Some refugees were lost in thought, and they were not sure what they wanted for the time being. Many of them were destined for the prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River, and had no intention of staying in Juchao County. However, the conditions given by County Magistrate Li were too
In addition, they already knew that the attitude of the Jin Dynasty towards the refugees in the North was not a warm welcome, so they were very hesitant.
However, some other people had already made up their minds. They all shouted: "We will stay. With County Magistrate Li like this and the magistrate thinking so thoughtfully for us, we will not go anywhere."
Li Hui said with a smile: "Don't rush to make a decision, think about it before making a decision. This is what the county wants to tell you today. The county will not waste too much of your time. Now, the acting county captain Zhou
Che worked with the county to distribute food supplies. Today, we received ten kilograms of food and three skewers of dried fish per person. This is the first batch of relief supplies. The second batch of supplies will continue to be distributed three days later, on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. Subsequently, every ten
Relief food and supplies will be distributed once a day. Lieutenant Zhou County, let’s not delay, let’s get started.”
Zhou Che nodded and smiled: "It's ready. Everyone, don't crowd, line up, everyone is there. In addition, today the county magistrate showed mercy and cooked fish porridge for you, plus two baked noodles for each person. Receive.
After donating food, we will go to eat. There will be another meal in the evening. Make sure you are well fed."
The people cheered loudly. They received food and could eat fish porridge and white flour cakes. It was really a Chinese New Year. The people lined up in a long line to receive relief, and then went to the porridge shed on the north side to eat porridge and cakes. The whole square was filled with laughter and joy.
The atmosphere was lively and lively, as if the Chinese New Year was celebrated in advance.
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The next few days are busy and fulfilling.
Li Hui asked Zhou Che to be responsible for the material transfer work on Laoshan Island. For two days and two nights, more than a dozen fishing boats shuttled back and forth between the island in the center of the lake and the south port of the city. Shiploads of grain were unloaded and then loaded onto trucks for transfer back.
city.
The people in the city spontaneously came to help. There were no animals to pull the carts, so they helped to use manpower to carry and push carts to transport all the food and supplies back to the county town.
Li Hui knew the importance of these grain supplies, which must be guarded. Since the warehouse originally located in Chao County had been destroyed, Li Hui and Zhou Che discussed it and decided to expropriate a vacant mansion at the intersection.
, used as a temporary warehouse.
There are only a few servants left in this family. They had all fled to Liyang County when banditry broke out a few years ago. Therefore, Li Hui and the servants made it clear that they would use this house for the time being until the master returns.
It will be freed up later.
In addition, the large area of this house is also suitable for Zhou Che to live and station his sixty or seventy men, to protect food and supplies nearby, and to serve as a camp for county government troops.
Li Hui had limited legs and feet and did not participate too much in this matter. But he was not idle either. He had many important things to do.
Things such as the annihilation of the Feng Heizi gang and the killing of Wang Guangzu, the murderer of Lu Zhan, need to be reported to Wang Muzhi, the governor of Liyang County. In addition, the crimes and files of a group of captured and killed lake bandits need to be compiled and reported. How to deal with them remains to be done.
Dozens of prisoners were imprisoned and needed Wang Muzhi's instructions.
Furthermore, it is a matter of recommending Zhou Che as the county captain of Juchao County. Li Hui has no right to appoint Zhou Che as the county captain. Although the official position of county captain is an unworthy official position, the county magistrate can recommend it, but the appointment still requires
The county governor approved it. As long as Wang Muzhi nodded, there wouldn't be much of a problem.
Therefore, it is necessary to report his contribution to the suppression of bandits and the killing of Wang Guangzu, and to ask Wang Muzhi to verify the appointment. It is also necessary to communicate with Wang Muzhi.
Other issues related to the subsequent resettlement of relevant people in Juchao County, some subsequent personnel arrangements, and other issues that need to be filled in for other personnel deficiencies under the county government can be discussed at this time.
The reason why Wang Mu avoided talking about it and did not arrange these matters at the beginning may be that he did not expect that things would develop to this situation.
A large amount of desk work made Li Hui very busy. Unfortunately, he didn't even have a master or anyone who could help. It took him two days to organize and write all the letters and documents, and then ordered them to be sent to Li Hui.
Go to Liyang County.
After the materials were cleared and evacuated from the island in the middle of the lake, Zhou Che found Li Hui and discussed two things with him.
The first thing is about the survival of the bandit nest facilities on the island in the center of the lake. Zhou Che suggested to Li Hui that in order to prevent the possibility of bandits gathering in a location like Laoshan Island, all related facilities on the island should be destroyed and burned.
To prevent bandits from gathering again and becoming a hidden danger.
The second thing is that Zhou Che requested to disband his subordinates and recruit them again to form the security manpower of the Juchao County government.
As soon as these two matters were brought up, Li Hui immediately understood what Zhou Che was thinking. In fact, this was not the first time that Zhou Che had proposed disbanding the six or seven former refugee armed personnel under his command.
Zhou Che's intention is obvious. This is a move to express his feelings to Li Hui. Under the current situation, although Zhou Che has announced that all his men belong to Li Hui, and all the previous refugee armed forces have been disbanded. But in fact, it seems that
All the manpower left by Wang Guangzu is now under Zhou Che. It seems that Zhou Che now has a large number of armed personnel in his hands. This has inevitably led to some bad conjectures.
In the past two days, Li Hui was busy in the yamen and didn't show up much. It was all Zhou Che who was busy transporting and hoarding things. The people saw Zhou Che coming and going with more than 70 of his subordinates.
, inevitably evoked some bad associations.
As a result, some rumors spread in the county, saying that Zhou Che was originally Wang Guangzu's subordinate. Now that Wang Guangzu is dead, Zhou Che has become their leader. With so many people on his hands, County Magistrate Li may not be able to control them.
Maybe one day I kill Magistrate Li with a single sword, and he will be another Feng Heizi or Wang Guangzu.
Moreover, after transferring the supplies, Zhou Che ordered everyone not to damage the facilities on Laoshan Island, not even to dismantle the defense facilities on the northern pier of the island and the arrow towers on the cliffs. The large floating water surface previously erected by the lake bandits
Barriers are also not allowed to be removed.
This has also caused dissatisfaction among some fishermen. These facilities hinder the free entry and exit of fishing boats and often cause damage to fishing boats. However, Zhou Che is not allowed to dismantle them. What does this mean? What is the use of leaving the bandit lair facilities on the island?
So some people secretly discussed that Zhou Che might have other thoughts and planned to occupy the island in the future, with evil intentions.
Naturally, someone informed Li Hui of these rumors. On the one hand, Li Hui did not take it seriously. On the other hand, Li Hui was busy organizing files and writing up the story of the incident and reporting it to Liyang County, so he did not pay much attention to the matter.
But now it seems that these rumors have obviously affected Zhou Che.
"Brother Zhou, tell me what's on your mind. Do you really think that the facilities on Laoshan Island need to be destroyed and there is no need to keep them? At the moment, we need to stabilize public security and need a lot of manpower. Disband your men and recruit them again.
With human hands, isn’t it unnecessary to take off your pants and fart?” Li Hui said with a smile.
Zhou Che said solemnly: "Lord Magistrate, I am not good at hypocrisy. I can't stand the words of the people, and I can't listen to their doubts about my motives. There are rumors outside that I will become Feng Heizi sooner or later, so in order to show my true feelings, I must do something
Take action. I don’t want to cause you to misunderstand. After all, those people are indeed in my hands, and it would be inappropriate for me."
Li Hui laughed and said, "Sure enough, it's because of this."
Zhou Che said: "You already knew this?"
Li Hui smiled and said: "Yesterday, someone came to the Yamen specifically to persuade me to be careful with you."
Zhou Che was startled, frowned and said nothing.
Li Hui smiled, spread out a piece of yellow paper, dipped his pen in ink and wrote four big characters.
"Give it to you, encourage yourself." Li Hui said.
When Zhou Che looked at it, he saw the four characters "have a clear conscience". It was written with dignity and dignity.
"As long as you have a clear conscience, you don't need to care about other people's words." Li Hui said with a smile.
"I have a clear conscience, but others don't think so." Zhou Che frowned.
"Brother Zhou, do you know why I dare to kill Wang Guangzu? I just know that you will definitely help me. You and he are not the same people. If you have other thoughts, kill me that day and it will be over. Brother Zhou,
The people said those words not against you, but because they have lingering fears. Don't worry about it. Actions speak louder than words, and proving yourself with actions is more powerful than words to refute. Don't think too much, I have already sent the document recommending you for formal appointment.
Go to the governor of Liyang County, and if nothing unexpected happens, you will be appointed as the county captain soon. You once served as Du Bo in the Xiangyi Army. I still need your great efforts in the security and defense of Juchao County.
Don't get emotional because of some rumors. After you become the county captain, you will not only be responsible to me, but also to the court." Li Hui said softly.
After Zhou Che heard this, he finally let out a long breath, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Magistrate Li, for your relief. It's because I'm not broad-minded and determined. I feel extremely ashamed. Magistrate Li is truly the most admirable person I have ever seen in Zhou Che's life."
I, Zhou Che, am more than ten years older than you, but I am extremely childish and ridiculous in front of you."
Li Hui laughed and waved his hands: "Don't take it seriously. Let's talk about business. Do the facilities on Laoshan Island really need to be demolished and destroyed? I want to hear your true thoughts."
It was only at this moment that Zhou Che finally spoke out his true thoughts, thus showing Li Hui his true vision and ability.