Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen The Talent of River Management
"The writing is good. It seems that he has not only read books on water conservancy, but also conducted field trips. △￠" Zhu Yongxing carefully read the candidate's test paper and finally came to a conclusion, which of course refers to the professional discussion behind it.
Chen Shaoyu and Zhang Huangyan took the test paper and took turns reading it, with doubtful looks on their faces. Although they were not proficient in water conservancy, there were some things on it that were different from the usual practice.
"Ten years, even two to three million silver per year, can't guarantee that it will be foolproof. This, this is a bit -" Zhu Yongxing had already made up his mind, but Zhang Huangyan could not find the right words to describe it for a while.
"This cost is indeed very high." Chen Shaoyu pondered for a moment and said, "However, if we wait a few years, wipe out the Tartars, and the country recovers, the finances will not be unable to come up with this money."
"How many years have we not repaired water conservancy?" Zhu Yongxing shook his head and sighed, "It's hard to get back! It doesn't matter ten or twenty years, this is a major event that benefits all people and will benefit the future. If I can do it well, no matter how much I spend, I will not be stingy.
"Well, I still have many questions. Where is the candidate? Call me and let me take a look."
"Long live, isn't it inappropriate to summon the candidates here?" Zhang Huang admonished, "It's better to choose a date and change it to another place."
Zhu Yongxing thought for a while and said with a smile: "I still can't help it. You can have a secluded room nearby and not let too many people see it. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Zhang Huangyan smiled bitterly and glanced at Chen Shaoyu. The two nodded helplessly and went out to make arrangements.
Since the Ming Dynasty when Wanli was resurrected, Zhang Juzheng appointed Pan Ji to control the river, but little water conservancy work was done. The construction of water conservancy facilities was ignored, agriculture was depleted of water and fishing, and indiscriminate reclamation and deforestation resulted in serious vegetation damage and ecological disasters in the Central Plains of Northwest China.
Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi all experienced relatively serious desertification in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Northern Shanxi was even more overrun with voles, which directly led to the great plague that later spread throughout the country during the Apocalypse and Chongzhen years.
Why not build water conservancy? The main reason is financial shortage and the struggle between the two major groups of civil servants and eunuchs. Now, the first difficulty is still there, but it will not last too long; the second problem no longer exists
.And Zhu Yongxing attaches great importance to water conservancy, which also shows his confidence on the other hand.
Water conservancy projects are definitely a key national investment project in any era, requiring a large amount of money and a lot of labor. Moreover, if too much money is spent and the country's foundation is shaken, the problem will be serious (Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's Beijing-Hangzhou
The Grand Canal is an example), so this matter is the same as repairing books. It is almost impossible to do it unless the country is strong and prosperous.
Kang Xiaosan was able to create a "prosperous age" after putting down the "San Francisco Rebellion", am I still worse than him? Zhu Yongxing's confidence told him that he would only be better than Kang Xiaosan, and the prosperous age would come earlier and more
Well deserved.
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When Chen Huang didn't know why, he was led to a small room by the examination officials. Zhu Yongxing was sitting there waiting for him, and falsely reported that he was a river official who was about to be appointed by the court. When he saw his examination paper, he was very interested and wanted to ask some questions about river management.
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In this way, Chen Huang was not particularly nervous. Moreover, the river officials had the same profession as him, so it was easier to talk to him.
Speaking of Chen Huang, he is already twenty-seven years old this year. He has disliked eight-legged essays since he was a child, but he studied farmland water conservancy books. He also went to Ningxia, Hetao and other places for field trips along the Yellow River to study the science of regulating the Yellow River.
This kind of hobby fulfilled him. Otherwise, given his age and being a scholar, he would most likely have been forced by his family to serve in the Qing dynasty.
Judging from his behavior and speech, Chen Huang was an open-minded and cheerful person, that is, he was not as cautious or as conceited as other scholars. Moreover, he soon began to speak freely. This was naturally due to Zhu Yongxing's encouragement and guidance.
"River affairs are difficult. The responsibilities are heavy and difficult to return. It is by no means a temporary achievement. If the Long Live Committee trusts the officials, works sincerely, and is not afraid of worries and slanders, nothing can be done." Chen Huang drank tea and smiled bitterly.
Said: "If you look forward and backward, and are afraid of hesitating people, it will be difficult to control the river."
"The river has been out of control for a long time. Naturally, we cannot rush for quick success, and someone must take the responsibility. The court has already thought of this. Well, your test paper says that it will take ten years to complete the work. Can you shorten the time?" Zhu Yongxing understood what Chen Huang meant.
, Long-term work requires stable leadership. Only with the trust of the emperor can it not be replaced frequently. It cannot be said that he was appointed this year. As soon as he heard that the dike broke again somewhere, he would be removed and replaced.
Chen Huang thought about it seriously and said: "If there are sufficient funds and manpower, it may be possible in seven years."
Zhu Yongxing nodded and said: "Looking at what you said on the test paper, there are many differences from the old method of river management. Can you explain it?"
"Actually, it's not all created by ordinary people. I have discussed it before Pan Jixun." Chen Huang took his professional test paper and saw the dots circled on it, so he explained one by one: "The reason why the Yellow River floods is because of the river course.
The river rises year by year, forming a river on the bank, so the river embankments are getting higher and higher. Once the embankments are accidentally breached, the consequences will be extremely serious. Building embankments to contain water and use water to wash away sand is to strengthen the river embankments.
High, narrowing the river channel, the water potential will be strengthened, and the flow speed will be accelerated. Not only will the new sand not sink, but the old sand will also be carried into the sea. The river bed will inevitably become deeper and deeper, and the river channel will also become lower and lower, and there will be no
The danger of dike bursting..."
"Has this method been put into practice? How effective is it?" Zhu Yongxing felt that the principle seemed reasonable, but he still had concerns.
"Of course there is successful experience. During the Wanli period, Pan Jixun regulated the river four times, which lasted nearly ten years." Chen Huang said with admiration: "Pan Gong's first river official first understood the nature of water, and his second river official already understood the importance of embankments.
During his third term as Prime Minister of Hedao, Pan Gong formed the idea of "governing rivers with rivers and attacking sand with water" and put it into practice. During his fourth term as river official, Pan Gong formed his theory of river governance. After Pan Gong's governance, Huang
, the two rivers returned to normal, the sand washed away, the water became deeper, and the mouth of the sea was opened up."
This made him feel more at ease. Zhu Yongxing secretly let out a sigh of relief. The new theory was certainly eye-catching, but it would be too trivial to experiment with such a big thing as river control.
"If you want to control the river, you must first be academically sophisticated, consider things carefully, and understand the root causes of floods." Chen Huang continued to say, "If the river management officials are ill-intentioned and only know how to clear sand and remove silt, tens of millions of manpower will be spent every year.
Millions of gold, but the river bed is silted up every year, and more and more sand accumulates, and it has reached a situation where it has collapsed and never returned to the river. When the flood season comes, it will immediately disappear."
Zhu Yongxing nodded and said yes. To cure the root cause, we must plan comprehensively, take a long-term approach, and just deal with it every year. Even if we are lucky enough not to breach the embankment, the disaster is accumulating, and one day it will explode.
"What the gentleman said is very subtle." Zhu Yongxing praised it without hesitation and said with a smile: "It's just that there are no trees on this embankment, only shrubs and weeds, which is too absolute. Wouldn't it be better to plant less trees and more grass?"
"Students have conducted field investigations and found that planting grass is better than planting trees." Chen Huang insisted on his opinion, "Although tree roots have the effect of strengthening the embankment, there are many winds and rains when the autumn floods come, and the embankment soil is soft. When the tree trunks shake, the embankment will be damaged. It will easily crack and burst."
People have conducted on-site inspections, and it is more realistic than what I thought! Zhu Yongxing smiled and said thoughtfully: "Chen Huang, if Long Live entrusts you with the important task of river management, are you confident that the river problem will be cured?"
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