Chapter 169 The beginning of everything is difficult
Zhou Zhong was very busy and exhausted. All the people who had been cleared out of the village gathered in Zhuiyun Mountain. The bandits had no rules. They only believed in their fists. Whoever had the bigger fist had the absolute right to speak. Since he came to
Here, in less than an hour, more than a dozen people came to complain, all accusing others of being violent. Zhou Chong was also a county magistrate. If he were placed in Han Dynasty, it would be easy for him to govern a county.
, but it is somewhat beyond our capabilities to manage these people.
After finally finishing the matter, it was already midnight when I was ready to go to bed. My whole body ached, and I didn't want to move as soon as I lay down on the couch. The door was suddenly pushed open, and Su Ren came in with a tray. There was a bowl of rice and food on the tray.
Two pancakes.
He put it on the table with a smile: "Get up quickly, go to bed without eating. This is only the first day. In a few days, you will be in trouble! I can't do anything to you."
Zhou Zhong stood up quickly and saluted Su Ren: "Thank you, sir."
"What are you talking about? You were helping me and thanking me, but you did it the other way around. Hurry up and eat!"
After Zhou Zhong got along with Su Ren these days, he felt that this person was not bad. As long as you didn't have second thoughts, he would be 100% loyal to you. He didn't show any pretense, picked up his rice bowl and drank heavily.
"Hey!" Su Ren sighed: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. After getting through this, I will find a way to get you some helpers. These people have no rules. You have to train them well."
Zhou Zhong nodded repeatedly: "I know, I was Mu Qingyun's staff back then."
"Haha, that's true. When my craftsmen arrive, these people should be better off if they have work to do. In addition, you can select those young men and prepare to form a guard team. When Zhuiyun Mountain gets better, I think
The other people in Yuanshan will be jealous after seeing it."
"No? I don't think Village Leader Sun is that kind of person."
"Sun Ermazi won't do it, and I don't guarantee that others won't. It's always good to be just in case. If we are not prepared, and the time comes, we don't even have a strategy to deal with it. Starting from tomorrow, these
People can’t be idle anymore. Zhuiyun Mountain must be renovated. Those abandoned passes must be repaired. Since this place is to be used as the base of the Qiang trade route, it must be foolproof.”
Zhou Yao nodded and said: "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"
Su Ren smiled and pulled Zhou Zhong back: "It's so late, who are you looking for? Have a good sleep and take your time tomorrow. You are busy with everything."
Zhou Zhong also smiled awkwardly, and the two of them talked for a while. Su Ren then came out of the room. The sky was good today, the sky was full of stars, and the crescent moon hung in the sky. There were fires dotted all around.
, adding to the tranquility of Yuanshan. Occasionally, the howls of wild animals sound very scary after echoing through the valley.
Su Ren stood at the mountain pass, looking at the dark mountain forest. Against the background of the sky, the mountains were rolling and stretching into the distance layer by layer. He took a few breaths of moist air and said to Leng Jun beside him: "This is
The country of the Han Dynasty looks magnificent, but in fact it is just like that!"
Leng Jun was shocked and glanced at Su Ren, but did not answer.
Su Ren continued: "Although a country is good, it must have someone who can rule it. The country of Qin, which was built by dozens of generations, fell into the hands of Hu Hai and was wiped out in just a few years. I don't know if the Liu family's country can continue."
How many generations?”
"Do you have any ideas?" Leng Jun looked at Su Ren warily, his voice was not loud, and he asked timidly.
Su Ren looked back at Leng Jun and smiled: "Are you scared by me?"
Leng Jun just looked at him, waiting for Su Ren to answer his question. Su Ren was a little helpless, knowing that Leng Jun had misunderstood what he meant. It was just to express his nostalgia for history, but Leng Jun felt that he had an agenda. He did not explain,
Turn around and walk back.
Leng Jun grabbed Su Ren and said: "Although I have never experienced the destruction of Qin and the conflict between Chu and Han, I have heard from my master that the people who suffered most at that time were actually the people. If you have other intentions, I will never agree to it."
!”
"What do I want?"
"You!" A pair of stern eyes sparkled in the dark night: "If you have no other intentions, what did you mean by those words just now?"
Seeing Leng Jun's seriousness, Su Ren quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'll make you nervous. I really have no other intentions. I'm not interested in the country. I'm very lazy. My biggest goal is
Living a life like a pig, eating well, drinking well, and being carefree is the best. Do you know how tiring it is to be an emperor? I feel exhausted from taking care of us, let alone all the people in this world.
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"Do you really think so?" Leng Jun still didn't believe it.
Su Ren raised a hand: "I swear, if I have the kind of thoughts you mentioned, I will be struck by five thunders and die badly!"
Su Ren had already sworn, and Leng Jun couldn't say anything else. In this ignorant era, a person's oath is very trustworthy. Even if the person has done many evil things, since he swore an oath, it must be true. Leng Jun didn't even think about it.
However, for people trained in the 21st century, not to mention swearing is the same as eating and sleeping. Even if they are brothers, they will sometimes stab you in the back.
The night wind blew up, scattering the bonfires in the camp. Tens of thousands of people were crowded in Taiping Mountain, and the original houses were simply not enough to live in. Su Ren arranged for the old and the weak to move in, and the others could only make do with it temporarily. Okay.
It's already summer and it's not too cold at night. Zhou Chong has also sent people to build huts. I believe it won't take long to solve the accommodation problem.
In addition to housing, we also need to eat. The daily food for tens of thousands of people is an astronomical figure. Taiping Mountain was originally Li Jun's village. After Li Jun left, Taiping Mountain was like birds and beasts, and everything that could be eaten was looted.
The problem of feeding tens of thousands of people all falls on the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Every day, a large amount of food comes in from outside the mountains, and it is digested in an instant.
As the saying goes, clothing, food, housing and transportation come first. No matter whether you can eat or not, or live in a house, clothing must not be reduced. This is the difference between humans and animals. Only when you put on clothes can you be called a
People still need to take into account their basic integrity. However, in today's Zhuipingshan, not to mention children and men, even those women may not be able to wrap themselves in clothes.
All this needs Su Ren to solve.
When Su Ren went up the mountain for the first time, he had seen the hardships of Yuanshan. This time he came to Chaipingshan again, which allowed his ideological understanding to reach a higher level. He pointed at those sleeping in the open air, naked and freezing.
The trembling bandit said to Leng Jun: "These people should also be our subjects, right? Why can't the emperor take care of them?"
"They are bandits. From the day they became bandits, they were no longer common people of the Han Dynasty."
Su Ren smiled: "People are not born to be bandits. Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a beggar gang, which was a gang of beggars. The leader of the beggar gang was summoned by the emperor. The emperor hoped that he would disband the beggar gang.
The leader of the gang disagreed! The emperor said, "Your Beggar Gang has tens of millions of disciples. If you don't disband for one day, I will always be worried about your rebellion. I have no other thoughts at all! What do you think the leader of the Beggar Gang said?"
"What does he have to say?" Leng Jun said scornfully: "The emperor did the right thing. If a man without ambition, what would he do if he took in tens of millions of disciples? I think this man is the source of the world's troubles and should be killed!"
Su Ren stopped and looked at Leng Jun carefully for a long time: "Why are you so supportive of the emperor now? Why didn't you notice it before?"
Leng Jun raised his neck and said: "The Han Dynasty was established, the war in the world was extinguished, and the people lived a comfortable life for a few days. I am not loyal to the emperor, but I think about the people of the world."
"Oh! Okay, I'll just believe you!"
After thinking for a moment, Leng Jun asked again: "What did the leader of the beggar gang say?"
Su Ren said with a smile: "He said that the number of disciples of the Beggar Clan is not decided by him, but by the emperor! If the emperor can really make everyone in the world well fed and clothed, then only ghosts will be willing to be beggars, just like this Yuan
Mountains are just like mountains. It cannot be said that everyone is willing to be a bandit. If the big man is like you said, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, then only ghosts are willing to go to the mountains to become bandits!"
After saying this, Su Ren ignored Leng Jun who was standing there blankly and walked away on his own. Hawking and Huang Shisan who were following behind him looked at Su Ren's back with admiration, then turned around.
The strange-faced man stared at Leng Jun for a long time before going after Su Ren.
The construction of Zhuiyun Mountain is on the agenda, and the reorganization of the guard team has also begun. There is nothing else in this place, but there is a lot of wood. The mountains and plains are full of people, and the wood is cut down one by one to build houses and build passes.
.Due to lack of food, women and children took their children to look for wild vegetables. Everyone was working hard for a new life and seemed to be thriving.
The craftsmen transferred by Su Ren finally arrived, mainly boiling salt and making weapons. There is brine for boiling salt, but there is no iron ore for making weapons, and the shields and armors made of wood are not bad. Taiping Mountain is changing day by day. Su Ren specializes in
The construction of Taiping Mountain was planned, and everyone must live according to the plan. In order to prevent conflicts among the dozen or so cottages, Su Ren divided Taiping Mountain into ten blocks, and each block was allocated according to the number of people in the original cottage.
A barracks was set up at the foot of the mountain, and the top of the mountain was planned as the leader's hall. Each village elected elders to jointly manage the affairs of the entire village. Zhou Zhong was usually responsible for handling specific matters. Major issues must be discussed by the elders' council. As long as the matter is passed by vote, it will be ignored.
You have to do it unconditionally even if you don't want to. Su Ren wants to build a utopian group here and bring these bandits into a higher society of distribution according to work in advance.
After several reminders from Su Ren, Zhou Zhong has been doing well recently. Everything is on track, and he feels much more relaxed. While drinking tea with Su Ren, he smiled and said: "I have seen a lot of talent, sir, no matter what
He is outstanding in both military and strategic planning, and he is also a good hand in running the place. I feel inferior to him! It is a pity that the court only allows you to be a city manager. If you are willing, I think..."
Su Ren quickly stopped Zhou Zhong and said with a smile: "I'm too lazy, I just don't do anything." (To be continued)
