Chapter 75 Li Ji Praises the Grand Canal

Old Yang was wandering around Li Ji's lobby when he suddenly saw a lot of white silk cocoons in the storage room. He shouted excitedly:

"I only said that Wu and Yue raise silkworms. Do you also raise silkworms here?"

Li Ji smiled and replied, "I have a base, which I will keep secret for now. When it is truly developed, I will take you to visit it."

Old Yang gave a thumbs up, thinking that this boy is really a talented person. He said casually:

"Xiaoxian, you are amazing."

When Li Ji heard Lao Yang praising him non-stop, he realized that he also had to have an attitude and not be too aggressive.

He said modestly: "I am just doing a small amount of work, it is really nothing, it is far inferior to the current emperor."

Old Yang was shocked and thought, my identity will not be exposed, how can he compliment me in person.

He thought again, I have already given Lao Yu a death order to keep it absolutely confidential.

The Queen of Xiao is not merciful, is she? If Ah Ji is scared away again, the Lao Yu clan will be completely wiped out.

He picked up the teacup and listened to what Xiaoxian had to say.

Lao Yu asked: "Xiaoxian, you said that the current emperor is powerful, can you give me an example?"

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and laughed.

"Lao Yu, you have also traveled a lot and have done such a big business, how come you can't see the good of His Majesty?"

Lao Yu thought that this little fairy seemed to be praising the emperor sincerely.

Li Ji looked at Lao Yang and raised his finger:

"If we talk about your majesty's greatest achievements, the digging of the Grand Canal is the greatest achievement."

"The construction of the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty began in 605 AD, when Emperor Yang of Sui sent more than one million men and women from Henan and Huaibei counties to build the Tongji Canal."

"Three years later, he issued an edict to 'mobilize more than one million men and women from various counties in Hebei to open the Yongji Canal'. From then on, 'water transport and merchants and travelers from the north and the south were constantly traveling back and forth'."

Old Yang felt relieved after hearing this. This little fairy really knew everything.

Li Ji said seriously: "To be honest, I don't want to ask the emperor for an official position. I don't want to run for an official position."

He looked at Lao Yang and continued:

"But I would say that the Grand Canal can be ranked alongside the Great Wall and Dujiangyan Irrigation System as a magnificent and great engineering project."

Lao Yu looked at Lao Yang and thought, Xiao Xian’s judgment is really brilliant.

Li Ji stood up suddenly, waving a feather fan in his hand, as if he had entered a state of selflessness.

He talked eloquently .

Artificial intelligence can replace nature’s work, but artificial intelligence cannot surpass nature’s.

In the fertile land of the Central Plains where all major rivers flow eastward, the Grand Canal spans more than 10 degrees of latitude on the earth, connecting the north and the south.

The Grand Canal witnessed the great feat of the Sui Empire in respecting, utilizing and transforming nature.

The Grand Canal can be regarded as an eternal monument in the history of water conservancy projects in China and even in the world.

Take a look at the canal now:

The oars brush against the misty waves, swaying to reveal the prosperity of the world with boats and ships covering the water.

The river water flows around the bridgehead, filling the air with the story of the canal transportation connecting the north and the south.

Fishing lights light up the river, accompanying the bustling streets.

The pier stands by the river, echoing the lingering sounds of the boatman’s calls of yesterday.

As a symbol of cultural ties, the canal water not only carries ships traveling from south to north, but also accelerates the integration of southern and northern accents, activating the creativity and imagination of canal culture.

From the soft Wu dialect to the Beijing accent, from West Lake Longjing to Xuan paper and Huizhou ink, from Yixing purple clay to Wuqiang New Year paintings...

As Old Yang listened, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

"My soulmate, Xiaoxian."

Old Yang hugged Li Ji.

Li Ji was so frightened that he dodged quickly.

"Old Yang, Old Yang, don't get excited! Why are you so excited when I praise Yang Guang?"

Lao Yu was sweating on the side, "Xiaoxian, everyone says that the emperor is a spendthrift emperor, but in your mouth, he has become a great hero throughout the ages."

Lao Yang calmed himself down and took out a towel to wipe away his tears.

"Xiaoxian, I'm getting old. 'At fifty, one knows the destiny.' I'm almost at the age of knowing the destiny."

"Alas, there is nothing to be sad about. Whether you know your destiny or you are old enough, no one should compete with His Majesty."

Li Ji then comforted him: "You have a big business, you can come and go freely in the land of the Sui Dynasty, and you have such a good relationship with the government."

"It's not uncommon for people to be officials or not."

Lao Yu said hurriedly: "Xiaoxian, if you think Xingyang is too small, then go to a bigger place to govern."

Li Ji thought Lao Yu had figured it out.

Lao Yu, Lao Yu, how can I say hello to you?

In the mountain temple, I advised you and Lao Yang to rebel, but you always said that there are no thieves in the world.

Now, the Central Plains is about to be snatched away, and you say Xingyang is a small place.

If I hadn't come out of Pingyuan County, even this small place like Xingyang County would have been occupied by the Wagang Army.

Fortunately, I came out early and took action in time.

Fortunately, the brothers in Wagangzhai still bought my pot of wine.

Li Ai, the housekeeper of my mountain temple, has now infiltrated Wagang.

Occupying the core position is just around the corner.

Li Ji said hurriedly: "Change the location? That's easy for you to say. I don't know how many people will die."

When Lao Yang saw Li Ji's unhappy expression, he quickly said, "No, no, you will just stay in Xingyang."

"I'm not saying I won't change. This requires the support of you and Lao Yu. I'm so young, I won't be a problem no matter where I go."

Lao Yang said quickly: "We support you, isn't that enough?"

"If we want to change places, your mother will first choose Luoyang, the Eastern Capital."

When Lao Yu heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

Old Yang was not that nervous. After all, it would be better to let Aji guard the Eastern Capital instead of letting King Yang Tong of Yue guard it.

One is a grandson and the other is a son.

Whichever of you goes to Luoyang, the eastern capital, your surname is Yang.

Li Ji saw that Lao Yu was in that miserable state again, a hopeless case of mud.

"A stick hitting the ashes won't do anything, and a married son-in-law won't support his mother. I think your mother can't help you, Lao Yu. When she heard that you wanted to rebel, she was like digging up the dirt from your grave."

"Forget it, let's eat."

Li Ji talked for a long time and suddenly felt hungry.

"Yucheng, tell the kitchen to serve the food."

At this time, Yucheng arranged for the kitchen to bring in a few dishes.

Li Ji walked to the cupboard in the county government office and took out a jar of liquor.

"Lao Yang, Lao Yu, wash your hands and have dinner."

When Lao Yang and Lao Yu came back from washing their hands, Li Ji said with a smile:

"I came all the way here, and I don't know when we'll meet next time. Come on, let's have a few drinks."

Several large porcelain cups were placed on the table.

When Lao Yu saw it, he felt very nervous.

Normally when I eat and drink with Lao Yang, we use gold and silver cups, but today I changed to a large porcelain cup.

This cup is a bit big, and people with low alcohol tolerance will fall down after just one glass.