Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 79 Riding a dragon boat and watching the river workers being insulted
In the 23rd year of Kangxi, Jin Fu served as the governor of the river for six years. He reduced the dam from Gaojiayan and broke the embankment. I don’t know whether it was because he was ashamed of his inability to manage the river, or because he was promoted repeatedly, and civil affairs were too busy. , Jin Fu and Chen Huang suddenly felt that everything went smoothly.Not only the crevasses along the Huang, Huai, and canals were gradually blocked, but the west of Gaojiayan, the canals, and Qingshuitan were also deeply excavated.The dikes from Qingjiangpu to Yuntiguan to Haikou were completed on schedule.So far, from the east of Zhengzhou to Haikou, Jiangsu, the inexhaustible yellow water has been tightly trapped in the solid embankment.The Zeyuan on both sides of the strait has been flooded for decades, and more than 22 million hectares of land have been dried up. Most of them have been cultivated and matured. In the winter of [-], in addition to having the money to renew all the equipment for the garrison north of the Great Wall, the Ministry of Household Affairs actually allocated a large sum of money to renovate the Forbidden City, Changchun Garden, Niutoushan and other non-urgent tasks.The meritorious service department of the Ministry of Officials recorded Jin Fuzhi's achievements in accordance with the rules, and the smug Kangxi immediately criticized: Jin Fushi has double salary, and he will still lead the river governor's affairs with the title of minister.

After receiving the joint memorial from Wei Dongting and Mu Zixu, I saw that a major hidden danger in Jiangnan was eliminated.Kangxi was so happy that he didn't sleep well for several nights. While ordering Yang Qilong to be executed on the spot, he nervously summoned the generals stationed in the north, Fei Yangzhan, Lang Yu, etc. , how to pay homage to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, when to visit the Confucian Temple in Qufu, officials to greet and send off, stationed in Guanfang, etc., are all prepared in detail, and it is not enough to detail them one by one-in the 40 years since the founding of the country, there have been two generations of emperors, and it is the first time that the emperor has traveled to the south of the Yangtze River Jinfen Bookstore.Needless to say, Kangxi, the people in the ruling and opposition parties, as well as the teahouses and restaurants, are also discussing.According to the preliminary discussion of the Ministry of Rites, Kangxi drove southeast by land through Shandong, climbed Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, worshiped the Confucius Temple, and then went to Nanjing.But when the memorial was submitted, Kangxi did not approve it according to the proposal, and changed it to first tour Wutai Mountain in the west, go straight south, board a boat from Fenglingdu to the east, check the river work along the current, and take the canal to inspect the water transport on the return journey from Nanjing, and visit the Confucius Temple. Climbing Mount Tai to enshrine Zen.As long as the kings of the past dynasties achieved a little, they all climbed Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, showing that there is no one before or after.Kangxi attacked power traitors, put an end to civil strife, improved politics, lightened corvettes, and reduced taxes. In more than [-] years, the world was in great order, which was far better than the previous generation of Zen monarchs, but he was so humble. A group of famous Neo Confucian officials admired him so much that they praised him in the book and said a few good things.Kangxi ignored it, and started to drive out of Beijing on the second day of April.Only Xiong Cilu was left to accompany the prince to sit in Beijing.

When the dragon boat passed Zhengzhou, the magnificent scene of the river construction immediately appeared. According to the width and flow of the river, the embankment with a height of more than four feet along the bank was tightly packed with fragrant grass and smoke, and the yellow water was tightly bound up. After clamping, the water speed increases to wash away the river sand.It can be clearly seen from the water marks on the embankment that the riverbed has dropped by more than two feet on average.In order to prevent the flood from breaking, a remote embankment was built two miles away from the embankment.On the remote embankment, willow silk blows in the wind and shallow locust trees are densely planted, like two green dragons, stretching for thousands of miles.Although Kangxi didn't show it on his face, he secretly praised him in his heart.After passing Kaifeng, Kangxi finally came to the project reduction dam created by Jin Fu.However, there are two large gates on the north and south banks, and two large canals outside the solid embankment that lie on the rocks to the top, dividing the Yellow River into three tributaries. There are more than a dozen large canals connected to the dam, all of which have gates, which are closed during floods and diverted to irrigate the fields during droughts.Several ministers in the study room had never seen this. Following Kangxi, they sometimes used poles to measure the water depth, and sometimes abandoned their boats and went ashore to take a closer look.Gao Shiqi was happy to see Kangxi, and sighed: "My students have read a lot, and their knowledge is so shallow! This dam is really a unique creation through the ages. It can divide water and prevent floods; it can also drive sand. The benefit of irrigation. Wonderful and wonderful!"

"This is still a small dam!" Kangxi knew the details because of reading the memorial. He was so happy to hear Gao Shiqi's praise, and said, "I will call you a slave when I see the Xiaojiadu dam in a few days." Surprised!"

Look at the end of April, Kangxi's imperial ship has arrived at the shore of Luoma Lake.The front section of the Yellow River has 180 miles to meet the canal. Jin Fu gathered [-] migrant workers to carry the rocks on donkeys.Because the river is narrow, most merchant ships dare not take the risk of going south when they hear that the cauliflower flood is coming.The minister who was on duty that day was Gao Shiqi.Seeing that the dragon boat was too big to pass, Gao Shiqi stepped in and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't rest for half a day when I was inspecting the river engineering. Just now Li Dequan said that Suo'etu was so tired that he was about to fall ill, and Mingzhu was also seasick. Even the servants were also affected. Terrible. Please have mercy, master. There are so many merchant ships here, it is not easy to avoid them. They are not willing to take the risk of this storm, let alone the honor of the master Wan Cheng? According to the slave, the master will stay at the Luoma Lake Post Station, and the slave has already ordered The person asked Jin Fu to come here to pick him up, and it won't be too late to go after watching the cauliflower flood." Kangxi smiled and said, "I will follow you and see the customs of this place. If you can't go by water, I will go by land. Officer The ship is not afraid of the flood, so I have to leave first tomorrow at the latest. I originally wanted to see Jin Fu as soon as possible, but since he is here, there is no rush."

Just as he was talking, the rear cabin curtain slammed.When Kangxi saw it, it was Mrs. Han Liu who came out, because he said with a smile: "You old man, this time you can take advantage of your wish. Aren't you coming to Luoma Lake to see your son! But Ke'er will not leave today. I didn’t even take the queen with me on this southern tour, if it wasn’t for Sigege interceding for you, I wouldn’t buy it from you!” Han Liu hurriedly squatted down on Wanfu, and said with a smile: “Master, this is called caring and pity. The old man cherishes the poor. The old servant is listening behind me. Master Gao is right! When a small family goes out to read the imperial calendar, they still pay attention to 'seven times out, eight times out', not to mention that the old man is the current emperor with gold and jade! Only my son recently The letter said that this place is mixed with people and there are water thieves infesting, the emperor would rather be careful!" Kangxi laughed and said, "However, you, a shrewd nanny, has such a big set, why don't you come out and never come back?" Han Liu Shi laughed and said, "Today is not April 27, it is not suitable to travel!"

"It's still early, where should I go for a walk?" Kangxi stretched his body and said, "Call the subordinates to pass on a message and find a few local gentry. I have seen and seen—this is a peaceful world, where the world is bright and bright, and you will meet people everywhere." Are you a water thief?" Gao Shiqi changed the subject with an apologetic smile, "The middle river is being opened here, and the censors all said it was a waste of national currency. Now that the emperor is out, you might as well take a look. If there is no need to dig the middle river, how much money can be saved?" Millions of silver!"

Just a word of reminder, Kangxi really wanted to stay here for two days.Immediately said: "Let's get off the boat. Only Gao Shiqi and Han Liushi follow, and the rest don't need to wait. Ask Suo and Ming to rest for a while. I see a gentleman. They have to accompany them." After passing the decree, the rest rushed over to change Kangxi's plain clothes.Han Liu was as careful as a hair, seeing the purse hanging on Kangxi's waist, he said with a smile: "Old man, no matter how you dress up like a son, this thing is also a cover - who dares to use this color for ordinary people?" Kangxi smiled Pick it up and throw it away.After Mu Zixu's departure, Wu Dan has a heavy responsibility, and he is still as careless as before. When he got out of the boat, he saw that the sun was setting slightly towards the west. It's all right, because I called Sauron, and when Kangxi left, Fang brought four or five small guards to escort him from afar.

At this time, the card has not passed, the oriole, eating a cup of tea, jumping on the branches and singing, and the cicadas in early summer sing quietly and long.Kangxi and his party arrived at Luoma Town after walking for half a mile.This is an old town of more than 36 years. Since the Yellow River moved south during the Xining period of the Northern Song Dynasty, Luoma Lake was flooded and collapsed out of control.The waterway nearly [-] miles ahead, when the flood season comes, the lake will pour into the river, and boats will not be able to pass.Pedestrians in the past have always been afraid of the road, and they often wait for the flood here. It is inevitable that merchants and merchants will gradually gather and become a big town.The three of Kangxi traveled all the way, and saw hatchback meat shops, workshops, jewelry, porcelain, silk, fresh fish, bamboo, wood, wine and rice, soup shops, tie-making, Wu-making, sauces, ironware, embroidery... [-] lines in the streets and alleys. Seeing that the sign in the rice store reads five cents a bucket, I couldn't help but smiled happily and said: "This price is the best, no matter how expensive it is, the poor can't afford it, and it's too cheap for farmers. I can’t bear it.” Speaking of food, Kangxi suddenly remembered that he only used two pieces of cloud cakes when he got up in the morning, and nearly three hours had passed, so he asked Han Liushi with a smile, “Where is your son’s treasure number, why don’t we bother him for a while?” How about the meal?"

Han Liushi was about to agree, but Gao Shiqi said: "The slave has long been starving. Now that the master comes to her house, where is the preparation? Why don't you find a restaurant to eat a few casually, and Han Liushi will go back Get ready and disturb her at night. Master, don’t forget, I’m going to board the boat to meet the gentry!” Kangxi smiled and nodded after hearing this, and walked over to the big hotel ahead when he saw a plaque that said “Wanjiachun is coming” .

(End of this chapter)