In the blink of an eye, three months have passed and the Huazhou dam breach has become a thing of the past.
In Huazhou today, apart from Hou Shuxian, who is in charge of the flood discharge channel and the flood discharge gate, even Li Jie, the leader of the engineering corps, no longer needs to stay in Huazhou for a long time.
After three months of support from all sides in times of difficulty, Huazhou not only replanted winter wheat, but also experimented with Annan rice, and even cleaned up the mud outside Huazhou City.
Huazhou returned to its pre-disaster daily routine, and the imperial court continued to develop rapidly.
"The official Huazhou flood discharge gate is expected to be completed by the end of November. The old minister believes that in order to prevent the Huazhou incident from happening again, the Yellow River in Gyeonggi Province and Jingdong Road should be regulated during the dry season this winter..."
What Wang Anshi said about regulating the Yellow River, Zhao Xi understood, was to clean up the silt at the bottom of the Yellow River and strengthen the dams.
In fact, this is just a comfort. Whether it works or not, I really can’t tell.
The silt was cleared, but by the second year, the silt was even thicker and higher than the previous year.
As for reinforcing the dam, it is nothing more than to continue to raise it, so that Bianliang is now facing the Yellow River.
Today's so-called water conservancy experts are nothing more than making achievements in construction.
"How does Mr. Wang Ge think the Yellow River can be controlled?"
"Go back to the official's house, clear out the silt, and build embankments!"
It is indeed a cliché and nothing new.
"What do Mr. Wang Ge, Hou Shuxian and Li Yi (another water conservancy master) say?"
"When I return to the official residence, the management of the river is nothing more than these two methods. I also consulted specifically, and the method is the same."
Isn't there some kind of beam of water to attack the sand? Zhao Xi is not sure.
Zhao Xi's understanding of regulating the Yellow River, or what can be said to be the understanding of preventing soil erosion, does not include this kind of method of regulating the river purely for the sake of regulating the river.
Regarding the methods of raising the dam body, cleaning up the silt, and even widening the water flow area, Zhao Xi also knew that these were temporary measures, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
But when it comes to how to convince cabinet ministers, Zhao Xi is still prepared to use examples to speak.
Therefore, we cannot deny Wang Anshi's proposal. We just put it aside for further discussion. This is also because we don't want to slap him in the face, lest Mr. Wang will be embarrassed when the facts prove it.
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The official family actually invited the cabinet and some of the government ministers to have a banquet!
This is an unprecedented thing for the court. Everyone knows that the official family is quite boring, with almost no entertainment interests. Apart from government affairs, it is work. Under the guidance of the official style, the court officials
There are also fewer banquets.
Today, the official family actually invited ministers and workers to a banquet! Location: Jinming Pond.
It is already the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. Although the water in Jinming Pond has not yet frozen, the trees have withered, and there are no flowers and plants to enjoy. I really don’t know what the official’s intention is to organize a banquet in Jinming Pond at this time.
However, it is rare to be invited by an official, and some ministers are already preparing poems and essays for the official banquet. The late autumn naturally has the scene of late autumn, and the dynasty has no need to worry about the masters of poetry and essays.
It's just that the cabinet ministers have to be more reserved. Because they know the official family so well, even if the disaster relief in Huazhou is quite successful, the official family will not be tempted to have a banquet.
Even to express the success of Huazhou disaster relief, there was no grand celebration banquet, but there were quite a few rewards.
Officials know how to measure things best and know when enough is enough. When their reputation has been pushed up to a certain level by the public, officials feel calm.
This so-called banquet may not be that simple.
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Jinming Pond is still the same Jinming Pond. Beside the waters of Jinming Pond, you can see three sets of sand tables with different contrasting terrains... This is not a banquet, it is for everyone to receive education in the autumn wind.
Indeed, Zhao Xi prepared three sets of contrasting terrain sand tables for this gathering of ministers, using the waters of Jinmingchi to test the effects of soil and water conservation, water confinement to attack sand, and staged damming and flood discharge irrigation.
"The first set of examples is the government's verification of the new method of water control: confining water to attack sand..."
Wang Zhongzheng was forced by the officials to be the interpreter. There was no way, all the terrain sandboxes were made by Wang Zhongzheng and the palace maids, just like playing. He could stand out in front of his ministers and not be disgusted by them.
and despised, only Wang Zhongzheng... it is impossible for officials to explain it.
“Water beaming to attack sand is to build a dike again on the inside of the original dam, beaming water in a trumpet shape at a specific location, creating a rapid flow of water in a certain area, using the speed of the water flow to take away sediment and avoid sediment deposition.”
What Wang Zhongzheng said was dry and he simply recited it. Fortunately, he didn't miss anything and made the basic situation clear.
While explaining, an internal supervisor released the sluice gate leading to Jinmyeongchi...
The water in Jinmingchi flows down from the high level, and is divided into two streams from the gate. One side is a general dam model, and the other is what the officials call water-containing sand attack...
As the water flows downward, the same model of sediment is accumulated. After the water flows over, what people see is a different situation...
Everyone stared at the image of Old Yuan...Zhao Xi. The amount of sediment accumulated was not much. In the model of using water to attack sand, after the water flows through, the cement surface at the bottom can be clearly seen!
"Guan family, this plan is feasible! I am willing to take charge of this winter's project!"
Li Yi was over sixty years old. The moment the old man saw the effect of squeezing water and attacking sand, he forgot that he still had many political affairs and cabinet affairs ahead of him, and directly asked the officials for a battle!
"Li Aiqing, don't be anxious."
Zhao Xi has always supported officials who work.
"Official officials, the flood control of sand should have a very obvious effect, but the sediment in Gyeonggi Road will be washed away, and the flood control on Hebei Road will increase the pressure..."
"As the rich prime minister said, constricting water and attacking sand is only a temporary approach, treating the symptoms but not the root cause. My ministers, please look down."
The second sand table model is just like the terraces Zhao Xi saw in later generations. It can also be said to be a graded bucket gate sluice. Each layer and each level of the dam has several small water outlets set up at different locations in the reservoir.
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As Wang Zhongzheng directed the internal supervisor to open the second set of models, the water in Jinming Pool surged downward instantly... The first-level reservoir was full, and while it overflowed the dam, those with diversion effect
The small canal also began to have water flowing through it.
In this way, the amount of water that overflows the dam and reaches the second layer is significantly reduced. By analogy, the third layer, the fourth layer... this time the water released by Jinming Pool is obviously more than the first model
Many, however, everyone can see the effect of controlling floods in this way...it clearly avoids the disadvantages of transferring pressure to downstream!
At this time, no one spoke anymore.
The official company has prepared three sets of models. Looking at this arrangement, it seems that one set is more effective than the other. I have forgotten the coldness of the autumn wind and are looking forward to seeing the surprises that the third set of models will bring to everyone.
"Official officials say that this is a temporary water control method, and it cannot change the nature of the Yellow River carrying sediment."
Wang Zhongzheng directed the internal supervisor to close the gate of the second model... leading everyone towards the third group of models.