Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Due to the need to station troops to defend the Liao Kingdom, the border of Hebei Province in the Northern Song Dynasty was very finely divided.

The Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty had no border troubles, so the boundaries here naturally had to be redrawn.

First, Zhaozhou was merged into Zhending Prefecture, and Zhaozhou was reduced to Zhao County.

Then, Jizhou and Shenzhou were merged into Hejian Prefecture, and the two states were reduced to Jixian and Shenxian respectively.

Baozhou, Dingzhou, Qizhou, Yongning Army, Ansu Army, Guangxin Army, Shun'an Army, these state armies were merged into Baoding Prefecture, and all the areas governed by the state armies were downgraded to counties.

Xiongzhou, Bazhou, Mozhou, Qingzhou, and Baoding armies were merged into Xiongan Prefecture, whose government was located in Baoding Military City (southwest of Ba County).

After learning that the emperor was inspecting the Juma River, officials such as the prefect of Xiongan and Tongpan immediately set out to pay their respects.

They followed the north branch of the Hutuo River and hurried to the town, where they found that the emperor had already left. So he chased him all the way, and when he arrived at Baigou Station, he realized that the emperor had already turned back to Baiyangdian.

The magistrate of Rongcheng County was already with the emperor, and the magistrates of Renqiu and Gaoyang County were also rushing towards him.

Although the county magistrate cannot run across the border, Baiyangdian spans these three counties!

By the Hutuo River and Baiyangdian Lake, Ju Ming had rested for a day in Zheng Town.

The magistrate of Renqiu County has already arrived to pick him up, and this place belongs to his jurisdiction.

Accompanying the emperor, Magistrate Renqiu introduced warmly: "Your Majesty, Baiyangdian was called Zuze in ancient times. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has been called Dawodian, Xiaowodian, Julidian, Xidian, Xitang and many other names. When the drought is serious, there are some The place will dry up and be divided into many large and small ponds. The largest one is called Baiyangdian or Xitang."

Magistrate Rongcheng was smiling. He said these things two days ago. But now that he is a cross-border escort, there is no need to steal the limelight from the local county magistrate.

After introducing the origin of Baiyangdian, Magistrate Renqiu then talked about its management in recent years.

Although Ju Ming had listened to the report several times, he did not interrupt the person's speech, but listened while enjoying the scenery.

After Magistrate Renqiu finished speaking, Zhu Ming asked: "How many months in a year can many ponds be connected together?"

Magistrate Renqiu said: "Half a year."

Ju Ming said: “It’s one or two months longer than Rongcheng County.”

The magistrate of Rongcheng County quickly explained: "The Baiyangdian in Renqiu County is connected to the Hutuo River, so the flood season is longer. The one in Rongcheng County is connected to the Juma River. Because the Juma River is dry and shallow, the amount of water is Slightly lacking.”

Fu Xingzhong said: "In the next 20 to 30 years, both the Juma River and Baiyangdian will be dredged every year during the dry season, and the rivers and lakes will be dug deeper. The excavated silt will be transported to the Juma River by boat. On the north bank and downstream of the river, we will improve the many saline-alkali lands there. In this way, it will not only increase the water capacity of the Juma River and Baiyangdian Lake, but also transform many fertile fields."

Ju Ming said: “More trees should be planted by the water.”

"I've been planting trees," Fu Xingzhong said.

The construction of water conservancy facilities in ancient China was often accompanied by tree planting activities. What trees should be planted and where they should be planted have long been a set of rules.

Ju Ming also said: "Indiscriminate mining and logging of forests in the upper reaches are prohibited."

"A small amount of felling by ordinary people will not cause any serious harm to this place," Fu Xingzhong said.

This is also true. Cutting down by ordinary people will have little impact on the Hebei water system.

The premise is that Beijing cannot be the capital...

Ju Ming asked: "Have you ever been to the upper reaches of the Yellow River (the middle section of the Yellow River)?"

Fu Xingzhong said: "I've been there before. Those prefectures and counties are all made of loess, and the floods will carry the silt downstream."

Ju Ming said: “More trees can be planted upstream to protect the water and soil.”

Fu Xingzhong smiled bitterly: "Easier to know than to do. First, it is difficult to plant, and second, it is difficult to prevent logging."

Ju Ming expressed his understanding. It is one thing to know what to do, but another thing to be able to do it.

In ancient times, it was absolutely impossible to do it!

"Your Majesty, the prefect and general magistrate of Xiongan are here."

"Bring them here."

The prefect's name is Liu Yizhi, a native of Zhejiang.

The judge's name is Chen Kangbo, a native of Jiangxi.

Liu Yizhi is a stable bureaucrat. He will take care of those he doesn't like, but most of the time he does nothing. He always firmly believes that a good official is one who does not bother.

Chen Kangbo was very radical.

In the late years of Shaoxing, the Jin soldiers invaded the south, claiming to be a million soldiers marching southward.

At that time, both Yue Fei and Qin Hui were dead, Zhao Gou himself was also very old, and the front line suffered successive defeats. Some ministers advised Zhao Gou to surrender money to negotiate peace, and some ministers advised Zhao Gou to hunt south of Fujian.

Zhao Gou was disheartened and issued an edict: "If the enemy has not retreated, all the officials will be scattered."

In a word, let fate take its course.

After Chen Kangbo received the order, he burned the thing directly without letting the lower officials see it, and then rushed into the palace to persuade Zhao Gou to conquer it himself.

When Zhao Gou was hesitating, news of Caishiji's victory came back.

In his later years, Chen Kangbo had retired due to illness, but Jin Bing arrived again. He was appointed prime minister and privy envoy, and was granted the title of Duke of Lu. He rushed from his hometown to fight against the Jin despite his illness.

The Jin soldiers retreated and he died of illness.

So now the Xiong'an Mansion is very interesting, with Liu Yizhi as the number one to stabilize the overall situation, and Chen Kangbo as the number two, which can be very exciting.

One plays a good role and the other plays a bad role, making the officials and wealthy people in the jurisdiction submissive.

The land allocation was quickly completed, the reform of civil servants was also completed, and water conservancy projects were built every year to improve people's livelihood.

"Your Majesty, Liu Yizhi (Chen Kangbo), pays homage to your Majesty!"

The two came forward to greet them.

Ju Ming smiled and said: "No need to give me any courtesy. Was it a hard journey?"

This question made the two of them speechless for a moment.

They thought that the emperor's ceremony was grand and he must be walking very slowly. So when I heard the news, I went to chase him, but I went in a big circle, but I didn't catch the emperor.

"Get on the boat." Zhu Ming took the lead and stepped onto the boat.

Although Baiyangdian is large, many areas are not deep, and large ships will run aground if they are not careful.

What Magistrate Renqiu prepared was a few ordinary small passenger boats, decorated in red and green.

The emperor and the prefects, general magistrates, county magistrates, as well as secretaries and eunuchs rode in the same boat. The chief registrar, professors, scholars and officials from the county all boarded the same boat.

The remaining ships were all filled with the emperor's personal guards and entourage, who were always ready to rescue the emperor if the ship capsized.

The scholars in this county were the most excited. They were brought by Professor Ren Qiu. One of them has the status of a scholar and was tested by the emperor himself just now.

The fleet passed through the reed swamps, and the water in front was covered with lotus leaves.

Zhu Ming got excited and rowed the oar himself, and the prefect and tongpan quickly came to help.

"You have managed Xiongan Mansion extremely well." Ju Ming praised.

Liu Yizhi said: "This is all the result of Chen Tongpan, I just sit in the palace."

Chen Kangbo said: "Prefect Liu is the one at the helm."

"Hahahaha," Ju Ming laughed happily, "You two, the principal and the two officials, work well together. If officials all over the world can do this, why worry about the country not being prosperous?"

"I don't dare to praise His Majesty."

The two of them felt refreshed, just like drinking ice water in the dog days of summer.

Ju Ming asked: "What do you want to do, but you can't do it yourself? It's okay to just say it today."

Liu Yizhi looked at Chen Kangbo, who nodded in response.

Liu Yizhi said: "The two counties on the north bank of the Juma River should also be placed under the jurisdiction of Xiongan Prefecture. This approach has two benefits. One is to facilitate the management of rivers and lakes, and the other is to facilitate the coordination of irrigation. If there is any dispute over water, the prefecture will The government can also quickly start mediation. If the North Bank is not merged into Xiongan Prefecture, in ten or twenty years, I am afraid that this large area of ​​rivers and lakes will continue to have disputes."

Ju Ming thought carefully, nodded and said, "It makes sense."

Zhu Ming turned to the secretary transferred from the General Government Yuan and said, "Let's note that Xincheng and Yongqing counties will be placed under the jurisdiction of Xiongan Prefecture next year."

The new secretary is Su Qin, a native of Quanzhou and a former student of Song Dynasty.

When he was young, he was thin and thin and was nicknamed "Bad Chicken" by his classmates. Su Qin wrote a poem in response: "Don't say that the chicken has not faded, and its feathers are in piles. At the fifth watch, the sky announces the dawn, and thousands of doors are opened."

(During the Southern Song Dynasty, Wu Lin guarded Hanzhong and mostly relied on Su Qin for logistical dispatch. In order to win over civil servants, Wu Lin gave him tens of thousands of coins and dozens of pieces of Shu brocade, but Su Qin took nothing from him. As a result, the relationship between the two was extremely harmonious.)

Su Qin quickly recorded it.

There was a person next to him who was also taking notes. He was the man accompanying the driver.

The living man is called Chen Ao. He is only seventeen years old this year and is the second Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty.

Historically, this man is even more awesome. At the age of sixteen, he became a literary scholar. Seeing that the country was in decline and the people were in dire straits, Chen Ao resigned from his post and went to study martial arts.

A few years later, he successfully passed the martial arts examination and became a navy general under Han Shizhong.

A few years later, Zhao Gou summoned military generals for a duel, and Chen Ao was the first in the military duel. He can basically be regarded as the number one scholar.

His younger brother Chen E also abandoned literature and embraced martial arts, and also became the top scholar in martial arts.

Unfortunately, the brothers became embroiled in political struggles. Their father was a civil servant of the main war faction, and they themselves were military generals. They were idle for twenty years after Yue Fei's death.

Chen Ao quickly wrote down a daily note, and then quietly listened to the conversation between the emperor and the officials.

He was appointed by the emperor to be a daily servant.

As the youngest Jinshi since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Ao has attracted much attention before he became an official.

Ju Ming also liked him very much, and often invited him to do morning exercises with him, and even took him with him when he went to Tiansi Prison to ride horses.

Because Chen Ao can ride and shoot himself and also learned swordsmanship when he was a child.

"Is this the lotus root picking season?" Zhu Ming asked an idiotic question.

Liu Yizhi said: "You can only pick lotus roots after autumn."

Chen Kangbo said: "Lotus roots bloom later here than in the south. You can also pick lotus root strips at this time."

Zhu Ming laughed loudly and asked: "Who will help me pick some lotus root whips?"

"I go!"

I saw Qi Julang standing up first, putting down his brush, taking off his clothes, and then jumped into the lake.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Ju Ming clapped his hands and laughed: "Hong Lao can be a water general!"

Chen Ao, a young man with a free and uninhibited mind, stood in the waist-deep lake: "If the official family is short of generals, I will abandon civil service and join the military to lead the army in war!"

"You are from the south, how long can you hold your breath?" Zhu Ming asked.

Chen Ao replied: "Not much, just half a quarter of an hour."

After saying that, Chen Ao dived into the bottom of the lake and picked lotus roots for the emperor to take with him. His two long legs stretched out from the lake and kicked around.

Is this a fucking living man?

All the officials were stunned. Isn't it too out of shape?

Ju Ming smiled and liked the young man more and more.

He understood his father's thoughts very well. As his sister got older, it was time to choose a prince-in-law.

Zhu Guoxiang has been looking for a son-in-law, and there are twenty or thirty candidates.

Until Chen Ao became a Jinshi as a young boy and was tall and handsome, he immediately came into Zhu Guoxiang's sight. Then he examined his character and became more and more satisfied with Chen Ao, because he not only had good character, but also had a cheerful and interesting personality.

If the princess gets married, she will never be bored.