The next day it was still dripping, and the rain didn't stop.

As soon as the day dawned, the sesame mung bean officials of Kunshan County rushed to the county government from all directions, preparing to participate in the first 'morning court' of the new county order.

Oh no, Yashen.

This is another eye-popping county benefit.

Even if the Jingguan is a scholar of Shangshu, he will not enjoy the respect of the emperor of this land.

Those Qingliu ministers who have never let go outside in their lives can't imagine how intoxicating this happiness is.

He Xiancheng, Bai Zhushu and Xiong Dianshi, who lived in the county office, also came out of their respective official offices and walked along the corridor to the lobby.

"I'm trapped." Bai Shouli yawned again and again, and whispered to his two colleagues: "Last night, I tossed until the fourth watch before I finished the porridge, and when I came back to sleep, it was almost dawn." ”

"You shouldn't sleep." He Xiancheng glanced at him and said, "Look at the old bear, you haven't slept all night, how energetic are you?" ”

Xiong Dianshi has a dark complexion, deep eye sockets, small eyes but bright and terrifying, and a thick short beard around his mouth, which is a ruthless character who is not easy to mess with.

The county public security chief and warden has a straight waist and does not talk. But both colleagues are used to it.

He took a boat to the border of Loujiang County yesterday to meet Zhao Shouzheng, but he didn't wait for anyone for a day. It wasn't until midnight that I learned that the magistrate had come around from Wusongjiang.

The city gate was opened at dawn, and Xiong Dianshi returned to the county office.

"Cheer up, be careful and be unlucky." He Xiancheng stretched his waist and went into the lobby with high spirits.

At this time, the county inspects, advises, instructs, and tax supervisors...... And the six-room officials and the three-shift leaders have basically arrived. The green official uniforms and blue official robes were noisy in the lobby.

"I heard that the eldest master entered the city yesterday and brought more than 100 relatives?"

"Isn't it, two boats, full of people."

"This is a problem......

"yes, it's inconvenient to think about something in the future."

Seeing the three Zuo Er come in, the lobby was quieter.

However, after waiting for a while, I didn't hear the sound of the cloud board coming out of the big master, and the petty officials and officials were noisy again.

"It's over, isn't it?"

"No, it's too late."

"Why hasn't the old man come out yet?"

"Did you oversleep?"

"Second master, let's ask."

Without their urging, He Wenwei had already hurried towards the Moon Gate.

After a while, He Xiancheng came back with an embarrassed expression and said to everyone: "The eldest master went to patrol the embankment in the morning. ”

"Patrol the embankment?" Yesterday, many officials heard from the county honorable that they would patrol the embankment today.

But everyone didn't care too much, thinking that the old man had to pass the addiction of Yashen first, and then go to worship the Confucian Temple, Guandi Temple, Chenghuang Temple, etc., before going to the embankment to go around, just make a show.

I didn't do so many beautiful things, but I ran to the embankment and stepped on the mud...... Brain pumping, right?

Thinking of the stinking scolding they received when they took over the drive yesterday, the officials twitched in their hearts, and secretly looked at a very kind old man, why was he so twisted?

Alas, the days ahead were difficult.

"And we're still waiting here?" Bai Shouli said that I was going back to sleep.

"Wait!" He Wenwei glanced at him and ordered everyone: "Hurry up and go to the embankment to meet with the county honorable!" ”

"Hey, okay."

The officials hurried out of the yamen, got into their own sedan chairs and carriages, some rode donkeys, and some walked down, and made a noise and headed towards the Chaoyang Gate.

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At this time, dozens of figures wearing robes, hats, and clogs were walking on the Wusong River embankment in the rain.

Compared with the Baili River Pond made of stones in Wujiang County, the embankment of this mound in Kunshan County is simply not a problem.

It has been raining for several days, and the embankment has been soaked loose and soft, and it is muddy to step on, making it very difficult for people to walk on it, and their faces are even more ugly.

It wasn't until they entered a grass pavilion to look out at the water level that the leaders took off their hats, untied their robes, and revealed their ugly faces, whether white or green.

It was Zhao Shouzheng's father and son, Gu Dadong, Zheng Ruozeng and several other leaders of the Kunshan clan.

The big dogs lived in the city last night, and Zhao Shouzheng asked them all to be called up before dawn, and then asked them to lead the way, and braved the wind and rain to inspect the river embankment.

At this time, they had already walked ten miles east along the Wusong River from the Nanshan Temple at the mouth of the Xiaoli River.

Naturally, they all became dogs. An old man like Zheng Ruozeng sat directly on his coat and couldn't speak.

What the big dogs didn't expect was that the eldest master, a weak scholar, actually looked as usual, and there was no trace of fatigue on his face.

"It's not optimistic." Zhao Shouzheng looked at everyone and said with a stern expression: "The river embankment is too low, and it is not enough to get down the piles and fences, how can it withstand this year's flood?" ”

Zhao Erye made up for it before he came, and knew that if he built an earthen embankment to resist the flood, he had to first lay a wooden stake one foot deep, and each wooden stake should be at least three feet into the ground.

Then behind the wooden stake, nail a row of bamboo poles horizontally to make a strong bamboo fence. Only with a fence to resist the impact of the river waves can we build an embankment and build a fairly solid river defense.

"I used to do it one by one." Gu Dadong smiled bitterly and replied: "But as soon as the river rises, it has to be filled in and piled up to raise the embankment, and the bamboo and wood fence can't bear it at all, so it will be broken directly in sections." The old parents simply stopped working hard and wasting money, and only asked to survive the summer harvest to be considered a victory. ”

"As long as there is no hurricane, the earthen embankment can be topped, it is nothing more than continuous thickening." The patriarch of the Dai family wore a high hat and replied with a look of resignation: "When a hurricane comes, the wind is high and the waves are urgent, and the bamboo and wood fence can't withstand the impact at all, so it is wise for Feng's parents to do this." ”

The rest of the gentry also gossiped, basically the same argument...... Our Kunshan is like this bear, as long as we can survive until the summer harvest is over, we will be flooded.

Anyway, the water will definitely recede in September, anyway, the newly repaired county town is strong, not afraid of soaking......

Zhao Shouzheng heard it, and they were not willing to work hard and build a large number of buildings, so he looked at Zheng Ruozeng and said, "I don't know what Mr. Kaiyang thinks?" ”

"Hehe, back to the old parents, of course the old man hopes that the embankment will be fixed forever and there will be no more floods. If you can see that Kunshan is the land of fish and rice, you will die without regrets. ”

The question is, can it?

Zheng Ruo once commanded Zhao Shouzheng's army.

"This official firmly believes that this day will definitely come!" Zhao Shouzheng's eyes swept over the gentry, and he said confidently: "Let's start by guarding this section of the river embankment!" ”

"Yes......" the gentry replied sparsely.

"You don't seem to have enough faith, huh?" Zhao Shouzheng's expression sank, and he secretly said that he really let my son talk to Mr. Qingteng again.

"Tell this officer, how can you have faith?!"

"The first thing to build the embankment is to spend money, and a lot of money ......," the gentry said stubbornly: "Kunshan is poor, there is no money in the county, and we don't have either." You can't do anything without money. ”

Saying a thousand things and ten thousand, the big dogs are worried, the old parents pulled them to the embankment in the morning, and it was the weasel who gave the chickens New Year's greetings - not well-intentioned.

They are all afraid of being taken advantage of by the new county order.

But seeing Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand in a chic manner, he said loudly: "You don't have to worry about money, the county can solve it by itself!" ”

Isn't it, son?

ps. It was almost twelve o'clock yesterday to finish writing the third watch, so I can only write and send it today.