Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 65 I am just following the orders of the Governor
Chapter 65 I am just following the orders of the Governor
Sanjia Village, Liaoshan County.
On this day, young and old in the village sang and danced.
The villagers walked cheerfully to the farmland.
Today the county magistrate brought the county officials down to carry water and plow the fields with them.
Anyone who has farmed knows that the fields in the village are concentrated in the same place, located downstream.
The advantage of being located downstream is that it can easily irrigate farmland, and there will always be water even in periods of extreme drought.
However, farmland cannot be located too far downstream, because rainy days will affect the water level, and if the water level covers the farmland, crops will die.
Therefore, during this period, there is still a small water source flowing through the most downstream. If the whole village is mobilized to lift the water to the top of the farmland and let it flow down, there is a high probability that part of the farmland can be rescued.
In fact, the part of this large farmland closest to the downstream has been planted with green crops, and a few people have already planted their fields.
However, compared to all farmland, those cultivated fields are completely negligible, too few and far between.
The top position of the farmland.
The villagers of Sanjia Village have gathered.
This is a large village with more than 3,000 people, and more than 1,000 people gathered at the scene.
"Dear fellow citizens, I am the magistrate of Liaoshan County."
"Today, I listened to the call of the governor and resumed farming with you."
"Now, please line up in two teams, take your buckets, and carry water in an orderly manner under the guidance of the yamen servants."
Lin Yangbo said loudly.
There were ten government officials standing on both sides of him.
They had their hands on their hips and riding whips on their waists.
From the looks of them, they don’t look like they’re here to help with farming.
After the words fell, the people began to adjust their positions and finally formed two lines.
Finally, under Lin Yangbo's order, the people of Sanjia Village began to walk downstream in an orderly manner.
On the way, the villagers walked and chatted happily.
"I told you not to worry, the county government will definitely find a solution. Look at Alan and his family, they were so busy a few days ago that they were almost half alive, and now I am afraid they will cry."
"It's just that my own seeds are not as good as those from the government. And now I am still carrying water and farming under the guidance of the county magistrate. I really don't listen to the wise, and I will suffer the consequences."
"I heard that the governor forcibly ordered the resumption of farming, otherwise...ahem..."
The topic quickly changed.
The villagers started talking about other things.
They are afraid of officialdom and dare not talk too much about this aspect.
Not long after, the villagers had arrived at the downstream water source.
Downstream, the magistrate of Liaoshan County and others are already waiting for them.
"Hurry up, don't wait any longer!"
The county magistrate shouted loudly.
There are also ten government officials waiting on both sides.
They also had their hands on their hips and riding whips stuck in their waists.
The villagers didn't think much, and followed the village chief to start filling the water, returning in the direction they came.
At this time, the county magistrate winked at the government officials, who then returned and stayed at a certain position on the way back and forth.
Similarly, the county magistrate at the top also asked the government officials to be distributed at a certain position on the road, with government officials standing above and below, and the villagers walking in the middle.
"Village chief, why do you feel like they are watching our work?"
Finally, some villagers felt something was wrong.
The government officials in front of them surrounded them.
Each one held a long riding crop in his hand, with a serious look on his face.
This situation is not like re-farming with them, but like preventing them from being lazy at work.
"I'll go back up there and ask the county magistrate."
The village chief also noticed something was wrong.
The originally cheerful team gradually became silent.
They have seen this kind of situation before, where the government watched the prisoners working.
But you and others are obviously ordinary people, farming their own fields, and have not committed any crimes. Do you want to stare at them like this?
After a while, the village chief panted and returned to the top, pouring the water in the bucket into the pit above.
The same is true for other people. They are all very tired, panting, and their backs are already sweating.
"County... County Lord, what are they doing?"
The village chief pointed at the yamen servant and asked with a flattering smile.
Lin Yangbo didn't know where to move the stool.
He crossed his legs and ate melon seeds. There was already a pile of melon seed shells on the ground.
At this time, there was only one yamen servant left behind Lin Yangbo, and the others went to supervise the work.
"Watching you work, what's wrong?"
Lin Yangbo vomited out the melon seed shell and asked.
"No...aren't you here to resume farming together?"
The village chief smiled along with him.
Half-bent, I dare not stand up straight.
"Aren't we going to resume farming with you now?"
Lin Yangbo asked rhetorically again.
He put one melon seed into his mouth and spit out the melon seed shell.
"This...this..."
The village chief didn't dare to speak.
He wanted to ask, does this count as re-farming together?
He was obviously just standing aside and monitoring our work.
But looking at Lin Yangbo's appearance, he didn't dare to ask further.
"Pa!"
"What are you doing?"
"Delaying the project will break your legs!"
Suddenly, there was a crack of a whip.
What followed was scolding from the government officials behind Lin Yangbo.
The village chief was startled, trembling all over, and did not dare to stay any longer.
As he returned to the team, the villagers knew the situation and could no longer be happy.
Their moods became heavy, and they were not as active in their work as before. They followed the team numbly.
One round, two rounds, three rounds, the water flows from the top to the downstream, and there is already water in several farmland areas.
But the villagers are also very tired.
"I can't do it anymore, I'll take a rest."
Some villagers couldn't bear it anymore, so they gasped and walked out of the team to sit down and rest.
Seeing this, the other villagers were also ready to rest with each other.
But at this moment, a long whip struck and hit the villagers who were sitting down hard.
"Pa!"
The villager who sat down was drawn.
He screamed loudly in pain and jumped up on the spot.
Villagers all around who want to rest or are working are looking this way.
"Who allowed you to rest?"
"Listen up, everyone, no one is allowed to rest!"
"It delayed the governor's project and broke your legs!"
The yamen servant scolded.
The riding crop in his hand whipped again in the air.
There was another snap, which shocked the hearts of all the villagers.
"I...I plant my own fields, what's wrong with taking a break?"
The man who was beaten was not angry.
Frightened and angry, he questioned the yamen servant.
"Noisy!"
"How dare you question the governor's order?!"
The officer's eyes turned cold, and he whipped the man hard again.
The man's clothes were immediately torn, and a bloodstain appeared on his body.
"Asshole, I'll fight you!"
The man is furious.
With red eyes, I want to rush to the Yamen.
The officer snorted coldly, showing no fear at all. He dropped the long whip in his hand to the ground and the saber on his waist.
As long as a man dares to charge up, he will be killed with a knife, and he deserves to be killed.
But at this moment, the man was hugged by the villagers, preventing him from rushing forward for revenge.
"Don't be impulsive. Think about your son and your parents."
After the man heard this, the madness in his eyes slowly faded away.
He endured the frustration, picked up the bucket and returned to the water-carrying team.
From this moment on, the villagers' steps were heavy.
Lin Yangbo at the top looked at everything with a gloomy smile.
I am only following the orders of the Governor.
In addition to Sanjia Village in Liaoshan County, similar incidents are also occurring in Yushe County and Hepingcheng County.