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Body 216 [Traveling in the mountains and rivers] (addition for the leader "Gone with the Wind NJ")

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    Natural disasters and man-made disasters have always been connected together.

    In terms of the severity of the drought last year alone, Shanxi and Shaanxi were actually relatively mild, but they caused the most severe famine.

    ? Where was the hardest hit by the drought last year?

    According to the administrative divisions of later generations, there are southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, southeastern Hubei, northeastern Jiangxi, eastern Fujian and the entire Zhejiang!

    These places are relatively prosperous, so in the history books, there was no large-scale famine in the south in the ninth year of Chongzhen.

    However, Zhejiang, where there was a severe drought in the whole province last year, suffered another persistent drought this year.  Although the drought was milder than last year, the people of Zhejiang couldn't bear it anymore, because the Chief Secretary was stepping up tax collection.

    Yao Yongji, the Zuo Buzheng of Zhejiang Province, was also forced to do so.  When he reported the disaster situation last year, the emperor didn't believe it at all, so he took the official and stayed on, and if he didn't pay the taxes, he would be dismissed!

    Ji'an, General Military Mansion.

    Zhao Han gave instructions at the spring plowing meeting: "Officials from all over the country, missionaries, members of farmers, and the army, all fight against drought and disaster relief!"

    Li Ke said weakly: "Zongzhen, why don't you personally offer sacrifices to the sky and pray for rain?"

    "What rain are you praying for? If you have that money, you might as well use it for disaster relief!" Zhao Han flatly refused.

    Pang Chunlai said: "Praying for rain is also possible, not to move the world, but to unite people's hearts."

    "The town doesn't believe it, but the officials and the people do." Li Banghua echoed.

    Zhao Han thought for a while and said, "Unity of will is the unity of people's hearts. As for praying for rain, there have been years of severe drought in the north. Why didn't the court and ministers pray for rain? The main officials in various places were ordered to dismiss anyone who prayed for rain in the future.  Give me all your thoughts on fighting the drought!"

    "yes!"

    The officials no longer dissuade

    The magistrate of Nanchang has already left, claiming to be seriously ill, and without the permission of the imperial court, he hung a seal and went home to take care of himself.

    The new magistrate is called Han Chengxuan. He was the county magistrate in Zichuan before, and he only did two things during his term of office: first, the whole county restored a whipping law, and no more exorbitant taxes were imposed; second, he built a stone city to resist bandits.

    Dazhi in Zichuan County!

    As soon as he entered Jiangxi, he heard that the spring drought was severe, and Han Chengxuan frowned.  He is from Shanxi. He passed the Jinshi examination three years ago and has already tasted enough of the drought.

    For this trip to Jiangxi, Han Chengxuan did not have a master, but only brought two servants with him.

    After leaving Poyang Lake, Han Chengxuan stood at the bow of the boat to observe.  He found that on both sides of the Ganjiang River, the seedlings were lush and lush, which was completely different from what he had imagined.

    Han Chengxuan said with emotion: "The land on the right side of the river is really rich. There are rivers and lakes to moisten, and even a severe drought can yield a good harvest."

    Arriving at Nanchang Fucheng, this place is extremely prosperous, and it doesn't look like a rebel.

    Han Chengxuan did not stop, changed boats and went down the small river, ten miles away was Nanchang County.

    Along the way, on both sides of the river, I saw many times people lined up to fetch water.  The water level of this small river has dropped a lot, and the water truck can't lift water into the canal, so the peasant association organizes artificial water lifting.

    "Dock."

    Before arriving at the county seat, Han Chengxuan landed ahead of schedule.

    He looked at the mud left by the river bank after the water receded, and then looked around at the lush rice fields, feeling an indescribably strange.

    Han Chengxuan asked the servants to stay on the shore to guard the luggage, and walked along the field ridge alone with his sword on his back.  After walking several miles in a row, it was already far away from the river, but there were still no withered and yellow seedlings.

    It's only spring. Although there is no rain, Nanchang County is full of rivers, and it connects the Ganjiang River and Fuhe River. The drought relief work is actually very easy to do.

    What is really difficult is the mountainous area!

    Suddenly, Han Chengxuan saw a flag with an indigo background embroidered with an ear of rice.

    "Folks, work harder, these are the last few fields!" A man in ordinary clothes shouted holding a tin horn.

    "good!"

    Everyone cheered in unison, and then worked harder.

    Han Chengxuan stopped a farmer carrying water, pointed to the flag and asked, "What kind of flag is that?"

    "The flag of the peasant association." The peasant replied.

    One speaks official dialect and the other speaks Jiangxi dialect, and they can barely communicate.

    Farmers' Association?

    Han Chengxuan felt a little bad.

    He observed for a while, then walked back to the river, and went to the county town with his servants.

    Arrive at the county government office, report your history, and the county magistrate, chief bookkeeper, and Dian Shi led two teams of guards to welcome you.

    After some inquiries, Han Chengxuan learned that the county magistrate was named Zhang Ruohai, the master secretary was named Liu Zirong, and the official history was named Hu Dinggui.

    This canon history is quite young, it seems that it is only in its teens.With nothing to do, I went out to relax.  "

    Fu Ruwei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "The same is the end of the world."

    "Shanggao County was also stolen by rebels?" Han Chengxuan asked.

    Fu Ruwei sighed and said: "Two of the four counties in Ruizhou Prefecture are already like this. Only Gao'an County attached to Guofu City and Yifeng County in the mountains are still in the hands of the Ming court for the time being. However, these two counties are also  In the development of the peasant association, it will sooner or later fall into the hands of the rebels. You were transferred to Jiangxi, did you offend others?"

    "It's true that I offended a lot," Han Chengxuan said, "I reiterated the whipping law in Zichuan, prohibiting the collection of exorbitant taxes, and re-cleared the land."

    Fu Ruwei smiled wryly and said: "I am not as capable as Brother Kanghou. Last year, there was a severe drought in Zhejiang. I just forced the rich to open warehouses to release grain. I offended several officials of the Donglin Party."

    The imperial court is really interesting, throwing good officials to Jiangxi with all their brains.

    Han Chengxuan suddenly asked: "Should the truth be reported to the court?"

    "It can't be reported," Fu Ruwei shook his head and said, "in several battles, Jiangxi's officers and soldiers were all defeated. If it is reported to the imperial court, it will inevitably attract thunder and wrath, and Jiangxi's war will resume. At that time, where will the imperial court get the officers and soldiers to fight with money and food?  ? The matter here, dragged on for a day. Sigh, then Zhao Yan is also considered a good thief."

    Han Chengxuan said: "I know he is a good thief, but a good thief is also a thief after all."

    Fu Ruwei said: "Brother Kanghou, you can go to the mountains to see how much prestige the Zhao bandits have. The people in the mountains, under the organization of the peasant association, walk a few miles or even a dozen miles on the mountain road, go down the mountain to the river and carry water back to irrigate.  This is not a big deal, after they carried the water, they are still digging the reservoir, and they seem to be carrying the water to fill the reservoir! I went to see it once, and it was really shocking, no government can do it.  "

    Han Chengxuan had nothing to say.

    Fu Ruwei smiled wryly and said: "Don't think too much, let's go sightseeing together. ?
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