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Chapter 165 Grilling Fields (1 plus monthly ticket for January)
After the army entered Runan County, Yuzhou, the sky became gloomy, and the sun did not see for several days.

Near the border of Lujiang County in Yangzhou, God poured down a heavy rain from time to time, sometimes accompanied by thunder and lightning.Under these circumstances, the army's journey began to become difficult.

At first, there were mountains against mountains, and forests against forests. Later, even if the heavy rain lasted for half a day, the team still had to brave the rain.

In order to arrive at the destination as expected, Ban Zhuojia issued a strict order that, except for a few wounded or sick soldiers who could take a rest along the way, the rest were not allowed to stop for a moment.

Several times, the team left for a whole day, and finally it was time to eat dry food, and they also ate while walking, but at a slightly slower speed.

Eating dry food, drinking cold water, lying in the mountains and forests, walking in the rain, and walking down hundreds of miles, Yin Buli would do what the soldiers did, not to mention complaining, even if he accidentally fell off his horse, sprained his foot, and scratched a big hole on his leg. Pimples of skin, mottled with bloodshot eyes, but also silent.

Ban Zhuojia was puzzled all the way, a weak woman, why bother to push herself into such a situation!

He has tried his best to provide the best conditions for the march, but the army has to march forward in the rain, and the best conditions are useless in the rain.

On the seventh day after leaving Haojing, the army finally arrived at the border of Yangzhou——Lujiang County.

After entering the post, Ban Zhuojia and his lieutenants quickly opened the map and got a clear idea of ​​the terrain of Lujiang County.

It is high in the west and low in the east, and there are tributaries of big rivers in the east, and there are also rivers and lakes.So Ban Zhuojia and others concluded that the disaster situation in Lujiang County should not be very serious.

However, the news brought back by the soldiers who went to investigate the situation surprised everyone.

The waterlogging in Lujiang County was very serious. Three days ago, people lost their homes and fled northward in groups.

The fleeing team, Ban Zhuojia, and others also met, but they all thought they were from other counties, but they didn't expect the actual situation to be so unexpected.

The serious cause of waterlogging is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster.

It stands to reason that the terrain of Lujiang County is bounded by the tributaries of the great river, high in the west and low in the east, and most of the flooded houses and fields should be in the east.

The fact is that the houses and farmland in the west were basically flooded, and thousands of hectares of fertile land in the east were safe and sound.

"Why is that?" Yin Buli, who limped into the door, said first when he heard such anecdote.

The scout replied: "Because the west side of the tributary of the great river is mostly the fields of tenant farmers and common people, and the east side is the field of the hero Xie Chang. Because the east side is flat and fertile, the Xie family has been farming on the east side since the previous dynasty. There are more than 2000 hectares, spanning six counties."

"Because of the low-lying terrain, the Xie family usually piled up the ridges on the side of the river and often reinforced them. Last year, Qin Shangshu started to build the Dajiang Canal along the way, and the Xie family also began to reinforce their own ridges, which are now higher than the tributaries of the Dajiang River. In this way, the water potential of the tributary will rise and spread, and the farmland on the east side will be flooded."

"Doesn't the government care about it?" Yin Buli said coldly, "One person hurts thousands of people, and the governor of Lujiang can't even settle the account?"

The scout replied: "The governor of Lujiang County wanted to manage but did not dare. This Xie family was a family of officials and eunuchs in the previous dynasty. Later, the officialdom lost power and the family moved south to this Lujiang County. Since then, they have farmed and opened a shop. So far, they are the leading wealthy and powerful family in the south of the Yangtze River. No one dared to provoke them. It is said that the governor of Lujiang went to Xie’s house several times to try to fight for the people’s interests, but Xie Chang always avoided him.”

"The Xie family also has a good reason. The matter of strengthening the land is a tradition of several generations in their family, and it was not suddenly reinforced after the heavy rain to protect the farmland. Now why should they take away his family's good land to save the people's land?"

Ban Zhuojia and others fell into a long silence after listening.

This matter is tricky, and he needs to meet with Lujiang County Sheriff and even Yangzhou Mu to reach a conclusion.

If it doesn't work, I have to report it to His Majesty.

Yin Buli sneered, "It's nonsense! If it's really just to protect your own fields, you can at most raise the ridges to the same height as the tributaries of the big river, why is it a few meters higher than the river for no reason? Isn't it just to push all the water to the people's fields? "

This is indeed the case, what Ban Zhuojia is struggling with is how to arrange it next.

Yin Buli said bluntly: "I also ask the general to send troops to the ridge of Xiejia's field, and pick up the high ridge that destroyed the people."

The deputy generals on the left and right objected, and one said: "This matter involves local wealth and power, and a slight inappropriate action will cause turmoil. Yin Xingxing's decision is too arbitrary."

Another said: "Right now, it is better for us to have a face-to-face meeting with the governor of Lujiang County to understand the situation in detail before making a decision."

Yin Buli retorted: "If it is really useful to find the Lujiang County Sheriff, why wait until now? Does Lujiang County have no soldiers?"

After she finished speaking, she turned to Ban Zhuojia and spoke righteously, "General, we can wait, but the farmland and houses soaked by rain cannot wait. If they soak for a few more days, it will be an irreversible situation."

Ban Zhuojia began to waver.

The lieutenant general saw her firm tone and tough attitude, so he asked Yin Buli, but they had His Majesty's orders or royal items in their hands, and they had these in their hands, so they would be able to deal with future accidents.

Yin Buli said truthfully, "No."

"This official is appointed by His Majesty to walk in the south of the Yangtze River. He is the representative of the holy will. What other things do you need as proof?"

Hearing this, the left and right lieutenants were all dumbfounded.

They don't know that Yin Xingxing does not represent the holy will, but it is true that he represents madness and arrogance.

Yin Buli saw that Ban Zhuojia was still hesitating, so he said bluntly: "If anything happens in the future, I will bear it all. I hope the general will issue an order quickly and don't delay any more."

The lieutenants sneered, one of them was not in the establishment, and if he said nothing, he would walk, so why should he take responsibility?
Just a joke.

If something really happens in the future, it won't be their general who will bear the burden.

The left and right lieutenants and several school lieutenant generals all followed Ban Zhuojia when they fought in Wu, and the matter was of great importance, so they naturally had to think about their own generals.

But at this moment, Ban Zhuojia was caught in memories.

At the beginning, when he was trapped in Tongshan County, Yongzhou, Yin Qilei always made a decision, and he always said the same thing, "General, just let it go, if anything goes wrong, I will take responsibility."

The father and daughter are so similar.

Through Yin Buli, Ban Zhuojia seems to see Yin Qilei who is still in danger.

At that moment, he already had a decision.

He ordered the soldiers to go to Xiejia Tiantou quickly, cut off the high ridge, and tried their best to divert water to Linjiang Lake.

Military orders are like mountains, once this order is issued, no matter how many worries the lieutenants have in their hearts, they can only suppress them and act according to the order.

Yin Buli heaved a sigh of relief.

That night, the high ridges surrounding Xie's [-] hectares of fertile and fertile farmland were stripped away, and the tributaries of the big river, which had long been unbearable, rushed towards the low-lying east fields in an instant.

At the same time, the water potential of Linjiang Lake is rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That night, the Xie family ran frantically to the flooded fields.The governor of Lujiang County received the news and paid an overnight visit to Ban Zhuojia.

Ban Zhuojia and his lieutenant were on both sides of the Linjiang Canal on the way to Linjiang Lake along a tributary of the Dajiang River, strengthening the fortifications as appropriate, and they were not at the post at all.

Yin Buli met with the governor of Lujiang County.

(End of this chapter)