Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 89 Hand-painted Map
Unfortunately, Zhao Pu didn't know that Zhao Guangyi knew about Ye Chen's special situation from another channel, so he didn't dare to turn against Ye Chen easily, or offend Ye Chen too much.

Zhao Kuangyin was the first to recover from the surprise, and said to Ye Chen: "Ye Qing! You just said that there are at least three benefits to building a reservoir. Besides what you just said, what are the other two benefits?"

Under everyone's attention and speculation, Ye Chen said again: "Report to Your Majesty! The benefits of the reservoir are not only washing away silt, flood discharge, drought-proof irrigation, and drinking for humans and animals. For example, the water quality of the Yellow River has always been poor, but Put it in the reservoir, it will gradually become clear after a long time, which is more convenient and healthy than people drinking the Yellow River water directly. Also, when there is an urgent need for the Yellow River waterway to transport grain, grass, troops, etc., but in the dry season, the Yellow River water When it is too shallow and it is difficult for large ships to launch, the reservoir can be opened to meet temporary needs. In addition, you should have heard that the Yellow River empties into the sea, and the seawater erodes into the Haikou wetlands, making the wetlands that can be used for rice cultivation less and less. We used the reservoir method to wash the Yellow River silt into the sea, but in fact most of it was left in the estuary. This not only preserved the original wetlands, but also created a large number of new wetlands that can be used for planting over time. Hmm... that's all I can think of at the moment, maybe there will be other benefits after the reservoir is built."

At this time, the crowd didn't know what to say other than sighing with emotion.As for Zhao Kuangyin's look at Ye Chen, it was even more fiery, bright and frightening.At this time, if someone said that Ye Chen was going to be killed, Zhao Kuangyin was not allowed to kill the person who said that without saying anything.

Seeing that everyone was still immersed in the benefits brought by the construction of the reservoir, Ye Chen suddenly remembered the places where the reservoirs and dams were built in the Yellow River Basin in later generations, and said in his heart, "Officials! The place where the reservoirs and dams were built It is also extremely critical. On the one hand, after the reservoir is opened and the water is released, the momentum brought by it can wash away the silt in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. On the other hand, it is necessary to use the terrain as much as possible to save manpower and material resources. For example, in a certain place near the Yellow River There just happened to be a big valley that draws the water from the Yellow River, and then as long as the mouth of the valley is sealed off, it becomes a reservoir. That is to say, if the terrain can be used well, it will save a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, especially time .”

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up again, and he couldn't help but let out a long laugh, and said, "What Ye Qing said is reasonable. The location where the reservoir and dam are built is indeed very important. If you make good use of the terrain, you may be able to make great achievements in a year or two." .”

Ye Chen thought about Yu Qingyan's matter and asked for a pardon from the emperor, so he simply tried his best to show it.

He thought about the location of the Longyangxia, Liujiaxia, Wanjiazhai, Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi reservoirs in later generations.Picking up a pen from the desk next to it, dipped it in ink, spread out a piece of paper on the table, and drew a river line in the shape of the Yellow River in his memory with a single stroke, which slightly resembled the shape of a "ji".Then I clicked a few points at the locations of the reservoirs in my memory.

People didn't understand, so Ye Chen blew on the ink, held up the white paper, showed it to everyone, pointed to the word '几' and said: "This is the shape of the Yellow River, and the position represented by these ink dots is The approximate location most favorable for the construction of the reservoir."

Traveling through thousands of years, what is the knowledge stored in the brain that is really useful in this world?Knowledge of geographic maps definitely comes in handy.At least it is definitely enough to scare the ancients. Everyone, including Zhao Kuangyin, looked surprised and unbelievable.You must know that with the means of people in this era, or before that, it is difficult to know the overall shape of the Yellow River.

Don't look at the atlases on the street stalls in the later generations, one is only worth more than ten yuan, but it is the map drawn by the surveying and mapping projects of millions of people in later generations and various advanced instruments, including satellite photography, and put in the millennium Before, it was an achievement that the ancients could hardly imagine.It is not an exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure.

Ye Chen's history can only be regarded as so-so, but because he studied map drawing in a military school, Ye Chen is definitely an expert in map geography. He can even silently draw a world map without referring to anything. , not to mention the map of China, the main rivers and mountains, the provinces and major cities of later generations can all be drawn more accurately on the map.

But in front of him is just drawing a Yellow River, for Ye Chen, it is really easy and effortless.

If other people drew the character "几" and said it was in the shape of the Yellow River, few people would believe it, not even a prime minister like Zhao Pu.However, Ye Chen, who has the status of a master disciple and has miraculous deeds, drew the shape of the Yellow River. Although it is not [-]% credible, it has a lot of credibility.At least the Emperor Song and several important ministers at the scene basically believed it.

Yu Yueze has read a lot of books on geography, and has carefully deduced the geography of mountains and rivers. He more or less knows the direction of the Yellow River, especially the direction near Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. He is staring at the white paper in Ye Chen's hand. Make comparisons in your mind.

In fact, in today's world, no one knows the complete flow of major rivers such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. In geography books, there has never been a page for a map of the world.

For thousands of years, the ancients could only know the general direction of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, or the specific shape of a state or a county, and that was only a small number of well-informed people.

"What does the Yellow River look like?" Zhao Pu, Luo Gongming, and Chu Zhaofu also approached curiously, looking at the white paper in Ye Chen's hand. Although they have all seen the Yellow River, they also drink water from its tributaries every day.But even with their identities, it is impossible for them to explain the shape of the Yellow River clearly.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't sit still on the throne anymore, so he also got off the throne and came to Ye Chen. The others hurriedly made way for the Son of Heaven to stand at the front.

"Uncle Xiang Fu! Tell me where Kaifeng and Luoyang are, and I can tell to a certain extent whether the shape of the Yellow River you drew is correct." Yu Yueze said in a deep voice.

Ye Chen smiled slightly, motioned to the two small yellow gates to come over and held up the white paper, then took a brush, tapped three points on the lower right of the word '几', and said: "This is Kaifeng. Next to it is Luoyang, here It's Zhengzhou."

"Yu Qing! Is what Ye Chen said the same as what you know?" Zhao Kuangyin stared at Yu Yueze and asked solemnly.

Yu Yueze was shocked, his admiration for Ye Chen was undisguised, and he said: "I don't know about other places, but the Yellow River in Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Zhengzhou, Ye Chen's paintings are completely consistent with the reality."

With the gap of thousands of years, many specific geographical terms have changed.Ye Chen's place names may not match those of later generations, but Ye Chen has already figured out the location and name of the three famous cities in the Central Plains, Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Zhengzhou, based on his memory. It has never changed, and there is no mistake.

Ye Chen looked at everyone's shocking expressions, especially Zhao Kuangyin's eyes when he looked at himself as if he was looking at a lucky star sent from heaven, and thought that today he would simply let you local turtles have a good look at it.It will also let you know my value, so as to enhance my status in the hearts of the emperors and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, especially Zhao Kuangyin.

The status has been improved, and I should ask Yu Qingyan for a pardon, especially if something happens, so that the court and the emperor can weigh whether it is worthwhile to give up on myself.

Thinking in this way, Ye Chen pointed to the vertical space on the right side of the word '几', and said, "This is Jinyang."

Push your finger up from the east of the river, stop at the horizontal position above the word 'ji', and say: "This is the Xijing Road of Khitan today."

Ye Chen dragged the brush in his hand again, almost sealing the opening under the word '几', and said, "This is the Wei River in Kansai. This is Chang'an."

Everyone looked at Ye Chen pointing Jiangshan, and everyone was shocked beyond measure.

"Uncle Xiang Fu! These are all taught by your master." Zhao Pu asked with a sigh.In his view, geographical knowledge that is so accurate and covers such a wide range can only be learned from legendary experts, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to know.

Ye Chen nodded naturally.

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes flickered, looked at Ye Chen, and said, "Ye Chen! How much do you know about geographical maps? Draw them all for me. If I am satisfied, I will reward you very much."

Ye Chen was overjoyed when he heard the words, thinking that things about Yu Qingyan had already been hoped for.Isn't it just a hand-drawn map of China?

"Your Majesty! Ask someone to bring you some paper. The bigger the better, the stronger the better. I can draw now." Ye Chen said confidently.

With Zhao Kuangyin's order, several small yellow gates were dispatched at the same time. After a while, dozens of sheets of fine paper with a length and width of one foot were placed in front of Ye Chen.

These papers are the most precious papers in the world, including cloth head paper, cold gold paper, hemp paper, and bamboo paper from Sichuan and Shu, Ningshuang, Chengxin paper, and millet paper from Jianghuai, and rattan paper from Jingnan.

Ye Chen picked out a few pieces of Chuanshu bamboo paper that didn't absorb much ink, and started to draw without saying a word.

After more than an hour, Ye Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that drawing with a brush is slow, thinking that it took more than an hour to draw a roughly hand-drawn map of China when he went to the military academy for professional assessment in the later world .You must know that this is a major in the military academy he studied, and it is a graduation assessment subject.

Because there were enough papers, and thinking that he would ask Zhao Kuangyin to pardon Yu Qingyan later, Ye Chen worked extremely hard and simply put together a few pieces of paper to draw the entire Eurasian continent. In addition to the details, the other regions are just sketches.Of course, he will not draw the national boundaries of later generations on this.

(End of this chapter)