novelraw Chapter 159 Impostor County Magistrate World 19
Chapter 159 Impostor County Magistrate World 19
Anxi originally thought that it would take a long time for his plan to be implemented. After all, there are only a few people in Hu County. There are many plans, and no one can do it.
However, it is unrealistic to buy from outside. Not to mention that he doesn't have that much money, even if he has, he can't really do it.
Half of the people in a county are servants of the county magistrate. Is this plausible?
Therefore, plans come and go, Anxi always intends to complete the goal within five years.
And this goal is just to make the people of Hu County basically able to wear warm clothes and eat well, and to establish defensive measures so that outsiders can come here casually to burn, kill and loot.
It's just that plans never catch up with changes.
On this day, Qiao Liang found Anxi and asked if Hu County could take in some soldiers?
"Soldiers? How many are there? If there are not many, you can ask old man Li to register and make a register. You don't need to ask me specifically." Anxi said indifferently.
"No..." Qiao Liang looked hesitant, but he opened his mouth in embarrassment, "There are more than 6000 people, and more than 2000 of them are injured and retired, and may have disabilities."
"More than 6000 people? There are more than 2000 wounded?" Was this a big war?
"No." Now that he had spoken, Qiao Liang simply explained, "It was the soldiers led by the general I was in before, and most of them were his personal guards. The remaining 2000 people were injured just like me. Those who retreated, but they were seriously injured and homeless, the general took them into his own farm, so that they could farm the land to support themselves.”
"This time the general was defeated, and he was framed by the traitor as colluding with the empire. The emperor ordered a thorough investigation, dismissed the general, and asked the general to return to Beijing to plead his case. As for the management of the army, it was handed over to Yuzhou Jiedu After he took over the barracks, he disbanded the general's personal guards, but they had no choice but to send the general back to Beijing together. They plan to continue fighting with the general after the defense is over."
"Unexpectedly, on the way back to Beijing, the general's wound was infected and he died of a serious illness. After they sent the general back to the capital, they were driven out by the general's son, together with the more than 2000 people in Zhuangzi."
"Why? Since he is the general's personal guard, he should be loyal to the general. After the general dies, he will definitely be loyal to his children."
Anxi didn't believe that the man didn't understand how important it is to have an armed force in such a troubled world.
Qiao Liangmin smiled uncomfortably, "I can't afford it."
Those four thousand strong laborers are okay, and they can work on weekdays. Helping with farming in Zhuangzi, they are promising at least.
But what can those 2000 weak people do?If I fail, I will have to pay for the medicine.
"Is there no other property in the General's Mansion?" Logically speaking, it was possible to support it before, but it shouldn't be so difficult now.
"Yes, the emperor didn't touch the general's property. After knowing the general's death, he let it go. The general has won many battles for many years and got a lot of spoils, but... he doesn't want to raise it." What Qiao Liang didn't say was that the general's child Unlike the general, he grew up in the capital since he was a child. Although he is not a rich man, he does not produce all day long.
On weekdays, he also has a hobby of looking for antiques. This business is hard to tell the real from the fake. Over the years, this young master has often stumbled on it.
In the past, there was a general in charge, and he didn't dare to act recklessly. Now that the general has passed away, he has become the head of the family, and no one can control his spending money.
In this person's eyes, the lives of these guards are not as important as his own antiques.
Therefore, within a month of the general's death, he kicked these people out.
At first, the four thousand guards planned to disband and then go back to their respective homes. After all, there was no food and grass supplies, and they would starve to death in the capital.
However, if they disband, what will happen to the remaining [-] old, weak, sick and disabled?
Without the general's Zhuangzi's farm to make a living, they basically have no family members, and it can be said that they are homeless.
Even if they have a family, they still have to take care of them, otherwise they wouldn't need the general to support them, and they would have gone back to their hometown, such as Qiao Liang, as long as there is still labor, they won't rely on the general, there is really no way.
They are all comrades-in-arms who used to fight together, and they are brothers who can trust their backs. Are they really going to abandon these people?
Can't do it!
The captain of the personal guard was so cruel that he simply took the group of people away.
According to his thinking, anyway, they have more than 4000 laborers, and they can just find a corner at the foot of the mountain to open up wasteland and farm, how can they make a living?
But things didn't go as smoothly as they thought, could it be that the king of the world, about the general, has already been spread all over the court and the field, whether he is really collaborating with the enemy or not, anyway, now that he is dead, it is not clear .
In order not to let themselves be implicated, no parental officer in any place is willing to take these people in.They are not even allowed to stay longer in their own territory, for fear that they will gather together to make trouble.
Therefore, after leaving the capital for half a month, they almost ran out of food, but found that they had nowhere to go, and they had nowhere to buy food, because those officials did not allow it!
Just as the captain was frowning, one of the vice-captains suddenly thought that this neighborhood seemed to be Qiao Liang's hometown.
When they fought side by side before, Qiao Liang mentioned that their hometown is remote but sparsely populated.
If they have the opportunity to enter Hu County, they should not worry about where they can stay.
The captain thought about it, but he couldn't come up with any good solution, so he had to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and let the deputy team come to find Qiao Liang alone. It was an opportunity, so he had to give it a try.
After hearing this, Qiao Liang felt extremely uncomfortable, but he also knew that accepting these 6000 people was no small matter.Hu County has just escaped the impact of the flood, and the population has increased by [-] at once, which may drag down the entire Hu County.
Moreover, although there are only 6000 people on the surface, it is far more than that.These 6000 people still have their own families. Once they settle down, they will definitely take over their families to live together.
Of course, this does not rule out that when most people settle down, some people will leave here and go back to their hometowns, but there must be a small number of them.
Therefore, Qiao Liang was in a dilemma.
But leaving his brothers alone, he couldn't do it.
After thinking about it, he still decided to come to Anxi, even if Anxi was unwilling to accept it, at least give them a chance to buy some food, otherwise they would really starve to death.
Anxi calculated carefully that the food in Hu County was enough, and Wang Wen had opened up the channels to buy food, and with the continuous income from soap, sesame oil, etc., he had money to buy food.
The high-yielding grain seeds in the county have also been planted, and it only takes one or two years for the grain to feed more people.
Moreover, the grain merchant in the county seems to have its own connections, and can get a lot of grain.
Therefore, it is not too difficult to raise thousands of people.
"Okay, I agreed to this, but there is currently no house in the county to house them. You let them build a temporary military camp on the outskirts to live in, and then pick hundreds of people to join the construction team and re-select the land to build houses."
As Anxi was talking, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Turning his head, Qiao Liang looked at him blankly, and then asked, "What's wrong?"
"My lord, you agreed?" Qiao Liang's eyes were flushed, and he was obviously very excited, "Thank you, thank you very much."
"You don't have to thank me. Someone is doing something, and I'm too late to be happy. Don't be so busy being happy, go and bring him back first." An'an patted Qiao Liang's shoulder reassuringly, and said seriously, "Don't give me discipline. I forgot, since you brought these people, you have to be responsible, and you must not make principled mistakes.”
"Yes, my lord, don't worry!" Qiao Liang bowed and retired, and secretly vowed in his heart that no matter what, he would not cause trouble to his lord, and when they came over, they must follow Hu County's rules and train them well.
Suddenly more than 6000 people came, and [-] were old, weak, sick, and disabled. How to arrange it was a big problem.
Anxi called old man Li, and Wang Wen and Zhang Xiaobing discussed together.
According to Anxi, the 2000 people must have entered various workshops to do some work within their capabilities.Four thousand young and strong, first take out five hundred to build houses, and five hundred to go to cement workshops and green brick workshops.The remaining three thousand were all used to build roads and passes.
After all these are done, we can also build reservoirs and dams.In short, no one will be idle.
There is no problem with the general direction, but the specific operation has to be coordinated and arranged by the three people.
The three of them looked at each other, feeling a little helpless. They managed to imitate the adults and assign tasks, thinking that they could relax, but they didn't expect things to happen again.
The number of people this time is quite a lot, enough for them to be busy for a while.
But, well!The more you do, the more rewarding you will be. Presumably, when these people make arrangements, they will get another big red envelope.
Thinking about the generosity of the adults, I feel that the work is not so tiring, so I don't know what the big red envelope will be this time?Is it a fresh food house, or a way to make money?
The number of people is indeed the biggest advantage. Since the arrival of the 6000 people, Hu County has been speeding up like clockwork.
Cement came out, so there were cement roads, cement houses, and majestic city walls.There is also the dam that looks like a magical work. From then on, Hu County is no longer afraid of floods.
The water conservancy spinning machine was successfully developed, and the people in Hu County bought cheap and durable new cloth, and it seemed that every household had new clothes to wear.Soon, Hu County ran out of hemp and cotton, and they had to go outside to buy more.
With the growth, germination and harvest of high-yield crops, the people found that the granary at home could no longer hold them, and they had to take out some to sell for money.
What excites them the most is that they can send their children to study, and there is no money to go to elementary school, and the academy also provides a meal.According to the children, the food in the academy is very good, white rice, meat and vegetables, and soup.
This is a good food that they can't eat at home, so the college let the children eat it for free.
Although the kindergarten class needs to charge money, if someone helps to take care of the children, the women can go out to earn money.The wages earned can completely send three or four children to kindergarten.
There are more and more ways to earn money in Hu County. No matter men, women, old or young, as long as you are willing to do it, you can always support yourself. Even the really widowed old people, and children who have lost both mothers can live in welfare homes.
It seemed that in the blink of an eye, there was no trace of sadness on the faces of the people in Hu County.