Jin Fu, the governor of Anhui Province, was ordered to pay extra taxes for disaster relief. In the process of raising funds, Thaung Myint, the county magistrate of Shexian County, paid the most savings in order to please his boss, regardless of the lives of the people. Jin Fu didn't know about it and praised him in public. Thaung Myint was appreciated by the governor, which made him more fearless. Yu Chenglong, the magistrate of a county who paid the least, didn't buy it. He not only refuted Jin Fu, but also called Jin Fu a weak official.
Jin Fu knew that Yu Chenglong was an upright official, so he didn't dispute with him, and he didn't waste words because of people. He sent Xu Zhifu of Huizhou to visit Shexian County. Unexpectedly, Xu, the county magistrate, was brutally poisoned and sent to investigate. However, Yu Chenglong was about to investigate the case, and there was a famine in the Anhui disaster area. The remnants of the Ming Dynasty sent Yang's father and daughter to the disaster area to incite the hungry people to riot in order to cope with the chaos in Wu Sangui.
Hungry people rushed into the county town to rob the granary. Thaung Myint sent troops to suppress, and disaster was imminent. When Yu Chenglong arrived, he found that it was a conspiracy. He opened a warehouse to release grain and arrested two followers of Prince Zhu San. Yu Chenglong was immediately detained by the cronies who came to adjust the grain, and immediately reported to him that it was a capital crime to move the commissary without permission, and he gave it back to Kangxi, who was very angry about the war. Send someone to escort Yu Chenglong back to Beijing to make an example.
Kangxi read Yu Chenglong's thought of serving the people and finally pardoned Yu Chenglong. At this time, the Yellow River burst its banks and the former river chief committed suicide. Kangxi appointed Jin Fu as the river chief to take full-time charge of the Yellow River. Thaung Myint ingratiated himself with Suo Zhi and was promoted to kyou-kan. Jin Fu wants to see the disaster from Henan first. On the way, I met Huang Chen of Buyi nationality in Lv Zu Temple in Handan. During the conversation, Jin Fu found that Huang Chen knew the history of the Yellow River floods like the back of his hand, and he also had many ideas on the governance of Huanghuai. He accepted Huang Chen as his staff.
On the way, Jin Fu saw the sufferings of the affected people and was anxious to cure the Yellow River. He even sent eight chapters to Kangxi.
Jin Fu started the river regulation project. Tang Min gave Jin Fu a problem whenever he had the chance. Prince Zhu San also went to Qinghe personally. This chaos has brought a lot of trouble to Jin Fu. Fortunately, with the help of Huang Chen and the support of the hungry people who benefited from him, Jin Fu finally blocked the gap and let the river return to the river.
Kangxi surveyed the Yellow River and summoned Jin Fu in Qingjiang. Kangxi explained that the situation in the Ping-San Francisco War had improved, and it was necessary to speed up the management of the Yellow River. Jin Fu was moved by Kangxi's eagerness, and he promised to let Huang Heqing live for three years. Demand map immediately seized this promise, made a big fuss and sent a clear message to the provinces. Afterwards, Huang Chen told Jin Fu that three years was too short to build Huang Heqing. Jin Fu had to crustily skin of head to lead everyone to the river, so tired that he fainted on the levee.
The next year, the Yellow River flooded again, and there were several executions in the Yellow River. Mr. Tu Tu launched cronies and wrote to impeach Jin Fu. Pearl is to protect Jin Fu. Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi believed that success or failure could not be judged by a broken dike. Cao Yin was sent to organize money from Jiangnan to support river engineering and disaster relief. Jin Fu was very moved.
Subsequently, Yu Chenglong was appointed as Anhui provincial judge, who advocated Dayu dredging the mouth of Huanghuai. Jin Fu's methods of river management, such as pumping water to wash sand and reducing dams, all have ancient teachings. Kangxi asked Jin Fu to answer, and Jin Fu and Huang Chen wrote that the Yellow River is no longer the ancient Yellow River, so we can't stick to Dayu's success. Washing sand in bundles is the best way to solve the problem of hanging river. When entering the sea, the ground is wet and flat, so it is better to dig ditches than to build dikes. Kangxi Committee made up its mind to send someone to investigate. The person who went for the first time was a close friend of Mingzhu, who came back to support Jin Fu. The second faction is Suoyutu's henchmen who came back to support Yu Chenglong. Kangxi could not express his position.
In autumn flood season, in order to keep the newly-built levees, Jin Fu should reduce dams to reduce flood pressure. In order to protect the interests of its own people, Yu Chenglong personally risked his life to lead migrant workers to raise and lower the dam. As a result, there was no water damage in Anhui Province, but the downstream dam was washed away. Yellow water poured into the canal, which blocked the grain transportation and hindered Kangxi's preparation for the liberation of Taiwan Province Province.
Kangxi was furious. Sototo took the opportunity to attack Jin Fu and arrested Jin Fu. Later, Jin Fu hid his face, and Kangxi removed Jin Fu from his post as governor, allowing him to plead guilty and make meritorious deeds.
Thaung Myint embezzled a large sum of money when he allocated funds to the river. Jin Fu found out, but he was guilty and was suppressed by his cronies. Jin Fu told Pearl. Pearl sent someone to investigate Thaung Myint, and Thaung Myint did the same thing again. In the future, people will pull down the water. At this time, Yu Chenglong intervened in the case and found out the old case of Thaung Myint's murder. Thaung Myint was blown out of the river and spit out his embezzled money.
Jin Fu was very happy. He thanked Yu Chenglong, but Yu Chenglong thought that Jin Fu had been in contact with running water all day and Huang Heqing had not been spared in the three-year project, so he must be a corrupt official. Or take an uncooperative attitude.
With the help of Huang Chen and others, Jin Fu finally trimmed the long dikes on both sides of the Yellow River and built dikes to reduce dams. The sand was washed away, the river was cleared, and the grain transportation was smooth. Kangxi was very happy to travel incognito and survey the river. He saw the bony Jin Fu on the riverbank and praised him. Jin Fu recommended Huang Chen to Kangxi. He also said that he was not recommended before because the risk of river regulation was too high and the officialdom was sinister, for fear of an accident in Huang Chen. In addition to exclamation, Kangxi also awarded Huang Chen three titles.
Huang Chen suggested to Kangxi to open the river. Because there is a section of water transport running on the main stream of the Yellow River, in case of storm or flood season, the water tanker can only wait at the dock. Yu Chenglong immediately objected, saying that it would consume too much national strength and increase the burden on the people. Jin Fu and Huang Chen said that a large amount of land dried up in the course of river regulation can be sold to farmers, and the silver obtained can be used to open rivers. Yu Chenglong objected that the dry land should be returned to the original owner. Both sides hold their own words. In order to unblock the north-south artery, Kangxi agreed to Jin Fu's idea of talking with Huang Chen.
Pearl's bad behavior is becoming more and more obvious. Yu Chenglong and North Korean officials went to the newspaper to expose the incident, and the pearl fell. Jin Fu and Huang Chen are regarded as Pearl Party and dismissed officials. Huang Chen was also thrown into prison. He had no money and no power, and was tortured in prison. Jin Fu was exhausted and fell ill.
Instead of Jin Fu, Yu Chenglong managed rivers according to his own ancient principles. As a result, a flood came down and the Yellow River burst in more than 20 places. Yu Chenglong locked himself in Beijing to confess his sins, and admitted that the Yellow River should be cleaned up, and only Jin Fu and Huang Chen could open it. When Kangxi understood, Huang Chen had died in prison.
When the meeting went down to Jinfu's house, Jin Fu took his son sick on the road, but he died on the way to his post. Kangxi learned that he was infinitely sorry.
When Yu Chenglong arrived in Beijing, he knelt outside the spiritual hall and asked everyone to die. Kangxi didn't kill him, but gave him Huang Chen's legacy, let him continue to be the governor of the river, and gave him the important task of river management. Yu Chenglong took drastic measures to harness the Yellow River according to Huang Chen's method and tried his best to stay up all night. After the hard struggle of several river captains, generations of river soldiers and millions of river workers, in the year of Kangxi's fiftieth birthday, Kangxi finally announced with relief that the sea is peaceful, the people's livelihood is rich, the people are United and the river workers are successful! The regulation of the Yellow River has made great contributions to the creation of Kangxi's prosperous times. However, the measures and theories of Jin Fu, Huang Chen and others are valuable wealth in the history of river management of the Chinese nation, and some of them are still of practical value and worth learning.