Zhenfubao waved his hand and the warehouse was full of grain, and the whole family regretted it

When the population increases, food becomes a big problem.

Bai Wanwan could only transport food from her own island for emergency use, and then slowly think of long-term solutions.

Fortunately, the food stored in Qingshui County could last for more than ten days. She thought to herself that she would just hold on for now and deal with other things after the weather cleared up.

After enduring this for more than half a month, the accumulated water outside was almost reaching the eaves of the roadside houses, and the sky finally cleared up.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Bai Wanwan also felt that the burden on her shoulders was lighter.

As soon as the weather cleared up, she took her men on a boat to other counties to check the situation.

Standing on the boat and looking at the vast ocean in front of me, the fields and houses were all submerged in water, with only some broken roofs exposed.

Bai Wanwan frowned and sighed, "What can we do? This project is too difficult. It's hundreds of times more difficult than the renovation of Qingshui County."

After all, the terrain of each county is different. In some places, the terrain is low and the accumulated water cannot be drained.

In some places, the river embankments collapsed and had to be reinforced.

The reconstruction of the southern border is another tough battle.

Fortunately, Bai Wanwan had experience with this kind of situation. In her previous life, she had seen similar places being well managed. She knew that every place had its own characteristics, and that all she had to do was prescribe the right medicine.

She pulled out all the maps, pointed at them, and said, "The situation in these thirteen counties is indeed complicated."

Qingfeng County was the least affected and is also the richest.

Most of the other counties are extremely poor, similar to Qingshui County in the past.

When the county magistrates saw Bai Wanwan, they were so frightened that they trembled and quickly surrounded her.

Now most of the county magistrates of the thirteen counties have been replaced. Except for Bai Wanwan who also serves as the magistrate of Qingshui County, the remaining twelve have all been replaced.

Half of them were from her stronghold. Not only were these people experienced, but at least they were from a Juren family. They wore neat official uniforms and looked reliable.

Bai Wanwan looked at them and said straight to the point: "Now that these dozen counties are handed over to you, how do you plan to manage them?"

An official beside Bai Wanwan stood up and said:

"I'm in charge of Qingfeng County. Although the damage wasn't severe, the dikes have become loose in several places.

I plan to first organize people to reinforce it and then clear the silt in the river."

Bai Wanwan nodded:

"Okay, go back and write me a detailed plan. I want to see it tomorrow.

The same goes for everyone else. Go back and think carefully about your own county's affairs. If you have no idea, refer to Qingshui County's previous practices."

An official wiped the sweat from his forehead and said awkwardly, "Sir, our county doesn't have the ability to open up all the surrounding rivers like Qingshui County has! It would be too time-consuming and resource-intensive."

Bai Wanwan looked at him with a calm tone:

"There's no rush for this; the most important thing right now is not to undertake large-scale projects, but to handle the aftermath of the disaster.

First, we need to settle the victims and deal with the mess. Once the foundation is solid, we can then slowly plan river courses and dams."

These newly appointed county magistrates were all eager to make political achievements, and they submitted detailed governance reports early the next morning.

Bai Wanwan sat at the desk, a smile on her lips: "Among these people, there are a few who are really good and worth training."

She picked up a few of them and said to Zhiwei beside her, "Especially these ones we copied from the mountain village, they are very smart."

Zhiwei took the report and looked through it for a moment, then nodded in approval, "It's really clever. This method saves manpower and suits the local conditions. It really works."

"Follow their thinking first."

Bai Wanwan smiled and put the report together:

"I will polish and revise these reports today and add some details.

For example, specific measures for post-disaster epidemic prevention, the distribution plan of temporary food points, and the establishment of mutual aid groups in each village."

She spread out the rice paper and picked up her pen to write quickly.

Drawing on her past life experience and her insights into governing Qingshui County, she clearly outlined what should be done at each step:

First, organize villagers to clean up the mud on the streets, bury dead livestock, and do a good job in sanitation and epidemic prevention.

Then count the damaged fields and houses in each village and make a record.

Then we coordinated the transportation of seeds and agricultural tools from Qingshui County and distributed them to households.

Finally, based on the terrain of each county, a preliminary plan for repairing drainage channels and simple embankments was drawn up.

She wrote in great detail, even noting the daily food relief standards for the victims and the allocation arrangements for the craftsmen.

I worked until dusk fell, and finally finished editing the report and handed it to Zhiwei:

"Let them work on this revised plan tomorrow. If they have any questions, feel free to ask me.

We can take it step by step and revitalize this southern border."

After the silt was cleared, post-disaster reconstruction in the southern border began in full swing.

The first step is to restore homes.

The people followed Bai Wanwan's instructions, first clearing away the wreckage of houses destroyed by the flood, and sorting out the wood and tiles that could still be reused.

The green bricks fired in the brick factory were transported to each village in truckloads, and everyone received bricks according to the rules agreed upon previously.

Those who have savings can buy at cost price, while those who have no money at the moment can register their debt first and offset it later by working in a brick factory or making profits from farming.

Strong laborers carried shovels to dig foundations and build brick walls. The foundations were dug deeper than before and the walls were built thicker to prevent floods from happening again.

The elderly, the weak, women and children are responsible for collecting firewood, preparing meals and looking after children.

At the same time, the roads in the village were repaired, paved with gravel and new soil, and compacted repeatedly to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

Next is to ensure livelihoods.

Bai Wanwan sent people to plow the farmland that was not completely flooded, remove rotten roots and weeds, and transported a batch of flood-resistant rice seeds and vegetable seeds from other places to distribute to farmers.

The people carried hoes and rushed to the fields, rolled up their trouser legs and planted rice seedlings in the paddy fields, and planted beans, pumpkins and other easy-to-grow crops on both sides of the ridges.

She also organized villagers to build simple fishing nets by the river to catch fish and shrimp to improve their meals. At the same time, she arranged for craftsmen to repair damaged water wheels to ensure the irrigation needs of farmland and allow the crops in the fields to grow smoothly.

As the reconstruction of her home began to show results, Bai Wanwan turned her focus to the second major task: controlling and preventing floods.

She personally led her staff and villagers familiar with the terrain to survey the terrain in various parts of the southern border and formulate water control plans that take into account the situation.

In an area with a narrow river channel and hard rock formations on both sides, Bai Wanwan decided to build a dam to prevent flooding.

On the first day of construction, tens of thousands of people gathered at the construction site with their own shovels and hoes. They first dug the foundation several feet deep, and then piled up the large rocks and compacted clay layer by layer.

The dam is three meters wide and two meters high.

For the plain area with a terrain similar to Qingshui County, Bai Wanwan used his previous mature experience and directly blasted out a moat.

At the same time, crisscrossing drainage canals were dug between the villages and farmland, connecting the canals with the main river to form a complete drainage network.

Even in the event of heavy rain, the accumulated water in the village and fields can be drained quickly to avoid flooding houses and crops.