Study On The Strategy Of River Regulation In Qing Dynasty

The Strategy of River Control is an important monograph on river control in Qing Dynasty.At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty,the river was plagued with serious problems.After Jin Fu became governor of the river,he managed the river steadily for more than ten years.Under the influence of social objective factors and political environment at that time,Emperor Kangxi ordered Jin Fu to compile his experience more than ten years of river control into a book,so as to provide reference for future river control.It took Jin Fu five years to compile it into a book,which is complete in compilation style,rich in historical data sources,and widely circulated.It has important methodological value and water conservancy value,and is also an important historical data for the study of the thoughts of river control in Qing Dynasty,and has a far-reaching influence on river control in later generations.The compilation of The Strategy for River Governance began in the 23 rd year of The Reign of Emperor Kangxi（1684）and was completed in the 28 th year of the Reign of Emperor Kangxi（1689）.From the social objective environment,in the early Qing Dynasty,there were frequent river disasters,and the yellow water rushed the canal,which made the canal more and more blocked.Jiangnan area is particularly affected by the disaster,and the grain in Jiangnan area is related to the national economy and people’s livelihood.The drastic decline in grain collection has seriously threatened the national economic lifeline,so it is increasingly urgent to control the Yellow River.Based on the severe social factors,Kangxi included the issue of "river affairs" into the national political affairs,which marked a major adjustment of the concept of river governance in the early Qing Dynasty.After Jin Fu became governor of the river,the Yellow River gradually became more and more peaceful.Therefore,Emperor Kangxi ordered Jin Fu to compile a book on river management,which was expected to be of benefit to the qing River affairs.During this period,Jin Fu’s political career was in turmoil.There were many debates about Jin Fu’s river governance in the Dynasty.Therefore,the formulation of "River Governance Strategy" was not only the embodiment of the sovereign’s will,but also closely related to the political environment.The book is rich in contents.According to the basic contents of each volume,we can research the sources of historical materials and explore the compilation style of the book.The sources of historical materials in The Strategy of River Governance are numerous and miscellaneous,which can be basically divided into the historical materials of playing and shuying,the historical materials of monographs on river governance,the historical materials of official history of river drainage and the historical materials of local Chronicles.The last three kinds of historical materials are important supplementary historical materials.Starting from the overall and local perspectives respectively,they are involved in the overall control of the Yellow River channel and the specific control of the river channel in each region,which complement each other and enrich the historical materials of the River Control Strategy.From the point of view of the compilation style,the Strategy of River Governance embodies Jin Fu’s thought of overall river governance,and presents the compilation characteristics of playing and scattering as the main point,combining text with text and comments.From Kangxi to the Period of the Republic of China,there were four editions.From the perspective of edition system,the most widely circulated editions are Bao Shigong’s Collection in Zhejiang province and Ding Hai Listening Quan Zhai edition in Qianlong Dynasty.At the same time,due to the changes of dynasties,the subsequent editions will involve the river source of the current dynasty,the official system and military service and other contents according to the conditions of the time,changed or directly deleted,more in line with the actual needs of river management at that time.The strategy of River Regulation is of great value and status.The historical sources of The Book are numerous and miscellaneous,which enriched the contents of historical materials on river control in the Qing Dynasty.At the same time,as a monograph on water conservancy,the River Control Strategy has important water conservancy value.The book runs through Jin Fu’s thoughts on river governance and intersperses with the theories on river governance in previous dynasties,which fully reflects the adjustment of river governance ideas in different periods.In addition,the River Management Strategy also reflected the specialization of the river management agencies and the systematization of the river management technology in the early Qing Dynasty,and presented a relatively complete ideological system of river management in the early Qing Dynasty,which was mostly used by the river management personnel in the late Qing Dynasty.Through the analysis of the value of "River Control Strategy",we can better understand the river control system in the early Qing Dynasty,so as to benefit the contemporary river control and bring into play the practical value of "River Control Strategy".