Chapter 553: Affirmation of a Person
Snakes and rats have their own ways, although their profession is not glorious, but their methods are also the crystallization of the wisdom of generations, especially the high-risk profession of tomb robbers, Zhang Si did not disappoint Liu Chang the next morning.
Zhang Si in the well shook the rope desperately, dozens of meters deep, coupled with the lack of oxygen, Zhang Si didn't have the strength to shout loudly, the only thing he could do was to shake the rope, even if it was a little late.
The experienced old farmer heard the sound of 'cooing' in the well and hurriedly shouted to the people around him: "Hurry, pull up quickly, it should be out of the water." The two young men on the side who were pulling the rope used their strength to feed, and as long as there was water, they were still willing to use this little strength.
Zhang Si came up and saw Liu Chang's first sentence: "Live up to expectations"
"Good, good, good" three good words in a row can show how happy Liu Chang will be, maybe this well is a little insignificant for the whole Tangzhou, but it can be inspiring.
At this time, the lack of water can arouse the people's desire to survive even more, Liu Chang smiled and said: "I have already written your letter, and you will receive a reply in five days." ”
Zhang Si also believed it sincerely, I am afraid that the ancestors and ancestors he buried in the ground would never have imagined that one day their Zhang family would be able to take off the hat of tomb robbers who have influenced generations, but Zhang Si saw that Liu Chang was a little speechless and stopped.
"Does the prefect want me to contribute my way? In fact, adults don't have to be embarrassed, villains have already had this plan, in fact, there is nothing complicated, as long as you observe it a few more times, everyone will suddenly realize, it's very simple. ”
In any case, this is a means for people to make a living, tomb robbers are spurned in feudal society, and their social status is extremely low, but Liu Chang still said: "On behalf of the millions of people in Tangzhou, thank you." ”
In the past half a day, Zhang Si has heard the people around him talk about Liu Chang's identity, Wenqu Xing is down to earth, he is the prefect at a young age, such a person says thank you to himself, Zhang Si feels that the bones in his body are crispy, this is really a great honor for ordinary people.
After holding it for a while, Zhang Si said: "My lord is a good official, and I am willing to stand with us people with an identity like you, and it is the first time I have seen the grass people." I sighed in my heart, such a person deserves to be the prefect.
"Someone once told me that if a person does a job to the extreme, then he is 100% a talent, this person is estimated to be your idol Wangbeihou, you are indeed smart, he does not discriminate against outsiders, and it is indeed right for you to choose Lujia Zhuangzi."
Zhang Si also said: "The grass people also heard a lot of stories about Wangbeihou in Luoyang, and they were fortunate to meet them later, so..." ”
Liu Chang smiled: "I think you have also verified it in many ways!" There's nothing embarrassing about it, maybe you have a chance to show your strengths when you get there, as long as you have a kind heart, you will get what you want, I have to solve the matter of water diversion, and someone will hand over to you later, do a good job. ”
After Liu Chang left, many ordinary people recognized this prefect who was about the same age as their own children, thinking about what Zhang Si said was very right! What is their identity, what is the identity of the prefect.
Digging a well to treat the symptoms but not the root cause is very similar to Wangmei quenching your thirst! Manpower does not allow Liu Chang to do this, really to completely solve the drought in Tangzhou, there are two ways to cure the root cause, one is that God will rain heavily on the face, and the second is to bring water from the Huai River, the uncertainty of the rain is too great, Liu Chang does not dare to bet.
Although the Tianping Army is a box soldier, it also belongs to the regular army, and he, the prefect of Tangzhou, has the right to transfer in name, but only when foreign enemies invade, it is difficult for him to say in the case of drought, and the commander of the Tianping Army may not give himself this face.
The commander of the Tianping Army is called Li Gong, who is the great-grandson of Li Qianpu, and is also from the Jiangmen family, but the Li family has declined since Li Qianpu's death, and the actual official position of the 10,000 commanders in the forbidden army is high enough, but the box soldiers, forget it, the uncle doesn't hurt, the grandmother doesn't love, and there is no sense of existence.
Li Gong was very polite when he saw Liu Chang, and his attitude was also very correct, because the Tianping Army was in the territory of Tangzhou, and part of the logistics had to be provided by Tangzhou, so he didn't dare to put up a stand in front of Liu Chang.
It's just that after listening to Liu Chang's request, Li Gong pondered, the Tianping Army said logically that the military camp must have three orders, but he knew about the drought in Tangzhou, otherwise the prefect, who had always looked down on the soldiers, would not come to the door in person.
"Is Commander Li worried about the imperial court? I can write a letter to the commander, what do you think, even if the court investigates it in the future, what is the responsibility, just push it all to me, is Commander Li still worried? ”
In the war, their main task is to engage in logistics, that is, when the Northwest War was the most tense in the first year of Qingli, the imperial court did not call a box soldier, to put it bluntly, there were too many peasants, too little land, and the court paid to support them.
Li Gong said: "Since the adults have said so, if I still look forward and backward, then I don't know how to lift, I don't have other requirements, just one point, the prefect yamen must bear the grain and grass of the Tianping Army during the disaster relief period." ”
Hearing Li Gong's promise, Liu Chang almost jumped up with joy, and couldn't wait to ask: "When can the commander send someone to start working, after all, this is a big project." ”
Li Gong asked: "What do you want to do, do you want to lead the whole territory of Tangzhou?" ”
Liu Chang shook his head and said: "The whole territory is impossible, it takes too much time, in that case, I estimate that it will not be completed in more than a month, my plan is to divert water near Caizhou, and dig wells near Junzhou, both sides go hand in hand, and with the help of the people, I plan for half a month." ”
"Your Excellency has considered it very thoroughly, more than half of the Tianping Army is also from Tangzhou, they will definitely raise their hands in favor of your decision, there is still half a day left today, I will let them find all the tools first, and we will officially start early tomorrow morning."
The two sides agreed on the time, Li Gong sent Liu Chang to the gate of the barracks, and before leaving, Li Gongyou asked: "Have you ever thought that if it rains in the middle, everything we have done will be in vain." ”
Liu Chang smiled mysteriously and said: "How can it be in vain, with the water of the Huai River, Tangzhou will not be able to irrigate the crops, if there is a drought in the future, we don't have to be afraid!" ”
Leaving Li Gong with a stunned face, this little prefect doesn't look very old, but the wisdom is definitely enough, and he thinks far enough, and then thinks about his own children, who are older than others, and he knows all day long that he is flying eagles and fooling around with a group of gentlemen, this is the gap!
The heavy rain that everyone was expecting did not come, and tens of thousands of people took the initiative to join this large-scale reclamation under the leadership of the prefect, which is very similar to the large-scale production during the cooperative period.
Liu Chang does not have too high requirements for the width of the canal, because no matter how deep the plan is, he must first solve the current difficulties, and he has enough time to do what he thinks later.
After Wang Gongchen arrived in Tangzhou, his heart was cold when he saw the current situation in Tangzhou, this is not just as simple as dereliction of duty, he really can't wait to return to the capital now to explain to the emperor the evil deeds of the previous prefect.
"What about your prefects? There was such a serious disaster, and others were there. ”
When the people in the yamen saw the guard of honor, they knew that it was the people from the imperial court who had arrived, and hurriedly said, "The prefect is not here, he has gone to inspect the disaster." ”
Wang Gongchen said again: "What about the others? Judgment, the priest came out and spoke to me with a breathless. ”
The yacha said: "The adults have all gone out, and there are only a few gatekeepers left in the prefect's yamen. ”
Wang Gongchen was very angry in his heart, he thought that these people knew in advance that they were going to hide, but he didn't show it, and said calmly: "You take me to the place where your family is inspected." ”
Yacha knew the severity, and he had heard about the recent events of his lordship, so he took Wang Gongchen to Piyang County, and on the way, Wang Gongchen pointed to the gathered crowd and asked: "I have seen several groups of such people, what do they do, why do they get together." ”
Yacha said: "Lord Hui Qincha, they are digging a well, because there was no water in the well before, and the prefect didn't know where to find a capable person, but now they can draw water, but it's a bit troublesome." ”
Wang Gongchen went to see it and found that what this yacha said was true, because he was suddenly inspected, so he believed that the yamen of the Tangzhou prefect was not lying to himself, and there was indeed water in the well, and the people were lined up in a long line.
When it was almost dark, they finally arrived in Piyang County, but the entire Piyang County had no intention of resting, the people were full of voices, lively Xuantian, Wang Gongchen didn't know the reason and didn't rush to ask.
Asked about the fragrance, he finally found the reason for the discomfort, it turned out that he was hungry after a long day's journey.
Standing on the high place of the ridge, he saw a scene that he would never forget, a long dragon could not be seen at a glance, and the dense crowd waved hoes and shovels, and he knew what these people were doing in an instant.
It takes a lot of courage! And he found traces of the army in the crowd, not only did he not think much about it, but he also admired this Tangzhou prefect very much, if he put himself in his position, he might not have done well.
No matter how much damage the disaster brought to Tangzhou, Liu Chang, the prefect, received a perfect score from him, and he did better than more than half of the magistrates of the Great Song Dynasty.
Liu Chang rolled up the official uniform high because of the heat, and the official hat didn't know where he threw it, and his boots were full of mud, where did such an embarrassed image look like a prefect, if it weren't for the color and pattern of the official uniform on his body, everyone would treat him as a hard-working ordinary person!
"This is one of the few good officials I have seen, a good official who can do things for the people wholeheartedly, but he is a little younger, otherwise I really want to transfer him to the Yushitai."
The people who came with Wang Gongchen didn't expect that their adults would have such a high opinion of a small prefect, but in fact, it was a matter of their realm and vision, and they looked at the problem at a different height.