Subsequently, the Leizhou project was also in full swing, everything was as usual, and nothing happened.

Lu Chen didn't have that weird dream again.

After staying in Leizhou for a few more days, Lu Chen prepared to go to Cangzhou for inspection.

The big river canal in Cangzhou was started at the same time as Leizhou, and under the planning of the Ministry of Industry, it was repaired between the two places and then interconnected.

On this day, seeing that the king was leaving, Zhang Ruiqing naturally led the county officials to send him off.

Before Lu Chen left, he said with a smile on his face: "King, don't you stay in Leizhou for a while?" It's okay to let Weichen wait for the king again. ”

What he said was completely sycophancy, and the most feared thing for a local feudal official was the arrival of the king, because he not only had to be worried, but also worried about the king's safety all the time, how could he feel good.

How could Lu Chen not understand his thoughts, and couldn't help but ask funny: "Lord Zhang really wants this king to continue to stay in Leizhou?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Ruiqing was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said in fear: "Of course, of course, King Mingjian, Weichen can accompany the king, it is really a blessing for three lives." ”

"Okay, okay, don't think that this king doesn't know, this king is here, you won't be at peace all day, leave early, you will be happy." Lu Chen said impatiently.

Hearing this, Zhang Ruiqing was startled, and was about to kneel down, but Lu Chen preemptively said: "Okay, there is no need to be like this, you are the head of Leizhou County, and the matter of the big river canal must be the first priority. ”

"Yes, yes, Wechen obeys the king's orders." Zhang Ruiqing said again and again.

Cangzhou.

As early as when Lu Chen first arrived in Leizhou, the officials here had already received news that the king's next stop would be Cangzhou.

Therefore, for the sake of political achievements, Tao Gongyi, the head of Cangzhou County, ordered all counties to start construction as soon as possible, and must be built before the king arrives in Cangzhou, and the construction of the big river canal is greater than that of Leizhou.

This is Tao Gongyi wanted to show in front of Lu Chen, but after his order was issued to each county, two counties were in the construction site, and the county guard of one of the counties began to drive labor and whip hard, so that tens of thousands of people rushed to work day and night.

In such a hot summer, after a day of hard work, people are already exhausted and feel like they have collapsed, but they still have to rush to work at night, as long as they are people, they will not be able to stand it.

But under the heavy whip, the young men can only obey orders, and in this case, soon, some people can't stand it.

On this day, the sun was shining in the sky, and under the hot temperature, the people in the venue were sweating like rain, and a young man with a pale face and chapped lips used his last strength to swing a hoe, and then looked up at the sun overhead, and then his eyes squinted and opened, and it didn't take long for him to fall to the ground.

Seeing this, the companion next to "Little Tiger, Little Tiger ......" immediately put down the work at hand and began to surround him.

"What are you doing!? Hurry up and get to work! Seeing this, the soldier in charge of overseeing the work frowned, and immediately walked over quickly, separated the people, and whipped the man lying on the ground, and scolded angrily: "Don't play dead!" Get up! ”

As soon as he whipped down, it was at least a blood mark, but the man on the ground didn't even snort, let alone move.

The soldiers couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and while continuing to smoke the horsewhip, they couldn't help but scold: "Hurry up and get out of the way!" If you dare to be lazy, you will die! ”

"Master Jun, Master Jun, don't fight, he ...... He's dead......" said a man next to him in horror.

"What!?" Hearing this, the soldiers were also shocked, after all, this was a human death.

Immediately afterwards, before he could react, not far away, another man began to fall to the ground one after another.

In such a situation, the soldiers' eyes immediately widened, and where did they dare to delay here, they immediately turned around and ran back to the county government to report to their superiors.

The news was quickly spread to the local county guard, who was also shocked when he heard about it, and hurriedly walked to the construction site.

When he arrived, the fallen men had been carried into their lodgings, and a soldier greeted him, clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Excellency." ”

"How's it going?" The county warden asked.

The soldier swallowed his saliva and replied: "More than 200 people fainted today, including ...... Of those, 57 died as a direct result. ”

"What!?" When the county guard heard this, his eyes immediately widened, and he said sharply: "How can there be so many deaths!?" This makes this how to explain to the superiors! ”

"This, in the past few days, many people can't bear it, my lord, in the opinion of my subordinates, it's better to stop work now, otherwise, there will only be more and more people fainting." The soldier said in a trembling voice.

"Oops! What a big problem! The county guard screamed bitterly, and then asked, "How many people have seen this?" ”

Tens of thousands of people in Cangzhou, of course, are not gathered in one place, but construction is being carried out in many places, and here, there are only more than 1,000 people.

When the soldiers heard this, they immediately said: "My lord, I'm afraid the people at the scene know about it, this matter ......."

"Quick! The herald ordered the temporary suspension of work, and during dinner, gather all the people here! The county guard said directly.

"No!" The soldiers were ordered to leave.

With the order of the county guard, the work here was temporarily stopped, and the people also breathed a sigh of relief, and their residence, on the edge of the canal, was a simple tent set up.

When it was time for dinner, the people had rested and regained some strength, and when the meal was served, the local soldiers also gathered the people together according to the orders of the county guard.

Today's dinner seemed to be extraordinarily rich, and the people sat around and began to talk about it in twos and threes:

"Hey, Xiaohu is still so young, he fell, what can his family do in the future......"

Hearing this, someone lowered his voice and said: "The county guard doesn't care about the lives of the people, he just rushes to work, and now that there are so many lives, I'm afraid he won't be better off ......"

"Hmph, he's an official, as the saying goes, officials protect each other, even if the above knows, it's not that they turn a blind eye......"

"Shhhh......h

As he spoke, the local county guard also walked over in an official uniform.

When he came, he first stood there and glanced at everyone, and then whispered a few words to an officer.

The officer nodded as he listened, and when he finished his order, he immediately coughed, and then said loudly: "Listen! The county keeper had an order, and Nian'er and others had worked hard these days, and they were quite tired, so the lord decided to let Er and others go home and rest for a month, but there was still a salary to be paid. ”