In modern times, China's Arbor Day was proposed by the foresters Han An and Ling Daoyang. It was initially set on April 5th, Qingming Day. In 1928, Arbor Day was changed to March 12th to commemorate the third anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's death.
Li Zexuan did not know why Li Er decided to set Arbor Day on the 20th of March, but he did not mind. It was better than nothing! Furthermore, March 20th was the time when flowers bloomed. It was not too late to plant trees!
"Yamachō, are you saying that His Majesty has agreed to set up Arbor Day?"
Yanhuang Academy. At this moment, Li Zexuan had returned from Chang 'an City. After he told Li Gang about Li Er's decision in the imperial court, the old man was very surprised.
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Yes! Not only that, His Majesty wants to restore the old system and appoint Shan Yu and Lin Heng to manage all the forests in Tang Dynasty! The former assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Ji Shou, will be appointed as the first Shan Yu! "
When they were at the Sweet Dew Hall, Li Er had indeed intended to let Li Zexuan take up the position of Mountain Oracle. After all, this matter was brought up by Li Zexuan. No one was more suitable for this position than him. However, Li Zexuan currently held too many positions. If he were to give this position to him, he would definitely be too busy. Hence, after much consideration, Li Er finally gave the position of Mountain Oracle to someone else!
"Ji Shou?"
Li Gang's eyes flashed with surprise. He stroked his beard and laughed, "Haha! His Majesty is wise to assign Ji Shou to the position of Shan Yu. He is making the best use of him! "
Li Zexuan was stunned. When Li Er announced that Ji Shou would be the first Shan Yu, he let out a sigh of relief. He did not have the time to think about who Ji Shou was. From his point of view, the basic plan for the Yellow River Forest Belt was already set. It did not matter who was the Shan Yu as long as they followed the plan to the letter!
However, Li Gang's reaction showed that Ji Shou was not someone to be trifled with!
"Teacher Wen Ji, who is this Ji Shou? Why do you have such a big reaction? "
Li Zexuan asked curiously.
Li Gang chuckled and replied, "Yamachō, you may not know this, but Ji Shou is the thirteenth grandson of Ji Han. Back then, Ji Han could be considered a famous scholar in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. However, he was not willing to climb up the social ladder and was only interested in studying exotic flowers and plants. While he was alive, he had compiled a book called 'Southern Flora', which could be considered a wondrous book. Later, it was passed down from generation to generation in the Ji family. Although this old man has read thousands of books, I have never seen this book with my own eyes!
The current Assistant Minister Ji Shoucheng had inherited the style of the Ji Family's ancestor and was very knowledgeable in the Dao of Plants! Therefore, I believe that Ji Shou is making the best use of his talents by taking over the position of Mountain Yu! "
What Li Zexuan didn't know was that "Southern Flora" was the world's earliest flora, more than a thousand years earlier than the Western botanical monographs. Therefore, to say that Ji Han was the world's first botanist was fully deserving of the title.
Although Li Zexuan didn't know the historical position of "Southern Flora and Fauna", he was quite surprised when he heard that there were people in ancient times who especially liked to study exotic flowers and plants. "Oh ~? If that's the case, Ji Shou is very suitable for the position of Mountain Yu! Your Majesty's talent in using people is far better than even Qin Huang and Hanwu! "
This praise was truly from the bottom of Li Zexuan's heart. The reason the Great Tang Imperial Court was able to operate so efficiently was inseparable from Li Er's ability to make the best use of people and resources. From this perspective, Old Li was a very qualified leader.
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After getting Arbor Day from Old Li, Li Zexuan didn't slack off. On the same day, he asked Ma Zhou to instruct all the editors of Datang Daily to promote the Yellow River Forest Protection Belt and promote the upcoming Arbor Day!
He wanted to use Datang Daily to let everyone know the importance and significance of the Yellow River Forest Protection Belt!
Since he could convince Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji, Li Zexuan believed that he could convince the people of Tang Dynasty!
He wrote down the contents of his memorial word for word and handed it to the editors of Datang Daily. At the same time, he also wrote down the conversation between the emperor and the official in the imperial court and handed it to the editors. Of course, he deleted the part about Zhenguan's prophecy about the Luoyang flood! After all, if this was announced in advance, wouldn't the world fall into chaos?
As for the following matters, it would all depend on the editors of the Editorial Department. After a year of training by Ma Zhou, the editors of the Editorial Department had already broken away from the ranks of corrupt scholars. Their thinking could be said to be the most advanced in the entire Tang Dynasty!
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The next day.
"His Majesty rearranges Mountain Yu and Lin Heng's positions. Every year, the 20th of March will be Arbor Day!"
"Planting trees to end the flood of the Yellow River for thousands of years, starting today!"
"His Majesty wishes to plant trees by the Yellow River 30 miles east of Chang 'an City on Arbor Day!"
"Planting trees to benefit the present and the future generations!"
"Discussing the importance of planting trees!"
Without any warning, the front page of today's was almost entirely filled with articles related to planting trees. At first glance, the commoners were somewhat confused!
"Mountain Yu and Lin Heng? What positions are these? "
"How would I know? Scholar Xu, do you know? "
"Pfft! You are all ignorant and incompetent! Mountain Yu and Lin Heng were officials in charge of the forests and forests during the Western Zhou Dynasty. Looks like His Majesty wants to restore the old system! "
"Ah? Restore the old system? What's the use of having these two officials? Aiyo, there's a Arbor Day? What kind of day is that? "
"As the name suggests, Arbor Day means that everyone is supposed to plant trees on that day!"
"Plant trees? Then why do we need to plant trees? "
"You! Huang Jinzhou, can't you read the newspapers? Do you need to ask about everything? "
"Hehe! Scholar Xu, isn't it because you're well-read? Why don't you read it to us illiterate people? "
"That's right! Scholar Xu, you're the star of literature. If you don't read it to us, who will? "
"… What the newspapers are saying is that the reason why the Yellow River has become muddy in recent years is because the soil on both sides of the river is loose and flowing into the river!
Duke Yong 'an believes that if the soil on both sides of the river is allowed to erode, in the long run, the lower reaches of the river will be raised by a few feet! When that happens, there will be a suspended river in the lower reaches of the river. Once there's a storm, the river will burst its banks! When that happens, the people will be plunged into misery and suffering!
That's why Duke Yong 'an wrote to His Majesty and suggested building a three thousand mile long shelter forest on both sides of the river to prevent the river from becoming muddy … "
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