"If this plan can be realized, the water of the Yellow River will really become clear." After listening to Su Fang's recitation, He Qianli couldn't help but say with emotion.

"You and I are both scientists, and if you also say something like 'the sage is out, the Yellow River is clear', it will make people laugh." Zhang Hanying said with a smile.

"Yes, the water of the Yellow River is not clear, and it has nothing to do with the saint." Su Fang said, "In fact, the water of the Yellow River is not all unclear, you have to look at that paragraph, like the book "Erya" written in the early years of the Han Dynasty. Shishui has noticed, 'The river is out of Kunlun and white. The canal and the thousand seven hundred and one rivers, the color is yellow'. That is, the Yellow River is not turbid until it joins many tributaries. ”

"Yes, since the Republic of China, after years of scientific investigations, we can now accurately know that the 5,464-kilometer-long Yellow River, only the middle and lower reaches of the 1,992-kilometer-long Yellow River are muddy water, accounting for more than half of the total length of the upper reaches of the Yellow River, that is, from the source of the river to the mouth of the town, the water is clear." "However, ancient Chinese scholars were accustomed to sitting and discussing the Tao, neglecting field research in the natural world, and most of their understanding of the Yellow River was limited to what they saw and hearsay. Like the Tang Dynasty Meng Jiao, who opened Kunlun Yuan? Poems about the Yellow River, such as 'Sending Kunlun Five-color Stream, and a Yellow Turbidity Running Through Zhongzhou' by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, are just works of literati imagination and cannot be regarded as facts. ”

"There is a holy life in the whole world, and the earth and mountains and rivers serve the spirit. The dust should be eliminated, and the Yellow River is clear for a while," He Qianli sighed, "The biggest dream of the Chinese in ancient times was to appear a saint." This saint, of course, is not an ordinary person, nor does he refer to a scholar like Confucius, but only those emperors who reign over the world can afford it. For thousands of years, many Chinese have always hoped to produce a good emperor who can bring about the peaceful and prosperous era of 'Heqing Haiyan'. 'Yellow River Qing' is regarded as an auspicious fortune that will bring happiness to people, but no one can say what is the causal relationship between 'Yellow River Qing' and 'Sage Out', and looking forward to 'Heqing' is just a kind of spiritual sustenance that hopes to get rid of the troubles of reality. ”

"Wrong understanding will inevitably lead to wrong view, just like the wrong understanding of the Yellow River in Hanli, just like some water conservancy experts and scholars who are concerned about the management of the Yellow River throughout the history and today, everyone generally believes that the Yellow River has less water and more sediment as its prominent feature, and regards it as a "harmful river", and believes that the "control of the Yellow River" must focus on flood control, and can only use the two methods of "storage" and "plugging" in the four methods of "storage, plugging, dredging and dredging", that is, soil and water conservation, Barrages, water and sediment storage, and heightened and reinforced embankments to plug possible flooding. I don't know that it is the best 'Li River' in our country and even in the world. Zhang Hanying said, "If we compare the Yangtze River, which is recognized as the 'Li River' in China and the world, the Yangtze River is 2.3 times larger than the Yellow River basin in terms of area and 16.8 times larger in annual flow, while the most precious alluvial plain for mankind in the middle and lower reaches is only half. The 126,000 square kilometers of land formed by the Yangtze River have sufficient water supply, how precious it is! The Yellow River has been washed into 250,000 square kilometers of land, which can be cultivated for two seasons. If people think about how the Yellow River can silt up such a large amount of land, it is precisely because of its low water and more sediment that its extremely high concentration of yellow water has silted up 250,000 square kilometers of land! Therefore, we will do our best to silt it up, and we hope that it will continue to silt out more land to suit the size of our population. Nowadays, the Yangtze River can only silt out more than 1,000 acres of land every year, and people think that it is too little and too slow, and we should have high hopes for the Yellow River. We hope that more water and soil will wash down the Yellow River, rather than staying in the upper middle reaches and not coming down at all. The purpose of soil and water conservation is to maintain the fertile topsoil there, which is as it should and reasonable. However, the loess in the river channel can be washed down to feed the downstream, and the two are not contradictory. As long as the measures are taken properly, the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain will become a real anointing place. ”

"China is the country with the richest water resources in the world, and foreigners say that we only have 7% of the world's arable land, but we support more than 20% of the world's population. This means that we can make the most of our water resources with a small amount of arable land to feed a huge population. The country's water consumption is mainly on agricultural land, accounting for about 80 to 85 percent. Most of the 70 percent of the annual water volume that landfalls in China's summer ocean humid and warm air masses is used by crops, and some of the excess becomes surface flow, that is, runoff, which collects into rivers and becomes rivers together with underground undercurrents. Streams are remnants of water that can be pumped up for irrigation, industrial and domestic use. In the past, a certain scholar in China proposed water resources were defined as the so-called comprehensive annual water volume of river outlets, which did not include the large amount of water evaporation of plants, so he came to the wrong conclusion that China is poor in water resources and ranks sixth in the world. Gao Haishi said, "And China has more water in the south and southeast of the Huai River, two and a half crops are planted in Guangzhou, and two and a half crops are planted in the Jianghuai River, and what is lacking is arable land, not water." Huanghuaihai can barely plant two seasons, and one season in the northeast, and the use of winter snow meltwater is also sufficient. Only the northwest of the country is really short of water, and there is a lot of arable land, commonly known as 'water is land'. Generally speaking, what is most lacking in our country is arable land, which can still feed a huge population by adjusting the average annual water volume for many years. Understanding this, if water resources are used correctly, it is not a bad thing that the Yellow River will have less water and more sand. ”

Although the scale of the meeting, which was attended by well-known experts from China, was not large, the atmosphere was warm and clear, and the content of the discussion was pertinent and objective, but the participants did not realize that their meeting had set the most important content for China's future water conservancy construction and development. The results of this meeting will prompt the Chinese to write an extremely brilliant stroke in the history of water conservancy construction and agricultural development in the world.

Around the same time, a secret meeting was being held at the Atami Onsen Resort in Shizuoka Prefecture, and this meeting would also change the history of Tsumoto in the future.

"The assassination of Prime Minister Takahashi, Prime Minister Hara, is a conspiracy of the feudal lords!" In the hot springs, a skinny man was waving his fist, "They want to regain control of the political axe!" Let the political axe be their puppet! They are the root of the [***] of the book! ”

"It's useless to talk about that now, little tenant." A man who refused to take off his thick spectacles despite being stripped naked, said to him, "The key is how we should act in the future!" ”

"Nagata-kun, what do you think?" Toshiro Kotsukuda turned to Nagata Tetsuyama, who had short Prussian hair and a beard trimmed like a seagull on his lips, but had the demeanor of a scholar, and asked, "How can we put an end to the ubiquitous [***] phenomenon in Japan?" ”

Hearing his words, several other people in the hot spring also focused their eyes on Nagata Tetsuyama.

The three people who spoke in the hot springs at this time, Nagata Tetsuyama, Kotsukuda Toshiro and Okamura Ninji, are the famous "Three Feathers" in the history of this year. They were good friends with each other when they were at the Tokyo Army Elementary School. At that time, many of the school's students came from prominent or wealthy families, and they believed that they were politically and economically superior, and often ganged up to bully others. In order not to be bullied, Nagata Tetsuyama, Okamura Ninji, and Kotsukuda Toshiro also formed their own gang. Once, when Okamura Ninji was doing Trojan horse practice, he got into a fight with a high-ranking samurai family from Choshu called Kameda, Kameda has a strong family background, and he is usually a tyrant who calls for wind and rain at school, and there is always a group of people around him; Okamura Ninji saw that he was about to suffer, but fortunately, Nagata Tetsuyama and Toshiro Kohata rushed to save Okamura Ninji with their fists and feet. Among the three, Nagata Tetsuyama and Okamura Ninji have the best relationship, and they are affectionate to each other and are called "Tie" and "Ning"; Toshiro Obata and Ninji Okamura are on the same cadet district team. Since then, the three of them have been playing and fighting together, and they are close friends with good surnames and temperaments. Later, the three of them were admitted to the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and the Army University together. In the military academy, which is known for its rigorous training, Nagata Tetsuyama's graduation results are the fourth in the non-commissioned officer school and the second in the army university; Toshiro Obata ranked fifth in the Non-Commissioned Officer School and first in the Army University; Okamura Ninji was ranked sixth in the Non-Commissioned Officer School, and at the Army University, he received the Taisho Emperor's award for his outstanding grades.

All three men were proud of the army – they came to be known as the "Three Feathered Crows" (meaning "Three Crows"). Although the feathers of the "Three Feathered Crows" at this time were not plump, a fairly large military group had been formed around them.

In the second war against China and Soviet Russia, the "three feathers" played an important role behind the scenes, but the result of this war was greatly beyond their original expectations.

"Xiao Dianjun thinks that it was the [***] phenomenon that led to the failure of this conquest war, right?" Nagata Tieshan did not answer his question directly, but asked a rhetorical question quietly.

The core of the "Three Feathers" is Nagata Iron Mountain. He was commended by the Emperor for his outstanding service, and from June 1920 he was granted full powers to tour Europe, the United States, and China. But even if it is him, he is not a person who can systematically put forward his own ideas. Toshishiro Obata from an aristocratic background was a slender man, and although he was very shrewd, he was the most easily excited of the three, and he stayed in Russia, which coincided with the Russian Revolution, and he desperately read a lot of Marxist books, but he could not come up with any decent political opinions other than the vague and confusing concept of emotional communication with the emperor through the so-called "tribal communalism"; The unkempt Okamura Ninji became a poor half-blind man when he took off his glasses, and he looked like a fierce owl when he put on his glasses, and he advocated direct action like a front-line commander, and he was not a person with profound thoughts. Shizuoka's Atami Onsen is now in the off-season, and this quiet place is the perfect place to plan for the future.

"Yes!" Toshiro Kotsukuda said, "It was the army's [***] that led to the defeat of this war!" The soldiers who fought on the front line did not get enough weapons, especially not equipped with tank combat vehicles, as well as advanced artillery, and as a result, they could not fight the tanks of the Chinese army at all! It's the same with the Navy! The six 50,000-ton powerful cruisers used by the Chinese Navy to fight against us can far surpass us in terms of firepower and surname! And the 'Fuso' super ballista, which is known as the most powerful firepower in the Navy, is vulnerable in front of the cruiser of the China people! If it weren't for the [***] incompetence of domestic officials, how could such a tofu scum warship come out?! ”

Hearing the words of Toshiro Kotsuku, the officers of the Tsumoto who were soaked in the hot springs and steam were filled with righteous indignation and impassioned when they talked about these things.

Domestic [***] is first and foremost political in their eyes. Politics [***] is first manifested in the personnel of the army [***]. Because it has always been said that the feudal valve has a very heavy atmosphere. After the Meiji Restoration, the navy was controlled by the Satsuma Domain, and the army was controlled by the Choshu Domain. Yama Prefecture Aritomo, Katsura Taro, Tanaka Yoshiichi and other army stalwarts, all of them are from Choshu; Non-Changshu nationals are not expected to be promoted to high positions in the Army. The situation is the same with the Navy, where everyone talks about it and thinks that the loss of the war is the result of domestic politics [***].

"Ishihara-kun, what do you think?" Nagata Tetsuyama's gaze suddenly turned to Ishihara Waner, who had not spoken, and asked.

"[***] The problem is only one aspect." Ishihara nodded to Nagata Tetsuyama in reply, and then said, "It's not the crux of the problem. ”

"Oh?" Listening to Ishihara's words, the people in the hot springs couldn't help but be stunned.

"Be specific about your thoughts, Ishihara-kun." Nagata Tieshan nodded quietly and said.

"The main reason for the failure of this war of conquest and support -- of course, the loss of Taiwan, the Ryukyus, and northern Korea, but the acquisition of the resource-rich eastern region of Siberia, and the fact that there was no defeat -- is that there is a problem with the basic strategy of the war, and that we do not know how China has developed over the years." "We pinned our hopes on risk-taking operations, so failure was expected. ”

"Go on, Ishihara-kun." Nagata Tetsuyama nodded and said.

"In fact, this war of conquest is a big adventure. And Ben has been taking risks until now. Ishihara said, "The Meiji 278 Conquest War, the Yuro War a few years later, and the First Conquest War, all of them were spent in the midst of adventures, and because of the great success of the previous adventures, both the political axe, the soldiers, and the people all had a great sense of luck and contempt for China. In fact, the second war of conquest should not be launched in terms of domestic conditions or international situation, but the political axe and the people rushed into the war with luck and underestimation of the enemy, so they lost, but fortunately, the Prince Regent Palace and Prime Minister Hara Kei were wise and courageous, turned the tide and ended the war with incomparable courage, and united with China to attack Soviet Russia, so that there was compensation in the eastern region of Siberia. ”

If we say that the reason why the first war of conquest was lost was because Britain and Mimi did not want to see our country monopolize China and secretly intervened. In this battle of conquest, Britain and Mi, especially the United States, completely sided with China. The United States not only supported a large amount of money, arms and materials in China, but also sent a large number of volunteers to directly join the China Army to fight against our army. It is precisely because of the support of the United States that the economy of China has been able to develop rapidly, and the army of China is completely provided with weapons and equipment and helped by the United States, and the main combat ships of the Chinese Navy are also purchased from the United States, and the expenses required are also from the loans of the United States. Although the Zhina Army was established with the help of the strength of the United States, it is a fact that the Zhina Army established in this way, whether it is combat strength or fighting spirit, has changed from what it used to be, and has become a fierce enemy of Yuben. And the book is still using the old eyes to measure the country, so failure can be said to be inevitable. ”

"Not bad." Matsui Ishine nodded, "The twelve 50,000-ton giant ships of the Shina Navy have become a big problem for Yuben. ”

"These warships are only one aspect of the threat that China poses to Yuben, and the terrible thing is that China, with the help of the United States, is accelerating its industrialization, which is the real danger of Yuben." Ishihara sneered and said.

"At the time of the Meiji Restoration, why was he able to defeat the seemingly invincible behemoth Qing Kingdom? Was it that the Navy was stronger than the Beiyang Naval Division at that time? No, the reason why the country was able to defeat was that in addition to the unity of the whole country, the most important point was that the company had already achieved industrialization and became an industrial country at that time, and although the decrepit Qing country had partially achieved industrialization, it was still an agricultural country in its bones. Ishihara continued, "So, although the battle of Zhengqing is a bit risky, it is still worth it, because the chances of victory are indeed quite large. ”

"But now the situation has changed." Kotsukushi Toshiro understood what Ishihara Waner meant, nodded and said, "In the first battle of the Zhizhi, the performance of the Shina army has been different from before, and they used many new weapons that we have never seen before, and at that time, the Shina had already shown the power brought by industrial capacity, but unfortunately it did not attract our attention. ”

"That's right." Ishihara glanced at everyone, and finally returned to Nagata Tetsuyama, "And the main purpose of the Shina political axe to participate in the European war this time is to contribute to the war, in order to abolish the unequal treaties after the war, and to receive financial assistance from Yingmi, but the true purpose of the Shina political axe is concealed by these appearances, so that the vast majority of the people themselves are in the dark." ”

"What? What is the purpose of China's participation in the European war? Matsui Ishine and Kotan Toshiro and several officers all looked a little surprised, but the expression on Nagata Tetsuyama's face was still as calm as water, he didn't speak, just looked at Ishihara Waner, nodded, and motioned for him to continue.

(To be continued)