The three days of the New Year passed quickly, and the weather was clear after the snow. Although the cold weather was not conducive to digging ditches and building dams, time was not waiting for anyone, so Lin Jue decided to start the construction as soon as possible.
Counting on my fingers, I have been in Funiu Mountain for more than two months, and I have done a lot of things and completed a lot of ideas. But if the reclamation of land, dams, and canals are not implemented, all the previous operations will
All in vain. The village cannot be self-sufficient, and this prosperous scene will not last long.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, amid the white snow, thousands of soldiers and civilians gathered towards the northern end of Luoyan Valley holding large flags.
At the northern end of the valley, on the south bank of a large lake formed by the impact of rainwater from several mountain peaks, the groundbreaking ceremony was officially held. Lin Jue, as the commander-in-chief of the project, delivered a passionate and inspiring speech. After that, after several Luoyan soldiers,
The soldiers showed a huge engineering rendering in front of everyone.
The picture depicts a scene of beautiful mountains and clear waters. A long embankment stretches across the valley from east to west. Inside the embankment is a clear water rippling with waves. There are also several fishing boats casting nets on the water. There are green willows hanging up and down the embankment.
, beautiful scenery.
In the valley below the dam, several small lakes are connected by a river like a jade belt. On both sides of the river are large green fields full of crops. The ditches are intertwined like the veins of leaves.
It forms a network, and each ditch leads to the big river in the middle. The river meanders down the middle of the valley and pours into the canyon northeast of Laojun Mountain in the south.
This scene is really eye-catching standing in the ice and snow, but everyone knows that this is the scene of the valley that the military strategist described for himself in the coming spring. Just looking at this scene makes people excited. What kind of scene?
In fact, no encouragement is as effective as this rendering. Thinking that they will live in such a scene in the future, the military and civilians are very motivated and motivated.
This picture was painted by Lu Wu after spending several nights under the guidance of Lin Jue. The girl has a very delicate heart. Lin Jue did not give any guidance on the scenery in many places on this picture. She relied on her own imagination.
It's drawn out. The landscapes, trees and flowers are lifelike, and they have quite a talent for painting.
Lin Jue spent a quarter of an hour introducing his idea in detail. The first was the upstream dike. Originally, Lin Jue's idea was to build three layers of dikes to intercept rain and snow water layer by layer to ensure that the valley was not susceptible to floods and droughts.
However, Lin Jue gave up this idea after careful consideration during this period.
First, the amount of work required to build the dike is too large. The valley of Luoyan Valley is more than three or four miles wide. It is not an easy task to build a dike that can hold back water. Let alone building three dikes, it is even more impossible.
Completed tasks.
Secondly, after the field investigation, Lin felt that the amount of water in this valley was very large. The water flow from the two peaks on both sides after rain and snowfall was enough to form a huge water flow, not to mention the open pattern at the northernmost end of the valley.
Rainwater from every mountain peak converges into the valley, forming a huge flow of water. Under such circumstances, it is unrealistic for dams to block the flow of water. Dams built with earth, stone and wood structures simply cannot withstand the pressure. Only one dam collapsed, and that was
A huge disaster. The flood will sweep away everything in the valley.
In view of this, Lin Jue changed his mind. He only built one dam, and the role of this dam was not to block water, but to serve as a reservoir to regulate drought and floods. It can store a certain amount of water, but it must not exceed a limit. This
Lin Jue positioned the dam as a low flat dam with a height of only one foot and a width of more than ten feet. Flood discharge mounds will be left on both sides and in the middle of the dam. When the water level exceeds eight feet, the three flood discharge mounds will immediately release floodwater downwards.
It will not cause damage to the dam.
In conjunction with this, a north-south spillway, or what can be called a miniature artificial canal, is dug downstream of the embankment along the low-lying area in the middle of the valley. The water flow is changed from blocked to dredged, and all excess rainwater will pass through this
A canal flows southward into the deep valley northeast of Laojun Mountain.
In the same way, the rainwater collected on the mountain walls on both sides of the valley will also be directed into the large river in the middle by digging dozens of ditches. This is both an irrigation network and a flood discharge network. During the flood season, all excess water will pass through
The artificial canal leaks out to form a complete water supply and drainage system.
The benefits don't stop there. Boats can be sailed on the artificial rivers, and mills and waterwheels can be built where the water flows. These are all conditions that can provide convenience to the people. Moreover, compared with building dams, digging canals requires less labor.
It takes much less time and effort. Especially when there is a huge amount of work to be done on the wasteland in the future, saving more labor and time can ensure that the goal is achieved as soon as spring comes.
The military advisor's explanation made the soldiers and civilians understand the purpose and importance of the construction of the dams and ditches. After Lin Jue finished speaking, some people began to shout.
"Military strategist, let's get started quickly. We can't wait to see the day when the dam is built and the river channel is dug. We also look forward to seeing the harvest from thousands of hectares of fertile land this year. In fact, the strategist doesn't need to tell us so much. The strategist only gives orders.
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"Yes, the military advisor gives the order, we can't wait."
Lin Jue laughed loudly, knowing that the enthusiasm of the people had been mobilized, and he was holding back his energy at this moment. This was a good time to start construction. So with an order, the people rushed to the area divided by lime lines.
Find the location of the dam, wave the tool and start working.
However, although the people's enthusiasm was high, they did not expect how difficult it would be. As soon as they started, they encountered difficulties. They were completely unable to dig out the frozen and hard ground. Here is
Under the lake embankment above, the land is moist all year round. In this weather, it is the coldest time. The soil and water on the ground freeze together and form hard ice lumps. Even using an ax to chop on the ground can only cut it.
Leave some traces.
Lin Jue did not expect this problem in the site selection. It was mainly due to the season. If it were spring, summer and autumn, this would not be a problem at all. But Lin Jue could not wait until the frozen soil thawed, because the seasons were different.
People. Before the sowing season arrives, dams must be built, ditches dug, and acres of land must be reclaimed for farming. Otherwise, the chain reaction will be that farming cannot be carried out in a timely manner, resulting in the inability to solve the basic food supply in the village. Finally,
Leading to the collapse of the cottage.
Facing the soldiers and civilians who had all been poured cold water on them, Lin Jue felt tremendous pressure. At this moment, he had to provide a solution. He couldn't vent his anger. With so many people looking at him helplessly, he had to come up with a solution.
But what can Lin Jue do? This is not on the earth in the future. There are so many powerful machines that can break through the frozen soil. There is not much room for maneuver here. But no matter what, Lin Jue cannot let it go. He thought
After thinking for a moment, he came up with a method that even he thought was unreliable: burn it with fire!
Lin Jue's method was to lay out trees on hay racks at the designated location on the embankment and light a fire. Use the fire to melt the permafrost, and then dig it down layer by layer. This method was so stupid that after he said it, he continued to
Lin Jue himself felt very embarrassed.
However, no one in the army or civilians raised any questions. They seemed to have concluded that the military advisor's method must be effective. When Lin Jue proposed the solution, thousands of people immediately took action, cutting grass and transporting trees.
Before dark, the trees would be more than ten feet wide and a large amount of firewood piled up in a three-mile area.
After dark, a fire dragon burned across the northern end of the Luoyan Valley, forming a huge wall of fire. This scene was clearly visible to the sentries on the top of Beishan more than 20 miles away. They thought a large-scale fire had occurred here.
Mountain fire.
The fire burned all night, and at dawn the entire ground was filled with heat waves. It was overwhelming, and the charcoal fire that had not yet been extinguished was already emitting scorching heat. Lin Jue uneasily ordered to try excavation at the east end, and a citizen used a shovel to dig into the soil.
Insert it, step on the stressed area with your foot, the shovel is completely submerged in the soil, and a large piece of steaming soil is dug out. At this time, everyone was overjoyed, and they rushed forward and started digging. Soon the surface layer was frozen
The hard soil was peeled off, and underneath was alluvial black sand. The soil was no longer frozen two feet above the ground. Even if the heat did not penetrate so deep, there was no need to worry.
Lin Jue was very happy. He didn't expect that this stupid method actually worked. Although it took some time, he was not stopped by this strong bone. Lin Jue also learned a lesson, and he still had to dare to think and do everything. His previous worries
In fact, it is redundant, and the method is a bit stupid, but fire can melt ice. This basic idea is no problem, and it is inevitable to be effective. Of course, this is also due to the fact that the location of Funiu Mountain is not very close.
In the Northland, the temperature is not that cold. After all, it is more than three hundred miles away from Bianliang. In fact, it only belongs to the Central Plains region. If it is the real Northland, where the temperature is extremely cold, there is a layer underneath the land.
With thick permafrost, there is nothing we can do.
After overcoming these obstacles, the next progress was much faster. More than 3,000 people dug for three days, dug out a huge trench six feet deep, and dug out the rock formations below. This was achieved.
Dam foundation requirements. This also proves from the side that this valley is very suitable for farming. The original Luoyan Valley ground was the rock layer below. I don’t know how many years of alluvial accumulation of soil, grass roots and fallen leaves finally gave the entire valley
It is covered with a thick layer of fertile soil. This soil is the most suitable for growing crops.
The next step is to dig holes in the rock, and plant huge logs that have been treated with charcoal fire to form a frame structure of ten rows with logs spaced one foot apart. Next, mix it with lime.
Sanhe soil is tamped into this frame, layer by layer, layer by layer. After tamping layer by layer, the Sanhe soil solidifies and is as hard as a rock.
Just in line with that sentence, the nine-story platform rises from tired soil. The base of this huge embankment grows taller day by day through the ant-like work and sweat of thousands of people. Although it can only grow higher every day.
However, when Lin Jue and Gao Muqing led their troops to leave the village to attend the alliance meeting, the entire dam was already six feet high, stretching across the valley between the two mountains like a huge city wall.
Before leaving, Lin Jue handed over the responsibility of the project commander to Ruan Pinglai and explained the follow-up procedures. After the dam reaches the designed height of one foot, all that needs to be done is to use bluestone to build a breakwater on the outer layer.
Willow stakes are laid on the ground below the inner side to prevent wind and waves. When spring arrives, these willow trees will sprout and survive, and then it will become a green willow embankment just like the painting of Green Dance.
Although Gao Muqing and Lin Jue have mobilized almost all the troops from the village to participate in the Funiu Mountain Alliance this time. This will affect the progress of the project to some extent, but there is nothing they can do about it.
