Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 453 Chang Ning, the emperor has arrived! (Please subscribe, please vote)

The Yellow River dams in Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture under the rule of the Qing Dynasty have not been properly repaired for many years. During the annual flood season, they are already full of dangers and small-scale failures without the need for artificial destruction. Dams are available every year!
For Jin Fu, the river governor and minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty who was in charge of the Huaihe River, Canal, and Yellow River management projects, every time during the Ling flood and summer flood, he had to sleep with his eyes open for fear of the Yellow River in the Qing Dynasty. The dam broke!What was even more troublesome for this expert in river management was that the rivers in the Qing Dynasty were not under his control!Even if he wanted to help with repairs, they wouldn't let him!

The Qing Dynasty had no river governor's office for a long time. The Qing Dynasty still had Henan Province in name, but in fact it only controlled the territory south of the Yellow River, Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture. Isn’t it a waste of money for these two governments to spend huge sums of money to build dams?Moreover, the Qing Dynasty's finances were so difficult that there was not so much money to waste.Save the cost of regulating the Yellow River if you can!
Anyway, the main area that was flooded by floods was the Ming Dynasty. Why was the Qing Dynasty so anxious?

While the Qing Dynasty was saving money, the Ming Dynasty River Governor Jin Fu and Jin Zhijun could only prepare for the worst!
The worst possibility, in Jin Fu's opinion, is that the Yellow River embankment in the Qing Dynasty will burst during the spring floods and summer floods in the summer, and the water will surge down, taking away the Huaihe River and flowing into the sea. Wherever it passes, it will be Zeguo!

The capable minister Jin has two countermeasures. One is to strengthen the dam on the south bank of the Huaihe River. Since the Yellow River is bound to burst, the area between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River can only be used as a flood storage and detention area, while the wealthy area south of the Huaihe River is It must be preserved.Therefore, there must be no problems with the dam on the south bank of the Huaihe River!Therefore, the dykes on the south bank of the Huaihe River have been repaired and repaired over the years, while the dykes on the north bank of the Huaihe River have only undergone basic maintenance.

Jin Fu's second measure was to mobilize the townships across Huaibei to build cofferdams.When the flood comes, you can't run away, so you can only rely on the cofferdam to protect your family and your life. If you keep your life alive, you don't have to worry about losing your life!Moreover, the Huaibei region was still at the forefront of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty, and the flood control cofferdams could also be used as city walls, killing two birds with one stone.

Therefore, after the completion of several major projects such as the Yellow River Haizhou Road (a new river channel from Haizhou to the sea), the Canal Xuhuai Line (a new canal connecting Xuzhou and Huai'an), and the dam on the south bank of the Huai River, Jin Fu spent most of his energy on On the cofferdams in various townships in Huaibei, he personally ran through every cofferdam in Huaibei and led his workers to inspect it. If anything was not working well, he would also propose a rectification plan.

In addition, the Hedu Yamen led by Jin Fu also established a "comprehensive flood control and anti-Qing early warning system" based on the cofferdams across Huaibei. In human terms, it means building a pier in each cofferdam, which can be used for climbing It can be used for observation, and it can also be used as the last refuge for the whole village.
After completing the "Comprehensive Early Warning System for Flood Control and Anti-Qing Dynasty" in Huaibei, Jin Fu participated in the Northern Expedition again - Hedao Yamen repaired the Yellow River, the canal, the Huaihe River, and helped in recent years. The construction of cofferdams in various places in Huaibei has had deep influence on the grassroots in Huaibei, accumulating contacts among the contractors, and exercising the capabilities of logistics organization and migrant worker management.

Li Zhongshan handed over all the 40 armed civilians needed for the Northern Expedition to the general manager of the Hedao Yamen in Xuzhou. This made Jin Da's army very busy and very happy - he was now equal to the logistics of the Northern Expedition. Manager, we need to provide logistics during the war!When the victory of the Northern Expedition is judged, he, the logistics manager, will be given a high-level title, right?It is also possible to be ranked third in the future!

In the custody room of the Hedao Yamen in Xuzhou City, just before lunch on September [-]th, there were still a large number of people crowding around, listening to Jin Fu and Jin Dajian dictating and assigning tasks.

"Has the No. 11 batch of grain shipped to Pizhou crossed the Yellow River? Don't think that you can take it easy before the deadline. The grain transportation routes from Xuzhou to Huai'an are all under the threat of the Yellow River flood! It has been raining along the Yellow River these days, and the water level It has increased a lot. If the Qing army is more sinister and demolishes the Yellow River embankment, then the Northern Expedition army will have to rely on the reserves in the Pizhou granary to sustain itself, so we have to transport more grain and grass to Pizhou as much as possible!"

"The fortresses in Dakou Town, Huanglinzhuang, and Taierzhuang must also be tightened up. This time the Northern Expedition is playing a bright card, that is, to attack Yanjing step by step! Therefore, the Qing army will definitely attack our grain road, and this grain road must rely on the fortress Come and protect!”

"Has the water level of the Yellow River been measured today? Is there any change compared to yesterday? Has the water level been measured? Where are the people? Why is there no sound?"

The Hedao Yamen in charge of Jin Fu and the Zuo Shenjun Division of the General's Office actually expected that the Qing army would seize the Yellow River after jumping over the wall - the route of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition was a clear sign, and the Qing army's capture of the Yellow River was actually a clear sign!
Anyway, this immoral thing of using water instead of soldiers to drain the Yellow River has happened many times in Chinese history!Kangxi was not a good person either. It would be wrong if he couldn't do it!

Regardless of whether the Qing Dynasty conquered the Yellow River or not, the Republic of China and the Ming Dynasty had to conquer the Central Plains and unify all of China!
Therefore, how to carry out the Northern Expedition when the Yellow River dam was removed was an issue that the Ming Dynasty General Mansion had to consider. The reason why the Northern Expedition was delayed until the autumn of the [-]th year of the Republic of China officially started was because of the "flood control issue".

If flood control is not considered, not only will the Northern Expedition be carried out much earlier, but the season for sending troops will not be in the autumn when winter is approaching - sending troops in spring and summer will definitely be more beneficial to the southern soldiers who are more sensitive to the cold.But spring and summer are the flood seasons for the Yellow River. The water will rush down, and it might bring the Huaihe River with it!

If Huaibei was flooded, the Republic of Ming Dynasty could still bear it. If Huainan was also flooded, the Northern Expedition might really be postponed.

In order to "prevent floods", the Ming Dynasty built the Pizhou Camp in Pizhou, located in "Hebei" (the north bank of the Yellow River), as a place for the Northern Expeditionary Army to station troops and store grain.Before the Northern Expeditionary Army officially embarks on its journey, it needs to stockpile millions of dan of grain in Pizhou!
Due to the emergence of a new channel of the Yellow River, the canal can currently only reach Xuzhou on the south bank of the Yellow River. The road from Xuzhou to Pizhou can only be pulled by horse-drawn carriages and mule carts, which puts great pressure on transportation.

Although the Northern Expedition route from Pizhou was pushed all the way north along the canal line, the canal on the north bank of the Yellow River is no longer navigable, so the canal functions as a wide trench that can be used to protect the Ming army's logistics line.

According to the plan, the Ming army will build a series of fortresses based on the "Abandoned Canal" to ensure the safety of the logistics line.

The transportation line from Xuzhou to Beijing, which is nearly 1500 miles long, can only be maintained by 40 people driving mule and horse carriages!

Of course, the Ming army could also raise grain and grass in Shandong, but how much it could raise is hard to say.As for entering the territory of Beizhili, I'm afraid there will be no way to defeat the enemy for food.

As for Jin Fu, although he knew that the Yellow River would most likely be blocked, as long as the Yellow River was not blocked for a day, he would try his best to use the Xuzhou-Huai'an canal to transport more food for the Northern Expeditionary Army!
At the same time, he also had to keep an eye on the Yellow River, especially if the water level suddenly dropped, it was most likely that a dam had broken upstream!

So Jin Fu has to listen to the Yellow River water condition report every morning, but today it's almost lunch time, and the water condition report hasn't arrived yet!
Is there any problem with this?

When Jin Fu was anxious, an official who was soaked by the autumn rain suddenly rushed out of the door. Before he entered the house, his voice had already arrived: "It's not good, it's not good! The water level of the Yellow River has dropped sharply, and the upper reaches may burst." !”

The originally noisy signing room suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the River Minister Jin Fu.Jin Fu looked at the official who had just rushed in from outside and asked with a trembling voice: "How many feet has the water level dropped?"

The official shook his head: "It's not a few feet. It's a few feet!"

"How many feet?" Jin Fu's vision went dark and he almost fainted, "It's over, it's over, the upstream breach is over! Hurry, send an [-]-mile flight to deliver the news to the general in Pizhou!
Send someone to rush the grain transport teams of batch No. 11 and batch No. 12 to make sure they hurry up. Time is running out!
Also, hurry up and send people to the Hedao Yamen in Huai'an to keep an eye on the levee on the south bank of the Huai River. You must not make any mistakes!

By the way, hurry up and send someone to invite the Xuzhou magistrate and Xuzhou general soldiers to come over! "

"Yes!"

The officials under the Hedao Yamen were very capable. After Jin Fu finished giving his instructions, they all took their errands and went to work. They all ran very fast. They were in such a hurry!

The capital of Henan Province, Kaifeng Prefecture.

Fuyuan General Gong and Prince Chang Ning have also been walking around in his general's residence these days - he has not received a personal letter from his sister-in-law Queen Yang for five days!
The relationship between Chang Ning and Yang Xiaomi has always been relatively close. Before the fall of Fuquan, they were still a normal uncle-sister-in-law relationship, not very close. After the fall of Fuquan, Chang Ning initially wanted Kangxi to give Yang Xiaomi to herself. Slave.

Well, after his brother fell, he wanted his sister-in-law to be his dressing slave. These are really brothers!
But who would have thought that Kangxi didn't learn well either. After arriving in Beijing, he occupied his sister-in-law and made her the queen. Now Chang Ning had no choice.Fortunately, later Kangxi had another "Pockmarked Western Expedition", and he, Prince Gong, was regent with his sister-in-law, Empress Yang. Now he could get close to his sister-in-law.So the uncles and sisters conspired to control the Qing Dynasty for several years until Kangxi returned to the dynasty.

After Kangxi returned to the court, Chang Ning and Yang Xiaomi still maintained secret correspondence. Even though Chang Ning became General Fuyuan and went to Henan to take charge of military affairs, he still wrote a letter to his sister-in-law every two days, and Yang Xiaomi also had a letter. Will return.

Uncle and sister-in-law are still soul mates
But in the past five days, Chang Ning didn't get a letter from Yang Xiaomi!

Did something happen to Queen Yang?
The more Chang Ning thought about it, the more anxious she became. She was so anxious that she could hardly eat or sleep.

When he was worrying in his study, Bahai's voice suddenly came from outside: "Fifth Master, something big happened to Fifth Master!"

Bahai and Chang Ning are of the same party. Of course, he also knows that Chang Ning has been coveting Queen Yang. After Chang Ning lost contact with Queen Yang, Chang Ning also discussed with Bahai whether to join forces with Yang Qilong to launch an army to rescue his sister-in-law?

Of course, Bahai denied this matter.Killing my brother and saving my sister-in-law sounds like adultery!If you raise an army in this name, how can the people below follow?

Moreover, Yang Xiaomi also coaxed Kangxi well, and Kangxi even "came to court" with her. Why was Chang Ning so stupid?
However, Chang Ning heard that "something big happened" and immediately realized that something might have happened to Yang Xiaomi, so she blurted out and asked: "Bahai, is it that my sister-in-law was trapped and deposed?"

Bahai was speechless when he heard the prince's question, when?Are you still thinking about your sister-in-law?
Ba Hai, who rushed into the study, quickly shook his head: "No, it's not the queen who is in trouble, it's the Yellow River that's in trouble!"

Chang Ning was stunned: "What? The Yellow River? What could happen to the Yellow River?"

"The Taoyuan mouth of the Yellow River has burst its embankment!" Bahai said.

"What?" Chang Ning was stunned again, "The embankment at Taoyuankou collapsed? It's autumn now. Can the embankment collapse in autumn?"

It has been raining along the Yellow River these two days, but how much water is there?How could it be possible for the Yellow River embankment to burst?
Thinking of this, he quickly asked: "Did anyone ask Fan Chengxun to block his mouth?"

"Why are you blocking?" Bahai stamped his feet, "Nine times out of ten, it was him who did this!"

"He" Chang Ning was surprised, "Did the Ming army attack Guide, so he wanted to use water instead of troops?"

Bahai still shook his head: "It doesn't matter, even if the Ming army attacks Guide, he won't destroy the Taoyuankou Dam."

In fact, he only said half of what he said. The other half was that the Ming army was coming to attack. If he couldn't defeat it, would he surrender and become a rich man?Although he is the number one slave in the Qing Dynasty whose wife can sleep with Duduo, as long as he serves Li Zhongshan and Prince Zhu with this attitude, he is afraid that he will not have a good meal?

After destroying the Taoyuankou Dam, he became Li Zhongshan's mortal enemy - Li Zhongshan's Huaixi people had a very high status. In order to vent their anger on the Huaixi people, Fan Chengxun had to kill his entire family!
"Then why did he do this?" Chang Ning still didn't understand.

But Bahai let out a long sigh: "Why? Isn't he the evil one in the Forbidden City?"

"Your Majesty?" Chang Ning took a breath, "How come I don't know about this? I am General Fuyuan!"

Bahai looked at this prince and was worried for him!

"Your Majesty," Bahai said, "The Emperor will probably blame you for breaking the Yellow River Dam!"

"I, I" Chang Ning was so shocked that he couldn't say anything, "How could I do such a thing? The Qing Dynasty is not mine. Even if Kangxi was defeated and died, so would I."

He didn't say any more, but the meaning was clear.

If Kangxi is gone, he can marry his sister-in-law. When the emperor becomes emperor, even if he withdraws to the outside of the pass and becomes the "Lord of the North", why bother to dig up the Yellow River?He and the Ming Dynasty will fight to the death to destroy the Yellow River. When the time comes, Li Zhongshan's army will chase him all over the grassland. Will he still have a good life?The Qing Dynasty is not his
"Your Majesty!" Bahai was really anxious, "Why don't you just leave!"

"Go?" Chang Ning asked, "Where should I go?"

"Go to your fiefdom!" Bahai said, "Dengzhou and Liaodong are your territories. You might as well retreat there first and see the situation."

"I won't go!" Chang Ning glared, "Ba Hai, I am the General of Fuyuan, with an army of 20. He has cornered me, so I will lead my troops to the capital to depose this unprincipled and ignorant king!"

Bahai quickly shook his head after hearing this: "My lord, please don't be impulsive. We are not that powerful. Only 20 of the 2 people here are ours, and the rest are mostly princes. Why should they listen to you?" ?"

"This" Chang Ning also knew that Bahai was right. Now the Qing Dynasty is a "united body of princes". The princes all have territory and armies. They are satisfied with maintaining the status quo. What is the benefit of following Chang Ning in rebellion?Moreover, the biggest enemy of these Qing princes now is Li Zhongshan who launched the Northern Expedition!
When Li Zhongshan comes, the most they can do is surrender and become rich men. How can that compare with being princes?Therefore, Chang Ning's instigation of civil strife in the Qing Dynasty at this time was unpopular!
Chang Ning was at a loss when suddenly the voice of his guard commander sounded outside: "Your Majesty, the Wei Hui Camp in Hebei Province just came to report that the Emperor has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)