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Chapter 60 The Stone of Other Mountains

"After the messenger sent by the eldest princess arrived in Luoyang, he visited Princess Bin. As for what they said, the humble position was unknown and could not be explored."

"I understand, you go back and rest."

"Yes, I'm leaving."

The sound of closing the door was heard, and Qi Wangyu Wenming was left in the study. When he recalled the news he had just received, he was a little fascinated.

The "Great Princess" that I just called during the conversation refers to the daughter of the daughter (known as Princess Taiping to the outside world) Yuwen. Because Yuwen was the sister of the late emperor and was the aunt of today, he was called "Great Princess".

Since the Qianjin Princess was killed on the New Year's Day last year, she fell seriously ill. She then moved out of the palace and lived in the princess's mansion in Chang'an City. She gradually faded out of the court and the country's sight. Many people have gradually forgotten this once popular princess, but Yu Wenming has not forgotten it.

Last year, his father Yu Wenliang was assassinated and seriously injured, and the emperor later died of poison. Yu Wenming, the envoy behind the poisoning of the emperor, did this because his father was assassinated and then took decisive measures to fight back.

The truth of this matter cannot be revealed, but Yu Wenming has been paying attention to Princess Qianjin and guarding against the other party's small actions.

The Qianjin Princess is the elder sister of the late emperor, and the two sisters can be said to depend on each other for their own lives, so the Qianjin Princess may have the idea of ​​revenge after detecting some clues.

Although Yu Wenming did not think that the powerless daughter princess could do anything else, he would not take it lightly.

The other party lost the emperor as a supporter, but he was just an ordinary princess. Yu Wenming allowed the daughter-in-law to enter the palace from time to time to accompany the emperor and the queen mother. The other party was also very "honest" and could not see any bad intentions.

But the other party had close contact with King Bin, which made Yu Wenming alert.

It’s not that he doesn’t believe in his younger brother, but that he doesn’t believe in Princess Bin Yuchi.

Yuchi's mother's family has been destroyed, but as a woman from the Yuchi family, Yu Wenming didn't believe that the other party really had no idea, just because he was afraid that his sister-in-law would instigate his brother to do something.

If Yuchi was just Yuwen Wen's concubine, Yu Wenming would not bother to care about so much, but Yuchi was the princess, the legitimate wife, and his son was the prince of King Bin, which gave Yu Wenming a headache.

When Yu Wenliang was dying, he once told Yu Wenming that he would keep staring at his younger brother and not let his younger brother do things that would make the Yuchi family rekindled.

Yu Wenming knew the interests and naturally kept his father's explanation in his heart. He didn't think his younger brother would be so confused, but he couldn't prevent the wind from blowing around his pillow. Therefore, as a brother, it is necessary to be more scrupulous.

The best way was to let Yuwen Wen divorce his wife and marry him once and for all, but Yu Wenming knew that even his father could not do this, let alone push him. If his brother's donkey's temper was offended, everyone would not look good.

Therefore, Yu Wenming could only be more careful and beware of what Yuchi and the daughter-in-law were planning, so that he could take precautions early.

Princess Qianjin has no foundation in the court now, so Yu Wenming doesn't need to be afraid of this weak woman, but women are unreasonable. If Princess Qianjin notices something and is determined to avenge the late emperor, then what crazy actions the other party will do, Yu Wenming is indefinitely.

On the New Year last year, wasn’t the singer who assassinated his father a weak woman?

It’s no big deal for a weak woman himself, she just needs to be wary of someone’s behind the scenes’ calculations. Yu Wenming knew that he had many potential enemies now, so he had the necessary caution experience.

If it weren't for avoiding unnecessary trouble, Yu Wenming really wanted Princess Qianjin to "die her illness", but living well could also demonstrate his "clear conscience", which outweighed the advantages.

However, as long as the daughter-in-law dares to do anything that shouldn't have, he still has many ways to make this woman "shut up".

After putting away his thoughts, Yu Wenming looked at the clock. Seeing that the time was almost over, he got up and left the study room and turned to the conference hall.

Many officials gathered in the conference hall, and a huge sand table was placed in the middle of the hall, which was rising and falling, representing the terrain of the Sanmenxia area.

When everyone saw the Prime Minister coming in, they saluted one after another. Yu Wenming directly approached the topic and asked what the result of the discussion was.

Yu Wen Kai, who was about to be the chief supervisor, replied somewhat disappointedly: "After discussing the discussion, the Prime Minister, the lower officials, and others felt that the plan offered by King Bin was indeed feasible and the most suitable."

Yu Wenming nodded after hearing this: "Is that so? Will Yu Wen say something?"

"Yes, the lower officials obey the order."

Yuwen Kai began to analyze the solution to the Sanmenxia canal transportation problem presented by Wang Yuwen Wen.

Originally, in order to solve the problem of the dangers of the pillar, Yuwen Kai strongly advocated blowing up the pillar mountain.

But after repeated debates, Yuwen Kai was gradually convinced by the people sent by King Bin and gave up the plan to bomb the mountain. The plan to dig the canal and bypass the danger of the main pillar was not ideal. At this moment, King Bin gave a new plan.

That is, to set up large warehouses at the east and west ends of Sanmenxia, ​​and then build a "railway" about twenty miles long to connect the east and west warehouses, and bypass the danger of the main pillar by alternating water and land.

In fact, this plan is similar to the digging of a canal, but it only replaces the canal with railways. Yuwen Kai had known before that there was a railway in Ezhou, Shannan, and the railway connecting Huangzhou Xiyang and Guangzhou Guangcheng was under construction. However, because he was not very familiar with the railway, he did not think about it in this regard.

Now, the relevant information prepared by King Bin has been abundant. Yuwen Kai and his colleagues have studied it carefully for several days, and finally they have to admit that this is a solution with high feasibility and good expected results.

Today, the Prime Minister summoned relevant officials to the Prime Minister's Office to discuss matters, in order to decide the matter. Now, even Yuwen Kai, who is best at engineering construction, has given up his own proposal and believed that the plan offered by King Bin was feasible, so no one would object.

After listening to Yu Wen Kai's explanation with sand tables as an auxiliary, Yu Wenming felt that King Bin's plan was very feasible. He made the decision on the spot, immediately "finished the draft" and then put it into practice.

The reason why he was so anxious was that the situation was a bit urgent. If he did not solve the problem of the danger of Sanmenxia's main pillars earlier and strengthen the transportation capacity of the two capitals, major events may happen next year.

This year, insufficient precipitation in Guanzhong affected the autumn harvest. Although it would not cause famine, a grain harvest was a foregone conclusion.

Yu Wenming sent many officials to inspect various parts of Guanzhong. Based on the collected information and the situation in previous years, if the snowfall is insufficient this winter, there is a high possibility of severe drought in Guanzhong next year.

If this is true, a large-scale famine will inevitably break out in Guanzhong.

By then, if all civil and military officials and Chang'an people do not want to go east to Luoyang to "get their food", they can only hope that the grain transport capacity of the two capitals will increase greatly, so that the court can transport large amounts of grain from Guanzhong into Guanzhong and solve the problem of food shortage caused by severe drought and poor harvests.

As the ruling prime minister, if there is a natural disaster, it is easy to be criticized. Yu Wenming does not want to give someone a handle, so he is eager to solve this problem. It is precisely because of this that Yu Wen Kai's previous proposal made Yu Wenming quite moved.

As long as the sky-blasting detonator is enough to blow up Dizhu Mountain, the Yellow River can transport capacity can be greatly increased, and the time required is very short. It is precisely because of this that Yu Wenming tends to adopt Yuwen Kai's plan.

But now, Yu Wen Kai, who said not long ago to personally convince King Bi, admitted that King Bi's plan was feasible. Yu Wenming couldn't help but become curious: "Yuwen will do it, so Xiyang surveying and mapping is really so magical?"

"Prime Minister, Xiyang surveying and mapping techniques are indeed exquisite, but they are just 'Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade'!"

Speaking of academics, Yuwen Kai became energetic. He could not tolerate others' doubts about his ability to serve as a supervisor. Xiyang surveying and mapping is indeed interesting and provides interesting ideas for engineering construction, but it does not mean that it can be replaced.

Yuwen Kai was born in the Wuxun family, and his father and brother were both famous for their bows and horses. However, he himself was an anomaly. He was not good at bows and horses but liked to read. He was also an anomaly among scholars. He was good at craftsmanship and especially good at architecture.

Yuwen Kai carefully studied the creation of the past dynasties, and now he is not afraid to be the best in the world, but he has no problem becoming the first-class one.
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