479 Bao Zheng looked at the flood that was about to overflow the embankment and closed his eyes helplessly. It was over, everything was over. What was coming next was a flood that would destroy houses, courtyards, and crops. Their town of thousands of people was all gone.
But just when he felt everything was over.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Hey, look, the water level has dropped!"
"Oh, really, look, the water, the water level has dropped!"
After hearing this, Bao Zheng suddenly opened his eyes: "What!"
"Niu Baozheng, look! The water level is dropping! It's dropping!"
Niu Baozheng immediately came to the dam, and then he saw that the water level was dropping madly. The dam was saved, and their village was saved!
Thinking of this, Niu Baozheng's face was filled with joy, and the people below also heard the good news, knowing that their homes were saved, and they immediately hugged each other and cheered.
"Ah, it's saved, it's saved, God please open your eyes, God please open your eyes!"
Listening to their excited shouts, Niu Baozheng's face was full of joy, but at the same time he was confused: why did the water level suddenly drop?
Just when he was puzzled, he suddenly saw a villager running back frantically, "Xiantao, Xiantao..."
Niu Baozheng immediately supported him and asked, "What happened to Xiantao?"
At this time, the villagers shouted excitedly: "Xiantao Village, the flood has been released!"
"What!"
After hearing this, not only Bao Zheng, but everyone around him widened their eyes. Niu Bao Zheng frowned and said, "How is it possible? That is Chen Jiusi's hometown. Their fishing gang failed to protect the embankment?"
The villagers shook their heads after hearing this, and said with admiration: "No, it wasn't the fishing gang that failed to save the dam, but it was Chen, the gang leader, who dug the dam himself and let the flood flow into his hometown!"
"What!!!"
After hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes: "How, how is this possible!"
"Chen, Chen Jiu, no, Boss Chen, Boss Chen of the Fishermen's Gang, personally dug the dam of Xiantao Village?"
Niu Baozheng asked again, and the villager said, "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. At that time, the leader of the fishing gang, Zhou, and a group of gang members begged the leader Chen not to do that, but the leader Chen said..."
"He, what did he say!"
The people around also looked at the villager, staring at him, wanting to hear what Chen Jiusi had said.
The man shouted excitedly: "Boss Chen said that he is the boss of the fishing gang in Mianshui County, and the people of Mianshui County are his brothers and sisters. If a flood comes today, his home will be flooded first!"
As the villagers spoke, everyone around them looked stunned.
If you want to flood, flood his home first. Xiantao Village has Chen Jiusi's ancestral tomb and the Chen Family Ancestral Hall.
Chen Jiusi is really devoted to the people. He doesn't even care about his own family.
Niu Baozheng stared for a long time, unable to control himself. The next moment, he knelt on the ground, facing the direction of Xiantao Village.
When the villagers saw Niu Baozheng kneeling down, the rest of the villagers followed suit. At this time, Niu Baozheng seemed to see Chen Jiusi, who resolutely dug up the levee and allowed the flood to flood his hometown.
He seemed to be standing there, radiating a divine aura.
Niu Baozheng knocked his head to the ground and said, "Thank you, Boss Chen, for saving my life!"
The people behind him kowtowed devoutly and said, "Thank you, Boss Chen, for saving my life!"
At this moment, the people of Zhangjiagou, Pengjia Town, and Yanglinwei all knelt down to express their gratitude after learning the true situation. From then on, they became Chen Jiusi's most staunch supporters.
If anyone says something bad about the Fishing Gang, he will be the first to kill that person.
As the matter developed, Chen Jiusi's reputation became more and more famous, and Chen Jiusi had become a god-like figure in Mianshui County.
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At this time, Chen Jie stood on the river bank in front of the dam, watching the surging river water rushing into Xiantao Village, knocking down the houses in the village, and completely destroying all traces of his life with Su Yunjin.
He felt extremely uncomfortable, but human life was more valuable than anything else, this was what Chen Jie insisted.
Zhou Chu and others behind him all stared blankly at everything in front of them. Looking at Chen Jie's back with his hands behind his back, they were overwhelmed with sadness and many of them cried.
At this moment, on the distant hillside, Zhao Ya was watching everything with appreciation and admiration in her eyes. Her master once told her: The greatest heroes serve their country and their people.
She saw what she admired most in Chen Jie: chivalry!
Zhao Ya thought about it and said to the three people behind her, "Come on, let's go meet Chen Jiusi. We have to ask him some questions!"
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Month-end summary
Everyone, August has passed in the blink of an eye, and it is time for Xiao Taozi to report to you on her work.
This month, I still maintain the good habit of updating 10,000 words a day. In 31 days, I updated a total of 310,000 words. The word count of this book has officially exceeded 1.4 million words.
Unfortunately, the improvement in performance this month was not obvious. The average monthly subscription increased from 2,200 to 2,300, an increase of 100%.
Of course this may be related to the lack of recommendations this month.
Okay, now that I have talked about the results, let me talk about the plot.
This month, Chen Jiusi defeated Nan Batian and officially became the leader of the Mianshui Fishing Gang.
He officially became a well-known figure in Mianshui County.
In addition, he went down to the treasure of Medicine King Valley, obtained the inheritance of Changchun Valley, learned the Spring Secret [Changchun Gong] in the "Four Seasons Celestial Phenomenon Secret" of the Three Divine Skills of the Human Emperor, and killed Nan Batian and Batan, the governor of Huangzhou Prefecture.
Next month's plan:
Next month we will continue to ensure the daily update of 10,000 words. Our Jiu Si is about to embark on a new journey, meet new enemies, gain more rights, encounter more adventures, and make earth-shaking achievements in this world.
Finally, I would like to thank all the readers for their support along the way.
Thank you everyone, bow, and thank you.
See you in September!
Chapter 215: A great harvest, the recipe for the Wolf Smoke Realm
"Boss, the princess is looking for you."
Chen Jie stood on the embankment, watching the flood engulfing Xiantao Village with a look of reluctance in his eyes.
But what was more of it was determination. Chen Jie had the world in his heart and his ambition was to rule the country. How could he lose the big picture for the small? Although his home and his ancestral graves were flooded today, he won back the hearts of the people of Mianshui.
Human hearts are the most precious wealth in this world.
Just as Chen Jie was thinking this, he heard Chen Wang coming forward to report. Chen Jie turned around and saw the princess looking at him not far away.
Chen Jie turned around and looked at Wu Zhong and said, "Uncle Zhong, you take charge here first. As for Zhou Chu!"
He looked at Zhou Chu, who was still sitting in the mud with a somewhat lonely look in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Chen Jie said, "Temporarily deprive Zhou Chu of his position as head of the Foreign Affairs Hall, and take him back to Mianshui, and deal with him according to the gang rules."
After hearing this, the surrounding disciples knelt down and said, "Boss, Hall Master Zhou is devoted to the Fishing Gang and cannot be punished."
"Yes, Gang Leader, although Hall Leader Zhou made mistakes, he was the first to rush into the water and fight the flood with me. Even if he violated orders, he should not be held accountable. Please forgive him."
"Please forgive me, Master."
The gang members were kneeling on the ground, which showed that Zhou Chu was indeed very popular. After all, he was fair in his work, promoted people based on their talents, and always strived to be the first in everything. It could be said that he was very successful.
But a wrong is a wrong, and disobeying the orders of Gang Leader Chen Jiusi is absolutely unforgivable.
We cannot let Zhou Chu's behavior of disobeying orders go unpunished just because he did it for our own good. If that were the case, wouldn't it be telling the entire fishing gang that as long as you do it for the good of the gang leader, you can disobey the gang leader's orders!
Chen Jie wants to be the emperor, and the current rules of the fishing gang are the prototype of the future imperial laws.
If Zhou Chu really opened this loophole, then more people would use it as an excuse to do things that harm the country.
Some people may even take advantage of loopholes and satisfy their own selfish desires under the banner of doing good for themselves.
For example, this time the old uncle kept shouting that the Chen family's ancestral tomb must not be flooded and the Chen family's ancestral hall must not be destroyed. Was he really doing this for Chen Jie's good?
Not necessarily. He is more likely to be thinking about protecting his home, his ancestral grave, and his ancestral hall.
He claims that it is good for his own good, but if the villages and towns downstream are destroyed in the future, will Chen Jie bear all the blame?
It is said that if the foundation of a country is not stable, it will be difficult for future generations to continue. If Chen Jie did not correct these mistakes when they were weak, they could easily disobey his orders.
In the future, it will be a mistake that is difficult to correct and may even affect Chen Jie's world.
Therefore, Chen Jie wanted to tell all his subordinates that orders are orders and cannot be changed.
Even if one is truly doing it for one's own good, one must still be punished in order to correct one's foundation.
Chen Jie ignored the pleas of people around him. Rules are rules, and they cannot be abandoned just because of others' pleas. If Chen Jie compromised easily, he would not be worthy of being the leader of this gang.
Why is the emperor a lonely man?
Because sometimes the emperor's interests are contrary to those of the officials.
It is very difficult for officials and the emperor to be of the same mind. If the emperor is really the same as the ministers, it means that the emperor has begun to move closer to the landlord class.
A true emperor, such as a founding emperor, should be like Zhu Yuanzhang, always understanding that his demands are the same as those of the people, not the same as those of the officials.
Otherwise, this country will strip its people of everything except their bones.
People often scold Zhu Yuanzhang for being cruel, but it depends on who you empathize with.
What is your status? If you are a high-ranking official or a bureaucrat, then you are right to curse Zhu Yuanzhang. He was indeed cruel and ungrateful.
But you are an ordinary citizen, and you curse Zhu Yuanzhang, what are you thinking?
The officials exploited you, and the emperor ordered the officials to be slaughtered. And you, as a common people, scold the emperor for being cruel?
Chen Jie could not quite understand what these people were thinking. You have to know that during the Hongwu period, the common people lived with the most dignity, because if an official dared to take bribes, break the law, and harm the people, the emperor gave the people a right, which was to directly tie up the official and send him to the city.