Yunzhou City is not big. It is close to Ningzhou in the northeast and Shicheng in the east. The production areas are not rich. The most fertile land is surrounded by Ningzhou as a military camp. Yunzhou relies on forestry for wood business, furniture business, and only crops.
It is enough to maintain the basic life of the people in the city. Yunzhou has minerals, but the state capital does not have the ability to develop them. Yunzhou is not a city where businessmen gather. Although the business is not prosperous, Lin Jingshan has been the magistrate of Yunzhou for six years, and the agriculture, mulberry and animal husbandry industry
The timber business is doing well, and the people are living and working in peace and contentment.
Feng Yu raised the car curtains in the morning light and looked at the buildings on both sides of the street. She could vaguely see the excitement when people gathered together. The construction of houses on the main street was similar to that in the north of Kyoto. The roads were crowded and seemed to have been swept away, with ruins and ruins.
, there are traces of destruction everywhere, Feng Yu frowned slightly, what happened to Yunzhou?
After the cavalry entered the city, they were stationed in the city. The state government ordered people to slaughter cattle and sheep to reward the three armies. Qiuxiang and Chunlu lived with Feng Yu since they were young. Looking at the dilapidated streets of Yunzhou, Qiuxiang couldn't help but ask Feng Yu
, "Has Yunzhou been robbed?"
"should be!"
Yunzhou was really robbed!
The bandits in the Twelve Prefectures are tyrannical, but they dare not come to Yunzhou to rob. Yunzhou is close to Ningzhou. If they dare to rob, the Zhizhou will ask Ningzhou for help, but the thieves and bandits are seeking their own death. The Twelve Prefectures are suffering from banditry, but Yunzhou is
He has always lived alone and lived contentedly. After the Xie brothers rebelled from Yanyang, Yunzhou City has been looted twice. There are a thousand bandits in Shima Mountain, with sturdy horses and sharp weapons. They are in the dusk
When we entered the city at midnight, every household was just as the smoke was rising from the kitchen stoves. They were unprepared, and the horse thieves killed, burned, and looted, taking away the food, gold, silver, and jewelry in the city, as well as young girls, etc.
The only good thing is that this group of robbers looted things without injuring anyone's life. They looted Yunzhou twice and robbed eighteen young girls in Yunzhou.
Lin Jingshan sent troops to suppress the bandits, but two thousand men could not conquer Shima Mountain. It was a fortress, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Ningzhou had rebelled, and Lin Jingshan could not ask for help until Xie Xun's army passed through.
The bandits are extremely arrogant and have informed Yunzhou City that they will attack the city in daylight.
"Bring the map of Shimashan!" Xie Xun asked Lin Jingshan for the map of Shimashan, and asked Feiying to point out 10,000 people, and he would personally lead the army to suppress the bandits.
He didn't want to stay in Yunzhou, he just wanted a quick victory.
Yunzhou Prefecture was not rich to begin with, so Xie Xun brought grain and grass, so there was no need to use the prefecture's granary. He asked Feng Yu to deal with the aftermath and lead 10,000 cavalry to suppress the bandits resolutely.
After Xie Xun left, Feng Yu sent someone to inquire about the situation. Thirty cattle and sheep had been slaughtered in the kitchen, and there were still three hundred more to be slaughtered. Feng Yu thought about it for a while, and the remaining cattle and sheep did not need to be slaughtered. The thirty that had been killed and the rice
Make porridge together and treat it as lunch for the cavalry.
When Lin Jingshan came to look for Feng Yu, she finally understood why Xie Xun wanted her to deal with the aftermath. Lin Jingshan did not agree with the Xie brothers' rebellion. If the bandits hadn't attacked and the people in the city had not suffered, Lin Jingshan might not have let Xie Xun into the city smoothly.
Even if he asked Xie Xun to suppress the bandits, Lin Jingshan opened the state's poor granary with the idea of getting both money and goods. Xie Xun should have seen through his mind and asked her to deal with the aftermath before leaving.
Civil servants from aristocratic families mostly have a character that wants both. They want to keep their reputation clean and are unwilling to join in the rebellion, but they also want to protect the people in the city.
Clearing one's name is the foundation of a great family, and protecting the people is the responsibility of a city's parents and officials. No matter what it is, Feng Yu has no position to criticize.
Not everyone can afford to be accused of rebellion.
"Master Lin, the cavalry is going to Jinzhou to transport grain, and it has brought more than ten days of grain and grass. Your Majesty's wishes. The prince and all the soldiers have felt it. The prince does not want to waste the people and money, so the granaries of Yunzhou should be left to the people of Yunzhou." Feng
Yu said in a gentle tone, "Although the prince betrayed Yanyang, he will still protect the defenseless people of Yanyang. Without food, grass, gold and silver, the prince and the soldiers will fight for the people even if they die. In the future, Yunzhou will suffer, sir.
You can ask Ningzhou for help, and Ningzhou will definitely respond!"
Lin Jingshan was so ashamed that he couldn't even hide his thoughts from a little girl who had just grown hair. But she didn't say a bad word or taunt, as if the army in front of her was still Yanyang's cavalry, not the rebels.
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"The prince and the girl are very kind, and Lin is very grateful. He can only express his feelings. The girl also asked to collect the food and grass. This is also a thank you gift from the people of Yunzhou City." Lin Jingshan has a pedantic temperament, but he still insists on drawing a clear line.
"If Mr. Lin really wants to thank you, when the prince returns to the city from Jinzhou, he can open the city gate and give the cavalry a cup of thin tea. That will be considered a thank you." Feng Yu smiled again, as if she had just remembered something, "I heard Nuanyang say
, you are a relative of the Lin clan, and you still want to call the prince a little cousin. He is a cousin, and it is only natural for him to help his nephew, so you don’t have to take it to heart."
Lin Jingshan was so anxious that his face was on fire and his throat was pinched. He didn't know how to answer the question for a moment.
If he had married early, he would have given birth to a daughter as old as the third girl, but she would be a little younger. Moreover, in this embarrassing situation, Lin Jingshan hurriedly said a few words and ran away.
Don’t mention the matter of food and grass again!
Nuanyang gave her a thumbs up, "Third Miss, you are still the best. Second Young Master and Master are most annoyed by dealing with pedantic civil servants. Second Young Master is too lazy to say nonsense, and Master used to want to curse people after just a few words."
Feng Yu chuckled and said, "When dealing with people, if you want to suppress them, you have to play with their weaknesses. Civil servants from aristocratic families pay most attention to their reputation. Mr. Lin doesn't want his reputation to be damaged, so we will do as he wishes, and he will get better and better."
If you are pedantic, the more you have to show weakness. If he wants to push further, if you play the emotional card, he will easily run away."
Sooner or later, Yunzhou will be captured by Xie Xun. If he is not in a hurry and has the will to suppress bandits, Lin Jingshan will not embarrass Xie Xun when he returns from Jinzhou.
Xie Xun acted vigorously and resolutely in suppressing the bandits. No matter how steep Shima Mountain was, in just a few hours, 10,000 cavalry could level it, capture more than 2,000 robbers, and rescue 26 girls. More than a dozen of them were captured by Yunzhou.
Yes, several girls were captured from other states.
Xie Xun originally wanted this group of robbers to settle down in Yunzhou, but the people of Yunzhou hated them. With more than 2,000 people imprisoned in prison, the state government would have a headache.
Firstly, it’s a waste of food. Secondly, the bandits are fierce. What if they cause trouble again?
Lin Jingshan wanted to suppress the bandits, but did not want to resettle more than 2,000 people. Feng Yu had an idea, "Let's bring them all to Xizhou to open up wasteland."
Among the two thousand robbers, almost all were young and middle-aged laborers. Some young and middle-aged people had families and children. If they couldn't survive, no one would be forced to go to Liangshan.
Xizhou and Huangzhou were in need of manpower. It would be a waste to lock two thousand laborers in prison, so Feng Yu wanted to make the best use of them.
Who would have known that this group of robbers was so ferocious that even if they escaped from the Xizhou Mine, they would not return to Xizhou even if they were beaten to death.
"Who said Xizhou is an empty city?" The head of Shimashan, with his full beard and fierce look, said, "The mines in Xizhou were seized by the Su Family Trading Company and horse thieves in collusion, and all the original residents of Xizhou were forced away. We are Xizhou people, and the entire Xizhou
It’s all their territory.”
Feng Yu raised her eyebrows, "The Su Family Trading Company colluded with the horse thieves?"