Gu Qi, she just wants to farm

Chapter 339
In mid-April, Liu Jiang and Huang Shanhai rushed back to Lushan County with fifty carts of new goods, and at the same time a major event happened in Lushan County.

Lushan County has been raining for more than half a month, and finally the Beilu River, the largest and lowest main river outside the county, was overwhelmed, and part of the river collapsed.

There are no village houses near the gap area of ​​Suoxing River, only a few mu of Susukida and a few miles of barren land, so the loss is not serious.

But even so, the Yamen cannot do nothing and let this situation continue, after all, no one knows when the rain in Yuzhong will continue.

It has been a long time since the Naihe imperial court issued pensions, and the total number of official and history officials available to the Lushan County government office is only this amount, and there is no frontier army near Yuzhong that can be seconded.

If you want to repair the river, you can only hire a large number of people to do river work.

It's just that it's not that easy to hire people.Even though Liu Shouzheng was well-known in Lushan County, the people respected and loved him, but if he really wanted to let hundreds of people volunteer to work on the river without paying a penny, it was a matter of no thought.

After all, being a river worker is not an ordinary chore. If it is just a trivial matter, the people would probably be willing to help out of gratitude.

But the river workers are different. Being a river worker is not only risky, has a high casualty rate, but also consumes a lot of physical strength. Even if the people in Lushan County do not receive government wages, the government must not let the river workers have enough to eat.

But now, it is much more difficult to feed so many people at the same time in Lushan County than to pay wages.

In the yamen hall, Liu Shouzheng dismissed the other people, leaving only the general judge Wang Hebin and fellow prefect He Yong.

These two were single-handedly selected by Liu Shouzheng, and they had been by Liu Shouzheng's side for many years, and they were considered very useful personalities.The current situation in Lushan County is complicated. The reason for the river repair is not only related to people's livelihood, but also related to the imperial court's views on Yuzhou Prefecture and Lushan County in the future.

It is also related to the patrol envoy's comments on his term of office. Once the matter is not handled well, the plan he originally deployed and planned to be transferred to a higher position before the end of the year will be in vain at any time. You can't keep your position.

Having survived the three-year severe drought in Yuzhou Prefecture by himself, Liu Shouzheng never imagined that he would have to suffer such hardships before his death.

Of course, now that something has happened, we have to think carefully about the solution, not to solve the problem immediately, but to prevent things from developing in a worse direction.

This is also the reason why Liu Shouzheng retired other officials, leaving only two of his own people to discuss.

In special cases, some special measures may have to be used.These things can be done secretly, but they can't be said in the open, so as not to be caught by people with good intentions, and maybe they will become a stumbling block in the promotion of the officialdom in the future.

"My lord, there are currently three gaps in the Beilu River, and the two are in good condition. The officials will bring the yamen servants tomorrow, and they can fill in the stones and soil materials.

But there is another place where the gap is half a mile long. Although there are wastelands on both sides of the river bank, if the gap continues to expand and crack, the flood will sooner or later affect several villages at the bottom of Xishui County in the north of Lushan Mountain. "

The person who spoke was He Yong, the secretary in charge. He Yong was born as a fellow Jinshi. If his family background was better and he was able to operate well, with his status as a Jinshi, he might at least be able to find an eighth-rank county magistrate.

Naihe He's family is poor, and there is no one in the court who is better, and there is nowhere to operate. After the palace examination, He Yong has been stranded in the capital, and no one cares about him.

He Yong is from Linhang and has no place to live in Kyoto. He has been renting in a village on the outskirts of the capital since he came to Beijing to rush for the exam.This stay is three years.

Every inch of land is precious at the feet of the emperor, even if it is just a dilapidated tile house in a village on the outskirts of Kyoto, the monthly rent still needs a lot of money.He Yong has never been able to find an official position, and has no other income, so he can only go to the city every day to set up a stall to write letters for others, barely making ends meet.

But after all, this is not a long-term solution. He Yong stayed in the capital for three years but could not find a way out. In desperation, he had to return to Linhang to make a living under the introduction of his fellow countrymen.

As soon as He Yong returned to Linhang, by chance, he joined Liu Shouzheng's name and became Liu Shouzheng's staff.

At that time, Liu Shouzheng was not a sheriff, but just an official of Linhang Mansion.According to the official system of Dakang, the officials who are promoted are the second-rank officials in each prefecture, the officials who belong to the Jingzhao Prefecture are the sixth-rank officials, and the officials from other prefectures are the seventh-rank officials.

Liu Shouzheng's own ability is good, and the Linhang Liu family is operating behind him, or he has a bit of luck, but in just a few years, Liu Shouzheng has been promoted all the way, becoming a county guard, and the official has reached the fourth rank .

And under Liu Shouzheng's operation, He Yong went from being an aide to a seventh-rank magistrate to a county assistant official, and from a sixth-rank official position.

Tongzhi in various places do not have to be in charge, and have different purposes, but in general, the Tongzhi in the county and town are responsible for patrolling capture, grain affairs, farmland, water conservancy, river and sea defense and other responsibilities.

The embankment of the river outside the city of Lushan County was originally a matter under Tongzhi's jurisdiction.

A few days ago when the rain continued, He Yong personally took people to inspect the river, but suffered from the shortage of available manpower, and also had a little bit of luck earlier, always thinking about waiting for the rain to stop. The water of the river can naturally decrease, and this matter has been dragged on until today.

Thinking of this, He Yong showed shame, and said again: "My lord, in fact, given the current situation, it may not be enough to just repair the broken part of the river. If this heavy rain continues for half a month, the cracked river will There will only be more and more.”

"From this point of view, we have to hurry up and gather people to strengthen the main river channels first. It's just..." Wang Hebin, the general judge, paused as he spoke, showing embarrassment.

The general judgment is the six grades, and it is in charge of soldiers and civilians, money and grain, household registration, taxes and labor, and hearing and judgment of prison lawsuits.The construction of the river channel and reinforcement of the embankment required the recruitment of river workers and the embezzlement of government tax money.

And the reason why Wang Hebin couldn't go on talking about this is because the current Lushan County has long been an empty shell. After three years of severe drought, half of the taxes were confiscated. There is no money to embezzle. On the river.

"Or report it to the imperial court." Wang Hebin hesitated.

Liu Shouzheng shook his head: "Not to mention that the imperial court may not pay attention to the affairs of Yuzhou, but even if this memorial can be sent to the capital, it will be too late for the current situation in Lushan County."

Wang Hebin was silent, it was indeed too late.If the rain falls in the second half of the month, I am afraid that several low-lying villages outside the county will suffer.If you are unlucky, even the county may be harmed.

"My lord, how much grain is left in the government after sending out the grain seeds this time? Can you send it out first to recruit river workers?" He Yong suggested.

　Thanks to "Ye" and "Su Zixi" for the monthly pass
　　
　
(End of this chapter)