After wearing the book, I spoiled the powerful minister

On August 25, Luo Wenqian arrived at the county seat that he was going to personally inspect this time, Pianguan County.

Pianguan County is located in the northwest corner of Taiyuan Prefecture. The border of Pianguan County is bordered by Tatars. After the first emperor ascended the throne, there has been no war between the two countries, so although Pianguan County is remote, it is very lively.

When Luo Wenqian entered the county seat, he felt the prosperity of Pianguan County. The streets were spacious and there were many shops along the street. The clothes of the common people when they were leaving were different from those in Taiyuan City, with a touch of exoticism.

Luo Wenqian also saw a person with snow-white skin, and when he met his eyes, he found that his eyes were still blue. After reading the documents and materials of Taiyuan Mansion, Luo Wenqian knew that these should be Baitar, although he had seen the records in the documents that the two countries can communicate and marry each other , but witnessing with my own eyes still has some inexplicable complex emotions.

The purpose of Luo Wenqian's visit to Pianguan County was to check the drought situation in the fields. He went directly to the county government office in Pianguan County. After dinner, Luo Wenqian went straight to see the conditions of the farmland.

This time Luo Wenqian was following Luo Wenqian on the surface, only Qian Dongliang was the boy. Zhu Shanfang did not enter the county government office but stayed in an inn in the county seat. Luo Wenqian asked him to inquire about Pianguan County secretly.

This time, Luo Wenqian brought two hidden guards, one followed him, and the other asked him to secretly follow Zhu Shanfang; Mrs. Yuan also had two hidden guards in Taiyuan City, so this time Chen Xiuyan made a firm decision.

Luo Wenqian and his party rode out of Fucheng on horseback, and walked in light clothes, looking directly at the farmland along the road, where the big guys with wells lined up to fetch water.

"My lord, in the past, the well water in the village was not only sufficient for the daily life of the people, but also enough for the irrigation of the farmland, but this year it has not rained for more than four months, and the temperature is so high that even the Pianguan River has dried up. If those wells are also dried up, the consequences will be disastrous." The magistrate of Pianguan County who accompanied Luo Wenqian out said with a serious expression.

Luo Wenqian has seen the water system in Pianguan County. The main river is the Pianguan River. The geographical location and soil conditions of the Pianguan River determine that the river changes with the rainfall season. When the rain is heavy, it is easy to cause floods. Once it does not fall for a long time When it rains, rivers tend to dry up.

Luo Wenqian specially brought the well diggers here this time. The condition of the river could not be changed. All he could think of was to find another source of water. He asked the well diggers to split up and look for places where they could dig water sources.

The county magistrate also thought of this method and asked people to search for it, but because of limited personnel and limited ability, no water came out after digging a lot of ground, so he very much hoped that Luo Wenqian would bring capable people.

After spending five days, Luo Wenqian ran non-stop to all the fields in Pianguan County. Every time he went to a place, he sent people to search for water sources, but there was still no harvest.

Luo Wenqian's expression became more and more serious. Except for the well digger and the weather watcher, he brought no sign of rain.

If you can't find it where ordinary people walk, you can only go to places that ordinary people don't go.

Luo Wenqian looked at the map of Pianguan County on the table, and was optimistic about the mountain to go to tomorrow.

When going up the mountain in summer, the trouser legs and sleeves should be tightly tied, and the collar should be small. Luo Wenqian carried a bag on his own, which mainly contained the medicines prepared by Chen Xiuyan, and two water bags were hung on his waist.

Luo Wenqian chose a mountain far away from the Guan River, close to the danger along the river, with bare land, and a mountain close to the river. Even if there is water on the mountain, it will flow to the river below. If the river is dry, there will be nothing on the mountain.

Today Luo Wenqian did not let the people from the county government follow. He wanted to take the people from the prefecture this time. Many officials occasionally showed dissatisfaction on their faces. They followed them around for five days, but got nothing. They also had doubts about Luo Wenqian's ability. Now they still have to climb the mountain. When did they suffer this hardship?

But Luo Wenqian took the lead in person, and they couldn't refuse clearly, they could only claim to be sick, some said they had suffered from heatstroke, some said they had diarrhea, and some broke their legs. In the end, Luo Wenqian followed Luo Wenqian up the mountain only three officials from the government office, and one worker. , two yamen servants, and a well digger.

Including Luo Wenqian and Qian Dongliang and his group of six, Luo Wenqian did not become blind and arrogant to lead the way himself, but first searched for villagers near the foot of the mountain, found a villager who was good at hunting to lead the way, gave him five taels of silver, and tied the horses in the Hunter's house.

The hunter collected the money and asked his wife to prepare dry food, and Luo Wenqian gave another tael of silver, asked for dry food for everyone, and filled the water bags.

"Uncle Zhong, let's go." The hunter Luo Wenqian was looking for was Zhang Zhong, and his name was Zhang Zhong. Luo Wenqian didn't reveal his identity, and called the hunter according to his seniority.

"Going up the mountain now, I might live in the mountain tonight." Zhang Zhong sounded the alarm for Luo Wenqian in advance.

"can."

A group of seven people went up the mountain on foot. On the way, Zhang Zhongcai asked Luo Wenqian about their intention to go up the mountain. He would agree because he looked at Luo Wenqian's kind face, and it was a lot of noise. They all rode horses. They didn't think they would do anything evil, but they didn't want to worry their family members, so now Open your mouth and ask.

"What are you looking for when you go up the mountain?" Zhang Zhong asked.

"Look for a water source." Luo Wenqian said without any concealment.

Zhang Zhong stopped in a daze, thinking that he was looking for rare furs, rare game, or even precious medicinal materials, but he never expected to get the word "water source".

"Looking for water?" Zhang Zhong said incredulously, "Even if you find it, you won't be able to transport it. It's not a wild card."

Not everyone will come to the deep mountains, this is a terrible thing, who will come here to carry water.

"As long as you can find it, there is always a way to transport it out." Luo Wenqian said, "If you can find the source and the place where it flows, you only need to open your mouth at the foot of the mountain and there will be water left."

"The topography of the mountain determines that the water flows downward." Luo Wenqian replied.

Zhang Zhong felt inexplicably reasonable after hearing this.

"Did Uncle Zhong find any water when he went hunting in the mountains, such as creeks and mountain springs?" Luo Wenqian asked.

Zhang Zhong shook his head, "Every time I drink, I bring it myself. The main thing is that I set the scope of hunting early in the morning. If I exceed it, I hardly go there. The game within the scope is enough for me to hunt."

"Then can Uncle Zhong take us outside the range?" Luo Wenqian asked after stopping.

Zhang Zhong thought for a while and nodded, then took out a picture drawn in charcoal from his arms, "This is from my family, my family has been hunters for generations, and many ancestors died on the mountain, so those of us The scope for future generations to go up the mountain is getting smaller and smaller."

"According to my grandfather's mark, there seems to be a small stream in this place." Zhang Zhong pointed to the northwest corner of the map and said.

"Then go here."