Wow!
The wild waves crashed on the river embankment, making a deafening sound. From time to time, huge waves were set off, shaking the bodies of the craftsmen on the river embankment, and trying to swallow them into the river.
Walking on the ten-foot-wide stone river embankment, Ye Qing felt the tremor of the river embankment under his feet.
He looked to the left in disbelief, unable to connect with the Yinghe River in his mind that had been calm for more than ten years.
On the river embankment, many civilians laboriously used water-soaked reins to pull the three-foot-long, two-foot-wide, and one-foot-thick stone slabs, shouting slogans, and braved heavy rain and wind and waves to build embankments and dams.
The perseverance on everyone's face touched Ye Qing's heart.
Inexplicably, I thought of the martyrs who were only recorded in books in the previous life. They were not afraid of dangers and hardships. They used their flesh and blood to forge an iron-blooded Great Wall and established a great country to feed their descendants. Dress warmly and enjoy the peace.
The same is true for these migrant workers.
"Master Magistrate, the embankment is dangerous. We can't stay here. Get down quickly!"
From afar, Su Cheng saw Chen Yuming and hurriedly ran towards Chen Yuming.
He yelled at the top of his lungs to prevent his words from being lost in the heavy rain and waves.
When the people around him heard that the prefect was coming, they all turned to look.
Seeing the unique deep-red official uniform of Huaiyang Mansion, their eyes were filled with emotion and hope.
Seeing this, Chen Yuming slowed down and shouted loudly: "Everyone is fighting the flood on the river embankment, putting life and death at risk. As the prefect of Huaiyang, how can I stay out of it?"
Suddenly, a man whose face was covered with rainwater was so moved that his eyes wet.
Many people's tears mixed with the rainwater and dripped on the embankment.
Chen Yuming shouted again: "Folks, there is no mercy for natural disasters. God has sent disasters to us. The disaster wants to destroy our homes."
"But we must not lose heart. We must work together to build a dam to withstand this ruthless flood and protect our homeland."
"Okay, the prefect said it well!"
"Brothers, the prefect is here, this water will definitely not leak out!"
"Work harder, hey! Build the dam, hey..."
The exciting chants broke through the sound of rain and waves and resounded on the embankment, as if they were declaring war against the ruthless God.
Su Cheng, the official of the workshop, wiped the rain off his face and looked curiously at the young subordinate who was following the prefect.
The rich and jade-like face, coupled with the black clothes of the execution room clerk, made him instantly think of Ye Qing, the very famous newcomer to the government today.
The executioner's underling who had solved several very troublesome and trivial cases in less than half an hour.
He didn't understand why the prefect would bring such a person to the embankment who had nothing to do with embankment and water control at such a critical moment.
The three of them walked forward until they stopped in front of a river embankment that was three feet shorter.
Ye Qing looked at the collapsed embankment at his feet that could not withstand the rising waves. It was indeed as reported by visitors at the medical clinic.
Before long, this section of the river embankment will be like a wooden barrel missing a guard plate, allowing the Ying River water to flow into the hundreds of miles of fertile soil behind the embankment.
He frowned and looked to the right.
Under the river embankment, there is a pile of huge rocks and thick timber. Many civilians are working together to carry these materials for building the embankment.
Chen Yuming's face was full of worry, he frowned and looked at Ye Qing and said:
"Ye Qing, please take a look and see if there is anything you can do."
Ye Qing nodded heavily, thinking about countermeasures.
His mind quickly recalled the memories of his previous life, searching for possible ways to help control the floods in the Yinghe River.
Suddenly, he remembered a text and the embankment shapes he saw on the embankments of some dangerous rivers when he was traveling when he grew up.
Quickly organize the language in your mind to explain these things.
The curiosity in Su Cheng's eyes turned to surprise. He didn't expect that the prefect brought Ye Qing here to ask Ye Qing for ways to repair the river embankment.
He had been a minor clerk in the workshop all his life, and he had been promoted to a clerk for twelve years.
No one in Huaiyang has better experience in preventing and controlling droughts and floods.
He also knew that the situation was urgent and he was helpless, let alone the prefect.
It is inevitable to find capable people to help find ways to repair the river embankments.
But he was still young to find a subordinate who had nothing to do with the execution room.
This, is this completely a case of seeking medical attention in a hurry?
Su Cheng couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, but after all, it was the person brought by the prefect. Maybe there would be a good way to control the flood?
Without waiting for him to ask.
Ye Qing bowed towards Su Cheng and said quickly: "I, Ye Qing, a subordinate in the execution room, have met Su Dian, and dare I ask if the embankments along the Ying River are all level?"
Su Cheng was stunned for a moment and said quickly:
"The Ying River is hundreds of miles long, with a flat river channel and basically straight banks, with few meanders. This section in Huaiyang has four big bends and seven small bends. This is the seven small river bends."
"For thousands of years, the dams of the Ying River have been built according to the direction of the river bank."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing understood why this tall embankment, still made of stones, could not withstand the sudden rise in water level.
He stretched out his hand, waved it in the air, and said quickly: "This needs to be changed. The riverbanks and dams need to be built to be rugged, like fish fins."
"In this way, the waves of the river water that hit it can be separated by the tops of the fins. The water currents impact each other and the intensity will be offset. When they hit the river bank, the force will not be enough to pose a threat to the river bank."
These words made Chen Yuming's eyes flash.
Su Cheng also seemed to have an inspiration, but he couldn't grasp it. He didn't understand the reason for the time being.
Ye Qing looked around and saw a bucket covered with a wooden lid.
He took off the lid and found that the bucket was full of clean water, prepared for the common people to drink.
Ye Qing picked up the bucket with his right hand, pointed at the stones piled aside with his left hand and said:
"When the water is splashed on the stone, the impact force is strong."
Wow~
The water in the bucket drew an arc and impacted on the stone.
All the water hits one point on the stone.
Su Cheng's eyes lit up and he instantly understood what Ye Qing meant.
He quickly stepped forward, picked up the wooden cover that had been lifted off, and stood it upright in front of the stone. He quickly said:
"If we build a shark fin embankment, the river water that hits it will be like this wooden cover, diverting the water."
"In this way, the force of the river water hitting the river bank will also be divided into two smaller streams. Not only will the force become smaller, but if there are more wooden covers, the force of the water flow separated by each wooden cover will be even smaller, and the water flow will be stronger. They will offset each other.”
"In the end, the force of the slap on the river embankment must be much weaker, and the embankment must be able to withstand it."
As expected of an old man from the workshop, he just demonstrated it on the spot and saw the actual changes in water flow, and immediately figured out what was going on.
Then, Su Cheng seemed to have been opened up to Ren and Du's two veins, and inspirations appeared in his mind one by one.
A childlike smile appeared on his dark and rough face. His hands, white and wrinkled by the river water, pointed at the roaring Yinghe River:
"Now that the river is raging, shark fin embankments have to be built from the concave bank of the river upstream to slow down the flow of water from top to bottom."
"Building it all the way to the downstream will completely slow down the flow of water in the entire Ying River. After the river level slows down, the existing dam height can completely block the impact of the river."
Su Cheng, who was in high spirits, looked at the elevated and partially washed-out river embankment and said with bright eyes:
"Half a day, there is still half a day, if we mobilize most of the manpower here, we can build a shark fin embankment and preserve this section of the river embankment."
Speaking of this, Su Cheng looked at Ye Qing with a gentle smile on his face, and was filled with admiration. He grabbed Ye Qing's hand excitedly, shook it up and down, grinned and said gratefully:
"Li Ye, you saved many people in Huaiyang City."
"I, Su Cheng, would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Huaiyang. Please accept my respect."
Su Cheng, who has stayed in the workshop all his life, is said to be a subordinate official, but in fact, it is more appropriate to say that he is a pure craftsman.
He was simple for the people, and anyone who could benefit the people of Huaiyang was his benefactor.
Without saying a word, he bent his knees and knelt towards Ye Qing.
"Li Su Dian, I can't do it, I can't do it, I am also a Huaiyang citizen!"
Ye Qing, who had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed Su Cheng's hand and tried to pull him up.
But Su Cheng, a long-term laborer, was so strong that he even bent down with Ye Qing.
This forced Ye Qing to quickly turn sideways to avoid kneeling.
Then, Ye Qing helped Su Cheng up and continued: "Su Dianli, I have another idea."
