Bishui is the last slightly larger tributary of the south bank of the Yellow River, and from here until the mouth of the sea, the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yellow River begins to belong to the Huai River and Jishui basins. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

As the second largest river in China, the downstream water system of the Yellow River is a bit incredible, in fact, it is inserted between the Huai River and the Hai River, plus the Jishui in the middle of the two rivers, there is actually no room for such a large river as the Yellow River to join in this area.

Therefore, in history, the Yellow River either seized the Huai River into the sea, or the Haihe River into the sea, and nine disasters in ten years were the norm. In Xu Ping's previous life, he finally seized the Ji River into the sea, and even the basin of the Ji River shrank. In the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the basin is bounded by the Yellow River embankment, the Haihe River basin to the north and the Huai River basin to the south of the embankment, and the Yellow River basin is confined to the embankment.

Under such circumstances, the control of the Yellow River must actually be considered as a whole by linking the Hai River, the Huai River and the Jishui River, otherwise everything can only be a temporary measure. This was also a rare period of extreme weather in history, with uneven flooding and almost every year. Often the previous year was ridiculously hot, and the second year was ridiculously cold, the previous year was still full of flood relief, and the next year was a year of great drought and many disasters.

In this sense, the small river is of great significance to the Yellow River. No matter how you look at it, after here, the Yellow River has really entered the downstream since Biankou, which is not far from here.

However, in this era, there is no clear understanding of these, and Wang Yan does not know these things, and his mind is not on this. He has been silent and nameless for several years in Hebei, and it is not all the ignorance and jealousy of the officials in the capital, and there is also an important problem with Wang Yan himself. In the opening of the canal on Hebei Road, he did not have an overall plan, basically where others mentioned, he thought it was about to be good, and the thing went on. Reporting to the capital is, where did I get a canal, as for why this canal was opened, what effect should be achieved, and how it was actually applied, Wang Yan didn't know anything.

Now it is really difficult for him to be transferred as a water control specialist to investigate the river with Xu Ping. There are so many canals opened on Hebei Road, and he has never surveyed in such detail, and he doesn't know how to do it.

The sun in the sky is scorching, and the fields are already screaming in the fields, and there is no trace of wind, and the whole heaven and earth seem to be frozen. The heat wave is churning between heaven and earth, and there is nowhere to hide.

How did this kind of weather Wang Yan get along the way? Let a few strong men in Bishui County find him, carry him on a chariot, and flow all the way to Bishui County towards Bishui.

Wang Yan wiped his sweat on the chariot, while looking at the undulating mountains and forests around him, he kept cursing Xu Ping in his heart.

What kind of madness did he get, he must repair some kind of waterway to lead Luo into Bian, this kind of ghost weather, and let himself come out to suffer. Think about how simple it was to dig a canal on Hebei Road back then, as long as you roughly listen to where there is a river, how much land can be poured out of the water, and let the people below dig with a wave of your hand, where is it so troublesome!

It is necessary to survey the terrain, calculate the approximate amount of earth and stone, calculate the number of labor, and calculate the time of excavation. I had no choice but to do something when I was transferred back to the capital and entered the pavilion, so I had to bite the bullet.

The Bishui River originates in the Songshan Mountains, and the upper reaches pass through the valleys, while the middle and lower reaches enter the plains, meandering all the way along the foot of the Songshan Mountains into the Yellow River. In fact, the place where the water flows is the junction of the mountains and the plains, although there are no particularly tall mountains, there are many kinds of dirt ridges.

Wang Yan didn't know what he was going to investigate at all, and he left the county seat, just urging his entourage to hurry.

From the octagonal town, the two dukes Zhang Li and Zhou Buyi, who were assigned to Wang Yan's side, secretly complained in their hearts, they were all the same deputy envoys, Wang Yan was far worse than Xu Ping in terms of official, position and title, look at the deputy envoy Xu, he rode his horse when he went out of the city, cleaned up neatly, and went to the mountains to the west with his men and horses. Let's look at how the deputy envoy of the king who followed him still complained about his steps, and he didn't think about these subordinates. He couldn't walk fast when he sat on his side, and his own people had to follow on foot, and it was really uncomfortable to hurry under the hot sun.

Xu Ping has been in the third division for a year, and he knows that he is generous to people, regardless of his colleagues and subordinates, although he is urging people to work, whether it is eating and drinking or the usual reward, he has never been short. Look at this deputy envoy Wang, the two of them have worked hard to follow this way, not only did they not reward half a penny, but they also had to take money to enter by themselves from time to time.

People are more than people, isn't it angry with individuals? The money can be taken back from the magistrate, but when I think about it, my heart is not good! Following the big man on an errand, everyone thinks about being promoted and making extra money, even if they take out the money, they also want to collect more money, where is the official who eats chicken today and eats fish tomorrow to put money inside.

The two entourages were unhappy, and on the one hand, Cui Zaiping, the chief bookkeeper who constantly introduced the scenery and geography along the way to Wang Yan, complained even more bitterly. Xu Ping was followed by the county lieutenant, and he was assigned to Wang Yan, where did he think that he would follow all the way to Bu Yuan. It's so hot that it's almost baking, and I have to talk non-stop.

Only the elders and archers of Hongxiang who followed around were at ease, and a big man came from the township, and he himself came to see the world. As for the hot weather, it is nothing, even at home, this kind of weather often has to work in the fields.

In addition, Wang Yan always has to eat and drink when he comes out, these are all local entertainment, and the archers who are specifically handling them at least follow the wine and meat. In a poor place, the days of wine and meat are like heaven.

Cui Zaiping looked at the undulating mountains in the west, and said to Wang Yan on the chariot: "Deputy envoy, let's inspect the water situation of the Bishui River, do you want to go to the other side of the river?" To the west is the mountains, and most of the streams that flow into the river come down from the mountains, and there are no rivers on this side of the river. There is a ferry in front of you, do you want to cross the river? ”

Wang Yan was drowsy on the chariot, and after listening to Cui Zaiping's words, he said lazily: "What's there to see?" The mountain road on the other side of the river is rugged and difficult, and you have to wade through the water a lot, so you don't have to go over. ”

Cui Zaiping agreed to the promise, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, since this deputy envoy doesn't want to see it, why did he come out to suffer this crime?

How did he know that Wang Yan didn't want to come out at all, and he wasn't forced by Xu Ping to have no choice? He went to the mountains to drill around, how could he stay in Bishui County? Moreover, Wang Yan was thinking about Xu Ping's side all the way, and he didn't know what he could see, so he was even more absent-minded. (To be continued.) )