Su Yonglin thought about this book on guiding the shape of the river for a long time, and read it for a long time before he gradually had an idea in his mind.
Now both Tian Guizi and Shi Zheng recognized Li Chui's talent, which further strengthened his idea.
So he asked Tian Guizi and Shi Zheng.
"Do you think there are any similarities between Li Chui's plan back then and the situation we are facing today? Is there anything we can use in it? Does it have any guiding significance for us?"
Tian Guizi and Shi Zheng looked at each other, and then looked at Su Yonglin together.
"What does your Majesty mean?"
Su Yonglin sighed.
"I consider that even if we return farmland to forest and plant trees in the upper reaches, it will be a long time before we see the results. During this period, the Yellow River will continue to carry sediment downstream, and the sediment will still be there, and the amount will not be small.
Just by changing the Yellow River back to its original course, how should we deal with the large amount of sediment? If the results of afforestation are not so great, then one day the old river bed will still be raised and turned into an above-ground river. The Yellow River will still flood and change its course, right? "
Tian Qizi thought for a while and nodded.
"Your Majesty is right. If the problem of sediment cannot be solved, sooner or later, the old course of the Yellow River will turn into an above-ground river. Therefore, the strategy of confining water and flushing sand proposed by Your Majesty is under study."
"This is on the one hand, and on the other hand, since the construction of the Yellow River this time is a major repair, then there must be a real big move. Instead of leaving some hidden dangers and causing harm to future generations, it is better to completely build the Yellow River to the end and protect it for another 800 years. The course will not be changed for years until future generations have enough ability to solve the problem of sediment in the Yellow River."
Su Yonglin said: "Go and study the possibility of implementing this river-guiding book. Although I think it is good, it was a suggestion made more than a hundred years ago. You can go to the six rivers planned by Li Chui for on-the-spot investigation. Take a look and see the difference between now and then.”
Shi Zheng was stunned.
"Your Majesty, do you plan to build six rivers according to Li Chui's suggestion? The amount of the project is too large. As Song Junchen said, not only is the amount of the project large, but it is also uncertain whether it will be effective.
If there is no effect after the construction, or the effect is not obvious, wouldn’t it be a waste of effort? And before that, changing the Yellow River back to its original course is the most important, which is a huge project in itself. "
"I know, so I asked you to study it and see if there are any special difficulties or particularly unfeasible solutions."
Su Yonglin nodded and said: "Times have changed, so many years have passed, and the hydrology back then may not be the same as now, so we don't have to complete repairs on all six rivers, we can just repair less.
But if it is really feasible, having one more river channel can share more of the risks of the old channel and buy time for our upstream afforestation and soil consolidation.
More importantly, since the early Song Dynasty, agriculture in Hebei and the Central Plains has been in decline, and grain output has been declining year by year. The good land cannot be used in vain, and it has also had a great impact on our production in the Ming Dynasty.
According to Daohe Xingshengshu's point of view, opening up river channels will not only divert the risk of the Yellow River diversion, but also allow Hebei and the Central Plains to regain good irrigation. It is equivalent to building water conservancy projects and will have a great impact on the future restoration of agricultural production in Hebei and the Central Plains. significance. "
Since Su Yonglin said this, Tian Guizi and Shi Zheng didn't have any other objections.
For the Ming Empire, it was very meaningful to restore agricultural production in Hebei and the Central Plains, which had gradually declined since the early Song Dynasty. It was almost equivalent to the country's foundation and it could not be slacked off.
So they nodded and prepared to send people to form a working group to explore the six river areas planned by Li Chui to see if the suggestions made more than a hundred years ago were still relevant today.
If it is really feasible, it can not only share the risks of the Yellow River, but also benefit agricultural production, then no matter what, everyone must give it a try.
This is a good thing that will benefit the future generations.
Su Yonglin never believed that he could not manage the Yellow River well. It was just how much money he spent, how much manpower he had, and whether he was determined enough. If all three were present, he was confident that he could divert the Yellow River back to its original course and add valves to the safety of the Central Plains.
Although it must be a lot of money.
Su Yonglin did not deny this.
Judging from the Ming Empire's current fiscal revenue and expenditure levels, it is still very difficult to independently support this large project, and the financial pressure will be very great. However, if it is beneficial to people's livelihood, then his personal enjoyment will be insignificant.
And if nothing else, if there are other inputs, it can reduce a lot of financial burden.
The so-called inputs are, of course, the Southern Song Dynasty coins. If we can get the Southern Song Dynasty coins, it will not only reduce the financial burden of the Ming Empire, but also further aggravate the class contradictions in the Southern Song Dynasty and provide more opportunities for the activities of Su Changsheng and Zhao Yucheng. Create opportunities.
This will accelerate the decline of the Southern Song Dynasty and the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, accelerate the development of the Renaissance forces in the Southern Song Dynasty, and will greatly help the Ming Dynasty to overthrow the Southern Song Dynasty in the future.
Now it depends on the outcome of Xin Qiji's negotiations.
Su Yonglin was working in Zhongdu, accompanying Zhao Xirui to raise the baby, and waiting for news about Xin Qiji.
Xin Qiji acted vigorously and resolutely, and soon Su Yonglin received a message from Xin Qiji on horseback, learning the results of the southward negotiations and the attitude of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"Faced with the Jin Kingdom, which had seized half of the country and had a bloody feud, Zhao Gou was obedient, offered a large amount of new year's coins with both hands, and bent his knees to join the thieves. He would rather be a minister and live on as a vassal state, losing the face of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Facing the Ming Dynasty, which had no conflicts with the Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou was very stubborn. He asked for the coins one by one and went to Lin'an to get them. It seemed that he didn't take the Ming Dynasty seriously. I really want to know what Zhao Gou did. Where did you get the courage to think that the Ming army couldn't go to Lin'an? "
After Xin Qiji hurried back to Zhongdu, Su Yonglin convened and presided over a meeting of the Staff Council. A large number of professional staff officers in the Staff Council participated in the meeting.
At the meeting, Su Yonglin seriously criticized Zhao Gou's harsh nature, expressed serious indignation and dissatisfaction with his series of actions, and directly characterized Zhao Gou as "the enemy of the Ming Dynasty".
"Since he said he wants us to go to Lin'an to get the New Year's coins, okay, then we will go to Lin'an to get the New Year's coins. I want to see if the Lin'an City's New Year's coins are easy to get!"
Su Yonglin made the final decision and set the tone for launching a war against Song Dynasty.
The staff members of the General Staff Council felt inexplicably happy about this.
Naturally, the General Staff Council was born for the military, and it will naturally only receive commendations for military achievements.
Su Yonglin has not launched a war for nearly a year and has devoted all his efforts to economic construction. Therefore, the General Staff Council has not been able to get any merits for a while, and even the army has not received any merits.
Although you can get some commendations for helping local people manage public security, helping farmers with farm work, repairing water conservancy, etc., the fundamental purpose of the military's existence is not this.
They still long for a war that can realize their values.
For Su Yonglin, launching a war is a prudent thing. Unless it is necessary or beneficial, it is obvious how much problems a war will bring to economic construction.
For now, it is necessary to launch a war against the Song Dynasty, because it can obtain the funds needed to manage the Yellow River from the Southern Song Dynasty. At the same time, it can also suppress the Southern Song Dynasty, let them know how powerful the Ming Dynasty is, and let them treat the Ming Dynasty correctly. posture.
At the same time, Su Yonglin determined that this war would not expand into a full-scale war, but was only a partial war that could quickly achieve the expected goals. The goal was to hurt the Southern Song Dynasty and obtain annual coins, rather than conquer the Southern Song Dynasty.
The basic principle is not to expand the war, to withdraw troops and return immediately after achieving the goal, and to never be reluctant to fight.
The purpose of this series of goals is to strictly control military expenditures and prevent this war from affecting the subsequent Yellow River regulation project.
After Su Yonglin put forward the basic requirements for this war to the General Staff Council, the General Staff Council began to plan this blitzkrieg against Song Dynasty on this basis.
The main goal is to defeat the Song army's defense line in a short period of time, and let the Southern Song Dynasty know how powerful the Ming army, which was born out of the Liberation Army, is, and let the Southern Song Dynasty understand their situation and know what they should do. matter.
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