In fact, this also has disadvantages. If the official is truly corrupt, he will pocket the money and make it his own property.
Everything has its pros and cons, and she can't stop it.
The only thing is to help the people under the jurisdiction of honest officials.
After all, cracking down on corrupt officials is the court's business, and she, a commoner, has no right to be in charge.
There are definitely corrupt officials and honest officials in a court, and they exist side by side.
No fish in clear water!
If a court is full of honest officials, what excuse does the emperor have to fill the national treasury and the private treasury?
How can we highlight his great talent and strategy?
"Miss, I will submit a memorial to the emperor. If the emperor accepts it, you will have done a great service, and I will reward you."
After hearing this, Governor Chu was enlightened.
Listening to the girl's words was more enlightening than reading ten years of books.
He didn't expect that a girl of twelve or thirteen years old would have such profound insights. She was truly an extraordinary woman.
If he were a man, he would definitely be a prime minister and work for the welfare of the people.
"Sir, I don't want any reward. I just hope you can settle the people as soon as possible."
She didn't want to be in the spotlight until she had established herself.
After all, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot!
When you don’t have the ability, you still have to hide.
If the situation wasn't special this time, she wouldn't let the people sacrifice in vain, and she wouldn't have gone to the prefect.
"Young lady, tell me. I will immediately arrange to bring the villagers from the low-lying areas safely to the city tomorrow."
Governor Chu was also worried about the safety of the villagers and asked Gao Zhijun.
"Sir, you are doing this..."
Gao Zhijun told the plan to Prefect Chu.
After hearing this, Prefect Chu praised it repeatedly and called his lawyer to make the arrangements.
"Sir, I have another concern."
After thinking it over, Gao Zhijun decided to speak out.
After all, floods and plagues are connected and inseparable.
Now that we have said it, we can take precautions in advance and minimize the disaster.
"Just tell me what you have to say."
Governor Chu said.
"Have you ever heard the saying, 'A severe drought is followed by a severe flood, and after a severe flood there will be a severe epidemic!'
Now, with severe drought and floods, I am worried that plague will follow."
Gao Zhijun expressed her concerns.
“Girl, this is no small matter.
If there was no plague, the girl would be spreading rumors and misleading the people, which is a capital offense.
Does the girl have any evidence?"
After hearing this, Prefect Chu was shocked. How could the girl talk nonsense? This was not a joke.
"My lord, I have no evidence.
This is not evidence of a crime, but the law of nature."
“Your Excellency should know how many houses the flood will destroy, how many livestock will be drowned, and how many people will be killed.
The animals and people who drowned in the flood were soaked in water, their bodies rotted and stunk, and bacteria naturally grew. People would be infected if they drank the water containing bacteria, and then it would cause a plague.
If the surviving rats drank water, they would also be infected with the plague. Any food they touched, or the food and people they bit would also be infected with the plague."
Gao Zhijun simply explained why plague occurred after a severe flood.
As for whether to believe it or not, that is up to Magistrate Chu.
In two days, he will lead the villagers to continue fleeing famine.
This place is not suitable for living.
And Yanzhou is not suitable either.
She plans to go to Taizhou.
I heard it's suitable for human habitation.
There will be no floods or droughts. It is a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers.
The journey is a bit far, so she plans to buy ox carts for the villagers so that they can reach Taizhou quickly.
"What are the laws of nature?"
After hearing such a logical explanation, Governor Chu believed what Gao Zhijun said.
According to historical records, many plagues occurred after floods.
His ancestors couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't figure it out either. But after listening to it, he suddenly understood that this was how the plague came about.
The reason why he asked about the laws of nature was because he wanted to write all this down in a memorial to the emperor and give the girl credit for her achievement.
“Natural laws are the immutable rules and regulations of nature.
For example, seasonal changes.
When is spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Spring is warm and flowers are blooming, summer is scorching hot, autumn is cool and breezey, and winter is ice and snow. These are all set in stone and people cannot change them at all.
For example, the cycle of cause and effect.
You reap what you sow.
There is no such thing as good deeds leading to bad consequences.
Nor will you sow bad consequences and expect good causes.
People can't change.
Even gods can't change it.
Even gods don’t have the ability to defy fate, or they will suffer backlash.”
Gao Zhijun explained the laws of nature and used two examples to illustrate them.
At this moment, Prefect Chu believed it completely.
He felt that the little girl standing in front of him was not an ordinary person, but a little fairy.
"Does the girl have a solution to this problem?"
Prefect Chu knew that she had a solution.
“Yes, if there are livestock and civilians drowned, I hope you can wait for them to be cremated.
Only high temperatures can kill these bacteria.
If you bury them, the bacteria will be in the soil.
People will also be infected if they eat vegetables grown on the ground or wild vegetables.
People should also be reminded not to drink raw water but to drink boiled water.
When a real plague comes, adults can ask cloth shops to make masks and put some mugwort in them to prevent the disease.
Sprinkling some quicklime into well water can also kill bacteria.
And the people who are sick with the plague should be separated in one place."
Gao Zhijun shared the precautions she knew about preventing the plague.
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