治水政治与淮河下游地区的社会冲突(1579—1949)

The Social Conflict of Flood Control Policy with the Downstream Areas of Huaihe River(1579—1949)

明清之际,中央政府为了维护漕运这一"大局",把黄河移到了苏北地区,并数百年如一日地在极不适合修筑大水库的淮河下游地区兴建了一座巨型水库洪泽湖,把这一整个地区视为"局部利益"牺牲掉。因此,明清在这个地区的治水,基本上与农业生产无关,与这个地区的民生无关,而是服从于政治需要,并给这一地区带来了更多的灾祸。

In Ming and Qing dynasties,the central government moved the Yellow River into the Northern region of Jiangsu Province in order to maintain the 'general situation' of water transport,and the government spent a hundred years to build a very large reservoir of Hungtse in the downstream areas of Huaihe River,where actually is not suitable for building such reservoir,thus,as 'partial interest',the areas become a sacrifice.Therefore,the flood control policy of this region in the Ming and Qing dynasties is subordinated to political needs,basically nothing to do with agricultural production and the livelihood of this region,and brings the region more disaster.