"Zhou Shilang, in my opinion, no matter whether it is possible or not, you must always try it first." Li Dingguo proposed.

Zhou Lin nodded, and then said: "Today, this official will go to Huangshan Mansion and ask the Huangshan Mansion Governor to recruit and recruit conscripts for us!" ”

Huangshan City, the capital of Huangshan Prefecture.

Huangshan Mansion is a prefecture city next to the Bianhe River.

It can be said that in case this section of the Bianhe River bursts, the first one to suffer is Huangshan Mansion, so Zhou Lin feels that he should be able to gain something from this trip.

However, he still far underestimated the influence of the Zhao family here.

In the afternoon of the same day.

Huangshan Mansion City, Prefect Yamen.

"Lord Prefect! Old prefect! Oh no! The Zhou Shilang sent by the imperial court to repair the embankment is here! I want to see you by name! ”

Wang Kai, the prefect of Huangshan, frowned when he heard that it was actually Zhou Lin coming, this Zhao family had already spoken.

No one is allowed to provide any more help to this week.

Zhou Lin's purpose for coming this time was already obvious, he must have wanted to help him himself.

But if he provided him with help, it would be against Zhao Jiafa's words, and he would not have a good life in Bian'an County in the future.

But if you don't listen to his words and don't help Zhou Lin this time, you can't say it as an official of the imperial court, and you will violate the orders of the imperial court.

It's really embarrassing!

Maybe it was because he saw the look on his face, and the master on the side hurriedly said: "Fu Zun is worried about the possible help of the squire this week?" ”

Wang Kai nodded: "That's right, it's a dilemma!" ”

The master smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this?" ”

Wang Kai showed a look of surprise: "Come quickly!" ”

The master immediately attached himself to Wang Kai's ear and whispered a few words, Wang Kai's eyes brightened the more he listened, and finally nodded again and again:

"Good! Good! That's it! ”

Soon, Wang Kai led people to the gate of the Huangshan Mansion and saw Zhou Lin who came to see him.

As soon as they met, Wang Kai hurriedly saluted Zhou Lin respectfully:

"Xiaguan Huangshan Mansion Governor Wang Kai, I have seen Zhou Shilang!"

"Excuse me, prefect Wang, this time the official came to ask for something, and I hope that the prefect will help you.

Presumably you also know that the imperial court wants to repair and strengthen this section of the river embankment in Huangshan Mansion, which requires a large number of people, and it is impossible for the official to transfer people from Bianjing, and the prefect Wang is the local parent official, so the official can only come to bother the prefect Wang! ”

Zhou Lin didn't have the idea of sparing the bend, and as soon as he met at the beginning of the year, he immediately told him the purpose of his visit this time.

Wang Kai, the prefect of Huangshan, agreed when he heard this, even with a smile.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Zhou Shilang, the lower officials will do their best to recruit people for you!"

Just when he was vowing, the master of Huangshan Mansion on the side suddenly stood up and said:

"Your Excellency, this is not easy.

This year, all the conscriptions in our Huangshan Mansion have been requisitioned, and now there are no more conscriptions available in the prefecture.

If you want to recruit people, you need real money to put it out.

Even if it is real money, at this time, I am afraid that most of the people are still busy with spring ploughing, and I am afraid that they are reluctant to come! ”

"What? The conscription of this government has been exhausted, what is going on?

What a good thing that is! ”

Wang Kai suddenly showed a surprised expression, his face was full of sorrow, and he looked at Zhou Lindao apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Zhou Shilang, the lower officials didn't expect that the conscription of this mansion had been requisitioned so early this year, and now I'm afraid that there is a little hanging in the way of recruiting enough people."

Zhou Lin looked at this scene, knowing that the other party was afraid that he was singing a double reed, it was only April, and Huangshan Mansion had not carried out any major projects, how could it be possible to complete the levy of conscription, which made it clear that he didn't want to help himself levy conscription.

But the mouth grows on other people's bodies, and when people say this, they are helpless.

Zhou Lin's face was silent, he didn't show any expression, he only nodded slowly and said, "It's okay, Governor Huang just informed the river embankment of recruiting people to repair the embankment."

The treatment of repairing the embankment is three meals a day per person, 30 yuan a day, and men over 15 years old and under 40 years old come as much as they want! ”

"Okay, Xia Guan understands!"

Wang Kai agreed very happily, and soon the officials of Huangshan Mansion passed on the notice that the imperial court was recruiting people to repair the embankment.

However, until the city gate was about to close that day, there was still not a single citizen who came to the yamen to sign up!

Zhou Lin had to hurry out of the city and return to the barracks.

……

It's night.

The Great Tent in the Army.

"What's the matter, Zhou Shilang? What did the prefect of Huangshan say? ”

As soon as he finished dinner, Li Dingguo asked Zhou Lin, who had been looking heavy since he came back, about today's situation.

Zhou Lin shook his head and sighed, first saying three times in a row:

"It's hard, it's hard!

Wang Kai, the prefect of Huangshan, agreed to my request, but it didn't take long for him to find other excuses that he couldn't recruit anyone

Just where to deal with the negative! ”

Li Dingguo touched his chin and said: "In other words, he doesn't want to offend you or the Zhao family, so he will use a procrastination to make a decision, and it will be difficult?" ”

"Exactly!"

Zhou Lin nodded.

"Is Zhou Shilang still ready to continue to work hard in Huangshan Mansion?

Ben thinks there might be little hope?

Now that it is spring ploughing, not to mention that the Zhao family has spoken, even if they haven't spoken, I'm afraid that the people are not willing to put down spring ploughing and come to repair the embankment with us. ”

Li Dingguo shook his head, very optimistic about this matter.

Zhou Lin pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said:

"Tomorrow, the Japanese official will work hard again! The official personally went down to the townships and counties to say! ”

Li Dingguo shook his head, feeling that he was doing useless work, but he didn't say anything.

The next day, early in the morning, Zhou Lin took a group of officials to the townships and counties in Huangshan Mansion, found a place where the people gathered, and talked about the benefits of repairing the river embankment and the situation that Huangshan Mansion would face if the river embankment was washed away.

Dawangzhuang.

"Folks, repairing the embankment is not for me, nor for the court, but for yourselves!

Maybe the younger generation doesn't remember, but I believe that the older generation probably still remembers that when the river embankment was not repaired, Huangshan County would be reduced to a scene of Ze Country every spring flood.

At that time, there will be no harvest in the fields, and there will be no place for people to stand, which is not just talking!

Now the embankment has been damaged and needs to be repaired, otherwise if the spring flood comes, the embankment will be washed away, and the entire Huangshan Mansion, and even most of Bian'an County, will be finished!

This is not dangerous sensationalism, this is the bloody reality before us, this is the difficulty we will face!

I would like to ask you to take a little time out of your busy schedule to help repair the embankment!

You can rest assured that this time to repair the embankment, whether it is three meals a day or wages, this official will not be in arrears of half a cent!

The end of the day is over the day!

Please folks, help me! ”

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(End of chapter)