Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 275 Prevention

Gu Yichuan's expression was firm, "I understand."

Shen Nankui smiled, "Yichuan, since you believe me, you have to take these things as true. What should we do now?"

Gu Yichuan was silent for a moment and shook his head. "This is a serious matter. I don't have a way to deal with it for now. Besides, preventing the disaster is not something I can do on my own. I need to think about it again."

Shen Nankui nodded, "Yes, I will also work together to find a solution."

Gu Yichuan looked at her with concern again, "Nan Kui, you had such a dream, are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Nankui shook his head, "Except that this dream is a bit strange, I don't have any other feelings."

Seeing that he was still frowning, she smiled and comforted him, "Yichuang, floods and plagues are not trivial matters. Perhaps God couldn't bear to see the suffering of the people, so he deliberately used dreams to warn us?"

"God?"

Gu Yichuan smiled and said, "Are you talking about the gods in heaven?"

The sage said that a gentleman should not speak of strange things. He has never believed in ghosts and gods. But if not, how could he explain that his wife had such a strange dream?

Shen Nankui knew that he must find it hard to accept it, so he sighed and said, "I didn't believe this at first, but Yichuan, some things just can't be explained by common sense."

Gu Yichuan groaned and said, "I understand."

Then he looked at Shen Nankui and said very seriously: "Nankui, don't tell anyone what you predicted in your dream."

Shen Nankui understood that he was thinking about her safety, so she nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell."

Gu Yichuan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Nankui, since you can dream about disasters, does the dream give you any tips on how to prevent them?"

I have been laying the groundwork for so long just to get to this point.

Shen Nankui nodded solemnly, "That's right."

Gu Yichuan's expression also turned serious, and he sat up straight, "What is it?"

Shen Nankui said: "The Biliu River runs through the north and south, passing through many places. Chenzhou, Xuanzhou, Jinzhou, Han County and other places are all plains with flat terrain. The Biliu River is relatively high. Although dams have been built to cope with ordinary floods, this time, it is a flood that is rare in a hundred years for Jiangnan. In addition, June is a flood season. The dam between Chenzhou and Xuanzhou cannot stop the flood at all. In this way, if the Biliu River bursts its dam, the flood will backflow and submerge the entire plain. Chenzhou and Xuanzhou will bear the brunt and suffer the most, followed by the nearby counties and cities."

Gu Yichuan listened and his fingertips tightened unconsciously.

"If this is true, the people of Jiangnan will be in danger..."

Shen Nankui sighed, "Yes, once the flood breaks the dike, these places will definitely be devastated. However, there are ways to deal with it. Throughout history, there are only two ways to deal with floods: one is to block the river, and the other is to drain the river. However, the riverbed of the Biliu River is higher than the town. Even if we raise the dike, it will be useless. Therefore, the only way is to drain the river."

In the past, after the south of the Yangtze River suffered a severe flood, the imperial court learned from its mistakes and, on the one hand, repaired the destroyed dams, and on the other hand, dug two rivers to discharge flood water. These two rivers, with the Biliu River as their source, were led to Chenzhou and Xuanzhou respectively, passing through the city and finally merging into another Lingjiang River. The flood discharge channel flowing through the two cities, in addition to a main channel, also spread out into several branches, which can not only better play the role of diverting and discharging flood water, but also irrigate farmland for the use of the people.

Gu Yichuan nodded. "I have seen the idea of ​​opening a gap to control flooding in the river defense discussion. It is a feasible strategy, but... Chenzhou and Xuanzhou are not under my jurisdiction. If I want to make this happen, I have to ask the governor and the governor of Jiangnan for permission."

"And fast!"

Shen Nankui showed a trace of worry on his face. "Digging a river and building a canal is not an easy task. We only have less than three months left..."

Gu Yichuan's expression froze, "I will submit a letter to the governor and the court as soon as possible."

Shen Nankui said: "It is still unclear whether we can dig out the flood discharge channel in more than two months. If we want to prevent floods, in addition to building dams and digging rivers, we must also evacuate the people in advance to reduce unnecessary casualties."

Gu Yichuan nodded seriously, "Yes, I understand."

He asked again: "This is about preventing floods, so what about plague?"

Shen Nankui sighed softly, "If we can properly manage the flood and prevent the Biliu River from bursting its banks, the people in several places will not be drowned, and the plague will naturally not occur. Of course, this is the best situation, but I think that the time left for us is short, and things may not go so smoothly. Therefore, we need to go to Yizhou to find someone."

Gu Yichuan asked: "Who?"

"A doctor named Zhou Tongji. In my dream, he prepared a prescription to cure the plague, but I know nothing about him except that he was from Yizhou and his name."

In the previous life, a plague broke out in the south of the Yangtze River. The entire Imperial Hospital was unable to develop an effective prescription with its combined efforts. The court also ordered the summoning of folk doctors, but they were unable to effectively control the plague. Finally, a wandering doctor named Zhou Tongji prescribed a prescription. Therefore, if a plague still broke out in this life, this person would be the key to controlling the disaster.

Gu Yichuan thought for a moment and said, "If what you said is true, the plague occurred after the flood, which is about half a year away. It should be enough to find one person. Leave this matter to me."

"it is good."

Shen Nankui looked at the food on the table and felt a little hungry. He smiled and said, "We have been talking for so long, the food is getting cold. Let's eat first. These things are urgent, but they also need to be implemented step by step."

If you shout out like this, saying that there will be floods and plague in the south of the Yangtze River, no one will believe you. You might even be treated as a person with ulterior motives and be punished.

The two of them have to come up with a reasonable strategy.

The meal took an exceptionally long time. The couple discussed for a long time and divided their respective responsibilities.

The situation was urgent. Although this day was a rare day off, Gu Yichuang had no time to rest when he thought of the people in the south of the Yangtze River who were about to be affected by the disaster. He went out as soon as he finished breakfast.

He had to hurry and collect information about the flood situation of the Biliu River this year.

Shen Nankui was also not idle. After dinner, she sat quietly in the room for a while, and suddenly called He Hua in.

"Hehua, do you know which Taoist temples and Buddhist temples are more effective in Yongzhou?"

He Hua thought for a while and said, "To be honest, I haven't been there either, but I heard Hongdou, who is beside Miss Zhang, mention that the most effective place outside the city is naturally Lingquan Temple. The amulet that Madam Zhang gave to our young lady was obtained from there. As for the city, let me think... there seems to be a Xingwen Temple, and many people go there."

Shen Nankui stood up and said, "Let's go. Let's go to Xingwen Temple first."

He Hua was still a little stunned, "Ah? Madam, don't you always dislike asking for divination?"