In the afternoon, Song Yang took over important places such as the county government office and the granary.
After taking inventory, it was found that only about 300 shi of grain were left in the county's granary.
It was only enough to feed these two thousand people for half a month.
According to what the people said, there was a lot of food in the granary.
The thieves came and ate and drank, and they were almost done.
Zhao Wenbin took away some more while running away.
So that's all that's left.
In this way, the question before Song Yang became whether to keep Ruichang here.
If we keep it, we need to transport food over.
If it is not preserved, then all the people here will have to be moved away.
"Your Majesty, the lower official's opinion is to keep Ruichang."
"I just asked among the people, and there are also some refugees coming from Ezhou."
"Leaving Ruichang behind can be used as a temporary resettlement place for refugees from the western states."
Fang Zhe's plan is to follow the example of De'an and turn this place into a temporary settlement site for refugees.
In this way, there are satellite cities to the south and west of Jiangzhou City.
Song Yang was a little worried, mainly because there was too little food in Ruichang.
In other words, there is too little food in Jiangzhou.
He wanted the refugees in the west, but there were more people coming and there wasn't enough food to feed them.
De'an has already taken in nearly 10,000 refugees from Jianchang, and is already running low on food.
If Ruichang accepts refugees on a large scale, it may immediately cause a food shortage in Jiangzhou.
"Your Majesty, the problem now is mainly about food."
"We should send people to look around the surrounding areas. If we can find some food, we can safely gather the victims."
Fang Zhe had his mind set on visiting towns in other surrounding state capitals.
"It should be too late now. If other state capitals still have food, they will definitely control it themselves. Even if the government is incapable, a situation like Ruichang will still happen."
Song Yang frowned and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, if there are thieves taking over the town, wouldn't we just kill a group of thieves and get food and grass?" Gongsun Qi on the side suddenly said.
"This...makes sense!" Song Yang turned to look at Gongsun Qi and praised.
He was affected by the memory of his original body and had some of the feudal king's inherent thinking.
I feel that my territory is in Jiangzhou.
But what Gongsun Qi said just now reminded him.
In today's world, there must be places where there is food but no officials.
If he could take over these places, wouldn't there be food?
"Your Majesty, we don't have many people we can use right now." Fang Zhe said worriedly.
He was in favor of going out to search for food, but he felt that he was not strong enough to go out to conquer.
Song Yang looked at Gongsun Qidao again: "You kid has been traveling all over the country for these years, and you know a lot about things on the road."
"If I give you some manpower, can you investigate Yang Xin's situation first?"
Song Yang has already made up his mind in this regard, and now he only needs to do the intelligence work.
Yangxin is a county town in Ezhou in the west. It is much larger than Ruichang and has a larger population.
The main reason is that Yangxin is an important town in Ezhou and is on the edge of rich water resources.
There is already more grain stored there than in other counties in Jiangzhou, so there may be more surplus.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the common people will definitely be able to handle this matter!"
Gongsun Qi cupped his fists and said.
"Okay! From now on, you will be a member of the Hundred Households!"
"Now I order you to set out with ten guards officers and soldiers."
"Go and find out Yang Xin's situation first!"
"Get it done as soon as possible. It's best to come back with news tomorrow!"
"Wei Nan, you go too and cooperate with Gongsun Qi to handle this matter!"
"Bring a crossbow!"
Song Yang really wanted to act vigorously and resolutely.
As soon as he thought about it, he immediately asked Gongsun Qi and Wei Nan to lead the people.
Horses were also provided for them.
When he came out of De'an, Song Yang only had five horses.
When they arrived in Ruichang, they found more than ten horses.
A cavalry squad was assembled.
After receiving Song Yang's order, the twelve knights were fully equipped and galloped westward in the afterglow of the setting sun.
From Ruichang to Yangxin, it only takes less than an hour.
Of course, considering the current traffic problems, it will take two hours.
If we set off now, we can reach Yangxin before midnight.
The exploration at night was just in time.
…
The guards were sent out, and Fang Zhe was a little worried about Ruichang's safety.
But Song Yang didn't care.
In the afternoon he saw that the people had no intention of resisting and struggling.
Of course, it was also because they were hungry that they had no energy to do anything.
What's more, he is the king of Jiangzhou, so the Changlong Emperor Wang Neng is just a bandit.
"What a pity. That guy Zhao Wenbin escaped."
After chatting with Fang Zhe about various things today, Song Yang thought of Zhao Wenbin again.
"He is quite capable of doing things. The fact that Changlong Kingdom came out has a lot to do with him."
"Your Majesty, I always feel that letting him run away will cause trouble in the future. This man's heart is not right, and his mind is not stupid either."
Fang Zhe was a little worried that if Zhao Wenbin could create a prosperous country, he might be able to create a second or third country in the future.
If he is allowed to grow bigger, it may not be easy to handle.
"Haha! Don't worry. This person is not that capable."
Song Yang smiled and continued:
"Even if he creates another prosperous country, he will be the laughing stock of Wang Neng."
"But……"
Fang Zhe sighed, still a little worried.
"Okay, okay. They've all run away, and we can't chase him now." Song Yang patted Fang Zhe on the shoulder and persuaded him.
He also wanted to kill Zhao Wenbin, but he had already run away. What could he do?
Develop yourself first, and when you become strong, what problems can't be solved?
Song Yang chatted with Fang Zhe for a long time, and Fang Zhe finally said goodbye and left at three quarters of an hour.
He also wanted to take the Minzhuang team on a night patrol.
…
When Fang Zhe left Ruichang County Government, Wei Nan and Gongsun Qi's twelve riders had successfully arrived in Yangxin County.
"Be careful. Leave the horse behind and let's get in."
As they approached the county seat, they found a small forest and tied up their horses. The twelve people changed to walking and quietly went forward.
There were ruins and ruins everywhere, and there was no obstacle. It was easy to reach the refugee gathering place here.
Gongsun Qi threw the weapon to Wei Nan and walked towards the gathering place alone.
He was going to ask about the situation.
Gongsun Qi has been a escort all year round, so he is better at dealing with these things than Wei Nan and others who are soldiers.
Wei Nan did not argue with him, and quietly hid in the dark with his brothers, waiting for Gongsun Qi to return.
Gongsun Qi came to the gathering place in front of him. Most of the people were sleeping on the ground, and there were not even straw shacks.
"Old man, I came here to escape from Ruichang, who is in charge of things here?"
Gongsun Qi gently pushed up an old man sleeping outside and asked.
The old man was reluctant to be woken up by someone as soon as he fell asleep. Gongsun Qi smiled and took half of the cake.
When the old man saw the pancakes in the moonlight, his eyes immediately lit up.
I looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so I immediately took the pancake and stuffed it into my arms to hide it.
"Are you from Ruichang?" the old man put away the cake and looked at Gongsun Qi and asked.
"That's right. After it was ruined over there, I came here to make a living, and it turned out the same thing happened here. Alas!"
"Old man, what's going on with Yang Xin now?"
"After all, there are straw sheds over there in Ruichang. Why do you sleep outside?"
The old man looked inside the refugee gathering place again, then carefully got up and pulled Gongsun Qi to the side.
When he arrived at a deserted place, the old man sighed heavily and said to Gongsun Qi:
"Young man, you'd better leave quickly!"
"This place in Yangxin...ah! It's hard to describe in words!"