Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

The turbulent banks of the Ganjiang River.

Yu Jingyan was on the hillside of Gan Mountain, measuring the speed of the water flow here and calculating how much water flows through here in a day. The water of Gan River flows from west to east, and its source is in the west. However, the west is dry, and the water flows to the east, causing floods. It would be great if some of the water could be retained in the east.

The water of Ganjiang River is mainly formed by the melting snow from Ganshan Mountain. Many small tributaries converge into a turbulent river under Ganshan Mountain - Ganjiang River, which roars all the way from west to east, and then brings many small tributaries formed by rainwater into Ganjiang River one by one, making the water of Ganjiang River more and more. In the rainy season, the water volume of these tributaries formed by rainwater increases sharply, causing the water volume of Ganjiang River to increase sharply, and then causing flood disasters in the downstream.

When there are floods downstream, the upstream is often fighting drought.

There are several villages on the mountainside. Children in groups of three or four are playing in the water and catching fish by the Gan River. The fish grown in the low-temperature snow water grow slowly but taste extremely delicious.

The children dug a small earthen pit and then directed a small stream to fill the pit with water to form a small pool. When they caught fish, they placed them in the pool and waited to take them home together in the evening when they had caught enough.

Watching the children happily digging holes, diverting water and catching fish, Yu Jingyan felt as if he had captured something in his mind. He had lived on Yunmeng Island in Yunmeng Lake for six years. There were streams and currents everywhere around Yunmeng Island. There were also many small islands around Yunmeng Island, and some of the small islands had small lakes on them. These scenes rolled in his mind.

He used his Qinggong skills to climb up a nearby small hill several times, and carefully observed the Gan River flowing under his feet.

Not far from the river, there is a basin called the Ganhe Basin, which has tens of thousands of acres of land. The Ganhe Basin is flat and has fertile soil. In addition, the temperature in the basin is suitable, which is very suitable for farming. However, it is now a wasteland with only weeds and low shrubs growing there.

Yu Jingyan once asked an old farmer nearby why so much land in the Ganhe Basin was uncultivated. The old farmer replied that the Ganhe Basin had a peculiar terrain and there was a mountain nearby that happened to block the formation of rainwater, resulting in only a few rains in the Ganhe Basin throughout the year. Therefore, even if crops were planted, they would dry up nine out of ten years, wasting seeds and manpower. Over time, no one cultivated the land anymore.

However, not far from the Gan River Basin is the turbulent and abundant Gan River. If, like the children did, we dig a big hole in the basin, divert water there, and fill the hole, can't we use it to irrigate the farmland in the basin?

Yu Jingyan led the people from the Ministry of Works to conduct an in-depth survey of the terrain in this section to demonstrate the feasibility of digging a water diversion canal and building a reservoir. They also had to design a gate. When the reservoir was full, they would have to shut off the water flow. Alternatively, they could dig a canal under the reservoir to allow the water to continue flowing to the places below where water was needed.

Such a diversion is equivalent to retaining part of the water in the arid areas, which not only alleviates the drought in the western region, but also reduces the risk of floods in the lower reaches of the Ganjiang River.

After more than ten days of repeated surveys and calculations, it was basically determined that this plan was feasible. The Sixth Prince finally found a new way to control floods. The accompanying personnel of the Ministry of Works were also very excited. Every year, they tried to control floods by blocking here and patching there, but they could not control them every year. They were laborious, costly, and still could not get any results. This year, under the leadership of the Sixth Prince, they finally saw hope of completely controlling the floods.

If this method works, then we can build countless diversion channels and reservoirs from the upper reaches to the middle reaches to the lower reaches, which can solve the water shortage in the west and alleviate the floods in the east, killing two birds with one stone.

After proving the feasibility, the relevant personnel drew up a blueprint and then mobilized the nearby villagers to dig canals and reservoirs. The villagers heard that if the water was diverted, crops could be grown in the Ganhe Basin, and everyone who participated in the construction could get five mu of land there, so they signed up one after another.

The funds provided by the imperial court were limited, so Yu Jingyan proposed this reward system. The villagers who participated in the construction would not receive any wages, but would be provided with food. However, each person would be allocated five acres of land in the Ganhe Basin. If a father brought his two sons to participate in digging canals and reservoirs, then their family would have fifteen acres of land.

Fifteen acres of land is equivalent to the foundation of a well-off family.

We are all farmers for generations, and we can all see clearly that as long as there is water in the Ganhe Basin, it is excellent farming land and fertile farmland.

Moreover, after a lot of visits, Yu Jingyan learned another legend that the Ganhe Basin was originally an impact basin formed by the impact of a large river. This basin was also a place where grains were abundant. However, the world has changed dramatically. In some year's earthquake, or landslide, or plate movement, the river disappeared in the Ganshan Mountains. The basin left behind lost its water nourishment and slowly lost its vitality.

The disappeared river was called Gan River, and the basin was named after it. It was not the homonym of "Gan" and "Gan" as Yu Jingyan and others initially understood.

Yu Jingyan searched for recorded historical documents, borrowed rare books preserved by large families nearby, went deep into the ancient villages to listen to the stories passed down by the elders, and further surveyed the ancient Gan River channel. On the basis of this ancient river channel, he further excavated it, saving more than half of the manpower, material resources and time.

This discovery gave everyone confidence. At the same time, the prototype of a sluice gate slowly took shape in Yu Jingyan's mind. He had seen the sluice gates on Yunmeng Island, which controlled the amount of water flowing into and out of the rivers on Yunmeng Island according to tides and rainwater. However, the gates there were not completely suitable for use in Ganjiang River. After so many days of investigation and measurement, he designed a new gate.

If this gate can be built according to his design, the dike, river and gate can form a whole, which can not only be used for irrigation, but also have the functions of flood control, drainage and even water transportation. It can solve the current problems of drought in the west and flood in the east at the same time, which is of epoch-making significance.

Apart from running around Ganjiang and Ganshan every day, Yu Jingyan was thinking about Qiao Lili.

I live at the head of the Yangtze River, you live at the tail of the Yangtze River. I miss you every day but I can't see you. We drink the water of the Yangtze River together. When will this water stop flowing, when will this hatred end? I only hope that your heart is like mine, and I will never let you down.

Unfortunately, Ali does not live in the Gan River Basin, so the water cannot flow to her.

Xiaobai will be back soon.

Just as he was stunned, a little pigeon fluttered and landed on his shoulder. He took the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg and began to read.

Four looms, three rivers and five mountains are at your disposal, mountains and rivers are moved and people are safe. Lifelong ambitions, loyalty is immortal, and prosperity is just around the corner.

It turned out that in Ali's heart, he was a warrior who could move mountains and fill the sea, and could also create a prosperous and glorious era. He himself was still far from that, and needed to continue working hard.

He folded the letter carefully and put it in a bag he had specially sewn on his chest, where there were already three letters written by Ali.

Yu Jingyan took out a handful of millet from the package he was carrying, held it in his palm and fed the little pigeon, then put it in the cage and handed it to Kuai Lai. He picked up the measuring ruler beside him and shouted to the official from the Ministry of Works not far away, "Let's go, keep going up, we have to finish measuring this part today."

Come and look at the master striding forward, and then look at the little pigeon in the cage. Haha, what you are sending is not a letter, but chicken blood.