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The work presented here documents the good deeds of Lu Ziyan, the prefect of Huzhou (Zhejiang Province), and his efforts to protect Tiaoxi (later named Huzhou). Lu Ziyan received his jin shi degree in 1637 and began work at the Ministry of Revenue. He was posted to Huzhou and, in 1640, when the prefecture was devastated by floods, came up with a relief strategy and was relentless in his efforts to assist the prefecture. The following year, in 1641, the prefecture was hit again, this time by drought, locusts, and ...