"Since the Yan State recovered the Central Plains, in just one year, the Yellow River has reached more than ten large and small breaches, and there are counties and counties in Yansi, Qingji and other prefectures. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Last month, the Sizhou Thorn History Department reported that the river in Xingyang County burst into the city, drowning hundreds of households."

"Before the war was endless, Hu Lu stole the Central Plains, where do you know how to control water and secure the people? As a result, the embankments in various places have fallen into disrepair for a long time, and the big rivers have repeatedly burst. Now that Yan has entered the Central Plains, the people can enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world, but they can no longer let the flood rage. ”

In the government hall, as soon as the cabinet scholars sat down, they saw Wei Shuo talking about the river with a sad face.

At the beginning, he had never been worried about facing the powerful Hu Lu Weishuo, but now the incurable river plague made him feel like a great enemy.

Wei Shuo doesn't pay attention to the river disaster, the river disaster is different from the flattening of the Quartet's separatist forces, in the face of the unpredictable nature, even if the country's manpower and material resources are concentrated, no one dares to pat their chests and pack tickets.

Wei Shuo, who comes from modern times, knows very well how many heavy disasters this mother river that gave birth to Chinese civilization will bring to the people on both sides of the river, human beings are often very small in the face of natural power, and the Yellow River problem has plagued China for thousands of years.

"The widow knows that it is more difficult to govern the river than to govern the country, but no matter how difficult it is, Yan Guo cannot but face up to this problem. To tell the truth, it has only been a year since our Yan Kingdom recovered the Central Plains, but we have already received more than ten reports from the local authorities about the breach of the river embankment. ”

"It can be seen that the Central Plains River disaster has reached the point where it has to be managed, and as the government to manage the river disaster, it is our duty and mission to ensure the peace of the people."

Wei Shuo has indeed been thinking about the matter of controlling the river for a long time, especially after the recent autumn floods, almost every month there have been reports of the Yellow River breaching, although it is only a small fight, but it has become a shackle that has plagued the economic development of the Central Plains.

Of course, Wei Shuo is self-aware, he understands that river management is a very professional thing, even if he knows that the river disaster is related to water conservancy, environment, etc., but he can't figure out what the specific relationship is.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please speak freely about how to govern the Yellow River!"

"Great King, freezing three feet is not a day's cold, since the end of the Han Dynasty, there have been frequent wars on both sides of the river, the embankment has been in disrepair for a long time, and there are even more frenzied princes who have been desperate to win the victory, regardless of the safety of the people, digging the embankment to flood the enemy."

"In the long run, frequent river disasters are inevitable, and it may be difficult to change them for a while."

Pei Wei, the first assistant of the cabinet, first briefly introduced the reasons for the frequent occurrence of river troubles, and then changed his voice and said: "Of course, with the entry of the Yan State into the Central Plains, the matter of river control will definitely become the focus of attention in the future. ”

"The minister thought that what he was doing now was to organize people to sort out the hydrological data of the Yellow River in the past dynasties, and send officials to investigate the situation along the river, so as to lay the foundation for future river control."

"Moreover, the stones of its mountains can be used to attack jade, and they can also learn from the experience of river governance in the past dynasties, so that the people will no longer suffer from the river."

"Speaking of river governance, in fact, as early as the former Han Dynasty Emperor Ai, the minister Jia Rang summed up the experience of river governance in the past dynasties, and put forward a systematic view of the governance of the Yellow River, which is divided into three plans: upper, middle and lower, which is later called "Jia Rang's Three Policies for Governing the River".

"Oh? Is it? I don't know what the three strategies are? Wei Shuo suddenly came to his senses when he heard this.

"The king is calm and impatient, and let the ministers come one by one. The basic idea of water control put forward by Jia Rang is not to compete with water for land, and he elaborated on three plans in detail. The best policy is to open up the western part of Jizhou as a flood storage and detention area, which can fundamentally eliminate flooding, and the only consideration is the resettlement of the flood storage and detention area. ”

"However, compared with the bottomless cost of repairing embankments and rivers, the cost of resettlement is almost negligible."

Hearing this, Wei Shuo was thoughtful, not to mention whether Jia Rang's strategy had the ability to cure the river at all, just Jia Rang's ability to jump out of the idea of encircling and blocking the river, starting from the channeling, it was already very good.

“…… The middle strategy is to open up a flood diversion channel to flow into the Zhanghe River, and open a canal to build a sluice gate so that the water of the Yellow River can be diverted for irrigation. Jia Rang believes that this has three other advantages: first, it can develop silt irrigation and improve the soil; second, rice can be replanted to increase the yield by five to ten times; Third, shipping can be developed. ”

According to Jia Rang's estimate, to realize this plan, it will only cost one year to repair the defense. Jia Rang believes that this plan can promote the benefits and eliminate the harm, and it will last for hundreds of years. ”

If the best policy made Wei Shuo feel amazing, then the middle policy made Wei Shuo have to sigh that the ancients should not be underestimated.

To be honest, if it weren't for Pei Wei mentioning Jia Rang, Wei Shuo would not know anything about such a great ancient water conservancy expert.

Obviously, Jia Rang realized that the best policy was unlikely to be accepted by the superiors or the government, after all, a large number of people had to be relocated, and Jizhou has always been strong and powerful, who knows which big man will be involved? It's hard to guarantee that the best policy won't be abandoned halfway.

This central policy is relatively mild, not only does not need to move the people in a big way, but can also turn harm into benefit, and both the local government and the court can benefit from it.

"I don't know what to do?" Wei Shuo asked impatiently.

"Back to the king, as for the next policy, it should be the most frequently used method of river control in all dynasties, and even my Yan Kingdom is also implementing it, that is, to strengthen the embankment along the river and maintain the status quo of the river."

As soon as Pei Wei's voice fell, the entire political hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at Wei Shuo with quite worried eyes. And Wei Shuo's face, which was still smiling, was a little embarrassed. Obviously, he didn't expect that Jia Rang's three strategies for governing the river would end up burning on him.

However, Wei Shuo is not an ordinary person after all, he touched his nose and laughed at himself: "It seems that the matter of governing the river is really very professional, and it is very likely that people who don't know how to do it will do bad things with good intentions." Originally, I thought that the embankment along the river was in disrepair, so I thought that I would send someone to strengthen it first, just in case. Unexpectedly, in the eyes of the sages, repairing the river embankment is just a year of repair, which often costs the people and money. ”

"In the past, I didn't know how to govern the river, but now with the "Three Strategies for River Governance" written by Jia Rang as the guiding ideology, coupled with the strong national strength of Yan State, I am afraid that I will not be able to cure this century-old river disaster?"

Seeing that Wei Shuo so easily admitted his mistake in governing the river and had the courage to accept the correct opinion, everyone present was excited. It can also be seen from this incident that Wei Shuo is indeed a rare Holy Lord Mingjun, and as a courtier, it cannot but be said that it is the luck of everyone to be able to assist such a monarch.

Wei Shuo thought for a while and concluded: "Jia Rang's "Three Strategies for Governing the River" has its own advantages and disadvantages, and I think that Yan Guo will integrate the three methods to govern the river next. First of all, it is natural to open up a flood discharge area downstream, of course, this flood discharge area should be selected on a saline-alkali depression that is not suitable for cultivating crops, and it should be surrounded by river embankments to increase the capacity to store floodwater. ”

"The king's suggestion is good, in addition, we can also divert the Yellow River into the inland lakes of Jizhou such as Lidian and Dazhuze, and give full play to the role of these lakes in flood control."

"The middle and lower two strategies can't be all abandoned, some places can turn harm into benefit, and some key areas such as Luoyang, Beijing, have no other way than to strengthen the river embankment to strictly defend it."

"I hope everyone understands that Yanguo should treat river control as a century-old project, don't think that you can see results in three or five years, and you will have to control the water for at least ten years before it is possible to produce results."

"In addition, a lot of manpower and material resources need to be invested in river control, and the General Supervision Department should strengthen the supervision of river control costs to prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits."

"Obey the king's will, and the ministers will begin to organize people to start governing the river."

After Wei Shuo put forward the general idea of governing the river, he handed over the specific affairs to the cabinet.

After leaving the political hall, Wei Shuo returned to the backyard of the palace, but saw Pei Ying'er frowning, and her face was full of worry.

Wei Shuo stepped forward lightly and asked with concern, "Madam, what's wrong?" ”

"Huh? The king is coming?! ”

Pei Ying'er hurriedly got up to greet him, and when Wei Shuo sat down, she said softly: "I just received news from Laoshan that Uncle Zhang is sick, and the Zhang family has invited many doctors, but the condition has never improved. ”

"What? Uncle is sick? When was this? How did I not know? ”

Seeing Wei Shuo's anxious face, Pei Ying'er hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, husband, it's the uncle who won't let you tell you, he said that as the head of a country, you have too many things to deal with every day, and he doesn't want to delay national affairs because of his illness." (To be continued.) )