Early the next morning, a six-hundred-mile speed horse flew to the Jianghuai roads to convey the imperial government's urgent order to raise food to the states, prefectures, roads, and counties. At the same time, in addition to the censor Zhongcheng and a few necessary left-behind personnel, the censor station
, the rest of the imperial censors from the Taiyuan, Dianyuan, and Chaoyuan ministries all left the capital, either by boat or on horseback, and went to Jianghuai Road to supervise food preparation matters. Observers and inspection envoys from all walks of life returned to Beijing on official business or reported on their duties.
They were all captured as young men and rushed to Jianghuai.
However, the brigade has not left Beijing yet, and many issues need to be arranged in detail. The various tasks in Bianliang will be solved in conjunction with the local government, especially matters related to water transportation, which still need to be finalized. Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao personally presided over it, Zhongshu, Menxia,
Together with the Privy Council, the Ministry of Industry and other yamen, make the final decision on water transportation issues.
Officials from various departments expressed their opinions, and soon their words were filled with the smell of gunpowder.
“Everyone, when building a dam or a sluice, it is generally necessary to seal the water from upstream first, then build the dam and then release the water. The place where the sluice is built must also build a reservoir to store water based on the geography. Just consider the geography in the early stage and select the reservoir for building the dam.
The location cannot be accomplished in a month or two. Even if the Privy Council sends a large army to help, it cannot be completed so quickly. This is simply impossible!"
Because the matter was urgent, all the staff were in a hurry, scrambling to make ends meet, which resulted in problems everywhere. Everyone was worried and spoke with a certain amount of anger. The person speaking now is Chen Bannian, the director of the Ministry of Industry.
, this is a water conservancy official, a bit of a nerd, and King Wei is sitting on it. At first, he can still speak respectfully, but the fact of rushing to build a dam is too difficult. The more he talks about it, the more annoyed he becomes, and he gets carried away.
It was so disrespectful that his spittle splashed onto the face of King Zhao Dezhao of Wei.
Fortunately, the young prince had a good temper, and he was very pleased to see the chief being so devoted. He calmly took out his handkerchief and wiped the saliva from his face, turned to look at Yang Hao, and asked gently: "
What does Dean Yang think of this?"
Everyone had been talking for a long time, and Yang Hao was annoyed by the difficulties everyone had arranged. He beat the water transport map hanging on the wall and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone, let me reiterate it again. Finally,
Again, don’t think about the relevant engineering design according to common sense. What we have to do is to transport enough food to last until next year’s Spring Festival to Kaifeng before the ice and snow seal the river. For this purpose, we can build weirs, dams, and sluices.
That’s fine, I don’t expect it to last ten or a hundred years, or even a thousand years like Dujiangyan. I only need it to last for at most three months. Do you understand? Do you understand?”
Yang Hao beat the wall until it made a "dong dong" sound. Seeing that he was a little crazy, the officials from various ministries stopped talking. Yang Hao shouted: "Okay! Let's think about it this way. Mr. Chen, on this river
In a place with a large river drop, the front may not be suitable for dikes to store water and build a reservoir. So what should we do? Is it possible to use the old method of docking the ship at the dock, unloading the ship, loading the truck, transporting it to the downstream dock, then unloading the truck, and loading the boat?
Repeatedly, walk for a while and come back? How much time will we have to waste on the road? "
He didn't care how difficult it was to draw a map, so he grabbed a brush, dipped it in ink, and started smearing on the map. "You see, this section of the upper reaches is a wide valley, and the exit is narrow, so it can intercept and store water."
Water, build a double-layer dam that can accommodate ships, and install a sluice in the middle. Not only can it be used urgently, but it can be reinforced and repaired in the future, and it can be retained permanently. Looking at this section, there were originally sluices on both sides, which were originally used for irrigation.
There is a small river outside the embankment that releases water. You can open the sluice gates and divert the water to both sides, and then build dams and sluices. If the water flow is too large, it is better to destroy a crop, and the court will compensate for the loss.
Looking at this section again, we can block the mouth of the river, and at the same time let the local government send laborers, and the Privy Council send Xiang troops to participate in the excavation, dig a temporary channel from the side, lead the water downstream, and then plug the gap after the sluice is built, and so on.
Try to make the river as smooth as possible, so that grain ships can go all the way without loading and unloading. Where there is really no time to build dams and locks, loading and unloading can still be carried out according to the old method, which is much faster."
Yang Hao made it very clear. Everyone nodded after hearing this. The official of the Ministry of Industry interjected: "As for the ships, we can also think of ways. In places with fast currents, there are more trackers on both sides to pull the fibers, and there are fiber ropes on both sides, so that they can maintain stability."
The ship is stable and difficult to capsize. Although large ships carry a lot of grain, the segmented transfer method was used in the past.
This time the grain transportation is very urgent, and staged transshipment is not possible. Therefore, the existing canal boats can be discarded as much as possible, and more flat-bottomed and wide-faced boats can be used. Although these boats carry less capacity, they are suitable for transportation on rivers of different depths.
As long as the quantity is larger, it will be enough to make up for the small loading capacity. At the same time, with this kind of small boats, the amount of work on our various dams and sluices will be smaller and can be completed faster."
This meeting lasted until noon before the plan was initially finalized. Because the matter was urgent, this preliminary plan became the final plan. Specific issues could only be improved during the process.
For a time, the imperial court repeatedly issued decrees, ordering the local government to immediately deploy civil servants to the river sections where embankments and canals needed to be built. The Privy Council also issued an order, ordering the nearby Xiang army to rush to the site immediately to cooperate with the excavation. Officials from the Ministry of Works led
Yang Hao left Beijing immediately with the simple construction drawings he drew in a hurry. Without stopping, Yang Hao went straight to the Bianhe Wharf without even bothering to have lunch.
Zhang Xinglong, the leader of the Bianhe Gang, along with his apprentice Xi Zhuer and his daughter Zhang Huaixiao, are waiting for him. In Zhang's Mansion, the Four Jiaos of Kaifeng and a group of trusted brothers have gathered here. These powerful people in the world are all here.
He was a rough and bold man, and they occupied the entire hall, which was abuzz with people, a hundred times more lively than the lobby of the Ministry of Industry where they had been arguing just now.
Zhang Xinglong, the leader of the Bianhe Clan, Chen Xiaofan, the leader of the Caihe Clan, Xiao Muyu, the leader of the Guangji Clan, and Liu Liu, the leader of the Jinshui Clan, all received a message from the Kaifeng Mansion: "Put everything down immediately and follow Dean Yang's arrangements.
"
The four major gangs are living in Kaifeng Mansion. They dare not disobey Nanya's orders. However, they give up all operations and fully cooperate with Yang Hao to transport grain. The losses are self-evident. If they want to obey the orders of the government, they will go all out on the surface, but secretly
Even if they don't play around, others won't be able to find anything wrong with them.
However, Zhang Xinglong had been favored by Yang Hao. What heroes in the world pay attention to is repaying the favor and getting a thousand pieces of gold. As for the real interests, in their eyes, they waited for a while, so Zhang Xinglong spared no effort to organize the other three gangs.
The leader of the gang was sworn sworn brother to Jinlan. They were brothers, but the eldest brother had spoken, so they had no choice but to ignore the losses and lead their teams in person.
When Yang Hao arrived, Sayuri Fukuda was pouring tea and water for several sworn brothers of the officials in the hall. When she saw Yang Hao arriving, Sayuri Fukuda was overjoyed, but she was shy by nature and did not dare to come forward to answer.
He just smiled at him and gave him a cute gift.
Sayuri Fukuda has now changed into Han clothes, and her soft and gentle scent still reveals a bit of exotic style. During these days in the Zhang family, life has been much more comfortable than before. Zhang Xinglong probably also gave her rain and dew to moisturize her, and her whole complexion is faintly translucent.
The crystal light came out, and she looked as gorgeous as a newlywed bride.
When Yang Hao saw her saluting him, he only nodded and smiled, then clasped his fists and came in. According to the etiquette of the world, he held his hands to the four giants of Bianhe River and said with a smile: "Thank you for waiting for a long time. Yang is busy with official duties and is a little late. I apologize for being late."
, forgive me!”
The four leaders of the Biancai, Jinguang and Guang gangs stood up to greet Yang Hao. They did not dare to be disrespectful to Yang Hao, a celebrity in Nanya. Futian Sayuri poured tea for Yang Hao and brought it to him. Yang Hao thanked him and put the tea on the table.
, he went straight to the point and talked about the food shortage in Kaifeng. In his statement, he certainly did not mention that Kaifeng was short of food and that it was going to be a dilemma of not having an inch of rice in a month or two.
Yang Hao said: "The capital of a country, the center of the country, and the most important thing should have at least nine years of food storage. Throughout the ages, when a big city or Fu suffered a military disaster, a city that was surrounded by water could last for several years.
, just because there is food in stock. However, our Song Dynasty has just been a country for ten years. In these years, we have been fighting in the north and south, conquering various countries. Although we have made great achievements in battle, the limited food stock has been used up. Some yamen have mismanaged it, and we have only discovered it so far.
The officials were furious, and in order to ensure the stability of the country, they decided to transport a large amount of grain and grass from the local area to Beijing. At the same time, the eldest son of the emperor was already an adult and should be tempered, so he took on this important task. Yang received the favor of the officials and was appointed as the deputy envoy, accompanying the King of Wei.
His Highness went to the Jianghuai River to collect grain. Once the grain is collected, it will not be easy to transport it to the capital before the ice and snow seal the river. It may not be completed in time just by relying on the imperial water transport vessels. That's why I thought of everyone."
Chen Xiaofan, the head of the Caihe Gang, cupped his fists and said to him: "Dean Yang, I have received orders from Nan Ya and Brother Xinglong. It is easy to do a lot of work for you, but Dean Yang wants us to do something."
What, how long does it take? Please tell me clearly. Chen is a boatman. Thousands of brothers, including their parents, wives and children, are all counting on this canal for food. If it takes too long,
I really can't bear it, this is the truth, please forgive me, the dean."
Yang Haodao: "The country is in trouble, and all the heroes have been used, so naturally they will not let you pay in vain. This food transportation does require a lot of manpower. The ships, trackers, and sailors must be as sufficient as possible. The court will be fair in the cost of transporting food."
You can rest assured that it will be paid.
Second, you warriors don’t need to stop all business. You have already taken over some businesses. It’s hard to refuse customers anymore. Besides, Kaifeng must not be short of food, oil and salt department stores. These also need to be transported, and Bian
The river needs to be dredged and repaired, and it will take at least a month before you can use it. After one month, I need you to send out all the boats and manpower I need and arrive at the various ports in the Jianghuai River in time. This is a delay.
No."
"Third," Yang Hao stood up and said, "The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers. Not only did the men and ships of the brave men and ships not be requisitioned for free for this food transportation, but corresponding rewards were given, and... King Qiansui of Wei has asked the officials to
The decree will grant a privilege to the four ship owners, but... you must listen clearly. If you accept this decree, it will no longer be the destiny of the people and the government. Once you fail to complete the mission assigned by the official, those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and those who have merit will be rewarded.