A huge river like a long dragon is constantly surging on the vast land, this river is the mother river that fed the Central Plains civilization - the Yellow River, but the original name of the Yellow River should be called the Great River, but later because of the vegetation felling in the upper reaches, the soil erosion of the river turned yellow, so it was renamed the Yellow River, as for when the name was changed is no longer available, but in the Tang Dynasty, the name of the Yellow River has appeared in ancient poems and history books.

This came to the era of the Great Song Dynasty, the water of the Yellow River was more turbid than in the former Tang Dynasty, and the bottom of the river began to rise year by year, seeing that there was already a trend of the river on the ground, but Zhao Yan began to pay attention to the soil and water conservation on both sides of the Yellow River after crossing, and issued a ban many times, strictly prohibiting anyone from cutting down trees on both sides of the Yellow River, as well as grazing on both sides of the river, and even encouraging afforestation in various places, so that although the water of the Yellow River has not become clear, at least it has not become more turbid than before, I believe that as long as the governance continues, Perhaps in a few hundred years there will be a clear river again.

The reason why Zhao Yan paid attention to the maintenance of the waters of the Yellow River, in addition to the lessons brought by later generations, also had the Yellow River played an extremely important role in the Great Song Dynasty, because before the advent of the railway, the north-south transportation of the Great Song Dynasty was mainly completed through river transportation, and the Yellow River is the most critical part of it.

However, with the advent of trains, although the transportation of the Yellow River waterway is still important, it no longer occupies the main position, and now there is a parallel railway line along the Yellow River, which can transport people and goods to various places, and now if you look down from above, you can see a train is running along the railway by the Yellow River to the east.

"Brother Tong, I didn't expect to meet you this time and go to Shandong, this is really a coincidence!" In a specialized carriage. Zhao Xin said excitedly to a young man in front of him. I saw that this young man was tall, handsome, and talented, if Zhao Yan was here, he would definitely be very emotional, because this young man was seven or eight points similar to his deceased eldest brother Zhao Ji, in fact, this young man was Zhao Yan's eldest son Zhao Yan.

"yes. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, let's not see each other for almost two years, right? Zhao Tong also said with a smile on his face at this time.

Zhao Tong is the son of Zhao Ji and Hua Zhi, and he is also the eldest son of Zhao Ji, when Zhao Yan helped Zhao Ji choose the heir to the throne, Zhao Tong was also one of them, but unfortunately his mother Hua Zhi was a member of the party, which also led to him being the first to be vetoed by Zhao Yan, but he was still a student of Zhao Yan and received a new education since he was a child. And like Zhao Jia, he first graduated from Gewu Academy, and then entered the military academy to study, but Zhao Jia went to the navy, while he studied in the Army Academy, and joined the army after graduating two years ago, and rarely returned to Beijing in normal times, which also made Zhao Xin see him in the past two years. But I didn't expect to meet by chance on the train to Shandong this time.

"Brother Yu, what have you been doing in the army for the past two years. Why didn't you even come back for the Chinese New Year? Zhao Xin asked again excitedly at this time, Zhao Tong is younger than Zhao Jia, but he is about the same as Zhao Xin, when he was in elementary school, the relationship between the two of them was also very good, mainly because their mothers were not Han. The similarity of origins naturally makes them have more of a common language.

"Hehe, it's actually nothing, I joined the army after graduating from the military academy, but I didn't want others to know my identity, so I changed my name and surname to enter the army. In the past two years, he has been clearing out bandits in the Western Regions, and he has just been transferred back this year. Zhao Tong replied with a smile, his two-year military career has made him have undergone many changes, such as not only has his skin become darker and rougher, but his temperament has also become more calm, compared to Zhao Xin, who is about the same age as him, he seems to be a little more jumpy.

"It turns out that you went to the Western Regions, I heard that although it has been defeated over there, there are many bandits, and the garrison there often attacks to fight the bandits, and the task is very heavy, no wonder Brother Yu, you don't have time to come back!" Zhao Xin also showed a sudden expression when he heard this, but then he asked with some curiosity, "Brother Tong, then why did you go to Shandong this time?" ”

Zhao Xin and they took the train to Dengzhou, Shandong, originally he was in Tokyo alone, but when the train went to Jingxi Road, he saw Zhao Tong alone on the train, and he hurriedly ran out to meet, and the two brothers got together and sat in the same carriage, of course, because of Zhao Xin's special identity, there were only two brothers in this carriage.

Hearing Zhao Xin ask about the reason why he went to Shandong, Zhao Tong did not answer directly, but smiled and took a sip of the teacup, and did not directly answer Zhao Xin's words, but asked rhetorically: "Brother Xin, why did you go to Shandong this time?" ”

Zhao Xin didn't hide anything, and immediately replied when he heard this: "I don't want to go to Shandong, but to go to sea from Dengzhou through Shandong, and then join the navy sent by the imperial court to go to the Wa Kingdom together, before my father and His Majesty have discussed and are ready to build a port in the Wa Kingdom, but the Wa State will definitely not be willing to give up their land to us, so I will go there on behalf of the Imperial City Division this time, and then find a way to provoke the civil strife of the Wa State, so that we can fish in troubled waters." ”

"It's just a small Japanese country, just send troops to destroy it, why bother with this effort?" Zhao Tong heard this, but expressed his different opinions, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with this matter.

"Hehe, although the Wa Kingdom is an island country, but they have just ended a civil strife, and the domestic military strength is relatively strong, and we only need to establish a few important ports in the Wa State, and we are not interested in the Wa State itself, plus the Wa State is relatively poor, and sending troops to occupy it is really worth the loss, so my father is unwilling to send a large army to go." Zhao Xin explained with a smile again at this time, he only cared about being happy, and didn't pay attention to anything wrong with Zhao Tong's expression at all.

Zhao Tong also seemed to notice something at this time, and immediately turned to smile and said: "I see, the third uncle and His Majesty are thoughtful, but when did you join the Imperial City Division, and you are a little out of character to join the Imperial City Division, how could the third uncle agree to this matter?" ”

Zhao Tong's expression was a little unnatural when he mentioned the Imperial City Division, but Zhao Tong was only happy at this time, and he was very excited to talk about the bumpy road he had to join the Imperial City Division, especially the great achievements he made after joining the Imperial City Division, which made Zhao Tong shocked at the same time, and the look on his face became more unnatural, fortunately, Zhao Xin only cared about talking about his own affairs, and did not notice these at all. (To be continued.) )