Bian Yunqing didn't know whether Zuo Zhongming's self-confidence was forced or genuine, but she understood the dangers involved.
But no matter what, since he chose to stay, it is enough to prove that Zuo Chongming is responsible.
After hesitating for a long time, she asked softly: "Is there anything I can do to help?"
"if convenient……"
Zuo Chongming lowered his head to think, picked up a pen, wrote a letter, stamped it and handed it to her: "Go to Qingyu Square and give it to the person in charge of Bafeng Tower."
"Bafeng Tower?" Bian Yunqing was a little confused.
Zuo Chongming nodded: "Well, by the way, find Gao Yu and ask him to bring people back immediately."
"I'll deliver it."
Bian Yunqing collected the letter and took a deep look at him: "I thought you were a glib, despicable guy, but now it seems... you are biased."
"hehe."
Zuo Chongming smiled and said nothing more.
Not long after she left, Lu Weiguang and Lian Qiong arrived.
It's an emergency, so there are no polite words.
After Zuo Chongming asked them to sit down, he immediately said: "My lords, Li Jun probably told you about it when he was on the road, right?"
The two looked at each other and nodded solemnly: "That's true."
"According to the law of this dynasty."
Zuo Chongming tapped the table with his fingertips and said softly: "When encountering such a situation, the local police department will assess the situation and make full arrangements."
Lian Qiong put down the tea cup, stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "But please give me your orders."
"General Lian."
Zuo Chongming pondered and said: "Deploy the garrison in the city and cooperate with the inspectors from Zhenfu Division to form small teams to patrol the city alternately day and night."
"Then prepare kerosene, rolling stones, horses and other defensive equipment for the city, activate the magic-breaking bed crossbows sealed in the warehouse, and place them on the four walls of the city."
"Here."
"Master Lu."
"The official is here."
Zuo Chongming ordered: "The mansions and courtyards of the wealthy families in the inner city have been demolished by me. The ponds have been filled in, the flower gardens have been leveled, and all the houses have been built for private residents."
"At the same time, manpower will be mobilized to collect all rice, flour, oil, rapeseed, and salt in the city... Arrangements will be unified according to individual needs. Anyone who violates the order will be regarded as rebelling."
"Finally, let me tell the officials under you that it's okay to cheat and cheat, but don't let me find out, otherwise Ling Chi's skinning will be easy."
"Yes, I know."
Lu Weiguang shuddered and his lips moved as if he had something to hide: "But, but this..."
"I know what you want to say."
Zuo Chongming waved his hand: "I did not rob them for nothing. If the quantity of supplies provided reaches a certain standard, they can move into the inner city to avoid trouble."
Having said this, he stared at the other party meaningfully: "Mr. Lu, extraordinary times call for methods. I believe you can act fairly and not be unkind to women."
"You must remember clearly that the permanent population of Ping'an County is more than 200,000. As the number of refugees increases, the number will double again and again."
"Your momentary benevolence as a woman will make the rules no longer rules, thus killing more people. That's all... a human life."
"call……"
Lu Weiguang exhaled a long breath, stood up solemnly, bowed to him, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for the advice, sir. Weiguang... will live up to the great trust."
Zuo Chongming glanced at Li Jun: "Li Jun, to avoid getting into trouble, follow Mr. Lu's business."
"Yes, I obey."
Li Jun trembled and nodded in agreement.
"General Lian, there is one more thing."
Zuo Chongming nodded and continued: "There are rules for accepting refugees. If there are warriors and their families, if the warriors are willing to serve, they can enter the city."
"Those who are wealthy can enter the city if they offer their property in exchange for a place. Those who are worthless... let them go around to the back to hide."
"As long as you arrange for people to set up porridge houses to ensure that they don't starve to death, any looters or troublemakers can be killed to serve as a warning to others."
When Lu Weiguang heard this, his eyes dimmed slightly.
He wanted to say that refugees were human beings, too, but he also knew... Ping'an County had limited resources, so priority must be given to people who can create value.
No matter how beautiful the ideal is, it will become dirty when it comes into contact with reality.
"Here."
Lian Qiong nodded vigorously.
As a general of the imperial court, he certainly understood the meaning of not being in charge of troops. He was convinced of Zuo Chongming's methodical plan from the bottom of his heart.
"That's all for now."
Zuo Chongming rubbed his forehead and signaled that they could go about their business.
Take a break and browse the forum.
After he had a clearer understanding of the situation, he frowned and fell into deep thought, then suddenly got up and walked towards the prison.
The jailer asked respectfully: "Sir, which members of the Liansheng Sect do you want to interrogate?"
"No need for the moment."
Zuo Chongming shook his head and asked the jailer to divide the prisoners into two parts, one part had relatives and the other part was singles and orphans.
In the prison of Zhenfu Division, all those imprisoned are warriors, the lowest being those at the third level of body tempering. If they are any lower, they are not qualified to be locked up here.
Blah, blah...
With the sound of chains and shackles being dragged, and the guards whipping and scolding, a large number of prisoners were driven out.
The jailer trotted forward and said softly: "Master Zuo, this group now all have families, a total of one hundred and seventy-three people."
Zuo Chongming nodded and waited for the prisoners to finish their discussion.
After a while, he raised his voice and said: "The Liansheng Sect colluded with demons, hijacked the refugees and gathered in crowds to rebel. In a few days, they destroyed more than 20 cities."
"According to rough statistics, there are no less than 30 million people affected by the disaster in Jinyun Prefecture, and your family and friends may be among them."
"I'm too lazy to say anything else. I just want to tell you that the city is currently short of manpower. I think you... are still useful."
"Your Excellency, you want us, the prisoners on death row, to serve? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"Absurd? Not absurd at all."
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "In a word, if you accumulate three thousand merits by bravely killing the enemy, you can regain your freedom. If you have more than three thousand merits, you will be rewarded."
"Besides that, those whose family members are in the city can move to the inner city to get shelter. Food and clothing will definitely not be better, but at least they can stay alive..."
"hiss……"
Everyone couldn't help but click their tongues, Zuo Chongming was so brave.
One person asked suspiciously: "Aren't you afraid that your superiors will blame you for doing this?"
Zuo Chongming said quietly: "You will be blamed only when you are alive, but everything will stop when you die."
"My lord is quite open-minded."
A bald man laughed loudly, stepped forward and said, "Since you are willing to give us a chance, I don't mind giving it a try."
"But in the way we are now, even if we have the intention to do our best, we still can't do it."
"Also, how do you calculate the credit? The battlefield is so chaotic..."
"grown ups……"
The big man took the lead, which made others a little moved, but there were also some cautious people who raised questions.
"Those who are injured, I have elixirs to help you recover."
Zuo Chongming said calmly: "As for the calculation of merit, there are image stones on the city wall, and there will be special personnel to count them afterwards, so there will be no discrepancies."
PS: I was typing on the train, and many people were watching from behind. It was so shameful.
I'm so miserable, ahhhhh, I've been running trains back and forth these past few days, house closings, renovations... If I don't delay the update... Wuwuwu, I'm going to die.
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besides.
And one more thing.
Don't ask me any more fucking questions about single female protagonists and no female protagonists.
I don’t even fucking know, who am I going to ask?
If you can't stand it, watch it. If you can't stand it, don't watch it.
It's good for you and me, so why bother?
I just want to write a book quietly?
If you say something like this every now and then, it's as if I owe you something.