Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

In the early morning of the next day, six hundred li hurried to the various roads in the Jianghuai River to convey the urgent order of the imperial court to raise food to the states, prefectures, roads, and counties. At the same time, the rest of the censors of the Taiyuan, Dianyuan, and Procuratorate all went out of Beijing, either by boat or on horseback, and went to Jianghuai Road to inspect and raise food.The observers and patrol envoys from all walks of life who returned to Beijing on business or reported on their duties were also arrested and rushed to Jianghuai. However, the brigade has not yet left Beijing, and many of the problems that need to be arranged in detail, and the various functions of Bianliang will be resolved in conjunction with the localities, especially the matters related to water transportation, still need to be finalized.Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao personally presided over, Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and the Privy Council, the Ministry of Industry and other yamen made the final decision on the issue of water transportation.

The officials of each department expressed their opinions, and after a while their speech was full of gunpowder. "Everyone, when building barrages, dams and sluices, it is generally necessary to seal off the upstream water first, and then release the water after the dam is repaired. The place where the dam is to be repaired must also build a reservoir to store water according to the geography. Just check the geography in the early stage and select the dam and reservoir that can be built. It’s not something that can be done in a month or two, even if the Privy Council sends a large army to help, it can’t be done so quickly, it’s simply impossible!”

Because of the urgency of the matter, all the staff looked impatient and rushed, causing problems everywhere.The person who is speaking now is Chen Bannian, the head of the Ministry of Industry. He is a water conservancy official and a bit of a nerd. Wei Wang is sitting on it. At first, he can still speak respectfully, but the fact that the dam has been built in a hurry is too embarrassing for him. The more he talked, the more annoyed he became, and he lost his manners under the ecstasy, all the saliva splashed on the face of Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao. Fortunately, this young prince has a good temper, and he was very pleased to see the principal so devoted. He calmly took out a handkerchief and wiped the spittle on his face, turned to look at Yang Hao, and asked gently: " What does Dean Yang think about this?"

Everyone has been discussing for a long time, and Yang Hao is very angry because of the embarrassment and that not good that everyone arranged.He beat the water transport map hanging on the wall, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone, let me reiterate, for the last time, don't consider the relevant engineering design according to common sense. The grain that will survive the Spring Festival next year will be transported to Kaifeng. For this purpose, whether we build barrages or sluices, I don’t expect it to last for ten or a hundred years, or even a thousand years like Dujiangyan. It needs to last up to three months. Got it? Got it?"

Yang Hao slammed the wall until it rang loudly. The officials from all ministries saw that he was a little crazy, so they all stopped making a sound. Yang Hao shouted: "Okay! Let's think in this way. Mr. Chen, on this river Where there is a large drop in the river, the front may not be suitable for embankment storage, so what should we do if we build a reservoir? Is it the old way, the ship is docked at the pier, unloaded, loaded, transported to the downstream pier, unloaded, loaded, and so on? Repeat, go back and forth for a while? How much time will be delayed on the road?" He didn't care how difficult it was to draw a map, so he grabbed a brush and dipped it in ink, and began to smear on the map. "Look, the upper reaches of this section is a wide valley with a narrow outlet, which can be used to store water and build a double-layer dam that can accommodate boats. The sluice in the middle can not only be used urgently, but it can be permanently preserved after strengthening and repairing it. ;Looking at this section again, there are sluices on both sides originally used for irrigation. There is a small river outside the embankment to discharge water. You can open the sluices to divert the water to both sides, and then build dams and sluices. If the water flow is too large, it is better to If a crop is destroyed, the court will compensate for the loss.

Looking at this section again, the river mouth can be blocked, and at the same time, the local government can send laborers, and the Privy Council can send troops to participate in the excavation, dig a temporary channel from the side, divert the water to the downstream, and plug the gap after the sluice is built, etc. Try to make the river flow as smoothly as possible, so that the grain transport ships can travel all the way without loading and unloading.Where it is really too late to build dams and gates, loading and unloading is still carried out according to the old method, which is much faster. "

What Yang Hao said was very clear, everyone nodded after hearing this, and the official from the Ministry of Industry interjected: "As for the boats, we can also think of a way. In places with strong currents, there are more fiber trackers on both sides, and there are fiber ropes on both sides, so that we can maintain The ships are stable and not easy to invade and capsize. Although the large ships carry a lot of grain, in the past, the method of transshipment was adopted in sections. This time, the transportation of grain is very urgent, and it is impossible to transfer it in sections, so the existing tank boats can be discarded as much as possible, and more flat-bottomed and wide-surfaced boats are used. Although these boats are less loaded, they are suitable for transportation in rivers of different depths. A larger number will more than make up for the lack of cargo, and at the same time, with such small boats, our weirs and sluices will be less work and can be completed more quickly. "

This meeting lasted until noon before finalizing the preliminary plan. Because of the urgency of the matter, this preliminary plan became the final plan, and specific issues could only be improved during the process. For a while, the imperial court issued orders again and again, ordering the local government to immediately mobilize civil servants in the section of the river that needs embankment and canal digging. Immediately leaving Beijing with the simplified construction drawings drawn up in a hurry, Yang Hao went straight to the Bianhe Wharf without stopping, not even having lunch. Zhang Xinglong, the leader of the Bianhe gang, along with his apprentice, Sang Zhuer, and his daughter, Zhang Huaixiu, are waiting for him.In Zhang's mansion, Kaifeng Sijiao and a group of trusted brothers gathered here. These big men in the rivers and lakes are all rough and forthright men. The whole hall was occupied by them, and there was a lot of people's voices, such as the Ministry of Industry, which had just been arguing endlessly. The lobby is even more lively.

Zhang Xinglong, the leader of the Bianhe Gang, Chen Xiaofan, the leader of the Caihe Gang, Xiao Muyu, the leader of the Guangji Gang, and Liu Liu, the leader of the Jinshui Gang, all received a word from the Kaifeng Mansion: "Let go of everything immediately and follow the arrangements of Dean Yang. " The four big gangs are living in Kaifeng Mansion, and they dare not obey the orders of Nanya, but give up all operations and fully cooperate with Yang Hao to transport food, and the losses are self-evident. Even if they don't play around, others can't find anything wrong with them.

But Zhang Xinglong has received Yang Hao's kindness, this kind of hero in the world pays attention to repaying his kindness, and he is worth a thousand dollars.As for the real benefits, in their eyes, they waited and waited, so Zhang Xinglong spared no effort to mobilize them. The leaders of the other three major gangs and him were married to Jinlan. Lead the team in person. When Yang Hao arrived, Sayuri Futian was pouring tea and water for the sworn brothers of officials in the hall. When Yang Hao arrived, Sayuri Futian was overjoyed, but she was shy by nature and dared not go forward to answer. She just pursed her lips and smiled at him, giving him a clever blessing.

Futian Sayuri has now changed into Han clothes, and her soft and gentle taste still reveals some exotic flavors. These days in the Zhang family, life is much better than before, and Zhang Xinglong probably did not less moisturize her with rain and dew, and her entire complexion is faintly radiant. There was a crystal light, as if a newlywed was as beautiful as a bride. Seeing her salute to him, Yang Hao only nodded and smiled, then walked in with his fists in his arms, and according to Jianghu etiquette, he bowed his hands to the four big men of the Bianhe River and said with a smile: "Thank you for waiting for a long time, Mr. Yang is busy with work, so please forgive me for being late , Forgive me!" The four major gang leaders of Biancai, Jinguang and Jinguang hurriedly stood up to greet him. They did not dare to be a little more polite to Yang Hao, a popular man in Nanya.Sayuri Fukuda poured tea for Yang Hao and brought it up. Yang Hao thanked him and put the tea on the table, then straight to the point and talked about the lack of food in Kaifeng.In his statement, of course, he would not mention the predicament that Kaifeng is short of food, which has reached the point where there will be no rice for a month or two. Yang Hao said: "The capital of a country, the center of the country, the most important thing, there should be at least nine years of grain storage. Throughout the ages, once a large city and a large city were hit by a military disaster, only a city that was completely surrounded by water could last for several years. , It is because there is food in storage. However, our Song Dynasty has just been established for ten years, and these years we have fought south and north and conquered various countries. The officials were furious, and in order to ensure the stability of the country, they decided to transport a large amount of grain and grass from the local area to Beijing. At the same time, the eldest son of the emperor was an adult and should be tempered, so he took on this important task.Yang Mou was favored by the official family, and he was the deputy envoy, and went to Jianghuai with His Royal Highness Wei Wang to raise food.If the food has been raised, it is not an easy task to transport it to the capital before the river is blocked by ice and snow. It may be difficult to complete it in time only with the imperial court's water transport ships, so I thought of everyone. " Chen Xiaofan, the leader of the Caihe Gang, clasped his fists and said to him: "Dean Yang, I got orders from Nan Ya, and Brother Xinglong, so it's nothing to worry about doing my best, but President Yang wants us to do something. What, how long will it take? Please tell me clearly. Chen is a boat runner. Thousands of brothers, including their parents, wives and children, all count on this canal to eat. If it takes too long, Xiaomin really can't bear it, this is the truth, please forgive me, Master Dean." Yang Haodao: "The country is in trouble, and we have used all the heroes, so naturally we will not let you pay in vain. This transportation of grain does require a lot of manpower. The boats, trackers, and sailors must be as sufficient as possible. The court will pay for the food transportation. You can rest assured about this. Second, you don’t need to stop all your business. You have already taken over some business, so it’s not easy to refuse customers. What’s more, in addition to grain, oil and salt department stores in Kaifeng are also indispensable. These also need to be transported, and Bian The river needs to be dredged and repaired, and it will take at least a month before you can use it.One month later, I need everyone to send out the ships and manpower I need to arrive at various ports in the Jianghuai River in time, but this point cannot be delayed. " "Third," Yang Hao stood up and said, "The emperor doesn't send hungry soldiers. Not only is this food transport not expropriating the men and ships of the strong men for free, but giving corresponding rewards, and... Wei Wang Qiansui has already asked the officials The decree will give the four ship owners a privilege, but...you must listen clearly. If you accept this decree, it will no longer be a civil servant. If you pass... you will be punished!"