Twenty-two years ago, Changguang County, this year came here a new county, young, not long after the enrollment of the department, he was released to be an official.

"Your Excellency, there has been a lot of progress in recruiting displaced people and building houses for them to settle here last month. "The county magistrate came to report.

"Well, there are others who have talents, and we must improve their lives well, which can be regarded as benefiting the people. Xinzhi nodded and said.

"My lord, my lord!" suddenly a man hurriedly walked in.

"Lord Hao, why are you so flustered?" Zhixian looked at the anxious middle-aged man in front of him, and said slowly and unhurriedly.

"I've only been on a business trip for a month, and I heard that you have recruited a large number of displaced people and spent a lot of money to build houses for them?" the person who came to see that Zhixian was not in a hurry or impatient, and asked a little anxiously.

"Yes, now that the houses are almost built, I am planning to open a warehouse to release grain and improve people's livelihood. Zhixian said with a smile.

"My lord, the county's money and grain are not abundant, and I planned to build a water conservancy this year, but now that the money has been spent, how can I still repair it?" said the person a little annoyed by the county's behavior.

"Don't be in a hurry about building water conservancy, hasn't the weather been smooth in this county in the past few years? The people who are wandering around are so miserable that they have to be given a place to live as soon as possible. Isn't the county lord always praised for loving the people like a son, why is the people's residence not as important as water conservancy in your eyes?" said the county magistrate with a look of benevolence and righteousness. It turned out that the Lord Hao in front of him was a local county magistrate, who specialized in assisting the county in handling government affairs.

"The homeless people are very miserable, but the lives of the people in this county are equally important. It's okay to recruit displaced people, but you can't spend all the taxes paid by the people of your county on them, right? If you don't build water conservancy, you will suffer disasters in the future, and all the people, including them, will suffer. The more Lord Hao spoke, the more angry he became, and he felt that Xinzhi County made a decision without considering the consequences.

"Stop! The displaced people have been settled in this county, and they will be the people of this county in the future, so what's wrong with spending money on them? If you want to build water conservancy, there are so many landlords and rich households in this county, isn't it just a matter of letting them pay for it?" The magistrate also said a little angrily, he had just been moved by what he had done, and he was pointed out by someone who had the problem, and now he was a little annoyed and angry.

"Well, it's that simple. Lord Hao sighed helplessly, he already understood that it was useless to argue with the magistrate.

This year, the displaced people lived very well in Changguang County, with a new home, the government opened a warehouse and released grain, and the county magistrate also cared about them and came to visit them from time to time. Settle down, and these displaced people soon have the next generation.

The county wanted to repair some water conservancy, and begged the county magistrate many times, and the magistrate finally apportioned the expenses to the landlords and wealthy people, and they quickly passed it on to the tenants. It's a pity that the money was quickly used by the magistrate to do good deeds, and the matter of repairing water conservancy was delayed again and again.

Twenty-one years ago, the magistrate of the county continued to reduce taxes and taxes, and the people of the county were very supportive, and more people came to settle down, and Changguang County was thriving.

It's just that the local finances have long been unable to make ends meet, and every time the county cuts taxes, the landlords have quietly raised the land rent, and the tenants must try their best to loot anyway.

Only the county is particularly worried.

There are also quite a few newborns this year.

Twenty years ago, Changguang County's finances finally couldn't hold on, but the county magistrate had a very good background, so he borrowed some money and grain from neighboring counties, sang songs, danced and danced.

The magistrate has done a lot of good deeds in the past three years, and his reputation in the local area is very good.

The county Cheng also cares about the people and often helps them solve difficulties, but unfortunately the water conservancy, urban defense, public security, education, etc., which he values, are not valued by the county.

Nineteen years ago, there was a drought in Qi State, and Changguang County was among the affected areas.

Many fields were not harvested, the local people could not ensure food and clothing, the imperial court granted exemption from local taxes, and the landlords reluctantly reduced their rents, which were about to fall back to the level when the county magistrate first came.

The imperial court issued disaster relief money, but there was not much left in the hands of the magistrate, and it was not enough for him to spend all the silver.

Some neighboring counties are even worse than Changguang County, and although local officials do not do good deeds, they still run out of money, but their own pockets are getting bigger and bigger.

Although the magistrate of Changguang County is very clean, his performance in dealing with disasters is still very poor, and the local people regard him as the same as corrupt officials.

This year, quite a few people died.

Eighteen years ago, the drought had lessened somewhat, but the last savings of the people were long gone, and it would be good to survive this year.

"If there were any more surprises, it would never have been as easy as the year before. The county magistrate also found the magistrate and asked for the construction of water conservancy to prevent disasters.

"Do you know how many people died last year? If you don't continue to provide disaster relief, you still want to repair water conservancy? I have already asked for another year of tax relief, so don't talk about these things again. The magistrate vetoed the county's request.

Because Changguang County has been spending money to help the people, the victims of the disaster in several nearby counties have slowly gathered.

This year, Changguang County was relatively good compared to neighboring counties, and the magistrate was very satisfied with his good deeds, and he was moved to death and life.

Seventeen years ago, the drought returned, not as severe as the year before, but not comparable to last year. Changguang County is among the disaster areas.

This time, no matter how great the county's ability is, there is nowhere to borrow money, and the county has neither money nor food, so the people can only be left to fend for themselves.

The magistrate was at a loss, began to give up on himself, and rarely took care of the government.

The population of Changguang County has increased dramatically in recent years, but there are basically no grain reserves, and the situation of the people is worse than that of neighboring counties where corruption is rampant.

The grass roots and bark in this area were quickly eaten, and soon there began to be a matter of eating the children, and the county could not bear such cruel things and adopted some children at home.

Sixteen years ago, the famine was still not over, especially in Changguang County.

The local landlords finally reduced their rents, and there were not many people left to farm for them.

The people of Changguang County were struggling to make a living, and finally began to cannibalism. If anyone can't walk on the street and lies on the ground, he will soon be pulled away and thrown directly into the pot to cook.

The old, weak, sick and disabled are exhausted, and those who still have the ability to resist have finally endured to the limit.

Fifteen years ago, the drought had subsided. Although the natural disasters are gone, man-made disasters are still rampant.

The landlords in several counties raised the land rent again, and the people finally couldn't bear it anymore and rose up. The people of Changguang County also responded, and the local landlords were almost all killed and eaten by the mob, and the survivors angrily blamed the mob for their actions.

The landlords had been "cannibalistic" for many years, and it was only when they ate their own heads that they began to accuse them of immorality. It is a pity that the landlords usually teach the mob cruelty and indifference by their own example, and no one pays attention to their rhetoric at this time.

"Our children are dying like this, what's there to cry about?" all the mobs had this experience.