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Chapter 372 The Coffin
The ships went upstream to Zhengzhou, and then went downstream from Bianshui to Bianzhou.

Although Bianshui is not as big as the Yellow River, it is sandwiched between Bianshui and Jishui, both of which are also large rivers, so the disaster suffered this time is even more serious than that of Huazhou.

(Strictly speaking, Bianshui is a canal, and the Yellow River is the mother river, but I have no choice but to say that it is also a rare moody river in the world. There have been seven large-scale embankment breaches that have caused countless people to hurt, plus one artificial diversion , A total of eight large-scale diversions. I will upload a map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty in a few days. By the way, the time reason for these eight diversions is that Jishui is the fourth largest river in the Tang Dynasty, second only to the Jianghuai River. Now it is diverted because of the Yellow River. and other reasons, basically disappeared.)
For Wang Hua's arrival, most people rejoiced, but not all of them.A few people secretly called Wang Hua Wang Papi.Especially the arrival of Shangguan Xiaowan has many unusual flavors.

Fortunately, Li Gu'er understands a little better. The relationship between her and Wang Hua can be said to be well known in the world.This time Li Xian let her out publicly, so it would be so easy to go back.

But no one thought that Shangguan Xiaowan would have any ambiguous relationship with Wang Hua.Generally speaking, Wang Hua's character is acceptable.No one thinks about it.No one thought that Shangguan Xiaowan was a person who didn't know what was important.But why did she come along?
It stands to reason that they were only ordered to deal with the major Huazhou case. Now that the Huazhou case is cleared, they have to go back to Luoyang.But why do you keep following me?Could it be that the Huazhou case was not really investigated, and some people in Bianzhou were also implicated in some cases?Or there is also a big case in Bianzhou?

Bianzhou officials and some prestigious people in Bianzhou all came to greet them at the Bianshui Wharf in the south of Bianzhou City, and a few people felt uneasy.

Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, but in this year, it is difficult for officials to be clear, and even the political situation of the court has not become stable, how many people have not done bad things?

Two large ships sailed over nimbly, and the sailors on the ship took the cables and put them on the piles of the pier accurately.Then fasten the cable on the pile head on the side of the ship.

At the end of the pier, there were more ships moored there, but they were a little farther away.This is because Bianzhou officials sent people to clear it out to maintain the safety of their business.

Li Chongjun came out first, followed by Li Gu'er, Li Chongjun was the first in their line of work in a righteous way.

Only then did Shangguan Wan'er and Wang Hua arrive.

Officials pay homage, but their eyes are looking at the last master.They dare not offend the first few, they just need to be careful to maintain their dignity.But what scares them the most is the young man at the end of the four.Even though he just casually wore a soap-colored headband and a long robe, which made his tall figure look a bit refined.

Of course, there is also some mythical taste.

In the case of Huazhou, Wang Hua gave almost all the credit to Li Chongjun, so many details were not reported to the court.As for the folk rumors, they were compiled based on several memorials written by Li Chongjun and the news from Qiu Fei Bai Yu Fang.Then it was infinitely exaggerated, making it even more unbelievable.

But before Wang Hualin left Huazhou, the performances of those Huazhou women had already spread.It's a pity that those women were not with Wang Hua, they left Luoyang in a big boat.But these people have heard a lot about the performance that night.

What is the greatest true love?It is to have a compassionate heart.

Spread throughout Bianzhou.

But some people don't think so. This Wang Hua has fought many times with thousands of troops. Just like day and night, the brighter his compassionate heart is, the darker his killing heart is.

However, the other three masters should not be ignored either.

Li Chongjun smiled and had an amiable attitude. In the original rumors, he could only be regarded as a playboy, ignorant and incompetent.But this time he got the most credit for the Huazhou case, even though he knew that the inside story was not the case.But it shows that this person should not be underestimated either.

Another beautiful and petite woman had a face so handsome that it seemed to be blooming.Shangguan Xiaowan, underestimating her?That one dares.This is an incredible Lord.

There is also a young girl who they are even more in awe of, charming and charming, as if Xishi Diaochan has been resurrected, but different from them, she has a more dignified aura, and everyone can only look up to her.

The extravagant lineup also put endless pressure on these officials.

But in fact, these few people did not make things difficult for them, they met each other and chatted.He also went straight to the topic, except for asking about the situation of the victims, he didn't talk about any other topics.

But Wang Hua came to Zhang Jiazhen and Zhang Jiuling and said in a low voice, "You guys did a good job this time."

This time, other than those appointed by the imperial court, the officials appointed from various states to inspect the disaster situation are naturally mysterious, such as Ma Ziliang.At the same time, Wang Hua also asked for help from several officials by name, but the number of officials to ask for help was not many, only a few people.Among them, there are two people who are the most eye-catching, and one is Li Chongjun.

Because Li Chongjun and Li Gu'er were at odds, when Wang Hua called Li Chongjun in the hall, people were extremely surprised.

The other is Zhang Jiuling, whose official position is too low and who is also Wang Hua's brother-in-law.

Although Wang Hua did not shy away from enmity and did not hide relatives in his selection of talents, there was a hint of the style of the ancients, but the two people's line of work also proved the correctness of Wang Hua's selection with practical actions.

Zhang Jiazhen, another Wang Hua asked to come over, was also not inferior. After the two arrived in Bianzhou, they worked hard and made great contributions to quickly stabilizing the victims in Bianzhou.Of course, it was also because the Bianzhou officials had made arrangements in advance when they heard about the arrival of Li Chongjun and Wang Hua.Later, a large amount of materials were transferred, which played an important role in stability.

The most important incident occurred in Huazhou, and the states were shocked.Bianzhou is another hard-hit area, and officials at all levels in Bianzhou are more cautious. Although they may not make much contribution, they have not made any bigger mistakes.

But after hearing Wang Hua's words, the two shook their heads and said in a low voice, "It's not optimistic."

"I know," Wang Hua patted Zhang Jiazhen's shoulder.Don't say that Huazhou itself invested a lot of money, manpower and material resources, and it didn't solve all the problems of the victims.It is now approaching August, which is the best time of the year. The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. However, with the autumn wind, the weather gradually turns cooler.Although the victims also returned to their homes at that time, what about the food and clothes for the winter?There are also next year's seeds, living utensils and farming utensils, cattle, etc., what should I do?
In a normal year now, the vast majority of families do not even have enough food and clothing.Just like Wang Hua's original family, there is a long period of time every year, and Dafeng takes Sanfeng to dig wild vegetables to spend the day.Not to mention the year of catastrophe.

Wang Hua raised his eyes to look at the tall Bianzhou city wall in the distance, and could faintly see the banners on the top of the city fluttering in the wind.

The current Bianzhou was renamed Chenliu County a few years later. Originally, after Li Shiminping and Wang Shichong, he led the five counties of Junyi, Xinli, Xiaohuang, Kaifeng, and Fengqiu. Later, because of the dangerous terrain and the undecided world, Tang Gaozu changed it to Bianzhou again. The prefecture was the Governor's Mansion, Kaifeng, Xiaohuang, and Xinli counties were abolished into Junyi, and Qizhou's Yongqiu and Chenliu were abolished, Guanzhou Zhongmou, and Weizhou's Weishi were under the jurisdiction of Bianzhou, and gradually became the largest state in the world.In the hands of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, due to different circumstances, Zhongmu County was transferred to the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou.But Bianzhou is still one of the famous big states in the world.

The main reason is also the reason why Bianzhou was established as the capital in the Song Dynasty. The water system is well developed and convenient for transportation.Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also wanted to set his capital in Bianzhou, but it was only because Guanzhong was heavily developed at that time, the vegetation was sparse, the soil was seriously lost, and the Yellow River and Bian River began to silt up.

The convenient water system has brought prosperity to Bianzhou.However, the Yellow River is different from the Yangtze River. There are mostly barren Gobi and other places in the upper reaches, and the dust content is high. In the Tang Dynasty, there have been rivers on the ground.Therefore, it is often plagued by floods.But there is no way around this. The Yangtze River has always been unimpeded, but the catastrophic floods still caused serious trauma to the people on both sides of the strait, not to mention the Yellow River.

Wang Hua is thinking about the historical changes of Bianzhou.

In terms of area, the Daxing City built by Yang Guang, which is now Chang'an, is undoubtedly the largest ancient capital in world history.In fact, it is not the case. Many places in Chang'an City are now vacant, and the south of the city is no different from the suburbs.But later Kaifeng reached a population of more than 200 million at its peak. What kind of concept is that? It is possible that the population of the entire world is less than [-] to [-] million people.There are no high-rise buildings to make room for ordinary people to live in.Then, out of necessity, the scale of the city was expanded again and again.This is the real largest city in the ancient history of the world.

Thinking of this, he said to Zhang Jiazhen, "Take us to have a look."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shun, the governor of Bianzhou, quickly said: "Bachelor Wang, Her Royal Highness and Zhao Rong have come a long way, and the boat is hard work. Do you want to rest for a while?"

"Inspector Liu, it's okay." Shangguan Xiaowan said.

Shangguan Xiaowan spoke, but Liu Shun dared not listen.

A group of people followed Zhang Jiazhen to the resettlement site for the victims.

Compared with the previous disaster relief ambassadors, this trip was a bit weird, because besides the two women Li Baoer and Shangguan Xiaowan, there were also Li Hong, Muzili, and the masked Li Xuejun.As for Wang Han who was still on the boat, she was from the Wang family after all, and although she felt very happy following Wang Hua, she dared not show her face in public.She had to wait for Wang Hua to rest before sending someone to pick her up.

But no one felt abnormal either.The identities of Shangguan Xiaowan and Li Bao'er were bestowed by the imperial court, and they are irreproachable.Li Hong and Li Hong are Wang Hua's concubines. Although Li Xuejun has not established a relationship with Wang Hua, these three concubines have done a lot of good things to help the victims in Huazhou and his party.Everyone else knew that Li Hong helped the Wang family manage the money bag.Therefore, everyone welcomes these three concubines of Wang Hua very much.

The main victims of the disaster are concentrated on the river embankment, but Li Guer, Shangguan Xiaowan, and Li Chongjun clearly see that they are different from the Huazhou victims.Although they were in this line of work, the victims were very welcoming and looked at them with great hope.But the eyes were a little dazed, unlike the victims of Huazhou, although they also had pain in their eyes, but they were full of hope.

But Wang Hua knew the reason.Because of the man-made embankment breach in Huazhou, the imperial court deliberately made some compensation.Coupled with the big workshop he created in the name of Li Chongjun, and the encouragement of the people to save themselves, it brought a way out for most people.In his own words, he taught him how to fish.With a way out, with a bottom in your heart, you have confidence.

The character of Zhang Jiazhen and Zhang Jiuling cannot be denied.But no matter how witty they are, how they look at the operation of capital, even though they are also laymen, the gap with themselves is as big as the gap between them and themselves in firing porcelain.

It has nothing to do with wisdom, it is caused by the limitations of history.

Along the way, the victims lined the road to greet them.However, Wang Hua knew what they were thinking. The closest place between Huazhou and Bianzhou was only a hundred miles away, and the farthest place was only two or three hundred miles away. What happened, these victims can easily hear.

But Huazhou is a special case. First, the embankment was artificially broken, and the court officials apologized and allocated some confiscated funds.I also took out a large sum of money.

Now the number of disaster victims in Bianzhou is only a lot more than that in Huazhou, and they are more scattered.It is impossible to copy everything that Huazhou has done.Don't say that the money I took out made people suspicious, but no one doubted it. I disregarded other arrangements and took it all out, but there was still no way to help all the people.

Although Mu Zili also made some arrangements to quietly transfer some victims who could no longer maintain their lives to Oceania.But there are very few people who can help. The first one is that not many people are unwilling to leave their hometown, the second one cannot make this arrangement publicly, and the third one cannot let the court know because they can’t make it public. It’s too big, otherwise it’s better if hundreds of people disappeared in one state.In the year of the catastrophe, God knows where they escaped?But how about thousands of people?So the help is still very small.

Wang Hua frowned while looking at the situation of the victims while walking.

At this time, Liu Shun's introduction came from his ears: "This is Zhou Yong, Zhou Dalang, a great philanthropist in the village."

Wang Hua took a look. He was a kind-hearted old man in his fifties, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a bit like the old birthday star in the painting.

Zhang Jiuling whispered in his ear: "This is a great benevolent man from Junyi County. He usually believes in Buddhism and has donated his property to help the poor many times. This time his manor was completely submerged by the flood. But he continued to save money , helping the people.”

Wang Hua was in awe when he heard this.

But that's also why he's not against religion.As long as you don't go too far, like the Tang Dynasty's massive expansion of temples and palaces, it is already a serious waste of national financial resources.Not to mention that each little ball killed several emperors.In fact, religion is controlled within a reasonable range. Most religions still preach that people should go from good to evil, which is sometimes more effective than government propaganda agencies.If you don't believe in gods or ghosts, let alone karma, and ignore the laws of the country, what will happen in the end?
Rebellion is justified, that is for a corrupt court.

After all, the result of the rebellion was to rebuild, and the process severely damaged the country's development.Therefore, religion is still helpful to political stability and the promotion of enlightenment.

Wang Hua cupped his hands and said respectfully: "I have met Zhou Dashan."

"Don't dare, it's just that I have limited financial resources and can't help many people. I can only do a little bit of kindness. Compared with Wang Xueshi's deeds, this old man is far behind." Speaking of this, he looked at the torrential flood on the river embankment and said sadly: " In fact, it can’t be said to be a bad thing. If the people survive the past two years and the field strength recovers, it will be good for the people. But it’s just one or two years, it’s not good.”

Wang Hua also looked at the flood under the embankment, which had begun to recede, leaving a wet mark on the embankment.Some high places have been exposed, covered with a thick layer of accumulated silt.

Zhou Yong was referring to this silt.

Now there are two ways to cultivate land, one is extreme cultivated land, that is, to cultivate continuously until the field energy is completely destroyed, and then it is left barren until decades later, the field energy is accumulated on the surface due to floating dust and rain-precipitated dust. , the field force recovered again before plowing again.Another method is to cultivate in rotation. Half of the field is cultivated and the other half is rested in rotation to allow the fields to recover.

There is no way, lack of chemical fertilizers, only this result.In order to restore field strength, in addition to farmyard manure, there are rotten straws, salvaged mud from mud ponds, specially planted safflower grass, which is scientifically known as milk vetch and other plants, and let them rot in the fields.But the effect is not great.Wang Hua picked up pig manure in the village when he was a child.

Now the salinization of the Yellow River is slight, so after this flood, the flood subsides, and the silt accumulated by the flood settles down, which instead makes many raw soils fertile.Of course, it doesn't mean that the silt will work right away, and it will take a while for it to work because of a weathering process.So Zhou Yong said that one or two years would be beneficial.

But Wang Hua seemed to have some vague inspiration.

He walked down the embankment and scooped up some silt with his hands to examine.Not long after it surfaced, the silt was not dried, and it felt greasy in the hand.

But Liu Shun had already walked down and said, "Scholar Wang, no, it's very dirty."

"Food is the most important thing for the people. If there is no land, there will be no crops. Why do you think it is dirty?" Wang Hua said lightly.But he still dipped in the water and washed his hands clean.Then they took Li Bao'er and they continued to walk forward.

There is a high hill in front, and there is a large dense forest, which is also the place where the most disaster victims gather.

This is the result of avoiding the intense summer of July.

But at this moment, a carriage rushed out of the woods, and a large sign was hung on the wall of the carriage at the back of the carriage, which read: "There are things in the carriage, only the crown prince and the ambassador Wang Hua are impressive."

What is in the car that only Li Chongjun and Wang Hua can see?

There was a strange look in everyone's eyes, but both Li Chongjun and Li Bao'er were a little excited.Here comes the strange thing.

Of course, it is impossible for Wang Hua and Li Chongjun to come forward to look at it. God knows what is in the carriage?
Two guards rushed over, reined in the horse, and made it stop.Then two more guards walked into the carriage, and after a while they came out with strange expressions on their faces.

Li Chongjun walked over and asked, "What's inside?"

A guard said puzzledly, "There are three coffins inside."

"The coffin?" Li Chongjun was equally astonished, but he immediately said, "Bring it down."

Several guards immediately carried the coffin out. Wang Hua looked at it. There were some moss and mud marks on the coffin. It seemed that it had been buried in the ground for a while. I don't know how it was dug out.

Li Chongjun looked at Wang Hua, and Wang Hua nodded.Li Chongjun understood, and said loudly: "Open it."

Several guards pried it open, and immediately covered their noses.Because of a bad smell came over.

Li Chongjun and Wang Hua also covered their noses with their sleeves, but they both walked over.I don't know who made the prank, but since this happened, there must be another reason.

But the expressions on the faces of the officials in Bianzhou were as wonderful as they could be.They were afraid of accidents, and accidents happened.I don't know what big event happened behind these three coffins?Liu Shun pursed his lips, the yamen servant understood, a dozen people quietly left the crowd and sneaked into the forest.

Li Gu'er and Shangguan Xiaowan were equally curious.Now everyone knows how the Huazhou case was solved, including Wang Hua who personally opened Liu Yun's tomb.

Covering their noses, two pretty women tiptoed over and looked into the coffin. Then they both screamed at the same time and ran to the back to vomit desperately.

(End of this chapter)