After leaving the factory headquarters and returning to the palace, the eunuch came to inform him that there was an invitation from the political secretary today, and Zhu Gaochi guessed that it was a matter of reclamation.

After a closer look, it is.

In the name of the chief secretary, the envoy invited the royal government to attend, and three days later, reviewed the results of the governance of the victorious lake.

"Victory?"

"It's a large depression north of Dacheng, east of Wen'an, and south of Bazhou." Ge Cheng said.

"I heard that the government has made great efforts in this place, and it is bound to succeed in governance, and plans to get 300,000 acres of fertile land, and the appetite is not small."

Zhu Gaochi already knew which place it was.

According to his understanding, it is not something that cannot be done, not to mention that there is a steam engine for pumping water, but it just happened in advance.

And later, there were more than 300,000 acres of land, which was not a fantasy, it seems that the government still made great efforts, not empty words and white teeth, just for the sake of political achievements in vain.

A few days later.

On behalf of the prince, Zhu Gaochi led the Changshi Mansion to meet with the officials of the political department in Deshengwa to inspect the results together.

"It's not easy to clean up this waterlogged land." Yan Yu got off the sedan chair and walked side by side with Zhu Gaochi on the ground.

The rest of the people followed behind them, dozens of people, and soldiers around them.

If Zhu Di was here, Yan Yu would be half a step behind.

Deshengdian is a wetland, between Baiyangdian and the Grand Canal, the terrain is very complex, the water level is different in depth, and it is neither boating nor wading.

There are also small islands scattered throughout the island, and the plants on the island are very dense, and there are trees all around the lake, and it looks like a large forest from a distance.

Now.

In front of him, polders are built around the depressions, and ditches are excavated everywhere to intercept the flow, and shallow and dense field ditches are excavated in the depressions where the hostility is smoother, or on the gentle slopes where the terrain is flat.

"It's not easy." Zhu Gaochi exclaimed.

When I arrived at a high ground, my vision was broadened, and a shed had been built, with tables and chairs under the shed, and tea on the table.

"Please," Yan said with his hand outstretched.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and also stretched out his hand. "Yan Fantai, please."

The two walked in and sat down, and an errand came forward to pour tea for the two, while the rest gathered around the perimeter, waiting for orders.

"Let's all rest for a while." Zhu Gaochi took a sip and said to everyone with a smile.

Deshengdian is not a small place, larger than the size of a state, and this is just a single place.

If all this land is governed into fields, it will be a terrible thing, and it is also impossible to do things, and it is only necessary to use some of the land that can be cultivated.

"Integrity." Yan Yu suddenly shouted.

One of the scattered people heard his name, turned around and entered the shed, and bowed respectfully to them.

"Yan Fantai, little prince."

Zhu Gaochi was startled, almost thinking that it was Zhang Juzheng, but he came to his senses and looked at the young man in his twenties in front of him curiously.

"Don't underestimate this young handsome, the governance of Shengdian is this person's idea, and he organized it."

Yan Yu's enthusiastic introduction was extremely appreciative of this person.

"What's your name, where are you from?" When Zhu Gaochi heard that it was a celebrity, he took the initiative to get up and pull the other party's arm.

The man was obviously not used to the enthusiasm of the little prince, and seemed a little restrained.

"Back to the little prince, the official surname is Li, the name is straight, the word is right, his hometown is in Qingyuan, and he works in the political secretary."

It turned out to be him.

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, and his attitude became more and more polite.

Li Youzhi is not a small person, although he is a small person now.

When he was a teenager, he read books and studied the law. During the "Battle of Jingjing", he was promoted to the counselor of the political secretary of Beiping because he took the lead in reporting secret affairs to Ming Chengzu.

Of course, these are not enough for Zhu Gaochi to pay attention to, he has seen enough famous ministers and generals, and it is no longer possible to excite him.

What really makes Zhu Gaochi care is that this person is a technical official.

This person has made great contributions to the control of water and rivers in the Yongle Dynasty, and later he was also responsible for specific affairs in the Ministry of Industry. Because of being careless, the officialdom has had several ups and downs, and in the end, it was used to govern before it was revived, which shows its ability.

But there's something wrong.

Since Yan Yu attaches so much importance to him, then this person should have his heart towards the government, how could he take the initiative to tell Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, and quickly guessed the truth.

Yan Yu was not trusted by Zhu Yunwen's court and was transferred to another position, and under the influence of this, it was logical that this person changed his mind in the future.

The judgment made through this incident made Zhu Gaochi more forcefully certain that Yan Yu could be co-opted.

However, when I learned that this person was in the right place, he actually had the same name as Zhang Juzheng, anyway, Zhu Gaochi looked at this person very pleasing to the eye.

"The terrain of Deshengdian is complicated, and the government has been reluctant to exert its efforts for many years, so as not to waste the people's power, and the result does not matter."

"How did you come up with the idea of governing this place?"

Zhu Gaochi pulled Li Youzhi to sit down and asked kindly.

The talents recognized by himself can make the palace also pay attention to it, Yan Yu is not only not worried, but a little proud.

Not only the prince and the father can do things, but the same can be done by the political secretary.

Li Youzhi sat between the political envoy and the little prince, and it was difficult to sit still, after all, he was a young man, and his nervous back was soaked.

After sorting out his words, he said cautiously: "Actually, thanks to the steam engine pumping water, with this thing, the lower officials have the confidence to govern the lake well." ”

"Tell me about it." Zhu Gaochi was patient.

Once raw and twice cooked.

No matter what the outcome of Yan Dull will be in the future, make friends with this person first, and lay the foundation for this person to take refuge in the palace in the future.

Speaking of his errand, Li Youzhi got up and said confidently: "The method of waterlogging and depression management should be aimed at land development, otherwise it will be a disaster for the people to be mobilized by labor." ”

"Only when we aim to acquire land can we all be happy and everyone will be willing to invest in it."

"The previous method could not solve the problem of stagnant water, and only used manpower, which exceeded the capacity of the government and the people."

"And with a steam engine to pump water, it's different, a pumping steam engine is worth thousands of manpower."

Zhu Gaochi was noncommittal.

Literati like to brag and exaggerate, and it seems that Li Youzhi is inevitably vulgar.

The steam engine of the Ming Dynasty is actually the Newcomen steam engine.

The effect is probably equivalent to the labor force of more than 500 people, or the horsepower of more than 100 horses, but it is not enough to reach the strength of several thousand people.

The power of ten steam engines is worth as many as 5,000 people.

Therefore, with a steam engine in the mine, the groundwater problem can be solved, after all, the area of 5,000 people standing together is also a limit, and the area used by the steam engine is only large, which cannot be compared.

However, Zhu Gaochi naturally would not debunk it, his EQ was not so low, and he nodded from time to time, which made Li Youzhi more and more excited.

"Xiaguan has been observing in Deshengdian for a long time, learned a lot about the actual situation with the local people, and asked a few masters to help solve the problem."

"Although the natural conditions of waterlogged depressions are different, they are often prone to flooding, waterlogging and drought, and the soil is swampy and salinized to varying degrees."

"Because of the large area and increasingly complex terrain, the terrain of Deshengdian Lake should be comprehensively planned and comprehensive measures for water conservancy and agriculture should be adopted."

"The use of water conservancy measures to reduce the collection of slope water, should be combined with the upstream of the river, and slope management, in the slope edge of the excavation of interception ditch, interception of slope water flow, at the same time in the depression around the construction of polders, to prevent the invasion of external water, the use of steam engine to eliminate stagnant water, reduce the water level, for this purpose, but also to build drainage ditches. In the well-drained depression or the gentle slope with relatively flat terrain, excavate shallow and dense field ditches, divide the fields into strips, and the specifications are ...... according to the terrain."

"According to the plan and the current progress, the Shengdian area will eventually open up to 300,000 acres of farmland."

After Li Youzhi finished speaking, he was still excited, such a political achievement, who would be like this.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Yan Yu and asked curiously: "How many acres of land reclamation will be reclaimed in Beiping in the end?" ”

Yan Yu didn't hide it, and said with a smile, "Before the victory, the headquarters thought that it was 500,000 mu, but now that there is an accident, then it will be 1 million." ”

The lion opened his mouth widely, and Yan Yu said to Li Youzhi: "I see the current situation in Shengdian, and it is possible to develop 500,000 acres of land. ”

"Juzheng, you are young now, take more responsibility, work harder, not for others, not for the future, just for the sake of the people of Li on this side, it should be like this."

As soon as the big hat was worn, Li Youzhi directly forgot his form, and agreed with a ruddy face, looking dizzy.

Zhu Gaochi retracted his gaze and felt sorry for the young man, but he didn't question it.

One million acres of land can be developed in the northern parallel province.

In the Hongwu Dynasty, in the seventh year of Hongwu, the largest number of fields were cultivated, and 92,112,400 acres of new fields were cultivated nationwide.

In few years, only 100,000 mu is developed a year.

In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, that is, this year that is about to pass, the government has not yet counted it, but Zhu Gaochi already knows the results.

This year, the entire Ming Dynasty's acres of land are 850 million mu.

Among them is Juntian.

Because the acres of land in the guard station were confidential, the number of "Tuntian Yellow Book" in the hands of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies was hung in the names of the political departments of Huguang and Henan.

People at the time tacitly understood this, but they couldn't figure it out over time.

After all, in the Ming Dynasty, the affairs of the guard were constantly changing, and the personalities of the courtiers were also different, sometimes included in the statistics, and sometimes not included in the statistics.

When it comes to secrets, the Ming official will not give a detailed explanation, and the court at that time, those who should know it can know.

In later generations, the number of acres of cultivated fields was close to 2 billion mu, and the dense number of water conservancy projects was one of the main reasons.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the population was nearly 500 million, and the acres of cultivated land were nearly 1.5 billion. Later, the population nearly tripled, while the number of acres increased by only one-third.

"If the Northern Parallel Province can add a million acres of land, the name of Yan Fantai will be remembered by the emperor's grandfather."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

Yan Dull smiled from ear to ear.

This is also the tacit agreement he reached with the palace, and for this plan, his tenure will be based on this.

Even if you have political achievements, you don't have to confront the palace, and you can also make a difference to Ying Tianfu and get the support of the saints.

(End of chapter)