Chapter 442 Natural and Man-made Disasters
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The Yellow River of the Daimyo's Mansion broke, and the Great Song Dynasty was suddenly gloomy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Anyway, it's already happening, and we still have to find a way to deal with it. First of all, it is natural to count the damage and find out the causes, the second is to provide disaster relief as soon as possible, and finally it is a very traditional thing, that is, to investigate the responsibility.
Everything in the court is not so pure, and there are interests behind it. This is especially true of river governance, why was the plan of the Six Harmony Pagoda selected back then? To put it bluntly, this also has something to do with Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo, as well as those who are connected to their interests.
In the eyes of the bigwigs in the court, it doesn't matter whether the plan is right or wrong, the important thing is that you are not wrong and your interests are not lost. It is precisely because of the intensification of this situation that the party struggle in the Great Song Dynasty has gradually become serious, and Shenzong has reached its peak after that, which is also one of the reasons for the fall of the Great Song Dynasty.
The reason why the Liuta River plan was passed back then was not necessarily how clever it was, and the ministers may not have carefully discussed and examined it. A very important reason is that they have a strong rival, the former prime minister and Jia Changchao of the Daimyo's Mansion, who proposed the "return to the old way".
Regardless of which of them had the better plan, because the ministers simply ignored it. Because the river control plan means political capital, the success of river control is a great achievement. For Jia Changchao, once his plan is passed and the river is successfully controlled, he can become the capital to worship the prime minister again, make a comeback, and smile at the temple.
How could Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi allow such a situation to occur? So naturally he will not choose his plan. It's just that I couldn't find a more suitable plan for a while, so the opportunistic Liutahe plan was pulled out by the dwarf. However, they did not carefully consider the arguments, and did not even consult people who knew the water conditions of river engineering.
The Six Towers River plan failed, and it was doomed. However, the method of restoring the old road may not be feasible, after all, the old road of Henglong has been seriously blocked. If it were to be completely desilted, it would take decades and at least one million laborers to be used, and the cost would be even more staggering.
It is not feasible in terms of feasibility and cost performance. It's just that the Six Towers River plan is even more unreliable than him. Although Ouyang Xiu objected at that time, his opposition was ultimately invalid. Because at that time the program had already begun to be implemented. If it is stopped at this time, doesn't it mean that there is a problem with the vision of the Minister of Literature and the Minister of Wealth, and the decision is wrong? And the two of them would also think that Ouyang Xiu was helping Jia Xianggong speak, so naturally they did not hesitate to object.
The two ministers couldn't save face, and they didn't want to admit their mistakes at all. In the end, you can only stick to the end, and make mistakes again and again. When it comes to the actual test, everything is clear. Does right or wrong still make sense at this time? It was the people along the river who suffered, and it was the Great Song Dynasty that suffered.
This is politics, and river governance in the Northern Song Dynasty is definitely not a technical issue, nor is it an engineering issue. It's a political issue.
This time was no exception.
Wang Anshi presided over Xining's two-year plan, so the court impeached him a lot. Of course, it was Emperor Zhao Ji who agreed to lead, and Wang Anshi was not the prime minister at that time, so he couldn't blame him.
As for the magistrate of the Daimyo Prefecture at the mouth of the river, although there was impeachment. But most of them are quiet, at most superficial, not too deep. Because it was none other than the former prime minister, Han Qi, the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road.
If it was just the former prime minister, it would not be surprising, but Han Qi was more special.
Han Qi, the word Zhigui, self-named Gansuo, is a native of Anyang, Xiangzhou. Tiansheng five years jinshi, a veteran of the three dynasties, served as prime minister for decades. Only Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo can be compared with the DPRK, and although Ouyang Xiu is famous, he is inferior in terms of official position and political performance. Everyone else has relatively poor qualifications.
Now, although he has left Bianjing, he has sentenced the Daimyo's mansion. You must know that the Daimyo's Mansion is the largest and most important city on Hebei Road. At the same time, he also served as the envoy of Hebei Road. As mentioned above, the Xuanfu envoy is a very important official position, representing the Son of Heaven, and has great power in military and political affairs.
The two most important Xuanfu envoys of the Great Song Dynasty were Shaanxi Road and Hebei Road, one against Western Xia and the other against Liao. Relatively speaking, the Liao State was the number one opponent of the Great Song Dynasty and a trouble. , which is more important. Emperor Zhao Ji was able to hand over Hebei Road to Han Qi with confidence, which shows his trust in him.
Moreover, because of the problem of the Yellow River breaking and diversion, in recent years, Hebei Road has been a rotten and complete mess. Han Qi's ability to cook and gradually recover can also be seen.
In addition, Han Qi also had a special feature, which Di Qing told Lin Zhao.
Zhao Zongshi was able to become the crown prince and inherit the throne, and Han Qi contributed a lot, so it can be said that he was a minister of the dragon. Back then, Zhao Yunrang, the king of Runan, had a good personal relationship with Han Qi, and Han Qi naturally wanted to contribute to his family's thirteen langs. In Renzong's later years, Han Qi repeatedly advised Renzong to establish the crown prince, and the best candidate for the crown prince at that time was Zhao Zongshi.
When Zhao Zongshi succeeded to the throne, the influence of the Empress Dowager Cao was very great, and she held a jade seal, which could listen to the government. It was Han Qi who coerced and lured Zhao Zongshi to seize power from Empress Dowager Cao. I have to say that if Zhao Zongshi is not filial to Empress Dowager Cao, Han Qi is a little disobedient.
From this point of view, Han Qi is not a good person, at least Lin Zhao's enemy.
Outsiders may not know these credits of Han Xianggong, but Zhao Ji definitely knows it, and naturally he will not treat his own heroes lightly. The ministers of the DPRK and China did not dare to impeach Han Xianggong too much because of the prestige of Han Xianggong, and Zhao Ji also deliberately ignored it, and at the same time did not believe that Han Qi had made a mistake in the embankment.
When Han Qi reported the disaster on Hebei Road, he also explained the reason for the duel. Because the Ergu River was silted up and its flood drainage function was limited, the embankment near the Daimyo Mansion was built two years ago and was not very strong, and it collapsed due to heavy rain for a long time. In addition, the terrain in the north is more terrainous, so the river flows northward, and there is a breach.
This explanation seems reasonable, but it is a natural disaster and not **. In addition, Han Xianggong personally inspected and strengthened the embankment, but in the end he was helpless, and it seemed that he could not be blamed.
Natural disasters are natural disasters! The flooding of the Yellow River has become a matter of course, so the Great Song Dynasty monarchs had to acquiesce to this fact.
However, in this way, the river control plan has failed, and how to solve the flood of the Yellow River?
It is naturally not possible to flow north all the time, Tangbo is the only barrier, and the national defense problem of the Great Song Dynasty is really worrying. Therefore, the Yellow River must resume its eastward flow as much as possible, which is the consensus of the Manchu ministers, and the management of the river must not be abandoned.
But what to do? Zhao Ji was a little helpless.
After thinking about it, Zhao Ji issued an order to solicit plans for river control from the whole country. He had clearly realized that the flooding of the Yellow River had completely threatened the survival of the Great Song Dynasty. So, this time it has to be solved anyway, as an engineering problem, not a political one.
Zhao Ji has already made up his mind that the control of the river must no longer become a means for ministers to compete for power and profit. He wants to personally preside over it, really devote himself to it, and govern the Yellow River.
The edict soliciting proposals for river control was immediately issued, and both the government and the people could put forward a plan for river control, and if it had been adopted and feasible to implement, it would be rewarded. When many heavy rewards such as 10,000 acres of fertile land, 300,000 yuan, promotion and marquis were announced, the Great Song Dynasty was boiling. For a time, many people gathered on the banks of the Yellow River to "investigate", or to write a proposal to put forward a plan, hoping to be selected.
Seeing such a situation, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Is this a joke?" It seems that there must be an audition first! ”
Li Chengdao: "There are not a few people who are so opportunistic, most of them are going for rewards, indiscriminately filling the number, as for the plan, how many people can come up with it?" Even if it's taken out, it's mostly bullshit! ”
Di Qing smiled: "That's it, whose plan is the key to choose in the end?" At that time, the princes of the DPRK and China will inevitably be in a war of words, and they will not give in to each other. Zhao Ji wants to govern the river right, but it is not easy to govern the river purely. ”
"But it's a good thing that he has this heart, after all, the Yellow River flood is quite serious and needs to be solved urgently!" When Lin Zhao learned the news, tens of thousands of people were killed and injured in this ruling, so the number of damaged houses and land was even more amazing.
Di Qing asked softly, "Is Childe also interested in participating in the book?" Lin Zhao had asked them to collect information about the Yellow River, and he had guessed it.
Lin Zhao nodded and said, "That's right, after all, governing the river is good for the Great Song Dynasty and the people." And ......"
"And it's a good opportunity to win the hearts of the people!" Di Qing deeply believes that the flood of the Yellow River is the trouble of the henchmen of the Great Song Dynasty, and if anyone can manage it well, it must be a merit that will be recorded in history. It must be widely praised, and the people on both sides of the Yellow River will inevitably be grateful to Dade.
"Hey, hey!" Lin Zhao smiled lightly, he did have this consideration, and it was naturally best to count it in one fell swoop.
Di Qing said: "Not only that, if you can really preside over the governance of the river, you can also take this opportunity to develop your strength locally." ”
Jiang Leiting said worriedly: "It's just that I'm afraid it's not so easy to control the river, and there must be a proper plan, Rao is like this, the river embankment is not strong enough, and something will happen sooner or later." ”
Lin Zhao vowed that "I can solve the problem of the river embankment, and I guarantee that it will be solid and will not collapse easily." ”
"Really?"
Lin Zhao said with a smile: "It's already experimenting, and there will be results soon, but no matter how strong the river embankment is, the river water can't be smooth, and sooner or later there will be problems, which is the biggest problem." ”
Di Qing said: "This, presumably Uncle Ouyang Yong will think, I will try my best to recruit water workers to give advice to my son." ”
"The most important thing is to collect information on the water situation, so that it will be convincing when the time comes, otherwise how can the princes of the DPRK and China support it? We don't even have a chance to get our hands on it! Lin Zhao plans to speak with facts, just like bidding, and win the big project of controlling the Yellow River in one fell swoop. It may seem like a thankless task, but in fact there are infinite potential benefits!
Di Qing said earnestly: "Childe, in addition to materials and plans, we also need to consider human problems, which flood is just a simple natural disaster?" The first thing to consider should be**! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )