"Master Pei is still injured. If he is overworked, he may relapse."
Yan Churong, who had been following behind him, slowly opened his mouth.
Li Jinghao's face was full of surprise, and he came over and said: "My lord is actually injured! Is the injury serious?"
Gu Qi waved her hand: "It's okay for now."
"Oh," Li Jinghao said with a serious face: "My lords, when you come to Tuzhou, the road must not be peaceful. Otherwise, I will leave the task of drawing the topographic map to the lower official. The lower official is more familiar with it and can draw it well. more convenient."
Feng Rui agreed wholeheartedly, and Xue Peilin also nodded with confidence.
Gu Qixuan's anxious heart finally relaxed and smiled at Li Jinghao.
While waiting for the carriage, everyone rested in place.
Zhao Dexun was full of energy, picked up stones from the ground and threw them towards the river.
"Brother Pei, let's compete to see who can throw the farthest." Zhao Dexun threw the stone in his hand.
Gu Qi raised his head and saw the pebbles flying straight towards his eyes!
Just as he was about to take a step back and dodge, suddenly, a big white hand grabbed the flying stone with a swish.
Li Jinghao threw the stone on the ground and said with an unhappy face: "Master Pei is injured."
"Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble." Zhao Dexun spread his hands and all the stones fell into the water.
"Uu——"
Feng Rui helped Xue Peilin onto the carriage, and did not forget to tell Li Jinghao: "Master Pei is still injured, don't be too tired. I will prepare meals in the house, and you will be back at noon."
"Okay, Master Feng, walk slowly." Li Jinghao nodded and watched the carriage leave.
For a time, only Gu Qi, Zhao Dexun, Yan Churong and County Sheriff Li Jinghao were left.
"Come on, Mr. Li, let's take a look further."
"good."
Li Jinghao and Gu Qi walked side by side, followed by Zhao Dexun and Yan Churong.
After walking three or four miles forward, Li Jinghao pointed to the river and said, "Master Pei, look at the water level."
Zhao Dexun walked to the embankment and took a look, and said in surprise: "Why is the terrain here higher than before? It's strange that the water can flow downward."
Li Jinghao's face was filled with black lines and he ignored Zhao Dexun.
Fortunately, I had a conversation with Xue Peilin on the way here, and I knew a little bit about Ying Jiang.
Gu Qi walked to the river and bent down to take a look: "It's not that the terrain is high, but there is sediment below. The river channel is raised, and the water level naturally rises."
"That's right." Li Jinghao took over the words and said: "I must have discovered a lot of clues along the way, Mr. Pei. The soil near the Yingjiang River is loose. From the upper reaches to here, there is a lot of sediment in the water. When the water calms down, , the sediment slowly sinks, and eventually piles up higher and higher. In order to avoid flooding, the sediment below needs to be dug out and transported out. This happens every year, and countless money is wasted."
Yan Churong crossed his arms and looked behind him: "Have you considered consolidating your roots and cultivating your talents?"
Li Jinghao asked: "What do you mean?"
"Sorry, that's just my humble opinion."
"Doctor Yan, it's okay to say it." Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong and motioned for him to explain more clearly.
Yan Churong pointed to the distance and said: "Although I don't know how to treat water, I think it has something in common with treating diseases and saving people. The most taboo in our medical practice is to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. It is better to prescribe the right medicine and eradicate it completely. The reason why the water in the Yingjiang River cannot flow is because There is too much sediment deposited, and if the upstream cannot be treated, even if the sediment in front of us is cleared, there will always be hidden dangers."
"What Doctor Yan said is exactly what I wanted to say." Gu Qizhi stood up and nodded with satisfaction.
Yan Churong lowered his head and snickered, and Gu Qi could hardly hold back.
Li Jinghao lowered his head dejectedly: "If this is the case, I'm afraid there will be some trouble."
Zhao Dexun came over and patted Li Jinghao on the shoulder and said, "Brother Pei hasn't even said how to manage it yet, so you're trying to avoid it because it's troublesome?"
When Li Jinghao heard this, he quickly shook his head: "That's not the case. After listening to what Mr. Pei and Dr. Yan said, I think you want to move the land upstream."
Gu Qi asked: "But what's wrong?"
Li Jinghao frowned and said in a deep voice: "That's the difficulty. Tuzhou is no different from other places. It is affected by floods and droughts all year round, and the crop harvest is pitifully small. Every big family attaches great importance to the farmland and wishes they could get more of it. The fields have a lot of harvest. If their farmland is touched, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction."
After saying that, Li Jinghao leaned into Gu Qi's ear again and whispered: "And among the villages upstream, the biggest one is the Governor. He accounts for about half. If Master Feng can be persuaded to take the lead in implementing it, other companies must also follow suit. There will be no complaints.”
"This is indeed difficult." Gu Qi looked at the farmland upstream and frowned.
Suddenly, realizing that something was fishy, Gu Qi stared at Li Jinghao and asked, "I must have thought of the countermeasures we just proposed, right?"
The three of them focused all their attention on Li Jinghao. He scratched his head in embarrassment and blushed instantly: "To be honest, I mentioned it a few years ago that I wanted to let the villagers along the river cut off some The land was planted with tall trees and grasses that love water. However, Mr. Feng put it aside on the grounds that it could not damage the livelihood of the people."
Zhao Dexun curled his lips and said: "It should be that we cannot harm Mr. Feng's interests."
Yan Churong coughed slightly from behind and said in a low voice: "Master Zhao, be careful what you say."
"That can't be said entirely," Li Jinghao continued to lead everyone downstream, saying as he walked: "Look, Sir, this area of Tuzhou is full of clusters of low mountains, and this Yingshan Mountain is the largest. There is no cultivated land in itself. There are too many, and we have to feed the people of Tuzhou. If we really cut them off for planting vegetation, it may cause a food crisis."
"Food crisis?" Gu Qi smiled, pointed to Yingshan Mountain in the distance and said, "Is there a lake behind Yingshan Mountain?"
Li Jinghao nodded: "Yes, it's called Jingshui Lake. That county was named after this lake, called Jinghu County."
"Is there any water source behind Jinghu County?"
Li Jinghao paused and sighed: "No more. Jingshui Lake is between Yingshan Mountain and Qishan Mountain. There are two counties behind Qishan Mountain, namely Wangjiang County and Qishui County. I don't know the specific terrain. I understand very well. I only know that these two counties are currently facing difficulties in spring plowing, and I am afraid that there will be no harvest again this year."
Gu Qi raised her hand and put it on Li Jinghao's shoulder, and said seriously: "So, the food crisis has arisen. If we don't find a way to divert water to the next two counties, the people will eat people."
Li Jinghao looked embarrassed and opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
A straight-laced person like Zhao Dexun dislikes other people's hesitation the most. He said with disdain: "If you have concerns, you can just say it. How can you get anything done with such coyness?"
Li Jinghao's face turned red again, and he seemed to have made a lot of determination. He looked at Gu Qidao and said, "If Mr. Pei has a way to save the people of Tuzhou, I, Li Jinghao, will definitely cooperate with me! But if this matter depends on you and me alone, To be honest, it is absolutely impossible to achieve.”
"I understand," Gu Qi looked at Jiang with a serious expression: "This matter will be submitted to His Majesty for decision."
Yan Churong was always following behind. Hearing Gu Qi's words, he frowned: "If it is true as Mr. Li said, this trip may be life-threatening."
While talking, I heard a "gurgle" sound.
Zhao Dexun held his stomach and looked at the sun above his head: "How long have we been walking?"
Only then did Li Jinghao react and said with a smile: "Although Tuzhou is not big, we can't finish it in a short time. Let's go back first. On the way, I will introduce the distribution of several counties in Tuzhou in detail to the adults. "
"That's fine," Gu Qi was already hungry and quickly followed the words: "Then let's go back to the Governor's Mansion first. I need to discuss countermeasures with Mr. Xue."
"Then, gentlemen, please wait here while I find a carriage." After Li Jinghao said that, he ran towards the banker.
"Give."
"Huh?" Gu Qi looked down and saw Yan Churong hand over a few candied fruits.
As soon as he raised his hand, Zhao Dexun grabbed it: "Hey, thank you Dr. Yan!"
Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong and pouted.
Yan Churong smiled and shrugged.
Suddenly feeling sad, Baba looked at Zhao Dexun.
"Brother Pei, do you think Feng Rui will cooperate with us?" Zhao Dexun didn't notice Gu Qi's eyes and kept looking at Li Jinghao's back.
Gu Qi sighed: "I don't know."
"No," Zhao Dexun suddenly thought of something, swallowed the kernel and said, "I have to send a message to His Royal Highness King Zhe."
"His Royal Highness King Zhe?" Gu Qi and Yan Churong said at the same time, startling Zhao Dexun.
"Yes...yeah."
"Why do you want to send a message to His Majesty King Zhe? Shouldn't it be reported to His Majesty?" Gu Qi narrowed his eyes, trying to figure out what Zhao Dexun said.
Zhao Dexun looked like "a child cannot be taught": "You can't understand this? If the countermeasures you discussed are not good for Feng Rui, with his power in Tuzhou, he will definitely send people to ambush him on the official road to the capital. , don’t say that the message can’t be sent out by then, I’m afraid my life will not be saved.”
After listening to Zhao Dexun's words, Yan Churong nodded: "What he said is not unreasonable. Even if the Major General personally delivers the message, his life will not be guaranteed. If something happens to him, you and Mr. Xue will definitely not survive."
Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong, he said it quite seriously.
But Yan Churong clearly knew that Han Zizheng was already on his way.
"This is just a guess, and it's the worst guess. It's better not to act rashly, right?" He winked at Yan Churong, hoping that he could help dispel Zhao Dexun's thoughts.
But Yan Churong seems to have... misunderstood?
"It is indeed a guess, but you must be completely prepared for everything." Yan Churong paused, leaned next to Zhao Dexun, and lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness King Zhe is currently in Qingzhou, and I am afraid he will not be able to escape, but I will send someone here. It shouldn't be difficult. It's just..."
Zhao Dexun asked: "Just what?"
Yan Churong looked troubled and said slowly: "If we wait until the countermeasures are announced before sending the message, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape."
Zhao Dexun is very smart and will tell the truth: "I will find a reason to leave tomorrow. Brother Pei, you try to delay it for some time and wait until I come back to discuss the plan."
Gu Qi rolled his eyes: "If you leave tomorrow and go to Qingzhou or Junzhou, what's the difference?"
He caught sight of Yan Churong from the corner of his eye and closed his eyes helplessly.
Zhao Dexun was stunned and began to think about Gu Qi's words: "It seems that what you said makes sense..."
Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong again, he frowned and shook his head.
Did he have other plans?
Gu Qi changed the subject: "Brother Zhao. If it's just a guess, how much do you think His Majesty would believe the news? How much would His Highness King Zhe believe it?"
Zhao Dexun said sternly: "If it is Your Majesty, I am afraid it will be three points. If it is Your Highness, it should be seven points."
"Then as you said, let's send a message to His Highness Prince Zhe first." Gu Qi put her hands behind her back and watched Li Jinghao running towards him with sweat all over his head.
The topic ends here.
