The current situation is that he has almost proclaimed himself the governor of Mayi, and he has ruled a place full of chicken feathers, waiting for him to work hard to clean it up.
Staying in Mayi County seems to be meaningless now.
Therefore, he needs to deal with all matters in Mayi as soon as possible and then return to Yunnei.
In fact, it's just a matter of taking orders in times of crisis.
How to manage a border county like Mayi well is no longer a matter of political wisdom. As long as you have strong soldiers and horses and sufficient food and grass, the border county will be safe.
Everything in Mayi City is easy to deal with. No one wants to bother with it anymore, and no one can afford to bother with it. As long as everyone has enough to eat, the people in the city don't really care about whether there is a government or not.
A few days later, after the funeral, someone caused some trouble for Li Po.
Wang Rengong's old servant committed suicide in front of Wang Rengong's tomb after guarding the tomb for seven days.
In Li Po's view, this kind of behavior cannot be said to be good or bad, but according to customs and sentiments, or even government regulations, such righteous deeds must be praised and must be widely praised.
So, Li Po thought about it again, and personally built another grave for the old servant next to Wang Rengong's tomb, and paid homage to it. Looking at this cemetery where so many people were buried, Li Po also thought
Now, we should wait for the opportunity and go to Yunzhong Grassland to bring back the corpses of several veteran soldiers for burial.
Although he has always believed that the dead should never be more important than the living, but if given the opportunity, he would still complete the matter.
This burial incident delayed his trip for a few days, so things came up again.
First, Chen Da reported that many women in the city wanted to join the army and found them in military camps. Those who went to the government office looked like there was going to be civil unrest again, which made him a little panicked.
Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years.
In fact, Li Po is quite strange. Chen Da is the nephew of Chen Xiaoyi, the governor of Yanmen, but he worked hard for Mayi. He almost died here, and now he has no intention of going back to Yanmen.
Are Wang Rengong and Chen Xiaoyi really on such good terms? Or is Chen Xiaoyi deliberately trying to get involved in Mayi?
He had never met Chen Xiaoyi, so it was difficult for him to make a judgment, and he would not ask Chen Da, but he was just cautious secretly.
As for the women in Mayi City who want to join the army, it is quite normal.
There is no definite estimate of how many orphans and widows are left in the city, but the majority of them are women. Now it is an indisputable fact.
If these families want to survive, there is no better way than joining the army.
There are not many examples of women joining the army in the Sui Dynasty, but there is still no precedent for women joining the army on a large scale.
Li Po didn't think much about it, so he ordered Chen Da to calculate how many women were suitable, form an army, organize and train them, and let them patrol the four cities and guard the city gates.
In Li Po's opinion, these women have experienced war and should be more useful than some men.
Moreover, Mayi County may face a situation where there are too many boys and girls for a long time in the future, and training female troops can just make up for the unexpected reads;.
Chen Da obviously had different opinions, but he did not argue and just accepted the order.
The achievements of the Heng'an Town Army have spread, and it has the greatest impact on soldiers like Chen Da, the Hengan Town General who is good at fighting.
Even if he couldn't obey his orders, the courage to contradict him quickly disappeared.
Then Luo Shixin came to cause trouble again. This guy who had been wandering around since childhood and almost grew up on the battlefield finally had the idea of marrying a wife.
The one he wants to marry is the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister Wang Lu of Mayi County.
Whether Wang Lu wanted to marry a daughter and moved closer to the Heng'an Town Army, or Luo Shixin was interested in his family background, anyway, most marriages these days have nothing to do with the love between his children.
"Brother, you have to make the decision for me. I don't want any betrothal gifts or anything else. I just want my elder to come to propose marriage in person..."
Yes, someone's lifelong happiness is all on you with just one click, and you can't even think about agreeing to it.
Li Po now had a lawsuit all over his head, and this guy was causing trouble again. Naturally, he was in an extremely bad mood, so he slapped him in the face and said, "I haven't seen many people die, but you still want to get married now. You are crazy."
you?"
Luo Shixin was very honest. He opened his mouth and smiled stupidly, "It's an engagement. Don't be in a hurry to get married. I will have to trouble my brother when the time comes. My sister-in-law is helping me make arrangements."
Li Po had no choice but to go there himself.
Wang Lu had been waiting at home for a long time. He was the one who brokered the marriage. The family he married into was not very good, but the future son-in-law was that sworn brother.
In normal times, this marriage would definitely not have taken place. He himself despised those rough men who led the troops.
But now, he is extremely satisfied. Once the marriage is completed, his Wang family will be able to settle down in Mayi.
The only regret is that this daughter is not a legitimate daughter. His daughters who are legitimate daughters have all been married to others and are not in Mayi. There is only such a young daughter next to her. She is fairly well-educated and good-looking.
Originally he wanted to find a family in Jinyang to marry, but he couldn't live without Mayi, but now he just happened to be married to the Li family in Yunnei.
In fact, the more suitable person is Li Po himself. Unfortunately, his vision is not good...
Needless to say too much, anyway, Li Po held a funeral in Mayi County, and then held a happy event, and became an in-law with a branch of the Wang family in Jinyang.
Of course, as for whether sworn brothers are sworn brothers, that's all. Apart from Li Chun, the only people in the Heng'an Town Army who can call him brother are Luo Shixin and Yuen Long.
These two were friends that Li Po made when he was in despair. They have been together to this day. In the eyes of outsiders, they are actually almost like his biological brothers.
Luo Shixin's marriage is settled, and the good news from Yuen Long is actually coming soon.
He was currently having a heated fight with the blue-eyed guy from the Western Turks. What was going on? Li Po had neither the time nor the leisure to ask in detail.
I just heard from my wife that the two of them are about to get married.
But Yuen Long is different from Luo Shixin. They have parents and brothers, and it is not Li Po's turn to take charge. Therefore, Yuen Long is just waiting for the nod from the old man in the capital, so that he can get a bride here.
In fact, if Ma Yi wants to marry a wife now, it really doesn't have to be too difficult.
After years of war, the balance in the ratio of men to women has long been broken. As long as you are strong and healthy and can support your family, it is easy to marry ten or eight people and the cost is extremely low.
Like Li Po himself, as long as he wanted to take a concubine, the whole Mayi County, no matter what kind of family he was, it would be a matter of one word.
But now, he actually only has one wife and one concubine by his side, and the red eyes are still just a name, which can only show that he really doesn't care much about women.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to propose marriage, Li Po discussed with Wang Lu again that there were too many vacancies among county officials and it was urgent to replenish the manpower.
It is certain that we will transfer people from Yunnei.
But that will take some time. What Li Po needs to do now is to conduct a census in Mayi County and make the most reasonable distribution based on the drought situation and the existing grain and grass.
Because now, Mayi County cannot afford to waste a grain of grain.
Wang Lu hesitated to speak, but Li Po knew what he was thinking, so he told him bluntly that it would be thank God that Yunnei's cattle and sheep grain could last until this winter. There was no need to expect that Yunnei could still survive.
Allocate food and grass to the county and city.
Moreover, the current standing army in Mayi County has long exceeded the size when Li Jing was there.
The consumption of raising troops is another huge expense.
Therefore, he needed Wang Lu to lead people to immediately rearrange the household registration without any falsehoods, because this was related to the life and death of the entire Mayi military and civilian officials.
Wang Lu was also full of bitterness and lost the joy of the marriage.
Since the eighth year of Daye, food issues have continued to trouble Mayi Border County. Until now, it has become more and more serious, with no sign of relief.
Where is the way out for Mayi County? Wang Lu is at a loss and has no clue. Fortunately, the post of Mayi Governor did not fall on his head. Otherwise, now he can only learn from Li Jing.
Official fans at that time were forced by the situation to the point of voluntarily giving up their official positions. This shows how bad the situation in Mayi has been deteriorating over the years.
Finally, he asked, "Under such circumstances, does the county governor have any plans for the future?"
Even though Li Po had a severe headache, he still smiled calmly and said: "Don't worry, people will not starve to death after all. As for you, as long as you do your duty, you will have great merits. Also, since there is a shortage of people, find someone."
Some literate and intelligent women have joined the county government as officials, but the people in Yunnei will arrive later after all..."
Wang Lu was speechless, and like Chen Da, he swallowed his reluctance.
With two orders, the county almost became a daughter's country.
Of course, Li Po also understood that this situation was probably only temporary. After a woman became an official and joined the army, it would be just that, let alone now?
After finishing these things, Li Po planned to lead his troops back to Yunnei, but something happened again.
Chen Xiaoyi, the governor of Yanmen, came to Mayi in person, which surprised Li Po, but he had to entertain this uninvited guest.
Chen Xiaoyi is much younger than Wang Rengong. He is in his fifties, with gray hair, but a strong body. He is from Yongji, Hedong. He has been an official for many years and is famous for his loyalty. In fact, he is a guy who is quite good at criminal law.
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After he took charge of Yanmen, he was quite popular. After the war in the eleventh year of Daye, Yanmen County was still able to gather people to defend it, and there was no widespread famine. It can be said that he was indispensable.
Li Po was a little confused about Chen Xiaoyi's arrival, and many of his guesses were unfounded.
But being able to meet the governor of Yanmen at this time will be beneficial to the future situation of Mayi County.
