"It's not that simple. Gaojiayan is so high to store water and clear sand!"
Sun Jiang stood up and breathed a long sigh of relief.
The relationship between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River is very simple to understand.
The Yellow River originally had a spacious "trousers" (river channel) that could flow directly into the sea. However, human beings did something wrong and their trousers were broken, so they had to use the Huaihe River's trousers to put them on.
The Huaihe River is smooth and has no "trousers" (river channel) to flow into the sea, so it has to be silted up in Hongze Lake. The more it suffocates, the more uncomfortable it becomes.
As a result, it changed the climate of the Huaihe River Basin, turning fertile soil into barren land.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, in order to prevent the canal from being impacted, they had to continue to block Gaojiayan, forcing the Huaihe River water to not enter the sea.
Moreover, at this time, the sedimentation of the Yellow River was serious, and the "pants" of the Huaihe River were not enough to wear.
So at this time, the contradiction between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River is that the Huaihe River's channel is occupied, and the Yellow River dislikes the narrow channel of the Huaihe River.
As if this was not enough, the Ming and Qing Dynasties also used the accumulated water in the Huaihe River to flush out river channels and siltate them.
The Yellow River disliked the narrow channel and repeatedly asked for help; the Huaihe River was trapped in Hongze Lake and could not enter the sea.
At this time, traditional tree planting only strengthens river embankments and is of no use at all.
"Then why not let the Huai River flow into the sea?"
Yu Chenglong was not discouraged at all, he puffed up his chest and said: "As far as I know, sea transport has surpassed water transport. 70% of the court's money and food are transported by sea. So what if the canal is blocked?"
"As for the millions of water workers, most of them have also switched to sea transportation. The imperial court can be said to be traveling lightly."
"What should we do about the accumulation of sand in the Yellow River?" Sun Jiang asked rhetorically.
"But, my young master Sikong." Yu Chenglong said earnestly: "Is there not enough clean water now? Has Hongze Lake, which contains water to attack sand, dried up?"
"No."
"It's actually because the Huaihe River is difficult to enter the sea, and the water in Hongze Lake is getting higher and higher. It pours out every now and then. The Lixia River is often submerged, causing waterlogging disasters, so that the people fear the river work like a tiger——"
The Lixiahe area refers to a depression east of the canal, between the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River, with Xinghua as the center and several counties near Baoying, Gaoyou, Taizhou and Guanxing.
According to Ming history records, during the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River broke out forty-five times only in northern Jiangsu and central Jiangsu. There was a tragic flood almost every five or six years.
There are countless minor floods.
In the second and seventh years of Shaowu alone, the Yellow River did not give the emperor any face, and there were two duels in the Lixiahe area.
"If Gaojiayan is destroyed, the Huaiyang and Huaiyang governments will not meet each other."
"Flying talismans opened five dams in one night, and in the morning the boat was already sailing on the roof."
As a result, the area north of Xinghua County has been artificially created into a no-man's land, with no houses at all.
"As long as we find a new channel for the Huaihe River to flow into the sea, we can release the monstrous water." Yu Chenglong gritted his teeth and said:
"I won't believe it at that time. There is no other way but to use water to attack the sand."
Sun Jiang then sat down and looked thoughtful.
The wind and rain outside the window kept beating on the rubble, and the pattering sound seemed to hit people's hearts.
He understood that if he made a decision, the direction of the Ministry of Industry's desertification control in the past two years would be completely reversed.
As for the emperor, there is no need to worry.
The emperor is not omniscient and omnipotent. He will only listen to the analysis of the Ministry of Industry. After the positive side is presented, the money arrangement will be made.
On the contrary, the most troublesome thing is the Ministry of Industry, which has a lot of internal opposition forces, and everyone has their own ideas about regulating Huaihe River and Yellow River.
After a while, he seemed to notice that the rain had stopped: "You sit down first."
Sun Jiang raised his head with a serious expression: "How do you think the water should be controlled?"
Yu Chenglong sat upright.
During the Hongwu period, the Ministry of Industry established the four Qing officials divisions: Yingsui (palace), Yuheng, Dushui, and Tuntian. However, as government affairs became more heavy, additional ones were added during the Shaowu period.
The Ordnance Department was added to be responsible for the construction of ordnance and equipment; the Manufacturing Supervision Department was added to be responsible for the repair of official roads and river dams.
Construction Department, directing engineers and soldiers and other matters.
The original Capital Water Department was responsible for project reimbursement.
The Construction Supervision Department was responsible for building bridges, paving roads, river embankments and other matters, so it set up three doctors to take charge, namely Hedao (north of the Huaihe River), Guandao, and Jiangdao (south of the Yangtze River).
Yu Chenglong belongs to Hedao doctor.
"According to my official's wishes, there are only two strategies to control the water now."
"One is to borrow water channels."
"How do you say it?" Sun Jiang asked directly.
"Connect Baima Lake, Foguang Lake, and Gaoyou Lake, then dig a canal to make the water flow to Qingshui Lake, then widen the Baitu River, and directly enter the sea along its mouth."
Yu Chenglong said seriously.
Good guy, just open up all the rivers and lakes along the way, artificially shape a river channel, and then let the Huai River flow into the sea through the Baitu River Channel.
This is really a big project...
Bai Jiang trembled all over.
"The Yellow River can actually borrow the water channel of the Huaihe River, and the Huaihe River can borrow the water channel of the Baitu River -" Yu Chenglong said loudly:
"From now on, the water from the Huaihe River, the Yellow River, and the wells will not interfere with the river water, and the Lixiahe area will no longer worry about the Yellow River."
Sun Jiang ran his hands across the map, caressing the rivers and lakes along the way, and marveled at the magnitude of the project.
"Connecting these lakes and rivers is not a big deal. The key is that the Baitu River channel must be widened, at least it must be the same as the original Huaihe River."
Yu Chenglong said calmly: "Of course, the court has to dig deep ditches in the lakes along the way -"
"Approximately how much silver will it cost?"
"If it's three years, 100,000 river workers, food and accommodation, only five million yuan is enough."
Sun Jiang fell into thinking.
Is this expensive?
If the flood problem can be completely solved, five million yuan is nothing.
But he wanted to know another way.
"What's the alternative?"
Yu Chenglong was very interested and continued: "If the excavation work of the river channel is really too large, then we can also use the river channel to enter the sea."
"Directly widen the three rivers to deepen the water channel between Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake, and then borrow Baoying Lake, Gaoyou Lake, and the canal's inflow channel, so that the Huai River can directly enter the river."
"The Yangtze River waterway is extremely wide, and the Huaihe River is nothing."
"In this way, the cost is extremely low. It only costs 500,000 yuan, which is enough for half a year."
"Occupying the canal waterway is not okay."
Sun Jiang shook his head: "You don't know, the amount of water blocked by the canal is nearly three to four million yuan every year. If the Ministry of Finance knew that their financial path was cut off, it would be in trouble."
"Then the only way is to dig another channel into the river."
Yu Chenglong could only say: "In this case, the cost may increase to one million, and it will take a year and a half."
"How can there be two ways to fulfill one's wishes in this world?" Bai Jiang said thoughtfully.
Seeing the regret on Yu Chenglong's face, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, you are the first to take such credit."
"You can continue to survey the river!"
With this idea in mind, Sun Jiang hurriedly went north to Tianjin by boat.
Put all your thoughts on dredging the Huaihe River, which is a very feasible water control plan.
If you can't control the water in the Yellow River, then reduce the water volume in the Huaihe River.
The more he thought about it, the more beautiful he felt.
At this time, spring had already entered Beijing for a long time, and countless people were out and about out of the city.
The worries of tens of thousands of Beijing camp children leaving the capital have long since faded away with the passage of time.
But the emperor did not ignore it.
Instead, he became even more worried.
You must listen to the newspaper every day to feel at ease.
Without him, if these 30,000 cavalry were scrapped, the essence of the Ming Dynasty's cavalry would be completely lost, and it would be difficult to rebuild again.
"Sir, Sun Jiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has returned from Huai'an all the way, and he wants to report to you on flood control! He said it is related to the complete solution to the floods in the Huanghuai River."
"Oh? Interesting."
Zhu Yixi became interested: "The imperial court spends millions on water control every year, and just to build the Yellow River embankment, it exceeds one million."
"Now he is making such big talk, saying that he will completely solve the problem of Huanghuai. I hope he will not disappoint me."
Soon, Sun Jiang arrived outside the palace with his head held high.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has been building polders and building new ditches in the northern Anhui and Huainan areas in the past few years..."
As usual, he began to praise himself.
"Among them, a total of 15,000 hectares of polders have been built, with hundreds of thousands of living people. People in Fengyang area are rejoicing, and now there is a sign of ZTE..."
After hearing Fengyang, Zhu Yixi remembered that the Ming Dynasty seemed to have a three-capital system.
Beijing, Nanjing, and Fengyang, the central capital.
The ancestral tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang is also buried here.
It's a pity that Zhang Xianzhong burned him down.
Thinking of my previous life, I said that there were a lot of rumors on the Internet at that time. As the imperial capital, Fengyang, there were people fleeing famine every year to criticize Zhu Yuanzhang's harsh government.
But after coming to this era, one only needs to look at the map to understand, can Fengyang not escape from famine?
Fengyang is located to the west of the Huaihe River, and a large amount of river water is deposited in Hongze Lake. The Huaihe River can only flow backwards and flood everywhere.
Even if you are from Beijing, you can only be blind in this position.
"By the way, when Taizu designated Fengyang as the central capital, did he want to use dragon energy to suppress the Huaihe River, or to completely solve the problem of Huanghuai?"
Hearing the emperor's question, Sun Jiang was stunned.
Your digression is too serious.
He could only say helplessly: "Emperor Taizu's talents and strategies should be like this."
"However, Your Majesty, after several years of adjustment by the Ministry of Industry, hundreds of ditches have been built in Fengyang Mansion, nearly three thousand miles long, tens of thousands of hectares of land are irrigated, and the country is fertile. This is relying on Your Majesty's blessing and the kindness of our ancestors..."
"Okay, don't boast too much."
Zhu Yixi was laughed at.
I can't even talk about political achievements.
"I know that your Ministry of Industry has not spent all its money in vain over the years. Today you returned to Beijing in a hurry. I heard that you brought back a recipe for water control. Tell me about it. I will reward you greatly."
Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.
Sun Jiang chuckled and then started to talk about two methods.
Take advantage of the Baitu River to enter the sea.
Take advantage of the river to enter the sea.
The former requires a lot of effort, takes a lot of time, wastes people and money.
The latter takes advantage of the situation and does not have much time or money, so it is suitable.
The emperor chose the latter without hesitation.
As a later generation, he certainly understood that after more than two hundred years, the Yellow River would change its course and reenter the sea in Shandong.
At that time, the Huaihe River will naturally be able to use its old river channel again.
Save money and do big things.
"Did you think of this?"
Zhu Yixi asked casually.
"I don't dare to take credit. It's actually a doctor named Jackie Chan who came up with such a good plan."
Sun Jiang said hurriedly.
"Oh? Yu Chenglong." Zhu Yixi nodded, but he didn't react for a while.
"According to the second good policy, the Ministry of Industry should have enough money. You should take charge of this matter in person."
As he spoke, Zhu Yixi was so excited that he walked down from the desk and patted his shoulder, making the latter very excited.
Money and energy are nothing, as long as the emperor likes them, it is not a trivial matter to rise to the top?
After he left, Zhu Yixi finally realized that Yu Chenglong was such a familiar name.
"Bring over Yu Chenglong's stickers——"
"Yes!" Liu Afu responded quickly.
The so-called yellow labeling refers to the personal files of officials and the certificates of promotion. The yellow labeling department of the Department of Civil Affairs is responsible for the yellow labeling of civil servants.
In the Tang and Song dynasties, the yellow stickers initially described the identity of the civil and military officials, so that officials could be elected and appointed. Later, the yellow stickers were used to solve the problem of official status.
"Shanxi people, you can't win after a long trial——"
"It is indeed him."
Zhu Yixi sighed.
No matter what era, honest officials are always worthy of admiration.
In ancient China, including Bao Zheng, Hai Rui, and Yu Chenglong, what made them famous was not only their integrity, but also often accompanied by the resolution of cases and the redress of grievances.
If you think about it carefully, how many corrupt officials are standing behind these honest officials?
It is precisely because it emerges from the mud without being stained that it is admired by the world!
"I don't want to think about it anymore. If this strategy is really Yu Chenglong's idea, then the feasibility will be extremely high. I hope it can really solve the floods in the Huaihe River!"
Zhu Yixi sat down and began to think freely.
At this time, Fengjing City was located on the shores of Lake Baikal.
War horses are constantly coming and going in this lakeside town. The Russian style has long since disappeared. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties built a masonry city here.
A group of Russians rode horses and slowly entered the city with goods. Looking at the vast city, they couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Barguzin used to be just a small town with a brick and wood structure, and the total population was only 2,000."
"Now, its scale exceeds 50,000 people."
"This is a miracle, but it also means wealth."
The Russians looked greedily at the shops and pedestrians in the city, and their naked gaze disgusted the pedestrians.
At this time, on a high tower, Shunzhi and Hong Chengchou were looking into the city from a distance and noticed this group of Russians.
"The Rakshasa people are here again." Shunzhi sighed.
"They are like hungry wolves on the grassland. Whenever they smell the smell of blood, they will crawl on their knees, stick out their buttocks, and cautiously come over to test in an attempt to gain benefits."
Hong Chengchou said coldly: "I heard that the war in Mobei is starting. If the Rakshasa people want to sell gunpowder, the price will definitely increase."
"The greed of the Rakshasa people is unstoppable."
Shunzhi was used to it, and said in a calm tone: "However, they did send a message that the Ming Dynasty captured the Mongolian tribes in the Mongolia."
"The entire Western Region was recovered by him."
"Don't be anxious, Your Majesty." Hong Chengchou noticed the emperor's nervousness and urgency, and calmly reassured him: "The Mongols will not give in so easily."
"As long as we take Mobei, the Mongolian Mongols will naturally fall into our arms. All Mongolians are not willing to move towards the Ming Dynasty."