In the late Ming Dynasty, Shangyou County and Ningdu County were the areas with the most severe conflicts between natives and foreigners, mainly because the two sides were evenly matched.
Chen Maosheng personally took charge of You County, and sent Liu Huan to take charge of Ningdu County.
The Shangyou River is not, and Shangyou County is located in the middle reaches. In addition, due to the drought for half a year, the water level is shallow. Therefore, although many farmlands along the river have been flooded after days of heavy rain, overall it has not caused major floods.
While Chen Maosheng asked the Ganzhou prefect to issue a disaster relief mobilization order, he led people to provide disaster relief in Shangyou County. He believed that this was a good opportunity to ease the conflict between natives and tourists.
"Chief, the mountain has collapsed, and half of Shixi Village has been buried!"
"Come with me!"
A mountain collapse is a landslide.
Chen Maosheng and his men set off overnight and arrived the next morning. This place is further upstream from Jilong Village and is inhabited by Hakkas. Due to a large number of felling of trees and the reclamation of hillsides for farmland, the degree of vegetation damage was very serious.
There was a flash flood the day before yesterday, followed by a landslide, and an entire mountain wall collapsed, burying half of the village.
This situation was very common in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It was not until the Qianlong period that the local people completely changed their ideas and replaced a large number of grain-growing mountains with economic trees. Before that, whether it was the Ming Dynasty government or the Qing Dynasty government, how could
They don't even listen to advice, and they have to suffer from frequent disasters before they correct themselves.
Wherever he looked, Chen Maosheng saw only wailing. Countless Hakka people were digging through piles of earth and rocks, trying to dig out their neighbors and relatives.
A local official said: "Sir, this must be dredged, otherwise there will be another heavy rain, and a barrier pond may form. Once the barrier pond bursts with water, the entire downstream area will be flooded!"
Chen Maosheng immediately went back and called the people who had been fighting for water some time ago and asked them to see the situation upstream.
Immediately, an order was issued to organize all the native peasants upstream and downstream and nearby.
The forcibly formed peasant association played a huge role at this time. The peasant association organized the villagers, and several village chiefs were responsible for mobilizing supplies. More than 4,000 people quickly started working, completely leaving behind the previous conflicts and resentments.
After the truth is explained clearly, no one dares to slack off, because it is about everyone's wealth and life.
Of course, if there is no official leadership, it is estimated that the neighboring villages will just stand by and watch. Someone must stand up and be convinced by both forces to bring them together.
It started to rain lightly again, and the rain gradually became heavier.
"Sir, the umbrella is here." A clerk held an umbrella for Chen Maosheng.
Chen Maosheng threw away the umbrella: "Everyone here is working in the rain, what does it mean for me to hold an umbrella alone? Go and get food, don't let people work for a long time, and in the end there will be no hot food!"
Immediately, Chen Maosheng commanded again: "Dig that side first, don't let the torrents accumulate!"
The flag of the Peasants' Association was quietly planted on the mound, not fluttering in the wind, but being constantly beaten by the rain. It was surrounded by people digging earth and cutting rocks in the rain.
"boom!"
Suddenly, another mountain collapsed.
Villagers working nearby fled away, but several people were still buried alive.
"Poach people, dig people quickly!"
Chen Maosheng shouted.
Dozens of people rushed over, no matter whether they were locals or not, and quickly dug up earth and moved rocks. Three people were dug out in succession, and all of them had died.
"There is still energy, there is still energy in this one!"
The fourth person was very lucky. A large rock rolled next to him, leaving enough gap space. He even suffered only minor injuries all over his body and was temporarily comatose due to lack of oxygen.
It was enough to save one, and everyone cheered.
The village chiefs of the villages upstream and downstream led the women and children to deliver freshly prepared meals.
"Young men, eat first." A middle-aged woman handed the clay bowl to the young man.
"Thank you, aunt."
The young man took over the job and blurted out the words before realizing that the woman was speaking Hakka.
Both parties were a little embarrassed, smiled at each other, and walked away.
There was no time before, so no one wore rain gear. Two village chiefs remembered it, so they sent a large number of raincoats and bamboo hats. At this time, they did not care about the difference between men and women. They asked the women who brought food to eat while everyone was eating.
Help the young and strong men who are working to put them on.
Seeing those women, each looking for acquaintances, carrying coir raincoats and bamboo hats, walking around on the ground. Chen Maosheng immediately shouted: "How long has it been, and they are still divided into close ones and distant ones? Who is not working hard for everyone?"
After speaking in Jiangxi dialect, Chen Maosheng shouted again in Hakka dialect.
His Hakka dialect was really poor, and many of his tones were wrong, but everyone could still barely understand him.
The women finally put aside their prejudices and began to put raincoats on those around them and put them in their pockets, regardless of whether the other party had a feud with them or not.
Chen Maosheng also put on a bamboo hat and squatted by the river to eat.
Suddenly, a county government official rushed over in the rain and shouted excitedly: "Master Chen, Master Chen, my wife has given birth to a daughter of a daughter!"
Chen Maosheng stood up with the bowl in hand, looked at the situation behind him, and said to the servant: "Go back and tell the lady that I will go back to see her in a few days. If you haven't eaten yet, go get some food to fill your stomach."
Zaoli was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'm going to eat."
The people around him were all looking at Chen Maosheng at this moment. Without saying a word, they filled their bellies and went to work.
Only now did they really recognize this official, and felt that he was different from those who had been officials before. This person was one of their own, not a superior official.
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The area around Ganzhou's capital city is also undergoing flood fighting and rescue operations. Due to the drought for half a year, it is very upstream and has not been greatly affected.
The first place to be tested was Wan'an County. After the Suichuan River merged into the Gan River, the water level of the Gan River surged.
Although Ouyang Shu, the county magistrate, came from a wealthy family, he was able to stand out and take charge of a county, so he naturally had his own merits. Two days before the peak of the flood arrived, he had already sensed something was wrong, summoned officials in advance to rush to build embankments, and notified the entire county
The mayor and the farmers' association are ready.
Although there was no danger, only some riverside farmland was flooded in Wan'an County.
Further downstream, Taihe County's flood resistance pressure has doubled. Not only are several more rivers flowing into it, but the county seat is built at a sharp bend in the Gan River, which is very prone to embankment breaches.
Not only did the farmers' association organize farmers to go out, but residents of the entire county came to help, contributing money and efforts if they had the money.
Due to the sharp decline in the population of Taihe County due to the rebellion, many people in the county have moved from other counties, including one-third of the residents in the county. Migrating people is a complex project, and there are many chaos in it.
But officials at all levels, from county magistrates, town mayors to village chiefs, have been trained.
It can be said that even if Taihe County does not mobilize the farmers' association, it can respond quickly just by relying on these officials.
Taihe County also had no danger, but more farmland along the river was flooded.
In addition to protecting the county seat, the government and the people must also be organized to go to the countryside to rescue farmers. Help farmers on the riverside relocate and rescue those trapped in the water.
Ji'an Fucheng, where Zhao Han is located, is really dangerous. From Taihe County to this point, it merges into three major rivers!
Officials, civilians, and troops were all dispatched. Zhao Han, wearing a bamboo hat, sat directly on the dock.
The meaning is very clear. If the flood cannot be stopped, Zhao Han will be washed away.
Two-thirds of the entire Ji'an City is outside the city, and there are many government offices in the city, and 60 to 70% of the residents live outside the city. This area must not be flooded, otherwise the losses will be immeasurable.
The store owners were the most active. The government sent people to recruit people, and the bosses encouraged the workers to sign up, and they were given extra rewards for their wages. When the floods came in, their stores would be completely destroyed, and they were as anxious as Zhao Han.
The students of Bailuzhou Academy have been moved to the city in advance. That place is too prone to flooding. The academy has been destroyed several times because of floods.
Many scholars from wealthy families neither worked for Zhao Han nor fled their hometown. So they had an ostrich mentality and hid in Bailuzhou Academy to study all day long. They claimed to be studying knowledge, but in fact they were unwilling to face reality.
They temporarily stayed in several inns and observed the situation outside through the windows.
I saw countless people carrying dirt from the outskirts of the city. Some picked it up, some carried it, some carried it on their backs, and some pushed it on small carts. The bearers who usually earn hard money by working in the city, the coolies at the dock, and many others
The people at the bottom of the country have become the main force in moving soil.
Grain merchants donated a large number of sacks, which were used to hold grain, and are now used as sandbags to build embankments.
There were not many sacks to hold soil, so we made bamboo cages out of strips.
It is a very simple bamboo cage with sparse grids, so novices can learn it quickly. The bamboo craftsmen near Fucheng made a large number of bamboo strips, and the government sent people to transport them outside the city. Many women and elderly people are now learning and making them.
All soldiers from Fucheng were dispatched, including Zhao Han's personal bodyguards.
At this time, if there is a bad person, he can easily sneak into Zhao Han's house and get close to Zhao Han himself.
However, even the spies sent by the government have now joined the flood fighting team and are doing what they can.
Fei Rulan came forward to summon all the women in the city to deliver food and meals to the flood-fighting warriors on the front line. At this moment, she was wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, walking along the embankment to greet the people and cheer for the officers, soldiers and people fighting the flood.
Wang Tiaoding observed all this silently, and suddenly said to the scholars around him: "This is not the Holy Lord? If this person is not a king, who in the world can be?"
Everyone was silent and speechless.
When Ji'an Prefecture encountered floods, most of them abandoned the city. After the floods receded, the prefect would come forward to persuade wealthy households to donate money and food, and then repair the stone embankments along the river.
No official has ever been able to mobilize the people in this way and unite to fight the flood.
Wang Diaoding pointed at Fei Rulan who was running on the embankment: "This mother is the most respected person in the world!"
A scholar named He Qiliang suddenly said: "Gentlemen, today I know that there is a sage, and I am willing to serve him. Although Bailuzhou Academy is good, it is not as good as going out to save the people. Goodbye!"
He Qiliang left the inn and walked towards the embankment in the rain. Not long after walking, more than twenty scholars followed him.
These people came to Zhao Han and bowed in unison.
He Qiliang asked: "Sir, we all want to serve. Please send us some errands."
Zhao Han stood up and returned the greeting with his hands in hand: "You can go to the government office and follow the arrangements."
All the scholars bowed again and headed towards the government office.
