After the rebirth, the cannon fodder left the plot

Chapter 106

The former county magistrate of Yuhe County left with his family, Shen Jingcheng looked at the dilapidated county government office, and was still a little overwhelmed.

The yamen gate in the front is better, after all, it is the facade of a county, although the old one is not good, but at least it is impermeable to the wind and rain, but the living place in the backyard is a bit sad.

Except for some furniture in the two main rooms, the other four houses are empty, and even two houses can see the sky outside through the gaps in the roof.

Although the wisps of sunlight refracted from the cracks into the house look quite artistic, but living here is not the case.

In addition, to the west of this yard is a large vegetable field, and to the east is a smelly chicken coop. Of course, the chickens have been taken away by the original county magistrate, but the vegetables in the vegetable field have not been pulled out because they have just emerged and are not yet mature. .

Shen Jingcheng looked at the environment, opened and closed his mouth, wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound.

The Yuhe County in his memory was poor, and he knew that the place where he and Ah Jin lived was poor, but now that he was used to living in his own mansion, he couldn't accept such an environment suddenly.

It needs to be repaired, there is no money in the account books of Yuhe County, so if it is not repaired, this yard cannot be lived in.

What's more, his family has a child who is less than a month old. Ah Jin has never lived in such a house in these years, and he may not be able to adapt here.

Shen Jingcheng was a little troubled.

At this time, he felt that it was very unreasonable for the old emperor to stipulate that officials should not buy houses and land in their places of office, just like his current situation.

If you don't repair the house, you can't live in it.To repair the house, there is no money in the account.

The current situation is that if he wants to be able to live in people, he has to pay for the repairs himself, but the problem is that the county government is the government's county government, and he pays for the money to repair the house, which is tantamount to paying the government to repair the house.

Thinking of this, Shen Jingcheng was so angry that he wanted to laugh.

Who has ever seen an official posting upside down?
Therefore, it is not possible to post upside down, it can only be that the wool comes from the sheep.

In the early morning of the next day, Shen Jingcheng went to the front yamen to find the master secretary of Yuhe County, and said, "Master Fang, you can find some reliable carpenters to repair the house in the backyard."

This master surnamed Fang is a native of Yuhe County, and he is in his forties. Judging from the clothes that have been washed until they are whitish, his family background does not seem to be very good.

Master Fang heard Shen Jingcheng's words, and said subconsciously: "But the money in the account is not enough to buy materials and wages?"

"Isn't there going to be a commercial tax at the end of the month? Let the craftsmen do it first, and then buy the materials after the commercial tax is recorded in the account, so there will be no delay."

Master Fang's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was nervous and vigilant: "But that's the salary we want to pay."

His salary has been in arrears for half a year, if he doesn't pay his salary again, he will be in trouble.

"I won't issue it for now, and I will reissue it when there is money in the account." Shen Jingcheng said.

Master Fang was taken aback by what he said, and asked again, "What about the craftsman's wages?"

"Responding to the corvee, repairing the house for a few days, and repaying the corvee for a few days."

Master Fang opened his mouth speechless, but he couldn't say anything more, so he could only go back to work.

He thought that the original county magistrate would be enough, but he didn't expect this county magistrate to be as good.

Master Fang left, and there was nothing else going on in the yamen for the time being, so Shen Jingcheng got on his horse and walked out of the yamen, and went directly to the grain shop that Fu Yu had already bought.

In the store at this time, there was only a newly hired shopkeeper greeting a few customers. Fu Yu might still be building a route along the road, so he wasn't here.

Shen Jingcheng didn't stay in the shop for too long, he just walked around for a while, and then rode out of the county town.

He had to go to the Yellow River to check the condition of the dams. He didn't care whether he was poor or rich, but the dams must not go wrong. Don't let a heavy rain come, and the dams would collapse all of a sudden, that would be very dangerous.

His whole family didn't know how many years they would stay here, so they couldn't face such danger all the time.

Shen Jingcheng walked through several bends of the river according to his memory, and stopped in front of one of the dams that seemed to have just been repaired. As soon as he got off his horse and stepped on the dam, his feet sank deeply into the soil.

Shen Jingcheng's brows were deeply furrowed, what use can such a dam do?

But thinking about the sharp turn here, no matter how firmly people step on it, they may not be able to block the raging flood, so I understand why the newly built embankment is like this.

Small water doesn't need dams to stop it, and big water dams can't stop it. It's probably because of this that people simply let him go.

Shen Jingcheng took a deep breath, got on the horse and began to walk back.

Fortunately, he has a good teacher, and the knowledge he lectures covers almost all aspects. Although the lectures are not so detailed, at least he will not be in a hurry.

It's just that water control doesn't happen overnight, it needs to be well planned.

After returning to the county, Shen Jingcheng began to write to Gu Jin, telling her the situation here and asking her to come later, after all, the house here has not been repaired yet.

Gu Jin was already out of confinement when she received the letter. Seeing the condition of the dam mentioned in Shen Jingcheng's letter, she almost immediately thought of the floods in her previous life.

Gu Jin subconsciously felt chills all over his body, but these things are unavoidable, he can only see how to repair the dam as Shen Jingcheng said.

While thinking about it, she suddenly remembered that when Jiang Zhengshu was giving lectures to the two of them, he occasionally mentioned that there was a book on water control, so she immediately went to ask Jiang Zhengshu.

"Sir, I remember you once said that there was a book dedicated to water control, what was it called?"

Jiang Zhengshu was taken aback by the question, and recalled, "Hefanglu? What's the matter, why are you asking this?"

"It's like this..." Gu Jin talked about Shen Jingcheng's letter to her.

Jiang Zhengshu heard it clearly, and thought about it and said: "I had a student who seemed to have entered the Ministry of Water, I should write a letter to ask, no, I'd better go there in person, if that person is still in the Ministry of Water, I will ask How to deal with the turning of the river, if not, I can also look for other students to see if I can find someone who has a deep understanding of this area, flood control is not a trivial matter, and it can’t be learned by reading a book.”

"Ah?" Gu Jin was stunned, scratching his head in embarrassment, and asked, "Will this be too troublesome, sir? You are so far away from the capital, and you are getting old..."

"What's the big deal?" Jiang Zhengshu interrupted her indifferently, and said, "I'm not that pretty, and besides, aren't there shops of ours along the road? It's just a matter of catching up, nothing can happen. You still have time Why don't you pack something for me and bring it with you."

Jiang Zhengshu told her to pack up her things quickly, and at the same time said: "I will go directly to Yuhe County when I come back from the capital, and you will go with Boy Fu when the time comes, so don't leave alone on the way. "

"Hey." Gu Jin was so moved that he didn't know what to say, so he called Shen Jingcheng's servant, Yang Shu, and asked him to accompany Jiang Zhengshu to the capital. After all, he had gone back and forth to the capital more than once, and the route was familiar.

After Jiang Zhengshu left, Gu Jin still went to the county to get a guide, went to the bookstore in Fucheng to collect some books on water conservancy, and when Fu Yu came back, he took the child in his arms and set foot on the road with Gu Xiu, pulling a cart full of things. The road to Yuhe County.

Although Shen Jingcheng asked her to stay later, for her, she could live in a good or bad house, and besides, isn't there Gu Xiu's shop there?At worst, she will take the child and Gu Xiu to live in the store first, and it's okay to make do with it.

However, Gu Jin thinks that the house can be lived in good or bad, but Gu Linger, who is far away in Jishui Mansion, doesn't think so.

(End of this chapter)