Han Qian said that the road was in danger of being washed away by the big and small. Yang Hu definitely would not be led by Han Qian's words. He immediately rushed to Laoyaling dam construction with Xi Shepeng, Geng Wen and Han Chengmeng.
A site survey was conducted to verify the truth of what Han Qian said.
Anji Xiang was sent to send gifts from the Queen Mother, so naturally he couldn't join in the fun and had to cross the river with Han Qian first to Chenzhong City.
Han Qian also followed the rules and arranged for Feng Yi, who was responsible for the ceremony and evangelism, to accompany Yang Hu, Xi Shepeng, Fu Gengwen, and Han Chengmeng to Lao Yaling.
The mountains to the north of the Chenshui River Valley are the branches of the Wuling Mountains extending eastward into Chenzhou. The mountains are stacked on top of each other.
Among them, Songfengling Mountain, where Gaoyiyu is located, is the most rugged and steep, running north-south, with strange peaks and steep cliffs, and deep ravines like abyss. Going west, it intersects with the mountain ridges in the north of Panlong Ridge, and naturally forms the northeastern part of Sizhou.
The boundary between the region and Chenzhou.
The terrain of Songfengling is similar to that of Longya Mountain on the south bank of Chenshui. It stretches for more than 60 miles from east to west and more than 50 miles from north to south. The mountain shape in the west is also extremely steep and steep, which naturally forms the boundary between Xuzhou and Sizhou.
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From Songfengling to the east, there are also undulating mountains and hills, but the terrain is relatively gentle. The highest peak is only one-third as high as the main peak of Songfengling. It is also the key point of Chenzhong County in the northern part of Chenshui River Valley.
developed area.
Currently, five township inspection departments have been temporarily designated in this area, and the newly built North Bank Post Road is used to connect these five townships. Laoyaling is one of them.
Within the scope of Laoyaling Township, the post roads are mainly built on the lower valley plains, and there are some villages distributed along the Chenshui River.
There is a shallow valley running from north to south extending from the depths of the mountains to the north to the post road on the north bank of Chenshui.
Han Chengmeng and the others reined in their horses and stopped at the mouth of the valley. They saw a stream nearly ten feet wide in the shallow valley, but the river bed had almost dried up in early autumn, flowing into Chenshui from under a wooden bridge.
Han Qian said that some river dams are located in the upper reaches of this stream. Once they collapse, the wooden bridge and the post roads before and after will be affected by the flood. This section of the post road is also blocked with horses, and there are erected on the side of the road.
Dangerous prohibited signs.
There is a newly built road that runs along the east bank of the stream and turns directly into the depths of the shallow valley.
Feng Yi led Yang Hu, Xi Shepeng, Fu Gengwen, and Han Chengmeng, surrounded by his retinue, and headed for the depths of Laoya Ridge.
At this time, Han Chengmeng and others could see the terrain in the shallow valley more clearly.
Caught between mountains on both sides, the shallow valley is open for about five or six hundred paces. However, because the creek bed is very shallow, there are traces of water washing everywhere in the shallow valley, making it impossible to cultivate.
Looking at some construction sites along the road, combined with Feng Yi's introduction, Chenzhong County intends to build an overflow weir in the upper reaches to regulate the water level of the river called Qingzhu Creek during the high and dry periods.
In this case, the nearly ten-mile-long shallow valley downstream of the overflow weir has the value of dredging the river and building dams. It will also have the potential to reclaim three to four thousand acres of fertile land in the future.
Not to mention that after the overflow weir is built, the water flow will be stable, and more workshops that utilize hydraulic operations will be built along the downstream bank.
This is also one of the key areas for construction in Chenzhong County on the north bank of Chenshui this year and next.
Fu Gengwen was somewhat interested in these, but under the urging of Yang Hu and Xi Shepeng, everyone quickly rushed to the river dam construction site.
This is a valley pass with a narrower terrain, the opening is less than ten feet wide, and the overflow river dam has been roughly completed.
The stream was cut off in the middle, and its downstream flow was almost cut off. However, a hanging lake nearly five or six feet above the flatland was intercepted above the river dam. Going inward from the pass, there were thousands of sparkling, gourd-shaped lakes.
An acre of breadth.
Seeing this scene, Fu Gengwen and Han Chengmeng were quite shocked. There were many submerged trees along the lake, and the treetops were exposed from under the water, which proved that this was a large lake that had just been intercepted.
Chen Jingzhou went to Guangde Mansion to serve as the prefect. Seeing the subtle changes in the situation in Guangde Mansion, Fu Gengwen took the opportunity of the Ministry of Personnel to report on his work and rushed to Jinling. He learned that the Government Hall had reactivated the province of Hunan and established the province.
A special department was set up to take charge of the affairs of the Jisi Prefectures in the southwest. Before he could go out to do the activities, the officials came to ask him about his wishes.
When the province of Hunan was reactivated, the people used, such as Huang Hua, Wu Zun, and Chen Fan, were all representatives of the Jiangdong aristocratic clans. As for Emperor Yanyou and the Dukes of Zhengshitang, they also wanted to control the East and the West. Since the aristocratic families,
It also prevents aristocratic families from becoming too big.
Fu Gengwen thought about getting out of Guangde Mansion, so he took the opportunity to accept his new position. He and Han Chengmeng, who was originally an official of Hunan Province and had never been employed in the Central Six Ministries, rushed to Xuzhou as soon as possible without stopping.
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Whether it was hearsay or what he heard from Anji Xiang and others, Fu Gengwen claimed to have some knowledge of the Jixi Prefectures in the southwest, but when he saw such a large-scale man-made hanging lake in front of him, he
Somewhat confused.
"There is a problem with the construction of this river dam," Feng Yi introduced to Yang Hu, Xi Shepeng, and Fu Gengwen with an attitude of knowing the situation very well. "At the beginning of last month, there were many seepages in the middle of the river dam.
There were leaks, and the overall structure was unstable. After discovering this situation, we quickly evacuated all the craftsmen who were building the embankment downstream, blocked the roads, and prohibited people and animals from entering - you all saw abandoned work sheds along the way.
If we can wait for a month or two, when the rain drops and the water level drops after winter, it will be possible to organize craftsmen to repair it, but there is no guarantee when the river dam will collapse, and once it collapses, thousands of acres of lake water will pour down.
, it was not just the wooden bridge downstream that was washed away."
Judging from the withdrawal and leakage of the downstream valley, problems with the river dam are definitely not a matter of a day or two.
However, in Yang Hu's eyes, the whole thing was no coincidence, but he couldn't see where the flaw was.
Risking this dangerous road?
Seeing an unknown smile on Feng Yi's lips, Yang Hu felt a little chill in his heart. He was worried that when he persuaded Xi Shepeng to risk passing through this post road, the river dam would collapse by "extreme coincidence".
He dares to take this risk. Dare Xi Shepeng take this risk?
Besides, the height difference of the water level in the hanging lake is nearly five feet, and the river embankment blocks an area of thousands of acres. The depth of the lake is unknown, and it is quite scary to look at it.
"My lords, would you like to follow me to Chenzhong to meet Han Qian and Lord An first, or what should I say?" Feng Yi asked with a smile when he saw Fu Gengwen, Yang Hu and others looking worried.
This river dam has not been completely built. There was originally a temporary diversion canal elsewhere to divert the water in the valley from the canyon on the west side. However, the diversion canal was filled in advance last month, and the Xuanhu Reservoir began
After storing water, a few autumn rains will form a hanging lake.
What Han Qian was thinking about was that Chenzhou Fanying was crossing the border and he would have an excuse to scare them.
Although the lake surface above the river dam is extremely open, the actual pressure the river dam bears is only related to the height of the water level.
The outside of the river dam looks five feet high, but the inside is located on a section of faulted rock.
In the past, the Qingzhu River flowed here, forming a cascading stream more than three feet high. The actual depth of the water level inside was only six meters.
Overall, the construction of this river dam is not difficult, and there is no danger even if the water is stored in advance.
However, let alone the relationship between water pressure and water depth, Yang Hu, Fu Gengwen, and Sheng Sheng did not know the details of the stone pass terrain where the river dam was located. Han Qian really did not believe that he could not scare them.
Yang Hu looked at Fu Gengwen and Xi Shepeng. He rushed to Jinling to ask for the order and it was delayed for two months. If they didn't dare to go west along the North Bank Post Road, once they were delayed, who knew who Han Qian and everyone in Xuzhou would follow?
Think of how many monster moths come out.
Moreover, I was worried that the North Shore Post Road would be affected by major and minor impacts and I did not dare to walk on it. It was unrealistic to transfer warships from Chenyang and go around by water.
After all, when the water rushes down, it will form a huge surge in Chenshui. It is difficult for the small and medium-sized paddle boats built in Chenzhou to withstand the impact of large waves.
When they are transferred from the lower reaches, they must first cross the Chen River to the south bank, then go around the south bank post road, cross the river twice more, and be delayed for three or four days?
Feng Yi remained silent, and Han Chengmeng also deliberately avoided suspicion and did not get involved.
Yang Hu, Xi Shepeng, and Fu Gengwen discussed for a long time, and finally decided that Xi Shepeng would lead the elite battalion to camp on the north bank tonight, and Yang Hu, Fu Gengwen, and Han Chengmeng would first cross the Chenshui River with Feng Yi.
, go to Chenzhong to meet Han Qian and Anji Xiang.
They thought that Anji Xiang would represent His Majesty and Fu Gengwen would represent Hunan Province. There was no way Han Qian could go too far or be too blatant...
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Anji Xiang first followed Han Qian to Chenzhong. When Feng Yi, Yang Hu, Fu Gengwen and Han Chengmeng arrived, it was already dark. He waited until Han Qian had specially arranged a night banquet and returned to the post house before he had the chance.
Ask Yang Hu and Fu Gengwen about the specific situation after they visited the Laoyaling dam repair site for on-the-spot investigation.
"The river dam is more than five feet high, and the lake covers more than a thousand acres. There are many seepages in the middle of the dam body. This is not a problem that has appeared recently. People and animals downstream have been evacuated. If Chenzhou Fanying wants to take this road, it is indeed necessary
An accident may happen, and once an accident occurs, some things will be difficult to say." Fu Gengwen frowned and said to An Xiang.
Yang Hu was not satisfied with Fu Gengwen's words in front of Anji Xiang. He hoped that Fu Gengwen could point out that Han Qian had ulterior motives.
Regardless of whether Yang Human was dissatisfied, Fu Gengwen could only say this.
It is self-evident that the imperial court's intention to strengthen its control over the Jisi prefectures in the southwest, especially Xuzhou, was reactivated and the Protectorate Division was established to take charge of the affairs of the Jisi prefectures in the southwest.
But from another perspective, even though His Majesty is extremely suspicious of the Marquis of Qianyang and takes various measures to check and balance Xuzhou, deep down in his heart, does His Majesty really hope that Xuzhou will change, or does he hope that Xuzhou will not change?
Fu Gengwen has been working as an official in the county since he was eighteen years old. He has had thirteen or four years of experience and has long understood the differences and subtleties involved.
When he was in Guangde Mansion, almost all the sects of the aristocratic families were furious about Shang Wensheng's death, and he couldn't help but cooperate with him.
However, at this time, before people like Huang Hua put direct pressure on him, and there was no conclusive evidence, he had to think about calming down the situation first, so that it might be more beneficial to himself.
What benefit does he have to himself by arbitrarily catching the intensified situation?