The heavy rain continued for half a month without stopping. In this half a month, Xu Tu had been busy in the local area. He was now full of energy. After all, he had become the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Given Xu Tu's status, being able to follow a provincial governor was already considered climbing up the social ladder, not to mention the big shots in the imperial court. That was something he could only look up to.
But now, he was following Du Ye.
That was even more of a matter that would cause smoke to rise from their ancestral graves.
Especially when Xu Tu returned home and told the news to Xu Yinhe. Xu Yinhe, who had always been calm, was greatly shocked. He did not expect to meet the Crown Prince of the imperial court. He did not expect that the Crown Prince of the Xia Dynasty, second only to one person, would come to the remote Jiangyin County to take up a post.
After Xu Yinhe heard the news, although he was shocked, he had experienced it before, so he quickly recovered. He instructed Xu Tu to use all the resources of the Xu family to help Du Ye deal with the matter.
Now that he was on Du Ye's side, he would soar to the sky. Even if he used up all the resources of the Xu family, as long as Xu Tu followed Du Ye, everything would be worth it.
What he paid now would come back sooner or later.
Therefore, Xu Tu was busy in the local area. He also had many channels of information from the Xu family, so he kept looking around.
On this day, while Xu Tu was busy checking the water level of the river and paying attention to the local situation, a servant came to Xu Tu's side. The rain was still very heavy. The servant wiped the water off his face and said, "Young Master, the other counties around Jiangyin County, and even the counties around Changzhou, have sent back news."
Xu Tu said, "Tell me about it."
The servant said, "This heavy rain covered many counties in Jiangnan Road. The whole of Changzhou suffered the heaviest storm. Although the rain in the surrounding counties was lighter, the river was still washed away and the river was flooded. As a result, countless people were affected. As for the areas around Jiangyin County, it was even worse. "
Xu Tu nodded and said, "All of this is within expectations. Let's go back to the county office and tell the county magistrate the news. "
"Yes!"
The servant immediately agreed.
He and Xu Tu returned to the carriage and quickly headed to the county office.
Because the official road was made of cement, even if it was flooded, the road would not be affected for the time being. The carriage sped along and soon arrived outside the county yamen. Xu Tu hurriedly got off the carriage and entered the county yamen. He saw Du Ye in the study.
Xu Tu stepped forward and said, "Greetings, county magistrate."
Now, he addressed himself as the county lord.
After all, calling him Crown Prince all the time could easily expose his identity.
Du Ye asked, "What's the situation?"
Xu Tu's expression was solemn as he solemnly said, "County Magistrate, within our Jiangyin County, regardless of whether it is the border or within the county, because the rivers and canals have been dredged long ago, even though it has been raining for half a month now, there are temporarily no areas affected by the disaster. Although the heavy rain affected many people, it wasn't a big problem. However, news had already begun to spread from the surroundings of Jiangyin County. Within Changzhou, there was a large-scale disaster. Especially this time, the heavy rain mainly fell in the Changzhou area. Although there was heavy rain in other places, it was not as heavy as in Changzhou. "
Du Ye narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "In that case, the entire Changzhou is in chaos."
"Yes!"
Xu Tu nodded and answered.
Du Ye thought carefully and said, "Xu Tu, continue to do the things in your hands. Now, when the heavy rain ends, it will be related to the disaster relief. Previously, whether it was your Xu family or the county yamen, they all purchased a large amount of food. That way, the food will be of use. "
Xu Tu nodded and said, "I understand."
After a pause, Xu Tu said, "County Magistrate, previously, the surrounding counties had always been cynical and ridiculing the actions we took. These people did not do anything themselves, but hindered others from doing anything. This time, it's our turn to ridicule them. Let's see if they can still laugh. "
Du Ye said, "They mocked before, but now, they are about to wilt. However, next, these people may think of a way to solve the problem. We will not care about these things for the time being. First, we will deal with the matters of Jiangyin County. After the heavy rain, many places have collapsed, and there are many things that we need to pay attention to. Right now, we should do our own things. As for other things, we will not care about them for the time being. "
"Yes!"
Xu Tu directly agreed.
Du Ye said, "Go do your work."
Xu Tu turned and left.
Du Ye sat alone in the study, thinking about what to do next. The heavy rain was still continuing, but the counties and Changzhou would definitely not be able to hold on. Then, in the current situation, there would definitely be things that would rush to Jiangyin County.
Du Ye had to take countermeasures.
To avoid any accidents.
After thinking carefully for a while, Du Ye went to the backyard and came to the courtyard where Du Qi lived. Du Qi had been in the backyard all this time and did not go out. After all, Du Qi's identity was different.
When Du Ye saw Du Qi, he bowed and said, "Father."
Du Qi said, "What's the matter?"
Du Ye said seriously, "Just now, Xu Tu came back to report that there was a great disaster in Changzhou. Apart from my Jiangyin County, all the counties in Changzhou were flooded. Countless river banks were broken, and countless fertile fields were washed away. There were even countless people who were affected by the disaster. Therefore, the next thing to do is to wait for the rain to pass before the disaster relief. Son thinks that we should arrange for someone to inform the Jiangnan Circuit and let the Jiangnan Circuit's director directly provide disaster relief. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "You don't need to think about the disaster relief. Previously, the rain had been falling for five or six days. When the heavy rain continued, the Jiangnan Circuit had already begun to mobilize food to prepare for disaster relief. This is not a big problem. "
Du Ye said, "Since that's the case, son is relieved."
Du Qi said, "The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. You, the Jiangyin County Magistrate, are unique and stand out from the crowd. At present, Changzhou has suffered a great disaster. Although the Jiangnan Circuit will have disaster relief arrangements. But these people may attack you. After all, they had previously issued a notice to all regions to prepare to deal with the flood. They did not do it well, but you did it well. If a group of people did it well, then it would be fine. The problem is that you did it well alone, so the situation is different. "
Du Ye frowned and said, "Father, that's not necessary."
Du Qi said, "Let's wait and see."
Du Ye nodded. He did not refute Du Qi, because he always believed in the final result. Therefore, it would not be too late to think about it after the final result came out.
Du Qi did not say much about these scheming matters. He changed the topic and asked, "Now that the heavy rain has been falling, have you arranged for people who are familiar with the weather? How long will this weather last?"
Du Ye said, "Son has asked, but many people say that the weather is too strange. It has been continuously falling for half a month, but for the time being, they can't see the situation. They can only hope that the Heavens have opened their eyes. "
Du Qi said, "That's fine. Do as you see fit."
Du Ye did not stay any longer and got up to leave.
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