But after a trip to the state government office, he understood that... Zhang Yezheng seemed to be such a villain.

No matter how good disaster prevention is, there will be no success afterwards.

Instead, they did not take precautions and waited for disasters to occur. During disaster relief, the government's disaster relief funds could be misappropriated, and political achievements could also be earned from disaster relief...

Zhu Hao understood Zhang Yezheng's temperament of bullying officials from above and from below very clearly.

Zhu Youqi sighed: "I did not expect that the local government turned a deaf ear to the royal palace's warning and did not care about the lives and deaths of the people. Such officials...should be removed from the court!"

Yuan Zonggao finally recognized the reality and took the initiative to ask Zhu Hao: "As for Zhu Hao, if the merchants come forward, will the gentry... agree and be able to contribute money and efforts?"

Zhu Hao nodded: "A big disaster is coming. If the local gentry doesn't even care about their own land, people and animals, then how can they gain a foothold in Anlu? Officials provide disaster relief for political achievements, while local gentry and people prevent disasters for the sake of their political achievements." To find a way to survive and avoid casualties, the starting point is different."

Although Yuan Zonggao didn't want to agree with this statement, he couldn't help but nod.

After all, Zhang Yezheng was a exiled official and had no property in Anlu. A flood would have little impact on him, but the situation was different for the gentry and the common people.

The land, people, animals, and property are all on the land outside the city. When the flood comes, won't everything be destroyed? Who wouldn't fight to keep people and property safe at this time?
Chapter completed!