After Lin Yanchao saw the reaction of the officials, he didn't say anything at the moment, but got up to change his clothes.

was walking a few steps, but saw He Tongju following behind.

Lin Yanchao saw He Tong and asked, "Why don't you drive?" ”

He Tongju stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Futai, don't listen to Wu Tong's words about them." Wu Tong sentenced them to oppose it because he considered his own black yarn hat. They were afraid that once they agreed, the government would order them to act, which would offend the local tyrants. ”

"Therefore, they prevaricate because they want Futai to offend the giant room for the sake of damming and silting the land, so they can watch from the wall."

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "What everyone said, this government is very disappointed, so don't be willing to talk to Lin from the bottom of your heart." ”

He Tongju breathed a sigh of relief, and said happily: "I don't dare to be, since the official came to Futai to return to Germany and became an official, the lower officials and the Futai are in the same boat, seeing that the Futai is an official who uses many means, but he is dedicated to making decisions for the people, and now he is dredging the Jialu River, and diverting the Yellow River for irrigation, damming and silting the land, which is beneficial in the future, and the merit is in the community." The lower officials have no enterprising heart for their careers, and their remaining wish in this life is to follow the government and do something for the people. ”

Seeing He Tongju's heartfelt words, Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Brother He, rest assured, this mansion will definitely do something for the people." ”

He Tong judged that Lin Yanchao's answer was too refreshing, and he was not very relieved in his heart.

After He Tong was sentenced to leave, Lin Yanchao returned to the hall and ordered everyone to disperse, and then summoned Qiu Mingshan, who had just returned to Germany from Shandong, to discuss the matter.

Lin Yanchao said a few words to Qiu Mingshan, and the people outside presented a post and said: "Shen Lan, the son of Shen Shangshu, asks to see the mansion!" ”

This Shen Shangshu is Shen Li, Shen Li's reputation has been greatly boosted because of Ma Yu's incident last year, and now he is qualified to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Shen Li's great worship of the Ministry of Worship is still a book, which not only attracts the attention of the government and the public, but also sensationalizes the Guide Mansion. Lin Yanchao, who was the prefect at the time, also sent a congratulatory sticker, asking He Tong to go to Shen Li's hometown in Yucheng to congratulate him on his behalf.

Now Lin Yanchao is holding the post, and he can't help but say: "If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, isn't it also for the silting of the ground?" ”

Qiu Mingshan said: "Dong Weng, that's not easy to say. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Shen Ge Lao's name is known all over the world, and when he was the servant of the ministry, he was like a cloud of guests, but he didn't see anything. In the court, he was indifferent, self-restrained and simple, how could he not know how to restrain his children and grandchildren. ”

"But if his family really came because of the silt field, it would be too disappointing for me."

After speaking, Lin Yanchao invited Shen Lan to come in to meet.

But he said that Shen Lan saluted first, and Lin Yanchao left his seat to greet him: "Brother Shi, the last time the uncle of the sect worshiped the second grade, I didn't go to Yucheng to congratulate, please don't be surprised." ”

Shen Lan hurriedly said: "How dare you bother the younger brother, my father has always been indifferent as an official, he often teaches our children and grandchildren to be hot officials, but we have to be in a cold place, so when my father was promoted to Zongbo, the family only invited a few relatives to drink a few glasses of thin wine to congratulate, at that time, the younger brother asked why not drive here, our Shen family was already sincerely afraid." ”

Lin Yanchao said in his heart, this is enough, the son of a dignified scholar is not a little squeamish. This Shen family's family style is really good enough, it seems that it is all the work of Shen Li's words and deeds.

At that moment, Lin Yanchao invited Shen Lan to sit down and serve tea.

After chatting for a while, Lin Yanchao knew that this Shen Lan was just a talent showman, and she had failed the exam for n years before.

And this person is not without talent, but Shen Li does not want to be criticized, so he presses his son to prevent him from being proud in the examination room. You must know that Shen Li's status is not inferior to Shen Shixing's at the moment, but in terms of the ability to take care of his family, it is far inferior.

Shen Lan hesitated for a long time, and then said to Lin Yanchao: "Actually, there is a reluctant invitation to come to see the younger brother next time. ”

Lin Yanchao thought to himself, if the drama is really here, Fang Cai's indifference will not be pretended.

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Brother Shi, please say, as long as you can help, I will definitely help." ”

Shen Lan said: "That's the case, this time the house dredged the Jialu River, and in the silted land of our Yucheng County, there is a piece of land that happens to be the newly built house of our Shen family." ”

"Brother Shi, don't hide it, my Shen family's old house is low-lying, and the slightest rain is waterlogged, and the family has long had the intention of relocation, but my father's official income is meager, and he has not been able to do so. This time, my father's official worshiped Uncle Zong, and left a book for me to say, he is now a very good minister, and his official residence is excellent, but how can he be rich and noble for a long time. After serving the Son of Heaven for another two or three years, he should resign and go into hiding. ”

"My father has a heart, and as a son of man, I must be filial no matter what. Therefore, the family built a new house this time, which was supposed to be used by my father after his resignation and return, and our children and grandchildren had no ability, so they saved up such a little money and built a house. Although the thatched cottage is only sheltered from the wind and rain, there is finally a place to live, and my grandmother and the whole family are very satisfied, but what did I expect...... As soon as the river is filled and the water is silted, how can the house live? Therefore, I take the liberty to come here this time and implore the younger brother to raise his noble hand. ”

Lin Yanchao heard that his scalp was numb, and this request was really reasonable.

What do others think, when the house just built by the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites is ready to be used for the rest of the year, you will immediately release the water and flood it, do you still want to be this official?

For other officials, it must be a no-brainer. What political achievements, what merits, are not as important as the house of the lord of the people.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said to Qiu Mingshan on the side: "The so-called contentment is not disgraced, Shen Zongbo, this way of advancing and retreating as an official is really something that Lin has never been able to do in his life." ”

Shen Lan hurriedly said: "Brother Shi praised it falsely, and he didn't dare to be it." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Where, the world brother is also amazing, as the saying goes, the official does not ask the son, the world brother is indifferent to fame and fortune, and the uncle can have this free thinking of hanging the crown." ”

Shen Lan said: "Brother Shi's words, I am really ashamed to take it. It's just that there is only one grass house when the father returns to the old, which can be used as a constant forest and rich grass, and he also asks the government for help. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "Brother Shi, don't worry, Lin will do his best." ”

"Someone," Lin Yanchao commanded, "Are Huang Fujing and Mr. Zuo here?" ”

Chen Jichuan said: "Huangfujing went to Xiayi yesterday, and Mr. Zuo was in the mansion. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, and immediately said, "Let Mr. Zuo bring the water map of Yucheng County." ”

Soon Zuo Chuying arrived.

After Lin Yanchao checked the water map, he said to Shen Lan: "Brother Shi, look at the left side of this uncle's house in Hexi, there are more than 30,000 acres of private land, and more than 10,000 acres of 30,000 acres of fields are repulsion fields. Irrigation, this 10,000 acres of brine fields can immediately become fertile land, and the rest of the people's fields can be moistened by river water, and the yield can also be increased by several percent. ”

Shen Lan was also a little unaware when she saw this.

Lin Yanchao observed the words and said, "But...... But Zongbo is a person that Lin has always admired. At the beginning, Lin was imprisoned because of Ma Yu's incident, if it wasn't for Uncle Zong's rescue, Lin would be where he is today. ”

"Brother Shi, rest assured, 30,000 acres is enough, Lin will give the magistrate of Yucheng County an order to stop the matter of leading yellow and irrigation."

Shen Lan listened to it comfortably, and was moved to say, "Brother Shi, how is this good...... Because of the family's affairs, the younger brother was embarrassed, and Shen didn't want to go. ”

Lin Yanchao said immediately: "Brother Shi, don't think so, how can Uncle Zong's busy Lin not help." ”

Chen Jichuan said on the side: "Fuzun, but yesterday the magistrate of Yucheng County announced that the civil service had been mobilized, and the river embankment that had been repaired had been opened, and now he ordered people to block the ......."

"Pick it up and plug it up for me, didn't you hear clearly? Make it clear to the government and the magistrate of Yucheng County that if Shen Zongbo's house is flooded by one foot, I will immediately pick him off his official skin. ”

Shen Lan couldn't help but feel sorry when she heard this, and immediately said: "Honorable Uncle, how can you be embarrassed by this." Why don't you go back and talk to your grandmother and brother in the next place? ”

Lin Yanchao listened and said, "How is this good? It is still easy for me to alarm Mrs. Tai, that is, to order the people below. Don't worry, Uncle Zong's help, Lin will definitely help. ”

Shen Lan said with a straight face when he heard this: "My father's plan all his life is for the country and the people, he told us that we should damage the land, reduce the use, the clothes should not be gorgeous, the utensils would rather be missing, not to leave disputes, and mistake him for a lifetime!" ”

"Now for the sake of the family's house, I have damaged 30,000 acres of land for the people, how can I bear it, and my father will also be responsible. Futai, just now that Shen has never been here, it is really disturbing. ”

Lin Yanchao and Shen Lan pushed for a while, and Lin Yanchao saw that he couldn't 'convince' Shen Lan, so he sighed: "Even so, Lin will not insist on it, I am afraid that I will have no face to see Uncle Zongbo in the future." But don't worry, Brother Shi, I will personally choose another good house to build a house for Uncle Zong, and this time the house will be flooded, and the house will be compensated at a heavy price, so that Brother Shi's family will not lose anything. ”

Shen Lan nodded and said: "My father is an official and poor, and we also have no money left in the family, so I won't say anything about this compensation." I will repair a letter to Beijing to explain this matter that my father will not blame my younger brother. ”

Lin Yanchao was overjoyed and said, "Thank you Brother Shen for that." ”

At that moment, Lin Yanchao personally sent Shen Lan out of the door.

After returning to the house, Qiu Mingshan said: "Dong Weng's clever move not only does not embarrass the Shen family and offends Shen Zongbo, but also in front of Shen Ge Lao, with the help of this move, he can also draw a clear line with Shen Li, the most important thing is that the Shen family is the head of the local gentry, and the mansion is now not even selling Shen Shangshu's face, so it also prevents other people from asking for help." ”

Lin Yanchao looked at Qiu Mingshan and said, "That's also Shen Zongbo, he is an upright official, and if he changes someone else, it won't be so easy to say." ”

"Since becoming an official, the governor of this government has had a difficult time, and when he was in charge of river work before, he had no distractions, and Fu Fantai shared other things for me, and now he is an official of Zhengyin, that is, he wants to do his work, where is the reason not to offend people."

Qiu Mingshan said: "It is indeed not easy to be an official, if you continue to refuse to buy and sell the land deed, you will offend the huge room of this mansion." In fact, as long as the Jialu River can be repaired well, and the imperial court can make a difference, it will pass. ”

"People who are officials say that it is retreat for the people, but it is still necessary to be pragmatic to be a real official, otherwise how can it be said that all the officials in the world abandon the officials of the people, and all the things in the world abandon the affairs of the people."

Lin Yanchao said: "What do you think of this time?" ”

Qiu Mingshan said: "According to the practice of officialdom, it is better to catch the small and enlarge it." If it is difficult to offend, let it go, and if it is offended, it will be stopped, and it is good to have an explanation to the people, but whoever can do this is already a clean official in the eyes of the people. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled: "No wonder there are humane, those who live in the official and clean do not think that they are self-purifying, they are really clear, and what they say is really reasonable." ”

Qiu Mingshan said: "I am also dedicated to Dong Weng's plan. ”

Lin Yanchao thought for a while and said: "What you said is reasonable, but I don't know something, which one of the huge rooms in this Guide Mansion is something that I, Lin Yanchao, can't afford to offend!" ”

So Lin Yanchao ordered that the dredging of the Jialu River had been fully started.

The matter of damming and silting the land is also progressed by the counties, anyway, there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the progress of the project is not worried, and it can be completed in June, and then the river water will be diverted to irrigate the siltation.

Why June.

Because the river water is the fattest in June.

After many years of irrigation, the people in the upper and lower reaches of the Yellow River have summed up their experience, and the river water is named every month.

For example, in February and March, the peach blossoms begin to bloom, which is called 'peach blossom water'.

At the end of spring, the turnip blooms and is called 'cauliflower water'.

At the end of April, the ridge wheat is beautiful, and the mango changes color, which is called 'wheat yellow water'.

In May, the melon is covered and extended, which is called 'melon vine water'.

After the middle of June, the water is fishy and flows into the river, which is called 'alum landscape'.

In July, the lonely bean square show is called 'bean curd water'.

In August, it is called 'Ogi Nae Water'.

In September, the Double Ninth Festival is called 'ascending the water'.

In October, the water falls and flows, covering its old way, which is called 'covering the groove water'.

In November and December, the water is cut off and the miscellaneous flow is re-knotted by the cold, which is called 'Lingshui'

In these seasons, the alum landscape after mid-June, there is a saying that the land of Shuo wilderness, the deep mountains and poor valleys, the solid yin and the cold, the ice is hard and the evening is accompanied, this is the middle of summer, and the dissipation is exhausted.

This alum landscape is used to silt the field, and the effect is the best.

So tens of thousands of civilians began to repair the embankment and dredge the river in June.

Lin Yanchao is now the prefect and cannot personally inspect the place where the river works are located, so he knows the progress of the river works through official correspondence in the government office.

So far, it's going well. After the Jialu River is dredged, the amount of water will increase significantly.

First, it can divide the normal flow of the Yellow River, which can reduce the pressure of the lower reaches of Guide on the Yellow River.

Second, the diversion of water to irrigate more than 300,000 acres of land can greatly benefit the people of this prefecture.

In these more than 300,000 acres, although most of them are owner-owned fields, they cannot make as much profit as the last time they were silted in the embankment. But there are still 50,000 or 60,000 acres of ownerless wasteland, and Lin Yanchao plans to take 50,000 or 60,000 acres of wasteland and continue to sell it to the people as he did last time, and use the money to repay the farmer's money and Mei Kan's loans.

But even so, the government still has to put tens of thousands of taels of silver, but Lin Yanchao feels that it is still worth it.

Li Bing repaired Dujiangyan, and to this day the Shu people are still grateful for his kindness.

It is precisely because the river work is difficult to repair that the river work is the first political achievement.

Lin Yanchao is equivalent to using his own credit to borrow money from all sides, so as to benefit the people of Guide.

Of course, such a cheap thing for the government to pay and the people to benefit is naturally eye-catching.

On this day, Ma Tong came to visit Lin Yanchao, and as soon as he saw Lin Yanchao, he said: "The big thing in Futai is not good." ”

Lin Yanchao asked, "Why are you so alarmed?" ”

Ma Tong said: "Futai, the lower officials heard a news that twenty or thirty students from various counties under the government, and even the students of the government, gathered yesterday, and they discussed writing a post accusing the government of abusing the criminal law in order to hinder the sale of private land deeds. ”