"Ah, thank you for the hospitality." Shangluo hasn't eaten so happily for a long time. He always feels as happy as the noble Tianyi who eats latte art curry.
Fufu was also very full. It has eaten a lot of bamboo recently and has good bowel movements, so it can also eat more steamed buns as a complementary food. It doesn't mind Shangluo eating with him at all. It doesn't care about food at all and it feels quite safe.
"What kind of treat is this? It's just panda food for you. The cost of this steamed bun is only a little over a penny. Is it so easy for heavenly beings to feed you? I already want to raise one."
"Well." Shangluo wiped his hands with a tissue, "I have a request. Can you teach me this magical formula? I want to eat it when I get home."
"The recipe is written on the flyer at the zoo. It's the recipe for ordinary panda food. Do you want it? Wait, there's a copy posted in the pantry. I'll put it in an envelope for you in a minute. Damn it, you actually like it. This kind of thing makes me want to eat it.”
"Do I have to do some work when I'm full? I can't eat for free."
"Well, I asked you to come here to help me move this. Please move these bamboos to the elephant park next door."
"What are you moving there for?"
"It's like this. Pandas are picky eaters, but elephants are not picky eaters. The leftover bamboos eaten by the pandas here are also fresh, crisp and tender bamboos. It would be a pity to throw them all away. So we took them next door and gave them to the elephants. , it’s not a waste at all.”
"Okay, I'll go right away."
After eating a full meal, Shangluo felt strong all over, and he carried the whole bundle of bamboo to the next door in one breath.
"Hey, Shangluo." Returning to the office again, Zhu Xianxen greeted him from behind the desk, "I didn't keep you waiting for too long. You seemed very happy? Did anything good happen?"
"I ate delicious food, so I was very happy."
"Huh? Did Zhu Ling cook it for you? Why has she never cooked anything for me? Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. The one just now has something to do with you, so I asked you to wait here for a while until the meal is over. I will tell you again. Shangluo, do you still remember that I had you read many imperial edicts before? And then I asked you to check them out?"
"Well, are there any results now?"
"That's right. This time, while all the vassals gathered in the capital, we held a meeting and carefully studied the project plan you proposed. In the end, we finalized an unprecedentedly great project! If it weren't for the fact that we got the money from a distant relative's house, Come from Shangluo, your revelation, we didn’t know that we could be so great, that we could actually shake the heaven and earth!”
"Oh~~That's it, we are all great! So where do we start from the final decision?"
"We have decided!" He raised his right hand high, "We will make the water of the Yellow River clear!"
"." He was stunned for a moment, "Then what?"
"What else? We need to make the Yellow River water clear."
"But why?"
"Because you have also made the water of the Yellow River clear, we firmly believe that we can do it. Because 'The Saint of Purifying the Yellow River!' In this golden age of the Zhengying Dynasty, we should make the water of the Yellow River clear, so that we Everyone is a saint."
"No, no, senior brother, the purpose of my home is to control soil erosion in the Yellow River and fundamentally solve the floods in the Yellow River and the desertification of the Loess Plateau, so we control the sediment in the Yellow River. As for the water in the Yellow River becoming clear, that is incidental. From the very beginning, we have gone out to ‘purify the Yellow River’, what’s wrong with this motive?”
"Hey, hey." Zhu Xianfen waved his hand, "Although the motive is not right, we can just get things done. Making the water of the Yellow River clear will be of great benefit to the entire lower reaches of the Yellow River. We are here Different from yours, the Yellow River here still flows into the sea from the Huaihe River. The Yellow River and the Huaihe River flow from a waterway to the sea. It costs a huge amount of silver to manage the Huanghuai River every year, because the Yellow River raises the Huaihe River channel every year. This is dangerous." He said solemnly:
"If we don't find a way to reduce the amount of sediment in the Yellow River now, it is estimated that within 30 to 40 years, the Yellow River will fill up the Huaihe River and then burst. So no matter from any angle, we have to reduce the amount of sediment in the Yellow River. Cut it off. After that, the Ministry of Industry will consider whether to divert the Yellow River back to the Huai River or continue to seize the Huai River and flow into the sea. But first, we must make the Yellow River clear."
"Well, it's not that difficult." It's really not that difficult, because this is something that has been done before. "But I have to remind you that the effect may not be what everyone thinks. We did make the Yellow River clear, but It becomes clearer seasonally, not green all year round. In addition, we have projects such as the Xiaolangdi Dam, but those projects are based on the plan for the Yellow River to flow north. And now the Yellow River still diverts the Huaihe River into the sea, so the specific plan is still It needs to be discussed.”
"So, it's time for you to take action!"
"Me?" Shangluo asked inexplicably, "What can I do?"
"Last time, didn't all the nobles in Tianyi jump to work for you? The imperial court decided to allocate 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to you to plant trees on the Loess Plateau! The greening must be completed within three years, and the Yellow River must be restored within five years. The water becomes clear.”
"Did you hold a meeting to assign tasks to me?"
"Well" Zhu Xianfen touched his chin, "It's not a payment, it's a request. Because the court really needs your help. Are you free now?"
“I don’t even know if I’m free because I don’t know how to send them out to plant trees.”
"Well, just think about it. It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out, because this is not an apportionment, this is just a request. But if you come up with a plan, you can just ask. Because the court entrusts you to do things, there is no need to use thunder. The Ministry’s funds. All expenses are paid by the imperial court, so you just need to organize this project."
"That's true, it's okay, it's not a big problem." If this is the case, it is equivalent to the imperial court ringing a token, laying out tributes, and letting Tianting help with the big plan. Maybe there is still money to be made.
"Okay, okay, I'll leave it to you. But do you need any help for you to think about this plan?"
"I still need some, and it's the same as I said before: Is there a Vulcan core here? If so, I want to try to see if I can let the heavenly soldiers ride in. After I finish thinking about it, maybe I can pass this Find a way to send heavenly soldiers to plant trees. For example, fly a hundred thousand small planes to sow seeds or something."
"Wait." He opened the drawer and took out the key, "Come with me to the warehouse. I searched for a long time yesterday and couldn't find it. If it's so important, you might as well come over and help me look for it. .The warehouse is at the back.”
(End of chapter)
