The Jianhu project is indeed just the beginning of a huge plan.

Not even an appetizer, at best, is just a dish similar to melon seeds and peanuts at a banquet, as an opening statement.

After Zhang Yueqi was victorious, he immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue.

"Since the Yellow River broke through the gourd, the chasm rivers, gradually lack ......of water," Zhang Yue pointed to the middle of the sand table and said: "And Guanzhong relies on the chasm, which has a long history, last year, Guandong transferred 4.81 million stones of corn to Guanzhong, and 2.4 million stones of them were transferred from Xuzhou to Luo......

The Son of Heaven listened and nodded vigorously, and the ministers were all bowed.

Especially Liu Quyu, as a quasi-prime minister, he has been familiar with state affairs for almost a month.

Therefore, he knows very well that the fate of Guanzhong now is actually related to the transfer of grain from Kanto.

More than half of the grain in Guandong was transferred from Xuzhou, Qingzhou, and Yangzhou to Luoyang, and then transported into Guanzhong by the Cao River.

But the problem is that the gap built in the Spring and Autumn period has now gradually been silted.

This is the impact of the Yellow River burst gourd.

The Yellow River broke from the gourd, causing it to be diverted, and after the diversion, the chasm dug by relying on the old Yellow River ancient road immediately fell into an embarrassing situation of water shortage.

Although, since the fourth year of Yuan Feng, the state has continuously invested heavily in the renovation and repair of the chasm waterways.

However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the chasm canal is repaired every year, but there is a shortage of water every year.

Even, there are already several rivers that have completely dried up and can no longer be used.

This has brought serious disadvantages to the state in transshipment of grain.

The shortage of food in Guanzhong has lasted for 100 years.

And it is becoming more and more serious, and every year the food gap between Guanzhong and the outside world is expanding.

Because of the drought this summer, the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion have already told him that the food shortage in Guanzhong next year will be at least more than 5 million stones!

Therefore, for the chasm, he has lost countless hairs.

Now, hearing Zhang Yue talk about the gap, Liu Quyu immediately came to his senses.

Again, the generals were quiet.

For the Han army, they also hoped to expand the speed of the transfer of grain from the Kwantung region.

The more the merrier!

Because, the grain from the Kanto region entered Beijing, which could also support their conquest.

I listened to Zhang Yuedao: "The minister checked the records of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Lantai, and found that now, all the tributaries of the chasm are short of water, and there is still water in the Dubian River!" ”

"So, the ministers checked the local documents, the officials reported, and invited the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, so they had an idea......"

Zhang Yue lightly pointed to the Yellow River, Huai River and Bianhe River on the sand table, and said with a smile: "Lead Huai into Bian, from the mouth of the Huai River to the north, dig a canal to communicate with the Bianhe River, and help Huai River in the Bianhe River!" ”

The Son of Heaven listened and suddenly looked up.

He is very aware and clear about the divide.

In fact, the Han family's rectification of the gap began only after he sealed Mount Tai.

Before that, the Divide Water Conservancy had been abandoned for a hundred years.

The last time there was a large-scale renovation of the chasm dates back to the time of Qin Shi Huang.

And as the most famous canal in Zhuxia, it is even the chasm canal that is a witness to history.

Nowadays, it basically undertakes the main north-south water transportation link.

This huge canal was built during the reign of King Hui of Wei, and it was a great project that began after the Wei State annexed the Song Dynasty.

It takes Gudanshui as the main body, from the southeast of Mengzhuze to the Dangshan area and Peijun, opening up the connection between Gudanshui and Surabaya.

The upstream is a man-made canal, and the downstream is a naturally formed river.

Since its completion, the Divide has become the most important hub for north-south transportation.

He once connected Song, Zheng, Chen, Cai, Cao, Wei, and Ji, Ru, Huai, and Sihui, and played a vital role in the economic development of Wei and the Central Plains during the Warring States Period.

Chu and Han competed for hegemony, and Chu and Han were bounded by a chasm, giving birth to the idiom Chu River and Han boundary.

But today, the role of the chasm is becoming more and more impoverished.

The most direct reason is that after the Yellow River broke the gourd and the pavilion pottery, it was diverted, and its old course dried up, and without the water of the Yellow River, the chasm naturally dried up.

And Zhang Yue's proposal to divert Huai water into Bianbian is almost a stroke of genius!

It can even be called three birds with one stone!

After the Huaishui River enters the river, the gap will be rejuvenated, the water traffic between the north and the south will be smooth again, and the loss of grain transfer will be reduced by at least half!

More importantly, the diversion of Huai water into the river can also greatly relieve the pressure on the Huai River and reduce the flood disaster in various counties of Xuzhou.

Moreover, the amount of work is not large!

The investment is also relatively small!

Zhang Yue looked at the expression of the Son of Heaven, and then continued: "After the completion of this canal, it will immediately turn to the next stage, from Luoyang to the east, dig the canal, lead Luoshui into Bian, and at the same time, connect the water traffic between Xingyang and Luoyang, so that the connection between the Caoqu, Luoshui, and the chasm in Guanzhong will be opened!" ”

"From Xuzhou to Chang'an, a smooth road!"

This is also a project that only the Western Han Dynasty has the conditions to start construction!

Because, at this time, although the gap is scarce, it still exists.

The ancient course of the Yellow River was not completely blocked by silt, or even turned into land.

It is still a ready-made natural river channel that does not require engineering quantities.

All it takes is to build a canal to bring water from the Huaishui, Luoshui and Yellow River to the Bianhe River, and the forces of nature will automatically guide the river into the Chasm and Yellow River Trails.

Of course, this may still require wisdom and hard work of the people, and the spirit of hard work.

But compared with the Sui and Tang dynasties, the cost of Tongji Canal and Bianqu is much smaller.

After the completion of this project, the new canal, together with the old Gulf Canal and the Yellow River Ancient Road, may exceed the capacity of the Tongji Canal and the Bianqu Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties!

It is conservatively estimated that about 300,000 laborers can be completed in three to five years.

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And when Zhang Yue finished talking about this plan, the officials from Xuzhou and the two thousand stones, their eyes were green.

Also green, there are also noble officials and scholars from the Three Rivers region.

This is one of the most powerful forces in the Han family, and the only one who can compete with it is the Longyou general, the nobles of the Northern Military Meritorious Sect and the Hexi Military Generals.

No way, since ancient times, the confluence of three rivers is China!

Luoyang is second only to Chang'an where the world's elites are concentrated.

This is still now, 50 years ago, the liehou of Henan, Hedong and Hanoi counties accounted for one-third of the total number of liehou in the country.

What Pingyang Hou, Tiaohou, Jianghou, Kaifeng Hou, all gathered in these places.

The combination of these families can make even the ruling emperor jealous.

Even now, there are still dozens of marquis in the Sanhe region, hundreds of marquis of Guannei live, and it is also the hometown of hundreds of imperial 2,000 stones.

There are more than 200 generals above the rank of captain in the Han army, who are from Henan County, Hanoi County, and Hedong County.

And the project suggested by Zhang Yue made these people's blood run and their hearts felt pounding.

I really can't wait to raise my limbs immediately and shout: Father of Heaven, fix it, money and people are not a problem!

As for the hundreds of officials in Xuzhou, they are already eager to roll on the ground.

There is no way, the project depicted by Zhang Yue is really too ...... It's tempting!

Even if you don't understand geography, just thinking about it, if the chasm can be rejuvenated in the future, you are already trembling with excitement!

As for those who know geography, at this moment, their heartbeat has increased dramatically, their adrenaline secretion has accelerated by hundreds of times, and they almost have a myocardial infarction on the spot.

Even if they don't look at the sand table, they just imagine that future in their minds, and they are already crazy!

After the Huaishui, the Yellow River and Luoshui enter Bian, Luoyang will become the center and hub of everything.

And the counties along the way, all benefit!

The vast river water will be enough to irrigate thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, so that millions of hectares of land can get life-saving water.

In the face of such a brilliant prospect, the aristocratic generals of Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong have already flowed all over the place.

Whoever opposes such a project is their enemy.

Enemies with five million fathers and villagers in Henan, Hanoi and Hedong!

Especially against the 257,000 people in the city of Luoyang!

In particular, he will be the enemy of the thirty-eight marquis of Henan County, the fifty-four marquis of Guannei, and the one hundred and seventeen two thousand stones!

As a good son of the people of Henan, Taichang Qing Shang Qiu Cheng was the first to react, he exaggerated holding the jade frieze, and bowed to the head of Lieton: "Taichang Chen Qiu Cheng, worship Your Majesty again when you die, and weep blood to play: Please Your Majesty Jia Da Grace in the world, and the quasi-servant will be discussed!" ”

After Shang Qiu became a monk, hundreds of courtiers and nobles from the Sanhe region came out one after another to bow and say: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" May Your Majesty, have mercy on our loyal subjects, and thank you for this great kindness! ”

There is no way, the people of Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong are fanatical about water conservancy construction.

Even a brain-hole project like Sanmenxia, they can bite the bullet.

Not to mention the project that Zhang Yue said, it is obviously extremely feasible.

The chasm and the Yellow River Ancient Road are ready-made, and it only takes some time to dredge and complete, and they can be used immediately!

And once this project is completed, it will be more than just the chasm reinvigorated.

More importantly, this project will make Luoyang the economic center of the world.

The hub of north-south logistics, the intersection of eastern and western cultures!

Therefore, the minister of Henan County is really itching in his heart.

They know that if this project is rejected by the imperial court, they will return to their hometown in the future, what face will they have to meet their hometown fathers?

In case the local elders asked: "Ah, Duke XX, when you were an official in Chang'an, why did Zhang Zizhong, the servant, propose to lead Luoshui and Huaishui into Bian, but you didn't make any efforts to promote it, so that the fathers and elders still can't live in peace?" ”

Isn't that tantamount to self-isolation from your hometown fathers?

And in the Han Dynasty, even cool officials like Wang Wenshu, Xianxuan, and Yizong will be warm and affectionate when facing their own township party and hometown, just like a gentleman.

Even robbers and profiteers with pus on the soles of their feet and sores on their buttocks generally do not attack their own country party.

The ranger magnate with blood on his hands outside will even become a law-abiding scholar in his hometown.

As for the officials in Xuzhou, when they saw this situation, they immediately all came out and pleaded like cuckoos crying blood: "The same is true for the ministers!" May Your Majesty have mercy on the people of the six counties of Xuzhou and be extra kind! ”

There are also officials from Feng County, Pei County, who bowed their heads and said: "Xuzhou, Emperor Township!" Please be gracious to Your Majesty and enrich the people! ”

In the face of the pleas of the ministers, of course the Son of Heaven will not refuse, let alone mention this matter, even if these people do not ask, he will definitely do it!

The mere re-enactment of the chasm was enough to make him feel excited.

So, the Son of Heaven got up and said, "Zhongqing is so pleading, is it reasonable for me to be inaccurate?" ”

He turned his head to Zhang Anshi behind him and ordered: "Shang Shuling, under my order, immediately arrange it, and order Yousi to convene the world's river control masters and capable ministers to discuss Zhang Zizhong's proposal, come up with a plan as soon as possible, and prepare for construction as soon as possible!" ”

"No!" Zhang Anshi immediately received the order.

The aristocratic courtiers of Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong immediately smiled happily and shouted long live the Son of Heaven.

And the officials in Xuzhou, of course, are grateful and grateful!

This project not only plays a role in promoting the economic, agricultural and commercial development of the upstream Sanhe region.

For the six counties of Xuzhou, it is a savior-like existence!

Since the Yellow River broke the mouth of the pavilion, the Yellow River was diverted, these years, the turbulent Yellow River rubbed against the poor Huai River, every flood season, the people of the six counties of Xuzhou are as exciting as playing Russian roulette.

When the rain is a little heavier, the flood water can break through the levees.

Over the years, in order to control the Huai River, the counties of Xuzhou have paid an unknown price.

Unfortunately, this is just a soup to stop boiling.

However, once the passage of the Huai River and the Bianhe River is opened, the water of the Huai River will flow into the Bian.

Then, the pressure on the Huai River can be greatly reduced.

In particular, several counties in the lower reaches of the Huai River no longer have to worry about being flooded.

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Zhang Yue watched from the sidelines, quite proud in his heart.

This engineering plan was painstakingly conceived by him.

Combined with the Bianhe River control and Huaihe River control projects of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms in later generations, it was improved on the basis of the Tongji Canal of the Sui-Tang Grand Canal and the existing conditions.

It is a carrot that he took out and attracted the attention and support of the world.

It's almost impossible for anyone to object to this project!

Because, its support force is so huge that the Han family has almost no strength to fight against.

Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong are the regions where the Han economy and culture are second only to Guanzhong, and even surpass Guanzhong in many areas.

And Xuzhou, downstream, has the name of an imperial township.

Therefore, there is no need for Zhang Yue to advocate it, as long as he comes up with a plan, there will be countless people who bring their own dry food to support and shout.

In particular, in the world of public opinion, no matter whether it is the modern school of literature or the school of ancient literature, there will be no opposition.

What is particularly important is that because the interests of this matter are huge, therefore, in the face of interests, Zhang Yue has the confidence and bargaining chips to let the people of the world support his tunnel camp plan.

At the very least, the noble courtiers of the Three Rivers region will agree to cut their flesh and blood, and transfer part of the profits to the common people, so that the project can be completed as soon as possible!

And if the people of Henan, Hanoi, Hedong and Xuzhou all agreed, and were willing to cut their flesh for the sake of the township party, and the landlords of Qingzhou were strong and stubborn and refused to cede their interests, wouldn't that be self-isolation from the world?

Of course, to achieve this goal, Zhang Yue still needs a trust.