Chapter 283

"So the first step in harnessing the Yellow River is to prohibit further reclamation of farmland?" Li Shimin said.

Suddenly, everyone suddenly felt that all parts of Guanlong were the foundation of Guanlong aristocratic family. If it was forbidden to reclaim farmland, wouldn't it cut off the pace of Guanlong aristocratic family's expansion.

"Your Majesty, from my humble minister's point of view, we can't wait to govern the Yellow River. The harm of the Yellow River is imminent. If we turn a blind eye to it, I'm afraid we will be ashamed of future generations!" an official of the Kanto aristocratic family shouted loudly.

The Guandong aristocratic family and the Guanlong aristocratic family have always been full of contradictions. The previous gratitude and resentment are not mentioned, but the Guandong aristocratic family is the most harmful to the Yellow River. Every flood of the Yellow River will hurt the muscles and bones of the Guandong aristocratic family.

But now that the culprit has been found, it is their sworn enemy Guanlong aristocratic family. How can they restrain themselves? For a moment, the officials of Guandong aristocratic family were angry.

The eldest sun Wuji hurried out and said, "Your Majesty, it is natural for farmers to dig food from the soil. Moreover, there are many people in Guanlong and the population is growing very fast. If reclamation is prohibited, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people and less land in Guanzhong over time. I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble if I can't make ends meet!"

Li Shimin was immediately helpless. On the one hand, it was the Guandong aristocratic family, which was deeply hurt by the Yellow River, and on the other hand, it was the Guanlong aristocratic family, a staunch supporter of the Tang Dynasty. The forces of both sides were extremely huge, and it was difficult for him to choose.

Merton quickly cleared the siege for Li Shimin and said: "I inform your majesty that the people need fields. It will not work if they don't open up wasteland, but at least we should develop wasteland in an orderly and reasonable way. Of course, we can reclaim the flat places in Guanlong, but some steep slopes should be prohibited from reclamation, and the vegetation must be restored if they have been reclaimed."

Li Shimin nodded slowly. This is indeed a problem that can't wait at present. Even sun Wuji has no way to refute it. After all, the harm of the Yellow River is too great.

Merton went on: "Lao Tzu once said: the way of heaven is to make up for the surplus. It will naturally damage the way of heaven if people reclaim farmland and destroy vegetation. Therefore, every additional mu of wasteland in the future must be compensated by planting trees of the same area. Moreover, trees, forests and grass must be widely planted in Guanlong, and all exposed land must be restored to vegetation as much as possible In recent years, it can not only prevent soil erosion, but also allow people to graze to compensate for losses. "

"In this way, I'm afraid it's a vast project, which can't be completed in a short time." Cheng Yaojin murmured.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "if it doesn't work in ten years, it will be a hundred years or a thousand years. We can't let future generations poke our spine."

From the heart, Li Shimin agrees with Merton's words. After all, the damage of the Yellow River is too serious. A flood is not only a bone breaking injury to the Kanto family, but also the whole Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Wen and Wu of the Manchu Dynasty immediately shouted in unison.

"Chang sun Aiqing, you are fully responsible for the governance of the Yellow River." Li Shimin looked at Chang sun Wuji, led by Li Shimin.

All of a sudden, everyone turned their attention to changsun Wuji and had a good recipe for governing the Yellow River. As long as it was done according to Merton's method, it must be a great achievement.

However, there was no trace of envy among the people present. If they wanted to govern the Yellow River, the first thing they had to face was the counterattack of the Guanlong family, and the eldest sun Wuji happened to be the leader of the Guanlong family, which had to make all the ministers think about Li Shimin's intention.

"Yes!"

Eldest sun Wuji immediately lowered his head bitterly. After this incident, the Guanlong family was shackled. Even if he personally implemented the governance method, it was difficult. Moreover, Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the increasingly powerful Guanlong family for a long time. This time, he forced him to make a choice! He wanted to pinch the Mexican family, but he didn't expect to move a stone and hit his own foot.

"Nephew Mo has always been intelligent, and he has integrated Chinese and foreign knowledge. As expected, he is extraordinary. The disaster of the Yellow River, which has plagued China for thousands of years, can also be broken." Sun Wuji sighed.

Merton immediately showed a shy smile and said, "boy, where do you know the method of water control? It's just a curiosity to know some arithmetic and find out the bottom. If it wasn't for the guidance of Lord changsun, where would the boy have a chance to solve this problem?"

"Little catfish!" the eldest sun Wuji immediately scolded in his heart. Unexpectedly, the ink family was so slippery.

"Old fox! You want to kill me!" Merton scolded in his heart.

One is a crafty old fox and the other is a slippery little catfish. However, even if the old fox is not careful, he sometimes misses.

"Although I'm trusted by the emperor, I don't know anything about water control. I'm afraid I'll bear your Majesty's heavy responsibility. If you have a good prescription, you might as well say it together." knowing that I can't shirk this task, eldest sun Wuji simply said.

Merton nodded and pointed to the bottom pots of the two potted plants in the Tai Chi hall. In a short period of time, the muddy water in the broken one had been clarified a lot,

"The water is light and the soil is heavy. Even the turbid water will be clarified. Lord Chang sun can build earth dams between various gullies and retain the water for a short time. During this time, most of the soil can be precipitated. In this way, the clear water in the upper layer will flow away slowly and the muddy water in the lower layer will continue to clarify. In this way, the soil can be retained and the previously scoured gullies can be slowly silted , it can achieve miraculous results in a short time. "Merton explained that governing the Yellow River is a public event for thousands of years, and he will not hide his secrets.

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but rejoice in his heart. First, he had to face the resistance of Guanlong aristocratic family to govern the Yellow River, and second, he was afraid of no effect in a short time, lest he should be criticized.

However, the construction of earth dams is not laborious. According to this method, miraculous effects can be achieved in a short time.

In the face of such great achievements in the governance of the Yellow River, the conflicts before changsun Wuji immediately disappeared, and I couldn't help sighing. Compared with changsun Chong, the Mohist son was indeed far better than him.

The courtiers also repeatedly lamented that the Mohist family was indeed worthy of its reputation. All the principles he used were familiar to everyone, even an ordinary phenomenon. He also studied a hundred schools and was proficient in both China and the West. The ministers present couldn't help but sigh that the Mohist family was able to integrate and apply the theories of various schools and solve the problems that troubled countless people.

Although they still think Confucianism is orthodox, they also realize that there is still a way to learn by cultivating a hundred schools of thought.

"Changsunyin, your old boy deserves so much credit. Should you show it?" Cheng Yaojin's sentence immediately destroyed the atmosphere of the whole hall.

"Old man Cheng, when did I say I wouldn't ask for merit for nephew Mo Xian?"

Chang sun Wuji blushed angrily. After Cheng Yaojin said this, Chang sun Wuji was sure to accept the favor of Mohist Zi. Everyone knew that the idea of governing the Yellow River was the Mohist Zi, and the greatest credit fell on Chang sun Wuji's head. If Chang sun Wuji targeted Merton again, he would certainly be stabbed in the spine.