"Where are the people from the Ministry of Industry!"
The matter was urgent, and Xiao Han didn't bother to be polite. He glanced around and called out the people from the Ministry of Industry again.
"Here, there..."
Hearing Xiao Han's words, a muddy little old man hurriedly squeezed in from behind the crowd, ran to Xiao Han and bowed repeatedly: "I'm here!"
Xiao Han glanced at him and asked in a cold voice: "You judged the need to dig the embankment?! Then do you know how many people will die when the floods flood down after the embankment is dug!"
"I'm... I'm an official..." The little old man was sweating profusely when he heard Xiao Han's unceremonious question! He hesitated for a long time at a loss, unable to say a word.
Too! What do you want him to say?
That he knew that once the embankment was dug, countless people would die downstream? Including a lot of land will be completely destroyed? !
Oh my god!
He is a little old man who is just the head of a small Ministry of Industry. In terms of power, he cannot even keep up with the county magistrate!
Such a huge responsibility that even the governor cannot bear. How can a dying old man like him bear it? Not to mention taking the responsibility, even if he sticks to the edge, he will die without a burial place!
"But Mr. Hou! If we don't dig the embankment, more people will die!"
Just when the little old man was sweating on his forehead and as anxious as an ant on a frying pan, another voice with a bit of indignation came from the crowd.
"Who is this!"
"This is...Li San!"
Someone at the scene heard this sound and immediately exclaimed in a low voice! Looking around for the person who spoke, trying to see who it was, so bold! Dare to angrily attack Xiaohan, the Hou of Sanyuan County!
However, few people noticed that after hearing this voice, the little old man from the Ministry of Industry's old face, which was already a little pale, turned pale in an instant!
crazy! crazy!
The little old man roared in his heart. His already thin body was shaking like chaff!
In the past, he only thought that the craftsman Li San had a single mind and was okay with his technology, but he was a mess in dealing with people!
Looking at it now, how can this be described as a complete mess?
Such a face-to-face confrontation with a great general and the founding prince of the country! There is clearly something wrong with the brain. He is running towards the road of death when there is a way to survive!
"oh?"
Sure enough, after hearing Li San's words, Xiao Han's brows immediately trembled slightly.
He didn't know anything about the situation in Luoyang at this time! While he was resting on the way here, he had already heard others talking about the Ministry of Works' proposal to ram the ship into the ice wall.
And the result is very clear just by looking at the big ship in front of you that is stuck in the ice floe and cannot move!
However, what he was angry about was not the incompetence of the Ministry of Industry and the confusion of Master Cui Ren!
But they dug embankments upstream to release floods, which was a waste of human life!
Why, people in Luoyang City are human beings, but people in other places are not human beings? In order to protect the city of Luoyang, can we allow other places to flood? How could there be such vicious and selfish people in this world? !
"What do you mean by this?! Are we digging embankments upstream to let the floods cause disasters, or are we failing to save people?"
Forced to suppress the anger in his heart, Xiao Han asked Li San, who was standing behind the crowd, word by word!
Li San saw the anger in Xiao Han's eyes, but his temper was also welling up. No matter how many people around him looked at him in private, he still frowned and said: "Yes! That's saving people!"
Xiao Han smiled: "Oh? Hahaha, I want to ask for advice! How to save people by doing this! Save the people there!"
Li San also showed no sign of weakness. He raised his hand and pointed at the river next to him, and said in an excited voice: "Return to the Marquis! We can save countless people downstream! The villain has already made a calculation with Cui Shi! If we don't dig embankments to release the flood, With the current water level of the river! Even if the ice wall blocking it suddenly collapses, the low dams downstream will be completely washed away by the sudden influx of water. By then, the flood will be even more difficult to control!"
"oh?"
At this time, Xiao Han did not become furious because of Li San's disrespect as everyone expected!
Because he has understood at this moment that these people digging embankments are not simply trying to save the people in the city, but they are trying to choose the lesser of two evils!
Therefore, his anger was extinguished a lot, and he just stared at Li San closely and asked: "You mean, if people dig embankments, there is still a way to control the water?"
"Can't control it!" Li San had already regarded Xiao Han as a confused superior who could only give blind orders and had no sympathy for others! Hearing this, there was no politeness and he said in a stiff tone: "We can only choose the most suitable place to dig the dam! As for what will happen to the flood then, we can only leave it to God!"
"Leave it to fate?" Xiao Han smiled again, but there was no warmth in his smile. He glanced at everyone present coldly, and asked sternly: "Do you mean to blame all the responsibilities on God?! What do you think? I didn’t think of other ways! For example, break this ice wall!”
"We thought about it! That big ship is..." Li San was already a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water. Hearing this, he gritted his teeth and retorted!
Xiao Han's eyes narrowed: "Since one ship has not been knocked away, then you didn't think about finding a few more ships?! You didn't think about finding a bigger ship? You didn't think about pouring oil to burn the ice wall! You didn't think about coming from the valley? Throw stones from the top, break down the wall? Have you used all these methods? Why is this happening now!"
"I……"
Li San was speechless after being scolded and questioned by Xiao Han!
Yes, although the methods Xiao Han mentioned seem difficult, you should give it a try!
Even if they can only have a little effect, it's better than now. Everyone is helpless against the ice wall and watching it swallow the lives of countless people, right?
Everyone fell silent again. Looking at their wandering eyes, Xiao Han also knew that this was not the time to hold people accountable!
So he waved his hand fiercely and asked Li San again: "Okay! Let's not mention these for now! Let me ask you! If the ice wall is opened now! Will the consequences be more serious than digging a dike!"
"This..." Li San was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately reacted. After thinking for a moment, he replied to Xiao Han: "If the ice wall is opened now, the loss should be about the same as digging the embankment! But if the ice wall is not suddenly If it collapses, but collapses bit by bit, the loss will be much less. In fact, if the speed of collapse can be controlled, only a little coastal land may be lost!"
"good!"
After receiving Li San's accurate answer, Xiao Han's eyes darkened, he turned around and whispered a few words to the dog standing solemnly behind him!
Then I saw Gouzi nodding heavily, pointing out Fatty and another person from the cavalry team, and the three of them ran towards the ice wall in front of them.
