"It's finally getting normal here," said the second eldest son.

In fact, the population of Hebei cannot be regarded as dense, and the really dense is the line from Jingdong to Qizhou, the south is Liangzhejiang, Jiangnan West Road and Fujian Road, and then Chengdu Fu Road.

There are many reasons why Hebei is not densely populated, and in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shandong (east of Kushan Mountain including Hebei) is the main battlefield, so the fight is deserted. Later, it was slightly restored, and there was the Anshi Rebellion. Soon after, there was another uprising of the Yellow Nest. That's a real cannibal army, the ugliest rebel army in history!

After the founding of the Song Dynasty, Hebei ushered in the Song-Liao War, and the real development was after the Lanyuan Alliance.

And it developed rapidly, and the best area for silk in the Song Dynasty was Jingdong Road, that is, the best silk in Shandong. It is not Shu brocade, Shu brocade is a process, and it has nothing to do with the quality of silk. The second is Hebei silk.

However, the current topography of Hebei is different from that of later generations, the south is high and the north is low, the south is suitable for planting, and the adjacent Cangzhou area is very low-lying, often the sea water is irrigated, forming a large amount of saline-alkali land, which is not suitable for cultivation. Although the northeast of Gaoyang Pass is flat, it is the border, and there are not many people.

Therefore, the places where the people live are mostly in the southern region of Hebei, and the silkworm industry is the mainstay.

However, the Yellow River came again and again, which hurt the people of Hebei a lot, especially the mulberry sericulture industry, a mulberry tree wants to be calculated, at least three years before it can grow before picking mulberry leaves to feed silkworms, but the flood is flooded, what mulberry trees are also drowned. But that's it, the southern part of Hebei is still much denser than Shaanxi. Shaanxi is densely populated, Chang'an area! In other areas, there is no such thing, showing the trauma of war.

Of course. In the eyes of the second eldest son. Hebei is still very densely populated. It wasn't until he arrived in Cangzhou that he was on par with Yanzhou.

"Hmm," Wang Ju said lightly.

There have been four population peaks in Chinese history, the first being the Western Han Dynasty, the result of true unification. The second time was not the Sui Dynasty, nor Tianbao, but the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was short-lived. Often no one pays attention to this reason, mainly because of the emphasis on agriculture and internal governance, including the introduction and improvement of Champa rice, which has contributed a lot in the middle. The third time was in the Qing Dynasty, the result of the creation of miscellaneous grains, that is, the Ming Dynasty carried trees, and the Qing Dynasty took the cool. The fourth time was the product of the developed technology of later generations.

Bao Zheng sighed when he was in Jiayou that the density of people was unimaginable, and from now on, it will become more and more unimaginable.

But in Wang Ju's eyes, there are not many people. For example, a village a few miles away now, can it be called dense?

The second eldest son didn't know what Wang Ju was thinking. He said again: "Dalang, how about those two things? ”

"That's it," Wang Ju said lightly. It's not good, it doesn't even satisfy him.

"But they caused a stir in the capital."

Or the same as the quilt, placed in Xiangguo Temple, this time to the tourists distributed, each person a little bit, invited tourists to taste nothing, many people asked, but several servants did not answer.

Especially those businessmen, smelling business opportunities again, asked again and again, but no matter how they asked, they couldn't ask half a sentence, and those businessmen were so anxious that they wanted to jump to their feet.

However, there are also well-informed people, Wang Yun scolded these ministers for being corpse vegetarian meals, but Zhao Wei was also helpless, he still had to rely on these ministers to do things, and after Chinese New Year's Eve, he was angry, and the next day he took out most of the two altars, packed them in food boxes, and sent them to the homes of various ministers.

Therefore, some ministers thought that it was something that was made up by the inner treasury, and Sima Guang, who had the ability to turn black and white upside down, went down to see the river, without Sima Guang, other ministers were helpless, after all, the country's finances were too embarrassing. Now whether it's a black cat or a white cat, it's a good cat if you can catch mice.

In the end, even Wang Anshi paid attention to this matter, but it was not sold yet, so Lao Wang watched for the time being and did not make up his mind.

But this is the story that happened later, and the second eldest son doesn't know either.

"Da Lang, are you enough?" The second eldest son asked worriedly.

Now the stall is too big, from Guanzhong to Hangzhou, and then to Lingnan, which makes the second eldest son very worried.

"Second eldest son, you don't have to worry about this, if it is launched all at once, manpower is a problem. But over the years, it has come step by step, first fine salt, then bamboo paper, and then soju, which has accumulated a lot of management experience for several merchants in Yanzhou, and has also cultivated some effective economic people...... If you don't understand, you don't have to ask. Wang Ju said. It has not only cultivated many economic people and managers, accumulated experience, but also cultivated many contacts.

Besides, there are Zhao Niannu and the Gao family behind this, and behind this there is a faint inner library, who doesn't have long eyes? Don't say that in Lingnan, even if it is placed in the Daimyo's mansion, no one may dare to fight its idea!

In addition, it has another one, that is, the real open source, if you compete with Haoqiang for the land resources of the Central Plains, it will be very troublesome. This does not rob Haoqiang's interests, and Haoqiang has nothing to lose. It may be red-eyed, but it will not produce a deep hatred.

It's just that there is a bad one, the three divisions have opened the Kapok Division, and the relocation of people on Fujian Road is definitely not enough to divide up.

The other returned to the capital first.

Sima Guang, like Wang Ju, is a casual observer. But Wang Ju was clearly more responsible, and he even cracked many of the river's freezes, measured the depth of the water, and looked at the silt, including silt and sand.

However, Sima Guang went down to look, only saw the situation on the two rivers about once, and after listening to the report of the local officials, he returned to the capital. Of course, the two bodies are not the same, Sima Guang is Zhao Xuan, a literati, the body is weak, Wang Ju is Wang Zhaoming, there is no distinction between civil and military, the body is strong, and when he is young, he is full of energy. Therefore, Sima Guang can't learn from Wang Ju.

Anyway, this time I ran once, it was hard work, and Zhao Ji immediately summoned him.

Sima Guang replied: "Your Majesty, please follow Song Chang's policy, put constraints on the west of the Ergu River, make the east of the water, wait for the east to flow deeper, and the north flow is shallow, that is, to plug the north flow, release the Yuhe River and the Hulu River, and relieve the troubles west of En, Ji, Shen and Ying." ”

"Is the siltation of the Yellow River very strict?"

Sima Guang had mixed feelings in his heart, this accumulation was repeatedly emphasized by Wang Ju, but it was also a fact, Sima Guang couldn't admit it, and said: "Your Majesty, it's quite strict." The Ergu River is just a new road of the Yellow River during the reign of Renzong. The time of Beiguhe is a little earlier. There is a lot of sand in the river. However, the original section of the river had only silt at the bottom of the river, and there was rarely sand. There are even riverbeds that are flat and low-lying fields themselves. ”

"Washing the water and sand ......"

"Your Majesty, it may not be feasible to wash the sand with water, and there is no financial resources. In the opinion of the ministers, it is based on the nature of the Yellow River and follows the trend, which is a policy of grooming, which saves money and silk. And for safety. ”

"Why did you choose to go east?"

"The north water is huge, and there are many Taihang waters rolling down, and the riverbed is raised, and the water cannot be discharged, which is easy to cause the collapse of the embankment. Moreover, the water flowing north is longer, and does not flow into the sea as fast as it flows eastward. Chen once went to the estuary to inspect it, only a few decades, because of the sand brought by the Yellow River, the beach began to spread, and a large area of beach was created in the sea. ”

"Then it's up to you."

But after Wang Ju came back. And then another way of saying it.

After the Lantern Festival, Wang Ju also returned to the capital in a simple manner. Let him see. He just looked, but now in the treasury, can money cure it? Whatever is first-class is not a stream. Therefore, he looked at it very seriously and brought detailed numbers, but he didn't want to cure it radically, and he couldn't delay it, Zheng Baiqu was about to start construction again, and that was his main job.

The Yellow River is a major event, otherwise there will be a shortage of embankments every year, and the country will not think about it, and Zhao Ji will immediately call the right.

"Wang Ju, Sima Guang is back."

"Majesty, what did he say?"

Zhao Ji repeated Sima Guang's original words.

"Your Majesty, the north flow is not feasible, not only the impact of the water of Taihang, but also the pond on the border." Wang Ju said, took out a piece of paper, on which was written the original Tangluo, Luo, is the lake, such as the current Liangshan Luo, is Liangshan Lake, its area is not much smaller than the five major freshwater lakes in later generations, Chaohu Lake. Wang Ju is a casual observer, but he also looked at a part of the pond, how much was the original area, how much is left now, and some even disappeared directly.

You must know that the real northward flow is only 20 years, at this rate, it will not take 50 years, Hebei Tangluo can disappear more than eighty percent, and then Hebei from east to west, all are flat plains, and the Song Dynasty will slowly defend it. Unless you can get the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, how difficult is it?

Zhao Ji's face changed slightly: "According to Qing's plan, is that a wasteland?" ”

"You can't go east, this is the depth and width of the eastward flow measured by the minister." Wang Ju presented another piece of paper, on which Wang Ju measured eight locations.

Then he said: "Chen broke a section of the main stream of the Yellow River, roughly measured its flow rate and flow, although it is in the dry season, now the flow of the Yellow River can reach more than 6 million materials in an hour (one material and one cubic meter, for example, 1,500 material ships are 1,500 tons of ships), of course, when passing through the narrow eastward flow, because of the narrowness, the river can be forced to flow eastward faster. But the minister looked carefully again, and the embankments on both sides were not tall and sturdy. If you want to force the water to flow into the east, you must build a taller and stronger embankment, otherwise when the flood season comes, the northern water will be tied to the eastern water, and the river water will inevitably rise. The embankment will also spread to the plains. Moreover, it is to build a tall and strong embankment, because of its sediment and its topography, after a few years, it will become a hanging river, and there will inevitably be a greater burst. This is the height of all places, please watch. ”

Although it is a superficial view, these numbers are obviously more convincing.

Therefore, whether it is the north stream or the east stream, now the imperial court wants to cultivate the grass and govern it, but it is limited to finance, and it can only be grass. But if you want to cure the grass, you must choose some low-lying saline-alkali land with low yield, build a second embankment with the help of mountains, and open the embankment to flow the river water in the flood season when the flood season is large. This can also be calculated. ”

"Can you calculate too?"

"Now the flow rate is about 6 million materials per hour, and when the flood season is large, it is at least 12 million materials, or even 15 million materials. Then one day is 180 million materials, and ten days is 1.8 billion materials. If a flood storage area is set up, a flood storage area is planned to be 500 hectares, with an average depth of half a zhang, it can discharge 40 million materials, and 10 flood storage areas can discharge 400 million materials. Without these 400 million floods, the scale of the flood season would have dropped by nearly a quarter. If there is a huge flood, then put 20 flood storage areas, and the river embankment will be safe. Besides, the real flood season is only a month. The minister also wrote in. Wang Ju handed over the last piece of paper.

This one is not difficult.

For example, in Kaifeng, the population of 16 counties in Kaifeng is only about 200,000.

Of course, there are more than 200,000 households in the capital alone, but the military households in the capital cannot be counted, and the foreign households cannot be counted, which also proves that the population outside Kaifeng is not dense. The reason for this is that there are many low-lying saline-alkali land, which is not suitable for growing food, so the people raise silkworms and mulberries, or fruit trees, so how many people can be fed?

Then, there are several pastoral overseers.

The rest of the country is less densely populated.

Just in the Kaifeng boundary, a large flood storage area can be set up, which is even far larger than the 500 hectares area mentioned by Wang Ju.

Since it is a grass treatment, then it is necessary to come up with a grass treatment plan.

Moreover, Kaifeng released water and accumulated silt, which was also a strategy that Wang Ju had mentioned very early.

This is not the mud of the flood water, but the static sedimentation, which is also the water of the Yellow River, but the effect is different.

Zhao Ji carefully put away the papers.

Some of them he really can't understand, such as what kind of water flow is this, but some people understand.

Then he said: "Wang Ju, your strategy is very effective. ”

"Majesty, although it is a radical cure for redundant officials, but Majesty will come out, and it was very risky at that time." Wang Ju replied honestly. If he hadn't heard it, he would have made a big move by Zhao Ji, and he would have quarreled immediately. He also said: "It is also a trick, governing the country and using troops are the same, and using tricks is a strategy that is forced to do so, and it is best to focus on righteousness and supplement it with oddity." ”

"I don't want to......"

Wang Ju shook his head in his heart, I couldn't make it clearer, since he was going to change the law, why did he summon Fu Bi to the capital?

You don't look at Fu Bi's family property, can he support you to fight local tyrants and divide the land? One rich and one literate, in the capital, can there be good things? Everything is difficult at the beginning, noisy at the beginning, how can you not be noisy at the back?

Forget it, let Zhao Ji suffer. So he said again: "Zheng Baiqu can't delay any longer, the minister has to go back." ”

Zhao Ji wanted to stay, after all, he was about to do it, but thinking about it, Zheng Baiqu really couldn't delay, and he wasn't in a hurry for a few months anyway, so he said, "Qing has worked hard." ”

"Your Majesty, you don't need to say this to the ministers, just say it to the other ministers, they like to hear it the most."

"Haha."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Wang Ju dismissed.

As soon as I arrived at the post house to pack my luggage, the postman came over and said, "Doctor Wang, someone outside handed over a sticker." ”

Wang Ju continued to pay tribute, and when he saw the name of the payment, he was slightly in a daze. (To be continued......) R1292