The solution to persistent droughts was not to build the Great Wall or forts. It was to direct water from the sea into the rivers and lakes before redirecting them to each village and city.
This was beneficial to the citizens.
Furthermore, he had to bear in mind that this world had not invented the dam or cloud seeding just yet.
Fang Zhengzhi decided to make water scarcity the basis for his paper.
However, without an understanding of the dynasty’s history, he would not know what had happened where. He also did not know what infrastructure each city had.
More importantly, he knew nothing about the geography of the empire.
Where were the seas? Where were the lakes? Where were the rivers? Where were the water sources... where was water in abundance? Where was water in short supply all year round? How was he going to begin without knowledge of any of this?
