fatal.

Especially a large-scale cold and fever can even cause plague.

However, if the shutdown of the whole line is really necessary to affect the construction progress, people will wear coir raincoats and do some simple things.

Wei Renpu has been responsible for supervising many large projects in his life, and has sufficient experience in dealing with sudden severe weather.

After Wei Renpu withdrew the people, it rained heavily.

"Crash..."

Raindrops like threads hit the bamboo hat, crackling.

The oncoming momentum was far beyond Wei Renpu's imagination.

It is impossible for anyone to work in this weather.

Wei Renpu also changed the order at the first time, asking everyone to enter the camp to rest and shelter from the rain, and to work again after the rain subsided.

After getting into the tent, Wei Renpu looked at the heavy rain that seemed to wash away all the dust, and felt a bad premonition in his heart.

The middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Hu Xun, a merchant in Chanzhou.

Wearing a coir raincoat, Jia Tun braved the heavy rain and stood on the embankment of Shanghu Tun.

In recent years, he has served as a local official, and the land under his jurisdiction is nourished by the Yellow River. Whether the harvest is good or not depends on whether the Yellow River favors him.

For some reason, his main task as the county magistrate is to fight against the Yellow River.

At ordinary times, we pay attention to strengthening the embankment and clearing the silt. When it rains, we will pay attention to the water level of the embankment along the river.

Whether the rain will affect the Yellow River, whether there will be floods, and cause danger to the fields, the water level line is the most direct way to measure.

This time, the members of the water control special action group acted as technical guides and were fully responsible for the project of dredging the Yellow River.

They direct the segmented works in batches.

Wei Renpu was in charge of the most difficult opening of the Guangwu mountain stream, while Jia Ting was in charge of the Danzhou section, the hardest-hit area where the Yellow River flooded.

Compared with Wei Renpu's pioneering, Jia Tang's progress was very smooth, and he had already completed the task half a month ago.

Now expand to the east and west separately, and overfulfill your own work.

The main reason is that the people in Chanzhou have suffered from the Yellow River for a long time, and managing the Yellow River is only a task for other people, and for them, it is a matter of survival.

The people of Chanzhou put all their energy into cooperating with the imperial court.

Process efficiency is naturally extraordinary.

Jia Tun didn't pay much attention to this heavy rain at first, but as time went by, the heavy rain didn't stop, but got bigger and bigger, so he braved the rain and came to Shanghu Tun, which is most prone to danger.

Historically, it was because of the breach of the embankment in Shanghu, which led to a major diversion of the water from Daming, Guantao, Qinghe, Zaoqiang, Hengshui to Qingxian and into the sea near Tianjin.

Seeing the turbid Yellow River slapping against the embankment turbulently, Jia Tang's face became more and more serious.

"Immediately inform the coastal officials to do a good job of flood control. If the rain doesn't stop, this year's danger will be far worse than before."

He paused and then said: "Inform Minister Wei of the situation immediately, and suggest that the river control operation team come here to gather and summarize their respective situations, just in case."

Yanhe Hall!
Luo Youdu stood in the hall, looking at the beating water drops outside the hall, with a trace of helplessness in his eyes, this damn rain has been falling for five days and five nights, and there is no sign of stopping at all.

It's really that the house leaks happen to rain all night, and the boat is late and encounters the headwind.

Such heavy rain will inevitably affect the construction process.

"I don't know if the Yellow River can withstand this heavy rain."

Even if Luo Youdu is an emperor, facing the natural weather at this moment, he is powerless.

Jia Tun's warning came three days ago, and there was a depressing atmosphere in the temple.

The Yellow River has flooded many times in previous years, but it has never been like this. The heavy rain did not stop for five days and five nights.

In the past, the news of the flooding of the Yellow River had already been conveyed.

Being able to persist until today is really thanks to Luo Youdu who arranges the people to clear the silt every year.

But how long it will last, no one can tell.

It's like a sword hanging over my heart.

"Your Majesty! Prime Minister Song begs to see you!"

Luo Youdu suddenly got Song Qi's request to see him.

"Xuan!"

Luo Youdu returned to his seat.

Song Qi went inside and bowed.

Luo Youdu motioned Song Qi to sit down and talk.

After Song Qi thanked her, she sat on a chair beside her and said, "Your Majesty, I have a good relationship with Zhang Junlai, Mr. Baiyun's disciple. Zhang Junlai has won the true biography of Mr. Baiyun and awarded him the "Zhixuan Jing". He was visiting friends in Xuzhou, and the minister went to visit him and asked him when the rain would stop. He said, "I can't see it, I can't hear it, I can't follow it, and there is no sign of it stopping." In a short period of time, the rain I'm afraid it won't stop."

Mr. Baiyun refers to the old god Chen Tuan of this era.

Chen Tuan became famous in the late Tang Dynasty and was sought after by the emperors of all dynasties. Guo Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty was one of them. He invited Chen Tuan to the court many times and gave him the title of Mr. Baiyun.

Zhang Junlai was Chen Tuan's most proud disciple, with the most noble virtues, and later generations honored him as Baolai Tianjun.

Luo Youdu designated Taoism as the state religion, and awarded the most famous "immortal" of this era, but did not specifically invite him to enter the court.

Luo Youdu was no stranger to Song Qi asking Zhang Jun for advice.

The superstitious thoughts of the ancients cannot be suppressed for a while, and the knowledge of Taoism is also extensive and profound.

The benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom, but he has a deep attainment in the knowledge of Yi Xuexiang, astronomy and astrology.

They can indeed predict the climate by virtue of various natural phenomena.

The officials of the Qin Tianjian can also do it, with an accuracy rate of [-] to [-]%.

Luo Youdu said: "Qin Tianjian also said so."

Song Qi was worried, and said: "Your Majesty, if this continues, the Yellow River will inevitably flood. I saw the news from the Wei Dynasty that the dredging of the river channel has been completed [-]%, and it is barely usable. How about digging the mouth of the river directly to relieve the pressure on the Yellow River? This avoids downstream disasters..."

Luo Youdu's complexion changed instantly, and he quickly reprimanded: "Stop talking nonsense..."

Seeing that Song Qi was quite surprised, he softened his tone and said, "I know that Chubao cares about the people, and this statement is for the sake of the people, but the power of the Yellow River should not be taken lightly, let alone underestimated. Any rash action will definitely cost cost."

(End of this chapter)