Chapter 24 Hukou Reservoir Plan West Line Asphalt Highway

"Good!" After listening to Zhang Zhimu's words, Tang Jingyao smiled and said: "According to Mr. Zhang's requirements, we have always wanted to carry out a comprehensive plan for the entire Yellow River, but we are really not enough. But when we design the Sanmenxia Dam, we have to understand the upstream and downstream. In the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Weishui is carrying out a project to divert water from the Jialing River to Weishui, and the project to divert water from Weishui will soon start. In this way, our boats passing from Sanmenxia will be able to enter the Jialing River and Taoshui in the future. However, our Yellow River completely cut off the boats on the entire upper reaches of the Yellow River from the Hukou above Hejin. To this end, we have inspected this section of the Yellow River in Hukou several times. The plan we made would be to build a 190-meter-high dam at Hukou to raise the upstream river water, so that the upstream river can be extended to more than 200 kilometers to the north, and at the same time, it can also raise the water level of the Yan River and other tributaries, which can not only improve the water transportation capacity of the tributaries, but also facilitate the irrigation of farmland along the coast. At the same time, we need to build locks that allow ships to cross on both sides of the dam. This extension of more than 200 kilometers can be used by large cargo ships. In the future, we will build several reservoirs along the Jinshan Grand Canyon in turn, and we can open up the upstream waterway. The Jinshan Grand Canyon is very narrow, which is very suitable for building dams and reservoirs. ”

"Hmmm! This option can be considered. Zhang Zhimu said, "However, we still concentrate on doing a good job of the urgent project of Sanmenxia first." It also accumulates some experience in building dams on the Yellow River. We have to finish building reservoirs along the Yellow River. After building a Sanmenxia dam, we have experience and trained our team, and we can build several dams at the same time. ”

"Good!" Tang Jingyao agreed, and said, "There is one more thing I want to tell Mr. Zhang." The kind of lead wire cage you suggested we made was very useful. We use this thing to plug the leakage and protect the slope, and the protection of the bank collapse is simply great! ”

"Hmmm! This stuff is good! "The cage is filled with stones and gaps, which can not only block the water flow from washing the protective embankment, but also allow the water to flow through the cage net, and at the same time, the plants at the bottom of the water can grow through the gaps." ”

"Mr. Zhang, there is another thing I want to say," Tang Jingyao said, "I think we have put a lot of effort into the treatment of sediment in the Yellow River and several other rivers, which is to reduce the sediment collected by some tributaries into the river, but the sediment in the Yellow River has not been significantly reduced." There is a saying that the Yellow River is clear and clear. That is to say, the water of the Yellow River is clear in Guide, until the Yellow River turns a bend from the Loess Plateau. Sediment is produced here. I think a large part of the reason for the collection of sediment by the tributaries here is that the river washes away the loess on both banks, because many sections of the Yellow River are loess at the bottom and on both banks, and the water flow can easily wash the soil into the river. I think that since we are determined to solve the sediment problem of the Yellow River, we can use lead wire cages along the banks to protect the banks that are easy to be directly washed by the river, so as to greatly reduce the amount of mud on both sides of the Yellow River. ”

"Oops! Mr. Tang's idea is very good, but how many such lead wire cages do you need for the Yellow River? Zhang Zhimu said.

"If we choose a part of the key parts to protect every year and stick to it, or even from generation to generation, will we be able to solve this problem?" Tang Jingyao said.

"Oops! What are you talking about? Let's make it clear too! Lu Chengxiang quit, he didn't understand what Tang Jingyao and Zhang Zhimu were talking about.

"Huh!" Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "That's right, sometimes we use stones to protect the berm, and the stones are easily washed away by the torrent, and if they are not washed away, they are easy to sink into the soil." We use galvanized iron wire to weave a hexagonal cage, in order to increase the strength, we also use a higher strength galvanized steel wire to make a separation net every other section, such a cage is loaded with stones and thrown into the river bank berm, the effect is very good. Not only the berm effect is good, but the environmental effect is also good. Ordinary iron wire is easy to rust, and galvanized steel wire is rust-proof, and it can not rust for a long time at the latest. ”

"What? Make a cage with galvanized steel wire to hold stones and throw them into the river? Lu Chengxiang opened his eyes exaggeratedly, "Isn't that a waste of silver?" ”

"Mr. Lu, let's listen to the benefits of spending money first, and then evaluate this matter." Zhang Zhimu said, "At present, we do not have the strength to protect all the embankments of the Yellow River. But it should be possible to take out some silver and protect the dangerous embankment. The Yellow River is in danger every year, and the sediment of the Yellow River is the culprit, and sooner or later it must be completely resolved. ”

"Oops! Calculate how much silver it will take! This is a bottomless pit that cannot be filled by many people. Lu Chengxiang said.

"Of course, the places along the Yellow River that need to be treated don't necessarily need to be treated in this way, and we can also study other options." Zhang Zhimu said, "The lead wire cage is a very effective way. Besides, just like Mr. Tang said, we should govern a little bit every year, and we can do it sooner or later if we continue to do it. We can build the Great Wall, and we can also control the Yellow River. ”

Tang Jingyao knew that if Lu Chengxiang didn't support this matter, he could do it with Zhang Zhimu's support, but it was far from being as good as Lu Chengxiang taking the initiative to help do it, and said to Lu Chengxiang: "Mr. Lu, this is a matter related to future generations, it is difficult to do it well without your support, please also consider this matter in the long run." In fact, the benefits can also be seen in the near distance, and in some places, the continuous collapse of the embankment has been preserved, that is, the grain fields have been preserved, not only to reduce sediment. ”

"Hmm!" Lu Chengxiang said, "You do a full-scale survey, see if the entire Yellow River needs to be treated in one way or another, and plan it, and we will calculate how much silver is needed, and then I will find a way to take out some silver every year and treat a little bit a year." I'm not always counting money, but we've used it too much. You see, building railways, building bridges, roads, and building reservoirs are all things that swallow money. I'll have to count the things of money every day. ”

Tang Jingyao said: "Oops! Mr. Lu, what we are waiting for is your words. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "Only with Mr. Lu's support for us to govern mountains and rivers can we have confidence!" ”

"Don't say that, with Mr. Zhang's support, I'll listen to Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang said that this silver should be spent, and if there is no silver, I have to find a way to get silver! Lu Chengxiang understands that he can't be too reckless in front of Mr. Zhang.

"We have several big rivers, such as the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Liao River, the Xijiang River, and the Heilongjiang River, which need to be completely relieved of flooding. If these rivers don't become disasters every year, we will lose a lot of money. Zhang Zhimu said, "We can't just keep going to disaster relief every year. is still the same sentence, you can't do this thing of buying a coffin with money but not buying medicine with money. ”

"Okay!" Lu Chengxiang said, "As long as Mr. Zhang speaks, I will find a way to govern these big rivers, and if there is no silver!" ”

Tang Jingyao finished talking about the river, and Duan Jingzhong said: "After the old Tang is done, I'll talk about the highway." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "One of you two is in charge of water, and the other is in charge of roads. The emperor once asked me, 'How can such two people be able to take on such a big thing when they arrive at Yaogang?' I said, 'We kiln people respect them, and they will return with all their efforts, and they will give full play to their potential ability!' ’”

Tang Jingyao said: "The life we live now was bought back by Mr. Zhang!" After a period of this life, it's worth it even if the front is gone! ”

"Yes! Not only did the emperor find it strange, but my family and relatives and friends didn't expect me to be able to do so many things. Duan Jingzhong said.

"That's it! I won't disturb your train of thought! Let's hear from Mr. Duan about the highway! Zhang Zhimu said.

"In fact, the entire highway planning was researched and formulated by us. Today I talked to Mr. Zhang about this matter. Duan Jingzhong said, "I met Mr. Lu, and Mr. Lu said that the first-level reservoir of the Jialing River will be put into use immediately, and the locks will be ready for boats." The asphalt mine in Guangyuan has already begun to build roads and other preliminary work, and the production of asphalt is also very fast. We were faced with the question of which section of asphalt road to pave first. Now we are paved with asphalt from Datong to Yaogang to Tongguan and to Xi'an. In addition, the road from our kiln to Beijing is also paved with asphalt. All asphalt cars run very fast and smooth. We have a lot of asphalt below, which section should be paved first, I want to study it with Mr. Zhang! ”

"It would be great if the asphalt mine in Guangyuan could be put into production!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I think there is a road that should be repaired." Our Baotou Yellow River Bridge has been opened to traffic. Our Qinzhidao should be fully asphalted. At the same time, the road from Datong to Tongguan and the road connecting with Qinzhi Road should also be asphalted. We are also going to build several bridges over the Yellow River that connect the two roads. Again, our road from Balkhash to the Caspian Sea in the west is asphalted. It's a long road, but it's worth repairing. If we want to build a railway to Lake Balkhash, and from there to the western frontier, we must have a high-grade highway that can be passed quickly. Then there is the asphalt of the road from Hami to the Ural Mountains. These are all major channels related to our national security. We must raise the level of access to these roads as soon as possible. As for the roads in other directions, I don't ask for them, you can arrange them according to the situation. ”

"The construction of the canal over there will start this year, and I will see if the asphalt pavement will be repaired together with the highway along the canal." Lu Bingyi said.

"No, the canal cycle is too long," Mr. Zhang said, "and we need to asphalt the current southern route first." In the past two years, our western front will not be very stopping. It is very important to have this path. Zhang Zhimu knows that if the Western Front wants to be stable, there are still several big battles to be fought. And that's just for the past two years.

"And yes! We also need to build roads in Shannan Province," Lu Bingyi said, "although we can build cement roads now, but it is not a long-term solution." The softening temperature of our asphalt mine in Guangyuan is higher than that of our current petroleum asphalt. Just add a little high-temperature asphalt. The roads on the Indochina Peninsula can also be paved with high-temperature asphalt. ”

"I don't care about these things, you can do it!" Zhang Zhimu said.