In ancient times, there was a type of official who was particularly valuable, they were good officials for the sake of the people, this kind of officials were very few in ancient times, because the ancient people were like grass in the eyes of officials, few officials would really put the people in their hearts, most of the officials would only take themselves, never take the people seriously, because of this, so those officials who think about the people are rare, will be so welcomed and respected by the people, like liu Zongyuan, who is known as such an official. Liu Zongyuan was one of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and he was not only literate, but also had extraordinary ideas, so he was a famous writer and thinker in the Tang Dynasty.
Liu Zongyuan did not have a smooth career in his career, he was often degraded, once was relegated to Liuzhou, the ancient Liuzhou was not a good place, at that time Liuzhou was extremely backward, how backward was it? Backward to even a well, so many people live in the area even a well can not find everyone can imagine, at that time everyone draft only get the river to fetch water, of course, the water used can only go to the river to take, the river is not close to them, they need to go down the mountain to the riverside, the mountain road is rugged, but also very dangerous, as long as it encounters rainy weather, the mountain road will be very wet and slippery, take the water a little inattention, will fall, fall on the mountain road can not be compared to the flat road, once the fall will immediately roll down from the mountain, People with better luck may only break their hands and feet, while those with bad luck will die directly.
Liu Zongyuan learned of this situation when he arrived in Liuzhou at that time, liu Zongyuan as an official of the party naturally could not ignore it, after all, he was not a faint official, so he had to take care of this matter, Liu Zongyuan began to conduct field investigations at that time, after an inspection, Liu Zongyuan decided to sink the well, as long as there was a well, the people did not have to go down the mountain to get water, there would be no accidents, after making up his mind, Liu Zongyuan immediately ordered a subordinate to lead some soldiers to the north of the city to dig a well, at that time, in order to dig this well, everyone worked day and night, and they could not rest After everyone's unremitting efforts, this well was dug very deep, because it was too shallow and there was no water at all, and finally this well was finally dug out of water.
Everyone was surprised to hear that the well was dug out of the water, and they hurriedly put down their work and rushed to the well, just wanted to witness a miracle, why can a well surprise everyone? Because they have never seen a well, just like people in the tropics have never seen snow, everyone saw the water coming out of the well and couldn't help themselves, so many people couldn't wait to hit some well water to drink, and when they drank the sweet well water, they were more excited, and many people even shed tears of excitement, which showed how strange the well was.
Doesn't it seem strange to say this? Do you think that the people of ancient Liuzhou are stupid, how come they don't know that they have dug wells? If you think so, it must be wrong, not the people of Liuzhou are stupid, in fact, some people have drilled wells before, but when digging they can't move, they will collapse, everyone thinks that digging wells will damage feng shui, ancient people are very superstitious, most people who involve feng shui will be convinced, so they did not drill wells again, and there is another reason, that is, the wells are very deep and do not come out of the water, so everyone thinks that digging wells is not feasible, so everyone does not continue to dig wells, Liuzhou has no wells.
After Liu Zongyuan came to Liuzhou, he did not believe in feng shui, he firmly believed that the well did not have water because it was dug not deep enough, as long as it was deep enough, there would be water, and the collapse of the well had nothing to do with feng shui, the reason why the well collapsed was only because the way of digging and the protection work were not in place, as long as these wells were done well, they would not collapse, and after such a recognition, Liu Zongyuan had specially explained to everyone when he ordered people to dig wells, so everyone dug very carefully, and the protection work was also very in place. Therefore, the well naturally does not collapse, and when it is dug deep enough, it can naturally produce water, and the final result is indeed as Liu Zongyuan envisioned.
After having a well, the people of Liuzhou no longer need to go to the river to get water, and there is no need to worry about casualties in fetching water, so the people were extremely grateful to Liu Zongyuan at that time, as long as liu Zongyuan was talked about, everyone would give a thumbs up, Liu Zongyuan in Liuzhou not only did this one good thing, but also did a lot of good things, we will not list them one by one, at that time Liu Zongyuan in Liuzhou for the official to do his best, as long as it is the problem encountered by the people, he will do his best to solve, he was an official in Liuzhou for a few years, Backward Liuzhou has made a lot of progress, and the people are no longer so superstitious, in other words, Liu Zongyuan single-handedly promoted the development of Liuzhou, such a feat is not something that ordinary officials can do, even if they can do it, most officials will not do it, because they have no ordinary people in their hearts.