The emperor and hundreds of officials went to the altar to worship Taiyi, but Xun and a few others were absent-minded throughout the whole process, looking like they were preoccupied.
In addition, rumors spread from the Yushitai that a thorough investigation of the impeachment was under way, which made all officials in the capital feel frightened.
Something is wrong!
It is not easy to be an official in the capital. Your ability is secondary, and your political sensitivity must be fully developed.
"I am a cruel man. He chopped off four thousand heads as soon as he came to the throne. I have to be cautious and serve him attentively."
"Brother, what you said makes sense."
"Yes, the wind is coming. We need to be careful about our words and deeds. When I get back, I will lock up the boys at home to avoid causing trouble."
"Duiji, Duiji, my son is also non-stop, so I will send someone home and lock him up first."
Ignoring what the officials said, Liu Xiang summoned Xun Yu, Fan Xian, Ju Sue and Yuan Min to the study after returning to the city to discuss matters.
If we want to develop the two lakes, the first step is to build water conservancy projects. We must not only prevent flooding during the flood season, but also discharge the accumulated water in previous years. We must also measure the maximum extent of the lake's water rise.
When the water rises and everything is submerged, all your efforts will be in vain.
"The Ministry of Industry will send people to measure, draw hydrological atlases, and plan water networks for this matter." This matter is very important, Liu Xiang warned: "It is difficult, but it needs to be completed as soon as possible, and the measurement must be accurate."
Yuan Min handed over his hands and accepted the order: "I will personally lead the people to handle it, and I will never let down your majesty's trust."
"The embankment of the Yellow River cannot be neglected. It is a top priority. The method of widening the river and strengthening the embankment can limit the peak of the flood when the water rises. The twenty-mile-wide river can also be dredged and dredged during the dry season.
This is a century-old project that can also provide ideas for future generations to manage the Yellow River. There must be no mistakes or omissions."
Controlling the Yellow River is a top priority that all Central Plains dynasties must face. The method used by Liu Xiang is based on the modern river management ideas. However, the construction technology of the Han Dynasty cannot complete the sand control project in the middle and upper reaches, so it can only be used in the middle and lower reaches.
Stupid kungfu.
It means to expand the river channel, slow down the intensity of the flood impact, strengthen the river embankments on both sides to block the flood peak, and then send people to dig out the silt left after the water recedes during the dry season, and artificially guide the Yellow River to change its course within the twenty-mile-wide river channel.
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The siltation of the Yellow River is caused by natural causes. Since the root cause cannot be solved, the only solution is to treat the symptoms. During the dry season, manpower is used to dredge the siltation. In the past few years, the sides of the river are excavated. When the siltation in the middle of the river is too high, the river water will naturally flow on both sides, exposing the river.
At that time, we will dig out the river bed exposed in the middle.
The purpose is to slow down and prevent the Yellow River from becoming an above-ground river. As long as it does not become an above-ground river, the disaster of the Yellow River will not be so serious, and the collapse of thousands of miles will not happen.
It means that the people on both sides of the Yellow River will be burdened, and they will not be able to go out to dig the river every year. If this method is adopted by later generations, the people there may have to dig the river for thousands of years until the river management technology breaks through to the point where sand control projects can be built in the middle and upper reaches.
It is better to be tired than to have your home destroyed by the roaring Yellow River.
Thousands of miles of rivers, tens of millions of people, this is a war, a war between man and nature, which may last a thousand years!
This is the fate of the Chinese nation. Since our ancestors prospered and multiplied in the Yellow River Basin, wars have been going on. This river nourishes us, and this river sharpens us.
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This is where the spirit of resistance engraved in the bones of the Chinese nation comes from.
When the sky falls, we repair it. When the flood comes, we repair it. We never escape. We are never cattle and sheep raised by gods. This is the biggest difference between Chinese civilization and other civilizations. This is also the reason why all ancient civilizations, only we have not cut off.
The reason is.
The Yellow River is a harmful river, but it is our mother river. This mother does not dote on her children at all. She keeps beating us to make us strong.
When she thought of the Yellow River, Liu Xiang had mixed feelings in her heart. This river was so torturous, just like a middle-aged woman going through menopause.
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"Haha, when I think of the Yellow River, my thoughts are flying and I am a little lost. Alas~, building embankments is only the first step in regulating the Yellow River. From now on, labor must be collected every year to dig and dredge the river. This is a long-term project. The people on both sides of the Yellow River
The people are going to suffer."
"Your Majesty cares about the people, and your ministers admire him. He controls floods to benefit both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The people should understand the difficulties of the court." Xun You explained.
Liu Xiang smiled bitterly, he could understand it in the past few years, but who knows in the future? People are fickle. Maybe if there are no floods for ten or twenty years, the people will complain. I guess the officials will also feel that it is a waste of money and people.
To what extent can the final policy be implemented? Will it lead to the demise of the government? Will it turn into a bad government? Will it cause public dissatisfaction?
He didn't know what to do.
"Labor must be levied, regardless of whether the people understand it or not, but the rations must be provided by the government to ensure that the river workers can have enough to eat. It is enough for the people to work hard. Don't let them work hard and lose money at the same time.
Any official who dares to raise his hand will confiscate his family and exterminate his family, and it will be an eternal practice. No matter how much he is greedy, even if he only has a big sum of money, I will kill his whole family.
Also, the excavated silt is not useless. The silt can fertilize the fields and the sand is a building material. These can be sold for money. The local government must announce the quantity of earthwork and sell it at the market price, giving
The working people share the money.
If there is a businessman who is willing to organize manpower to clear the silt, we will give him a discount depending on the situation."
Liu Xiang has always believed that only profitable things can be carried out for a long time. He also knows that this business will inevitably be mixed with various private transactions and various drawbacks. Supervision alone is not enough.
Possibly preventable.
But someone has to do the work. As long as the dredging can go on for a long time and the quality of the project can be guaranteed, he doesn't mind some private things happening.
It's not some fallacy that if the water is clear, there will be no fish. It's an excuse made by those with vested interests and must not be believed.
It's just that he can't supervise it. Supervision also requires costs. When it reaches a certain level, it can't be increased any more, so it can only block a few key points, such as the quality of the project, the scale of labor collection, time, treatment, and rations.
Security, labor intensity. In other places, supervision has to be relaxed. There is no way around it.
"The salary I pay to the officials is not low, it is enough for them to support their families. If they are still greedy, it is no wonder that I am cruel. Corruption will be severely punished and will not be pardoned. I will inspect it every three years.
You have to compete every year, so be careful. The Yushitai and Jinyiwei are both watching."
"Your Majesty, I will obey the teachings and work hard to rectify the administration of officials." Jushou bowed respectfully and promised. As the most powerful minister among the six departments, he is also the one who is watched most closely by the imperial envoys and the royal guards. He lives his life carefully every day.
It is far inferior to being a local governor. Being a prefect is a pleasure. Many times I want to be released, but I am unwilling to do so.
He has the qualifications of a prime minister.
Although this dynasty will most likely not have a prime minister or prime minister, Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Ling will be the prime ministers and assistants.
He has figured out part of the unspoken rules of the officialdom of this dynasty. Prime ministers and assistants must be appointed from prefectures and counties, and generals must be appointed from the ranks of soldiers.
He was personally recruited by His Majesty. He worked as a military advisor, served as a wine drinker, was sent to a local post, worked in government affairs, became a feudal official, and was promoted back to the central government. His qualifications are sufficient.
I, Jushou Jugong, am also capable of assisting Emperor Zuo Sheng and creating a prosperous age!