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Seeing this, the magistrate at the side didn't care too much, and quickly got up to follow.

"If you dare to deceive me, I will not spare you!"

The magistrate still didn't forget to threaten, mainly because the news was too pleasantly surprised, and he was deeply afraid that he would be deceived.

The guards were startled when they heard this, and they prayed in their hearts that they hadn't been blind just now, and that the water wouldn't suddenly rise up after they left.

The two hurried out of the city gate, and upon seeing it, the river outside had already become a vast ocean, since at some point, it quietly receded.

The water in the river was already turbulent, but at first glance, it seemed much milder.

The two people who watched this scene were dumbfounded.

"What's going on here? Why did the water suddenly recede?"

The magistrate was a little puzzled, the torrential rain was still falling, why the water in the river became milder.

Zhao Qianhua understood that this was because the water flow had been diverted too much from the source, which greatly relieved the pressure on the river.

In this way, the flood will naturally subside quietly.

"This Mr. Lu is indeed a god-man, such methods are really admirable."

Zhao Qianhua nodded again and again, her face was full of joy.

When the flood is relieved, the entire Great Cang Kingdom must be boiling.

The emperor can also breathe a sigh of relief, and don't need to worry about this matter anymore.

The magistrate at the side was startled when he heard the words, "Did that Lu Chensheng do this?"

"Of course, otherwise, how would the water recede?"

Zhao Qianhua nodded, and answered.

The magistrate opened his mouth, and even the overflowing water can be receded, so basically there is no need to worry about future floods.

Thinking of the magistrate here, the whole thing is loosened in an instant. This is a place where floods are raging, and not many officials want to be officials here.

He also had no choice but to take over here, and now that the flood is gone, he can sit in this position with ease.

Chapter 4 Sixty Canals

Zhao Qianhua didn't dare to stay any longer, he wanted to go back and report to the emperor that the flood had been resolved.

After hastily rushing back to the palace, as soon as this matter was reported, the emperor's face was full of surprise.

"Has the flood really subsided?"

"This matter is absolutely true, I have seen it with my own eyes!"

Zhao Qianhua nodded, and replied very positively.

The emperor was immediately happy, and walked around non-stop, looking at the memorials passed up from all over the side, and threw them aside.

It's all done, what else is there to see.

"Then Lu Chensheng really dug a canal and diverted it directly to the outside of the Great Wall?"

The emperor thought about it, and asked about Lu Chensheng's water control.

"I did see that there is a big dam under the mountain range, and the dam is also extremely strong, so it should be fine."

Zhao Qianhua responded, "In addition, Xinghan City seems to want to dig a canal leading to Da Cang Kingdom. This is probably also the condition why Xing Han City asked Da Cang Kingdom not to seize Xing Han City's ships at will."

At this time, Zhao Qianhua also remembered that when Lu Chensheng was asked to control the water, Lu Chensheng specially put forward such a condition.

It wasn't very clear before, but at this moment he roughly understood why Lu Chensheng did this.

Looking at the situation, Lu Chensheng already had this idea.

The emperor of Da Cang Kingdom didn't care much when he heard this.

"It's okay, the canal was built by the other party, and Da Cang Kingdom didn't spend much effort. Having such a canal is also good for us."

Your Majesty is not stupid, now there are more and more transactions with Xing Seoul, and with the canal, the transactions will become closer.

Xing Seoul will also buy a lot of things from the Great Cang Kingdom.

Some odds and ends are constantly being bought by Xing Hancheng, which is not harmful to Da Cang Kingdom.

He had read the statistics from the Ministry of Households before, and because of the deal with Xing Seoul, foreign trade had increased a lot, and the treasury collected nearly 80 more silver last year because of this.

If the transaction can be more, it is not impossible to suddenly have a million silver.

So he has no objection to the canal.

Zhao Qianhua also understands this truth, and at the moment he heard it, he opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, if the canal is built, it will be easier for the fruits of the Great Cang Kingdom to be sold in Xinghan City. In this way, we can earn a lot of money." more."

Now it is summer, and all kinds of fruits are ripe.

With waterways, fruit transportation is even more convenient.

Things like lychees are extremely inconvenient to store, and they will break if they are left for a few days.

But with a waterway, it can keep fresh, and the fruit can be sold easily.

The emperor pondered for a while when he heard the words, and then nodded after looking at the other party.

Zhao Qianhua immediately understood, turned around and went down.

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In the dam, a little bit of water is stored, and some fish brought down by the water can be seen from time to time on the waterfall.

The guards guarding the embankment, assuring that nothing would happen, also picked up a lot of fish, some of which fell directly into the embankment.

The fish are all huge and look a little plump.

"It seems that there is no problem with the dam."

Lu Chensheng also stood here, looked at it and then spoke.

At this moment, the water inside has not been fully stored, and part of it has already flowed to the canal outside.

The water in the canal is also rising.

Looking at this scene, Lu Chensheng seemed more at ease.

"Boss, the last section of the canal has been dug."

A guard hurried over and reported the situation to Lu Chensheng.

Lu Chensheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, the canal was finally built.

But looking at the water flow, I'm afraid it will take a while for the water in the canal to reach the standard for boats.

"Very well, since the canal is repaired, let them all go back and rest."

The wide canal has finally been repaired, and this canal can directly reach most places in Da Cang Kingdom.

With the opening of the canal, ships can be used to pull mines and goods, and everything will be much simpler.

As a result, the businessmen of the other two countries have relatively reduced their advantages.

On the contrary, the merchants of Great Cang Kingdom still have many advantages.

Seeing that the dam was stable, Lu Chensheng also left in peace, and returned to Xinghan City with the guards.

The bridge on the road has also been built with a relatively long span, so the slope is acceptable and not too steep.

The water in the canal is slowly rising, but it looks very cloudy in the past.

This was freshly excavated soil, which easily muddied the water.

But wait for the soil inside to settle down slowly, and then the water will become clear.

"How many ships have been built on Uncle Lin's side?"

Lu Chensheng asked suddenly.

"There are already three ships, and one is still under construction. According to the progress, it should take ten days to complete."

three?Some are not enough.

Lu Chensheng frowned when he heard this.

"Shopkeeper, apart from these three accidents, we still have six ships in Taohuawu, but they are just parked in Dacang. Now that the canal is opened, they can still be used."

Another person on the side took it and said something.

When Lu Chensheng heard this, he was stunned. He almost forgot that there were still such ships.

I thought they were all lost at the time, but I didn't expect Qiongyue and the others to be properly placed in Dacang.

Speaking of which, this is still a good thing. With these six ships and three more, a total of nine ships is enough.

"well done."

Lu Chensheng gave a manly compliment, which made the guards beside him grin, his face full of joy.

It was very happy for them to be praised by Lu Chensheng.

You know, it's not uncommon to want to be praised by the shopkeeper on weekdays.

After the canal was built, the Tartars had just been brought back, and immediately a group of people came to ask for them.

Mining, logging, cement factory, in short, all kinds of dignitaries.

In just a moment, these people were all cleaned up, and then they were all taken to work.

"Soldiers who went out to dig the canal, give them a day's rest before returning to the team, and the side of the embankment will be guarded in turn to avoid any accidents.

On the Da Cang Kingdom, if the flood is resolved, just notify the people on the Pingyun Mountain Range and let them come back. "

Lu Chensheng ordered one by one, and someone at the side wrote it down. After confirming that Lu Chensheng had no other orders, he turned around and went to do it immediately.

Lu Chensheng also took a lot of dirt on the clothes he made outside, and went back to his residence to take a bath, and after changing his clothes, he continued to deal with various things.

Chapter 461

"Master, Du Rufang wrote a letter."

A few days passed, and the canal outside was full of water, ready to sail.

However, as the canal has just been excavated, Lu Chensheng sent people to use new ships to test the voyage, and after ensuring that there are no problems with the route and the ship, the route can be opened at that time.

That night, Xiaoyu brought a letter and sent it to Lu Chensheng's desk.

Lu Chensheng was writing something at his desk, when he heard Xiaoyu's words suddenly, he took the letter and opened it for a look.

In the letter, Du Rufang thanked Lu Chensheng for his efforts to control the water. Now there are heavy rains in some places in Dacang, but the flood has receded.

In addition, I just talked about some places I went to see.

Even if the grain harvest is bumper, some people do not eat the next meal as Lu Chensheng said.

In the letter, Du Rufang felt a little tangled in it.

After Lu Chensheng finished reading it, he shook his head, took out a piece of paper and wrote "oh", ready to prevaricate the other party.

There are still a lot of things that have not been dealt with before, and there is really no time to write too many things to reply to the other party.

It's just that when Lu Chensheng finished writing one, and was about to fold it up, Chu Wu happened to turn his head to look at it, and said.

"Don't write it, son, what if the other party answers no."

Lu Chensheng was taken aback for a moment, but he hadn't realized what Chu Wu said. After thinking about it carefully, his face was full of weirdness, and then he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"On the fifth day of the lunar new year, when did you girl understand these things?"

While talking, Lu Chensheng himself laughed out loud, a little overjoyed.

"It's not what the young master said before!"

Chu Wu also realized that he seemed to have said something that should not have been said just now, and his pretty face flushed with embarrassment.

This was the time before, when he often stayed with Lu Chensheng, and Lu Chensheng would tease the fifth day of the junior high school from time to time, so he gained some strange knowledge.

Qiongyue still stayed at the side, listening to the strange conversation between the two, Bai Yi looked over in confusion.

"Grandpa, what do you two mean?"

Xiaoyu didn't understand at all, and looked at the two of them in a daze.