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"Second son?"

The townsman in the distance noticed Zhao Yu, Jingnu, Cao An, and Zhang Ji because of the commotion here, and hurriedly walked over and saluted Zhao Yu with his fists.

This township guard was one of the four guards on duty that Zhao Yu met at the gate of the mansion a while ago, Zheng Luo, that is, the young guard who told the truth about refugees and was glared at by Zhang Ying.

After saluting Zhao Yu and greeting Jingnu and Zhang Ji, Zheng Luo asked Zhao Yu with surprise on his face: "Why did the second son come here?" Aren't you looking for a villager? The townsfolk are not here. ”

"I know, I'm just coming to see."

Zhao Yu nodded in response, and then he nodded towards the few families surnamed Tian in the distance, and asked, "Zheng Luo, did you see what happened over there?" ”

"What?" Zheng Luo looked puzzled.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu told Zheng Luo about the scene he had seen with his own eyes, telling Zheng Luo that the family surnamed Tian worked hard but was ridiculed and ridiculed by others, and even, if Zheng Luo hadn't shouted in time to stop it, maybe the youngest son of that family would have suffered a little because of that righteous outspokenness.

"Is there such a thing?"

Zheng Luo looked at Zhang Ji with some surprise, and when he saw that Zhang Ji also nodded, he said to Zhao Yu with an uneasy expression: "Second son, I didn't pay attention to ...... of the lowly party."

In fact, Zhao Yu didn't blame Zheng Luo, after all, he saw with his own eyes that Zheng Luo alone had to monitor and supervise one or two hundred refugees working nearby, so naturally he couldn't do everything, he just wanted to ask if this kind of thing happened often.

After hearing Zhao Yu's inquiry, Zheng Luo was silent for a moment and said: "The humble post only came here yesterday to replace Zhang Ji and Ma Cheng, and only worked here for one day, and today is the second day, but the 'Tian surname' that the second son just exemplified, the humble post also noticed it yesterday, and it is indeed a hard-working ......."

"But as far as I've heard, even if they dig the ditch hard, they won't get extra food?" Zhao Yu asked.

"Uh...... Yes. Zheng Luo nodded and said, "At this site, every refugee involved in the operation can get the same amount of food......

On the side, Zhang Ji added in a low voice: "Second son, this is stipulated by Liu County's order and the township. ”

Pointing to the family surnamed Tian in the distance, Zhao Yu frowned and asked, "If you work hard like that, you can't get extra food?" And those who steal and cheat will not be deducted from their rations? ”

Zhang Ji and Zheng Luo were speechless when they were asked, and after a while, Zhang Ji said helplessly: "The main thing is that we and others are short of manpower, I am good, Zheng Luo is good, and the two of us alone are responsible for monitoring hundreds of refugees involved in the operation, not only to supervise them not to be lazy, but also to be vigilant against friction between them, just like Fang Cai...... I really don't have the energy to identify those who are working hard and who are lazy. ”

After a pause, he added: "Like the family surnamed Tian that the second son just saw, I also noticed it when I was supervising the work here a few days ago, and even I paid attention to it, and learned that his father is called Tian He, the eldest son is called Tian Dun, and the second son is called Tian Li, the older woman is Tian Wife, that is, the mother of the brothers, and the younger woman is the eldest daughter-in-law, who has just married Tian Dun for more than half a year...... But then again, while I noticed their family, it was difficult to pay attention to the others. Before, as the second son said, I wanted to give their family more food to encourage these refugees to work hard, but the head of Zheng Township, who was in charge of this site, stopped me...... Oh, the head of Zheng Township, that is, the head of Zheng Township here, he said to me, if I give extra food to that family, not only will it violate the rules set by the Liu County Order and the township marquis, but it will also cause dissatisfaction among the rest of the refugees, I believe that many refugees will jump out and make trouble, saying that they also work hard and why they can't be rewarded, if it is a few people who I pay extra attention to, I can still distinguish, but if I haven't paid attention to it before, I can't tell the difference, in this case, do I give it or not? If those people were given extra food, perhaps there would be lazy traitors among them, wouldn't this encourage the evil trend of these people lying about their work? Therefore, no additional food will be distributed at the work site. ”

"I see."

Zhao Yu nodded with relief, and after careful consideration, he thought that Liu Xianling and his father Luyang Township Marquis, including the township chief of Zheng Township, these considerations were correct.

But having said that, this kind of extensive operation management model still makes Zhao Yu feel unacceptable, and he prefers the principle of "more work and more rewards" and "those who don't work can't eat".

But the problem, as Zhang Ji said, is that the managers appointed by the county government are really insufficient.

"How many people are there? I mean the people who manage these refugees. He asked Zhang Ji and Zheng Luodao.

Zhang Ji and Zheng Luo glanced at each other, and then Zhang Ji explained: "There are ten guards in our house, mainly to directly supervise these refugees; There are also ten county officials in the county, five of whom are responsible for guarding several granaries in Zheng Township, and occasionally assisting us and others in supervising refugees; There are also 20 young people appointed by Zheng Township, who mainly command the operations of these refugees, totaling about 40 people. …… The rest are also responsible for transporting rice and grain, which are not counted because they are directly sent by the county seat; In addition, cooking rice and porridge every day is the responsibility of the villagers of Zheng Township, and they are not counted among them. ”

"How many refugees are there?" Zhao Yu asked.

Zhang Ji thought for a while and replied: "When Ma Cheng and I were still here, there were no less than five or six hundred people, probably only a lot more at the moment." ”

"Forty or so people, five or six hundred?"

Zhao Yu frowned when he heard this, and then asked, "Is there any manpower sent from Ruyang, Yangren and other Rushui counties here?" ”

"No ......"

Zhang Ji shook his head and answered, but heard Zheng Luo say: "There is a group, I just came yesterday, it seems that Liu County ordered to be assigned to this work site, there are about twenty or thirty people, the person who is the leader is called Wang Zhi, it is said that he is from the mansion of the Marquis of Ruyang, I don't know what the specific identity is, but he speaks domineeringly, and likes to point fingers at every turn, and he has some unpleasantness with Township Chief Zheng just when he arrives here." As he spoke, he raised his hand to the north and continued: "Among this group of people, there are about twenty or so people in charge of the north, except for that Wang Zhi, he only appears occasionally, and takes a few people to patrol around, most of the time he stays in Zheng Township, drinking with a few of his attendants to relieve his boredom......

"From the Marquis of Ruyang's mansion?"

Zhao Yu frowned slightly.

Marquis of Ruyang, Marquis of Luyang, the former is one word less, obviously the former's title is greater than the latter, although the title is different from the official position, there is no direct superiority and subordination, and it does not have the administrative power like the county order, but even so it is not to be slackened.

Just like Zhao Yu's father, the Marquis of Luyang, he does not have real administrative power, but Luyang County ordered Liu Wei to want to build a canal, and he still took the lead in discussing with the Marquis of Luyang and seeking the latter's help and support, and the reason is nothing more than that the Marquis of Luyang Township has more financial resources than the county government.

It is not surprising that the aristocracy, as a small number of people, controls most of the resources in this world, which is commonplace in this world.

Just when Zhao Yu was in deep thought, he suddenly heard a quarrel in the distance, he subconsciously looked up, and saw that in more than 100 zhang, there were two groups of people who clashed for some reason.

"Here we go again! Damn it! ”

Zheng Luo scolded in a low voice, and after hurriedly bidding farewell to Zhao Yu, he rushed to the distance, obviously to stop the conflict between the two groups of people in the distance.

"What's going on?" Zhao Yu frowned and asked.

Hearing this, Zhang Jiyi, who was beside him, frowned and explained: "It should be the young people of Zhengxiang who have a conflict with the refugees, right?" ”

As he spoke, he saw that Zhao Yu looked confused in his gaze, so he continued to explain: "A few days ago, when Ma Cheng and I were still here, there was a conflict between these two groups, mainly because the young men of Zhengxiang didn't like those refugees...... Well, in fact, you can't say that, for example, like the second son just saw, the family surnamed Tian, the young Zhuang of Zheng Township behaved very friendly, although the grain release at the work site stipulates that every refugee involved in the operation will get exactly the same food, but Zheng Xiang people are still more friendly to those refugees who work hard, and sometimes even secretly stuff a few cakes for them in private, considering that those rice cakes are used in their own food, we can't say anything, so we turn a blind eye. However, for those who are cheating and playing tricks among the refugees, Zheng Xiangren is not so polite, they are scolding and ridiculing, and they are heavily responsible for teaching lessons, I have stopped Ma Cheng once, and I have also raised this matter like Zheng Township, but you also know that some of the refugees are really angry...... If it weren't for the fear of causing a riot against the refugees, there are a few guys here that I would have wanted to teach a lesson. ”

Zhao Yu glanced at Zhang Ji, didn't say much, and took him, Jingnu, and Cao An to the place of the incident.

When Zhao Yu arrived at the place of the incident, there were already two or three hundred people gathered there, of which about seventy percent were ragged refugees, who noticed the clothes of Zhao Yu and Jingnu, especially after seeing Zhang Ji's dress and his appearance, they gave way to their group, obviously, these people still remember that Zhang Ji supervised one of their supervisors a few days ago.

While pressing the weapon on his waist to prevent it from being snatched away by a few hidden thugs among the refugees, Zhang Ji protected Zhao Yu and Jingnu, vigilantly watching the refugees around them who made way for them.

And Cao An was more exaggerated than him, stretching out his hands like a hen protecting her cubs, sometimes blocking Zhao Yu's left side, sometimes blocking Zhao Yu's right side, and shouting words such as "Don't get close" in his mouth, protecting the master, making Zhao Yu feel a little ashamed.

All in all, under the protection of Zhang Ji and Cao An, and with the cooperation of those nearby refugees, Zhao Yu and Jingnu squeezed into the crowd very smoothly.

Before he could gain a foothold, he heard Zheng Luo shouting: "Stand back!" I told you to stand back! ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang, which was the sound of the weapon in Zheng Luo's hand unsheathed.

Zhao Yu frowned, stood on tiptoe and looked among the rows of people in front of him, he vaguely saw that Zheng Luo, who had just been talking to him, was glaring at several refugees with a grim face at the moment, and even pointed at the latter with weapons in his hands.

Before Zhao Yu could come to his senses, he saw one of the refugees shouting: "I'm going to kill someone, the overseer is going to kill someone." ”

"Shut up! Shut up! ”

The young Zheng Luo's face turned red, and he looked around in some panic, because he found that the refugees gathered from all around him were looking at him with a silent face, although they did not directly support the few scoundrel refugees, but the countless pairs of eyes of these people who were suspicious, vigilant and even a little hostile still made Zheng Luo feel extremely stressed.