Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 699 Building a Reservoir Winery Cannot Be Too Much
After listening to Zhou Zhiqian's report on the relevant data of the New Deal, Zhu Youjian was happy but still felt dissatisfied.

This dissatisfaction is not with the results of the New Deal, but because the components in these data are still far from what he wants.

Among the taxes of more than 600 million taels, the proportion of agricultural production is too high.

In other words, the contribution of industry and commerce to the Ming court is too small, which means that there is still a long, long way to go to build Daming into an industrial power.

But Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that everything now is just the beginning, and there is no need to rush for success. The policy based on agriculture must be persisted for a long time, and the development of industry and commerce must be gradual. The important thing is to lay a good foundation for future generations. Strive to take center stage on the world stage by launching the first industrial revolution ahead of Europe.

"The successful implementation of the New Deal is inseparable from the sincere unity, diligence and hard work of the ministers and officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty. The fruitful results this time also laid a very solid foundation for the creation of the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty. .

I also hope that all the ministers and local governments will guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and not to stagnate because of the current achievements. They still need to be conscientious in official affairs, and continue to make steady progress on the basis of maintaining the existing achievements, so that hundreds of millions of Lishu The scene of living and working in peace and contentment will come soon! "

The two chronic illnesses that plagued Ming Dynasty have now been completely resolved. The suzerain and gentry classes have changed from blood sucking to blood transfusion. If the immigration work achieves gratifying results in the next few years, an extremely stable Ming Dynasty will appear in front of the world.

"I feel that the climate has been extremely abnormal for several years, with droughts and floods intertwined and even concurrent. If there is no effective response, if the extreme weather continues for several years, it will still destroy the current gradually improving situation.

Therefore, I am determined to build dams (reservoirs) in areas severely flooded after the fall of this year, to alleviate the damage caused by floods to Daming, and to protect the safety of people and property.

The cabinet can convene ministers to discuss this matter, and build small and medium-sized dams in suitable places according to the specific conditions of each region. The required money and food will be allocated after budgeting by the Ministry of Household Affairs. , strive to build the ponds and dams before the rainy season next year, so as to adjust the water volume of the river flood. "

The construction of dams has existed since ancient times. It is said that when Dayu controlled the water, the rudiments of later reservoirs appeared. However, due to the influence of technology, engineering materials, financial and many other factors, so far, there is no large-scale reservoir in the territory of Ming Dynasty. More are dams, ponds and cisterns.

With Daming's current financial resources and technology, it is not a big problem to build small and medium-sized dams, and under the drought that has lasted for several years, many rivers in the Northland have dried up, which provides a good opportunity for the construction of the dam.

Since it is not the construction of super-large water conservancy facilities like later generations, the construction of small and medium-sized dams will cause minimal damage to the local natural environment and climate. This has been the result of countless verifications, and Zhu Youjian is not worried about it. .

The role of dams is still very significant, and the birth of cement also provides excellent materials for the construction of dams, gates, and spillways.

After the successful construction of the dam, when the flood comes in the rainy season, the storage capacity of the reservoir can be used to store the flood, reduce the peak flow of the flood entering the downstream river, and achieve the purpose of reducing flood disasters.

There are two different ways for dams to regulate floods, one for flood detention and the other for flood storage.

Flood detention is to make the flood temporarily stay in the reservoir.

When there is no gate control on the spillway of the reservoir, and the water storage level of the reservoir is equal to the elevation of the weir crest of the spillway, the reservoir can only play the role of temporarily detaining the flood.

In the case that there is no gate on the spillway, in the stage of reservoir management and operation, if water can be used before the flood season, the water level of the reservoir can be lowered to the restricted water level of the reservoir, and the restricted water level of the reservoir is lower than the elevation of the weir crest of the spillway. The storage capacity between them can play the role of flood storage.

And a part of the flood stored in the reservoir can be used in a planned way in the dry season to promote profit needs.

The beneficial function of the reservoir is to regulate runoff, store floods and make up for drought, so that natural water can better meet the requirements of downstream farmland irrigation in terms of time and space.

In addition, after the completion of the dam, local residents can also stock fish and shrimp seedlings in the reservoir as a way to make money. Whether it is for their own use or for sale, they can get more specific benefits from it.

"His Majesty, the construction of water conservancy facilities requires the use and consumption of a large amount of manpower and material resources. Although the current situation seems to be stable, the national strength is not yet fully sufficient, and many things have not yet achieved final results.

Although the construction strategy of the dam proposed by the Holy Majesty is good, I think it is better to choose to build it according to the specific situation of each place, and it is not suitable for the whole territory of Daming to be fully rolled out! "

After Zhu Youjian briefly explained the significance of building the dam, Sun Chuanting got up and saluted and then played.

During the more than ten years when he resigned from office and stayed at home, Sun Chuanting buried himself in the study almost all day long, flipping through a large number of miscellaneous books, and dabbling and researching writings related to the national economy and the people's livelihood.

The construction of the dam proposed by Zhu Youjian is no stranger to Sun Chuanting, but because he was worried that Zhu Youjian's strategy was too aggressive, Sun Chuanting still stood up to express his views.

"Sun Qingguo is the leader of the country, and what he said is very reasonable. I do have some radical thoughts!

Then according to Sun Qing's proposal, after the cabinet convenes a meeting, according to the details of the occurrence of floods in various places over the years, the construction of dams will be selected in the places where the floods are most frequent, and the rest of the areas will be postponed. "

Sun Chuanting's suggestion reminded Zhu Youjian that although the current situation is good, it has not yet reached the time for large-scale construction projects in various places, especially in the north. After more than ten years of continuous natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is best to recuperate with the people Strategy.

Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng had joined the cabinet after a long period of recuperation and began to work normally. All the cabinet ministers inevitably made fun of Sun Chuanting, who had just accepted two concubines. In the past, he also planned to take concubines after the autumn coolness, so as to make the incense of the Chen family more vigorous.

"Qizhuo Shengshang, since Weihu County was ordered to undertake wineries, many local governments have written books one after another, requesting to follow Weihu County's measures and open wineries locally to make a profit.

The veteran thought that although the grain harvests in various places have been bumper year after year, it is still necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and everything should be based on stability.

Winemaking in distilleries consumes a lot of food, so it is not advisable to open too many, in case farmers sell their own rations at a high price in order to earn money, and then rely on the government to support them. If tens of millions of farmers all plan to do so, they will This put too much pressure on the court's finances, which led to a series of unpredictable things happening! "

(End of this chapter)