The birds were still singing outside the house and the breeze was blowing gently, as if nothing could disturb them.
The emperor was no longer worried at the morning court the next day. He said, "I have read the memorial sent by Minister Shen yesterday. The method is very clever. Although it is slightly similar to the method of the Prime Minister's daughter, it is more detailed and more effective."
Shen Yan said: "This is what I should do. How can I let the people suffer so much?" The emperor said: "I will really leave the flood problem in Jiangnan to you, Mr. Shen."
Chen Yan quickly said: "Your Majesty, I have another plan that can prevent floods in the south of the Yangtze River and solve the drought in the north." The emperor was very happy to hear that. If there was a way to solve the problem, he could save the money that was used for disaster relief every year. Every year, there were either floods in the south or droughts in the north. It would be great if there was a way to solve the problem.
The emperor asked happily, "Minister Shen, what ideas do you have? Please tell me quickly." Shen Yan had someone take out a large map and pointed at it, reporting the final plan that he and Lu Wan had revised to the emperor. After hearing it, the emperor exclaimed, "Great, Great!" None of the ministers thought that this method was bad, and they all nodded in agreement.
Many people also saw that this job was lucrative. How much money could be embezzled from digging the canal? Many people had their eyes on the position of Canal Governor.
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The emperor said: "I have asked everyone in the Ministry of Water Resources to follow your arrangements and make sure this matter is done. Don't let me down." The ministers in the court discussed privately that such a difficult task was handed over to a young man who had just entered the court, and who knew how much trouble it would cause. He was just venting his dissatisfaction, wondering why this lucrative position did not fall on him.
Shen Yan immediately knelt down and accepted the order: "I will live up to your Majesty's wishes and will definitely get this done." The emperor was very happy because someone would clean up this mess, and the national treasury would be full in the future. There would be no need to worry about floods and droughts, and there would be no need to allocate so much silver.
This time, Shen Yan was ordered to take charge in a time of crisis and was entrusted with an important task by the emperor. You should know that even today, with advanced technology, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project consumed huge amounts of manpower and material resources in China and took many years to complete. Now it is almost impossible for Shen Jingyan to complete this project within one year!
However, the reason why Lu Wan knew that this matter could not be done was that he still wanted Shen Yan to accept it. Then Lu Wan must be certain about it. Of course, Lu Wan would not easily harm Shen Jingyan like this. The reason why he let Shen Yan accept this matter was because this matter itself was not as difficult as China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Another thing is that now Shen Jingyan only needs to complete a section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. This is not the entire route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
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