Chapter 281

"Dai Aiqing, immediately prepare money and food for the relief of the people in the flood discharge area!" Li Shimin looked at Shang shudai Zhou, the Ministry of the people, and said with a slight dignified meal: "prepare more to prevent the worst from happening."

The ministers were shocked. Of course, they knew what the worst thing was.

"Don't worry, your majesty." Dai Zhou nodded.

The biggest harvest of the western region event was not Merton, but the Minister of civil affairs, Dai Zhou. In a few days, Dai Zhou received a soft hand in collecting taxes. Moreover, according to Merton's tax system concept, he levied heavy taxes on some luxury goods and silk transported to the western region. Unexpectedly, he did not receive any resistance, even if the price nearly doubled, These Hu merchants paid in full without hesitation.

Having a way to tide over the difficulties for the time being, the atmosphere of the whole court was suddenly light, and even Li Shimin was relieved.

"Nephew Mo Xian didn't live up to my expectations. Indeed, he has a way to solve the flood problem." he looked very relieved, as if Merton could find a way to solve the flood problem thanks to his advice.

"Chang sun Yin, I heard you were going to ask for merit for Merton! Did you forget it so soon?" Cheng Yaojin ran aside. In the whole court, as long as he dares to call Chang sun Wuji so.

"Mr. Cheng, when did I forget that? It's just that those who can do more work. Nephew Mo Xianji has such talent to learn. How about if we don't solve the problem of desertification control at the same time? I'll ask for meritorious service for nephew Mo Xianji together." Sun Wuji said.

control sand! Suddenly everyone was shocked.

It is a well-known saying that desertification must be controlled before the Yellow River. Even if there is a flood discharge area, it can solve the temporary worry, which is also a temporary solution, but not the root cause. With the continuous accumulation of sediment in the Yellow River, in the end, even if there is a flood discharge area, I'm afraid it will discharge flood every year.

Thinking of this, everyone here couldn't help beating a cold cicada and couldn't help focusing on mojiazi again. Although it was a shame for the important officials of the Manchu Dynasty to put their hope on a young man, it was a matter of great concern after all, and they didn't care about face at this time.

"Mo boy, if you have an idea, say it. As long as you're right, changsun Wuji won't ask for merit, and I'll ask for merit myself." Cheng Yaojin bared his teeth and said that this matter is very important. If Merton can solve it, it must be a great merit. Of course, he didn't forget to stab changsun Wuji.

"Old man Cheng, you......" the eldest sun Wuji was so angry that he clenched his teeth!

"Well, don't make any more noise!" Li Shimin angrily said. Cheng Yaojin and eldest sun Wuji stared at each other, and then shut up.

"Merton, if you have any attention, just say it. Even if you say it wrong, no one here blames you." Li Shimin encouraged.

Merton nodded, looked around and said, "you adults know that my Mohist school is rising again with the way of arithmetic. Now I'll calculate an account for you with arithmetic."

"As I know, the sediment of the Yellow River accumulates year after year, and the riverbed at the lower reaches has been exposed to the ground. If the sediment of the Yellow River accumulates at least one finger of high sediment at the bottom of the river every five years, then the riverbed will be raised by two fingers in ten years, 20 fingers in one hundred years, and 200 fingers, or six feet in one thousand years."

Merton did not exaggerate, but somewhat narrowed. In later generations, the riverbed of the Yellow River was generally three to five meters, and in later generations, it was even more serious, up to ten meters, which was called the suspended river.

"In other words, I'm afraid the Yellow River will flow over our heads in the future," Merton said slowly, pointing to his head.

Suddenly, all the ministers present were cold. I'm afraid that the Yellow River would be more rebellious and cause greater harm. Moreover, strengthening hetina is also a towering project because of the rise of the river every year.

"Some people will think, don't we still have a flood discharge area?" Merton asked. "However, the river water in the flood discharge area can not flow out at all and can only deposit, so the degree of sediment deposition in the flood discharge area will be more serious. It doesn't matter if it is discharged twice at a time. If it is discharged ten times a hundred times, I'm afraid the sediment of the Yellow River will level the flood discharge area. I'm afraid the Yellow River will no longer be able to restrain at that time and cause more disaster."

Merton once said that anyone in the world can deceive you, but he can't learn arithmetic. Merton used these cold numbers to tell them a harsh fact.

The ministers present were not proficient in mathematics, but they could calculate the account clearly by breaking their fingers. For a moment, everyone couldn't help sweating. The good news from the flood discharge area was swept away. Previously, they only knew that the problem of the Yellow River was very serious, but they didn't expect the situation to be so severe,

Merton said heavily: "Of course, some people will say that this will only happen in a few hundred years or thousands of years, but if we do not control the Yellow River at the moment, in a few hundred years or thousands of years, what will be left to our children and grandchildren will be a hanging river flowing overhead like a sharp sword. At that time, how will our children and grandchildren treat us?"

All the courtiers suddenly looked unnatural and their eyes flickered.

"Mojiazi, if anyone says he won't govern the Yellow River, tell him if you have any idea." even Cheng Yaojin, who is so careless, is made cold in his back and can't help but urge him.

"In fact, the Mohist school has no method to control water and sand, but the boy has a vague idea after getting the knowledge of Socrates." Merton said.

"Socrates?" all the officials were stunned. They had read the knowledge of Socrates in the ink magazine, but they had never seen any method to control water and sand.

"The most practical way for Socrates to pursue knowledge is endless questioning. Let's ask the first question, where does the sediment of the Yellow River come from?" Merton said slowly.

Everyone looked at each other. It was not that the problem was difficult, but that it was too simple.

"Of course, the sediment of the Yellow River is brought from the water." Wang Yushi said angrily. There is sediment in the water, which is the characteristic of every river.

"Then where does the water with sediment come from? Is the Yellow River so turbid from its source?" Merton continued.

Wang Yushi immediately concluded that he didn't know this problem. He didn't know anything except Confucian classics.

Cheng Yaojin shook his head and said, "I went north to defeat Turks a few years ago. I passed Jiuyuan county and once stationed by the Yellow River. The water of the Yellow River there is still very clear."

Merton nodded: "the water of the Yellow River is still very clear in Jiuyuan County, but it becomes unusually turbid in Luoyang. So..."

As soon as Merton's voice fell, he couldn't help breathing heavily in the Tai Chi hall.

"The problem lies under our eyelids!" Li Shimin said with an iron blue face. They spent a huge price on harnessing the Yellow River in the lower reaches, but they didn't expect that the biggest source was Guanzhong, but they didn't find it at all.

"It's dark under the lamp!" Qin Qiong sighed.