Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 1299: Restore the old system and build a shelter forest!
In the Temple of Ganlu.
After Li Zexuan said, Li Eryan frowned and fell into thought.
The five ministers in the hall of , at this time no longer have the casual indifferent when they first came in, they all lowered their heads, silently digesting the words of Li Zexuan just now. After a while, Xiao Yu stepped forward and arched his hands:
"Your Majesty, Yong’an Hou’s words are extremely reasonable! If the Yellow River bed is raised a few years later, if the lower reaches of the state and counties want to build the river embankment, the cost will be tens of thousands! Compared with the cost of afforestation It's a drop in the bucket! The old minister suggested to restore the old system and reset the positions of Shanyu and Lin Heng~!"
The old system mentioned by Xiao Yu is the old system of the Zhou Dynasty. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court established two positions, Shanyu and Lin Heng, dedicated to managing the country's mountains and forests. In "Zhou Li", there are clear descriptions of these two positions:
"The government decree that the mountain forest palms the mountains and forests is forbidden by things. It cuts the sun wood in midwinter, and the yin wood in midsummer. There will be a period of time when Fanbang workers enter the mountains and forests and can't help but smash the timber. Anyone who steals wood will be punished." Reward and punish for his merits and demerits."
That is to say, Shanyu has a higher position and is mainly responsible for formulating government orders to protect mountain forest resources and making decisions on tree planting and felling. Lin Heng has a relatively low position and is led by Shanyu. His main responsibilities are to patrol the mountains and forests and enforce bans.
From now on, it can be seen that the dynasties before the Qin and Han dynasties paid great attention to the protection of the environment and forests.
But the history of afforestation in our country can be traced back at least three thousand years ago. "Book of Rites" said: "Mengchun is in the moon, Shengde is in the wood", meaning that planting trees in spring is the greatest moral behavior. As early as the Yu Shun era in the late patriarchal clan society, the official "Yu Guan" in charge of the forest was established. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Shanyu established by the imperial court was actually evolved from the official Yu. This was the earliest "Minister of Forestry" in my country's history.
During the Xia Yu period, there were also administrative regulations to protect forest trees. The "Shu Daju Pian" said: "Forbidden by Yu, in the spring of March, the mountains and forests do not use axe, so as to grow vegetation."
Therefore, the concept of protecting the environment and protecting the forests was not first proposed by modern people. Our ancestors considered this issue at the very beginning!
At this time, Xiao Yu proposed to restore the old system and reset the positions of Shanyu and Lin Heng. Everyone in the hall, except Li Zexuan, has recovered. Since there are precedents for planting trees and protecting mountain forests, The tree-planting festival that pushes Luggage Zexuan at the moment will not seem so abrupt!
Although Datang currently does not have officials in charge of mountain forests like the Western Zhou Dynasty, the people still have the awareness of planting trees, but they are not planted on the edge of the Yellow River, but on the ridge of their own Yongye Field! In the Tang Dynasty, a certain number of plants were planted around Yongyetian. This is called a farmland protection forest!
"Yonganhou, have you ever estimated the cost of constructing a shelter forest in the Yellow River Basin~?"
Li Er stood up and walked two steps before Long An, then he looked at Li Zexuan and asked in a deep voice.
Obviously, after a long time of weighing, Lao Li is already in his heart!
Li Zexuan arched his hands and said: "My Majesty, the Yellow River is more than 5,000 miles long, but the area with serious soil erosion is only 3,000 miles. The minister believes that a protection forest belt of five miles wide and three thousand miles long will be built on both sides of the Yellow River. It will be enough to resolve the danger of the Yellow River becoming more and more silt, and the river bed will be higher and the **** will be easily broken!
chen estimated that this shelterbelt needs about 300 million saplings. If poplar saplings that are easy to survive and cheap are used, it will cost less than one or two cents per plant. 300 million saplings will cost up to seven. 150,000 pens! "
Li Er's eyes were black and he almost fell to the ground. He said angrily: "750,000 guan? This is the cheapest method you said to control the Yellow River~?"
Xiao Yu and others also stared wide-eyed, and secretly said that Li Zexuan shouldn’t have spoken for Li Zexuan just now, because the expenses were so huge that the current Datang court couldn’t afford it!
Li Zexuan handed his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister estimated that the seven hundred and fifty thousand Guans were based on the fact that poplar saplings were purchased in large quantities and the price soared! At present, the price of poplar saplings in Changan City is as low as two per cent, and this kind of saplings It can be obtained directly by cutting the branches of an adult tree in the field. The cost is low and the reproduction speed is fast. It can completely mobilize the people of all states and counties to cultivate saplings by themselves!
The imperial court can encourage people in the states and counties along the Yellow River to plant trees to offset part of their taxes, and this shelterbelt is certainly not completed in one year. The minister conservatively estimated that it would take at least five years! In other words, within five years, the royal court will spend at most 150,000 yuan, directly or indirectly, on building shelterbelts every year!
And this part of the money may not necessarily be paid by the court, but part of it can be provided by the people, such as the Nuantang Foundation! Calculated in this way, the imperial court spends at most seven or eighty thousand yuan in shelter forests each year, and the amount actually needed will be much lower than this amount. "
Li Er's complexion was slightly dark, he condensed his eyebrows and said: "Seven or eighty thousand pens, this is not a small amount!"
Li Zexuan handed his hand: "Your Majesty~IndoMTL.com~ up to seven or eighty thousand sticks per year, for a total of five years, the imperial court’s five-year contribution, ideally, can completely solve the future flooding problem of the Yellow River once and for all, if not, In the future, the Tang Dynasty will frequently face the risk of the Yellow River bursting its dykes! Your Majesty, imagine that every time the Yellow River breaks its dykes, the court needs to rebuild the dykes and open warehouses for disaster relief. How much is this?
It can be said that a large-scale flood, the loss brought to Datang, has been worth the cost of building a protective forest belt! Therefore, the minister believes that instead of frequently building embankments and opening warehouses for disaster relief in the future, it is better to start building shelterbelts on both sides of the Yellow River now!
Furthermore, the imperial court can set up a certain day as the Arbor Day to encourage the people to plant trees on this day. There is a lot of people and strength, which can relieve the imperial court from a lot of financial pressure! "
Li Er heard the words, closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Okay! I believe you this time! Just according to your words, restore the old system, reset the duties of Shanyu and Lin Heng, and build the protection forest belt on both sides of the Yellow River. The next March 20th will be the Datang Arbor Day! As for the two positions of Shanyu and Lin Heng, can a few Aiqing have suitable candidates~?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally turned their eyes to Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan was dumbfounded, and he waved his hand quickly: "Your Majesty, no! No! The minister has a lot of affairs on weekdays, and I really don't have the energy to serve as Shanyu and Lin Heng! "
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