The flooding incident in Cangling was reported at each level, and relevant personnel were notified to prepare to go to Cangling County for rescue. Garrison troops from the capital region were specially dispatched to assist them.
Cangling is an important area surrounding Shengjing and one of the older county towns. Zheng Quchi was appointed as the head of the reconstruction of the disaster area. She was required to go there to understand the disaster situation. The local county government was responsible for assessing the injuries, providing relief to the victims, and calculating the area affected by the flood and the extent of property damage.
However, the local county government was overwhelmed with so many tasks at once. In order to maintain order after the disaster and participate in disaster relief and rescue efforts, the imperial court sent a team of two hundred people to accompany them.
After the team was assembled, including officials from the Imperial Workshop, water conservancy officials, academicians and physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy, and a garrison, they set off first. As for the allocation of grain and funds and the distribution of relief supplies, it would take some time to prepare.
It is unknown how much money the Ministry of Revenue can squeeze out of the national treasury, but according to Zheng Quchi, the national treasury of Ye is very poor, and at present it can only use the materials and money in the local treasury.
Zheng Quchi sat in the carriage, which was occupied by her colleagues. They looked serious, but it was not hard to tell that they were all somewhat nervous and afraid.
To be honest, going to flood-stricken areas to control floods is a dangerous job. Not everyone is willing to rush to the disaster site. Throughout history, many officials who were in charge of flood control have perished in the muddy floodwaters.
Chen Daohao, the young craftsman of Nanling Garden, was afraid of losing his life. He shirked responsibility and only sent a few unimportant palace craftsmen to complete the task and follow along. If they hadn't been the ones supervising the construction of the Cangling Dam, they probably wouldn't have been willing to send any of them.
"Lord Zheng, it looks like it's going to rain again." They looked at the gloomy sky with deep concern.
Zheng Quchi looked up and adjusted her small hat. This time, she was wearing the Hualinyuan uniform for convenience and carrying a large crossbody bag. She had prepared all her daily necessities and essential tools in the bag. This trip would probably take several days, and that would be under the condition that everything went smoothly. If things didn't go smoothly, it could take ten days to half a month.
"This is the rainy season, and the floods in Cangling have been going on for so many years, but they have never been improved or controlled to a limited extent. Now that we're going there, we'll solve this problem once and for all and completely cure the root of the floods."
“What Lord Zheng said is absolutely right, but you are not satisfied with the draft of the Cangling Dam we drew, which is why we have not finalized the plan and started preparing for the project.” The people from Nanlingyuan muttered to themselves.
Is this being blamed on her?
Does that mean she'll just agree to anything they throw at her, like a design draft?
"Don't be so short-sighted. Go out and see the real Cangling County, not the thing you've imagined. What it needs is to build a solid and lasting defense line, not a gate that looks very grand and tall. Go and see for yourselves how fierce this flood was, and then you'll probably understand just how ridiculous the thing you drew really is."
Zheng Quchi's sarcastic remarks left the Nanlingyuan group embarrassed and resentful, their faces turning pale and then red. Suppressing their anger, they could only vent it on the Hualinyuan group: "If you don't like our blueprints, then don't use them in the future. If you're so capable, then you Hualinyuan people can come up with your own."
Hua Linyuan: "..." No, what can you do if you can't get the winter melon? So you just grind the eggplant instead?
The carriage they were in could easily hold eight people. The long carriage was well-loaded and had a stable internal structure. Although it shook quite a bit on uneven roads, it was still much better than the carriages she had ridden in before.
Zheng Quchi felt inexplicably familiar with it, as if... her knock-off "Black Bear" truck?
Upon closer inspection, wow, innovation is hard to come by these days, but piracy is flourishing everywhere.
However, the fact that there are already imitations of the "Black Bear" truck indicates that car dealerships in Ye Kingdom have begun to sell "Black Bear" trucks in large quantities, and that sales are even quite good, which explains the "prosperity".
Zheng Quchi was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
I don't know whether I'm angry or happy.
Finally, her business empire was about to expand, and from then on, she was no longer penniless; she was a person with assets!
However, her career has clearly not been so smooth.
The Cangling Dam project was preempted by the Nanlingyuan side, who did not intend to discuss it with the Hualinyuan people. This matter was decided before she took office and went through the formal procedures. She did not want to take it back. In other words, she only had the right to decide on this matter, not the right to participate.
This is troublesome. She has a feeling that the palace craftsmen of Nanling Garden probably can't handle such a big piece of the pie as Cangling Dam.
She can't wait until something bad happens before she gets involved, can she?
But if she intervenes in advance, others will surely report her to His Highness the Crown Prince. As a female official, she is already in the eye of the storm. If she attracts unnecessary criticism, people will say that she is greedy for credit and wants to take advantage of the Southern Mausoleum, or that she is domineering and intolerant because of the Crown Prince's relationship with her...
Headache.
After becoming an official, she often suffered from migraines because she couldn't handle the intrigue and power struggles.
If Yuan Xingzhou weren't Yuwen Sheng, that would be great. She usually seeks his advice when faced with such situations, too lazy to rack her brains to fight.
How much longer until we reach Cangling?
She lifted the curtains and asked the traveling group outside.
A soldier replied, "Lord Zheng, it should be about another hour or so."
"Tell your Captain Wu that if we encounter any more difficult roads, we can just get out of the carriage and walk for a while. When we're out and about, we don't need to be too particular about these things."
Not long ago, they encountered a difficult muddy road, and the wheels of the cart got stuck and could not be pulled out. The horse tried its best to pull it out, but it was not until a dozen or so strong young soldiers were called to help. Even so, they did not ask anyone to get off the cart.
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