The sky was gloomy and leaden clouds hung low, but the rain continued to fall.

As the water level continues to rise, the drainage functions of the Qinhuai River and the moat have been basically lost.

The entire ground of the governor's office was covered in white, and the water was already above the ankles.

Outside the detention room, a dozen soldiers wearing raincoats used bricks and wooden boards to build a small wading bridge for people to enter and exit.

The signing room was built on a platform one and a half feet high, so there was no need to worry about water entering for the time being.

Inside the room, Lin Run was quite satisfied with Zhao Shouzheng's answer, and his stern expression finally relaxed a little.

"I had planned to see you in Suzhou. I didn't expect this year's flood situation to be rare in many years... The water level would rise more than two feet only after a hurricane. So our hospital can't just wait for the hurricane to come. We will move to Suzhou immediately to take charge of flood prevention."

Hurricanes are the typhoons of later times. The combination of the plum rain season and the typhoon season will naturally cause serious floods. Therefore, during the typhoon season from July to September every year, the governor of Yingtian would move to Suzhou to direct the flood relief work in the lower reaches of Taihu Lake.

But it is really rare to move to Suzhou so early as this year.

"Yes." Zhao Shouzheng was secretly shocked. It seemed that the situation was really serious.

"Kunshan County always has a hard time fighting floods every year. In the past, even if other counties were not flooded, Kunshan would be flooded." Lin Run sighed, "Now the flood situation is particularly severe, and our hospital is even more worried."

As he said this, he glanced at Zhao Shouzheng and said, "To be honest, this court does not agree with the arrangement of the Southern Ministry of Personnel. Although County Magistrate Zhao has the talent of a top scholar, he has no experience after all. And to fight the flood, what is most needed is experience!"

"Yes, I am also surprised." Zhao Shouzheng felt embarrassed as he did not expect the boss to be so straightforward.

"But the Ministry of Personnel is not the Provincial Government, and this court can only watch as the rice is cooked." Lin Run's handsome face showed a trace of unhappiness, which disappeared immediately and said: "But fortunately, County Magistrate Zhao is not a nerd who is not familiar with government affairs."

"I am ashamed. I can only work harder and try my best not to let the Minister down." Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but blush secretly, thinking, isn't it a blessing to have a good son who found me two good helpers?

"It doesn't matter if our court is disappointed. What's important is that we must not disappoint the 400,000 people of Kunshan." Lin Run stood up and looked at Zhao Shouzheng with sharp eyes.

"According to the Houhu Yellow Book, the registered population of Kunshan County is 200,000. But in reality, it has exceeded 400,000..."

"So many?" Mr. Zhao felt that he had been breathing in too much air in the past two days.

"This is a good thing, but also a bad thing. The good thing is that there is strength in numbers, and flood prevention and control most need manpower." Lin Run said calmly: "But the bad thing is, how can we feed so many mouths?"

"This is indeed a big question." Zhao Shouzheng nodded and was about to memorize the answer.

Lin Run did not intend to test him any further, and gave instructions in a deep voice:

"Two seasons of rice are planted in the Susong area, early rice is harvested in June and late rice is planted in July. In most previous years, Kunshan could hold out until the hurricane in July before waterlogging occurred. So at least one season of rice could be harvested. But this year the waterlogging came early, and the entire southern Kunming region is doomed to have no harvest for the whole year. So we must defend the river embankment in the north. Only in this way can we protect the summer harvest and autumn planting in northern Kunming!"

"Yes, I'll remember it." Zhao Shouzheng nodded heavily.

"Once the river embankment is breached, the whole of Kunshan will have no harvest this year. The people will have to go to neighboring counties to work and beg for food, which will not only increase the burden on other counties... In previous years, it was not a big deal, but this year the flood prevention situation in the entire Suzhou and Songjiang area is very severe. Under such circumstances, it is hard to guarantee that the counties will show xenophobia, and the people of Kunshan will definitely suffer."

"Once the river bank is lost, the late rice will not be harvested. The people who fled will never come back. Without people, is Kunshan County still a county? It will just be abandoned there, and it will take many years to recover. You, the top scholar, can certainly walk away, but leaving behind a devastated mess will be a stain on your life!"

"Once the river bank is breached and the whole county is flooded, the plague will be rampant. At that time, in order to preserve the overall situation, this court will have to block the county and not allow anyone to enter or leave Kunshan. By then, there will be chaos and starvation everywhere. Your jurisdiction will become a living hell. It is questionable whether you, the county magistrate, can hold on until you can leave..."

After Lin Run finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Shouzheng intently, wanting to see if he would be frightened.

"I am willing to sign a military order and swear to live and die with Kunshan!" Unexpectedly, Zhao Shouzheng held his head high and chest puffed out, looking very passionate.

Because this was all expected by the two behind-the-scenes friends...

Xu Wei told Zhao Shouzheng that it was impossible to escape from the battlefield at this time unless he was also in mourning or something.

But I guess Zhao Liben would not agree.

Since you will get a knife if you stick your head out, you might as well raise the tone and put on a show. If you can handle it, you will be a hero and have real achievements that win the hearts of the people!

Well, this year's year-end report has something to write...

What's more, Mr. Zhao has a superstar-level support group behind him.

If you want money, you have money, you have connections, you have ideas, and if you want ideas, you have ideas. If you still don't dare to be tough, then you should follow Zhao Shouye's example and beat yourself into a vegetable...

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Seeing that Zhao Shouzheng was not frightened, Lin Run nodded with great satisfaction and said:

"Okay, look like you're going to the battlefield! Remember, protect the North Dike! Protect the summer harvest and autumn planting in Kunbei! Prevent epidemics! Let the people have food to eat and don't let unrest occur."

He held up four fingers and said in a deep voice, "If you do these four things well, this court will commend you and transfer you back to Wu County!"

"I beg the chancellor to issue an order to remove the acting position and directly transfer me to Kunshan County Magistrate!" Zhao Shouzheng said righteously, "This is the only way to convince the people. Otherwise, if the people know that their county magistrate may leave at any time, how can they trust me and share life and death with them?"

"Good, very good!" Lin Run nodded with great satisfaction. Zhao Shouzheng's image had improved. "Okay, this court will write to the Ministry of Personnel to get this done."

Then he stood up and walked in front of Zhao Shouzheng.

Mr. Zhao stood up quickly as well.

"The situation in Nanzhi is special. There is no provincial-level governor, and there is no provincial treasury. We can only rely on the government to allocate supplies." Lin Run patted his shoulder and asked in a gentle voice:

"So our hospital can't give you anything right now. We can only promise you two things. First, after our hospital moves to Suzhou, we will try our best to support Kunshan. After you take office, please prepare a list of urgently needed materials as soon as possible, and our hospital will collect them for you."

"Thank you, Zhongcheng." Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

He knew that Lin Run would bear pressure if he did this, because it was a taboo in the officialdom for superiors to give orders beyond their level and for subordinates to report beyond their level, which would cause a strong backlash from the middle level.

That's why Lin Runcai had to wait until he moved to Suzhou and coordinated with the Suzhou prefect before making any transfers.

But in any case, this is much easier than stretching out his hands and begging from the government.

Moreover, Wu Chengen told Mr. Zhao that Kunshan County had always been raised by a stepmother. Once all the counties in Suzhou Prefecture were affected by the disaster, the disaster relief supplies in the prefecture would not be delivered to Kunshan at all...

Lin Run was the governor in charge of nearly one hundred counties. It was truly commendable that he thought of Kunshan and took the initiative to help Kunshan solve its problems.

"In addition, this court can decide to exempt half of Kunshan's taxes first." Lin Run added, "As for the other half, it will depend on the extent of the disaster."

"Let's go. This court will also go to Kunshan for inspection as soon as possible. I hope that by then the river bank will be intact and everything will be safe." After saying that, he patted Zhao Shouzheng's shoulder vigorously, his eyes full of eager anticipation and said, "Then I will toast you!"

"Yes, sir!" Zhao Shouzheng seemed to be injected with infinite power, and he loudly accepted the order and took his leave.

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