Just like Murphy's Law, the more you are afraid of something, the more it will happen. The more people in Jiangnan worried about the continuation of the heavy rain, the more the torrential rain continued, and there was no sign of stopping after a day or two of rain.

The pond was full, the river was full, and the stream was so swollen that it seemed to flood at the slightest disagreement.

The next day, after Zhu Ping'an made an inspection, he deeply felt that the flood disaster was imminent.

"Dian Zhang, I appoint you as the head of the Qinghe River, responsible for the management of the Qinghe River and flood control; Commander Liu, I appoint you as the head of Xiaochuan Creek, responsible for Xiaochuan Creek and flood control; Han Dian, I appoint you as ......"

Zhu Ping'an summoned all the officials in the county government office, drew on the successful experience of China's modern river chief system, and appointed all the officials of the county government as river chiefs of the main rivers, streams, and lakes in the jurisdiction of Jingnan, responsible for organizing the management and protection of the corresponding rivers, streams, and ponds, and the main task at present is flood prevention and flood control work.

Of course, Zhu Ping'an himself also claimed a river, that is, the Sanli River outside the city, which has the heaviest flood control task.

After appointing the river chief, Zhu Ping'an planned a number of high-lying and open flood shelters based on the situation of the continuous inspections, built rain shelters, and prepared sufficient food, drinking water, stoves, bedding and other materials, so that high-risk villages along rivers, streams, and lakes could be moved to flood shelters in advance to avoid flood risks.

"Bang bang...... The elders and villagers of Xiaozhao Village have paid attention to the fact that in view of the continuous rainfall, the water of the Fengxi River has risen sharply, and there is a danger of bursting the embankment, and the county has ordered Xiaozhao Village to move to the Gaolipo flood shelter area as soon as possible. ”

In the wind and rain, a servant wearing a robe, carrying a yellow envelope, and a small red flag behind him, rode a yellow horse to Xiaozhao Village, he carried a gong in his hand, and while beating, he loudly heralded.

This is the standard "water report" costume in ancient times, and people who see this costume know that it is a water report.

"What, I didn't listen, did I?! We are going to leave our homes behind on this rainy day?! ”

"No, big brother cha, are you sure you didn't say the wrong thing, why did the county suddenly let us transfer?!"

When the villagers heard this, they instinctively resisted, and they were reluctant to move to any flood control area on a heavy rainy day.

First, it's pouring rain outside, and it's a lot of sin if you transfer; Second, Chinese people have always had the nature of relocating to a safe land, and when they think of abandoning their homes and moving their homes, even if it is temporary, they are resistant; Third, didn't they repair the embankment of the Fengxi River at the east end of the village, why did they still have to move it?

"The fathers and villagers of Xiaozhao Village, I have a few heads who dare to falsely pass on the orders of the county honor, this is absolutely true. Folks, quickly pack up the gold and silver, bring food, and move it quickly. Folks, this is not alarmist, we just came from the Fengxi River embankment, and the water in Fengxi River has risen to the top of the embankment. The messenger sat on horseback and said loudly to the fathers and villagers of Xiaozhao Village.

"What? Really?! "People didn't expect the water in the Fengxi River to rise so fast.

"Li Zheng, who is Li Zheng of Xiaozhao Village?" The officer shouted.

"Little Lao'er is." Li Zheng of Xiaozhao Village came out of the crowd, and it was an old man who was only sixty years old.

"The Gaolipo flood shelter is in Gaolipo, do you know the location? It doesn't matter if you don't know, there are signs along the way, and the red rope is tied to the tree, you always take your father and fellow villagers to follow the red rope at the entrance of the village, about five miles or so is the Gaolipo flood refuge area, and the county has already set aside a resettlement place for Xiaozhao Village in the flood refuge area. I'll leave it to you here, and I'll go to Wangzhuang to convey the transfer order. ”

After the messenger finished explaining to the Li Zheng of Xiaozhao Village, he hurriedly rode his horse in the direction of Wangzhuang to convey the relocation order.

"Old and young masters, you also heard what the master said just now. I just came down from the Fengxi embankment, and what the poor master said is true, the water in Fengxi is about to fall to the top of the embankment, and it is only an elbow height. If it weren't for the county zun who ordered us to repair the embankment before, I am afraid that the embankment would have been washed away by Fengxi a long time ago, and our Xiaozhao Village would have been soaked in the flood. The county gave us time to escape, we can't live up to the good intentions of the county, the old and young masters hurried back to pack up the gold and silver, bring dry food, help the old and the young, we went to the Gaolipo flood refuge. ”

Although Li Zheng is old, he is in good spirits, clapping his hands and saying to the villagers, directing everyone to transfer.

"Lizheng, do you have to transfer? Let's go, what's going on with our house? What do you do if you get into the thief? ”

Some people are nervous about their homes and don't want to move.

"You decrepit baby, is human life important, or is that little thing in your house important?! When is it, I can't tell the priorities! You just don't care about your own life, you have to think about the lives of your father, your mother, your wife and children, right?! Li Zheng scolded angrily.

"Let's go, I'm not leaving, and if the flood comes, I'll climb to the roof."

Some villagers said that they thought they were smart.

"You still climb on the roof, why don't you climb up to the sky? Your house is a mud house, and when the flood comes, the house collapses! ”

When Li Zheng heard this, he scolded even harder.

"It's all transferred to Lao Tzu, and no one in Xiaozhao Village can be left. Whoever stays in Xiaozhao Village, Lao Tzu will open an ancestral hall and expel him from Xiaozhao Village. Li Zheng didn't give everyone a chance to discuss, and ordered directly.

Hearing that Li Zheng threatened to be evicted from the village, the villagers did not dare to assert any more and honestly went back to pack their things.

In this era, once you are expelled from the village, life is difficult. If you don't have land, you don't have a house, then you become a refugee.

Under the strength of Li Zheng, the villagers of Xiaozhao Village helped the old and the young, carried the burden, and drove pigs, cattle and sheep to migrate.

When mobilization and relocation began in various parts of Jingnan, the neighboring Taiping County and Linhai County had already been flooded, especially Taiping County, and the situation was even more serious. There are many rivers such as Xiangxi, Machuan River, Qingxi River, Yangxi River, Shuxi River, Zhuxi River, Lingyang River and other rivers in Taiping County, and the terrain is somewhat complex, which is easy to breed floods. Last night, the Machuan River and Qingxi River in Taiping County had overflowed, and several villages downstream of the two rivers were flattened overnight.

During the day today, the situation in Taiping County was even worse, the overflowing river was like a mad beast, roaring and flooding for more than ten miles, and the town of Machuan, which is closest to the Machuan River, was flooded.

The new magistrate of Taiping County hurriedly organized flood control and disaster relief, but it was too late and there was no way to return to the sky. The emergency reports of floods came one after another, and even Taiping County was waterlogged, and the rain in the courtyard of Taiping County did not reach the feet and necks.

Remembering that at the beginning, Taiping Zhixian's intestines were blue, and the whole person seemed crazy, so he took out the letter that he discarded from the trash can, and stuffed it into his mouth despite the stains on it.