Poor family mother and son

The basin of Xuanwei Mansion is not very big, and the inspector censor is only in the place, so he has a deep feeling. In fact, there are more places that are really seriously affected by the disaster.

For example, Chongyu Mansion.

Chongyu Mansion is far away from the coast and located inland in the south of Daxuan, so it should not be affected much.

Kechongyufu is the largest basin in Daxuan territory. Although the strong air flow brought by the "eight winds" has weakened here, the wind direction has changed due to the surrounding mountains, forming a powerful tornado.

Trees were uprooted, houses were overturned and collapsed, farmlands were destroyed, cattle and sheep flew into the sky with schools of fish, and then scattered in all directions.

There are many rivers in Chongyufu, and many people are stunned by the "dragon sucking water" amidst the dark sky and thunder and lightning. They dare not escape and have nowhere to escape. They can only pray on their knees.

When the people thought they had finally "worshiped" the tornado away, a storm came, the embankment was washed away, and the river raged in the basin accompanied by heavy rain.

Not all river embankment failures are the result of cutting corners in building embankments.

Humans choose water to live in, which is a need for survival, but if the water is too high, it will be a disaster.

How terrible is the "power of water"? Some books say that rivers and oceans cannot be formed without accumulation of small streams. If the water does not cause disasters and the waterways meet the needs of the people, naturally no dams will be built.

Embankments are waterproof and water-retaining structures, usually located along river banks or estuaries. By fixing slopes and building structures, the water flow is limited to a certain range to avoid flooding and protect people and property in surrounding areas.

The higher the dam, the more water it can hold.

However, the water is flowing, and it will carry the sediment all the way to the downstream. The continuous deposition of the sediment will reduce the amount of water that the dam can intercept. When the water overflows, it will wash away the surrounding areas.

In this way, it is necessary to increase the height of the dam, so the sediment deposition continues, and then the dam is continued.

This is also the way Gun used to control the floods back then.

Repeatedly, the river is higher than the surrounding area. Once the dam cannot withstand the water pressure, it will cause a greater disaster.

Although blocking is not as good as dredging, Gun's son Yu, according to the terrain of the mountains, adopted the method of dredging and controlling water, digging ditches to make the flood flow from the river to the sea. .

If this method is also used today to relocate the local people, based on the current population of the Daxuan River Basin, there will be no way to resettle the people, and the people will not give up the fields that have been worked hard for generations.

Fields and food are the basis for the survival of the people, and even more the foundation of the country, which has become an eternal problem.

So we can only continue to heighten and strengthen the dam, continue to deposit sediment, and repeat.

Even if the fortifications are strong enough to withstand the water pressure, but in a storm, the water level soars instantly, the water pressure suddenly increases, and the dam is still vulnerable. This is almost a vicious circle.

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Kyoto, at five o'clock.

The sky is dark, frost and snow are rushing, the ground is white and the wind is cold.

There was a rattling sound in the quiet street, and a few strong young men wielded their shovels, shoveling snow in full swing.

There was a slight whiff of white air all over their bodies, and they all looked like big steamed buns that had just been taken out of a steamer.

Behind him is the Qingwatai restaurant with a green roof and gray walls. The snow on the roof of the restaurant has been cleared, and candlelight shines through the building, illuminating a small space in front of the door.

Urgent and messy snowflakes fell obliquely, at first glance it seemed to be in the same direction, but after staring at it for a long time, it became disorganized, covering the place just cleaned up in front of the door with a white layer.

The lads cleared out a large space in front of the door. The accumulated snow was piled up into four big snow dolls, some sitting and lying down, with cute naive looks. Each doll held a glass lantern in its arms, illuminating the road in front of the door. Bright.

It's Laba, and it's not far from the New Year, so it's very festive.

The boys seemed to have endless energy. They formed a group of several people and formed a row. They raised the door panel horizontally and pushed the snow on the street in front of the door forward. As they pushed, there was a smooth and clean road behind them.

It's just that the door panel is not easy to control, and the speed of advancement is not very fast.

"This side, this side! Clean up this side first, hurry up!" Someone yelled, his tone impatient, bossy.

The boys looked up and saw a carriage turning around at the intersection in front of the left. The wheels were turning extremely hard in the thick snow, and the horses were also tired so that the soles of their feet slipped.

I don't know which official was going to get up early to go to court. His servant held a lantern in one hand and shielded his face with the other, not only wanting to block the cold wind, but also afraid that his voice would be covered.

The boys pushed the snow in the same direction as they were going up. The boy wanted the boys to rush to the front of them and clear the road ahead so that the carriage could pass smoothly.

It's just the tone of the order...

"Who deserves yours!" the boys yelled collectively, their tone even more impatient, they split into two groups, pushed the pile of snow into the gap between the courtyard walls on both sides of the street, turned around and left.

"You...presumptuous! Let you clear the snow, deaf?" The boy scolded sharply: "Don't court death in cold weather, hurry up!"

"Get lost!" The boys said this time more uniformly than the last one.

Street snow clearing is in charge of its own "Street Department". They not only shoulder the management of urban order, but also shoulder the work of the sanitation department.

It's just that it's not the time to be on duty yet. Besides, the snow hasn't stopped all day and all night, and there aren't so many Qingxue who are working day and night.

Except for the main road in the city, the rest of the ground is cleaned by each family. Like the Chu family boy, after sweeping the door of his own house, he also cleans up the public area and makes it convenient for others. It is really a public welfare.

But there is always a kind of person who regards other people's good deeds as their due, and even takes all the behaviors that are convenient for themselves for granted. This is the case with the master, and the same with the house slave.

On the carriage is the censor who "remonstrates to the death of Wen and fights to the death of martial arts". He is a special existence that even the emperor dares to scold.
Immediately pushed open the window pane without fear of the cold: "Why is it so noisy?"

The words seem to be addressed to the boy, but they are actually a deterrent - I see who dares to be disobedient?

The little servant immediately explained the situation: "The little one asked them to clear the road, but they refused and even cursed!"

This is one of the situations of the Cheong Wa Dae boys: they are not pleasing to anyone.

The boys ignored them and went back to Blue House with the door panel on their shoulders.

Only the four huge, sitting or lying snow dolls at the door looked at the direction of the carriage with smiles. Under the reflection of the glass lights in their arms, their simple smiles seemed to be mocking.

Yu Shi didn't expect that he was about to show up to shake off his official prestige, but he left, with a puff of breath stuck in his throat, and he couldn't hold it back.

The censor who came out looked at the snow dolls, and had the urge to get out of the car and smash them, and then smash the lantern, but he resisted it.

This is the second situation of the Cheong Wa Dae boys: they are not pleasing to anyone, but there is nothing they can do about them.

Their master is too arrogant, opening a restaurant, the emperor, queen mother, and empress are all respectable; moreover, they never do things that can be caught by others, and they have no way to find fault.

But, hum!Today I finally have a handle—you common people, how dare you insult officials?Thinking of this, Yushi's fighting spirit rose up, and then went out again - he was scolding the boy.