honor me as god

Chapter 523
"Reservoir." Ma Ban looked at the north, his eyes became clearer.

Now the fire is so fierce that it is far beyond what ordinary manpower can put out, and the gods have not shown mercy, the common people can only save themselves.

It is said in the book of war that the weather is right, the location is right, and the people are harmonious.

Now people are helpless, and the sky does not obey people's wishes, so we can only use the terrain to turn the world around!

Thinking of this, Ma Ban snatched a fast horse rescued from the stable, turned over and rode on it.

"Hey, where are you going? Are you running for your life? Take me with you!" The beggar was also a smart ghost. He didn't want to stay in this burning place for a long time, so he hurriedly grabbed the saddle and climbed up.

Now that time is running out, Ma Ban has no intention of chasing people away, so he directly carries the beggar and gallops to the north.

The reason why the Danyu Plain can become the production center of Dogulande is that, in addition to its spring-like climate all year round, it is inseparable from the warm and moist water.

Hundreds of years ago, when Danyu City was built, urban planners had already considered the irrigation of Danyu Plain.

There is a river in the north of Danyu City, named "Qingjiang", the water quality is clear and clear, but the river is so vast and turbulent that it is difficult to directly use it for irrigation.

In order to use the water flow of Qingjiang River to Danyu Plain, the governor at that time spent a lot of money to build a large-scale dam on the upper reaches of Qingjiang River, and dug hundreds of branch rivers in the lower reaches. For irrigation, it can be said to benefit all people.

At this time, in the face of the raging fire, this embankment became the last hope to turn the tide.

Ma Ban rode out of the city, followed the Qingjiang River all the way north, and came to the embankment control center.

The embankment guard on patrol here saw someone approaching, and quickly stopped him: "Who is it? Stop and get off your horse!"

Ma Ban got off her horse and walked forward quickly: "I want to see the director of the embankment, it's urgent, let him out!"

A tall, thin middle-aged man came over: "I am the director of the embankment, what are you doing? You are the former grain official Ma Ban?"

The grain officer is not a high-ranking official, but Ma Ban's face full of pockmarks and spots is easy to remember. People who have met him will never forget it. The director of the embankment happened to meet him once before.

Ma Madara didn't talk nonsense, and pulled the embankment supervisor to a high place, pointing to the night illuminated by the raging fire in the distance: "Did you see it?"

The supervisor nodded and said solemnly: "I see, it must be that the fireworks of the Dragon Fire Festival were set off improperly, causing a fire."

Ma Ban said in a deep voice: "The place where the fire is on is the Eight Great Granaries."

"What?!" The supervisor suddenly turned pale with shock, and said in disbelief, "The eight granaries are on fire? But isn't the fireworks ceremony in Nancheng? The north wind blows in winter, how can the eight granaries in Beicheng wait!."

The supervisor subconsciously stretched out his sleeves, stared at its swaying direction in the wind, then raised his head to feel the hot wind blowing towards his face, and said in amazement: "The south wind is blowing now? How is this possible?! I grew up in Danyu City. , I have never seen a southerly wind blowing in the cold winter!"

"Don't worry about the north wind and the south wind! The eight major granaries are on fire now, and there are millions of tons of grain in them. If they just burn out like this, how many people in Danyu City will starve to death!" Ma Banzhuan clenched his fists , said solemnly, "I went to the scene to see that the fire was too big to be extinguished by manpower alone."

The supervisor reacted quickly, and immediately realized Ma Ban's thoughts: "You want me to control the promotion center, open the gates to release the flood, let the big water flood the eight granaries in Beicheng, and use the water from the Qingjiang River to put out the fire?"

Ma Ban nodded heavily.

"No! Absolutely impossible!" The manager's attitude was very firm and his voice was stern. "I am the director of the embankment. When to store and release the flood, I only obey the orders of the consul. How can I listen to you? You think the flood discharge is a trouble. Are you playing?!"

Ma Ban saw that the other party disagreed, and immediately became impatient: "Colleague, it's not that you haven't seen what's going on now! The fire can't be extinguished by manpower, and it doesn't rain, so what else can we do except to release the flood and put out the fire?!"

"That won't work either!" The supervisor pushed Ma Ban away forcefully, his tone unwavering, "Even if the fire is extinguished by flood discharge, when the flood floods Beicheng, do you know how many people will die?!"

Ma Ban said in a deep voice: "The people of Danyu City are watching the fireworks ceremony in the south city now, and there are not many people in the north city. As long as the flood discharge is controlled so that the water only floods the north city or the granary area, there will be no loss of personnel."

"But if the granary is destroyed by fire and the food stored in it is burned, do you know how many people will starve to death? It will be hundreds of thousands! Maybe there will be a civil uprising!"

The supervisor moved slightly, gritted his teeth, and fell into a violent psychological struggle.

Ma Ban strikes while the iron is hot, and advises: "Since you grew up in Danyu City, your parents, your children, and your friends will be among the people who will go hungry. Even if you don't think about the more than 600 million people, you You should think about them too!"

The director's complexion was still not very good, and he said with erratic eyes: "I have been an official for so many years, and I still have some surplus food at home. Don't bother you to worry about my family."

"Now that the granary is on fire, that's the responsibility of the grain officer. He didn't prevent and control the fire in advance, and he didn't organize people to put out the fire in time. No matter how the superiors hold them accountable, they can't be held accountable to me."

"But if I open the gates to release the flood, let alone whether I have credit for putting out the fire, I will be held accountable for the flooding of Beicheng."

"I still have parents to support and children to take care of. I can't take this risk!"

After the supervisor finished speaking, he shook his sleeves and left: "Go back, I can't help you with this matter."

Before the supervisor took a few steps, he suddenly felt the pressure on his back increased, and he was held back immediately. Just as he was about to struggle, a chill came from his neck, and a knife was pressed against him.

The supervisor suddenly turned pale: "You"

Ma Ban held the knife and hijacked the supervisor from behind, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. You just follow me back to the embankment hub. I hijacked you with the knife. You were forced to. At that time, I will also pull the control lever to open the gate, and I will bear all the responsibilities."

Hearing that the knife was not really used, the director's face softened a little, but it was still ugly. He frowned and asked, "Ma Ban, I really don't understand why you have to go to death?"

"You were dismissed from your post before. You seem to be down and out, but you have no official. Now the responsibility for the fire in the eight major granaries will be borne by the current grain officer, and it will never be blamed on you. Isn't it best for you to be obedient and stay still? "

"You are now holding me to release the floodgates, even if there is no loss of life, even if the Qingjiang River extinguishes the fire in the granary, so what? Do you think you will become a hero? When the time comes, I will publicly commend you?"

"It's not like you don't know how rotten the officialdom in Danyu City is! At that time, the credit for fighting the fire in the granary will be taken away by the direct descendants of the consul. What's left for you is to hold the dam manager hostage and open the gate without permission. The crime of flood discharge!"

"Those of us who come from humble backgrounds are extremely lucky to be officials. Being able to get out of the officialdom is because of the virtues of our ancestors. The word hero has nothing to do with us! The name of a hero has only been reserved for princes and nobles from the very beginning. , we were born destined not to be heroes! What do you think you are trying to do?!"

(End of this chapter)