明朝时,川南有个读书人叫陶石牛,金榜题名后被朝廷委派为知县。陶石牛走马上任,到了县城门,来接他的却是一只船,原来县城刚发过洪水,街上已经能行船了。陶石牛到河边查看,问一个老人:“河边为什么没修堤呢?”老人一听就来了气:“年年捐款修堤,年年水淹县城,水灾成了衙门的摇钱树!”原来是这样!陶石牛立即拟出布告,说本任知县要修一道坚实的防洪堤,根治水患,要大家捐钱捐物。谁知老百姓的反应却出奇 Ming Dynasty, Southern Sichuan has a scholar called Tao Shixiu, Jinbang title after the court appointed magistrate. Tao Shek ox took office, to the county gates, to pick him is a boat, the original county just sent floods, the streets have been able to march. Tao Dan cattle to the river view, ask an old man: “Why did not repair the river embankment it?” “The old man came to a gas: ” annual donation Xiudi, flooded the county every year, the flood became the Yamen Of the cash cow! "It turned out to be! Tao stone cattle immediately put forward the bulletin, said the magistrate to repair a solid flood embankment, cure flooding, we want to donate money and goods. Who knows the reaction of ordinary people is surprising