Chapter 379: Flooding of the Yangtze River
Longshouyuan Palace, the foundation has already been laid, but the theme construction, the materials have long been prepared, but the manpower has not been enough, and now Chang'an has entered the end of the transformation, and a large number of craftsmen have been transferred over.
The palace is growing at a rate that is visible every day, and a large number of steel structures are used, plus glass, and the shape is erected very quickly, and as for the interior, it is also mostly made of masonry, cement, and everything is mainly atmospheric, and as for the magnificence, it is wood to increase.
Precious wood makes all kinds of exquisite furniture, fur sofas, seats, and side halls are also decorated with bronze, gold and silver furnishings, animal bones, and feathers from various countries, which are full of exotic style.
The floor heating laid by copper pipes makes the palace group on the mountain warm like spring at any time, and the strange flowers and plants, strange rocks and trees, corals of the South Seas, and jade of the Pi country make various shapes, and they are beautiful under the illumination of countless glass.
The outside of the wall is full of beautiful wall tiles, smooth and delicate, and the inside of the wall is a large number of mirrors, so that you can see yourself from all directions, making the space appear more huge, and the ornaments also become elegant and beautiful under the reflection.
In the new urban area at the foot of Longshouyuan Mountain, a huge playground was quickly established, with nearly 1,000 different and identical amusement facilities, covering an area of 200 acres, which can ensure that 10,000 people visit at the same time without being too crowded.
The zoo and botanical garden next door, all kinds of animals and plants from all over the world are constantly being transported, and although it is not completely ready, you can barely visit it.
On the side of the new city, a new station, three roads, a conventional pedestrian carriage cement road, a stone railway, a stone car road, now there is only one Li Shimin and his wife, which is also their special, of course, it is not said that it is for the queen, and there will be more cars in the future, everyone can use it.
As for why the stone is used, it is also convenient to maintain, the tracked car does not have such a strong road to let it crush, the stone is the most convenient, and it is broken and piled up.
The train is to facilitate the travel from the new city to the old city, the station of Chang'an City is built in a corner outside the city, and the city wall is opened to a city gate, which is specially provided for pedestrians to enter and exit, nearly 20 miles, and a copper plate can sit unilaterally.
There was no major war, Li Shimin spent more energy on internal affairs, and I don't know what he thought, he thought that Li Chengqian had studied for many years and had sufficient knowledge, so he asked him to go to Yueyang to govern for three years to see how capable he was.
At the same time, Li Tian and Fang Yiai were arranged as guards, Du He, Li Chongyi, Changsun Lian, Changsun Jun, (the second and third eldest of Changsun Wuji) Gao Zhixing, Gao Zhixing, (Gao Shilian's eldest and second) did not go to govern Yuezhou.
At this time, Yuezhou, the population is sparse, because of the island Jun Mountain in the Dongting Lake and the world is famous, "Historical Records of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" contains: the first emperor 28 years (219 BC) south tour Hengyue, because of the wind blocking Jun Mountain, the two concubines of the Xiangshan God were forgiven, so the ochre tree burned the mountain.
The two concubines of the mountain god here, referring to the two concubines of Emperor Shun (Empress Nuying), legend has it, after Emperor Shun reigned for 39 years, he had to inspect the Yangtze River, unfortunately died in the wilderness of Cangwu, and was buried on Jiuzhi Mountain. When the two ladies heard the bad news, they went to the south together to find King Shun. The two daughters were on the edge of the Xiangjiang River, looking at Jiuzhi Mountain in pain, and their tears were sprinkled on the bamboo, and the bamboo was hung with speckled tear stains, and became the "spotted bamboo" in the south, and the "spotted bamboo" was also called Xiangfei bamboo. Shun died, and Empress E's daughter Ying was in pain, so she jumped into the choppy Xiangjiang River and turned into the goddess of Xiangjiang, known as Xiangjun (Shun), Xiang Concubine or Xiang Lady.
The Chu people mourned, renamed Dongting Mountain as Jun Mountain, and built a tomb for them on the mountain to bury, build a temple to worship, Qu Yuan's "Lisao" in the "Xiang Jun", "Xiang Lady" chapter is to record this matter.
There is also a legend that Junshan is the place where Lao Tzu Li Er retreats to alchemy, so it is called Junshan.
Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty and respected Lao Tzu as the ancestor, and one of the purposes of Li Shimin to let Li Chengqian come to Yuezhou was to build a temple for Lao Tzu in Junshan for sacrifice.
The second purpose is that the flooding of Yunmengze is becoming more and more serious, and the entire Yunmengze is nearly 700 miles (the size of this time) in the summer and autumn rainy season, and the nearby prefectures and counties are often threatened by floods.
Li Chengqian came to tidy up the river and control the floods.
Li Shimin allowed him to find someone to guide him, and the materials were at his disposal, but the entourage was the young people who arranged it, and if he still wanted help, it could only be young people, and the older generation was not allowed to help.
Li Chengqian summoned the staff of the East Palace and discussed it for several days, but he couldn't get the essentials, and then the eldest grandson reminded him that he remembered Feng Daiwen, who was still busy outside the city, and came to ask for advice overnight.
"The main reason for this Yunmengze flood is that the upstream has washed down the sediment and raised the bottom of the lake, while the downstream flood discharge capacity is limited!" Feng Daiwen looked at the map and said, he thought that the land that had begun and continued to the future generations was to use the land that raised the lake level and transformed it into a field, further squeezing the lake surface.
"My brother-in-law said it so well, he explained the reason at once, and others will only talk about widening the downstream river, but not about the effect, at most it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause." Li Chengqian high-fived happily and exclaimed.
"I wonder if my brother-in-law has a solution?" Then Li Chengqian asked again.
"The prince is wise and can see the facts clearly!" Feng Daiwen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
As for Li Chengqian, it can be seen that expanding the downstream is only a symptom but not a root cause, Feng Daiwen thinks that it is already very valuable, and ordinary people have no way to implement it immediately, and they will consider the future impact.
"As for the method, if you want to completely control it, you must consider many aspects, the prince can remember that the year before last, the Holy Decree that trees on both sides of the Yellow River should not be cut down, and violators will be severely punished, and a lot of coolies will be arranged to plant trees and afforestation, and let the nearby people relocate a lot." Feng Daiwen didn't say anything directly, and asked.
Li Chengqian recalled and said: "I remember that a water conservancy supervisor of the Ministry of Industry reported that after three years of governance, the Yellow River is no longer as heavy as before. ”
"Yes, this must be carried out, whether it is the Yellow River or the Yangtze River basin, we must pay attention to soil erosion, plant a large number of trees, and relocate the people, which is why in recent years to the border passes, the newly occupied areas to relocate the people along the Yellow River.
The Yangtze River must also be carried out in this way in order to cure the root cause, otherwise no matter how the river is built, it is only for the present, and the relocation of the people, afforestation, is a century-old plan, a thousand years of benefits. Feng Daiwen pointed to the map and explained, and used a sand table to simulate soil erosion, and the effect was intuitive and clear.
"Brother-in-law has a long-term vision, Cheng Qian admires, I will write to my father and the emperor, carry out here, and then maintain the upstream and downstream rivers, what do you think? But there are other ways to do it together. After Li Chengqian saw the sand table simulation, he thought about it again, looked at Feng Daiwen with admiration and said
(End of chapter)