Sang Yuancheng, the magistrate of Yueshui County, was born in a Jinshi. He heard that Fang Jue was a traveler, so he politely invited him to the back room to chat.

"Along the way, I saw the prosperity of the people in Yueshui County. Although I encountered a small flood, the people did not look panic. Instead, they were in an orderly manner to fight floods and rescue disasters. It can be seen that Sang County respects diligent work and loves the people, and manages this county very well." Fang Juexian gave a flattery.

"I don't dare to accept all of my words by Brother Fang." Sang Yuancheng held the porridge and sucked a big mouthful, and then laughed, then said with a cautious expression: "This time is not as simple as a small flood."

"Oh? I don't know where to start? Although I saw the rain all the way, I didn't see a large dam breaking down." Fang Jue asked.

"I'm not to be ignorant of my brother, this Yueshui County is a water town. The rivers in the territory are crisscrossed with rivers, and there are Yingshui and water. The three major rivers of Sishui meet not far from the county. On weekdays, these large and small rivers are extremely convenient. Whether it is the exchange of people and goods, irrigation of fields, or drainage, or the natural conditions, they are far superior to other counties, which can be said to have all the advantages of the territory." Sang Yuancheng said.

Fang Jue nodded. Listening to Sang Yuancheng's words, he didn't expect that this guy was still a technical official and seemed to have a good time in water conservancy.

"But, once this encounters floods, it's completely different."

Sang Yuancheng thought for a while and explained: "There are many dry land in the north, and even if there is a flood, it is just one or two big rivers. Yueshui is different. Once the flood starts, the Sanshui River and the large and small rivers in the territory will immediately turn into treasure and cause damage at the same time! Floods are pouring in everywhere, and there is no place to discharge the flood."

He paused and sighed, "It's okay. After all, Sanshui is still peaceful and wide, and can always flow downstream. The most troublesome mansions above are the most troublesome. When the flood is heavy, they will still think of opening the gates of our county and venting the flood from Yueshui County into Sanshui. Just like this time, the water actually came from several mansions upstream."

"I understand this a little. Yueshui County's water network is scattered. Once it rains too heavily, it will harm itself. In addition, it is a waste of water. Yueshui County seems to be a water town, but in fact it has a great hidden danger. No wonder the county will start preparing to fight against the flood as long as the rain falls for a long time." Fang Jue said.

“That’s exactly that!”

Sang Yuancheng sighed helplessly and said, "This Yueshui County is actually quite rich and rich. But because of this flood, I have a headache almost every year since I took office. Three hundred and sixty-five days this year, as long as it rains for dozens of days, my heart will be mentioned from the beginning of the year to the end of the year."

"This is also the county's respect for the people. If he changes his unintentional official who is not in charge of things and lives, he will not care whether the people are affected or not. If there is a natural disaster, it will be nothing more than reporting to the court and he will not be held accountable." Fang Jue said.

"Hey, if you serve as an official, you won't be able to benefit the people. You can't watch the people under the ruler suffer from dire straits."

Sang Yuancheng drank a few sips of porridge, then cushioned a few sips of steamed buns, and clasped his fists at Fang Jue: "Brother, you're resting here, I still have some official duties to do."

"Okay, okay, don't dare to bother." Fang Jue said.

Sang Yuancheng stood up and took several subordinates and hurriedly left. Li Xian closed the door, took half of the steamed bun that had not been finished, and while breaking it open and soaking it in the porridge, he asked in confusion: "Teacher, just now the county magistrate said that the above governments were going to open the gates to discharge floods to Yueshui County? Isn't this the court deliberately causing Yueshui County to suffer disaster?"

"Not bad." Fang Jue nodded.

"Although Yueshui County is just a small county, it is a town of fish and rice and a prosperous place. It seems that it is not worth the effort to do so?" Li Xian and Fang Jue gradually faded away their youth. If they consider the problem, they will also think about the "gains, losses, pros and cons".

"You can tell at a glance," Fang Jue said.

Li Xian quickly found an old map published by the imperial court from his back basket.

This picture is very simple, and there is no detailed description of the way out or prefectures or counties in detail. It is just a rough outline. It will inevitably be a mistake for marching and fighting. It can only be used as a reference. Even going out for a trip is not very useful, it is nothing more than determining the general direction.

Detailed maps are strategic materials for the country. In the era of cold weapons, with detailed maps, you can formulate a march route and strategic plan based on the map. Of course, the court cannot issue them among the people.

However, with this rough map, you can see some clues.

"Look at Yueshui County, although it is prosperous, it is located in the southernmost part of Suhong. If the flood comes, it passes through Yueshui County and enters the river and flows into the sea. Even if the water is large, it will only be one county in Yueshui, and at most there are several counties with water in the following two provinces."

"These are two poor provinces." Li Xian nodded slightly.

"Yes, but if you don't discharge the flood from Yueshui County and let the flood naturally flood, look..."

Fang Jue clicked a few randomly on the map: "Three provinces such as Su Hong's hinterland and Dongquan may be affected. These three provinces are important places in the court, a place where taxes and financial resources, talents emerge, and even a large province of food, supporting half of Dahao."

Fang Jue smiled: "To put it bluntly, the court would rather drown million people in several other poor provinces than to suffer from disasters in Jiangling Prefecture, Dongquan."

Li Xian smashed it, smashed it, sighed: "It seems that he still needs to be reincarnated. If he is not lucky, he will be reincarnated in an unlucky place. It would be a disaster from heaven. He worked hard for a lifetime and was finally sacrificed by the overall situation."

"You are saying this clearly. If a person works hard for a lifetime, the will of heaven will turn into nothingness in an instant." Fang Jue said casually.

"But, is there no solution?"

Li Xian frowned and said, "Let the floods raged and abandoning the small and protecting the big ones is a helpless move, and it is not a solution after all. After ten years, a hundred years, or a thousand years, has no one thought about how to cure it?"

"It's a cure, there's a way."

Fang Jue thought for a while, "It's nothing more than water conservancy projects."

He clicked on the location where the three waters meet on the map and said, "If water conservancy is built here and the layout is reasonable, it may be able to divert and divert floods. However, the project is quite large and I am afraid it will not be completed in a short time."

"Then Master, why don't you tell Sangxianzun? He is the county magistrate and can mobilize a lot of manpower and financial resources." Li Xian said.

"It is not good at repairing water conservancy and changing the trend of mountains, rivers and rivers in the court. It is not only not a merit, but also a sin. Besides, the project is huge, no one knows whether it will be effective in the end. If a lot of effort is used, it will still be useless and even worse, will it be worse. Wouldn't it harm him?"

"Master, your method will not work?" Li Xian flattered him in a rare manner.
Chapter completed!