Chapter 92 Flood
Originally, King Yan wanted to stay in Nanjing for a longer time.
After all, King Yan knew that after he left today, he didn’t know when he wanted to come to Nanjing again.
But after experiencing this incident, King Yan became more convinced of one thing, that is, Nanjing was a place of right and wrong. King Yan no longer had any attachment to Nanjing. Immediately go to see Zhu Yuanzhang. He has no other requirements, just to strive for better conditions and to gain vassal status as soon as possible.
King Yan said: "Father, Mobei is different from the Central Plains. Winters are long and summers are short. Spring and Autumn are almost non-existent. It snows in Hutian in August. The world that can move only lasts for a few months. Naturally, I miss my father." Your Majesty, if you want to have a happy marriage, you are just a man, and you should put important things first. I was worried that I would be late when I returned, so I missed it this year. I also ask for your permission, Father."
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knows why?
Even if the prince blocks news, this blockade is for outsiders, not Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the palace, no one can block the news about Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, not knowing what he was sighing for, and said, "What do you want? Tell me."
King Yan's eyes lit up and he said: "Father, the country of Yan is now in dire straits and is waiting to be revitalized. It has nothing and needs everything. Please show me how pitiful my father is about the hard work of guarding the border."
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang felt sorry for his son. Perhaps he felt that the prince had done something wrong and wanted to compensate King Yan. He said: "You make an order. As long as it is not too excessive, I will agree to it on behalf of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
King Yan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Father, thank you so much, Father."
If He Xi knew that King Yan could get Zhu Yuanzhang to nod so smoothly, he would definitely have a headache. Building the city of Beijing is hard enough. Coupled with the creation of the Yan Kingdom, it was even more difficult.
It's just that God never makes people so happy.
King Yan originally wanted to leave, but it was raining constantly in Nanjing, so he couldn't ride a horse. However, there were some dangers in taking a boat or sea route, so he could only stay in Nanjing for a while.
And it’s not just Nanjing where it rains.
There are many more places.
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Yangwu County is located to the north of the Yellow River.
During the Hongwu period, the Yellow River inherited the disadvantages of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and river duels were very frequent. Yangwu County is the hardest hit area, and this time, it is Yangwu County's turn.
The sky was dim and covered with dark clouds, making it look like day was like night. The turbulent Yellow River water hits the long-disrepaired dam one after another. There was only a roar, and a gap was suddenly opened on the north bank of the Yellow River.
The surging Yellow River water rushed out.
Looking down from the sky, the boundaries of the river embankment seem to be blurred. At a glance, it is all floods and a vast ocean.
When the Yellow River burst its banks, the new city of Beijing was also in difficulty.
Said before.
The topography of the new Beijing city is not as good as that of the original metropolitan city. It has the North Canal and the Chaohe River connected to each other. There is Yanshan Mountain to the north. When hot and cold air meet, it is easy for heavy rains to fall. At this moment, there are ravines and ravines on the construction site in the city of Beijing. When it rains heavily, the entire construction site is soaked in water.
That's okay, after all, the foundation has been built. It only takes a few days to soak. But the question is, what do people do.
Many workers are staying in shacks. If it rains for a day or two, there will be no problems. But over time, not to mention delaying the progress of the project, it is very likely to cause a plague, which will be difficult to handle.
Of course, this is also a small matter. If the entire city of Beijing is flooded, this will be a real big deal.
Although the prince initiated this site selection, He Xi was also involved. If it was really a choice, there would be a problem. He Xi also has to take responsibility.
So, in the heavy rain. He Xi was not at ease and led people to inspect the construction site in Beijing.
Everyone around He Xi was carrying a whale oil lamp. He Xi was walking in the streets of Beijing wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, holding a black oil-paper umbrella.
Looking at the ground, although there was some water, there was almost no accumulation of water, which made He Xi feel relieved.
Kuai Dagong also followed behind and said: "Sir, there is actually no need to come. On both sides, there is a culvert one foot wide, in which people can ride horses. Don't say, it will rain this time. No matter how heavy the rain is, There will be no problem, this is your request, my lord. I don’t remember it.”
He Xi naturally knew what he wanted. But knowing is knowing. I don’t know what the people below are doing.
At this moment, it is naturally impossible to see how much water is in the sewer.
But looking at the situation in front of us, we know that there are not big problems in the city.
He Xi said: "Dagong Kuai, if there is a problem on the water, where do you think it should be?"
Kuai Dagong was silent for a while and said: "I knew the location of Beijing City. Below our place, several feet deep are full of rocks. They are the remnants of the Yanshan Mountains, so the terrain is slightly higher than the two places. Lingbei Canal is bypassed by the Chaohe River. Just do it. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for anything to go wrong. If there is a problem, the problem will not be in the North Canal or the Chaohe River, but in Tianjin."
He Xi said: "Tianjin?"
Kuai Dagong said: "Yes, several rivers such as the Beiyun River and the Wei River all enter the sea in Tianjin. The whole of Hebei is like a bowl, and Tianjin is the bottom of the bowl. Once there is a flood, Tianjin's drainage will not work at all. By then, The more water accumulates in various places, the floods in Tianjin will pour back. At that time, they will be connected with rivers such as Triangle Lake. At that time, the floods will pour back along the canals. I don’t know what will happen to the situation in Beijing. Done."
He Xi couldn't help but frown.
What Kuai Dagong said is a very extreme situation.
This happened, and almost the entire Hebei Province was flooded. It is normal for the city of Beijing to be affected. But it does not mean that such a flood will not occur. Although I dare not say that it will happen once in a hundred years, it will happen if water conservancy is not improved. It is normal for such a situation to happen every ten years or so.
At this point, we can see the advantages of Yuandadu’s location.
Outside the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, there was only one Lugou River, which was far away from the river downstream. Even if there is a problem in Tianjin, it will not be affected for a while.
Seeing He Xi frowning, Kuai Dagong comforted him and said, "Please rest assured, sir, there is unlikely to be a problem in today's situation. If you are really worried, you can go to the south of the city and have a look."
He Xi said: "Then go."
The south of the city is the lowest place outside Beijing. It was also when Kuai Dagong was designing that he dug an artificial lake here to allow the water discharged from Beijing to flow into the South Lake. From the South Lake, it merges into the North Canal.
This is the reservoir of Beijing city.
Perhaps in the future, it will also become a place of historical interest in Beijing. But now Nanhu is just bare. There wasn’t much to see, just water. However, several days of heavy rains caused Nanhu Lake to expand by an unknown amount, submerging all the original dams underwater.
Looking from a distance, the entire South Lake is like a mirror, flush with the ground. No lake exists.
He Xi couldn't help but frown and said, "The scale of Nanhu is still too small."
Kuai Dagong said: "This is easy to handle. After this period of time, I will immediately have Nanhu dug deeper and expanded."
He Xi said: "Beijing is the capital after all. If it is really submerged in water, I, He, will be a sinner through the ages. We can't be perfunctory in water conservancy. Let me expand the Nanhu Lake three times."
Kuai Dagong said: "This------"
He Xi asked: "Is there any problem?"
Kuai Dagong thought to himself: "With this sentence, I don't know how much fertile land has been submerged. I don't know how much manpower and material resources will be invested." But faced with He Xi's words, Kuai Dagong had only one answer, that is, there is no problem.
He Xi didn't say anything else. In his mind, Beijing was not a companion capital, but probably a new capital. More importantly, it is not only for the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but also for the capital of the next six to seven hundred years, or even a thousand years. So in many places, He Xi spent a lot of money.
Simply no matter the cost.
The more he has done here, the less places people will need to repair in the future.
In short, He Xi has come full circle, and there are no problems with water conservancy. However, He Xi has to admit that if he wants Beijing to be safe and sound, the most important thing is not the water conservancy of Beijing city, but the water conservancy problem of the entire Hebei.
