I don't want to write an investigation report. The actual death toll is less than the number of deaths in the past.
But that's exactly what he is.
Compared with previous floods, many wealthy families worked together to provide disaster relief, and the number of deaths after the floods was less than in previous years.
After the disaster victims received adequate relief, they no longer lacked nutrition, the number of infant deaths decreased significantly, and the population actually increased over the past year or so.
Pretty counterintuitive, right?
The wealthy and powerful families that used to be cold and cruel have become so warm and humane. They have been plagued by floods and serious problems for more than a year, more than any other disaster in the past.
In the past, under such circumstances, there would even be disaster victims who were starving and cold-clothed, and the inheritance group would attack the local wealthy families. But now, everything is harmonious.
Even the reputation of wealthy families in various places is much better than before.
Everyone is praising the old man.
The only thing that was unusual in the whole incident was that more people disappeared in the flood than in previous years, a lot more.
However, the living people cannot care too much. At most, they can lament that fate is too cruel and too brutal to them.
Death has become a norm for them, and separation has become a habit. They are not in pain or numb under all kinds of blows, but it has become a habit.
They were powerless to change and could only go with the flow. They even had to be thankful that the master was very tolerant towards them this year, taking the initiative to open the warehouse to release grain, and not mixing too much grass chips and sand into the grain.
This survey is truly ironic.
The landlords were kind-hearted and opened their granaries to provide relief food and increase the population, not because they truly had a conscience, but because they wanted to support demons.
The gentlemen have never had any so-called conscience. They only care about whether the wealth in their names increases and whether they have more land.
As for the people of this land, no one cares.
The whole thing is so ironic and horrible, so ironic that it makes me feel cold in my bones.
After a year of hard work by me, Xue Cheng, the Jinyiwei, and the Liushenmen, no trace of demons could be found in any of the underground rivers, and they could walk in the rivers openly.
Of course, it is not completely public, they are in a semi-public state.
After all, no one would publicly declare that they are in league with demons.
The whole thing is really interesting, so interesting that it makes people's faith collapse.
I feel like faith has collapsed, but a lot of people feel like the current situation is pretty good.
The river channels in various places of the Yangtze River are being cleaned up, and countless underground undercurrents and even reefs will gradually be discovered by the demons to guide their course.
No one understands rivers better than the water demons, just as no one understands governance better than the officials and aristocratic families along the coastal areas.
Just like the incident of raising demons, shipping benefited greatly.
The accident rate of ships has been greatly reduced, and more cargo can be transported. Ships can also sail in bad weather, and the cargo volume has increased greatly.
Officials also achieved great political achievements and established friendly diplomatic relations with overseas countries. Many overseas friends came here specifically to learn about the customs and culture of Daxia.
With demons maintaining peace, violent incidents in society have been greatly reduced.
The noble families have harvests of demon blood, scales, fangs, furs, etc., which can be said to be a great harvest. They can be used to train warriors and refine armor and weapons.
At first glance, it seems that no one's interests are harmed.
Not a small win, not a medium win, but a big win and a special win.
Well, the only failure, the only damage was the people who went missing in the flood.
Compared with the achievements obtained, these missing characters are simply insignificant. Even the officials of the aristocratic families find these characters very annoying.
They had no land to work on, and were unwilling to become tenants or farmhands of wealthy families. They also often gathered in various places, making riots likely to occur.
When they disappeared, the authorities were satisfied and the noble families were happy too. It was a win-win situation. It was a huge win.
After they disappear, they can not only improve the intelligence of the demons, but also create income for the aristocratic families and provide a stable and peaceful environment for the government. It is simply too reasonable.
Even in Zhang Mingtu's opinion, the coastal areas could completely use public arrest operations to arrest all those mobs in the eyes of the government and those unnecessary people in the eyes of the aristocratic families and put them in jail and feed them directly to the demons.
But they are so gentle and use methods like floods to make these characters disappear quietly. It really makes me cry.
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The overall tone of this paragraph is witty and humorous, but Zhang Mingtu couldn't laugh at all. The more he read, the colder he felt in his heart.
To be more precise, the semi-public raising of demons means that the local county government and prefects do not manage them, allowing the demons to become gods in the river and accept offerings from people living by the river.
Of course, the offerings are not just pig heads, cows and sheep, sometimes a few living people are also needed.
Only relevant sacrifices can ensure smooth navigation and good weather in this area.
The official has not fully disclosed it, but simply does not know how to manage it.
Even if the higher authorities hold them accountable, they can still blame the villagers for being ignorant and wantonly worshipping the river monster, which led to the monster becoming bigger.
If Zhang Mingtu's future brother had not known the spies from the Land of the Rising Sun in the Jiujiang base and knew that they were treated as guests of honor, the whole thing would not have been able to be fully connected.
But when he truly and thoroughly looked at all of this, Zhang Mingtu also felt terrified from the bottom of his heart.
He deeply realized that this era is truly an era of cannibalism.
"Zhou Shuren was truly forward-thinking."
Zhang Mingtu couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, he had seen people like Wang and Li eat people, but their behavior was relatively mild and not as horrific.
Now that the demons have joined, the aristocratic families along the coast, especially those in Jiujiang County, are truly cannibalistic without any concealment.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Mingtu continued to look up.
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It is no wonder that Xue Cheng's will is decadent. Ordinary people cannot understand or see clearly, but as a member of the Jinyiwei, they summarize the intelligence-related information from all over the place, and then report it to their superiors. After seeing the attitude of their superiors, they will have a general understanding of the situation.
What made him even more uncomfortable was probably the attitude of his family. The things he had fought for and protected all his life were considered insignificant by his family and were just exchanged for benefits.
Xue Cheng has a flexible moral bottom line, but it's a pity that it would be better if he didn't have it.
This is the source of his depression. He thought he could do a lot for his family, but there are some things in the world that he cannot accept and he cannot do it.
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