King of Song

Chapter 453
"Shimizusawa, there may be a problem there."

Lin Zhao frowned suddenly, and asked, "Qingshuize, what is that place?"

"A large lake near Bozhou is connected to the east of the Yellow River. It could have been used as a flood diversion area, but it seems that it has not been used." Li Cheng explained: "Actually, that area is very chaotic now, and it does not necessarily belong to the It is under the jurisdiction of Bozhou, but due to the flooding of the Yellow River, the route is constantly diverted, so the administrative division of Hebei Road is relatively chaotic, and it is under the control of Bozhou for the time being."

This is understandable. Hebei Road is about to become a no-man's land. In some places, there are few residents. Cities, houses, and land are often destroyed in floods. Some counties have long existed in name only.Local officials either died or were dismissed, and some were unwilling to go even if they were appointed.

To be honest, going to Hebei Road is thankless, and not many people are willing to go.Either it was forced, or it was for another purpose, so that there was a lack of officials on Hebei Road, and some temporarily unclaimed land could only be temporarily assigned to nearby prefectures and counties for management.

Lin Zhao asked, "Then what's the situation in Qingshuize?" Obviously the problem lies here.

"I heard that someone built a field around the lake, and there are thousands of hectares of fertile land in it..."

"Building fields around the lake?" Lin Zhao hesitated for a moment, which is very common in later generations.For example, in Dongting Lake in the Yangtze River Basin, the situation of reclaiming land from the lake is very serious, and the lake has shrunk a lot as a result.It is precisely because of this that the storage capacity of Dongting Lake has declined, and the floods in the Yangtze River have a lot to do with it.

It's just that generally speaking, land reclamation from lakes mainly occurs in the south. I didn't expect it to be the same in the north?Especially in the Yellow River Basin, the ecology is too fragile. The lakes along the Yellow River are very important, and they undertake the important task of flood diversion, regulation and storage.Under such circumstances, someone actually built fields around the lake?But I have to admit that the silt left after the flood of the Yellow River, the land of the lake is very fertile, and the water source is good, so it must be a first-class fertile land.

It is not surprising that some people are tempted, but in this way, the lake loses its ability to divert and store floods.It is possible that the Yellow River breached because of this aspect.Therefore, it is true that the Yellow River flood is a natural disaster as well as a man-made disaster.

But the result was even more terrifying than Lin Zhao imagined. Li Cheng continued: "I heard that someone built a cofferdam in the river in order to preserve Qingshuize, which caused the Yellow River to flow poorly and even backwater..."

Backwater?

Upon hearing this word, Lin Zhao's heart skipped a beat.With the cofferdam built, the water level of the Yellow River will inevitably rise, the water flow will not be smooth, and the flood cannot be removed in time, so the pressure on the Yellow River embankment will naturally increase for a long time.Especially backwater backflow makes the upstream water level higher and the pressure higher.

In this case, whichever place has the lowest terrain and the weakest river embankment is prone to breaches.There is no doubt that the daimyo's house was shot.

The dividing point between the North Stream of the Yellow River and the East Stream is in the upper reaches of Daming Mansion. One of the important reasons for the North Stream is the low terrain here.The river embankment built in Xining in the second year was not very strong, and the pressure increased. The embankment had been soaked for a long time, coupled with the nature of the water flowing down, the breach must be here.

Sure enough, although the Yellow River breach in Daming Prefecture was caused by the weather, it was also caused by human factors.Qingshuize, who on earth is so bold to reclaim fields from the lake?Who ate the gall of the ambitious leopard in the cofferdam in the Yellow River?I don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth?These people are disgusting.

Han Qi is equally hateful!If this is the case, then his character and his role in the matter are disgraceful.As the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road, it is impossible for him not to know about such a big matter.Then nothing was mentioned after the incident, and all the reasons for the Yellow River breach were pushed aside from natural disasters.

Want to fool around?snort!
"Li Cheng, let people keep an eye on it. I think someone will destroy the evidence. We must act quickly. If we can get there early, it is best to catch the thief and take the dirt."

"Yes!"

When Mingyue Sect was operating at full capacity, Lin Zhao's schedule must also be accelerated.It's just that there is no rush on the canal, and it's the fastest way to go straight down the canal.Taking advantage of this rare time, Lin Zhaoxian relaxes a little bit. It is not lonely at all to have Mu Sihong to accompany him all the way.

The boat trip on the river reminded Mu Sihong of the first time she met Lin Zhao on the Qinhuai River and the feeling of boating on the West Lake.Appreciating the scenery on both sides of the strait during the day, and loving each other at night, Mu Sihong now only thinks about the child, so she cooperates with all her strength.

Under Chai Minyan's conditioning, and after going through the experience in the Northwest, Lin Zhao's health is getting better and better. In addition, he is in his youth, so the demand is naturally very strong.On weekdays, because of his compassion and love for jade, Lin Zhao has always been reserved, and he is not very happy.

I was thinking of sleeping together, and the familiarity between the wives is not that high, so it is not convenient for the time being.Unexpectedly, when going out and sailing on the river, Mu Sihong performed extraordinarily hard, was obedient to Lin Zhao, and served Lin Zhao comfortably.

It is best if the husband is satisfied, even if it is hard work, Mu Sihong has no complaints.I just thought that my husband worked so hard to sow seeds, even if he planted extensively and harvested little, at least he would have a harvest.

After a few days, when they arrived near Juyeze and Liangshanbo, they abandoned their boats and boarded the shore.At this time, there were no Jingdong 36 thieves, and there were no Liangshan heroes, so this land was still deserted.Next, they will cross the Beiqing River, go north to Bozhou, and visit Qingshuize.

The first step of deceiving the sky and crossing the river is proceeding smoothly.

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Lin Zhao is not the only one who wants to cross the river, there are also people on the border river in the north of the Yellow River who want to cross the river.

One goes north, one goes south!
Since the Yellow River burst and diverted to the north, it no longer belongs to the Song Dynasty.To be precise, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River was an "international river".

It originated in the territory of Tubo, flowed upstream through Xixia, and then entered the territory of the Song Dynasty.Since the diversion to the north, the most downstream section has become the boundary river between Song and Liao.

A Yellow River flows through four "countries", but the only one that caused disasters was the Song Dynasty.However, it is not as simple as the Song Dynasty that is related to the Yellow River.

The Liao Kingdom was also affected.

Although it is only a small section of the river, the Yellow River touches the land of the Liao Kingdom after all, so it is logical for the Liao Kingdom to participate in matters related to the Yellow River, at least the people of the Liao Kingdom themselves think so.The almost insignificant disaster on the one hand, and military considerations on the other.

It is self-evident that the north current of the Yellow River had an impact on the ponds dug by the people of the Song Dynasty. The people of the Song Dynasty could see it and were very worried, and the people of the Liao Kingdom naturally saw it too.Truth be told, they're happy with it.Although it may not be possible to conquer the Song Dynasty at the moment, it is always good for the people of the Song Dynasty to have weaker border defense forces. If they really want to go south, it will be much easier.

The excavation of the pond did cause some trouble to the Khitan cavalry to a certain extent, so the gradual siltation is a good thing.At the same time, the Yellow River floods continued to occur, which was a huge internal worry for the Song Dynasty and posed a very serious threat to the Song Dynasty.This can weaken the national power of the Song Dynasty, making them dare not and have no strength to be an enemy of Liao.

To be honest, although the Liao Kingdom is powerful, it is also worried that the people of the Song Dynasty will always be hostile to them, and they have always been thinking about their Sixteen States of Yanyun.Especially after the emperor's uncle's rebellion and Xiao Hujian's rebellion, the Liao people might not be willing to fight.Therefore, regarding the problem of the flooding of the Yellow River, the Liao people took pleasure in other people's misfortune.

"I heard that the people of the Song Dynasty are going to control the river again!"

"Isn't it just thinking about the silt brought by the North River of the Yellow River, paving the way for our cavalry."

In Youzhou City, Nanjing, Liao Kingdom, both Yelu Jun and Yelu Yixin were somewhat concerned about this.Yelujun is already 16 years old (false age), he has grown up, and he just married the princess this year.In the past two years, Yelujun has often come to Youzhou.

In fact, this is a kind of deployment of Yelu Hongji. Although he likes to play, it doesn't mean he is confused.After Xiao Hu saw the chaos, he didn't dare to leave Shangjing easily, and had to maintain control over the center.But it is also necessary to strengthen the deterrence of the local area, but it is not convenient for him to go. In this case, Prince Yelujun became his best spokesperson.

Apart from Shangjing, the most important city for the Liao Kingdom right now is Nanjing Youzhou.With the involvement of such a behemoth enemy as the Song Dynasty, Yelujun came to Youzhou more frequently.This trip to the south just happened to be flooded in the Yellow River, so I have some opinions.

"However, I heard that Lin Zhao is the one who manages the river this time. Is there something special about it?" Yelujun was very familiar with and cared about the name Lin Zhao.

Yelu Yixin didn't know Lin Zhao very well, and said, "People in the Song Dynasty ruled the river not once or twice, but which one succeeded? Don't pay attention to them!"

"No, this Lin Zhao is different." Yelujun didn't agree with this, and said worriedly: "Once the Yellow River is well governed, the power of the Song Dynasty will increase greatly. It is definitely not a good thing for Daliao. It doesn't seem like one should just sit on the sidelines completely."

"Then how does His Royal Highness think to intervene?" Yelv Yixin asked disapprovingly.

Yelujun was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "Uncle Wang, I intend to travel to the Song Dynasty, what do you think?"

"Your Highness, this is not a joke!" Yelv Yixin suddenly became a little nervous, what joke?How could the dignified prince of the Liao Kingdom, the only son of the Liao Lord, go to the enemy country easily?

"Uncle Wang, you often say that our biggest enemy is the people of the Song Dynasty. But it is not easy to defeat them." Yelujun sighed again: "The people of the Song Dynasty have a saying: Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles! If you don’t know much about the Song Dynasty, how will you deal with them in the future?”

Yelujun is a prince with great ideals and aspirations, so it is not surprising that he has these ideas.But the speaker has no intention, but the listener does.After Yelu Yixin heard it, his eyes immediately became deeper and more complicated...

(End of this chapter)