Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

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Chapter 485: The vast sea where horses drink from?

Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon throne, holding the memorial handed to him by Yang Ruchang, and tapping the jade table lightly.

He looked at the censors kneeling on the steps, each of them ready to die bravely and with a righteous look, and couldn't help but sigh.

These people have good intentions and have read a lot of classics, but most of them always like to ignore the facts and are pure trolls.

He slowly said, "Have you forgotten that the First Emperor unified China and established the eternal imperial system, which is still in use today?"

"If it weren't for the Great Wall, how could our Central Plains have been able to resist the invasion of northern barbarians for thousands of years?"

"Once the Great Wall is breached, our Han people's mountains and rivers will be trampled by the iron hooves of the Mongols for a hundred years!"

"The Great Wall was not to blame for the fall of the Qin Dynasty!"

Fang Zhuangli and others were about to open their mouths to refute when they heard this.

Wen Tiren has already walked out.

Seeing that he had entered combat mode, Zhu Youxiao stopped talking and said, "That's great, now I have taken over the job!"

Wen Tiren said loudly: "Your Majesty is right!"

"The fall of the Sui Dynasty was not caused by the Grand Canal!"

"The construction of the Grand Canal connected the north and the south, transported grain from the south to the north, and stabilized the political situation in the north."

"It also greatly prospered the various industries in the cities along the river and strengthened the court's rule over the south."

"All these are the contributions of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal for thousands of generations!"

As he spoke, he began to walk towards Fang Zhuangli and the others, pointing at them one by one with his hand.

"And you, as censors, read history but don't understand it!"

"You all know the reason why the Qin and Sui dynasties fell. Why do you insist that I lift the fig leaf?"

Wen Tiren's Gatling-like attack left the censors no chance to even talk back.

Prince Xin secretly sighed, "Wow, Old Wen speaks so well as soon as he comes to court!"

When Zhu Youxiao saw that he was starting to show off his power, he really wanted to take a handful of melon seeds from Prince Xin's arms and eat them while watching.

Xu Guangqi had just been slandered by these people, and now he felt much relieved seeing this.

But Wen Tiren's eyes became even more fierce, and he grabbed Fang Zhuangli by the collar.

"You actually mentioned the word harsh government!"

"Look at the Ming Dynasty today. Since His Majesty promulgated the new rule of using work in lieu of relief, has there been any project in the Ministry of Works that has hired civilians to work without paying them?"

Xu Guangqi also chimed in, "Yes! The wages of migrant workers cannot be delayed. This is what His Majesty said!"

"A huge project can provide many job opportunities for the people and also drive the development of many industries!"

"As long as you pay attention to safety in production, there will be only benefits and no harm!"

"Besides, bombing the Himalayas is a great move that will benefit the present and future generations!"

After Xu Guangqi finished speaking, he suddenly felt proud.

Wen Tiren snorted coldly at Fang Zhuangli before letting go of his hand.

Fang Zhuangli and other censors had the courage to refute at first, but the more they listened, the less they had to say.

At this time, everyone was kneeling on the ground, in complete silence, with embarrassed looks on their faces, in a dilemma.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at them and spoke.

"The Censorate! The Censorate! Not only should it have the power to supervise, but it should also have the responsibility to investigate."

"Ignoring the facts and just talking nonsense will do no good to the country!"

Fang Zhuangli and the others were terrified when they heard this, and they all bowed and said, "We acknowledge our guilt and will follow your majesty's instructions!"

Zhu Youxiao stood up suddenly and said.

"Censor Fang, let's put aside the matter of blasting the mountain for now."

"I ask you, facing the extreme climate disasters that will occur in the Ming Dynasty, do you have any solution?"

Fang Zhuangli and other censors were embarrassed when they heard this and looked at each other. Who would want to be a censor if they have the ability to come up with such a solution...

So he quickly prostrated himself and said, "We are ashamed that we have no solution..."

Snapped! ! !

Zhu Youxiao threw the memorial directly on the imperial desk.

All the censors were immediately frightened.

Zhu Youxiao shouted, "There is no solution. You are all trying to kill yourself and stop the people who can do things from solving the problem!"

"You want me and all the officials to be like you, watching the people of the Ming Dynasty starve to death or freeze to death?"

"I dare not! I dare not!" Fang Zhuangli and others crawled on the ground, not daring to look up.

Zhu Youxiao finally said: "Everyone can see the problem. From now on, when you give me advice, don't just talk about the problem. If you don't present a solution, shut up!"

"Alright, stop kneeling and get out of here!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Zhuangli and others felt as if they had been pardoned, and they returned to the class.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "Xu Aiqing, ignore them and continue talking about the mountain bombing."

Xu Guangqi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have just briefly explained the bombing of the Himalayas."

"As for the exact number of manpower, materials, how to enter U-Tsang, where to start blasting, how to deal with the rocks, and other details, we have to send people to the local area for a thorough investigation and calculation before we can know."

"The project is huge and cannot afford to make mistakes. This cannot be calculated in a few days. Once the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Observatory have completed all the details, I will submit the report with the Chief Observer."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Well, this matter is of great importance and should be handled prudently. Then the Ministry of Works and the Imperial Observatory should make plans as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, Yang Ruchang stepped forward again and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have something to say about dealing with extreme climate."

"Oh, if you have anything else to say, please feel free to speak up, Chief Supervisor."

But Yang Ruchang walked to the map that Xu Guangqi had spread out and pointed towards the north of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, extreme weather has been going on for seventy years, and bombing the Himalayas is just one of the solutions."

"If we want to solve the severe drought in the north, Lord Xu and I have discussed and agreed that we can also dig a canal from the vast sea to bring water into Shaanxi!"

Zhu Youxiao was stunned when he heard this.

What?

Vast ocean?

The vast sea where horses drink from?

If I remember correctly, it's Lake Baikal!

Chapter 486: The cold evil energy of heaven and earth leaked out, so winter came to our Ming Dynasty

Yang Ruchang's words shocked the audience again.

Prince Xin exclaimed, "This is incredible! Lord Yang, judging from the map, the distance between this vast sea and Shaanxi must be more than 3,000 miles!"

Wen Tiren couldn't help but exclaimed: "If this project is completed, it will be comparable to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and will definitely go down in history!"

Zhu Youxiao sat back on the dragon throne.

He needed to catch his breath.

Damn, when these two great men, Xu Guangqi and Yang Ruchang, collided with each other, every spark they created was a huge success.

He will not stop until he fully unleashes the genes of the infrastructure maniac.

One moment they are blowing up the Himalayas, the next moment they are digging a 3,000-mile-long canal. This is really fierce!

If conditions permit, they would probably want Daming to contract out jobs like tiling the Great Wall, embellishing the equator with gold, adding guardrails to the Pacific Ocean, and installing elevators on Mount Everest...

All the ministers could not help but talk about it, but with the precedent of Fang Zhuangli and others, no one dared to stand up and openly oppose it.

At this time, Xu Guangqi spoke at the right time.

"Your Majesty, we have consulted geological documents around the Ming Dynasty. To completely solve the problem of perennial drought and water shortage in Shan and Shaanxi, diverting the Hanhai into Shaanxi is the best and most fundamental solution."

"Although the estimated length of this canal is comparable to that of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, its construction difficulty is more than ten times greater than that of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!"

Zhu Youxiao asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Xu Guangqi pointed to the area near Lake Baikal on the map.

"From Hanhai to Yulin, Shaanxi, except for some mountains near Hanhai, most of the road is grassland. You can dig a canal all the way down without too many obstacles. It can be said to be quite smooth!"

"Moreover, this vast sea is quite huge, with an astonishing amount of water storage. It can supply the entire Ming Dynasty, let alone just the north."

"The biggest problem is that Shaanxi is much higher than Hanhai in terms of terrain, so we have to take some detours along the way."

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he agreed in his heart.

The average altitude of Shaanxi is about 1100 meters, while Lake Baikal is only more than meters. This huge altitude difference is the biggest problem.

But compared with the vast amount of water resources and after the completion of the canal, Shaanxi, which was covered with loess, became another land of fish and rice. No matter how great the difficulties are, they must be overcome!

If blowing up the Himalayas is a long-term way to keep out the cold and raise the temperature, then digging a canal from the vast sea into Shaanxi is a long-term solution to floods and droughts in the north!

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Teacher, which part of Mongolia occupies the Hanhai now?"

No matter which part occupies it, this canal must be opened.

If you don’t move out of the way, I’ll beat you!

Sun Chengzong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, after the Northern Expedition, Lin Dan Khan obtained armor and three-barreled guns from the Ming Dynasty, and returned to Mongolia and began to conquer other tribes."

"Now he has unified northern Mongolia, and the vast sea is on his territory."

Zhu Youxiao was very surprised when he heard this: "Since Hanhai is in his territory, it will be much easier for us to dig the canal."

"Tell the Ministry of Rites to send someone over immediately to tell Ligdan Khan!"

"Or, the water of the vast ocean flows south!"

"Or, the Ming cavalry will march north. It's up to him to choose!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

The Minister of Rites Meng Shaoyu immediately bowed and stepped out.

Zhu Youxiao nodded at him and then looked at Xu Guangqi.

"You were the first one to propose these ideas, Xu Aiqing, so you will be fully responsible for these two projects."

"This is the great plan of our Ming Dynasty, which will benefit future generations. If you accomplish these two great tasks, I will make you the Grand Master!"

Xu Guangqi was very excited when he heard this: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty! I will do my best until my death!"

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"If you have any questions, just ask."

"Both of these are unprecedented projects that require a great many talented people. I would like to ask Your Majesty to transfer one person."

"Oh! Who is it?"

"Lord Wang Zheng, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, is the best at using fire bulls to dig canals. With Lord Wang's help, we will surely get twice the result with half the effort!"

Xu Guangqi and Wang Zheng were both left vice ministers of the six ministries and had the same rank. He had no power to send them around, so he had to do it through Zhu Youxiao.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao deliberately looked at Wang Zheng.

"Is Minister Wang willing to assist Minister Xu in completing this important task?"

When Wang Zheng heard Xu Guangqi and others propose plans for these two huge projects, he admired their courage.

Now hearing that I am also involved in such an unprecedented project is such an exciting thing for a technical person. Why would I care about the quality of it?

"I am honored to be able to participate in this project that will make my Ming dynasty famous for eternity. I will do my best!"