First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 227

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In the Yangtze River basin, rice-wheat rotation is often used, with two crops a year, that is, winter wheat is planted.

That is to say, the summer grain is mainly wheat, and the autumn grain is mainly rice.

Li Shanchang led his six divisions of local officials in charge of collecting taxes and grains, which was more than enough. Zhang Ximeng didn't need to care too much, but Zhang Ximeng soon discovered a problem. There were a lot of people staring at the summer food of the Zhu Family Army.

The first is Fang Guozhen. This guy sent his son Fang Guan. This young master Fang eats and drinks all day long, entertains guests, and tries his best to curry favor with the Zhu family army. Of course, they are mainly civil officials who can manage food.

Chen Youding from Fujian also sent people over, and the price was easy to negotiate. They also wanted 200,000 shi.

Besides Chen Youding, the most surprising thing is that Zhang Shicheng actually sent someone over. This guy didn't mention Hangzhou, Miao Bing, or even the famous painting in the world. Zhang Shicheng only talked about the alliance between the two sides when they divided the Huaihuai and Huaihe. good!

There are already three companies that have come to get food, and the one with the biggest appetite is Liu Futong's Han Song regime. They are very rude, and one mouth is two million stone.

No matter what the conditions, as long as there is food, they will agree.

Liu Futong completely put on a pair of casual operations, and I came to the door to be slaughtered. You have the final say!

Looking around, except for Tian Wan, all the other forces have come, and they can make up a table of mahjong. .

No matter how slow Zhang Ximeng is, he knows that things are not easy.

Although the lack of food is normal, but the lack of this, it is stunned.

Zhang Ximeng felt that he couldn't take it lightly. He immediately invited Jia Lu and Zhu Sheng, and then Wang Guangyang. Let's quickly discuss what happened...

"According to my estimation, in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, you can get more than 1.8 million stone in summer grain alone. But no matter how much grain, you can't hold so many mouths... and now it seems that grain is already a very important item. It's an important weapon. How powerful is this weapon, let's figure it out, don't sell gold for copper!"

Zhang Ximeng said this, and several people were shocked. Zhu Sheng proposed to build high walls and store grain widely. His views on grain are naturally very clever.

"Fang Guozhen and Chen Youding, they may not be short of food, regardless of the mountains and fields along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian, but they are enough to support themselves. If I am not mistaken, they want to sell food at a high price, except for their own use. , after all, they have a fleet in their hands! Even if they are sent to Dadu, it is also possible."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That's right, now that the Yuan court has cut off the water supply in Jiangnan, and has to raise troops and fight again, the shortage of food is indeed very large. I remember that before the departure from the southern expedition, the price of food in most cities soared tenfold. Times, I'm afraid it won't be cheap now. No matter how much we charge, these two second-order dealers can make it back in multiples."

Zhu Sheng nodded, "That's true, next is Zhang Shicheng, I think his situation may not be so simple... Zhang Shicheng swallowed Suzhou and Hangzhou, and there are millions of people in these two places alone. The land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, although There is no shortage of land, but Zhang Shicheng is greedy for profit. Not only will he not stop overseas trade, but he is afraid that it will intensify, so that the food shortage will become obvious."

Zhu Sheng's analysis here is also a little confused, "These three families are both the first and the second, and they are greedy for money and good fortune, and there is nothing difficult to understand... But Liu Futong occupies the Central Plains. It seems that his food shortage should not be so big when it comes to the people granting fields, what is the problem?"

Wang Guangyang pondered: "Mr. Fenglin, I have been to Bozhou, but I heard people say that the floods and droughts have continued in recent years, the yield of fertile fields has been reduced, and the wind, sand and salt and alkali have been very severe. The common people are running away to death, begging for food everywhere, and would rather beg for food. I don't want to plow the fields either... All in all, it's really **** Liu Futong's side!"

Listening patiently to Wang Guangyang's description, Zhang Ximeng looked at Jia Lu subconsciously. If he guessed correctly, these situations sound familiar, and Jia Lu should know best!

Sure enough, Jia Lu let out a long sigh, his face full of helplessness and misery.

"People's livelihood is difficult, and the damage is on the Yellow River... This old man is ashamed of the common people!"

Jia Lu took a map, and several people came over, including Zhu Sheng, he didn't know much about these things, so he pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"Look, once the Yellow River bursts and floods the Central Plains, where is the harm? Is it a flood?"

Wang Guangyang said: "Boss, water and fire are ruthless, isn't it the worst flood?"

"No!"

Jia Lu shook his head, "Let the old man say that this flood is still the lightest, and terrible things are yet to come!"

Zhu Sheng also asked curiously, "People often say that after a major disaster, there must be a major epidemic, but is it a plague?"

Jia Lu still shook his head, "This is all temporary, and the real thing is still to come. Half of the water in the Yellow River is filled with sediment, the river bursts its banks, and the sediment overflows, which will flood the fertile fields, and when the water recedes, the sand will remain. . These sands are the real trouble!"

Zhu Sheng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but say, "Can you be more specific?"

"The sandy soil covers the original fertile soil. If you continue to grow grain, the yield will be reduced. Moreover, the sandy soil has a problem, that is, when it encounters rain, it will not be able to hold water or grow vegetation... The result is that during droughts, Drought will cultivate crops, and floods will make the water more violent!”

Zhu Sheng took a breath, "Is there still such a thing?"

Jia Lu said solemnly: "Not only that, the more sandy soil, the more wind disasters will increase, and the dust will be rolled up, and the crops will be lost. In addition, wherever there is a lot of sandy soil, the locust plague will also increase. This old man I still can't understand it for a while!"

Zhang Ximeng, who was listening patiently, suddenly coughed, "This... is related to the habit of locusts. They lay eggs in sandy soil, hatch larvae, and form a locust plague."

Jia Lu was also surprised. He saw that Zhang Ximeng said it with certainty, and also knew that this young man's family background must be reasonable. He would ask for advice when he had time.

"In addition, some prefectures and counties have low-lying terrain, and the floods accumulate and cannot be drained out. After a long time, the ground is almost the same as the salt ponds in Shaanxi and other places. Even if you grow grain, you may not be able to reap it, let alone handing over the land, even if you feed yourself, it will be very difficult."

Jia Lu explained patiently, and Zhang Ximeng interjected from time to time. Gradually, they even analyzed what happened in the Central Plains clearly... The source of everything is above the Yellow River, and the disaster caused by the rupture of the Yellow River was definitely not a flood that destroyed the house. , it's as simple as how many people have been washed away.

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After the Yellow River flooded, it destroyed the entire ecosystem and caused a full range of disasters. As the most powerful water conservancy expert in the world, Jia Lu also saw all aspects of the matter.

The flood of sediment will destroy the fertile fertile fields first... Although the nutrient-rich river mud can be used as fertilizer, this is not the case with the massive amount of sediment washed down by the flood. Soil desertification.

Sandy soil can't hold water, and it can't grow dense vegetation.

The result is that droughts die from droughts, and floods die from floods.

After the soil was desertified, sandstorms and locust plagues followed one after another. In addition, the accumulation of water in some places could not be drained out, resulting in salinization.

One disaster after another, all fell on the heads of the common people.

Therefore, the consequences of the flooding of the Yellow River are very serious. Usually, it may not be solved for decades or hundreds of years.

Today's flooding of the Yellow River can be traced back to the rupture of the Yellow River in the Northern Song Dynasty... and the battle of the Huihe River in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River tossed only the land of Hebei.

Then Du Chong dug up the Yellow River in the Southern Song Dynasty, and showed a handful of water instead of soldiers.

As a result, the land of the two Huaihe Rivers is also suffering from flooding.

On the Central Plains, a huge yellowish area in the shape of a fan appeared.

This area stretches across several provinces, during which there are thousands of living beings, all of whom suffer unspeakably because of this Yellow River.

The lessons of history are here, a certain Huayuankou God of War, what a shame!

Otherwise, Lankao is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. It should be a treasure land of water, beauty, soil and fertilizer. As a result, it has been plagued by salinity, sandstorms, floods and droughts all year round. The reason is the ecological collapse caused by the rupture of the Yellow River.

Even if you do your best, it will take several generations to recover some vitality.

Without being in it, it is really difficult for UU reading www.uukanshu.com to appreciate the hardships involved.

"When the old man Saibei River, dredged the South River, and diverted the Yellow River water from the old way into the sea, he wanted to save thousands of lives, but because of the old man's management of the river, it caused a catastrophe, and countless people fell into the pain of war. The Central Plains is full of Displaced and starving people...Old man, I am guilty of God! Don't die!"

When Jia Lu said this, he was already crying and unable to speak.

Zhu Sheng took a deep breath. Only now did he realize that the flooding of the Yellow River was so terrifying, and the governance of the Yellow River was so important!

"Up to now, the Yuan court is in a daze, and the consequences are endless. Sooner or later, we will find a way to clean up the mess... By the way, the Yellow River is also flooding in Haozhou and other places. How is the situation?"

Zhang Ximeng said: "Since a few years ago, when the land was just divided, the water conservancy was built... At the same time, the lord encouraged the planting of fruit trees, mulberry and hemp, and each household should plant at least 100 trees, which can barely maintain... From the past few years of grain production In terms of quantity, the impact is not big. But in other places, the flood is more important, and there is no one to manage it. In addition to the frequent wars, the people of Li are living in dire straits and suffering from charcoal!"

Zhang Ximeng paused and said: "When the world is ruled in the future, we must do our best to manage the Yellow River, plant a variety of trees in the Central Plains, and maintain the soil and water. This scourge cannot continue to remain."

Several people nodded together.

Zhang Ximeng said again: "Just what should we do now? Liu Futong is indeed short of food, but no matter how much food he buys, I am afraid that it will be used in the northern expedition, and he will not care about the lives of the people."

Zhu Sheng frowned, and suddenly said, "Then force Liu Fu to take care of the people... If we sell him 100,000 shi of grain, we will give out 50,000 shi to help the people and control the flood! If he doesn't listen, we won't sell grain! "

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