Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 480 Night Check
Zashui Village, Wanhua County, Luocheng, is located in the southwest of Daqi.

Because there is a large river in the upper reaches of the Changliang River, the water flow is abundant. However, when it flows through Zashui Village in Wanhua County, the water flow becomes smaller due to the restriction of the terrain. The widest point is only a half-human-sized stream. The water volume is insufficient, so it is named Zashui Village. .

Every year, the village has to travel long distances upstream across counties to divert water. After harvesting grain for a season, the work in the fields is not too hard, but carrying water makes people lean.

But this spring, the county has recruited corvées, two out of three to dig canals to divert water.

"The county said that there was a disaster somewhere last year, and people from several states fled away. They said that many people died. So it was just the beginning of spring, and the fields were about to be opened, so the county sent government officials to come and do the harvesting. ”

The wife of the village chief Liu Dachuan was chatting with a group of distinguished guests.

When meeting guests, they all like to listen, and the more they talk, the more enthusiastic they become.

"Two out of three, a lot of people came. Almost all the men in our village left."

Zhao Guangyuan's confidant Wei Zuo asked: "That's a good thing. The imperial court will provide you with money to build water conservancy and build dams to divert water, so you don't have to go upstream to divert water."

"It's a good thing. So my husband also went, and all the adult men in my family went to work on the dam. The men worked outside for three full months, and when they came back, they became thinner and worked as adults, but everyone felt happy."

Liu Dachuan smiled and nodded, agreeing with what his wife said.

His family originally only needed two sons, he was the village chief, and he was exempted from military service, but in the end all four men in his family went to Bashang.

"In the village, just like my family, almost all the adult men have gone. This is a major event that benefits future generations, and it is money provided by the court. We just have a little extra effort, and it is not a life-threatening job."

The village chief woman nodded. All the men in the family went to dig canals and build dams. They were extremely tired, and she felt distressed. But if water from upstream was diverted into the village earlier, there would be water to irrigate the grain in the fields, and more grain could be harvested.

Although digging canals and building dams is hard work, traveling long distances every year to carry and divert water is also hard work. Every year, I have to look at the face of the upper reaches of the squire, and have to fight several times.

Zhao Guangyuan was very pleased to see the village chief and his wife praising the court and the county government for doing great things for the people.

The farmer's simple wish is just to harvest more grain so that his family can have more food. If the imperial government truly serves the people, how can the people not be grateful?

Wei Zuo glanced at Zhao Guangyuan and asked him some details about building canals and dams, such as how many people were used, what materials were used, daily working hours and materials, and so on.

Some village chiefs knew about it, but he didn't know about others.

Then he said that he would take Zhao Guangyuan and his party to the dam to have a look.

Zhao Guangyuan readily agreed.

The group of people went out and walked all the way without riding horses. Fortunately, it wasn't far away, and there was no one on the dam in the summer, so the group didn't attract anyone's attention.

A group of people stood at the dam, looking at the river, which was already several meters wide. There were ripples in the river, and the sun shone with dazzling white light.

The village chief touched his chin and smiled, squinting, and gestured, "Originally, the widest part of the river in the village was not large enough for a person, but now you see..."

Waving his arms, he said, "Originally, the water was no higher than the lower belly, but now the deepest part is up to the chest. All of us in the village dug it out with hoes and shovels!" He looked quite proud.

Zhao Guangyuan nodded, his heart agitated just as he listened. The current water in this river is enough for Nashui Village. Opening hundreds of hectares of land would be enough for watering.

Walking upstream, I looked at the dam in front of me, "I heard that the Changliang River has abundant water flow. If there is a flood season, the water in the upper reaches may pour down."

"That's why this dam was built."

Liu Dachuan pointed to the dam in front of him, "Originally, Changhua County upstream was hit by floods every year. When the flood season came, the villages did not dare to leave people behind, so they packed their bags and moved to higher ground with their families."

"Don't you dare to keep anyone?"

"No. Once the flood comes, nine out of ten nearby villages will be flooded." Although the river water in their village is not enough for irrigation every year, due to the restricted terrain, the flood cannot pass through, and the flood is blocked. upstream. Zhao Guangyuan looked at the dam in front of him thoughtfully.

Then he turned around and looked at Nashui Village and nearby villages not far behind him. When he turned back, his eyes fell on the embankment in front of him.

After visiting the dam and the river in the village, the group returned to the village.

As it was getting late, Zhao Guangyuan said that he would stay in the village for a night and asked the village chief to arrange some accommodation.

Because of the money given by this group of distinguished guests, the village chief's house could not accommodate so many people, and the remaining people were quickly divided among the villagers who had spare houses.

At night, after Liu Dachuan and his family were asleep, Zhao Guangyuan and a group of followers got up and gathered at the entrance of the village.

"Go and have a look at the dam."

"Yes."

The group of people took advantage of the night to fly to the dam to check.

Zhang Zhi held down Zhao Guangyuan who was about to fly over and said, "Master, stay on the shore while my subordinates go up and have a look." He pointed on his toes and immediately flew away.

Pupu followed a few more figures.

Nashui Village has widened the river channel and brought in the river water from the upper reaches. Along the river to the Changliang River upstream, several dams have been built in each village and county. When the flood season comes, they will be dammed according to the water volume. River water is released and intercepted.

This is really a great practical thing the court has done for the people.

But Zhao Guangyuan got the news that the prince had embezzled four million taels of water conservancy money, and the counties were embezzling money at all levels, so he became worried.

Thinking about how the village chief and his wife kept praising the court and the government for doing great things for the people during the day, I felt even more worried.

People should not be used as bargaining chips in court battles. People's lives should not be treated as child's play.

If this dam is really a waste of work and materials, how many villages can be submerged by the raging river water in such a wide river when the flood season comes? How many innocent lives can be taken away?

A stone sculpture stood on the bank of the river.

"Master, although it is a hot day, the river water is cold at night. Don't let the water vapor wash away." Wei Zuo Zhao Guangyuan walked farther away from the river.

Zhao Guangyuan did not move.

Wei Zuo took a step closer and helped him block some of the night wind and moisture from the side, "Master, are you worried that there is something wrong with the dam?"

Zhao Guangyuan then nodded, "Four million taels of silver, distributed everywhere, is not much to begin with. If you pick the buckle again, how much more will you have if it falls on the dam?"

Wei Zuo stopped talking.

After a while, he comforted me: "Since everyone is watching, I don't dare to go too far. After all, human life is at stake."

Wei Zuo felt that the county governments in various places would save money from other projects, but when it came to using materials from the dam, they would not dare to go too far. After all, the people who dug canals and built dams were not completely ignorant, and they were probably afraid of being reported.

Zhao Guangyuan was not comforted.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Zhi and the others who went to check came back and said, "Go back to the master, we checked, there is nothing strange."

The closer you get to the end, the harder it becomes to write~