Chapter 45: Besieged on All Sides
In the early morning of the next day, the entire Yanshan County was very lively. It seemed that many people were used to the quiet Yanshan. Now it was so lively that they were not used to it. Especially at this time in the county, the villagers who had just moved in were all more like birds.
We got up still early and gathered around chattering.
Fang Zhuo announced the news of the suspension of construction last night. There are many empty rooms in the county, which are enough for the villagers, but there is no guarantee how many people will live in the rooms.
There were twenty-six villages in Yanshan County. All the village stewards were in the county government hall at this time. Fang Zhuo counted several times and found that there were always twenty-eight. He looked curiously at the people below who were still discussing.
"Everyone, please be quiet! There are twenty-six villages along the mountain. Why are there twenty-eight people here?"
The people in the court looked at each other in confusion. After a while, two people stood in front and said, "Returning to the county magistrate, we are stewards of another village. Because we are close to Yanshan Mountain, the roads are connected together. This police officer went to notify the two of us passing by."
The village, no, we came here together, I hope the county magistrate will take me in."
"So it's like this, um, do you people from the twenty-six villages know these two?" In order to prevent anyone from sneaking in, Fang Zhuo came directly to the court to identify them on the spot.
"Back to the county magistrate, our villages are located next to each other. I know them both. Although they do not belong to the same county, many of our fields are connected." A village steward stood up and testified for these two people.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if there are two more villages. The place where everyone lives will be a bit crowded these days. As long as you don't burn the houses, you can do whatever you want. Anyway, I had planned to demolish those houses before. However, the ugly words are here
Up front, you are all village stewards. The young men in each village must be pulled out to guard the city wall with the city guards. For the rest of the people, your village stewards have arranged it well. Don’t cause any trouble to come out. Otherwise, don’t blame me for looking for your village.
Trouble with management."
"Don't worry, sir, I will follow the arrangements." The people below replied in unison.
"According to this map, each village will live in an area, and food and water will be distributed according to the village. If you have any opinions, come to me and don't conflict with other villagers. I haven't had time to inform you before that the twenty-sixth village
All the land deeds are in my hands. I am not only the county magistrate here, but also your landlord! You must obey my arrangements both in public and private matters!" Fang Zhuo changed his usual easy-going and used a very stern tone.
, explaining to the people below.
Zhao Laosi was the first to be surprised. He couldn't help but asked: "Master, you have collected all the fields along the mountain!"
"Well, I didn't tell you last night. Have you harvested the vegetables?" Fang Zhuo has deep feelings for Yuanhu Village, not only because he knew Yuanhu Village first, but more importantly, Yuanhu Village is the experimental field along the entire mountain. Everything is there.
We started planting in Yuan Wu Village first, and now the first season vegetables are mature. No matter how many there are, it is better to have some than nothing.
"Go back to the young master, no, back to the county magistrate. I only collected the damaged ones last night, but then the police came and told me to bring the valuable ones. There are only three valuable things in our village. One is the tools given by the young master.
, The second thing is those seeds and mature vegetables, not a single one is left, they are all picked." Zhao Laosi is also smart. He knows what to say on any occasion. Of course, in front of so many people,
They have to call the county magistrate, not to mention that this is the county government hall, and the tools in their hands must be treated differently. Yuanhu Village was the first to submit to Fang Zhuo. At that time, Fang Zhuo was just their young master, so he said this
Afterwards, no one around expressed any dissatisfaction.
"Okay, your village has worked hard, keep some for yourself, and take out the rest and distribute it to other villages. Those two who are not from the county will also share. Don't miss out on their food and drink. Likewise, you must send people to defend the city.
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"Thank you, Lord Magistrate, for your appreciation! We will definitely follow your orders."
The resettlement work of the villagers was arranged. The managers of each village took the lead in leading the people to the temporary residence yard. Zhao Xi led the former apprentices and acted as guides, standing at various important street intersections to help the villagers who had just arrived.
Guiding the road. Here, I have to say that the six students with poor grades are working hard at this time, which can almost be described as robots. The sixteen apprentices plus Zhao Xi's seventeen people have all been approved to wear Yamen vests. In the crowd
It's very easy to find.
After arranging matters in the county government, Fang Zhuo went to the South City Gate Barracks. He wanted to see if the weapons of the soldiers guarding the city were lethal. He saw many apprentices along the way, guiding the road diligently, and felt proud to have these sixteen soldiers.
He felt gratified that he was a capable person. If he was alone at this time, he would be too exhausted to play. There were too many people. A village with more than a hundred people is a small village. In the villages on the east side of Yanshan County, every village
There are two to three hundred people. This is why Fang Zhuan secretly scolded Shopkeeper Zhang in his heart for giving him such a big stall, which tripled the number of people in the nine villages before him. But on the other hand, if these villagers are left alone, only
Providing water sources depends on the villagers cultivating their own land, and less than 10% of the villagers can survive until the next harvest. Just being a hero and rescuing the people without any reward is not a long-term solution. Looking at so many villagers along the way, Fang Zhuan
Shaking his head helplessly, he could only make up for his current investment by developing the mountain along the mountain in the future and building a new house with the deed in his hand for sale.
He was thinking about his thoughts all the way, but did not stop. After arriving at the barracks, the guard at the door knew Fang Zhuan and went in without stopping him. It was just that he came to the wrong place. At this time, the barracks could be said to be empty, except for a few
There was only one cook, but no one was there, so I turned around and headed towards the city wall.
The barracks were almost adjacent to the city wall. There was a road around the city in the middle. After quickly climbing up the city wall, Fang Zhuo saw the weapons of the soldiers. There were not many bows and arrows that could be used, and there were also arrows.
The miserable appearance of the stumps and broken feathers made Fang Zhuo not know what to say to them. No matter what he said at this time, the situation would not change much. Fang Zhuo thought, if every county has been comfortable for a long time and the soldiers have no fighting ability.
, the weapons are not lethal, so this battle cannot be fought at all, it is just a fight for heads. Yanshan knew the crisis was coming in advance, and the villagers were mobilized into the city. But what about other counties? It must be a catastrophe.
While they were thinking about it, the garrison officer and the three city gate guards thought that Fang Zhuo would summon him, so they came over on their own initiative. Seeing Fang Zhuo's silent contemplation, none of the four took the initiative to come forward to speak. Just as Fang Zhuo was
When he was about to go back to get the weapons, he saw four people standing aside from the corner of his eye, "I saw your military strength, and what about... I won't say more. You know better than me. This victory has been won. Everyone knows
Hehehe, if you lose this battle, I don’t need to worry about your lives. Those thieves will not spare you! People who can’t even protect themselves still want to defend their homeland? Just listen to me! I will tell you later
I will bring some weapons that I have. Once the war is over, I will return them all to me. Remember, I am lending them to you! However, there is an exception to everything. If anyone performs well, I can give him the weapon.
!Consider it a reward!”
One stick and one candied date, this routine must be there. Fang Zhuo was not sure whether the army in front of him could win. He said before that leaving a city wall for him to defend himself was just a trick to lure troops. After seeing the soldiers defending the city,
Chapter completed!