But when these people got the news, they were shocked and rushed to greet them. Wang Junlin had already brought people to the county government office.
At this time, Wang Junlin was greeted by four county officials.
, frowning slightly.
The reason why Wang Junlin changed his plan temporarily was because he received an urgent report from Fangcheng County that there were continuous heavy rains in the territory and floods could occur at any time. And he knew very well that these officials in the Sui Dynasty were very stubborn and would not take the initiative to report it.
After that, I will wait for the tax exemption from the boss and will not do anything else.
"I, the humble servants, did not know that Your Majesty was coming, so I could not greet you from far away. Please forgive me..." County magistrate Huang Zhixuan handed the raincoat to the clerk next to him. Seeing the unkind expression on the eunuch's face, he felt uneasy and led everyone to apologize again.
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Wang Junlin turned around and saw everyone in Fangcheng County bowing to him in the corridor. He sighed in his heart. He knew that it was not possible to freeze three feet in a day. It is useless to rush some things. He smiled and said in return: "I also made a temporary decision. This
I don’t blame you.”
"Thank you, sir." Huang Zhixuan and others breathed a sigh of relief. After they reported the possible flood disaster, they never thought that the prefect would come to inspect it in person, and even came in the rain.
In their opinion, this is simply a very unbelievable thing. You must know that since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, to be able to become a prefect of a county, his family must be from a noble family, and at least be a middle-class noble or above. Most of them are from great noble families and
They belong to a wealthy family, and such people have been pampered since childhood and put family interests and personal career first. It is absolutely impossible for them to worry about what will happen to the people during floods, so they go to the county to inspect in person, let alone take risks.
The rain is on its way.
The previous rumors about the prefect were all ruthless, cruel, and clever. At this moment, the officials in Fangcheng County discovered that the prefect might have a compassionate heart for the people.
It surprised them quite a bit.
"Well, I heard that the tea in Rongcheng County is good. I don't know when the rain will stop.
Didn't you prepare tea for me..."
"Don't worry, sir. I will prepare the best tea right now." Huang Zhixuan bowed his head and bowed before going to the meeting hall.
"By the way, Mr. Huang, there are several waterlogging areas in the county now. We have reported the disaster to the county government. Have you ever gone down to take a look?" Wang Junlin stopped Huang Zhixuan and signaled for others to prepare. He asked directly.
Business.
"I went to see it yesterday, and it's not serious." Huang Zhixuan felt a chill in his heart, and quickly reported back, "This is spring, and in summer and autumn, the accumulated waterlogging in our Fangcheng County will become a headache..."
"Oh! Mr. Huang, is there any good way to alleviate the accumulated waterlogging disaster in Fangcheng County, or to solve it once and for all?" Wang Junlin asked.
Huang Zhixuan invited Wang Junlin into the room, served hot tea and cakes, and then said: "Sir, Fanyang County is a land filled with sand, and the terrain is low and flat. In summer and autumn, it is a rainy area. The rain is heavy and there is water accumulation.
If it cannot be drained out, waterlogging will form, so the waterlogging disaster in Fangcheng County has been very serious since ancient times. Even with the continuous rain at this time, some places have already become flooded."
Huang Zhixuan didn't find it strange that he asked Wang Junlin such a question. Now it seems that the prefect who was said to be a murderer likes to understand the people's sentiments. This is obviously very different from the prefect who used to hide in the garden all day long.
, but when Wang Junlin asked this question, it was not easy to answer, and he could only answer ambiguously.
It is true that the county government is responsible for the county's farmland, water conservancy, construction and other matters, but in fact the main work of the county government at that time was around grain taxation. Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, wherever there has been a report of flood or drought,
The county would allocate manpower to verify the situation and come back with a truthful report or an exaggeration of the disaster. After the report was reported, the court would consider reducing or exempting some taxes for the disaster-stricken areas. This matter was considered over, and few people would fundamentally consider mitigating or exaggerating the situation.
ways to eliminate these disasters.
But now that the prefect asked him about it, Huang Zhixuan didn't resent it. A truly talented person shouldn't be afraid to answer such questions, and he thought that today was an opportunity to show off his talent.
Huang Zhixuan was born into the local aristocratic Huang family, and was originally led by Zhao Zhanpeng.
One of the thirteen aristocratic families in the three counties to the south of the country had previously been in vain and insubordinate with the Lu family. Now that the Lu family has fallen, the prefect has re-employed Zhao Zhanpeng. This in itself is a signal that they want to re-employ their thirteen aristocratic families.
Of course, Huang Zhixuan also noticed that Wang Junlin's style of doing things after coming to Fanyang County was very different from other officials and previous prefects.
For example, in the case of floods, generally speaking, the governor, Tongshou, Changshi and others, plus a few close confidants, would discuss a plan and issue instructions, and then instruct the county to implement it in detail. But right now, it's better.
Not only did he come here in person, he also looked like he wanted to figure out how to do this. He even looked like he wanted to force the county to completely solve the flood disaster problem.
Huang Zhixuan's thoughts were spinning in his mind, he pondered for a moment, and replied: "Sir, I think that accumulation of waterlogging will cause disasters. To reduce waterlogging, it lies in the word 'platoon'. Whenever heavy rain comes, as long as the accumulated water is drained out in time,
It will not cause waterlogging. When it comes to "drainage", more ditches should be dug to facilitate drainage. Of course, it is also conducive to irrigation. But these things are not easy. Now we in Fangcheng County want to do these things, even more
It is extremely difficult..."
Wang Junlin didn't wait for him to finish, and interrupted him with a cold snort, saying: "What you said earlier is good, but don't talk about the nonsense you said about the difficulties. This waterlogging technique is a branch of farming and water conservancy.
Farming is a top priority and should not be underestimated. Your Fangcheng County is also a flood-prone county, and you should have summarized a set of drainage system methods over the years."
"I know what I am doing. After I am relieved of my duties, I will organize manpower to summarize and develop a systematic method of draining waterlogging as quickly as possible, and then implement it quickly." Huang Zhixuan had sweat on his face. He no longer dared to complain and expressed his position quickly.
"Zhao Xianzi told me in the county town that you are quite famous in Fangcheng County for your good work on farmland." Wang Junlin smiled more on his face and asked with a gentle look: "By the way, Du Changshi
They want to convert most of the Lu family's land into government land, what do you think about this?"
There is another major event in Fanyang County recently, which is the "Agrarian Revolution", and Du Ruhui is responsible for this matter.