Jiang Nv is indescribable

Chapter 236 Sing and Harmony

Struggles for mountains and rivers have emerged endlessly, and the locals are used to it, and they will hardly report to the government office if they die.

In some large villages, even if someone dies, if the heads of the two clans coordinate properly, there is no need to enter the gate of the government office.

Officials and officials are not ignorant of the above, but it involves the villagers, which is troublesome and tricky, and they are generally lazy to pay attention to it.Or choose to tell the rich to send money, if you don't listen to the mediation, you will be intimidated by many parties, the people reluctantly obeyed, but the resentment will not be released, so the fight will resume.

There is another layer, if there are too many people killed, the officials fear that the punishment will be too severe and will not be conducive to promotion, so they will not be allowed to submit and close the case hastily.The common people know this kind of abuse, so there are no ones who report the crime.

"No wonder." Jiang Fosang was thoughtful, "Because the officials delayed and ignored them, and did not give the two parties a trial and investigation in time, such a peaceful or multi-party blackmail behavior not only weakened the prestige of the government office, but also made the villagers feel bad about it. The government is disappointed, and if similar incidents happen again in the future, they will resort to violence without hesitation, and even go to the point of wounding people, setting fires, and killing people.”

Some cases of armed fights may be caused by a quarrel at the beginning. The two sides fought because of a trivial incident, and the grievances were not resolved in time. Over the years, the enmity gradually deepened, so they followed revenge and fought each other, causing countless deaths and injuries to each other. , until it becomes a feud.

If the government doesn't do anything, then this enmity will continue to expand, and I don't know how many lives will be costed by then.

"How does the Lord Husband plan to deal with those villagers?"

Xiao Yuandu was so angry that he wanted to punish all those involved before being sent to prison.

However, he has heard the words that the law does not blame the public so many times from Jiang Nu and Cheng Ping, and he would not be able to sit down in prison.So he decided to deal with those who took the lead in making trouble, especially Gao Dalei and Gao Mao.

"Then that's the end of the case?"

Xiao Yuandu gave her a sideways glance, "Speak directly if you have something to say."

Jiang Fosang looked at him with a smile: "The dispute between Nangao Village and Xiagao Village seems to be caused by personal enmity. In fact, the people of Nangao Village took advantage of the favorable location to cut off the water to ensure the irrigation of their fields. The available situation is to win the first-class irrigation, and the two sides are fighting to the death-the food of the people comes from the fields, but they especially rely on water conservancy.

The abundance of water supply varies with the seasons, and the topography of streams and rivers is also complex and changeable. In addition, the neighborhoods are mixed due to fragmented fields.The combination of various factors leads to the fact that one water source may need to supply multiple farmers, or even several villages.These have laid hidden dangers for water rights disputes.

"In recent years, the war has disappeared, the population has increased, and the contradiction of insufficient water sources has become more prominent, but the government still uses the same old way of handling it, which is obviously inappropriate. In my concubine's opinion, in addition to killing chickens to warn monkeys, it is probably necessary to solve the problem from the root."

Xiao Yuandu also thought about it on the way back, but right now he wants to hear Jiang Nu's opinion more.

Jiang Fosang's opinion is also simple, "Prosper the pier to irrigate the fields and repair the ponds."

The water system in the Northland is not as developed as that in the Southland, so more attention should be paid to water conservancy protection.This is not the case.

When she went to the countryside to collect silk, she noticed how old and dilapidated the official canals were.The weather is smooth and fashionable and not obvious, but if there is a drought or flood, it will be too late to regret.

Xiao Yuandu paused and asked her to explain in detail.

"The concubine grew up in the south, and what I saw with my eyes and ears, most of the south is to build ponds."

Afraid that he didn't know what a pond was, he made some gestures for him with his hands.

In fact, Xiao Yuandu had seen it before, but it was only in his previous life, so he didn't have a deep understanding of it.

He didn't intend to interrupt either, he rested his arms on his head and watched Jiang Nu gesture.

His gaze unconsciously followed her slender fingers.It's just a pool, it's flying up and down, it seems to be dancing...

After being distracted for a moment, my heart trembled, and my eyes quickly moved away from her, and I found a random place to stay.

Jiang Fosang didn't notice his strangeness, and he was still talking about it slowly, "The main function of the pond is to store water and fight drought, or to extend the irrigation canal with the pond as the axis. receive.

"Many manors of the aristocratic families in the South are the homes of Chengbei. It is precisely because of the superior irrigation conditions of the Thousand Hectares of Bei that even if the poor farmers fail to produce crops due to years of severe drought, the rich and powerful families will still keep their harvests and crops. Little loss.

"The construction of the pond is also very particular. Take Jinghu Lake as an example... A pond is built between the two counties to store water. The water is more than ten feet high, and the fields are more than ten feet high. The water in the field enters the sea, so there is no evil year.

"These weirs, ponds and ponds are generally managed by special personnel. For example, there are weir officials in weirs and officials in weirs. There must also be corresponding management measures, so that people can avoid chaos caused by water competition."

After Xiao Yuandu listened, he pondered for a long time, but shook his head: "The water network in the southern land is criss-cross, and the rainfall is also abundant. It is cheap to build a pond, but in the northern land, the work outweighs the use."

Jiang Fosang doesn't know as much about the Northland as he does, but combining climate and geography, he can understand after a little thought.

"My husband's intention is to focus on water diversion for irrigation?"

Xiao Yuandu did have this intention, "There are several old canals and weirs in Wuxiong, which are old and destroyed for a long time, and most of them are unusable; while dredging the old water spots, we must build new ones."

However, this will inevitably require a lot of manpower.If there is enough manpower, a spring effort can be established.

"Guide the canals and drain the water, and the pulses will disperse the ditches." Jiang Fosang nodded in agreement, "Today's rain has relieved the urgent need, and the fight for water in the future should be greatly reduced. The busy farming season is over, and the wages are extremely low during the period before winter. The government office can take advantage of this opportunity to enlist craftsmen and migrant workers, so that the poor will have more income for the winter, and the government office can also save some expenses."

Xiao Yuandu twitched the corner of his mouth, "Those thugs who participated in the fighting also have a place to settle."

Jiang Fosang's eyebrows and eyes slightly curved, "My husband is wise."

Only then did Xiao Yuandu realize that he had chatted so much with Jiang Nu, and even sang and harmonized.

The smile stopped, and he turned his head and continued to stare at the beam.

This time it was Jiang Fosang who broke the silence, "What is Husband Master thinking?"

Jiang Nu probably thought that he was thinking about specific actions, but the fact is that he was distracted again.

"I was thinking—" Clearing my throat, "It's really troublesome to plant a field."

Although it is a casual statement, it is also true.He has learned a lot in recent months.

How troublesome is farming?Not to mention the burden of taxation and the burden of farming, it also requires heaven to tell the earth.

Once God puts on his face, the family will be helpless all year round. At that time, it is not impossible to sell children and beg in other places.

It's just water, whether it's rivers, streams, rivers, or sea water, he's seen it a lot.Who would have thought that some people would risk their lives just to fight for such a little water.

Xiao Yuandu was really furious at first, but after he was furious, he felt a little uncomfortable.

As Jiang Nv said, fighting is only a superficial cause, and the root is that the people's livelihood is unreliable...

He also read a few books before, but what he learned in the study was not enough to understand the difficulties of the people.

But having said that, who would have thought that one day he would also consider caring about the old and the young, and the feelings of the people and the people.

Trivial death, aggrieved everywhere, is far less enjoyable than marching and fighting - this is what Xiao Yuandu said in his heart.

But I didn't dare to tell Jiang Nu, for fear that she would block me with the phrase "why not show off in the battlefield".

(End of this chapter)