Back at the county office, in one night, all the charters were written by Yuan Rui, he didn't care what the government arranged, as long as he was still in the county governor of Qiyang, he would have to do Qiyang's affairs by himself.

In such a year of catastrophe, the lives of the people are the top priority, and nothing else matters, whether it is a lack of food or money, I am not worried.

He didn't hesitate to do these things, and early the next morning, he called Hu Xiancheng, Liu Zhushu, Qi Feng, Chen Tai, and Xing Gang, the head catcher, all over, and after a while, he made his thoughts clear.

He was worried that someone was not sure, so he specially told him that everything should be decided by himself, and he didn't have to worry about it, he would take responsibility for it if something went wrong.

As for food and money, what is in the county will use the county's, and the county will not have it, and I will find a way, not to mention a lot, the people of Qiyang will have no problem in the short term.

Yang Qi couldn't believe it, the person standing in front of him was the husband of the county lord of Chiayi, the new branch jinshi, and Yuan Rui of Qiyang County.

Dressed in casual clothes, there are a few traces of sewage on his face, his hair is wrapped in a scarf twice, he is barefoot, his trouser legs are rolled so high, and his upper body is in a short coat, he is standing on the river embankment outside the north gate of the county seat, talking to the people around him, while pointing at the riverbank.

Yang Qi finally arrived, he couldn't help it, sometimes he couldn't even care about the heavy rain, he just urged the boatman to hurry up, although the court gave him a relatively wide itinerary, but Yang Qi didn't want to waste his days on the way.

Finally, before the end of the month, he rushed to Qiyang first, and the reason why he was so fast was thanks to an old shipwright.

This old boatman has been in Tanzhou for a long time and is very familiar with the river in Tanzhou, but he was really forced by Yang Qi to be anxious, so he thought of a way.

The old boatman's suggestion was to follow the Ganshui River from Jiangzhou to the south, from Heshui to Youshui, and finally into Xiangshui, which was the fastest journey.

Sure enough, although the waterway was slightly unsmooth, but just encountered a flood, it took almost no effort, and it really arrived at Qiyang very quickly, which was nearly half of the way from the river to Tanzhou, and at the end of the month, it went directly to the Xiangshui Wharf in Qiyang.

The four-grade official is considered a medium-level official, that is, Yang Qi is not a particularly particular official, but the ceremony that should be there is still required.

Before the little official at the wharf had time to return to the county government to report, someone who knew about it told him that the county magistrate had arranged for the reinforcement of the river embankment on the side, and just like that, the two met by the chaotic river.

This period of time can make Yuan Rui tired enough! Supposedly, if you don't care, it's not a fatal thing.

It's just a big deal to have more people die, and now just the news that has come over has not been a few people who drowned, died of illness, or starved to death in several surrounding counties, not as bad as Qiyang.

But Yuan Rui really can't see it, he is still deeply influenced by later generations, and he must be taught to put life first.

After more than ten days of cleaning, most of the water in not only the county town, but also the surrounding villages has receded, which is the best result.

Next, it's up to him to do exactly what he wants. The first is the house, the flood has receded, it does not mean that the house can be inhabited, many mud walls are washed by the water, a bubble, poured a lot, and those who did not fall dare not guarantee that they will not fall.

Yuan Rui simply started the arrangement, and the small village directly stopped repairing the house, but it was down, anyway.

Yuan Rui did not let go of the collapsed houses, especially those adobe bricks, which are good things for road construction.

Some people go to farm, those who can grow rice grow rice, and those who can't plant rice, Yuan Rui let them all plant peppers, anyway, there are many seeds, and they can also be transplanted, and the land is empty, and if they don't plant, it's deserted.

Some of the people were led by the Lizheng to repair the road between the villages, first hammering the road surface with large wooden mallets, then laying adobe bricks on top of it, and filling the gap in the middle with sand.

Yuan Rui's idea is to take advantage of the current situation to first repair the roads between the villages, and finally the government will come forward to open up the official roads, so as to form a smooth road in the county, which is still the inspiration given to him by the village in later generations.

Of course, there is no way to make such a smooth and smooth road now, but there are not so many big cars now, and the cars are not much in the first place, and the destructive power to the road is very small, as long as it is not raining, it is quite smooth.

However, it is not enough to just lay the adobe bricks, it is too scattered, it is also brittle, and it is easy to be crushed by the carriage, Yuan Rui also has a means, that is, to spread another layer of cooked soil on the adobe bricks.

This is still borrowed from the practice of Qin Shi, he asked people to set up an earthen kiln at the foot of the mountain on the edge of the county, this earthen kiln does not burn porcelain, only burns soil, keeps burning the soil, burns it, and then mixes it with rice soup water, and spreads it on the leveled adobe bricks, not to mention, after doing this, it can really carry it for a long time.

It can be said that the current Qiyang is a big construction site, digging the ground, firing the kiln, building the road, and farming, although it looks very messy, but it is orderly in the chaos.

The key is that the people who work are full of energy, mainly to give food, and there is no laziness and foolishness when they used to work for the government.

If the second son is here, he will definitely say again, this kid can't change that, why do you have to make a big move in everything, there is no time that you don't toss, can't you keep a low profile!

Yuan Rui didn't expect that people in this era were so simple, and when they heard that the government worked to give food, what else did they say. In the past, the government requisitioned the people to work, and when they didn't work in vain, they even had to bring their own rations from home.

Besides, everything you do is related to yourself, building roads, digging the ground, farming, which is not for your own family, work for yourself, and the government will give you food, so what is there to hesitate about such a good thing, just work hard.

So when Yang Qi saw Yuan Rui, there was a situation that surprised him very much, where is this the appearance of a county master, covered in mud and water, and he doesn't even look like an official.

"Lord Yuan, what's wrong with you, how did you become like this!" Although it was a bit indecent to see Yuan Rui like this, from the bottom of his heart, he suddenly had a sense of identity.

Yuan Rui is an authentic official eunuch, a scholarly family, and the husband of the county lord, and his identity is very noble.

However, now look at where he has a little nobility, standing in the middle of those people, and he seems so harmonious and gregarious with the people.

"Lord Yang is polite, it's really rude, I originally wanted you to go to the county government and wait, but I happened to run into it, so I didn't pay attention to it."

Yuan Rui really didn't want to see him here, it seemed like a show, but if he wanted to find a time to go back to see Yang Qi, there was really no time, and Qi Yang was really too busy now, so he didn't have to worry too much about some idle things.

The two came directly to a shed, Yuan Ruili asked Yang Qi to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea, "Lord Yang, why did you make a special trip to Qiyang, the trading department is in Jingzhou." ”

"Lord Yuan, although I have been in the Household Department for many years, I am really not familiar with the Trading Division. Before I took office, Lord Shangshu was very worried that I was not capable enough to do a good job in the trading department. ”

"I didn't just want to pass through Qiyang, and this transaction department was first proposed by you, there must be your thoughts, I just wanted to stop by and come to ask you, can you please give me some advice."

"Lord Yang is polite, you're welcome, I just suddenly remembered it, I can't talk about any experience, but I have a little rough idea, just for your reference."

Yuan Rui didn't have any intention of concealing it, he really thought about the transaction department more clearly, and in fact, he also drafted a lot of provisions.

But he can't take out the articles between them, all he can do now is tell Yang Qi some basic ideas, and of course, the most important thing is to avoid Yang Qi falling into the pit.

Yang Qi is worthy of being an old household department, and he is still very familiar with many official affairs of the household department, listening to Yuan Ruiyi, he somewhat understands the main reason for the establishment of the transaction department.

I also understood the great benefits that the trading department would bring to the local people in the future, and remembered the teacher's advice, and immediately admired the teacher's foresight.

Yuan Rui also got the news in advance, and he knew a little about Yang Qi, and there was an upright Yang Qi in the trading department, and Yuan Rui was satisfied.

As long as there is goodwill in his heart, as long as he is good to the people, he can be a good official.

Of course, there is another point, he is very worried that Yang Qi is a strong nationalist, and the environment of the trading department cannot allow Yang Qi to have any sense of ethnic distinction, and he must maintain the most basic justice, otherwise he will not be able to do this position for a long time.

There is another person who is worried about Yang Qi, that is, Wang Jie, the head of the household, he knows a lot about this disciple, for fear that this guy is still the same as before, fake Qinggao, if he doesn't listen to his own advice and doesn't go to Yuan Rui, then this transaction department is making him really not be able to do it steadily, and if he doesn't do it well, it will really hurt him.

Therefore, taking the opportunity of Yuan Rui's two daughters to be full moon, this old fox actually came directly to drink full moon wine.

He knows one thing that in order to do a good job in this trading department, Yuan Rui can play a very key role in the middle, and this relationship must be used well.

The full moon ceremony of the two little princesses was very lively, and it caused no less sensation in the capital than the original county lord getting married, the main reason for which was that someone came to the palace.

The imperial concubine Yun, who has always regarded the county lord as half a daughter, was received to the mansion a few days earlier after the county lord asked for a holy instruction.

There is also the current imperial concubine, Concubine Jing, who is also the one who looks at the county lord differently, and also arrived in the mansion on the same day. The most difficult thing turned out to be another imperial concubine, and Concubine Shu turned out to be uninvited, even Wei Guogong was surprised.

Moreover, many palaces in the capital have given heavy gifts, and several princes who have dealt with Yuan Rui, such as the king of Xiangcheng County, the king of Qingyuan County, the king of Luling County, and the king of Qiantang County, even if no one in the family is in the capital, they have already ordered their subordinates to prepare gifts.

The others are all looking at the face of the Duke of Wei and the county lord, which is also a common courtesy, and it is impossible not to miss it. Through