Ji Tang

Chapter 1270 Advice!

You can think about how exciting it would be to connect the many rivers and thousands of streams in Anxi and Beiting.Since the beginning of the world, perhaps only the Grand Canal dug by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and the Zhengguo Canal of the Pre-Qin Dynasty can be compared with it.

But compared with the cost of the former, the cost of connecting Wusun River and Haihe River is much smaller.Because of Ji Xiancheng's reasons, only the necessary places were dredged, and the rest were either deep valleys or canyons between two mountains.Although this took a lot of detours, it was all a small matter.Compared with the cost, it is almost negligible!

But don't underestimate it. Once connected, the Western Regions will become a thoroughfare from the land in the river to the land thousands of miles outside Yumen Pass.What a great achievement it is to make a natural stream smooth.
Take a boat from the river into the Wusun River, cross from the southeast across the sky, enter the Haihe River, and go straight to Hehai Lake.Then it goes with the shipowner and merges into Puchang Sea via Kongque River.

With this transportation channel, the Silk Road, which had a narrow escape in the past, will become a smooth road.Not only will the time be shortened by more than half, but the quantity of transported goods will also be greatly increased!
This will have a huge and far-reaching impact on the economy and people's livelihood of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. The increase in taxation is fundamental, and the amount of goods will also affect the Central Plains' silk, porcelain, tea, embroidery, etc.With the emergence of this channel, we will usher in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As long as you grasp it, you will have no worries for at least the next hundred years!
There is a saying in later generations: If you want to be rich, build roads first!
Now it is simply impossible to build a road in the Western Regions. Not to mention that the changes in the desert will destroy it. The long-distance road can completely dispel the imperial court's thoughts.

But now, the Western Region, which is already short of water, can actually form a canal?What kind of weird story is this?

But he knew that this was just sacrificing the development of other parts of the Western Region.Although those small streams are insignificant, the water does not disappear innocently, but is stored underground in another form.

Their existence makes this land full of miracles, oases in the desert and lakes in the Gobi, all of which are caused by groundwater.

He knows that if he does this, the places that are short of water will become more and more water-scarce in the future, and the oases that originally existed will also disappear, and the lakes in the Gobi will slowly disappear.
But he didn't regret it, because he knew that if he didn't do this and bind the Western Region and the Central Plains more closely, the Western Region would no longer be dispensable.Otherwise, once there are changes in the Central Plains, the imperial court will be the first to abandon the Western Regions. This is a matter of cost.

When the entire Western Region is no longer a burden to the imperial court, but can earn more taxes and support from the imperial court, then it will be an inseparable part of the Central Plains forever, and no one can.
"let's start!"

"promise!"

Ji Xiancheng took a step forward, came to the cliff, took out a bamboo tube, gently pulled it out and held it high!
"Whoosh~"

"boom!"

Gorgeous fireworks danced in the sky, but the people below the mountain also got the news!

"Everyone, listen to my orders!"

"ignition!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The huge sound shocked the surrounding area for hundreds of miles, and the smoke and dust made people on the mountain unable to see Qingjin down the mountain.But the rumbling sound gradually grew louder until it turned into a huge wave.

I saw a Bailian galloping out from the Wusun River to the mountain on the right. Water is good for all things, but when it really breaks free, it will be one of the biggest natural disasters in the world, and no one can stop it!

The river is surging and gradually overflows into the valley. Every low place is where it should go.The route had been planned long ago, and the river naturally moved forward according to the route given to him.

There are many valleys in the mountains, and water will not flow out of the mountains until all the valleys along the way are filled.

"Take people to check, and remember to cut off the blasted mountain road immediately if something goes wrong."

Ji Xiancheng nodded solemnly and immediately led people into the mountains.He knew that once the river water could not be restrained, it would become a wild horse running wild. Not only would it not be able to successfully connect to the Haihe River, but it would also become a nuisance to the Western Region until it found a new river channel.

Although he had confidence in himself and was convinced that this route was foolproof.But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Who knows if there are any underground rivers or caves connected to other places?

Therefore, he must calculate the approximate flow volume based on the flow rate of the gap, and then compare it with the previously calculated water storage volume in the valley.Only by comparing the two can he determine whether there is a mistake.

If something went wrong, he would immediately order the river to be cut off and allowed to return to its original course.

For this reason, he did not take the lead in connecting hundreds of rivers, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!

Pingyang, Ji Song, Cheng Yaojin and others went down the mountain.There's no point in waiting here.Their next step will be to go to the other side of the mountain road, which is the mountain exit connecting Haihe River.

If nothing unexpected happens, in the near future, everyone will see the biggest miracle in the history of the Western Region, the return of hundreds of rivers!
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In Taibai Academy, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and others were sitting in the library, looking at each other.It's been like this since this morning. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I don't know what to say.

Do you call Ji Song bold or do you call him whimsical?

Connecting the rivers in the Western Region, all rivers flowing back together, forming a canal across most of the Western Region?How crazy and how fantastic is this?No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't imagine that Ji Song stayed in the Western Region because of this incident?
The reason why he didn't immediately issue an imperial decree to let him return to Beijing was that once the war was over, all the affairs of all parties needed to be resolved by him personally. With his huge prestige, there was no one more suitable than him.

Secondly, the imperial court did not want to push too hard, and it had already caused constant criticism from people all over the world by letting Ji Song drag his disabled body to fight. If they continue to guard against Ji Song, a great hero, like a thief, what will the history books say about them?
Jealousy?Or treat the heroes poorly?
You must know that they have hundreds of thousands of elite troops in their hands. Ji Song and the others are not worried, but those soldiers may be. Who knows what extraordinary things they will do if their brains are cramped?How will it end then?

Therefore, both the emperor and the courtiers in the court were very lenient to Ji Song.

But just last night, when everyone was about to go to bed, an eagle letter came from the Western Regions thousands of miles away. The emperor was not there at the time. Prince Li Chengqian was shocked when he learned the news.He notified all the ministers of the matter overnight, and then rushed to the academy to deliver the news to the emperor.

Just now, everyone felt it.When Li Shimin heard the news, he thought he was dreaming. A canal connecting most of the Western Regions?He knew better than anyone what this meant.

Once successful, the Western Regions will become an integral part of the Tang Dynasty, even more important than Lingnan.This will have a huge impact on the subsequent national policies of the Tang Dynasty, and even many policies will be tilted towards the Western Regions.

Who knew that He Zizi could do such an earth-shattering thing secretly and silently?
After a long time, Li Shimin came back to his senses and said softly: "Can this be successful?"

His face was full of hope. If anyone here wanted Ji Song to succeed the most, it was him.Why?Because of great achievements.If it works, he will become the first emperor to make significant achievements in the Western Region, instead of just being a dispensable or even a buffer for enemies in the Western Region as before.

From then on, the Tang Dynasty would rule the Western Region no less than the Central Plains, and would even become the wealth center of the Tang Dynasty.Less than three hundred miles west of Yumen Pass is Puchanghai, and Puchanghai is the end point of Ji Song's plan.

Taking a boat from Puchang Sea to the west, whether it was transporting goods or not, the soldiers looked around at the food and grass. The soldiers defended the mode of transportation more than Qin Zhidao.The distance and time will be greatly shortened. It will take three months of hard work to reach Hanoi before departing from Chang'an.But if you take a boat, which can travel overnight, the time will be shortened by more than three times.

In other words, it will only take one month to get from Chang'an to Hanoi, which is not much different from the time from Chang'an to Lingnan.The impact of such a major change will be dramatic. The 'Western Regions' are no longer an unexplored frontier, let alone a dispensable territory of the Tang Dynasty, but will become the beginning of the take-off of the Tang Dynasty.The wealth on the Silk Road was fermented by the food incident, and everyone finally realized how much wealth they would have if they worked hard to make exquisite and even world-famous items that were beyond the reach of Western countries.

As long as you take a share of this matter, you don't need to take it all, as long as you take half, or even [-]%, Datang will no longer be short of money, and the national treasury will be extremely full!

Prince Li Chengqian heard this and said suddenly: "Father, I believe in him!"

Li Shimin did not rush to refute, but asked: "Tell me, why?"

"Because he can always create miracles, he may not be completely sure before he didn't report it to the court, but now he can start reporting the route, plan, and specific time in detail, which shows that he is already sure, and this The certainty is not low.”

"You know him, and you know who he is even more clearly."

"But the most incomprehensible thing is that he could come up with such an excuse, and even such an unreasonable way. At the minimum cost, he connected the Wusun River and the Hai River, and also connected the two lakes to store water. It also guided all the rivers to return. flow, and make the best use of everything. Expand the depth and width of the river and the amount of water.”

"In this way, the spring, summer and autumn seasons will be unimpeded. Materials and commodities will be prepared for the coming winter, and goods will be transported to the Central Plains in the spring, summer and autumn seasons. What a comprehensive plan this is."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling muttered: "Your Highness, I am not trying to hit you or pour cold water on you. What if it fails? Or causes a bigger disaster? Or what if a good thing turns into a bad thing?"

"You must know that water and fire are ruthless, and trying to conquer water is no different from trying to take chestnuts from fire. You only see the benefits of this canal, but not its disadvantages."

"His Majesty!"

He bowed slightly and said: "I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long term, so I will suspend this matter immediately!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, but looked around and said, "Tell me your reason!"

"I believe that the emergence of the canal will bring great benefits to the Tang Dynasty, but it also has disadvantages. From now on, if a country like Dashi in the Western Regions conquers the Tang Dynasty again, this canal will be their The most convenient way for transportation logistics. Of course, the same is true for Datang."

"Also, Ji Song's policy is to develop the entire canal at the expense of other places. To put it bluntly, it is benefiting oneself at the expense of others. In this way, many forces in the Western Region will be affected. Will this cause them to become alienated?"

"Once again, Ji Song did not report such an important matter to the court, but insisted on going his own way. What did he want to do? He was simply arrogant and daring. Relying on a little merit will lead to lawlessness, and this trend must not rise."

"I request your Majesty to issue an order and order him to return to the court immediately. We must not let him go!"

While Fang Xuanling was speaking, Du Ruhui pulled the corner of his clothes more than once to tell him to shut up. Didn't he see that the emperor and the prince's expressions changed?Why are you, a retired minister, saying this?
He didn't believe that Fang Xuanling framed Ji Song. He knew exactly what this lifelong friend was thinking.It's just to give Ji Song a reason!

Being bold, disrespectful, and unscrupulous are all crimes that can be serious or minor.When Ji Song returns to Chang'an and the people behind him add fuel to the flames, the merits and demerits will be balanced, or a small punishment will be given, and the matter will be over.

The court has given an explanation to the courtiers, and Ji Song is completely out of the turmoil, and everyone is happy!

But Li Shimin and Li Chengqian didn't think so. They knew what Ji Song was capable of.It is an insult to God to let such people stay at home.

Not talking about government affairs, the military needs such a person with no ambitions but huge prestige to be in charge. Only in this way can the demons and ghosts below be suppressed and they will not dare to act rashly!

Another thing is that he has never resigned from his civil service position, and he is even still the prince's eunuch.

What is a crown prince?He was the prince's military teacher. His daily duty was to protect the prince and teach him the skills of marching, fighting or strengthening his body.

This is a position that favors both civil and military positions. In many cases, the emperor selects capable ministers for the prince.What does this mean?This shows that the emperor never thought of leaving Ji Song idle from the beginning.

But now Fang Xuanling's words put the two of them in a difficult situation. Ji Song's behavior was a bit outrageous, but it was not to that level. At most, it would be a small punishment but a big warning.

"Xuanling, do you know what you said? If you take it back now, I will pretend that you didn't hear it."

"His Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling ignored Du Ruhui's dissuasion and said directly: "Your Majesty, enough is enough!"

"This will not only preserve the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Tang Dynasty in the future, but also allow the monarch and his ministers to have a beginning and an end. Your Majesty, his legs have caused criticism all over the world for being able to go to the battlefield. Yes, he won this time, but what if he lost?"

"Your Majesty, let him go, it will be good for you and him."

"To shut up!"

"His Majesty."

"Do you hear me telling you to shut up?"

Li Shimin glared at Fang Xuanling, clenching his fists and trying his best to hold back.

"Xuanling, passed!"

Du Ruhui pulled Fang Xuanling and pulled him away.

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly and turned around to leave. Li Chengqian glanced at him and said, "You underestimate my father, and you underestimate me too. If my father dares to use such a person, I can too. I believe he can stand up again." Yes, Daozhang Sun has been found. He is in Longhu Mountain. The letter said that he has an idea of ​​Ziyi's injury and will start treatment when he returns to Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)