In late autumn, on the Zhuo River, which has finally entered the dry season.

"Water! Water! Water!"

Accompanied by deafening cheers, a team of hundreds of "long sailors" holding water guns formed a menacing "blue wave formation".

Step on the top of the waves to drive the turbid current, and run all the way to the sea from the upstream direction.

Wherever the turbid waves passed, they carried away the sediment that settled on the bottom of the river and made the river bed continue to rise.

This team is not fighting alone, but every other hour there will be a third-level [Taoist General] who will lead the next round of [Taoist Soldiers] to drive away the tide.

Every six hours, Ling Xiao, the [Military Lord] of the fourth realm whose appearance has changed drastically, will personally lead the [Taoist soldiers] to set off a big tide, ruthlessly scraping off another layer of the river bed.

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Along both sides of the Zhuo River, countless people were carrying steam on their heads, carrying river construction stones with holes in their hands and shoulders, and bamboo baskets filled with sand to strengthen the river embankment little by little.

We strive to ensure that even if a flood occurs once in a century, this river embankment will never be breached.

"River management" has always been an eternal topic that has not changed for thousands of years among the people in the Zhuohe River Basin.

Serving as corvee during the off-farm period is part of the daily life of ordinary people.

Even if they were beaten to death, they would never have imagined that in this river control operation led by Jing Wang Zhou Jinghuan, there would be rewards!

Not to mention that they saw with their own eyes the mountains of food, cotton clothes, and coal piled up on the bank of the river.

These days, as long as they can have a full meal and prevent people from starving to death, some people are willing to sell themselves into slavery.

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As a government order was issued, almost all the strong men in the nine counties and one prefecture of Dengzhou rushed to the river embankment.

This was the first change that Wang Yuan and Zhou Jinghuan brought to this land after they actually occupied Dengzhou Prefecture.

Although the sudden light snow that day did not stay long, it melted away.

But it truly represents the prelude to another long and cold winter.

After all, only a few people in the world are killed by monsters and monsters, but the power of Xiao Glacier deeply affects everyone in the world.

Monsters kill one person, but natural disasters kill people in groups!

Even if we survive the long cold winter successfully, by the time of the spring floods in Zhuohe River next February, it is very likely that the [Cyclops Man] will take advantage of it and cause a far-reaching disaster.

Once the Zhuo River floods, most of the pressure will be concentrated downstream.

It would be too naive if the rulers do not plan ahead and just hope that the climate will improve next year.

The two brothers discussed it and decided to take advantage of the dry season in autumn and winter to dredge the river.

By the way, we provide work-for-relief to help the people of Dengzhou Prefecture solve the two most critical problems in the winter of the Little Ice Age: eating and heating.

Many people can't imagine how poor people can be in this era of underdeveloped material resources.

Poor people sleep with thatch in their arms at night, and even a family wears a pair of trousers when going out.

If you run out of food and cannot find firewood for warmth, you will basically have to wait miserably to die.

Food, cotton-padded clothes, and fuel are all the most valuable materials in this winter.

The food they prepared was mainly corn grown on a large scale in Dengzhou Prefecture, and the cotton-padded clothes were filled with cotton.

Fuel is the most novel.

In the coming long cold winter, if you want to prevent people from freezing to death as much as possible, cheap and easy to obtain is the last word.

Wang Yuan’s trick for Zhou Jinghuan was to add honeycomb briquettes to the earthen kang.

Take pulverized coal and yellow mud that are cheap or even undesirable, mix them in a ratio of 8:2 or 7:3, then punch them out with a mold and let them dry in the sun.

Honeycomb briquettes burn quickly, have strong firepower, and have a long burning time.

A family huddled together on a hot earthen bed would never freeze to death.

This is the product of another world that utilizes waste to the extreme. It may not be the best, but it must be the best solution to the problem.

With a two-pronged approach, whoever manages the river and keeps the people fed and clothed will be able to win over the people.

Zhou Jinghuan's presence in Dengzhou Prefecture was not very strong at first. After such a great battle to control the river, he immediately transformed into a figure who brought Buddha to thousands of families.

The "Dragon Qi Law Ban" that gathers in the sky above King Jing's palace, which represents the people's aspirations, is a clear proof!

Of course, not everything goes smoothly.

Near noon, a dozen large pots were set up under a section of the river embankment in Huaiyuan County, and steamed cornstarch noodles were steaming on the spot.

A wealthy man who looked like a steward quietly ordered the helpers brought by his subordinates:

"I'll add 30% rice bran to this cornstarch noodles later, and send all the cornstarch noodles from Moxia to my house after dark."

The helper suddenly looked embarrassed:

"Bao rice noodles need to add some wheat flour to form. If you add bran to it, it will all break into pieces before it is steamed."

"Hmph, it would be nice to eat some of these mud legs, who dares to say no?

After they eat the cornbread obediently, we will add the bran to 50% tomorrow."

The steward snorted and pretended to walk up the river embankment with his hands behind his back.

But he didn't notice.

After the people building the river embankment nearby noticed the movement here, some looked on with cold eyes, some shook their heads and laughed, and some gloated.

But no one was angry because their rations were withheld.

Otherwise, he would definitely think twice before doing this greedy thing.

There is an allusion from the Spring and Autumn Period: "Shen Sheng dies inside, but Chong'er is safe outside."

In this special period of fighting between dragons and tigers in Yunjing City.

As one of the emperor's only three sons, Zhou Jinghuan was driven out of the capital early and stayed away from the world's biggest land of right and wrong.

Some well-informed people at the central and local levels were more willing to put heavy emphasis on him.

The aspirations of the courtiers, gentry, and people will naturally be tilted towards the Dragon Qi.

As long as the dragon energy is not so full that it directly meets the rigid standards of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, like Zhou Wenrui, the Jianming Emperor who obtained the Dragon Scale Clothes, he will definitely need the support of all parties to ascend the throne.

Taking advantage of the last major change in the officialdom of Dengzhou Prefecture.

Whether they were officials from the capital or local gentry in Dengzhou Prefecture, Zhou Jinghuan would not reject anyone who came and accepted them all.

This Steward Lin was just sent by the Lin family, a wealthy family in Huaiyuan County, to manage some of the materials donated by the Lin family and to take over from the previous steward.

As for why the manager was replaced just a few days after work started?

"ah--!"

A sudden scream from the river embankment gave the answer.

Manager Lin had just walked to the river embankment and glanced at the water. He didn't know why his foot slipped and he fell directly into the cold river water.

What was even more unlucky was that when he encountered the biting cold water, his legs and feet cramped, and he immediately sank like a stone.

By the time someone else picked him up with a rake, his face was blue and white and he was barely breathing.

He was carried away by a group of panicked Lin family servants.

The people who were busy watching this warrior who had not learned the lessons of his previous boss and dared to covet disaster relief rations disappeared from sight, silently chanting:

"Protect the country, stabilize the country, support the country, send gifts of sweetness and life to the people. Rule the army to patrol the world, reward the good and punish the evil with the same day. Upright, fair and loyal, judge life and death, misfortune, good and good, reveal the power of the spirit!"

Salute to the Living King of Hell! Salute to the City God!"

It is obvious that the reason why Zhou Jinghuan dared to accept the order was because he was not afraid of being ruined by people with ulterior motives.

This is because whether it is a person with lofty ideals who cares about the common people or a speculator who cares about luck.

As long as you reach the territory of Dengzhou Prefecture, you will definitely not be able to escape "there is a god three feet above your head"!

Wang Yuan awarded all the [Yin Officials] who could still be saved in the City God System of Dengzhou Prefecture with the [Black Law Judge Law], forming a huge team of judges and wandering gods day and night.

Unlike those clay-based wood sculptures in the past that only knew how to act mechanically, they gave full play to their subjective initiative.

Visitors will first be passed by the day and night wandering gods, judges and city gods of each county, and then they will be passed by the living king of hell.

Finally, the key figures in [Yangguan] will be personally experienced by Zhou Jinghuan who holds the [Trick Stone·Touchstone].

What should be reused should be reused, and what should be reused should be reused.

Wang Yuan's "King of Hell's Tie" and "King of God's Ultimatum" clearly arranged things for them.

As the saying goes: A lonely yin cannot be born, a lonely yang cannot grow, and the two brothers take over both yin and yang worlds. They let the officials of Dengzhou Prefecture govern, and the folk customs suddenly became clear.

Don't call it a vicious case of seeking money and killing people.

I'm afraid it won't be long before Dengzhou Prefecture will become the best place in this dark world where people don't close their doors at night and don't pick up lost things. It's worth visiting and learning from all over the country.

So good, so good!

Seeing such a scene of a banquet in the river and sea, Mr. Wang expressed his joy.
To be continued...