Hu Zongxian told Shen Mo that in fact, Mao Haifeng had brought the news to Yuben and received an enthusiastic response from Wang Zhi...... No, it should be said that it is an overly enthusiastic response, and the bad is bad in these two words...... It is said that Boss Wang may be homesick, of course, it is more likely that his brain is hot, he didn't say any hello, he led dozens of big ships, and suddenly appeared in the Zhoushan area of Zhejiang.

This frightened the officers and soldiers of Zhejiang, and they hurriedly closed the door for martial law, and the soldiers poured into the city, and the muskets and artillery were aimed at the invading pirates, in short, Hu Zongxian was nervous...... Grandma's just sent Xu Hai away, why did Wang Zhi come to join in the fun again? If this grandson wants to take advantage of the fire to rob, then Lao Tzu can only let him eat the overlord meal once...... However, this time, Hu Butang made a mistake in judgment, because Wang Zhi came to negotiate, not only did he come by himself, but also brought a few famous names who got along well, and the reason why he made such a pomp and circumstance was not only to ensure safety, but also to support himself on the scene.

The people who are mixed in the rivers and lakes are shameless at first, but when they get bigger, they become extremely embarrassed, as if they want to make up for the face they lost when they were young.

But Boss Wang, who was rushing to return to his hometown, was closed at the door of his house, not only did Governor Hu not line up to welcome him, but he was also heavily guarded, and shouted to them to leave as soon as possible.

In the surprised gaze of his friend, Wang Zhi felt very shameless, he called Mao Haifeng to scold, and then kicked him to the shore and asked him to protest to Hu Zongxian.

After Hu Zongxian and Shen Mo's hospitality, as well as buddies like Shen Jing, Mao Haifeng had a strong impression of the political axe, and tried his best to promote this matter, so he vigorously encouraged the old shipowner to come, but as a result, there was such a trouble, and he had the heart to jump into the sea, and he went ashore with a white flag in frustration, and successfully met Hu Zongxian and told him the truth of the matter.

When Hu Butang heard this, he turned out to be overly nervous? Hurriedly put on a very stunned look and said: "I thought it was Xu Hai who came again, but I didn't expect it to be the old shipowner." He ordered the troops to put away the firecrackers, replace them with flowers and ribbons and insert them on the city wall, and asked Mao Haifeng to invite the old shipowner to go ashore, saying that he would personally make amends for his crimes, and then immediately start negotiations.

Mao Haifeng was very happy when he saw that it was really a misunderstanding, so he turned back to the boat and said this to his godfather.

But Wang Zhi's brain is no longer hot, he will not go ashore again, who knows if he Hu Zongxian is a Hongmen banquet? Boss Wang doesn't have the courage to go to the meeting alone, on the contrary, his family has a big business and spares his life.

Of course, the face-loving boss Wang admitted that he was afraid of death, and he ordered someone to inform Hu Zongxian that negotiations need sincerity, and you are very insincere now, so I decided to go home and stop playing with you.

Hu Zongxian was anxious, and said to the left and right: "It's so easy to see Wang Zhi, but you can't let him go like this!" The staff brainstormed, gave him ideas and solutions, and finally held back a trick and used the hostages he had raised for several years—Wang Zhi's old mother, wife and children—to blackmail him ashore.

Hu Zongxian asked Wang Zhi's son to write to him, saying that if you don't come back, father, we will have to die in the whole family.

After Wang Zhi received the letter, he sneered, brushed down a line of big characters, and asked the messenger who sent the letter to take it back.

Hu Zongxian opened it and took a look, only to see that it was written: "Idiot, if the father does not return, the family will be safe, and the family will die after the door is closed!" ”

At this time, a report came from outside, saying that Wang Zhi's fleet had left the port and sailed in the direction of Yue.

Hu Zongxian is full of remorse, why did he come up with such a bad idea?

Now, the relationship between the two sides has fallen back to the freezing point, and the efforts of the past few years have come to naught, but Hu Zongxian is helpless, so he can only write to Shen Mo, asking him to help him think of a way, no matter what, the relationship must be restored, even if it cannot be restored to the original state, Wang Zhi cannot be allowed to call again...... An Governor who Xu Hai has already tossed has an endocrine disorder, if he adds Wang Zhi, who is several times more powerful, it is more affordable for the Governor to abandon his official position and run away.

After reading the letter, Shen Mo fell into distress, Wang Yongji took it and looked at it, and said unevenly: "I found that Hu Butang is a bit excessive, and when he encounters trouble, he will push it to you, and treat you as a relief Guanyin?" ”

"The key is that after finishing things, don't give any benefits at all." Shen sighed silently, and said with a wry smile: "He has always been right, I am warm-hearted, helpful......" said that he laughed, and it was easy to say: "In fact, he knows that I need Wang Zhi's cooperation more, so he can rest assured that he will push it to me, not afraid that I will not work hard." ”

"However, the relationship has been stiffened by one after another, what can we do?" Wang Yongji had completely brought himself into the role of a silent subordinate, and said, "Could it be that the adult went to the book and apologized to him?" ”

"I'm going to send you." Shen Mo smiled and said, "The tickets have been bought for you." ”

Wang Yongji was choked and rolled his eyes, and then suddenly remembered that what adults hated the most was the words 'come to apologize', and hurriedly laughed and said: "That's what I said, don't take it seriously." ”

"That's what I said, don't take it seriously." Shen Mo laughed and said: "That's it, I'll write a letter to express my sincerity, invite Mao Haifeng to come over and have fun, and see if I can ease up." ”

"Will this work?" The king did not believe it.

"You're going to give me a solution?" Shen Mo rolled his eyes.

"Then listen to the adults." Wang Yongji smiled bitterly.

While the two were talking and laughing, the door was pushed open, and Gui Youguang, covered in mud, appeared in front of Shen Mo's eyes.

"Stand upright!" Shen Mo shouted, "Don't step on my carpet!" "It was a brand new Persian cashmere carpet, had been brought all the way from the Arabian Peninsula, and had been laid on the floor of the signing room only a few days ago, and he was very debite.

Gui Youguang had to forcibly withdraw the kick he had taken, but there was still mud dripping on the carpet.

Looking at the two shocking mud spots, he sighed silently and distressedly, and covered his face and said, "Come in." ”

"Ah......" Gui Youguang said a little confused: "Are you letting me in, or are you not letting me in?" ”

"Come in, where is all this nonsense." Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "It's already dirty......" The chic and generous appearance is like two people.

Gui Youguang had to come in on tiptoe, leaving a string of black footprints on the carpet, Gui Youguang was very distressed to see it, but he was silent but ignored it and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Oh." Gui Youguang patted his head and replied: "My lord, the big thing is not good, there is trouble on the other side of the river embankment, I'm afraid Lord Hai won't be able to stand it, go and take a look." ”

"What?" Shen Mo Huo Ran got up, he had been an official for half a year, and the word he was most afraid of hearing was 'making trouble', and he asked in a loud voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Wusong River, Kunshan Basin, now is the most abundant time of the year, although this year is surprisingly dry, but the earthquake of Haohao Tangtang, still for this big river, injected enough water.

It is said that Kunshan County, located in the Wusong River Basin, should be full of green rice fields at this time, the hard work of farmers, the boats and boats on the river, the fishing songs and songs, a paradise on earth, the land of fish and rice.

But when the silent group arrived here on fast horses, they saw that the Wusong River, which was supposed to flow eastward, could not find the main stream.

Gui Youguang had long explained to Shen Mo that the siltation problem in the Kunshan section of the Wusong River came from the slowdown of the water flow here, and the sediment carried by the river was deposited, but the seven points came from man-made, man-made destruction, encroachment and depression...... Because the soil is extremely fertile and the grain is planted on it, the yield of ordinary land is several times higher, so some people see that the water flow here is slow, so they dig a dam and deliberately release water to overflow the fields on both sides of the river, artificially expanding the silt.

As soon as the dam was opened, the river was diverted, the flow rate became slower, the sediment deposition became more serious, and the river became more and more silted. Once there is a big flood, it is as narrow as a ditch, and it is also dug into a river full of holes, and it is impossible to vent the torrent at all, so it can only be allowed to rage and flood most of Kunshan County.

It is said that if there is a collapse, the officials and wealthy offices on both sides of the strait will have to be repaired and regulated, and this kind of private digging of rivers and encroachment and depression must be prohibited. However, the local powerful and large families coveted the fertile Jiangtian, and tried every means to occupy the Jiangtian of the common people. Not only that, but they also intensified their efforts, wantonly building banks, intercepting rivers, and cultivating the silted land into 'paddy fields', and then reporting to the officials and sending some personnel, and then officially occupying it as private property, and then renting it to the people. This method also has a special name, called 'Dangtian'.

"The encroachment of large households is very serious in Kunshan, and they have also occupied ponds that could have been used to discharge floodwater for fish farming, and used the obliterated areas for private land reclamation, and completely destroyed the water conservancy facilities along the river, which are completely in a state of 'abandonment'." Gui Youguang said bitterly: "So every time there is a big flood, Kunshan will be flooded, just for the selfish interests of some people, how many people will be uprooted and displaced!" ”

"Haoqiang's private construction of polders and obstruction of rivers and lakes has been so serious, why doesn't Kunshan County care?"

"Hehe, the current officials will be promoted or moved in three years at most, and they won't stay in one place for a long time, and no one wants to offend the big families and make them unhappy." Gui Youguang sighed and said: "They are even more greedy for their short-term profits, and not only do not stop the Wusong River occupied by the powerful and powerful households, and the crops are planted along the silted land along the river, but instead 'regulate their taxes' and teach them the 'way of plugging the river' -- under the long-term connivance of the government, the river has been basically silted up, and the grain and mulberry hemp grown by the people are all over the river basin, which has dealt a fatal blow to the navigation and flood discharge capacity of the Wusong River." Those who benefit the industry are afraid of dredging, so the accumulation of disadvantages is deep, if it is not rectified, Wusong River is uncured! ”

Gui Youguang told Shen Mo that after Hai Rui's on-the-spot investigation, he contacted the local political axe and big households, hoping to forcibly dismantle the dam and work together to dredge the river port and prepare for the rebuilding of the embankment.

Hai Rui broke his mouth for this, but it was a matter of selfish interests of the gentry, so as expected, he encountered great resistance.

After several attempts to communicate to no avail, Hai Rui had no choice but to put aside the local government and prepare to go it alone.

The first step of the project was to block the privately opened weir on both sides of the river, let the scattered water flow back to the main trunk, and when the swamp had receded, find the main road, divide the diversion channel, and rebuild the embankment to regulate the flow of water.

This year, the amount of water is small, and I just do this work.

The reaction of the people on both sides of the river was many times stronger than Hai Jui had expected...... I saw that in the northwest of Kunshan, on the bank of a river with several weir mouths, there were full of nervous-looking officials, holding iron chains and sticks in their hands, protecting several dignified officials behind them, and the first one was Hai Rui.

His face was blue, his eyes flashed with complicated light, and in front of him, there were ordinary people who couldn't see the edge, all kneeling there, kowtowing and begging: "Don't, don't ......"

The two sides have been at a stalemate for a long time, and the people asked Hai Jui not to seal the weir mouth, but Hai Jui could not agree to this request.

"Lord Hai," a man who looked like a scholar stopped and said, "We have heard that you are the master of the blue sky who is the master of the people, and you will definitely stand on the side of our people, right?" ”

"Who are you?" Hai Rui asked in a deep voice.

"Student: Kunshan student Xu Qingzhi." The scholar clenched his fists and continued: "Lord Hai should know that if the weir mouth is blocked, the water flow will intensify, and all the fertile fields downstream will be washed away, and the fish ponds on both sides of the river will be cut off, the land will dry up, and the foundation of the people's survival will disappear. How can adults bear it? ”

"You're exaggerating!" Hai Rui said lightly: "This official just wants to go back to the river to build a dam, when will he encroach on the foundation of the people?" ”

"My lord, it is true that this place was originally a river, but it has been cultivated by the people for many years." Xu Qingzhi said: "If you want to go back, you will deprive the people of their fields and cut off their lives!" ”

Hai Rui said patiently: "It's okay to have a drought this year, but if there is a flood next year, all your land will be flooded, and the year's harvest will not be all in the soup?" ”

Xu Qingzhi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Then there is no way, it is all up to God, and it is a season that can be collected." The land here is fertile, and the harvest is two or three times that of other places in one season, and even if it is flooded for a while, it is cost-effective to come back next year. He said very emotionally: "My lord, this is to rely on the sky to eat!" These peasant brothers dug embankments and picked up mud basket by basket to silt out this bit of land. They toiled year after year, day after day, for this little grain that could be washed away by the flood at any time, which is really sad and pitiful! Are you going to deprive them of even this life-saving ration? ”

"Yes, my lord, spare your life, be merciful......" The crowd was extremely moved by him, and many began to cry.

Listening to the crying in his ears, Hai Rui's heart was very tormented, but he was very sober, and knew that if he did not dredge the Wusong River with the kindness of such a woman and end the situation of repeated floods, a hundred times more people would suffer, so he had to do this!

His gaze swept over everyone, and he suddenly saw a figure flashing in the mulberry field in the distance, but another man arrived, attracting his attention again.

I saw a group of officials, surrounded by a middle-aged official who wore the same official uniform as him, but it was much cleaner and newer, panting from a distance, and the people lowered their heads in fear when they saw him, and consciously let go of their debut without saying anything.

Because he is the Kunshan County Commander Zhu Qianshou, the parent official of all the people present.

Zhu County Ling saw that the people surrounded the people of the official mansion, his face was extremely ugly, he lowered his head and went to Hai Rui, and arched his hand: "Let Brother Gangfeng be frightened, let me deal with these Diao people!" ”

Hai Rui thought about it, after all, he was a parent official, and this request was a matter of course, so he nodded and stepped aside.

Zhu Qianshou's cold gaze swept over everyone, and naturally fell on Xu Qingzhi, who was not kneeling or standing, frowned, and said unhappily: "You are a scholar, what are you here to mix?" ”

"Back to my lordship, righteous indignation." Xu Qingzhi stubbornly said: "Seeing that the people have no way to live, the students are unhappy. ”

"Good, good scholar." Zhu Qianshou sneered, but his eyes turned to the ordinary people kneeling on the ground and said: "Dredging the Wusong River will benefit the country and the people!" For such a great thing, why do you still gather people to fight? Don't tell me it's for your little land. He snorted heavily: "There is the land of the Xu family, the land of the Wang family, and the land of the big families, but there is no land for you tenants!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd that had just been mourning the examination fell silent as if they were suddenly dead.

Zhu Qianshou said to Hai Rui: "My lord, please plug the leak!" Then he shouted to the crowd: "Whoever dares to obstruct one catches one, and two grabs a pair!" ”

The prestige of the parents' officials rose, and the momentum of the common people was suppressed all of a sudden.

Hai Rui took a deep breath, nodded heavily, and was about to speak, but heard someone in the crowd shouting: "People are in the field, and people are dead in the field!" He rushed forward from several directions, and the crowd, which had just quieted down, suddenly became chaotic again.

Xu Qingzhi also took the opportunity to shout: "Yes, you can't let them block the mouth, everyone will go together, the law will not blame the public!" ”

(To be continued)