#Chinese history Dayu's flood control in "Five Thousand Years" can be learned through reading histor

Hello everyone I am Yilin, who runs a bookstore. Today we continue with the fifth story. Dayu's flood control When Yao was in power There was a severe flood in the Yellow River Basin Crops were flooded The house was destroyed The people had no choice but to move to higher places. There are poisonous snakes and fierce beasts in many places Harm to people and animals Make people unable to live Yao convened a tribal alliance meeting Discuss water management issues He sought the opinions of the tribal leaders from all directions. Who should be sent to control the flood? The leaders have recommended shaking I don't trust Roll. The leaders said that there is no one better than Gun now. Please try it Yao Cai reluctantly agreed Gong spent 9 years to control water The flood was not subdued Because he only knows how to cover the water with soil Building dams As a result, the flood broke the dam The floods became even worse. After Shun succeeded Yao as the leader of the tribal alliance Go to the water conservancy site to investigate He found that Gun was not doing a good job. So he killed Gun. He also sent Gun's son to control the flood. Fish changed his father's approach The method of dredging rivers by digging canals Lead the flood to the sea He worked with the people. Wearing a green hat Holding a shovel Leading the digging and carrying of soil Tired of rubbing the hair on my calves After 13 years of hard work Finally, the flood was led to the sea. The land is now suitable for people to grow crops. Newly married Running around for water control Passing by my house many times None of them went in Once his wife Xu Shan gave birth to a son My wife and baby are crying Passing by the door Hearing crying I was so cruel that I didn't go in to visit. At that time, there was a mountain called Longmen Mountain in the middle reaches of the Yellow River. It blocked the river's path. The river channel is squeezed very narrow The river rushing eastward is blocked by Longmen Mountain. Often overflows the river There was a flood The rain has arrived Observe the terrain Leading people to dig Longmen A big hole was cut in this mountain. This way the river flows smoothly Later generations praised the achievements of flood control. Call him Overlord When Shun was old Also like Yao Searching for a successor Because it is related to water management All push the old tree to death The fish was stunned The leader of the tribal alliance It has reached the late stage of clan commune Productivity has developed Something produced by one person In addition to maintaining their own lives There are still some left The clan leaders used their status to Treat the surplus product as your own private property Became a noble of the clan With remaining products War breaks out between Bru and the tribe Captured the captive Don't kill them anymore Turned them into slaves Working for the nobility so Gradually, two classes of slaves and slave families were formed. The aristocratic commune began to disintegrate Because of Yu's achievements in flood control Increased the prestige and power of tribal alliance leaders legend When Yu was old Went to Oriental Market He summoned many tribal leaders to Mount Kuaiji Those who went to see Yu held a jade pot in their hands. The ceremony was very grand There is a tribe called Dusk City whose leader arrives the latest. Thought he had neglected his orders. Just kill the dusk city This shows that the fish at that time Already from the tribal alliance He became a true king. Yu originally had an assistant named Gao Yao Helped in governing government After Gao Yao's death Gao Yao's son Bo Yi also served as Yu's assistant According to Shanlang's system Bo Yi should have been Yu's successor. But after Yu died The nobles of the lower tribe where Yu lived But he supported Yu's son Qi Inherited Yu's position Thus The electoral system of the tribal alliance during the clan commune period Officially abolished Become a king The system of attack The first slave dynasty in Chinese history The Xia Dynasty appeared Okay, today's story is over. Thank you for listening Let's look forward to the next story. See you.