Maid, Little Lucky Wife

After sending the people away, Yun Shang looked into the distance with some worry. The problem of the waterway was also a problem that Mo Xuan had always wanted to solve.

During the flood discharge, the two studied the route of the waterway, hoping that with the help of the mountains, the waterway could be opened more smoothly.

But how can it be that easy?The waterway must be carried by boat, but it cannot be carried by small bamboo rafts. The depth of the water level must be considered. If it is too shallow between the mountains, it must be dug.

Fortunately, Mo Xuan was quite famous in the world at this time, and there were people who supported him no matter what. The silver was almost running out, and the share from the Li family was enough to last for a while.

On Mo Xuan's side, they were arguing over the diversion of the waterway.

In ancient times, there were no large-scale explosives. It was difficult to remove earth and rocks solely by manpower.

Previously, floods were discharged in only two places, which solved the village's water and draft problems, and full-scale potato planting has begun.

Now is the time to solve the waterway problem. Their best way at this time is to connect the waterway with the big river. To make it possible for boats to sail along the way, many places need to be excavated.

Flood discharge also requires skills. Where water is directed to the waterway, the waterway must be able to hold the water and be wide enough.

Mo Xuan sent people to explore for a long time, and brought local people who were familiar with the terrain and soil to follow and study together whether to dig deeper or take a detour.

The question faced at this time is whether to take a detour.

The soil on this mountain road is relatively rough, and it is suspected that there is an underground river flowing through it. If something goes wrong and the underground river is opened, the water flow may be cut off here.

After a period of exposure to wind and sun, Mo Xuan became gray and even unshaven.

People around him were chattering in discussions. Mo Xuan had an easy-going personality and liked everyone to speak freely, so everyone was never reserved.

"How about we take a detour. What if we connect the underground river after digging? The water will enter the underground river, and all the efforts will be in vain."

"Detour? Where to detour? What should we do with the extra route? How long will it take?"

"Then what do you think we should do if we don't take a detour?"

"How would I know?"

The arguments went on and on, with no results at all. Mo Xuan looked at the mountain road in front of him and said that the mountain road was actually a valley, which was deep enough but not blocked.

Mo Xuan suddenly had an idea, "In this way, we will fill the valley with the mountain soil on both sides, raise the two sides, and create a road that can pass ships in the middle."

A group of people looked at each other in shock. Along the way, everyone had been digging holes and building embankments between the two mountains to block the spread of water.

Is it really feasible to fill in the valley?

Seeing a group of people hesitating and not speaking, Mo Xuan relaxed at this moment and said, "Tell me, what do you think?"

"Sir, is what you say true? Is it possible to rely solely on human power?"

"Yes, sir, our manpower is limited and we don't have large tools."

Mo Xuan smiled confidently, "Let's block this hole first, and then release the flood first, so that the water flows here, wouldn't it form a waterway? We won't be afraid when we bring the tools."

Everyone looked at each other, obviously feeling unreliable, but there was nothing to refute.

Ling Yi was the most straightforward, taking a step forward and saying with a hand.

"Sir, where will the flood be released first?"

In order to open the waterway, a total of five flood discharge points were flown down. The water flow was fast and the water level was very deep.

"The flood will be discharged in two places first. The two places are..."

Watching Ling Yi lead the people away, Mo Xuan led the people to block the exit first, and then filled the valley with soil.

Li County has a special geographical location, located in a plain between plains. In the past, people came here to avoid wars.

It is surrounded by mountains, the mountain roads are rugged, and there are few rivers going inland.

Going to the outside, there are also mountains, but there is a very large river outside the mountains, as long as you connect to it.

In addition to natural disasters, another reason for annual floods is that there is a plateau in the distance of one side of the mountain. When the water from the plateau flows downward, it will flow through the mountains and submerge the villages around Li County.

What they have to do now is to use the water from the plateau to connect the waterways so that it won't be so difficult for everyone to get in and out.

No matter how we take advantage of the terrain, we are still just getting started, and it will take at least several months to dig it all out.

Before floods come, they have to store as much water as possible, and this time the flood discharge is also carried out through really difficult and dangerous river embankments.

Fortunately, now everyone is united and united.

Mo Xuan sent people to observe the flood situation on the plateau at any time, and even deliberately guided them to enter some predetermined river embankments as water reserves.

The county magistrate is away from home every day, and his career is booming. The master of Li County can't sit still.

He has to make some political achievements, otherwise his status will become lower and lower.

Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, he prepared to open a warehouse to release grain and distribute the previous disaster relief grains.

A soup kitchen was set up near Li County. An announcement was posted early, and the cooks were fully prepared and cooked a lot of porridge.

The news spread to other villages, and some people did come here. After all, who wouldn't want free food?

In the first two days, there were a lot of people. The master personally inspected and nodded with satisfaction. Unfortunately, later on, the number of people became less and less, with only a few old people and children left.

The master's warm expression cracked, he grabbed Zhang Chao's collar and shouted, "What's going on? Where is the person? Huh?"

Zhang lowered his head and Wanquan didn't dare to look at his face.

"Master, I have inquired about it, and they said that the porridge given out is not enough to fill the stomach, and the clear soup is watery, and there are not even a few grains of rice. It is better not to come after all the trouble."

The master's face became even more ferocious, "Bitch, a bunch of bitches, wasn't this how they used to give porridge?"

Zhang Chao pursed his lips and said nothing. Now that there is a waterwheel, which can divert water up the mountain, the seeds have been distributed, and planting has started long ago.

Because of the flood discharge, many fish appeared in the river, and everyone tolerated it and passed it. After all, people now have hope and it is close at hand.

Zhang Chao rolled his eyes and said, "Master, I heard that there have been floods recently. Doesn't the county magistrate like to build waterways? Let him be unaware..."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"When the time comes, won't the credit for all this work belong to you?"

The master smiled a little when he heard this, and sat on the chair, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he was not as hysterical as before.

"Chao'er is indeed my right-hand man, yes, yes, I'll leave this matter to you!"

"It's done, and there will be lots of prizes."

"Yes, Master!"

Zhang Chao showed an excited expression and saw that the master didn't want to say anything else, so he quickly exited and closed the door.

There was a cold smile on the corner of the master's mouth, "Haha, no matter how hard you work, these things will all be mine when the time comes. What's the use of you if you die? I will take over your wife and children by then!"

The master has a perverted smile on his face. He actually has one biggest pain point, that is, he is not good enough and cannot have children in his life.

Tsk tsk, if you raise the enemy's children, huh, it seems very interesting.