The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 566: Was flood control a success? Was flood control a failure?
On the canopy.

The perspective is pushed to Shandong.

The Yellow River overflowed and poured into the river.

……

[May of the second year of the Hongzhi reign, 1489 AD.]

[The Yellow River burst its banks in Kaifeng, and part of the floodwater flowed into the Grand Canal near Zhangqiu Town in Liaocheng, Shandong.]

【Take the Huai River and enter the sea.】

……

The river was high and turbulent.

The docks of bustling towns were flooded.

Only a corner of the green tiles on the roof occasionally appeared among the waves.

……

[The canal near Zhangqiu Town, Liao Dynasty, "Zhangqiu Canal", was an important transfer point on the Grand Canal at that time and was very prosperous. 】

[Because of concerns about the impact on the safety of canal shipping, Zhu Youtang appointed Bai Ang, the Minister of Revenue, to manage it. ]

[Bai Ang spent three years, working with local governors and other officials, and mobilized 250,000 people.]

[Thirty-six breaches were blocked, and a total of 700-li Yangwu dike was built in the Yellow River section near Zhangqiu.]

[Dredge the ancient Suihe River (Bianhe River) in Suzhou, divert the Yellow River into the Sishui River, and then into the sea via the Huaihe River. ]

[Construct and dredge more than ten Yue Rivers to disperse the water. ]

【Thus, the Yellow River flows through the Sishui River and the Huai River and into the sea, and the management is complete. 】

【Zhu Youtang appointed Bai Ang as the Prince's Guardian and promoted him to the position of Imperial Censor. 】

[In July of the fifth year of the Hongzhi reign in 1492, the Yellow River broke its banks at Zhangqiu.]

[The breach occurred at the section that Bai Ang spent three years repairing.]

【The Zhangqiu Canal was flooded again.】

[In June of the sixth year of the Hongzhi reign in 1493, the river continued to burst near Zhangqiu, and the river water surged, and burst again on the east bank of the Zhangqiu Canal.]

[“Take the Wen River and flow into the sea, Zhang Qiu is so vast that it fills the sky.”]

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji looked at the river in the sky.

He gestured the distance on the map again.

"its not right……"

"Shouldn't it?"

Li Longji pointed to the Yellow River at the border of Henan and Shandong and said to Li Mi:

"How can this river divert from the Huai River to the sea? There is a large area of ​​Shandong in between!"

"Can it fly south to the Huai River?"

Li Mi twirled his beard and stared at the map.

"The river certainly can't run to the Huai River on its own."

"But your majesty, the river can be destroyed and flow south to the plains, taking the Huai River into the sea."

Li Longji didn't understand at first and blinked twice.

"River breach?!"

Li Mi looked at the map and said sincerely:

"This is not something the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty could do."

"I guess it was done by the people of Southern Song Dynasty."

Li Longji touched his forehead, unable to believe it.

"You mean... in order to prevent the threat of northern cavalry, the Southern Song Dynasty breached the Shandong River?!"

Li Mi twirled his beard and nodded.

Li Longji stared at the map blankly.

I have even abandoned the capital and fled, and I have never thought of breaking the river to protect the south...

But... he thought about the character of the Song Dynasty emperor and the court style.

It can really be done!
……

【It took 250,000 people over three years to achieve this result.】

[Bai Ang was a famous honest official. We can assume that he did not commit corruption, but it is certain that he committed dereliction of duty.]

[But Bai Ang was not in any trouble, and was even promoted from the position of Chief Censor to the Minister of Justice.]

[In February of the seventh year of Hongzhi in 1494 AD, the Yellow River broke through again at Zhangqiu.

[Zhu Youtang sent out his most trusted Liu Daxia.]

[This most famous wise and upright official during the Hongzhi period took a year and mobilized 150,000 people.]

【The strategy of controlling the flow of water from the north and diverting it to the south to flow into the Huai River was adopted. The Jialu River and other river channels were dredged, and the Yellow River was diverted along the Yingshui River, Wohe River and Guixu Old Course to flow into the Huai River and into the sea.】

[At the same time, a 360-li Taihang dike was built on the north bank of the Yellow River from Zaocheng (Yanjin) to Yucheng (Shangqiu) to prevent the Yellow River from bursting to the north.]

[After completing the repairs, he returned to the capital and was named the Prince's Guardian.]

【Only one year later, in the ninth year of the Hongzhi reign (1496), it was still in that area.】

[“The Yellow River bursts its banks in four counties, including Zhongmou, Lanyang, Yifeng and Kaocheng in Henan Province”]

[Just before Liu Daxia's governance, the Yellow River flooded in June of the sixth year of Hongzhi.]

[“Summer taxes in the three counties of Lanyang, Yifeng and Kaocheng in Henan Province were exempted due to the flood of the Yellow River”]

[The counties that suffered disasters are all the same. They have not changed.]

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Di's face turned blue.

He now wished he could rush over and kill Zhu Youtang!

“To control water, we need people who specialize in water control!”

"Who are these people you are using?!"

"A bunch of intellectuals who can only talk, do they know how to control floods?"

"You are using the wrong person, you are so stupid!"

Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Gaoxu who was folding his arms and sneering, and then looked at Zhu Zhanji who was in a trance.

He sighed secretly, took a step forward and said:

"Dad, we have to prepare for a rainy day."

Zhu Di didn't want to play dumb with him, so he just waved his hand and shouted:

"Just say what you want to say! Don't hesitate."

Zhu Gaochi took a step forward and whispered:
"Dad, in the third year of Jianyan, Du Chong opened the river to stop the Jin army, and the Yellow River swept across the Huaihe Plain to flow into the sea."

"When the Huai River was diverted to the sea, the Yellow River was seriously silted up, and the new river course was quickly raised. The plain to the north, where the original Yellow River course was located, was at a lower altitude."

"That's why the Yellow River always flows into the sea from the north."

"After more than a hundred years of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yellow River flooded northward and formed two major tributaries, the northern tributary flowing through Henan and entering the sea from Shandong, while the southern tributary continued along the route of the Huai River flowing into the sea."

"The Yellow River flood that Zhu Youtang faced was the breach of the northern line."

Zhu Gaochi had a serious look on his fat face, and Zhu Di also became serious.

"Zhu Youtang's intention is very clear, which is to resolve the threat posed by the northern route to the Grand Canal shipping."

"Because the Grand Canal is the main route for transporting grain from the south to Beijing, it must be protected."

"Just looking at this river management idea, you can understand why Bai Ang and Liu Daxia both stick to the same direction in their management ideas."

"Block the northern route and defend the Zhangqiu Canal."

"At the same time, dredge the southern line and let the Yellow River flow as south as possible, taking the route of taking the Huai River into the sea." Zhu Di understood.

After all, he was born and raised in Nanjing.

The biggest problem with this plan is that the southern river channel is higher than the northern river channel!

No matter how hard they tried to block water and build dams on the northern line, and dig ditches and dredge the river on the southern line.

It's useless!
Whenever there is a flood, the Yellow River will definitely take the northern route!

The harder you block it, the higher the water will rise!

The greater the destructive power after the destruction!
Therefore, canal transportation will still be interrupted during floods.

Until finally, the Yellow River was forced to change its course...

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi with a serious face.

"Indeed, it is better to unblock than to block."

"It is very stupid to try to block the water in low-lying areas and let it flow to high-lying areas."

“We should still vigorously dredge the northern rivers to leave enough space for floodwaters to enter the sea.”

"So, let's talk about it. We've come to this point in such a long circle."

"What are your plans?"

Zhu Gaochi smiled and bowed to Zhu Di, saying:

"I ask father to send the second son to the north to repair the Yellow River."

Zhu Di, with a stern face, was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Zhu Gaochi's sincere face.

"Boss..."

Zhu Di patted his shoulder silently.

Then he turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu beside him.

"come over!"

Zhu Gaoxu turned around reluctantly.

Zhu Di raised his head slightly, glanced at him, and said coldly:
"Kneel down."

Zhu Gaoxu knelt down immediately.

Zhu Di pointed at Zhu Gaochi.

"Knock to your elder brother."

Zhu Gaoxu widened his eyes and pointed at himself.

"I!"

Then he pointed to Zhu Gaochi.

"Knock him?! Isn't he afraid of shortening his life?"

Zhu Di looked at him coldly.

Zhu Gaoxu felt aggrieved, and he looked at his backers.

Empress Xu also heard the conversation between Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, and she nodded to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.

The backer ran away!

"knock!"

Zhu Di shouted impatiently:
Zhu Gaoxu reluctantly moved towards Zhu Gaochi and kowtowed.

"Brother, may you live a long life!"

Zhu Gaochi put his hands in his sleeves, smiled and said nothing.

Zhu Di looked at the reluctant Zhu Gaoxu and said calmly:

"You will leave Beijing tomorrow."

Zhu Gaoxu was about to refute.

Zhu Di looked at him and said quietly:
"Go to Shandong to tame the Yellow River."

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.

"Me? To tame the Yellow River?!"

Zhu Di had a blank expression, Empress Xu smiled, and Zhu Gaochi nodded.

Zhu Gaochi felt indignant when he saw the three people opposite him looking like a family.

But a sudden inspiration came to him, and he suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Gaoxu's resentment was immediately replaced by enlightenment.

He looked at the "family of three" again

There was guilt and relief in Zhu Di's eyes.

There was reluctance and encouragement in Empress Xu's eyes.

Zhu Gaochi...

It is a blessing...and peace of mind...

Zhu Gaoxu was silent.

He took a deep look at his elder brother whom he had always looked down upon.

"Boom!"

Knock down with one head.

Get up.

Flirting.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother."

"I am leaving."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and strode away.

He paused when he passed Zhu Zhanji again.

"My nephew, do a good job."

"Learn more from your father."

After saying this, he walked out of the garden regardless of Zhu Zhanji's confused look.

Empress Xu held Zhu Di's hand.

Zhu Di lowered his head.

One tear after another.

Wet the hem.

……

[What is the final result of the Yellow River management? ]

[In 1498, the th year of the Hongzhi reign, the Yellow River burst again near Kaifeng and Shangqiu in Henan, blocking the grain transport.]

[In 1502, the th year of the Hongzhi reign, the Yellow River in Yanzhou, Shandong, broke its banks again, and many counties including Xuzhou, Xiaoxian, Peixian, Shanxian, and Fengxian were flooded.]

[In the same year, Kaifeng and Shangqiu were flooded again.]

[1505 AD, the th year of the Hongzhi reign]

【The Yellow River changed its course.】

[“The Yellow River suddenly moved northward for 300 miles, to Xiaohekou in Suqian, and flowed into the Caohe River.”]

[This diversion lasted for five years. It moved 420 miles northward before it stabilized.]

……

{Neither the emperor nor the ministers can escape responsibility for this mess.}
{“When the transport ship arrives, we must ensure that the grain is transported smoothly and not overdue. Once the grain is transported smoothly, we can trace the source of the river and make a long-term plan.” This is what Zhu Youtang said to Liu Daxia.}
{Translation means, no matter what, you must first secure the grain transport for me this spring, and don’t delay the date. Once you secure it, we can consider long-term issues later.}
{When he said this it was February, two months before the end of spring. This actually forced the people below to make quick decisions.}
{And Liu Daxia is just a name in name only.}
{When Zhu Youtang sent Liu Daxia to control the Yellow River, the court discussed that four points must be achieved to control the Yellow River well.}
{The first is to dredge the river, the second is to block the fortress, the third is to use "upright people", and the fourth is "long-term tenure". The person in charge of managing the Yellow River must serve for a long time. }
{The first three points are basically nonsense, only the fourth point has some practical significance, which means that Liu Daxia should stay on the front line of the Yellow River management for a long time.}
{Zhu Youtang thought the suggestion was very good and forwarded it to Liu Daxia. Liu Daxia responded quickly, fully agreeing with the first three points, but he didn't mention the fourth point at all as if he had eaten it.}
{After working hastily for a year, Liu Daxia announced that his governance was successful and returned to Beijing to receive a promotion and reward.}
{This is the "upright man" of the Ming Dynasty}
｛Although Zhu Youtang urged him to quickly save the canal transportation, he also said that after the canal transportation was saved, he should seriously consider "long-term plans."｝
{It takes long-term or even lifelong learning and practice to properly manage the Yellow River. Liu Daxia would understand this.}
{He may not like money, but he certainly likes higher power. As for dedicating himself to the country's Yellow River management cause, a "gentleman" is not a "mud-legged man"}
(End of this chapter)