Chapter 273: Garrison Chenggu (II)
"Overseer, I think you'll leave Miss Willow behind, what a pity it would be for such a beautiful woman to be taken captive by those bad guys! Besides, a girl can leave everything behind, why is a big general in the Overseer so grinding? Spread out, how can the prestige and face of our army remain! Just when Liu Fan was hesitating, Wang Pu walked into the small courtyard at some point, saw the two people who were deadlocked, and immediately stepped forward to persuade them. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Liu Bing'er heard that someone was helping, and immediately looked up, and saw Wang Pu quietly winking at her with Liu Fan on her back, Liu Bing'er's heart lit up, and the tears that had just dried up rolled down instantly, and she took out a delicate small pair of scissors from nowhere, put it against the jade neck, and cried sadly, "Since Liu Lang is unwilling to take in Bing'er, a lowly prostitute, then Bing'er is also guilty of living, so it is better to die!" As he spoke, he stabbed the neck with scissors, and the blood instantly stained the girl's fair skin, which looked extremely dazzling.
"Don't!" Liu Fan bumped into Wang Pu in front of him, stepped forward, grabbed the girl's jade hand, and shouted angrily, "What are you doing!" I didn't say I didn't want you! Why so stupid? Can't you just give me some time to think about it? ”
Liu Bing'er looked at Liu Fan with despair and cried, "Liu Lang, don't stop the concubine, this life was saved by Liu Lang, since Liu Lang doesn't want it, what's the use of keeping Bing'er?" It's better to return the purity to Liu Lang now! ”
Liu Fan stared at Liu Bing'er intently and said word by word: "I hate women who want to die or live, and I hate women threatening me with their lives." Do you expect others to cherish you without valuing your own life? After all, people have to rely on themselves to live! ”
Liu Bing'er looked at Liu Fan in a daze, she was really desperate at this moment, her body collapsed to the ground weakly, she hid her face and cried, her voice was intermittent, sad and desperate, which made people feel a little sour in her heart.
Looking down at the weak and helpless girl in front of him, Liu Fan's heart was also soft, he knew that his words were a little heavy just now, this was just a little girl who was powerless to resist fate, she might ask too much, not everyone can resist fate. Thinking of this, Liu Fan sighed and said, "Miss Liu, I know that you don't actually want to die, but you just feel powerless to resist your tragic fate, since I met you, it is a fate." In this way, I will give you a chance to change your own destiny. I can take you in, I don't want you to be a slave, I can give you a job, give you the opportunity to reflect your own value, and even give you dignity, give you freedom, what you need is not the pity of others, but the strength of your own heart, you know? ”
After Liu Fan finished speaking, he didn't look at the girl's stunned face, turned his head to Wang Pu and said, "General Wang, Miss Liu will be handed over to you, take her to take good care of the barracks, and when the matter in the city is resolved, I will arrange for her!" Also, don't make small moves behind my back, this time I'll spare you once if you're out of kindness, but there won't be a next time, understand? ”
Wang Pu wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly nodded, "Obey the order, don't worry, the overseer knows what to do!" ”
Liu Fan glanced back at Liu Bing'er, hesitated, but walked in front of her and helped her up. Then he picked up the small scissors that fell on the ground, handed them to Liu Bing'er and said, "Suicide is not the solution to the problem, it is the choice of the weak." This world is cruel, the strong live, and the weak die. If you want to change your destiny and not be oppressed and bullied, there is only one way to go, that is, to keep getting stronger, I give you the opportunity, whether you can grasp it or not depends on yourself! Liu Bing'er should do it for herself! ”
After Liu Fan finished speaking, he turned around and left, tragedies abound in this world, Liu Bing'er is unlucky, but not the most tragic one, there are more people than her. There are more people struggling in pain and despair, and they need a chance to change their fate, and what Liu Fan has to do is to give them this opportunity. And this requires strength and time, so Liu Fan must seize every bit of time to become stronger, so as to save more people.
In the following time, Liu Fan obtained a warrant from Lian Guoshi, and then gathered Li Xiaohu and others who came from outside the city, and took out the food and military salary that Lian Guoshi promised to give to him from the treasury of Hanzhong. Then he said goodbye to Lian Guoshi and left Hanzhong, heading to Chenggu Town, where he would be stationed for some time in the future.
Chenggu Town is said to be a town, but it is actually a small county town, and it is a famous small city, which is the hometown of Zhang Qian, the pioneer of the Silk Road of the Western Han Dynasty. According to the division of the administration of the Ming region, Chenggu has a county order permanent, and its population was only 350,000 at its peak. It is also much inferior to the smallest county towns in later generations, and may not even be as good as some of the larger towns. Although the place is not large, the geographical location of Chenggu is very important, it is the most important flank of Hanzhong, guarding the main road to the north. Since the rise of the Liukou in the Central Plains, they have attacked this important town many times, because of the military disaster, the population in the town has been greatly lost, and those who have a little ability have fled to Hanzhong City, and the young and middle-aged are almost gone, leaving only some old and weak people who can't walk to survive.
The last time I passed by Chenggu, Liu Fan found out the seriousness of the problem, but he didn't have time to deal with it because of the urgency. Now that Chenggu has become the garrison of Liu Fan's army, Liu Fan must solve this problem and restore the prosperity of Chenggu.
After arriving in Chenggu, Liu Fan ordered the army to be stationed outside the town, and ordered someone to find Zhang Xiaohe, who was responsible for pacifying and caring for the displaced people. After learning that Liu Fan had summoned him, Zhang Xiaohe did not dare to slack off, and immediately put down what he was doing and came to the barracks to meet Liu Fan.
Among the handsome tents, Liu Fan was at the top, bowed his head and asked Zhang Xiaohe, "Three days have passed, how is the matter for you to investigate?" Don't tell me you haven't done it yet, or you know the consequences! ”
Zhang Xiaohe's face was not afraid, and he said solemnly, "Don't worry, adults, how can you say that the villain is also a local, and some basic situations are still easy to explore." According to the information collected by the villain, Chenggu has a population of more than 13,000 people, including more than 10,000 old and weak women and children, and less than 3,000 young and middle-aged people. There were 35 villages and towns around Chenggu, 28 of which are still alive, and the rest were destroyed in the war, with a total population of more than 115,000 people. ”
Liu Fan frowned and asked, "The situation is so bad?" What about arable land? ”
Zhang Xiaohe replied, "Chenggu is located in the middle of the Hanzhong Basin, and the topography of the county is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. It is mainly divided into three landforms: Pingchuan, mountainous and shallow mountainous areas. There are about 300,000 acres of cultivated land, of which more than 200,000 acres are paddy fields, and the rest are mostly mountain fields. ”
Liu Fan touched his chin and said, "So much? In this way, Chenggu should be quite rich, so it should be easier to resume production in this case! (To be continued.) )