The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 341 Unappreciated Talent

Although Wei Ning's words were clear and logical, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty agreed with Wei Ning's ideas, the words of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty confused Wei Ning.

“How much does it cost to build a road?”

"Ten strips, thousand strips, thousand miles, ten thousand miles?"

Weining: "..."

He looked at Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty blankly, scratched his head and said: "This..."

Despite the enthusiasm that Weining just said, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's words brought him to an abrupt halt.

No money.

The finances of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development cannot support the country's undertaking of such a large project, and road construction is only a fantasy.

Wei Ning said awkwardly: "Father, my... knowledge is shallow. I really didn't consider the actual situation. I just blurted it out when my head got hot."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled broadly and looked at Wei Ning with joy. Instead of blaming him, he comforted him and said, "Only when you dare to think can anything be possible."

"If you don't dare to think about it, how will the country develop?"

"Your idea is good, but the current finance does not support the construction of large-scale roads."

After a pause, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "But it is not impossible to build water conservancy projects. If the Ministry of Household Affairs puts aside this year's budget, doesn't it still have tens of millions of money?"

The Han Dynasty's annual defense expenditure is only 50 to 60 million yuan. Building water conservancy projects is a big project, especially national water conservancy projects, which cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars.

Although the Ministry of Household Finance cannot support the repair of roads across the country, water conservancy can be repaired first. After the water conservancy is opened, water transportation may not be impossible.

Part of the tax revenue can be collected through water transportation, and this part of the commercial surcharge can be used to continue road construction.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave his own suggestions.

His considerations and suggestions are relatively mature, at least more mature than Weining.

"You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and you can't think too hard about running a country. If we want to control the ship of the Han Dynasty, we must consider more and be more appropriate."

"Focus on stability and strive for progress while maintaining stability."

"The proposal to build water conservancy projects in the north and south is correct. This year only Taihu Lake has flooded, and the giant dragon in the Yellow River has not moved, but this is the biggest hidden danger."

Today's Yellow River is different from that of later generations. This giant dragon will roar almost every three to five times. Every time it roars, countless people on both sides of the river will be submerged. Once the bankers are submerged, many people will be displaced and lose their source of income.

The Yellow River can both irrigate and destroy crops on both sides of its banks. This is a double-edged sword.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at Weining and said, "I leave the construction of water conservancy projects to you. You can take the lead in organizing it."

This is a major project to win the hearts and minds of the people. China has been an agricultural society since ancient times. The importance of water conservancy to agriculture is self-evident. Farmers are most concerned about crops, and crops are inseparable from water sources. If the water is cured, it will Will gain great prestige.

This was how Dayu controlled the floods.

Now Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has handed over this project to Weining. Once the country's water conservancy is improved in the future, Weining will gain great prestige, which will be beneficial to Weining's future governance.

In fact, he could have taken the lead in organizing these things by himself, and his power and political achievements would have reached a higher level by then. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not take over all the tasks. Instead, he gave this project to Weining.

He truly gave his child 100% sincerity and trust, and was 100% satisfied with this powerful prince.

Wei Ning was moved, but didn't know how to express it. He could only nod his head and said: "Father, don't worry! I will definitely take care of it!"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty smiled and waved his sleeves and said, "Go and meet Lu Chongguo to discuss how to build water conservancy projects."

"Also, Tian Qianqiu from Southern Xinjiang also emphasized that if water conservancy in Southern Xinjiang is developed, it can also be fed back to the country."

Wei Ning said: "Okay!" ...

At the end of June, the Ministry of Industry had arranged for officials to go to Jiangnan to preside over the construction of water conservancy projects. People throughout the south also knew that the crown prince was organizing the construction of southern water conservancy projects, and they were all grateful to the Han prince.

Water conservancy in the south is relatively easy to repair, but the Yellow River needs to be controlled. Controlling the Yellow River has not been a simple matter since ancient times. This requires talents who are absolutely proficient in water conservancy.

People from the Ministry of Industry...can't.

Weining was in trouble. The higher he got, the more talents he urgently needed now.

The talents trained by the country are single, or there are still many talents that have not been discovered.

When Wei Ning returned to the East Palace, he found someone waiting for him outside the East Palace. Wei Ning could not help but frown and walked over. Jiang Chong hurriedly clasped his fists and said to Wei Ning: "I see you, Your Highness."

Wei Ning asked suspiciously: "Is something wrong?"

Jiang Chong said: "Wei Chen deserves to die for his crime. Wei Chen knows that His Highness does not like officials who are arrogant, but as a minister, he should share the worries of the monarch."

Wei Ning squinted his eyes and said with a half-smile, "Oh, so you are going to share the worry for me?"

Jiang Chong said solemnly: "I heard that Your Highness has been worried about water control for the rest of the month, especially the control of the Yellow River."

"Wei Chen has a few superficial suggestions."

Wei Ning stared at him for a while and said, "Tell me."

Jiang Chong said hurriedly: "The concept of segmented governance."

“Wide the upstream river channel, build diversion ditches, and build high embankments.”

With these three management strategies, it only takes one year to make the Yellow River worry-free and the people undisturbed.

High sediment content, special geographical and climatic conditions, unreasonable human activities and dense population, etc. The interaction between these factors causes the Yellow River to frequently burst its banks and change its course, resulting in severe sedimentation and frequent floods, causing great harm to the coastal areas.

Widening the river channel in the upper reaches can slow down the impact of floods. Diverting ditches will allow crops on both sides of the middle reaches to be irrigated. High dams will be built in the lower reaches to ensure that floods will not damage the houses of people on both sides of the river.

For the third section of the Yellow River, management will be carried out according to the characteristics of the three sections.

After hearing this, Wei Ning couldn't help but nod secretly, then looked at Jiang Chong suspiciously and said, "Have you ever inspected the Yellow River?"

Jiang Chong was stunned for a moment, and then said calmly: "When I was in Handan before, I was ordered to manage the Yellow River water conservancy for a period of time."

It turned out to be the case.

Weining nodded and said appreciatively: "Your suggestion is good. Let's go back to the Imperial Medical Office first."

Jiang Chong clasped his fists and said respectfully: "I obey your order!"

……

With a touch of excitement on his face, Jiang Chong went to his house in Chang'an City after getting off duty. Not long after, he went out for a banquet and came to a mansion.

A man in front of me had been waiting at the residence for a long time. When he saw Jiang Chong with an expectant look on his face, he asked, "Brother Jiang, how are you?"

Jiang Chong said: "Brother Jia, I have informed the crown prince of this strategy."

Jia Rang, a native of Handan, was Jiang Chong's good friend in Handan.

Jia Rang was very confident in his three strategies to control the Yellow River, and asked Jiang Chong: "How is it? Has the Crown Prince accepted my suggestion?"

He came all the way from Handan to Chang'an just to look for opportunities. When he heard that the crown prince needed water control talents, he came to Chang'an resolutely. It happened that his good friend Jiang Chong was an official in the Imperial Medical Office and could convey his water control ideas to Prince.

(End of this chapter)