I’m a Corrupt Official, So Why Am I Supposed to Defend the City and Provide Disaster Relief?

Zhao Enyi opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into the most notorious corrupt county magistrate in the Great Liang dynasty. He stole from the imperial treasury, seized the people's farmland, and even pocketed the donations from the City God Temple. Now drought has struck, monsters are attacking the city, and refugees are rioting. The imperial court's order to punish him is already on its way. Other transmigrators start out as lords or ministers. From the start, people are out for his blood and his life hangs by a thread. Just as Zhao Enyi thinks the furious townsfolk are about to tear him apart and eat him alive... Ding! [Infrastructure Maniac System activated] [Quest: Repair the breach in the city wall (0/1). Reward: Prosperity +100, Basic Monster-Suppressing Stone Recipe] Build roads, and earn master artisan techniques; dig canals, and gain a spirit-spring water vein; build city walls, and receive a monster-suppressing magic formation! Zhao Enyi rolls up his sleeves. "Deal with the monsters? First, let's build some roads. Defend the city? First, let's fix the sewers. As for the court's punishment... just wait until they see this county seat, more prosperous than the capital. They'll be on their knees begging me to become a prefect!"