Chapter 517: Arabian Nights

"Thousands of people have cultivated the land in Sichuan and thousands of people have eaten it. According to the records of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the number of households with land in the Song Dynasty is less than 20%."

"Do the rest of the people live on renting crops? It's obviously not the case, especially in Shuzhong, Bianjing, and Hangyang. Everyone knows that it's definitely not the case."

"In these three areas, civil society relied heavily on industry and commerce. Therefore, Sima and An Shigong actually held different opinions. They must be combined to form the actual situation of the Song Dynasty today."

"An Shigong's statement that the people do not increase taxes and the country uses enough is too arbitrary. If this statement is applied to farmers in the Song Dynasty, I really can't imagine that besides increasing land, subsidizing agricultural tools and seeds and distributing them to landless refugees, increasing

Farmers have done what they did ten years ago in Shuzhong, how can they do it using other methods?"

"But when it comes to industry and commerce, I think what An Shigong said is absolutely correct. Today's measures taken by the Accounting Department to straighten out the finances of various departments and offices in Bianjing City are to turn barren land into fertile land; to establish the Huangsong Bank to speed up financial turnover is to open up channels

Build the Pipi and maintain the water source; carry out three shifts a day and not stop work, so that we can harvest more in one season and increase our products. The reason is very simple, and it is not complicated to do."

"An Shigong said that financial management is not an urgent matter at the moment, and I agree with it. However, I have different views on the first priority."

"At the meeting in March, I have reminded all the princes to pay attention to the Yellow River. Afterwards, I will prepare the work materials and flour in preparation for today's needs."

"Now, the Yellow River has been settled, and I am in charge of the case. I have prepared medicines and masks to prepare for the great epidemic in a few months."

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries. Everything will be done if you are prepared, and if you are not prepared, it will be ruined."

"If you are not making progress, you should first consider preservation. Solve the problem down-to-earth first, and then brainstorm what the future of the country will look like."

"Therefore, I believe that the drifting of Hebei is an urgent matter today. We should first formulate strategies to control the river, appease the people, keep them alive, and strengthen their roots, instead of allowing this area that accounts for one-seventh of the country to fend for itself.

, Essence dissipation.”

"Don't forget, gentlemen, there is the Liao Kingdom to the north of Hebei. Once Hebei is ruined, if the Liao people really go south, what can stop them between the front line and Bianjing? Who will deliver the war supplies to the center of the capital?

The front line? If the front line becomes tight, where will the reserve force be?"

"Do you expect the Fourth Army to be stationed in Bianjing, thousands of miles away? Once it is defeated, it will be a long march of thousands of miles to the capital!"

"Do we really want to pin our destiny on the peace that can be bought with half a million years old coins every year? Do we really want to pin our destiny on other people's butcher's knives that won't fall on us?!

"

A trace of shame flashed across Sima Guang's face, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please let me go to Heyang, Jin, and Jiang to share your worries for Your Majesty!"

Teng Fu, the imperial censor, and Wu Chong, the Zhizhigao, also came out: "I also asked the ministers to be released to appease Hebei and calm down the disaster."

Su You also handed over his hand: "This proposal has come up again, and as the youngest minister, I would like to inspect and measure the Yellow River so that the imperial court can determine the strategy to control the river!"

Su Song, who had just returned from his mission to the Liao Kingdom, was shocked. Is this guy crazy?!

He quickly went out and said: "Your Majesty, I have come from the north. This time there was a big earthquake, a river burst, and disasters happened one after another. The situation is unbearable. The courtiers are going out this time, and they are involved in burials, hunger, tax collection, inspection of officials, embankments, and armored soldiers.

Supervising theft, rebuilding, pacifying, and preventing epidemics. Only capable and important ministers are not enough."

"Su You's qualifications and age are not enough. Even though he is sincere, he is not the person he is. Please choose a good minister from your majesty. I will never miss important events."

In fact, Zhao Xu couldn't bear to part with Su You. What he was thinking about most was the magic gun and many fireworks. If Su You was released, he would be blind if he handed it over to others.

Su You said: "Your Majesty, the heart of heaven and the people's heart is the most important thing."

Zhao Xu made up his mind: "Lü Jie, the deputy envoy of Yantie, will be waiting for the Tianzhang Pavilion and return to the Jianyuan; use Sima Guang's words."

"Teng Fu, the imperial censor, was appointed as the pacification envoy to Hebei Province and the transfer envoy to the capital."

"Sima Guang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, will be the supervisor of Su You. He will conduct inspections near the river and examine civil and military affairs. He will take measures as the opportunity arises... Well, it would be better if I were here in person!"

Sima Guang and Su You bowed at the same time: "Master, take your orders!"

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After leaving the court, Sima Guang and Su You walked together: "Mingrun, what do you think about river management?"

Su You thought for a while: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. This time I am going to the river, I am going to bring the engineering survey team with me."

After speaking, he stopped and said, "Bachelor, according to what I know, since the first year of Jingyou's first year when the Yellow River changed its course to Henglong, and in the eighth year of Qingli, when the Yellow River burst at Shanghuxun in Chanzhou and the river formed a northward flow, the DPRK has been trying to divert the Yellow River to the north.

Reply to the old ways.”

"But what I want to say is that whether we can return to the river or not is really not up to us."

"The successive governors and water supervisors only saw that after the Yellow River flows north, it is possible to enter the Liao territory. There is no natural danger in the Central Plains to rely on, and the Liao people can go up the river and invade the Song territory."

"Furthermore, the Yellow River diverted the Yuhe River into the sea, which resulted in the waste of the Yuhe River water transport. The cost of transportation and transportation to Hebei suddenly increased by more than half, and the imperial court lost a huge profit."

"But they have not considered the actual feasibility of diverting the Yellow River back to its original path based on reality."

"The reason why the government has repeatedly failed to control the river is that there was no comprehensive consideration in river management, no factual data was used to speak for itself, and no consideration was given to the water level of the Yellow River over the years."

"Just to give you a random example, in any year of great collapse, the water flow will definitely calm down for several years afterwards. Bachelor, is this a natural thing?"

Sima Guang nodded: "This is expected. Except for the record of nine consecutive years of floods during the reign of Emperor Yu, there are very few records of consecutive floods in history."

Su You said: "So after the flood, the Song Dynasty spent half of its annual profits on river construction, and the income was only a few years of indecision."

"A few years later, when the real flood came, the hard work of several years was suddenly wiped out. Su You looked through historical materials, but no one paid attention to this issue. It is really puzzling."

Sima Guang also stopped immediately: "When I recall it, it is true. I didn't pay attention to it. Mingrun actually knows river engineering?"

Su You smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know about river engineering, or in other words, I only know about water conservancy in Sichuan. The Dujiangyan Yuzui and Baopingkou projects, there are stone horses at the bottom of the water, and carved rulers on the cliffs above the water. The years of dryness and prosperity can be seen clearly at a glance."

"When Zhao Gong was in charge of Shu, the engraved ruler at the mouth of the treasure bottle was changed to be more precise, and all the drought and flood conditions were calculated. Today, Dujiangyan can control the flood that occurs once in sixty years. When I studied with Zhao Gong, I also knew some water potentials.

common sense.”

"It is actually normal for rivers to change course, because rivers will inevitably bring sediment, and sediment will inevitably cause siltation. This is a natural principle."

"As rivers gradually change their course, deltas form at their mouths and siltation creates impact plains. This is actually a good thing. For example, the Songjiang River at the mouth of the Yangtze River is one of the river benefits."

"The problem with the Yellow River is that it carries too much sediment, silts out too quickly, and changes its flow too frequently, resulting in insufficient personnel changes, thus causing trouble."

"Due to the low water potential, the reason why the Yellow River changed its course must be because of the siltation of the lower reaches of the old channel. If you want to return to the river, thinking from a scientific and engineering perspective, it always seems to be a fantasy."

Sima Guang was stunned for a moment: "What is a fantasy?"

Su You laughed dumbly: "Oh, this is a story told by two big cannibals in my family. According to the local legend of Dashi, there was a country of Sasan between India and China in ancient times. King Shanruyar was cruel and jealous by nature. Because of the queen's inappropriate behavior,

Duan, kill her, marry a girl every day from then on, and kill her the next morning as a sign of revenge."

"The prime minister's daughter Scheherazade voluntarily married the king in order to save the innocent woman. She used stories to attract the king. She told the most exciting part every night. It was just dawn. The king couldn't bear to kill her and allowed her to continue the next night.

Tell. Her story has been told for a thousand and one nights, and the king was finally moved and grew old together with her. These one thousand and one stories are just a fantasy."

Sima Guang immediately said angrily: "It's ridiculous! For such an unruly king, the prime minister married a daughter to him even though he failed to remonstrate with him. Isn't this not helping Zhou's abuse? His daughter seduces the king and stays up all night. How can he take care of political affairs at dawn? The king, ministers, father and daughter, husband and wife,

None of them are decent people!"

ps: Book recommendation, "I am a Pet Cat", well, the following is the little girl's self-recommendation.

Reborn as a little kitten, wandering around the city.

One day, a stray cat changed his life.

Let him have a good life again.

And under the adoption of his shit shoveling officer, he lived a life without shame or impatience!

However, he still wanted to become stronger, because the time he spent digging through garbage was something he would never forget.

I am Li Rui! I endorse canned cats and dried fish!
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