Hu Zhongyang said: "If you insist on going your own way, I'm afraid it will make the people of Dongliang County feel cold. There is no need for us to stay here."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "If I heard correctly, Hu Caidong seems to be threatening me?"
Hu Zhongyang said with a solemn expression: "The common people don't dare!"
Hu Xiaotian said casually: "How many years has Hu Caidong been in Dongliang County?"
Hu Zhongyang said: "I was born here and grew up here. Our Hu family has been operating here for seven generations, which means it has been more than a hundred years."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "I guess Hu Caidong must have special feelings for this place?"
Hu Zhongyang nodded and said: "It's hard to leave our homeland. To be honest with Mr. Hu, in the hearts of ordinary people, Dongliang County has become a part of their lives."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I can understand your feelings. If you didn't have such a sincere feeling for your hometown, you wouldn't be nostalgic until now. It is said that more than half of the businessmen in Dongliang County have moved to Dayong. If Hu Caidong just wanted to maintain his own
I am afraid that my interests have already moved north like other businessmen."
Hu Zhongyang said: "Thank you Sir Hu for your sympathy. This is indeed the reason why the grassroots people are reluctant to leave."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Do you know what is the biggest difference between us?"
Hu Zhongyang said nothing, but thought in his heart, you are an official and I am a citizen, this is the biggest difference between us.
Hu Xiaotian said: "In your heart, Dongliang County is your hometown, and you have deep feelings for it, but my hometown is not here, which means that I don't have as deep feelings for Dongliang County as you do. The emperor gave Dongliang County to Princess Yongyang.
Being a fief does not mean that the emperor attaches great importance to this place. You should be able to see and understand the current situation clearly. Although it is the first time for us to meet. But I believe that Hu Caidong is a smart man. Dongliang County is not as good as Dakang.
It has no special meaning."
Hu Zhongyang said: "The common people remember that it was the adults who brought Dongliang County back from Dayong." He was secretly vigilant in his heart. Hu Xiaotian's words clearly told him that Dongliang County was not that important in Hu Xiaotian's heart. He could do it if necessary.
Take any extreme measures, even at the expense of Dongliang County's interests.
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Princess Anping was killed in Yongdu. That's why Emperor Dayong used Dongliang County as compensation. I also know that the people of Dongliang County no longer have a sense of belonging to Dakang.
Youdao is a forceful thing. Since the people's hearts are not here, there is no use keeping these people. Tomorrow I will issue an order. I will never stop anyone who wants to return to Dayong. But people can leave, and everyone in Dakang
No grass or trees are allowed to be taken away."
Hu Zhongyang's scalp felt numb. Hu Xiaotian was threatening himself. He could leave if he wanted, but he had to leave all his money here. This kid was ruthless enough. He whispered: "My lord, don't forget that the people are the foundation of the country. If Dongliang
All the people in the county will leave. Dongliang County will become an empty city, and perhaps this city will cease to exist."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "It's not that Dongliang County already has 30,000 refugees. I think they won't mind becoming permanent residents of Dongliang County."
Hu Zhongyang took a breath of air. This new city lord was far beyond the prefect Li Mingcheng in terms of resourcefulness and means. It was difficult for him to take advantage of him in the confrontation.
Hu Xiaotian said: "But now the border of Dayong has been sealed, and no one is allowed to set foot in Dayong without permission from Dayong. Maybe Hu Caidong has a way to open up the joints and return to Dayong, but I think most people don't have this ability.
If we abandon Dongliang County but cannot get acceptance from Dayong, wouldn't we be in a dilemma?" He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, quietly waiting for Hu Zhongyang's answer.
Hu Zhongyang said: "Mr. Hu, most of the people who can stay in Dongliang County have feelings for this place. If there is any way, no one will choose to leave. We are not immune to the refugees coming from Dakang."
Sympathy, but the endless influx of refugees into Dongliang County has exceeded Dongliang County’s capacity. If we continue to accept them blindly, Dongliang County will be dragged down, and everyone will be finished by then."
Hu Xiaotian said: "In your opinion, how should we solve this matter?"
Hu Zhongyang said: "The common people are not talented. I have estimated the situation facing Dongliang County with my colleagues before. Due to its geographical location, Dongliang County has not been affected by the natural disasters of Dakang. However, the city's food reserves are limited. The current situation in Dongliang County is the most
It can accommodate 30,000 refugees, but it is now close to saturation. Due to the lack of unified management and dispatch, these refugees have resorted to all means to survive after arriving in Dongliang County. Recently, there have been endless incidents of murders and arson in the city. It is precisely because of this
It was under these circumstances that we funded the formation of a escort team."
Hu Xiaotian said: "What do you think Dongliang County lacks most right now?"
Hu Zhongyang said: "An army to maintain the stability of Dongliang County." He paused and then said: "In fact, most people in Dongliang County know in their hearts that Dayong will take back this place sooner or later. Dongliang County is in Dayongzhi
It has been nearly a hundred years, and most of the people think that they are Yong people."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Does Hu Caidong think he is a Yong person or a Kang person?"
Hu Zhongyang sighed and said: "To be honest with you, Sir, Hu once offended a certain dignitary in Dayong. This is one of the reasons why the common people dare not return to Dayong. In addition, the ancestors of the common people have always regarded themselves as Kang people and have never
We have given up the desire to return to prosperity, so the common people are still reluctant to leave."
Hu Xiaotian expressed satisfaction with Hu Zhongyang's reason, nodded and said: "The escort team must be disbanded. As for the refugees from Dakang, we can accept them conditionally in the future, and we must strictly select those who enter the city."
Hu Zhongyang said: "If the escort team is cancelled, who will control the situation in front of us?"
Hu Xiaotian slowly put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. If you want to manage the refugees well, you must start from within them."
Hu Zhongyang blinked, as if he didn't understand what Hu Xiaotian meant.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dongliang County has always been your hometown. For me, from today on, this is the place where I live and develop. If I want this land to be preserved in troubled times, everyone in Dongliang County must
Individuals should work together instead of trying to undermine each other. A decent army should be selected from among the 30,000 refugees. If you are ready to accept these people, then you might as well let down your guard and treat them with equal eyes.
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Hu Xiaotian certainly understood that Dongliang County, a mere county, could not accept too many refugees. The first thing he did when he came to Dongliang County was to set aside an area twenty miles west of Dongliang County for the temporary shelter of refugees.
At the same time, an order was issued to recruit troops from the refugees. The reason for this was firstly to give the refugees a chance to legitimately become members of Dongliang County, and secondly because Hu Xiaotian did not dare to repay too much to the aborigines of Dongliang County itself.
Trust me, most of these people have no sense of belonging to Da Kang, and it is difficult to rely on them to fight Da Yong.
After Hu Xiaotian promulgated the military recruitment order, there was an overwhelming number of registrations in the refugee camp. Nearly 20,000 people signed up in just three days. According to Hu Xiaotian’s conditions, if he meets the conditions and is drafted into the army, he can bring a family member to live in Dongliang County.
, for these refugees, it means a temporary escape from the predicament. Of course, as the training progresses, as the position is promoted in the military camp, or as they make achievements, they can obtain more favorable conditions.
Although nearly 20,000 people signed up, only 5,000 people actually passed the layers of screening and met the requirements. After the initial training, another 3,000 people were screened out, and only 2,000 people were left in the end. These two thousand people were training while
Defenses began to be deployed, and Xiasha Port became the focus of defense. As the weather turned colder, refugees from Dakang continued to sneak in. Although Hu Xiaotian sympathized with the plight of these refugees, he had to cruelly choose to refuse in the face of reality. Among them,
Those who came to join the army and met the requirements were accepted, and a children's hall was opened in Dongliang County to accommodate the fleeing children. As for the old and weak women, they were no longer able to take care of them. Even so, when Hu Xiaotian arrived in Dongliang County, a children's hall was opened.
Months later, the refugee camps and children's halls were completely saturated, and it was impossible to accept more refugees.
He strictly ordered his men to arrest the boatmen who smuggled refugees across the river. These boatmen made huge profits by transporting refugees in this way, which can be regarded as taking advantage of the country's financial difficulties. These people must be severely punished. By punishing those who organized the smuggling, we should punish them at the source.
In order to reduce the occurrence of stowaways, many stowaways began to choose other places as their foothold. As expected, the number of refugees coming to Xiasha City by stowaways decreased a lot.
Liang Yinghao and Xiong Tianba walked into the meeting hall and saw Hu Xiaotian standing with his back to the door, quietly looking at a map on the wall. They did not dare to disturb and waited quietly behind Hu Xiaotian.
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Hu Xiaotian nodded and turned around: "What do you want from me?"
Xiong Tianba smiled and said: "Good news, the brothers I used to have in Cangmu have come over. More than 200 people are all good players, and there are also 100 sharpshooters among them." Although recruitment has continued recently, due to the harsh conditions,
So far, the number of people has just exceeded 3,000. Most of these people have never been exposed to actual combat in the past. Xiong Tianba also has a headache in training these people. With his past 200 brothers, not only will there be a rapid improvement in combat effectiveness, but also in terms of combat effectiveness.
In terms of training, his pressure has also been reduced a lot.
Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Yinghao: "What news do you have?"
Liang Yinghao said: "I observed the terrain near Dongliang County. Apart from the city wall, there is the Yongjiang River. There is no natural danger to defend at the border with Dayong. If you want to enhance your defense, you must work on the city wall."
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "There is no need for that at the moment. Even if the city wall is made taller and wider, once Dayong's army goes south and besieges Dongliang County, sooner or later the food and grass will be exhausted."
Liang Yinghao said: "I haven't heard any news recently that Dayong is going to send troops. It seems that they are busy with internal affairs and have no energy to consider going south in a short time." (To be continued.)
