论清晏斯盛的《江北水利书》

A Study of YAN Si- sheng and his Jiang Bei Shui Li Shu

清雍正至乾隆初年官的江西籍吏晏斯盛一生撰写过诸多水利文论,以《江北水利书》最具代表性,全书总论之后分为两卷,卷一以州县为篇,提出安徽江北37个州县大至名川大湖,小至闸、坝、堤、埂等18种不同水利工程的勘度要求与考察内容,为清前期安徽农田水利工程名目的汇集;卷二总结了27个州县的堪度结果,每个州县皆以"最要"、"次要"、"又次要"三级分类陈述拟建设工程的先后、缓急,是各水利工程的具体描述及工程计划。全书集中体现了晏斯盛勤于调查、因地制宜、长于变通的水利建设思想,是其荒政思想的重要组成部分。

Yan Sisheng was an official during the period from Yongzhen to Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. He wrote a book named Jiang Bei Shui Li Shu which was divided into two volumes. The first one listed thousands of irrigation works as well as the requirement of surveying in 37 counties of Anhui Province,and the results were summarized in the second one in the following classes： most important,less important and the least important. The whole book reflected Yan Sisheng＇s ideology on building irrigation works and disaster alleviation.