Exiled to Lingnan, my plants are miraculous

Chapter 48 Expanding the River Channel ()

“We just need to widen the river channel and dig more small rivers to allow the water to flow so that it does not gather in one place. As for the villages near the county town building ponds, they can also raise some fish, and the county town can build a moat.

This will not only solve the city's flooding problem, but also increase the county's defense capabilities! "

There are not many opportunities like this. If he doesn't seize it, Lin Hongyuan is not sure whether there will be such an opportunity after the county magistrate promotes another group of people.

Zhu Dayong's eyes lit up. He didn't care how to solve this river or whether the villages and towns outside the city would be flooded, but it was definitely a big deal if the environment of the county could be changed.

He couldn't help not paying attention to it. If he could accomplish this matter by himself, would his promotion be far away?
  "Tell me more specifically, how to dig this moat?"

Zhu Dayong waved away the people gathered together, speaking quietly and anxiously.

"Sir, I wonder if this river still has cast dams?"

Lin Hongyuan didn't want to be involved in the struggle for power, but he didn't want to miss this rare opportunity in vain, so he wanted a promise.

"No more casting, you can do whatever you want, I don't care, now tell me how to do this moat?"

Zhu Dayong readily agreed to this matter, because if he really wanted to dig a moat for the county seat, his attention would probably be on the county seat for a long time, and it would be easier for him to be assigned here.

"Dig a channel three meters deep and five meters wide each 500 meters away from the four gates of the county. It is best to link the four channels together. Then the moat can be dug outward to border the original rivers in Lingnan. .

As long as the position of the moat is lower than the height of the county seat, the water accumulated in the city will naturally flow downward. Some fish can also be cultivated in the river. The flowers living in the water can be used for fishing competitions and flower appreciation. "

In fact, digging a moat is very simple, but it requires a lot of manpower. Only Kyoto can dig it in the entire Daqian, and the most important thing in Lingnan is free labor.

"So simple?"

Zhu Dayong doesn't believe that something that has worried everyone for decades can be solved so easily?
  If it was really that simple, why didn't anyone think of it before? Could it be that this person just made up a lie in an attempt to agree to his request.

Thinking of this, he stared at Lin Hongyuan with sharp eyes, as if to see through him to see if he was lying.

"Imagine that the moat forms a slope with the county seat, and the moat is on the shorter side. Will the water flow into it?

The channel dug outward is only about half a meter above the ground, so that the water can flow down, and it will not be flooded even if it rains heavily! "

Zhu Dayong thought about it carefully and it seemed like this.

"I'm very busy during this period. Please deal with the problem of this river as soon as possible. These brothers will stay and look after you. They represent me. I hope you won't do anything overstepping."

Zhu Dayong was afraid that these prisoners would not take the people he brought with them seriously. If there was a conflict, it would be hard to say whether there would be casualties.

He called a few strong men aside and gave them instructions.

"I also told you before coming here that the time and number of people must be strictly controlled. As for what they do, as long as they don't leave this area and are not lazy or cunning, you don't have to worry about them.

Try not to conflict with these prisoners. There are so many of them, even if you unite, you will only suffer!
  You may be together for a long time in the future. You can accept the money, but it must be given voluntarily by them. In the end, I will recommend you to the county magistrate. "

"Brother, don't worry. I promise to keep a close eye on them. No one dares to be lazy."

"Brother Yong, I have remembered your advice. Hehe, then we have to trouble Brother Yong to show us our faces to the county magistrate!"

"Thank you, brother, for giving me this opportunity to save our family from disaster. Otherwise, the whole family would be almost in trouble."

The rest of the people agreed and nodded to show that they remembered.

Lin Hongyuan stuffed a thousand taels of silver notes into Zhu Dayong when he left.

Lin Hongyuan watched Zhu Dayong walking further and further away and breathed a sigh of relief.

He also gave a piece of silver to each of the people watching and asked them to rest aside. "I said, why are you dragging me here? You are not alone. You can do it all."

The old man's tone was subtle, and there was a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

"These people still have to rely on you. I'm new here and don't know anyone. If we want to solve the problem of river spread, we still have to work together to solve the next problem.

Although this does not reduce our military service, at least in the future we will not have to soak in the water during heavy rains, risking our lives at any time! "

"Huh, seeing how sincere you are, I will reluctantly do this for you!"

The old man agreed arrogantly and awkwardly.

The old man waved his hand, and a dozen sallow-looking men quickly approached.

"What's the matter, Mr. Qu?"

"Mr. Qu, what happened? Why are none of the officials here today? One of them just came and ran away."

"Who is this?"

"This kid was just talking to the officials. No matter how much money you give them, it's useless. It's useless to flatter them."

"Ahem, everyone, listen to me. This young man has been promised by the official to solve the problem of water spreading in this river.

By the way, he also provided him with a solution to the flooding in the county. In other words, the surrounding rivers will be repaired. After this time, we probably won’t be soaking in the water for several months. "

After the old man finished speaking, everyone's expressions were in disbelief.

"Mr. Qu, is this true?"

"Woo, woo, woo, I soaked in the water three times and my body is already broken. Tell me the good news at this time. Isn't this poking my heart?"

"Hahaha, my daughter is saved, hahaha!"

"Whatever we need to do, Mr. Qu, please give your orders, and the people in our village will fully cooperate with you."

"Me too!"

"So are we, just give your orders!"

Lin Hongyuan was ignored and didn't care. His original intention was to make it easier for his family and escape from such a horrific punishment as soon as possible.

Everyone got their own tasks and led their villagers away with a smile.

The few people who came to help, who were sitting under the shade of a tree to take shelter from the rain, looked a little baffled at the smiling prisoners.

A: Tell me, are they stupid?

B: You are stupid. You didn’t hear that they allowed them to also solve the problem of river spreading.

C: I don’t understand. Please explain it more clearly.

Ding: Where are they going? Should we follow them?
  Shu: Brother told us before that as long as they don’t leave here, we don’t care what they do.

Ji: Stop making noise. I was woken up very early today. I’ll take a nap.

(End of this chapter)