The dozen or so villagers that Zhang Xuan wanted to meet were not ordinary people, they should be called squires, they were big families in Gaomi County, they were forcibly moved to Jiaoxi County by Meng Rang, fortunately, Meng Rang wanted to establish a country as the emperor, so they were polite to these big families, except for the loss of money, they were safe and sound.

There were a total of twelve squires sitting in the hall, representing the ten big families of Gaomi County, half of whom were from Zhucheng County.

Everyone is talking in a low voice, they originally wanted to find Zhang Xutuo, but Zhang Xutuo led the army to the north in a hurry, and threw the aftermath to a young tooth general, it is said that he has only been in Shandong for more than a month, they are really worried, can this tooth general deal with the aftermath of Gaomi County?

There was a commotion in the hall, an old man coughed heavily, and the hall suddenly fell silent, the old man's name is Sun Lian, he is the head of the Sun family, the largest family in Gaomi County, and he is also the recognized leader of the scholar clan in Gaomi County.

Sun Lian said slowly: "Although Zhang Dashuai has left temporarily, the county official is not as good as the current management, General Zhang is responsible for the aftermath, he can decide our fate, everyone must not be rude, let alone despise, if you can't speak, shut up for me!" ”

Everyone nodded yes, and at this time, a soldier in the hall shouted: "Everyone, my general and Changshi are here!" ”

Everyone hurriedly got up and greeted them under the leadership of Sun Lian, Zhang Xuan strode into the courtyard, followed by Shi Weiyunqi, the chief of staff.

"I've kept you waiting!" Jang Hyun smiled at a group of old men.

"General Zhang is busy with official business, and we are still here to disturb, I'm really sorry!"

"It's okay, everybody, please!"

Everyone walked into the lobby and sat down one after another, Zhang Xuan smiled and introduced Wei Yunqi to everyone and said: "This Mr. Wei is the chief of our army, and the specific affairs of the aftermath are handled by him, and everyone can directly contact Wei Changshi if they have anything in the future." ”

Wei Yunqi got up and saluted everyone, and everyone returned the salute.

At this time, Sun Lian said to Zhang Xuan sincerely: "Old man Sun Lian." On behalf of the people and family of Gaomi, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty, and thank the general for leading the army to save us from fire and water. Please accept our salute, General! ”

Sun Lian knelt down to Zhang Xuan, and the rest of the gentry also hurriedly knelt down and thanked Zhang Xuan. It is the duty of the army to exterminate the bandits and protect the civilians, so there is no need to do such a big gift! ”

Everyone sat down again, and Sun Lian sighed and said: "We are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally we hope that the imperial army will come, and I hope that from now on, there will be no more bandits in Gaomi County." ”

Zhang Xuan didn't know much about Gaomi's family, but he had already discovered that Sun Lian seemed to be the leader of the Shi clan here, and everyone was the only one who looked to him. With understanding, Zhang Xuan's goal is also aimed at this Sun Lian.

"Master Sun, please rest assured, Zhang Dashuai is not fighting, and the problem will be solved in a war, this winter operation is to completely solve the bandit problem in Qingzhou, we have exterminated Xu Yuanlang, this time it is Meng Rang, and then Zuo Xiaoyou, I believe that the east of Qi County. In the future, it will gradually calm down, and I hope that the people who have suffered so much will be able to recuperate. ”

"With the general's words, we are all relieved!"

Sun Lian hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I wonder how the general plans to appease the hundreds of thousands of refugees who are waiting to be fed?" ”

This is the point of their visit to Jao Hyun today. What if the army swallows the captured grain and walks away, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of refugees? Hundreds of thousands of people made a fuss, first of all, their warriors suffered.

Zhang Xuan smiled: "I almost forgot, I didn't serve tea to everyone, it's rude." ”

He hurriedly ordered the soldiers to serve tea. Taking advantage of this time to serve tea, Zhang Xuan gave Wei Yunqi a look, and Wei Yunqi immediately understood what Zhang Xuan meant, how can hundreds of thousands of refugees rely on that little food relief? He couldn't help but laugh secretly, estimating that Zhang Xuan regarded this group of squires as fat sheep.

The soldiers served tea to everyone, and Zhang Xuan said to everyone in a hurry: "Although we have seized a little money and grain this time, you also know that there are too many thieves, huge consumption, very little food in the warehouse, and even military food is not enough, so Zhang Dashuai means that the local government will be responsible for the resettlement of refugees, and Yang Taishou and others will come tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded, it's useless to keep it too much! Those magistrates can't even eat enough for themselves, let alone care about the mouths of hundreds of thousands of victims, isn't this obviously asking their families to bear the burden?

Sun Lian was anxious, and hurriedly said: "The general doesn't know, the local government has existed in name only for the past two years, and the supplies of the government officials can't afford to pay, there are only seven people left, and even Yang Taishou's father has to go out of the city to chop firewood by himself, how can they have the ability to settle hundreds of thousands of refugees." ”

Zhang Xuan spread his hands, "Then I can't help it, I have to dismiss the prisoners of war with a little food, otherwise the prisoners of war will not care, I will transfer the food to the refugees, do you squires think it's okay?" ”

Everyone was about to be forced to cry, regardless of the prisoners of war, wouldn't they let the devil out, how could this be!

At this time, Zhang Xuan's black face had finished singing, he glanced at Wei Yunqi, it was time for the white face to appear, Wei Yunqi coughed lightly, "General, the villagers also have difficulties, we also have to be considerate of them!" ”

"Sir is so right, we are about to be squeezed dry by Meng Rang, I implore the general to be considerate of our difficulties!"

Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly, "Since Mr. Wei sympathizes with everyone's difficulties, then I can only give in one step, so be it!" I will take a little bit out of the army rations, but not too much, and give the victims a few months in the form of porridge, and everyone will also come out with some sincerity, such as seeds, farm tools, etc., and everyone will tide over the difficulties together, how about it? ”

Zhang Xuan also understood in his heart that these scholars were also oppressed by Meng Rang, and it was impossible to fill the warehouse with money and grain, so Meng Rang would not let them go, at most they had a little old bottom, so he didn't want to go too far, just let them have a little blood, within the range they could bear.

What's more important is that in the future, he Zhang Xuan will also rely on these gentry, neither pampering them nor offending them, to grasp this degree, Zhang Xuan did not let them take grain, but took seeds, this is a degree.

But even so, the pressure on the seeds was great, and everyone was silent, and the seeds were a big expense for them, not that they couldn't get them, but that the burden was too heavy.

At this time, Sun Lian said to Zhang Xuan in a hoarse voice: "After taking out the seeds, we are basically empty, I am afraid that there will be any apportionment in the future, and we will all have to throw ourselves into the river at that time, can General Zhang-"

"Can you give everyone a guarantee?"

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "I can promise you now, by the end of next year, I will not give you any more assessments, and at the same time, I can also make decisions for Zhang Dashuai, as for the magistrate, we believe that you are all a family, and I will not participate in your family affairs." ”

Everyone listened to Zhang Xuan's straightforward speech, and their faces were a little embarrassed, but fortunately, this General Zhang also made a promise, so they were also a little relieved, Sun Lian got up and said: "Then it is a word, we will bear the seeds of winter wheat, and we have farm tools, I only hope that the general can keep his promise." ”

"Of course I will keep my promise, it's better to do this, I'll find something to relieve my anger and vent the resentment in my heart."

At this point, there is no need to say any more, Zhang Xuan got up and smiled at everyone: "It is estimated that there are already a lot of people on the river beach outside the city, let's go and have a look!" ”

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Outside the city, the shore of Jiaoshui is already crowded with people, Jiaoxi City is almost pouring out, hundreds of thousands of people are crowded on the river beach as long as ten miles, and the voices of people are boiling, waiting for a scene of revenge for them.

There were more than 2,800 bandits kneeling on the river beach outside the city, their hands and feet were tied, their mouths were gagged, and most of them were so frightened that they collapsed on the riverbank.

Behind them stood a thousand Sui soldiers, each with sharp knives in their hands, waiting for the order to behead, at this time, Zhang Xuan, surrounded by a hundred soldiers, appeared on the city wall with more than a dozen family elders.

．．．．．．．．． (To be continued.) )