Chapter 219 Yizjuan practices it personally and interprets it
After the spring break, the entire academy, and even the entire scholar population, entered an intensive stage of studying.
This year is the year of Dingwei, and the Autumn Festival is scheduled for August, which means there are only seven months of study time. The entire Qingtan Academy's buildings A and B have entered a state of war preparation.
Zhou Chaozong began to ask Feng Ziying targeted questions almost non-stop. This was almost an ancient mock exam. Considering that Feng Ziying’s foundation in classics and meanings was indeed relatively weak, Zhou Chaozong strengthened Feng Ziying’s foundation in classics and meanings while also Start asking targeted questions.
This is an unavoidable trick for every teaching. Not only Zhou Chaozong, but also other teachings in the academy will carefully study and analyze the Qiu Wei ink scrolls of each subject, so that all students can familiarize themselves with it, and then select Several volumes with lofty ideas and incisive writing are used for analysis to familiarize students with this examination method.
In July, the entire capital was shrouded in rain and fog.
“I’m afraid something is going to happen.” Feng Ziying stood in front of the dripping eaves, staring at the white mist outside. The heavy rain fell, and almost the entire sky became blurred.
"What could happen?" Song Shixiang sighed, "If this were the case in Shaanxi, it would be a great thing. In the past few years, there were no raindrops in our place every month, and the red sun The scorching sun makes people feel panicked."
"Yi Zhi, you can't say that. Rain still has to be seasonal and moderate. This heavy rain is coming down together, and the ditch can't bear it at all." Chen Qiyu stood on the opposite side with his hands on his hips and walked over. "The water outside has accumulated in the water. It's on the edge of the ankle, Ziying is right, if it continues like this, something will really happen."
After working hard for several months, it seems that there is still more than a month before the Autumn Palace Competition. No one can relax, but in the face of this continuous rainstorm, they can't help but let the students who are concerned about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs start to Feeling emotional.
"Brother Dazhang just asked the old farmers around him and said that they haven't seen anything like this for many years. According to what the farmer said, it's like the sky is leaking. I'm afraid it won't stop for a while..." Sun Chuanting also said Walking in from the outside with bare feet and a raincoat.
“I’m afraid we’ll be better off outside the city, but we’ll be in big trouble in the capital city.”
Feng Ziying shook her head, "Although we can't control things in the city, if the rain keeps falling like this, waterlogging will be inevitable, and I'm afraid we have to be more careful with the dilapidated houses and walls in the houses. If it doesn't work well, it will collapse in one piece, especially at night, we need to be careful."
"Ziying, it seems that you have experience." Sun Chuanting was quite surprised. He glanced at Feng Ziying and felt that he was about the same age as himself. How could he know so much?
"Bo Ya, I have been in Datong for several years and have seen disasters caused by heavy rains in Datong. Once there is waterlogging in the city, the earthen walls will be unstable and the iron will definitely collapse. Especially the continuous rain at night is more likely to cause trouble. Everyone sleeps at night They died, collapsed all of a sudden, and were buried, and at night it was windy and rainy, and everything was covered in darkness, so it was difficult for you to save people even if you wanted to."
Feng Ziying was not polite, "My father encountered this when he was the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. It must have been the 33rd year of Yuanxi. More than a hundred houses fell down in a row. The Guandi Temple also fell down. It was this temple that killed more than 40 beggars and refugees in one fell swoop. They were all at night and there was no time to save them. They only found out at dawn. It was so tragic..."
"Ziying is right. The mountain chief has also mentioned this before." Lian Guoshi also came through the water. "The mountain chief said that he had also encountered this kind of situation when he was the prefect of Xuzhou. There were continuous heavy rains with intermittent breaks. Soon, the earthen wall will become loose, and another heavy rain will cause trouble."
"Then the capital city should be prepared, right?" Song Shixiang also hesitated, "It's impossible for everyone to ignore it, right?"
"It's really hard to say." When Feng Ziying saw officials Ying Zhen and Zhou Yongchun arriving hand in hand, followed by Xu Xie, Song Tongyin, Fang Zhenru and others, she quickly bowed her hands.
“Ziying, why do you say that?” Zhou Yongchun has been in the academy for more than half a year. He has been very kind to Feng Ziying, a fellow from Shandong, and has always been very considerate.
Feng Ziying also had a good impression of this Shandong fellow. This officer, who was born in an engineering field, was quite honest, but he was not the kind of rigid person who clings to the past. He also had a long-term view of the current situation, especially the external situation in the north. I often discuss this aspect with Feng Ziying, and I feel like both a teacher and a friend.
Although this person has extraordinary experience, he is only thirty-three years old. He was admitted as a Jinshi at the age of seventeen. He is also one of the few Jinshi under the age of eighteen in so many subjects in the Zhou Dynasty.
"The person in charge of the hospital is also a person who has served as an engineer. He should know how complicated the jurisdiction of our capital city is. With many political leaders, it is easy for Kowloon to control the water and no one cares about the situation." Feng Ziying faced the crowd's attention. His eyes were very calm.
"Who is in charge of the capital city? In theory, it should be Shuntian Prefecture, Wanping County, and Daxing County. But in fact, within the city walls, let alone Wanping and Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture may not be able to control it. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and others The Shangfeng City Patrol Censor, the patrol battalion and its superior, the Military Department, as well as the commander-in-chief of each branch below, the Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Works, and the Long Jinwei also have to intervene. Well, it seems that the Long Jinwei has also set up a special The department of the street house, right? Chief, you said, this Dragon Guard has to manage the street ditches. It seems that there are so many people in charge, how can they not manage it well? But it seems that there was waterlogging in the 32nd year of Yuanxi, and hundreds of people drowned. Said that it also caused an epidemic and thousands of people died, right?"
No one expected that Feng Ziying was so familiar with the street and municipal management system in the capital city. Even Zhou Yongchun, a capable minister who once worked in engineering and had a deep understanding of the Ministry of Industry, felt that he had become a layman.
Seeing that the eyes looking at her became a little strange, Feng Ziying knew that she was acting a little too big again.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
The ditches in Fengsheng Hutong are seriously clogged. Last year, there was a heavy rain, which caused the ditches and rivers to overflow and flooded directly into my yard.
There was no way, because his father was not here, and he needed a backbone to do this. So Feng Shou came to the academy to find him, and when he talked about it, Feng Ziying began to think about it.
He made a special inquiry about this.
Fortunately, it’s different if you have connections. Dad Han Qi was in the Beicheng Army and Horse Department and asked for help. This place is under the control of the Xicheng Army and Horse Department.
However, according to the usual practice, the construction of things like ditches is under the responsibility of the Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Industry, and a Yuanwailang is responsible for it. However, the dredging is not under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, but is the responsibility of the patrol camp.
The superior of the patrol battalion is the Ministry of War, but if the ditch is occupied and filled, then it is not a simple dredging. According to the usual practice, the problem of encroachment and filling needs to be solved first. This is not under the control of the patrol battalion, but belongs to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.
However, those who dare to invade and fill up ditches are mostly nobles in the capital. Generally speaking, the soldiers and horses of the five cities do not dare to provoke them. If they cannot be pushed back, they will report it to the Xuncheng Censor's Office (Xuncheng Procuratorate), who will The censor of the city came to determine how to deal with it.
But it is often difficult to define the encroachment and filling of ditches, especially when it comes to street planning and house demolition and construction. There is no clear explanation for many things, so it is difficult to reach a conclusion on many things.
Either the City Patrol Censor's Office is arguing with the Ministry of Industry, or the Ministry of Industry is arguing with the patrol camp, or it may even be directly pushed to the county offices of Wanping and Daxing, which have little control over matters in the city.
It is true that the county government should take care of everything, but it basically can't take care of anything.
So Feng Ziying spent a lot of time to figure out the complicated jurisdictional relationship here. Anyone can take charge of it, but anyone can shirk it.
"Ziying, according to what you said, after this heavy rain, will there really be trouble in the capital city?" Zhou Yongchun frowned. He was transferred from the thirteenth imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to Shuntian Prefecture. During the period of governance, he resigned and came to the academy.
While serving as the Zhongzhong of Shuntian Prefecture, Zhou Yongchun jointly managed rivers, land, mountains and forests and other affairs with Tongpan. He had some understanding of these affairs in the city. However, he did not serve as Zhongzhong of Shuntian Prefecture for a long time, only one year. I can’t, so I don’t know much about it.
"A heavy rain will definitely not cause any trouble, but I am afraid that if it rains like this, it will rain for two days, stop for one day, and then rain for another two days. If it continues like this, it will be hard to say." Feng Ziying frowned, "And as far as I know , there are many rivers and canals in the south city, mostly caused by people building more houses. The situation in the west city is not good either. Many nobles from the capital have invaded the canals, but no one cares about them..."
"Ziying, what do you mean is that we can take this opportunity to write another proposal and send it to the cabinet, the Ministry of Industry and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate as a reminder?" Chen Qiyu's interest immediately increased, and as soon as he said this, he immediately aroused Many students present agreed that this should be a good opportunity.
The eyes of Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun also fell on Feng Ziying's face.
Feng Ziying hesitated for a moment and lowered her eyes, but finally raised her head: "Mountain Chief, Headmaster, fellow seniors, it stands to reason that the Autumn Palace Competition will be held in just over a month. Let us write a proposal and submit it for such matters. Even if we have fulfilled our intentions and responsibilities, the disciple feels that if we hand it over, we may face pushback from all parties. In the end, it may happen and there will be countless casualties, so we will be suddenly shocked..."
"Oh? What does Ziying mean..." Guan Yingzhen and Zhou Yongchun both had a hint of admiration in their eyes.
"You can't just write an article. If no one takes action, then we academy disciples can practice it and set an example..." Feng Ziying said lightly: "This should also be the most important thing to care about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs. A powerful interpretation, not just words or paper!”
It’s the last two days, are there any tickets left? effort!
(End of this chapter)