Huaibei is not a small place.
It is located north of the Yellow River, including the southwest of Shandong, the south of Henan, and the north of Anhui and Jiangsu. Its area and population are no less than those of ordinary provinces.
It is located in the hinterland of the empire and is the hometown of the Huaixi nobles of the Ming Dynasty. It should have been a land of abundant products, but now it is the most troublesome place for the Ming Dynasty.
Without him, there would be floods.
Since the construction of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties to connect the north and the south, every year when the Yellow River floods, it will directly flood the entire Huaibei along the canal. For the daily maintenance and repair of the Grand Canal, the people of Huaibei have to work as cattle and horses for the imperial court.
During the pre-Zhao and Song Dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty established its capital in Bianliang and relied on the water conservancy of the Grand Canal. However, during the Northern Song Dynasty, because the court was rich and merchants benefited, the Huaibei area was very prosperous for a time.
But by the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, Huaibei had completely become an abandoned son of the Central Plains Dynasty.
First of all, Du Chong, the so-called famous general of the Southern Song Dynasty, not only fled in the face of the Jin army Wanyan Zongwang, but also dug up the Yellow River embankment, turning the entire Huaibei region into a Zeguo.
The Jin army did not kill many people, but hundreds of thousands of people drowned. And the number of people who died from the plague and famine brought by the floods was several times that number.
Du Chong's escape led to the fall of Hebei, and Huaibei became the frontline of the Song and Jin Dynasties. From then on, the two sides fought on this land for hundreds of years. The Hao Jin Dynasty destroyed Yuanxing, and fought in Huaibei for decades.
The warlikeness and resistance of the Huaibei people are purely a result of being beaten rather than innate.
More than a hundred years of war have left the people of Huaibei in dire straits. No one has managed the floods in the Yellow River, and the harm caused by the floods is not as simple as a flood.
After repeated floods, the farmland soaked by the Yellow River water turned into saline-alkali land, which was not conducive to farming. Therefore, the entire Huaibei region has been trapped in a vicious cycle in recent years, with poor mountains and poor water and stubborn people.
Even after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the court invested huge sums of money, but achieved little.
Moreover, there are only two focuses in controlling floods, one is the Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is water transportation.
In fact, the reason why the old man went on a killing spree against the nobles of Huaixi had something to do with the poverty in Huaibei. Good land was in the hands of these founding nobles or local wealthy households, and countless poor people could only guard the saline-alkali land at home, suffering.
Howling bitterly.
Today, agriculture and commerce in Huaibei are poor, and the only thing that can be obtained is salt. However, the benefits brought by the salt fields in Huaibei have also entered the private pockets of Zhu Yunxi and the old man of the Ming Dynasty.
That is, the Lianghuai salt tax, which amounts to tens of millions every year, is used for military expenses.
"The prefect of Sizhou is here to report!" Zhang Yan, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke slowly, "The rain in Sizhou is far worse than that in Gyeonggi Province. It has been continuous since March, and the river embankment is in danger!" He said, sighing, "As early as
When the heavy rain first came, Sizhou mobilized people to build river embankments, but if it rains like this again, I'm afraid..."
We are not just afraid, but there will definitely be another flood.
Zhu Yunxi looked solemn. Sizhou is located in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River. Once the Yellow River changes its course, its city will bear the brunt.
"Sizhou is my hometown!" Li Jinglong's heart skipped a beat and he cursed, "Those in charge at Zhuangzi are all just doing it for a living, yet there is no news about such a big thing!"
While he was thinking, he looked up inadvertently and suddenly found that the emperor's eyes were also falling on him, and he was thoughtful.
"Grandma, you're going to be in trouble!" Li Jinglong's back suddenly dripped with cold sweat.
There is no other reason than that the Li family is the largest landowner in Sizhou.
Although he had handed back part of it, one-third of the best land in Sizhou was still in the hands of his Li family. Not only did he have the land, but because Sizhou was located at the southern port of the lower reaches of the Huaihe River guarding the North-South Grand Canal, the Li family was even more
There are businesses and shops in Sizhou.
But Zhu Yunxi was actually thinking about another thing. The ancestral mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty was in Sizhou.
The ancestral mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty and the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum are two different things. The latter is a mausoleum built by the old man for his parents, brothers and sister-in-law. The ancestral mausoleum in Yangjiadun, Sizhou is the tomb of the old man's grandfather, great-grandfather and great ancestor.
The mother, Chen, was also conceived in Sizhou.
Therefore, Sizhou was another place of prosperity in the Ming Dynasty besides Fengyang.
However, Zhang Yan's words were not mentioned elsewhere, but he only mentioned Sizhou, which was also full of meaning.
Looking at Sizhou alone, the most difficult place to control floods is the ancestral mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty of Lao Zhu's family.
The ancestral mausoleum is next to Hongze Lake, which is a depression. Once the Yellow River enters the Huaihe River, the ancestral mausoleum is at risk of being flooded. In order to prevent the Longxing Land of the Ming Dynasty from being flooded, those who control the floods can only divert the water to other places.
In the Ming Dynasty, when it came to the feng shui issues of the royal family, the river management officials followed one rule: never flood the ancestral mausoleum. Not only did the officials really think so, but the emperor also thought so.
The most famous of them are Wanli and Chongzhen. Wanli had to ensure the safety of the ancestral mausoleum regardless of the life and death of millions of people around it, and spent a lot of money to build stone embankments. However, Chongzhen had water transportation and the Lianghuai Saltworks.
Directly ignoring the suffering of the people.
In the 19th year of Kangxi's reign, the Yellow River captured the Huaihe River, and the ancestral mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty was flooded. In the 35th year of Kangxi's reign, Sizhou was completely submerged in the water.
During this period, starting from the 17th year of Kangxi's reign, major projects such as Lefu's river control and the construction of Gaojiayan and the excavation of the middle river were carried out, resulting in no floods in Huaibei for the next 60 years.
"It is better to block the river than to dredge it up. If you want to completely control the river, you can't just build a dam. Even if you build it, it can only ensure that the ancestral mausoleum will not be swallowed up by the flood. And if you want to dig a river to divert water, you will inevitably involve the Ming ancestral mausoleum!"
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The place where Feng Shui and Longxing thrives is difficult! Difficult! Difficult!
"Your Majesty!" Li Jinglong saw Zhu Yunxi's uncertain expression and said cautiously, "Sizhou is my hometown. If Sizhou is in trouble, I have no obligation to refuse. I have several granaries in my hometown, and there are two villagers and tenants.
More than a thousand people..."
"Yongxi!" Zhu Yunxi interrupted Li Jinglong and looked directly at Zhu Gaochi, "Tell me, as far as Sizhou is concerned, if we want to control the river, do we have to touch our ancestral mausoleum!"
"Ask Zhang Yan! My surname is Zhu too, and you ask me? Could it be that I tell you that, in order to control the river, it is best to dig a trench from the middle of the ancestral mausoleum...I want to say this
, my father can kick me to death without you!" Zhu Gaoxu wailed in his heart.
But he also knew that if he didn't say this, no one would dare to say it.
"It's not my job to regulate the river!" Zhu Gaochi muttered, "But regulating the river is not as simple as clearing and blocking it. Moreover, Sizhou's trouble is the trouble of the entire Huaibei. And the trouble of Huaibei is that the Yellow River bursts its banks and seizes the river.
The water comes from the Huai River...and..."
"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, Xin Yande said, "I have something to say!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at Xin Yande, "You say it!" He said, "But it doesn't matter, I won't offend anyone with my words!"
"Even if the emperor wants to blame, I will say it. Even if the emperor doesn't blame me, I will point it out. But for the sake of the millions of people in Sizhou and even Huaibei, I have to say it!"
Xin Yande spoke eloquently, "Why not move Sizhou City and build a new city?"
As he spoke, he continued, "Once the Yellow River bursts and flows back, it will be at least four counties in Huaiyang and even the whole of Huaibei. To put it lightly, the 150-mile Yellow River waterway from Sizhou to Huaiyin is the only waterway that can divert water into the sea.
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"To dredge this waterway, Sizhou must move!" As he said, he looked at the ministers, "I also know that it is related to the mausoleum of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty and the hometown of the people of this city!"
"However, in front of millions of people in Huaibei affected by the Yellow River floods, what do the gains and losses of a city and a place count? How can the ancestral mausoleum of a family and a surname be left alone?"
As he said that, he took off his official hat and kowtowed heavily, "Your Majesty, it is not the Ming Dynasty that cannot control the river, but there are too many constraints. If the flood is not cured, it will be ignored for decades, and the harm to future generations will be endless! Please build a dam and open it.
The river channel will permanently control floods in Huaibei!"
"The country, the country, and the country lie in the hearts of the people, not in the mausoleum!"
"The destiny of the Ming Dynasty lies in people's hearts, not Feng Shui!"
Suddenly, an angry shout came from outside the hall.
"Be bold!"
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He took a deep breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously looked around and became even more confused.
A single dorm?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change left Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
My body and appearance have all changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:???
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
Internship pet breeder. The website is about to close. Download the Star Reading app to provide you with the great god and the thief of years. My grandfather is Zhu Yuanzhang.
Beast master?
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