The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

Chapter 610 The Dujiangyan Irrigation System: Soon, the town magistrate of Wuzhen retrieved the waterway distribution map hidden in the yamen (government office).

The southwest region is plagued by either drought or floods. Local officials have tried to control the floods and have drawn up waterway maps, but they have no good solutions, so natural and man-made disasters continue to occur.

Jia Daoshi spread out the waterway distribution map and looked at it for a while. The more he looked, the more familiar the place seemed.

This Minjiang River is exactly the same as the Minjiang River before we crossed it!

After confirming the information, Jia Daoshi immediately came up with a solution.

“General, these Qing Turban Army soldiers outside the city are, to put it bluntly, still ordinary people of the Great Jing Dynasty. They rebelled because of natural disasters and man-made calamities; they simply couldn’t survive. If we drive them out and cause them to lose their lives, it will be the Great Jing Dynasty that suffers the loss!” Jia Daoshi said earnestly.

The population of the Great Jing Dynasty is already small. If we kill all of these people, wouldn't we be shooting ourselves in the foot?

Chow Yun-fat nodded and said, "That's right, the magistrate is right!"

This was actually Zhou Runfa's idea. He could have stopped Zhou Dapeng from killing so many people on the battlefield much earlier, but he hesitated to do so in order to intimidate the remaining Qing Turban Army.

But what happens after the initial shock?

How to deal with it?

This is yet another major problem!

"Michishi, in your opinion, what should be done?"

Unconsciously, Chow Yun-fat's way of addressing Jia Daoshi also changed.

It's like an elder chatting with their younger relatives.

"General, I have a plan!" Jia Daoshi smiled confidently. "I can tell that these Green Turban soldiers below are mostly young men, except for a small number of the elderly and children. We can arrange for them to do things."

"Doing things? It would be inappropriate to send them into the army to suppress the rebels." Chow Yun-fat shook his head.

Firstly, these people should be brainwashed. They are only intimidated by force now, and it is hard to guarantee that they will not rebel in the future.

Secondly, they must have relatives, who are probably still within the Green Turban Army's sphere of influence. If they were to fight, they would be hesitant to act rashly.

"General, when I said to have them do something, I didn't mean to fight the Green Turban Army, but to have them build water conservancy projects! The Dujiangyan Irrigation System!" Jia Daoshi explained.

"Water conservancy project?" Chow Yun-fat looked puzzled. "What is a water conservancy project? Dujiangyan?"

"This Dujiangyan Irrigation System can control the floods of the Minjiang River, allowing the people to avoid both floods and droughts—a win-win situation!" Jia Daoshi said, drawing a sketch on the ground with his sword. "As you can see, we are simultaneously starting construction in these three locations. After the Dujiangyan Irrigation System is completed, we can divert water without dams, solving the problems of flood discharge, sediment removal, and automatic diversion. The diverted water will then be channeled to arid areas, thus solving the drought problem, developing river transport, promoting commerce, and fundamentally addressing the problem of perennial grain shortages in the southwest region!"

The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is a great invention in the history of ancient water conservancy in the Xia Dynasty. It has managed the Minjiang River so well that it has solved the problem of flooding once and for all.

Once the problems of floods and droughts are solved, people can farm with peace of mind and live and work in peace and contentment.

What do ordinary people want?

It all boils down to enjoying their food, their clothes, and their homes.

The issue of food and clothing still comes first.

"Dujiangyan, Dujiangyan, what a magnificent Dujiangyan! Once this Dujiangyan is repaired, the southwest will be at peace!"

Chow Yun-fat looked at the sketch on the ground and muttered to himself.

The more he talked, the brighter Chow Yun-fat's eyes became!

He was just asking casually, after all, judging from what Jia Daoshi had done before, this guy only knew how to kill.

Surprisingly, they even know how to manage floods!

"Michishi! I never expected this! You actually came up with such a brilliant idea, wonderful! Absolutely brilliant!"

Chow Yun-fat became happier and happier as he spoke.

Ji Bingyan's beautiful eyes were also fixed on Jia Daoshi: "Yes, how did you come up with that idea?"

Jia Daoshi laughed and said, "On the way here, I've been thinking about this! I've been thinking about the root causes of the rebellion in the southwest. If we don't address the root cause, the rebellion will never end!"

I have to put on a show, no matter what!

Upon hearing this, Ji Bingyan suddenly recalled Jia Daoshi's actions on the way here.

I initially thought this guy was just a pleasure-seeker.

Unexpectedly, while enjoying themselves, they came up with such a brilliant idea!

I realized I had misunderstood this man!

"Okay!"

Chow Yun-fat laughed heartily, "No wonder he is a man appreciated by both His Majesty and Her Highness the Princess. His wisdom is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

"General Zhou, please stop praising me. If this continues, I'll lose my bearings!" Jia Daoshi shook his head.

Hearing this, Ji Bingyan blushed again.

The matter of Dujiangyan was settled. After Jia Daoshi drew up the detailed plans, Zhou Runfa dispatched an urgent military courier to rush to the capital!

At the same time, these prisoners were divided into three groups and sent to the location where the Dujiangyan Irrigation System was to be built.

In this way, as long as the mastermind behind the Green Turban Army is dealt with, the southwest region will be completely stabilized!

With the internal strife in Dajing resolved, the pressure they faced was not so great.

The prisoners were very satisfied with this treatment.

First, they won't be tricked and killed.

Secondly, at least we have food to eat, so we won't starve to death!

Moreover, the higher authorities have issued an order that as long as you work hard, you can bring your wife, children, and elderly parents over to enjoy the government's subsidies together!

As a result, these rebels all worked very hard!

Who could resist the temptation of not having to fight on the battlefield and still having enough to eat?

"It really is white rice! I haven't had white rice in a long time!"

"Not only is there rice, but there are also vegetables! Heavens above! Long live the imperial court! Long live the Empress!"

When the prisoners, who had worked all day, saw the rice, their eyes welled up with tears!

Since last year, they haven't had a proper meal!

They were waiting for the imperial court to send disaster relief grain!

Normally, they can only go up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables, occasionally hunt wild game, and fish for food, but not every place is like Yilan County, where there are time travelers like Jia Daoshi.

After barely managing to eat their fill and survive, instead of receiving disaster relief supplies, they were met with orders to increase taxes!

This infuriated the local people!

Since the imperial court won't let them live!

Then let's do the opposite!

This is why the Green Turban Army could never be eradicated!

Although they became the Green Turban Army, in the end, they were still ordinary people. After being farmers for decades, who would want to put down their hoes and pick up knives if they were not forced to?

Rebellion was not their intention!

Now that there are better options, who would be willing to risk their life to work?