Xiaquanwa, Qilipu, Linpubang, Sunjiajing, Dingdangfan... The three towns and towns were destroyed by this flood discharge, and 7,823 residents lost their homes and came to the county town led by Li Moyun and others.

When Li Ling learned that this was the case, his expression seemed even more solemn. These people became homeless refugees because of their own words, and he did not want them to become victims without any confusion. So after quickly ate the bowl of noodles, without any delay, he and Li Moyun left the back yamen, summoned the others in the yamen, and made some discussions, and rushed out of the city gate.

Because he was afraid that many people would cause trouble after entering the city, Li Moyun and others did not let anyone into the city, but asked Wan Shenji and Wen Xuan to guard outside, waiting for the county magistrate to make a decision. At the same time, the garrison forces in the county were also mobilized and gathered at the east gate to prevent the refugees from suddenly attacking.

When Li Ling arrived hurriedly, there was a tense and slightly tense atmosphere in front of him. Up and down the city gate, hundreds of soldiers were unsheathed their swords and bowed their bows, staring at the dense crowds outside the city. Some of the young and strong men outside the city were talking about something with indignation. Behind them, the women, children and elderly people were shivering, confused and helpless, and they didn't know what to do.

County Magistrate Wen, who was trying hard to comfort everyone, was relieved after hearing the report that County Magistrate Li came. He was speechless. The refugees outside still said they were tough and said they wanted to enter the city. But he did not dare to do this decision, so he could only ask County Magistrate Li to ask County Magistrate Li quickly. Now that the main lord has arrived, he can retreat aside.

Li Ling strode forward and did not rush to communicate with County Chief Wen, so he waved his hand first: "Put away all the bows, crossbows, swords and swords!"

Seeing that the county magistrate gave such an order as soon as he came, the officials couldn't help but feel a little vague: "Sir, but here is it..."

"They are not enemies, they are all people under the jurisdiction of this county, and they are also my benefactors of the whole county. How could they do something that threatens the county town?" Li Ling scolded loudly and ordered again, "Catch all the weapons for me!"

The county master did not dare to disobey the order, so he could only collect his weapons and retreat aside after agreeing. Li Ling walked forward at this time, and he had reached the city gate, but he still didn't stop. This made Wen Xuan feel worried. He wanted to persuade him but didn't know how to speak.

Not to mention him, the young and strong people outside who were shouting that they wanted to enter the city were also a little surprised. Seeing the county magistrate wearing official uniforms walking up, they were at a loss, not knowing whether they should kneel down or salute. Li Ling came close for a while and then bent down solemnly, and bowed and bowed in groups: "Li Ling here to thank you for your sacrifice and contribution to the county town..."

This finally shocked everyone to come back to their senses. Several nearby people quickly knelt down: "Sir, don't do this, the villains can't afford it..." Then a large number of people knelt down one after another, and the last few thousand people even bowed to each other, which was quite spectacular.

Everyone in the city was stunned, while Wen Xuan looked at the boss ahead with admiration. His courage and judgment were really much worse than that of one.

Li Ling did not hesitate too much, so he quickly took a step forward and helped two or three people up: "No need to do this, no need to do this, the villagers don't have to do this. It is your sacrifice that saved tens of thousands of people in our county and people from other towns. You are all heroes, and I am paying tribute to the heroes!"

These words made everyone feel excited because this was unprecedented praise. Heroes, this is too far from ordinary people. Now the county magistrate is talking about them and paying tribute to them in this way. Which one can not be infected?

"Everyone, get up first, and listen to my official's words." Li Ling shouted loudly again, trying to make everyone outside the city hear his words clearly. "I know that this time due to flood discharge, your home was completely destroyed, and you are all homeless. The situation is very bad. As the magistrate of Huating County, I feel ashamed and apologize to you first. If I hadn't been careful enough and let the thieves have an opportunity to take advantage of it, I wouldn't have let you make such sacrifices!" After saying that, he bent down again, his attitude was really extremely sincere, which calmed down many villagers who were already resentful and angry.

"Sir, there is no need to be so. We just... just want to know what's going on, and how should we live in the future?" Finally, a leader spoke out his own demands loudly, especially the latter question, which everyone cares the most.

Li Ling looked at thousands of people with expectations, and his expression became more and more serious. He nodded and said, "I should give you an explanation. Yesterday, the incident happened suddenly, and saving danger was like putting out a fire, so my subordinates might be a little more urgent. Now it's time to explain everything.

"Just the day before yesterday, there were Luotian Sect traitors in this county who wanted to dig the river embankment, release water to irrigate into the county town, and destroy everything in Huating. Although this matter was broken by me in time, I still let them take the lead and damage the embankment. The situation was urgent at that time. If you didn't release the flood and save yourself, I was afraid that not only the county town would be unsecured, but even more than ten nearby towns would be affected. Even where you are, the situation would not be optimistic. Because of this, I would strongly advocate diverting floods and draining the river water into your downstream places, so as to sacrifice your home to protect most of the places in Huating from flooding.

"I know that this will cause you the greatest harm, which is my fault." Li Ling said, bowing again. This time, the people who already understood the cause and effect of the matter stopped bowing back, but just looked at him quietly and waited for him to continue speaking, because the key behind him was the key, and he was going to settle everyone.

Li Ling did not ask them to wait any longer, and immediately said, "I know that you don't know what to do now. Since I decided to be under my jurisdiction, you will naturally make arrangements. You don't have to panic. I will not let you become refugees. Just settle you in the county town. When the flood recedes, the county government will send people to rebuild your home with you. The court will also bear your losses."

This statement finally made the refugees outside the city feel a little relieved. A buzzing sound suddenly emerged in the crowd that was already a little quiet, but everyone was discussing whether the county magistrate's words could be correct and how he would settle so many people.

The young and brave in the leader mustered up their courage and asked loudly: "How will you arrange for me to wait? Let me set up a shack here to live until the flood recedes?" At this time, Wen Xuan's somewhat anxious reminder came from behind Li Ling: "Sir, don't, these thousands of people really stay at the city gate, and it will be difficult to deal with in the future..."

Li Ling did not reply to him, but shook his head outside: "Of course not. I said, you are all heroes of our Huating County. How can we let the heroes suffer such grievances after making sacrifices? So I plan to place you all in the county!"

"What?" Most people showed surprise in front of him and behind him, especially Wen Xuan was so shocked that he almost stopped loudly. It was terrible to put these homeless refugees outside the city. If they really let them enter the city, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Sir, are you telling the truth?" The refugee leader asked with disbelief and almost trembling. Behind him, thousands of eyes were also staring at County Magistrate Li at the same time.

Li Ling nodded seriously: "A gentleman's words are as good as a horse, so what I say will naturally count."

"Sir, think twice, how can the county town accommodate so many people?" Wen Xuan could no longer hold back and immediately stepped forward and dissuaded loudly.

"Who said that I can't accommodate it? The properties of many houses in Xu Fang and the two families have been confiscated, and now they are just here to place these heroes who sacrificed their lives for the safety of the county!" Li Ling immediately expressed his plans, stunned Wen Xuan and the others, and they really forgot about this.

As the largest wealthy family in Huating, the Xu Fang family owned almost half of the city. Not only their main houses, but also small courtyards scattered in various parts of the county town, there are enough shops to live in many people. Although it may not be able to accommodate more than 7,000 refugees, solving more than half of them is not a problem.

So County Magistrate Li had already had an idea and dared to let someone discharge floods downstream?

At this moment, County Magistrate Wen looked at Li Ling with respect, feeling amazed, and did not dare to raise objections anymore. As for the others, they were stunned and revealed themselves. Their own lords were indeed extraordinary, and everything was already as expected.

Li Ling then said: "Of course, these residences may not allow everyone to live in peace, so I decided to open up some of the county's offices, county schools and county governments so that everyone can stay in the city, which is enough to allow these heroes to live in the county."

This arrangement was once again beyond Wen Xuan's expectations. He wanted to persuade him, but he couldn't speak because he could see that County Magistrate Li had made up his mind completely.

However, the refugees were a little uneasy when they heard this: "Sir, isn't this good? Can we occupy the county government and other places at will?"

"What's wrong with it? The sages said that the people are the most important, and the king is the least. You are not only the people under our jurisdiction, but also the heroes who make great sacrifices. Even if you suffer a little grievance, you must settle you well. Not only your residence, but you will not be short of food every day. I promise here that you will never let you suffer a grievance. Everyone can rest assured!"

With Li Ling's loud announcement, the thousands of refugees who were originally anxious suddenly felt relieved, and many people couldn't help but cry excitedly, bowed and kowtowed again, and thanked him repeatedly.
Chapter completed!