"Yes." Wei Zhigu became clear-headed. What am I sad about? The Ministry of Works has a question for Li Yi.
I'm here today to listen to you. As long as I ask, Li Yi will definitely give me a good solution.
So I'm in trouble. I'll ask a small official to accompany me. I hope you can do something magical again.
"Plug the breach?" Li Yi was not in the mood to look for poems anymore. The important matter had arrived.
"Yes, the water is big, so the breach happened. After the Yellow River opened this year, there were only a few small breaches and people died. It took a lot of effort to plug them."
Zheng Guang spoke of the situation and glanced at Li Longji from time to time.
The Ministry of Works did not report this matter because there were only a few deaths, only a hundred or so.
Li Longji immediately looked at Wei Zhigu and shook his head.
The Yellow River opened before the fifth month. Wei Zhigu had been in the Ministry of Works for less than a month, so it had nothing to do with him.
Li Yi lowered his head and pondered. The matter of plugging the breach …
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army jumping down and holding hands?
If it was Tang Dynasty soldiers, it was impossible.
If he said it out loud, this small official would bite him to death.
"Li Dongzhu, didn't you say that you will answer all questions? Hurry up and say it. "Zhang Shuo said anxiously.
He also knew that water was difficult to manage. At this critical moment, Li Yi was so amazing that even His Majesty and Prime Minister Yao came to ask him about politics.
Li Chengqi glared and said, "Don't speak."
"You …" Zhang Shuo was about to retort, but he saw His Majesty looking over unhappily. He could only hold back.
"Sigh!" Li Yi sighed, "To be honest, the breach of the Yellow River is because the angle of the river is too big, especially at the nine turns and eighteen bends."
"Yes." Zheng Guang was confident. At least this person knew about the nine turns and eighteen bends.
"The other two reasons are the Open River Stage and the later stage."
"The Open River Stage is when the river opens upstream, the downstream is frozen, and the upstream is flooded."
"The second reason is when the river sand accumulates and the water level rises. Later on, the water is blocked and overflows."
Li Yi said the reason was the Yellow River.
"Yes, yes, yes. Li Dongzhu, that's exactly the case." Zheng Guang was full of confidence.
Li Yi continued, "We have to control the root of the river. We have to control the river with the river and attack the sand with the water. As for the frozen period, we can blow it up."
"How to control the river with a river and attack sand with water? What do you mean by exploding? "Zheng Guang became even more anxious.
Li Longji's eyes lit up. Brother Yi clearly had a way.
"Let's not talk about other things first. Let's talk about blocking the breach." Li Yi changed the topic.
He continued, "Blocking the breach is nothing more than throwing things into the breach. Throwing burlap sacks filled with dirt and stones is also throwing. Throwing stones is also throwing."
"But as soon as I threw it down, the current was so strong that it was washed away. First of all, we have to think of a way to prevent the things from being washed away, right? "
"Ran, Ran. Hurry up and tell me. "Zheng Guang wanted to open up Li Yi's head and directly grab the solution.
"There's something called a willow roller. The size … Let's go with the textbook. It's 150 feet long and not wide. "
"Weave it into a blanket with branches, grass, and soil. After rolling it up, it has a diameter of 20 feet. Take a big piece of wood and roll it in the middle and tie it tightly with a rope."
"Throw it into the water and tie a rope behind it. Someone will pull it. When there are bubbles, it will expand and become bigger. It's very useful to block the breach."
Li Yi took out a willow roller.
As everyone listened, Li Chengqi shouted to the attendant who was dozens of steps away from them, "Bring me the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."
The attendant sprinted over and did some work. Zhang Shuo personally took the brush and wrote.
After writing a paragraph, he asked again. He tried to be as detailed as possible so that people would know what to do at a glance.
After writing down the production and application of the willow roller, Zhang Shuo raised his head. "Is there anything else?"
"Yes," Li Yi said.
"Hurry up and tell us." Wei Zhigu urged.
At this moment, he was convinced. Sure enough, if there was any question, just ask. No wonder Her Majesty always came over. If he had time, he would also come often.
This Li Yi was simply amazing. He didn't tell anyone when he came.
In the end … when he asked about the breach, there was a cure for the breach.
He was so strong that it was unreasonable. How about I drag him to the Ministry of Works?
Thinking so, Wei Zhigu couldn't hold back and said directly, "Li Dongzhu, I think you can enter the Ministry of Works as an official. You'll start at the sixth rank, no, fifth rank. You can attend court at the fifth rank."
Swoosh. Four gazes swept over at the same time, carrying murderous intent. One of them had the strongest murderous intent. It belonged to Her Majesty.
Empress Wang glanced at Wei Zhigu and said, "My uncle can also be the Prime Minister."
She was angry, so she stabbed Wei Zhigu and removed him from the position of Prime Minister.
"That's right," Li Longji added.
Wei Zhigu was speechless.
I'm not angry. I've been the Prime Minister before. Didn't I just offend Yao Chong? I have a clear conscience. I can't help his two sons do bad things.
Zheng Guang glanced at them and thought to himself, You should consider my feelings. You have to start at the fifth rank so that you can attend court.
Then Her Majesty and the Empress are unhappy. What do you want? I'm also having a hard time. I can't even attend court.
Zhang Shuo stopped reading. It was boring. What Prime Minister? Isn't he the Foreign Minister now?
Li Yi glanced at it a few times and felt complicated emotions.
He said, "Another method is to pile up a slope to make wood, load the cart with rocks, and chain it with ropes. Use it at the same time as the willow rolls. "
As Li Yi spoke, he picked up another piece of paper and used his brush to draw a simple map of broken earth and a broken cart that wouldn't take much time at all.
"The cart doesn't need to be very sturdy. It can be used together. Chain a bunch of carts at one time. The cart doesn't need to be made of good wood. Just use rattan and some broken wood."
"Wheels aren't easy to cut. I … I'll just use a trough. Apply some soybean oil and push or pry it open."
Zhang Shuo reached out and took away the paper Li Yi drew.
"You're giving it to Minister Counsellor Zheng. Why are you taking it?" Li Chengqi reminded him.
"Let me take a look." Zhang Shuo gave him a reason.
He glanced at it casually. "For you … Minister Counsellor Zheng."
"Okay, thank you." Zheng Guang took it and looked at it first. He folded it and put it away with the paper he was writing on.
"Minister Counsellor Zheng, please go back quickly," Li Chengqi said again.
"That … What about controlling the river with a river, attacking sand with water and blasting it with explosives?" Zheng Guang still wanted more.
He knew that plugging the breach was only a temporary solution. The other one was a permanent solution.
Li Yi said, "Building a dam to block the breach and using water to attack sand together with the damming and remote dikes require more text. There's a lot of content, but it's mainly used in areas where water is diverted and flood control."
He didn't want to write so many words today. He was tired and couldn't focus.
As for blasting ice, it involved fixed-point blasting technology. He had to make gunpowder first. Ordinary gunpowder wouldn't work.
Zheng Guang understood and looked at them regretfully. He went out of the manor to find a horse to ride back. He had to quickly transcribe the information and hand it in.
After he walked a few hundred steps, Steward Song De caught up with him and gave him a double-shouldered box that was used by scholars.
It contained two catties of soy sauce, a jar of fermented bean curd, a jar of stinky tofu, and a big bag of strange fragrance.
Zheng Guang didn't stand on ceremony. He thanked Steward Song and went to find a horse.
Wei Zhigu heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he had some achievements as the Minister of Works.
Unfortunately, his achievements were only for the common people by the river. He couldn't speak of them in the imperial court.
If he had to claim credit, it could only be that he brought the Water Ministry's Minister Counsellor to Li Yi to ask.
Zhang Shuo looked at Li Yi and then at Li Longji in admiration. Your Majesty is indeed amazing. We didn't even know you were so capable.
Li Longji felt good. What's wrong with me going out of the palace for a stroll? I have official business, not for fun. I haven't been to the Pear Garden for five days.
If you had so many methods, would I still need to come out personally? Who knows the bitterness in my heart? It's not easy for me.
Li Longji was so immersed in his act that his eyes turned red.
"Third Brother, are you hungry? Don't worry, we'll eat in a while. "Li Chengqi was afraid that there would be a problem and hurriedly said.
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