Zhao Xi suppressed his uneasiness and asked Su Song as if seeing him for the first time.
"Going back to Guan's house, this is where the Wei River merges into the Yellow River."
Su Song didn't think it was unusual. The sand table made by Gongfangcheng under the guidance of Shen Kuo was very vivid, so it was normal for officials to recognize this place.
"How is the Weishui waterway? Can the fleet enter?"
"Official..."
Su Song was a little confused. Everyone knew that the official's trip was to check the terrain of the Yellow River Spillway. Why would he ask to enter the Weihe Channel if he didn't know?
"The Wei River is the first tributary of the Yellow River from the Taihang Mountains to the Central Plains. Among all the rivers of the Yellow River, it is also the largest tributary."
"To manage the Yellow River, we should not only consider the Yellow River, but also consider all the tributaries of the Yellow River."
"It is said that big rivers are full of water and small rivers are full. On the contrary, if the tributaries are properly handled, the Yellow River will naturally reduce floods."
"I have been thinking about a problem these days. If the water of the Yellow River is discharged, the sediment carried by the Yellow River will inevitably rush out along the floodway. If it is a barren land, it is okay. If the place suitable for the flood discharge is a market town, or a farmland
Tian, how should the court deal with it?"
"Therefore, I believe that when considering the specific location of the spillway, we should first consider the possible consequences of the Yellow River sediment after the flood discharge. In addition, several larger tributaries of the Yellow River should be treated simultaneously."
"This management is not about blindly building flood discharge channels, but considering the combination of flood discharge and irrigation, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling floods under the principle of not wasting water resources."
The excuse had been thought of long ago and the words had been prepared. Although Zhao Xi was quite uneasy, he could still express his intentions clearly.
Only by entering the Wei River can he have an excuse to take the land route and pass by the place where he has been dreaming about these days... Zhao Xi also doesn't know why the formatted memory that has been hidden in his heart for forty years will disappear.
During this period of time, I kept bothering myself and was very irritable.
Zhao Xi has strong self-control, which he has developed over the years. Even if he is irritable, Zhao Xi can control his emotions. Except for the angry kick to the second son, Zhao Xi has always been the same, and
There is nothing unusual to notice.
At this time, it was already close, and the confusion in his heart was uncontrollable. Zhao Xi still suppressed his emotions.
When official ships entered the Weihe waterway, the waterway was still lively, with all kinds of ships trying to avoid it. Don't you get used to it? Even if such a situation would exist in later generations, Zhao Xi did not act noble.
In his heart, he now wanted to take a look at the memory that could not be erased.
"Guan Jia, we'll reach Jingzhao Mansion in another hundred miles..."
The official did not order the boat to stop, so the official boat kept going upstream along the Wei River, and unknowingly it had entered thirty miles of the Wei River. Su Song could not figure out the official's intention, but he also knew that the official had no intention of going to Jingzhao Mansion.
Zhao Xi was distracted again, his mind was in chaos.
"Oh, stop the boat and go ashore..."
The preset arrangements are still in effect.
The Weihe River waterway is prosperous, so there is no need to worry about finding a ferry where the boat can dock. Zhao Xi is not sure where the boat dock is, but it is probably around Tongguan.
The ferry is not big. For the convenience of this trip, the official ship did not choose a large ship with a deep draft. There is no such ferry that cannot dock.
After the entire team boarded the ferry, they immediately took control of the ferry. No other ships approached... At this time, the people were still obedient, and even left with a smile... It seemed as if
It's an honor to be driven out of the cabinet.
Indeed, the country's vigorous development in recent years also has a high reputation among the people.
"Zirong, it is said that eight rivers surround Chang'an. Is the current water system of Jingzhao Mansion still good?"
"Going back to the official family, the Jingzhao Mansion water system still exists, but it is a bit in name only. During the melee period of the previous dynasty, many parties fought for the land of Chang'an, which led to the destruction of various water conservancy facilities. Although the water system still exists today, there are no eight water systems in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
It’s a grand occasion to go around Chang’an.”
"As far as I know, after the country promulgated the farmland water conservancy law, the Jingzhao Mansion also repaired water conservancy facilities to a certain extent. However, due to the serious damage at the beginning, the repairs now are less than 11% of the previous dynasty."
"Chang'an Ba Shui has plenty of water, but its role is not as good as that of the previous dynasty. In addition, the weather has been good in recent years, and the food supply of the country was sufficient due to Annan. The local prefectures, counties, including the gentry and gentry were not very interested in mulberry farming facilities.
, Bāshui means that pictures have their own shapes.”
Su Song is in charge of Gongfang City and the Ministry of Industry in the cabinet, and he has some knowledge of the water conservancy of the entire country. Although there is a gap in knowledge, he cannot consider the various factors of regulating the Yellow River as comprehensively as Zhao Xi does, but it is also
Some work was done on the largest tributary of the Yellow River.
Su Song understood the temperament of the official family and did not shy away from anything in his statement. Of course, this statement was not directed at any food policy, nor did he criticize the local state government's delay in water conservancy work.
"Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan is a land of plenty. The original Zhengguo Canal created a barren plain in Guanzhong, but I didn't expect that it is now not as good as the ancients."
"I still say what I said. To treat the Yellow River, we should not just start with the Yellow River. We should also consider the role of the Yellow River tributaries on the water level of the Yellow River during the flood season."
"We will stay here tonight and the whole team will go overland tomorrow. I want to see if we can play a role in regulating the Yellow River from the perspective of restoring the Eight Rivers."
With the topic brought up to this point, Zhao Xi was finally able to reasonably bring out the hidden purpose.
Zhao Xi just said this, but if we really want to go overland, we still need a lot of work to do. Su Song did not bring the carriage regulated by the cabinet, let alone the official carriage.
After the official explained this, Su Song had to arrange to contact Jingzhao Mansion to arrange the relevant work for tomorrow.
Fortunately, this was not a private visit by the officials in disguise, and the Jingzhao Mansion also knew about it. However, the officials strictly prohibited local and state governments from receiving it, so the Jingzhao Mansion did not dare to come over.
However, after the Jingzhao Mansion knew the information that the officials were stationed here, they must have been waiting nearby... Not only Su Song, the officials probably also knew about it.
Therefore, Su Song was not in a dilemma when arranging tomorrow's trip.
It's just that Su Song seemed confused about the purpose of the official trip at this time.
The purpose of cabinet discussions and official trips was to determine the location of the Yellow River Floodway, or to determine where the imperial court would build the floodway first. But now that officials take land routes, it seems that they have deviated from the original purpose.
Su Song agreed with the official's view of the relationship between the Yellow River and its tributaries, and also agreed with the official's consideration of the sediment in the Yellow River. Naturally, he thought that the official's reason for doing this was to conduct on-site investigation of the impact of the construction of the spillway.
But the direction of the official's conversation today seemed to be biased towards the management of the tributaries of the Yellow River...Su Song was really confused as to what the official meant.