During this period, seeing his sons dying one by one, becoming disabled, and getting sick, Xiao Ge couldn't help but feel depressed and uncomfortable no matter how broad-minded he was.

Now that he heard such good news and thought that Dajin could show signs of prosperity on his own hands, he finally felt relieved, and the depression that had accumulated in his heart some time ago also dissipated a lot.

Qi Xugu felt relieved when he saw Xiao Ge like this.

He took out a folder from his arms and handed it to Xiao Ge.

Because the papers were piling up during this period, he would not hand over the papers for things that were not very important. He had kept this paper in his arms before coming here, hoping to see if he would have a chance to present it to the emperor.

"What is this?" Xiao Ge knew that Qi Xugu had nothing to do and would not hand him the book casually, so he couldn't help but open it curiously.

Qi Xugu did not show off, and said: "This is because after I learned that the agricultural tools invented by the Queen of Qi had played a huge role, I specially sent people to Nanyang to check the water conservancy situation built by the people in Nanyang who were doing corvee work before the Queen left office."

Xiao Ge heard what Qi Xugu said and knew that this water conservancy must be of great benefit, otherwise Qi Xugu would not have made a special statement to explain the situation, not to mention that the two farm tools improved by Zhao Ruxi gave them a big surprise.

He looked at the fold carefully.

Qi Xugu asked his staff to spend a lot of time and energy writing this excerpt.

The entire water conservancy map near Nanyang is roughly drawn above, and some places are marked.

The following text, which corresponds one-to-one with the label, clearly states whether an elevated waterwheel is used here or a special construction method is used to allow water to pass smoothly in unfavorable terrain.

Qi Xugu saw Xiao Ge's eyes moving to the end, and he couldn't help but said: "In this report, it seems that only dams were built in a few places, and a few waterwheels were built. Except that the manufacturing of waterwheels is relatively new, the construction of dams

Apart from being a little different from the canal method, it doesn’t seem to be any better than water conservancy in other places, so it’s not worth talking about.”

"But if your Majesty goes to see it on site, you will find that this water conservancy system is quite complete. It makes use of the original streams, canals, lakes, and water conservancy ditches that were originally built, and uses various methods on the original basis.

By connecting and connecting them, Nanyang has formed a very complete water conservancy system that can use large and small dams to make reasonable adjustments when floods and droughts occur."

"It can be said that with this water conservancy system, as long as there are no particularly serious floods or serious droughts, the agricultural harvest in Nanyang will not be greatly affected."

Xiao Ge just read the contents of the brochure and gained an understanding of this water conservancy project.

He agreed very much and said: "It is true. Although the method is not novel, what is rare is the thought. She only stayed in Nanyang for half a year, and was called back to the capital during the winter to repair water conservancy, but the water conservancy system she made can

It will benefit the local people in the long term.”

Zhao Ruxi used several existing large local lakes as natural reservoirs to store water when there is abundant rain, and to accommodate as much excess water as possible during floods, so that the entire Nanyang will no longer suffer from floods.

When there is a drought and water is needed, the water from these lakes can be released step by step, so that farmland in various places can be irrigated with water, and urban residents can also have enough water for domestic use.

The method is not novel, but her design is extremely ingenious. It can be said that it cost the least money and energy, but it has guaranteed Nanyang's agricultural harvest and safety.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ge sighed with emotion: "Looking at the Jin Dynasty? How many officials are there who have such ability and ingenuity and the heart to serve the country and the people?"

Officials in ancient times? They are completely different from modern highly educated talents. They have been studying the Four Books and Five Classics for decades and learning how to write good policies. Many of them just study hard. Even if writing policy requires some statecraft, then

Are you following what everyone else says? The so-called "There are a lot of articles in the world to copy? It depends on whether you can copy them or not." Therefore, articles about No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 overall are the hottest sellers.

After these people were admitted to Jinshi, they went directly to work as officials. It was okay to be an official in various ministries in the capital, and they could learn their skills from their predecessors before doing things; but those who were assigned to serve as county magistrates in various places, the entire county's politics, economy, and criminal cases

, all aspects of agriculture have to be understood? They all have to be caught? And they themselves are still a fool. Faced with this situation, why not catch the blind? If there is no trouble, how can they achieve some political achievements? There are many in Shangguan.

The energy is focused on watching them and preventing them from causing trouble, and they don't even think about how to develop the agricultural economy of the province.

Compared with the performance of the new scholars in the past? Zhao Ruxi has only been an official for half a year, but his achievements can be said to be quite impressive.

Not only is she capable? What’s rare is that she has the heart.

When Xiao Ge regretted that Zhao Ruxi could no longer be an official in the future and the Jin Dynasty had lost a great talent? Then he heard Qi Xugu say again: "Your Majesty, do you know when Princess Qi built these water conservancy projects? How much money was spent?"

Xiao Ge retracted his thoughts and looked at Qi Xugu: "Isn't it a lot? But the money is well spent. Without this water conservancy system, if there is a flood or drought in Nanyang, how much will be lost? Have you calculated it?"

"Hahaha, Your Majesty, that's not what I mean." Qi Xugu waved his hand and said with a smile, "What I mean is that the water conservancy system built by Princess Qi not only did not cost the yamen a penny, but actually made a lot of money.

Do you believe it?"

"How is that possible?" Xiao Ge asked subconsciously.

But after asking him, he knew that this was definitely the truth, otherwise Qi Xugu would not have said that.

He is the emperor, and his subordinates have no guts to joke with him like this.

He perked up and asked eagerly: "What's going on?"

The dams Zhao Ruxi built required a lot of cement, sand and manpower, and the construction and installation of elevated waterwheels also cost money. She definitely spent more money than she spent on water conservancy projects in Nanyang in previous years, at least several times

One or two times.

Xiao Ge was an emperor who worked diligently to rule, and he knew the situation of the lower government offices very well. He also knew the funds spent by the government offices at all levels on water conservancy every year. The kind of water conservancy that Zhao Ruxi built definitely exceeded the government budget.

He really couldn't figure out why Zhao Ruxi not only didn't spend money, but actually made money.

"The emperor remembers the textile factory that Princess Qi originally founded in partnership with Princess Shang De, right? The textile machine she made can be driven by water. When Princess Qi was building these dams, she discussed it with Princess Shang De.
Chapter completed!