Feng Ruhu's stay in the county does not mean that he can sleep with his feet crossed. He also had something to do, and that was to register the population of the city and the empty houses.

He carried an empty horsewhip in a duffled manner, and walked out of the county school tastelessly, followed by his third brother Feng Rubiao and his family Ding Feng Changgui, as well as Mr. Fei, an educator who is enthusiastic about social welfare. Feng Ruhu's morale was low, of course, because he had no interest in the so-called registration work, and even more because he was naturally slow to change ownership and use rights and other matters involving vital interests.

Mr. Fei saw Feng Ruhu's helplessness at a glance, so he said to him with a smile: If General Feng can trust the old man, it is better to hand over this matter to the old man. The old man has been in Dazhu for several years, and he doesn't dare to say that the peach and plum are all over the place, but there are still a few students in this city. Let those young students run errands, and this thing will be done. ”

Feng Ruhu quickly showed his joy, but before he could speak, Mr. Fei said again: "General Feng is not busy thanking him, the old man must first ask clearly: What is the use of this registration?" ”

Feng Ruhu was afraid that Mr. Fei would regret it, so he hurriedly talked about what the three of them discussed last night, and Mr. Fei was really hesitant now. He was a man of the past, and he was very sensitive to these things involving money, so he hurriedly asked what to do if those who had empty houses were unwilling to vacate them.

"What should I do?" Feng Ruhu hadn't thought about it yet, his third brother had already answered for his eldest brother. He pulled out half of his waist knife and said: The soil tyrant wants to attack the city, if the city can't be defended, what will the soil tyrant do? Will the thugs talk to them slowly?

"The king is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, how can his actions be compared with that of a local tyrant?" Mr. Fei was a little unhappy.

The words "teacher of benevolence and righteousness" reminded Feng Ruhu. Shizi often mentioned this word when he lectured on Songlin Mountain, and asked the officials of the royal palace to keep it in mind at all times. The essence of "protecting the country and securing the people" is to practice benevolence and righteousness, that is, to give the greatest benefit to the greatest number of people. Politics determines the military, and the military must be subordinated to politics. Therefore, the army of the Shu Wangfu, whether it is a caravan or a village guard, is not a simple war organization, its fundamental mission is to protect the country and the people by force.

Feng Rubiao was scolded by Mr. Fei and was about to argue, but was glared back by his eldest brother's murderous eyes. Feng Ruhu put on a smiling face, first apologized to Mr. Fei, and then explained that the situation was urgent now, and he had to take this method to deal with the emergency. If the people do not enter the city, their fate will be at the mercy of the local tyrants; If the people who enter the city eat and sleep in the open, they will not be able to work together with the village guards to defend the city, and they may even cause civil strife!

Feng Ruhu also added that now a large number of fields outside the city are abandoned, and if they cannot be sown next spring, then there will definitely be a food shortage in the coming year.

Feng Ruhu's explanation did not make Mr. Fei feel more at ease: "Of course, the emergency plan is understandable. It's just that there is no owner in the field house outside the city? What if the master comes back to ask for it? ”

Feng Ruhu didn't think about these difficult questions at all. Because in his consciousness, since there is a prison army, then the affairs of these literati should be handled by the prison army.

Seeing Feng Ruhu embarrassed, Mr. Fei did not laugh. He thought about it seriously and said, these things are indeed more difficult. However, since the matter is urgent, it can first issue an announcement in the name of the Shu Wangfu, and give an IOU to those homeowners and landowners, stating that they can recover these properties in the future. It's just that the taxes owed to the imperial court in recent years have to be deducted.

"I'll just say it, since the old gentleman can stay alone in the lonely city for more than a year, there will definitely be a good way!" Feng Ruhu was happy, and casually put on a high hat for Mr. Fei. He said that he was tired, turned around and left, but after walking a few steps, he felt that one of the arrangements was inappropriate, so he turned back.

"Mr. Fei, where is the official seal of the main hall of Dazhu County?"

"Where can it be? Naturally, it's still in the old and dilapidated house! ”

Speaking of this big ink, the old gentleman is angry. When the former magistrate heard that the local rioter was coming, he hung the big seal on the beam of the county hall and fled with his family at night. The next day, the county officials and officials found that the eldest lord had run away, and the whole city was panicked, and they all ran south, and many people ran all the way to Chongqing Mansion. When the local tyrants entered the city, the whole county was empty, and only Mr. Fei was the only one who defended the Dacheng Palace. Fortunately, there was a leader among the local rioters who had read the book and knew the sacredness and solemnity of Confucius and the Dacheng Temple, so he did not embarrass him. Otherwise, Mr. Fei would only be martyred and stained with blood. Soon the local rioters continued to move south, and were defeated by the official army that marched north from Chongqing Prefecture. The people of Linshui County, who could not bear the oppression and plundering of the local rioters, also rioted, and the local rioters were reluctant to withdraw from Dazhu, an empty city without oil and water.

"The old gentleman is really a lonely hero!"

Feng Ruhu cocked his thumb and praised: "The people, naturally, still believe in the government." The county magistrate ran away, how could they not follow? Borrowing a house and borrowing land, it is naturally effective for the government to speak. Since the big seal is in the hands of the old gentleman, it is better to stamp the announcement IOU with the seal of the main hall of Zhixian County! ”

"Although the old man is in charge of the Great Seal for the time being, he doesn't have the right to use the seal!" Mr. Fei hurriedly shook his hand. It shows that his teachings have no grade, and he is just a petty official who is not in the stream, how dare he make decisions for the court without authorization?

"Who said that a petty official is not an official! The old gentleman is in charge of the incense of Sage Kong, who dares to say that he is a petty official? ”

Feng Ruhu's brutal nature has come up, and no one can run away if he is bitten.

"This official and Cai Jianjun jointly signed an excerpt, and let the old gentleman of the provincial committee act as the county officer! When the imperial court decrees down, the old gentleman will be the out-and-out Lord of Qipin County! ”

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Like the plague crisis in a provincial town, gossip will always spread faster than a serious notice. The terrible news that the local thugs are about to return for revenge spreads rapidly in the countryside like wings. The faster and wider the spread, the more distorted and terrifying the message will be.

On the roads leading to Dazhu County and Linshui County in the south, there were soon people fleeing with old ladies and children on their backs, wrapped in burdens, pushing carts, and leading livestock. People can't help but look back at the homes they have worked so hard to build, the fields where generations have been left behind, and they can't help but look back again. At this glance, the tears fell like beads of broken thread. But even though I was reluctant, I still had to go. They wiped away their tears from each other, and finally left without hesitation.

No one does not yearn for a peaceful and peaceful life, but the years of have forced people to have no way to live!

The people left their hometowns and were discovered by Cai Shaoyun, who left the city early and went to the countryside to mobilize the villages. He asked what was going on, and immediately left his guards behind and hurried back to the city. He found Feng Ruhu and Mr. Fei, and as soon as the three of them met, they immediately discussed a set of methods.

Mr. Fei issued a notice in the name of the government and posted it in Simen and the suburbs and villages, so that the people should not panic and take their families and things to eat and use to avoid living in the city. There are elite garrisons of the Shu Wangfu in the city, which can protect the people of the whole city. When the local tyrants were defeated, the county government rented the good land outside the city to the people for farming. With the protection of the city and the army, they no longer have to fear the local thugs to steal things.

Mr. Fei also had to organize the students, officials and village elders in the city to properly settle the people who fled into the city. Requisition vehicles and livestock in the city to help people move outside the city.

Feng Ruhu dispatched his Feng family soldiers to guard the four gates to prevent the spies of the local rioters from taking the opportunity to seize the city, and assisted Mr. Fei Lao to register the people entering the city.

The people are not armies, they can travel hundreds of miles a day. They moved, along with the household belongings and more importantly food, farm tools, and livestock. How can I finish moving in one trip, it takes two or three trips. The people farthest away from the county may not be able to move in ten days.

For such a long time, in order to guard against the sudden attack of the local rioters, it is necessary to have cavalry to be on guard at a medium and long distance. However, there were very few horses in the city, and there were only five horses in the village guarding team and the horses towed by Mr. Fei. Xu Gou'er rode out and reported a credit to Linshui County, Feng Ruhu's big black horse was injured in the chest and neck by a knife, and now only Feng Rubiao's horse is still empty. So Feng Rubiao was sent out single-handedly, and once he found out that the local rioters were attacking the city, he immediately called the police with fireworks.

In the end, Lao Han was left alone, responsible for recruiting strong men and distributing people's husbands. A large group of people went to Beishan to cut down trees and bamboos, and threw them into the small river by the mountain; Another wave of people dominated the stone bridge outside the east gate and fished up the trees and bamboos that floated down the river. Bamboo is used as weapons, and trees are used as firewood. The pebbles by the river were also picked up, and they could not be left to the local tyrants.

Of course, the craftsmen in the city could not be idle, and they had to be recruited to help participate in the repair of the fortifications and the manufacture of equipment for defending the city.

The chaotic exodus began.

Every quarter of an hour, a few dozen families rushed into the city gate, and the rest waited anxiously in line under the shouts of Feng Jiabing. However, many families registered in the city, and when they left their belongings, they had to go out of the city to move things, and when they came back, they had to queue up again to register. Things like this are endless, so that Cai Shaoyun and Mr. Fei run around and almost broke their legs, but Feng Ruhu, who is in charge of city defense, is much easier.

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The hectic day finally passed, and the dark night covered the land. A crescent moon hangs delicately in the air, making the distant mountain shape faint. All the troops who had gone out had already returned to the city, including Xu Gou'er, Han Dashu's troops, and the cavalry that delivered the letter from Linshui County. The troops gathered, which made Cai Shaochen feel a lot more at ease. The people from outside the city are still fleeing into the city, and there are no less than 3,000 refugees in the city. In a few days, perhaps 3,000 more will flee into the city.

Xu Gou'er, who was not sleepy, stood side by side on the city wall of the East Gate, facing the mountain wind blowing over the city, looking into the distance. The light of the sparkling fires loomed, and it was the torches that the people lit at night.

Xu Gou'er grimaced and said his inner worries: "What's going on with that Tuanba Wang Ping!" After beating Xiongjiaao, he hurried home. Why haven't you come back at this time? If the Wang family is willing to enter the city, we will have a lot of soldiers! ”

Cai Shaoyan thought thoughtfully: "I have inquired, Wang Ping's family is a famous squire in this county. Of the 5,000 acres of land in Tuanba, his Wang family accounted for more than half. There are seven or eight rooms in the clan, one or two hundred Dingkou, and the family has a big business, I'm afraid I can't give it up! These gentry have power, but they are not easy to control. We will do our best to win them over and make them available to the king. As long as they support the Ming Dynasty and refuse to take refuge in the local tyrants, we can all unite. This is what the prince often talks about the united front. ”

Xu Gou'er's gloomy face squeezed out some smiles: "People have already sent their grandson to the door, so it shows their attitude." We certainly can't push it out! It's just that...... Wang Ping leaked: The wall of his courtyard is high. I'm afraid that they will not enter the city because they have raised a few villagers! ”

As the two were talking, they saw two fire points moving rapidly, turning over the small hill outside the east gate, and rushing straight towards the east gate.

The speed at which the firelight moves indicates that they are cavalry.

Cai Shaoyan and Xu Gou'er walked to the edge of the city wall together. The first horse rushed to the city gate. Under the light of the fire, it was Wang Ping, who the two were discussing.

"Cai Jianjun, Company Commander Xu!" Wang Ping angrily shouted to the two people in the city, "Grandpa is a dead brain, he refuses to leave, and the elders in the family refuse to leave!" It's useless if my mouth is frayed! Only the clan brother Wang Xuan came over! ”

The Wang family refused to enter the city, and Cai Shaoyan was disappointed. But the two brothers Wang Ping and Wang Xuan came, indicating that the Wang family is still a reliable ally of the Zhuang team. Cai Shaoyan suppressed his emotions and waved generously to Wang Ping and Wang Xuan at the head of the city: "Grandpa will persuade you in the future, just come here!" ”

While a few people were talking, a beautiful fireworks suddenly exploded in the air in the north. The points of light are scattered in a spherical shape, red, yellow, and purple, brilliant and dazzling, and the black mountains and rivers are reflected very clearly in an instant.

"Wow! Pretty! Wang Ping applauded and shouted.

"What a good look! Don't get into town yet! Xu Gou'er scolded him angrily, "Battle alert!" The Tyrant is coming! ”

As if there was a soul in the heart, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky, followed by a bang.

"Hurry up and let the people from outside the city into the city!" Cai Shao roared hatefully, "After entering the city, we will screen again!" ”