Dayu worked hard for thirteen years, and finally succeeded in controlling the water, and he was officially the Son of Heaven three years after the death of Emperor Shun. Then, Dayu divided the ministers of the court and the central government, and after dividing the princes, the ministers also went to their respective fiefs.

However, when Emperor Yu was retreating, he saw Hebo Feng Yi and the great god Zhuhai still kneeling there with big eyes and staring at each other. At this time, Di Yu slapped his thigh, and suddenly thought that he had forgotten about them.

Dayu apologized and said; "Oooh! Look at my memory, I have forgotten my promise, and now that the work of controlling the water is complete, I should allow you both to go home. ”

Feng Yi said: "Master, the ministers have all been knighted and returned to their respective places, I have no other luxury, I have been out for so many years, and I should have gone back to have a look, I am afraid that Concubine Mi is still waiting for me to go back to reunite in Luoshui." ”

Dayu knew that he was ashamed, so he said to them: "Feng Yi and Zhuhai, you two are my great heroes, I should really thank you!" I have been controlling the water for thirteen years, thanks to the great help of both of you. It's just that over the years, you have suffered a lot with me, but I don't have any position to reward you. For that, I feel ashamed of you. ”

Zhuhai said: "Master, it is endless fun to be able to follow Dayu into the world." I have nothing to regret, but I have to thank my master for his appreciation. ”

Dayu said again: "It seems that only after I return to heaven, can I go to Emperor Fuxi and Nuwa Niangniang to ask for rewards for the two of you." Now you two should go back and rest first, and we'll have a date in the future. ”

Although Dayu said that he let them go, he was also a little reluctant in his heart. Feng Yi and Zhuhai want to follow Dayu for many years, and they have also established a deep friendship. At this time, seeing Dayu urging them to go, they had tears in their eyes, and they didn't want to leave there.

Dayu saw that Feng Yi was still there, so he went to pull him and asked him to go home to visit Concubine Mi. But when he got closer, the nine-square grid on Feng Yi's turtle's back reflected in Dayu's eyes, and Dayu seemed to remember something.

Dayu thought for a while and said, "Hey, that's it, if you two really don't want to go, you can help me again." ”

Feng Yi and Zhuhai both widened their eyes and asked, "Is there something for Emperor Yu to do?" ”

Di Yu smiled and said: "Just now I saw the Hetu Luo Book on the back of the Hebo Turtle, which is clearly a complete nine-square grid." The shape of this nine-square grid corresponds to the general appearance of our Chinese Great Xia Kingdom. Why don't we divide the entire land of China into nine large states, so that we can effectively manage the people of the world. ”

Feng Yi said: "Master, that is to say, do you want to transform the Great Xia Kingdom into nine great states according to the shape of the Nine Palaces?" ”

Dayu said: "Yes, since we have followed the five elements of the Hetuluo book, 'man law earth, earth law sky, heaven law Tao', and we have also managed the flood of the world." Wouldn't it be better for us to plan our land resources and human environment in accordance with the principles of humanity and heaven? In this way, we will be able to better govern our country and our people. ”

After Dayu was inspired by the Hetu Luo book, he felt that according to the different situations in various places, and then according to the amount of resources in each region, let them pay taxes to the state to ensure the normal operation of state institutions.

Therefore, Emperor Yu quickly contacted the chiefs of various tribes to come to the capital, and they wanted to discuss the gradual improvement of the construction of political power at all levels. At the meeting of the ministers held by Emperor Yu, he asked the ministers to express their opinions and speak one after another.

Gao Tao proposed: "Emperor Yu, since the establishment of Great Xia, we have finally decided the world. For the time being, while the old contradictions have been resolved, new problems have emerged. This new problem is the chaos between countries caused by the unclear geographical boundaries between the subject countries and the inaccurate belonging of the people. ”

Di Yu nodded and said: "Gaotao, you mentioned this problem, and we are currently trying to solve such a contradiction." Which minister still has a high opinion? You may as well speak up for everyone to hear. ”

Bo Yi said: "Emperor Yu, in view of the current situation, I think it is necessary for us to delineate the boundary between the states and counties of the world clearly. This would not only resolve territorial disputes between subject states, but also strengthen the effective governance of the central empire over the smaller states to which it depends. ”

Emperor Yu said: "Boyi is reasonable, ministers, we might as well follow Boyi's proposal to have a big discussion on the production of goods, the classification of goods, various resources, population distribution, land area, geological form, mountain geography, human customs, etc. in all areas of Great Xia." Finally, we decided how we were to govern the people, how we were to demarcate the boundaries of the new counties, and then we set the exact amount of tribute to be paid in each locality. ”

Therefore, Emperor Yu and the princes classified the terrain, customs, and products of each region according to certain rules. After a few days of discussion, Dayu gathered all the suggestions of the ministers. In the end, they finally developed a set of effective and feasible implementation plans.

On this day, Dayu took the newly researched implementation plan and said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, this parliament, we will redivide and expand the world from nine corners to nine states in accordance with the format of the nine-square grid. For the management of the large states, we are still in charge of the princes there. However, we have also established state chaplains in major states. This time, the Kyushu pastor also formulated the tribute items handed over by each state to the state, which is "Yu Gong". Next, the dragon will read the edict. ”

Long Dao: "Ladies and gentlemen, I will now announce to you the results of the various research results formulated by the ministers in the past few days as follows:

This time, the nine continents that Di Yu led everyone to set up are: Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou.

In addition, according to the actual situation of each continent, Emperor Yu discussed and discussed with the ministers, and Emperor Yu also set up new state pastors for each continent. The specific situation of the state pastoral is promulgated as follows:

First, Jizhou, Jizhou is the center point of China, and Dayu's water control began in Jizhou. Moreover, Emperor Yu's summer capital is also located in Jizhou, and Emperor Yu himself is not only the co-lord of the world, but also the highest commander who manages Jizhou. Therefore, this Jizhou pastor is none other than our great Emperor Yu.

Second, Yanzhou, Yanzhou pastor will be served by Gao Tao.

Third, Qingzhou, Qingzhou pastor will be served by Bo Yilai.

Fourth, Xuzhou, Xuzhou pastor will be served by Hou Ji.

Fifth, Yangzhou, Yangzhou pastor will be served by Shang Jun.

Sixth, Jingzhou, Jingzhou pastor will be served by Shi Dian, a descendant of Danzhu.

Seventh, Yuzhou, Yuzhou pastor will be served by Ziqi.

Eighth, Liangzhou, Liangzhou pastor will be served by Hanglai.

Ninth, Yongzhou, Yongzhou pastor will be served by me. ”

As soon as the dragon had finished promulgating the appointment of the governors, the ministers in the main hall of the council burst into thunderous applause, and they unanimously expressed their unanimous support for the appointment.

Then, Long said: "You also know that in the process of Emperor Yu controlling the water, he governed several mountains one after another. The mountains he governed were: Qishan, Jingshan, Leishou Mountain, Taiyue Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Wanglao Mountain, Changshan Mountain, Zhuzhu Mountain, Jieshi Mountain, Taihua Mountain, Dabie Mountain and so on.

Through the specific analysis of these mountains, Emperor Yu found that there are also some well-known mountains located on each continent. In order to highlight the remarkable characteristics of the major states, Emperor Yu named nine well-known mountains in each of the nine states. The nine famous mountains are:

A mountain is named in Yizhou, which is Taihang Mountain.

A mountain is named in Yanzhou, which is Mount Tai.

Qingzhou Jingfeng named a mountain, Kunlun Mountain.

Xuzhou is named a mountain, which is Lushan.

A mountain is named in Yangzhou and is Maoshan Mountain.

The territory of Jingzhou is named a mountain, which is Jingshan.

A mountain is named in the territory of Yuzhou, which is Chongshan (Songshan).

The territory of Liangzhou is named a mountain, which is Zhongnan Mountain (the end point of the south).

Yongzhou is named a mountain, which is Kongtong Mountain. ”

After another round of applause, Di Yu said again: "Next, let Long talk about the specific situation of each big state." Long, you have to explain the actual situation in the major states more carefully, so that the ministers can come to know how beautiful, big, and vast our great rivers and mountains are. ”

After Emperor Yu finished speaking, there was another warm cheer in the hall. The ministers shouted: "Dayu! Dayu! Great Yu! You are the sacred Yu of the world. With you, our world is all Yuyu, and our Shenzhou is only big! Big! Dayu is big! ”

When the cheers fell, Long said again: "Next, you have to listen carefully, and now, I want to announce the specific situation of our nine states as follows:

First, let me first talk about our Jizhou: Jizhou is the largest state among the nine states in the world, so Jizhou is also listed as the first of Kyushu.

Jizhou is not only our state in the world, but also the permanent residence of our son of heaven. Its imperial capitals, including Emperor Yan, Emperor Huangdi, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Emperor Yu, etc., are also located in the territory of Jizhou.

Jizhou (including the whole territory of present-day Shanxi Province, the northwest of Hebei, the north of Henan and other regions) is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and its west, south and southeast are roughly bounded by the Yellow River, and its north is mostly bounded by deserts.

In fact, Emperor Yu's summer capital Anyi was located in Jizhou, and Emperor Yu himself was also the supreme ruler who managed Jizhou - Jizhou Mu. At that time, Dayu's water control began in Jizhou, and this time it was assigned to Shenzhou as a starting point.

At that time, our water control project started from the Hukou Yellow River section in Jizhou. Then Dayu led everyone to govern Liangshan and its branches. Then, they dredged the Zhangshui flowing from the south of the Taihang Mountain.

At the same time, the water control army also managed the Hengshui and Weishui, and they also flowed along the river. Next, Continental Ze was also governed by them.

In this way, the foreign 'islands' can pay tribute with leather clothes along the river. Tribute payers can also approach the Jieshi Mountain on the right, then enter the Yellow River, and then follow the Yellow River downstream.

For the soil division of Jizhou, specifically, the soil of Jizhou is fertile white soil. If the tribute is paid according to the rules of the quality of the soil, the tax in Jizhou will be more.

Because such soil quality is divided into the first grade, mixed with the second grade, it belongs to the upper middle soil. Some of these soils are slightly inferior and belong to the fifth grade. The fifth-class fields were less taxed. ”

When Long said this, everyone was amazed by the richness and beauty of Jizhou. They all generally believe that Jizhou deserves to be the state of the imperial capital.

At this time, Boyi stood up and said, "Long, tell everyone about it, in fact, our Qingzhou is not bad!" ”

Long took a sip of water and said, "Boyi, you wait a minute, and now I'll talk about Yanzhou." ”

"Then you can talk about it, which state is the first!"

Long said: "Second, I will talk about Yanzhou, between Jishui and the Yellow River, where there is a large swamp belongs to Yanzhou. Yanzhou (in the eastern part of present-day Henan Province, the western part of Shandong Province and the southern part of Hebei Province. In the southeast of Jizhou.

It turns out that the river forks here in Yanzhou are vertical and horizontal, relatively low-lying, and the Yellow River will be involved here every time there is a big flood. Whenever the Yellow River floods, the flooding here is also the worst.

Back then, when Dayu controlled the water, they dredged all nine rivers in this area. Later, due to the perennial accumulation of water in the Leixia area of Yanzhou, it accumulated into a large lake, named 'Leize'. Among them, Yongshui and Fushui converge and flow into this thunder.

Because there is a large plain on the banks of Leze, where there is abundant rain and fertile land, it is suitable for the development of agricultural production. So, people planted mulberries and raised silkworms in the fields on the shore. Later, the people also moved down from the mountains and settled in the plains.

The soil of Yanzhou is black, moist and fat, the grass grows luxuriantly, and the trees grow tall. The fields here are often flooded, so they belong to the lower middle class, the sixth class. Therefore, their taxes belong to the lower level, the ninth class.

After 13 years of water conservancy, the land of the Yanzhou people is basically the same as that of other states. The tribute items in this region were lacquer and silk fabrics, and they also paid tribute to bamboo baskets and patterned brocades.

When the Yanzhou people paid tribute, they should take the waterway, and they would enter Luoshui from Jishui and then into the Yellow River. When they paid tribute, they only needed to take a boat from the Yellow River upstream, and they could directly reach the imperial capital. ”

At this time, Boyi said again: "Long, shouldn't you talk about our Qingzhou this time?" ”

Long then smiled and said, "Boyi, why are you always anxious? But now I'll talk about your Qingzhou. ”

Long Dao: "The third state I am talking about is Qingzhou. From Mount Tai to the east to the sea, it is the location of Qingzhou. Qingzhou (east to the sea and west to Mount Tai, in the eastern part of present-day Shandong) is east of Jizhou, and this area belongs to the Dongyi tribe.

The land of Qingzhou, it was originally also a subject country of Gaotao and Boyi brothers. However, from now on, Boyi will become the first Qingzhou pastor. Before Qingzhou was in Dayu's water control, there was also the phenomenon of river water irrigation. After Dayu led everyone to calm the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Huaishui and Zishui in Qingzhou were also dredged.

The soil in the Qingzhou area is white and fertile, but the coastal area is wide and alkaline. Except for the coastal fields, which are mostly saline-alkali land, the fields in other places belong to the upper and lower grades, that is, the third grade. Taxation is in the upper middle class, i.e. the fourth class.

The items paid tribute to the Qingzhou territory were mainly salt and fine arrowroot, and sometimes they also needed to pay tribute to some seafood. In addition to this, they also had to pay tribute to silk, hemp, tin, pine, and exotic stones produced in the Taishan Ridge.

Because there must be more saline land in the Lai area, it is not suitable for growing food crops, but they can graze cattle and sheep. Therefore, the tribute there should be mainly animal products.

Secondly, there is a kind of silk in Qingzhou that is held in a basket and used as a string, which is a more valuable thing and needs to be paid tribute. The Qingzhou people could take the waterway when paying tribute, they had to take a boat from Wenshui to Jishui, and when the boat sailed into the Yellow River, they could go directly to Jizhou after passing through Yanzhou. ”

At this time, Hou Ji saw that Long had finished talking about Qingzhou, so he also stood up and said, "Long, it's time to talk about our Xuzhou, right?" ”

The dragon took another sip of water, looked at the sky, and then looked at Di Yu. Emperor Yu said: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's getting late today, I see the situation in other big states, let's talk about it tomorrow." Everyone should remember to enter the court on time tomorrow. ”