After a period of unremitting efforts, the breach in the embankment was temporarily blocked and the drainage work was almost completed.
The flooded houses and farmland were exposed!
Although it is a bit miserable, it is still my home after all.
If you tidy it up properly, it will still be habitable.
After all, it’s better than sleeping on the streets, right?
"Father, don't tell me, these officials are quite good at showing off!"
Ying Feiyu, Ying Zheng and others patrol the city every day, and they can see the newly transferred officials helping the common people from afar.
My whole body is covered with dust and mud, but I don’t care at all!
After these officials were transferred, they immediately divided into groups, and some led people to dig ditches for drainage.
Some help people restore their homes.
Others are busy building embankments.
In short, no one is idle!
"Hmph! Who knows what will happen after we leave!"
Ying Zheng snorted twice.
"Your Majesty, someone from the inn sent news that they remembered another important message!"
A soldier ran over and handed over his hand to report.
"Oh? What message?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice.
"The innkeeper said that one day the waiter was too busy and accidentally bumped into one of the suspicious young men. While the waiter was squatting down and hurriedly packing his things, he raised his head to apologize to them. Inadvertently, he caught a glimpse of one of them. There’s a long scar on my cheek!”
"scar?"
"That's right!"
"Do you know whether it's the left or the right?"
"I don't know about that. I heard that after those people noticed that the waiter was looking at me, they quickly turned around and went out. The waiter only saw this one glance!"
The guard told all the information.
"Yeah! Okay! I get it!"
Ying Zheng responded and waved his hand.
"Alas...! Just relying on this little information is of no use. It's like finding a needle in a haystack!"
"Yes! There are too many young people with scars on their faces. The key point is that the waiter can't tell the shape, size and specific location of the scars. How can we find them? We can't scratch everyone with scars on their faces. Get up?"
Zhang Han and Wang Ben shook their heads helplessly.
"Okay, let's leave this matter here for now. If the shopkeeper thinks of any clues in the future, we'll check them all again!"
Ying Zheng didn't want to make the noise too big, so as not to alert the enemy, but instead alert the people who were tampering with the dam.
If they stop here, the matter will be over!
If they are still thinking about instigating the people, they will definitely do other things, and their tricks will definitely be exposed by then, and it will not be too late to capture them all!
"Yeah! That's good!"
Several ministers nodded slightly, that was all they could do.
"Now that the floods have receded, people can return to their homes again! I hope this kind of thing will not happen again in the future!"
Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back, looked at the victims, and said with emotion.
"Father, there is a lot of water in the south. Do you often suffer from floods?"
Ying Feiyu raised his little head and asked.
"Of course, if there is a drought, the crop production will not be reduced. If it rains frequently like this year, not to mention flooding, the food harvest will also drop sharply!"
Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly.
"Father, I have a plan that may solve the flood problem in the south...!"
Ying Feiyu spoke leisurely, but then seemed to be a little worried, "It's just that it will cost more time and money!"
"Hurry up! Our Daqin is booming, and money is no longer the biggest problem!"
After hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't wait to ask.
The ministers were the same, blinking their eyes and waiting for what Xiao Shota would say.
"Father, in the past when there were floods in the south, what was the court's approach?"
However, Ying Feiyu did not answer the question.
"Of course, just like this time, open warehouses to release food and help the victims!"
The ministers replied without thinking.
"It must cost a lot of money each time, right?"
"I am very sure of that!"
"Although my prince's method costs a lot of money, it is also a once and for all method that can completely solve the flood problem in the south!"
"Okay, you kid, stop being so pretentious and just tell me if you have any ideas!"
Ying Zheng was a little impatient waiting.
"South-to-North Water Diversion!"
Xiao Zhengtai said these four words loudly.
"South-to-North Water Diversion? What does this mean?"
The ministers looked suspicious and puzzled.
"It literally means, transfer all the water from the south to the north!"
Ying Feiyu spoke calmly.
"Humph! Are you kidding us? If I had that ability, I would become a god. Why am I still worrying about the floods in the south of the Yangtze River?"
Ying Zheng snorted coldly, thinking that this guy was teasing them, and he immediately became unhappy.
"Father, what I said is true! It doesn't mean that only gods can adjust water!"
Ying Feiyu's face was full of seriousness.
"Okay! Then tell me, kid, how to adjust this water?"
It can be seen that Ying Zheng is really impatient at this time, and completely thinks that this kid is playing tricks on him.
If what he says is even remotely unreliable, he will have to walk away!
The attitudes of other ministers were similar, with disbelief written all over their old faces!
How can they transfer water from the south to the north without a divine master?
"This is not simple. As long as we build a giant reservoir in the south, we can divert all the rivers that are prone to flooding into the reservoir and store them. In this way, the chance of flooding in the south will be greatly reduced...!"
"Humph! Yes! The floods are reduced, but what should we do with the stored water? If we accumulate too much water, won't we still have to burst? There will be even greater floods by then!"
Before Ying Feiyu could finish speaking, Ying Zheng interrupted with a cold face.
"Father, you should listen to what I have to say first!"
"Okay, tell me!"
Ying Zheng rolled his eyes at him and seemed to have no interest in listening anymore.
Thinking that his child was out of character again, he started acting up.
"In addition to the giant reservoir, build a grand canal that runs through the north and south. It can not only transfer water from the south to the north and alleviate the drought in the north, but can also transport ships and passenger ships!"
"Hiss..."
As soon as Ying Feiyu finished speaking, everyone suddenly took a breath of cold air.
Everyone present looked at him in shock!
This idea sounds like nonsense at first, but the more you hear it, the more it makes sense!
Store water in the south to solve flood problems.
Then through canals, it can be directed to the north where there is less rain, which can also solve the drought in the north.
Let the rain from the north and the south harmonize, and both will have a good harvest!
At the same time, there will be one more river that connects directly to the north and south, which is extremely convenient whether it is carrying passengers or cargo!
The railway has not yet been fully connected, so it would be nice to have a canal!
This move simply kills three birds with one stone!
