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Chapter 626 Hidden worries in the desert

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    From Hengshan out of the Great Wall, the straight-line distance to Jiuyuan City is six to seven hundred miles.

    There are grasslands along the way, and there are no towns or big rivers. Most pedestrians are afraid of bandits and plunder, so they don't dare to go this way. Most of them take a detour through Yulin.

    Huang Mingyuan had strong soldiers and horses. In order to rush for time, he did not care about the risks along the way and prepared to cross the grassland.  This road will pass through the Mu Us Desert and the Kubuqi Desert in later generations. In later generations, they were places where wind and sand were raging and the grasslands collapsed.

    The Kubuqi Desert is now called Kujie Sand. It began to form during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. By the Zhenyuan period of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, it was almost more than 50 kilometers wide from north to south. By the turn of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it expanded rapidly, and the once prosperous scenery was eventually lost in the long Yellow River.  In the sand.  The Mu Us Desert is still a good pasture with fertile water and grass, pleasant scenery, and has accumulated sand since the Tang Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become a vast desert.

    The biggest regret of the Hetao area in later generations is that it is surrounded by four deserts: Mu Us, Kubuqi, Ulan Bhe and Tengger, and can only rely on the Yellow River to hold on to the last piece of land.  Even if it is a bright pearl, it is also a pearl covered with dust.

    Fortunately, the current situation is not that bad. Although the original environment of the Kubuqi Desert and Mu Us Desert is very fragile, south of the Hetao, if the local ecology can be maintained, deserts should not be formed.

    It is easy to create sand, but difficult to control it.

    Since the Tang Dynasty, the central government has no time to care about the Shuofang area. In addition to various political reasons at that time, the central government has no time to care about the Shuofang area. The rise in management costs of the Shuofang area due to the emergence of two deserts is also an important reason.

    For the Guanzhong area, Guanbei was like a back garden. By the Song Dynasty, a stretch of Hengshan Mountain had become a military moat.

    If the desert replaces the Yinshan Mountains and becomes the military barrier in the northwest, who would think of crossing the desert to regain the Hetao area?  In the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty still occupied the Hetao area for a period of time, but soon gave up. Because the efforts were not proportional to the returns, the Hetao area was no longer worthy of the central government's efforts.

    Looking at this land with vast grassy plains and clear river water, it was originally an area with relatively developed animal husbandry. In the end, its elegance and glory were lost in the wind and sand, and this treasure land with rich water and grass degenerated into a "sea of ??death". It is really heartbreaking.  Choke.

    At this time, at the turn of spring and summer, the wind blows continuously. Although there is not yet a large amount of sand and dust, it is already blowing on the face.

    Huang Mingyuan looked around and saw that the grassland was endless, all the way to the end of the sky, and it was all in twilight, which made people worry.

    Huang Mingyuan turned around and said to the young man beside him: "Bodu, from the south of the river to the edge of the Great Wall, wind and sand are gradually rising, the land is deserted, and the pastures are degraded. Today, there are sand dunes south of the Nanhe River, which has spread. This land has become  The sand is easy to recede but difficult to recede, do you have any method to cure the sandy land south of the river and turn it into grain fields?"

    Bodu is Cui Renshu, the eldest son of Huang Mingyuan's uncle. He is twenty-three years old this year. He used to be an official in Xuzhou, but now he has resigned from his old position and joined himself.

    Although Cui Renshu is the direct grandson of the Cui family, his father and uncle were not favored by the family and were often suppressed by the clan members. He was also often involved and his official career was not obvious.

    Huang Mingyuan had some contact with this eldest cousin. Although Cui Renshu had never been a high-ranking official, he was experienced and down-to-earth. He knew all about the lower-level government affairs. He was not as boastful as many people from aristocratic families.

    Huang Mingyuan asked Cui Renshu to follow him in the recording office, which was considered to be an attempt to focus on training this cousin.  Civil servants and military attach¨¦s are different. Military officers rely on military merit. Even if their family background is not obvious, they can achieve high positions with solid military exploits. This is not the case with civilian officials. Many things are not easy to compare. Without family background, qualifications, reputation and other things to add to it,  It is simply impossible to achieve a high position.

    ??This is the case with Li Zixiao and others under Huang Mingyuan. They are talented, but they can only serve as assistant officers. If they want to be released, it is still too early to be independent.

    Cui Renshu is different. He has a distinguished family background. If he can make contributions in the border areas, he can easily become a doctor and chief minister in the court. Even if he fails, he can be released as a county magistrate and have a long history.

    Huang Mingyuan¡¯s core foundation is too lacking, and there is really no one in the team.

    Cui Renshu follows Huang Mingyuan and is not proud of his status. He works as a subordinate official in everything. He is diligent and promising, which is quite valued by Huang Mingyuan.

    Huang Mingyuan wanted to control not the Mu Us Desert, but the imminent Kujie Sand. Knowing that Huang Mingyuan always acted vigorously and resolutely, Cui Renshu said: "General Manager, this sand control matter cannot be accomplished overnight."

    "Bodu, tell me."

    "In my opinion, more junipers and pines should be planted around the dunes so that the forest can stabilize the dunes on the periphery. The dunes are most afraid of moving around, with strong winds, and they are boundless.Devour everything.  As long as the sand dunes are anchored, canals can be built to divert the river water into the sand dunes, and then trees can be planted from the outside in to control the sand dunes.  "

    Huang Mingyuan looked at Cui Renshu and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive planting trees like this."

    ¡°If one out of ten trees survives, it can be considered a success, and if the dead trees are gathered together, it can be considered a sand forest.¡±

    In fact, Cui Renshu doesn¡¯t think this sand dune poses much of a threat. At this time, people still have no idea about soil erosion. After all, people can¡¯t feed themselves and they still have the energy to plant trees.  However, he still agrees with Huang Mingyuan's idea of ??turning sand dunes into fertile farmland on the south bank of the river. The geographical location here is superior and the water source is sufficient. It is indeed a pity to turn sand dunes into fertile land.

    Huang Mingyuan thought that the most famous vegetation in the northwest in later generations was Populus euphratica, and wondered whether it could be planted here.

    "Bodu, in addition to planting trees, planting grass is also very important. It is difficult for vegetation to survive in the sand dunes, but licorice still grows well. There is also alfalfa. Farming is needed to the north of the river, and alfalfa can be planted on a large scale to the south. In the future  The demand for war horses is indispensable. There are also crops suitable for sandy soil such as Hangua (watermelon) and Pu Tao (grapes), which can all be developed"

    Hearing Huang Mingyuan tell him this in such detail, Cui Renshu quickly understood that Huang Mingyuan was planning to arrange for him to come to the south of the river to control sand. He was very happy that he could take charge of it on his own right away. Although the job of sand control was a bit unreliable, Cui Renshu  Don't care.  As he spoke, Cui Renshu became more respectful.

    Huang Mingyuan is very satisfied with this cousin. He arranged it himself. He will do it even if he understands it.

    For Huang Mingyuan, desertification control is no joke. He will do any method that may improve the production and development capabilities of the Hetao area.  Moreover, the Kubuqi Desert is now far less large than it was during the Zhengyuan period. It is just a moving sand dune, which can be managed with current methods.

    It is impossible to completely eliminate deserts, but as long as we do it, there will always be results.

    "If some inconspicuous things are done now with a little effort, it will be better than the achievements that cannot be achieved in future generations despite all the hardships."

    Huang Mingyuan doesn¡¯t feel like he has too much to do at all. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and the maintenance of this great river and mountain is also a matter of rise and fall.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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