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Chapter 1130 To control the water, you must do it yourself

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    Zhao Hao came to make an appointment with Hai Rui.  As soon as he returned to Tamna Island last month, he learned that Hai Gong had asked several times when he would return.

    After learning the exact date of Zhao Hao's return, Hai Rui asked him to meet him in Lannidu Town on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month.

    Mr. Zhao had no choice but to take a break and even crawled to the appointment.

    "This area is called Lannipu." Niu Yiqun introduced to Zhao Hao while maneuvering the boat: "The south bank of the lower reaches of the Wusong River is known as Shiba Tiaopu, and this Lannipu is the easternmost one. The Lannipu where Master Haizhong met Young Master Yue is at Lannipu  On the edge."

    As he spoke, he couldn¡¯t help but mutter: ¡°It¡¯s true, Haizhong Cheng, why did you choose such a crappy place?¡±

    "What happened to that place?" Zhao Hao asked with interest.  It's embarrassing to say that although he has bought the entire Pudong, he has not yet set foot in it.

    "One word, 'poor'. There is a folk song in Shanghai that goes, 'There is a mud ferry beside Lanni Po, and there are pedestrians crossing the mud road. There are no good clothes, and the streets are full of bachelors crying'" Elder Niu started talking.  A tone-deaf voice started singing, startling a group of gulls and herons.

    It almost made Zhao Hao vomit, but he didn¡¯t know that when he sang, others felt the same way.

    No, it¡¯s even more uncomfortable.  Because others have to pretend to enjoy it, and then they have to praise it against their will when it¡¯s done.  It was triple injury, 361 degrees of abuse.

    Speaking of which, if this wretched place was not half saline-alkali land and half muddy ponds, how could he have pocketed the entire Pudong for just one tael of silver and one acre of land?

    After a while, a rural crossing appeared in front.  Zhao Hao looked closely and saw several sampans and wooden boats parked next to the wooden trestle, but he did not see Governor Yingtian's boat.

    "If it weren't for the guards Cai Xu, Cai Kun, and Hai An waiting at the pier, Mr. Zhao would have thought that Hai Gong was late.

    After the sand boat stopped, Cai Xu set up the planks of the boat. Cai Kun jumped on and helped Mr. Zhao ashore.

    Haian smiled and greeted Mr. Zhao. This all-weather and multi-functional old servant did not have the success of a villain like a chicken or a dog ascending to heaven, but he was still so simple, steady and reliable.

    "Haha, it's been a long time, old man." Zhao Hao smiled and took the cloth bag from the guard, stuffed it into Hai'an and said, "I got some Korean ginseng. I can replenish my body and serve Hai Gong for a few years."

    "Haha, you are so polite, sir." Hai'an also smiled and took it with both hands: "But I have to ask my master. If he doesn't nod, I won't dare to accept it."

    "I'm not an outsider." Zhao Hao knew what Haian was like and didn't force him.  He smiled and asked, "When did you arrive?"

    "My master has been living in the town for more than half a month." Hai'an replied with a smile.

    "Huh?" Zhao Hao was surprised.

    "Oh, I just stay here at night. Before dawn, I get on a boat and travel around the deserted villages and wild waters of Shibapu." Hai'an said with a bitter smile: "I went to Huangpu again today and asked the villain to wait for the young master here."

    "Hai Gong is really 007, he will risk his life if he fights" Zhao Hao shook his head helplessly and said, "Then hurry up and get there."

    "Okay." Hai'an responded and led the way.

    The water where he wanted to go was shallower, and the sand boat Zhao Hao was riding couldn't go there. He could only follow the sea and board a small sampan, paddling toward the depths of the river covered with reeds.

    The guards also boarded the raft and followed closely behind.

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    Since Zhao Hao was coming today, Hai Rui didn't go far. The boat traveled three miles and passed around a large field of calamus, when he saw several small boats parked on the water.

    The governor's soldiers on a boat saw a boat approaching and looked over warily.  After seeing the group of people being led by Hai An, they relaxed.

    On the other boat, Niu Qianshi, who was huddled in the boat canopy warming himself by the fire, also poked his head out. When he saw it was Zhao Hao, he waved excitedly.

    ¡°Where is Zhong Cheng?¡± Zhao Hao asked after greeting him.

    "Over there." Niu Qianshi pointed ahead.

    Following the direction he pointed, Zhao Hao saw Hai Rui and Zhang Yi, the magistrate of Shanghai.  The two of them each held a long wooden pole and stood on one side of the bank.  There is a long rope connected between the two wooden poles.  Hai Rui straightened the rope, counted the knots on it, and said loudly: "It's four feet wide!"

    When Niu Qian heard this, he quickly wrote it down on paper.

    Then Hai Rui inserted the wooden pole into the mud, pulled out his feet and climbed into the boat. He followed the rope to the center of the pond, sent another rope hanging with a lead pendant into the water, measured the depth and said: "Six feet deep."

    Niu Qianshi quickly wrote down this data.

    The book in his hand was filled with thousands of hydrological data, all measured by Hai Rui himself with a pole and rope

    Zhao Hao makes peopleIn time, I finally got over it.  "

    Hai Rui said it calmly, but both Niu Qianshi and Zhang Zhixian knew that it was really difficult for Mr. Zhongcheng to provide disaster relief for the past six months.

    Needless to say, there are hardships and tiring involved, and Hai Rui is not afraid of these either.  But the problem is that in this era, the government's ability to directly provide disaster relief is actually very limited. Even a dignified governor has to rely on powerful families, gentry and landlords to donate money and materials and mobilize the people.

    "If these people don't cooperate, the government won't be able to do anything, and the people will just stare This is the tragedy of a small government and the tragedy of the small people.

    Hai Rui previously cleaned up illegal land occupation, implemented a whip law, tried old cases, and cracked down on local tyrants and evil gentry.  Everything was done resoundingly and from beginning to end, which naturally offended all the big landowners in the south of the Yangtze River.

    Although the big landowners did not have the guts to retaliate, they took the opportunity to use non-violence and non-cooperation and gave Hai Rui some eye drops without any trouble (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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