He didn't know exactly what it would be like next year, but what Yuan Niang said revealed that it should be rainy.
Otherwise, the dam would not be mentioned properly, let alone the idea of re-building the dam.
But when he thought about the current climate, he couldn't help but wonder whether it would be like the outline of the story in his novel.
First the drought, then the rain.
After all, there is an old saying that a severe drought must be followed by a severe flood. He just wants to take precautions now.
Even if there is no severe drought, but just a severe flood, this amount of water is not needed.
Now the snow water is stored, but there is still a buffering process.
If the water is left there, even if you don't use it every day, it will be a little less than the day before.
Not to mention that for such a big pond, it will take several months.
When there is a real rain disaster, there may not be much water left in the pond.
But for now, we just need to dig ponds, and try to have two or three in each village.
As long as children are prevented from falling into the water, everything will be fine.
The water in the pond can not only be used for irrigation, but also for raising fish, ducks and lotus roots.
If you sell these at the end of next year, you can make a lot of money.
As for the flood issue, he will think about it later and see how to solve it.
From the "Guoyu · Zhou Yu Xia" [Yu Controls Floods], we can conclude that it is better to block than to sparse, and to sparse is better to shrink.
In other words, it is better to block and suppress it than to unblock it and guide it.
The most effective way is to open more diversions to guide the water in Liuyun River to other places.
It's just that Liuyun County is located downstream. If there is a heavy rain, and the rain is heavy and lasts for a long time, it will definitely be flooded.
This guidance must start from the upstream side of Liufeng County...
Xie Yanzhi thinks a lot and knows that there are some things that should not be talked about outside now. He also knows that you can't become fat with one bite and you have to do it step by step.
Anyway, as long as you prepare for the worst, no matter how bad the situation is after that, it won't be much worse.
But the most important thing right now is to solve the snowstorm and cold wave and store water for the coming year.
Therefore, he continued to answer what Master Fang and Master Chen said.
“On the frozen ground, as long as there are many people and each person digs a few more shovels a day, a pond will be dug later.
If there is a big pond in the village, this problem can be saved.
In short, stocking up on water is a must. It's better to dig on top of melting snow than after a heavy snowstorm. We are not afraid of ten thousand, we are afraid of the worst.
It’s better to work harder now than to encounter it in the end and be helpless!
It's best to send someone to supervise this matter and go back to the Yamen to investigate.
The government treasury does not have enough money. You can ask the wealthy households in the county to help you with this money.
They were promised that they would erect a monument at the gate of the county town, and write on it how much money each government donated in what year, month and day.
Of course, we can wait until the snowstorm passes to erect the monument. At that time, the accounts of where every money was spent will be made public. "
Xie Yanzhi said, thought for a while, and added: "Our county government not only needs money, but also medicinal materials and warm clothes. No matter what they donate, as long as it is good for the people.
It might be too late to wait for them to donate money before buying medicinal materials. It would be better to involve merchants involved in medicinal materials business and arrange for them to contact them first. The faster the time, the better. Now we are competing with God for time. "
"And what happened this time is not limited to our Liuyun County, it is also the same in several surrounding counties. Mr. Chen, please take a look, do you want to contact the adults in other counties to inform them of this matter, and report this matter?"
As Xie Yanzhi's classmate at the county school, Master Fang was extremely convinced of him.
Especially when he mentioned before that there would be a cold wave. After that, they found a number of experienced farmers and discussed it together for a few days, and they determined that this was the case.
Now that it was getting colder, they believed his words more and more.
I heard him say today that the cold wave started with a blizzard, so there was no room for them not to take it seriously.
This kind of weather has never been recorded in Liuyun County's annals, which means it is unprecedented.
Now that it has begun, they should be prepared to deal with it with full vigor.
"My lords, I think Xie Xiucai's words are reasonable. If this disaster comes, it will not only affect our Liuyun County. If we don't tell you then, our county's precautions are in place, and other places are affected by the disaster, the superiors will definitely personally intervene." Ichiban.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to inform someone and then report it to someone else. There is not much time left for us now. While we are waiting for someone to deliver the letter, we will also put in our solutions.
Anyway, they have been told that as to whether to do it or not, and how to do it, that is their business. When things really happen, we will be able to live up to our own consciences, and secondly, there will be explanations from above. "
Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhao and Mr. Xu looked at each other and then walked towards the next room.
Xie Yanzhi knew that they needed to discuss it. After all, the matter was too big to be solved by just opening his mouth and writing a countermeasure.
Now he is just a scholar. To be able to stand here and let everyone listen to him is already a favor shown to him by several adults!
At this moment, Xie Yanzhi wished that time had arrived in August of next year in the blink of an eye.
No matter what the situation is, he is bound to participate in Qiu Wei.
Only when you stand tall can your words be valued by others and have weight!
If he were to be a candidate or a Jinshi today, he would not be standing here, but should be standing in the magistrate's office.
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Several adults went to discuss matters, but Master Fang did not follow.
As soon as he saw the people leaving, he looked at Xie Yanzhi and asked: "Shao'an, it just so happens that there is no labor levy this year. Do you think it is feasible to let the people dig ponds to do the labor? How many should be dug in each village and how big should they be? And these people in the county, And in what form do you perform labor service?”
Xie Yanzhi's courtesy name was Shao'an. As his former classmate at the county school, Master Fang naturally called him by his cousin's name.
"Didn't Brother Ziping say a few days ago that you are worried about the renovation of the residence next year? Isn't this the perfect opportunity? It's cold today, so it's impossible for the people in the city to dig ponds or dig moats outside the city, right?"
Master Fang's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard that he had taken the opportunity to repair his residence.
The county government offices are used every year. Because there are many students taking the county examination, there are hundreds of Liuyun county government offices.
There are now signs of dilapidation. Mr. Chen is worried about how to solve the problem because there is not much silver in the government treasury.
If we take the opportunity to let the common people repair it, wouldn't we kill two birds with one stone?
In this way, the money for labor and wooden purlins is saved, and at most the money can be spent on buying bricks and tiles.
“Repairing the dormitory mainly involves replacing wooden purlins and bricks. We cannot let everyone repair it, it must be done in batches.
For example, the wooden purlins require someone to cut down trees. Our dormitory has always used fir and locust wood. When the time comes, we will have people cut down these trees. Everyone will hand over a few trees that are more than ten years old and it will be done.
The repairmen also came in shifts. In this way, they will have time to renovate and consolidate their houses..."
