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Scope: 江西通志
Condition : References “徐贞明
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卷八十六

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徐贞明,字孺东,贵溪人。父九思,贞明举隆庆进士,知浙江山隂县,徴为工科给事中,累迁尚宝司丞。初,贞明上水利军班二议,谓:「陜西、河南故渠废堰在在有之,山东诸泉引之率可成田,而畿辅诸郡或支河所经,或涧泉自出,皆足以资灌溉,北人未习水利,惟苦水害,不知水害未除,正由水利未兴也。今诚于上流疏渠浚沟,引之灌田以杀水势,下流多开支河,以泄横流,其淀之最下者留以潴水,稍髙者,皆如南人筑圩之制,则水利兴,水患亦除矣!其议军班,则言东南民素柔脆,莫任逺戍,今数千里勾军离其骨肉,而军壮出于户丁,幇解出于里甲,每军不下百金,而军非土著,志不久安,辄赂卫官求归,卫官利其赂,且可以冒饷也,因而纵之,是困东南之民,而实无补于军政也。宜仿匠班例,军户应出军者,嵗徴其钱,而召募土著以足之便」。事皆下所司,又著《潞水客谈》,凡十有四利,谭纶见而美之,谓其说必可行,已而顺天巡抚张国彦、副使顾养谦行之蓟州、永平、丰润、玉田,皆有效,乃进贞明少卿,赐之,勅令往㑹抚按诸臣勘议,时御史苏瓒方奉命巡闗,复献议曰:「治水与垦田相济,未有水不治而田可垦者,畿辅为患之水,莫如卢沟、滹沱二河,源逺流长,又合深易、濡泡、沙滋诸水,散入各淀,而泉渠溪港悉注其中,以故髙桥、白洋诸淀,大者广围一二百里,小亦四五十里,每当夏秋淫潦,膏腴变为泻卤,菽麦化为萑苇,甚可惜也!今治水之䇿有三:浚河以决水之壅,疏渠以杀淀之势,撤曲防以均民之利而已」。帝并下贞明,乃躬歴京东州县,相原隰,度土宜,周览水泉,条列事宜,以上户部尚书毕锵等力赞之,遂命贞明兼监察御史,领垦田,使有司挠者劾治贞明乃先诣永平,募南人为倡,至明年二月,已垦至三万九千馀亩,又遍歴诸河,穷源竟委,将大行疏浚,而奄人勋戚之占闲田为业者,恐水田兴而已,失其利也,争言不便,为蜚语闻于帝。御史王之栋,畿辅人也,遂言水田必不可行,乃谕令停役,而欲追罪建议者,用阁臣言而止,贞明乃还故官,寻乞假归,十八年,卒。贞明识敏才练,慨然有经世志,京东水田实百世,利事初兴而即为浮议所挠,论者惜之白志汪兰,字子芳,玉山人,宋汪应辰,后由嵗贡授开化训导,致仕居家,以节义自励。嘉靖辛酉,广兵袁三从浙驻玉兰,窥其将作乱往贼营,谕以祸福,贼已啸聚迫之,行兰正色曰:「死即死耳,吾岂从若反乎?」骂不絶口,被杀人物志》

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