"Lord!"

Gongsun Du was practicing the Liuhe knife in the courtyard, and when he heard someone shouting, he looked back and saw that it was Wei You, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Although he didn't strictly order people not to disturb him to practice martial arts, Wei You and the others spontaneously didn't come to him at this time, but today they broke this default rule, so he couldn't help but be surprised!

However, Gongsun Du didn't mean to stop, but said in his mouth: "Why did Qingping come here in person?" But what's the matter? ”

Seeing that Gongsun Du was not to blame, Wei You's heart was relieved, and he replied: "Lord Qiqi, thousands of people appeared at the west gate early this morning, and the soldiers guarding the city did not open the city gate for fear of causing a riot. After that, his subordinates and Xu Duwei rushed to the west gate, and after talking, they learned that these people were refugees recruited by the lord, and at the same time, the few people they led hoped to meet the lord. ”

Thousands?

Gongsun Du couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, for Liaodong, which lacked everything, especially people, thousands of people was not a number. Slowly put away the knife, and at the same time wondered who this was? Gongsun Du, who was deep in thought, did not notice Wei You's expression of wanting to speak, although the invitations he sent out when he went south this time were not as many as one thousand eight hundred, but there were also dozens.

Gongsun Du didn't think about it for too long, put Mo Gao away, wiped the sweat on his body, changed into dry clothes and took Wei You out of the Taishou Mansion. Then he asked, "Are all these people still outside the city now?" ”

"Yes, my lord." Wei You replied and hesitated, "My lord-"

"Huh?" Gongsun Du glanced at Wei You and said, "What's wrong?" There's something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Wei You's expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Lord, Xu Duwei said that these people may not be real homeless, and many of them have thick calluses on their hands. ”

"What's wrong with the calluses? The farmer doesn't have a thick layer of calluses on his hands. Gongsun Du didn't seem to be thinking anymore, and said casually.

Since Wei You had already spoken, there was nothing to hesitate about, and continued: "Xu Duwei said that the calluses of these people should be caused by dancing with knives and sticks all year round. ”

Gongsun Du understood a little, and said thoughtfully: "That means that Tingfang suspects that these people are bandits?" ”

Wei You nodded and said, "That's right! ”

Gongsun Du seemed to think of something, but he didn't think of it for a while, so he replied: "You can't suspect that people are bandits just because they have calluses on their hands, living in a border county, if you don't know a little martial arts, I'm afraid not many people can survive, right?" Besides, even if they are bandits and are willing to reform their ways, we can't turn them away! ”

When Wei You heard this, he understood that his lord had already made up his mind, and on the one hand, he felt that he was following the right person, and on the other hand, he decided to let people pay more attention to these people who came today, but if he did anything wrong, he would immediately take them down.

Gongsun Du didn't know that Wei You had thought so much, and soon came to the West City Gate.

I saw that the west gate was wide open, and there were many heads in and outside the city, but not a single one entered or left the city, and even the people who were about to leave the city were still standing several feet away from the city gate and waiting.

Gongsun Du looked up and saw that Xu Rong was also looking at him, and then nodded at him. Gongsun Du immediately understood what was going on, but he didn't care, so he walked out of the city.

"Boss Zhang?" As soon as Gongsun Du stepped out of the city gate, he saw a group of strong men standing not far away, led by Zhang Boss, who had a relationship with one side, and felt that this person was not bad, so he invited him.

"I've seen my lord!" Boss Zhang was originally appeasing his brothers, but when he heard the voice, he immediately walked towards Gongsun Du.

Gongsun Duxi said: "Welcome to your arrival, everyone will arrange houses, distribute fields, and give enough food to ensure that you will not go hungry before the autumn harvest." ”

This was actually not said to Boss Zhang, although Gongsun Du was far away before, it could be seen that some people seemed to be a little reluctant, and now they said it directly to calm their hearts.

Sure enough, after Gongsun Du finished speaking, the people who were still a little nervous and hesitant were happy, and even a few young guys shouted loudly. Boss Zhang was also full of gratitude: "On behalf of everyone, thank you for your grace!" ”

Saying that Boss Zhang was about to kneel, Gongsun Du was quick to hold him up, but the others followed suit and knelt down and said-

"Thank you, Lord for your grace!"

When Gongsun Du saw this scene, his eyes were a little moist.

What a simple people, who have a bite to eat, have a field to plant, and have land to plant, why should the ruling class hurt these people with such low requirements, it is really hateful!

"Ladies and gentlemen, rest assured, as long as there is a certain day, you will be able to live with peace of mind." Gongsun Du couldn't help but reassure in a loud voice.

This is a commitment and an encouragement to yourself!

"Long live the adults! Long live the adults......" Hearing Gongsun Du's words, people couldn't help but shout. For them, after experiencing the starvation and cold life of the bandits, they miss the days of farming more and more, and now they hear that being able to farm safely is a great reward for them.

Boss Zhang's eyes were full of tears, and he looked at Gongsun Du with emotion, but there was still a trace of regret in his eyes, regretting that Gongsun Du appeared too late, if it could be more than ten years earlier, his parents and brothers, maybe not only three survived, maybe it would be ...... now

Hey, it's not the right time!

After sighing in his heart, Boss Zhang looked at his wife and children in the crowd and was full of hope. But what about the others!

Gongsun Du didn't ask Boss Zhang why it took almost a month to come to the Liao team, but just asked Wei You to arrange a house and divide the fields for Boss Zhang and the others. After that, Gongsun Du wanted to go back to the Taishou Mansion to deal with official business, but because of the arrival of Boss Zhang and others, he went directly to the east......

The arrival of Boss Zhang and the others seemed to have lit a fuse, which immediately caused a series of reactions.

In the afternoon of the same day, another homeless person arrived, who was also invited by Gongsun Du to come...... Farming!

This is a fact, but all those who are invited by Gongsun Du are basically poor and poor, and they have been exploited by the imperial court one after another, and it is difficult to survive in the families and villages, farming is what they desire the most, because they can live!

The next day, thousands of displaced people were again accepted......

On the third day, in addition to hundreds of displaced people, there were also people from the Zhang family in Zhuo County who came to open a butcher shop......

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In a period of more than ten days, more than 15,000 people poured into Liaolu City, and the population almost doubled. Fortunately, many families still have surplus grain, and the Mi family has transported more than 60,000 stone grain and grass in more than a month and a half, so they have not been dragged down by the sudden increase in population.

The population increases, and the management is naturally a lot troublesome, although they are all ordinary people, but when people get along with each other, it is inevitable that there will be quarrels and conflicts of interests, so in order to avoid the deterioration of public security, and increase the strength to resist the upcoming alien race, Gongsun Du chose to recruit troops again.

Another three days passed, and the number of soldiers under Gongsun Du reached four thousand. Among them, 2,000 are county soldiers, that is, the maximum number of soldiers that can be recruited with Gongsun Du's existing official position, and the other 2,000 are considered auxiliaries. For example, most of them chose to join the army, and they were used to a reckless life, and it was difficult for them to farm with peace of mind, and only a few people were willing to return to the people.

Gongsun Du was satisfied with this, and even at the beginning he planned to do so, because these people have seen blood, dare to fight and kill, for the alien race that may come at any time, what he needs at this time is not the elite soldiers who are trained, but the warriors who have enough courage to fight with the alien race.