Chapter 30: Half a Year Later

Gao pressed the envoy to escort Liu Mingtian back to the provincial capital. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 info Zhang Lao Tui Guan also returned to Huaiqing Mansion.

Chen Di's henchmen have been eliminated, and he can let go of his hands and feet!

He first summoned a cadre of officials from the county government to the hall to discuss the matter.

Chen Di said straight to the point: "I know that you were all Liu Xiancheng's people before. But now that Liu Xiancheng has been arrested, I advise you, as an official of the county government, you must obey the county order, that is, my order! ”

All the officials are people who have been in the county government for many years, and they are all people like grass on the wall. Liu Xiancheng has already lost power, this Chen County Commander has a lot to do with the envoy, and of course all the officials want to fall to Chen Di.

Inspector Xu shouted first: "The subordinates are only the county commanders!"

A number of officials responded one after another.

Chen Di said: "Now that there is a catastrophe in Qinyang, among the people, the young and powerful people have gone everywhere to beg for food and escape the famine. This autumn disaster has happened, if the young people don't come back and don't plant spring food immediately, then next year's spring will be another disaster! ”

Xu inspected and said: "Lord Chen, his subordinates are all dull people. Just say what's going on! ”

Chen Di said: "Immediately post a notice to let the young people recall the replanting of spring grain!" The young and strong who return to their hometowns in time to replant autumn grains will enjoy half an acre of land per person! ”

The reason why Chen Di deducted 7,000 acres of land from the Liu family's wealth was for this. First use these 7,000 acres of land as a reward to recall the young people who fled from other counties to Qinyang County, which is the first step.

Chen Di asked again: "How much silver is left in the county yahu's house?" ”

When Liu Mingtian was there, the head of the household said that there was no silver on the account of the household. Now that Liu Mingtian has lost his position, the head of the household does not dare to hide it, and said: "The county order, there are still 8,700 taels of official silver left!" ”

Chen Di said: "Okay, I order you to take this silver to Huaiqing Mansion to purchase seed grain!" If you dare to be greedy for a tael of silver, I will peel your skin carefully! After the seeds and grains are purchased, they will be distributed to the people for free, so that they can replant the autumn grain! ”

The chief of the householders commanded and departed.

Chen Di said again: "When the god of the quicksand river married his wife a while ago, he was in the body of the county order. He ordered the digging of a canal, which no one seems to have taken the lead in. Xu Inspection, this matter will be handed over to you! ”

Xu Inspector said bitterly: "I'm afraid that the people are not good at recruiting." ”

Chen Di said: "It's okay, pass on my order, anyone who actively participates in digging the canal will be rewarded with a house!" ”

In Chen Di's hands, he still holds the 1,600 house deeds of the Liu family!

Digging canals and irrigating farmland can prevent drought. Second, the reason why the locust plague is raging is because the land lacks water and cannot drown the locust eggs. With canals and irrigated farmland, it is natural to prevent locust plagues.

After Chen Di's several orders, the people of Qinyang really actively replanted autumn grain and dug canals.

Chen Di personally went down to the field to check the progress. Up and down Qinyang County, at this time, it can be said that the top and bottom are united, and the government and the people are seeking the same.

The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the spring of the following year.

It has been half a year since Chen Di went to Qinyang to be a county magistrate. In the past six months, he has used various means to let Qinyang survive the famine. The spring wheat is ripe, and the entire countryside of Qinyang is a piece of yellow, orange and orange.

Chen Di took the officials of the county government to the field and harvested spring wheat with the people.

Sweat dripped from Chen Di's forehead, and he was wielding a sickle, vigorously cutting spring wheat.

An old man held a bowl of water and said to Chen Di: "Chen County Order, drink saliva and rest!" ”

Chen Di took the bowl of water and drank it all.

"Old man, how is this year's harvest compared to previous years?" Chen Di asked.

"Ahem, I haven't seen such a good harvest in many years! Chen County ordered a good official like you to come to Qinyang, and the people of Qinyang will no longer have to go hungry this year! The old man said gratefully.

Chen Di said: "Where, where." The villagers work diligently, and it is natural to eat a full meal! ”

The old man said again: "It's a pity that the people of Qinyang can eat enough this year!" I have a nephew who lives in Anyang. On the Anyang side, there was a drought last year, and the autumn grain was not made up, and this year's spring is another big famine! It is said that thousands of people have starved to death in Anyang! ”

Chen Di was shocked in his heart: "What? Thousands of people starved to death? ”

The old man said: "Not bad! Our Henan, not every county has a good official like you, Lord Chen! Without a good official like you to take the lead, the people are scattered, and it is naturally one disaster after another! ”

Inspector Xu shouted on the ground: "What about the Chen County Order? What about the Chen County Order? ”

Chen Di shouted, "I'm here!" ”

Inspector Xu ran to Chen Di in a panic: "My lord, something is wrong!" The people of Anyang Mansion and several other counties in Huaiqing have rebelled! ”

Chen Di said: "Rebellion? Is it the same as last year, but the hungry people who can't live want to go out to beg for food, and are slandered by the government as anti-people? ”

Inspector Xu's head shook like a rattle: "This time it's real!" On Huaiqing's side, there was a person named Zhenhenan, who bewitched 30,000 or 40,000 young and hungry people and killed more than a dozen officials. At this time, Huaiqing Mansion City is being besieged! In addition, on the side of Anyang Mansion, there was a man called Kill Potian, and he also gathered twenty or thirty thousand hungry people to besiege Anyang Mansion City! ”

Qinyang County is under the rule of Huaiqing Mansion, and the city of Huaiqing Mansion is besieged by anti-people, which is really bad.

Chen Di said: "Hurry up and gather the county officials, and there are three classes of officials to return to the county government!" ”

Chen Di returned to the county office and thought carefully. The rebels under Zhenhenan are now besieging Huaiqing Mansion just to beg for a bite to eat. When Huaiqing Mansion City is eaten up, the next thing will be to attack Qinyang County.

You must know that several nearby prefectures and counties have heard that Qinyang County has had a bumper harvest in the spring of this year!

The so-called anti-people are nothing more than being bewitched by one or two people with ulterior motives. In the final analysis, anti-people are hungry people.

If we want to ensure the safety of the people in Qinyang County, we must break up the 30,000 or 40,000 anti-people who besieged Huaiqing.

But among the county officials, there are only seventy or eighty people in the third class, so what can they do to fight against the thirty or forty thousand anti-people?

Yes, isn't there still a tiger and wolf division hidden in Yandang Mountain?

Chen Di immediately sent Liang Erhei to Yandang Mountain, and asked Huang Batian to take his three or four hundred brothers down the mountain.

Huang Batian took a group of brothers to Qinyang County, and he came to the county office.

Chen Di said to Huang Batian: "I have long promised to find an opportunity for the imperial court to recruit you. It's not done yet, don't blame me. ”

Huang Batian said: "What is the Chen County Order?" How could this opportunity to serve the imperial court be so easy to get? ”

Chen Di said to Huang Batian: "Now there is an opportunity to make your brothers wear official clothes seriously!" ”

Huang Batian asked: "Chen County's order, please make it clear." ”

Chen Di said: "Now that Huaiqing Mansion is besieged by the anti-people, if I take you to relieve the siege of Huaiqing, I will play the imperial court。。。。。 ”

Huang Batian said with some doubts: "It's unlikely! I heard that the one called Zhenhenan gathered thirty or forty thousand people to besiege Huaiqing Mansion! Huaiqingwei's defenders should have more than 10,000, all of them trapped in the city by him! My three or four hundred brethren went。。。。。 Didn't you strike a stone with an egg? ”

In fact, where is there more than 10,000 people in the Huaiqingwei army? In the Ming military system, there is a guard army. David has tens of thousands, and Xiaowei has tens of thousands. But the Ming Dynasty was founded for a hundred years, and in the Jiajing Dynasty, the military attache had eaten empty quotas as a way to make money. Among the Huaiqingwei, there were only more than 2,000 people left. And more than 2,000 people, they only know how to eat, drink and have fun on weekdays, and it is reasonable that they can't defeat the anti-people.

Chen Di held Huang Batian's hand: "Can you trust me?" As long as you believe me, I will have a way to relieve the siege of Huaiqing! ”

Huang Batian said: "You made an enemy for me Liu Mingtian, you are my great benefactor." Benefactor, what you ask me to do, I will obey my fate! ”

Chen Di laughed: "Okay! Tomorrow, I will take your brothers, plus my third-class officials in Qinyang, to relieve the siege of Huaiqing