Prince Xing's Mansion made arrangements for flood prevention, but the state and county yamen did not pay any attention to this.
There were even criticisms from the Prince Xing's government, who believed that since there was less rain this year, drought should be prevented before the autumn harvest, which would lead to a large-scale reduction in grain production, instead of focusing on preventing floods.
"...Little boss, I have asked the merchants from Xiangyang Prefecture, and I have not heard of any floods in the counties upstream of the Han River. However, the water level of the southern river is relatively high this year, but it has not affected the Han River...
"
Even Shopkeeper Ma, who had always been obedient to Zhu Hao, felt that what happened this time was unreliable.
Naturally, Zhu Hao would not explain to him that the possibility of Han River flooding in July and August was not small.
At the turn of summer and autumn, as the cold air in the north continues to strengthen, the blocking effect of the mountains in the Qinling Mountains on the upper reaches of the Han River can easily cause the cold air to stagnate here and meet the warm and humid air flow from the north, resulting in continuous rainfall. If the cold current is strong,
Strong warm and humid air currents can easily form continuous heavy rainfall, leading to downstream flooding.
"Even if it doesn't rain, shouldn't we be prepared for sudden floods? Besides, the impact on our business is only limited to the fact that the goods unloaded at the dock need to be stored in the warehouse in the city. The transportation cost for this journey is not significant to us.
It’s considered high, but if there is a flood and all our warehouses in the Fukou Market are flooded...the loss will be unbearable, right?”
"Yes, the little boss is right. This is a necessary precautionary measure to avoid a major disaster. But the problem is that businessmen from other places now find it troublesome to enter the city to trade... The water level of the Han River has dropped by two in the past few days.
At three meters, even the people patrolling the embankment have relaxed their vigilance..."
Shopkeeper Ma is embarrassed to say it, because people think we are crazy.
When it rained continuously before, the water level of the Han River continued to rise, which was indeed a bit scary. All parties took active measures to prevent floods. However, in the past few days, the water level of the Han River continued to drop. If you tell people that a wolf is coming, they will not believe it.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "Nevermind, I mind my own business. In short, all the goods in the ferry warehouse will be emptied, and we will make changes after autumn."
Shopkeeper Ma nodded in agreement, but was muttering in his heart that his little boss had a stubborn temper and refused to admit his mistakes. Boss Su's father would occasionally do this when he was in charge of the business...
"By the way, little boss, now our warehouses outside the city have been snatched away by the Zhu family. We rely on a few temporarily rented small warehouses for temporary storage and withdrawal. The goods cannot be turned over... You said that Prince Xing's Mansion wants to repair the river embankment.
, they also allocated land for us to build a warehouse, I wonder if it will be available?"
Shopkeeper Ma said this just to make a point.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Now no one thinks that this big flood will never come. Even if the Xingwang Palace has plans, they will be shelved. Maybe they will wait until next year to build the river embankment before making plans?"
Shopkeeper Ma said: "I don't have to say something bad. If the new warehouse is not available after the summer, our business will be difficult. Who will sublet the warehouse to us? What if we buy land to build a new warehouse?
, I wonder how much money will be taken away from me, the cost... is too high."
"Okay, Lao Ma, you can tell me what's on your mind. I respect you as a man, but now that summer has not passed, it's too early to say this. Just wait!"
After Zhu Hao finished speaking, he was going back to the palace.
Shopkeeper Ma asked: "What are you waiting for?"
Zhu Hao said: "Waiting for the weather to be favorable...if the flood doesn't come, I'll be even happier. If it comes, we won't be afraid. At least we'll be prepared in advance, right?"
"Hehe, yes."
Shopkeeper Ma was speechless for a while. If it wasn't an eyesore, he would have rolled his eyes.
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I saw it in mid-July.
It's been another few sunny days in a row, the sun is blazing, the sky is dry, and it doesn't look like a flood.
The people sent by Prince Lianxing to garrison the river embankment initially arranged to monitor the water level at ten points, with twenty people working in two shifts day and night. Now, only three groups of people, or six people, are left to guard the river embankment. .
Perhaps everyone in Prince Xing's palace felt that the flood season in the traditional sense was over and there would be no more floods.
The sky was still clear that day, and after nightfall, the city of Anlu Prefecture had long since become quiet.
At midnight, the lights in Prince Xing's Mansion gradually went out. Only Zhu Hao and Jinghong's dormitories in the west courtyard were still lit. But now only Zhu Hao was writing there, while Jinghong had already laid down and fell asleep.
At this moment, the three people quickly returned to the city, knocked on the city gate and went straight to Prince Xing's Mansion to wake up Tang Yin, Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo and Zhu Youqi from their sleep.
"...My lord, something happened."
Zhang Zuo said nervously when he came up.
He had already asked the guards who came to report the news, and their faces were full of panic.
Yuan Zonggao coughed a few times. He had not been in good health these days. Seeing Zhang Zuo's fearful and uneasy face, he blamed him for not saying it clearly to him before. He forced a smile and said, "Zhang Fengzheng, please speak more slowly."
Zhu Youqi tightened the clothes around him, perhaps intending to go back to sleep after listening to the report.
"That's it...forget it, let's let Mr. Tang speak, he will be more detailed." Zhang Zuo first set the tone that something big was going on, and then gave the right to speak to Tang Yin.
Tang Yin felt a little unnatural as he was being stared at. He coughed and then said: "Three guards on duty at the river embankment came to report that the water level of the Han River rose by more than three meters tonight. Especially after nightfall, the water level rose rapidly. Some of the lower parts of the embankment were flooded. It’s less than two meters away from the top of the embankment.”
"this……"
Zhu Youqi was stunned.
For a period of time, Prince Xing's Mansion had regarded flood control as a top priority, but later it turned out that it was okay. Now the people building embankments along the river have withdrawn.
The flood season has obviously passed, but now you tell me that the flood is coming?
Yuan Zonggao frowned and said: "It hasn't rained recently, and no situation has been reported from upstream. How could this happen suddenly? Is there the possibility of a false alarm?"
Tang Yin said: "The three groups of people who stayed on the river embankment measured the water level from different places, and they were all like this... If this situation develops, maybe the river will overflow the embankment before dawn. Under the constant impact of the flood, some areas may even There may be a breach..."
Yuan Zonggao smiled: "Bohu may not know that this breach has always been caused by long-term high water levels scouring the river embankment. If it is just a rapid flow, it will not break down the embankment. Only the long-term flood will not flow away, and the pressure will accumulate. Only then will the embankment burst."
Zhu Youqian raised his hand to interrupt Yuan Zonggao: "That means that the water level of the Han River is rising rapidly, and there may be flooding before dawn, right?"
Zhang Zuodao: "That's it, Your Majesty, let's move the people outside the city into the city quickly, especially Nanzhuang, which is relatively low-lying. When the flood came last year, all that area was submerged..."
At this time, Zhang Zuo wanted to quickly withdraw people and animals from the city to prevent large-scale losses.
Tang Yinze insisted: "Zhang Fengzheng, at this time, you should quickly notify the government, organize people to repair the embankment, and strictly guard against death."
"It's the same, it's the same." Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly, "Even if we need to rush to repair and strengthen the river embankment, shouldn't we first bring the old, weak, women and children into the city?"
Having said that, Zhang Zuo was beating a drum in his heart, what happened to you, Tang Yin?
I support you, but you argue with me? I am just using you now, so I am talking down to you... At this time, the property of Prince Xing's Mansion is more important than anything else, how can I care about anything else?
Zhu Youqian said: "Yuan Changshi, what do you think?"
Yuan Zonggao was also a little worried: "If this is true and the water level continues to rise, I'm afraid it will be too late for emergency repairs..."
Tang Yin suddenly thought of something and hurriedly forced Zhu Hao's copy from his arms to Zhu Hao, but he threw it aside. Today, after hearing that the flood was coming as expected, he temporarily found the flood control drawings and presented them to Zhu Youqi.
"Mr. Tang, is this...?"
Zhu Youqi was greatly puzzled.
Tang Yindao: "This is a river map drawn by Zhu Hao before he sent people to the embankment to inspect the situation of the Anlu River section. It synthesized all aspects of information and marked all the key points of flood control. If emergency repairs are carried out based on this, there may be no need for emergency repairs." Flood disaster, as long as the flood passes through the Anlu boundary smoothly..."
"ah?"
Not only Zhu Youqi was surprised, but Zhang Zuo and Yuan Zonggao didn't expect it either.
The plan Tang Yin brought out at this time was actually formulated by Zhu Hao?
So what role did Zhu Hao play in this matter?
"This... works."
Zhang Zuo was naturally on Tang Yin's side at this time.
With the help of candlelight, Zhu Youqi took a rough look at the river map and nodded without saying anything more.
Yuan Zonggao said: "If the power of the palace is used to repair the river embankment, it will only be a drop in the bucket. It is best to notify the government immediately and move the people with lower terrain outside the city first. Not all people may be moved into the city, but people to the east can be moved." Evacuate the mountain for the time being, but we must first ensure that no one is seriously injured..."
Zhu Youqian nodded: "In that case, let Mr. Tang go to the state government office."
Tang Yin said: "His Royal Highness Prince Xing, let Yuan Changshi go... I have no official status. I'm afraid no one will pay attention to me when I go to the state government."
"This... is not completely unreasonable, so I'll bother Yuan Changshi."
Zhu Youqian turned to look at Yuan Zonggao.
Yuan Zonggao originally didn't want to wade into troubled waters, but when he thought that Tang Yin's suggestion was correct, the new magistrate Zhang Yezheng was a fool who was corrupt and perverted the law. Without him, Zhang Yezheng would go to the prefecture to negotiate, how would Zhang Yezheng give face to Prince Xing's palace?
"Then Your Majesty, what should we do with the people, animals and property in various places in our palace?"
Zhang Zuo was more concerned about protecting the palace's resources.
Zhu Youqian said: "Hurry up and mobilize the manpower to move the old and weak women and children from Wangzhuang to the city. Zhang Fengzheng, go and mobilize... As for sending the guards and strong men to the embankment to protect the embankment, I will leave it to Mr. Tang."
Zhu Youqi divided the labor among the three people in front of him.
Yuan Zonggao was responsible for contacting the government, while Zhang Zuo took people outside the city to inform people of the transfer of supplies, and Tang Yinze took the people from the palace up the embankment.
When all parties were about to split up, Zhu Youqian reminded again: "Bohu, you might as well take Zhu Hao to the river embankment with you. Since he has already made a plan, he must know a lot about flood control and may be able to help you."
"yes."
While Tang Yin responded, he thought, even if you don't say it, I will drag that boy Zhu Hao along.
If he hadn't been around... I wouldn't have the confidence to handle it myself.
Who knows how to deal with the arrival of floods? This is something that a literati with "poetry and painting" should worry about? I'm afraid that if this kind of thing is left to a minister of the DPRK and China who has extensive experience in managing floods, he may not be able to grasp it in a short time. Essential, right?
Yuan Zonggao said: "Bring the drawings with you."
Tang Yin said: "Yuan Changshi, the drawings were drawn by Zhu Hao. He must have an idea. It would be more appropriate for you to take this to the state government. If there is no plan, I'm afraid the state government will not know how to help even if they want to help." Where to start?"
"Yeah."
As if inspired, Zhu Youqian looked at Yuan Zonggao eagerly, "The most urgent thing now is to rely on the government for help. I trouble Yuan Changshi to go and lobby, and there is no room for failure."
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