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Chapter 237 The power of heavy reward!

It was the fourteenth day of the eighth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

During the Song Dynasty, most officials and people were preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the north, Damingfu, Hebei.

Zhang Dun stood on the embankment and looked at the Yellow River under the heavy rain, roaring and rolling northward.

Countless civilians have been mobilized and gathered like ants under the embankment.

Under the control and guidance of the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army, each sack was filled with earth and rocks, and then piled under the embankment.

The pulleys of the 'gantry crane' that had just been rushed to work made a rattling sound when the workers pulled them.

Then dozens of bags of sand and gravel were hoisted onto the embankment.

In just one day, there were already tens of thousands of sacks full of sand and gravel on this stretch of river.

"The method secretly taught by His Majesty is really useful..." Beside him, Professor Miao watched the Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army orderly arranging and controlling the civilians to participate in flood control.

Segmentation area, divide the river section into different areas.

Every time a stage of work is completed, wages and rewards will be cashed in immediately.

Just like now, this section of the river today after 1 sacks were sent up the embankment.

The relevant officials cashed in the wages they were due on the spot - 120 cash per day for the civilian husband.

The Forbidden Army and the Xiang Army also cashed in their rewards.

Because they only supervise, guide and direct, they only get half the salary.

But don't worry, His Majesty ingeniously invented rewards in the form of river safety money, emergency money, etc.

Although they are not many, they cannot bear the numerous names.

Five yuan here, ten yuan there. At the end of the day, as long as nothing happens to the river, you can get more than 30 yuan.

In addition, the first person who discovers the danger and issues an early warning will be given a reward of fifty thousand!
So, every night, the work of patrolling the river became a favorite.

The Imperial Guards broke their heads and scrambled for it.

This was unimaginable in the past—everyone pushed the river patrol if they could, and just went through the motions if it didn't work.

In the [-]th year of Xining, the dike burst in Cao Village because the river patrols did not detect the danger in time, causing the pipe to surge... and because the river officials did not respond quickly enough and did not block it.

So the entire embankment collapsed in the flood...

The rolling flood rushed directly to Surabaya, and then rushed into the Huaihe River...

It's different now.

The mere reward of fifty guans mobilized the imperial army's enthusiasm for patrolling the river.

Last night, in this section of the river alone, a dozen lucky people received rewards.

The total reward is only a few hundred strings.

However, this embankment and the Daming Mansion where hundreds of thousands of people have lived for generations have been preserved.

No matter how you calculate it, this money is extremely cost-effective!

"Sheng Zuo...Sheng Zuo..."

Suddenly, a horse came galloping on the river embankment in the distance.

There was an order flag on his back that symbolized emergency: "Song Zhaoxuan ordered me to come to call for help..."

"Pipe surge occurred in the Xiaozhangkou River section..."

"We are short of manpower, please mobilize the Imperial Guard cavalry immediately for reinforcements!"

Zhang Dun took a deep breath as he listened.

"Xiao Zhangkou?" He recalled yesterday's inspection and thought quickly: "But the dam before Xiao Wukou?"

The visitor nodded: "Exactly!"

Zhang Dun immediately said to Miao: "Commander Miao, the millions of people in Hebei depend entirely on your command!"

Professor Miao naturally knew that the situation was urgent, so he immediately nodded and said: "The general will get the order!"

It doesn't matter if the small mouth breaks the embankment, but I am afraid of linking the small Wukou.

Once Xiaowukou breaks its dike...

The entire North Yellow River Road may be diverted again!
Just like Xining did in the ten years of sweeping the entire Hebei East Road...

Just thinking about it makes both of them feel numb.

……

North of Daming Mansion, one hundred and fifty miles away.

Countless sacks were thrown down by soldiers and civilians.

But it was washed away by floods in an instant, and it was impossible to stably plug the gap.

Fortunately, Song Yongchen was prepared.

So, soon, a dozen sacks were tightly tied together with ropes, and the outside was tightly surrounded by bamboo strips and iron wires. The behemoth weighing two thousand kilograms was hoisted up by the gantry.

Then, under the operation of craftsmen, it is lifted to the top of the pipe outlet.

Immediately afterwards, the craftsman loosened the hook rope.

Two thousand catties of earth and stone fell into the gap in the pipe.

This time it sank steadily into the water!
Song Yongchen was overjoyed when he saw this and immediately shouted: "Quick! Quick! Throw down the sack..."

The surrounding soldiers and civilians immediately gave orders and threw the sacks one by one into the rolling river. Some were washed away, but some remained.

An hour later, the crisis was resolved.

Song Yongchen had collapsed to the ground.

The soldiers and civilians on the embankment also slumped down.

Are you finally...safe...?

Song Yongchen didn't know, but he remembered that this was the third pipe blocked today.

This embankment has not been well maintained for two or three years.

There are loopholes everywhere!

It was because everyone sent enough sacks to build a gantry crane that could lift one thousand kilograms or even two thousand kilograms.

The small mouth has already burst!

Song Yongchen managed to stand up and looked towards the river embankment.

The sandbags prepared in the past two days are almost complete.

There are now only a few hundred sacks left out of more than 5000 sacks.

If piping happens again...

The consequences could be disastrous!

but……

Song Yongchen looked at the exhausted soldiers and civilians on the embankment and under the embankment.

He knows that these people have reached their limit!
They have been fighting since this morning, and they haven't even entered the water.There are more than 100 people who jumped into the flood water because of missteps or because they watched the pipe expand.

There must be reinforcements!

But the people nearby have all been conscripted.

Even the elderly and children went to dig and pack soil.

"Now, we can only hope that the imperial cavalry under Miao Zhi's command can arrive in time before the next surge..." Song Yongchen prayed in his heart.

……

Miao Shu rode his horse in front. Behind him, more than 8000 cavalrymen, all without armor and carrying only a large number of sacks, ropes and wires, formed several cavalry columns outside the river embankment.

The war horse gallops, competing with the flood in speed!

The morale of the soldiers was high and everyone took the lead bravely.

There is no fear or shrinkage like during the autumn floods in the past.

Professor Miao knows, why is this?
Under the reward, there must be a brave man!
The emperor spent a lot of money, but he was still afraid that the officers and soldiers would not obey their orders?

This time, the officials gave him authorization from Miao, allowing him to successfully recruit all the cavalry from Jingxi East Road, Hebei East Road, and Hebei West Road, totaling more than 1 cavalry, to use this force as preparation for this autumn flood. Team, fire brigade.

Of course, if you want to make these people work hard, you have to offer enough rewards!
And today's officials, although young, have a clear understanding of people's hearts.

An unprecedented reward was directly issued!
All the cavalry soldiers who arrived in time were given [-] yuan, and those who participated in flood control were given another [-] yuan per day.

If the blockage is successful, each person will be rewarded with another [-] yuan!

In addition, there are a lot of other rewards in various categories!

What stands out is his generosity!
Under such a heavy reward, even if the cavalry knights did nothing in the end, each of them would receive several rewards in a month.

If you can participate in several rescue operations, the reward per person may be more than a dozen dollars.

It’s comparable to a reward from World War I!
In addition, relevant military ministers also calculated their merits according to the war.

Directly linking flood prevention matters to side work.

As a result, the enthusiasm from top to bottom was mobilized.

From the command of the cavalry to the big soldiers below, they are gearing up for a long time, and they are about to make contributions!

Only then did Miao Zhi give an order, and the entire cavalry camp was ready within half an hour, and then set off with him.

Da da da……

The sound of hooves vibrated.

The small gaping embankment in the distance is already in sight!

Good luck!

The embankment is still there!

Professor Miao was extremely excited!

All the cavalrymen shouted when they saw that the dike was still there.

They were as excited as if they were on the battlefield and saw the enemy's flag right in front of them!
As a result, thousands of cavalry quickly accelerated and headed straight for the embankment.

……

The cavalry led by Miao Shou rushed to the embankment like a tide.

On the official road in the distance, the Liao Kingdom returned the envoys celebrating the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor, and watched the Song army's actions from a distance.

Thousands of riders galloped to the bottom of the embankment like thunder.

Then everyone dismounted.

Flood prevention and rescue work was immediately launched.

Jin Gui's war horse turned into a pack horse on the spot.

All this was seen by the Liao envoy.

"The people of the Southern Dynasties were so fierce when they defended Sangzi..." Liao envoy Xiao Budaye sighed with emotion when he saw what happened in front of him.

Thousands of cavalry galloped to the rescue. After dismounting, there was no need to mobilize or call for help, and they automatically jumped into the rescue.

Even in Daliao, there has never been such a thing.

When such a thing appeared in front of him, Xiao Buda already knew it.

If the people of the Southern Dynasties brought this style to the battlefield.

Then I'm afraid that even if the Emperor of Liao's Pishi Army or even the Palace Account Army takes action, they won't be able to please him!

So Xiao Buda also said: "Your Majesty is right!"

"Da Liao can no longer have a rift with the Southern Dynasty..."

"Three million dollars a year, that's enough! That's enough!"

The followers on the left and right nodded their heads.

When they saw the Song cavalry charging towards the embankment risking their lives in front of their eyes, they knew that the people of the Southern Dynasties were not what they used to be.

Such high morale and such strong motivation.

Even in Daliao, it probably only appeared when Taizu, Taizong and Empress Dowager Chengtian were in power.

After Emperor Xingzong, it became a legend.

Little did they know that for this rescue, the Great Song Dynasty would only reward them with one or two coins per person.

As a result, even the soldiers and horses of Hebei and Western Beijing, which were always considered unfit to fight and useless, became warriors who dared to fight and were able to fight!
This is the magic of money.

Make the cowardly brave, make the greedy crazy, and make the cruel polite.

……

Miao Shuo and his troops arrived in time and finally saved the dam, which had reached its limit, from danger.

What is even more gratifying is that it has been raining continuously for more than half a month in Hebei, and it finally stopped in the evening.

As the heavy rain stopped before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The flood season of the Yellow River is gradually coming to an end.

However, no one dares to be careless.

Until the swollen river recedes, the whole of Hebei will be unsafe.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians still need to continue to defend.

During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, hundreds of thousands of people will spend the Mid-Autumn Festival under the dams along the hundreds of miles of river from Damingfu north to Enzhou in Hebei Province.

　Ah, August is coming to an end.

　　I looked at the monthly ticket, and it was only a few hundred dollars short of 2, so let’s calculate it as 2!

　　A total of 2X20, 40 chapters will be paid next month, which counts as other odds and ends owed this month, so let's count it as [-] characters.

　　A total of 13 words!

　　Try your best to pay it off in one month, and then ask for a monthly pass to avoid owing too much and not being able to pay it back at all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)