Ignoring the incident, compared to the scenery of the land route, which was traveled by horse and carriage, the return trip by water has a unique scenery. From the plains and hills with thousands of miles of chickens crowing and dense crowds on both sides of Huai and Wei (prefectures), we return to the territory of Shaanxi Province
Birds chirp and apes chirp in the wilderness, and the torrents roll between the mountains and deep gorges.
It makes people feel more open and cheerful again. And when you start to slow down at night, you can see the communication towers standing on both sides of the Yellow River channel and on the tops of mountains that double as lighthouses, regardless of the four seasons.
Cold, hot, sunny and rainy, the winding beams of light shine like spots.
The only bad thing is that because of the need to take care of (supervise) Chu Yu, Linghu Xiaomu has become a lot more reserved and avoids suspicion; which makes Jiang Tian temporarily lose some of his daily fun; but also because he has someone to accompany him day and night.
Because of this, I didn’t go out for a night trip when it started raining in the evening.
Therefore, Jiang Tian simply resumed his original habit of writing at night. During the several months he spent in another time and space, he recorded every bit of gains, losses, and insights one by one as his own review afterwards.
Self-examination and reflection, and what can be improved in the future.
Although it seems that the "space-time hole" state attached to the "jump" mode will eventually stabilize is still far away. But since the Haidong regime in that world can be used as its trump card and backup, it is necessary to consider the future
How to run a good business.
In addition, the information previously obtained from Gao Wentai's house also needs time to be slowly digested and verified. Because the shadow of the mastermind behind the scenes implicated in his confession has already pointed to a certain prominent member of the royal family in the past.
, but there are still many doubts about the details.
However, when the time came at noon on the third day of the canal boat's journey upstream, it had to temporarily dock near Dayang Bridge in Pinglu County. Before that, there had been ten people
Several large and small ships with similar voyages were stationed on both sides of Dayang Bridge.
The reason is also very simple. The exception in the upper reaches is the famous Guimen Pass in the Yellow River waterway - the mainstay of Sanmenxia. It is said that Dayu controlled the water and split the mountains into three "Human Gate", "Shen Gate" and "Ghost Gate" with his magic ax.
The canyon leads the water of the Yellow River to the east.
The originally spacious river channel was divided into the daunting three gates of humans, ghosts and gods (three narrow and rapid waterways); the three river mainstays of different sizes standing on them are the relics left behind; they are also from ancient times to the present.
This is where the danger lies for boats trying to travel up the Yellow River.
Because these three mainstays in the river, no matter what, stubbornly stand in the bend of the river, all the water passing here becomes violent and turbulent; and the boats that venture through will most likely be overturned.
, capsized, that is, lost control and crashed into a hard pillar in the river.
Because the terrain here is extremely dangerous, and it is not far from Hangu Pass, an ancient pass, and it is a throat of water and land, so Sanmenxia was also called "Xiaohan" in ancient times. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the products, money and grain shipped from the southeast were also not allowed.
Instead of stopping here, we bypass this section by land.
In fact, throughout the dynasties, there were many attempts to improve the river course, widen the river body, and lower the reefs; from the fourth year of Emperor Hongjia of the Western Han Dynasty (17 BC) to the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (741),
They have carried out stone cutting construction on the three gates and main pillars.
However, apart from the stones falling into the river due to construction, which made the water flow more turbulent, there was little improvement to the river course; in the end, it only contributed to the need for water and land transportation in this section, and based on this for livelihood and career, a large number of people breed and flourish for a while.
Towns and villages.
Until Liang Gong was in power, one year happened to encounter a rare dry season/severe drought. At that time, some people suggested that the emperor should personally go to the Hedu Temple in Hexi County to worship the Lord of the Yellow River "Lingwei Gong" in order to gather the support of the people of the world.
Heart, and sense the weather to seek changes.
However, the person who made the suggestion was promoted/relegated to the Nanping Governor's Office, where he was responsible for teaching the Tu barbarians in the vast jungles along the Chishui River. And Liang Gong announced a big plan to gather the disaster-stricken people along the river.
The common people use the construction of water conservancy projects as relief.
One of the important projects that was said to be earth-shattering was to take advantage of the short window period of the severe drought and shallow water to carry out the development and cleaning project for the mainstay of the cross-blocking area in Sanmenxia. Therefore, it cost a huge price, and successive losses were lost.
It took hundreds to achieve results.
In the end, the big pillar stone that bore the brunt was risked by craftsmen who climbed up by boat and dug out a series of holes around its roots near the river bottom. They then buried it with special powder and burned it until it disintegrated and collapsed in the river.
The boat tows large pieces and is no longer a problem to the rocks.
As for the Three Gates of Humans, Ghosts and Gods, they first have people climb to the flat top, and then dig holes and set up supports on the spot. Then, people and equipment are continuously sent over through the suspended ropes on the shore; then the holes are filled in.
After using explosives and manual cleaning, the ground was leveled bit by bit.
Therefore, with many places on both sides of the river progressing simultaneously, although casualties and accidents inevitably occurred frequently, the progress of the project was still quite smooth. The human gates and ghost gates near the north and south banks were soon eliminated to close to the waterline;
The divine gate in the middle was also cut off at the waist.
But just when the success was complete, the untimely Xia Lei earthquake ushered in the flood season with torrential rain; therefore, the last step of this shocking achievement still left eternal regrets. Because since then, all generations
The imperial court has never seen such a low dry season again.
But no matter what, most of the dangers across the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River leading to the Guanzhong land have been solved. After losing the mainstay and the threat of sailing ships from humans and ghosts, the water flow of the Yellow River has become wider.
It has become much slower and can be traveled in most seasons.
However, because there is only half of the Shenmen (boulder) left, the Yellow River waterway passing here is still relatively narrow. Therefore, in the current season when the water level is low, for the safety of sailing, only one boat is allowed on the upward south channel.
Large ships with more than 500 pieces of material passed slowly.
Not long ago, there was a boat going up. Because the rope pulled by the horses and horses on the shore suddenly broke, it lost its balance, collided and ran aground on the shore. Therefore, before it could be cleaned and towed out, other boats that had arrived could
We anchored nearby and waited patiently.
Despite this, the next moment the barge dropped anchor, the shores that looked green and pastoral suddenly sprung up with many local farmers and villagers rowing boats, carrying this fresh product.
Vegetables, vegetables and handicrafts gathered here like swimming fish.
"New ship passengers, you've had a hard time on the bumpy journey. Would you like some ice-cold water to relieve your fatigue?"
"The freshly cut honey from the local soil here will turn into water and wrap around you, making it so sweet to your heart."
"Water melon is on sale, a big, juicy melon, sweet and refreshing..."
"The newly emerged yam and jade grass are both filling and appetizing..."
“Preserved plums and plums from Yanjin,”
"Xingguozi, Xingguozi, you can choose three of them for ten coins..."
"Selling skewers, grilled skewers, red soup skewers, braised skewers, freshly grilled and cooked..."
For a moment, standing on the boat deck and watching the lively Jiangxi, I even had the illusion that I was not in ancient times, but in a tourist attraction in a third- or fourth-tier small and medium-sized city in later generations. As the saying goes, in the long period of peace, goods The prosperity of the highly developed economy is evident.
However, as various changes continue to emerge in the world, and there are forces that take advantage of the situation and hide behind the scenes to cause trouble, how long can this seemingly prosperous and peaceful situation continue? Jiang Tian was thinking silently. , but he picked one without hesitation.
So, under his instructions, several tables were quickly piled up on the vacant deck behind the vehicle and ship, with a variety of food and snacks; then, the sergeants and subordinates who were out of the cabin were allowed to chat and enjoy themselves. Take it for your own use and form a temporary deck buffet.
Jiang Tian, on the other hand, stopped the short and fat cauldron at the side and asked him casually about his many years of experience with ships on this waterway. The other party seemed to have a good relationship, and he talked about several things at once, including Strange anecdotes that I have encountered, as well as some customary rumor taboos.
Until the distant bridge tower used for lighting and inspection at night suddenly heard the sharp sound of gongs; then it turned into the sound of gold plates and bells used to warn and remind people to avoid while the ship was sailing. However, a burst of After a while, the sound of gold plates and ringing bells quickly spread into a large area.
Along with these upstream boats stationed not far from the shore, there were warning sounds one after another. Jiang Tian also saw a boat appear in the waterway in the upstream direction suddenly from behind the half-cut Shenmen stone. A common large flat-top boat carrying cargo was tilted and rushed straight down the river.
After only half a sound, it crashed into the boats moored at the shore; only a series of dull thuds and crackling sounds that made one's teeth hurt; the people on the boat, the watermen and the boatmen screamed and screamed. , yelling angrily; at least two or three ships were knocked down and capsized.
"Help!"
"Hurry and save people!"
For a time, whether it was the villagers on boats who were going around selling produce, melons, vegetables, or the recent river boats that had not been affected, people were shouting one after another and running to action. But this Cao Liang gathered around him, The boatmen and watermen, who looked a bit worried, shouted solemnly: "Please be patient and remember what your errands are. Just follow the instructions of the general supervisor!"
When Jiang Tian heard this, he couldn't help but smile. This Cao Li was also an interesting person. However, before he could say anything, the people in the distance who had rushed to the out-of-control stranded ship suddenly and indirectly They let out shrill screams and strange screams, and scrambled to jump down, or fell into the water in panic.