Yin Shuangshuang frowned and trudged forward on the embankment of Qingyang River in heavy rain. The distance between the water surface below the embankment and overflowing the embankment was shortened a lot again.

Hengyue and Ying Changan, who failed to persuade Yin Shuangshuang, followed behind Yin Shuangshuang with cold faces and sullen faces, always ready to treat Yin Shuangshuang and save lives as soon as he was released.

Yin Shuangshuang was very anxious in her heart. The amount of water was increasing very fast. Qingyang River is a big river with a wide surface. If it floods, the consequences will never be small.

Fortunately, Yin Shuangshuang did not fall ill after returning. Ying Changan and Hengyue jointly prescribed medicine to help Yin Shuangshuang. Yin Shuangshuang was given a bowl of medicine as soon as he returned from the dam, and his slight fever was quickly suppressed.

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Pan Xifan and Lu Xiucheng have also returned, and are currently burning the midnight oil in the study with Yin Shuangshuang, looking for various information on water control and the methods of water control used by the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture in the past.

Unfortunately, there is nothing useful, but according to the records, it can be found that the continuous heavy rain before each flood is very similar to this one.

Yin Shuang pinched the bridge of her nose with her fingers. She had a pounding headache due to lack of sleep and rest. She thought for a long time and said to Pan Xifan and Lu Xiucheng: "Although the flood has not yet arrived, we can't wait any longer just in case.

You two immediately send people to move all the people living along the river to the city for temporary settlement. You also recruit county soldiers and ask them to dig several diversion canals to divert the water to the direction of the big lake.

The Qingyang River embankment is too short, and now the only way I can think of to divert the water is to divert it into the big lake, so that the fields beside the Qingyang River can suffer as little damage as possible."

Yin Shuangshuang paused here and sighed again. Still uneasy, he rubbed his throbbing forehead: "Forget it, you go settle the people and convince them to leave their homes for refuge. I'll go take a look at the other side of the lake."

It was windy and rainy, and the carriages struggled to move forward on the muddy road. All the people in Dahu were transferred away, and the people who came to work now were county soldiers transferred from several nearby counties.

Yin Shuangshuang was a very powerful prefect, with superb skills and a strong backing. No one dared to defy or delay the orders she gave, so the county soldiers came very quickly.

The county soldiers were wearing raincoats and working in the rain. Because of the large number of people, this huge lake was almost completed. There was also a huge mountain of earth next to it, which was all excavated soil.

Now these county soldiers are working hard on the two sides of the lake where the Qingyang River connects to the Beijing Canal. It is raining heavily and there is a lot of water in the lake. The county soldiers who are working are all tied up with ropes.

However, it was still too dangerous. Yin Shuangshuang walked along the dug place and saw that the remaining thickness could be broken away by itself just by the impact of the Qingyang River rising.

In this case, there was no need to continue to waste time here. Yin Shuangshuang directly ordered the county soldiers in each county to stop digging lakes and begin to fully heighten the dams in several counties adjacent to the Qingyang River.

After giving the order, Yin Shuangshuang hurriedly returned to Qingyang Mansion in a carriage to check the evacuation situation of the people everywhere. The tents for the people in the city were also set up.

These were tents specially used for marching. When Yin Shuangshuang returned, people were already living in the tents.

Qingyang Prefecture police officers rode horses specially approved by Yin Shuangshuang and took turns patrolling to prevent fights among the people due to emotional tension and other reasons.

Yin Shuangshuang made a special trip to these places where the people were settled to appease the people. As expected, her status as prefect made the people feel at ease a lot.

After appeasing the people, Yin Shuangshuang did not return to the government office, but went directly to the embankment. She wanted to personally guard the embankment and lead others to strengthen the embankment.

As a prefect, Yin Shuangshuang would be on the front line of waterproofing, which would greatly improve morale. However, to Yin Shuangshuang's surprise, when she arrived at the dam, she found that Pan Xifan and Lu Xiucheng were also there.

This actually made Yin Shuangshuang look at the two of them with admiration. The two of them gave Yin Shuangshuang the impression that they were slippery, smart, able to read people's faces, and had good ability to do things, but they lacked some official luck.

I didn't expect them to show up here at such a dangerous time. Judging from the proficiency of the two commanding their men, it was obviously not the first time and everyone was used to it.

When they saw Yin Shuangshuang coming in person, Pan Xifan and Lu Xiucheng were very surprised. They knew that Yin Shuangshuang was in poor health, so they really never thought that Yin Shuangshuang would brave the heavy rain to come to the dam.

The two stepped forward to salute, and Pan Xifan looked admiring: "Your Excellency is not in good health, but you still come here in the rain to boost morale. You really love the people like a son, and I admire you."

"I have followed several prefects, and this is the first time I have seen a prefect who takes the lead and is not afraid of danger. I really admire him." Lu Xiucheng followed Pan Xifan and praised Yin Shuangshuang.

The corners of Yin Shuangshuang's mouth twitched. It was true that they admired her, but saying so was obviously flattering her. She didn't have time to say these official words now.

He said calmly: "This is all my responsibility. I shouldn't praise you like this. I'd better go to the embankment and have a look. How is the heightening situation? Is the foundation good?"

"I strictly followed your previous request, my lord. When raising the embankment, we carefully laid the foundation to prevent it from being washed away by the water. We also paid attention to the safety of the county soldiers and did not dare to relax."

Pan Xifan raised his hand to wipe the rain on his face from walking against the wind, and followed Yin Shuangshuang and answered loudly.

Lu Xiucheng on the side also followed: "We also sent people to boil ginger soup according to the adults' reminders, so that the county soldiers who are reinforcing the dams remember to drink a bowl of it at all times to prevent the cold air from entering the body."

"That's good!" Yin Shuangshuang nodded with satisfaction and walked forward with some effort against the wind. The wind was heavy and the rain was heavy, and Yin Shuangshuang felt that the heat in his body was being taken away constantly.

After Yin Shuangshuang climbed up the embankment with difficulty with the support of people around him, he was already shivering with cold. As soon as he climbed up, Ying Changan first poured a bowl of ginger soup, and Hengyue stuffed several pills into his mouth.

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The embankment is now very busy, and the county soldiers are busy raising the embankment. All Yin Shuangshuang has to do is patrol around the embankment, showing these county soldiers that she is with them and going through the danger together.

In fact, the biggest significance of Yin Shuangshuang coming here is that she is here to be the spiritual support of these people.

As long as Yin Shuangshuang, the prefect with the most important status in Qingyang Prefecture, is here, facing the flood with everyone in this most dangerous place, then these county soldiers will not feel afraid and will feel safe in their hearts.
Chapter completed!