Chapter Thirty-Three: The Beginning of Harnessing the River (with introduction by Zhao Zicheng)
Zhao Guanjia showed his usual decisiveness and left at will with a thousand people, a thousand soldiers and horses, 500 were the imperial squadron, and 500 were the cavalry from the Yuetai camp.
Among the accompanying civil servants, except for the newly-joined Gemen minister and Zhao Zicheng, a member of the Ministry of Water Resources, the rest are all familiar faces. The highest-ranking official is naturally Liu Hongdao, Liaodong's pacifying ambassador and capital water supervisor, followed by Li Xiuzhi, the living room official.
The Privy Council all agreed to the decree of Yu Yunwen.
After leaving Yuetai, this group of people went northwest along the Bianhe River. When they passed Hua County, they immediately set off and quickly arrived at Heyin, an important town on the river, where the shipyard of the Yuying Navy was located.
At this very moment, Zhao Guan's family chose this place to view the Yellow River, which really feels like that time.
After all, when they were still in the old capital, the Navy of the Jin Army directly forced Tokyo. It was Zhang Rong who took out all his wealth and sailed to the Yellow River. He burned down the Xiaowuxi Shipyard at the old mouth of the north stream of the Yellow River. From then on, the lower reaches of the Yellow River were no longer the same.
The Jin people have the final say. To put it more deeply, the reason why Wanyan Loushi made all the stops in the decisive battle in Kansai is because there is no advantage left in Tokyo.
Nowadays, many things are just a joke. A few years have passed and the world has changed.
Speaking of which, when they arrived at Heyin, King Lu and Zhang Rong, the commander of the imperial navy, came to welcome him early. This low-educated commander finally explained repeatedly to his son-in-law and prospective son-in-law, You Xuexue, who had been released from the prefectural government.
I finally understood how serious it was that I abused Jurchen captives at will and caused too many deaths. This was a credit issue between countries. If not, there would be another war, and the people who had finally rested and recuperated would have to suffer from the war again.
Although they are the people of Longyou, Kansai, this is really hard to accept for Zhang Rong, who is bent on making the lives of the suffering people live a better life. This simply subverts his values and makes him look down on himself, so it is rare to bring him this time.
An attitude of sincerity and fear.
Fortunately, Zhao Guan's family is loyal after all. He put down his arrogance and joined hands with him to enter the shipyard where the dismantling had begun. Then he moved to the military camp and had lunch with everyone as usual - the legendary donkey meat roasted that he invented.
While eating, I chatted with Zhang Rong about the current situation of people's livelihood in Heyin, especially how the fishery industry is recovering.
When Zhang Rong talked about this, he had countless things to say to the officials, "The officials don't know, but we fishermen also know the rules. We keep fish fry in spring and summer, and there are fish closure periods, but there is no reason why we are not allowed to fish in autumn."
In the past, it was wartime, but the military was the main focus. But this year there is no war. A strict order came from Xianggong Liu of Liqiu Province, saying that environmental protection is required, and no netting is allowed, and no one in the state or county is allowed to do so.
If you dare not listen, many of my veterans who have retired and settled down have come to me to complain." After taking courage, he finally said: "The officials all said that you want to regulate the Yellow River and what kind of protection you want, that...
..."
Yu Yunwen finally couldn't stand listening anymore and reminded him, "Master Taishan, we are protecting the ecological environment."
"That's right, it's about protecting the ecological environment. What's going on? Now Sanyi can't go back to the river. Isn't it better to let the people farm and fish along the river and live a good life?"
"Of course it's good, but Zhang Qing, you have also made your home on the Yellow River for almost nine years. You should know that the Heyin side is better. The river is wide, but it is Huaxian County not far away. I have been there several times. Since Jingkang
, the war is in danger, and neither I nor the court can take care of it. As a result, the Yellow River embankment has been in disrepair for a long time. Every summer when it rains, the river takes the opportunity to overflow to the old roads everywhere, submerging fertile farmland and villages. In the past two years, Kaifeng Prefecture has also sent people to dredge it.
, but in the end, it treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.”
"And as far as I know, there are more than one such situation in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the navy should know it best. If the Yellow River is not managed well, the lives of the people will not be guaranteed, and how can they fish and farm." Zhao Guan's family looked at the dams and rivers from a distance,
As if he knew it very well.
God knows that he memorized geography in high school pretty well. He knew that the abominable rivers in Henan were harmful to people, so he made up for it temporarily.
Of course, what he didn't know was that because he killed Du Chong in time, the Yellow River did not burst its banks like it did in another time and space, and gradually took over the Huai River and entered the sea. In the late Jin Dynasty, the Jin State allowed the Yellow River to overflow and burst into Yangwu. That time
Only then did the Yellow River completely seize the Huaihe River and enter the main channel of the Huaihe River. From then on, it was out of control.
But Zhang Rong didn't know. He really thought about it and said with shame: "What the officials said is that I am short-sighted. I always think about the present and cannot see the long-term. This time I missed a big event. I should go back to Liangshan."
Fishing in the water is the best..." If others say this, they are probably threatening to resign. The Zhao Guan family can really let him go home and eat their own food. But when Zhang Rong said this, he really meant it. Can the Zhao Guan family
Let the navy commander let him go?
Just when he had not thought about how to persuade him, Li Xiuzhi stood up and said solemnly: "King Zhang Lu is wrong. You come from the hometown of Qilu, so you must know Confucius and Mencius. These two saints put caring for the people first.
Your Majesty, what King Lu did was in line with the way of a sage. How could it be an article? Although Xiaguan and King Lu met for the first time, I could hear that you were making plans for the people every time. This shows that the rumors are true. In this case,
It doesn’t matter if I didn’t think it through at the moment, I’ll just do better in the future. Besides, the Yellow River stretches for thousands of miles, and Ningxia is a fertile land, but the navy is needed to defend Western Liao. We need a general who loves the people like you."
Zhao Guanjia was almost petrified with the donkey meat in his hand. He was staring at this handsome young man. If his eyebrows and eyebrows weren't very similar, he would have doubted whether this was Li Gang's son. Look at what he said, it would even make Zhang Rong angry.
I'm so embarrassed.
Zhang Rong had little education, but he still knew what Confucius and Mencius were. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the monarch, ministers and colleagues were all enjoying themselves.
After all, Yu Yunwen didn't want his father-in-law to really resign.
After a while, Zhao Guanjia remembered something and asked, "Where is Zhao Zicheng? Why haven't I seen him since just now?"
Zhang Rong said quickly: "Ah, the official said that he was fat and white. He just said that although he had managed the Qiantang River, he had never been to the north. He just borrowed some sailors from me to go to the river.
Let’s take a look.”
Zhao Guan's family was startled, thinking that his brother really wasn't telling lies. He went to live in Xiuzhou (today's Shaoxing) several lifetimes ago. He had never been to the north. If you don't investigate hydrology, you can rely on "Shui Jing Zhu" to cure the disease.
River!
Liu Hongdao was a little happy. As expected, the official had a keen eye and did not choose the wrong person. He said: "Guan, King Lu, we are full. Why don't we go and see how Zhao Yuanwai Lang's inspection went?"
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Zhao Zicheng (1104-1148), named Anji, was a member of the Song Dynasty clan. He was the sixth grandson of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and a famous water control expert in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zhao Zicheng's grandfather moved to the south of the Yangtze River and lived in Xiuzhou (today's Shaoxing). He successively served as a member of the Ministry of Water Resources and a prime minister.
River channel magistrate, river channel governor and other positions.
After Jingkang, the siltation of the Yellow River became more serious due to the military turmoil, threatening the lives and safety of people on both sides of the strait. In the 10th year of Jianyan, Emperor Shizu of the Song Dynasty formulated the "Ten Years to Regulate the Yellow River" plan, and ordered officials to explain their views many times. Jiaxing County Magistrate Zhao Zicheng because he was good at He was favored by Shizu for water affairs and was able to participate in the management of the Yellow River and the canal for more than ten years.
Zhao Zicheng respected science, governed by law, and paid attention to on-the-spot investigation. In view of the sandy spots in the Yellow River, he put forward the theory of "containing water to attack sand" and "accumulating clear water and brushing the yellow", and accordingly planned a set of plans including stranded embankments, remote embankments, The Yellow River flood control engineering system, including the Getee and others, summarized the previous understanding of the relationship between water and sediment in the Yellow River. The results were remarkable and it also had an important historical impact on the control of the Yellow River in later generations.
In the 22nd year of Jianyan, Zhao Ziyan sacrificed himself to serve the public, fell ill due to overwork, and died of illness near Fenglingdu Pier. He died while serving as the governor of the river. He was posthumously given to Dr. Guanglu, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zou Guogong, with the posthumous title of Keyi. In gratitude for his kindness, later generations The people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait built Zou Gong Temple for him.
Zhao Zichen had two sons. The eldest son, Zhao Bogui, became an official in Enyin and inherited his father's ambition. He served as the magistrate of Chuzhou and dredged lakes, built water conservancy and rectified unjust prisons. The second son, Zhao Bocong, was raised in the palace by Empress Dowager Yuanyou Meng when he was young, and was given the name Zhao Hao. He was a famous official and Yuan scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty. Together with Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, and Zhang Shi, he was known as the four later disciples of Yuan Xue.
Later generations also called Zhao Zicheng's family the Xiuzhou Zhao family.