Chapter 805       There is water shortage in the north!

Lin Fan naturally felt that there was something wrong with Li Yan's approach, but there were many inappropriate aspects to evaluate this matter based on the thoughts of a 21st century person.

Therefore, Lin Fan didn't say much, so he gave up the matter. Zhang He also successfully obtained his military expenditure and returned to Fengzhou.

At this time, severe droughts occurred in Fengzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou and other places.

"Mr. County Master! We have a severe drought here. Come to Sihai Academy to find a person who can endure it and help us solve the problem of severe drought here!"

"Master Qingtian, the water we eat here is gone now. Please think of a solution quickly. If this continues, we will all starve to death!"

"Oh! The trees in the field are about to die. What should I do if this continues? The crops next year will not be able to be cultivated at all!"

"The land in the ground has dried up and cracks have appeared. What should we do!"

The people said one after another.

This is just a small county town in Liangzhou and other places, and this is true in many places in Liangzhou, as is Lingzhou and Fengzhou. The disciples of Sihai Academy have also visited him, but they are helpless.

Their solution to the drought is to borrow the surrounding rivers and water the well water also irrigate the fields, but the rivers there are all dried up.

"Oh! I'm afraid this matter needs to be resolved with Lord Wuhou!"

The students of Sihai Academy all said.

After this period of study, some of them have graduated, while others continue to study in the academy.

Some students were very talented in weapons manufacturing and entered the Ministry of Works, while others were very knowledgeable about electricity and opened their own related factories.

Some have invented many machines, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is undergoing earth-shaking changes at this time.

Lin Fan also frowned when he learned about the situation in Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Fengzhou and other places. He was short of water in the north, but on the contrary, the south was full of water.

After counting this, it seems that the South-to-North Water Diversion must be implemented!

Morning court in the palace!

"Your Majesty, drought has occurred in many places in Lingzhou. Officials from all over the country have tried their best to solve the problem. Some even invited students from Sihai Academy, but it did not have any effect!"

"Your Majesty, the students of Sihai Academy are the most proficient in this drought, but they are unwilling to share my worries with the Tang Dynasty. Please give your Majesty a clear guide!"

Officials reported one after another.

Lin Fan was really angry when he heard this. These officials were all looking for trouble. The drought problem could not be solved, so he actually put a hat on the students of Sihai Academy.

Lin Fan glared at them and said coldly: "Not to mention the students of Sihai Academy, even if I go there in person, it will be difficult to solve!"

"Lin Fan, is the drought in so many places really impossible to solve?"

Li Yan frowned.

He naturally knew that ordinary droughts could be solved by manpower, while droughts in some places would dry up the rivers.

Human resources cannot solve such a situation, but when Lin Fan heard what Li Yan said, he shook his head and said, "It's not that it cannot be solved, it's just that the solution is very troublesome."

"kindness?

Lin Fan, what does this mean?"

Li Yan asked.

"Your Majesty, the north is short of water, and the south is full of water. If you want to solve the problem of severe drought in the north, you can transfer the water from the south to the north."

Lin Fan said in a deep voice.

Ha ha!

After Lin Fan said that, several officials burst into laughter.

An official said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wuhou, don't you think this is ridiculous?"

How to transfer water from the south and the north together a hundred miles away?"

“Do you have to use a boat to pull it over?

But if you can use a boat, there will be no shortage of water there. If you use a carriage to pull it, it will be a drop in the bucket!"

"Mr. Wuhou, if you have a way to solve the problem at this time, you will tell your own solution. If you can't solve the problem, don't say it again."

The officials had no choice but to laugh at Lin Fan, and no one believed Lin Fan's proposal to transfer the water from the south to the north.

Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "The South-to-North Water Diversion is not an empty talk, but a huge project. As you said, the south and the north are indeed far apart!"

"But both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River have extremely abundant water. If we open connected rivers in various major areas in the north!"

"These rivers can be dug deeper, and merchant ships can also walk on the rivers in normal times, saving a lot of transportation costs. When it comes to drought, the people also have water to water."

"In this way, it will be a solution once and for all!"

kindness!

After hearing what Lin Fan said, Yao Guangxiao's eyes suddenly lit up. If this is true, then the South-to-North Water Diversion must be carried out.

"Your Majesty, I think the proposal of Wenwuhou is very good, and it may be implemented."

Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.

After hearing what Yao Guangxiao said, Li Yan also agreed a little.

However, all civil and military officials said coldly: "Mr. Wen and Military Officer, you probably haven't thought that once such a project starts, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources!"

"Yes! Such consumption is not something our Tang Dynasty can afford! My Ministry of Revenue has no money now!"

"That's right! The money left by my Ministry of Revenue is only about two million taels. How to build such a river?

Do you want those workers to work for free?"

“Even if it’s free labor, what do those workers want to eat?

Do workers not eat food?

Where do those foods come from?”

Listening to what the officials said, Lin Fan said coldly: "Haha! The amount of money left in the Ministry of Revenue is less than two million taels?

Is there enough food?"

“How is this possible?

Did the money from Goguryeo have arrived?

Has the food arrived?"

Forehead……

When they heard what Lin Fan said, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue immediately said nothing. They knew the reason why this money was so small.

Since Lin Fan asked such a question, it means that he already knew the tricks of the Ministry of Revenue. If they continued to refute, they would die miserably, so they simply stopped talking.

"Lin Fan, this South-to-North Water Diversion is indeed a major project. Even if it is started, it cannot be completed in a short period of time. It cannot be done within at least two years!"

"What should the people in Liangzhou and other places do?

Their land is now dry, and we will miss a season this year. If we miss it next year, our Tang Dynasty will not be able to hold on!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

Lin Fan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Your Majesty, the siege of the South-to-North Water Diversion can be completed in at most two months. As for the workers' salary, it does not need to be paid. The food problem only needs to be solved half of it."
Chapter completed!