Emperor Ming Dynasty

"It's not that simple. The height of Gaojiayan is to store water and clear sand!"

Sun Jiang stood up and let out 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 "pants" (river channel) that could go directly into the sea, but human beings did evil and made his pants broken, so he had to use the pants of the Huaihe River to wear them.

The Huaihe River is bare, without "pants" (river channels) entering the sea, so it has to be silted up in Hongze Lake, and the more it is held back, the more uncomfortable it becomes.

As a result, it changed the climate of the Huaihe River Basin, turning fertile soil into barren land.

In order to prevent the canal from being impacted, the Ming and Qing dynasties had to continue to block Gaojiayan, forcing the Huaihe River not to enter the sea.

And at this time, the Yellow River was seriously silted up, 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.

This is not enough, the Ming and Qing Dynasties also used the accumulated water of the Huaihe River to wash away the river silt.

The Yellow River disliked the narrow channel, and repeatedly asked for help; the Huaihe River was wronged because it was in Hongze Lake, and it couldn't enter the sea anyway.

At this time, the traditional tree planting is just to strengthen the embankment, and it is useless at all.

"Then why not let the Huai River flow into the sea?"

Yu Chenglong was not discouraged at all, he straightened his chest and said: "As far as I know, sea transportation has surpassed water transportation, and [-]% of the imperial court's money and grain 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 shipping. The court can be said to be light-packed."

"What about the accumulated sand in the Yellow River?" Sun Jiang asked rhetorically.

"But, my Shao Sikong." Yu Chenglong said earnestly: "Is there not enough clean water now? Is Hongze Lake, which is flooded with water to attack sand, dried up?"

"No."

"In fact, because the Huaihe River is difficult to enter the sea, the water in Hongze Lake is getting higher and higher, and it pours out every now and then. The Lixia River is often submerged, and waterlogging is a serious problem, so that the people are afraid of the river's 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, Baoying, Gaoyou, Taizhou, and several counties near Guanxing.

According to the records of the Ming Dynasty, during the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River collapsed 45 times only in the northern and central areas of Jiangsu, and there was a tragic flood almost every five or six years.

There are countless minor floods.

Only in the second year of Shaowu and the seventh year of Shaowu, the Yellow River did not give the emperor any face, and fought twice in the Lixiahe area.

"With Gaojiayan down, the two Huaiyang prefectures will not see each other."

"Flying amulets overnight to open the five dams, the boat is already sailing towards the roof."

So much so that in the north of Xinghua County, a no-man's land has been artificially shaped, and there are no houses at all.

"As long as we find another channel for the Huaihe River to flow into the sea, the monstrous water can be drained away." Yu Chenglong gritted his teeth and said:

"I won't believe it when the time comes. There will be no other way but to attack the sand with water."

Only then did Sun Jiang sit down, his face revealing his thoughts.

The wind and rain outside the window kept beating on the rubble, and the sound of pattering seemed to be hitting people's hearts.

He understands that if he makes a decision, the direction of the Ministry of Industry's sand control in the past two years will be completely reversed.

As for the emperor, don't worry.

The emperor is not omniscient, he will only listen to the analysis of the Ministry of Industry, and after the positive side appears, the payment arrangement will be completed.

On the contrary, the most troublesome thing is the Ministry of Industry. There are many internal opposition forces, and they have different ideas about the governance of the Huaihe River and the Yellow River.

After a long while, it seemed that the rain had stopped: "You sit first."

Sun Jiang raised his head with a serious face: "How do you think the water should be controlled?"

Yu Jackie sat upright.

During the Hongwu period of the Ministry of Industry, there were four official divisions in the camp (palace), Yuheng, Dushui, and Tuntian. With the heavy government affairs, they were added during the Shaowu period.

The Ordnance Department was added to be responsible for the construction of ordnance and equipment; the Construction Supervision Department was added to be responsible for the repair of official roads and river embankments.

Department of Construction, commanding engineers and other matters.

The original capital water department was responsible for project reimbursement.

Since the Supervision Department was in charge of building bridges and roads, embankments of rivers, etc., three doctors were set up to be in charge, namely the river road (north of the Huaihe River), the official road, and the river road (downward and downward of the Yangtze River).

Yu Chenglong belongs to He Dao doctor.

"According to the officials, there are only two strategies for water control now."

"One is to borrow waterways."

"How do you say it?" Sun Jiang asked directly.

"Connect Baima Lake, Zuoguang Lake, and Gaoyou Lake, and then dig a canal to make the water flow to Qingshui Lake, then widen the Baitu River, and directly follow its mouth into the sea."

Yu Chenglong said seriously.

Good guy, directly 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 white-painted channel.

This is really a big project. .

Bai Jiang trembled all over.

"The Yellow River can borrow the waterway of the Huaihe River, and the Huaihe River can borrow the waterway of the Baitu River—" Yu Chenglong said loudly:
"From now on, the Huaihe River, the Yellow River, and the well water will not interfere with the river water, and the Lixiahe area will no longer worry about the Yellow River."

Sun Jiang slid his hands across the map, stroking the rivers and lakes along the way back and forth, feeling the hugeness of the project.

"Connecting these lakes and rivers is not a big deal. The key is that the Baitu River must be widened, at least not much different from the original Huaihe River."

Yu Chenglong said calmly: "Of course, the imperial court will dig deep ditches along the lakes and lakes—"

"How much silver will it cost?"

"If it is a three-year plan, 500 river workers, food and housing, only [-] million yuan is enough."

Sun Jiang was lost in thought.

Is this expensive?

If the flood problem can be completely solved, 500 million yuan is nothing at all.

But he wanted to know another way.

"What's the other strategy?"

Yu Chenglong was very interested, and continued: "If the excavation of the river channel is too large, then you can also use the river channel to enter the sea."

"Directly widen the three rivers to deepen the waterway between Hongze Lake and Gaoyou Lake, and then borrow Baoying Lake, Gaoyou Lake, and the river channel of the canal, so that the Huai River can directly flow into the river."

"The waterway of the Yangtze River is extremely wide, and the mere Huai River should be nothing."

"In this way, the cost is extremely low, only 50 yuan, half a year is enough."

"Occupying the canal waterway, that's not okay."

Sun Jiang shook his head: "You don't know that the shut-off of water in the canal costs nearly 400 million yuan a year. If the Ministry of Finance knows that they have cut off their source of income, it will be troublesome."

"Then we have 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 achieve one's wish in the world?" Bai Jiang thoughtfully.

He looked at Yu Chenglong with a regretful face, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, you are the first to make such a contribution."

"You continue to survey the river!"

With his thoughts in mind, Sun Jiang hurried on and went north to Tianjin by boat.

Putting all our attention on dredging the Huaihe River is a very feasible water control plan.

If there is no water from the Yellow River, then reduce the water volume of the Huaihe River.

The more he thought about it, the more beautiful he felt.

At this time, Beijing City has already entered spring for a long time, and there are countless people who have gone out of the city for an outing.

The worries of tens of thousands of Beijing camp children leaving Beijing have long since faded away with the passage of time.

But the emperor did not ignore it.

Instead, he became more worried.

You must listen to the Tang newspaper every day to be at ease.

Without him, if the [-] cavalry were scrapped, the essence of Ming's cavalry would be completely lost, and it would be very difficult to rebuild.

"Master, Sun Jiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, came back from Huai'an all the way, and was about to report to you on water control! He said it was about completely solving the flood in the Yellow River and Huaihe River."

"Oh? Interesting."

Zhu Yixi became interested: "The imperial court spends millions of dollars on water control every year, and the repair of the Yellow River embankment alone exceeds one million."

"Now he is talking so big, saying that Huang Huai's troubles will be completely solved. I hope he will not let me down."

Soon, Sun Jiang arrived outside the hall with his head held high.

"Your Majesty, over the past few years, the Ministry of Industry has developed polder fields and built new ditches in the Huainan area of ​​northern Anhui..."

As usual, he began to praise himself.

"Among them, a total of [-] hectares of polders have been built, hundreds of thousands of living people, and the people in Fengyang area are rejoicing, and now there is a sign of revival..."

Hearing Fengyang, Zhu Yixi remembered that Daming seemed to be governed by three capitals.

Beijing, Nanjing, and Fengyang, the central capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral tomb is also buried here.

It's a pity that it was burned by Zhang Xianzhong back then.

Thinking of my previous life, I said that there were a lot of rumors on the Internet at that time. Fengyang, the capital of the emperor, fled famine every year to scold Zhu Yuanzhang for his tyrannical government.

And after coming to this era, one only needs to look at the map to understand, can Fengyang not escape?
Fengyang is located to the west of the Huaihe River, and a large amount of river water is silted up in Hongze Lake.

Even if you are Beijing City, you can only catch the blind in this position.

"By the way, when the great grandfather designated Fengyang as the central capital, did he intend to suppress the Huaihe River with dragon energy, or to completely solve the troubles of the Huanghuai River?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Sun Jiang was stunned.

Your digression is too serious.

He could only helplessly say: "Emperor Taizu is so talented and powerful, it should be like this."

"However, Your Majesty, after several years of adjustments by the Ministry of Industry, hundreds of ditches have been built in Fengyang Mansion, nearly three thousand miles long, and tens of thousands of hectares of land have been irrigated.

"Okay, don't brag about yourself."

Zhu Yixi was laughed at.

It is really inseparable from the achievements of the government.

"I know that the money of your Ministry of Industry has not been in vain these years. Today you hurried back to Beijing. I heard that you brought back a wonderful recipe for water control. Tell me, I will reward you a lot."

Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.

Sun Jiang chuckled, and then began to talk about two methods.

Borrow the Baitu River into the sea.

Borrow the river to enter the sea.

The former takes a lot of effort, takes a lot of time, and wastes money and people.

The latter makes the best use of the situation, and the time and money are not much, which is just right.

The emperor chose the latter without hesitation.

As a later generation, he certainly understands that after more than 200 years, the Yellow River will divert and re-enter the sea in Shandong.

At that time, the Huaihe River will naturally be able to borrow the old river again.

Save money and do great things.

"Is this what you thought of?"

Zhu Yixi asked casually.

"The old minister dare not take credit for it. It is actually a doctor named Yu Jackie who came up with such a good plan."

Sun Jiang said in a hurry.

"Oh? Yu Jackie." Zhu Yixi nodded, but he didn't react for a while.

"According to the second good policy, the Ministry of Industry should have no shortage of money, and you should take charge of this matter yourself."

As he said that, Zhu Yixi walked down from the desk with excitement, and patted his shoulder, which made the latter very excited.

Money and energy are nothing, as long as the emperor favors it, wouldn't it be a trivial matter to make it to the top?
After he left, Zhu Yixi realized that Yu Jackie was a very familiar name.

"Bring over Yu Chenglong's yellow sticker——"

"Yes!" Liu Afu hurriedly agreed.

The so-called posting of pornography refers to the personal files of officials and the certificates of promotion.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, posting yellows first wrote about the identity of the civil and military officials, so as to select officials to take office, and later used postings to solve the problem of officials' shady narrative.

"Shanxi people, after a long time trying to fail—"

"It is indeed him."

Zhu Yixi sighed.

No matter in 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 just their incorruptibility, but often accompanied by the settlement of cases and the redress of grievances.

Think carefully, how many corrupt officials are standing behind these honest officials?
It is precisely because of the silt that is not stained that it will be admired by the world!

"I don't want to. If this strategy is really what Yu Chenglong thinks, then the feasibility will be extremely high. I hope it can really solve the flood of the Huaihe River!"

Zhu Yixi sat down and began to let go of her thoughts.

At this time, on the shore of Lake Baikal, Fengjing City is located.

The war horses coming and going kept haunting this small lakeside town, and the former Russian style had long since disappeared. The Manchu Qing Dynasty 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 exclaim:

"Barguzin used to be just a small city with brick and wood structure, and the total population of all the people was only 2000."

"Today, it's more than 5 people."

"It's a miracle, but it also means wealth."

The Russians looked greedily at the shops and pedestrians in the city, and their naked eyes disgusted the pedestrians.

At this time, on a high tower, Shunzhi and Hong Chengchou were looking at the city from a distance, and noticed the Russians.

"The Raksha people are here again." Shunzhi sighed softly.

"They are like hungry wolves on the prairie. Whenever they smell blood, they will crawl on all fours, stick out their buttocks, and cautiously come over to try and try to reap benefits."

Hong Chengchou said coldly: "I heard that the war in Mobei has started, and the Raksha people want to sell gunpowder, so the price increase is certain."

"The greed of the Rakshasa people is unstoppable."

Shunzhi was used to it, and said in a calm tone: "However, they sent a news that the Ming people took down the Mongolian tribes in western Moxi."

"The entire Western Region was taken back by it."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Sensing the emperor's nervousness and urgency, Hong Chengchou calmly comforted him: "The Mongols don't give in so easily."

"As long as we win Mobei, Moxi Mongolia will naturally fall into our arms. All Mongolians are not willing to turn to the Ming people."

"Once they have a choice, it must be us."