With the help of the new chief minister, the water conservancy project was finally passed.
Now King Huai has been transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is the God of Wealth of the Northern Tang Dynasty. Lao Wu has been annoying him recently, because although it has been passed, the amount of allocation still needs to be sorted out by the Ministry of Household Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Works.
Lao Wu hopes to get more budget and handle things properly.
There is one person who is very suitable for water control, and that is Wang Jiang, Lao Wang!
Lao Wang was proficient in astronomy, geography, and water conservancy engineering. He was knowledgeable about the past and the present. He was a talented person. In fact, Emperor Ming Yuan also invited him to join the court several times, but he was unwilling. This time Yu Wenhao called him, and he packed his things and came.
He was offered the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry and asked him to coordinate the Huaijiang water conservancy project with Shangshu.
There was no objection to the promotion of Wang Jiang to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Works. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Works was the lowest link in the contempt chain, because the Ministry of Works mostly dealt with vulgar craftsmen and masons, and the scholar-bureaucrats looked down upon him.
But Wang Jiang was very happy. He said that the Ministry of Industry was a yamen that really did practical things for the people. This was why Yu Wenhao called him. He was not pretentious at all and came right away.
Lao Wang had previously discussed the matter of sunspots with Yuan Qingling. Before going to Huaijiang Mansion this time, he came again and said that he had something to ask Yuan Qingling.
He said that there were still black spots on the sun, and asked what impact this black spot had on Beitang.
In fact, he wanted to ask what impact those black spots would have on the earth.
Yuan Qingling couldn't help but remember that when she first talked to him about sunspots, he had been observing them for a long time. He was probably the first person in the entire Northern Tang Dynasty to discover that sunspots were frequently active. This was really remarkable.
Yuan Qingling could not give him any answer. It cannot be said that the frequent activities of this sunspot have caused instability in the earth's magnetic field, which may have caused some distortions or even loopholes in space and time.
Lao Wang didn't get the answer, but he was still full of fighting spirit. He said that one day, he would find out the truth.
After he left, Yuan Qingling said to Yu Wenhao: "Humanity has progressed so rapidly only because of people like Lao Wang who are tireless explorers."
"So, I promoted him. He has great talent, how can he not serve the imperial court?" Yu Wenhao said proudly.
Yuan Qing Ling smiled, indeed, Wang Jiang is a talent.
The Ministry of Industry's plan came out. According to Yu Wenhao's previous proposal, a diversion dam was built in the middle and upper reaches of the Huaijiang River. It can be used to irrigate the farmland on both sides. In the event of flooding, the dam can be blown up and the water can be diverted into Wuzhou.
Although the farmland in the prefecture area will be flooded, it can save the prefectural villages in the middle and lower reaches and reduce human casualties.
Wuzhou Prefecture can also move appropriately to the middle and lower reaches. The natural migration work does not need to be completed in a while, but can be carried out one after another.
Lao Wu and Lao Wang went to Wuzhou Prefecture in person to inspect the local situation. It would take about a month before and after the trip, which would not be long. By the time he returned from his business trip, Lao Yuan had also entered the period of labor.
He was leaving the palace for a month, and he was really reluctant to leave. He accompanied his wife and children for two days in a row, and went to another courtyard. Finally, the day before departure, he went to the palace to pay his respects to his father and the imperial concubine.
When I paid my respects to the imperial concubine, I took Lao Yuan and the children with me.
The Changmen Hall was repaired a lot. Emperor Ming Yuan sent people to repair it. When the couple went there, the repair work had not been completed. Part of the wall was knocked down and rebuilt and reinforced.
There was some noise during the construction period, but the imperial concubine said she was used to it, and it would not affect her rest. After all, she only worked during the day.
Her face looked much better than before, which showed that she was living a good life in Nagato-den.
She herself smiled and said: "In the past few years, it is only now that I can live a stable life, which is good."