Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 110 The storm is coming
Chen Qingsi set the tone neatly, and Zheng Rong threw away his sleeves angrily.

Wei Hao slowly returned to the County Lieutenant's Office, planning to finish sorting out the affairs at hand and then go home.

As soon as he entered the office, he saw an extremely angry Zheng Rong coming towards him.

"Why didn't Brother Wei stand up just now?"

Zheng Rong said angrily: "Then what does Chen Qingsi think of us? At the beginning of the year, he began to rush for time to prevent the winter cold. In the spring, he collected jiacao and musk grass to prevent pests, and in the summer he built rivers and canals to prevent drought. In autumn, we have to build dams to prevent floods... What is the result? The winter is as warm as spring, the spring rain is continuous, the summer rain is continuous, and the autumn is less rainy and sunny. It can be said that the weather is good. Now that winter is about to come, we have to protect ourselves from the cold. We are officials, not donkeys .”

"Brother Wei, have you ever seen officials who go out early and come back late all day long? As a county magistrate, what is the difference between me and the farmers in the fields? No, I am worse than them. The farmers at least have leisure time, and we even There is no slack for farming.”

Wei Hao didn't explain, but just said: "What's the point of me standing up alone? Can we turn the situation around just by the two of us?"

Zheng Rong's black face turned red.

At the beginning, he said confidently that he should just do his job as county captain and take care of the rest.

As a result, half a year has passed, and I have made no achievements at all, and I have shed several layers of skin.

Not to mention key figures such as the chief bookkeeper and Dianshi, not even the county government officials were roped in.

Zheng Rong originally thought that he could prove himself by suppressing Ji Wen, but it turned out to be a big hit, and Chen Qingsi got all the benefits.

"Are they really willing to work so hard?"

Zheng Rong couldn't understand that he was holding on because he didn't want Chen Qingsi to compete.But why are other people working so hard?

Wei Hao was sorting out the official documents on the desk and said, "Brother Zheng, do you think that Magistrate Chen is sitting at the top and just talking?"

Zheng Rong opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Chen Qingsi, the county magistrate, usually does no less than him.

But he couldn't understand why it was so thankless.

It is true that Qingxi County cannot withstand a major disaster, but you have blocked the path of the disaster. Officials from other places have vigorously provided disaster relief in exchange for a good name, but your place is calm and calm. What's the point?
On the second day, Chen Qingsi issued an announcement in the county to prevent winter cold, asking people in the village to stock up on bedding and firewood for the winter and strengthen their houses.

Vacant houses in nursing homes and county schools are also used as temporary shelters to store firewood and avoid disasters.

Chen Qingsi's prestige in Qingxi County is extremely high. As soon as the official document bearing the seal of the Qingxi County Magistrate was released, it immediately attracted the attention of the people.

This is the slack time after the autumn harvest, and the people in the county are making preparations.

As time went by, climate anomalies began to gradually attract the attention of the world.

The cold dew has passed and the frost is coming.

The temperature should have dropped sharply, and when autumn turned to winter, the scorching sun still shone on the earth. The fields where only the rice roots were left were cracked, and the water level dropped little by little.

This dreary autumn is actually a bit hotter than the rainy summer.

Several fires broke out in the county due to excessive dryness.

However, due to the timely rescue, no disaster occurred.

Experienced farmers and people are gradually realizing that this winter may not be easy.

It wasn't until the beginning of winter that the weather turned cooler.After two months of drought, it rained for the first time.

Rain extinguished the dry autumn, and after the light snow came the first frost. The white frost was like snowflakes and lingered for a long time, as if God had spread a layer of soot over the entire Muzhou.The heavy snow season has not yet arrived, and the first heavy snow suddenly fell.

At first it was a mixture of rain and snow, but gradually turned into heavy snow.

When Chen Qingsi saw such heavy snow, he knew something was wrong.

He has lived in Jiangnan all year round and has a certain understanding of the climate here.

The south of the Yangtze River is different from the north. It rarely snows so heavily here.

At least not that he could remember.

Because there are few encounters, the people here have weak resistance to snow disasters and lack experience.

Chen Qingsi worked in the Northeast for a while in later generations and had experience in how to deal with snow disasters. He immediately summoned officials and servants to issue work tasks.

"Master Lei, Inspector Zhang, Qin Dianshi, Ma Jiaoyu, and the four of you were divided into the southeast and northwest. They went from house to house around the county to notify them, asking them to pay attention to the snow on the roofs and not to let the snow pile up too thick to avoid crushing it. Collapse the house and clear the snow on the roof at any time. Also take care of the door of your home and clear a path leading to the street. If there is any unexpected situation, you can evacuate at any time."

Lei Xin, Qin Yi, Ma Bo, and Zhang Qing took the order in unison.

Chen Qingsi looked at Wei Hao and said: "Wei County Lieutenant, go to Taocun and tell them how to prevent snow disasters. If the heavy snow continues, it will most likely lead to road closures and loss of communication between counties and villages. You want to To appease the people in Taocun, tell me that Qingxi County will not abandon any county citizen and will find ways to restore transportation. I don’t worry about letting others go. You are the most suitable."

The people he felt most at ease with were Shi Wuzi and Kuang Zheng, but the former was in poor health and was a civil servant, while the latter was mentally ill and lacked the ability to adapt to emergencies.

The remaining two candidates are Zheng Rong and Wei Hao.

Zheng Rong's talent was sufficient, but he lacked the courage to fight for it.

Wei Hao was different. Before he got the attention of the Lu family and became the son-in-law of the Lu family, he had established himself through hard work.

Wei Hao didn't say anything and immediately took the order and left.

Chen Qingsi added, "Be careful on the road!"

Wei Hao turned around and bowed, then left.

Chen Qingsi faced Zheng Rong at the end and said, "Your and my task is to ensure that the main roads in the county can be traveled. Under our noses, there can be no problem of cutting off roads in the county."

God seems to be tireless, and the wind and snow almost never stop day and night.

It's freezing cold, but Qingxi County is in full swing.

Heavy snow covered the roads at night, and during the day people in the county came out of their warm houses.Use your own hands to resist the disasters of nature.

Chen Qingsi was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket with a layer of raincoat on the outside. He was already tall, almost 1.8 meters, and the thick clothes were wrapped like a ball. Coupled with the raincoat, he looked like a standing and walking big brown bear from a distance. , of course, in Chen Qingsi’s mind, he is more like the big stupid bird transformed into a druid in World of Warcraft, a bit ugly, but more warm.

Chen Qingsi held a shovel in his hand and had just finished clearing the snow at the entrance of the county government office. As always, he was ready to go out to clear the main roads in the county.

As soon as we arrived on the north-south street, we saw nearly a hundred dark figures cleaning the streets, and naughty children building snowmen in their yards and having snowball fights across the fence.

Chen Qingsi's request for the people is to clear the snow from their doorsteps to the streets, but obviously they are not limited to that...

Chen Qingsi did not speak, but held up a shovel and joined in.

　Happy Mother's Day to the motherland, and happy holidays to my brothers!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)