Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 50 Parallel Rivers and Seas (Part [-])
Gao Wushi frowned and said: "Floods are natural disasters, which is unpredictable, but I heard that Mr. He, Mr. Weng, went to the dredging to ask for the river to be opened? I don't know how Sanbo and the court officials will discuss this method?"

He Zong Weng Gong refers to the current Prime Minister He Dao Weng Dali.

Gao Gong nodded, and said: "There is such a thing, Weng Rusan followed the list and there are [-] other pictures on the table, which depict the disaster situation in the area where the big river flooded. , Ministry of Industry and other public discussion offices."

"Is Mr. Weng's reason for asking to open the River of Lai valid?" Gao Wushi asked.

Gao Gong pondered and said: "Weng Rucan said: When governing the river, we should regard its general trend and worry about its permanence. In the area of ​​Xu and Pi, the river is covered with silt, and the trouble of changing and migrating is not in this autumn, but in the future. Sui, fortunately, it can be decided under Xu and Lu. If it is decided over Xiao and Dang, the Zha River will be interrupted, and both floods will dry up. Fortunately, it can be decided on the south bank; if it is decided on the north bank, then If you don't go to Zhang Qiu, you will surely shoot Feng and Pei... Now the Zi River is used as the canal, so the nature of the strong water is to follow me, even if the god Yu is also difficult to achieve! But to create the Mao River and put the Yellow River out of the way, the common people Yongtu'er... From the northwest to the southeast, it is more than [-] miles long, which is nearly [-] miles longer than the Yellow River. The rivers, canals, lakes and ponds are located in eighty-nine places, with flowing water from the source, and the veins are connected. This is the reason why the sky is rich. Spend ten years of river harnessing costs to build the Luo River. Once the Luo River is completed, the Yellow River will not be blocked, the tea city will be filled with silt, the second flood will be difficult and dangerous, and the ship will be drifted without worry. The branches of Yangshan The river can not be opened, the gate seat of Jingshan can not be built, the flood in Xukou can be saved, and the embankment of the family bridge can be stopped. What is not paid today, there will be more than enough in all provinces in the future.”

Gao Wushi thought for a while: "It sounds quite reasonable, too?"

Gao Gong shook his head and sighed: "It's the truth, but you should also pay attention. Weng Rucan said that he would spend ten years to control the river to open the Luo River. That is to say, he estimated the cost of opening the Luo River. At least ten times the current annual river control funds. The imperial treasury is in distress. Where can I get such a large amount of money? Also, don’t think that he said ten times, but you really think it’s exactly ten times. The old man is an official in the court. After ten years, I still don’t know the following methods? At present, it is said to be ten times. After the court really decides to start work, they will soon say that this ten times only refers to the cost of labor, and there are personnel rations, wages, etc. Redemption of land along the river, etc., Lingling can always report dozens of items for you, in a word, at least ten times more! Hey, as the general manager of the river, Weng Rushen only needs to come up with a way to control the river. No one can say that his corpse is a vegetarian. However, when I hold the secret, can I put all the treasury of the world into this matter after hearing what he said? What's more, it's not enough to put it all in right now!"

Oh, after making trouble for a long time, it was still due to lack of money.

Gao Wushi smiled wryly and said: "Then what should we do? The flooding of the Yellow River always has to be solved. Even if it cannot be cured for a while, at least it must be alleviated year by year. Otherwise, there will be a 'huge loss' at every turn, and the court will not I can’t afford to lose. Besides, every time the river floods, the people along the river will be killed, injured, and displaced. If the court still can’t find a way, then... it’s also a blow to the prestige of the court and the people’s hearts.”

Gao Gong's big beard was calm and automatic, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "I am not willing to do it, but the imperial court has no such power for the time being!" As he spoke, he couldn't sit still, stood up and paced, and said: "Before now, I will make the decision. Opening the sea in Yuegang, now the imperial court can add nearly 2 taels of silver a year, accounting for [-]% of Fujian's tax silver. According to my original intention, the imperial court can open a few more ports, but there are huge numbers of opponents from top to bottom. Do you talk about things with some foolish reasons, thinking that the old man doesn’t know? But the affairs of the imperial court are so complex that it is difficult for the old man to deal with them for a while, so I can only deal with them one by one, and there must be a sequence.”

He paused, and continued: "A weaving method (Note: That is a whip method.) has been practiced for so many years, and it can be regarded as somewhat effective, but once it has an effect, some people worry about it. He tentatively asked me if I want to promote it to the whole country. I think he is also in a hurry, how can this method be spread across the country casually? For example, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are rich, and the people's taxes and grains are converted into silver and handed over. Naturally, it is convenient, but as Shaanxi, Gansu and other places are originally barren and poor. If you pay taxes with money, where does the money come from? Don’t you have to find those officials, gentry, rich and wealthy to exchange it? You will be so kind as those people, and you will exchange them for you if you want to exchange them. I’m sure it’s going to be plucked, and I’m afraid that the people there will have to sell their sons and daughters. Alas...it’s not easy for the court to do some things. There are many things that must be done, but they can’t be ignored. Holding the center of the handle, you must think twice about every move, in order to be safe, otherwise Wang Jinggong's old things will not be far away."

Gao Wushi didn't want to deviate from the topic, so he quietly brought the topic back: "Since Mr. Weng's method is quite difficult for the court to implement at the moment, does the court have other methods?"

"Yes." Gao Gong stretched out a finger: "There is a person whose surname is Pan, whose name is Ji Xun, whose name is Shiliang, and whose name is Yinchuan, do you know?"

Gao Wushi's heart moved, he nodded and said: "I heard that this gentleman was also President He, and Ding You resigned a few years ago."

"That's right. In the 45th year of Jiajing, he connected and dredged the old river in Liucheng. The first Emperor Shizong appointed him as the right deputy capital censor. He was about to make a big use of it. Unexpectedly, there was a change in his family, and Ding You resigned. Not long after. , and every time the late emperor dies and succeeds him now, this person will be forgotten by the imperial court."

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "But Sanbo didn't forget it?"

Gao Gong shook his head: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I also thought of him because I was also in charge of the official department and looked through the files. The old man wrote to him not long after he recovered this time, asking about the way to control the river. His reply letter arrived not long ago. , and indeed proposed an unprecedented new method... It's just that no one has used this method for thousands of years, and I don't know whether I should believe him or not?"

Gao Yushi's heart suddenly tightened: Here we come!

Pan Jixun is going to go big!Is this God Yu II's ultimate move "Shooting water and flushing the sand" coming?

Gao Wushi took a deep breath and asked as calmly as possible: "How is it unprecedented?"

Gao Gong recalled slightly, and replied: "In his reply to the old man, he said: According to the photos from last year, the water from Haikou to the Yellow River can't flow down, and the sand is lying on the ground. The river around Xupi is getting shallower, and it's not what it used to be. Flooding means overflowing the embankment. Therefore, Suining’s decision is to be restored. Even if Pizhou only restores the old road, how can the Xu and Lu rivers be completely desilted? For the present plan, we should go from Xu to Pi, from Pi to Huai, According to the two cliffs and embankments, it is as high and thick as the law. Beyond the two cliffs, a remote embankment is still built to prevent accidents. The water flows from the ground, and the silt also goes away. In a few years, the depth and breadth remain the same, and the change of the rush It can also be avoided. It can be seen that the Yellow River is mostly silted up by the thin embankment, and the water is cut off from the middle, so the downstream is naturally blocked, and the river suddenly rises. I visited the south of the second flood, and the embankment is very thin. I am afraid that the water will burst in May, and the water will burst from the side , then the shallow silt in Baiyang will pass through, and the troubles south of the second flood will follow."

Gao Wushi had been prepared for a long time, and immediately said: "Although this method is new, it was proposed in ancient times, but it was not implemented in time."

"Oh?" Gao Gong was full of surprise: "Who ever made such a suggestion? How did you know it?"

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