Chapter 169: The Water Situation of the Lugou River

Li Cheng came out and said, "The minister is ashamed. Lugou River work, the minister has participated in it many times, but the Lugou River is different from the ordinary river, when the Han and Jin dynasties, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the Lugou River was originally a diffuse, and now the cultivated land is more and more, encroaching on the river, and since the establishment of the capital of the Jin Yuan, the wood of the West Mountain is cut down, the heavy rain is down, and the sediment is under the equipment, so no matter what kind of river, it will not take a few years, it will raise the riverbed. And it rains in the north, but only in autumn. ”

"The Lugou River is too seasonal, it doesn't rain, the Lugou River is obviously enough, and when it rains, the water level surges, and it can't be suppressed, only to protect the Beijing division and discharge the flood."

"This is also the reason why the imperial court has built the embankment of the Lugou River many times, but it can't last long."

"Okay." Zhu Qizhen said: "Since there is a problem, we will solve it one by one." When Taizong, the imperial court had a ban on cutting down the wood of the West Mountain, and today it was reiterated that the capital advocated the use of coal, and once again reiterated that the wood of the West Mountain was not allowed. ”

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yang Shiqi and said, "What does Mr. think?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. ”

If there is no large-scale mining of the Mentougou coal mine. Yang Shiqi was sure to refute.

After all, Beijing is a large city with millions of residents, and the firewood used is just needed, and the imperial court can't let people cook without fire. This kind of impersonal prohibition, no matter how powerful the emperor is, cannot be enforced.

Emperor Taizong's authority cannot be said to be unpopular, and no one in the court dares to disobey Emperor Taizong, but Emperor Taizong's ban on Xishan is still over.

After all, people always have to eat.

But the situation has changed.

In the tenth year of Xuande, Zhu Qizhen set up a coal supervisor in Mentougou, although things were repeated. Cao Jixiang was also impeached for doing too much.

But the coal supervisor has finally survived.

It's just that the palace wants to maintain a monopoly on the Mentougou coal mine, but it is impossible.

The Mentougou Coal Supervisor has also become two parts.

Part of it is the coal yard. Direct supply to the coal yard in the palace. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the Imperial Salary Division. The other part is to set up a card to collect taxes on the road from Mentougou to the capital, with one penny per 10,000 catties.

Although Gongzhong gave up control of the Mentougou Coal Mine, it did not mean that the Gongzhong Coal Yard was not sold out. The Gongzhong Coal Yard is still the largest of the nearly 200 coal yards.

Yes, from the tenth year of Xuande to the fourth year of orthodoxy. The scale of the Mentougou coal mine has swelled.

Not to mention anything else, Zhu Qizhen has seen the account books in the palace, from Xuande for ten years, the annual tax of 1,000 taels has now entered the 10,000 taels level.

Although this year, because of the disaster relief, a large amount of coal was distributed, and it is estimated that not only will it not make money, but it will also lose money.

But in the three years of orthodoxy, there are already 17,000 taels.

Zhu Qizhen also understands that this kind of growth is definitely not the limit, and it will not grow to 100,000 taels in the future

Impossible.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen now holds more than 30 million taels of silver in the inner treasury, and he doesn't look at it for 100,000 years a year. But Zhu Qizhen saw the potential in it.

After all, coal and iron were the foundation of the Industrial Revolution.

Yang Shiqi may not have imagined that Zhu Qizhen thought so deeply, but he also knew Zhu Qizhen's idea of killing two birds with one stone.

It is true that there is a need to prevent sediment in the Lugou River, but it is even more important to use administrative means to increase the income of the Mentougou Coal Supervisor.

It's just that Yang Shiqi inevitably muttered in his heart, and said secretly: "Why did the emperor get into the eyes of money wholeheartedly, this is not good." ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is also not urgent." Li Cheng said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "For the complete control of the Lugou River, does the Ministry of Industry have a plan? ”

Li Cheng didn't know what to say for a while, knelt down, and said, "The minister is incompetent, and he can't share his worries for His Majesty." ”

Li Cheng thought about it, he didn't want to say this, but he didn't dare to say that there was any way to eradicate it, after all, the complexity of the water situation of the Lugou River, he lowered his head today and said no, although he had to eat the head of the row, and even had to be demoted, but he admitted that if he couldn't do it, when the Lugou River broke the embankment again, even if he was gone, his descendants would suffer.

He also has a lot of ideas in his heart, but the best way is to think that the embankment of the Lugou River can support it for ten years at most, and after ten years, it will depend on luck.

Good luck. The rain is not heavy, and it can be saved. But once the rain is heavy, the levee will burst out of 10%.

If the emperor is old. You won't live for ten years.

There is still a possibility that this matter will not be pursued.

But the emperor is only a teenager, and the spring and autumn will be prosperous in the future. Even if it's twenty or thirty years, you can still live.

At this time, Li Cheng also dared to take risks.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Li Qing, get up, you don't have a plan, but there is a plan in the palace." ”

As soon as Zhu Qizhen said this, the eyes of the people below were on Mu Jing, and many people knew about Mu Jing, the old eunuch.

However, it was not Mu Jing who came out to explain. It's Nguyen An.

Ruan An saluted the emperor, and then saluted the ministers, saying: "What the Ministry of Industry Shangshu said is true, but there is one thing missing, that is, the Lugou River does not flow smoothly into the sea, which is also a very important reason. ”

"The Lugou River flows into the Triangle Lake, and the Triangle Lake is a wetland swamp with a radius of hundreds of miles, which seems to accommodate the continuous inflow of large waters, but in fact, its capacity is also limited."

"At first, it can be accommodated, but later, there is a risk of backfilling."

"This is not only the Lugou River, but many rivers in Zhili have such risks."

Zhu Qizhen didn't speak. Just looking at the people below.

Hearing the news for the first time, Zhu Qizhen was also surprised. He even thought that after more than a month of heavy rain, the flood water actually rushed up from downstream.

It's strange that the embankment can hold up.

However, this is not the first time I have heard of this plan.

Before this conference, Zhu Qizhen had already had a small meeting with Ruan An and Mu Jing. This governance plan in the palace, although it was perfected by Ruan An and Mu Jingti.

But many concepts were put forward by Zhu Qizhen.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen didn't know that such a thing as river backfilling was never uncommon in Hebei. Even in the Hereafter. Especially in the Haihe River Basin.

Ruan An said: "Therefore, if you want to seek Lugou He'an, you have to govern the triangle, and if you want to govern the triangle, you have to govern the canal." ”

As soon as Yang Shiqi heard this, the whole person became serious.

Lugou Bridge is important or not.

Important, after all, it is a direct threat to the people near Beijing.

But no matter how important the Lugou River is, it is not as important as the canal.

The canal is the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty, and this cannot be questioned.

If the emperor just wants to govern the Lugou River, he wants to make contributions to it. Sit firmly on the throne. Yang Shiqi will naturally support, not only support, but spare no effort.

After all, for Yang Shiqi, an authoritative emperor is the cornerstone of the stability of the Ming Dynasty. The so-called country depends on Changjun. But the canal is too much to do. Yang Shiqi couldn't let Zhu Qizhen mess around.

Because there's going to be a big mess.

There are many lakes in Hebei, but most of the lakes near the canal have an important function, which is to replenish the canal. Even in many places in Shandong, irrigation is not allowed for spring water and well water near the canal, and preparations must be made for the canal's water replenishment.

To the southeast of the triangle, there is Tianjin, and Tianjin is an important node on the canal. The North Canal is used as a channel for the Wei River. Completely bypassed the triangle lake and arrived in Tongzhou.

In other words, there is no connection between the triangle and the canal. Today's Lugou River is an inland river.

Although Yang Shiqi hadn't heard Ruan An's plan yet, he instinctively thought that Ruan An wanted to introduce the triangle lake into the Wei River system.

Yang Shiqi immediately rejected this idea in his heart.

The reason is simple.

The Weihe River cannot support such a huge amount of water.

Even if it flows into the Wei River, it will not solve the fundamental problem, and even cause the water situation of the canal to be unstable.

Again, he couldn't allow that.

Yang Shiqi cheered up and listened to them. It's just that he never thought of it. The plan in the palace is much bigger than Yang Shiqi imagined.

"Haihe River Plan." Zhu Qizhen said secretly in his heart.

This is Zhu Qizhen's naming of this plan, after all, he has known the Haihe River Basin since elementary school geography. Now, in the face of such a complex situation in Hebei's water system, Zhu Qizhen naturally remembered to copy the situation in later generations.

Because now that he thinks about it, it seems that the Haihe River is not a naturally formed river.