Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 602
After the Yingying Banquet, the Jinshi formed a group to meet prostitutes, such as Qushui Liushang and other classic events. Although Luo Youdu admired it, he was embarrassed to participate.

After all, these activities were voluntarily funded by brothels, and the imperial court did not give out a single coin.

In terms of propaganda, Huaxia is also the ancestor of the West.

"His Majesty……"

Compared with the splendor of Jinshi, the River Control Special Operations Group seemed a little embarrassed.

The action team was headed by Prime Minister Wei Renpu, assisted by the Ministry of Water, a branch of the Ministry of Industry, and officials such as Jia Tang who had experience in river control in cities and counties on both sides of the Yellow River.

Wei Renpu is an all-rounder, with extremely high attainments in military and government affairs. Headed by Kaifeng, the surrounding hundreds of miles of rivers were proposed by Wei Renpu himself.

Kaifeng's current water conservancy and transportation are smooth, and the irrigation of surrounding fields is not affected, all relying on Wei Renpu's overall planning.

Wei Renpu was in a semi-retired state, but at this moment a crisis came.

The first thing Luo Youdu thought of was Wei Renpu.

Wei Renpu did not hesitate at all, and was ordered to lead 23 officials to eat and sleep in the open, to enjoy the rain and the wind, to and fro on both sides of the Yellow River, in the narrow mountains and forests, to explore the terrain, and to figure out ways to control the river. I didn't take care of it, and it was in a mess.

After a month-long on-the-spot investigation, more than [-] people, like hunters, set foot on the official ship back to Bianjing.

They didn't get a chance to rest until they got on the boat. They bathed and rested for a while.

The official ship arrived at Longjin Bridge, Wei Renpu didn't make any delay, first ordered the officials behind him to take the opportunity to go back to the mansion to meet his family and have a good rest, and then called Jia Ting, and the two changed into official uniforms and went to the palace to meet the saint.

"I have seen Your Majesty!"

Seeing Wei Renpu and Jia Tang, who obviously lacked sleep, with a few traces of exhaustion in their eyes, Luo Youdu walked down the hall distressedly, helped up Wei Renpu, who was over half a hundred years old, and then helped up Jia Tang, who was in his prime, and said movedly: "For Sheji, thank you for your hard work."

Wei Renpu said as before: "How can it be compared to His Majesty's overview of the overall situation and the daily management of all opportunities?"

Luo Youdu hurriedly said: "Stop flattering, talk about the situation quickly, and then go back to sleep. Sharpening the knife is not the same as chopping firewood. Wei Gong is the commander-in-chief. If you collapse, hundreds of thousands of people will suffer."

As he spoke, he ordered someone to bring up a large chair with a backrest, so that Wei Renpu and Jia Tang could sit more comfortably.

Seeing that Wei Renpu wanted to get up and report, Luo Youdu reached out to stop him, saying, "Sit down and talk."

Wei Renpu handed the letters he had sorted out to the servant, and reported to Luo Youdu the details of their action team this month: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Yellow River has rarely been treated except for the large-scale dredging carried out by Your Majesty. It is very dangerous, there is a flood every two or three years, and the course of the Yellow River has moved northward year after year, and what His Majesty is worried about is indeed happening."

When he said this, he had a sad expression on his face. It is not the first time that the Yellow River diverted. It is recorded in history that in the fifth year of King Ding of Zhou, the flood took the river from Suxukou, traveled eastward to Luochuan, and reached Changshoujin. It diverges from Luochuan, joins the Zhanghe River in the north, and enters the sea at Zhangwu.

But this time is too far away, and many things are recorded inaccurately.

However, the diversion of the Yellow River from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty is horrific recorded in black and white.

Wang Mang usurped the throne, red eyebrows and green forests spread all over the world, Henan and Shandong have been flowing for decades, and a large area of ​​yellow floods has appeared.

If it weren't for this large-scale disaster, the Han Dynasty would not have had a fault.

This is also the reason why Liu Zhuang, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, would not hesitate to use more than [-] people to control the Yellow River after the world was stabilized.

Wei Renpu is afraid when he thinks about it. Seeing that the world will be settled and the people will live a better life, why doesn't God open his eyes.

"Responding to this disaster, the Minister, the Ministry of Water Affairs and the water control officials on both sides of the strait, after repeated investigations and studies, have confirmed the current situation. The Yellow River is getting worse and worse. It must be diverted as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the Yellow River and avoid the tragedy of 800 years ago."

Luo Youdu was not surprised by this result. Water control is nothing more than two points, blocking or dredging.

In ancient times, Dayu's water control has been studied clearly.

The reason why the Yellow River is difficult to control is the sediment. The more you block the Yellow River, the more sediment will accumulate.

Just like a spring, the harder it is pressed, the day it will explode.

Even later generations can't resist it, let alone modern times?

The real problem is how to sparse and where to sparse, this is very critical.

The Yellow River Basin is the birthplace of Chinese culture. Apart from the foothills on both sides of the Yellow River, there are a large number of farmland villages.

Draining the Yellow River and diverting the water from the Yellow River into the sea is not as simple as building a canal.

Instead, dozens or even hundreds of rivers and canals must be built to connect them and flow into the sea.

Where and how to build this long canal?
Is it through the farmland, or through the village?
Or open mountains and break rocks, bypassing all villages, towns and farmland?
This situation requires a choice.

This is also the key to Wei Renpu's personal investigation this time, it is impossible to avoid all the fields and villages.

With the technology of this era, it is impossible to meet the mountains and break the mountains, and to break the rocks when encountering rocks. At critical times, the choice of preserving the big and abandoning the small is unavoidable.

Wei Renpu said: "I have conducted field investigations. It is possible to walk the seven-mile river beach from the northern foot of Guangwu Mountain and divert it to Jindi until it reaches Henglong. Henglong is the site left by Wang Jing in the past, but in the past few decades, The Yellow River continues to move northward, and it has been freed. We can maintain the current path of the Yellow River, and then use it to save a lot of labor..."

Luo Youdu looked at the letter in his hand, and listened to Wei Renpu's explanation, he couldn't stop nodding. At the end, he actually agreed with Guo He's suggestion, and handed Wei Renpu the answer to Guo He's examination paper on harnessing the Yellow River.

Wei Renpu looked carefully, nodded, and said, "This man is very insightful about harnessing the Yellow River. Your Majesty, at this very moment, I propose to transfer him to our special operations team."

In fact, Wei Renpu was a little disgusted with this special operations team at first, but as the investigation unfolded, he found that a group of professional people gathered together to discuss and debate can really solve many problems, plus the privilege granted by Luo Youdu, the efficiency is far better Faster than he imagined.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to travel across mountains and rivers to explore the terrain in a month, not to mention drawing up a plan.

Luo Youdu smiled and said, "Tomorrow, Prime Minister Wei will be able to see him."

Wei Renpu continued: "The dredging route of the Guo River is also a method, but if it is proposed ten years, no, five years ago, I will seriously consider it. It's just that I don't have enough time to panic now. The south slope of the south bank of the Yellow River is gentle, and the north slope is steep. It will take a lot of time to build the hills and valleys. According to Guo He's suggestion, we will need at least three years to complete the project."

Cut mountains and valleys?

Luo Youdu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "If there is a sharp weapon to open mountains and break rocks? Don't we need to go around this circle, let alone let the people of Guangwu migrate?"

(End of this chapter)