Qi Baoer asked again: "After the war, the county magistrate here demolished the old inn and rebuilt the current inn. How can he be so sure that he can make money?"
"Yes." None of them had ever thought about this issue.
They all just sighed: The county magistrate here is really wicked, and there is no comparison with the magistrate in Peifeng Town.
"Bao'er, you mean that the county magistrate here already knew that there would be refugees running towards them?"
Qi Baoer shook his fingers with a stern face: "It's not that he knew earlier, it's that he is sure that the refugees will definitely run here."
Qi Kangfu suddenly became happy, "How can we be sure of this?"
When they came to Beiyang Town, they all thought about it for a long time before deciding to take shelter first, rest and then inquire about the news.
How can the county magistrate be sure that refugees will come here?
Old man Qi rolled his eyes and ignored him, and continued to ask Qi Baoer: "So Hefeng Town should be safe for the time being?"
Qi Baoer stared at Old Qi and was speechless for a moment. She was so amazing. She could guess all this with just a few words.
Now the Qian family, the Song family, and the Qi family all know that Qi Bao'er has a 'magic eye'. Old man Qi has embellished it, saying that there are many things he can see, and seeing souls is just a big talent but a small use.
The heads of the three families were given to the town, and they believed that Qi Baoer was a god and a lucky baby.
We are all insiders, so don’t hide it.
"I guessed that we went to the town yesterday and the county magistrate's house must have talked about us last night, so I asked Piaozai to go to the county magistrate's house last night.
Piaozai heard what the county magistrate and master said,,,"
Qi Baoer coughed and looked around everyone, as if his eyes said 'pay attention, watch my performance'.
Is this inherited from Qi Kangan?
Everyone suddenly became energetic.
"The master asked the county magistrate: Should this group of refugees be kept by all means?
The county magistrate replied: There is no need to stay here. If they want to leave, let them go. They have to turn back anyway. Have you forgotten what the prefect told us?"
Everyone: "???"
Qi Kangfu: "Is this the end?"
Although his brother's way of learning is exaggerated, it is still better than the way he said it with a straight face without changing his tone. Moreover, you only made these two sentences and you made such a big fuss.
Turning around to look at Old Man Qian and Qi Yuanwai next to them, they both had slightly stunned expressions, but as they matured with age, both of them were stunned for just a moment, and then immediately acted like they were fine.
admire!
Old Man Qi has lost his temper with Silly Er'er. Even Si'er, who only reads books from sages and is considered an idiot in life compared with other family members, now knows what silence is golden.
At this time, he had already thought about it in his mind: Beiyang Town is under the administration of Tongcheng, and the magistrate mentioned by the county magistrate here should be the magistrate of Tongcheng.
The prefect of Tongcheng could say this to his subordinate county magistrate because he was confident that Tongcheng would not encounter the same thing as Canaan City, or...??
After thinking about it for a long time, the old man Qi couldn't figure it out because this was a matter from above, so he could only look at his granddaughter again.
"Good boy, is there no massacre of people in the city?"
Otherwise, how can he be sure that the place under his rule can provide a home for refugees?
As for the fact that they must turn back, Old Man Qi selectively ignored it.
Others also looked at Qi Baoer with curiosity, especially Qi Kangfu.
He always feels that in this family, his intelligence has been rubbed by everyone except his wife.
The key is why he often can't figure out why he is being rubbed.
Only when his niece is in a good mood, she will answer his questions.
Qi Bao'er thought for a while, straightened his face and said with a slightly solemn tone: "Before we came to Beiyang Town, my father had guessed that General Liu would not really massacre the entire Yingzhou. One of them was the imperial court who refused.
On the other hand, if he really did this, it would easily cause a riot among the people.
Presumably, King Xuan didn't want to see either of these.
They threaten the imperial court with the lives of the people, and the people are one of the bargaining chips they hold."
Qi Baoer stretched out his hand, made a fist and stretched out his two chubby fingers.
"There are two situations now,
First, General Liu failed to defend Canaan City and retreated. When the imperial court pursued him, they would not waste time on the difficult mountain roads and would only take the official road in Sanhe Town.
So at this time, General Liu was either already in Hefeng Town, or he was on his way to Hefeng Town.
But no matter what it is, Beiyang Town is safe for the time being.
Moreover, if this is the case, we really have a chance to go home. As long as we can be sure that General Liu has really retreated and passed Beiyang Town, we can turn back. Our village should be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court."
Everyone in Lao Qi's family was overjoyed, "This is great, this is great, but the mountain road is not easy to walk and they have to walk again, so it doesn't matter."
"Second, General Liu is still confronting the imperial army in Canaan City. Either he still holds the lives of many people in his hands, or he is really capable of commanding and all of his men are brave and good at fighting. So the city can be temporarily closed.
It’s also safe.”
Qi Baoer prefers the second option. Regardless of the reason, General Liu is still guarding Canaan Town for the time being.
Old Man Qian and Qi Yuanwai both looked at Qi Bao'er with respect in their eyes.
They didn't understand the Lao Qi family's decision to turn into Beiyang Town, but they had no choice but to follow them, and they didn't have the confidence to evacuate Yingzhou on their own.
You mentioned that you don't stop when you reach Beiyang Town, you have to keep going forward. The difference is that when you get to Hefeng Town, it takes more time and energy. What's the point?
Now they understand.
Old man Qi also heard what Qi Baoer meant, "My dear, do you mean that we pass through Hefeng Town later and pass through the entire Tongcheng without stopping?"
Qi Baoer nodded: "Sir, do you still remember the group of soldiers we met when we turned into the mountain road? Which direction were they going?"
"Yanxi Town."
Qi Kangfu answered: "Dad, past Yanxi Town, you enter the boundary of Tongcheng, and behind it is Hefeng Town."
There is no need to think too much about Yanxi Town, as all the designated persons have fled just like Sanhe Town, so they will not be the destination of those soldiers.
Hefeng Town belongs to Tongcheng, and its current situation is unknown.
But no matter what happens in Hefeng Town, those soldiers must pass through Tongcheng, and their destination may even be somewhere in Tongcheng.
Qi Kangfu's heart skipped a beat when he thought of this, "Bao'er, could it be that the prefect of Tongcheng and General Liu are in the same group?"
They must be one group, they are all under King Xuan.
However, Qi Baoer knew that what his second uncle asked was not what he meant, so he shook his head.
"I don't know, but it is said that there is a drought in Tongcheng. A lot of people have fled. I think if there is no danger of military disaster in Tongcheng for the time being, it would be understandable to think of ways to keep refugees like us who are passing by here.
Already."
The number one factor in political performance is the number of people who have settled down. As for whether there will be too many people and too little land for the people to eat, how many officials will care?
It's funny, usually when faced with such a situation where there are a lot of refugees and disaster victims, Qi Baoer's memory in his previous life was that many officials were unwilling to open the city gates to let disaster victims and refugees in, for fear that the refugees would harm the people under their rule.
On the contrary, the officials here are trying to find ways to keep the refugees.
Qi Baoer's intuition: There is something going on here.
