Chapter 117: Repairing the Dam
A piece of open space was cleared on the east side of the slope, and a simple rain shelter was set up.
Ginger soup is boiling under the shed, so the tired workers can take a break and drink a bowl of hot soup.
Many people sat on the ground and gasped, but their eyes would always turn to the golden figure in the distance from time to time.
I saw her return to the tent an hour after we started working. It was admirable that she could hold on for so long.
In addition to what was said before, no one dared to say anything.
But what was unexpected was that Her Royal Highness the Princess came back in a short while.
I worked for two hours straight without taking a break.
Everyone gathered together and whispered that they had heard that this person was often in the army and was common in marching and fighting.
Now that I have witnessed this scene with my own eyes, I can’t help but be convinced.
Little did they know that the person behind the armor was not the eldest princess, nor the sixth princess, but Partridge Feather, who was of similar size.
God took pity on him. He rushed all the way from Fengjing and was put in that outfit before he even had time to drink a sip of water.
Canglan was also busy, leading 500 imperial guards upstream and taking away almost all the war horses they had found.
The scouts had already figured out the situation. A huge rock was placed across the tributary near the fish-scale dike upstream, and the gaps underneath were filled with sandbags.
The original river channel was narrow, but the water flow has accelerated and has spread to the shore.
Canglan is the best swimmer and is also a fourth-grade swimmer. He dived into the water and destroyed the sandbags.
Then they wrapped a hemp rope around the boulder and used a warhorse to drag it forward more than ten feet.
Although they did not move away from the river channel, they did at least complete the dredging and the flow of the river at the Fish Scale Dike slowed down.
But our Sixth Princess really can't bear it anymore.
Sui Mo waited and wiped him with a silk cloth, changed him into dried clothes, and had already fallen into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Zhaoyue woke up in a daze.
When I opened my eyes and saw Sui Mo's face, I was not surprised at all.
What's rare is that he didn't have any bad temper or complaints when he woke up, and he supported himself and sat up.
She was dazed for a while, so it was estimated that Sui Mo had not rested at all.
The smell on her body was no less than when she was just fished out of the armor.
There are tiny white marks on the forehead and temples, which are the salt grains left after the evaporation of sweat.
It was raining outside, but it didn't wash away the dirt. I guess it was caused by repeated rain.
"how?"
Sui Mo was stunned. In fact, she had already prepared herself to be scolded, but she didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
"Your Highness, the dike has been reinforced."
After asking, I learned that it was already the beginning of the morning and I had been working continuously for nearly four hours.
"Let's go and take a look."
"Wait!" Sui Mo hurriedly stopped him, "Your Highness, you need to wear armor."
Qin Zhaoyue rubbed his forehead, almost forgetting about this.
Partridge Feather returned to the camp and took off his armor.
She couldn't bear the intense work for three hours, and even changed partners twice, but she finally managed to hold on.
Qin Zhaoyue pinched his helmet, resisting subconsciously.
Wow, this armor is so nice!
She wiped it roughly and put it on again, then strode out of the tent.
The water level has dropped and is only barely above the calves. The repaired river embankment can be seen in the distance.
Mr. Wang’s restoration plan is to construct a composite embankment of “wood-stone-soil” in layers.
First, build a plum blossom pile foundation, and drive three rows of pine piles on both sides of the breach, with a spacing of three feet.
The front row is three zhang long to resist erosion, the middle row is twenty-five zhang long to support the bamboo fence, and the back row is two zhang long to hang the cable.
Later, bamboo strips were woven into bamboo fences six feet wide and ten feet high, and tied to the middle row of wooden stakes with brown ropes to form a water-permeable barrier.
A simple cement bag is thrown behind the fence, which is made of 70% clay, 20% lime and 10% gravel, and sealed with a straw bag.
Then wrap the stones with willow branches and tie them with rattan to make a five-foot-diameter willow roller, which is then lowered to the breach in the embankment using a wooden truss.
The gaps between each layer of willow rollers are filled with clay to form a trapezoidal cross-section interception.
The effect is remarkable, at least it is blocked now.
According to General Manager Wang, this is an emergency measure and cannot be sustained.
It will need to be repaired after the weather clears up, but it will be sufficient in the short term.
Qin Zhaoyue breathed a sigh of relief, finally all his work was not in vain.
"Call the county magistrate."
Soon, the county magistrate, covered in mud and in a miserable state, was brought in.
He was so eager to redeem himself from his crime that he did not dare to rest at all, and he was always trying his best to organize the laborers.
"Your humble servant greets His Highness!"
Without any hesitation, he immediately prostrated himself in front of him.
Qin Zhaoyue said in a deep voice: "The rewards promised to the civilians will be distributed by your Longmen County Government.
There must be a lot of corruption in water management, so let me speak some of it out first to deal with the emergency.
I don't care what method you come up with, just give it to me within one day.
If I can't do it, or if any rumors reach my ears afterwards...
Oh, the three tribes should wash their necks and wait."
"Yes, yes, yes!" the county magistrate responded hurriedly, "I will definitely complete your Highness's instructions."
"Oh, you agreed so readily, it seems you are quite greedy."
County Magistrate: ...
Twelve thousand laborers filled the eastern side of the hill, not caring about whether they were sheltered from the rain or not. They huddled together, and many of them dozed off with their heads down.
Qin Zhaoyue did not make any further speeches and immediately summoned the imperial guards.
The dike collapsed, resulting in the loss of 300 soldiers and 1,500 war horses, which was a huge loss.
Yinzhe and Liuyan escorted the eldest princess to the only carriage, which was brought from the county town.
He left behind all the officials and horseless imperial guards and set off immediately with a thousand cavalrymen.
In the carriage, Qin Zhaoyue, who had taken off his armor, sat cross-legged.
After a good sleep, her true energy had almost recovered, but she didn't want to explain her strange behavior, so she simply closed her eyes and rested.
They sped along the riverbank, and within two minutes they heard the driver, Sui Mo, report back, "Your Highness, we have left Longmen County."
Qin Zhaoyue agreed, his consciousness sank into his mind, and he opened the book of merits.
Sure enough, a new page appeared after Mingyan County and Chiyan County.
[In Longmen County, Hanoi Prefecture, the Sixth Princess Qin Zhaoyue presided over flood control and took action herself.
Clear the upstream, repair the breached embankment, and prevent the flood from spreading.
The total merit is 70,000, the disaster relief progress is 50%, the contribution rate is 40%, and the merit value is 14,000.
Qin Zhaoyue's heart skipped a beat.
"No, are you kidding me? It's only 14,000? Not even as much as Mingyan County's?
I cleverly saw through the enemy's plot, preventing Longmen County from flooding, and even set an example by moving for an hour, inspiring the people. And you're giving me 14,000?"
But no matter how furious she was, the broken book didn't react at all.
Qin Zhaoyue couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
I originally thought that after working so hard, I could at least earn 20,000 yuan or more.
Is 14,000 enough to remove all the toxins from my eldest sister?
Just when I was hesitating, I accidentally discovered that there was a faint light behind the page of the book about Longmen County.
She immediately used her consciousness to turn the pages, and the next moment, she was stunned.
A new page appeared!
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