Zuo Guangdou is undoubtedly the Donglin Party, but compared with other Donglin Party officials who talk loudly on weekdays and have no way to deal with problems, as well as selfish and profit-seeking officials, they are treated differently by Zhu Youxiao.

Although Zuo Guangdou is well-educated and upright, this is not the reason why Zhu Youxiao is reused. And Zuo Guangdou is proficient in water conservancy, and he did a good job when leading Zhili Tuntian, which is only one of the reasons.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were not many forward-looking talents, and it can be said that there were very few. Zuo Guangdou is precisely one of them, and this is the most important factor in Zhu Youxiao's long-term role.

The establishment of "martial arts" and "tunxue" to train generals who can fight well in war, solve the problem of barren fields, increase the income of the state treasury, and provide a channel for the poor to circulate to the upper strata of society.

That's right, these two suggestions were advocated by Zuo Guangdou, and they coincided with the emperor's thinking.

Martial arts was established, but Tunxue was not set up specifically, but belonged to a department of the Academy of Sciences, and Xu Guangqi also had a small-scale academy there.

Despite this, Zuo Guangdou went from the imperial history of Zuodu to the governor of Shaanxi, which was equivalent to demotion.

The emperor wanted to destroy Lao Zuo's stubborn temper, and secondly, because Shaanxi would be the hardest hit area, and the water conservancy facilities were well repaired, which could greatly alleviate the impact of the disaster. If you want to be in charge of Shaanxi, you can only be the governor.

I haven't seen him for a few years, and Zuo Guangdou looks old. But this is only the impression at first glance, but if you look closely, you can find that Lao Zuo's body is still strong.

Became a working class? Although the old peasant is swarthy and old, his body is healthier than those little white faces who do not carry baskets in their hands and do not carry burdens on their shoulders, and one can beat ten.

"Zuo Qing is flat, give a seat." Zhu Youxiao showed a kind smile and raised his hand slightly.

"Long live Long En of Wechen Xie." After Zuo Guangdou kowtowed, he got up and sat down diagonally on the embroidery pier.

Zhu Youxiao sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "Zuo Qing has been in Ganshan for several years, personally inspecting and traveling, building water conservancy, and opening up wasteland, which is really hard. ”

Zuo Guangdou bowed and arched his hand: "This is the duty of Weichen, long live the praise." ”

"Although it is a duty, there are still very few officials who can do it themselves." Zhu Youxiao said: "I think the three reasons and fourteen proposals submitted by Zuo Qing are very good, and after a slight revision, they have been made clear to the world.

After a pause, the emperor continued: "This time, Zuo Qing was transferred to the governor of the river, and I also want to give full play to Zuo Qing's ability to control the water. ”

beckoned, the palace people stepped forward to read the holy decree, Zuo Guangdou knelt and took over, and the mountain shouted long live.

The Governor of the River is the new official name, and the full name is "The Governor of the River Processing Department is the title of Shangshu and the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Inspectorate". It sounds nondescript, but on a literal note, the title is already very high.

Such a high rank shows that the emperor is going to vigorously control the river and build water conservancy. Controlling rivers and repairing water conservancy has always been a very expensive project, and Zuo Guangdou was shocked by this.

The situation in eastern Liaoning has indeed been reversed, but to completely calm Liao, Zuo Guangdou also knows that it is not a short-term achievement.

"I ruled the ministers of the river, pushed Pan Ji to be the most, covered the yellow to help the luck, and borrowed the Huai to brush the yellow, it is not necessary to bind the water and attack the sand." Zhu Youxiao motioned for Zuo Guangdou to sit down, and said warmly: "I hope that Zuo Qing can surpass his predecessors and leave a name in history." ”

Zuo Guangdou hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Weichen dares not to do his best to share his worries for Long Life." ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "Now the construction of water conservancy is mainly focused on drought relief and disaster relief. Drought will be the main disaster in the future. As for the Huanghuai and other big rivers, it can be slowed down a little. ”

The main work of river control is dredging, flood prevention and disaster reduction. But after the catastrophe, there were many droughts, and finally even the Yellow River was cut off.

Since this is the case, we are not in a hurry to control the river, and we must first repair the water conservancy. Drought does not become a disaster, and waterlogging does not cause harm, and it may not be completely achieved, but it can play a role in alleviating major disasters.

Zuo Guangdou bowed down to receive the order and said, "Long live the wisdom, and the ministers respectfully receive the hadith." ”

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I said that there will be a catastrophe, and many people don't believe it, but Zuo Qing doesn't doubt it?" ”

Zuo Guangdou replied: "Weichen didn't believe it before, but after statistical research, I thought that the precursor of the catastrophe should have appeared in the Wanli period. It has become more and more obvious over the decades, but it has gone unnoticed with its ups and downs. ”

If more rigorous scientific judgment is followed, the premonition of the catastrophe can be traced back to the early Jiajing period. But as Zuo Guangdou said, it became obvious during the Wanli period, but it was just ups and downs, not violently intensified.

You must know that in order to increase the credibility of the coming disaster, Zhu Youxiao ordered all localities and household departments to conduct statistics.

And it is very rare for Zuo Guangdou to be able to conduct such statistical research on his own, instead of blindly believing and blindly following it.

"Long live the sweet potatoes that have been promoted in the north are excellent." Zuo Guangdou said: "The yield is surprisingly high, and it can replace a considerable part of the grain. ”

The emperor smiled and said, "There are two other crops that should be gradually popularized, one is called corn, which can be grown in mountainous areas, is drought-tolerant and high-yielding; One is called potato, which is extremely survivable and resistant to bitter cold. ”

Sweet potatoes alone are not enough, as sweet potatoes prefer warmer climates. If you add corn and potatoes, the "Three Musketeers" who survived the disaster can be counted.

Corn was introduced to China through the southwest and northwest land routes very early, in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, when there were records of corn cultivation and planting in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian.

But during the Ming Dynasty, corn did not spread on a large scale to Chinese mainland. I have to say, this is a very regrettable thing.

The cultivation and domestication of potatoes have been going on, and the emperor attaches great importance to it and hands it over to Xu Guangqi, and Lao Xu naturally does not dare to slack off.

In the past few years, gratifying progress has also been made. As a disciple of Xu Guangqi, Chen Zilong even brought potatoes to Liaodong for planting experiments.

There was a hypothesis on the Internet in later generations that if sweet potatoes and corn were planted in large quantities across the country, the Ming Empire might not fall.

Now, such an assumption has become a reality. Under the vigorous advocacy and even strict orders of the emperor, the second agricultural revolution after the Song Dynasty occupied the city of rice began.

"Can Zuo Qing know the deep meaning of recovering your Zuo Capital Imperial History?" Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly became solemn, and he asked in a deep voice.

Zuo Guangdou thought for a while, and then replied: "Long live rest assured, there are those who are greedy in river construction and water conservancy, or those who cut corners and fill their own pockets, Weichen will never let go." ”

Water conservancy projects are the most expensive and some people will definitely use various means to profit from them. Zuo Guangdou plus the title of Zuo Du Yu Shi has the power of supervising officials.

"Zuo Qing has the name of the iron-faced imperial history, and he will definitely live up to his expectations by eliminating corruption." Zhu Youxiao's face softened, and he encouraged: "Just do it, I will be your backing." ”

"Long live Wechen Xie." After Zuo Guangdou thanked him, his lips opened a few times, but he finally didn't say anything else.

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