Luo Youdu's words are not alarmist. There is a bloody example in history called "Sanyi Huihe".
Chinese civilization originated from the Yellow River, and the management of the Yellow River has never stopped since ancient times.
If you ask which dynasty managed the Yellow River best, this is not a good answer.
But when it comes to which dynasty has the worst governance, the Song Dynasty has to do its part.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the management of the Yellow River was extremely strange.
An unknown official wrote a book called "The Book of Guiding River Shapes", in which it was said that the Yellow River was diverted so that the downstream water that originally flowed into Henan and other places would flow into Hebei.
The Yellow River, which is harmful to the people in Henan, will be diverted to Khitan in Hebei.
In this way, the Yellow River will harm the Khitan instead of the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains. This will consume the Khitan's national power, so that the Song Dynasty, which was originally unable to defeat the Khitan, may win.
The rulers headed by Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty actually believed this weird and absurd truth, studied and discussed it seriously, and used the Yellow River as a weapon in the battle between the two armies, causing the environment of the Yellow River to suffer serious damage again.
As a result, the Liuta River burst its banks, and Wen Yanbo suggested using the Liuta River to share the flow of the Yellow River.
But how can the Liuta River withstand the power of the Yellow River?
This move directly harmed tens of thousands of surrounding people.
Next came the Cao Village embankment breach incident. The Song Dynasty, which had suffered a loss, not only failed to behave, but also ignited their fighting spirit. As a result, not only did the Cao Village embankment burst, but also about 30 million acres of fertile farmland were flooded, and tens of thousands of acres of fertile land were flooded.
Hundreds of thousands of people were affected by the disaster, turning the once prosperous area into a dead city.
The Yellow River became worse and worse the more it was regulated, and the worse it became, the more it was regulated, and the third time the Neihuangkou burst its banks, the result was even more serious than the previous two...
Other dynasties managed the river in a good direction, but the Song Dynasty's river management personally destroyed its own tax-rich land, displaced the people, and turned the land into a swamp...
Luo Youdu didn't know how to regulate rivers, but he knew the power of the Yellow River.
If you want to tame the Yellow River, you can't take any chances.
What can we do if it is 80% completed? If it is less than 100% completed, we will never open the embankment.
Song Qi cares about the people, but as a layman, even the prime minister, Luo Youdu will not let him get involved.
This is also the reason why he specially formed a special operation team for river control.
The prime minister is responsible for the affairs of the world, but everyone has his or her own strengths. If you force yourself into an area that you are not good at, it will only do bad things.
August 23, the first year of Yongjing's reign.
It rained for eight days and finally stopped.
Members of the river management special operations team gathered in Chanzhou, and everyone looked tired.
The heavy rain came suddenly and quickly. At Jia Jue's suggestion, more than 20 water conservancy experts gathered together. Faced with the autonomy granted by Luo Youdu, based on the situation along the Yellow River, they moved the people who opened the canals to the front line to consolidate the dams and avoid
After the dam breached, a second water dam was built at the same time. With an effective and rapid solution, the river water that overflowed the embankments everywhere was blocked from the villages and farmland.
However, in the face of such a natural disaster, it is impossible to be comprehensive.
Min Bo, who was in charge of the Jeju section, reported to Wei Inpo with some frustration.
"The river water came too fast, and the floods directly overflowed the levees. The fields north of Lu County were all submerged by the floods. I was unable to build a second dam to retain water during the floods, so I had to evacuate the people of Lu County and build them with county houses.
Temporary embankments.”
Wei Renpu did not blame Min Bo.
Min Bo is an old man from the Ministry of Water Resources and his most effective assistant in the reconstruction of Bianshui River.
The Yellow River near the Jeju section is exactly at the corner of the river channel and is the hardest hit area by sediment accumulation in the Yellow River.
At the beginning of the year, the sediment in the Jeju section was the most difficult to remove, and the expected dredging effect was not achieved because the river bed was very high.
The flood was flowing smoothly, and there was no time to react.
Wei Renpu knew the details and gave a few words of encouragement, saying, "You are not to blame for this! Under such circumstances, it is not easy to relocate the people and ensure their safety."
Min Bo felt better after being comforted and said: "It's strange that the rain has stopped. When I came to Chanzhou, the flood had not receded yet."
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A worried look appeared on Wei Renpu's face and he said: "This is what I am most worried about. Not only in Lu County, but also the water level along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River has not receded because of the stop of rain. Especially the river embankment between Chanzhou and Huazhou
, a small breach has been made. Fortunately, Magistrate Jia discovered it in time and blocked the breach first, preventing the embankment from collapsing."
Min Bo's face turned pale. There is a huge plain between Chanzhou and Huazhou, with hundreds of thousands of acres of fields. It is very close to Bianjing, and the Wuzhang River runs directly into Bianjing.
If this was the case, not only would hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland be destroyed, but Bianjing might even be affected.
He opened his mouth and said in shock: "Is it possible that the rain has not stopped upstream?"
This flood often comes and goes quickly. As long as it is not due to terrain problems that form a barrier lake and cannot retreat on its own, most of the time the rain stops and the water recedes.
Now that the rain has stopped, the water level has not dropped.
Doesn’t that mean that the upper reaches are still continuously storing water for the Yellow River?
Wei Renpu said: "We have sent people to investigate, but nine out of ten cases are like this. I summoned you here because I want to gather everyone's strength to see how to avoid the dangerous situation of the dike slipping and collapsing. The dike,
Once the dike breaks, I cannot imagine what the consequences will be. Everyone, Your Majesty has high hopes for us and has given us full authority to take charge of this natural disaster. How can we disappoint them?"
Jia Jue, Min Bo, Guo He and others below were all red-eyed.
But nothing can be done...
In the face of this natural disaster, manpower is really insignificant.
At this moment, the crackling sound came again.
The rain stopped for most of the day and then started falling again.
Although the rain was not heavy this time, it was like a sharp knife, piercing into everyone's hearts.
The people Wei Renpu sent to the upper reaches of the Yellow River to investigate the situation also received news at this time.
Just as they thought, the heavy rain in Shangluo, Guanzhong has not stopped, and river water is continuously being transported to the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
Jia Jue gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Wei, please discuss it. Someone has gone up the river embankment. If there is a good way, send someone to inform us. Even if we die on the river embankment, we will not let the embankment break."
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After he finished speaking, he hurriedly bowed to everyone, and then left quickly.
There was silence in the room.
Guo He gritted his teeth and said: "If it's really not possible, dig the Guangwu Mountain embankment? There are fewer people in the fields over there..."
When he said this, his tone was trembling.
Wei Renpu did not reply.
This is the last resort and should only be used when absolutely necessary.
While Wei Renpu was silent, he heard the sound of horse hooves.
A horseman arrived directly at the gate of the government office and rushed into the government office.
The person who came was a messenger conveying urgent military information, and no one dared to stop him.
As soon as the visitor entered the main hall, he held up the imperial edict and said: "Your Majesty has an edict. Wei Xianggong will do his best to protect the embankment. One hundred and thirty thousand imperial troops will go north to dredge the diversion canal."