Chapter 871 Different versions of The Classic of Mountains and Seas
Across the land of mountains and seas, the north and the south are experiencing completely different flood disasters.
A Dongyi man raised his head, his expression was numb, and he was holding on to a broken bow in his hand. The bow string had long been destroyed by the rain. He was walking aimlessly on the desolate hills. His tribe was swallowed up by the flood.
All his people died in just one night, and he was the only one left in the vast world.
A small tribe of dozens of people would not have the slightest ability to resist in the face of such a major natural disaster, and even a powerful tribe would not be able to withstand it for too long.
In the north of Dongyi, the three channels of the Yellow River roared into the sea. As soon as the state of Wei fled to the ancient Yan land, it encountered floods.
So they were almost destroyed. This small country between Peng and Ai, which had brought long-term harassment to the Central Plains, was dramatically withdrawn from the scene without any warning.
The land is devastated, and the water level of the river has risen by more than ten feet under the months of heavy rains. The people have lost the land they depend on for survival and have no choice but to move. Some people have closed the gates of the large earth and stone city, but the tall city gates
Although it was tightly closed, it still could not stop the violent flood.
The flood soon overflowed the low city wall and rushed into the city. There were almost no high mountains in the Dongyi land, and those low mountains and hills were not enough to withstand this huge flood.
As a result, tens of thousands of people drowned in the city.
White waves reach the sky, and corpses float hundreds of miles away, covering the river and being eaten by fish and shrimps.
The walls are in ruins and the cultivated land is destroyed.
The mountains and forests are dark, the water waves surge into the sky, and they reach the sea in the east.
“They did not listen to our warning and caused such a disaster. The leaders of Dongyi are stupid people, but their people should not suffer this kind of suffering.”
“This is a sign of the incompetence of the administrators. They rely on their own imagination to judge nature and have not built flood control projects for so many years. Institutional flaws are the reason why they cannot be compared with us.”
Wen Ming came here with a group of friends. This time he was ordered by the superiors to control the flood and provide disaster relief.
Chonghua felt that this was a good opportunity to attract people's hearts. Annexing people's hearts was equivalent to integrating the territory and population, which could directly solve the root cause of Dongyi's hatred problem.
After all, in this era, there are still a few people who are afraid of power but not moral. The Central Plains not only displayed powerful force but also showed extremely high moral standards. Power and virtue coexisted, and the Dongyi people had no reason not to obey.
In the past, the reason for not coming to help was because everyone was too busy taking care of themselves to sacrifice themselves for others. But now, we have systematic flood prevention measures in place.
Wen Ming led his flood control team:
Bo Yi, Yi Jian, Guo Zhi.
The four water-controlling brothers and the legendary trio who compiled the "Wuzang Mountain Sutra" have already arrived.
Dayu saw it when he was walking.
Bo Yi knew it and named it.
Yi Jian heard about it and was determined to do it.
Guo Zhi is responsible for driving.
There is also a non-staff member, Nvjiao.
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Although Wen Ming said that if I want to control the water, women and other things will be in the way, but the superiors said that it is best for you to bring a Dongyi native, so as to maximize the effect of attracting people's hearts.
Wen Ming declined several times, but because the big shots were working on the joint system, there was no time to reply to him, so Wen Ming had no choice but to take her on the road.
Chonghua later came to see him privately when Wen Ming left and told him some situations.
“I’m thinking that you have a heavy responsibility this time, although this girl will definitely interfere with your big things, so I’m here now to teach you some ways to deal with women.”
Wen Ming was immediately pleasantly surprised!
Brother, I didn’t expect you to have this skill?
“That’s right, don’t underestimate me.”
Chonghua said, "I am no longer what I used to be. I am also thirty years old. When I reach middle age, I can't help myself. I understand many things that I don't understand. You are only in your twenties and you don't know much about women."
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“The key points are three sentences: drink more hot water, think too much, and be happy. Understand, remember to learn and apply it.”
"real?"
Wen Ming felt something was wrong, but Chonghua said there was no problem. His wife used to help him farm and made a mess. Didn't he mean that as long as she was happy?
Our married life is so harmonious! (Referring to the complete inability to communicate.)
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Of course, Nvjiao is not that pretentious girl. After all, she is a Dongyi person who is good at shooting, and she seems to be a born optimist.
So Wen Ming basically did not use Chonghua's advice, and in the busy relief work, Wen Ming gradually forgot about these things.
The disaster relief work was very heavy. Wen Ming and several people came mainly to see the river problem. There were other leaders from the Central Plains who participated in the work of pacifying Dongyi.
On the road, in areas that were not affected by floods, victims were resettled. People's eyes were numb, and some people could no longer cry.
There were also people from the Nine Tribes of Dongyi here. When they saw the people from the Central Plains, they thought of the previous notice, and their expressions suddenly changed several times, and they lowered their heads like ostriches.
“The flood is not over yet. According to Brother Zai’s prediction, the flood will become normal and will last for at least three years..."
“The course of the big river will change... It should be diverted into Heze, then northeast to join the Wenshui River, merge under the Taishan Mountains, and the water from the branches of the Mengshan Mountains, and then flow northward into the Canghai Sea..."
“The method of dividing water mentioned by Brother Zai... When water gathers, it will cause disaster, but when it is divided, it will be profitable..."
Wen Ming was holding some instruments in his hand, like the original level that Yu Zai had. These were all "high-precision equipment" that Wen Ming dug out of Yu Zai's backpack.
Wen Ming spent a month traveling around the waterways and determined the simplest and most efficient water vein. He wanted this water vein to flow directly eastward into the sea.
So he returned to the place where various tribes had gathered for refuge, and mobilized the masses to carry out construction work. He worked with the people, eating and sleeping on the construction site, digging mountains and rocks, and running around under the stars.
Bo Yi and several others also followed Wen Ming and traveled around. However, when they were controlling floods and recording the situation in the Dongyi area, they met a man.
That was Shuhai, where he recorded the direction of the water flow, the condition of the mountains, and the geographical environment. He carried several packages with him, which were densely packed with bamboo pieces.
That was exactly the book "Man and Nature" that Yu Zai had suggested and asked him to write...
Wen Ming went up to meet him and was shocked when he learned his name!
“You are the author of Shuhai! Man and Nature!”
Happy to meet you, Teacher Shu!
When he learned that Wen ordered them to write and sort out the geographical environment of the Dongyi region, Shuhai became very interested.
He told Wen Ming that he had gone to the west and north in the past few years and wrote a lot. Last year, he also met a fellow traveler who also had a geography book called "National Geographic".
As we all know, there are now different versions of Shan Hai Jing!
"Man and Nature writes about the geography of the north-central part, and "National Geographic" writes about the geography of the west. Now you want to write a geography book about the east, and I will definitely help you complete it..."
Shuhai said, are you interested in forming an editorial department together?