Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After passing through the city gate, the team leaving the city grew larger.

Lin Fanyun was very generous. He led five cavalrymen to lead the way and sent ten cavalrymen to cover the rear.

With their joining, the muddy suburban road became easier to walk on, and the rain was lighter for a while, but after the team walked a mile, it started to pour down again.

Looking at the gap in the carriage that was slightly leaking water, Shen Zheng knew that the gate had to be opened now.

When the sound of the fourth watch clappers was shattered by the heavy rain, the carriage, which had been jolting all the way, finally stopped at the dam mouth.

Shen Zheng had just put on her raincoat and got off the car when Jiang Zhiming stumbled over and said, "Shen, Master Shen, the water whistle hasn't sounded yet. Is that whistle..."

Did Wu Ti really do something to it?

He was shivering all over, not sure if it was because of the cold or fear.

Half a quarter of an hour ago, he was the first to arrive at the dam alone. There were four oil-paper lanterns in the car, but none of them were useful. Some were broken by the heavy rain, while others had leaks on their frames.

In the end, everything was pitch black in front of him, and he could only fumble around like a headless fly. Finally, he found the soldier on duty in the dark.

The soldiers did not dare to open the gates rashly without orders, so they stayed at the dam mouth with him, waiting for Shen Zheng, the backbone, to arrive.

"It'll be fine." Shen Zheng said calmly.

She held a wind-killing lantern in her left hand and supported her hat with her right hand. She had just taken two steps forward when the sky suddenly turned white and thunder exploded not far away.

Jiang Zhiming shuddered again and kept chattering: "But, but it's raining so hard, that water whistle..."

"It'll be fine!" Shen Zheng gestured for Hua Duo to return to the carriage to get the hemp rope, then told him the truth: "On the day of the inspection, this humble official and Master Zeng had already noticed something was amiss. After the inspection was completed, we deliberately stayed. Now, does Master understand?"

Jiang Zhiming's eyes suddenly widened, and in this dark night, there was a hint of terror in his eyes.

He was shocked and said, "So, Lord Shen, you and the people from the Ministry of Works have already noticed that something is wrong with Wu Ti?"

Then what are his worries for the day...?

After being shocked for a while, he finally understood - he deserved it.

He thought he was just sharp-eyed that day, but in fact, his and Wu Ti's actions had already been noticed by Lord Shen.

While he was still debating whether or not to report Wu Ti, Lord Shen might have already registered him as well...

The heart that had been hanging for a long time finally settled down. He wiped the rain off his face and smiled innocently: "It's good that you are okay, it's good that you are okay."

Rather than worrying day and night, it would be better to be offended directly. Even if the emperor punishes him afterwards, he will accept it!

Each of them held a lantern in their arms as they made their way towards the dam, one foot deep and one foot shallow. It was only then that Jiang Zhiming realized, "Xu, Minister Xu is here too?"

Xu Zhijie gave him a look and raised his leg to follow Shen Zheng.

He turned around and said, "General, who are you?"

He looks a bit like General Lin.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the other party say, "I am Lin Fanyun."

OK OK.

Jiang Zhiming's smile was more bitter than his life.

He finally did something bad, but accidentally let it become known to everyone. Shangjing was indeed not a place he deserved to be.

......

Shen Zheng was walking in front, and the clothes under her straw raincoat were already wet.

The soldier on duty who went to investigate came back jogging, holding the lantern tightly in his arms, the yellowish light flickering in the rain.

"Master Shen, although the water level has not exceeded the warning line, the upstream dam has shown signs of loosening slightly..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zheng frowned and quickened her pace.

The Suhe Dam is built with layered earth and rocks. The gaps between the earth and rocks are filled with glutinous rice ash and a small amount of egg white. Although it is not as strong as cement, it is considered to be of the best quality among dam bodies.

Despite this, if the gates are not opened to divert the water, even the strongest dam will not be able to withstand the continued pressure of heavy rain.

"Bring the crowbar and the hemp rope!" Her voice, wrapped in the rain, carried an undeniable force. "We must open the sluice gates and divert the water immediately!"

The crowd waded through ankle-deep mud and water as they rushed toward the dam. The closer they got to the crawling concrete behemoth, the less fear they felt.

As long as they step onto the concrete dam, they will be safe.

Just before stepping onto the dam, Shen Zheng suddenly stopped and reached out to the soldier carrying the hemp rope: "Give me the end of the rope."

Lin Fanyun reacted the fastest and grabbed the rope and handed it to her. She handed the lamp to Hua Duo, who took the rope and tied it around his waist.

After tying herself up, she passed the hemp rope around Huaduo's armpits and tied herself and Huaduo together.

There is still a lot of hemp rope left.

She said calmly, "Night vision is difficult, and the rain is slippery. Everyone should be tied together so that they can look after each other!"

Jiang Zhiming was already terrified. Upon hearing this, he quickly stood beside Hua Duo and raised his arms high. "I'll be the third one, so I can protect Lord Shen!"

"..."

Lin Fanyun silently pushed him aside and motioned him to step back a little.

Half a quarter of an hour later, everyone tied up the hemp ropes and climbed onto the gate one by one. From a distance, they looked like "grasshoppers on a rope."

The heavy rain could not separate them, but brought them closer together. At this moment, a sharp and piercing whistle pierced through the rain and lashed everyone's heart like a whip.

The fourth "grasshopper" Jiang Zhiming covered his ears and was overjoyed: "The water whistle is not broken!"

The fifth "grasshopper," Xu Zhijie, frowned: "The water level is still rising. This is not a good thing."

Jiang Zhiming's heart sank when he heard this, and the smile on his face froze - the water whistle was embedded in the water level monitoring column on the top of the gate. It would only sound when the water level exceeded the highest warning line and touched the whistle core.

Ordinary heavy rain cannot cause the water level to exceed the warning line.

So this rain... is really heavy and there is no sign of it stopping.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the raindrops as big as beans hit everyone's faces at an angle, making it difficult to even open their eyes to see. They used their hands and feet to slowly climb up the gate.

Shen Zheng faced upstream, picked up the wind lantern and squatted to check - the turbid river water wrapped in broken branches and weeds hit the gate under his feet again and again, and the splashing water was enough to hit everyone's faces.

The water whistle was still being hit by the river water, and occasionally it made a few intermittent whimpers, as if urging it to move.

Feeling the gate vibrate under his feet, Jiang Zhiming's legs went weak and he squatted down helplessly, "Shen, Master Shen, let's open the gate quickly..."

If the sluice gate is breached by the flood, all of them "grasshoppers" will die here!

"Don't be afraid. The gate can withstand such an impact."

After saying that, Shen Zheng took a deep breath, turned around and led everyone towards a half-person-high cement platform.

There were two words "open and close" engraved on the platform, and two iron screws as thick as arms were embedded in the platform. At the top of the screws was a wooden turntable with a diameter of three feet. Eight short wooden handles were evenly nailed on the edge of the turntable, making it look like an enlarged spinning wheel.