At first, the rainstorm seemed to have pierced the sky, but in the afternoon the rain became noticeably lighter, and in the evening the rain stopped.

After this heavy rain, the whole Taixing City looks very clean, the green bricks of the streets show smooth wear marks, the water on the ground clearly reflects the current people, and the air is also very fresh.

Lin Haoran walked in the streets of Taixing City with Tiezhu and Lin Hai, and there were people secretly protecting him in front and behind, like an ordinary boy wandering in this city.

Taixing is not conspicuous in Nanzhili, but it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, where it shows the rich and humanistic atmosphere, and the green buildings and restaurants in the street seem to be very lively.

Lin Haoran walked to a green building, and happened to see Cao Xiancheng holding two girls dressed in fancy clothes, and walked into the gate of the green building together.

It was hesitant to enter this green building, but I saw Steward Zhang get down from a sedan chair and enter it with a light car.

Seeing these two people together, he naturally guessed that these people would not give up, and he was afraid that they were plotting something.

Lin Haoran did not go towards the Qinglou, but went to the restaurant not far away, and went directly to the lobby on the second floor.

Although it has been a day, several tables in the lobby are talking about the affairs of the Zhang family and Shizhi County.

"I really can't imagine that the Zhang family would bow to Shizhi County!"

"This can't be regarded as a bow, Shi Zhixian is threatening to ask Yangzhou Mansion for help, and the Zhang family was forced to back down!"

"In my opinion, the root of this matter is actually still in the person who lifted, and I heard that the person who lifted the person is very powerful!"

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But there is no shortage of well-informed people, and many people, combined with some of the information they get, slowly come down to what they think is the truth.

Lin Haoran sat on the seat by the window, listening to the scholars and merchants next to him making all kinds of speculations about the identity of Meng Zhao, but he shook his head with a wry smile.

Many people believe what they hear, speculate based on self-righteous experience, and often come to the wrong conclusion.

But this is also what he wants to see, he is still hiding in the shadows, wanting to see what else will happen to the Zhang family and Cao Xiancheng.

"Did you hear that? The imperial court sent Lin Wenkui to rectify the salt administration! ”

"Today's Da Ming is already terminally ill, and whoever is sent is the same!"

"Lin Wenkui has a good reputation, so he shouldn't be in the same league as those people!"

"Even if there are different streams and pollution, how many people's interests are involved here? It's not something he can move! Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer. No matter what happens, it's still us people who suffer!"

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A few scholars were there with a few bowls of belly, and an older scholar was there to express his lofty arguments as if he was unscrupulous and angry.

Lin Haoran was originally an angry youth, but with the contact with this officialdom, he lost his anger and did things more calmly and calmly. Perhaps because of the different position, he prefers to do things quietly rather than rhetorically here.

"Uncle Nineteen, things have been arranged!" Lin Fu's clothes were already half-wet, and he came to his side and whispered.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly, and then made a decision: "If the sky is okay tomorrow morning, let's go!" ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it!" Lin Fu agreed, and then turned around and left.

Lin Haoran stayed in the restaurant for a while, listened to some fresh gossip about Taixing County, and saw that the curfew was approaching, so he led people back to Taixing County.

After all, it is the pursuit of poetry and songs, the place where humanity gathers, and the security in this city is good.

Entering through the back door of the county office, and passing through the courtyard, you entered the main hall of the county office, which was the residence that Ishichi County insisted on giving him.

Lin Haoran had just returned to the room and was about to ask Lin Hai to bring hot water, but Shi Zhixian ran over in a hurry.

Shi Zhixian cautiously walked in from the outside, holding a map in his hand and said: "Senior brother, today's heavy rain has made the officials deeply uneasy, and the top priority in Taixing County is to dredge the river!" In the past, the senior brother's method of bunching water and flushing sand was very wonderful, so the subordinate took the liberty to ask for advice! ”

Lin Haoran was originally a little tired of this stammering dog-like Shizhi County, but when he heard his intention, he unexpectedly glanced at Shizhi County.

The water system in the south of the Yangtze River is abundant, so it is not afraid of drought, and the most feared is flooding.

In view of this, the Ming Dynasty used the comprehensive treatment of flood canals and reservoirs for the first time to solve the problem of flooding in the south of the Yangtze River that lasted for thousands of years, and it made Western economists set the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty as the two saddle-shaped peaks of productivity.

It's just that whether the method of governance is correct or not has never mattered, what matters is always the court and the hearts of the people.

Two years ago, the flooding of Qifu in the southeast caused huge losses to the people, and many people went bankrupt as a result, directly exposing the problems of the water conservancy project in the south of the Yangtze River.

It was only in this flood that the wealthy people profited from it, not only making a lot of money by raising prices, but also taking the opportunity to buy land at a low price.

Although two years have passed, and Yan Song has also retired from the position of first assistant, the financial problems of the imperial court have not been effectively solved, and even the salt tax revenue has been quite reduced. Although the water conservancy project in Jiangnan has been paid attention to, the amount of money approved by the imperial court is not much, and I am afraid that it will not be able to face the scale of the flood the year before last.

Today, he was really worried about this heavy rain, worried that there would be another flood in Jiangnan, so he once felt that Shizhi County was a little derelict in his duties.

Unexpectedly, this Shizhi County actually fell into his arms, guessing that he was worried about flooding.

Shi Zhixian looked at Lin Haoran indifferent, and asked nervously: "Senior brother, but what is wrong with the lower officials, please forgive me!" ”

"I'm glad you can worry about the floods!" Lin Haoran shook his head lightly, looking serious and approving.

"Senior brother, it's ridiculous!" Shi Zhixian's face was slightly red, if it wasn't for his wife to remind him of the flood, how could he be anxious about what this Shangguan thought.

However, from this matter, he also really realized that Lin Haoran was different from those bigwigs who were full of benevolence and morality, and he was a good official who really thought about the people.

As soon as he thought of this, he also secretly made up his mind to govern this Taixing County well and closely follow the footsteps of this adult.

Lin Haoran ignored Shi Zhixian's thoughts, and said with a straight face: "Taixing's Gumagan River, Qiangxi River, Ji Yellow River and other rivers are all small rivers, and the method of bunching water and flushing sand is suitable for big rivers, and this method is not available!" ”

"Senior brother, what should I do?" Shi Zhixian's brows furrowed slightly, and he had lost his ground.

Lin Haoran taught earnestly: "Many things are not in great achievements, but in doing every little thing well. If you do your best, treat the conscripts well, and use the conscripts to build reservoirs and flood canals, you will certainly be able to make the party rich and win the support of the people! ”

"The lower official strictly obeys the teachings of the senior brother!" Shi Zhixian bowed respectfully.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly, and said the decision: "If there is no rain tomorrow, I will set off for Yangzhou Mansion, and if there is any difficulty in the future, you can send someone to repair the book to Yangzhou Mansion to find me!" ”

"Senior brother is a person who does great things, and the lower officials dare not keep it, I wish my senior brother a good trip, and return to Beijing as soon as possible to pay homage to the six departments!" Ishichi said with heartfelt wishes.