FAN Fuzhong,

Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao sat opposite each other, worried: "The Yellow River is the mother river of China, but this river that gave birth to Chinese civilization is also a disaster for China. ”

"In the eighth year of Qingli, the Yellow River burst its embankment in Puyang, and the Yellow River was divided into two, one part flowed north, and one part flowed eastward. Li Qingzhao is also the daughter of a well-read history book, so she is naturally very familiar with the situation of the Yellow River.

Fan Zheng frowned and said: "The diversion of the Yellow River in the eighth year of Qingli to divide the river into two is not a good thing for the Yellow River?" The Yellow River is divided into two, which seems to share the flood peak of the Yellow River, but it slows down the flow of the river and greatly increases the rate of sediment accumulation. It has only been 50 years since the eighth year of Qingli, and the Yellow River, which has just been diverted, has become an above-ground river, and it is necessary to increase the embankment every year, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. ”

"On the river?"

Li Qingzhao couldn't help but pause, I have to say that Fan Zheng's analogy is extremely vivid, and the Yellow River today is indeed an above-ground river, even flowing above their heads.

"There has been news from all over the country that this rainstorm is not a large amount of precipitation in the entire upper reaches of the Yellow River in Kaifeng, if the Yellow River cannot withstand the flood, there is no possibility of breaking the embankment, or even diverting the course." Fan Zheng said worriedly.

"Young Master Qi, the official family will pass on the decree and let the young master enter the palace to discuss important matters." Suddenly, the concierge came with the will of the palace.

Fan Zheng was stunned in his heart, and immediately understood that the Yellow River was in danger.

When Fan Zheng hurried to the palace, he saw that all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were already in place.

"Qiqi official, the heavy rain here is not Kaifeng, there is abundant rainfall in the upper reaches of the entire Yellow River, and the Yellow River will usher in an unprecedented flood peak, and there is a danger of bursting the embankment." Su Song said with a solemn face.

"Risk of levee breaking!"

Baiguan's face changed, every time the Yellow River bursts its embankment, it is a disaster for the Great Song Dynasty, especially the Great Song Dynasty capital Kaifeng is the Yellow Flood Area, once the embankment bursts on the south bank, threatening the Kaifeng capital, the losses caused will be incalculable.

"The Yellow River is overhauled every year, and it costs countless silver taels every year, but it still can't stop the flooding of the Yellow River!" Zhao Xu said angrily.

The Yellow River is the most troublesome disease in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also an extremely large expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty, but it still can't stop the Yellow River from bursting its embankment, causing huge losses to the Great Song Dynasty.

If the flooding of the Yellow River can be controlled, the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty will surely go further.

Fan Chunli said helplessly: "The minister has ordered the counties along the river to step up patrols, and organize the young and strong, once there is a dangerous situation, immediately report, the young and strong of the surrounding counties must support, as far as possible to avoid the danger, so although it is impossible to completely avoid the danger, then can only do their best to obey the fate of heaven." ”

"Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven?"

Zhao Xu frowned, he was just about to make a big move, once the Yellow River bursts, it will definitely disrupt his plans.

"Isn't there a way to manage the Yellow River?" Zhao Xu said irritably.

A group of officials sighed helplessly, governing the Yellow River is a thousand-year-old problem, if the Yellow River can be easily managed, then how can it be left to the Great Song Dynasty.

Suddenly, Zhang Duan looked at Fan Zhengdao: "Fan Taicheng doesn't know if you have a way to heal the Yellow River, even if it's an evil prescription!" ”

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Fan Zheng, and now the governance of the Yellow River has made all dynasties helpless, and now there are only dead horses as live horse doctors, even if Fan Zheng is an evil prescription, as long as they can govern the Yellow River, they will also be sealed as a good prescription.

Fan Chunli frowned, how could Fan Zheng solve the problems that had not been solved in all dynasties, and immediately relieved Fan Zheng and said: "Master Zhang has lifted the dog, how can the disease of the Yellow River be cured by one of its doctors." ”

Baiguan couldn't help but sigh, the hope that had just risen was suddenly shattered, although Fan Zheng had always had an evil formula, but in the eyes of everyone, it was just a little bit of haste and wisdom, and it was difficult to take on a big task at all, let alone a thousand-year-old plan such as governing the Yellow River.

Even Zhang Dian couldn't help but sigh and didn't say much.

"Fan does have a way to control the Yellow River?" Suddenly, Fan Zheng's voice sounded in the court like thunder.

"Really?"

Zhao Xu suddenly said in surprise, although he summoned Fan Zheng to the court, he hoped that Fan Zheng would be able to create another miracle, and now he was still overjoyed to hear Fan Zheng personally admit that there was a way to control the Yellow River.

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly and said: "Any stubborn disease in the world, as long as the source of the disease is found, it is possible to find a cure, so where do you think the source of the Yellow River flooding?" ”

"Mud!"

Zhao Xu said solemnly, and the other officials nodded one after another, it was precisely because of the large amount of sediment in the Yellow River that the sediment in the Yellow River was accumulated, forming an above-ground river.

"Before the Tang Dynasty, although the Yellow River was flooded, it was not an above-ground river, and since the Tang and Song dynasties, the sediment in the Yellow River has increased significantly, and the sediment of the Yellow River has been silted, gradually forming a hanging river on the ground, so the methods of governing the Yellow River in successive dynasties are wrong, and the governance of the Yellow River is not in the downstream at all, but in the middle reaches."

"The methods of the previous dynasties to govern the Yellow River were wrong!" The officials were in an uproar, and the successive dynasties spent a lot of money to control the Yellow River, but in the end it turned out to be wrong, which made them embarrassed.

"I don't know if you've ever heard of the word "clear and clear." Fan Zheng asked rhetorically again.

"It's clear!"

Baiguan nodded slightly, they are people who have read poetry and books, how can they not know the clear words! At the confluence of Jingshui and Weishui, there will be a natural spectacle, half clear water and half turbid yellow water.

This allusion comes from Li Deyu's "Liu Gong Shendao Inscription": "When encountering things, Jing Wei separates himself, and he is sincere and wind and rain are obscure." ”

Fan Zheng said again: "Has the water of the Jing River been turbid since ancient times? No, it's not, in the pre-Qin period, the water of the Jing River was also clear, and after the Tang Dynasty, the sediment gradually increased, and where did the sediment come from? ”

"Northwest Fifth Road!"

Baiguan's heart couldn't help sinking, the valley of the Jing River is almost all loess in the northwest five roads.

Fan Zheng continued: "Not only the Jing River, but almost all the tributaries of the Yellow River in the middle reaches are the source of sediment from the Yellow River, and the common feature of these places is that they are covered with soft loess plateaus! As long as the sediment in these places is well controlled, the Yellow River can be successfully controlled. ”

Cai Jing's heart moved, and he preemptively said: "Qiyu official, Weichen knows the way to govern the Yellow River, only the bare soil will be washed away by the rain, and there are plants and trees in the forests and grasslands, and the water flowing out will be clear water, as long as the trees and grasses are planted in the loess plateau, it is enough to make the water of the Yellow River clear, so that the Yellow River will no longer have sediment." ”

"Lord Cai's words are very kind!" A group of people from the New Party complimented one after another.

Cai Jing couldn't help but look proud, and finally snatched the great merit of controlling the Yellow River from Fan Zheng's hands.

And the medical party and the old party looked contemptuous of Cai Jing's villainous behavior, but they were jealous.

Fan Zheng smiled coldly and said, "Although what Lord Cai said is a good prescription, it will never be realized. ”

"Ahh

Suddenly, Cai Jing's smug expression froze on his face, and he looked at Fan Zhengdao with a frown: "Why did Fan Taicheng say this!" ”

Fan Zheng sneered: "In the pre-Qin period, the loess plateau was the scope of the Inurong tribe, a large area of forests and grasslands, so the Yellow River at that time was not very yellow, it was also an underground river, and with the prosperity of Qin, the population skyrocketed, and more and more people cut down forests and reclaimed grasslands, which formed a rich land in Guanzhong, and it was the foundation for the Qin, Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties to dominate the world. ”

"Now there are nearly 10 million people living in the Loess Plateau, if you let the Loess Plateau return to the pre-Qin era and restore the forests and grasslands, how can you let these tens of millions of people live?"

Cai Jing's face suddenly froze, and he was stunned.

Fan Zheng continued: "Not only that, Fan can also predict that the situation on the loess plateau will continue to deteriorate, and the amount of sediment in the Yellow River will continue to increase in the future. ”

"Ahh Why is that? ”

Zhao Xu couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect that Fan Zheng had found the biggest drawback of the Yellow River, and he couldn't even manage the Yellow River well.

Fan Zheng said with a wry smile: "Now that the doctor has risen in obstetrics and gynecology, the female doctor of the six-month-old premature baby can save it, it is conceivable that the Great Song Dynasty is about to usher in a substantial increase in population, and now the population of the Great Song Dynasty has exceeded 10,000, 20,000 people in the future, 30,000 people is not impossible, and the population of the Great Song Dynasty is increasing, but the land has always remained the same, and the same is true of the loess plateau, the reclamation of its wasteland will not stop, but will become more and more intense, and the harm of the Yellow River will be even worse." ”

After Fan Zheng finished speaking, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Without him, just because what Fan Zheng said is true, with the rapid increase in population, a large number of people are waiting to be fed, can they prohibit the people from cultivating wasteland, I am afraid that they will force the people to rebel.

"Isn't the Yellow River unmanageable?" Fan Chunli muttered.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said, "Of course not, since it is impossible for the Loess Plateau to restore vegetation, then we can find another way?" ”

Zhao Xu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Fan Zheng hopefully, but now they could only rely on Fan Zheng's evil formula.

Fan Zheng continued: "Since the soil of the Loess Plateau is destined to continue to drain and expand, the only hope for the Yellow River is to intercept the sediment before it enters the Yellow River. ”

Zhao Xu said helplessly: "In the loess plateau, the sediment and the river water are mixed together, rushing into the Yellow River, how can it be intercepted." ”

The faces of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were also dark.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "If you want to separate the sediment, there is only one way, and that is to slow down the river, in this way, just like the sediment of the Yellow River, the sediment is deposited, and the imperial court needs to build a reservoir dam every other section of the tributaries of the loess plateau, and even the tributaries in the tributaries, so that the river water can slow down again, so that the soil will be deposited and the clear water will flow into the Yellow River." In this way, it only takes the local organization of manpower to desilt frequently, which is enough to intercept a large amount of sediment. ”

"It's okay to do that!" Fan Chunli's eyes lit up and said.

This method is simple and easy to implement, and with the tributaries scattered all over the place, there is no need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, although the investment is small, but it can get miraculous results.

The other officials also nodded.

"This method can only cure the symptoms, but not the root cause! There is no solution to the problem of the Yellow River. Cai Jing snorted coldly and said sourly.

Fan Zheng said proudly: "This method can also cure the root cause, if you follow the same reasoning, build a Yellow River dam on the Yellow River west of Luoyang!" Flood storage, sediment discharge, and continuous release of water during the dry season to ensure the water level of the Yellow River can not only regulate sediment, but also make the Yellow River flood-free, but unfortunately it cannot be done with the current technology of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Hearing Fan Zheng's grand idea, Zhao Xu's breath stagnated, once this project is successful, it will definitely become comparable to Dujiangyan.

Immediately, his eyes dimmed, as Fan Zheng said, with the current craftsmanship of the Great Song Dynasty, it was impossible to do it at all.

"How can the Yellow River be intercepted by such a large water potential, it is simply a fool's dream, once a dammed lake is formed, then the entire downstream will be a disaster." Cai Jing sneered.

Fan Zheng sneered: "People will win the day, build a dam in the tributaries, then build a dam in the tributaries, and then build a dam in the Jing River, in the future, it is not possible to build a dam in the Yellow River, the Great River, and this is the only way to govern the Yellow River, even if it is a hundred years, or even a thousand years, my Great Song Dynasty will definitely complete this great cause." ”

"Not bad! Originally, we didn't know the way, but now we know how to control the Yellow River, no matter how difficult it is, we must do it. Zhao Xu said excitedly.

Cai Jing saw that Zhao Xu personally justified Fan Zheng's name, and his face was immediately embarrassed.

"The ambition of the official family is admired by Weichen, but the most important thing now is to keep the Yellow River embankment, once the Yellow River bursts, the Great Song Dynasty will definitely suffer heavy losses." Zhang Dian spoke out to relieve Cai Jing.

The hearts of the ministers sank, and they no longer had the idea of looking at Cai Jing's jokes, after all, the water of the Yellow River was too strong, and the slightest carelessness would cause the flood to burst the embankment, and the Great Song Dynasty would be devastated.

"Fan Taicheng has a good way to prevent floods?"

Zhao Xu asked with a look of hope.

Fan Zheng said helplessly: "If you want to prevent floods, the most common way is to build a dam to prevent pipe surges, and now I have been doing it in the Song Dynasty, I don't know if the officials have ever thought of taking the initiative to dig the dam to discharge the flood!" ”

"Take the initiative to dig up the embankment to discharge the flood!"

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and they looked at Fan Zheng in horror one by one.

"Fan Taicheng, we are thinking about how to keep the Yellow River embankment, but you take the initiative to dig up the Yellow River embankment, what are your intentions?" Cai Jing seized the opportunity and scolded angrily.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty also looked at Fan Zheng suspiciously, if it weren't for Fan Zheng coming up with two good prescriptions in a row and finding the source of the Yellow River, they would definitely be suspicious of Fan Zheng's purpose and intentions.

Fan Zheng spread his hands and said: "Then it depends on your considerations, the Yellow River is innumerable, and there are rumors that the Yellow River will break every three years and be diverted every ten years, and the harm of the Yellow River will be caught off guard, causing a lot of losses, since the Yellow River is destined to break, then why not let us decide where to break, choose a relatively low-lying place, notify the people in these places in advance to avoid it, and minimize the loss, this is the last resort, but also the best way." ”

"Is this an evil recipe?" Yushi Yang muttered in his mouth.

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but sigh, this is indeed an evil formula, but now they are desperate, and they can only use Fan Zheng's evil method.

"Just follow Fan Taicheng's method to discharge the flood!" Zhao Xu gritted his teeth and said.

The lesser of the two powers, and now there is only this side.

(End of chapter)