Chapter 140: Who Counts the People's Livelihood (2)
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Lin Fu and Zhou Pu rushed to the Chaotianyi Ferry at dusk with all the military guards on horseback.
Lin Fu stayed at the military camp in the north of Gutang County for two days. The fleet had already sent everyone to the south bank for resettlement. When the Dongyang returned to the north bank, it docked at Chaotianyi Ferry and waited for Lin Fu and the others to come and join them; Liu Yue'er, Xiao
Man also came to the north shore with the boat.
For the past two days, Lin Fu had been feeling depressed in his heart. When he saw Liu Yue'er, Xiaoman's charming face and concerned eyes, his heart felt warm, and he temporarily put his troubles behind him.
Lin Fu didn't know if Zhang Yubo was in Chaotianyi, so he sent someone to look for him. He got on the boat, and the Dongyang went to the mouth of the river to clean up. The cabin on the second floor was covered with brocade couches. He must have taken special care of the two daughters. He rode a fast horse for more than a hundred miles.
In addition, he had not been able to rest well these days and was injured again. Lin Fu sat on the brocade couch and smelled the fragrance coming from the two girls. He felt that his bones were about to fall apart from fatigue and asked: "
Why did you come to the North Shore? I thought I wouldn’t see you until tomorrow.”
"Don't blame Sister Liu. It was me who pestered Sister Liu to come here. I heard that your right arm was injured by an arrow and you can't eat or wash your face. Sister Liu and I won't come to serve you. Aren't you going to be hungry for one more day?"
Xiaoman said crisply, the corners of his small mouth were slightly raised, his red lips were slightly opened, and he stretched out his hand to wipe Lin Fu's cheek, smearing a layer of dirt, "Look at you, how dirty are you?" He didn't mind it either.
Lin Fu's body was dirty and he leaned half of his body on him. He playfully reached out and touched the stubble on his chin and said, "There is no one to shave your beard."
"It's not like both of my hands were injured," Lin Fu said, "Everyone has been busy these days, so why don't I have the time to tidy up?" He then said to Liu Yuer apologetically, "I didn't expect to come to Shiliang County.
Will you blame me for being trapped so easily and not sending anyone to the county to pick up your parents, brother and sister-in-law?"
"The most important thing is that you come back safely," Liu Yue'er whispered. She didn't say anything else. Seeing that the white cloth wrapped around the wound on Lin Fu's arm was still bleeding, she asked, "Why is there no scar from the arrow wound?"
Don't you hurry back and let Wu Langzhong take a look?" Her thoughts have been on Lin Fu these days, and she is also worried about the safety of her parents, brothers and sister-in-law, but they are always less concerned than her concern for Lin Fu. At this time, she mentioned it to Lin Fu,
She also secretly blamed herself for not caring enough about her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law.
"It's nothing serious. I came here on a fast horse and accidentally broke the wound." Lin Fu said, it's not a big deal if the wound bursts and bleeds. The biggest fear is that the wound will become infected and inflamed, but fortunately it didn't happen.
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The people sent to find Zhang Yubo returned soon. Zhang Yubo was not in the post house for the temporary requisition of the government office. He said that he and Liang Wenbai, the magistrate of Gutang County, went to Shiliupu in the west in the afternoon.
Lin Fu left a message to Zhang Yubo and took a boat along the north bank of Chaotiandang to Shiliupu in the west.
He said he was going to Shiliupu to meet up with Zhang Yubo. Lin Fu also wanted to take a boat to take a more serious look at the situation of the refugees scattered on the river beach on the north bank of Chaotiandang.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, heading west from the mouth of the river branch, there are a series of homeless shacks on the river beach, and a large area of beach land has been reclaimed into fertile farmland.
Winter wheat is mostly grown in Jiangdong, and it is almost the harvest season. The large number of refugees here gathers after the New Year, and most of the reclaimed wasteland is spring wheat that is replanted after spring. At this time, it is only feet tall, green and full of life.
abundant.
The reeds in the shallow water were as high as knees. When he saw many people standing barefoot in the shallow water with simple fishing gear to fish, Lin Fu thought that Li Zhuo might have donated the fishing taxes imposed by the Jiangning garrison after he took office.
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If you don’t think about the dangers of the upcoming flood season, at this time, Jiangning Prefecture and County urgently took many measures to alleviate the conflicts between the main customers, the local government and the refugees. The survival difficulties of the refugees have been eased. The county government offices are located in Chaotianyi and Shiliupu.
Porridge shops have been set up in large refugee gathering areas. Seeing that the wasteland on the riverbank will be harvested, most of the first refugees to enclose land on the riverbank will also have the idea of settling here.
Along the periphery of the original river beach, the mud embankments spontaneously built by the refugees are intermittently more than 20 miles long. Most of the river embankment breaks are at the mouth of streams and rivers. In some areas, the mud embankments are built into earthen fences, where refugees from the same hometown gather to live.
After leaving the river fork mouth and heading west for six or seven miles, the bright moon illuminated the river beach palely. From a distance, we could see the shadows of many people walking along the mud embankment.
Someone on the mud embankment called this way: "Can Mr. Jinchuan Si Yulin be on the boat?"
It was Gao Zongting's voice. Lin Fu hesitated whether to let the boat go over. While he was hesitating, Zhang Yubo also shouted from the embankment: "Is Lin Fu on the boat?"
I don’t know how Zhang Yubo and Gao Zongting met. Lin Fu asked someone to put a light boat on the Dongyang into the water and pick up Gao Zongting, Zhang Yubo and others on board. The Dongyang had a deep draft and could not dock, and there were two people on board.
This small boat can transport six or seven people or one or two thousand kilograms of cargo to and from the Dongyang at a time.
Along with Gao Zongting and Zhang Yubo, there was Liang Wenbai, the magistrate of Gutang County.
Zhang Yubo and Liang Wenbo went to Shiliupu to inspect the resettlement situation of the refugees. On the way back, they met Gao Zongting who was inspecting the mud embankment of the river beach.
"The moonlit night is bright and the breeze is blowing on our faces. Mr. Zhang, Mr. Liang and Mr. Gao are really in great spirits..." Lin Fu welcomed the three of them onto the boat and said with a pretentious smile, "There is also good wine on the boat.
There was no excitement in the sky, so I asked someone to put the table on the deck. I’m so excited, so you don’t mind having me there, right?”
"What are you in the mood for? Bring out the food and wine as soon as possible, we are all hungry," Zhang Yubo and Lin Fu talked casually, looking at the beautiful figure reflected in the bright window of the second floor cabin in the tail cabin, and cheerfully
He smiled at Lin Fu and said, "When it comes to being in a good mood, you are the one who is in a good mood. When can I have the wedding wine between you and Miss Liu? Or should we just do it today?"
Lin Fu has not yet married, and he cannot have a public banquet when he takes Liu Yue'er as his concubine. He can only use simple etiquette and follow the convenience. It is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. It is not a bad idea to have this dinner tonight as a wedding. Only Zhang Yubo has such a joke.
Lin Fu just smiled and said, "I don't want to treat you to a drink."
Lin Fu couldn't be too disrespectful to Liu Yue'er.
Even if the banquet cannot be held in public, a matchmaker should be invited to negotiate the terms, the date should be chosen according to the horoscopes, and the betrothal gifts should be prepared.
It's not that Lin Fu agrees with red tape, but Liu Yue'er is a traditional woman, and these etiquettes are to give her respect and comfort. What's more, Liu Yue'er's parents, brother and sister-in-law are all trapped in Shiliang County and their news is unknown.
, now is not the time to get married.
Zhang Yubo, Liang Wenbai, and Gao Zongting were all hungry. Liu Yue'er cooked a few side dishes on the boat, warmed two pots of wine and set up a simple table on the deck. Lin Fu accompanied them to eat and drink.
The boat sailed back to Chaotianyi, and Lin Fu sent some food to the shore to fill the bellies of Zhang, Liang, and Gao's entourage.
If it weren't for the chaos in Hongzeeppo, or if the mud embankment on the north bank hadn't been in such danger, the clear breeze and bright moon would have made the boat sailing on the water really enjoyable.
"Mr. Gao saw that there is something dangerous here. When Mr. Gao mentioned it, I was scared to death..." Zhang Yubo drank wine and told Lin Fu why he and Liang Wenbo met Gao Zongting at the mud embankment outside the river beach. He pointed
Looking at the winding black shadow of the mud embankment in the distance, he said, "We have walked three or four miles, and the mud embankments we saw are all very thin. At this time, the water flowing into the sky is not strong. There is water seepage on the inside of some embankments. If
In the flood season, when the flood peaks come, these mud embankments will collapse as soon as they are washed away, and there will be big trouble..."
"Ah!" Lin Fu responded in a pretense of surprise, staring in the direction of the mud embankment in a daze.
Lin Fu didn't want others to know that he proposed this danger to Gao Zongting. Gao Zongting was afraid that he would also know the difficulties here, so he told Zhang Yubo and Liang Wenbo. Maybe Gao Zongting deliberately dragged Zhang Yubo and Liang Wenbo to the mud embankment to wait for him.
Then he turned to Liang Wenbai, the magistrate of Gutang County, and said, "Master Liang, you really want to thank Mr. Gao. Hongzepu can't afford trouble, and there won't be big trouble here. The refugees will be washed away by the flood, and the county will
At that time, we invited the gentry and powerful people to contribute money to provide food and comfort for the victims. Washing away some refugees can also be regarded as relieving the pressure on the county. The current situation is different. Everything in Jiangning is based on stability. All your lords agree on this. Really
I don’t know what Li Shuai would think about letting all the tens or hundreds of thousands of refugees soak in the water, and then wash away three to five thousand of them, and then appease the refugees. The Inspector General’s side probably suggested cutting them off
Losing one or two heads to calm people's minds."
Lin Fu's words were very rude and could even be said to be threatening. Liang Wenbai was angry in his heart, thinking that this swineherd madman and a little ninth-grade scholar would really dare to say anything and would chop off the heads of one or two people.
, of course I want to chop off his head, Liang Wenbai.
Lin Fu was still good-tempered at this time. If he could be allowed to do whatever he wanted, he would have liked to chop Liang Wenbai into pieces with a knife and throw him into the sky to feed the bastard. How could he be afraid of offending him?
Liang Wenbo has been the magistrate of Gutang County for three years, and he is from Xinyuan County, Jiangning. How could he know nothing about the dangers of the floodplain on the north bank of Chaotianze? He knew that this place was dangerous, but he still allowed hundreds of thousands of refugees to live here.
When the flood season comes, who knows how many living beings will be involved in the flood peaks if people live in large groups without supervision?
If one speculates on Liang Wenbai with the most malicious intentions, he is probably hoping that a flood will wash away these hundreds of thousands of refugees, so that he no longer has to worry about local security, no longer has to worry about resettling the refugees, and no longer has to worry about the local area.
The gentleman above came to hand over the writ of paper.
Liang Wenbai's face turned green and red. He had the highest official position and the most seniority here, but Gao Zongting represented Li Zhuo, Lin Fu represented Gu Wuchen, and Zhang Yubo was from Gu Wuchen's line. In terms of power, Zhang Yubo was slightly inferior to him.
Now that the lid is open, he can't close it even if he wants to. If there is a big mess in the riverbank in the future, it will be impossible for him to blame the natural disaster. Although Li Zhuo or Gu Wuchen may not be able to chop off his head, from Quan
It can still be done by taking off his official robe immediately.
Liang Wenbai was angry in his heart, but he had to stand up and bow to Gao Zongting and thank him: "Thank you Mr. Gao for your insight. If a big disaster occurs, how will Wenbai face his fellow villagers? How will he explain to the court?" He compared Gao Zongting, Zhang Yubo, and Lin Fudu.
He is much older, but he has to let go of his attitude at this time.