Parents are busy farming

The time required to build a reservoir is not comparable to that of building several rivers. The amount of work required to build a reservoir is relatively large, and it cannot be completed within a few years. No matter how quickly people cultivate, it will probably take two or three years.

In other words, the construction will definitely not be completed before Magistrate Su leaves.

Ye Zifen fell into deep thought, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she was thinking about an extremely important issue.

After a while, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining with determination.

He said to Magistrate Su: "Sir, you are considering a problem, but have you ever thought that your idea has been written down and handed in. Now the court knows that you are about to build the reservoir. If you didn't do it before you left, , will this be a basis for others to attack you?"

Magistrate Su's face became a little solemn. He sighed and said slowly: "This is why I am so entangled. Repair it. I am afraid that others will give up halfway. After all, this is a huge project that requires a lot of money." It requires manpower, material and financial resources. If you don’t repair it, you are afraid of being blamed by the court.”

Ye Zifen said softly: "Sir, I understand your concerns. But have you ever thought about it, if the drought continues, will there always be water in the canal? If there are other places that need water, just put it in the canal." The water supply has been cut off. The longer the drought lasts, the more water will be needed for irrigation.”

Magistrate Su also began to think deeply.

When Ye Zifen suggested building the reservoir, it was to prevent this from happening.

But the water in the canal has not been affected so far, so he took a chance.

Now after Ye Zifen's reminder, Magistrate Su finally paid attention to it. He felt that what he had thought before was a bit narrow-minded.

Looking at the girl in front of him, he felt even more ashamed.

Then he said firmly: "Cultivation, we must practice even if we can't finish it in the future. We can't give up what we should do now just for the sake of the unknown in the future."

Ye Zifen smiled and said gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Su!"

Magistrate Su's trust in Zi Zifen moved Zi Zifen, and she felt that she had seen the right person.

Magistrate Su smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will do my best. However, I also hope that you can help me with more ideas. After all, you are a smart girl."

With tears in her eyes, Ye Zifen said with a smile: "Sir, I will definitely do my best. I will live up to your praise."

Magistrate Su said: "It just so happens that you are here today, let's discuss it together. I'll call some other adults over, and let's talk about how to repair the reservoir in the future!"

Although Zi Zifen felt that it was already very late, she could not have any objections in the face of such a big matter.

At worst, it was too late, so she went to Fuke to stay for one night.

The adults, who were just about to go home, heard that the magistrate had invited them, so they sent someone home to tell them, and then they hurried slowly to the room where the magistrate had his office.

As soon as they entered the house, they saw Zhi Zifen sitting inside. Although they didn't know what they wanted to see them for, they unconsciously felt a lot more at ease when they saw the little girl Zhi Zifen.

After everyone arrived, Mr. Su said: "It's already time to go to the Yamen. I called you all here again for the purpose of repairing the reservoir."

The adults looked at each other. The river channel had been built for more than half a month, and they had been waiting for the county magistrate's decision.

They were also present when it was decided to build the reservoir, so they naturally knew why the reservoir was built.

Of course, they also knew that Magistrate Su only had one year left in his term.

So they are waiting to see Magistrate Su's decision.

Magistrate Su has always been a practical person in their hearts. Now that they heard that the reservoir was going to be built, they finally put their hearts in their stomachs.

Magistrate Su will leave after his term expires, but they will not.

Fortunately, Magistrate Su did not disappoint them.

If the reservoir is built, even if they get little benefit, it will help the people in the county to survive the disaster, which makes them feel at ease.

When Magistrate Su saw that everyone had arrived, he cleared his throat and said, "Okay, now let's talk about how to build the next reservoir."

After Magistrate Su finished speaking, everyone else fell into deep thought.

Ye Zifen thought for a while and looked at Magistrate Su.

Magistrate Su immediately called his name, "Zifen, if you have any ideas, you can just say it. You are also familiar with the adults. If you have ideas, please speak them out quickly. Let's discuss it together. It's not what you say."

Ye Zifen nodded, and then said: "The reservoir we are about to build, it is best to store water inside while building it. Then we are about to face a problem, which is how to store water and dig at the same time without affecting the lives of the people who build the reservoir. .”

After hearing Ye Zifen's words, everyone nodded unconsciously.

They are building the reservoir now to store the water in the canal to prevent the canal from running out of water in the future.

Chief Liu said: "Fifth girl, if you have any opinions, please tell me."

Because of the relationship between Liu Wan'er and Zi Zifen, Master Liu unconsciously became close to the child Zi Zifen.

Ye Zifen no longer kept it secret and spoke out her thoughts.

"We can build reservoirs into large ponds one after another. In this way, after building a large pond, water can be stored in it, and people can go to another place to continue digging. Rivers must be built between these large ponds to allow All the pond water has access to the river channel, which can then transport the water out again."

After Ye Zifen finished speaking, Magistrate Su's eyes lit up first.

If it is really built one by one, then after he leaves in the future, even if the newcomers no longer build, then what has been repaired will be repaired. It can play a certain role and will not be abandoned.

Then Ye Zifen said: "Another advantage of building this way is that we can sum up experience when we first start building. Later, everyone builds faster, and we can summarize problems at any time during the construction process, so as not to repeat them again and again." Work has been suspended again and again. In addition, I suggest that the reservoir should be built deeper and the dam higher, so that more water can be stored."

The benefits mentioned before made everyone excited, but the latter sentence was what she wanted to say most.

Magistrate Su said: "In addition, I can also ask the Ministry of Industry for advice on how to build this reservoir. They have experience and we can avoid many detours."

Chief Secretary Liu said: "I suggest building a reservoir. After this wheat harvest, everyone can feel at ease with grain planting, and it can be officially launched. No matter what you do, you should make way for grain taxation."