As the weather cleared for several consecutive days, the water level of the Yellow River finally receded from its dangerous position.

Countless people on the riverbank two to three hundred miles north from Daming Mansion breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally... I made it through!

The imperial troops and Xiang troops recruited to guard the river embankment happily returned to their garrison, carrying silk cloths and a large bag of copper coins, led by their respective commanders.

A conscientious person might go home and give the reward money and silk cloth he earned this time to his wife at home.

Those who are heartless are probably already thinking about the railings and tiles near the station.

Yes……

Where is the station of our imperial army of the Song Dynasty?

The tiles and hooks will follow wherever they go.

This is a characteristic of the times, and no one can stop or avoid it.

And on both sides of the river embankment, the people who were recruited or volunteered to guard the embankment did not come in vain.

The wages of one hundred and twenty yuan a day were fully settled.

The four forbidden troops of the Upper Fourth Army brought by Professor Miao were specifically responsible for this matter.

However, Professor Miao had an edict from the emperor authorizing no one in Hebei to dare to gossip.

A large amount of copper coins and silk cloth flowed into the people of Hebei.

It can be expected that Hebei's business will prosper for a period of time in the next two months.

Standing on the river embankment, Zhang Dun looked at the jubilant camps everywhere.

He also smiled.

"You can return to Beijing to renew your order!" he said.

However, Zhang Dun scanned the circle of people and did not see Song Yongchen.

So Zhang Dun asked: "Where is Song Zhaoxuan?"

Professor Miao replied: "Zhaoxuan has received the decree and has been appointed as the ambassador for the Dongliu River Survey in Tidian. Yesterday he led his troops to Dezhou to explore the sedimentation situation of the Dongliu River..."

"Huh?" Zhang Dun frowned: "Anyone else proposes to restore the old course of the Yellow River?"

This is what he fears most.

We have already carried out the movement to return to the river twice. Who can bear it if we do it again?

Professor Miao smiled and said: "You don't have to worry, you are just surveying the east-flow river. It is said that starting from this year, the siltation areas of the east-flow river will be dredged every winter..."

"Oh..." Zhang Dun felt relieved. If it was just clearing out the silt, he wouldn't worry anymore.

I’m afraid of going back to the river!

The four years of Xining's return to the river directly caused the Yellow River water to rush into the Yuhe River and block the Yuhe River.

From then on, military supplies in Xiongzhou and Bazhou on the Hebei frontline needed to be transported by land.

And this is a tragedy that Zhang Dun experienced firsthand!

only……

"Where does the money come from?" Zhang Dun asked.

Professor Miao shook his head, but he remembered something and said: "Sheng Zuo, the subordinate of the last general, I have heard a lot of discussions among the people these days..."

"People in Hebei, especially those living on both sides of the river, have been saying recently..."

"The exemption money is well paid!"

"If the exemption law had not been passed, the river would have burst its banks..."

This is a fact!

This autumn flood has made the whole of Hebei on tenterhooks.

If it weren't for the money allocated by the emperor, Hefang could have whatever he wanted!

The craftsmen alone have recruited more than 3,000 people.

In this way, various instruments, river management tools, and transportation vehicles were built.

Just the chicken buses for transporting soil, thousands of them were built!

Inspired by money and silk, both civilians and the military were mobilized to rescue.

Just in the Damingfu area, I rescued hundreds of people!

There were dozens of dangerous pipe surges!

This is all money.

As for the court's generosity, the local people are not blind or stupid, so they can naturally feel it.

Especially after comparing it with the catastrophic disasters in Xining for four years and ten years.

The people on Hebei Road, especially those living on both sides of the river, certainly knew that the money they paid was not in vain.

Even those households who used to have to pay two to three thousand guan every year are now singing praises for the exemption law - the floods in Hebei will really flood their land, industries and ancestral graves!

Zhang Dun thought about this, let out a sigh of relief, and said to Miao Shu: "Then the general will submit a letter to Bianjing together with a certain person, requesting to resign and be sent!"

"The last general will obey the orders of the provincial commander!"

…

Song Yongchen was riding on his horse and standing on the embankment of the east-flowing river.

He looked at the river rolling eastward toward Texas.

This river is far less wide than the North Channel, its flow is less than half that of the North Channel, and its flow rate is even slower.

Song Yongchen is an old expert in water control. Of course he knows the reason for this?

The water flow is downward, and the terrain of the north flow channel is much lower than that of the east flow channel.

Naturally, the water of the Yellow River will flow more northward rather than eastward.

By the same token, the flow rate and volume of the east flow channel are smaller than those of the north flow channel. Therefore, the sedimentation situation in this river channel may not be optimistic!

"First carefully survey along the way and record the trend of the river..." Song Yongchen told the officials from the Metropolitan Water Supervision Bureau who were following him: "Pay special attention to places with serious sedimentation conditions such as river bends!"

"In the next few decades, whether Hebei will be able to live in peace and security depends entirely on the investigation of the river!"

"No!" The officials on horseback responded with their hands raised.

These officials were carefully selected from Hebei Road by Song Yongchen in accordance with his decree.

They have one thing in common - their hometowns are on both sides of the Yellow River!

When it comes to the safety of their clan and ancestral graves, they have no choice but to sacrifice their lives.

As a result, dozens of riders scattered in all directions.

Each of them was responsible for a section of the river, while Song Yongchen had to look at the entire east flow channel and draw a map of the river's flow.

In addition, he also has a mission - to find a low-lying, sparsely populated and economically deprived place as a flood discharge area for future disasters.

…

Renwu in the eighth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng (twenty-one)

Jiangning Mansion, Banshan Garden.

Wang Anshi was wearing a plain white robe, sitting lazily, with his hair that had gradually turned white, stroking the strings of the piano.

With the melodious sound of the piano, the entire Banshan Garden seemed to be immersed in the notes.

Opposite Wang Anshi, his younger brother Wang Anli was sitting upright, listening to Wang Anshi's music.

Melodious, free and unrestrained, empty and quiet...

Wang Anli sighed. He knew that the voice was the voice of the heart.

Especially for someone like his eldest brother, who never bothered to hide his inner feelings.

If you are happy, you are happy, if you are happy, you are happy, if you are unhappy, you are unhappy, and if you don’t want to be an official, you don’t want to be an official.

I never want to play tricks with others, and I don't even bother to agree with worldly opinions.

This is his eldest brother - Wang Jiefu.

A unique man in the world!

A consistent gentleman!

After a long time, the sound of the piano stopped, and Wang Anli clapped his hands and praised: "Brother's piano skills are even better..."

Wang Anshi waved his hands and said: "Qin Zhidao is just for personal entertainment... Even if it is beneficial, it is not worth mentioning!"

Then he looked at Wang Anli and asked, "Hefu always goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing..."

"Is it because you came here specifically today to deal with Bianjing?"
To be continued...