Chapter 38 Opportunity

"Opportunity?" Lin Wu was stunned and looked at Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan smiled: "Jingxuan has only been back for a day, and I'm afraid there is some news that has not been heard yet. Ten days ago, heavy rain suddenly fell in most parts of the south of the Yangtze River, rivers surged, and four lakes flipped. After three days of heavy rain, many areas along the river collapsed and broke the dam. Now the comments on the floods in the south of the Yangtze River have already flown to the Liubu Hall Officer's case like snowflakes..."

Lin Wudao: "I know a little about this. On the way back to the capital, I heard passers-by talk about it, but at that time I only said that the heavy rain in the south of the Yangtze River and the waters of the rivers were rising, but it was far from the point of breaking the dam. In just a few days, I actually arrived in such a field... It's really... it's so outrageous!"

Yang Xuan looked at Lin Wu and smiled without saying a word. Lin Wu was not the first brother in the officialdom. He knew that officials at all levels of the court deducted all the layers of things. He even occasionally accepted some filial piety from the lower class. However, Lin Wu had a principle in doing things, that is, not being a clean official, but at least he had to be a capable official. If it were to be a simple saying, it would be to take money and eliminate disasters for others.

If you get the silver salary from the court, you have to do what you should do. But the officials who founded the court are not like Lin Wu. Just look at the degree of the flood, you can imagine that the silver pay that the court allocated to the Ministry of Works to specialize in river construction every year will probably be the pockets of officials at all levels... Otherwise, the Ministry of Works will send personnel to various inspections every year, and they will set up river patrol officials everywhere. They will report all major and minor changes at any time. If they really do their duties, how can they break the dam after heavy rain?

Lin Wu was not unaware of the trick, but he never expected that these people were so brave that they exploited them so fiercely and thoroughly! They refused to do even a trace of their face...

"In autumn, the flood in the south of the Yangtze River is at the time of harvest. In this way, if the flood cannot be controlled within a certain range, the harvest in the entire south of the Yangtze River will be reduced by a few cents this year." Yang Xuan said slowly. "Speaking of this, Jingxuan should also be glad that Lang Ping, the head of the Changningfu River section, is quite capable. Although the Jiangnan flood is inevitably affected, the Changningfu River section has been reduced to the minimum level from the losses suffered."

Lin Wu couldn't help but smile when he heard this. Lang Ping only entered the Ministry of Works after leaving the back door and became an insignificant minor official. He saw that he had some talent, but he was not as good as others and only knew how to make money, so he did not make any trouble. He tried to help him as much as possible.

Lang Ping was also really successful. After a few years, he had been promoted to the head of the company. Although there were occasional omissions in the river section under his jurisdiction, most of them were small problems, and there was never a big problem like other prefectures in Jiangnan. On the one hand, Lin Wu intended to win over, and on the other hand, Lin Wu gradually raised his power in Changning Prefecture also made Lang Ping dare not be arrogant. The head of the company was only a sixth rank, while Lin Wu was several levels higher and was in charge of the local area, so Lang Ping naturally did not dare to neglect it.

Lin Wudao: "Even so, you can't be careless. Changning Prefecture is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. If the flood is severe, the upper prefectures will certainly not escape the bad luck. Changning Prefecture has dozens of counties under two prefectures and dozens of counties under its jurisdiction, so it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be affected again. It seems that within a few days, I will have to meet this Lang. If something happens at this moment, my head of the mansion will be to blame."

Yang Xuan said: "Jingxuan's words are very true, but it is necessary to mobilize the civilians and labor service in moderation to avoid being careless and causing disasters."

"Oh?" Lin Wu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard Yang Xuan suddenly say something, "What do you mean by Brother Yang?"

Yang Xuan smiled and said, "Haha, I'm going to say something just now." After saying that, he said seriously: "The flood in the south of the Yangtze River is shocked, the court is shocked, the Minister of Works Li Yan has been impeached by the censors, and the two ministers have not been spared. These news must have been on Jingxuan's desk. Although I did not clearly state how to punish me today, I believe the departments of the Ministry of Works are already busy now. Hanyang Prefecture and Jingxiang Prefecture have already recruited a large number of civil servants to rectify the river section, but Hanyang Prefecture hired too many civil servants, and the salary they received before was stopped three times. In addition, the flood was severe, grain production was reduced, and countless houses were destroyed, and homeless civil servants gathered to cause trouble..."

Lin Wu looked serious: "This is amazing! In the face of natural disasters, you can make trouble while the chaos is in trouble and behead them as usual! What is the result of the matter?"

"The result?" Yang Xuan sighed with a sigh of relief. "I don't know what it is, but there is no reason for the civil servants to cause trouble. I heard that the Hanyang Prefect and others jointly gave the money allocated by the imperial court. The imperial court seems to have a lot of funds allocated each year, but they are actually not much of them falling on various river sections. Even this little money has been put into their pockets. If the flood is in trouble, will the people be angry?"

Yang Xuan stopped and looked at Lin Wu and smiled, "When it comes to this, it is Jingxuan's opportunity. The first batch of grain harvested by the Jiangnan prefectures every year in autumn will be divided into part of the grain and included in the national treasury. Moreover, most of the rice from the two lakes will be transported to the capital, which is tribute rice. However, this year's floods not only affect the grain transportation, but the rice feed sent by Xiangning prefecture a few days ago was robbed by bandits!"

"It's outrageous!" Lin Wu's face was cautious and slightly angry. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and Lin Wu's face moved: "River bandits? Humph! Haha... I'm afraid this is a ruling statement, right?"

Yang Xuan gave him a tacit look and said, "Although the rumors were done by the robbers in the rivers, if they were not expected, they should actually be the actions of the gathered refugees. But because of this, it was Jingxuan's opportunity. Later, the rice and salary groups in several prefectures stopped transporting the canal and changed to land. However, the flood was still there and the road was muddy, so he had to pick some good roads to walk. Although the days were a little longer, it was better than something happened."

"That's right."

"Before Jingxuan returned to his home yesterday, the rice and grain from the three southern governments had already arrived on the ground of Changning Mansion. The escort this time was Zhao Yi. I believe Jingxuan had some understanding of this person. I am so exhausted, and Jingxuan understands now?"

Lin Wu suddenly realized that Yang Xuan had made such a big circle and finally brought up Zhao Yi. He didn't ask what he thought about. Lin Wu is not a stupid person. If he wanted to win over someone, his methods would be very comparable to those of people. Otherwise, the Changning Mansion would not be in order.

At present, the floods in the south of the Yangtze River are mixed with civil unrest in various places, especially the river workers and civilians who actually robbed Mi Gang of the court, which was like a rebellion! I am afraid that the imperial army had already been dispatched at this time, but it was difficult to encircle and suppress the enemy at this time. The flood had not yet subsided, the ground was muddy and slippery, and the villagers were familiar with the terrain, so Lin Wu was not optimistic. However, he still needed to escort Mi Gang to the capital at this time, so he needed to take some safer roads, and at the same time he needed to rely on the power of local garrisons and civil affairs.

At present, the territory of Changning Prefecture is quite peaceful, not to mention that there are soldiers from a garrison stationed beside Changning Prefecture! At this moment, Zhao Yi would definitely find it difficult to reach the capital safely with his own strength. If he could help him, it would be like a timely help. Moreover, in this case, it would be unlikely that Zhao Yi would refuse...
Chapter completed!