She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 60 River Management
This was mainly because Xie Lian had never inquired about it.

In fact, her personality and Zhuang Mochen's are quite similar in some aspects. They respect each other, and if the other party does not bring up the topic, she will not delve into it.

But today, when the conversation got to this point, Zhuang Mochen looked sad again after drinking. Xie Lian thought about it and asked.

"Mr. Zhuang, what exactly is your ambition? The Taoist priest and I are both here today, and perhaps we can help you understand something."

Danyangzi clapped his hands to show his agreement.

"That's right. Although I don't have any other skills, I'm old enough to give some advice."

Zhuang Mochen was startled when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly.

"In fact, there is really nothing to talk about this matter. Perhaps it is just my fantasy. But since you two asked, I will tell you. To be honest, Zhuang's lifelong wish is just two words: to control the river!"

“River control!?”

"If I'm not mistaken, the river Mr. Zhuang wants to manage should be the Zhang River, which is known as the lifeline of the Qian Kingdom, right?"

Danyangzi frowned and tapped the table subconsciously.

It means that he is not so calm in his heart.

He was actually a little shocked that a small mortal had such a big dream.

"Mr. Zhuang once said that he became an official for no other reason than to do something for the people of the world. But I, Xie, never thought that what you are going to do is to manage the Zhang River."

Xie Lian also knew about Zhanghe River. He immediately felt that the situation was difficult after hearing this. No wonder Zhuang Mochen described the situation as full of difficulties and dangers. It was not an exaggeration at all.

The Zhang River is equivalent to the Yellow River in previous lives.

A river runs through almost the entire history of civilization, but because this world is a world of immortals and gods, the scale of the Zhang River is much larger than that of the Yellow River.

Countless people depend on the Zhang River for their livelihood, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is their lifeline.

But at the same time, once the Zhang River floods, the disaster caused is enough to cause countless lives to be lost.
Xie Lian still remembered that according to historical records from his previous life, the lower reaches of the Yellow River frequently overflowed. From 602 BC to 1938, there were 2540 years of overflowing, and even one flood caused overflowing in multiple places. A total of 543 overflowing events occurred, and the river changed its course five times. The severity of the disasters was recorded in history.

How many hundreds of millions of people have lost their lives because of the Yellow River?

As for the losses of land, gold, silver, livestock, etc., they were countless.

For ancient rulers, controlling the Yellow River has always been an extremely difficult task.

In this life, the difficulty has increased exponentially, not only because the Zhang River is larger in scale, but also because this life is a world of immortals and gods.

The Zhang River involves a wide range of issues and has huge implications. No one knows how many gods, demons and monsters will be involved. It is nothing short of a fantasy for a mortal to accomplish the feat of river control.

"Mr. Xie and Taoist priest, you may not know that my ancestors were not from Xiaoning County. Since my grandfather's generation, the family had no choice but to move inland because of the flooding of the Zhang River. When I was still in my mother's womb, the entire family was on the road to escape. The family assets that were originally quite prosperous were completely wiped out. Many people in the family were killed and many were lost. In the end, no more than ten people in my branch were able to arrive in Xiaoning County alive, and this did not include my grandfather."

Zhuang Mochen took a sip of wine and fell into memories.

"My grandfather died, and the whole family was overturned because of the flooding of the Zhang River. From then on, my father had only one thought left, and that was to control the river!"

"To this end, he spent thirty years consulting a large amount of information and conducting many field investigations, and finally completed the "Memorandum on Governing the Zhang River." "But by then, my father was already old, so this important task fell on me. The Zhuang family has been harmed by the Zhang River for generations, and I don't know how many people have suffered the same fate as us from ancient times to the present!"

Zhuang Mochen was already in tears when he finished speaking.

If he hadn't been drunk, he would never have behaved so badly.

It was hard for Xie Lian to imagine that Zhuang Mochen had been carrying such a heavy obsession until now. No wonder he was reluctant to give up the court. He was still holding on to a glimmer of hope.

Danyangzi sighed softly. Although he had not been in the world for many years, he had seen a lot of sufferings in the world. No matter how the times changed, the sufferings of mortals would not disappear.

He could understand Zhuang Mochen's emotions and said.

"If Mr. Zhuang is unable to complete the great task of river management, will this task still fall on his descendants?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhuang Yan, who was sitting alone at a small table eating vegetables, stood up immediately.

"Of course, this is the wish of our banker generation after generation!"

He had never seen Zhuang Mochen so vulnerable before, so much so that he felt a sense of mission.

But this statement caused Zhuang Mochen to laugh softly.

"Okay, do you think you can accomplish something that even your father couldn't do?"

After a pause, he added.

"It's not that Dad looks down on you, but the issue of river management is just empty talk. If the court is united, the emperor is as wise as before, and the country is always strong, there may be a glimmer of hope. But now, alas!"

Zhuang Mochen sighed again. He had great ambitions in his heart that he wanted to achieve, but he was unlucky and encountered such an era.

In this era, it is difficult to do anything, let alone a major event like river management that concerns the national policy for a century!
Dan Yangzi shook his head and said.

"Sir, you are only considering the matters in the court. But in my opinion, the difficulty of managing the Zhang River does not lie in the court at all."

"Oh? What do you think, Taoist priest?"

"I dare not say that I have a profound opinion, but only some superficial ones. The Zhang River stretches for tens of thousands of miles, from the plateau down to the plain, through the plains and thousands of mountains into the East China Sea, with countless tributaries and branches along the way. This river is very important, and it is the lifeline of the entire Qian Kingdom. If the Zhang River is safe, the world is safe, and if the Zhang River is in chaos, the world is in chaos. Therefore, this river is naturally stained with unimaginable destiny."

Dan Yangzi's slightly narrowed eyes emitted a ray of bright light.

“Therefore, I don’t know how many mountain spirits, wild monsters, demons and ghosts are entrenched in the branches of the Zhang River, practicing in the forks, and I don’t know how many independent cultivators have opened up water palaces under the Zhang River.”

"In addition, the tens of thousands of miles of waters of the Zhang River extend into three major rivers, two major lakes, and five major rivers. According to rumors, these places are occupied by river gods, lake gods, and river gods.

"If Mr. Zhuang wants to manage the river, he can't avoid them first. If it doesn't involve their interests, they may turn a blind eye. Once there is entanglement, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve it." Dan Yangzi directly pointed out the difficulty.

How to say it, he couldn't do it anyway. Even if the entire Danxia Mountain exerted its strength, it could not shake the Zhang River with a water area of ​​tens of thousands of miles.

(End of this chapter)