After hearing about the South-to-North Water Diversion project, all the ministers must have raised their hands in approval.
This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and they have no reason to object!
The court is no longer as tight-knit as it was in the past.
Spending 10 million gold every year is not a problem at all!
After deciding on the matter, the Ministry of Industry immediately sent craftsmen to conduct on-site surveys.
Newspapers also reported the matter in great detail.
As soon as the newspaper was published, the people in the north and south cheered and were so happy!
"His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have really taken great pains for our people. They first studied high-yielding crops, and now they are trying their best to solve the flood and drought problems for us, and they did not hesitate to spend huge sums of money to build such a huge project!"
"Yes! In the future, the coordination of rainwater from the north to the south will solve a major problem for our people!"
"I have the strength. When the construction starts, I will go to work. While benefiting the people, I can also make some money!"
"Yes, yes, take me with you when the time comes, and I will go too!"
"You young people can do it. In the future, with the rains and good harvests year after year, life will definitely get better and better. We old guys can't catch up with such good times!"
"Dad, what are you talking about? Didn't you read what it said in the newspaper? If everything goes well, it will be completed in thirty years! You are only fifty this year, won't it be easy for you to live to be eighty or ninety? By then our family How wonderful it would be to have several generations of people kowtow to you!"
"Hahaha! Okay, okay...!"
Although the old people lamented that they might not see the day when the canal was completed, they still smiled from ear to ear.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project can benefit future generations, which is even more satisfying than benefiting themselves!
As long as they think that future generations will not have to worry about floods and droughts, they will feel relieved!
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Xianyang is busy with the South-to-North Water Diversion project.
Thousands of miles away in the Bay of Bengal, a team of hundreds of warships is gradually approaching the land and preparing to dock at the port!
The young man in the lead held a telescope and carefully observed the movements on the shore!
"General Han, it seems that the Maurya Dynasty is not as powerful as imagined. There is not even a single figure on the shore!"
The leader was Han Xin, who led the troops to the expedition.
The one who spoke at this time was Wang Li who was standing behind him.
I also held a telescope and looked all over the nearby coast, but found nothing. I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed!
After drifting at sea for so long, I am just waiting to have a good fight after landing to relieve the boring atmosphere recently!
Unexpectedly, let alone people on the shore, not even a bird was seen!
"The notice goes on and everyone is on alert. Don't take it lightly!"
However, after listening to his words, Han Xin not only did not order the ship to dock, but instead ordered people to be more careful.
"General, several of us have been looking through telescopes for a long time, and there's not even a ghost. Why should we be wary?"
"Yes! We were blocked by the typhoon and stayed at sea for nearly a month. The soldiers were going crazy because they just wanted to go to the shore to have fun!"
"Even if there is no one around, it would be nice to let everyone feel down to earth...!"
This order made Meng Yun, Meng Yu, Wang Li, Fan Kuai and others behind him extremely anxious.
They set out from Xianyang, entered the sea from the South China Sea, and marched all the way.
It was going very smoothly originally.
Unexpectedly, as soon as their ship left the South China Sea and sailed into the Andaman Sea, it suddenly encountered a typhoon.
Fortunately, the Navy often conducts emergency evacuation drills, so we quickly find a safe place nearby to take refuge.
They didn't set sail again until the typhoon completely receded, so they didn't arrive at their destination until now!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that the more safe a place seems, the more careful you must be!"
Han Xin has been following Ying Feiyu in the past few years and has learned a lot from him.
To use the words of His Highness the Prince, if you are careful, you can sail a thousand-year ship, but if you are careless, you can lose Jingzhou.
Although he didn't understand what carelessness had to do with Jingzhou, he could understand what His Royal Highness meant.
Just tell them to be careful, careful, and more careful!
"Oh...! Okay!"
In desperation, Wang Li had no choice but to go down and deliver the order.
After receiving the order, all the soldiers immediately picked up their guns, pointed their muzzles at the land, and were ready to fight at any time!
"A large group of ships like ours are approaching. As long as they set up a defense line on the beach, they will definitely receive the news! Even if they are not ambushing on the shore at this time, they must be organizing troops to fight. Everyone must be careful!"
Han Xin explained again.
"yes!"
Fan Kuai and others responded in unison and immediately passed on the news.
At this time, their method of delivering messages had changed from shouting to semaphore.
This is what Ying Feiyu taught them. In this way, the message will be delivered more clearly and accurately!
But until the steamer completely entered the port, there was no movement on the shore!
"General, do you want to go ashore and take a look?"
Wang Li's name is a general, and what he calls is a slip.
It’s not like they forgot their identities just because they had a good relationship before!
In the army, there are no fathers, sons, or brothers, only generals and soldiers!
No matter how good the relationship between them is, even if they wear the same pair of pants, as long as they go to war, they must follow the rules of the military!
"Well! Take a few people with you and go down to explore the situation first!"
Han Xin held the telescope and nodded slightly.
No one knows what the situation is on the shore now. Only by sending someone down to check it out can we know!
"Be sure to pay attention to safety. If you encounter danger, remember to send the signal!"
"yes!"
Wang Li turned around and greeted a few people and followed him down.
As for the so-called signal, it was specially produced by the arsenal according to Ying Feiyu's idea.
After being launched into the sky, the light can last for about thirty seconds, allowing others to successfully identify their location!
Of course, firing several signal flares has different meanings, and only they can know this internally!
"Wait for me, I'm going too!"
Fan Kuai also hurriedly got off the boat, jumped to the shore, and went to investigate the situation with Wang Li and others.
Han Xin led others to stay on the boat.
If there is any danger, the steamer can start immediately and sail into the sea!
The Mauryan Dynasty has always been rumored to be magical, saying how powerful their army was and how well-equipped they were.
There is also an army of elephants that no one can shake!
Therefore, Han Xin did not dare to go ashore rashly. Once there was an ambush of the elephant army on the shore, they could retreat in time!
No matter how powerful the elephant is, it can't attack by swimming, right?
However, they waited quietly for a long time, but Wang Li and others did not turn back.
"General, what will happen to General Wang and the others?"
One of the soldiers frowned slightly and became worried.
"hold on!"
Although Han Xinzhong was very anxious, Wang Li and others never sent a signal, so maybe there was no problem.
