A poor family counterattacks, she is beautiful and sassy on the way to the imperial examination

Chapter 199 Chapter 199
Jiangzhou ushered in the annual rainy season, An Chuxia frowned tightly as she watched the rain getting heavier and heavier outside.

Jiang Zhirou led people to investigate the river embankment and submitted a report. Over the years, most of the sand and mud used to repair the embankment were nearby sand and mud, which was easier to be destroyed than the embankment built with compact soil.

Over the years, those corrupt officials have colluded with businessmen in order to embezzle dam repair funds and repair the most important stone bars and wooden piles of the dam, and use substandard and cheap materials.

As long as the flood is a little stronger, the sand and thin wooden piles will be easily washed away.

The flood peak season in Jiangzhou is coming this year, and it is obviously too late to repair the dams.

An Chuxia looked at the white sky, the raindrops were like soybeans, hitting the pits and bubbling.

It had been raining for half a month, An Chuxia called Jiang Zhirou and the few people who went to investigate that day, and asked them to take them to the section of the embankment that was most likely to be washed away.

A group of people came to the embankment in a carriage, wearing coir raincoats and holding butter paper umbrellas, walking on the embankment.

Looking at the loose soil of the embankment, An Chuxia frowned tightly, looked up into the distance, and there were farmlands and villages not far below the embankment.

An Chuxia asked the officials following him, "If the dam is washed away from here, how many county towns and villages will be flooded?"

At this time, an official who was in charge of household registration and knew Jiangzhou's geography came out from the crowd and said, "If the water rushes down from here, there will be at least five counties and tens of thousands of households will be flooded."

An Chuxia looked at the surging flood in the river dam, beating against the dam. With the increase of rainwater, such an unstable dam would be destroyed at any time.

"Do you know where the flood comes from and the area affected is the smallest?"

"This..." The official surnamed Bai pondered for a while.

Said: "There is a small county in the lower reaches, and the population is not large, but the location of the dam there will not be washed away by water every year."

An Chuxia lowered her eyes, and her quiet eyes were shining with light. She looked at the water level in the river embankment again, and looked up at the heavy rain that hadn't stopped yet.

He said in a solemn tone: "Notify the upstream counties to make room for people from the small downstream counties.

Assign people to organize people in small counties, take valuables at home, and go to the shelters in the counties. We want to minimize losses during this flood season. "

"Jiang Tong sentenced!"

"My subordinate is here!" Jiang Zhirou stepped forward to answer.

An Chuxia looked at her and said, "You organize the strong labor force of each county to observe the condition of the river embankment at all times. Once the upstream embankment shows signs of being washed away, immediately open the embankment and release water from the downstream county with the least affected area."

"Those who disobey the assignment will be punished as the crime of obstructing official duties, and the common people and officials will be guilty of the same crime!" An Chuxia said solemnly.

"Yes, my lord!"

Everyone can no longer see from this female magistrate, that ignorant female official, only see her vigorous and resolute, decisive and wise handling of things.

They feel more energetic when they follow such a superior to do things.

As expected, the heavy rain continued for another six or seven days, and An Chuxia was still staying at a farmer's house.

On this day, when someone came to report that the embankment had been washed away, An Chuxia immediately organized people to fix the embankment, and ordered people to tell Jiang Zhirou and others downstream to start digging the embankment to release the flood.

As the heavy rain poured down, An Chuxia led the government office and some local officials, and worked hard with the villagers to move wooden piles and stone strips, trying to strengthen the dam upstream.

There are a few officials who have grown so much that they can no longer bend down and work with the common people. An Chuxia sees all this.

Although she didn't say anything at this time, their official careers were already doomed.

Jiang Zhirou and several officials led the farmers to dig the dam downstream. The villagers of the strong man knew that they did this to minimize the disaster, and they all worked hard without any effort.

Seeing that the officials who lead them are doing the same work as they are, the farmers and workers have nothing to say.

This is why Jiang Zhirou is so smart, she won't think that she is superior to others just because she grew up with a golden spoon in her mouth, and this is also the wit of her success in her future official career.

Seeing that this year's rain is more than in previous years, the common people thought that they would face another flood that was more serious than previous years.

The farms were destroyed, the grain was not harvested, and the homes were riddled with holes. It was another year of starvation.

But the heavy rain that had lasted for more than a month finally stopped, their homes were still there, and the rice in the fields was still green and swaying with the wind.

Only then did I hear that a senior official from Fucheng came to the embankment to direct the river personally, and then dug an embankment downstream to release the flood, thus avoiding large-scale disasters for the people.

As the sun rises and the flood sets, An Chuxia walks in the small county town that has been washed away, looking at the people who have come back and are cleaning up their houses that have been washed away.

Although they were organized by the government to live elsewhere temporarily, there was no loss of valuables and livestock at home.

But for farmers, the house is the most important property. Some villagers wiped their tears while cleaning up.

An Chuxia asked someone to ring the gong. Standing on a high place, she said loudly: "Don't be so sad, everyone. Your lost houses and harvests in the fields will be compensated by the government."

"The government will call in a construction team to build rows of tile-roofed houses for you, and try to make it possible for you to move in in the shortest possible time."

"is this real?"

"The government will return the brick-roofed houses!"

"I've never lived in a brick house!"

The common people didn't believe it when they heard that the government had built brick houses for their families, and they asked questions one after another.

"Yes, houses will be built for you, and food will be provided for this year's ration according to the population of each of your families.

And this year's tax will also be exempted for the disaster-stricken people in your county. "

"Who are you? How dare you speak so loudly. Does what you say mean what you say?" Some people questioned.

The county official who followed An Chuxia sternly said, "Bold, this is the magistrate, the biggest official in Jiangzhou Prefecture, what she said can be counted."

When the common people heard that An Chuxia was the magistrate, they kowtowed one after another, "Grassmen pay homage to your lord."

An Chuxia took a look at the county magistrate who spoke, as if he was the one that Jiang Zhirou said was the one who didn't agree with the people moving out.

Later, seeing that the situation was stronger than the people, he was like a grass on the wall, actively responding to the policy of people moving out.

But this is not the time to deal with him, An Chuxia smiled and said to the people: "Get up, everyone, construction workers will come to build your house soon.

You should go to the government to collect the compensation food with your family registration. "

After An Chuxia appeases the people, she refuses the invitation of the county officials for a banquet, and then takes her away.

(End of this chapter)