Speaking of which, Zhu Yuanzhang has not seen a flood for many years, since he became emperor in Nanjing, there has been almost no flood in Nanjing, at most it is during the rainstorm season, and waterlogging will occur in the city.

But now that he was standing on the top of the mountain, he really experienced the horror of the flood again.

Speaking of which, the top of Bishan Mountain is already the highest place near the Yellow River here, and it is safe to be flooded.

Standing here and looking into the distance, you can see the turbulent water of the Yellow River under the rain curtain, he originally planned to watch the Yellow River in the Tongguan area, but everyone around him objected.

After all, it is the place where the Yellow River turns, and once the Yellow River really bursts, the probability of the embankment breaking there is extremely high, and it is really not safe.

Zhu Yuanzhang was forced by the pressure of the ministers, so he could only come to Luoyang to check the situation of the Yellow River.

Looking at the Yellow River to the east, which was higher than the farmland on the side, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely anxious.

The river is higher than the farmland on one side, and once the Yellow River breaks through the embankment, won't the entire Henan province suffer?

Fortunately, this year's rain is not very heavy, and there has never been a flood, but the renovation of the Yellow River embankment must be put on the agenda.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that the Yellow River in Henan has become a hanging river on the ground, if the Yellow River is not renovated well, once the Ming Dynasty sets the capital in Luoyang, won't it be under the threat of the Yellow River every year?

He Qiu comforted Zhu Yuanzhang on the side.

"Your Majesty, I don't think there will be any flooding in the Yellow River this year, I looked at the embankment, and the situation is quite good."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at He Qiu, who was wearing a robe, soaking wet, and asked rhetorically.

"Why do you dare to promise me that? It's just that the governor of Henan doesn't dare to say that! ”

He Qiu thought for a moment and said.

"Your Majesty, you see, the rain has slowly become smaller now, and the summer rain will not last long, once it is small, there is a high probability that it will really be gone, and it is also because of this that the minister dares to say such big things."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, but finally asked.

"I don't want the Yellow River to be worry-free this year, I hope that the Yellow River can be worry-free forever, can you do it?"

He Qiu could only grin bitterly, no one dares to guarantee that there will be no problems in the future generations, think about what the Yangtze River flood is about?

Even in the 21st century, aren't there still floods on the land of China?

It's just that the loss is much smaller than that of Da Ming.

"Your Majesty, this flood of the Yellow River is not a matter of one or two days, it has been accumulated from the Song Dynasty to Liao, Jin, and then to Dayuan.

Even His Majesty can't guarantee that the Yellow River embankment will always have no problems, right? ”

"But as long as Your Majesty can guarantee that in the future, 10 million yuan will be allocated to the river workers every year to continuously repair the Yellow River embankment and flush the water and sand. With the appointment of officials who are good at water control, I think the situation in the Yellow River will get better day by day. ”

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was silent, He Qiu couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Your Majesty, the management of the Yellow River flood is not only a matter of the downstream, but also related to the management of the upstream.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang had known some of He Qiu's thoughts from Zhu Gaochi before, he still couldn't quite understand why he mentioned the matter of maintaining water and soil upstream.

"Why is that?"

He Qiu pointed to the Yellow River that was still roaring below and said.

"Your Majesty, look, how much of the water of the Yellow River is sediment? The river is already above the ground, and if the situation in the upper reaches is not treated, is it possible that for every meter higher in the river, the dam will be raised by one meter? It's impossible! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to smash on the river every year, and raise the river embankment, even Zhu Yuanzhang, who had no access to water conservancy, also knew that this was a palliative thing that could not cure the root cause.

However, if you want to maintain the water and soil upstream, you must plant trees upstream, but this is a paradox.

The northwest is already in ruins, and even the people can't afford to support it, so where can they get the money to plant trees?

He Qiu and Zhu Gaochi also mentioned before, even if they can really promote the planting of trees, how much can they survive? And how can the people stop the people from cutting down these trees?

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang issued a decree to force tree planting, what would it do?

The farther away from the imperial court, the lower the center's control over the locality, if it is only in the Beijing Division, or in the Zhili area near the Beijing Division, the center can still ensure that the implementation of the policy is not out of shape.

But what about such a policy at the local level?

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't dare to pack the ticket, he knew too well what those local officials were doing, and how Wang Anshi's reform failed, and Zhu Yuanzhang also remembered it.

Regarding the matter of planting trees in the northwest, Zhu Yuanzhang can only choose to bury it in his heart, and may go back to the Beijing Normal Association to discuss with Zhu Di, and whether he will issue an order in the end, that is another matter.

Maybe when the Ming Dynasty decides to conquer the farther part of the Western Regions, it will vigorously support the northwest, so that the northwest will have enough strength to send troops further west?

The rain in Henan did not rain for too long, and it cleared up soon, and it did not surprise He Qiu's prediction.

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, so he didn't stay in Henan any longer.

Although the land of Henan is not as rich as Jiangnan, it can be regarded as one of the best places in the world.

As long as the two rivers of Huang and Huai do not flood, the annual output here is not a few, at least much better than the Shaanxi where Zhu Yuanzhang passed by before.

When passing through Kaifeng, Zhu Yuanzhang still looked at the old city of Kaifeng and sighed.

Bianjing, which was so prosperous during the Northern Song Dynasty, has been dilapidated, and it has not fully recovered until now.

This is not only due to the war, but also to the reason why the Yuan Dynasty built the Yellow River dam and transferred many farmers here.

Most of these conscripted farmers did not have the opportunity to return to their hometowns, and either died while doing labor or died in the subsequent War of Resistance against the Yuan.

The entire Kaifeng Mansion in the early Ming Dynasty, can be called ten rooms and nine empty, when he Zhu Yuanzhang just beat down the Kaifeng Mansion, he also had a mind to move the capital here.

If it weren't for the fact that he knew the actual situation of Kaifeng later, and the ministers under him persuaded him, maybe he would have really moved the capital here.

Silently nostalgic for his youthful years, Zhu Yuanzhang went south to Nanyang, followed the Han River, came to Hubei, and from here along the Yangtze River all the way to the east, directly back to the capital.

Although cement roads have also been built between the major cities of the Ming Dynasty, the cement roads are not as comfortable as the waterways after all.

What's more, the waterway is more convenient than the cement road, which is why the Ming Dynasty rarely builds cement roads in the south of the Yangtze River and even further south.

The water system in the south is developed, and even if the cement road is built, it is difficult to compare with the convenient and fast transportation of the waterway, and the gains outweigh the losses.

So far, the Ming Dynasty is only slowly building a road connecting Huguang and Guangzhou, and it has not even been repaired, and the difficulty can be imagined.