Chapter 1747
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"This official is also … also willing," Magistrate Yang Shixun stammered.
"This official is also willing. Your Highness, please assign tasks to us," the other officials also said.
They didn't dare to slack off when it came to disaster relief. At this time, everyone had to earn merits and fight for appearances in front of Chu Xuanchen to impress the Emperor.
Chu Xuanchen glanced at everyone and said, "Good. Since all of you are willing to take the lead, then Wang will call Feng Qingyang, Military Advisor Feng, to assign tasks to all of you."
Everyone quickly nodded.
At this time, Chu Xuanchen's expression suddenly became serious. "Everyone, Wang said that the previous tasks are easy to solve. This last task is a major matter that concerns the entire Jiang Province City. "
"Your Highness, are you talking about the flood from the upper reaches of the Clamp River that is about to reach Jiang Province?" Chen Xi stood out and asked.
Chu Xuanchen said, "Yes. For the past few days, Wang has been sending people to monitor the movement of the upper reaches of the river. Wang discovered that the upper reaches of the river are coming rapidly and fiercely. In less than ten days, it will reach Jiang Province. Jiang Province is located in the lower reaches of the river. The terrain is low-lying and it is also a basin. The water levels in the rivers and the three reservoirs of Jiang Province have already exceeded the warning level. If we don't build dams and strengthen the river channels, I'm afraid that once the upper reaches of the river converge, or if there are two more heavy rains, the entire Jiang Province will be submerged. "
As soon as Chu Xuanchen said this, the officials began to discuss in fear.
"Your Highness is right. This is also the problem we are most worried about. The upper reaches of the Clamp River's tributaries are intertwined with each other. They are clogged with silt and the flow of water is not smooth. If the flood peaks of those tributaries arrive at the same time, the lower reaches of the river won't be able to drain enough water. When that time comes, once the dams are destroyed, the entire Jiang Province City will be submerged! "
"Yes, with so much water coming from the upper reaches, we are in danger of being submerged at any time. This is too scary. We must think of a way to solve this problem. "
Chu Xuanchen said, "Now that Jiang Province City is in danger, does anyone have a good plan to solve this problem?"
When Su Cheng heard this, he hurriedly said, "Wangye, we can send people to build a dam and reinforce the river to see if it can resist the flood."
"Wang has thought of this method before. Just building a dam and strengthening the river is not enough. Because the flood upstream was too big, and it was the rainy season now, there were frequent rainstorms. Once the storm hits, I'm afraid those small dams won't be able to stop the surging flood, "Chu Xuanchen said.
"Ah? Even the dam can't stop them. Jiang Prefecture City is in danger! "Su Cheng said in fear.
After saying that, he added, "Wangye, how about we send more people to build a high and thick dam to block the flood? What do you think about leaving a small opening and slowly letting the flood out? "
With a cold voice Chu Xuanchen said, "Su Daren, on his way here, Wang passed by the Jiajiang. He saw the water level of the Jiajiang rose sharply, the flood was monstrous. The torrential flood could only be stopped by a dam that was more than ten zhang tall! However, it would take time to build such a tall and long dam. Now that time is of the essence, ten days is not enough. I'm afraid the flood will come before your dam is built, so this method won't work. Does anyone have any other good ideas? "
At this moment, Yang Shixun said, "Your Highness, if … if we can't block it, we can only … channel … channel it."
"Oh, how do we channel it?" Chu Xuanchen asked.
Yang Shixun was about to answer when a disdainful voice suddenly sounded, "Your Highness, you have your own ideas. Why do you need to ask us? Your Highness, you can decide for yourself. We will follow your lead! "
The person who spoke was Zhang Shifan!
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