"These bastards can really do anything!" Wan Lei slapped a piece of intelligence in his hand on the table and said angrily. There were more than ten important party, government and military officials sitting under him, all of them
They are all the color of pig liver. The reason why this happens is because the northern section of the Yellow River bursts!
Although the floods have not reached Shuntian Prefecture for the time being, the entire Hejian Prefecture and Baoding Prefecture in the south have been affected, and hundreds of thousands of refugees will soon go north. This is not the most terrible thing. What is terrible is that the imperial court has ordered Shandong to organize
Manpower was used to block the river embankment on the south side with all one's strength, so that all the floodwaters would flow northward, which meant beggaring one's neighbor.
The imperial court reacted so quickly that Wan Lei couldn't help but suspect that the imperial court was behind the Yellow River Battle. The purpose was to divert the Yellow River's harm northward, allowing the Yellow River to pass through Tianjin and enter the sea, and ultimately surround Shuntian Prefecture in a vast country, leaving Peiping
The soldiers and civilians could not go south, and the merchants could not go north, thus strangling the city of Beiping.
In fact, the Yellow River, as the mother river of the Chinese nation, has always been troubled by disasters, with countless breaches and dozens of large migrations, bringing serious disasters to the people on both sides of the strait. As early as the second year of Jianyan in the Song Dynasty (1128)
, the Yellow River bursts at Yangwu, occupying the Jin there
The rulers hoped to replace their troops with water and used the Yellow River floods to invade the Southern Song Dynasty, causing the tyrannical Yellow River to cascade thousands of miles in the unobstructed Huaibei Plain, taking away the waterway of the Huaihe River into the sea. From then on, the main stream of the Yellow River moved southward, carrying a large amount of sediment.
Huai, the Huaihe River Basin has entered a troubled period.
After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the capital of Dadu was established. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the canal, in terms of river management strategies, they tried their best to prevent the Yellow River from breaching to the north to avoid endangering the canal. After years of management, the Yellow River has developed an inflow vortex with a southward flow, mainly Ying, and an eastward flow vortex.
The river flowing into Si is divided into the south and east. The one flowing south is called the Great Yellow River, and the one flowing east is called the Little Yellow River.
When the Ming Dynasty made Jinling its capital, the strategic status of the Beiping area declined, and the status of the canal also plummeted, falling into a situation where no one was managing it. In the 24th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1391), the Yellow River burst at Yuanwu, Henan, and the Huitong River was
Going all the way north reappears the old views of the Yellow River Northern School in the Northern Song Dynasty. Now, the Ming Dynasty directly "drives" the water northward, taking advantage of Shuntian Prefecture as a quarry. How can Wan Lei not be extremely angry and corrupted?
"My dear nephew, the matter has come to an end. Resentment will not help. We have to think of countermeasures early." Tie Xuan advised in a low voice. However, he himself felt very angry because this was not the first time that Shuntian Mansion was persecuted by the imperial court.
Well, the imperial court acted so indifferent to the people that his loyalty to the imperial court dropped below sea level.
"What else can we do? Now we can only use soldiers to cover up the water and the soil." Wan Lei frowned and asked Zhao Hongru: "Brother Zhao, how much food do we have?"
"There are more than 180,000 dan, but only 100,000 dan can be used. The rest will be used as military rations." Zhao Hongru also had a sad face. The food of more than 180,000 dan is a lot for one person, but for one person
For a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands, it’s just a cup
How to feed these people is a top priority, especially when there will be an influx of tens of thousands of refugees. Although the court clearly wants to blame Shuntian Mansion, Zhao Hongru knows that everyone present will not
It is recommended that you do nothing to save yourself.
"There are only 100,000 shi of food available, which is too little! God knows how long the Yellow River will flood, and God knows how many refugees will go north. We must prepare at least 300,000 shi of food just in case of any eventuality." Zhao Quanjie said.
"Yes, we need to prepare more food. The nearby Hejian and Baoding prefectures have been affected by the disaster, and there are hundreds of thousands of refugees. Moreover, the food in that area has been unable to be harvested this year. It will be difficult for us to buy food again." Zhou Tianshou.
Ye Dao.
"We don't want to stock up on more food, but we have bought all the food available nearby, and the price of food has also been raised very high. Now our financial resources are obviously insufficient." Zhao Hongru looked bitter, and Qiao's father was embarrassed.
Master Qian Gu is really not good at cooking without rice.
"I'll think of a way to deal with the food issue. Now organize your manpower and prepare to receive the refugees. By the way, we'll still use the old method. First, we'll find out the spies and scum mixed in, and then use the Baojia method to manage them. Now
In troubled times, stability comes first," Wan Lei said.
"My dear nephew, now the city is getting full of residents, and there are not many houses for the new refugees to live in." Tie Xuan said again.
"Send people to clear out Beicheng and place these refugees there." The Beicheng Wan Lei mentioned refers to the large idle area north of Beiping City.
That area was originally within the scope of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. Since there were not many residential buildings and the terrain was open, the soldiers on the city had no support when defending. Therefore, shortly after Xu Da captured Peiping, he built an earth wall in the northern part of the city and turned the city wall into a
The "sun"-shaped layout makes the northern section of the city wall close to densely populated areas, so the soldiers guarding the city can calmly plan their food and clothing during wartime.
In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, the Beiping garrison abandoned the city walls north of this new section of the city wall. The original Anzhen Gate and Jiande Gate on the north wall, as well as the northernmost Guangxi Gate and Suqing Gate on the east and west walls were also abandoned.
.The four-gate tower, as well as the official offices and residences outside the city were all demolished.
Although the North City Wall was abandoned, it was not demolished and still played a role in protecting the city. Placing the refugees there and giving them some tents and food to make them self-reliant was an act of benevolence. After all, this is Shuntian Prefecture.
We must put the interests of the original people of Shuntian Prefecture first.
After discussing how to resettle the refugees and how to ensure public security, the emergency meeting ended early. Everyone returned to their posts and made complete preparations to face the coming test. Wan Lei did not go home, but rushed all night
When he arrived at Siyiyuan, because Miss Liu Wan, the liaison officer sent by Mrs. Liu, still lived there, Wan Lei went to ask her for more food.
It was already late at night, and Wan Lei did not lead anyone to forcefully break into Si Yiyuan. Instead, he knocked on the door in a polite manner. Zhao Xueer was the only one accompanying him. She looked around nervously, for fear that someone would be unfavorable to Wan Lei.
The doorkeeper was an old woman. When she saw Wan Lei hurriedly inviting people in, she was about to call someone out to entertain her, but Wan Lei stopped her and asked her to wake Liu Wan up.
Wan Lei had been sitting in the living room for about half an hour. Zhao Xueer was getting impatient with waiting, and then Liu Wan came out yawning. Her eyes were blurred with sleep and her clothes were disheveled. It looked like she had just returned from sleep.
She was woken up, but Wan Lei knew that she was just pretending.
"Mr. Wan is here. It's rude and disrespectful for me to welcome you from afar." Liu Wan covered her mouth and yawned. She said this clearly without any sincerity. After bowing and bowing, she asked: "I just don't know that Mr. Wan is here late at night, so why?
What's the matter?"
"The Yellow River has burst. When will the food you promised to transport arrive?" Wan Lei didn't talk nonsense to her and went straight to the point.
"Ah, has the Yellow River really burst?" Liu Wan pretended to be surprised, and then said: "Oh, the little girl's crow's mouth actually hit the mark. She really deserves a beating."
"Don't cry like a cat and pretend to be merciful. Maybe you guys dug up the Yellow River." Zhao Xueer glared at Liu Wan and said angrily.