Enter the male channel to engage in infrastructure

While Duan Heng and Qiu Guang were working hard to acquire new knowledge, Lou Yu was not idle either.

He read a lot of books and files about Huzhou, and sent people from the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry to conduct field inspections.

To win Huzhou, one has to be responsible to the people of Huzhou.

Huzhou has a well-developed water system, which is its advantage.

But Duan Heng himself tends to be conservative, and in order to guard against foreign enemies, his policy tends to be closed and locked.

The people in Huzhou City have been living a self-sufficient life by farming and fishing.

It's not that this is bad, but once a natural disaster occurs, it will be difficult for them to maintain their lives.

Perhaps because of poverty, Huzhou's water conservancy facilities are not complete.

Lou Yu planned to ask Lu You and others to plan a water conservancy construction plan suitable for Huzhou after the field trip was over.

Huzhou Prefecture.

After Li Shu and Zhou Man took over the city, they incorporated the original garrison into the city defense team and asked them to practice with them every day.

The Qing army's food has always been very good, even if it is far away in Huzhou, Lou Yu will send a transport team to bring food and meat.

This kind of behavior just won a little favor from the people of Huzhou.

They were worried that the Qing army would expropriate their grain.

After the Huzhou garrison stayed with them for a few days, they completely believed what Yang Ji'an said when he persuaded him to surrender.

Qing Jun can really eat one meal of meat for three days!

Wow, I am so happy to serve as a soldier for Prince Qing's son!

The smell of meat wafted from the camp from time to time, spreading to the noses of the people in Huzhou City, causing them to swallow their saliva and turn their eyes red.

How long had it been since they had tasted meat?

Although they could catch fish, the meat of fish was very different from that of livestock.

And to be honest, the fish they caught couldn't supply their daily consumption at all.

The common people discussed in private.

"It seems that the people of Gyeongju are living really well."

"Even if I don't say it, I can tell that those Qing soldiers are tall and mighty, and they must be full every day!"

"Hey, I don't remember you saying that before."

"You remember wrongly, what I said is that Gyeongju has a good life!"

"It's meaningless to say this, Qingjun eats well, and we have sisters who are not as good as we are, but we are timid and poor!

"Why is it so boring? We are now in the charge of Prince Qing. Qingzhou can live well, but why can't we live in Huzhou?"

"Okay, stop arguing, guess I saw my sister playing handsome today

"My sister is handsome

"Gyeongju people!"

"People from Gyeongju have younger sisters, Congxian

"No, I mean the official from Gyeongju! I heard that he came to our Huzhou for inspection, and said he wanted to see how to help us live a better life!"

"Really? Where? Let's go and see!"

Fang Huan was successfully admitted to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the General Yamen, and was sent to Huzhou for inspection as soon as he took office.

He also came with Vice Minister of Agriculture Shen Hong.

And other errands and petty officials.

Wearing the uniforms of the general government, they looked energetic and imposing.

Standing on the ridge of the field, Fang Huan compared the crops in Huzhou with those in Gyeongju and Cangzhou, and he admired His Royal Highness more and more in his heart.

After he arrived in Gyeongju, he had heard many stories about His Royal Highness, and every time he listened to it, he felt that he was sitting in a well and watching the sky, only seeing and hearing.

After the capital was occupied, he used to look at the difficult times and feel timid, deploring the changing hands of the country and the flying seas, fearing that the war would disturb the country and the country would have no peace.

Now it seems that God treats Dasheng well.

There is such a hero in the world.

His broad knowledge and far-sighted vision are all convincing and all-encompassing.

Shen Hong is an old man who follows Lou Yu, his admiration for Lou Yu has long been deeply buried in his heart, and he is not as open as these newcomers.

But every time he saw the admiration expressions of these newcomers, he felt honored.

"What is Master Fang thinking?"

Fang Huan came back to his senses, coughed lightly and said, "I was thinking, Huzhou has vast waters and the land is not barren, so why can't there be a good harvest?"

"When the water is full, it loses." Shen Hong said, "Crops do need water, but they don't like too much water."

Fang Huan understood, and asked, "Then Master Shen, is there a solution?"

"The most important thing is to build water conservancy. I think the water conservancy project in Huzhou has not been repaired for a long time, and I am afraid it will not be used."

Shen Hong had participated in the construction of farmland water conservancy projects in Qingzhou and Cangzhou, and had rich experience. After the inspection, he made a draft in his mind.

"It seems that Mr. Shen has made up his mind." Fang Huan said with a smile.

Not far away, a group of people secretly watched them.

Shen Hong instructed the little official: "Go and ask a fellow villager to come over and ask questions."

The little official walked up to the onlookers and said in a harmonious voice, "Fellow folks, our lord wants to ask you something, who would like to go?"

He has a decent temperament and a gentle tone of voice. The common people in Huzhou seldom see such an amiable yacha, and they all become bolder.

"I go!"

"I am coming too!"

Everyone spoke.

The little official then picked out a few articulate ones, and led them to Shen Hong.

Several villagers will kneel and kowtow.

Shen Hong stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a warm smile: "My surname is Shen, and I am ordered by His Royal Highness to come to our Huzhou for inspection. Don't be cautious, I just want to ask you a few questions."

The nervousness of the villagers gradually eased, and they felt that the officials in Gyeongju were so kind!

"Master Shen, just ask, we will not hide what we know."

"Yes, yes, please ask, my lord."

Shen Hongdao: "I see that our Huzhou has a lot of water, and the land is relatively moist, which is more suitable for growing rice. Why are we planting wheat?"

"My lord, it's not that we haven't planted rice before, but the harvest is not very good, and we are not used to rice, so we planted wheat."

"That's it," Shen Hong said with a smile, "How can the harvest of rice be bad?"

"Our fields are often flooded with water, and the water in the fields is not drained cleanly. The rice doesn't grow well, so the harvest is not good."

Shen Hong understood.

Rice should be cut off from water in the early and middle stages of yellow ripening. If the drainage is not in place and the soil humidity is too high, it will have a great impact on the yield and quality of rice.

The people in Huzhou are not used to eating rice, and the harvest was not good, so they replanted wheat.

But too much water is not friendly to wheat.

There are many lakes and river branches in Huzhou, the farmland is low-lying, and the drainage system cannot keep up. The crop harvest is indeed worrying.

It seems that Huzhou's farmland water conservancy project must take into account multiple functions such as irrigation, drainage, and waterlogging prevention. The amount of this project is not small.

He sighed deeply in his heart, and was about to ask again, when he suddenly heard a muffled thunder.

Everyone looked up at the sky, only to see dark clouds billowing in the sky, rushing towards them.

The fellow sighed, "It looks like it's going to rain heavily."

"Yeah, this time, we must put less water, or we will have to flood again."

Shen Hong frowned: "Yan? What's going on?"

"I don't know, my lord, there was a heavy rain in Huzhou three years ago, the water in the river overflowed, and the dams in some places were washed away by the water, so we all ran to the mountains in the south, so we escaped the catastrophe , It’s the crops in the field that suffer, alas!”

That year, they all came here hungry.

Shen Hong and Fang Huan looked at each other, and their hearts shuddered.

"Go, go to the embankment to have a look!"

Before everyone reached the embankment, black clouds came roaring in anger, and the sky over Huzhou was thundering, lightning, and horse-haired hedgehogs.

"My lord, I think it's going to rain soon! Why don't we go back to the city first!"

A small official mentioned it.

However, Shen Hong insisted: "Go and see the embankment first!"

The villagers also surrounded and followed behind.

Although I didn't know that the officials in Gyeongju were going to be sisters, but seeing their serious and responsible attitude, the hearts of the fellow villagers warmed up.

A group of people came to the embankment.

The dam is made of rammed earth. Although it looks indestructible, once there is continuous torrential rain in summer and the water level of the river rises, it is easy to be washed away by the river and cause floods.

The heavy rain has not yet arrived, but the Huzhou water system is well developed, and the water level of the river is not low.

Facing the strong wind, Shen Hong asked the villagers: "I don't think the dam is very high. Why didn't Huzhou reinforce it?"

"Who said there is no? After the flood three years ago, we added it once."

Fang Huan said: "It may be that the river bed has been raised."

Shen Hong nodded.

They in Qingzhou and Cangzhou, under the wise command of His Royal Highness, hired labor to dredge the river almost every year during the dry season, and constantly strengthened the dams, so even in the flood season, there were basically no floods.

But this large-scale dredging looks a lot like corvee labor.

The people in Qingzhou and Cangzhou were willing to do it because His Royal Highness paid him well, and the laborers had a good diet and had nowhere to use their strength, so of course they worked hard.

Taking another [-] steps back is also preventing floods and protecting your homeland.

Huzhou is different.

Even if Duan Heng wanted to organize labor, he was powerless.

With a thunderclap, heavy rain poured down, like the Milky Way pouring down.

The bean-sized raindrops hit his face and body, causing a faint pain.

The rainstorm has arrived.

"My lord! Let's go back to the city!" the little official said worriedly.

Shen Hong and Fang Huan looked at the water level below, and couldn't help feeling a little haze in their hearts.

Dark clouds overwhelm the city, and the wind and rain are gloomy.

Under the power of nature, all human power seems so small.

Shen Hong and the others returned to the city in the rain, hurriedly took a shower and changed into clean clothes, and held a temporary meeting.

"I just checked the summer rain in Huzhou over the years, and I think there is a high chance of flooding, and we have to prevent it before it happens." Fang Huan said seriously.

Shen Hong nodded: "I will write a letter and send it back to the Gyeongju General Office, waiting for His Highness's order. However, before that, we still need to make some preparations."

"it is good!"

Gyeongju also had heavy rain.

Lou Yu returned to the palace from Xincheng General Office, took a bath, changed into a short-sleeved top and trousers, and leaned comfortably on the couch to listen to the sound of rain.

Both the top and trousers are made of cotton, which is soft and comfortable.

Feng Erbi brought a cup of tea and muttered, "The rain is too heavy."

"It's normal in summer."

Lou Yu didn't take it very seriously.

The rain poured down, and the whole of Gyeongju was shrouded in a vast rain.

However, the common people in Gyeongju have no worries on their faces.

Some off-duty workers, holding umbrellas, stepped on the flat concrete road, or walked home in silence, or laughing.

"Oops! I dried my clothes outside today! I have to go back first!"

"My God, I forgot too!"

When someone reminded them, everyone remembered the clothes that were drying outside, and ran home in a hurry.

Compared with the people in other state capitals, they sleep more comfortably, and what they worry about is only these trivial things.

It rained heavily all night.

The next day, there was no sign of weakness.

A lot of water has accumulated on the streets of the old city of Gyeongju, and the rain cannot flow down, and it has reached the ankle.

Fortunately, the drainage system in the new city is in place, the streets are only wet, and low-lying water is rarely seen.

Lou Yu came to the general office, saw Yang Guanghuai, and heard him say, "You are born with a vision."

"The torrential rain is a vision?" Lou Yu laughed and shook his head, "It's just that there is too much water vapor in the sky."

Yang Guanghuai said, "This year's rain is much heavier than previous years."

Lou Yu thought for a while, and ordered: "The construction department will check again whether the embankment is stable, and monitor the water level in real time. If something is wrong, report it immediately."

"Yes!"

Obtaining the order of the eldest son, Lu You immediately issued documents to each sub-yamen, leading many officials from the Ministry of Industry, military guards, and guards, etc., braved the wind and rain, and conscientiously observed and recorded along the river embankment.

The common people in Qingzhou City saw it in their eyes and warmed their hearts.

Many people spontaneously sent them hot soup and towels, thanking them for their hard work.

Cangzhou also received orders.

Fan Yusheng, Lou Wei, Fang Lin and others worked day and night to prevent flooding.

It rained heavily for another day and night.

Fortunately, the flood control projects in Qingzhou and Cangzhou are in place. At present, it seems that the river is not in danger of breaking its embankment.

Lou Yu felt a little relieved.

He is busy with the pre-job training of the college master.

With Fan Wenzai and Shao Qiulan in the lead, although the masters of the college have some complaints about the new teaching model, they can only choose to accept it.

After Lou Yu did some unimaginable simple experiments in front of them, everyone's rejection was not so great.

Only Lou Yu can do these things, so he can only teach them in person.

He not only has to deal with state affairs, but also personally participates in the development and construction of the new city in the first year. It can be said that he has no time to eat, and he is so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat.

Visibly slimmed down.

When he came out of the main office, it was still raining.

There was a carriage parked outside the General Yamen, and the carriage was covered with a rain cloth to prevent rain from seeping through.

There is a person beside the car wearing a coir raincoat, standing in a majestic glow in the vast rain, handsome and broad.

Seeing Lou Yu coming out, he immediately stepped forward with an umbrella.

Feng Erbi at the side: "..."

Huo Yan robbed him of his work again!

"How did you come?"

Now that Gyeongju is preparing for the battle, it stands to reason that Huo Yan should be quite busy.

Both of them are busy with paperwork and burnt ointments, so they rarely have time to talk about love.

The first time he saw Huo Yan, Lou Yu couldn't help but burst into joy.

Huo Yan's voice was deep and powerful: "The wind and rain are violent, and the road is not smooth."

After all, he was just worried.

Lou Yu's heart was slightly sweet, and suddenly he had an idea, so he asked Feng Erbi: "Is my house in Xincheng well prepared?"

At the beginning, he purposely reserved a house for himself in Xincheng, not far from the General Office.

Feng Erbi said: "Your Highness, everything has been set up according to your instructions. Your Highness is going to live there today?"

"Well, since the wind and rain are so heavy, I won't go back. You can let someone go back to the palace to inform you."

"Yes!"

The three went to the new house together.

When the carriage arrived at the new house, Feng Erbi was about to go in with him, but was stopped by Lou Yu.

"You go and inform Jiang Yong again, and ask him to send some soldiers to guard the house."

Lou Yu is now a virtuous and precious person, so naturally Du Wei should be careful not to be negligent.

Feng Erbi took the order and left.

Lou Yu and Huo Yan entered the room together.

The furnishings in the house are all arranged according to Lou Yu's preferences, and the style is more modern.

The rain beat against the glass windows with a thud.

Lou Yu put on his slippers, unloaded his burden, and lay lazily on the sofa.

It is said to be a sofa, but it is actually just a soft couch similar to a sofa. There are no springs inside, and it is only filled with soft things such as cotton.

Huo Yan packed up his rain gear, and before it was completely dark, he found a candlestick and lit a lamp.

The candle holder is covered with a layer of glass, which is brighter than the paper lampshade.

There was warmth in the house.

Lou Yu's bones are soft and his tendons are crisp, so he can only lie down and watch Huo Yan go about his business, as if dreaming back to modern times.

There was a sudden sourness at the tip of my heart.

He hadn't experienced such peace and tranquility for a long time.

"Huo Yan, I have a headache."

Lou Yu spoke softly, his voice mixed with a trace of grievance.

Huo Yan was busy boiling hot water, when he heard this, he immediately got up and came over.

"I'll call the doctor."

"No, just press me."

Huo Yan gently persuaded: "I'll boil some hot water first, and I'll press it for you after you take a bath."

Soak in a bath to relieve fatigue, and then massage to correct, the effect will be better.

Lou Yu knew that he had good intentions, but he didn't want to do anything now, he just wanted to stay with Huo Yan and enjoy the rare peace.

It happened that Feng Erbi came back with Jiang Yong and others.

Jiang Yong personally led troops to guard outside the house, vowing not to let a fly fly in.

"Erbi, you go to the kitchen to boil water."

Lou Yu ordered immediately.

Feng Erbi went into the kitchen in response.

"There are two brushes here," Lou Yu turned to Huo Yan again, "You don't need to worry about it."

Huo Yan laughed, but it was very useful in his heart.

His Highness is quite majestic in front of others, but he only shows such a state in front of himself, which shows that in His Highness's heart, he is different from others.

He reached out and pressed Shanglou Yu's acupoints, gently soothing his tense nerves.

Looking at the blue color in front of Lou Yu's eyes, Huo Yan felt even more affectionate.

Accompanied by the sound of rain outside the window and enjoying Commander Huo's comfort, Lou Yu was drowsy, half asleep and half awake.

Feng Erbi poured hot water into the bathtub, came to the soft couch, saw that Lou Yu was asleep, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Your Highness, I'm afraid of catching cold while sleeping like this."

Although it is summer, but just soaked in some rain moisture outside, I have to soak it in hot water to prevent illness.

But seeing His Highness sleeping so soundly, he couldn't bear to wake him up.

Huo Yan hesitated for a moment, but still made up his mind, leaned over to Lou Yu's ear, and called Lou Yu softly.

Lou Yu suddenly woke up from a drowsy dream, opened his eyes and saw Huo Yan's handsome face, without thinking, he put his arms around his neck.

"I'm so tired, I don't want to move, you hug me."

Feng Erbi was stunned.

Has he ever seen such a highness?

Huo Yan's expression became more and more gentle, he picked him up without hesitation, and entered the bathroom in front of Feng Erbi.

In the bathroom, the hot water rose into a mist.

Once the bathing utensils are properly placed, the cotton pajamas are also placed on the shelf.

Huo Yan put him down, looked at Lou Yu's lazy brows and eyes, the tenderness and pity in his heart could no longer be controlled.

He stretched out his arms to embrace her, and kissed His Highness Shizi's face with an unbelievably soft voice.

"Ayu, don't work too hard."

Lou Yu rubbed against him and sighed, "I have to be responsible to them."

Being responsible is easy to say but difficult to do.

Huo Yan witnessed with his own eyes how Lou Yu changed the landscape of Gyeongju bit by bit.

Not only Gyeongju, but also Cangzhou and Jizhou.

Then there are Huzhou and Yizhou.

He really felt sorry for the man in front of him.

A different kind of emotion filled his heart, Huo Yan said hoarsely: "You take a bath first, I'll go out."

Then he turned and left the bathroom.

Back in the main hall, Feng Erbi stared at him, hesitating to speak.

Huo Yan said frankly: "As you think."

Feng Erbi: "..."

He had a tangled look on his face, for a moment he didn't know what to say about his sister.

Your Highness is the master, and he is not qualified to comment on the master's private affairs.

He hesitated for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Then, if you marry a wife in the future..."

"will not."

Huo Yan cut him off decisively, his eyes were burning but firm.

"I will not take a wife."

As long as A Yu needs it, he will always be by his side; even if A Yu doesn't need it in the future, he will watch and protect him from afar.

He buried these words deeply in his heart, so he didn't need to say them.

Feng Erbi stared, all words were blocked.

He sighed deeply.

Although it felt weird, but having seen Huo Yan take care of His Highness with his own eyes, he thought it was quite good.

As long as His Highness is happy.

After Lou Yu took a shower, he changed into a cotton short-sleeved top and trousers, and came out with slippers on.

After the hot water evaporated, his cheeks were stained with a light pink color, and his eyes were clear and moist.

His Royal Highness was wearing a short-sleeved top, revealing his white arms like jade. Under the smudge of the candlelight, the majesty and solemnity of the day faded away, showing a bit of grace and elegance.

Huo Yan's eyes stayed on his arm for a moment, and then quickly avoided it.

"Erbi, go and rest yourself." Lou Yu ordered.

Feng Erbi knew that he was superfluous, so he was ordered to be cautious and respectfully retreat.

Only Lou Yu and Huo Yan were left in the room.

Huo Yan looked down at the ground, Lou Yu couldn't help smiling at him.

"I heard it in the bathroom, you said you won't get a wife."

Huo Yan nodded firmly: "No."

To be able to be in love with this person in front of me is already very lucky.

He doesn't care about anything else.

Lou Yu walked up to him, reached out and grabbed his collar, looking at him with bright eyes.

Then kiss it.

The sound of crackling rain gradually disappeared in the ears, the candles in the glass cover were quietly spitting out the flames, and the originally deserted new house was suddenly filled with scorching heat.

Lou Yu closed his eyes, enjoying the hard-won leisure and stability.

How can young people stand up to teasing?

The bedroom door was pushed open by an external force and hit the wall with a loud bang.

The mat on the couch was gradually contaminated with heat waves.

The white skin penetrated into the eyes, and Huo Yan called out vaguely:

"Xue Nu..."

Lou Yu woke up suddenly, pushed him away, gritted his teeth and said, "You call my sister Chu Jun

Under the faint candlelight, he looked even whiter.

The upsurge of affection dazzled someone's mind, he couldn't see Lou Yu's stare, but only saw the color of snow in front of his eyes.

Suddenly bullied him.

He called out again: "Xue Nu."

Then he laughed foolishly.

Lou Yu was so ashamed that he lost his mind: "Don't bark! Tell you to sleep on the sofa for me again!"

"Okay, I'll sleep on the sofa." Huo Yan replied.

Although he doesn't know what a sofa is.

Lou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing suddenly.

I always feel very happy to hear this word from an ancient person.

When he smiled, Huo Yan laughed too.

Lou Yu sensed that something was wrong with him, and said, "Go take a shower, I'm a little tired, so I'll go to bed first."

He was indeed too sleepy, unable to resist Huo Yan's enthusiasm.

Huo Yan felt sorry for him, and immediately retreated, saying in a hoarse voice, "have a good rest."

Leaving the bedroom lightly.

Early the next morning, when Lou Yu woke up, Feng Erbi and Huo Yan had prepared breakfast and were waiting.

The rain hasn't stopped.

Lou Yu felt a little uneasy.

After a hasty breakfast, he rushed to the general office and asked Lu You whether the embankment in Gyeongju was stable and whether the water level exceeded the warning line.

He was relieved to know that everything was still under control.

"Your Highness, report to the camp that Duan Heng has urgent matters to see His Highness."

Lou Yu asked, "Where is he now?"

"Still in the barracks."

Lou Yu nodded: "Then bring him here."

Not long after, Duan Heng entered in a hurry, and after saluting respectfully, he said bluntly: "Your Highness, seeing the continuous rain, my heart is really disturbed."

Lou Yu's heart skipped a beat, "Are you worried about Huzhou?"

"Your Highness is wise."

Duan Heng saw that he reacted so quickly, although he was surprised, but more pleasantly surprised.

He went on to say: "I don't know if there is heavy rain in Huzhou, but judging from the past years, Huzhou is indeed prone to floods during the flood season. Can His Highness send someone..."

Before the words were finished, someone suddenly came to report from outside the door: "Your Highness, there is an urgent report from Huzhou!"

Lou Yu and Duan Heng looked at each other, feeling ominous in their hearts.

"Enter the details!"

It was Yang Guanghuai who came to report.

He just received a letter from Huzhou, the letter was written by Shen Hong.

"Your Highness, Shen Hong sent a letter, saying that there is heavy rain in Huzhou, and I am afraid that the dam will be damaged."

It will take time for the letter to be delivered from Huzhou, maybe there was no accident in Huzhou when Shen Hong wrote the letter, but maybe now!

Lou Yu made a decisive decision: "Send an urgent order to Huzhou, and order Shen Hong and Fang Huan to try their best to stabilize the dam and stop the flood! Let Li Shu and Zhou Man lead the Qing army to obey their command, and the river must be firmly blocked in the river!"

"Yes!"

Yang Guanghuai immediately took orders to go down.

Lou Yu turned to Duan Heng again, and said solemnly: "Prefect Duan, you are the official of Huzhou, and you know the situation in Huzhou better than anyone else. Now I order you to rush to Huzhou immediately to protect the safety of the people. Are you willing?"

Duan Heng was inexplicably moved, tears filled his eyes.

"My subordinate is willing to go!"

Lou Yu said again: "You bring Qiu Guang with you. The garrison in Huzhou Prefecture is currently under your command. I hope you can mobilize them to jointly resist the flood!"

"Follow Your Highness's orders!"

Duan Heng couldn't help but shed tears.

"Don't worry, I will quickly arrange the delivery of supplies to Huzhou. With so many people here, Huzhou will be fine."

Lou Yu thought he was crying because he was worried about the safety of Huzhou, so he comforted him in a warm voice.

Unexpectedly, Duan Heng suddenly bent down and knelt down, performing a grand salute.

He is not crying because of Huzhou, he is crying because there is such a hero in Huzhou.

Huzhou has experienced so many hardships, but has never had a strong backing.

Suddenly bumped into Lou Yu, as if he had found a backing he could rely on.

Lou Yu froze for a moment, then accepted it calmly.

After Duan Heng left, Lou Yu immediately issued an order.

"Expropriate all the sacks on the market and ship them all to Huzhou!"

"The mills suspend all work to spin sacks!"

All mobilized.

Here, Duan Heng and Qiu Guang braved the rain and rushed to Huzhou Mansion.

There are many bends in the river section of Huzhou, often silted up, and the river bed is raised year by year.

But dam construction has not been able to keep up.

After several days of torrential rain, the water level of the river in Huzhou has soared and has already exceeded the warning line. If it rises further, it may overflow the embankment.

Once a section of the dam is not strong and is washed away by water, there will be a vast ocean waiting for Huzhou.

Shen Hong and Fang Huan were very worried these days.

They tried to requisition tools such as sacks and wood from the people in Huzhou to prevent the river from bursting, but the people in Huzhou didn't trust them very much and didn't cooperate very well.

They had no choice but to seek help from Li Shu, Zhou Man and others.

Zhou Man's heart is relatively careful. Seeing that the rain has not stopped, he also feels uneasy in his heart.

Your Highness can't let them garrison Huzhou City, and hand over to a flooded Huzhou City in the end, right?

He then said: "I'll take someone to cut some wooden stakes first. Since Mr. Shen has already written a letter and sent it to Qingzhou, you don't have to worry too much."

Shen Hong cupped his hands in thanks.

As a result, the people in Huzhou watched helplessly as the Qing army cut down trees in the rain.

Zhou Man led people to split the tree trunk into wooden stakes, and one end of each wooden stake was sharpened.

Qing Jun's silent figure was particularly tenacious in the rain.

The common people in Huzhou looked at it, and their hearts ached.

"Master Shen and the others requisitioned sacks to prevent floods, right?"

"Or we'll hand it over."

"Who knows if there is a flood? If not, can we get back the bags we handed in?"

For ordinary people, a sack is also a good thing.

"If the flood really comes, you won't even have any crops, and you still need sisters?"

"I think it's raining non-stop, and I'm afraid there will be a flood."

"How about we go and hand it in?"

"Let's go!"

There are sensible people among the people, but naturally there are also stubborn ones.

Even so, Shen Hong also got a lot of sacks.

He immediately organized people to load bags of soil and gravel and transport them to the vicinity of the embankment.

"My lord! My lord!" A small official hurried over in the rain, covered in mud, "The river three miles away is about to burst!"

Shen Hong has been asking people to monitor the river, so that he can get timely feedback.

He immediately ordered: "Quickly inform Commander Zhou!"

Soon, Zhou Man arrived with hundreds of Qing troops. They brought a large number of sharpened wooden stakes, and then abruptly carried the sacks filled with soil and gravel on their shoulders, and braved the storm to rush to the city three miles away. reach.

Thanks to the daily hard training, the soldiers' physical strength is quite good, even if they are burdened with heavy loads, they did not delay the process.

It's just that no matter how fast they are, they can't go as fast as the raging river.

Before he got close, he saw a gap in the river embankment not far away!

The turbid river is rolling in, if it is not blocked in time, this gap will only be washed away and become bigger and bigger!

"Quick! Quick!"

In the violent wind and rain, Shen Hong's hoarse voice reached everyone's ears.

The Qing army was well-trained, and immediately ran desperately to the gap.

Many people lived near the embankment. Seeing the gap in the embankment and the rushing water, they were frightened and fled in all directions.

But in the dark, I saw a group of determined and fearless people.

With ropes tied to their bodies, they desperately nailed the stakes firmly to the breach in the rushing river.

The rushing flood washed over their bodies, but they shouted and fought fearlessly, throwing down bags of sand and sand and piled them in front of the stakes, trying to stop the terrible flood.

They do not belong to Huzhou, their home is not in Huzhou, and they have no close relatives or friends in Huzhou.

But with their thin backbones, they are desperately preventing disaster for Huzhou.

Someone cried silently.

More people cried silently.

The rain on the face is cold, but the tears in the eyes are hot.

"Everyone go help!"

I don't know who shouted, and everyone responded one after another.

"I go!"

"I am coming too!"

"Come on! Stop the flood!"

The common people rushed to help spontaneously.

They do not have the vigorous posture and mighty body of the Qing army, but they have a sincere and burning heart.

I don't know how long it took, and the sandbags gradually filled the gap.

The river no longer flows out.

They did it!They managed to hold off the flood!

The common people cheered and jumped with joy.

Shen Hong and Fang Huan couldn't help but looked at each other and smiled.

The body is extremely tired, but the mind is relaxed.

But before he was happy for a moment, someone came to report again: "My lord! My lord! The embankment broke again over there!"

Everyone's heart was lifted.

Their stakes and sandbags are almost used up!

How to do this?

Shen Hong was so anxious that his eyes turned black and he almost fainted.

"My lord! Are you all right?"

Shen Hong shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine, hurry up and stop the flow!"

The people surrounded a group of Gyeongju officials and soldiers, and rushed to the river section where the breach occurred.

Everyone's heart is extremely heavy.

If it is blocked here, what can be used to block it there?

Many people have already blamed themselves and regretted it.

"If I had listened to Lord Shen before, I would have handed in enough sacks."

"Who said it wasn't? If only I had gone to chop wood piles with me back then!"

"Master Shen, they are all good people!"

“Gyeongju people are really nice!”

Everyone thought that what they saw would be an irreparable breach, but when they approached, they were so shocked by the scene before them that they could not speak.

Outside the breach of the river embankment, a large black figure gathered.

Among them are the people of Huzhou City, the garrison of Huzhou City, and the soldiers from Qingzhou.

Piling piling, excavation digging, bagging bagging, and transporting transport, everyone worked together to fight the flood.

Shen Hong and Fang Huan couldn't help laughing.

I don't know whether it is rain or tears on my face.

When Duan Heng and Qiu Guang rushed to Huzhou Mansion, they saw such a scene.

So touching.

The two sisters beat the box, raked the shoulders, and immediately joined the flood fighting army.

It's a pity that the dams in Huzhou are full of loopholes.

No matter how united everyone is, it cannot withstand the gradual shortage of supplies.

What's more, the water level is still rising.

The flood control materials in Huzhou Prefecture have been exhausted.

Everyone was in a panic.

At this moment, Duan Heng stood up and said: "Everyone, don't worry, His Royal Highness Prince Qing has sent people to bring relief supplies, let's persevere, and when the supplies arrive, we don't have to worry!"

"Great! Great!"

"His Royal Highness is such a good man!"

"With Qingzhou's help, we don't have to be afraid!"

"Material sister Ci baked oysters. Jun

In the middle of the night that day, the rescue supplies from Gyeongju arrived in time, and the bullock carts one after another undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm.

"If everyone works harder, we will definitely be able to hold the dam!" Shen Hong roared.

"Hold the dam!"

"Hold the dam!"

"Hold the dam!"

Unity is like a city, we are in the same boat through thick and thin.

Passionate emotions spread among the crowd, and everyone worked hard to defend Huzhou Capital!

Qiu Guang was in it, and an inexplicable spirit burst out.

He wiped his face hard, looked at the silent and firm Qingjun, and at the relieved Qingzhou officials, he couldn't help but open his mouth, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes.

After several days and nights of emergency repairs, all the gaps in the Huzhou embankment were tightly blocked.

The rainstorm finally stopped.

The clouds are over and the rain is over, and the sky clears up.

Huzhou regained its vitality.

Shen Hong was sick.

In summer, he would lie on the bed and drink medicine.

"My lord, some people have brought you gifts again." The little official came to report with a smile.

Shen Hong hoarsely said: "Going back, it's not easy for everyone."

"Don't worry, my lord, we all refuse to accept."

The clerk was all smiles.

After experiencing a disaster relief together, he clearly felt that the attitude of the people in Huzhou towards them had changed.

They used to look at them with defensive eyes, but now they heard that Mr. Shen was sick, and they all sent things to them one after another.

Shen Hong smiled and said: "Well, you did a good job."

Suddenly another small official came to report: "My lord, the two lords from Huzhou Prefecture want to see you."

Shen Hong put down the medicine bowl, "Let them in."

After a while, Duan Heng and Qiu Guang entered together.

As soon as the two entered, they bowed to Shen Hong.

Duan Heng said: "Duan thank you Lord Shen!"

Qiu Guang also said, "Thank you."

Shen Hong said helplessly: "Lord Duan and Commander Qiu don't have to be so polite, this is what I should do. What's more, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts."

"If it wasn't for Lord Shen and Lord Fang, it would be too late to save them when the situation got serious."

Shen Hongdao: "Shen doesn't dare to take the credit, if we talk about gratitude, the two should be most grateful to His Royal Highness."