Chapter 47 Three Books on the River Control

Zhou Mengchen even called many talents who governed the river to participate in the discussion, such as Pan Jixun, Zhu Heng and others.

But no one can convince anyone.

Zhou Mengchen finally decided to publish all these things so that everyone in the world can understand the river management and win the opinions of the people and the hearts of the people.

This is actually Xu Wei's idea.

Xu Wei couldn't help with the river management. Even if Xu Wei was a versatile person, he was not as good as many specialists in river management. Xu Wei had more time to think about it.

Xu Wei said to Zhou Mengchen privately: "You will be prosperous and will be destroyed because of this. This is the biggest problem of Xu Jie that I found. Xu Jie's power foundation is now, and he is not alone, he is the incarnation of Shilin. In this way, even Your Majesty will be afraid of three points and not easy to move. However, Xu Jie forgot a problem. Shilin public opinion, he can play, we can play, and we even have to play better than them. It's like now, the adults want to build the Yellow River, and the Yellow River affects the hearts of countless people. Adults only need to make a little publicity, Henan, North Zhili, Shandong, and Northern Zhili, most people in the northern part of Zhili will waving flags and shouting for the adults. At that time, I will return to Beijing with the public's expectations, and I don't believe that Xu Jie can still let the adults leave the capital!"

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen agreed with Xu Wei's analysis.

The strongest point of everyone is sometimes also his weakest point. Xu Jie has always won over the Shilin, so that many people in the Shilin only follow Xu Jie's horse. This brought powerful strength to Xu Jie, but also laid the root of disaster.

What does a scholar look like?

No one is convinced by anyone.

Shilin public opinion can be controlled by Xu Jie once and overtaken by Xu Jie twice, but it is too many times, so it is difficult to deal with.

Although Xu Jie's foundation is not in the clouds, it is also in the Nibali. It depends on whether there is firm support below. If there is, it can be built in a high-rise building. If there is no support below, then you will die.

Moreover, Zhou Mengchen also felt a little eager to try it out in his heart.

Many times, I am not afraid of the enemy being strong, but I am afraid of not being able to grasp the enemy's flaws. Now that I find the problem of Xu Jie, I have to fight a public opinion war. Moreover, Zhou Mengchen also has his own secret weapon in public opinion war, that is, the official media.

The Ming Dynasty was actually very open-minded. Many people could express their opinions on the court. But the problem is that this kind of openness is also restricted. People who are open-minded are from literati and wife. Instead of literati, they can only tell some political jokes with color.

It has been the same in ancient and modern times.

In the discussions of ordinary people who want to participate in the government affairs, most people dare not think about it. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty was actually an era of the rise of urban culture. Zhou Mengchen pulled most of the people into the new position of newspapers and used public opinion to defeat public opinion. Now, to do it, it is to cultivate hope.

Prestige is nothing but false, not nor is it.

It depends on your influence.

So, Zhou Mengchen agreed to Xu Wei to sort out all the efforts to govern the river for 39 years of Jiajing and compile it into a set of books. It is known as the three books on river management. The first book is naturally the Yellow River Zhi. It was edited by Wang Shizhen. The second book is hydraulics. The third book is the principles and plans for the governance of the Yellow River.

The first two books are dry, but when they reach the third one, they become interesting.

Almost everyone can think of a river management strategy here, and there are many people's comments, and there are disputes between them and opposition.

Xu Wei had a lot of ideas, and as these three books were published throughout the world, Zhou Mengchen's prestige suddenly increased, especially in the Yellow River Basin. Many people admired Zhou Mengchen's command, for nothing else, just to manage the Yellow River.

Xu Jiete saw these three books.

Xu Jie looked carefully, put down the glasses, and said, "What do you two think Zhou Mengchen means?"

Li Chunfang said: "Isn't Zhou Mengchen just raising hope?"

Xu Jie said, "Just just to raise hope?"

Li Chunfang pondered for a moment, but didn't know what to say.

Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng immediately said: "Students think that this is coming to the chief minister."

Xu Jie said, "Yes, this is what came to me. I asked him to go to the river, but I never thought about how long he could return to Beijing. How could he not hate me? Of course, he did this, not all because of jealousy. He was building momentum. If he really managed water well, I would loosen him a stepping stone. However, this is not the worst result."

Li Chunfang said: "Teacher, what is the worst result?"

Xu Jie said, "I'm afraid he never thought about staying on the Yellow River for a long time, just to make the Yellow River project huge. At that time, he will definitely come back and ask for money. The money from the Ministry of Revenue has always been one by one. Where can I spend so much money? Look at the plans inside, they can be tens of millions of yuan. If I deny it, wouldn't Zhou Mengchen let the world sympathize? At this time, we will naturally have to place him well."

"That's going to be disgusting."

Zhang Juzheng was stunned. He didn't expect this level. After all, in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, Zhou Mengchen would not do such a thing. However, he is not sure about Zhou Mengchen's idea now.

Li Chunfang said: "What should I do?"

"What should I do?" Xu Jie said: "This is a dignified and open plot. Not much can be done. I can only look at the problems of the Ministry of Revenue. I will wait for a while and then ask how much money the Ministry of Revenue deposits and other yamen has, and how much money it is, and how much can I do."

Just as Xu Jie was discussing how to deal with Zhou Mengchen's idea, Zhou Mengchen was also talking about Zhou Mengchen in the palace.

The first choice for Zhou Mengchen is the crown prince. The crown prince looked at the various ideas of governing the Yellow River inside and found it very interesting, and asked Gao Gong, "Mr. Gao, he is also my teacher. I heard that you are from Zhongmu. What is the situation in your hometown?"

Gao Gong said, "Please rest assured, please ask your highness to be prosperous. This year, Zhongmu will be in danger." The so-called shock is actually because the flood flooded the outside of the city. Zhongmu City has been preserved, and the various places are in chaos.

The prince said: "Mr. Gao thought it was a bit credible to manage the river?"

Gao Gong said, "I don't know. I haven't been to the Yellow River for many years. I don't understand and understand how to control the Yellow River. However, I think Your Highness should not think about this now, but give this book to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty?" said the prince: "I think this book is already available in my father's place."

Gao Gong said, "Does Your Majesty have it? It is different from whether Your Highness will give it to you. Do not forget one thing. Zhou Mengchen is the crown prince's tutor."

When the prince heard this, he was stunned and said, "Yes, why did I forget this matter?" Speaking of Zhou Mengchen, he was actually considered the prince's person. The prince naturally wanted to help Zhou Mengchen.

Moreover, Gao Gong knew Zhou Mengchen's ability well, so he naturally wanted the prince to manage his relationship with Zhou Nengchen, not to mention that Zhou Mengchen had a close relationship with the army and could send troops at critical moments.

The prince didn't know that Gao Gong was thinking so deeply. After receiving Gao Gong's reminder, he naturally gave the book to Jiajing.

When the prince arrived at Jiajing, Jiajing had already put down the book. Because Jiajing had finished reading. Jiajing was a person who loved reading very much and read the Yongli Ceremony every night, so he had a strong reading ability. He quickly understood some of Zhou Mengchen's implications, so he naturally didn't have to read it anymore.

So, when the prince gave the book to Jiajing, Jiajing just flipped it out.

Jiajing heard this: "Have you read this book?"

The prince said, "I have seen it."

Jiajing heard this: "Do you have any ideas on water control?"

The prince said, "I don't know, but I should ask the minister at this time."

The minister mentioned by the prince here is naturally Gao Gong. But in Jiajing's opinion, he thought it was Zhou Mengchen. After all, Jiajing was a little happy about Zhou Mengchen's book. If the prince knew to ask Zhou Mengchen, it means that the prince was also a little enlightened to listen to both sides.

Jiajing said: "What do you think Zhou Mengchen wants to do when he takes out this thing?"
Chapter completed!