Ignoring the incident, compared to the overland scenery of traveling by car and horse, the return trip by water has a different scenery. From the plains and hills of Huai and Wei (prefectures) with thousands of miles of chickens crowing and dense crowds of people, to the wilderness of Shaanzhou where birds are chirping and apes are chirping, and the torrents are rolling between the mountains and deep gorges.
It makes people feel more open and cheerful again. And when you start to slow down at night, you can see the communication towers standing on both sides of the Yellow River channel, on the tops of large and small mountains, which double as lighthouses. Regardless of whether it is cold, hot, sunny, or rainy in all seasons, they are illuminated by winding beams of light.
The only bad thing is that Linghu Xiaomu has become a lot more reserved and avoidant because of the need to take care of (supervise) Chu Yu. This makes Jiang Tian temporarily lose some of his daily fun; but also because he has someone to accompany him day and night. Because of this, Chu Yu did not go out for a night trip in the evening.
Therefore, Jiang Tian simply returned to his original habit of writing at night. During the several months I spent in another time and space, I will record every bit of gains, losses, and insights one by one, as my own introspection and reflection afterwards, as well as areas that can be improved in the future.
Although, it seems that the "space-time hole" state attached to the "transition" mode is still far away from being able to stabilize eventually. But since the Haidong regime in that world can be used as a trump card and backup, it is necessary to consider how to run it well in the future.
In addition, the information previously obtained from Gao Wentai's house also needs time to be slowly digested and verified. Because, the shadow of the mastermind involved in his confession has already pointed to a certain prominent member of the royal family in the past, but there are still many doubts about the details.
However, when the time came at noon on the third day of the canal boat's journey upstream, it had to temporarily dock and anchor near Dayang Bridge in Pinglu County. Before that, there were already dozens of large and small ships with similar voyages stationed on both sides of Dayang Bridge.
The reason is also very simple. The exception in the upper reaches is the mainstay of Sanmenxia, the famous Guimen Pass in the Yellow River waterway. According to legend, Dayu controlled the floods and used his magic ax to smash the mountains into three canyons: "Human Gate", "Shen Gate" and "Ghost Gate", and diverted the water of the Yellow River to the east.
The originally spacious river channel was divided into the daunting three gates of humans, ghosts and gods (three narrow and rapid waterways); the three river mainstays of different sizes standing on them are the relics left behind; they are also the remains of the river from ancient times to the present. It is a dangerous place for boats trying to go up the Yellow River.
Because these three mainstays in the river, no matter what, stubbornly stand at the bend of the river, all the water passing here becomes violent and turbulent; and the boats that venture through will most likely be overturned. , capsized, that is, lost control and crashed into the hard river pillar.
Because the terrain here is extremely dangerous, and it is not far from Hangu Pass, an ancient pass, and is a throat of land and water, Sanmenxia was also called "Xiaohan" in ancient times. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the products, money and grain transported by ship from the southeast also had to stop here and bypassed this section by land.
In fact, throughout the dynasties, there have been many attempts to improve the river course, widen the river body, and lower the reefs; from the fourth year of Emperor Hongjia of the Western Han Dynasty (17 BC) to the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (741), They have carried out stone cutting construction in the area of the three gates and main pillars.
However, apart from the stones falling into the river due to the construction, which made the water flow more turbulent, there was little improvement to the river channel; in the end, it only contributed to the need for water and land transportation in this section, and using it as a livelihood and career, a large number of people breed and flourish for a while. Towns and villages.
Until Liang Gong was in power, one year happened to encounter a rare dry season/severe drought. At that time, some people suggested that the emperor should personally go to the Hedu Temple in Hexi County to worship the Lord of the Yellow River "Lingwei Gong" in order to gather the support of the people of the world. Heart, and sense the weather for changes.
However, the person who made the suggestion was promoted/relegated to the Nanping Governor's Mansion; he was responsible for teaching the Tu barbarians in the vast jungles along the Chishui River. Liang Gong announced a big plan to gather the people affected by the disaster along the river to build water conservancy projects for relief.
One of the important projects that is said to be earth-shattering is to take advantage of the short window period of the drought and shallow water to develop and clean up the mainstay of the horizontal obstruction in Sanmenxia. Therefore, it cost a great deal of money and lost hundreds of people one after another before achieving results.
In the end, the big pillar that bore the brunt of the impact was risked by craftsmen who climbed up by boat and dug a series of holes around the roots near the river bottom. They were then buried with special powder and burned until they disintegrated and collapsed in the river. The boat tows large chunks and is no longer a hazard to the rocks.
As for the Three Gates of Humans, Ghosts and Gods, they first have people climb to the flat top, and then dig holes and set up supports on the spot. Then, people and equipment were continuously sent over through the suspended ropes on the shore; then, the holes were filled with explosives, rock blasting and manual cleaning, and the ground was shoveled and leveled bit by bit.
Therefore, with many places on both sides of the river progressing simultaneously, although casualties and accidents inevitably occurred frequently, the progress of the project was still quite smooth. The Human Gate and Ghost Gate near the north and south sides were quickly eliminated until they were close to the waterline; and the Divine Gate in the middle was also cut off.
But just when they saw the success, the untimely Xia Lei earthquake ushered in the flood season with torrential rain; therefore, the last step of this shocking achievement still left eternal regrets. Because since then, successive dynasties have never seen such a low dry season.
But no matter what, most of the dangers across the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River leading to Guanzhong have been solved. After losing its mainstay and the threat of sailing ships from humans and ghosts, the water flow of the Yellow River has become much wider and gentler, and it can be passed through most of the seasons.
However, because only half of the Shenmen (boulder) remains, the Yellow River waterway that passes here is still relatively narrow. Therefore, in the current season when the water level is low, for the sake of safety, only a large ship of more than 500 tons is allowed to pass slowly on the upgoing south channel.
Not long ago, a boat going up lost its balance and ran aground on the shore because the rope pulled by the horses and horses suddenly broke. Therefore, other arriving ships can anchor nearby and wait patiently before being cleaned and towed out.
Despite this, the moment the barge dropped anchor, the shores that looked green and pastoral suddenly sprung up with local farmers and villagers rowing boats, carrying this fresh product. Vegetables, vegetables and handmade products gather here like swimming fish.
"New ship passengers, we have had a hard time on the bumpy journey. Would you like some ice-cold water to relieve your fatigue?"
"The freshly cut honey from the local soil here will turn into water and wrap around you, making it so sweet to your heart."
"Water melon is on sale, a big, juicy melon, sweet and refreshing..."
"The newly emerged yam and jade grass are both filling and appetizing..."
"Preserved plums and plums from Yanjin,"
"Xingguozi, Xingguozi, you can choose three pieces for ten coins..."
"Selling skewers, grilled skewers, red soup skewers, braised skewers, freshly grilled and cooked..."
For a moment, standing on the boat deck and watching the lively Jiang Tian, I even had the illusion that I was not in ancient times, but in a tourist attraction in a third- or fourth-tier small and medium-sized city in later generations. As the saying goes, during the long period of peace, the prosperity of the highly developed commodity economy can be seen.
However, as various changes continue to emerge in the world, and there are forces that take advantage of the situation and hide behind the scenes to cause trouble; how long can this seemingly prosperous and peaceful situation continue? Jiang Tian was thinking silently, but he chose without hesitation.
So, under his instructions, several tables were quickly piled up on the vacant deck behind the vehicle and ship, and a variety of food and snacks were served. Then, the sergeants and subordinates who were out of the cabin were allowed to chat and enjoy themselves. Take it for your own use and form a temporary deck buffet.
Jiang Tian, on the other hand, stopped the short and fat cauldron aside and asked him casually about his many years of experience on the waterway; Strange anecdotes that have been encountered, as well as some customary taboos on rumors.
Until the distant bridge tower used for lighting and inspection at night suddenly heard the sharp sound of gongs; then it turned into the sound of gold plates and bells used to warn and remind people to avoid while the ship was sailing. However, the sound of gold plates and bells quickly spread to the area.
Along with these upstream boats stationed not far from the shore, there were warning sounds one after another. Jiang Tian also saw in the waterway in the upstream direction, and suddenly a boat appeared from behind the half-cut Shenmen stone. A common flat-headed large ship carrying cargo was tilted and rushed down the river.
After only half a sound, it crashed into the boats moored at the shore; only a series of dull vibrations and crackling sounds that made people's teeth hurt; the people on the boat, the watermen and the boatmen screamed and screamed. , yelling angrily; at least two or three ships were knocked down and capsized.
"Help!"
"Hurry and save people!"
For a time, whether it was the villagers on boats who were selling produce, melons, or vegetables, or the few recent river boats that had not been affected, people were shouting and running into action one after another. But this Cao Cao official looked at the boatmen and watermen who were gathering around him and looked a little worried. He shouted solemnly: "Everyone, please be patient and remember what your errands are. You can just leave everything to the orders of the General Supervisor." That’s the order!”
When Jiang Tian heard this, he couldn't help but smile. This Cao Li was also an interesting person. However, before he could say anything, the people in the distance who had rushed to the out-of-control stranded ship suddenly let out shrill screams and strange screams one after another, and rushed to jump off or escape. He panicked and fell into the water again.
