Chapter 376: Grand Canal Excavation Plan
In short, the Grand Canal has many benefits, but the cost is equally huge. Moreover, this is a long-term project, and it would be enough to put Feng Ji in. Unfortunately, Feng Ji had his own ideas and did not want to waste his time on this project.
However, Lu Su did not say anything. Things like water conservancy projects cannot be rushed. If Feng Ji is willing to spend money, let him do it. After all, it is preliminary preparation work.
Everyone in the Government Affairs Hall could see the benefits of the Grand Canal, but the workload of such a grand project was enormous and it would be impossible to complete it without decades.
Emperor Yang of Sui mobilized more than two million people to dig the Grand Canal, and he lost his country for it. This shows the extent to which he wasted people's time and money.
The most important thing is that the Grand Canal mentioned by Chen Xi and others is not just the Grand Canal dug in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but the Grand Canal that was dug in the Spring and Autumn Period, completed in the Sui Dynasty, prospered in the Tang and Song Dynasties, straightened in the Yuan Dynasty, and dredged in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The entire Grand Canal project was extremely insane. Even a wise man with spiritual talent like Feng Ji did not dare to get involved in it easily. This was a major project that would go down in history. It would be impossible to complete it without involving more than a dozen wise men like Feng Ji.
Even if we fill in all the people in the government affairs office, we may not be able to actually fix it.
The construction of the Grand Canal in history lasted for as long as 1,779 years. Even if there were a series of reasons such as wars and abandonment, the fact that it took a huge amount of time is an indisputable fact.
"Who is in charge of Zhengguo Canal and Liufu Canal in Chang'an now?" After sending Feng Ji away, Chen Xi suddenly thought of something.
He originally designed the granary construction at Hulao Pass, but as many things happened later, he gradually forgot about it and no one knew who was in charge of it now.
"If I remember correctly, it should be the Li family and the Wang family in Chang'an, and the Ma family in Xiliang, right?"
Lu Su recalled and remembered that he seemed to have outsourced this matter to the aristocratic families in Chang'an. He remembered that Li Yuan and Wang Shichong were very capable.
In addition, Ma Teng of Xiliang mobilized a large number of Qiang people to participate, which could be regarded as finding a way out for the Qiang people and fundamentally cutting off the root cause of the Qiang unrest.
After all, if one can live a good life, who would think of rebelling?
What was the reason why the Qiang people followed the Xiliang soldiers before? Food. Why did they follow Ma Teng later? Again, food. After these Qiang people got the food from the court, of course they would follow the court peacefully.
If anyone wants to rebel in Xiliang now, the first to disagree will be these Qiang people. Even if Dong Zhuo leads the Xiliang cavalry back to rebel now, it is not certain who these Qiang people will listen to.
"The Li family, the Wang family..." Chen Xi stretched out his tone, remembering what Jiang Wei had reported before. Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Liu Heita, these people were not easy to deal with.
But now we have the hearts of the people and the army in our hands, and we have the overall situation of the Central Plains in our hands, so even these people can't cause any big waves.
Don’t you see, during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, Li Yuan and his men served as officials of the Sui Dynasty honestly for a period of time, until the world was in chaos and they dared to rebel.
"Wenyou, just remember to give a warning. We have to give Boyue an explanation eventually, and take the opportunity to warn some of the aristocratic families in Chang'an."
Chen Xi thought about it and decided to give them a lighter sentence. Now that there is a large-scale construction going on, putting these people into the field of construction can squeeze out more profits.
There is no need to create internal friction. After all, people like Li Yuan and Wang Shichong could easily be appointed as governors and governors of a state or county. Now that they have all been killed, people have to be withdrawn from the court to fill the vacancies. Just giving them a warning will be enough.
Li Ru glanced at Chen Xi and said nothing. If he were to say anything, he would just kill them all. The soldiers surrounding the general in the street must be fed up with life. Even if he was capable, what could it do? There were so many capable people in the court now.
Li Ru also understood what Chen Xi meant. He felt that Chen Xi was too gentle. Would these noble families be so easy to obey unless they took ruthless action?
Lu Su raised his head and looked at Chen Xi in surprise. Chen Xi actually took the initiative to let Li Ru go to Chang'an, saying that it would be a lenient sentence. But the person going there was Li Ru, so it wouldn't be a lenient sentence at all.
There are so many people in the Government Affairs Office. Even if we send Man Chong, the iron-faced judge, over there, it would be better than letting Li Ru go, right?
"These noble families in Chang'an are not simple, Wenyou should pay more attention!" Lu Su looked at Li Ru who was in the dark under the lamp, and couldn't help but pass on the voice.
Li Ru was stunned at first, then quickly reacted, "Are these aristocratic families in Chang'an so powerful? Zichuan actually subconsciously thinks that only I can beat these guys?"
Chen Xi had no idea that deep down in his heart he was still very wary of the aristocratic families in Chang'an, and the person he sent to strike down these families was subconsciously Li Ru, one of the most powerful figures in Luoyang, and also known for his ruthlessness.
But as the saying goes, a person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. The presence of a hidden dragon like Tian Khan lurking in Chang'an has indeed caused Chen Xi considerable psychological pressure.
" Now suddenly thought of a family with three generations of dukes." Li Ru subconsciously recalled the information about Chang'an, and suddenly thought of a family with three generations of dukes that was different from the Yuan family.
"The Yang family? A thousand-year-old family that has never been suppressed except for the first time."
After Li Ru connected the entire Chang'an's intelligence, he found that Chang'an might really need him to go there in person.
Seeing that Li Ru was deep in thought, Lu Su did not say anything more. It was enough for Li Ru to know the situation himself. He was just giving him a reminder. Li Ru did not need his concern.
"Master, General Yang Lin is about to return with his army. The princess sent someone to ask you for your opinion on how to reward the victorious general and how to deal with the surrendered generals in Wagangzhai?"
Lu Meng hurried in from outside, holding the order that had just been handed to him.
Chen Xi pondered for a moment and found that it was really not a good review. Whether it was the identities of Yang Lin and others who took the blame for their crimes, or the treatment of the surrendered Wagang generals, it was a difficult task.
"What does the general mean?" Chen Xi scratched his head and asked. Normally, this question should not be asked to the general, so why would he come to ask him?
"The general has closed the door and refused to see visitors. He said he had other things to do recently and asked you to handle it in full." Lu Meng had a bitter face. He didn't believe it and made a special trip to the general's mansion. However, he was thrown out by the Yulin Army guarding the gate because he didn't have a warrant.
"Wen Ruo, I leave this matter to you!"
Chen Xi scratched his head and directly threw the task to Xun Yu. Rewarding is not a good thing. Not only must it be reasonable, but also it must be attributed to the eldest princess and the general.
If the blocking is not done well, not only will you make an enemy for nothing, the most important thing is that this requires a lot of research work, which is simply torture for Chen Xi.
“Leave it to me!”
Xun Yu nodded, took the princess's order, and then asked Li Ru for the military report on the Battle of Wagang.
For him, who was from the Han Dynasty, this job was exactly what he wanted and there was no need to refuse.
After finishing the work at hand, Chen Xi took Lu Xun and Lu Meng and ran away. He had completed the work for the day and he had no interest in working overtime.
"Is the Prime Minister like this every day?" Zhuge Liang, who was writing furiously in the Government Affairs Hall, couldn't help but look up and ask Lu Su beside him.
"We have done too much today. Unless there is an emergency, you would not be able to see him after lunch in the past." Lu Su couldn't help but curl his lips.
What a joke, Chen Xi can't work for you for a whole day. Seeing Chen Xi in the afternoon means that Chen Xi has worked very hard.
Zhuge Liang opened his mouth. He actually noticed that Chen Xi handled as much work as he did, but the efficiency between the two sides was almost as different as a galaxy. There was even a big gap between him and Lu Su in terms of work efficiency.
It's obvious that everyone is multitasking and has a photographic memory , so why is there such a big gap between them?
"Do you know why I often have to work overtime?" Lu Su asked Zhuge Liang somewhat depressed.
"Isn't it because Doctor Lu, you are very hardworking?" Zhuge Liang didn't quite understand what Lu Su meant.
"Just call me Zijing. It's not that I'm hardworking, it's because I haven't finished my government affairs! Just like you need to work overtime to deal with the work at hand, I need it too." Lu Su's answer choked Zhuge Liang.
"Then why can the prime minister 's government affairs be handled?" Zhuge Liang began to wonder.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have worked overtime here!" Lu Su looked at Zhuge Liang sideways, his eyes full of regret.
Li Ru said calmly, "That's because most of the government affairs have happened in Zichuan's mind. Before things happen, Zichuan has thought about them in his mind, so when the government affairs come to him, he can just deal with them directly."
Without even looking up, Lu Su said, "This is how Zichuan does things. If Zichuan gets stuck one day, it will be a real big trouble."
"Has the Prime Minister ever been in trouble?" Pang Tong, who was listening on the side, asked curiously.
"I don't know. I heard from the general that there was one, but I haven't seen it!" Lu Su shook his head. When he defected to the court, the world was basically settled. How could he know about the past?
"Report! Urgent news from Youzhou!" The sudden order startled the counselors who were immersed in handling government affairs.
Li Ru took it and nodded in understanding.
"A great victory in Youzhou. Our three armies joined forces with the Buyeo people to successfully repel the Goryeo army! In addition, General Gongsun defeated the Xianbei at Juyong Pass and captured more than 300,000 Hu people!"
The people in the Government Affairs Office nodded without surprise. After all, the war in Youzhou was a surprise attack, and victory was only a matter of time.
Besides, Jia Wenhe has already been sent to Youzhou, so all they have to do is wait for good news.
After everyone dispersed, Li Ru threw the battle report to Zhuge Liang.
"Kong Ming, go find Zichuan. He also had some plans in Youzhou before. Now that the war is over, let him watch and make adjustments."
"Yes!" Zhuge Liang nodded in agreement.
