Even if the river levels eventually rose, causing the people to be displaced, all he needed to do was open the granaries to aid the refugees. As long as there was no uprising, his position was secure, subject to at most some rebukes. However, the Magistrate from South State was King Qi's man. As long as King Qi exerted his influence, entering the capital was not out of reach, and even if he didn't make it to the capital, continuing as Prefect was still a coveted position envied by others.
Chu Heng sat in the cabin of the ship, with geographical maps of Yuzhou and South State laid out before him. Several new canals had been added to the maps, including one major waterway, which he had split into an inner and an outer canal in the sketch at his side.