Lantian County is not far from Chang'an. They set off before dawn the next day and arrived in Lantian County at noon.
Lantian County Magistrate Zhao Jun was a civil servant. When Zhu Si controlled Guanzhong, he was promoted from a junior official to Fengxian County Lieutenant. When Guo Song cleaned up the officialdom of Guanzhong, he found that he had outstanding abilities and honest character, so he continued to be reused and promoted to Fengxian County Lieutenant.
Magistrate of Yunyang County.
Because he did a good job in the business of Yunyang County, Yunyang County became the largest livestock trading center in the world. In addition, he handled the Guo Ping incident well. Two years ago, he was promoted to the magistrate of Lantian County.
Both served as county magistrates in Gyeonggi Prefecture, which means that the next one will be directly promoted to governor.
Zhao Jun heard that the King of Jin and the ministers from the Zhengshi Hall had arrived, and he quickly took the county magistrate and county captain out of the city to greet him. He had been notified by Pan Liao in advance and asked him to prepare lunch. Pan Liao repeatedly warned not to be extravagant and wasteful.
But it was even more difficult than preparing a banquet. Zhao Jun racked his brains and prepared some unique dishes.
"Zhao Jun, who is of humble rank, sees your highness! Sees all the prime ministers!"
Guo Song still remembered him. When his eldest sister was living in Yunyang County, it was this magistrate Zhao who solved the case, reunited their mother and daughter, and also allowed him to find his eldest sister. Guo Song had always had a good impression of him.
Guo Song chuckled and said: "County Magistrate Zhao, we are all starving, do we have food to eat?"
"Yes! Yes! I have prepared Lantian County's special meals. Your Highness and the prime ministers are invited to come to the county government office."
Zhao Jun invited everyone to the county government office. A small courtyard was specially arranged in the county government office. The courtyard was full of green vines and greenery. A peach blossom was in full bloom, and the breeze was blowing in the face, making people feel relaxed and happy.
There were also more than a dozen bamboo and rattan armchairs placed in the yard, which were large and comfortable to sit on. Several maids served tea. Guo Song sat on a large armchair. It felt a bit like sitting on a sofa. He took a sip of tea.
Is the water clear and sweet? The sencha is particularly fragrant and smooth.
"Good water!" Guo Song couldn't help but praise.
Of course he can drink it? The tea is not outstanding? But the water is good.
All the prime ministers also praised the good water. Zhao Jun was encouraged and said quickly: "Is this spring water brought from the mountain this morning? One of the springs was discovered by Master Jiaoran? He was full of praise, and we all called it Jiaoquan.
, many people in the county go to pick up water in the middle of the night? Some people carry water to Chang'an to sell? Go to collect water at midnight? It can be delivered to Chang'an in the morning."
Guo Song was quite moved. He winked at Du You. Did Du You understand? Then he smiled and said: "This is the fault of County Magistrate Zhao. He made us drink such good water. What will we do in Chang'an in the future? My old arms are so old."
With your legs, you still have to run here every day and in the middle of the night?"
Everyone resonated, and Zhao Jun suddenly understood. He immediately said: "In the future, Lantian County will provide water for the imperial court? The county will deliver water to the imperial court every morning."
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Giving more? I also want to buy it personally."
"Your Highness, don't you want to buy it? I will give you another one as a gift."
Guo Song shook his head, "The water delivered by County Magistrate Zhao to the imperial court is business-to-business, so you don't need to buy it? But if you are not a private person, I will buy it at the market price without any specialization. If the family members of the Prime Minister like it, they can also buy it."
Du You quickly winked at Zhao Jun, and Zhao Jun immediately understood that His Highness the King of Jin hated using public weapons for personal use, and he could not commit such a taboo, so he quickly agreed.
Du Guqiu also said: "This spring needs to be guarded by people. People can also use it, but it must be protected and no one is allowed to destroy and pollute it at will. Does County Magistrate Zhao understand what I mean?"
Jiang is still old and spicy, and Du Lingqiu is well-informed. He knows that many people don't cherish this kind of free thing at all, and will bathe, wash, and even defecate in it, so it must be strictly managed.
Zhao Jun knew it well and immediately bowed and said: "I understand the humble position!"
At this time, the maids brought lunch, and everyone cheered. It turned out to be bamboo tube rice, which contained fragrant bacon and fresh and delicious cold wild vegetables. This meal was indeed simple, but it made everyone appetizing and full of praise.
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After lunch, everyone set off to see the Danba Water Channel. The leader of the way was Yang Tianhua, the governor of the capital city. He was responsible for dredging the Tianbao Canal, re-dredging the Zhengguo Canal, and controlling floods in the Wei River. He made outstanding contributions. After the establishment of the imperial court, he
He was appointed as the capital water supervisor.
Yang Tianhua brought people to inspect the feasibility of restoring the Danba Waterway last year and came to the conclusion that it can be restored. Guo Song will bring people to inspect it today.
"At that time, the imperial court believed that Shannan Road could lead Danshui to Shangzhou, from Shimen in Shangyi Mountain to Lantian in the north. Because the source of Danshui and the source of Bashui were only seven miles apart, there was only a watershed, and there happened to be a canyon on one side of the watershed.
, is called Dachang Pass. In fact, as long as Danshui and Bashui are diverted to Dachang Pass, a canal will be formed."
"Yang Jianling, wasn't Dachang Pass destroyed?" Du Guqiu said.
Yang Tianhua nodded, "It was indeed destroyed. Not long after the Danba Road was dredged, an earthquake occurred. Dachang Valley was submerged by rocks. Many officials wrote letters, thinking that this was God's will and asking the emperor not to act against God. Emperor Zhongzong then
We gave up on dredging it again, but we have iron fire mines to blast loose the rocks in Dachang Valley and transport the stones out, so that the waterway can be dredged again."
To the south of the county, there are mountains and mountains, deep woods, and the majestic blue Qinling Mountains in the distance. The birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant along the way, and the breath of spring is full.
The group of people walked along the official road for about half an hour, and finally came to the source of Ba River. There is a lake covering hundreds of hectares, called Ba Yuan Lake. Countless streams in the Qinling Mountains flow down, gather here to form a lake, and then go to the lake.
It flows north to Chang'an and forms Ba River. The water is so clear and blue that it looks like a huge sapphire embedded in the mountains.
There is a ditch in the southwest of the lake, and the gap is blocked. This ditch is irrigated by rainwater, forming a long shallow pond. It is filled with aquatic plants and weeds, completely covering the ditch. If you don’t look carefully, you can still see it.
If we can't find it, this channel will disappear in a few years.
"It's Baqu!"
Yang Tianhua pointed to the abandoned water channel: "Danba Road is divided into a northern section and a southern section. The northern section is called Baqu, and the southern section is called Danqu. Baqu is more than 20 miles long, and Dancan is about 23 miles long.
Going up to Dachang Valley, the entire Danba Waterway is more than fifty miles long."
"Wait a minute!"
Guo Song interrupted him and asked, pretending to be confused: "Aren't the two places only seven miles apart?"
"Your Highness, the distance is seven miles in a straight line. In fact, the terrain is a little higher in the north and lower in the south. Therefore, we had to go round and round to level the terrain to facilitate the passage of ships. It took 80,000 civilians and two years to dig out this place.
There were two canals, but it was a pity that they were abandoned soon after.”
Only then did everyone realize that it was far more than seven miles away. No wonder hundreds of thousands of strings had to be invested in dredging it.
"How much manpower is needed to dredge it now?" Guo Song asked.
"Your Highness, it is easy to dredge the canals. They are all ready-made. All we need to do is remove the weeds and strengthen the river embankments. The key is Dachang Valley, where dredging is really not easy."
Guo Song immediately said: "Then go to Dachang Valley and have a look!"
Everyone came to Dachang Valley, which is more than ten miles away. It is a canyon about ten miles long, with a section in the middle blocked by rocks. Although for decades, the rocks have been covered with weeds and vines, and a large number of people live in it.
Rat snakes and other small animals.
Guo Song pointed at the pile of rocks with his riding whip and asked: "How long is this blocked canyon?"
Yang Tianhua said: "Your Highness, it is about three or four miles long. If it was cleared in the past, it would take at least 50,000 people to clear it for three years. But now that there is iron fire thunder, I think it can be cleared with only 30,000 people in one year."
"Is one year enough?"
Guo Song was a little surprised and asked: "According to the experience of the humble position, one year is enough. At the same time, a wooden plank road must be built on the cliff of the canyon to facilitate fiber drawing."
"If we build a plank road, can it form a Danba land road?" Pan Liao asked next to him.
"Reporting to Pan Xiangguo, that's exactly what happened!"
Guo Song was still thinking about the time for the ship to be opened. He asked again: "Just now you said that it will be completed in one year. Does it mean that in one year, the ships from Bashu will be able to sail directly to Chang'an?"
Yang Tianhua hesitated and said: "I can only say that it is feasible on the map."
Guo Song was startled and suddenly said displeased: "I said it is actually open to navigation!"
Yang Tianhua helplessly explained: "Your Highness, there are still many conditions for navigation. For example, the water channel in the valley is narrow and it is impossible to carry a thousand-stone ship. However, you can use a tank boat. This is not a problem. The main reason is that there is not enough water in autumn and winter. The most it can be transported to Shangluo County.
, this is the biggest difficulty.”
Guo Song waved his hands and said: "This problem is easy to solve. Build a transit warehouse in Shangluo and transport it to Shangluo County in autumn and winter. Then it can be transported to Chang'an by tanker ship in spring and summer. In addition, are there any other problems?
You can explain everything clearly today."
Yang Tianhua thought for a while and said: "There are some inconveniences in the water transportation on the section from Hanjiang River to Danshui River, but the construction is already taking a detour, and it can be completed in the first half of the year. I am also worried that there are many rocks in the Three Gorges Road, and the fleet will be more dangerous. Unless we use large-scale
The iron fire thunder will blow up the rocks in the river, but I heard that the iron fire thunder is afraid of water, so I don't know if it can work?"
"We can discuss this with the Firearms Bureau and ask them to develop iron fire mines that are not afraid of water."
Guo Song's face softened slightly and he said: "I will say hello to the Firearms Bureau, and you can discuss it with them yourself."
"I humbly obey the orders! Then there is the matter of recruiting civilian servants and allocating money and food."
Guo Song understood what he meant. Yang Tianhua was just the water supervisor, and many major matters must be decided by the political affairs hall. He said to Pan Liao and Du You: "Please discuss this matter with the political affairs hall and come up with the details as soon as possible."