362: Refugees and grass bandits (1) [take a leave]
Looking at the low office table that she smashed to pieces, Shen Tang, who was already furious, had veins on her forehead beating wildly, and her heart was trembling with pain. This table was made of fine sandalwood, and she found it from several stores. , my favorite table recently.
But I couldn't say it out loud.
Take a deep breath——
She warned herself to learn to control her temper, and the bad habit of scrapping furniture at every turn was not advisable. She was not that rich yet, and if the table broke, she would have to dig out her pocket to build a new one.
Strange things come and go, and it’s all the fault of the indifferent Zheng Qiao brothers!
Xu Jie didn't know what she was thinking.
Just looking at the regret and distress in her eyes, I made a guess - Jun Shen must be regretful that he could not control his temper, and felt sorry for the more than 200,000 innocent people who were driven to die - to be honest, he was also distressed. But you can only take care of yourself.
This is not 20,000!
That’s a full two hundred thousand!
Two hundred thousand people were forced to become bandits, had no home to call home, and had to leave their homes! They had no land or food in their hands, only countless people and hungry bellies.
Today they are almost like locusts.
Wherever it passes, there will be no grass growing!
Taken individually, they are nothing.
Personal power is slim and cannot make much waves.
Even if you accept the territory under your rule, you don't have to worry about causing damage. But two hundred thousand hungry people gathered together to plunder and plunder together. Even twenty-year-old Chehou would feel his scalp numb when he saw it, temporarily avoiding the sharp edge. .
Even my own lord is powerless.
One careless move will turn everything upside down.
The only thing they can do is to take care of their own three-thirds of an acre of land to prevent bandits from swarming over to rob and kill.
Xu Jielai said this to Shen Tang because he also wanted to give Shen Jun a warning - this year's harvest is not good. Although everyone's harvest is average, Heyin County has a small harvest.
Every household has paid sufficient field taxes and has one year's worth of food left, and the government office's granary is still stocked with some...
Who doesn’t feel jealous after seeing this?
Xu Jie was worried that the grass bandits would flee to Heyin.
You can never go wrong by preparing in advance.
Shen Tang naturally understood.
It's one thing to sympathize with these common people, but Shen Tang, as the governor of Heyin County, can't be stupid enough to take in these people just because of sympathy. Does she have so much food to feed people? She has enough manpower to restrain more than 200,000 grass bandits without causing trouble. , An'an cultivates the land separately? She has so much land for more than 200,000 common people to cultivate?
Shen Tang even had to worry about his own safety.
[If you store grain but not guns, your home will be a granary; if you store guns but not grain, everything will be a granary.]
The words he used to tease Xu Jie hit him on the head.
Her family has food, but not enough guns.
Shen Tang secretly took a deep breath to calm down: "Does Wen Zhu know where they are?"
"I received the news that I have been driven out of Qianzhou."
"How long does it take to get to Ha Yin?"
"Counting the journey, there are still more than a month."
Shen Tang murmured: "Yue Yu..."
A rough map of the nearby area immediately appeared in his mind.
The Geng State and the original Xin State are considered to be the first tier in the northwest. The two countries together have four states. They are Lingzhou, Qianzhou, Yanzhou in the original Xin State, Kunzhou that the two kings rebelled and seized, and two Kill the counties and counties that the small countries have stolen.
Zheng Qiao's current power can only affect Qianzhou and most of Yanzhou. Lingzhou and the remaining Yanzhou area are controlled by various forces, and the King of Pigs is not in peace either. Although the territory is not as large as Zheng Qiao's, it is still under the control of various forces. There is plenty of food and grass on the border.
Except for the lack of a national seal, the two kings are not weak in strength.
Zheng Qiao's troops drove away the rebellious common people and drove them to Kunzhou, the headquarters of the King of Pig's forces. On the way, they were very close to Heyin where Shen Tang was. The autumn harvest had just ended and the granaries were full.
That gang of hungry grass bandits won't come to plunder?
Is it possible?
Xu Jie sighed: "Is Mr. Shen sure?"
Shen Tang smiled bitterly.
"I'm afraid that I will live up to the high opinion of Wen Zhu."
More than two hundred thousand...
No matter how hard you hit your head, you can't hit it.
Xu Jie obviously also knew about Shen Tang's difficulties: "...it may not necessarily be that he will rob Heyin, maybe he will avoid it on the way...but in order to nip it in the bud, Mr. Shen should make preparations in advance. If Mr. Shen is in trouble, My Lord will not refuse."
This is not something Xu Jie is good at making.
It was his lord who made it clear to him personally.
Tianhai is willing to devote all his wealth to support!
The relationship between the two families is so good, who follows whom?
Xu Jie naturally wanted to convey this meaning properly.
Shen Tang could only smile and say thanks.
There is no turmoil in my heart.
Wu Xian is the leader of a force, and his every move follows the logic of interests rather than "emotional behavior." It's okay to tease the two families about their "deep love", but whoever takes it seriously will lose.
Heyin is next to Tianhai.
Instead of letting the grass bandits plunder Heyin and then attack Tianhai, it would be better to put the battlefield in Heyin. How could Wu Xian look coldly at Shen Tang's side and do nothing? He had to send troops to help for his own sake.
As a rescued person, Shen Tang still had to provide food, grass and baggage.
She said: "I will discuss this matter with Wuhui and the others."
Xu Jie did not urge him.
The pace of those homeless grass bandits is not fast.
It will take a while before the leading troops arrive at Heyin.
Negotiate slowly and prepare thoroughly.
Taniraki
Shen Tang was so worried that the joy of the autumn harvest was all gone. After sending Xu Jie away, she turned around and sent a bluebird message to Qi Shan and others. As night fell, the people who had been urgently summoned arrived at the official office one after another and held lamps. Have a meeting.
Admittedly, this is very bad news.
"Including the first part of Dayi's account, the total number of people is only 5,000, and the 5,000 people are beating more than 200,000 homeless grass bandits..." Not to mention the attack, the defense is very difficult. Allocating manpower for defense means that a series of plans will be required. Put aside. Shen Tang counted his wealth with his fingers, and just wanted to look up to the sky and scream...
Why is her life so miserable???
People's livelihood, which has finally improved, is about to come to a halt again.
Qishan said softly: "The disaster is diverted to the east!"
When Wu Xian received the news, he extended an olive branch. Was it because He Yin was used as a buffer line of defense? The expelled common people and bandits would pass through various counties. Those counties would not collapse so quickly and could take the opportunity to drive people elsewhere...
Just avoid Ha Yin.
"...We have so many people doing this?"
"I think he would be very happy to borrow troops from Wu Zhaode."
Shen Tang: "..."
Of course Wu Zhaode would be happy.
Who made the two families so miserable now?
Not only Wu Xian, but also Gu Ren and Zhang He could borrow troops.
When one family suffers, it's the next family's turn.
If you don't sign up for a group tour right now, you can only buy a group ticket to see the King of Hell, but Shen Tang doesn't want to do that. Because treating the symptoms but not the root cause will not do any good except letting these more than 200,000 people harm other places. Maybe the situation will be worse.
Shen Tang muttered: "Actually, these more than 200,000 people..."
Qishan could see Shen Tang's thoughts at a glance.
"My lord, is your heart moved?"
"That's more than 200,000 laborers!"
Who can not be moved!
If she hadn't been so poor, with not enough money and a small territory, she would have really wanted to bring more than 200,000 people back to her home.
Qi Shan sneered and said, "You have to live with it."
Obviously, my lord's fate is not so tough.
Shen Tang: "..."
Seeing the look on his lord's face, Kang Shi thought she was timid because of too many enemies. He suddenly changed his mind and said, "Xu Wenzhu's worry is not unreasonable, but lord, don't worry too much. These refugees and bandits have nothing to do with it." Discipline, no one can direct and coordinate, and it is impossible to work together. By the time they are exiled near Heyin, there will be at most thirty to fifty thousand."
Some may go deep into the mountains and forests to become bandits.
Some may occupy a county and proclaim themselves county governors.
Some of them simply got separated and died of starvation or illness.
They are like headless flies now and don't know where to fly. If a few ambitious people emerge among them and raise the banner to go it alone, some people can be diverted. The common people and grass bandits who may really pose a threat to Heyin will not be too big. many.
Two hundred thousand people from Wuyangyang came?
How can there be such concerted action ability?
If there had been, Zheng Qiao would have been kicked off the throne of the country's leader long ago.
But for Shen Tang's meager family background, thirty to fifty thousand hungry people were enough for her to drink a pot.
These common people have picked up the butcher's knife and turned into bandits, and it is difficult to let go. Even if the lord is willing to accept it, other common people under his rule may not be willing - because the farmland cultivated in Heyin County has been almost allocated.
How can it be distributed to foreigners?
Shen Tang held his chin and sighed.
Chu Yao glanced at Kang Shi from the corner of his eye.
Kang Jishou's words may not sound wrong at first glance, but in fact there is a flaw that is not easy to notice.
These grass bandits robbed counties and counties, and the local people were robbed of food and money, and they also faced hunger problems. If the county troops were unable to protect their safety and solve their livelihood problems, they would continue to join the ranks of grass bandits.
That is to say——
The number of grass bandits now exceeds 200,000.
If they cannot resist it and are allowed to expand and develop wildly, their scale will skyrocket, even to no less than a million.
Kang Shi also noticed his gaze and nodded slightly.
Chu Yao swallowed back the words that reached the tip of his tongue.
He knew that Kang Shi said this just to boost his own confidence - if their backbone loses confidence and resists passively, how can their subordinates keep their spirits up?
Chu Yao took out a simple map and pointed to the places above: "Xu Wen's note said that these refugees were driven to Kunzhou. It is speculated that they will follow this route and pass through these places..."
Shen Tang craned his neck to look over.
Said: "Previous allies of the Allied Forces in Sibao County."
Chu Yao guessed: "I should be able to receive requests for help after a while."
If they can't hold it back, they will definitely ask for help everywhere. As the most dazzling figure in that battle, it is very likely that their lord will receive help. At that time, they will join forces with Wu Xian and his family to send troops.
How can you handle this kind of thing by yourself?
Naturally, it wants to drag people into the water.
Try to separate the battlefield from your own territory as much as possible.
Chu Yao's attention was the same as Wu Xian's.
Of course, this is the most ideal result.
They also need to prepare for the worst.
Immediately mobilize the people within the territory to prepare for war, hide food at home, be vigilant, recruit troops, and conduct urgent military training to enrich our own strength. Send people to several sites in Guren to see if they can cooperate again.
The letter asking for help arrived earlier than expected.
