Princess Zhenguo arrived and then suddenly disappeared. To the officials of both places, it meant that Qiao Lian'er was incapable of resolving this troublesome matter, which also showed that the water source problem was indeed a headache.
Even the legendary, all-powerful princess who protects the nation has run away—
“Lord Zhu, Xuan County is not trying to compete with your Tai County for water resources. It’s just that without water, the people here cannot survive.” Lord Liang adopted an even more humble stance.
Lord Zhu's face was icy: "It's not that I'm unwilling to make an exception, Lord Liang, as you know, the Bohe River is too small, barely enough to irrigate the farmland of Tai County. Moreover, the Bohe River originates in Tai County, but flows through Xuan County downstream. Logically speaking, it should be used by Tai County."
“Yes, it should be used by Tai County. The Bo River originally belonged to Tai County. We can block it however we want. What does it have to do with Xuan County?”
One of the people in Tai County shouted, which immediately drew a chorus of voices in response.
“Every year you cause trouble for us. Xuanjun has no rivers, so who can you blame? You can’t take our food just because of that. It’s not easy for anyone. We’re just barely making ends meet.”
The people of Xuanjun retorted, "The Bohe River flows through both Taijun and Xuanjun so that both places can use it. This is the will of Heaven. Every year, many people in Xuanjun starve to death because you people of Taijun are selfish and always cut off the river. If you don't let us live well, you won't live well either."
“If you are willing to let half of the river flow down, the number of people who starve to death in Xuan County every year will be greatly reduced, and we will not make trouble for you.”
"Otherwise, we'll die together."
The people from both places started arguing and shouting, their words flying everywhere, their emotions running high.
Qiao Lian'er had already learned about it in general terms, but now she heard it in more detail.
She didn't rush to show herself, but instead went to check on the Bohe River.
The Bohe River has a narrow channel, and with winter approaching and no rainfall, there is only a small amount of water flowing. As the weather gets colder, the river water begins to freeze, and the flow slows down.
The people of Xuanjun were struggling to prepare for planting after the spring, because by this time, their meager harvest was almost gone, and they couldn't even celebrate the New Year properly, which filled them with anger.
For Qiao Lian'er, the plan to ask the people of Tai County to give up half of the river water, thereby reducing the grain production in Tai County, was not feasible. Moreover, the officials of the two places had been arguing for many years without reaching a conclusion. Even if the government reached an agreement, the people of Tai County would not agree to it.
What to do in this situation? The answer is to find a usable river within the jurisdiction of Xuanjun.
If there were rivers that could provide irrigation, they would have been discovered long ago, but it's not like there's no way to solve the problem at all.
She needed to find a river, an underground river.
Queyuan Prefecture is characterized by numerous karst landforms, which complement the formation of underground rivers.
Qiao Lian'er pulled up a detailed map of Xuan County from her spatial storage, marking the locations of sinkholes and depressions. She went to these places specifically and used specialized detection instruments to explore underground water channels.
After a busy day of relocations, Qiao Lian'er wiped the sweat from her brow and identified the most suitable underground river.
In fact, she found several underground rivers, but some were too deep to be excavated, some flowed through dangerous places and were not easy to irrigate farmland, and some had a small amount of water.
She emerged from behind a large rock next to the latrine.
It was almost dark by then, the sky was a hazy gray, making the twilight seem even more profound.
The officials in both places are still here, and the people in both places are still here.
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