The legal system was restored, and all the corrupt officials in Lu'an County were duly punished. Next, Zhang Jingrui personally took charge and began to deal with the disaster. At the same time, with the professionalism of the Ministry of Industry, he guided the county's water conservancy and canals, Prepare to rebuild the Lu'an Dam.
The flood caused by the bursting of the embankment affected a large area, and the total number of people affected was about 12,000.
In the past, Guo Baode and others were corrupt, and they squandered public funds on food and drink, so that the county government treasury was already unable to make ends meet, and how could it support real relief.
The stolen money confiscated from these corrupt officials was used in various water conservancy projects in Lu'an.
Therefore, after Zhang Jingrui carefully read through the accounts, he had already sent a letter to the governors of Huainan, Suhe, and Jiujiang a few days ago.
These three places all belong to the Jianghuai region.
The content of the letter is simple and clear. In view of Huainan's own financial problems, he ordered grain to be transferred from the county to Lu'an to relieve the victims.
Order Suhe County to allocate 200,000 taels of silver and Jiujiang County to allocate 200,000 taels of silver.
All this money was used to help more than 10,000 disaster victims survive.
As for the Huainan County Sheriff, Lu'an County already falls under its jurisdiction. Even if Zhang Jingrui didn't have this order, he still had to find ways to provide disaster relief. Without saying a word, he immediately ordered people to load the carts of grain and escort them to Lu'an. .
However, Suhe County Sheriff and Jiujiang County Sheriff were obviously a little unhappy.
Especially Suhe County Sheriff. When he received the letter, he was discussing something with a subordinate in his study. After reading it, he said: "The governors of various places are in charge of local government affairs. Zhang Shangshu's order does not make sense."
The subordinates were confused and asked out of curiosity: "Master Sheriff, what's the matter?"
"Take a look." Sheriff Suhe handed the letter to his subordinate.
The latter took it respectfully, glanced at it, and quickly read it. He pondered for a while and said: "Sir, in view of the humble position, the money still has to be transferred. Zhang Shangshu is now the imperial envoy, and he is ordered to take charge of all important military and political affairs in Jianghuai. , this order cannot be refused."
"That said, it can't be like this." Suhe County Sheriff felt a little aggrieved: "Then why not transfer from Huaining, why not transfer from Lujiang? There are so many counties in the Jianghuai area, but we have to choose Suhe tune."
"This may be relatively close to Lu'an." The subordinate said.
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver. Although Suhe's development has been okay in the past two years, the county treasury is not particularly full. Once this silver is allocated, we will have to tighten our belts." The county guard was still very aggrieved. "Furthermore, he transfers silver at every turn. Even if he is an imperial envoy, he must obtain the consent of the imperial court, right?"
Then he said, "No, I have to write to Your Majesty to explain this matter."
When the subordinate heard this, he quickly said: "In my humble opinion, it is best not to do anything unnecessary. The previous imperial edict was conveyed to all parts of Jianghuai and the content is also known to Zhang Jingrui. Zhang Jingrui has absolute power."
Not only taking charge of all important military and political affairs in Jianghuai, but also the last sentence: wherever I go, I feel like I am personally personally involved.
This is the most powerful.
Suhe County Sheriff was stunned for a moment, but after careful consideration, he still said: "The money must be transferred, otherwise it will be disobedience. However, I have to complain to His Majesty about this grievance."
After saying that, he started to write.
On the one hand, he ordered the treasury to be transferred to Liu'an, and on the other hand, he drafted a memorial.
The county governor's official position is not low and his authority is very heavy, so the memorial can go directly to the emperor.
And through official channels, it was sent to Chang'an not long after.
In the palace study, Xiao Yuan opened the petition from Suhe County Sheriff after reviewing part of the memorial.
After reading the content, he only replied with a simple sentence: Is the imperial edict unclear?
The emperor's approval often allowed the ministers below to figure out the holy meaning.
After receiving this memorandum that was typed back, Sheriff Suhe looked at the red letter on it, couldn't help but swallowed secretly as his Adam's apple slipped.
His face was already a little ugly, and he said to his former subordinate, "You should listen to your words, sir."
The subordinate felt a bit like an aide. Hearing this, he sighed: "Your Majesty blames
Are you an adult? "
"It's hard to say." Suhe County Sheriff took the memorial and said: "In short, I was reckless this time and didn't think twice. Whether the imperial edict is clear or not is a big or small matter. Fortunately, the money has been allocated, and I am In the words of a report.”
"That's good, that's good. It's probably nothing serious. Just feel at ease, sir." The subordinate comforted him.
After talking about this matter, Suhe County Sheriff said again: "By the way, have you heard that those corrupt officials in Lu'an County were attacked by the Yi tribe and were hanging outside the city as a warning to others. From this point of view, Your Majesty is quite angry this time."
"Such killings of three tribes are self-inflicted and deserved." Some of the subordinates sighed: "Having harmed half the people of the county with just one greed, how could His Majesty not be so furious?"
The county guard said: "Also, I have received a notice from above, saying that officials from the Ministry of Works will be dispatched to inspect the water conservancy projects in various places, especially flood control dams. If there is any jerry-making, once discovered, If he is severely punished, he may be guilty of the same crime as Guo Baode."
"It's all because of the Liu'an incident, but this is what it should be. Water conservancy projects are related to the country's people's livelihood and people's lives, so they cannot be ignored," the subordinate said.
The county guard said: "The county will investigate this matter first. If there is a problem somewhere, it will be easier for us to handle it."
"Understood, I will arrange for people to go to each county to check first." The subordinate responded.
"Yes." The county guard nodded and explained: "But remember, once a problem is discovered, it will be dealt with immediately and strictly, and we will never tolerate it! We will investigate ourselves first so that we can take some initiative in front of the Ministry of Industry, but we will never condone any corrupt officials. Dirty official!"
There is nothing wrong with what Suhe County Magistrate said. There are local political considerations.
The subordinates took the order and left.
On the other side, Lu'an County.
At this time, the money allocated by Jiujiang and Suhe had arrived, and after verification, the official documents were handed over, totaling 400,000 taels of silver, in addition to the continuous relief grains shipped from Huainan County.
Preparations for the new Lu'an Dam have been completed, and stone materials are being transported, preparing to start construction at another date.
Water conservancy, disaster relief, county administration, etc., etc., although all kinds of affairs were pressing on Zhang Jingrui, he did not have any rush and handled them in an orderly manner.
Just kidding, a second-rank minister who used to be involved in national policies is now sitting in the county, and handling these tasks is not a piece of cake.
On this day, the official in charge of the porridge shed in the county came to report: "Sir, according to your instructions, the people's porridge is no longer as thin as before."
"Yes." Zhang Jingrui did not raise his head, still working at his desk, and said while writing something: "The weather is getting colder, and the people who have lost their families have no place to live. Have you finished all the temporary camps you set up?"
"Everything is done, but there are too many victims and it's a bit confusing.
