A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 280 Li Bing and Dujiangyan
"Did Mr. make that waterwheel at the entrance of the village?" Wang Xu asked.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's me." Then he asked doubtfully, "What do you want?"

Wang Xu immediately said: "Sir, are you proficient in water conservancy?"

"I can't say I'm proficient, I just like studying water conservancy."

"I have a question about water conservancy here. I want to ask your husband for advice. I wonder if he can teach me?" Wang Xu asked.

"what is the problem?"

Wang Xu beckoned, and soon a guard brought over a white silk cloth and unfolded it.A large number of chaotic lines are drawn on this silk cloth, which seems to be the trend chart of some mountains and rivers.

"Sir, this is a map of mountains and rivers. There are many rivers here, and floods often occur. I wonder if sir has a good plan to curb the floods, and turn these floods into sources that can irrigate the farmland?" Wang Xu pointed at the silk cloth He said while explaining the topographic map on it.

Li Bing frowned as he looked at the blueprint in front of him. The map in front of him was huge and contained a lot of information, and Wang Xu's request just now was also very high. It was very difficult to perfectly combine flood control and irrigation. high.However, Li Bing thought about the water control methods he had learned over the years, and he wanted to give it a try.

Li Bing took the tools in his hands and began to write and draw on the drawings. Wang Xu was not in a hurry to get the answer and sat aside to watch him busy.Time passed by, the sun gradually set, and the light became dimmer.Wang Xu asked the guards to take out candles and oil lamps for lighting.

After another hour or so, Li Bing put down the tool and murmured: "No, there are still many things that need to be seen by yourself. There are too few materials on the drawings."

"Sir, is there a solution?" Wang Xu asked.

"Yes!" Li Bing said to himself, "But although the drawing is very detailed, I still need to go to the scene to have a look."

"Okay!" Wang Xu said happily: "If Qing can really do it, I will not be stingy with rewards!"

"Are you the king?" Li Bing finally came back to his senses and asked in confusion.

Wang Xu laughed loudly and said: "It's just me!"

After saying this, Wang Xu issued an edict: "I order Li Bing to inspect the censor of the Huai Kingdom and go to the palace early tomorrow morning to give a report."

The chamberlain who had been prepared long ago awarded Li Bing the seal of his official uniform and left two chamberlains to take him into the palace tomorrow. Wang Xu then left.

The next day.As the sky turned bright, Wang Xu, served by his maid, washed up and got up. After having breakfast, he walked towards Qianyuan Hall.

The early dynasty system of the Huai Kingdom was also set during the Zijue period. The time was set at Chen hour, not the crazy Mao hour. After all, the morning dynasty at Mao hour was not yet bright.When the morning court started, Wang Xu glanced around and quickly found Li Bing in the crowd. The next thing he had to do was to make him play on the water control strategy planned yesterday.

Among the ministers of the Huai State, there are quite a few people who know how to control water. After hearing Li Bing's strategy, they also felt that it was very feasible, so Wang Xu named him the patrol censor of the Huai State, and concurrently served as the Minister of Water Control in Central Shu. Land controls water.

After receiving Wang Xu's seal, Li Bing was also very excited. The method of water control that he had studied for most of his life finally came into use.Immediately thank Wang Xu.

Wang Xu sent two hundred Yulin guards as his personal guards to obey his orders.At the same time, he ordered Le Yi to cooperate with Li Bing in water control, and at the same time implement the Huai law reform in Bashu.

After Qin surrendered, Wang Xu did not pursue Qin fiercely. After all, it was very difficult to attack Qin no matter which way he attacked. The road was dangerous and dangerous. In addition, Guanzhong was the territory that Qin had been operating for hundreds of years. It's deep and difficult to break through.

The people of Bashu were very supportive of Huai Kingdom's policies, but the local wealthy families didn't think so.The wealthy families from all over the Huai Kingdom are now very reasonable, and their actions can almost be called rural sages. This is because they have been educated by the Huai King's royal family from generation to generation.Nowadays, the wealthy families in places like Bashu and Shu are not.

These people had already lost a lot of strength under the oppression of Qin State, and they were no match for Huai State.Huai State has too much experience in dealing with these local wealthy families.These local wealthy families were no match for Huai State and were quickly wiped out.

Under the protection of the Yulin Guards, Li Bing and his son took a boat upstream to Kuimen, then crossed the Three Gorges along the Yangtze River plank road and entered Jiangzhou, then took a boat upstream from Jiangzhou into the Tuojiang River, and finally came to Bashu. land.

After entering the land of Bashu, Li Bing did not immediately start to collect labor. Instead, he personally led people to visit the mountains and rivers of the land of Bashu under the leadership of local guides. At the same time, he asked in detail what the surrounding people had experienced for decades. Floods and more.

In the land of Bashu, the Minjiang River is the most flood-prone. After the Minjiang River leaves the mountain canyon, the water surface quickly opens up, and the river channel is not deep. As long as it encounters a flood, it is easy to flood and cause disasters. The left side of the mountain twists and turns, and the complex terrain blocks the water flow and allows the water to flow. The river runs to the right, and the river narrows. When it encounters heavy water, the right side will be immediately submerged.

Li Bing and his son conducted a detailed survey of the Minjiang River system.The land surrounding Chengdu was also calculated.According to Wang Xu's request, not only should the flood problem be solved, but the water from the Minjiang River must also be used for irrigation.Turn the land of Bashu into a land of abundance and a land of plenty.

The terrain around the Minjiang River is complex, and the left bank is blocked by mountains, making it impossible to build dams.At the same time, if you want to use the water of the Minjiang River to irrigate the land, you need to divert the Minjiang River.

The entire water system project is very complicated. Li Bing and his son calculated the water volume, terrain height, water flow velocity, etc. of the Minjiang River, Tuojiang River and other rivers, and conducted a detailed survey of the surrounding water veins. Then Li Bing and his son began to draw pictures and began to think about how to build water conservancy.

Compared with the previous water conservancy projects built by the Huai State, the water conservancy project designed by Li Bing and his son was more bold. They canceled the design of the dam.At the same time, a diversion method was used to irrigate the water-scarce Chengdu Plain.

After dozens of revisions and changes, the design of this water conservancy project was finally completed.Then Li Bing found Le Yi and asked him to help recruit people to prepare for the construction of water conservancy projects.

At this time, Le Yi was carrying out reforms in Bashu. After learning that Li Bing was going to start construction, he immediately confiscated the homes of local powerful people who were dissatisfied with Huai State. The money and grain were used to support water conservancy construction, and the people were directly levied for labor.Not only did it save money and food, free up a lot of space, but it also increased manpower for water conservancy construction and reduced local unrest.

It can be said that it is a three-win situation. Huai Guo won three times.

(End of this chapter)