Chapter 681: Appointment of Ministers
In the early morning of the next day, the Yingshui Wharf outside Wanqiu County was crowded with people, and there were more than 100,000 people waiting for the government's arrangement, all of whom were Li Mijun's family members.
With the end of the Sui and Wei dynasties, the imperial court had 150,000 Wei prisoners, all of whom had to be transformed by the imperial court through labor to contribute to local construction and the resumption of production. Their families were all used to fill the empty population of the Central Plains, and they were concentrated and arranged in the Central Plains, where the chaos lasted for the longest time and was the most severe, and they lived a life no different from ordinary people.
Not far away was the endless wilderness, where the Sui army had set up thousands of tents for the captives' families to live in, and boiled thousands of pots of hot porridge, and more than 10,000 soldiers were responsible for maintaining order and helping them as best they could.
These hundreds of thousands of people were the first batch of people to move north, and they took a fleet from Jiangdu to Huaiyang, and they were properly taken care of by the Sui army along the way, so that their fear and vigilance of the Sui army faded a lot. But at the same time, they were also worried about their relatives who were captives, for fear that the court would behead their relatives on charges of treason.
At noon, three pieces of news came from the Sui army.
The first is the imperial court's local punishment plan for war criminals: prisoners below the rank of captain are to undergo three years of labor reform, military attachΓ©s above the brigade commander and lieutenant level are higher, four years and five years respectively, and senior military attaches are required to serve for ten years, as for those who serve in the center of the Wei Dynasty, as well as county-level officials, they are sentenced to life imprisonment. During the period of serving their sentences, those who behave well will be appropriately commuted, and when they have hope for life, they will naturally work hard to get a commutation from the imperial court, reunite with their relatives as soon as possible, and will not choose to make trouble again, which is also conducive to the management of them by the imperial court.
The second is to place them in Huaiyang, and when the officials are in place, they will give them equal land in accordance with the imperial court policy.
Third, the imperial court will arrange for them to meet their relatives who are captives as soon as possible; Of course, for those Wei soldiers who had died in battle, the imperial court could not meet their requests.
These three news made hundreds of thousands of captives cheer, and their relatives were not only saved, but they would also be able to live a stable life with land and land in the future. But then, they all became nervous, fearing that their relatives would die in the war, and they all prayed for God's protection, hoping that their relatives could survive the war.
Yang Tong has reached his current status and rarely inspects refugee camps, and these things are usually handed over to local officials to carry out, but the families of these captives are different from ordinary refugees, they are related to local stability and the restoration of people's livelihood, so they are extremely concerned, worried that one will not be handled well, resulting in hundreds of thousands of prisoners rebelling again while serving their sentences. Throughout the morning, Yang Tong spent the morning inspecting the makeshift settlements, chatting with the people and learning about their needs.
Accompanied by Yang Dong was Bing Yuanzhen, Zhai Rang's number one strategist was snubbed by Li Mi because of his failure in the power struggle, and lived a life of drunken dreams and death, and finally surrendered to the Great Sui under Shi Hao's persuasion, and now he has become Yang Tong's staff, and after getting along with him for a while, Yang Tong found that Bing Yuanzhen's ability to govern is no less than that of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
Today's resettlement matters are all supported by Allah Bingyuan, from tent construction to food supply, etc., he has done a very meticulous job, large and small things are arranged in an orderly manner, and from many details it can be seen that he has good ability.
For example, the problem of toilets, this is a detail that is generally difficult to camp and does not care about, but Bing Yuanzhen specially built dozens of large tents for thatched toilets, including 30 women's toilets and 15 men's toilets.
Not only that, Bing Yuanzhen also specially arranged a family with babies in one place, so that the mother with enough milk can help others breastfeed, so that the baby is not starved, and carefully set up a small nursing tent for mothers and babies to feed, and other men are not allowed to enter.
It was these details that Bing Yuanzhen took into account that won the praise of the people, and of course, this also made Yang Tong even more satisfied.
"How could the gentleman come up with such details?" Yang Tong asked, looking at a row of large tents surrounded by camp fences.
"Enlightening the Holy One, speaking of which, this is also an experience."
"Can you elaborate on that?"
"In the twelfth year of the Great Cause, a large-scale conflict broke out in Wagangzhai, and even knives were used, many people died, the situation is quite grim, if it is not handled properly, it is very likely that a civil war will break out. At that time, Zhai Gong asked me to deal with this matter, and I found that the soldiers who rioted had family members, and I learned that Zhai Gong rewarded Li Mi with 80,000 yuan, and Li Mi rewarded all the money to the soldiers of the 'Pushan Public Camp' in order to win the hearts of the people, and won everyone's love. However, the soldiers on Zhai Gong's side did not get a penny, and the families of the soldiers were red-eyed, and they were dissatisfied and instigated behind their backs, and the soldiers felt that Zhai Gong's rewards and punishments were unfair, so there was a riot. After finding the source of the riot, I suggested that Zhai Gong give all his family members a consistent amount of money as a New Year's gift to the soldiers, and the riot immediately subsided. This incident made me deeply realize that for reckless ordinary soldiers, the pillow wind is more effective than any big reason. β
Bing Yuanzhen smiled, and then said: "The Holy Lord divides the fields equally in the general direction and arranges for the prisoners of war to meet with their relatives in the details, the purpose is to win the hearts of the prisoners of war, so that they can serve their sentences honestly and not cause trouble to the imperial court, which is an excellent way to appease people's hearts." It's just that the prisoners of war have been enemies of the imperial court after all, and they still have some mustard for the imperial court, so they make a fuss about their family members. For example, the toilet problem and the mother and child problem did not cost a little more, but it can make women grateful, and when they meet with their husbands, they can speak for the court to some extent, encourage their husbands and brothers to serve their sentences with peace of mind, and strive for early reunion. The lowly felt that their words were, in some ways, more effective than the grim law. β
Yang Tong nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Mr. has done a good job, this is 'details determine success or failure'." β
"The saint's 'details determine success or failure' is a wonderful saying." Bing Yuanzhen praised and asked, "Holy Lord, what should we do next?" β
Yang Tong said: "I plan to resettle these hundreds of thousands of people in Huaiyang County, and there will be several groups of people who will move north, and I have decided to resettle them in Dongjun, Dongping, and Qi counties. β
Bing Yuan Zhen said: "Most of Li Mi's army are from the Central Plains, and this arrangement can satisfy the heart of many people to return to their homeland. Whoever wants to bring them back to their places of origin as much as possible. β
"There's one more thing I forgot." Yang Tong smiled and said to Bing Yuanzhen: "I found that I am especially good at governing places, and it is really a burial of talents around me, so this Huaiyang County Guard will be served by Mr." β
Bing Yuanzhen looked excited, thinking that after this incident, he would be released back to his hometown as a citizen, never imagined that he, a rebel minister, could still be reused by Yang Tong, his eyes suddenly showed a strong color of gratitude, and he tried his best to restrain the excitement in his heart, bowed down, and said with a trembling voice: "Weichen Bing Yuanzhen is grateful for the love of the saint, and he will never live up to the trust of the saint." β
Bing Yuanzhen got Yang Dong's weight, changed the depression in his chest, and the whole person seemed to be radiant, which was not only happy, but also did not forget to recommend talents, bowed down and said: "Shengshang, Xu Shiji is both wise and brave, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, is a rare general, although he holds an important position in Li Mijun, in fact, he has not been given the opportunity to lead the army alone, it is not an exaggeration to say that Huaicai has not met, and it is not an exaggeration to recommend Weichen to recommend ......"
Xu Shiji's talent, can Yang Tong not know?
When he heard Bing Yuanzhen's recommendation, he couldn't help laughing: "When he finishes guarding Li Mi's filial piety, I will transfer him to his command to listen to it." β
"Thank you, Holy Lord."