The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 302
Looking at the man in patched clothes and sweating profusely, Chen Jingke sighed inwardly.It is not a joke to say that people in their twenties have the appearance of their 40s.

"You are Han Xiaogou?"

Han Xiaogou didn't dare to be contemptuous in the face of this too young nobleman, he had already inquired about the situation of Zixiao Temple clearly.

This person in front of him is Sun Shenxian's only disciple and Princess Jinyang's quasi-consort Chen Jingke Chen Zhenzhen, who can really change his destiny.

He took a few deep breaths, trying to ease his shortness of breath, but it didn't work.Running violently and feeling nervous, his heart couldn't calm down at all.

He could only pant and reply, "Back... the real person, I am Han... Xiaogou."

Seeing his nervousness, Chen Jingke smiled and said, "It's okay, don't be in a hurry, you should catch your breath first and talk."

Han Xiaogou was very embarrassed, he would not have run so fast if he had known.After resting for about a minute or two, he was finally able to speak normally, bowed and said:

"Master Lao has been waiting for a long time, please forgive me."

Chen Jingke said indifferently: "I can understand, sit down."

"Thank you, Master." Han Xiaogou sat down tremblingly, with only half of his butt touching the chair.

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "If you want to sit down, sit down, you are so tired."

Han Xiaogou hurriedly got up and said, "I'd better stand, I'm used to it, it makes me feel at ease."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "You can do whatever you want...you wrote the article on flood control?"

Han Xiaogou hesitated for a moment and said honestly: "My father and I wrote it together."

Chen Jingke was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect this to happen.But he didn't mind about it, Han Xiaogou's plan was not difficult to guess, it was normal for the whole family to fight together at such an opportunity.

"You are honest, yes, I like honest people. I don't care how many people participated in this article, as long as you have real talents and real learning."

Han Xiaogou's uneasy heart finally calmed down, and he said gratefully, "I don't blame Master Xie."

Chen Jingke said: "I will test you a few questions, if you can answer them, your whole family can go to Zixiao Temple tomorrow."

Han Xiaogou couldn't believe it and said, "My whole family? Am I not alone?"

Chen Jingke said affirmatively: "It's hard for you to study with peace of mind if you keep your family here, but you can get out of your family for good, and your family can only be the artisans seconded by Zixiao Temple."

Han Xiaogou said excitedly: "That's great, thank you, Master, for your kindness."

Chen Jingke said: "Don't be too happy, answer my question first."

Han Xiaogou said solemnly: "You can ask."

Chen Jingke said: "The first question, why is there so much sediment in the Yellow River?"

Hearing this question, Han Xiaogou smiled wryly and said, "To be honest, I have never been to the upper reaches of the Yellow River so I dare not speak nonsense, but I know why the water in the Jing River is turbid."

Chen Jingke said: "Many reasons are interlinked. It is the same if you can say why the Qingjing River is turbid."

Hearing this, Han Xiaogou's face showed a trace of confidence, and he said, "According to the manuscripts left by my ancestors, the Wei River used to be turbid and the Jing water was clear, but in recent decades, the Jing water has become turbid and the Wei water is clear."

"My father and grandfather were very curious about this, so they inquired about the reason, and found that from the Sui Dynasty to the present, the imperial court has been relocating people to the upper reaches of the Jingshui River."

"The people cut down all the trees on the ground to reclaim farmland. The trees can fix the soil so that the soil is not easily washed away by water."

"Now that the trees and turf on the ground have all been cut down, there is no way to protect the soil on the ground. When it is cloudy and rainy, the soil will be washed into the river and flow down the river, and the Jingshui will become turbid."

Chen Jingke was delighted to hear that, everyone knew what it meant, but which river was clear and which was turbid, and few people knew why this happened.

In the previous life, this caused a lot of controversy, and everyone used their own evidence to prove that the other party was wrong.In fact, everyone is right. The turbidity of the Jinghe River and the Weihe River has changed in different periods.

When the imperial court placed people in the upper reaches of the Jing River to reclaim farmland on a large scale, the Jing River was turbid.When the imperial court decides to abandon this place, the Weihe River will become muddy.

But this truth was not summed up until later generations. This family judged the reason for the turbidity of the Jing River based on their own experience, which is definitely true knowledge from practice.

"Okay, your answer is good, do you have any more? As long as it's about water control, any idea is fine."

After being recognized, Han Xiaogou was very excited, and said: "Returning to Master Chen, too much sediment in the Jing River will raise the river bed and increase the risk of breaking the embankment. We must find a way to clean up the river sand."

"The same is true of the flooding of the Yellow River. Too much sediment has settled at the bottom of the river. Raising the embankment alone cannot solve the fundamental problem."

"Now the Yellow River is higher than the ground, and it is almost impossible to seal it once the embankment breaks. Therefore, I think that to control the Yellow River, we must first control the sand, and the only long-term solution is to control the sand."

Naturally, Chen Jingke knew the slogan of controlling yellow and sand first, but it was quite new to hear it from a river worker in the Tang Dynasty.

"Is there a way to control sand?"

Han Xiaogou said: "We have thought of a way, but we just don't know if it will work."

Chen Jingke encouraged: "Whether it works or not, let's talk and listen first. If it works, you will make a great contribution."

Han Xiaogou said: "It is to build a sluice at a certain distance, and lift the sluice from time to time to use the impact of the water to take the sand out."

After finishing speaking, Han Xiaogou looked at Chen Jingke anxiously.

Chen Jingke nodded slowly, and said, "Your family really has a deep understanding of water control. Congratulations on passing the assessment."

"Ah?" Han Xiaogou didn't realize it at first, he didn't expect that he passed the assessment so easily, and he was prepared to fail.

I was stunned for a while before I realized what happened, and said in surprise: "I passed? Thank you, real person, thank you real person..."

Chen Jingke was also very happy. He successfully found a useful talent, which made him feel that the hard work these days was worth it.

This thing is the same as Taobao, the process is very tiring, but the joy when you find the treasure is really happy.

Then Chen Jingke took him to Jiang Yi, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, and directly explained his purpose.

Jiang Yi was naturally willing to sell a good deal to Chen Jingke, and wrote an official document on the spot: Han Xiaogou was expelled from his craftsmanship because he failed to inherit the craftsmanship of his ancestors and made a major mistake in river governance.

Well, according to the laws of the country, being a craftsman is an honor, and expulsion from being a craftsman is a punishment.

But in fact everyone knows it.

Then he wrote another official document, Zixiaoguan Chen Jingke wanted to study the method of harnessing the river, so he borrowed the river worker Han Laoliu's family from the Ministry of Industry.

It's just that there is no date written on this secondment official document, it only says when the research is done and when it will be returned.

After finishing the official document, Jiang Yi said to Han Xiaogou: "It is your great fortune to be favored by a real person. I hope you will do well in your work. Don't let the real person down."

Han Xiaogou forcibly suppressed his excitement, bowed and said: "Yes, I would like to follow the instructions of the minister."

Jiang Yi didn't say anything, but handed the official document to Chen Jingke.People like Han Xiaogou usually don't even bother to look at him, let alone talk, but today he just made an exception to save Chen Jingke's face.

After receiving the official document, Chen Jingke said: "Xie Jiang's servant, I must thank you later."

Jiang Yi was waiting for this sentence, and said politely: "The real man is polite, but it's just a matter of lifting a finger."

After a few more polite words, Chen Jingke took his leave and left, and Jiang Yi sent him to the door before returning.

At the secluded place at the door, Chen Jingke handed the official document to Han Xiaogou, saying: "Take it back and tidy it up, and go to Zixiaoguan to find me tomorrow."

"Putong." Han Xiaogou knelt on his knees and smacked his head three times, gratefully said: "Thank you, Master, in this life, I, Han Xiaogou, will definitely repay you like a cow and a horse. If I violate this oath, I will die a hard death."

Chen Jingke said: "Study the knowledge of Gewu well is the best reward for me. Get up."

Han Xiaogou just got up, and when he looked up, his forehead was already bruised.

Fearing that someone would deliberately make things difficult for him, Chen Jingke sent another guard to go through the formalities with him.

Then he returned to Zixiao Temple first.

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When I got home, I showed the official documents to my parents and family, and the whole family burst into tears with excitement.

Han Laoliu cried and said: "It's worth it, this old man is worth it in this life, did the ancestors see it? I finally let our old Han family get rid of the craftsman status."

Han Xiaogou's mother and wife also burst into tears with excitement, finally getting out of this sea of ​​suffering.

Although Han Xiaogou was the only one who obtained a good body in name, according to the current law, his wife and children also automatically obtained a good body.

Although Han Laoliu and his wife are still craftsmen, being borrowed by Zixiao Temple is equivalent to gaining freedom. When they die, everything will be settled.

Everyone has their own circle of life, and Han Xiaogou's circle is the artisan household group under the name of the Ministry of Industry.

He was favored by Chen Zhenren, and the news that his whole family was going to leave instantly spread throughout the circle.Not only were all the colleagues stunned, but even some officials of the Ministry of Industry were dumbfounded.

But the official document with the big seal of the Ministry of Industry, as well as the Taoist Zixiao Temple who followed, all told everyone that this was true.

Knowing that Chen Jingke personally came to ask for the person, the officials below did not dare to make things difficult, and went through various procedures smoothly.

On the night before the relocation, craftsmen who knew or didn't know all around came to see him off.

During the period, someone insinuated and asked how they were watched by Zixiao, and Han Laoliu didn't hide it, and told the process of the matter as an honor.

However, most people stop thinking about it at the beginning, because literacy is harder for them than breaking away from their craftsman status.

As far as their group is concerned, those who can read some characters can count with one hand.After confirming that they had no chance at home, everyone returned disappointed.

Han Xiaogou's father-in-law Wu Laosan and his family stayed until the end.

Wu Laosan said enviously: "Congratulations, brother, you are finally out of the sea of ​​suffering."

Afraid of irritating the other party's family, although Han Laoliu was very happy, he still restrained himself from laughing too complacently, and said, "It's a fluke, it's just a fluke."

Wu Laosan took a look at his daughter and said, "My daughter married a good family like you because of her good deeds in her previous life."

He also said to his daughter: "From now on, you must be filial to your in-laws, be diligent in housework, and don't be a lazy woman."

Han Wushi hurriedly said: "Aye, don't worry, I will listen to my father-in-law and mother-in-law in everything."

They are all old foxes. How could Han Laoliu fail to understand the meaning of his words, and immediately said: "Brother Wu, don't worry, my Han family is not ungrateful."

"Back then you didn't think my family was poor and you married the girl here. I, Han Laoliu, remembered this love in my heart. I only recognize her as a daughter-in-law. If Xiaogou dares to think otherwise, you see, I won't slap him in the face. "

Han Xiaogou also said solemnly: "Aye, don't worry, I still understand the reason why a poor wife will not go to court, and I will never be a heartless person in this life."

Wu Laosan was also relieved when he got the guarantee, and said: "What are you doing... Hey, I feel relieved with your words. Let's go, let's go, one who can go is one."

"I won't stay any longer when it's dark, and I won't see you off if I have to go to work tomorrow." Mr. Wu said he wanted to leave, but his steps didn't move.

Knowing what he was waiting for, Han Laoliu gave Han Xiaogou a wink.

Han Xiaogou was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help his father and could only say: "Aye, don't worry, I will try to take you out if I have the opportunity in the future."

Wrinkles appeared on Wu Laosan's smiling face, and he said, "Oh, oh, how did this happen. Oh, old man, I really did good deeds in my previous life to meet such a good son-in-law as you."

"My son-in-law, I'll be waiting for your good news... But don't be in a hurry when you just go out, and it won't be too late to find a way after you have gained a firm foothold in Zixiao Temple."

Han Xiaogou forced a smile and said, "I know, don't worry, Aye."

Only then did Wu Laosan leave in relief.

After sending Yuezhang away, Han Xiaogou complained, "Yeah, why did you ask me to agree to this matter? We just got away, and we don't know what will happen in the future. How dare you promise to get them out?"

Han Laoliu sighed, "Do you think he really expects you to get their house out? No, he just wants to give himself hope."

Han Xiaogou suddenly felt a little guilty, but he really wanted to get Yuezhang's family out.

However, he only dared to think about it, and did not dare to take this matter seriously.

Soon the whole family left Wu Laosan behind and packed up all the valuable things at home overnight.

In fact, there is nothing valuable in their family, only a few books and some tools handed down from their ancestors.

But as the saying goes, a broken house is worth tens of thousands, and things that are usually inconspicuous, but when you leave, you feel that everything is very important.

It was Han Laoliu who had the courage, gritted his teeth and said, "In addition to books and tools, each of you should bring a change of clothes, and leave the rest for the neighbors."

"Ah?" His daughter-in-law was very reluctant, and said, "It's a pity not to let go of so many things. It took so much effort to buy them."

Han Laoliu said: "What do you know? I have inquired about it. When you arrive at Zixiao Temple, you will be given a new house, new clothes, and everything."

"There are more than 100 and [-] cash every month, and they will all be replaced by new ones."

Having said that, it was hard for them to lose so much.

However, Han Laoliu was always talkative at home, and now because of his efforts, he let his son leave his citizenship and the whole family fled from the Ministry of Industry, and no one dared to refute him.

In the end, I really only left with a change of clothes, books, and tools, and gave everything else to the neighbors.

Some people are envious of this, some are jealous, some bless, and some secretly ridicule.

But these have nothing to do with them, and they went to Zixiao Temple early the next morning with a salute, and embarked on a completely different path.

(End of this chapter)