When Zhang Yuan rode to the gate of the city, he had already seen hundreds of ragged people in addition to the local officials.

Bajun Taishou's face is very ugly, everyone knows that after this matter is over, his Taishou will be regarded as the end.

Tang Meng is a military general, a person in the army, at most a few reprimands, but he, a Bajun Tai code, is not.

The emperors of the Han Dynasty killed their courtiers and basically killed civilian officials, and there were still a few people with the rank of generals who were executed.

Even if the emperor wants to kill a general, he will make him a civil after the war is over, and then find an excuse to kill him.

Li Guang made so many mistakes that in the end, Liu Che had no way to kill him, so he could only force him to death and let him die in the battle with the Huns.

"Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Chenba County, visited the messenger of the Son of Heaven."

Unlike the other two county guards, Bajun guards knelt down directly when they saw Zhang Yuan, and got along with Zhang Yuan in an extremely low posture.

"Get up and play by the rules."

Zhang Yuan didn't have a good face for this family, if it wasn't for Zhang Lu not reporting to the court as soon as possible, and not letting Liu Che know how much damage this matter had to the people, it wouldn't be to this point.

At present, the population of Ba County is about 300,000, and there are only 70,000 or 80,000 men who are eligible for conscription, and now 3,000 people have died, and more than 8,000 people are still building roads, which is a blow to the entire Ba County.

It is very likely that by the beginning of next spring, one-fifth of Ba County's land will not be cultivated.

The imperial court will not care what happens to you, it will only think that the taxes you pay this year are not as much as last year, in order to solve such a matter, it is very likely that the officials will ignore the decree of thirty taxes and one tax, and increase the taxes to deal with the inspection of the imperial court, and the people will still suffer at that time.

Zhang Yuan rode a horse and wanted to go to the city, but was stopped by the hundreds of people in ragged clothes, all of whom were women and children, who looked pitiful.

"Zhang Taishou, what's going on."

Zhang Lu said embarrassedly.

"Your Excellency, all the adult males of these villages died in an accident while they were serving in the conscription.

It was also they who reported the matter to the minister, and then the minister learned that it was reported to His Majesty.

They didn't know where they learned that today's envoy would come to Jiangzhou City, so they gathered here to ask for an explanation.

The ministers had been dissuaded many times, but they still did not listen. ”

At other times, such people would have been treated as chaotic people by the people of the government. It's just that now Liu Che sent Zhang Yuan and them to Ba County under the banner of appeasing the people's hearts, and Zhang Lu would not do such a thing no matter how impulsive he was.

Now he is likely to be removed or demoted, and if there is any other mess, there is really only a dead end.

"Messenger of the Son of Heaven, you have to be the master of us who are lonely and helpless."

The old woman at the head took the lead and howled, and then hundreds of people all began to cry.

This cry made Zhang Yuan uncomfortable and his scalp tingled.

"Old man, you first take these people in your village to get out of the way, I will ask Zhang Taishou to take you to Taishou Mansion, and after my tour of the city is over, how about you come to me one by one to explain the reason for the matter? terminal

This time, the Son of Heaven has asked me to bring enough money and food, and you will all have due compensation. ”

Although Zhang Yuan has always felt that human life is greater than the sky, it is not his original intention to say that he will compensate with money and food.

It's just that now we can only use these benefits that can be seen by everyone to win the trust of the people.

A group of officials in Ba County also stepped forward to persuade them, and even took out some copper coins on the spot and handed them to these women and children, so that they all got out of the way.

If the matter of blocking the envoy of the Son of Heaven from entering the city reached Liu Che's ears, these people would have another sin.

After a quarter of an hour of delay outside the city gate, Zhang Yuan rode a horse and carried a talisman into Jiangzhou City, where Zhang Yuan felt more malicious eyes than elsewhere.

After more than 60 years of development, the officials of the Han Dynasty were only able to control the places around the city.

There is no urban agglomeration like Shu County.

More than half of the cities in Guanghan County and one-third of the cities in Shu County have formed an urban agglomeration around Chengdu City, which is only around Chang'an.

Only there can you see the richness of the land of Bashu, as for the rest of the land, it is all wild land.

Two-thirds of the land in Ba County was still occupied by various ethnic groups, and the Han people could only gain a sense of security by gathering around the city.

Now, when their own people start to attack themselves, such a group has no sense of trust in anyone.

When Sima Xiangru read out Liu Che's will, only a few thousand people in the entire Jiangzhou City gathered in front of the Taishou Mansion to listen to the holy sound.

"Zhang Xingren, this county is obviously different from other places, and the task of our trip is very difficult."

Sima Xiangru had already detached himself from his emotions and began to take this matter seriously, he knew that Liu Che's main purpose for letting Zhang Yuanlai was to discuss with Tang Meng about the requisition of the people of Yelang to build roads and colonize them.

Appeasing the people's hearts is something similar to his Sima, and it is because of this that Zhang Yuan dares to keep playing soy sauce.

"After I see those women and children, then I will go to rest, you ask Zhang Lu and them not to disturb me anymore, tomorrow I will take someone to Fuguan to find Tang Meng, as long as I can let those people be released from forced labor in a short time, and when they return to their hometown, the people's hearts can quickly stabilize."

What we said before was empty talk, and even the people of Shu County have not really regained confidence in the government. ”

Sima Xiangru agreed with what Zhang Yuan said, nodded and retreated, and began to ask the officials of the Taishou Mansion of Zhaoba County to bring the women and children outside the city gate to Zhang Yuan.

said that there were hundreds of people, but in fact, what Zhang Yuan really wanted to see was only the old woman who was the leader, and relieving her emotions was the most important thing.

As for understanding what happened, it was just for others to hear, and at this time, who didn't know how the male in their village died.

Zhang Yuan promised the old woman a bunch of benefits, and even made the decision to exempt their village from taxes for five years, so that those half-grown children could grow up and collect taxes.

Such a proposition is far from being possible, and Zhang Lu can't do it, but Zhang Lu can make up that part of the tax for their women and children, Zhang Yuan doesn't believe that Zhang Lu is unwilling to spend this money and food, on the contrary, Zhang Lu should be very happy.

Before dark, with the praise of good officials, Zhang Yuan sent this group of women and children out of the Taishou Mansion.

Then let Zongxing explain the conditions of his promise to Zhang Lu, and make it clear that if Zhang Lu is unwilling to bear it, then he will bear it himself, but Zhang Lu should not think that he would say a few good words for him in front of Liu Che.