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Chapter 81 Building a Reservoir

At noon, Su Huan had an extra servant, who followed behind with a notebook and a pen in his hand, swaying.

After lunch, Su Huan put on his official uniform and walked in Lin'an County.

Lin'an County is located in the south, and the area is relatively prosperous, but it is limited to sufficient rain and the crops are easy to feed.

The ruling plan of the Daxing court has always been Wenzhi, which mainly promotes the thoughts of saints and educates benevolence and righteousness. development of.

The water management in Lin'an County is very poor. Su Huan rode around and did not see a key reservoir, only some small ponds to maintain the flow of water in the fields. This is very bad. Once encountered In the last year of severe drought, crops will fail.

After asking Bai Yuanyuan to write down this question, Su Huan once again wrote down the existing problems in Lin'an County. As a person who has traveled through time, he has an absolutely advanced vision. Science is the only way to improve the low-quality life.

"Brother Su, why are you memorizing this?" Bai Yuanyuan didn't understand, but she thought it was very interesting. She visited the whole Lin'an County, which put her in a very good mood, who was often suffocated in the house.

"Water conservancy. I think the county's water conservancy is not doing well. I want to renovate the water conservancy."

Bai Yuanyuan: "No, I think the water conservancy is already very good. There are canals in the fields."

"The restoration of water conservancy is a big project, and the manpower and material resources required are too great." Su Huan looked at the sky with worry on his face.

It is impossible not to repair the water conservancy. Once there is a severe drought, many people will starve to death.

Back at the county government office, Su Huan immediately drew up a document and sent it to the Hangzhou government office. He didn't care whether the people above approved it or not. This reservoir must be repaired.

More than a month later, the documents for Xiushuizhi came down, and Bai Yuanyuan immediately took them to show Su Huan.

The document was approved by Meng Xiang, the magistrate of Hangzhou. Su Huan only mentioned water management in the document, but did not explicitly say that a reservoir would be built, so Su Huan knew that Meng Xiang would approve it.

Su Huan's new official took office, if Su Huan's papers were refuted immediately, it would make the chief book lose face, and it would be difficult to gain a foothold in Lin'an County. The prefect of Hangzhou, who is an official, would not understand.

After receiving the documents from the prefect of Hangzhou, Su Huan can call the corvees of the entire Lin'an County to help build the reservoir.

Su Huan budgeted 10 taels of silver, which was a huge amount of money. After typing out a document, he asked Bai Yuanyuan to send it to the county magistrate.

Bai Yuanyuan gave the document to the county magistrate, but she never thought that the moment the county magistrate saw the document, his face would turn dark instantly.

"Let that boy surnamed Su come to see me, and give him 10 taels of silver to repair the water treatment. Why doesn't he let the people all over the world send money to him directly? He is so greedy at such a young age." The county magistrate cursed.

Bai Yuanyuan stepped back, found Su Huan, and told the county magistrate's words in full.

"Brother Su, don't you need 10 taels for water treatment? The county magistrate said you were greedy."

"If it's ordinary repairs, you don't need 10 taels, but if you're building a reservoir, you need it." Su Huan replied.

"Then how can the magistrate wrongly wrong a good person?"

"It's okay, everything is within my expectations." Su Huan took the newly drafted document on the desktop and walked to the office of the county magistrate.

Bai Yuanyuan looked at Su Huan's back and followed him for more than a month. Unexpectedly, she still couldn't see through him.

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After Su Huan entered the county magistrate's public house, without waiting for the magistrate to speak, he handed over a document and motioned him to read it.

The county magistrate took the document suspiciously, and was about to see Su Huan's explanation.

It was written in the document that to build a reservoir, all the prisoners in the prison would be requisitioned, and at the same time, the corvee of the entire Lin'an County would be added to ensure that the reservoir would be built without spending a penny.

The county magistrate read the document quietly and asked coldly. "What's the use of the 10 taels? You're surnamed Su, don't you want to eat it all?"

"Lord County Prime Minister, the 10 taels is naturally a gift from the lower officials."

"I don't want it. I am an honest official. What are you going to do?"

"The lower officials will also take it. We are all in the same boat."

"Where is Master Dianshi?"

"He scored three points."

"Then what's your score?"

"Xiaguan's family has a rich fortune. I only take 3000 taels. You know the rest, sir."

The county magistrate: "What about the increase in corvee in Lin'an? Once there is a riot, how will it be dealt with?"

Su Huan: "These adults can rest assured that these are all left to the subordinate officials. If something goes wrong, the subordinate officials will be the first to be punished. I can't play games with my own future."

"Since the chief secretary is determined to benefit the people, I will grant you the construction funds. Mr. Dianshi can rest assured that the labor force in the prison will also be requisitioned."

Su Huan cupped his hands: "Then thank you, sir, and I will trouble you to take care of me in the future."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." The county magistrate sent Su Huan out of the office with a happy face, there was a scapegoat in front, why not do it.

Thinking about it now, the kid surnamed Su is really getting more and more sensible, very good, very good.

Su Huan quickly got the approved 10 taels of silver, packed them into many boxes, and placed them luxuriously in his office room. In the middle of the night, the boxes were quietly transported to an unknown mansion.

At the same time, a document was issued. Every household would receive an additional three months of corvee on the original basis. Those who wanted to be exempted from the corvee could also pay.

After this announcement was posted, all the people in Lin'an City were about to explode, and there were complaints everywhere.

What will happen to the family's fields if the corvee income is increased?This series of problems caused many people to secretly scold the newly appointed director.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Hongtai, Su Huan personally selected the site, calling more than 1 people, and the construction of Lin'an Reservoir officially started.

The work content is very simple, digging the soil, and constantly digging the soil.

Various canals were built to lead to various paddy fields, and a huge steel cutting was installed at the mouth of the reservoir. No one knew where the master master got this steel cutting.

The first day of February in the fourth year of Hongtai.

Su Huan was sitting in the office room approving documents when Bai Yuanyuan ran in. "Brother Su, has the 10 taels of silver really been divided among you?"

"I bought iron." Su Huan replied, which is what he always said to the outside world.

"I want to hear the truth." Bai Yuanyuan looked curious.

"It's broken, what's the matter, are there any rumors outside?"

"Yes, many yamen officials outside are talking secretly. One yamen official said that he moved the money himself. He said that the money was originally paid to the people." Bai Yuanyuan saw Su Huan's strange expression, and wanted to say something. dare not say.

"Do you have anything to say?" Su Huan asked.

Bai Yuanyuan struggled for a while before answering. "Brother Su, there is a saying that I know I shouldn't say, but I have to say it again. Did the sage teach us that an official should be honest and upright?"

"Well, the saint is right."

"Brother Su, I don't understand what you are doing."

"I bought all my money for iron cutting." Su Huan replied, looking into Bai Yuanyuan's eyes. "I paid for it."

Bai Yuanyuan thought but didn't speak.

"I also know that it's wrong to increase the wages of corvee workers without permission. They should be paid as much as the corvee period is. I will find a way to pay the wages."

"Come on, come out with me." Su Huan put down his work, put his arm around Bai Yuanyuan's shoulder and left the county office.

When we went to the construction site, it happened to be lunch time. Su Huan took two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge and sat in the shed.

"Have you heard? We used to be paid, but the newly-appointed Chief Registrar embezzled the money, so we received an additional three months of corvee."

"Shh, brother, keep your voice down, you are not afraid of being heard."

At the table next to Su Huan, several young men gathered around the table, rolling up their sleeves, eating steamed buns and porridge.

(End of this chapter)