Chapter 534: Amazed

Wang Anshi said: "Mingrun, the deputy supervisor of Song Dynasty, in addition to considering the river management itself, also considered the prevention of Liao Dynasty, farming, and labor. If we follow Beiliu, this section of the new river needs to re-build the river embankment. The amount of work is huge, and it can

Make sure it doesn’t continue to clot?”

Su You cupped his hands and said: "Bachelor, the reason why the embankment burst this year, based on the hydrological data over the years, is because it encountered a flood that only happens once in twenty years."

"In other words, if we build embankments on both sides of the Xinhe River, theoretically, we can have twenty years to arrange them calmly."

"The current capacity of the Ergu River can only accommodate the flood that occurs once every three years in the Yellow River. Even if it is only used to divert the flow, it can only support it for four to five years. If the north flow is completely blocked, a major flood will occur within five years at most.

When the river arrives, the Ergu River cannot hold it, and the water in the river is pushing back, so the upper reaches must fight!"

Wang Anshi's heart was pounding. This was a question that he had not considered, and that even previous river engineers had not considered: "Where does the data come from?"

Sima Guang pulled out a volume from "Inquiries": "Your Majesty, Jiefu, this is the river conditions data over the years that I extracted from local hydrology. Mingrun turned it into a standard increase and made it into a table, which is clear at a glance.

."

Wang Anshi took it over and looked through it. He was also a very smart man. He only turned through a few pages of key data and then closed his eyes: "This is so difficult!"

This is a sentence from "Shang Shu Tang Shi".

Su You cupped his hands and said: "It is not difficult to know, but it is difficult to do it. It's just that the superior can defeat the wise, and the inferior can defeat the loyal. It is easy to take oil, but it is difficult for everyone to encourage you."

It means that it is not difficult to know the truth, but it is really difficult to practice it. Only those who are above should remain clear-headed, and those below must be loyal and diligent. Finally, I said that I have done the easy things, but I have to rely on the big guys for the difficult ones.

This is also answered by "Shang Shu".

Wang Anshi opened his eyes: "Ming Runzhi's "Shu" can be considered a success. If we hold the Beiliu theory, how can Hebei's water transportation be solved?"

Su You secretly breathed a sigh of relief. In real history, Wang Anshi was a firm believer in reflux, and his persistence was not just once, but repeated dam failures and constructions. Even the emperor no longer supported it, and he continued to do it again.

Tried it twice, but ultimately failed.

Now this unreasonably stubborn person has to bow his head in front of detailed data.

Su You quickly said: "It is not impossible to sail on the Beiliu. Except for flood peaks and freezing periods, it is still possible to sail on the Beiliu. Also, Hebei grain does not have to be transferred from Bianjing. In fact, it can be shipped northward from Jianghuai and Zhejiang!"

"The disadvantages of water transportation are the deductions along the way. Now the new sailboats on the two Zhejiang Roads have been successfully trial-produced and have been trialled in North Korea and Japan."

"The ship is enlarged on the basis of the Kuizhou type, reducing the length and increasing the width. The front and rear are heightened in a sea-ship style to resist surges. The trial data shows that the high-mast and jib design is very adaptable.

Sea conditions.”

"Your Majesty, Sir, Bachelor, there is another benefit of shipping. It can train the navy."

"During the crisis in Xiongzhou, Xiao Xi's 40,000-strong army was pressing down on the border. I persuaded him to return, not because of how capable I was, but because a Meishan-type schooner equipped with ballistae was pressing down on the front. In addition to the new battle on the Yellow River, they

No boat!"

"Our country has no advantage over the Liao people in land warfare, but now that we have the New Yellow Boundary River, as long as we build a navy with a good mix of large and small ships, at least the Ansu Army from Haikou to the middle reaches of the Juma River, we will gain huge

defensive advantage!"

"Behind the Xinhe River, those pit ponds that were used to defend the cavalry, according to the minister's inspection, most of them have been filled up and turned into fertile farmland. They are just used to appease the refugees, and the government organized the granting of farmland for development."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xianggong, Bachelor, everything has advantages and disadvantages, but the opposite is also true. As long as we find the right method, it is not difficult to resolve it."

"One of the great points of the discussion of returning to the river is that we can use the large amount of land silted by Beiliu. But I want to ask, wouldn't it be possible to use this silted land without returning to the river?"

Wu Chong was the privy envoy and thought mostly from a military perspective: "Mingrun, according to what you said, if the Yellow River continues to change its course to the north and enters the Liao territory, how should our government deal with it?"

Su You pointed at the map with his pointer: "Privy Master, please look at these contour lines. South of the Xin River, they are relatively sparse, while north of the Xin River, they are denser."

"This shows that the elevation of the terrain north of Xinhe is greater than that of the south bank, which means it is steeper and the terrain is quite high."

"In other words, this is actually the northern edge of the Yellow River's alluvial fan, and it should not enter the Liao territory again."

Fu Bi had not said a word before, but now he also participated: "The amount of this project... Hebei's materials and materials were consumed a lot during the previous disasters and disaster relief. The seven states have been hoarding them for more than ten years, and they were all wiped out in one day..."

Su You used a pointer to reach Liangshan Park: "My lord, if we want to save Hebei, it will not work just by transporting it from various places. The best way is to make it self-sufficient."

"Near Yunzhou, there is coal and iron, which can be used to make iron. There is also a large amount of cement limestone, which can be used to burn cement."

"With these two things, the workpieces can be prefabricated and then transported to the river construction area using water power, saving time and effort."

"Since ancient times, there have been many salt fields near the sea in Hebei Province, which relied on the prosperity of the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period."

"With the help of cement and machinery, we can expand the salt field and make Hebei an important salt-producing area in the Song Dynasty. We can exchange for military supplies, money and grain, and become a new economic circle."

Fu Bi asked: "Have you investigated all these clearly?"

Sima Guang took out another volume from the "Consultation Yao": "Your Majesty, Mr. Xianggong, this is the investigation of Hebei people's sentiments and things in Fu. I made a general judgment in Yunzhou, but I only paid attention to the agriculture and mulberry trees and ignored it.

In this regard, this investigation found that Yunzhou Iron Smelting Company has a small businessman named Thirteen and a large businessman two, who use pine charcoal square furnaces to smelt iron, and the annual supply cost is no less than ten thousand yuan."

"Coal has not yet been developed, and most of it is collected in villages and towns around the mining area. It is picked up and used for household use. What Mingrun said is based on reality."

"As for cement, what Mingrun said is stupid, I don't know the reason, and I dare not speak nonsense."

Wu Chong chuckled and said: "I know this. Pingxia City, Gangu City, and Suizhou City were all built with this...cement. The initial preparation of this stuff is like mud. After half a month,

After that, it was stronger than a rock, which was equivalent to turning the earth city into a stone city, and the construction period was more than twice as fast as before, catching the Xixia people and the Qing, Tang and Tibetan people by surprise."

Su You handed over to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, this change of course of the Yellow River actually moves the natural barrier northward and pushes it to the border, allowing us to take advantage of the strength of the navy."

"I have advised your Majesty before that when heaven assigns great responsibilities to this people, their bones and bones must first be tortured and their body and skin starved. The same is true for the country."

"As long as we survive the disaster caused by the Beiliu Xin River in its early stages and then manage it, the benefits will not be lost, which is proof."

"To eliminate river damage, the fundamental thing is to control siltation. This is a long-term and slow project, but now that we have a new river, we have plenty of time."

"The first step is to take advantage of the stable period of the New River within five years to consolidate the embankments and study water containment plans."

"In the next five years, water conservancy projects were built to divert water from canals and irrigate fertile fields. At the same time, the dry season was used to deposit cement components, gabions, and build sand embankments to allow floods to deepen the river channels in the coming year."

"Then, we will repair the section from Bianjing to Hebei. If national conditions permit, we will inspect the upstream area. According to the type of river sand content, we will find the sandy area upstream, plant extensive vegetation, and use roots to solidify the soil and sand."

"Your Majesty, according to our investigation, after thousands of years of silence, the Yellow River has now entered a season of high incidence of river disasters. The number of years of floods has increased sharply compared to the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, as long as we find the right method, have plans and steps, and persevere, the Yellow River will

It can’t become a big harm in the end!”

Next, the ministers raised questions one after another, and Su You answered them one by one. The information was very detailed, the method was very scientific, and all aspects were taken into consideration.

Even some issues that the ministers who raised the issues themselves had not thought of themselves were extended by Su You and considered much more comprehensively than they did.
Chapter completed!