Han Gang looked down at the words sorted out in his hand, compared it with Fang Xing's report for reference, and nodded after the most reluctant: "The progress is good, hard work!" ”

Fang Xing smiled: "It's a competitive reward that works." ”

Han Gang used rewards every day to encourage each group to compete, a total of 150 rewards per day, only taking the top ten rewards, let more than 10,000 people work hard, and the progress of one day is almost equivalent to two ordinary days. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the people to be so diligent.

Wang Fang sighed: "It is also Yukun's generosity to people that can win the trust of the people." If you have trust, you will work so hard. He looked at the embankment, there was a shack across the section, which was not only a place for the people to rest, but also a row of buckets full of water under the shed, and from time to time he could see people coming to scoop a scoop and pour it into his stomach, "In other places, which family will provide salt water for the people to drink?" ”

Fang Xing also said: "The people work hard under the scorching sun and sweat a lot, and the cold water mixed with salt on our side is prepared for them, and we almost use one and a half stones of salt a day." I just don't know if other places can do it. ”

"It's hard to say......" Han Gang sighed. He can manage the displaced people in Kaifeng Prefecture and supervise the labor of the counties along the river, but he cannot manage outside Gyeonggi.

Yesterday, Zhongshu ordered that a group of displaced people should be requisitioned to Luoyang to build the Yellow River embankment, although this is as Han Gang's wish, but it will take a lot of trouble to assign the displaced people to go all the way. The most important thing is not to let them go to Tokyo City, and if you think about it, you can only arrange for them to walk along the embankment. And after the displaced people arrived in Luoyang, the officials there would not be as attentive as themselves, and the casualties rate of the people would be greater than that of Baima. This is tantamount to sending them into the tiger's mouth by himself, and Han Gang's heart is always a little difficult to let go.

Seeing that Han Gang's mood was a little depressed, Fang Xing turned around with interest, "Now that a section of the embankment in Tokyo has started, Luoyang will also start construction, and in a few days, the embankment from Luoyang to Daimyo will start to be built." He sighed, "The trouble of the Yellow River is in the sand, not in the water." A few days ago, I was preparing to use the Junchuan loquat to dredge the river, the purpose of which is to drive away sand. The strategy of mentioning the point, I can't help but be impressed by the Son of Heaven! ”

"Who asked Yukun to say the truth, no one can refute it?" The king smiled submissively, ""

Han Gang shook his head: "Some people are just waiting for the opportunity for the time being, and they don't really agree." ”

The strategy of harnessing water and attacking sand, after it came out of Wang Anshi's mouth a few days ago, caused an uproar in the court. After all, it is to completely overthrow the river control methods that have been practiced for thousands of years in the past, and the opposition is flying like snowflakes. can be counted carefully, the most fierce opposition is only a few ministers who want to gain fame, and the biggest ones are just a few imperial historians. The important ministers of the old party all kept their mouths shut, and Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others did not speak.

Han Gang's proposal makes some sense, plus the examples of Yang Hui and Zheng Xia are all in front, who wants to come out and become the laughing stock of Tokyo? And Han Gang's character is gradually becoming known, his words are not lightly, and his deeds must be well-founded, and the deeds of the past two years have been verified, who dares to jump out immediately and be embarrassed? At least wait until he loses.

Besides, if you want to impeach someone, you don't have to face the strengths of your opponent, isn't that self-inflicted? In the process of resettling the displaced people in Hebei, there are opportunities. As long as you are an official director, there will be no mistakes. Not to mention that it is easy to write the word frame, it is to find faults, and it is also to find an accurate.

Some people's thoughts, Han Gang can understand without bothering to guess.

Therefore, the dispute in the court only took about ten days without sound, but there was a lot of discussion in private.

Some people supported Han Gang, and they rummaged through ancient books and found evidence in the Book of Han. In the "Hanshu River Canal Chronicles", Zhang Rong said, "If the water is down, if it is sick, it will be scraped off by itself, and it will become empty and slightly deeper." That is to say, it is a truth with Han Gang.

But there are also those who oppose it, after all, this strategy has never been applied to the Yellow River before. It is said that in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the most fierce opposition is Dushui Chenghou Shuxian, he insisted that it is absolutely impossible to attack the sand with water, not that Han Gang is wrong, but that the project is too difficult, and the inner embankment that can hold water and attack sand cannot be repaired at all.

However, because of the ice boat, Wang Anshi Ming repaired the plank road and secretly crossed Chen Cang, and offered Uncle Hou to make people laugh at it, and secretly used the sleigh created by Han Gang, which turned the tables in one fell swoop. Han Gang was praised for this incident, and Hou Shuxian became Han Gang's stepping stone, so many people thought that Hou Shuxian was really angry and revengeful.

Han Gang has frequent contact with Jingzhong, and he has heard of rumors of controversy.

Many words can only be laughed at, and even rebuttals are a waste of saliva. But there are some, but there is some truth in it. For example, what Uncle Hou said, Han Gang also thought deeply about it.

However, Han Gang also knew that harassing water and attacking sand was a means of river control that appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the technical conditions at that time could be used, and there would not be much problem with this matter.

Speaking of river governance, Han Gang actually only remembers the words "harnessing water and attacking sand". However, it is better to think about the reason, but it is better than blindly reinforcing the embankment now, but every few years or ten years, the embankment is broken and diverted.

The worst result of the water and sand attack is only the breaking of the embankment downstream, but as long as the Kaifeng section of the embankment can be stabilized, this is the credit. And now that the entire surrounding area of Gyeonggi is mobilized, even if the strategy of harassing water and attacking sand is abandoned, the re-strengthened embankment alone can actually last for many years. When the time comes, it will be his Han Gang's merits.

And the strategy of building dikes and spending the water potential of the river used before, that is, the strategy of 'dividing and killing the water anger' proposed by Jia Rang in the late Western Han Dynasty, is not bad, and if the water can be divided to the level that makes the Yellow River break in later generations, then what is the headache of the Yellow River bursting? But now it can't be done, and with each distribution of water, the slower the flow of water, the more sediment will sink down - when will this be the end? On the contrary, it is to bind the water and attack the sand to see that it can drag on for a long time.

After a period of discussion, Han Gang's staff also fully agreed with this point of view.

Fang Xing said: "When the inner embankment starts to be built this winter, we will be able to control the water and attack the sand before the flood arrives." After the flood season, it can alleviate the impact of the flood on the outer embankment. The golden embankment of the great river will be as stable as gold. ”

The king looked at the turbid flow in the middle of the river: "'Use more boulders, and place the bucket gate high, although the water is very large, and the aftermath can be reduced.'" This is Emperor Zhenzong's dictation on how to build a doumen on the Bianhe River. If the flood water is high, the excess water will overflow over the bucket gate. Half of the role of the inner embankment is close to this principle. ”

Han Gang shook his head, and he didn't know whether to sigh or sigh in his heart, even the king could use the story at will, and the source was still the emperor.

The weight of river defense is really heavier than Mount Tai. The Yellow River broke at two ends in three days, and after the break, it was a thousand miles, how did Liangshanbo - called Liangshanluo in officialdom - come about? It is from the Five Dynasties to the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the Yellow River broke many times, and every time it burst, most of the floods rushed to the east, and the most reluctantly stayed in the ancient Juyeze place, and converged into the mighty 800 miles of Liangshan Mountain.

As the source of the Wuzhang River, a canal leading to the capital, Liangshanbo is rich in aquatic products, and at the same time it is the starting point for transporting the production of Jingdong East Road to the capital, but when Liangshanbo was originally formed, how many people died on Jingdong East Road and flooded several cities, and people today can still remember - in the third year of Emperor Zhenzong's Tianxi [1019], the Yellow River burst, and its location is in Baima County, 'the shore destroys 700 steps, overflows the state city, Lixi, Pu, Cao, Yun, and Zhuliangshanbo' - the county seat of Baima County is rebuilt, The first one was buried in the ground.

The untaming of the Yellow River has forced people in the world today to study water conservancy, so even the emperor can casually say one, two, three. Life and death are at stake, and it's no surprise that this matter is not surprising.

Therefore, Han Gang has no intention of interfering in the specific construction. What he came up with was just an idea. With his knowledge of water conservancy, compared with the current level of hydraulic engineering, Han Gang does not think that he has anything to guide people in terms of technology. Han Gang has also seen a section of the Bianhe River close to the capital, with embankments, sluices, and bridges, all of which shine with the wisdom of skilled craftsmen. Han Gang didn't think he could beat them, and presumably they could surprise him.

On the construction site, a large number of wooden pulleys have been used on rammed earth piles, saving a lot of labor. Two days ago, someone came to offer a flying earth ladder [Note 1] to repair the embankment, which can easily transport the soil up the embankment through pulleys and ropes. The progress of the project can be so fast, in addition to Han Gang's management credit, there are also reasons for the large use of simple machinery.

Moreover, Fang Xing, Wei Pingzhen, and other staff members are stronger than ordinary officials in terms of means and insight in handling government affairs. And the slightly inferior Wang Pan and You Alcohol have also gradually experienced, and the officials under them are able to obey orders, and they are also handy in doing things.

With one heart and one mind, there were few voices of opposition, although he was busy, Han Gang's mood was still very good: "Tomorrow morning, I will go to Yucheng County to see the resettlement of displaced people there." Zheng Xia wants Zhong Yuan to bother you, and send him out of the country as soon as possible tomorrow. ”

Wang Bi smiled bitterly and nodded, with the respect that Han Gang now receives in Baima County, Zheng Xia will not be able to survive even if he is in the post house, and he will have to go to the post house after returning to the city later. If Zheng Xia is humiliated, it will not be good for Han Gang's reputation.

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Han Gang took a team of men and horses to prepare to inspect Yucheng County.

A sound of hooves headed towards the west gate, and suddenly several horses accompanied by a cart in front of them turned out of the post house at the west gate of the city. On a few horses, the only official, Han Gang, didn't know him, but even if he guessed with his nose, he could guess who it was.

It turned out to be Zheng Xia!

After a dozen paces away, both of them spotted each other.

It's almost disgusting to look at each other, Han Gang has no intention of stepping forward, and Zheng Xia will not come up to see each other. Han Gang arched his hand from afar, and saw Zheng Xia turn his gaze away and ignore it.

Han Gang shook his head and smiled, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, and waved his whip lightly, heading towards the city gate of the beginning of the opening.

Note 1: In the ninth year of Xining, Shenzong rebuilt the city of Tokyo. Ministers Huang Huaixin and others dedicated the repair of the city's flying earth-moving vehicles and earth-moving vehicles, and created a machine to send earth...... Three out of ten are provincial. ’