Zuo Guangdou is undoubtedly the Donglin Party, but compared with other Donglin Party officials who usually talk big but have no plans to deal with things, and selfish profits, he has been viewed by Zhu Youxiao differently.

Although Zuo Guangdou is knowledgeable and upright, this is not the reason why Zhu Youxiao reused it. Zuo Guangdou was proficient in water conservancy and did a good job in Zhili's military farming. This is only one of the reasons.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were not many forward-looking personnel, and it can be said that there were very few. Zuo Guangdou was precisely one of them, which was the main factor that Zhu Youxiao decided on his long-term role.

Establish "martial arts" and "tunxue" to cultivate generals who are good at fighting, solve the problem of barren land, increase the income of the treasury, and provide a channel for poor people to circulate to the upper class of society.

That's right, these two suggestions were advocated by Zuo Guangdou, which coincides with the emperor's ideas.

Martial Arts was established, but Tun Xue was not specially established, but belonged to a department of the Academy of Sciences. Xu Guangqi also had a small-scale college.

Despite this, Zuo Guangdou's departure from Zuodu Censor to the governor of Shaanxi was equivalent to being demoted.

The emperor wanted to destroy Lao Zuo's stubborn temper, and the second was that Shaanxi would be a severely affected area, and the well-built water conservancy facilities could greatly alleviate the impact of the disaster. If he was in charge of Shaanxi, he could only be a governor.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Zuo Guangdou looked old. But this was just the first impression. If you look closely, you can find that Lao Zuo's body is still strong.

Has he become a working class? Although the old farmer looks dark and old, his body is healthier than those young white faces who don’t carry baskets and shoulders. Each can beat ten.

"Zuo Qing is flat and gives him a seat." Zhu Youxiao showed Hexi's smile and raised his hand gently.

"I thank you for your kindness." Zuo Guangdou kowtowed and stood up, and sat down with his body diagonally on the embroidery pier.

Zhu Youxiao sorted out his thoughts and said slowly: "Zuo Qing has been in Ganzhou for several years. He has personally conducted inspections and traveled around, developed water conservancy, and opened up wasteland and farmland. It's really hard."

Zuo Guangdou bowed and bowed, "This is the duty of a humble minister, long live to praise him."

"Although it is a duty, there are still very few officials who can do it personally." Zhu Youxiao said: "I think the three reasons and fourteen discussions submitted by Zuo Qing are very good. After a little modification, it will be revealed to the whole world.

After pausing, the emperor continued, "This time Zuo Qing is transferred to the governor of the river, and I also want to use Zuo Qing's ability to control water."

After waved, the palace servant came forward to read the imperial edict. Zuo Guangdou had finished kneeling and receiving it, and long live the mountain.

The Governor of the Rivers is the new official name, and its full name is "the Governor of the Rivers Processing Department and the Left Censor of the Censorate". It sounds inappropriate, but only from the literal point of view, the title is already very high.

Such a high position means that the emperor was going to vigorously manage rivers and build water conservancy. Controlling rivers and water conservancy has always been a very expensive project, and Zuo Guangdou was shocked by this.

The situation in Liaodong has indeed reversed, but to completely pacify Liao, Zuo Guangdou also knows that it is not a short-term contribution.

"Our court ruled the river ministers and recommended Pan Jixun as the best. They borrowed yellow to save their fortunes, and borrowed Huai to make yellow. They must be bound to attack the sand." Zhu Youxiao signaled Zuo Guangdou to sit down and said warmly: "I hope Zuo Qing can surpass his predecessors and leave his name in history."

Zuo Guangdou hurriedly bowed and said, "I dare not do my best to do my best, and I will share my worries forever."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Now, water conservancy construction will be mainly used to fight drought relief. In the future, disasters will be mainly used to deal with droughts. As for major rivers such as the Huanghuai River, it can be slowed down a little."

The main task of river management is dredging, flood prevention and disaster reduction. However, after the major disasters came, it was mostly drought, and even the Yellow River was cut off.

Since this is the case, we are not in a hurry to control the river. We must first repair water conservancy. Droughts do not cause disasters and floods do not cause harm. It may not be fully achieved, but it can help alleviate major disasters.

Zuo Guangdou bowed to take the order and said, "Long live the wisdom of wiseness, and the humble minister respectfully receives the holy teachings."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I said there will be a major disaster. There are so many people who don't believe it. Zuo Qing doesn't doubt it?"

Zuo Guangdou replied seriously: "I didn't believe it before, but after statistical research, I thought that the precursor of the catastrophe should have appeared in the Wanli period. It became more and more obvious in decades, but it was rising and falling, so it did not attract attention."

If we follow a stricter scientific judgment, the signs of the catastrophe can be traced back to the early Jiajing period. But as Zuo Guangdou said, it became obvious during the Wanli period, but it only had ups and downs, and did not intensify violently.

You know, in order to increase the credibility of the disaster, Zhu Youxiao ordered various places and the Ministry of Revenue to conduct statistics.

It is very rare that Zuo Guangdou can conduct such statistical research on his own, rather than blind belief and blind obedience.

"Long live to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the north, which are excellent," Zuo Guangdou said: "The yield is surprisingly high and can replace a considerable amount of grain."

The emperor smiled and said, "There are two other crops that need to be gradually promoted and planted. One is called corn, which can be planted in the mountains and has high yields. The other is called potato, which has strong survivability and is resistant to bitter and cold land."

Sweet potatoes alone are not enough, because sweet potatoes like warm climates. If corn and potatoes are added, the "Three Musketeers" who have survived the disaster will be considered a complete collection.

Corn was introduced to China by southwest and northwest land by land, and during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there were records of corn cultivation and cultivation in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou areas in Fujian at that time.

But in the Ming Dynasty, corn did not spread on a large scale to mainland China. I have to say that this is a very regrettable thing.

The planting and domestication of potatoes have been underway. The emperor attached great importance to it and handed over to Xu Guangqi. Lao Xu naturally did not dare to neglect it.

Over the past few years, gratifying progress has also been made. As Xu Guangqi's disciple, Chen Zilong even brought potatoes to Liaodong for planting experiments.

There was an assumption on the Internet in later generations that if sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were planted nationwide, the Ming Empire might not have perished.

Now, such assumptions have become reality. Under the strong advocacy of the emperor and even strict orders, the second agricultural revolution since the Chameng rice of the Song Dynasty began.

"Do you Zuo Qing know the profound meaning of my return to your Zuo Du Censor?" Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly turned solemn and asked in a deep voice.

After thinking for a while, Zuo Guangdou bowed and replied, "Let's rest assured. Those who have corrupt or cut corners or have enough money to fill their own pockets will never let them go."

Water conservancy projects are the most expensive, and some people will definitely use various means to gain benefits from it. Zuo Guangdou and Zuodu Censorship have the power to supervise officials.

"Zuo Qing is known as an iron-faced censor. He will definitely live up to my expectations." Zhu Youxiao's face eased and encouraged: "Just do it, I will be your backing."

"Long live thanking me." After Zuo Guang bowed his hand and thanked him, his lips opened a few times, but he didn't say anything else.

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Chapter completed!