Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 99: River on the Ground

"Let's go!" Qiao Lili took Yu Jingyan's hand. They couldn't just sit there and wait to die. What could they do in the house? They had to go to the scene to see what would happen.

"Okay." Yu Jingyan grabbed the map on the table and stuffed it into his arms. He asked Kuailai to bring a waterproof coat to Qiao Lili. He put it on himself and helped Qiao Lili put it on. Then the two of them rode Wuzong and Wuying and went to the Ganjiang Dam in the rain.

The embankment of Panshi Mountain was being inspected in every section in the rain. They were water control officials, the village head, and villagers. There was a person every ten or ten meters, making sure that no inch of the embankment was missed.

The water of the Gan River, like a trapped water dragon, kept surging and roaring, as if it could break free at any moment and flow freely between heaven and earth. Si Shuicheng, who was in charge of the measurement, reported to Yu Jingyan that the flow and velocity of the river were close to the recorded record.

This was after several reservoirs and water diversion channels were dug upstream. If Yu Jingyan had not come to control the water this year and the previous method had been used, the Gan River would have burst its banks countless times and destroyed countless villages and farmlands before it reached Panshi Mountain.

Today's rainfall was too heavy, covering a wide area and lasting for a long time, causing the Ganjiang River to surge.

Qiao Lili also looked at the dam carefully. From her perspective, she thought it was well reinforced. She and Yu Jingyan continued to walk downstream until they reached the Huaijiang Beach section. There was a person every ten or so meters, patrolling the section they were responsible for, and they changed people every hour.

The two men rode their horses forward, looking around all the way, and the more they looked, the more frightened they became, because after passing Huaijiang Beach, the terrain became flatter, the water drop became smaller, and the flow rate slowed down. The water above could not flow out, making the river wider and wider, and the water level kept rising, already exceeding the historical highest point.

At this time, a flare went up, "Something's happening."

This was a danger signal. Fortunately, the two people were not far from the location where the flare was launched. They urged Wuzong and Wuying to quickly rush to the location of the flare.

In two quarters of an hour, the two arrived at the place where the flare was launched. In this section, the Gan River became an above-ground river, with the riverbed higher than the ground. The Gan River was completely trapped by the embankment. Qiao Lili closed her eyes and her heart sank.

This question is too difficult and beyond the syllabus.

Not far below the embankment was the ancient city of Dunhua. Qiao Lili seemed to have seen the Giant Buddha of Jiuding Mountain high in the clouds. The Buddha was sitting on a lotus platform, his hands in a Dharma seal, his brows lowered, and he looked at her with a smile. Qiao Lili silently chanted the Buddha's name in her heart, over and over again, and her frightened and anxious heart slowly calmed down.

"Reporting to the Sixth Prince, the water level of the dam here has exceeded the historical highest line. In the past twelve hours, the water level has risen by 1.7 feet. If it continues to rise like this, the dam here will not be able to hold." The chief water officer Fang Hong reported.

"What does Lord Zhang say? When will the rain stop?" Yu Jingyan asked the person who had been guarding here to hurry up. Lord Zhang was the astronomer of the Imperial Observatory.

"Master Zhang said that the rain will not stop within three days." He almost lost his voice.

After answering Yu Jingyan's words, he came to Qiao Lili's horse and saluted, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Greetings, Sixth Prince's Concubine, why are you here?" Because Qiao Lili was still dressed in men's clothes.

"Come and see His Highness."

"You have worked hard."

Yu Jingyan got off the horse and carefully checked the levee, on the levee, under the levee, climbed in the middle of the levee, and even lay on the levee to listen. When he stood up, he was covered in mud.

"Based on the current situation, how long can we last?"

"Twelve hours at the most, assuming there are no unexpected situations." This means that there cannot be a sudden increase in rainfall here or upstream.

"Twelve hours." One day and one night, and the rain will continue for at least three more days.

Leaving Yu Jingyan to talk to the officials from the Ministry of Works, Qiao Lili rode on Wuzong and headed along the embankment.

There are more inspectors on the embankment here. In fact, it can be seen that Yu Jingyan and these officials from the Ministry of Works are extremely responsible. Most of them are in the rain, in the mud, and on the embankment.

In the past few years, the poor water management may be due to a problem of ability, or it may be that the superior officials extorted funds. In short, it is not because they did not try their best or were irresponsible.

This section of the river embankment is more than ten miles long. If the Gan River bursts its dike, this is the weakest link. Once any part of this section of the embankment is washed away, it will be a devastating situation, and nothing will be left. If the water of more than ten miles of Gan River flows down at the same time, the ancient city of Dunhua will definitely be flooded.

When Qiao Lili rode back, she saw a man, the father of the little boy with a leaky wind, who was also patrolling on the levee. The people who had been evacuated from Huaijiang Beach also joined the flood prevention team.

Huaijiang Beach, Huaijiang Beach, it’s here.

She rode her horse back to Yu Jingyan, dismounted, and pulled Yu Jingyan aside.

"Ah Jing, let's release the floodwaters, Huaijiang Beach." After Qiao Lili said these words, she saw that Yu Jingyan's expression had visibly improved. She knew he understood.

"What about landslides and mudslides?" When Yu Jingyan mentioned Huaijiang Beach, he immediately thought of the location of the ant nest that Qiao Lili had mentioned, which would cause the dam to break. A dam break there would cause landslides and mudslides, and landslides and mudslides would eventually block the flood.

"Change to another location, not that one. When we came here, I found that there was a location where the dam was closest to Huaijiang Beach. It was on the east side of Panshi Mountain. There were more rocks there, so there would be no landslides or mudslides."

Yu Jingyan turned around and quickly took out an oil-paper umbrella, opened it, squatted on the ground, and took out the map from his arms.

Several adults also gathered around. At a time like this, who would care about anything else? They all squatted on the muddy ground in the rain, their robes and other things were already soaked in mud, and they couldn't care less, they couldn't care less at all.

Yu Jingyan found the location Qiao Lili mentioned on the map, looked up and asked her, "Are you talking about this place?"

"Yes, it's here." Qiao Lili also squatted down and pointed to the place where the water would flow if the flood was released. "Blast the dam from here, and the water will flow down from here, passing through Panshi Mountain from the east. It will not be blocked by Panshi Mountain, so it will not cause a big impact on the mountain. Then from here, it will enter Huaijiang Beach."

"A large lake will be formed at the Huaijiang Beach. After the Ganjiang River water is diverted from there, the pressure on the embankment here will definitely be reduced. The ancient city of Dunhua will be saved."

"This is a good idea, but there are villagers at Huaijiang Beach. Can they be evacuated in a short time?" asked Fang Hong, the water chief.

"There's nothing we can do even if we can't evacuate. We have to choose the lesser of two evils. It's worth it if we can exchange those villages for the ancient city of Dunhua." The one who answered was the Water Affairs Commissioner. The two officials had been on the embankment all the time and didn't know that Huaijiang Beach was now deserted.

"The villagers of Huaijiang Beach have all evacuated to a safe place before 9:00 p.m. today. There is no one there now," Yu Jingyan explained.

"Your Highness, you are really foresighted." Several officials showed joy on their faces. No one wanted to face the tragedy of a city being washed away by a flood, ancient monuments that had been passed down for thousands of years being destroyed, and tens of thousands of lives being killed. Just thinking about it was painful.

"It's not this prince, it's this prince's princess consort." Yu Jingyan pointed at Qiao Lili, his tone full of pride. "It was also her who came up with the idea of ​​releasing the flood."

Everyone's attention was focused on the flood on the dam and they didn't notice the short follower who came with Yu Jingyan.

It turned out to be a woman disguised as a man.

"Women are really as good as men. Your Highness is so lucky." After the water chief said this, he did not wait for Yu Jingyan's reply and continued, "Let's go quickly and take a look at the dam. Then survey the route that the flood will take. We also need to survey the Huaijiang Beach and calculate how much water it can hold. When the water level reaches a certain level, it will flow out of the Huaijiang Beach, where it will flow out, and whether it will endanger the villages and towns below."

In extraordinary times, even flattery is so careless, doing real work is the most important thing.