Gao Shilin said with a smile: "If you don't come here to make suggestions, I feel that regulating the river is about the same degree of bad luck as guarding Weizhou..."

Zhao Wei was angry again: "Think about the refugees in Hebei! If you should submit a letter, submit a letter! It is not the behavior of a gentleman to cherish one's life for the country!"

Su You added a bowl of soup to Zhao Wei: "Ming Gong, we are all still young and have a bright future. You see, you are the only one who is highly respected in this circle, how about..."

Zhao Yan said angrily: "You bastard, I don't understand your stuff either!"

Su You turned around and asked Gao Shilin: "It seems that Prince Ying's knowledge of science and engineering has improved somewhat after coming back this time?"

Gao Shilin nodded: "Yes, yes, he likes to come to Zhou'an to take classes!"

Su You nodded his chin and said to himself: "Why don't you write him a letter? I remember when the Sanhua Building was built last time, which department came and measured the relative height with a theodolite..."

Heading westward, passing through Chang'an, the team separated.

Zhao Wei was the first to leave, heading to Hanzhong and entering Shu via Jinniu Road.

Then Gao Shilin went to Shangzhou in the southwest.

Su Shi and Su You walked together for a while and stopped at Fengxiang.

Su You took Zhang Qi and Shi Wei northwest along the Jinghe River Valley to Weizhou.

The Jinghe River Valley is only one kilometer at its narrowest point and two or three kilometers at its widest point. It is almost a flat area, which is very conducive to water conservancy construction.

Of course, it is also conducive to cavalry raiding.

In the plains created by the impact of both sides of the bank, only a few wheat seedlings are now planted, covered with a thin layer of snow.

The numb expressions on people's faces along the way shocked Su You.

Shi Wei rode a yellow gelding, forming an angle with Su You, so that Su You's body blocked her, and she couldn't bear to see those tragic scenes.

The northwest has been invaded for decades, and the situation is so miserable that I cannot bear to describe it.

Since the defeat of Haoshuichuan and Li Yuanhao's invasion and looting, Shaanxi's population has not recovered for twenty years, but has shown a downward trend.

A group of red cavalry roared past.

The cavalrymen had fur collars turned inside their coats, boots on their feet, and their horse gear were all in the style of ethnic minorities. At a glance, they knew they were Tibetan soldiers of the Song Dynasty.

The smoke and dust brought by the Tibetan soldiers seemed to have no effect on the farmers. They were like a group of deaf people who did not hear the cry of Dede at all.

In many villages, the window frames and thatched roofs of the houses are gone, revealing half-burned rafters, which are black and black, like the remains of large animals.

The people moving around were like worms squirming in the pile of corpses.

It is estimated that after several times of relief work, people here, regardless of gender, all wear basically the same clothes, the gray-yellow color of natural linen. But the kind of clothes that have been broken down and recovered again under mental pressure for many years, and recovered and collapsed again, have repeatedly formed

The trauma left them as numb as zombies.

Su You held the reins tightly in his hands. These people were still alive, but they could also be said to be dead.

How to bring these people back to life is a huge problem.

The bigger question is, which is a better choice for them, surviving or staying like this? Do they have a future?

Shi Wei was really scared. Huang Ping Ma and Quan Mao Chi got closer and closer, which aroused Quan Mao Chi's dissatisfaction and kept snoring.

From an abandoned house at the entrance of the village, a dog sprang out with saliva hanging from its mouth and red eyes.

Zhang Qi sighed, stepped forward on his horse, and fired the crane-shank crossbow, nailing the mad dog to the ground.

Su You said solemnly: "This is the Jinghe Plain, the starting point of the Zhengguo Canal."

"The Zhengguo Canal that irrigates Guanzhong, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System in central Sichuan, and the Ling Canal that connects the Xiangshui and Lijiang Rivers are collectively known as the three major water conservancy projects of the Qin State."

"After the canal was completed, 40,000 hectares of fertile land were irrigated, and one hour per acre was harvested. From then on, Guanzhong became a fertile field, and there were no more barren years."

"Qin Laizhi swept through the six kingdoms and completed the unification."

"Liu Bang, the king of Han, rested here and went out to compete with Xiang Yu for victory. He was defeated several times, all thanks to Guanzhong's support, and he eventually achieved great success."

After speaking, he pointed the tip of his whip: "Liquan should be in that direction. According to legend, it is the place where the Yellow Emperor ascended to immortality. The Zhaoling Mausoleum of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is also there."

"Looking at the current situation, hehehe, I have no shame to pay homage to Huangdi and Tang Taizong anyway. What a shameless descendant..."

Shi Wei pulled Su You's sleeves worriedly: "Brother Xiaoyou, I can't blame you."

Su You turned around and said: "If Weizhou is still like this two years later, it will be my fault."

Shi Wei's head shook repeatedly: "No, it won't happen. Brother Xiaoyou is so powerful, it won't happen."

Su You said: "Weier, I give you a task."

Shi Wei nodded seriously and said: "Yes."

Su You pointed at the group of farmers: "At this point, Confucianism is powerless. I can only rely on you and the power of Tianshi Tao religion to wake them up!"

"As long as I can wake them up, Brother Xiaoyou, I have a solution!"

Liupan Mountain has abundant water resources. As soon as the Jinghe River comes out of the mountain, the water flow is very large. Because the upstream is the Loess Plateau, long-term farming and conquests have destroyed the vegetation, and the water flow carries a large amount of sediment.

The current is turbulent, which is of course a good thing for Su You. There is no need to worry about mechanical power.

Three days later, in front of Su You and his party, a large city of Weizhou, built with rammed loess, appeared.

Outside the big city is a large slum area, where Qiang and Han people live together, and cattle and sheep live together.

Many red-coated sergeants came in and out, and the place finally felt a little lively.

Su You frowned when he looked at the sergeant. It was agreed that there would be no army under the rule of Weizhou, and all the money given would be used to stockpile the security army and control the crane army. This was equivalent to the Zhizhou Contract Responsibility System. Logically speaking, only yamen officers were the ones here, so what about this army?

Who does the team belong to?

Su You winked at Zhang Qi, who dismounted and raised his hand to a sergeant: "This military master, may I ask who is in charge of Zhao?"

The sergeant saw that Zhang Qi was dressed in an unusual way: "Why did you come to Weizhou, young man? What are you asking about?"

Zhang Qi said with a smile: "My family is a businessman. Last year, there was a bad harvest everywhere, but Shu was the only one with a good harvest. I heard that grain prices in Shaanxi are high, so my family sent me to inquire first."

As he spoke, he pushed a handful of copper coins over.

The sergeant accepted it with a smile: "We are under Mr. Xiaoyin's account. If Mr. Lang has grain in his hand, it will be very expensive to transport it to the northwest. There is one, and the grain comes from Shu. I am afraid that there will be no one left, so even if

The price is high, but you can’t say whether you can make a profit or not.”

Zhang Qi suddenly realized: "Oh, what if I provide the capital to find the refugees to cultivate the land? The water and soil along the Jinghe River are good. If I plant ten thousand hectares of land, brother, do you think I will be prosperous?"

The sergeant laughed loudly: "My family commander often teaches us that we should not only look at the advantages and not the disadvantages when looking at things. We should not just look at why others do what they do, but more about why others do not do that. As Lang Jun can think of,

Don’t others think of it? Why don’t others do that?”

After speaking, he patted Zhang Qi on the shoulder: "The war is in chaos. Lang Jun, please think more about it yourself. I have to go to the warehouse to transport grain. I'll take my leave first."

Zhang Qi came back and reported to Su You, who smiled and said: "Xiao Yinjun's soldiers are not bad. Let's go to the city to find a place to stay first."

At that time, the great Confucian scholar Zifang lived in seclusion in the northwest and was called the "Hidden King".

By Zhong Shiheng's generation, he became the main force in fighting Xixia.

Zhong Shiheng was Zhong Fang's nephew and a very charismatic person. When he was young, he advocated integrity. If any of his brothers wanted to share their assets, he would give them all and only take the books.

After offending the powerful, he was protected by Song Shou, and when Fan Zhongyan was conducting military campaigns in Shaanxi, he was promoted vigorously.

After that, he built cities and green streams, cultivated fields, recruited merchants, caressed the Qiang on snowy nights, and eliminated thieves. All kinds of miraculous deeds were simply a magnificent and rich life.

The eight sons he gave birth to were all in the army and became the backbone of the northwest and the famous Zhong Family Army.

The eldest son, Zhongjie, admired the conduct of his great-uncle Zhongfang when he was young. He liked to read "Spring and Autumn", but did not like the imperial examination. He spoke and acted in an ancestral style, and he was called "Xiaoyinjun" at that time.

Together with his younger brothers Zhong Zhen and Zhong E, they are collectively known as "three kinds".

The Zhong family is deeply rooted in the northwest. Xiaoyinjun probably also heard that Weizhou was changed to the magistrate, and he was afraid that Su You, the baby governor, was unreliable, so he came to clear the warehouse first.

Military people were suppressed too severely by civilian officials, so it's no wonder Xiao Yinjun did what he did.

Su You was not disgusted, and he did not like the scraps and scraps of the Western Army. On the contrary, he quite praised Xiao Yinjun's thoughtfulness.

Xiaoyinjun guarded the north of Weizhou, forming a line with Huanqing guarded by Zhongzhen and Yan'an guarded by Zhonge.
Chapter completed!