Although Mengyin has a complete administrative department, including the Civil Affairs Bureau, Police Station, Finance Bureau, Taxation Bureau, Water Conservancy Bureau, Agriculture Bureau and other agencies under the county government, they are actually all Caotai teams.
The leaders of each department are in place, but each department is empty-handed. There are at most three or four people responsible for all the work, which is really hard work.
Fortunately, these officials were all young and full of enthusiasm. They were not intimidated by difficulties and immediately devoted themselves to their work.
When a new Party official takes office, the first plan he makes is to investigate the situation in the county.
To this end, the seven standing committee members each led their own people and began to visit the entire territory of Mengyin.
The southern boundary of Mengyin County is at the foothills of Mengyin Mountain, so most of the entire county is in the ravines to the north.
For example, Shangdongmen, where the public house is located, is almost 40 kilometers away from the county seat. And to the north of Shangdongmen, there is still a large area that belongs to Mengyin County.
This has resulted in a situation where Mengyin County has many mountains, little land, and poor agriculture.
In the rainy weather, when the party was still mellow, Qi Biaojia and others climbed into the mountain and began the arduous visit.
In the mountains in summer, the temperature is very low because of the cloudy and rainy days. Even if you wear a raincoat, after walking for two or three hours, all your clothes will be soaked through.
Qi Biaojia felt that her whole body was about to freeze, and she had to say: "Stop...stop, let's stop and take a rest."
The others had already had this idea, and upon hearing the words, they immediately dispersed in all directions, looking for a place to take shelter from the rain.
They all learned common sense and knew that they couldn't hide under trees on rainy days, so after searching for a long time, they found a protruding rock.
When resting, the first thing everyone does is to eat to restore their strength.
When you're tired and cold, there's no better food than chili.
Everyone ate dry food and chewed a mouthful of dried chili peppers. When the burning fire surged from the stomach to the whole body, the clammy feeling subsided all of a sudden.
Qi Biaojia was no exception. He ate three chili peppers in one go.
It’s not easy for him as a Zhejiang native.
The first time he came into contact with chili peppers two days ago, it made him worse than death. But after struggling in this difficult environment, he gradually got used to it.
After eating two steamed buns, he felt his forehead began to sweat, and Qi Biaojia finally felt better.
Seeing that others were still eating, he emptied his mind and thought of his wife and children far away in Linqing.
This time when Mengyin came to take office, the couple really discussed it for a long time.
Originally, Shang Jinglan wanted to follow him when he took office so that he could take care of his daily life. However, after careful consideration, Qi Biaojia decided to let his wife and children stay in Linqing.
His eldest son, Qi Tongsun, is now eleven years old, and his studies are at a critical moment. If Meng Yin follows him, he will be busy with work and will definitely not have time to teach.
The second son, Qilisun, will soon reach the age of starting school and needs the guidance of a famous teacher.
And to say that the place with the most famous teachers is naturally Linqing.
Poor parents in the world, for the sake of their children's future, the couple had no choice but to live apart in two places. He came to Mengyin to take up his post, while Shang Jinglan raised his children in Linqing.
Qi Biaojia is really good to Shang Jinglan.
According to the original history, he went to his post alone and lived alone. His friend Gao Yiruo came to visit and saw that he was suffering from insomnia, so he planned to give him a beautiful maid to prevent him from being lonely and desolate.
But Qi Biaojia remembered Shang Jinglan and sternly rejected Gao Yiruo's kindness, saying that she was not a womanizer.
In February of the next year, Shang Jinglan came to meet him. In December, their third child, Qi Bansun, was born.
It seems that Qi Biaojia is not a lustful person, but he can abide by etiquette and friendship, and can be regarded as a gentleman.
Much better than Mr. Wang.
One after another, everyone finished eating. But looking at the muddy mountain road, everyone still felt lingering fear.
"Director, should we go forward?"
The speaker is Gongchi, the son of Gongheng.
Gongdian and Gongsu need to manage the family business, and they will not be of much use even if they enter the county government. It doesn't matter to young people like Gongchi. They can work hard in the county government for a while and then go to the government affairs class in Linqing for further study.
Be on the side of politics.
But as a local, Gongchi was also frightened by the difficult mountain road.
In fact, Qi Biaojia was also a little timid.
Although Zhejiang is mountainous, he is used to walking on mountain roads. But the leisurely outings and visits to the mountains and forests in the past are completely different from the current journey in the wind and rain.
But when he thought of Zuo Mengeng's eyes of earnest approval that day, Qi Biaojia knew that he could not back down.
Heaven will give great responsibilities to this people. The hardships you endure now are for greater achievements in the future.
"There are only two mountains on the left and right. Let's cover them all in one go today to avoid having to make another trip, right?"
He looked at the officer beside him.
That was the team sent by Zuo Mengeng to protect them. The team leader was named Deng Xinghui. I heard that Zuo Mengeng named him himself.
Deng Xinghui smiled and didn't care at all.
"Before we leave, the battalion commander told us that we have to listen to Director Qi for this trip. Just do whatever you say and don't worry about us."
This free and easy spirit made Qi Biaojia very ashamed.
Although it was very difficult for these people, they did not carry much weight. The few cloth bags they carried contained only some documents.
Unlike these soldiers, everyone carried a gun and ammunition, but it turned out to be easier than them.
What I didn’t say was that the person carrying the most weight didn’t complain, and Qi Biaojia couldn’t give in.
A group of people walked into the wind and rain again and walked towards the depths of the mountain.
"Director, the place we are going to is called Rongbangya. You can get there by walking along this small river. After passing Rongbangya, there are two villages and we are at the border of Mengyin County."
Hearing that the trip was about to end, Qi Biaojia was overjoyed.
"Then let's work harder and finish it early and go back early. I'll treat you to a drink."
When they heard that the director wanted to treat a guest, everyone cheered and their steps became much more brisk.
After walking backward along the river for a while, Deng Xinghui found Qi Biaojia.
"Director Qi, there's something wrong with the water in this river."
Qi Biaojia didn't understand hydrology and couldn't see anything.
"What's the situation?"
Just as Deng Xinghui was about to explain, everyone suddenly felt the earth trembling, and the direction of the river in front seemed to be filled with countless beasts roaring towards them.
The most eye-catching thing is that the flow of the river suddenly accelerated a lot in front of us.
Deng Xinghui's soul emerged and he shouted frantically: "Run, run to higher ground on both sides, the flash flood is coming!"
Everyone was also frightened. They no longer cared about rushing and quickly retreated to higher ground on both sides.
Just as we climbed halfway up the slope, we saw rolling yellow dragons coming from afar, filling the entire valley and heading straight downstream.
The place where everyone originally walked has been submerged under the torrent. If they had taken a step slower, they would have been washed away without knowing where they were.
"Captain, look, there's someone in the water!"
A sharp-eyed soldier noticed something and shouted.
Everyone followed the instructions and discovered that in the rolling torrent, there was a piece of cloth floating in the water from time to time. A woman tried desperately to catch something, but in vain, she could only be carried down by the flood, and she could not
Know where you will be taken.
Deng Xinghui didn't have time to think too much and shouted: "Rope!"
Immediately, a soldier took off the rope from his body and handed it to him.
Deng Xinghui quickly took off his equipment, tied the rope around his waist, and rushed into the water.
Qi Biaojia was frightened and quickly stopped him.
"Captain Deng, we can't be saved."
Deng Xinghui pushed him away and shouted: "You can save him even if you can't save him."
Qi Biaojia has been walking with him these days. He admires this cheerful young man very much and is afraid that something unexpected will happen to him.
"You're going to die."
Deng Xinghui's feet had already stepped into the water, and he turned around and smiled after hearing this.
"If you lose your life, you will lose your life. I was born in a poor family, and my parents have long since passed away. She gave me a name and warned me that we are fighting for the common people. Therefore, if you encounter common people who are in danger, you must save them no matter what.
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After saying that, he plunged into the water and rushed towards the woman who was getting closer and closer.
Standing on the shore, looking at Deng Xinghui, who was tossed about by the flood, Qi Biaojia was speechless for a long time. But the impact and shock deep in his heart will stay with him for the rest of his life.
He got all his knowledge about the army from books.
The Yue family's army, who could freeze to death without demolishing their houses and starve to death without looting, was the ultimate fantasy of the army that a scholar like him recognized.
In addition, Qi Jiajun, who has no fault in Qiu, is also praised by the world.
As for the armies in various parts of the Ming Dynasty today, Qi Biaojia could not even comment on them.
But right before his eyes, Deng Xinghui and others used practical actions to open up a whole new world for him.
Seeing Deng Xinghui trying his best to catch the drowning woman in the flood, and even being hit by a piece of wood in the water without letting go, Qi Biaojia understood...
The new world Zuo Mengeng mentioned will definitely come true.
With such an army that is the best in the world, there is nothing that cannot be achieved.
He woke up, without saying a word, grabbed the rope nearby and tied it around himself, and then rushed into the water.
Together with Deng Xinghui, he staggered and dragged the unconscious woman out of the gate of hell.
The floods swept away not only everything in the world, but also the obstacles in people's hearts.