Chapter 88 I will never deceive the people

Zhou Xing was also surprised by this set of data comparisons.

From the time when Wang Ying Cong Qian and Guan Hai were killed, and Guan Cheng was driven away, in less than half a year, the population has increased by 140,000, and this is the registered population. The population from other counties and states has flowed into Donglai.

Not among them.

Liu Bei was equally surprised. He didn't expect that Donglai now has such a large population. Adding in the refugees, there may be more than 400,000 people in Donglai County.

The population suddenly increased, and food became a big problem.

However, according to the information currently known, the food problem is not yet obvious. It is difficult to say what will happen in the future. It mainly depends on how many people will flow into Dongnai in the future.

Generally speaking, Donglai has a large population, which shows that we have done the right thing in a series of measures to suppress bandits and benefit the people.

Liu Bei looked at Zhou Xing, his eyes full of affirmation and gratitude. Without his military advisor, he would not have achieved what he has today.

"Yes," Li Ye answered the court envoy's question, "the number of people has increased by 140,000, and the increase in cultivated fields is difficult to count. Nowadays, among the mountains and forests, as long as there is water flowing, there are cultivated fields.

The people live in peace and are happy to farm, but once Mr. Liu leaves, everything will probably return to the way it was before, with bandits running rampant and the fields deserted. Ming Shijun, the emperor and the court don't want to see such a scene happen again!"<

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The imperial envoy was speechless for a moment.

He knew that Liu Bei governed Donglai County very well, but he didn't know that it was so good.

"Mr. Liu Fu! Mr. Liu Fu! You can't leave!"

At this time, Wang Xiu, the magistrate of Huang County, and many county and county officials followed behind him. They rushed to the door of the living room, saluted and shouted to Liu Bei.

Zhou Xing was smiling. It was he who sent people to tell Li Ye and Wang Xiu that Liu Bei was leaving Donglai.

As expected, Li Ye was the first to come to dissuade him after hearing the news. Wang Xiu was in the county court, so he came a step too late.

Neither the meritorious officer Li Ye nor the county magistrate Wang Xiu wanted Liu Bei to leave Donglai.

They don't think about Liu Bei's future competition for the world. They only think about Liu Bei's need to stay for the people of Donglai.

Especially Li Ye, who is from Donglai, hopes Liu Bei will stay in Donglai and govern Donglai County better.

Liu Bei hurriedly walked to the door, looked at the officials and said, "You don't have to be like this. I can't bear to leave you, but this is the emperor's order, and there's nothing I can do about it!"

Li Ye pointed to the imperial envoy and said to everyone outside the door: "This is the imperial envoy. You can ask him to tell the imperial court to let Mr. Liu stay in Donglai and protect our people in Donglai!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to the court envoy and begged: "Please tell the emperor that we, the people of Donglai, cannot live without Mr. Liu. Please allow Mr. Liu to stay in Donglai. After Donglai is stable, it will not be too late for Mr. Liu to go to the capital."

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The court envoy could tell that these people were sincerely pleading, and it was not like they were pretending.

Everyone was talking, but the imperial envoy remained silent, but he secretly praised Liu Bei in his heart. Such good governors are rare.

"Mr. Liu Fu! Mr. Liu Fu!"

At this time, everyone in the hall heard the voices outside the house shouting in unison, and the sound shook the house.

While the imperial envoy was astonished, the officials from the prefecture's mansion hurriedly squeezed in and reported to Liu Bei: "Many people, including thousands of people, were kneeling outside the gate of the mansion begging him to stay when they heard that the prince was leaving.

, there are still many people coming, please go out and take a look, Lord!"

"Go and have a look." Liu Bei said and walked out, followed by Zhou Xing, the court envoy and others.

When I arrived at the door of the mansion, I saw people kneeling on the ground outside the door, shouting for Mr. Liu to stay.

Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, these people became even more excited and shouted: "Liu Fujun, you can't leave us! If you leave, we will have to live our previous lives again! Only with Liu Fujun in Donglai can we live our lives."

Let’s live a peaceful life! Mr. Liu Fu, you must not leave!”

This was a scene that Liu Bei had not expected. He could see that this was a spontaneous act by the people, not an arrangement by the military advisor. The military advisor just spread the news that he was leaving Donglai. After knowing this, the people came to persuade him to stay.

Liu Bei looked back at Zhou Xing and was grateful to the military advisor for allowing him to witness that what he had done was worth it. At the same time, he was grateful to the military advisor for persuading him to come to Donglai. Only in Donglai could he do such a good job.

If it were in other places, where there weren't so many bandits and chaos, I'm afraid I wouldn't be so popular with the people!

The military advisor is right, heroes come out of troubled times, and good governors can come out of troubled counties.

I am now a good governor!

Liu Bei has a clear conscience!

He saw Huang Ren, the third elder in the village, and the Chen family whose land had been seized by Yan Song.

"Everyone, get up and go home!" Liu Bei shouted loudly.

"Mr. Liu Fu, unless you promise not to leave Donglai, we will never leave!" Someone responded loudly.

Liu Bei didn't know how to answer. He certainly couldn't say that he wouldn't leave, let alone drive the people away.

He looked back at the imperial envoy and said, "Envoy, look at this..."

The imperial envoy raised his head and looked into the distance, and saw that there were still many people running towards him, not only kneeling outside the gate of the prefect's mansion, but even the entire street.

"This is your business." The court envoy shook his head.

There is nothing the imperial envoy can do at this moment. It is Liu Bei's job to persuade the people to leave.

But looking at the current situation, it is almost impossible for Liu Bei to persuade the people to leave, unless he promises not to leave Donglai.

"Fellow folks, get up and go home! I don't want to leave Donglai, and I also want to be with you, but it's just destiny that cannot be violated. This is the order of the court!" Liu Bei had no choice but to shout to everyone.

"Mr. Liu Fu, you can't leave Donglai now. If you go to Xudu, we will follow you. Wherever you go, we will follow you!"

The imperial envoy's face changed slightly after hearing this. If the people of Donglai followed Liu Bei to Xudu, as the people said, then Xudu and the surrounding areas would become chaotic.

It is not impossible for the people to follow Liu Bei.

He turned around and returned to the house.

Liu Bei tried to persuade him a few more times, but the people didn't listen at all and only asked him to promise not to leave Donglai.

In desperation, Liu Bei had no choice but to return to the house and at the same time told the doorkeeper not to close the door.

Zhou Xing followed behind him and quietly said to Li Ye, the meritorious officer, and Wang Xiu, the county magistrate: "It seems that it is difficult for the people to leave for a while, but we cannot let the people starve to death and faint outside the gate of the prefect's mansion. You go and prepare food for the people."<

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Li Ye and Wang Xiu understood Zhou Xing's intentions and knew that Military Advisor Zhou did not want Governor Liu to leave, and they did not want to leave because of Lord Liu's wishes.

The two left happily and arranged for people to prepare food for the people.

In the palace, the imperial envoy said to Liu Bei: "Prefect Liu, given the current situation, if you don't agree to the people's request, I'm afraid they won't leave. How about you agree for the time being, and then follow me on the road after the people disperse?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he became angry and said: "I am not a person who breaks my word, and I will never deceive the people!"

The imperial envoy realized that he had made a mistake and said, "What should I do?"

Zhou Xing immediately said: "Why don't you go and tell the people that Liu Fujun will not leave Donglai, and then go back to the court to inform the emperor of the situation here, and ask the court to allow Liu Fujun to stay in Donglai to ensure peace of mind."
Chapter completed!