"The harm of the Yellow River is evident in the lower reaches, but its roots are in the upper reaches. Focusing only on the present is treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and the cycle repeats itself endlessly."
When it comes to controlling floods in the Yellow River, Xue Fengzuo, the leader in water conservancy in the Xia Kingdom, has the most say.
In recent years, everyone else has been prosperous, but he has somewhat disappeared. But in fact, he has not remained silent, but has done a great job of making thousands of families become Buddhas.
Xue Fengzuo led a working team deep into the Ming Dynasty, starting from Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia, and surveying along the Yellow River waterway. After going through untold hardships and many life and death experiences, they obtained the most important first-hand hydrological data for the management of the Yellow River.
"Then we need to unify the world before we can start?"
Qi Biaojia was a little discouraged by his judgment.
Qi Biaojia is a local official in Xuzhou. The first thing he has to consider is his own one-third of an acre of land. He has no say in the country's major policies.
He was unhappy when he thought that Xuzhou had to endure floods from the Yellow River.
Unexpectedly, Xue Fengzuo was not in a good mood either.
"Even if the world is unified in the future, controlling the Yellow River will not be achieved overnight. The difficulties involved may even be unbearable by the country."
As he spoke, he observed Zuo Mengeng's expression.
I want to see how courageous this leader is.
He was afraid that Zuo Menggeng would shrink back when he heard that it was difficult to regulate the Yellow River, which would be troublesome.
As everyone knows, Zuo Mengeng's attitude towards regulating the Yellow River is much more determined than his.
After all, with his experience across the long river of history, Zuo Menggeng knows better than anyone else that the Yellow River must be managed and must be managed well. Otherwise, it will seriously hinder the progress of the Chinese nation.
"Tell me what you know."
Xue Fengzuo entered working mode.
"Since His Highness proposed the concept of promoting vegetation and preserving soil and water, we have been following up on the research. According to the data we have, the water quality of the rivers in Taishan and Yimeng Mountains with better vegetation has been greatly improved."
He not only talked about it, but also showed data.
"Take the Dawen River as an example. The sediment content of the river is now 32% lower than five years ago. Even if you observe it with the naked eye, you can see that the water quality is much clearer. Of course, the sediment content of the Dawen River is much clearer.
The amount of sediment is not high to begin with, but the effect has been so obvious. If the upper reaches of the Yellow River can be greened and covered with vegetation, it will greatly reduce the sediment accumulation in the middle and lower reaches."
Qi Biaojia took the data from his hand and was stunned after just one glance.
"The sediment content of the Yellow River is so high?"
The portion he saw in the Xuzhou section of the Yellow River had a sediment content as high as fifty kilograms per cubic meter.
Xue Fengzuo smiled bitterly.
"This is still the Xuzhou section. The Yellow River has become much gentler and most of the sediment has settled. Above Mengjinguan in Henan, the sediment content in the river water is as high as more than 70 kilograms."
Qi Biaojia took a breath of cold air.
"I have also seen the Yangtze River, but it is not like this. Is there something weird about the source of the Yellow River?"
Xue Fengzuo, who has actually inspected the Yellow River on the spot, has the most say.
"Before the Yellow River enters northern Shaanxi, the water quality is very clear, and it is even above the Yangtze River. Therefore, the source of the rolling sediment is in the mountains and Shaanxi."
Xue Fengzuo already understood the reason, but it was definitely not as comprehensive as Zuo Mengeng's.
"Shaanxi has been the essence of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It prospered several times during the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties, and at the same time it also produced a large population. But when the population increases, resources are consumed. In a country where coal cannot be used for large-scale production,
Before large-scale mining, people's daily needs were only wood. Coupled with the increase in population and the reclamation of wasteland, the vegetation in Shaanxi was completely emptied. Without the cultivation of vegetation, the soil became loose and was washed away by rivers.
Taken away."
Qi Biaojia didn't know much about environmental protection, so he was surprised to hear it at this time.
"The strategies to control the Yellow River have always focused on the present. No one has ever realized that the harm of the Yellow River is in its upper reaches."
Zuo Mengeng was filled with emotion.
"Even if it is discovered, it is of no use. Although afforestation can increase greening, human survival must also be considered. Moreover, afforestation sounds simple, but in fact the project is very huge and requires a bottomless pit of investment, but the results are very effective.
Slowly. In the prosperous times, no matter what you do, you can't keep up with the rate of population growth, and you can't suppress the damage to the environment. In times of war, people are worse than dogs, and they can't even survive, so they can't care about anything else."
"Your Highness, after we unify the country, we must pay attention to this problem. This big river must be cured no matter what the cost."
Xue Fengzuo was determined and had a certain intention of martyrdom in it.
If he could heal the Yellow River, he would die without any regrets.
Zuo Mengeng could only say with relief: "It will be relatively easy for us to manage the Yellow River by then. After years of war in the northwest, the population has dropped sharply and the land has become deserted. With fewer people, the damage to nature will be reduced.
. We can take this opportunity to improve the environmental protection system in the northwest."
"Not only the northwest, we can also start in Henan."
When Zuo Menggeng didn't know what was going on, Xue Fengzuo actually came up with a shocking big plan.
"Your Highness, the Yellow River began to slow down from the Mengjin section. The insufficient flow rate resulted in a large amount of sediment deposition, turning it into an above-ground river. The people along the coast suffered greatly and were frightened. After all, the river water is on top of their heads. Once the dam breaks at some point, it will
If it comes out, it will be a disaster. In the past, society was stable and Henan had a large population. Even if you had the ability to manage it, you couldn't do it. It is better to take advantage of the sharp decline in Henan's population and weak connections to dig a new river in Henan to divert the water.
River water, and then dredging and excavating the old river channel to restore it to its old appearance, then the whole of Henan will no longer be harmed."
Damn it!
Zuo Mengeng was shocked on the spot.
Brother, how dare you think about it!
This is no less difficult than installing elevators on Mount Everest or laying tiles on the Great Wall.
Do you think digging a river is as simple as drawing a line on a map?
There are countless geological problems involved. Can they really be solved with the technological level of this era?
I don’t know why, but almost instantly, many scenes appeared in Zuo Mengeng’s mind.
Hongqi Canal, Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project, South-to-North Water Diversion...
Even if we don’t mention whether it is feasible to dig a new river channel large enough to accommodate the Yellow River, how much earth and stone will be cleared just by dredging the old river channel?
Can we build another Mount Everest?
In this era without large-scale construction machinery, how much manpower is needed to dig?
How long does it take to dig?
Can the national finances be stretched?
The Bie Xia Kingdom had just unified the world, but it perished again because of this unreliable project.
Then wouldn’t he become the second emperor of Sui Yang?
Later generations walked on the banks of the New Yellow River and recited a poem:
This is the river where Dao Xia died, and we still have to rely on Tongbo for thousands of miles? This chapter has been completed!
