There was a strong sense of sadness in the mansion, and after Hao Da came in, he didn't know how to ask for a while. Just as he hesitated to walk to Hong Chengchou's side, Mao Wenlong walked in.

The old man who obviously died on the ground, Mao Wenlong still has some impressions, and he should be the old housekeeper of the Qing family. It's just that for some reason, he died suddenly today, judging from Zhuang Yexiang's sad expression, it is not difficult to guess that this old housekeeper should have died in an accident.

The arrival of Mao Wenlong and his party attracted the attention of Zhuang Yexiang in grief, and she raised her head to see that it was Mao Wenlong who had arrived. didn't get up, but still knelt in front of the old housekeeper, just nodded to Mao Wenlong and said hello, and continued to immerse herself in her sad world.

Hong Chengchou had already leaned over, and he bowed his head and whispered in Mao Wenlong's ear to explain: "The old housekeeper of the Qing family has just been stoned to death because the house in the mansion collapsed. He is the last person in the Qing family who survives in the world, but in the end, he has not died well, so the city lord of Zhuang Yexiang will be quite sad. ”

Mao Wenlong looked at Zhuang Yexiang, nodded and said, "Don't disturb her, let her be quiet alone, let's go inside to talk." ”

After speaking, Mao Wenlong took the lead in bypassing Zhuang Yexiang and walked towards the house. Haoda followed, and more than a dozen guards also followed closely, and Hong Chengchou sighed lightly, shook his head slightly, and then walked towards the mansion together.

In the hall, Mao Wenlong sat quietly and didn't know what he was thinking, and Hong Chengchou also closed his eyes slightly and said nothing.

After being silent for a long time, Mao Wenlong suddenly opened his mouth and said to Hao: "You send someone to send a message to Chengzuo, so that he can put down the affairs of Liaodong first and rush to Kaifeng immediately." Zhuang Yexiang should need him by his side now. ”

After receiving the command, he retreated on his own. Mao Wenlong turned to look at Hong Chengchou and said: "There is a lot of labor to worry about the aftermath in the city, there is no need, just try not to disturb Zhuang Yexiang." ”

Hong Chengchou said clearly: "Although the chief soldier can rest assured, the aftermath will be properly arranged." ”

The clean-up began on the same day, and notices were put up and a reward was put forward for catching rats. The people heard that if they caught five rats and sent them to the yamen, they would receive a reward of one tael of silver. One by one, as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, they mobilized the whole family and began to search for traces of rats throughout the city.

Although there are many rats in the city, they can't resist the capture of 100,000 people, and the first to strike is strong, and the slow to attack suffers, and for the rich reward, the people of the whole city are full of strength.

With the people of the whole city united, it only took three days to completely clean the entire Kaifeng City. Many of the domestic animals that had drowned in the flood were collected and loaded into wagons and transported outside for burial.

Tens of thousands of rats were transported to the outskirts of Kaifeng City, burned and then buried deeply.

The newly renovated Kaifeng City has finally returned to its original appearance, and the great flood outside has receded, leaving only some low-lying places with a lot of stagnant water.

After the disaster, everything was quite smooth, and the only thing that made people feel distressed was that the 30,000 people in those ten villages still did not escape their doom in the end. Less than 5,000 people survived, and the rest either couldn't find their bodies or disappeared, and they didn't know where they were washed by the flood, and the chances of survival were very slim.

After staying in Kaifeng City for nearly ten days, personally watching all the aftermath in an orderly manner, Mao Wenlong was ready to leave for Xi'an.

"Strategist, you have to worry about Kaifeng's affairs, if you need anything, you will order someone to send a letter to Xi'an, and I will definitely give you an answer in the fastest time." When Mao Wenlong was leaving, he asked Hong Chengchou again.

"General soldier, although the flood has receded now, the hidden danger has not really been solved. The cause of this major flood has been investigated a little browly, because the river has not been dredged for too long, and it has been seriously blocked. There is also an old embankment that has not been repaired for many years before the embankment bursts and floods, and then wants Kaifeng City to no longer suffer from disasters such as floods, so the lower officials implore the general army to allocate money and food, mobilize the people to clean up the river, and rebuild the embankment. Hong Chengchou looked worried.

The large-scale restoration of the Yellow River is definitely a huge project. Hong Chengchou obviously also understands that it is not easy to complete this matter, but fortunately, he understands that with Mao Wenlong's current strength, he can do this thing well, so after repeated hesitation, he opened his mouth to mention it to Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong fell silent, the Yellow River has been a hidden danger of various dynasties since ancient times, and from time to time there will always be a big flood, flooding large areas of farmland and destroying many crops. At the same time, it will also displace thousands of families and swallow countless lives.

But the Yellow River has a bad side, of course, there is also a good side, the place where the Yellow River flows, feeding thousands of people, but also to people a lot of convenience. But the Yellow River is not as good as the Yangtze River or the Pearl River, and the water of the Yellow River contains a lot of sediment, and it is almost impossible to deal with the hidden danger of the Yellow River once and for all.

Due to the large amount of sediment deposited at the bottom of the river, the only way to prevent the river from flooding was to constantly raise the embankment. In Mao Wenlong's view, this is just a solution to the urgent need, and it is not a cure for the symptoms.

"I agree with the fact that the military advisor wants to control the Yellow River, but you have to have an effective solution. If nothing else, at least I have to make sure that the Yellow River will not flood like this again within a hundred years, and I will be able to do my best to help you fulfill this wish. After Mao Wenlong thought deeply, he gave Hong Chengchou an answer.

Before there is an effective plan, if you spend a lot of manpower and material resources, including financial resources, to do such a thing, Mao Wenlong feels that the gains outweigh the losses.

Hong Chengchou was silent, he didn't expect Mao Wenlong to make such a request to him. Looking at ancient times, it seems that no one has been able to do this requirement, and he Hong Chengchou does not feel that he is even more awesome than Dayu.

Fortunately, there are still some loopholes in Mao Wenlong's request, Hong Chengchou is not angry, after thinking deeply, he nodded to Mao Wenlong and said: "Let the subordinate think about it carefully, and then ask the general army to look at it after the plan is completed." ”

Mao Wenlong laughed and said, "Okay, anytime." Today, I will put aside my words, as long as your method is feasible, no matter how difficult it is, this general soldier will promise you. ”

If we want to ensure that the people in the Yellow River basin can live and work in peace and contentment, then the management of the Yellow River is the top priority. Otherwise, if the Yellow River sends you a big flood from time to time, then what kind of development and happiness are you talking about, everything is not nonsense.

Hong Chengchou was full of confidence, and he said seriously: "A word is a certainty." ”

"It's a deal!" Mao Wenlong and Hong Chengchou high-fived as agreed.