I am the carpenter king

Although Fengyang Mansion is in the south of the capital and is very far away from Liaodong, the temperature here is not low.Li Jiuling, the magistrate of Fengyang, stood on the hillside, looked at Zuo Guangdou in front of him, and sighed softly.

When she first arrived in Lingbi a few days ago, Li Jiuling still had some disapproval of Zuo Guangdou, but now she understands that this person is really capable.It is not without reason that Emperor Tianqi attached great importance to Thaksin.Li Jiuling and Zuo Guangdou are both members of the Donglin Party, so naturally there is no problem of entanglement.

After the flood in Lingbi, Zuo Guangdou borrowed food from wealthy merchants at half price in advance in the name of the government.Although there are only [-] dans of food, after drinking water, the [-] tans of food has become life-saving food.

Arrange the victims to build huts, organize people to boil water, and prohibit people from drinking cold water.Let the doctor go around every day to see and take medicine for the victims.For the corpses that washed up on the shore, whether they were human beings or livestock, all of them were buried uniformly.Set up a unified porridge shed to feed the victims regularly and quantitatively every day.

Zuo Guangdou handled all the disaster relief tasks properly, obviously his abilities are extraordinary.Li Jiuling always admires Zuo Guangdou's ease every time. [

Wrapped in her official uniform, Li Jiuling glanced at Zuo Guangdou, seeing that he didn't understand his figure at all, she couldn't help but nodded.I really don't know what's going on, since the last rain, God seems to have changed his face, and the weather suddenly turned cold.

"My lord, the Di Bao just arrived the day before yesterday. It stands to reason that Master Yuan would not come so soon. Master Zuo, are we a little early?" Li Jiuling hesitated as he stepped forward to Zuo Guangdou's side. Said.

Li Jiuling has always admired Zuo Guangdou, but yesterday this impression suddenly changed.The mansion newspaper said that the imperial court sent Yuan Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to help the disaster. The mansion newspaper arrived the day before yesterday, and Zuo Guangdou will come here today to pick up people.In Li Jiuling's view, this is superfluous.

Li Jiuling asked the person who delivered the mansion newspaper. In order to stabilize the people in the disaster area, the mansion newspaper was rushed over six hundred miles.The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said goodbye to old friends in the capital, and he would have to wait for a few days when he arrived in Lingbi!It's too early to welcome it now.In Li Jiuling's heart, she immediately felt that Zuo Guangdou was a villain on Mei's side, even if she had some ability, it was useless, and her impression plummeted!

Glancing at Li Jiuling, Zuo Guangdou smiled indifferently, Zuo Guangdou's character was very upright, and he looked down on those officials who could be pedantic.But for Li Jiuling, the magistrate of Fengyang, Zuo Guangdou felt that he was a good official.Braving the heavy rain to inspect the embankment, he was able to put the people first after the disaster, and he was very organized in doing things.In Zuo Guangdou's view, this is really a good official.

Zuo Guangdou naturally noticed Li Jiuling's change, but he didn't explain anything.After all, facts speak for themselves, and he also wanted to make a joke with Li Jiuling.

But seeing Li Jiuling's gaze, Zuo Guangdou suddenly felt that what he did was going too far, he pondered for a while and said: "Master Li, it's not that I'm flattering you, it's because Master Yuan will come here today! At that time, my official, Mr. Yuan, had met several times. I know this person quite well, and he will come today!"

After listening to Zuo Guangdou's words.Li Jiuling was taken aback for a moment, and asked hesitantly, "Your Excellency is so sure?"

"Master Yuan Yingtai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, was a Jinshi in the 22nd year of Wanli. He was first awarded the magistrate of Linzhang County. He built a long embankment for [-] miles and irrigated several people. This Lord Yuan is very insightful about floods and river governance. And the literati Very upright and impatient, he can't stay in the capital. After receiving the imperial decree, he must have rushed here all night." Looking at Li Jiuling with a smile, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile.

Slowly nodded.Li Jiuling didn't say anything, she already believed Zuo Guangdou's words in her heart, looked up at the official road in the distance, and waited for Yuan Yingtai's arrival.

After pondering for a while, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile: "Master Li, are you Master Liu's disciple?"

Although Zuo Guangdou was questioning, his tone was very affirmative, obviously he already knew the answer.Li Jiuling was taken aback, he is the disciple of Liu Yijing, the current cabinet assistant, and this matter is not so secretive.Besides, Zuo Guangdou was also a member of the Donglin Party, and he and Liu Yijing belonged to the same party, so it was normal to know this.Now Zuo Guangdou took it out and asked, what does this mean?

Before she had time to think about it, Li Jiuling said in a deep voice, "Yes, Mr. Zuo! That is the teacher!"

Nodding his head slowly, Zuo Guangdou said in a deep voice: "Actually, Mr. Yuan Yingtai and Mr. Yuan have a good relationship with the Commander, and I have a good personal relationship with Mr. Yuan."

Receiving Zuo Guangdou's meaningful look, Li Jiuling immediately understood that this Yuan Yingtai who came here is also one of his own, so the matter would be much easier.At the same time, Li Jiuling also understood that even if it wasn't for the sake of the imperial envoy, he still had to respect Yuan Yingtai, after all, everyone belonged to YYNG!

I don't know how long it took, a pair of people and horses appeared on the official road. A group of soldiers pressed hundreds of carriages, and it could be seen that the carts were full of grain.

"Your Excellency is really predictable, Master Yuan has really come! I am ashamed to be an official!" Li Jiuling bowed to Zuo Guangdou, her words were quite embarrassing.

"What is Mr. Li talking about? Mr. Li has a heart for the country, I already understand it very well!" Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling with a smile, and said in a brisk tone, obviously not taking things to heart.

The two walked towards the convoy hand in hand, and after a short time, they met Yuan Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. After being polite, Yuan Yingtai said in a deep voice: "My lords, behind me are [-] dans of grain. [-] dans of disaster relief food have been mobilized, and the remaining [-] tans will arrive soon!" [

Both Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling breathed a sigh of relief. With the [-] tans of grain, there is no problem for the time being. The [-] tans of grain will at least be enough for the victims until March next year.

Grabbing Yuan Yingtai, Zuo Guangdou asked hesitantly: "Is the imperial court planning to use [-] dans of grain for disaster relief? You must know that most of Lingbi's county was flooded this time, and the county town was also flooded. The Yellow River diverted its course , These grains are only enough to last until March next year, what about after March?" Zuo Guangdou's face was full of worry, obviously if this was the case, he might be in trouble, and he must write a letter to Emperor Tianqi.

Looking at Zuo Guangdou's expression, Yuan Yingtai nodded lightly, and said in a deep voice: "I am here for an investigation, and the [-] dan of grain I brought is also for disaster relief. We have done it. I have explained to the emperor before leaving that no one can starve to death, Lord Zuo rest assured, the emperor is the lord of sages!"

Hearing Yuan Yingtai's words, Zuo Guangdou's complexion became much better. Obviously, this was in line with their requirements.

"My lords, I've come, now take me to see the victims!" Yuan Yingtai looked at the two of them and said in a deep voice.

The three of them were procrastinators, and without much hesitation, the group walked over to the place where the refugees were resettled.Yuan Yingtai frowned when he saw that the refugees had places to live and food to eat.Looking at the two Zuo Guangdou with an ugly face, he said in a cold voice: "My lords, what I want to see are refugees, and I am here to provide disaster relief. What do you mean by doing this for me to watch?"

Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling were taken aback for a moment, but soon understood what Yuan Yingtai meant, and Li Jiuling hurriedly explained.How Jiang Zuo Guangdou borrowed food, how he appeased the people, and how he worked so hard has changed.Zuo Guangdou felt a little embarrassed on the side, and interrupted Li Jiuling several times, naturally talking about how Li Jiuling patrolled the embankment in the rain, and how he went back and forth to appease the people.

After listening to the two people's talk, Yuan Yingtai was a little dumbfounded, these two people are really embarrassed.It's not too tiring to brag for each other, but Yuan Yingtai has already believed their words.After all, these two people and I are both from the Donglin Party, so there is no need to hide anything, Zuo Guangdou has deep trust in the emperor, and he will definitely not do such a self-destructive thing.

Went to several refugee resettlement places one after another, Yuan Yingtai was very kind, Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling did a very good job.Feeling that there is no need to do anything here, Yuan Yingtai said to Zuo Guangdou beside him: "Master Zuo, this place has done a good job. I want to go to the embankment to have a look!"

Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling, and the two of them looked at each other and saw the relief in each other's eyes. It seemed that Master Yuan was indeed a minister who handled affairs.Since Yuan Yingtai wanted to see it, Zuo Guangdou and Zuo Guangdou would naturally agree, and the three of them called a group of sergeants to go to Dati.

At this time, a hole in Dati had been washed open, and the river flowed continuously along the hole, but there was no river flowing on the original river channel.Although it hasn't rained in the past few days, the water of the Yellow River has not receded, and it is still flowing.

Standing not far from the broken embankment, Yuan Yingtai frowned and looked at the Yellow River, and raised his eyes to the distance, forgetting the past.After a long time, he waved to the prefect of Fengyang, and asked in a deep voice, "Where did the Yellow River flow through? Where does it go now?"

"Return to your lord, the lower officials have sent people to check. The Yellow River will burst through the embankment of Lingbi. After submerging Lingbi, it will return to its original river course." Li Jiuling's mouth was full of bitterness, and she didn't know what to say.If the Yellow River were a dragon, the lower reaches would be a dragon's tail. With a slight flick, the people on both sides of the river would suffer disaster.

However, Yuan Yingtai frowned tightly and kept looking into the distance, apparently encountered some problem.

Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling looked at each other, both of them were a little confused, so, what did Yuan Yingtai see? (to be continued...)