Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 121 River Embankment
Day two.

The torrential rain remains.

At the same time, waterlogging in Jiangzhou City has become very serious.

Water entered many people's homes, increasing the number of houses that collapsed.

This waterlogging cannot be stopped at all!

And this is not the most critical thing.

The most critical thing is that the water level of the Yangtze River suddenly and rapidly rose today, with huge waves.

One huge wave after another surged up, slamming heavily on the river embankment that had just been reinforced and built.

That sound seemed breathtaking!
The government officials, the state soldiers, the civilian husbands, the young people among the victims, and the generals of the Poyang Palace were all rolling up their sleeves and working hard.

Fighting desperately on the river embankment.

Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan also came to the front line to set an example.

Surprisingly, Po Yan, a tea farmer from Fuliang County, also came.

She led more than 1000 young tea farmers to venture across the rough Poyang Lake, overcoming numerous difficulties, and came to Jiangzhou City, just to contribute to Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan.

With the participation of more than 1000 young tea farmers, it is like a shot in the arm for the entire team of river embankment reinforcements.

noon.

The situation along the Yangtze River was once very critical.

The huge waves came from the sky and almost broke the river bank.

It almost swallowed up the state soldiers and civilians along the coast.

At the critical moment, Dong Cheng had to call the female family members of Lijiacun from the Chenghuang Temple.

Along with them, not only the people from Lijia Village, but also other female victims, and even half-year-old children came to help...

It can be said that "the military and the people are of one heart".

……

After noon, the water level of the Yangtze River began to drop.

Although the waves are still surging, as the water level drops, in this game between the water level and the river embankment, the river embankment clearly has the upper hand.

Yangtze River floods have been lifted.

It is no longer possible for the water of the Yangtze River to break down the river banks and pour into Jiangzhou City to wreak havoc.

The "Battle of River Embankment" ended.

However, Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan and others could not relax.

Because the heavy rain from the sky was still pouring down, as if it was free of charge.

It was even stronger than in the morning, reaching a peak.

With the sudden increase in rainfall, Jiangzhou City's "drainage system" is a huge test.

In this ancient time, don’t expect cities to have perfect and scientific drainage systems.

That kind of thing doesn't exist in some modern cities, and news of waterlogging appears in the newspapers every year.

Not surprisingly, the water level in Jiangzhou City has reached knee-high.

People in low-lying areas are in bad luck. Even at home, they have to walk through water.

There are even older houses that cannot bear to be soaked by floods. The walls are soaked and the entire house collapses.

Some people even moved out of the boat, paddled, and wandered in the streets.

It can be regarded as a spectacle.

……

Jiangzhou Yamen.

Record the affairs and sign the room for joining the army.

Dong Cheng, Zhu Xiuyuan, as well as the military and government leaders who participated in the "River Embankment Defense Battle", have quickly changed into clean clothes.

And sit in a circle and warm themselves over the fire.

Holding a cup of hot tea in his hand.

Dong Cheng opened the lid of the tea cup, blew on it gently, and then took a shallow bite.

The hot tea is in your mouth, and the tea fragrance overflows, refreshing you.Dong Cheng was shocked all over.

It was as if all the fatigue in his body had been dispelled, and the huge pressure from the "River Embankment Defense Battle" was relieved at this moment.

I remember that at that time, when the water level of the Yangtze River rose rapidly, Dong Cheng did not personally strengthen the river embankments.

Just watching from the sidelines.

However, the pressure he felt in his heart was no less than that of the state soldiers and civilian workers who reinforced the river embankment.

His body was tense almost the whole time, like a mountain bearing down on him.

This state is extremely draining of mental energy!

Fortunately, the embankment was finally saved.

Dong Cheng took another sip of scalding tea, and as he swallowed, a hot stream of hot water entered his abdomen.

The sip of tea just now relieved fatigue, and this sip is to replenish energy.

Dong Cheng immediately became energetic.

Put the lid on the tea cup and put it on the coffee table aside.

"How is the situation in the city?" Dong Cheng asked.

"Sir, most areas in the city have accumulated water, and the deepest part can reach the waist and abdomen. Only a few higher-lying areas have not been affected, such as our Yamen."

"Haha, if the Yamen was on a lower ground, then we should be sitting on the boat to discuss matters now!"

This is a joke.

Everyone smiled knowingly, and it was considered "joy in the midst of suffering".

However, after Dong Cheng and Zhu Xiuyuan smiled knowingly, they suddenly started to worry about Dong's house.

In fact, the terrain of Dong's Mansion is relatively high, but I don't know if Dong's Mansion was affected by this waterlogging outbreak.

"I believe Shuyu will arrange it properly!" Zhu Xiuyuan thought in his heart.

"My lord, it is raining endlessly and the weather is getting cold. If the common people stay in the water for a long time, most of them will definitely catch cold... I'm afraid that the plague will break out at that time!"

someone said.

plague!

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the signing room changed their expressions.

To the ancients, plague was like a magnitude [-] earthquake.

This word means "death", collective death!

"Ah."

Dong Cheng reacted and believed that this was one of the most urgent problems to be solved at the moment: "If there is water in the home, it will be uninhabitable. It will be regarded as a disaster victim and we need to collect it. Furthermore, we must also take strict precautions against wind and cold and other diseases."

Dong Cheng looked around and said, "If you have any plans, you might as well speak up."

"Sir, the river embankment has been saved, and a large number of manpower can be withdrawn to collect the victims."

"It seems that the City God's Temple can no longer accommodate us and we need to find a new place..."

"Sir, there is a low-lying land not far to the east outside the city. We might as well dig a ditch and divert water from the city into the low-lying land to relieve the waterlogging problem."

"But...it's a fertile farmland!"

"Oh, when has this happened? Why do you care about good and bad fields? Now that the heavy rains are raining continuously, I am afraid that all the farmland in Jiangzhou has been wiped out..."

"It has been raining for many days, and now there is waterlogging. The people are cold and exposed to water. I am afraid that many people have been infected with the wind and cold... We need to immediately summon the doctors and healers in the city and prepare herbs to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of the people infected with the wind and cold. …”

"Hey... when it comes to this medicinal herb... the medicinal herbs on the market in Jiangzhou are filled with a lot of fake medicines. This is also a big problem!"

……

Everyone spoke one after another and pointed out the issues that urgently need to be solved one by one.

Although the various matters are confusing and complicated, there is a hammer in the east and a hammer in the west.

But for Dong Cheng, there are still rules to follow.

Dong Cheng quickly figured it out.

Then we arrange different people to deal with each matter, and the whole process is very orderly!
In this regard, as a modern man, Zhu Xiuyuan admired Dong Cheng's ability.

Without further ado, the military officers, government officials, etc. who had received the assignments left the signing room one after another and started to deal with their tasks.

(End of this chapter)