Guan Yu led a group of people to personally inspect the production of agricultural tools, inquire about all aspects of production, understand the existing problems, and put forward solutions in a timely manner, Chong Gao reported to Guan Yu in detail the problems in production, mainly the lack of funds The problem is more prominent, due to a series of practical problems faced by production, the budget given by the imperial court is unsustainable, Guan Yu and the people finally decided to allocate another 100,000 taels for agricultural production, because spring ploughing is imminent, all kinds of spring ploughing equipment should be put into use in time, Guan Yu stressed that priority should be given to the production of tools used in spring ploughing to ensure that they are put into use in a timely manner in spring ploughing, and other production can be slowed down, Chong Yu immediately said to Guan Yu that the tools must be delivered on time, and work overtime to complete the production task according to the construction period, at this time the agricultural tools have completed the manufacturing task of 800,000.

Guan Yu also investigated the production of military equipment, in accordance with the implementation plan proposed in the military vigorously production of siege vehicles, Guan Yu's research on the combat vehicle is more advanced, this kind of combat vehicle is boosted by multiple batches of wheels, the tank is three stories high, the lower layer of the front of the tank is not a large number of sharp knives, and the upper two layers can be used to ambush a large number of crossbowmen for shooting, this kind of tank has great lethality whether it is siege or attack, it is a relatively advanced and multi-purpose tank in the current days, Once put into use, it is extremely powerful; In addition, Guan Yu will also build an upgraded version of the abducted horse, which is the so-called iron lock chain horse, and he will also actively develop the water army, which is an important thing for him to implement in the military field in the next year, let's call it a military science and technology project, this project The imperial court invested 200,000 taels of silver.

According to this requirement, Guan Yu investigated the production preparations of the Luoyang Arsenal, at this time the production of military equipment has not been fully launched, but the production plant and production tools have been arranged in place, and will be carried out one after another after the completion of agricultural production, Guan Yu personally investigated the construction of the arsenal. Guan Yu demanded that the scale of the arsenal be expanded, the number and scale of the arsenal should be increased according to the needs of production on the original basis, and it is imperative to build a group of professional and technical personnel, and the training of production staff should be strengthened. To continuously cultivate talents in this area, to achieve specialized production, improve production quality and efficiency, the imperial court decided to add 200,000 taels of silver for the production and construction of the arsenal after research.

Guan Yu went to Luoyang outside the city to personally inspect the water conservancy project in Luoyang, originally the imperial court arranged for Guan Yu to accompany the carriage and horse, but Guan Yu refused, he wanted to take a look by himself, Guan Yu was hired in the Sili School Lieutenant, the Ministry of Works, the Dian Nong Zhonglang will be Ren Jun. Henan Yin Liang Xi and other people accompanied by the suburbs of Luoyang to personally survey the water conservancy project in Luoyang, at this time in the suburbs of Luoyang, the grass is verdant, the flowers are ready to go, a lush everywhere is full of joy and warmth, Guan Yu and everyone came to the fields of Luoyang, he walked on the street unrestrained, came here to walk freely and take a look, he was originally a child of this mountain and wilderness, he belonged to this land, Guan Yu walked while talking with everyone, while communicating. As a leader, he has a dazzling aura and stands in the midst of all people, and he is majestic. He felt relieved to be in this field

Guan Yu and the others walked all the way to investigate two water conservancy projects in Luoyang, one is the Fuyang Canal, and the other is Hongchipi, the beginning of the construction of the Yang Canal. The construction of the Yang Canal was in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the construction of the Zhou City and the Yang Canal were built in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Regarding the construction of the Yi in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, there are descriptions in documents such as "Shangshu" and unearthed bronze inscriptions. Luoyang, Zhou Gong moved the people because of the Zhou, it was for the Zhou. King Jujing. Henan, the old place. King Wu of Zhou moved to Jiuding, Zhou Gong to Taiping, and the camp thought that it was the capital, which was the royal city. Zhiping Wangju". King Zhou regent five years, the king of Cheng in ?, want to house Luoyi, so that the first to call the prince to live, that is, called the king of the city, is called the eastern capital, now Henan is also. King Cheng lived in Luoyi, moved the recalcitrant people to Cheng Zhou, and returned to the Western Capital, all thinking that Cheng Zhou was in the old city of Luoyang, Han Dynasty. Luoyang City Zhou Gong system. Qin Feng Lü Buwei is the marquis of 100,000 households in Luoyang, and the city is big. Han Yi added and repaired it.

Yangqu dates back to the Western Zhou Dynasty and is said to be made by the Duke of Zhou. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the upper east gate (Jianchun Gate of the Northern Wei Dynasty) and the upper west gate (Chang Gate of the Northern Wei Dynasty) of Luoyang City were opposite to each other, both of which were located on the north side of Chengzhou City in the Western Zhou Dynasty. "Yangqu (west of the city) Shuinan and Chang Gate, Han Shangxi Gate. …… Its water north high canal, the branches are up and down, and the stone bridge enters the city in the east. The water of the Yang Canal here is clearly two streams of water, forming a river flow relationship, so the water of "Nanji" is analyzed from all aspects of natural conditions, it is the water that arrives at the gate from the east, and the east and west of the Yang Canal outside the Jianchun Gate correspond to the east and west, all of which are located on the north side of the city site of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the two run through the east and west, which may be the ditch made by the Zhou Gong in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

If so, the ditch made by the Duke of Zhou passed through the east and west outside the north wall of the city site in the Western Zhou Dynasty, forming a close relationship with the city site. And it coincides. The city site and the ditch made by the Duke of Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty should be the product of the same period, and it is the result of unified and careful planning. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, under the historical background of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, in order to consolidate the new regime, take advantage of the opportunity of the relocation and transformation of the recalcitrant people, vigorously build the city, and build water conservancy projects, the design and construction of ditches in this period provided sufficient water conditions for the city of Chengzhou on the one hand, and strengthened the protective effect of the city of Chengzhou on the other hand. Both of these aspects should be the prerequisites for the construction of Chengzhou City. Therefore, the construction of Chengzhou City in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the ditch made by the Zhou Gong are complementary construction relationships, and the construction of ditches is a necessary project for Chengzhou City.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Luoyang City was expanded to the north on the basis of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the ditch was cut and divided into two in the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, on the basis of the Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Qin and Han city sites, it was repaired and strengthened again and again. The Yang Canal was also continuously repaired, renovated and utilized on the basis of the ditch in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Construction and renovation of yang canals. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were three construction projects in the Yang District. For the first time, in the 5th year of Jianwu (29 AD), Wang Liang Dynasty Ouyang was Henan Yin, and the valley water (that is, the current Jiangu water) was injected into Luoyang City, and Gongchuan was poured in the east. and the canal is formed without the water flowing. Wang Liang presided over the construction of the Yang Canal Project, which was the first water conservancy construction project with urban construction after Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty established the capital Luoyang. This project should be on the basis of the ditch made by Zhou Gong in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the whole line was excavated again, and the engineering effect was not good, resulting in poor water flow. It ended in failure. In the twenty-third year of the second Jianwu (47 AD), Zhang Chundai Dulin was the Sikong. Next year, through the Yang Canal, the water will be diverted, and the people will benefit. Zhang Chun's construction of the Yang Canal this time is another construction of the Yang Canal after Wang Liang dug the canal in the fifth year of Jianwu. This time, the Yang Canal should be drilled, and the Yang Canal in the south of the city and the water (also known as the Yang Canal) in the east should be channeled, so as to hit the effect of the Weir Luotong Trough, and play a role in promoting the political and economic development of Luoyang City.

This so-called seems to be different from the last time Wang Liang repaired the channel. In the fourth year of Yangjia (135 years), Yi Youren Shen, the edict was written to the following Cao Canal, the east was connected to the river, the south was led to the Jianghuai, and the Fang Gong Committee was lost. That's it. In the fourth year of Yangjia (135 AD), Emperor Shun of Han issued an edict to build the Cao Canal and the stone bridge outside the East Gate. Can build this Yang Canal repair and digging project, the scale is unprecedentedly large, the results are remarkable, when in the old traces of the Wang Liang digging ditch in the fifth year of Jianwu, the result of widening and deepening the transformation of the Yang Canal in the east of the city. According to the briefing, the western section of the Yangqu in the east of the city is wider than the eastern section and the western section of the Yangqu is a dwarf Hongchipi, and the phenomenon of the Yangqu in the eastern section is interrupted. The Yangqu in the east of the city was diverted halfway, and it met with the Caoyun channel repaired by Zhang Chun in the south of Luoyang through Hongchipi. The east leads to Luoshui and the Yellow River, and has formed a transportation network of "connecting the river to the east and leading the river to the south to the Jianghuai", which made Luoyang City more prosperous and prosperous at that time.

The construction of the Yang Canal at this time. Following the construction and reconstruction of several Yang Canals in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the scale, route and nature of Yang Canal in the east and west of Luoyang City have been basically determined. The Yang Canal in the west of the city is mainly a project to divert the valley into Luoyang to ensure the demand for urban water supply in Luoyang City; The Yang Canal in the east of the city is mainly the Weir Luotong Cao Project. In order to undertake the important task of waterway transportation in Luoyang City. The construction of the Chengxi Yang Canal into the Luo River Project, the literature has repeatedly involved the construction of Qianjin, Qianjin Embankment, Qianjin Canal, Qianjinwu, Wulong Canal, Dailong Canal, Jiulong Canal, Changfen Bridge, Zhangfang Ditch, Shixiang Water Gate, etc., on the basis of the Yang Canal in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the renovation, reinforcement, transformation and utilization of the project were carried out again. And most of them are partial, and some of them involve the demand for flood control and drainage. This project should be a deep fishing, dredging and dredging project on the basis of the four-year Tongcao project in Yangjia in the East Han Dynasty.

Through research, Guan Yu discovered the important role of Yangqu in the history of Luoyang City. Guan Yu found that in any era of ancient and modern times, water source is a crucial issue in urban construction. According to the topography, natural environment and water conservancy conditions around Luoyang City, it is believed that the construction project of the Yang Canal leading the valley into Luoyang during this period was a water conservancy construction to meet the water demand of the city at that time. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the west ditch built by the Zhou Gong was no exception, which also provided sufficient water supply for the city of Chengzhou. In addition, the construction of the Yang District of the Han Dynasty to lead the valley into Luo was based on this. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the purpose of the Zhou Gong planning the ditch in the east of the city of Zhou was mainly to develop agricultural production and provide sufficient water resources for agricultural irrigation. The Luoyang Basin is surrounded by mountains, and there are four rivers in the basin: Luo, Yi, Qian, and Jian (Valley). The Luo River runs through the basin from west to east; The two rivers of Qianshui and Jian (Valley) are incorporated into Luoshui in the western part of the basin; In ancient times, the Yi River would flow into the Luo River in the middle of the basin. The Yi and Luo rivers are the two main rivers in the basin, which naturally divides the basin into three major parts. The Yiluo River sandwiched between the rivers is low-lying and flat, and the water resources are abundant; There are a belt of highlands on the north and south banks of the Yiluo River, they are by the mountain and the river, from the foothills to the riverbank, the height of the poster gradually decreases slowly, the height is vast, but the water source is poor, which brings great disadvantages to the production and life of people in the past generations.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was already the existence of the Zhijin Canal on the highlands along the south bank of the Yiluo River, and was widely used for agricultural irrigation, the length of the canal's route, radiating a large area of highlands on the south bank of the Yiluo River, providing powerful irrigation regulations for the agricultural production in the area at that time, so that people's production and living conditions were greatly improved, and at the same time, the ruling power of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was also consolidated. Therefore, it seems that the birth of the Zhijin Canal was earlier than the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the time of the ditch planned and built by the Zhou Gong in the Western Zhou Dynasty on the north bank of the Yiluo River is relatively close. During the Zhou and Zhou dynasties, Zhou Gong planned to build a ditch on the north bank of the Luo River, the purpose of which should be the same as that of the Zhijin Canal on the south bank of the Yiluo River, and to develop agricultural production, provide powerful irrigation conditions, and provide reliable water source guarantee for people's production and life, so as to appease the people, enable people to live and work in peace and contentment, and at the same time lay a solid foundation for consolidating the ruling power of the Zhou Dynasty in the new period. At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu ascended the throne, and in the fifth year of Jianwu (29 AD), Wang Liang built the Yang Canal again on the basis of the ditch built by the Duke of Zhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Its purpose should be the same as that of the ditch built by Zhou Gong. During the reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, in the fourth year of Yangjia (125 AD), the Yang Canal in the east of the city underwent large-scale renovation and transformation, passing through Hongchi Pi Yuluo, which changed the use of the Yang Canal in the east of the city and became an important transportation channel in Luoyang City. It has remained unchanged for generations to come.

Hongjipi is a natural formation. Very old. Originally located in the sun of the Guluo River, there is a natural pond around it to figure it out, and there is a natural flood drainage ditch on the north side of the pond; At the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, the matter ditch mall (i.e., Tangdu Xi'an) was built along the pond on the northwest side of Hongchipi; During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Tangdu Xi'an was also abandoned, and the Duke of Zhou planned to build a ditch through the mall, passing through the east and west from the north side of Hongchipi; In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, in the fifth year of Jianwu (29 AD), Wang Liang dug and built the Yang Canal again on the site of the ditch in the Western Zhou Dynasty; In the twenty-third year of Jianwu (47 AD), Zhang Chunyan Luo Tonghong. From the south of Luoyang City, the east and west cross the canal and the two sides of the Hongchi Pi, the southeast of the pond and the Luohe River are opened, from then on the Hongchi Pi water flow through, and the Cao transport ships pass through it; In the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the fourth year of Yangjia (135 AD), the west section of the Yangqu in the east of the city was widened and deepened again, and the north side of Hongchipi was opened up in the middle. It has opened up a new precedent for the subsequent generations of water transportation projects. At the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, the Tangdu Xi'an was built along the Hongchi River, and the engineering drainage facilities were connected to it. It fully shows that Hongchipi played an important role in the urban construction of Tangdu Xi'an at that time, and at the same time beautified the environment in the east of the city. (Hongchipi) belongs to Shaofu, set up one person, 200 stones. In March of the third year of Yongchu (109 AD), there was a great hunger in Beijing, and the people cannibalized each other. …… Deceased. The edict is to Hongchi fake with the poor. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial court once set up officials to manage Hongchipi full-time, which should be owned by the state magnates. During the reign of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty, the area around Luoyang suffered from hunger and famine, and the emperor issued an edict to pardon Hongchipi for the victims to fish and hunt. to survive the famine. Hongchipi is rich in aquatic products, birds and birds are flocked, plants are green, and the natural scenery is beautiful, which is really a tourist and leisure resort at that time.

Guan Yu found that the main role of these two water conservancy projects is not in agricultural irrigation but in the transportation and beautification of these two water conservancy projects, that is to say, these two water conservancy projects are mainly to build the moat of Luoyang, and the Yang Canal has played the function of water transportation since ancient times. Ren Jun, Zheng Hun and others repeatedly brewed, and finally determined the actual project implementation plan, the project was allocated 100,000 taels of silver, Guan Yu signaled that the project should be launched as soon as possible, organize the construction and strive to complete the project in two months, Ren Jun, who is responsible for the water conservancy project, said that he would implement this matter as soon as possible, Guan Yu also discussed with the project leader on the issue of personnel and remuneration for the project, and immediately allocated manpower to help implement it.

Guan Yu personally inspected the situation of Hongchipi, another water conservancy project, and immediately gave instructions, relying on the natural beauty and abundant natural resources of Hongchipi, as well as the advantages of a wide water area, it can provide a rich berthing and resting environment for ships coming and going. To build a beautiful harbor in Hongchipi, mainly to play its role in beautifying Luoyang, but also to provide a place for people in Luoyang to recreation, to create a water park, to play its entertainment and leisure functions, and to suggest that this work can be slowed down, do not need to rush to the start.

After investigating the above projects, Guan Yu once again held a reform enlargement meeting in the Jiade Hall in Luoyang, involving the relevant members of the reform Zong Zheng, the general Liu Bei, the Taiwei Zhu Jun, the Taichang Qing, the general of the minister Chong Gao, the great Honglu Zhou Huan, the Sili school captain Wenpin, the Ministry of Works, the Diannong Zhonglang general Ren Jun, Henan Yin Liang Xi, the Yue cavalry captain Xu Huang, the prime minister's mansion master Bo Yang Xiu, the prime minister's mansion chief Shi Du Xi, the east Cao Seal Zhao Yan, the west Cao Seal Zheng Hun, the Yilang Zhang Fan, the Siyan captain Wang Lian, the Changshui captain Wang Qi, the military captain Ma Chao, the Fubo general Zhang He, Han Haojun, the governor of Henan Prefecture, attended the meeting, and Guan Yu's secretary Cai Wenji also attended the meeting

The conference focused on three topics, which three topics? A notice on speeding up the production of agricultural equipment, one topic is to speed up the construction of water conservancy projects everywhere notice, the other is to continue to issue a notice to the princes to urge the payment of documents, on the work of agricultural equipment production Guan Yu emphasized the following points: "The current spring ploughing is imminent, agricultural equipment production work to enhance the sense of responsibility and mission before the spring ploughing as soon as possible to create a variety of agricultural tools, the current has been rushed to produce a batch of agricultural equipment, the next step to speed up the progress of the remaining part of the completion, All members should work together to coordinate operations, cooperate with each other, perform their duties, fulfill their responsibilities, and go all out to do a good job. This project will be led by Tai Changqing and the Minister of General Chong Gao, assisted by Dong Cao Zhan Zhao Yan, Yue Cai Captain Xu Huang, Si Yan Captain Wang Lian, and Dian Military Captain Ma Chao to work together to do this well. (To be continued......)