Jiangzhou ushered in the annual rainy season, and An Chuxia frowned tightly as he looked at the rain that was falling more and more outside.

Jiang Zhirou took people to survey the river embankment and returned to submit a report, saying that most of the sand and mud used to repair the embankment over the years were nearby, which was easier to destroy than the embankment built with compact soil.

For so many years, those corrupt officials and corrupt officials have colluded with businessmen to use substandard and cheap materials in order to embezzle the money for dam repair and repair the most important stone bars and wooden piles of the dam.

As long as the flood is a little stronger, it will easily wash away the sediment and thin wooden stakes.

This year's peak flood season in Jiangzhou is approaching, and it is obviously too late to repair the embankment.

An Chuxia looked at the white sky, and the raindrops were like soybeans, smashing into the pit and blistering.

It has been raining for half a month, and An Chuxia called Jiang Zhirou and a few people who went to investigate that day, and asked them to take them to the most easily washed out embankment.

A group of people came to the embankment in a horse-drawn carriage, wearing coats and butter paper umbrellas, and walked on the embankment.

Looking at the loose soil of the embankment, An Chuxia frowned tightly, and looked up into the distance, not far from the bottom of the embankment were farmland and villages.

An Chuxia asked the officials who followed him: "If the river dam is washed away from here, how many county towns and villages will be flooded?" ”

At this time, an official who was in charge of household registration and knew the geography of Jiangzhou came out of the crowd and said: "If the water rushes down from here, there will be at least five county seats, and tens of thousands of households will suffer from flooding." ”

An Chuxia watched the flood water in the river dam, lapping on the embankment, and as the rain increased, such an unstrong embankment could be destroyed at any time.

"Do you know where the flood came from, and the area that was least affected?"

"This ......," the official surnamed Bai pondered for a moment.

"There's a small county downstream, and it's not very populous, but the dikes there don't break down every year," he said. ”

An Chuxia lowered her eyes, her calm eyes flickered, and she looked at the water level in the river embankment, and looked up at the heavy rain that had not yet stopped.

He said in a solemn tone: "Notify the upstream counties to vacate space and prepare to accommodate the people from the small county towns downstream."

Assign people to organize people in small counties, bring valuable belongings from home, and go to the shelters in each county, so that we can minimize the damage in this flood season. ”

"Jiang Tong's judgment!"

"The lower official is here!" Jiang Zhirou stepped forward to answer.

An Chuxia looked at her and said, "You organize the strong laborers of each county to observe the condition of the river embankment at any time, and once the upstream embankment shows signs of being washed away, immediately open the embankment and release water from the county town with the smallest affected area downstream." ”

"If there are personnel who do not obey the deployment, they will be punished according to the crime of obstructing official duties, and the people and officials will be guilty of the same crime!" An Chuxia said solemnly.

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone can no longer see this female prefect, the ignorant female official, only see the vigorous and resolute exudation from her, and handle things decisively and wisely.

Following such a Shangguan to do things, they themselves feel more energetic.

Sure enough, as expected, it rained heavily for another six or seven days in a row, and An was still staying at a farmer's house at this time in early summer.

On this day, he heard that someone had reported that the embankment had been washed away, so An Chuxia immediately organized people to fix the embankment, and instructed people to tell Jiang Zhirou and others downstream to start digging the embankment to discharge the floodwater.

As the rain fell, An Chuxia led the government and some local officials to carry wooden stakes and stone bars with the villagers, trying to strengthen the embankment upstream.

There are a few officials who have enjoyed happiness for a long time, and they can no longer bend down to work with the people, and these are all in the eyes of An Chuxia.

Although she didn't say anything at this time, their official career was already doomed.

Jiang Zhirou and several officials led the peasants and workers to dig up the embankment downstream, and the villagers of the strong man knew that they were doing this to minimize the disaster, and they all worked hard at all costs.

Seeing that the officials who led them were also working like them, covered in mud, the peasants and workers had nothing to say.

This is also Jiang Zhirou's cleverness, she will not think that she is superior to others because she grew up with a golden soup spoon in her mouth, which is also a wit that she has succeeded in her official career in the future.

The people saw that this year's rain was more than usual, and they thought that they were going to face more serious floods than in previous years.

The grange was destroyed, the grain was lost, the home was in ruins, and it was another year of starvation.

But after more than a month of heavy rains, their homes are still there, and the rice in the fields is still green and swaying in the wind.

Only then did I hear that this time, a senior official from the city came to the river embankment to personally command, and dug the embankment downstream to discharge the flood, which avoided a large-scale disaster for the people.

The sun rose and the flood fell, An Chuxia walked in the small county town that was washed away, looking at the people who came back, and they were cleaning up their houses that had been washed away.

Although they were organized by the government in advance to live elsewhere temporarily, they did not lose much of their valuables and livestock.

But for the peasants, the house is the most important property, and some villagers wipe their tears while cleaning up.

An Chuxia made people sound the gong, she stood on a high place, and said loudly: "You don't have to be so sad, your lost houses and harvests in the fields will be compensated by the government." ”

"The government will find a construction team, and they will build rows of tiled houses for you, so that you can move in in the shortest possible time."

"Is this true?"

"The government will return the tiled house!"

"I've never lived in a brick house!"

When the people heard that the government had built brick houses for their own families, they didn't believe it, and they asked one after another.

"Yes, a house will be built for you, and food will be given to you according to the population of each of your families, and there will be enough food for this year.

And this year's tax will also be exempted for the people affected by the disaster in your county. ”

"Who are you, how dare you open such a big mouth, do what you say count?" Some people questioned.

The county official who followed An Chuxia said sharply: "Bold, this is the prefect, the biggest official in Jiangzhou Mansion, what she said can not be counted." ”

When the people heard that An Chuxia was the prefect, they bowed one after another, "The grass people visit the lord." ”

An Chuxia glanced at the county official who spoke, and he was a fox and a fake tiger, as if he was the one Jiang Zhirou said, the official who did not agree with the people moving away.

Later, seeing that the situation was stronger than people, he was like a grass on the wall, actively responding to the policy of the people moving out.

But this is not the time to clean him up, An Chuxia smiled and said to the people: "Everyone get up, there will be construction workers to build a house for you soon."

You will take your family's household registration to the government to receive the food for compensation. ”

After calming the people in the early summer, An Chuxia refused the invitation of the county officials to the banquet, and left with the people.

(End of chapter)