After sending off the Su family, Su Jiudong was finally able to take a breath and calm down to study medicinal diet and medicinal baths. And Wen Yiheng began to get busy again.

The summer rainstorm continued, and there were people trapped in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and Wen Yiheng, who was recuperating from his injuries, left home for many days on business, and Chu Lufeng, the minister of the Qin Mission, rushed to the local area to check the situation.

The heavy rainfall in Zhejiang caused small watersheds in many villages and counties to swell and flash floods in an instant.

Quzhou is located in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. Days of heavy rain have caused the water level to rise upstream, and there is a gap in the riverbank, and the government is ordering people to repair it.

Several villages in Quzhou are in distress. The originally narrow river channel was washed away by the flood, and the river widened, and the river was muddy and turbulent. The rushing river was surging with great noise, and the whirlpools rolled down with a loud sound, and the broken branches rolled down.

The flood that night flooded several bridges, blocking traffic and preventing anyone from passing through, leaving many villagers with no way to escape and to die in disgrace.

The local county official reported to Wen Yiheng and Chu Lufeng that the riverbank burst in the middle of the night, and some sleeping villagers did not have time to escape that night, and were swept into the torrent without a trace, and now more than 30 people have been reported missing.

During the inspection of the minister, such a natural disaster occurred, and the local officials in Zhejiang who accompanied him trembled, fearing that the imperial court would hold them accountable, but they were afraid that they would lose their black yarn hats and lose their heads.

Wen Yiheng and Chu Lufeng came to inspect the embankment that had been repaired, and the road surface was in a mess, and some of the collapsed places were also in danger. The large trees around the gap in the river bank have been basically uprooted, which shows the impact of the flood.

Wen Yiheng squatted down and roughly measured the depth of the water here, about half a meter, and then continued to touch it, it was a large stone and river cement sand.

Seeing such a situation, Wen Yiheng estimated the loss of personnel and materials in his heart, and he was afraid that it would take a long time to restore his original appearance.

The flood was a natural disaster, and Chu Lufeng did not hold the state officials accountable too much at this stage, just because it was still the rescue period, and the government had made every effort to carry out rescue and transport materials to the affected villages and counties.

Chu Lufeng also needed to deal with various things in Quzhou, so he asked Wen Yiheng, who had returned home after a long absence, to return to Qishan County.

Wen Yiheng went to Qincha Xingyuan for the first time to briefly talk about the disaster situation, and then explained his official duties before Shanshan returned to Yongyuan Medicinal Restaurant to rest.

After a long journey from Quzhou to Qishan County, Wen Yiheng did not sleep well, and he could not sleep peacefully until he returned to the rest room in the backyard. He knew that Su Jiudong was there, and she would definitely arrange other trivial things for him.

Wen Yiheng slept peacefully for a day, and only woke up sleepy when the moon was on the branches.

Wen Yiheng saw that there were candles lit on the table, and there was still a warm meal next to it, with a slight tingle of needles on his body, and the discomfort of being changed, it was estimated that Su Jiudong had acupuncture and scrubbed his body while he was asleep, and then helped him change clean clothes.

The lights flickered, and Su Jiudong walked in with a decoction.

"You're finally awake. How do you sleep? Su Jiudong put down the decoction, took a towel dipped in warm water and handed it to Wen Yiheng to wipe his face, and then skillfully prepared dishes for Wen Yiheng.

"Where you are, sleep well...... It's the most restful sleep I've had in recent times. "During the time when Wen Yiheng and Chu Lufeng were running around in the affected villages and counties, they couldn't eat or sleep well, just because they were worried about the disaster and the victims. Now that I can return home safely, I naturally sleep more soundly.

"Seeing that you and Lord Chu have been gone for so long, and now you are the only one who has come back, and Lord Chu is still staying in Quzhou to check the gates. How serious is the water in Quzhou and other places? ”

Wen Yiheng didn't come back for almost a month, and Su Jiudong was worried, lest there would be aftermath affecting Wen Yiheng. Now that Wen Yiheng came back safe and sound, the big stone in Su Jiudong's heart finally landed.

Wen Yiheng finished eating before he explained to Su Jiudong in detail the flood situation in Quzhou and other places.

Floods are powerful and pose the most serious threat to human life and property, and have always been natural disasters that human society cannot control with its knowledge and technology.

Most of the floods that Su Jiudong has heard about from the modern past are about the bursting of the Yellow River's banks or the floods caused by typhoons.

Some of the ancient treatment tools were not as advanced as modern ones, but the measures for the treatment of floods were roughly the same. Therefore, Su Jiudong also has his own views on the management of floods.

"This time the Quzhou flood, how does Lord Chu plan to deal with the follow-up situation?" Su Jiudong directly regarded Wen Yiheng as Chu Lufeng's auxiliary officer, so he thought that Chu Lufeng was the biggest talker.

"It's nothing more than stopping disasters and saving people, and providing disaster relief and food."

The most direct damage caused by the flood is the crops in the affected areas and the livelihood resources of the local people, and the ensuing difficulties in the livelihood of the people. Let's read the book

People depend on food, and the lack of enough food for the affected people may lead to riots due to hunger. Therefore, after the floods, the primary problem that needs to be solved urgently is the food problem.

"Disaster relief and food relief is too general. If you want to provide disaster relief and food, you have to think clearly about whether to wait for the relief from the capital, or entrust the local officials to be responsible for providing timely relief. How to do it to meet the time limit for relief and provide timely relief to the people. ”

"Okay, you're right, you might as well say more." Su Jiudong pointed out the different consequences of the two relief methods, and Wen was surprised by Evergrande.

Confucius said: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise." But Su Jiudong's words made Wen Yiheng think that women were not only flawless, but also had great wisdom.

There are two causes of flooding, one is natural disasters and the other is man-made. The flood was caused by abnormal weather and excessive rainfall, which led to river flooding and flash flooding.

Near the breach of the embankment mentioned by Su Jiudongsi and Wen Yiheng, the big trees were uprooted, and the strength of the destruction was shocking. If people are swept up in the torrent, they are only afraid of bad luck, and the more than 30 people who have been reported missing are estimated to have little chance of surviving.

The embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, Su Jiudong thought that there must be a loose gap in the original riverbank, and the yamen of the river was usually negligent in supervision, so that the loose place was missed, so that the flood could break through the embankment and flood.

"If the local officials had appointed messengers and river workers to carefully inspect the banks of the embankments, find loose places in time to repair them, and build embankments, then the flood might not have been so serious this time, and dozens of people would have been killed or injured."

In the event of this flood, Wen Yiheng directly stated the disaster situation in the above-mentioned court on behalf of the local officials, and had already stated it in the compromise, and Song Qisheng sent other senior officials of the court to hold them accountable.

"Regarding the part of the river, the imperial court will send the chief river minister to inquire about the river by the river ruler, and then it will be known whether the river yamen in Zhejiang is usually negligent in construction." Wen Yiheng is also very concerned about this matter, if it is really usually negligent in management, then Quzhou's river yamen is only afraid that he will feel the thunderous wrath of the saint.

"Okay, then let's talk about the disaster relief part. Zhejiang and Kyoto are still far apart, and it would be a waste of time to wait for the imperial court to receive relief. Far water can't save the near fire, and I think it's up to you, the ministers who patrol the area, to provide timely relief. ”

When Su Jiudong flipped through the "Book of Rites", he saw that there was a system in it, and the pre-Qin period already had the concept of saving grain to prevent disasters and famines, and the pre-Qin period attached great importance to the prevention of disasters in the valley.

The purpose of providing relief to the victims of the disaster is to solve the famine of the victims and to avoid civil unrest and maintain public order.

"Disaster relief involves the disaster prevention policy of the imperial court and the disaster prevention measures of local officials in peacetime. During the reign of Taizong, Yicang and Chang Closed were set up to prepare for the murderous year, and when the grain of the Yicang was insufficient for relief during the Xuanzong period, it was filled with rice from the Zhengcang. Therefore, the government usually sets up Yicang and water conservancy construction, which will come in handy at this time. ”

When it comes to flood relief, Su Jiudong's ability to talk so long is due to the fact that she often reads books and gains knowledge from them.

"My dynasty is indeed effectively imitating Taizong to set up a righteous warehouse and often close the position, and then the disaster relief grain will come out of the local righteous warehouse, if it is not enough, the imperial court will also send people to transfer grain from the righteous warehouses in various places."

Su Jiudong doesn't understand court affairs, but he usually reads a wide range of books, and is more able to talk about flood relief and express his views in connection with the actual situation, Wen Yiheng is even more impressed by Su Jiudong.

"Indeed, this woman has great wisdom." Wen Yiheng silently praised Su Jiudong in his heart.

After the relief of the people, the food prices in the affected areas also need to be adjusted according to the reserves.

When Wen Yiheng assisted the government, he submitted it to the Holy Lord for inspection and issued an order earlier, allowing local officials to buy and sell grain with the government's financial resources, and collect it at a higher price in a good year and a lower price in a famine year. This grain is used as a disaster relief and a role in regulating food prices in the year of famine.

Therefore, now that the price of grain has skyrocketed due to flooding in the vicinity of Quzhou, Wen Yiheng has been able to adjust the local grain price so that the people will not lack food and hunger and cause civil unrest.

"As a result, food prices in the affected areas have been brought under control and people have been able to sustain their livelihoods. The officials who promulgated this policy were long-term visionaries and far-sighted people, and the imperial court needed such talents too much. ”

Su Jiudong sighed sincerely, but she didn't know that the official who promulgated this policy was now by her side.

Wen Yiheng listened to Su Jiudong's praise of sincerity, and laughed out loud. Su Jiudong didn't know why Wen Yiheng suddenly laughed, thinking that he had come up with some governance strategy.

"I didn't think of any good plans, I was just worried about Lord Chincha's water control methods. The method he proposed to control the water was to follow the old path, to raise the river embankment, or to widen the embankment. ”

Wen Yiheng regrouped his emotions, restrained his mind, and continued to focus on the topic of water control.

Su Jiudong immediately vetoed it: "I don't think this method is feasible." Raising and widening the levees still needs to be reinforced every year. In mythology, the water control method used is such a water barrier method, but the water surface will only flood higher and higher, and once the embankment bursts again, it will cause casualties. ”

"Instead of using the water barrier method to block the flood, it is better to follow the example of Dayu to control the water and open up the river to dredge it. It can not only allow the flood water to be quickly diverted, but also allow water to irrigate the fields and fields. ”