Naturally, Li Xiao would not know that his lunch was just a staff meal for the technical staff of the Agricultural Research Institute. As for what Sister Latis prepared for him personally, she could only serve it to him personally.
Just like that, Li Xiao also said that this was the most delicious lunch he had ever eaten.
When Feng Yuxi sent people to meet Li Xiao for lunch in the main courtyard, Li Xiao was already pushing a wheelbarrow to transport saplings to the reservoir project upstream of the Canyang River under the attack of Latis's sweet words.
"Sister Latis, why do we plant trees in the mountains around the reservoir?" Li Xiao had turned into a curious baby at this time. After a brief contact, he really believed that Latis was relying on the knowledge in his head instead of
A pretty face enters the princess's mansion.
Latis walked beside Li Xiao and took out a sweat towel to wipe the sweat from Li Xiao's forehead: "Jun Ma gave us an experiment, two river sandboxes made of the same soil. Uh, you don't understand the sandbox.
?It is a more intuitive topographic map of a certain area restored to scale!"
"One sandbox is not made of soil covered with weeds, and one is made of soil covered with weeds. Then it is poured with water to simulate rainfall, and then the difference is observed after three days. Guess what?"
Li Xiao has been brought into this experiment: "What's going on?"
"The sand table with no weeds is almost dry, but the sand table with weeds and soil is still moist even after an inch deep into the surface," Latis said with a smile, "What do you think this proves?"
Li Xiao thought for a while and said: "This proves that land with vegetation has a greater ability to store water!"
"Brother Li Xiao is really smart," Latis smiled and praised Li Xiao, "He is indeed the princess's cousin."
Just talking and laughing like this, Li Xiao didn't feel too tired, so he pushed nearly a hundred kilograms of saplings to the upper reaches of the Setting Sun River.
"Look, we have arrived, the future Canyang River Reservoir!"
After passing through a small forest of Populus euphratica, the team transporting saplings finally arrived at their destination. As Latis pointed in the distance, Li Xiao saw a scene he would never forget.
On the 300-foot-wide river bed, the river surface is less than 100 feet wide during the dry season. A towering dam that is about to be completed suddenly rises upstream not far away!
The material of the embankment cannot be seen. The gray-white surface looks like a complete and integrated boulder. Hundreds of shirtless strong men are transporting a huge gate as big as a city gate back and forth along the wooden rails on the embankment!
Upstream of the dam, nearly a thousand people were swinging shovels along the bank three miles of the river bed, taking advantage of the dry season to widen the river channel. The river bed has been widened by more than a thousand feet!
Two manholes located at the bottom of the river stand in the center of the river. A pair of thick booms made of poplar wood are lifting three boulders in a bundle under the operation of two groups of people, and then prepare to fill the final gap.
"Today is the day when the first dam is sealed. Brother Li Xiao, you came at the right time!" Latis also admired this scene very much.
Li Xiao looked around and saw that the entire construction site was in full swing. His ears were filled with the sound of quarrying stones, the rumbling sound of rolling logs, the tidal sound of the river lapping against the embankment, and some heart-stirring chants.
Voice.
"Sister Latis, how many corvees were mobilized in this reservoir? How much money was consumed!" After being shocked, the inertial thinking he had developed under the royal education made him ask this question.
"Brother Li Xiao, you underestimate your sister and brother-in-law too much," Latis said with a smile, "these more than a thousand civilians are not laborers, but paid to hire. As for the money and silk, the Beiting Army and the princess's mansion combined
Only 30% was raised, and the remaining 70% came from donations from all the common people and wealthy families in Beiting City!"
"Voluntary?" Li Xiao asked in disbelief.
"Voluntary!" Latis smiled.
"How is this possible?" Li Xiao said that it was illogical. None of those high-ranking families were very selfish. His emperor father tried every means to get money from their pockets, but he always had little success!
Latis explained with a smile: "This dam is originally used for irrigation to prevent droughts in the future. Of course, those who have money will provide money, and those who have no money will provide people. This is easy to understand."
"Where are those wealthy families?" Li Xiao wanted to know why these people raised money so generously.
"Did you see the gray gate in the center of the dam? Have you seen that kind of material?" Latis asked jokingly, pointing in the distance.
"No, it looks like stone, but it's not exactly like it!" Li Xiao replied.
"The materials for building the dam are blue bricks and cement invented by Jun Ma! Look over there," Latis pointed to a hillside far away from the river.
There were actually two huge chimneys erected there, still billowing smoke at this moment. The main door of a strange building with high walls was opened, and two teams of people were transporting giant cyan square bricks towards the construction site!
When the brick-carrying convoy passed by Latis and Li Xiao, Latis specifically stopped the team, then took a guard's iron hammer and hammered it hard on a brick. Li Xiao was so shocked that Li Xiao quickly stepped back.
step.
But what surprised Li Xiao was that after the iron hammer exploded with sparks on the masonry, it fell out of Latisi's grasp, leaving only a light white mark on the masonry.
"Haha, I made you laugh. Brother Li Xiao, what do you think if the bricks were reduced ten times to build a city wall, and a hundred times reduced to build houses?" Latis did not feel any shame at all for letting go of the hammer.
Although this move made the guard's mouth become angry.
"With these precious bricks to build a city, our city in Daxia will be impregnable. With these precious bricks to build a house, it can be passed down for generations without the worry of collapse!" Li Xiao took a deep breath and his eyes widened.
"Then do you think that in order to obtain the right to sell this kind of precious bricks, those wealthy families are willing to contribute some money to support the people's livelihood in Beiting City?" Latis asked.
Li Xiao swallowed and nodded subconsciously: "I see, my sister and brother-in-law are indeed... clever!"
"Look, your brother-in-law is on the embankment!" Latis suddenly pulled Li Xiao's sleeve and pointed excitedly at the young man wearing a green shirt with a black bamboo print on the embankment.
"Is he my brother-in-law?" Li Xiao was also excited. Under the influence of this whole day, he had become Zhang Peng's little fan.
I saw Zhang Penglong walking to the center of the dam, followed by a handsome young talent and a majestic athlete. After checking the giant gate and the mechanism of the gate, he picked up a simple loudspeaker and started
Final mobilization:
"Brothers, a month ago, no one thought that we could build this reservoir in one month. Mr. Qin even thought I was fanciful."
"Of course, he has his own considerations. I understand his thoughts. He is just afraid of futility, because my idea of building a reservoir has not been tried before, it just failed."
"But today, we responded with actions to Mr. Qin and those seniors who worked hard to build the reservoir. Look! Our Canyang River Dam is about to be sealed, and the most difficult level is about to be completed! In one month
, we faced the wind and sand, stepped on the frost, and with a shovel and a bucket of rammed earth, we tamed the Setting Sun River into the inner lake of our Beiting!"
"As early as in ancient times, we had Foolish Old Man moving mountains and Jingwei reclaiming seas. We Chinese people have never surrendered under harsh natural conditions! Today, we did it! We united sincerely and conquered this world with one heart and one mind. From then on we
Beiting City will no longer have to worry about severe droughts, nor will it be harmed by huge floods!"
"This reservoir has made great contributions to the present and will benefit the future. Even thousands of years from now, there will still be countless descendants who will remember that you, a group of people, opened up a granary beyond the Great Wall for the Chinese people on the border of Daxia a thousand years ago!"
"Brothers, do you still remember the war song I gave you?" Finally, Zhang Penggao shouted passionately.
"Then let's sing together! Let's witness the moment when the dam gate is lowered together! "Loyalty to the Country", three, two, one, together!"
The next moment, more than a thousand people on the entire reservoir construction site faced the direction of the gate, held up the working tools in their hands, and sang a majestic melody loudly.
"When the smoke rises, the country looks north,"
"The dragon flag is rolling, the horse is neighing, and the sword is as strong as frost."
"My heart is like the setting sun and the vast water!"
"In twenty years, who can resist?"
…
The first moment Li Xiao heard this war song called "Serve the Country with Loyalty", he was shocked and speechless. This magnificent melody, passionate lyrics, and the unparalleled momentum of the chorus of thousands of people deeply infected this person.
A thirteen-year-old boy.
He looked at Zhang Peng, who was standing on the dam, waving his arms and singing loudly, and he was extremely eager to join their chorus!
"The horse's hoof goes south, and the man looks north,"
"When people look north, the grass is green and yellow, and the dust is flying."
"I am willing to defend my land and reopen my borders,"
"The dignified China wants all parties to come and congratulate you!"
After singing the last line, the huge gate fell accurately, and amid the cheers and cheers of thousands of people, the Canyang River Reservoir was completed!
At this moment, Li Xiao was clenching his fists and his face was red. He had witnessed a great water conservancy project in which mankind defeated nature. Infected by the passion of the last line of the lyrics "The great China wants to bring congratulations from all over the world," his heart felt...
An unprecedented impact!
This is what a man should do. Those worries about fighting with his brothers in the palace, and the entanglements among the court members were all torn to pieces in Li Xiao's mind at this moment.
Li Xiao once again set his sights on Zhang Peng, the man who always brought him unexpected joy and spiritual baptism, and he felt endless enthusiasm in his heart.
My brother-in-law, Junma, is truly a great talent in the world!
I am not a direct descendant and I am lame, so the throne has nothing to do with me, and the good things like wealth and wealth have nothing to do with me, so the bad job of going to Beiting this time fell on me.
But those guys were all wrong. The trip to Beiting was definitely not a bad job, but an opportunity for me to grow!
This cousin-in-law married into the princess's palace, and it is said that he and his cousin are not very affectionate!
If I mediate and allow my cousin to let my brother-in-law go free, wouldn't it be easy to get a peerless talent?
In the future, with his assistance, I will be a wise king and manage my fiefdom into a blessed place on earth. Maybe I can also launch an attack on that position!
So, here comes the problem!
How can we make this cousin give up her cousin-in-law and then pack her cousin-in-law away?
His Royal Highness Prince Yu fell into thinking again.