Wu Dacheng's artistic achievements

In August of the 13th year of Guangxu reign, the Yellow River in Shibao (i.e. Shiqiao) in Zhengzhou burst south, causing serious losses. First, the Governor of Shandong River in Henan Province and the Governor of Henan Province, Ni, presided over the blockade, and the court sent Li Hongzao, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, to supervise the restoration. By May of the 14th year of Guangxu, the entrance was destroyed and impassable. Li Henian and others were fired. In July, the emperor appointed Wu Dacheng as the governor of Shandong River in Henan Province to take over the work of blocking the mouth, and took office in August of that year. He thinks that there are many disadvantages for river workers to send and receive materials by blocking their mouths, but he is traveling incognito alone, mixed among migrant workers who support himself, and carrying straw materials on his back. When discovering the shortage of materials and deducting wages, Dacheng deliberately led the people to quarrel with the material management officer. The official was about to push Dacheng off the whip when his entourage immediately stood up and shouted, He is the river chief, who dares to do it? At this time, Dacheng ordered to punish the officials in charge of materials with sticks, and showed them on the construction site with cangue as an example.

Dacheng carefully planned the plugging project and took appropriate measures. For officials at work, the division of labor is clear and strict. He swore that if he couldn't finish the work within the time limit, he would also die in the line of duty. All the workers were in awe, so they rushed to stop work day and night and closed the dragon in1February of that year. This project saves more than 600,000 yuan compared with the appropriation bank.

When Dacheng was the river chief, he attached great importance to dangerous workers in Zhengzhou, Zhongmou and Kaifeng. He said: The stone dike at the top of the Dawang Temple in Zhongtoubao, the herringbone dam and Tuotou dam in Babao (in Zhongmou), the Shuner dam in Xia 'an Hall and the Gai dam in Jiubao (in Kaifeng) are all very important, and they are the gateway to the provincial capital. He advocated building dams and strengthening projects with cement masonry, which was the beginning of repairing projects with cement on the Yellow River.

After the completion of Zhengzhou Shibao Project, due to the southward trend of the river, it will collapse on the embankment. Dacheng sized up the situation, built a stone dam in front of the old beach of Yingze Babao (now Li Xihe, Zhengzhou), and erected a monument after the work. The inscription reads: "The old beach is hard, and it collapses when it slides, and the dike gradually collapses. Today, I will build a dam to protect this ancient beach. It's not easy not to go to the beach. It is better to keep the beach. " This paper expounds his thought of consolidating beaches and protecting dikes and managing rivers.

In the 15th year of Guangxu, he asked the new method to survey and map the Yellow River, from Jindouguan (now Lingbaojing) in Kanxiang County, Henan Province to Haikou, tiemenguan, Lijin, Shandong Province. The measured river length is 102 1 km. The following year, the map was completed and browsed by Emperor Guangxu, and it was named "Full Map of the Yellow River in Three Provinces". In the sixth year of Guangxu (1April 880), in March, Wu Dayou went to Jilin to assist Ming 'an affairs, and then changed to "supervising". Wu Dayou arrived in Kyrgyzstan in June, that is, he discussed defense matters with Ming 'an in Jilin General, and made many achievements in reorganizing the army, guarding and consolidating the border.

Wu Dacheng and Jilin General Ming 'an set up border guards in Jilin. Change the original Eight Banners soldiers, abolish the hereditary system and change to the recruitment system. * * * Establish a 5000-strong defense force in 13 battalion. The following year, the number of defense troops increased to 9000, which was later collectively called Jingbian Army. After strict training, it has become a powerful force. In Hunchun, the East-West Fort was built. In order to prevent Russia from invading from the water, Tumen River and Songhua River Naval Battalion were also established. At the same time, the General Administration of Land Reclamation was established to implement the policy of border consolidation. After on-the-spot investigation, he decided to set up Hunchun Reclamation Bureau with Hunchun and Sanchakou as reclamation centers, with Wudaogou and Nangang sub-bureaus. The scope of reclamation is wide and many preferential policies have been stipulated. At the end of 1880, in order to provide convenience for reclamation, business travel and the army, a 600-mile-long avenue and a north-south route from Ningguta to the capital of Jilin Province were built, and more than 100 wooden bridges were built. At the same time, many post stations have been added to strengthen the border defense forces.

On June 8th, 1885, Wu Dacheng and Iktangga, deputy commander-in-chief of Hunchun, re-surveyed the eastern border. After repeated argumentation by Wu Dacheng and Iktangga, they finally reached an agreement. On June1886 65438+1October 12, the Sino-Russian Hunchun East Border Agreement and the Sino-Russian Border Highway Demarcation Book were formally signed. Including the addition of "earth" plate, the addition of "pull", "scatter" and "horse" jiepai and one to eighteen marks; Take back the black top; We won the navigation right of the Tumen River estuary, thus defending the sacred territory of the motherland. The Dragon and Tiger Stone Carvings and Pentagonal Monument Pavilion, which stand in the urban area of Hunchun with the architectural style of Qing Dynasty, were established by the people of Hunchun to commemorate the victory of patriotic minister Wu Daxiao in the negotiations. The front of the stone carving is engraved with the word "Dragon and Tiger" and the lower left is engraved with "Wu Dacheng's book". The font is smooth and magnificent. During the negotiation, Wu Dayou wrote the words "dragon" and "tiger" many times, expressing his fearless patriotic spirit of "waiting for the dragon".