back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 257 I heard you right!
In ancient times, the Yellow River was not called the Yellow River.my country's oldest calligraphy book "Shuowen Jiezi" calls the Yellow River "river", the oldest geography book "Shan Hai Jing" calls the Yellow River "river water", "Shui Jing Zhu" calls it "Shanghe", "Han It is called "China River" in "Book · Biography of the Western Regions", "Nine Rivers" in "Shangshu", and "Dahe" in "Historical Records".In the Western Han Dynasty, due to the increasing sediment content in the river, some people began to call it "Zhuo River" or "Yellow River", but it was not generally recognized.It was not until the former dynasty that the title of the Yellow River was recognized.

Li Jie couldn't refute what Lu Chengqi said, so he just nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Chengqi continued to draw, focusing on the area where the Yellow River flows through the Loess Plateau, and then said: "I think that the reason why the Yellow River is mixed with a lot of sand is because for thousands of years, it has been under my feet, under Li Qing's feet. Shaanxi Road, the evil result of continuous felling of trees!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Jie stared at Lu Chengqi dumbfounded, unable to believe it.How did the ancients understand the great role of trees? In their view, trees are just a kind of material, which can be used in construction, furniture, and shipbuilding.

Li Jie said incredulously: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with you. Since ancient times, sages have taught us that woodcutters have been cut and cooked in villages and fishing pools. How could it be the culprit of the Yellow River's breach?"

Lu Chengqi said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, can the roots of trees strengthen the soil?"

Li Jie didn't know about this, but after thinking about it carefully, he nodded his head in agreement.Trees can hold the surface soil firmly, even the ancients knew it.

"Furthermore, since the Qin Dynasty, the wood used in the construction of the Afang Palace and Qin Shihuang's tomb all came from Qin?"

This is an undoubted fact. The ancients also knew how to use ready-made materials according to local conditions. Would they go to other places to transport wood for construction?Li Jie couldn't refute again, so he could only wait for Lu Chengqi's words: "After the Qin Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty also made Chang'an the capital, the previous dynasty also made Chang'an the capital, and the current dynasty also made Chang'an the capital. Whether the residents built houses or palaces, they all used the Qin Dynasty. Earth trees?"

Li Jie nodded again, this is also true.

When Lu Chengqi said this, he sighed: "The dynasties change so frequently, the wars continue, and the houses are destroyed. After rebuilding, it will also use the wood from the Qin land. I have calculated that it takes the least time for a tree to grow from seedling to tree. It will take 20 years. Li Qing is a master builder, can you tell me how much wood will be used to build a palace?"

Li Jie thought for a while, and gave an astonishing figure: "Your Majesty, if it is like my royal palace, the wood used will not be less than 50 wood."

Lu Chengqi smiled wryly and said: "Yes, 50 yuan, and this is just the imperial palace. The rest of the people's houses and so on are used by countless people. How many forests are there in the Qin Dynasty, can they withstand such ravages? On weekdays, woodcutters are used as firewood Li Qing did the math, even if the land of Qin has tens of millions of wood, how long can it last if it is consumed like this? If I predict well, if we don’t protect it, after a hundred years, the land of Qin will turn into loess Wasteland! Since ancient times, Shaanxi Road has been the birthplace of the descendants of Yan and Huang. The Xia, Zhou, Qin, Han, former, and present dynasties all built their capitals here, and more than tens of millions of wood were consumed! Most of the highlands in Qindi are yellow sand. Without trees, how could the yellow sand not rush into the Yellow River?"

Li Jie was shocked by Lu Chengqi's novel statement. The ancients never thought about protecting the environment.With the increasing population, there is almost no food to eat. How can we take into account the consequences of deforestation and land reclamation?

We must know that according to ancient records, the natural environment of the Loess Plateau earlier was much better than it is now.At that time, dense forests grew on the mountains, including coniferous trees such as pines and cypresses, as well as various broad-leaved trees. In the valleys, dense forests of broad-leaved trees grew.On the Loess Plateau and loess hills and gullies formed by the accumulation of thick layers of loess, there are not only large trees, but also small trees and many types of shrubs.Shrubs grow in clusters.There is also a large area of ​​natural grassland with lush herbs.In such an ecological environment, there are many kinds of herbivores, including herds of wild deer and wild sheep, countless hares, and large carnivores such as tigers, leopards, and bears.Chinese civilization also developed from such a fertile land, from a small tribe, to its current scale.

However, due to the dangerous terrain of Qin, the founder Taizu mostly considered this place as his capital.The capital is the comprehensive place of politics, culture, military and economy, and the population will naturally skyrocket.With a large population, deforestation and land reclamation are no problem, and everything is to fill the stomach.

Over time, it became the unstoppable Yellow River like a beast out of the cage.

Lu Chengqi sighed: "If you want to govern the Yellow River, you must not only start from the Yellow River, but also start from the root. Li Qing, for the sake of the Han people and the people in the Yellow River Basin, planting trees everywhere is the fundamental thing!"

Li Jie thought carefully about what Lu Chengqi said, and found that it was really a wise saying.Taoism once said that heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature.What is nature is the law between heaven and earth!Human beings destroy the environment in order to survive, which is breaking the law, and the punishment of heaven will be fulfilled on the Yellow River.

Li Jie figured this out, and sighed: "Your Majesty's thoughts will benefit the ages!"

Lu Chengqi also expressed his feelings: "You and I alone are far from enough. I plan to draft an order for the "Dashun Minbao". The Yellow River matter will benefit the future. If it is not governed, it will harm future generations! As the Son of Heaven, Naturally, there must be an act of the emperor. Li Qing, would you like to help me?"

Li Jie said stubbornly: "I can control the Yellow River and plant trees widely, but I don't agree with digging canals."

Lu Chengqi was a little annoyed. After he was reborn as an emperor, no one dared to talk to him like that. Li Jie was No.1!But after thinking about it, Li Jie is adhering to his own doctrine of the mean, which is commendable.

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi enlightened him: "Li Qing, I don't need you to dig through the canal at once. If everything is cut through, the treasury doesn't have the money, and I also know that Dashun's national strength is not enough to support it for a long time. But The 500 million guan that I allocated to you, Li Qing, is enough to dig through several dredging channels. I don’t limit Li Qing when you can complete it, don’t you think so?”

When Li Jie thought about it, it was also true.If Lu Chengqi was greedy for meritorious service, he would indeed be able to dig through all the canals in a very short period of time.But if this is done, a large amount of land must be abandoned, resulting in food shortages.When the people have no food to eat, they will naturally rebel.In the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, it will definitely appear again.If Li Jie knew who Sui Yangdi was, he would definitely denounce him as a foolish emperor.

Li Jie said cautiously: "It will take some time for me to be sure that this can be done. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

　Uh, the scheduled release was not posted, and I was also drunk.Sorry, the update is slow
　　
　
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