"Your Majesty, why didn't I see the mutton soup and head back?"
Yao Chong only scooped half a bowl of two-rice porridge. He was old and had woken up late. His digestive system was not very good, so he wanted to eat less.
However, when he saw the mutton soup and head back, his appetite suddenly returned.
"I left it for the children. I snatched their food."
Li Longji stood up and went to Yao Chong's side. He pulled Yao Chong back to his seat.
"Yuanchong, eat. I'll drink some porridge." Li Longji returned to Yao Chong's seat and picked up Yao Chong's spoon to eat the porridge.
Yao Chong's eyes turned red. "Your Majesty, as long as I'm in Tuan Er, even if I die on the way to investigate corrupt officials, I will return justice to the Tang dynasty."
"Your Majesty, even if I die a thousand times," Lu Huaishen shouted.
"Your Majesty, even if we die a thousand times," the others echoed.
"Alright, alright. Don't be pretentious. There will be more later. Do more work. Otherwise, when Brother Yi comes back, he will see that you have not done anything for many days. He will impeach you."
Li Longji refused to be sentimental. It was useless. Work was more important.
The officials were speechless.
What happened to the harmony between the emperor and his subjects? Your Majesty, why are you so discouraging? You won't even allow your subjects to be touched?
"Eat. We will eat shark's fin soup at noon. Many of the ingredients have been prepared. We will wait for Brother Yi to come back to make Buddha Jumps Over The Wall."
Li Longji finished the porridge as he spoke. Sure enough, someone brought mutton soup and beef.
Bi Goo and the others were suddenly in a different state. They were more calm. His Majesty was not lying.
"Everyone, you look happy today. Is there a happy occasion?" Li Longji added vinegar, salt, and pepper into the mutton soup to taste it.
"Your Majesty, the canal has been repaired. No one in Sanmen Gorge died, including those who set up the cannons." Wei Zhigu reported the good news.
Because of this, everyone came to eat breakfast.
Li Longji really did not know about the incident last night. Everyone did not disturb him.
"So there are no duds because the blasting technology has improved?" Li Longji thought of technology first.
"That's not it, Your Majesty. It's a death row prisoner who studies the art of squatting. They wear thick helmets, wear thick clothes, and use long hooks to squatting squatters." Wei Zhigu directly answered.
"They know such technology?" Li Longji was surprised.
"In order to survive, everyone is working hard," Liu Youqiu replied with a smile.
"Hehe!" Li Longji also laughed. This was an inspiration that had been forced out of a moment of life and death!
A group of prisoners on death row who didn't know any technology had actually become technicians.
"In the end, the construction to blow up the supporting surface was all designed by them. They were afraid that the explosion wouldn't go well, so they still needed to go down and chisel or use boats to tow and place the hidden row."
Wei Zhigu, who was in charge of the Ministry of Works, continued. He believed that he had found a new way to improve technology.
"It can be navigated in an instant. Don't you need to fill in rocks and carry water?" Li Longji asked.
In the past, he didn't move, but now, he understood everything.
When a man-made canal was being dug, both sides had to block the water. How would they deal with the blocked area?
There were several ways. One was that after the canal was finished, the people would withdraw and throw rocks upstream of the canal. The water level would rise and enter the excavated area.
They could also place a hidden row, which would be tied upstream with thick wet wood and hit the blocked area.
Ropes could be pulled on both sides of the canal, and people could easily die if they went to hang and chisel.
Upstream, they could build a man-made dam that was easy to remove. Once the dam was pumped, the water would flow fiercely and rush to the wall.
Now, the prisoners on death row were afraid that they would be asked to do other work, so they took the initiative to find the blasting point. Blast, blast both sides together.
They didn't need to care about the normal downstream one. Upstream, they would fill in rocks to destroy the one above. Then, when the downstream position was blocked, they would fill in rocks again and let the water not pass.
After the explosion, the water in the middle of the canal would be deeper than on both sides. There was no need to worry about being stranded or hitting the bottom.
If they wanted to make the upstream and downstream deeper, they could sail upstream, set down hooks, drag sand, and scrape again and again.
"Your Majesty is right. In the future, the transport ships can easily bypass the dangerous area of Sanmen Gorge."
Wei Zhigu took out a bamboo slip and handed it to Li Longji.
Li Longji looked at it and asked Song Jing, "Is the plank road on the shore still stable?"
"On the auxiliary sling, every tracker will have an extra rope hanging on them. There are live metal buckles that follow the trackers and move according to the rope.
There are also capstans and pulleys with buckles. Others will help to ensure that the boat won't go backwards.
Even if the plank road collapses, the boat won't be washed away by the water. The trackers will be suspended in midair.
This facility is maintained at least 100,000 taels per year. However, the lives of the trackers and the people on the ferry can't be measured by money. It's worth it. "
Song Jing had thought it through. Although he didn't say it out loud in the past, he definitely didn't agree in his heart.
How much money did the Tang dynasty earn? Seven to eight million taels per year. How could a canal earn 100,000 taels per year?
Nowadays, it was too easy for the Tang dynasty to earn money. Last year, not counting the rental income, just the taxes alone exceeded 30 million taels.
This year, it was guaranteed to be even more. After the railway was repaired, the taxes would skyrocket.
They couldn't get the railway's income. Li Yi had said that the railway's income had to be used to repair the railway. They couldn't expect to have a surplus.
The entire waterway, a set of equipment, annual maintenance, and replacement of damaged parts. There was also the cost of oiling and so on.
However, it was the people's will. The people would say that this canal was specially built by His Majesty and that it was spent on one person's life.
"Your Majesty, there are already rumors in the area."
Liu Chong, who was supposed to die, came to the Li Family Zhuangzi for the first time. He had just arrived in Chang 'an for less than three days.
Now that he had spoken, he was in awe of the Li Family Zhuangzi's canteen.
He knew the aristocratic families too well. When he closed his eyes, he could see the family tree of many people. In order to help Li Longji suppress the aristocratic families, he had done bad things before.
Therefore, he ran away early, thinking that he could hide from them. In the end, he was still killed last year.
When Li Yi saved his life, he went to save him at the right time. Every time he saved him, he would succeed.
What Black and White Impermanence, Judge of Hell, and King of Hell? He stood aside.
Li Longji was familiar with Liu Chong and even rewarded him. He didn't expect to meet him again today and join the Tuan Tuan.
"Qingyun, which rumor?" Li Longji asked Liu Chong's courtesy name.
Liu Chong's name meant straight up, with the family name as the root. He took the courtesy name Qingyun, which meant connecting the sky and the people below. It also meant that Qingyun, Qingyun, and Li Mu were trees.
It could also be that Liu Chong's five elements were slightly deficient in water, so he used the water from two places to nourish it.
Just like the nickname Li Yi gave to the little guy Li Jianyao, Li Yi gave him the nickname Shi San Ya Zi according to Lao Mao's nickname. He wanted the little guy to be like Yao, with the grace of the world. Therefore, he added a stone to the three elements, Sanshui Shi.
When Li Yi gave him this name and nickname, it meant that Li Yi had chosen the next emperor.
The little guy didn't have any physiological diseases that affected his intelligence. Li Yi could teach him slowly.
"The killing of gods and ghosts is mighty in the human world, the passing of a thousand years shines in the sky. Life and death are ruled by fate, Li Tang leads the world to peace. "Liu Chong replied with his eyes wide open.
"The people know about this rumor?" Li Longji also stared.
"More or less." Liu Chong lowered his head.
"Sigh! I really don't want to be enemies with the three paths. How can I let the common people live? Forget it, if there is any responsibility, I will bear it. "
Li Longji was heroic. What rumor? It was just to flatter him. Good, very good.
As for him bearing it alone? Didn't he still have his good brother Yi and son-in-law?
He was staying at his brother Yi and son-in-law's house. People didn't care, but gods and ghosts? Shouldn't they take a look at the situation first?
What kind of place is this? Don't act recklessly. Otherwise, when brother Yi comes back, hehe!
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