<p>吴越武肃王钱镠(852年-932年),字具美(一作巨美),小字婆留,<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E/147639" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">杭州</a><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%B4%E5%AE%89/6659" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">临安</a>(今<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B5%99%E6%B1%9F/154399" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">浙江</a><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%B4%E5%AE%89/6659" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">临安</a>)人,吴越开国国君。<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">[1]</span></p><p>钱镠在唐末跟随<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%91%A3%E6%98%8C/17782" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">董昌</a>保护乡里,抵御乱军,累迁至<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%95%87%E6%B5%B7%E5%86%9B%E8%8A%82%E5%BA%A6%E4%BD%BF/18609470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">镇海军节度使</a>,后因董昌叛唐称帝,受诏讨平董昌,再加<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%95%87%E4%B8%9C%E5%86%9B%E8%8A%82%E5%BA%A6%E4%BD%BF/17501204" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">镇东军节度使</a>。他逐渐占据以<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E/147639" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">杭州</a>为首的<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%A4%E6%B5%99/10174217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">两浙</a>十三州<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">[2]</span>,先后被<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%AD%E5%8E%9F%E7%8E%8B%E6%9C%9D/4986507" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">中原王朝</a>(<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%94%90%E6%9C%9D/53699" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">唐朝</a>、<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%90%8E%E6%A2%81/66912" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">后梁</a>、<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%90%8E%E5%94%90/755463" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">后唐</a>)封为越王、吴王、吴越王、吴越国王。钱镠因吴越国地域狭小,三面强敌环绕,只得始终依靠中原王朝,尊其为<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AD%A3%E6%9C%94/16556915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">正朔</a>,不断遣使进贡以求庇护。他在位四十一年,庙号太祖,谥号武肃王,葬于<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%92%B1%E7%8E%8B%E9%99%B5/5999910" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">钱王陵</a>。</p><p>钱镠在位期间,采取<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%BF%9D%E5%A2%83%E5%AE%89%E6%B0%91/9044064" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">保境安民</a>的政策,经济繁荣,渔盐桑蚕之利甲于江南;文士荟萃,人才济济,文艺也著称于世。他曾征用民工,修建<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%92%B1%E5%A1%98%E6%B1%9F/389131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">钱塘江</a><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%8D%8D%E6%B5%B7%E7%9F%B3%E5%A1%98/5728185" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">捍海石塘</a>,由是“钱塘富庶盛于东南”。在<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%AA%E6%B9%96%E6%B5%81%E5%9F%9F/7431148" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">太湖流域</a>,普造<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A0%B0%E9%97%B8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">堰闸</a>,以时<a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%93%84%E6%B4%AA/7945267" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(58, 127, 222);">蓄洪</a>,不畏旱涝,并建立水网圩区的维修制度,由是田塘众多,土地膏腴,有“近泽知田美”之语。还鼓励扩大垦田,由是“境内无弃田”,岁熟丰稔。<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">[3]</span>两浙百姓都称其为“海龙王”。<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">[4]</span></p> <p>我们出了钱王祠,就是西湖边上的柳浪闻莺,杨柳依依,绿草如茵,游人络绎不绝…………</p><p><br></p><p>秀丽的保淑塔,雄伟的雷峰塔,湖中的三潭印月,远处的南北高峰,白堤苏堤花港观鱼,一齐涌入眼帘,真是水光潋滟晴方好,山色空蒙雨亦奇,欲把西湖比西子,淡妆浓抹总相宜啊!</p>