Chapter 18 Hebei Yingtian

It was proposed to camp in Hebei Province to relieve the food crisis in Beijing.

There were many people, including Emperor Taizong. But what really invested effort was the Ming Wanli period and the Qing Yongzheng period.

In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Zhenming began to govern the Hutuo River, but failed, and the trend of running Zhili that he set off ended with Xu Guangqi planting rice in Tianjin.

Because at that time, Da Ming couldn't take care of these anymore.

And Yongzheng made his thirteenth brother Prince Yi also in Yingtian, Hebei, this desperate thirteen Lang also died on the Hutuo River. But nature gave him a slap in the face, and the embankment that was repaired this year will collapse next year.

So much so that after Yongzheng passed away, this kind of business also died. In modern times, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang have taken over this problem. Defeated.

This may be the fearlessness of the ignorant. Zhu Qizhen didn't know that these historical celebrities had faced this problem. It's just that it's your own unique discovery, so you don't have to be afraid.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Cao Qing, I have decided that in the next few years, Hebei water conservancy should be the most important thing in the court, but Cao Qing is from Hebei and is familiar with the local conditions. ”

Cao Nai said: "It is important to divide the water. When the water potential is divided, the harm is shallow, and the water can also be diverted for the use of the people. This is often the case in the township. ”

Zhu Qizhen asked, "Does Ningjin have irrigation canals?" ”

Cao Nai said: "Yes, but not much, but the largest Baiquan Gate near the left side of Xingtai can only irrigate 10,000 hectares." ”

Zhu Qizhen muttered: "Ten thousand." ”

Cao Nai said: "Yes, there are thousands of acres. ”

The two of them said a word, but the meaning was very different.

Zhu Qizhen came from the later generations, in his impression, are there any fields that cannot be irrigated in the later generations? Perhaps, but he was not impressed, especially on the Great Plains of North China. Sitting on the train, you can't see the edge of the fields at a glance, all of which can be irrigated, that is, watered the land.

Many people feel that these things are normal. Everyone is used to it.

It's not like that.

It's only been a few decades since it became like this.

This is all due to the large-scale construction of water conservancy since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Turning forward a hundred years, the end of the Qing Dynasty was not like this.

In the orthodox years, a piece of land can be irrigated, which is probably a very proud thing in Cao Nai's opinion. It is the pride of my hometown.

And it's from Xingtai, not from Ning Jin.

What does this mean?

First of all, in Ningjin County, there is no large-scale watering of the fields, or even if there is, it is not as large as this one. In addition, the Baiquan Gate, which can irrigate thousands of hectares of mounds, is also very famous in the local area.

In Zhu Qizhen's view, this is a sadness that cannot be described in words.

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen thoroughly understood the thoughts of the Empress Dowager. Faced with this

The people's livelihood, such people, what kind of war are they fighting, and what army is stationed on the grassland? If the tile spur can be stopped, it is okay to give him hundreds of thousands of taels every year.

Compared to the livelihood of the people, a mere name is nothing.

It's just reality, and it doesn't change because Zhu Qizhen's mind changed.

Zhu Qizhen came back to his senses, and it was hard to say whether Cao Nai's strategy of dividing the water was good or bad. Just write it down for now. In the future, we will find a way to convene people who are proficient in water conservancy to discuss.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Is there anything else to pay attention to?" ”

Cao Nai took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, if you really want to rectify the water conservancy in Hebei, there is one thing that you have to think about, and that is the canal. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Canal? ”

Cao Nai said: "Exactly, the imperial court now relies on the canal line, and after the canal passes through Shandong, it depends on the Wei River and the water of the Zhanghe River, so the Ministry of Industry has long had a rule, that is, the Zhanghe River must not flow north, but must flow into the Wei River." ”

"That's it, but the water of the Zhanghe River, the people nearby are not allowed to use it, is it not that the grain of the people of Hebei is not food, and only the grain of the people in the south can be used by the Jingshi?"

"Not only in Hebei, but also near the Shandong Canal, even if it is a spring, it cannot be irrigated, and it must be used for locks."

"The people have suffered a lot, and the ministers dare not say anything about the rise and fall of the Caoyun, but if Your Majesty wants to consider the water conservancy in the north, the canal cannot but be considered."

Zhu Qizhen glanced at Cao Nai deeply. Most of the previous touches were gone.

If it weren't for Zhu Qizhen's strict secrecy, he would have suspected that Cao Nai had smelled something.

Because Cao Yun is so important.

How important is it, March will not come, the monarch and the ministers will be sad, and June will not come, and the people of the capital will cry bitterly. It is simply the transportation of the Ming Dynasty on this canal, the annual transportation of four million stone grain.

Therefore, the canal is also related to the pros and cons of the people along the river.

Why do no people from Shandong say that the canal is not good? Because the canal brought them too many business opportunities, the urban belt along the canal was an economically active area in the Ming Dynasty.

And why Cao Nai said.

Because the people of Beizhili bear its disadvantages and cannot benefit from it.

Cao Nai said that when there was a drought in Hebei, there was a shortage of agricultural water, and it was necessary to continuously supply water to the canal. Of course they don't want to.

It's just that if this is the case alone, Cao Nai will not easily say this thing in front of the emperor.

Cao Nai's estimation is that from some of Zhu Qizhen's measures, it can be seen that Zhu Qizhen is not very satisfied with Cao Yun. That's when it was mentioned.

And even if Cao Nai's words spread out, Cao Nai, while offending a group of people, will also be supported by a large number of people.

This group of people is from Hebei.

Before the Hebei people were on the political map of the Ming Dynasty, there was nothing to worry about.

But now Zhu Qizhen is under the edict of the emperor, the river

The political status of the North has greatly improved. Cao Nai's actions in front of Zhu Qizhen today spread out.

Cao Nai became the natural leader of the Hebei people.

Although the power of the Hebei people is not strong now, the political treatment given by Zhu Qizhen remains unchanged, and sooner or later it will occupy a place on the political map of the Ming Dynasty.

However, Zhu Qizhen is also happy to see this happen. He secretly said in his heart: "I never thought that in the cabinet, the one who really cooperated with me the most tacit is probably this Cao Nai." ”

I've said it before.

Anyone who becomes a minister in the cabinet, even if he is a bigwig, will not be someone else's echo worm. Don't say anything else, just look at it now Cao Nai can see it.

Although Cao Nai was brought into the cabinet by Yang Shiqi. But now there is already an idea of setting up a different mountain.

And the union of each person is, first of all, the agreement of political views.

For example, the Hebei governance project promoted by Zhu Qizhen, in fact, even Wang Zhi, who was promoted into the cabinet by Zhu Qizhen, did not support it much.

Otherwise, Wang Zhi would not have discussed financial issues with Zhu Qizhen. Although there were some things that were not said, Zhu Qizhen also understood.

Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu are even more obedient to Zhu Qizhen and are obeying the Ming Emperor. Otherwise, more than half a month has passed now, except for the Lugou River project that has been finalized long ago, and some projects in Beijing, other water conservancy projects in Hebei Province, even the exploration is also done by people in the palace.

Cao Nai's desire to change the status quo in Hebei is urgent.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Cao Qing said is extremely true, but this matter is very important. This year is busy, and it's not too late to discuss after this while. ”

Cao Nai's heart moved, and he almost automatically replaced Zhu Qizhen's sentence with another sentence, that is: "Let it go." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Qing is from Hebei, and now Hebei's water control plan has not yet been finalized, so Qing has to bother a lot in it." Qing can write the management strategy of Hutuo River, Fuyang River, Zhanghe River, Wei River, Lugou River, Luan River, and Canal into a charter, and I will wait to see Qing's masterpiece. ”

Cao Nai said: "The minister will definitely be crushed to pieces, and he will also help His Majesty complete the great cause of water control." ”

Cao Nai's sentence is not adulterated at all.

The reason is very simple, the ancients valued nostalgia the most, as long as he can do this thing well. Then if he dies, he will Ning Jin Cao's family, and he will also become a famous family in Hebei, and this fame is enough for the Cao family to eat for several lifetimes.

It is like the water conservancy built by the Qian family of the king of Wuyue in the south of the Yangtze River, which laid a very solid foundation for the Qian family to become a thousand-year-old famous family. Whether it's for public or private. Cao Nai's dedication to the slightest bit of unwillingness is unreasonable.

Just looking at Cao Nai's appearance, Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt a little distressed about his money bag.

He had a hunch.

He had a hunch that there was a lot of silver in the inner treasury, and he was afraid that he would have to say goodbye to him. He probably underestimated the cost of water control. Especially in this year when the imperial court was not rich.