Chapter 1783, the beautiful mountains and waters of Poyang Lake
In the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River, Zhong Fan took a ship down the river, preparing to inspect the construction of the Poyang Lake port.
As the largest freshwater lake in the Ming Dynasty, Poyang Lake has a wide area and large water storage capacity. It is the largest reservoir in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Once there is a flood in the Yangtze River, a large amount of river water will flow into Poyang Lake to prevent floods and dangers. Once it reaches the dry season, the water in Poyang Lake will flow into the Yangtze River to maintain the water volume of the Yangtze River.
If we want to manage the Yangtze River and dredge the Yangtze River at the same time, and fully utilize the shipping value of the Yangtze River, then dredging must be carried out vigorously in Poyang Lake.
On the one hand, Poyang Lake is a huge reservoir on the Yangtze River, which has the important value of regulating and stabilizing the water volume of the Yangtze River. On the other hand, Poyang Lake not only connects the Yangtze River, it is also the Ganjiang River, Xinjiang River, Fuhe River, and Xiushui River.
The gathering point of rivers in Jiangxi such as Raohe River.
If Poyang Lake can be managed well and bring out its shipping value, then it can open up the development of almost the entire Jiangxi Province. The Ganjiang River runs through the north and south of Jiangxi, and its shipping value can reach the southernmost city of Ganzhou.
In later generations, due to the destruction of the ecological and natural environment, water and soil erosion was serious. After the rapid water of the Yangtze River, Gan River, Xin River, Fu River and other rivers flowed into Poyang Lake, it carried a large amount of sediment and gradually silted up, filling Poyang Lake.
In addition, after the construction of the Three Gorges was completed, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project also greatly reduced the water volume of Poyang Lake, causing its water level to drop year after year. The shipping value has also been greatly affected. Basically, only small boats can enter, and large ships cannot enter at all.
Things are completely different in Daming. The ecological environment in the Yangtze River Basin is still very good, with extremely high vegetation coverage and good soil and water conservation.
Coupled with more than ten years of vigorous immigration, a large number of people have moved overseas and outside the customs, which has also greatly reduced ecological pressure.
The water volume of the Yangtze River has always been stable, and the sediment content is low, making the river water relatively clear and clean.
The shipping value of Poyang Lake is still great. You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought a big battle here in Poyang Lake. The number of warships on both sides was as many as thousands. The whole Poyang Lake was in full swing. It was impossible to fight. This is why
The war laid the foundation for Zhu Yuanzhang's unification of the world.
Focusing on dredging and constructing Poyang Lake to bring out its shipping value will not only better serve as a flood control and water storage function, but can also drive the development of Jiangxi, Huguang and other areas along the river.
The main problems facing Poyang Lake now are two points. One is that there is a large amount of sediment where Poyang Lake meets the Yangtze River, which has accumulated over many years.
After the turbulent river water flows into Poyang Lake, all sediment and other sediments are deposited into Poyang Lake, which causes the lake bottom in the area where Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River meet to continue to rise, which is extremely detrimental to the flood control and water storage of Poyang Lake.
The function will also affect the navigation of ships.
Another thing is that there are no good and excellent ports here in Poyang Lake, because the water level of the entire Poyang Lake changes greatly. During the wet season, the water level is very high, and the lake surface is very wide and the area is very large.
During the dry season, the water level becomes lower, the lake surface becomes smaller, and the area shrinks. This huge change is not conducive to the construction of ports and terminals.
In later generations, this was especially obvious. During the wet season, the lake area of Poyang Lake could even surpass Qinghai Lake and become the largest lake. However, during the dry season, Poyang Lake turned into a grassland with thousands of miles of wind and grass.
Low sight of cattle and sheep.
Although the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin is now very good, this seasonal change is still very large, which is extremely detrimental to the construction and operation of port terminals. Ports and terminals require stable water volume to operate better.
For large ships, good ports and docks are needed to load and unload cargo. Small boats and small boats are not suitable for large cargo ships, especially cargo ships of 10,000 tons.
The steamer Zhong Fan took arrived at the entrance and exit of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River. Here, there were already ships from the Ministry of Industry working continuously.
I saw large steamships, accompanied by the roar of steam engines or internal combustion engines, and billowing black smoke constantly coming out.
Each ship has a sand suction pump connected to the lake surface to pump out a large amount of sediment from the bottom of the lake. There are ships next to it that are full of sediment.
On the lake, with the operation of boats, in addition to seeing the river become extremely turbid, you can also see a large amount of sawdust, rotten wooden boards and the like floating up, and then being taken away by the river.
The entire area where Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River connect is the most important checkpoint. If the river is silted up, it will be difficult for the water from the Yangtze River to flow in, and it will be difficult for the water in the lake to get out, making it extremely difficult for ships to navigate.
"Mr. Zhong!"
Gao Jiang, an official from the Ministry of Industry who was responsible for cleaning up the sediment here and dredging the river, saw Zhong Fan's arrival and hurriedly took a boat to the ship where Zhong Fan was riding.
"How's it going?"
Zhong Fan looked at Gao Jiang and then at the busy scene in front of him and asked.
"Mr. Zhong, everything is being executed as planned, but the situation here is a bit special. In the area at the entrance and exit of Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, there are a large number of boats under the lake, which greatly affects our operations."
"I have applied for the use of explosives to blow up all these sunken ships, so that we can better clean up the blocked rivers here."
As he spoke, Gao Jiang pointed to the lake and said: "Zhong Gong, you see, as we use the sand suction pump to extract the sediment from the lake, a large amount of ship debris has surfaced, but this is only a small part of it.
a part of."
"Poyang Lake has always been a battleground in the Jiangnan region. Back then, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty fought with Chen Youliang in Poyanghua. Chen Youliang was defeated and led his army to hide in Poyang Lake. A large number of ships were scuttled in this water area.
Trying to prevent the Ming Navy from entering Poyang Lake."
"After the defeat, Chen Youliang was unwilling to accept defeat and sank a large number of ships into the lake, which greatly affected the navigation of Poyang Lake."
"Well, use explosives when necessary. All sunken ships must be cleaned up!"
Zhong Fan listened and looked at the large amounts of sawdust floating on the lake, and agreed to Gao Jiang's application.
"yes!"
Gao Jiang quickly replied.
Soon, with Zhong Fan's approval, a large number of explosive packages were transported. The explosive packages were tied with stones, the explosion time was set, and each explosive package was carried by small speedboats and continuously thrown into the lake.
"Boom~"
"Boom~"
Ten minutes later, huge water columns rose up from the originally calm lake, and terrifying explosion energy continued to stir up. A large number of sawdust, wooden boards, etc. suddenly appeared on the lake, and even large pieces could be seen.
The wreckage of the ship has floated up from the bottom of the lake, which shows how many ships have sunk under the lake.
These shipwrecks are extremely detrimental to shipping, but they are conducive to the accumulation and sedimentation of sediment.
Now use explosives to blow up the sunken ship at the bottom of the lake, and then the impact of the river water can continue to clean it up.
A large number of explosive charges continued to sound at the bottom of the lake. The rolling lake water raised a large amount of sand and sawdust, and a large number of fish were blown up. The surface of the lake was completely white.
After some blasting, a ship continued to extract the sediment from the bottom of the lake, and continued to clean up the sediment here, layer after layer. After cleaning one layer after another, it continued to blast with explosive bags, and then continued
To remove the sediment, it is necessary to clean up the blocked area.
Zhong Fan stayed here for a few hours, and then took a ship to continue to Poyang Lake. In the area where the Gan River flows into Poyang Lake, the Ministry of Industry and Jiangxi Province are rationally building a large port. Zhong Fan is ready to go and see it.
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The ship is sailing in the wide Poyang Lake, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, and dense forests. At the same time, you can see a large number of birds living in it. The sound of the ship is heard, alarming a large area, and a large area of migratory birds takes off gracefully, covering a large area, covering the sky and the sun.
You can see a large number of white storks, cranes, geese, etc. freely foraging in some swamps in shallow water areas.
"What Liu Gong said makes sense. Although the development of Poyang Lake is very important, it is more important to protect the mountains, forests, birds and beasts here. This is not only the home of us humans, but also the home of thousands of birds and beasts."
Looking at the large number of birds flying on the lake, Zhong Fan also remembered what Liu Jin said when he left Beijing. The ecological protection of Poyang Lake is very important.
After arriving in Jiangxi, you must discuss the matter with the local officials in Jiangxi. It is strictly prohibited to indiscriminately cut down forests, indiscriminately ask for land from the mountains, hunt and kill birds and animals, etc.
It is necessary to protect the local mountains, forests, birds and animals, so that the value of Poyang Lake can be truly brought out. Once the mountains and forests are destroyed, a large amount of sediment will rush into Poyang Lake, and the water storage and flood control capacity of Poyang Lake will be greatly weakened. Eventually,
The victims are still the people of Jiangxi.
At first, Zhong Fan didn't quite understand it, but now, looking at the mountains and rivers around Poyang Lake, he somewhat understood that such beautiful mountains and rivers should be passed down to future generations.