Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

Chapter 144 Practical Teaching

This is a remote but unknown city, and previous managers knew only one-tenth of it.

The reason for this could be that they deliberately concealed it, or that successive rulers were unwilling to recognize the value of this remote place.

But Xu Siyu only focused on this city, and she figured it out - Lezhou is not poor, at least in terms of material conditions.

Surrounded by three mountains and surrounded by three rivers, it has everything, including wood, stone, and gravel; the mineral resources are even richer than Xu Siyu could have imagined. There are not only gold mines and salt wells, but also iron mines and records of coal mining in the past. These records show that the reserves should not have been exhausted yet. Their suspension of production is all due to the change of dynasties. Just by developing the mining business, it will also be a huge income.

Judging from the allocation of manpower, Xu Siyu's short-term plan is to restore the salt wells that were destroyed by Qu Chengzheng for ten years, and then gradually open the coal mines and iron mines related to people's livelihood and public security.

As for the gold mine that Pingxiang was thinking about, Xu Siyu didn't care much about it. It was just money, and she had no shortage of it!

People have work to do and fields have crops to harvest.

Xu Siyu managed Lezhou City for a year. Lezhou had no shortage of food or salt. In fact, the price of food was the lowest in the entire Ming Dynasty - one stone cost only four hundred coins, which was 40% lower than the selling price in Changjia Prefecture.

Furthermore, the young can learn something and the old and the weak can be taken care of.

In just one year, Lezhou has transformed from a city of "hard work" to a city of "happy living".

The people of Lezhou have felt it firsthand and are becoming more and more involved in the construction of Lezhou.

A virtuous cycle of urban development was established. Xu Siyu witnessed the people's passionate pursuit of a better life, and the second step of transformation was planned in advance.

On the second day of April, the civil engineering class of Gewu College carried out the first quarter design report.

The City Lord's Mansion will nominate people to attend the meeting as observers.

Three months ago, when Xu Siyu came to preside over the opening ceremony, the teachers and students of the civil engineering class asked her in a flattering and tactful way if they wanted wood carvings or stone carvings. Xu Siyu knew that they had misunderstood her preferences as the city lord, thinking that she was like the other dignitaries who loved decoration and appearance.

Xu Siyu reminded them that "Yimin" was the urban development goal she set for Lezhou, and it was also the ultimate goal of all her efforts.

Xu Siyu not only wants herself to live a comfortable life, but also wants her family to have a comfortable life.

Her Lezhou may have decorative items to add icing on the cake, but she hopes that the craftsmen she trained will use their skills in places that actually benefit the people's livelihood, so she simply assigned a relatively clear topic - water conservancy engineering.

Of the three rivers in Lezhou, one is regulated by the Lijiayan project upstream of Jincheng Prefecture, while the second river, which originates from the high mountainous area controlled by the Qiang people, has no management due to the landform difference and land ownership issues.

Without management, there will be worries about floods.

Xu Siyu read from the Lezhou County Chronicles that there was a flood about every four or five years. Every time the water level rose, most of the farmland in the southern suburbs was submerged. When the water level was high, it would even flood into the south city.

According to regular speculation, the next flood will come in two or three years.

Xu Siyu didn't want to just wait for the flood to come before doing disaster relief. She wanted to prevent and solve this problem.

Her minister, Du Shui, is pondering this question, and the civil engineering class must also consider this factor when researching their topics.

This time, she brought the officials to listen to the report of the civil engineering class. It was not only to test the students' learning progress, but also because Xu Siyu hoped that these children could show their unconventional and imaginative imagination, and inspire the brains in the city lord's mansion that were full of knowledge but lacked agility.

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"Haha, 'deepen the riverbed and build the dam low,' these students have only been doing this for three months, and they already have such insights. That's quite impressive."

Zeng Ziang, the head of Du Shui, saw Xu Siyu's unhappy expression and guessed that she was not satisfied with the children's reports, so he tried to ease the dull atmosphere.

"Master Zeng, do you really think it's great?"

Xu Siyu asked without hesitation, not hiding her disappointment at all.

If they all come to recite theories to her, they will all become a bunch of idiots if they continue to study.

She stood up from her seat and walked around, making comments with every step.

"You've memorized the principles of Lijia Weir very well, but have you ever asked why Jincheng Prefecture, located upstream from Lezhou, doesn't suffer from floods, while Lezhou suffers the most?"

"Who among you can tell me what the mountains and rivers of Lezhou look like? Which of the three rivers did the flood originate from?"

"Houses are built in different styles. Not to mention the styles of dams, are there miniature styles of the Jin River, Mujin River, and Qingshui River?"

"What are the directions of the three rivers? How do the water levels change from January to March? What are the river channels like at the confluence? Are there any vortices? Are there any signs that indicate when the water will be high or low?"

"Among the three rivers, where is the highest drop? Where is it suitable to build a dike, where is it suitable to build a shoal, or where is it suitable to build a dam and divert the water..."

"What I want is a design based on Lezhou's actual conditions, not for you to recite to me the advantages of the four weirs and nine canals built elsewhere."

As Xu Siyu spoke, the little heads drooped lower and lower.

They are ashamed.

The city lord said that if they did not learn well, it would be a big mistake. According to their understanding, this meant they had eaten the school for three months for free.

But Xu Siyu continued to curse fiercely without stopping.

In fact, she was not targeting any particular child. On the contrary, she was more dissatisfied with the way of education.

Although she had explained her practical approach to the heads of each college before school started, it was inevitable that the education at that time was still more academic.

She did not expect that three months of study would give her a perfect plan, but she did not want reports that were all empty talk. This was not an imperial examination; she wanted practical learning.

This report has a theme.

Even if there was a little bit of actual data about Lezhou or the three rivers, even if you brought a bucket of water to tell her the ratio of river sand to river water, she would not be so angry.

"It's good that you can memorize, but it's even better that you can understand and build, and build projects that benefit Lezhou!"

Xu Siyu understood that the basic knowledge had to be learned, and they also needed to be given some more time to take the topic out of the classroom.

Without the help of scientific instruments, field exploration is the basis for all their assumptions.

They also have to combine the changes in Feng Shui and meteorology to make a good design. Before they have the ability to deduce like a Taoist priest, they can only speculate on these changes based on the accumulation of countless data. These are their daily topics.

They still have a lot to learn, a lot to record, and a lot to imagine...

After giving ten slaps, Xu Siyu finally gave the civil engineering teachers more specific requirements, asking them to lead the students to build models to answer the questions she raised today.

Xu Siyu's anger affected the civil engineering class and also reminded another class in Gewu College - the equipment preparation class - that they had to learn by doing.

The equipment and preparation class is a class set up in the name of designing and producing fortification tools and equipment. It is responsible for developing various auxiliary tools suitable for mineral development or civil construction, such as axles, track design, excavation and blasting, etc.