On the 6th of leap June, a heavy rain suddenly came, and it rained for several days, and the entire Jiangnan area was plunged into a sea of rain. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe raindrops fell into the river like a note, reflecting thousands of ripples, but they were soon carried eastward by the rolling river.

The sound of the rain hitting the roof of the shed made a disturbing noise. Jiang Xiaoshan, an immigrant from Yangzhou, took a wooden basin to catch the rainwater leaking from the roof, and there were several gaps in the roof of the shed, which kept leaking rain, and a large area of the roof was already wet.

His wife sat on a rough bamboo bed doing needlework, complaining to him as she did it.

"Nothing, not even a silk thread. The soy sauce and vinegar are all used up, and the daily meal has no taste. It's better to be in Yangzhou. ”

Jiang Xiaoshan picked up a basin full of water, pushed open the door of the house and splashed it outside, and with the effort of opening the door, the splashing rain splashed into the house, wetting a large area.

Eight-year-old son Jiang Xiaoyu and six-year-old daughter Jiang Xiaoyue laughed and threw themselves down the door, trying to reach for the raindrops outside.

"Go back, don't get your clothes wet." Jiang Xiaoshan hurriedly scolded.

"The air here is so humid, there are many mosquito thieves at night, and I can't get rid of mosquito coils, and I was bitten a few big bags on my arm. Alas, I didn't even think to take a mosquito net when I left home. His wife Ma continued to chatter, "It would be nice if I were still at home in Yangzhou, although I am poor, I don't lack anything at home." ”

"If we are still in Yangzhou, maybe the grass on our graves will grow much higher now." Jiang Xiaoshan couldn't help but stab her, thinking about the tens of thousands of people killed by the Qing soldiers in Yangzhou City, Ma closed his mouth.

"Knock knock, knock knock" The sound of the gong came through the rain curtain, and then it was the broken gong voice of Feng Ping, the chief of the armor.

"Every house listened, and every man came out of each house, and immediately assembled, took his tools, and went to the south embankment."

"Captain A has called, I have to hurry up!" Hearing the sound outside clearly, Jiang Xiaoshan hurriedly put on his clothes and took off the hat hanging on the wall.

"Dad, what's so urgent? Could it be that the Qing soldiers are coming? Ma hurriedly got up from the bed and put on a robe for her husband.

"Nonsense, there is a water division of the governor, where can the Qing soldiers fight over. I guess it may be that the river embankment is in danger, you take good care of your home, don't go anywhere, and take care of Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue. Jiang Xiaoshan said and hurriedly walked out of the house.

The rain was pouring down, and the streets were flooded to form rivers, and the doors of each house were opened, and men with shovels and other tools came out.

After counting carefully, the number of people in the first class was all together, and Feng Ping, the first chief, greeted him and led everyone to the south.

Feng Ping is in his thirties and can be regarded as a scholar, but he has not even passed the imperial examination for many years, so he can only be a clerk in Jiangdu County. After fleeing from Yangzhou to Chongming, the Chongming government recruited a large number of scholars to work for the government, and Feng Ping actively signed up and became the first chief. Don't underestimate the first chief, he is also a civil official from the ninth grade, and he is covered with the big seal of the governor's mansion, and if this first chief does well, he can rise in the future, and it is possible for the township and county orders. Therefore, Feng Ping cherished everything in front of him very much, and all orders sent by the Governor's Mansion were meticulously implemented.

Braving the heavy rain, the group walked three or four miles south before coming to the river embankment. The heavy rain caused the river to swell, and the raging water washed over the river embankment in waves.

Chongming Island is a sand island, the whole island is made of sediment carried by the river, if such a large flood is allowed to wash by the river, it is likely to cause the ground to collapse, endangering the safety of the island.

Although Liang Jiu's leadership last month built a stone embankment on the east and west sides, those two were to resist the tide and the river tide coming from upstream, and each was only about 20 miles. Chongming Island is so big, with a radius of hundreds of miles, and every place may be washed away by the river.

Under the leadership of Ren Siqi, the officials of Chongming Mansion rushed to various places to strictly prevent land collapse caused by the river. More than 10,000 soldiers on the island were dispatched, together with more than 30,000 strong men urgently summoned, to defend the river embankment.

The river is surging and terrifying. Shen Tingyang personally commanded and was in charge of this section of the most dangerous river embankment. A native of Chongming himself, Shen Tingyang was most familiar with the island's flood control work, and he urgently directed his soldiers and civilians to drive thick wooden stakes in dangerous places, then connect them with ropes, and place large bags full of sediment behind them.

The rain was like an injection, and Feng Ping, the chief of the armor, jumped into the water himself, holding the thick wooden stake with both hands, Jiang Xiaoyu raised the sledgehammer and smashed it down repeatedly. With a "bang, bang, bang", the stake gradually sank.

Seeing that the wooden stakes were placed, Feng Ping let out a heavy sigh, the weather in June was not cold, but half of his body was not very comfortable in the water. Just as he let go of the stake and was about to climb the embankment, a large torrent swept over, Feng Ping felt that his feet were empty, and his body was involuntarily swept down by the torrent.

"Help!" Feng Ping just shouted, and his mouth was immediately filled with a large mouthful of river water.

Jiang Xiaoshan, who was closest to Feng Ping, was stunned for a moment, immediately let go of the sledgehammer in his hand, rushed over and grabbed Feng Ping's right hand. Several men next to him hurriedly stepped forward to rescue, and everyone pulled Feng Ping out of the river.

By the afternoon, the heavy rain had gradually stopped, replaced by a misty drizzle, and the dangerous moment had passed. Ren Siqi ordered that all soldiers and civilians should be evacuated, except for some soldiers who were arranged to guard the river embankment.

In the governor's mansion, Ren Siqi dried himself, changed into clean clothes, and convened everyone to discuss the matter.

"This rain is over, and the governor can rest assured that there will be no problems on the island." Shen Tingyang said to Ren Siqi. Because it is a sand island, Chongming has caused the island to collapse many times in history, and even Chongming County has moved its site due to the collapse of several times, and everyone can't help but pay no attention to it.

"Everyone's worked hard." Ren Siqi nodded, "There is also the fact that the people on the island have just moved over, their houses are very simple, and there must be houses collapsing and leaking in such a heavy rain, and the Shen Governor and the two county commanders have to bother more, urging the township chiefs below to solve problems for the people." ”

Shen Tingyang, Sha Fu and Liu Wanchun agreed again and again.

So far, the situation of the people on the island has basically stabilized, and the government is now organizing the reclamation of the tidal flats, although it is June, and it is a little late to grow grain, but it is possible to plant some vegetables and the like, and then plant winter wheat before the frost falls.

Clearing wasteland, digging rivers, going out to sea to fish, everything has a special person in charge, and things on Chongming Island can be described as in good order. Even the craftsmen are busy, the craftsmen who were snatched from Nanjing and moved from Yangzhou add up to more than 1,000 households, construction, textile, military weapons, ceramics, woodware, shipbuilding and other craftsmen, among which the craftsmen engaged in the production of civilian goods are under the command of Liang Jiu, the Chongming Mansion Gongcao. Craftsmen such as iron, artillery, bows and crossbows, armor, and shipbuilding were led by Chen Yujie, director of the Equipment Department of the Governor's Office.

Under the leadership of the duo, various handicraft workshops have been established one after another, but the biggest problem at present is the shortage of various raw materials. There are no minerals and all kinds of raw materials on Chongming Island, and everything needs to be purchased from outside the island. But now there is a problem with the procurement of materials.

"Governor, a few days ago, a Qing army came to Wusongkou on the south bank and stuck the mouth of the Huangpu River. Chongming County Ling Shafu told Ren Siqi. (To be continued.) )