"Know? What do I know?"
Xiao Han looked at Xiaodong and the others with a confused expression.
Although he judged from the expressions of these people that this must be another common-sense mistake, he really couldn't figure out what he said was wrong!
Don’t they all say that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse?
Why, the kennel is soaked in water, so you don’t want it? Isn’t this a bit too chaotic and abandoned?
"Ahem, Lord Marquis, you have never farmed before, so maybe you don't know."
After all, he was still kind-hearted. Seeing Xiao Han's confused look, he quickly rode up from behind and whispered in his ear:
"You don't know something, Lord Marquis! This land that has been soaked by the Yellow River has become a dead land, that is, a barren land where nothing can grow. Not to mention crops, not even weeds can grow. This kind of land,
Where are the people alive? If they don't leave, why are they still here? Are they prepared to starve to death?"
"Barren land...salt land?!"
After hearing what the idiot said in a low voice, Xiao Han's heart immediately went cold. Without even thinking about it, he blurted out the words "saline-alkali land!"
"Yes, yes! It's a salt-alkali land!"
When the fool heard Xiao Han's exclamation, his eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly and said: "A gentleman said the same thing back then! He also said that such land can barely grow a few crops unless it is washed with water for many years, and
The harvest of crops must be 30 to 40% less than that of other places! If you want to restore it to the original level, you can only keep flushing and then plant some pasture. Only after more than ten years can it return to the original state..."
The fool was still showing off his experience in farming, but little did he know that Xiao Han, who was riding alongside him, no longer cared about what he was saying at this time!
"The land soaked by the Yellow River water will turn into saline-alkali land!"
At this moment, these words echoed in Xiao Han's mind! At the same time, it also reminded him of another place name, Lankao!
I think back then, I just watched a movie, which described: Secretary Jiao Yulu tried all kinds of ways to control the salt-alkali sandstorm in Lankao, even risking his own life, and finally died of illness and was buried in that land
superior!
If they were all saline-alkali land, Xiao Han would never believe that the Tang Dynasty a thousand years ago would have been more advanced than later generations and would have better ways to fight against saline-alkali land!
"Shandong has been breached, and Luoyang must not follow in its footsteps! Otherwise, these two major grain areas will be completely destroyed, and the affected people alone will bring down the entire Tang Dynasty! Maybe, the situation in the late Sui Dynasty will be repeated here again.
The eight-pronged rebellion against the king, the past events of thirty-two puffs of smoke!"
The hands that grasped the reins tightened little by little, so tightly that even the nails that had not been cut for a long time penetrated deeply into the flesh of the palms!
The blood followed the reins and dripped drop by drop on the mane of the big green horse, but Xiao Han seemed not to notice it, only a pair of increasingly red eyes, staring at the jade-belt-like river in the distance!
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Balixia
Li San, a craftsman from the Ministry of Industry, stared at the ice wall blocking the front of the canyon and the slowly rising water in front of him.
Although it was still very cold at this time, there was still a thin trickle of sweat on Li San's forehead, and when the wind blew it, it was bitingly cold!
After waiting for so long, there is still no miracle!
The river water coming from upstream not only failed to break down the ice wall, but actually blocked more ice floes!
Now, the entire river surface is covered by ice floes, and the big ship is also firmly sealed in the middle. Only when they rise and fall faintly, can you see that there is still water flowing under them.
Liu Cheng and others had already disembarked from the boat.
It's just a little bit dumbfounding. They were not rescued by people on the shore, but stepped on the connected ice floes and carefully trickled back to the shore. It can be seen that the number of ice floes was far greater than that of the people on the shore.
Imagine!
"Sir! We can't wait any longer! Give the order!"
On the shore, when he saw that the height of the ice floe was almost higher than a stone wall on the edge of the valley, the craftsman Li San finally turned back weakly, as if all the muscles and bones in his body had been taken away, and murmured to the governor Cui Renshi.
When Master Cui Ren heard this, his body trembled slightly, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes!
The craftsman's words undoubtedly broke his last illusion!
Originally, according to the calculations of the Ministry of Industry, as long as the river water washed away the ice wall before it reached the stone wall! Then the damage it caused to the downstream could still be controlled!
However, if the river water submerges the stone wall, even if the ice wall disappears immediately, the harm it will cause will be much greater than digging a dike to release floods! And every second that passes, the harm will be higher!
Therefore, once this happens, if you want to reduce the losses, you can only dig embankments and release the water artificially!
Of course, even though he said that, as soon as Master Cui Ren thought about it: he would personally order the dikes to be dug and the water released, flooding the homes where countless people depended on for survival! It was as if a heavy stone was blocked in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.
exit!
How should I issue this order?
The river burst naturally. It was a natural disaster. So many people were killed and injured. They could only blame God for not giving them a way to survive. No one can blame them!
But once he gives this order, then natural disasters will turn into man-made disasters!
From then on, every death due to embankment digging will be recorded on the head of Master Cui Ren!
Even if his original intention was to save as many lives as possible! But how could the families of those innocent people who died understand his painstaking efforts?
Sacrifice a thousand people to save ten thousand people, or sacrifice ten thousand people to save a thousand people? This is not a simple numerical question on paper! It is an arduous test that goes straight to the heart!
Therefore, even though Master Cui Ren was ready to bear eternal infamy, he still hesitated when the matter came to pass!
It's like, you can watch a person die naturally in pain, but you can never help him understand the pain! Because when you do it, its nature has changed!
The surroundings were quiet, and even the howling cold wind had softened at this time.
Countless pairs of eyes of everyone were focused on Master Cui Ren, but no one made a sound to urge him!
Because they also know how difficult it is to make this decision! And once it is made, how much sin their governor will bear!
Perhaps by then, even if he dies ten thousand times, he will not be able to escape the guilt in his heart!
"Oh my God! Open your eyes! The adults and the people are not guilty!"
With tears in the corners of their eyes, some people slowly raised their heads and prayed to the sky, praying that God would open their eyes, see the suffering on the earth, and take pity on its thousands of people.
But, my God, can it really be seen?!
This chapter has been completed!