The county lieutenant and the local chief were in charge of this matter. He asked about it at the time, and they all said that it was extremely strong, and it was not a dangerous dam. Generally, a newly built dam can last ten years without any problem. Seven or eight years is always okay, right
As a result, it collapsed within five years. This is still the flood season. If it hadn't been...
Magistrate Fu couldn't help but shudder just thinking about the consequences.
The imperial court didn't care who built the dam, as long as something happened during his tenure, it was his responsibility.
So he has to repair this dam, and he has to repair it!
But where does the money come from
It was rare for Mr. Zhuang to sit down to eat and drink with Master Bai, and the two of them were also talking about the embankment, "The head of the village has already approached me today, saying that the county government may issue a service order."
Mr. Zhuang nodded, "It's the end of autumn now, and it will be cold in a month or so. It's best to build the dam at this time, otherwise the weather will turn cold, and the servant may not be able to bear it."
After all, building dams is different from building roads and digging water conservancy. People may still stand in the water. If the weather is too cold, people will not be able to get down at all.
Mr. Zhuang didn't worry about anything else, he was only worried about the money issue, "I don't know where the county magistrate wants to allocate this part of the money from."
Master Bai didn't speak, so who knows
This county magistrate is not as clean as the previous one, but the previous one...
Master Bai frowned. How could the embankment in Dingjiang Village collapse in only five years
At this time, Zhou Dalang was talking to his family about the construction of the dam in Dingjiang Village. But later someone said that the mud was useless, never heard that mud can be waterproof, so they removed the mud again.”
Man Bao listened with gusto, moved the wooden pier forward, sat next to her father and listened with his face propped up. Seeing that the eldest brother had finished speaking, he quickly asked, "Brother, is there any difference between building a dam and building water conservancy?"
"Of course there is. No matter how much the water in the river is blocked, it will continue to be blocked. Therefore, Laoding built in the opening is standing in the water. Each person can stand for an hour. They can't stand for a long time, otherwise the legs will The meat will turn red, just like a bug bite."
Having said this, Zhou Dalang looked at Zhou Zhoulang, and said, "So you must not offend the guards when you go to serve here, or he will make you stand in the water all day long, and you can't take turns. I'm afraid I won't wait until the end of the service , you won’t be able to use those legs.”
Zhou Zhoulang looked down at his legs and shivered.
He didn't want to go, he looked at his father obsessively, "Father, I, I'm not a teenager yet, I'll be eighteen in a month."
Old Zhou took out the shredded tobacco. He finally had shredded tobacco. He silently took a sip and said, "It's not too young. I'll go to the head of the village in two days and I'll report it to you. At that time, the land will be distributed." of."
Although it shouldn't be, Zhou Dalang couldn't help being happy, and he didn't want to do hard labor, especially the labor of building river dams.
He patted Zhou Lang on the shoulder, and heaved a sigh of relief.
Xiaoqian was also very happy. When making dinner, she asked her mother-in-law to cook two eggs for Zhou Zhoulang to eat.
Zhou Shulang, who got special treatment for the first time: …
Man Bao couldn't empathize with her fourth brother, so she was not affected at all, but happily ate all the rice in her bowl, and then went to count and divide the money.
After all the money was distributed, she wrote to Miss Fu Er in the light of the sun before sunset. She told Miss Fu Er that her fourth brother might be going to serve in the military. Ask her if there is really waterproof mud in the world.
Is there any waterproof mud in the world
Of course there is.
In addition to stones, wood and clay, this kind of waterproof mud is also the main procurement material of the county government, so he calculated the money with the chief bookkeeper, and finally decided to issue a river donation.
Of course, he can't publish the tax payment if he wants to. County Magistrate Fu has to apply to the higher authorities, but before applying, he first applied for the cost of building the dam.
Sure enough, he was beaten back, and then he handed over the official document applying for the river donation, but this time it came down quickly, but the amount of the river donation was reduced by half.
However, this was within County Magistrate Fu's expectation. He didn't dwell on it anymore. It had been six days since the dam breached.
When the head of the village led people from door to door to collect river donations, the service order came down, and Zhou Zhoulang went to pack his luggage with a bitter face.
Although the family decided to let him serve in the military, he still insisted on going to the county town to sell ginger every day, because he had nothing to do at home. If he went to the county town, at least he could eat a meat bun for lunch every day, right
However, in order to nourish his body and make him stronger, the food given to him at home has improved a lot. Now the best food at home is Man Bao and him.
No, it should be said that he eats better than Manbao.
Because Manbao eats less, he eats more.
Two eggs in the morning, meat buns for lunch, and meat or eggs for dinner at night. It's a pity that the time is too short, and he will go to the military service before he can gain weight.
River donation is called donation, but it doesn’t depend on your will to donate. Donate if you don’t want to, and donate if you don’t want to. Except for a few poor households who are circled by the county magistrate, all other households have to pay a certain amount of donation.
This time only money was collected, not food.
Because the grain was harvested, the county magistrate had to take the trouble to exchange the grain for money to buy materials. Fortunately, the donation was cut in half, which was not very heavy, and each family could still afford it.
And rich people like Master Bai will donate more.
Master Bai donated ten taels of silver at once, making the head of the village smile and squint his eyes, and he had a very good expression on his face when he walked all the way to the village to collect the money.
Man Bao happened to be at home with Hugh Mu, curiously poking at the door to see the chief.
Old Zhoutou paid the money, and called Zhou Zhoulang to his side for the chief to see, "Director, this is the fourth boy of my family, and he will be a child next month."
The head of the village squinted at Zhou Zhoulang, and saw that although he was thin, he was still in good spirits and strong, so he nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Is he going to serve this time?"
"Yes, logically it's his turn. When he comes back from the dam, the family should prepare a house for him to start a family."
Naturally, Ding Tian is necessary to start a family. The head of the village laughed and patted Zhou Zhoulang on the shoulder. He was in a good mood today, so he said with relief: "This year there are only two children in the village, Ding Ding. It is easy to divide the land. The time is almost divided into two parts, just let them draw lots."
Old Zhou Tou heaved a sigh of relief, stuffed him the twenty cents he had been holding in his sleeve, and then patted Zhou Zhoulang on the back, "Why don't you thank the head of the village soon?"
Zhou Zhoulang hurriedly bent down to thank him.
The head of the village took the money and said with a smile: "This is the job of the old man, no thanks."
In addition to the money, the old man Zhou also prepared a pack of ginger for the head of the village. He said: "The vegetable garden at home is not worth anything. You can take it back and make tea."
Man Bao's eyes were full of curiosity.