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Chapter 116 Controlling floods [3]

"Thank you, ma'am." Murong Jian glanced at the beautiful woman in front of him approvingly.

"Xiang... Well, Your Majesty, since you are talking about something, I'd better come back later." After finishing speaking, she was about to leave.

"Yan'er," Xiang Yutian called to stop Han Xiaofan, "It's okay, you stay here, you still have poison in your body, I will feel more at ease when I see you." After speaking, he asked someone to show Han Xiaofan a seat, and then He began to discuss matters with the old prime minister again.

Xiang Yutian was very careful, the bench brought up by the eunuch was wide and big, a brazier was baked under it, and there were many layers of soft cushions on the bench to prevent her butt from being hard and cold when sitting on it.

"Old Prime Minister, let's continue the topic just now." After Xiang Yutian arranged Han Xiaofan properly, he began to discuss political affairs again.

"Yes. I just said that the water level of the Lijiang River is high and the river channel is narrow. Last year we artificially built such a high river embankment that it was useless. Once the flood flooded, all the sandbags and stones would be rolled down the river, which would actually increase the river's rise. The lower reaches of Jingxia became a city of water. After the tide ebbed, the sand and stones carried by the flood also entered the city, causing diseases everywhere. While Biancheng on the other side was not far from Jingxia, but because of its high terrain, the water of the Li River could not nourish the city. This piece of land is dry all year round. The people in the two cities live in poverty, and there is almost no tax to pay."

Xiang Yutian frowned after hearing this. "Since Emperor Gaozu, my dynasty has been dealing with floods every year. No matter how high the river embankment is built, the effect is always not good. If the embankment is built according to the practice of previous years, the capital will still be flooded when the summer rainy season comes. Even if it is submerged, Bian City will still be dry. Now I want to find a solution once and for all. It may take longer to deal with the flood, but the effect must be achieved. Old Prime Minister, do you have any solutions?"

"Ah..., it is almost impossible to completely control the flood. The way to alleviate the disaster is still thought of in the past. I can only abandon the city and let the people in the two cities move. Although many people do not agree, this problem has troubled Xiang. The Japanese dynasty has been going on for so many years, and it is getting worse. Even if it causes a huge waste of resources and relocates people, it will be troublesome, but if we don’t do it, the disaster will be even greater in the future.”

Seeing that Xiang Yutian frowned tightly, as if he still didn't want to abandon the city, Murong Jia said again: "If the emperor still doesn't want to abandon the city, the old minister suggests that the emperor should continue to collect methods to deal with disasters from outside, who can figure out how to strengthen the embankment? To alleviate disasters, the court will reuse and reward."

Xiang Yutian laughed at himself, "Ever since Emperor Gaozu took control of floods, the imperial court began to collect methods to deal with floods from the people, but so many years have passed, but nothing has been gained."

Drought in the east and flood in the west?She must have heard correctly!She can help Xiang Yutian solve this problem.

"Well, Your Majesty, Yan'er has a way. I don't know if you think it is feasible."

As soon as he finished speaking, he received surprised looks from Xiang Yutian and Murong Frame.Maybe in their eyes, the women in the harem have nothing to do except play chess, calligraphy, fight for favor and have children.

"Yan'er, please tell me." Xiang Yutian asked her to speak politely, but there was not much expectation in his eyes other than surprise.

"Why do you have to make a fuss about strengthening the embankment? The flood is so fierce that it is useless to reinforce the embankment alone. It is better to treat it from the water and divide the water of the Lijiang River into two."

(End of this chapter)