Reborn and married to a stupid scholar, she has a prosperous husband and multiple children

"That's natural."

"That old beast Li Chengde just found a stone mine and got promoted. What he did for his husband is much greater than his meritorious service."

Qin Yihan felt excited, although she wanted to go against Lin Shuangshuang.

The man in the night also said that he could not let Lin Shuangshuang and the Gu family have a good life.

But after all, it was more important for her husband to perform meritorious service and get promoted, and she could not ruin her husband's chance of getting promoted at this juncture.

When her husband was promoted, his status also increased. Not only did he no longer need to be threatened by others, but he could also kill Lin Shuangshuang with just a few clicks.

"Husband, wait a moment, I will go and clean up right away."

Song Minghao went back to see Magistrate Song overnight to discuss countermeasures. After all, the father and son belonged to the same state and county and had a superior-subordinate relationship.

If there is a flood, Nanyangzhou will be the first to suffer, followed closely by Qingshui Town...

In other words, the father and son are like grasshoppers on the same rope. They want to perform meritorious deeds together, and they want to punish crimes together.

Song Minghao told Song Zhiwei what he knew, but Magistrate Song waved his hand indifferently.

"Don't worry, Nanyang Dam will not collapse."

Song Minghao still looked anxious: "Father, my son has been sent into the water to check. The foundation of the dam has been hollowed out, and it will collapse in a few days."

Song Zhiwei still looked calm: "You don't need to make such a fuss."

"My father sends people to check every year. The foundation has always been like this. Isn't it still in good condition now?"

"What if it collapses?"

"Since we have predicted the danger in advance, why can't we do something to protect the people from danger?"

Song Zhiwei smiled: "Son, do you know that the summer harvest is about to begin?"

"If you issue an order at this time, the people will be panicked. Not only will food prices rise, people will flee, and other disasters that are not conducive to the stability of the people."

"There will also be scenes where people rush to harvest food in advance."

"It would be better if the flood really comes. People will be grateful to you if they save their lives."

"But if the flood doesn't come, but the people grab the immature grain in advance because of your notice, they will definitely cause trouble."

"How will you deal with it then?"

"Even if you have the ability to suppress those troublemakers, what about the taxes?"

“How can people pay taxes if they don’t have a harvest?”

"If you can't collect the food tax, the court will punish you."

"This is not the most critical thing. The most critical thing is that people starve to death. That is a man-made disaster."

"If such a big mess happens, the crime can be serious or minor. The lightest one will be demoted, and the most serious one may be beheaded and killed."

"Son, you have just entered the officialdom. My father knows that you only want to be a good official, but the reality is so cruel."

"As a father, the way to be an official is not to seek merit but to seek no faults. The long-term way is to have no merits and no faults."

After listening to his father's words, Song Minghao felt enlightened and excited as if he had obtained some official secrets.

"Father, I understand. Thank you very much for your teaching."

"But if there is a flood, will the court blame it?"

Song Zhiwei stroked his beard: "This is a natural disaster. Not only you and me, not even the King of Heaven can stop it."

"Don't worry, if there is a flood then, just report it directly to the court and ask for funds for disaster relief."

"Yes, I understand, kid."

"But superficial work still needs to be done. You go back tomorrow and send more people to the river to repair the dam."

"If the court really asks, at least it can't say that we have done nothing. We can only say that we tried hard but couldn't stop it."

Song Minghao looked happy: "Thank you father for reminding me. Everything is subject to father's arrangements."

Song Zhiwei looked at his son with a look of relief. He became an official at a young age and was so motivated. They had a successor to the Song family.

Early the next morning, Song Minghao went back to each village to recruit people to build river dams.

When the notice was posted in Hegou Village, the villagers immediately lost their composure.

If the dam is to be built, wouldn't that prove that what Lin Shuangshuang said is true, that the Nanyang Dam is really in danger of bursting?

So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and harvest food. Otherwise, if there is a flood, then there will be no harvest.

"Each family provides one laborer to build the dam on the river bank, which earns thirty cents a day, and they provide their own dry food."

"If you don't have labor or don't want to do labor, you can be exempted from labor by paying two taels of silver per person."

"After you go back, discuss it with each household to see who will go."

After the village chief finished speaking, the villagers talked a lot.

The news reached Lin Shuang's ears, and she immediately realized something was wrong.

Why didn't I wait for the notice to move to prevent floods, but did I wait for the notice to collect labor?

What's going on with Song Minghao? Didn't she say that it's too late to repair the embankment now, the flood will break out at any time, and the most important thing is to save his life.

Once a flood breaks out, none of those who go down to the river to build dams can hope to come back alive.

What he did was simply harmful!

No, she had to go to the Yamen again and ask Song Minghao what happened?

As a result, Lin Shuangshuang went to the Yamen, but they didn't see her at all.

When Hai Mingzhou was asked to help, the people in the yamen said that the magistrate was away and busy with official duties.

She went to the river to look for someone, but still couldn't find Song Minghao.

Only then did Lin Shuangshuang realize that she was avoiding her on purpose.

And they didn't even intend to listen to her advice, or even let her meddle in their own business.

Haha, she overestimated her ability and thought she could turn the tide and save the common people.

But in fact, she is just an ordinary farm woman who cannot live in an ordinary family.

Lin Shuangshuang was deeply shocked when she returned to the village and learned that except for the Gu family who had paid money to be exempted from labor, other families were not willing to spend money to buy a quota for labor exemption.

This means that more than a hundred laborers will die in the village.

Although she couldn't save everyone, couldn't she even save the people in Hegou Village?

Lin Shuangshuang tossed and turned all night, but still felt that he could not watch them die.

Behind more than a hundred laborers are more than a hundred families. If they all die, it will be a tragedy for the whole village.

"If the village chief pays a fee for everyone in the village to be exempted from labor, will the Yamen disagree?"

Village Chief Li was stunned: "Isn't there any precedent for this?"

"Usually, only a few people pay. Anyway, there is work everywhere. If you still have money to work for the court, everyone is happy to go."

"Why do you ask?"

"I would like to advise everyone to pay and be exempted from labor. I went to the river yesterday to check and the water level was much higher than before."

"The dam will collapse at any time, and everyone who built the dam will die."

"If it really happens, it will be a tragedy for the whole village. Who can bear it?"

"It's just a matter of two taels of silver. Is it more important than life?"

"Is this...really that serious?"

Village Chief Li still hesitated: "It's not like we haven't built river embankments before. It's true that some people were washed away by the flood, but it's not as terrible as you said."

"Are you taking it too seriously?"