The prince thought that it would be too difficult to implement this matter. Even if the imperial court drafted people to serve in the army, the people would not be willing.
With such a heavy rainstorm, not only is it inconvenient to do things, but the land along the river has been hit by heavy rain for so long, and it may collapse somewhere.
People will not risk their own lives to fill the gap. How many people will sacrifice themselves to fulfill the greater self?
Gu Chengyu smiled and said, "What the prince said is reasonable, but the people can always accept it as long as it is moved with emotion and reason. After all, it is their hometown. If they are really overwhelmed, they will have nowhere to hide. Don't they?
Are you afraid? In this way, the strong labor force in the downstream and upstream can be organized and a shift system can be implemented. Of course, the wages must be paid, and they cannot be low."
The ancient government was very bureaucratic and always wanted to work for nothing. They used their status as officials to suppress the people to do things for them, but they did not benefit at all, and they thought this was what they should do.
In fact, the people were not willing at all. They just nodded and bowed, as if they were very honored. In fact, they felt miserable and had nowhere to defend themselves.
"Of course, wages must be paid, otherwise the people will not work hard. But there is mud everywhere and it is raining heavily. It is difficult to repair the river embankment. And the time is urgent. I don't know if we can make it in time."
The prince thought about the huge stones and gravel used in building river embankments. If the stones were too big, it would be a problem to transport them up. What's more, it was raining heavily and the glutinous rice mortar used to bond the stones had just been painted.
It was washed away by the rain.
What's more, this efficiency is too slow, can it be as fast as the rising speed of the river?
"You can pour soil and stones into the sacks, and then pile them up. Of course, this can only be temporary, and you can deal with it for two days first. When the heavy rain stops, you still have to repair and strengthen the sacks according to the original method. After all, the sacks
After the soil in the bag is soaked in water, some of it will be lost. And if the sacks are piled up too much, they will easily collapse. Not only is it dangerous, it may also be in vain.”
Gu Chengyu said this was a quick fix, and could only temporarily suppress the overflow of the river. Just as the prince said, it was raining heavily and it was difficult to work on the river.
He had seen maps of that area, but detailed maps in ancient times were rare. Only the emperor had detailed maps of the country.
The soldiers guarding the border will also have a sand table and map of the border in their hands, but it is only for the border and has nothing to do with other state capitals.
The maps in the hands of municipalities or officials are more abstract and very simple. It can be imagined that in ancient times, maps were also very precious things.
So he has now sent people to conduct on-the-spot inspections in several Jiangnan state capitals. To come up with countermeasures, he must know the local terrain.
The prince nodded, this method is indeed feasible, and his face couldn't help but relax a lot.
"Xiaguan has not been to the scene in person and does not know the local terrain. If we can see the direction of the various tributaries of the river, we may be able to come up with other solutions."
Gu Chengyu had an idea. The most detailed map was naturally with the emperor. But as the prince, he could not possibly have a detailed map in his hand.
Although he has listed several countermeasures in the booklet, they are all relatively general. Only by knowing the terrain can we formulate a more detailed plan.
When the prince heard that Gu Chengyu could come up with a solution, he couldn't help but feel happy, "I do have a more detailed one in my hand, but it is much simpler than the one from my father. I don't know if I can see it."
The prince was very excited and turned around to ask someone to bring the map.
But in a blink of an eye, I found that there were other officials sitting and waiting. They all pricked up their ears and their eyes flashed, as if mice had seen the sesame oil.
"Ahem! Pang Chu, I'm afraid it's time for lunch now, right?"
The prince coughed and suddenly asked in a deep voice to Pang Chu who was waiting at the side.
Pang Chu didn't know why. Didn't you say you wanted to look at the map just now? Why did you ask about lunch? Is His Highness hungry?
But in an instant, he understood His Highness's intentions, glanced at everyone in the room, and quickly replied: "Your Highness, are you hungry? It's almost meal time. Your Highness didn't think about tea and rice this morning, and was so worried that he should have been hungry long ago.
Yeah."
In the past two days, because the prince was worried about the heavy rain in the south of the Yangtze River, he had indeed lost his appetite for several days, and he had lost some weight.
Gu Chengyu was originally waiting for the prince to get the map, but who would have thought that the prince had a surprising turn of events. Can he stop talking about eating now?
The map is still important! When can’t you eat?
Gu Chengyu tilted his head and realized that He Jisheng and the others were looking at them eagerly, and he immediately felt unhappy.
What's going on with these people? Do they want to wait and pick up something ready-made? They are so thick-skinned!
If Gu Chengyu listed out all the methods one by one, these people would probably go to the emperor to ask for credit.
After all, this is very common in official circles. Who told you not to act faster? This is called attacking first.
It's a pity that they are doomed to be disappointed. Even if Gu Chengyu reads the map, it is impossible to tell them all the strategies because he has to go to meet the saint.
The prince's suggestion that it was time for lunch was already an obvious hint. Who would have thought that everyone was so shameless that no one even asked to leave first.
They all picked up their tea bowls and started drinking tea.
Gu Chengyu felt that now was not a good time, so he should go back first. If the prince still wanted to know the solution, he would probably summon him.
"Pang Chu, you go and pass the meal. My lords, why don't you stay and have dinner with me?" The prince turned to several officials and said.
The prince's face was full of smiles, and the other officials present were too embarrassed to sit down no matter how thick-skinned they were.
After all, there are quotas for meals in the palace. If you want to have a banquet, you must give instructions to the royal kitchen in advance.
But the prince obviously had no intention of instructing the royal kitchen to add more dishes, and the intention of asking this was obvious.
After all, they are also officials of the imperial court, so they would not do such shameless things.
"Since His Highness the Crown Prince wants to have a meal, I will take my leave first."
Several people filed out one after another and walked towards the outside of the study.
Gu Chengyu walked at the end, pacing slowly, just a few steps out of the study. Sure enough, Pang Chu chased after him from behind.
"Master Gu, please stay. The prince remembered that there is something he has not discussed with Master Gu."
Gu Chengyu immediately turned around and said, "Please, Eunuch Pang, lead the way!"
The movements were swift and swift, causing He Jisheng, who had not yet gone far, to sneer. We all came from the same school, but this junior brother was very wary of him.
Ever since they were both officials of Zhan Shifu, they had met frequently. But Gu Chengyu was always very respectful to him on the surface, but she never approached him to discuss matters.
Originally, I wanted to take advantage of my position to find out Gu Chengyu's faults, and then teach him a lesson to bring the two of them closer.