"What do you think, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's opinion?"
Ying Zheng glanced at the ministers behind him, his beard and hair trembling with excitement.
The ministers were all the same. They had never heard of such a bold idea.
Such a seemingly simple method can solve floods in the south, drought in the north, and improve transportation!
"Wonderful! It's really wonderful! His Highness the Crown Prince has a fantastic idea, and I am convinced by it!"
"I agree with both hands! Your Highness is using human power to fight against nature. Even if we encounter such a rainy year in the future, the food in the south will never be affected!"
"Yes, yes, this is the one...how do you put it...what can a human be better than God?"
"You're talking about man conquering nature, right?"
"Haha, yes!"
All the ministers expressed their agreement with the south-to-north water diversion policy proposed by Ying Feiyu.
"Father, what do you think? Is this plan feasible?"
Ying Feiyu tilted his little head and showed an innocent smile.
"Haha! In your own words, be more confident and remove the word "no"! This plan is feasible! It is absolutely feasible...!"
Ying Zheng held his big belly and laughed heartily, "Once this plan is implemented, it will kill three birds with one stone. No matter from any angle, it will be beneficial and harmless!"
"Of course!"
Ying Feiyu raised his head slightly proudly.
The South-to-North Water Diversion was an idea proposed by great men of later generations, and was successfully implemented, solving major problems between the north and the south.
"Oh! Could you tell me earlier if you have this idea again? If it could be implemented earlier, these people would not have to suffer from this flood! Now the flood has receded, but all the food is gone, and their livelihoods will definitely be affected!"
As he spoke, Ying Zheng looked at the refugees who were busy rebuilding their homes in the distance and couldn't help but sigh.
Although he has made up his mind, he must ensure the food and clothing of the people no matter what, so that they have enough food!
What can be guaranteed is just food and clothing.
In the past, people could sell the harvested grain in autumn to get some money to spend on what they wanted to buy.
The court will definitely not be satisfied with this part!
"Father, in addition to reducing the chance of floods in the south, solving the drought in the north, and serving as a transportation function, the south-to-north water diversion plan just proposed by my son has another benefit!"
At this moment, Ying Feiyu smiled mischievously and spoke again.
"Oh? Are there any benefits?"
"Of course!"
"Tell me quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up and he became energetic.
"Just to help these people solve their livelihood problems!"
Ying Feiyu pursed his lips towards the refugees.
"Oh? Helping people solve their livelihood?"
"Yes! Building a reservoir requires a lot of manpower! We can just hire these refugees to do it! There are almost 150,000 refugees in this group. Among them, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 old people and children who are incapable of working. There are about 50,000 women. There are about 70,000 to 80,000 people, and the rest are young and strong labor force, about 70,000 to 80,000 people!"
"As long as they want, they can leave women and the elderly at home, and under the leadership of the government, they can repair houses and rebuild their homes! While the men can dig reservoirs to make money and supplement the family income, isn't it just right?"
"Apart from here, the same applies to other counties along the canal. People can be hired to work in nearby villages to increase people's income!"
Ying Feiyu paced back and forth among the people, slowly analyzing it for everyone.
"Yes! His Royal Highness is right! If water conservancy construction begins, these refugees will have an opportunity to make money without leaving their hometown, helping them to resume their previous lives as soon as possible!"
Wang Ben's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yeah! That's right!"
Ying Zheng also nodded in agreement.
Only when the people live well can the country of Da Qin be stable.
If the people are in dire straits, then no matter who succeeds to the throne, the end will be the same!
"Your Highness, please give us an estimate of how much the South-to-North Water Diversion Project will cost."
As the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhang Han, while supporting Ying Feiyu's proposal, also had to consider whether the court's money was sufficient.
"this……?"
Ying Feiyu tilted his head and started thinking seriously.
If he remembered correctly, later generations invested 250 billion in building the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
In today's currency, it would cost about two to three hundred million gold!
If he were to reveal this number, Zhang Han, an old coward, would probably be scared to death!
Even if you can’t save everything, you have to back off even if you’re a scumbag!
But even if the report is false, the court will not have set aside enough funds, resulting in a shortage of funds, which will be even more difficult to handle!
After thinking for a long time, Ying Feiyu came up with a plan and continued: "Father, Zhang Shangshu, this South-to-North Water Diversion Project is a big project! We have no mechanical assistance now and can only rely on manpower to dig. If it can be completed in fifty years, it will be completed quickly. !”
"Of course, with the development of science and technology, some auxiliary machines may be built during the period, which can speed up the construction!"
"Then let's make a compromise. It can be built in about thirty years, and the annual investment is about ten million gold!"
In order to make the veterans better accept it, Ying Feiyu split the 300 million gold into thirty years.
Saying that you invest 10 million gold every year is much easier to accept than saying that a total of 300 million gold is needed!
"Can you spend 10 million yuan a year to build such a huge project?"
As expected, after hearing this, Ying Zheng and all the veterans didn't think the price was expensive at all.
On the contrary, there was a look of surprise on his face, it seemed like a good deal!
"That's right! Before there was mechanical assistance, most of the expenses were manpower, and it was all unskilled labor work. Anyone can do it, and the price of employment is not too high. Ten million gold per year is enough. !”
Ying Feiyu nodded firmly.
"Okay! Repair! It must be repaired! We will return to Xianyang today to discuss this matter with the ministers! Zhang Aiqing, when you go back, you should immediately prepare the required money! Feng Aiqing is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and asked him to send people to conduct on-site surveys! After all the preparations are done, start construction immediately!”
Ying Zheng waved his big hand and decided immediately.
"Returning today?"
Ying Feiyu was very surprised by this sudden decision.
He suddenly realized that this old guy was like a child, doing whatever he thought of!
I had no intention of going back before, but now that the South-to-North Water Diversion project was mentioned, I immediately decided to return to Xianyang!
"Now that the disaster is over, the officials who should be punished have also been punished. The only regret is that we did not catch those who privately destroyed the dikes! But we cannot delay the livelihood of all the people in the north and south of Qin just for a few of them!"
"If the plan proposed by your boy can be implemented smoothly, it will benefit half of the people of Qin! We must put the overall situation first!"
"What? Haven't you stayed enough?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and asked.
"No, no, no! Enough, enough!"
Ying Feiyu waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his little head like a rattle.
The reason why he asked that just now was completely a natural reaction and a subconscious inquiry.
