When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Oh! Let's just call it a farewell dinner.

Come and go, and never come again!

King Dongshan and his men finally decided to divide them into regions and escort them home in batches.

Anyone who returned to Yingzhou would be given land and houses by the imperial court, and would be exempted from taxes for three years.

Those who return can also receive rations based on population, ensuring that they will not starve to death when they return.

The officials of Yingzhou today have been reassigned by the emperor. The original officials of Yingzhou and their families should have completed their reincarnation by now.

Whether you will be a pig or a dog in your next life depends on how the King of Hell decides.

During their lifetime, they embezzled money intended for river management in Yingzhou and did not reinforce the river dam, which resulted in the dam being directly destroyed by floods from upstream, causing a direct flood disaster.

The money for dredging the river was also divided up by them, and the river that was already filled with silt was not cleared at all.

Therefore, the flood coming from upstream was not that big, but it successfully escaped because of the river channel raised by silt.

The dilapidated river bank could not withstand the impact of the flood, sweeping away the original river water in the river, causing a fatal flood.

The economic losses in Yingzhou were incalculable. In the areas affected by the floods, all the ripe crops were destroyed and soaked.

The local population directly lost nearly one-third of its population.

This man-made disaster caused more losses than a war.

The mess left for Yingzhou was numerous, with things to deal with one after another:

After the flood, roads, bridges, farmlands and houses were all washed away. The victims were left homeless and without food. They were forced to flee the famine.

Otherwise, it is hard to leave their hometown. As long as there is a way to survive, they will not leave their hometown.

Now give them some food so that they have food on the way, and send troops to escort them home.

The victims are naturally willing to go back.

And the pressure was placed on the reconstruction of Yingzhou.

Will the newly sent officials be able to rebuild Yingzhou in the shortest possible time? And will the river embankment breached by the flood be repaired in time after the flood?

Therefore, the emperor considered over and over again about which official to send to Yingzhou, and finally had no choice but to choose He Jiao, a former capable minister who now taught in a college.

Coincidentally, He Jia is the most recent teacher of the eldest son of the Mi family.

When He Jia was young, he was also a passionate person with a strange temper and was straightforward. He usually offended people as soon as he opened his mouth.

To get ahead in the officialdom, one needs someone who is good at dealing with people. It is naturally difficult for someone with his personality to make progress.

However, he was truly talented and was once recognized as the most capable minister in the Ministry of Works.

He Jia and Xu Lang, now the Vice Minister of Works, are fellow apprentices.

Later, he became tired of the intrigues in the court, so he resigned from his post on the pretext of illness and went to live in an academy.

Everyone in the Ministry of Industry is trying to avoid the mess in Yingzhou and is trying to shirk responsibility in every possible way.

Xu Lang had no choice but to write a letter to the emperor, inviting He Jia to take on the leading role.

The emperor was also worried about the affairs of Yingzhou, and he had heard of He Jia's talent, so he waved his hand and sent a letter to Chuzhou Academy to dispatch He Jia to rebuild Yingzhou.

He Jia was originally unwilling to step into officialdom again, but after hearing that the disaster in Yingzhou was caused by man-made calamity, he became extremely angry.

He put forward several conditions before he was willing to come out:

First, he had to form his own team of officials in Yingzhou (that is, he could use or not use the people sent by the court).

Second, others are not allowed to interfere with what he is going to do without reason; (outsiders guiding insiders will only cause trouble)

Third, after Yingzhou is built, if he wants to retire, he should not be stopped. (If he is happy, he should work for a few more years; if he is unhappy and wants to leave, don't stop him.)

The situation in Yingzhou was urgent at the time, but no one was willing to go. Several people the emperor had originally planned to go found excuses to turn down the invitation.

No one wants to do this kind of thankless job.

With no other options available, Xu Lang's suggestion came at the right time, so the emperor was particularly lenient to He Jia who was appointed to the position in a time of crisis.

The emperor accepted all three of his conditions and agreed to them all.

Finally, He Jia selected several available students and brought them to Yingzhou to help him rebuild his new home.

Among his students was Mi Ziteng, the eldest son of the wealthy Mi family in Chuzhou.

Boss Mi had originally planned to take part in the autumn examination, but he was promoted by the teacher as an exception and directly became an official in Yingzhou. So why should he take the examination?

Mr. and Mrs. Mi were worried about their eldest son, who was weak and powerless, going to be an official in a chaotic place like Yingzhou, but Mi Ziteng insisted on going.

In the past, the Mi family was oppressed by several other families and almost could not rise because there was no official in the family.

Although the brother-in-law and his teacher were very impatient, they forced the Mi family out of the quagmire.

But a blacksmith must be strong himself, and the Mi family still has to rely on the Mi family to truly stand up.

He wanted to be an official and stand in the court like his ancestors.

He has to protect the Mi family, his younger brother and sister by himself.

The two elders of the Mi family were helpless and had no choice but to let their newly-appointed brother-in-law Kaiyang accompany their eldest son to take up the new post.

Kaiyang didn't care. He had enough vacation time anyway, so he took his wife and accompanied his elder brother-in-law to work as an official, just as if it were a vacation.

Mrs. Mi packed several carriages of things for them. For others, this journey might mean sleeping in the open air, but for Kaiyang, it was just camping and relaxing.

He took care of his wife meticulously, making her feel more comfortable than at home. Miss Mi couldn't go out whenever she wanted when she was at home.

Now, finally no one is looking after her. Her eldest brother is busy discussing the political affairs of Yingzhou with his teacher all day and has no time to take care of her.

Kaiyang indulges her in everything, letting her eat whatever she wants and play whatever she wants!

The little girl laughed all the way and was having a lot of fun.

Even Boss Mi couldn't stand it sometimes and advised the younger sister to be more restrained, after all, she was a married woman.

Before He Jia arrived in Yingzhou, he had already made detailed arrangements for the disaster area in Yingzhou on the way.

This is what doers are like. They can seize every available opportunity and person to work for themselves.

When chatting with Mi Ziteng on the way, I heard that his brother-in-law's master once mentioned that Panlong Mountain was clearing out private armies, which were commanded by King Dongshan, with General Xiao and General Fan as the main force.

King Dongshan was unwilling to kill people indiscriminately, so he transformed the captured private army into a construction team, earning a lot of money for the national treasury.

There were mixed opinions on this in the court. Mi Ziteng asked the Master what he thought about this.

Master He Jiao's eyes lit up when he heard this. Does this mean that the private army has been transformed into a construction team for the imperial court?

Is there such a good thing? !

He Jiao stroked his beard and said, "King Dongshan, great kindness!"

Then, He Jia personally wrote an earnest letter to King Dongshan, requesting King Dongshan to help Yingzhou and send a construction team to participate in the construction of Yingzhou.

When King Dongshan received the letter, he was totally confused. It seemed like he didn't know this He Jia...!