Chapter 77 New Environment
After settling down and seeing his mother, Chen Mo quickly fell asleep. From being forced to leave his hometown to the present, his spirit has been tense and he has never slept for a stable sleep. Now that he is completely safe, the deep feeling of fatigue surges up. He slept very well that night, but for others inside and outside Quyang City, it was a sleepless night.
Zhou Fang obviously did not expect that he originally wanted to use Liu Sandao to establish his authority, but in the end, although the man was killed, the power was not able to stand up. Instead, the camp he used to isolate inside and outside was captured by someone. The hungry refugees began to run wildly in the military camp. Although the Taiping Cult soldiers killed many people, more and more people came around to hear the news, as if they were not exhausted.
Why is this happening?
Zhou Fang still can't understand why the plan that has never been detrimental since the uprising has been frustrated in this small city of Quyang. How many days have it been?
"Ship Qu, please leave quickly!" Several Taiping Sect generals rushed up and said with a bleak look on their faces: "It's all messy, our people have been dispersed a lot! Now I can't control them at all!"
Zhou Fang was a little pale. The wealth that he had finally made was gone in one battle. The army of tens of thousands of people was gone overnight. This gap made him a little unacceptable. The most important thing was that if he lost these tens of thousands of people, as soon as the news spread, the cities he occupied would be snatched immediately.
The management of the Taiping Cult is indeed loose, and the system and other systems are not very binding on the church members. Even if he is Zhang Jiao’s registered disciple and the commander of the Little Qu under Lei Gong’s account, if the army is gone, the fate will not be too miserable. However, it is impossible to hold tens of thousands of soldiers in hand and be domineering and respected by others like now.
While speaking, the camp behind us was on fire. In the fire, there were many figures fighting each other. Some were killing Taiping scholars, while others were taking the opportunity to snatch Zhou Fang's supplies.
There were only hundreds of people around Zhou Fang, although they were all elite, but in this night battlefield, facing a melee of tens of thousands of people, if you don’t escape in time, you will soon fall into this melee and be wiped out.
"Let's go!" Looking at the chaotic scene around, Zhou Fang gritted his teeth and rushed out with his men.
Some people recognized him in the crowd. If he could get Zhou Fang's head to the court, he would have made a lot of contributions.
In the chaos, fewer and fewer people around the Zhou side, and the fights were repeated around them. It was no longer a conflict between the Taiping Cult and these refugees. The refugees and refugees also began to fight for supplies or heads.
The Shura Field with tens of thousands of people was spreading around from the beginning outside Quyang City. Standing at the head of Quyang City, it was obvious that the scale of this battle was constantly spreading.
"I don't expect that my Han Dynasty would be in chaos by such a mob!" On the female wall, Zhang Chao looked at this scene without much joy.
"It's not that simple." Zang Hong sighed. The Taiping Cult's uprising was so huge, and such a large-scale action would be impossible to hide it from the court. Zang Hong found out many clues during his tenure and wrote to the court. However, all the memorials he sent were all over the sea. Who was interfering in this period? Now that the war is in chaos, it is no longer possible to investigate. Even if the Taiping Cult is quickly suppressed, Zang Hong's speculation will probably be just a scapegoat in the end.
This thing cannot be investigated. If you really need to investigate thoroughly, Taiping Sect has become active in various places since the Xiping period, and believers are all over the world. If you really investigate, I am afraid that 99% of the Han officials will not be able to escape.
Thinking of this, Zang Hong suddenly felt discouraged and lazy. Who should I blame for such a situation?
The mob? It is true, but the world was in chaos caused by a group of mobs. When did the Han Dynasty become so weak?
"What should I do next?" Zhang Chao asked.
"We have limited staff to close the Internet cafe. We will send people to persuade you tomorrow. How much can we convince you, settle the refugees and restore people's livelihood. Although the Taiping Cult is in chaos, this is not its main battlefield." Zang Hong's face was a little tired: "All parties should have counterattacks. The Taiping Cult has exhausted before. The next step is to wait for the imperial court to order."
The melee continued until early morning, and the sound of fighting outside the city gradually decreased. Many refugees came to the city to beg for surrender, standing on the city wall and looking around, but seeing devastation.
"Let's open the city!" Zang Hong walked down the female wall and said to Zhang Chao tiredly: "Send people to lobby all parties. Yesterday, I have raised a lot of money and grain with the gentry in the city. Those who are willing to return home can distribute money and grain and leave by themselves, and those who are willing to stay here..."
Zhang Chao nodded and said, "After this battle, the Quyang area is empty. It is the time to use people. You can build new villages and land at that time..."
"I notify the gentry in the city that if you are willing to contribute to the reconstruction, you can divide the land, but these refugees need to be resettled." Zang Hong thought for a while.
Fields are good things. After this battle, it is impossible to count how many people died, but the vacant fields have become ownerless things. Quyang is now going to rebuild it. Using these fields to make those gentry invest and stabilize people's hearts the fastest way.
Of course, some of these land must be kept for the court. As for how much it is, it is Zhang Chao's business.
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Chen Mo slept in a daze and did not wake up until the next day.
The strange environment, whether it is the bed beneath you or the table decorations in the room, are something that you have never seen before. Such an environment is somewhat embarrassing.
"Young Master is awake?" Just as Chen Mo looked around in a daze, the sudden sound of sounds beside him scared him.
Turning his head and looking at it, it was a girl dressed as a maid.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Mo subconsciously took out his sharp knife. This was his instinct that he had been honing over the past few months.
"After the orders of the head of the family, serve the young master." The maid bowed and said.
"No need." Chen Mo shook his head, not used to being around.
"Can……"
"Go out!" Chen Mo's face was a little cold. Someone was staying by his side for a night, but he didn't notice it at all. This made him, who had always been alert, feel a little uncomfortable.
"Here!" The maid's eyes were a little red, but she bowed to Chen Mo obediently and placed a tray dragging clothes beside Chen Mo.
"Is this... mine?" Chen Mo frowned.
"The clothes prepared by the head of the family for the young master, and in addition, the head of the family ordered that it is best to take a shower and change clothes after the young master woke up." The maid bowed and said.
"Where is my mother?" Chen Mo remembered that he said a few words to his mother last night, and he felt sleepy and fell asleep. At this moment, he couldn't wait to see someone.
"I'm talking to the head of the family, young master..." The maid hesitated and said, "The bathtub has been prepared for the young master. Is the young master taking a shower?"
"No need, you go out first. I'll change my clothes and take me to see my mother." Chen Mo shook his head. In the past, I was busy working in the countryside for half a year, so how could I have the time and strength to bathe? It would be nice to be able to bathe once a month. In summer, I would go to the river with everyone. This way, I would bathe in a bathtub specifically, which is a bit repulsive for Chen Mo.
"Here!" The maid bowed again and bowed and exited the door.
Chapter completed!