Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 181 It is undeniable
Facts have proved that no matter where you are, as long as there are complete water conservancy facilities, large tracts of farmland can be developed.

If you want to have complete water conservancy facilities, you need someone to organize it specifically, and you need people who understand the technology. Otherwise, it is impossible for each household to dig a big canal for you.

When Zhao Xin returned from inspecting Nanyang, it was already June of the eighth year of the Qingli period.

Actually, we could have gone back in May.

only……

After all, he needed to develop some relationship with Chen Yuanyuan, so it was delayed for more than a month.

During this month, Zhao Xin put aside all his work and just played.

This is probably the only time in his life that is not so busy?

Xuchang.

In front of Chen's house.

"After I go back, I will ask my father to give your family a letter of engagement."

As soon as Zhao Xin said this.

The head of the Chen family just felt like a piece of pie fell from the sky, no, it was a gold brick.

I was so excited that I didn't know what to say.

even……

Everyone wants to persuade the other party, but isn't this too hasty?

What if your father doesn't agree?
Does this matter require further consideration?

But in the end, these words were not spoken, and he only said: "Thank you for your highness Prince Yu's appreciation, take care on your journey."

then……

Zhao Xin got on his horse and on his way back, he did not forget to visit Li Yuanjun's families.

Check with the family members to see if they have any needs or difficulties.

And wait for Zhao Xin to return to Tokyo City again.

Looking at this tall and sturdy city, I felt inexplicably heavy in my heart.

Maybe it's because what I do is too lonely.

then……

As soon as I got back, good news and bad news came together.

First of all, just one month after Zhao Xin left, news came from Western Xia that Li Yuanhao was assassinated by his son Ning Lingge.

Then, in Bingzi year, the river broke through Shanghushao in Chanzhou.

The Yellow River has burst its banks again!

At this time, his father was discussing with the prime minister what to do with the Yellow River.

Should we plug the breach or not?

If the breach is to be blocked, it will require a lot of manpower.

But now the people of Hebei are in this situation!
Anyway...

There is no manpower to block the traffic.

Not blocking it and letting it flow freely doesn't seem to be a solution.

Just as everyone was discussing fiercely, someone outside said, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu is back!"

His father immediately seemed to have found a savior, and lost his usual calmness. He said directly: "Quick, call Zuixing over."

Hearing the urgency in the official's tone, the ministers were speechless.

Who is the official after all?
When he reached the door, Zhao Xin took a deep breath, readjusted himself, and then walked in.

For more than a month, playing with Chen Yuanyuan almost made him forget about doing his work.

Anyway...

The Song Dynasty will fall sooner or later, so it's not a bad idea for me to be the king of a fallen country.

of course!

This is just a complaint in my heart.

Then he stepped in and said, "Your son greets you, father." Zhao Zhen then said, "I'm glad you came back. What do you think about the Yellow River breaching its dikes? Should we block it?"

Zhao Xin also spoke up, "Dayu said when he was controlling floods that it is better to drain water than to block it... Where is the dam breached?"

Zhao Zhen: "Chanzhou."

Zhao Xin looked at the map and realized it was so close, only a little more than 200 miles away.

Zhao Xin then said: "The Yellow River is not easy to control. Instead of thinking about how to stop the breach, it is better to think about relief and relocating the people first."

Fu Bi also said at this time: "It doesn't seem right to ask the people to leave their homes all of a sudden, right?"

Zhao Xin: "Once the Yellow River bursts its banks, it will all be filled with water. What's the point of staying in that broken place? Let's move."

His teacher Yan Shu was a conservative, and even his own disciple had to say: "But if we move all the people away, not only will the court lose a lot of tax revenue, but also, if the Liao Kingdom attacks, we will have no one to use."

Zhao Xin said, "Even if we stay where we are, we won't get any harvest. Can we grow food if we stay there? It's already a fire pit, and staying there is not what a smart person should do."

Pang Ji said, "But where are we going to place all these people? This is not just tens of thousands, but at least hundreds of thousands of people."

Zhao Xin said, "How many can we arrange? We will arrange as many as we can. Some of them will go to mine and dig coal, and some of them can be arranged by our Li Yuan Army. About 9,000 households."

There are 9,000 households, and assumming there are five people in each household, that can accommodate 45,000 people.

Pang Ji said, "Come to think of it... aren't there still a lot of vacant land in the Xuchang and Nanyang areas?"

Zhao Xin said, "It's almost all divided up, and we have to reserve some land so that it can be used for other purposes in the future. My suggestion is... we can move the people to the south, below Nanyang. Xiangyang and Jingzhou are also very sparsely populated. The land there is fertile, so we can go there."

Wen Yanbo spoke up: "But by then... wouldn't Hebei become a wasteland?"

Zhao Xin: "There is no other way. If we stay there, we will have to face the imperial court's taxes, and we will have to sell our children and daughters and starve to death. It is better to open up wasteland. We can let a small number of people open up wasteland first to lay a foundation. Most people can stay in Hebei."

At this time, Yan Shu also said: "But if all the people are gone, the food on the front line will not be very lucky."

Zhao Xin said, "That's why we need to build a railway. If the railway can be built, the transportation of grain to the front line will not be a problem. The next thing the court should do is to think about how to purchase and transport large quantities of grain from Jiangnan to Hebei."

"Otherwise... no matter what method we use, most of the people in Hebei will just starve to death."

Zhao Zhen said, "Just do as Zuixing said!"

Pang Ji: “…”

Wen Yanbo: “…”

Yan Shu: "..."

Fu Bi: “…”

Zhao Xin also emphasized: "I am not saying that we should not help the area in Hebei, but... Hebei suffers so many disasters every year, and you all see it."

“There’s a saying that goes, you have to work hard to find the right direction. If even the direction is wrong, then no matter how hard you work, it will be in vain.”

"When there are fewer disasters in Hebei, I will consider moving back."

Zhao Zhen said: "I'll leave this matter to you, Zuixinglai!"

Pang Ji: “…”

Wen Yanbo: “…”

Yan Shu: "..."

Fu Bi: “…”

Zhao Xin: “Yes!”

broken!

The emperor didn't know what kind of drug he had taken, but he actually believed in His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu completely.

But His Royal Highness Prince Yu is still young.

Isn’t this like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger?
This isn't that easy.

Pang Ji then asked, "Sir, isn't this too much..."

Zhao Zhen said, "This world will be handed over to Zui Xinglai sooner or later. Why not let him try to govern the country? Besides, he is not young anymore. He is no longer a three-year-old child."

Everyone looked at Zhao Xin...

It is undeniable that His Royal Highness Prince Yu is indeed somewhat heroic, but this.

(End of this chapter)