Chapter 56: The Fengcheng Crisis

"What a mighty army! ”

"I hope that the county government can take pity on our poor people and give us a way to live!"

"Definitely, I heard from the villagers of Qingtian County that the county government is an official who asks for the people's lives. ”

“............”

The crowd talked a lot, and gradually, the crowd of people on both sides of the road surrounded by watchers, after finding that there was no danger, slowly raised their hands to welcome, and their emaciated faces revealed hope and hope for happiness.

It is not difficult to see that the people who stood by to welcome them were all in rags, and there was not a single brand new garment, and each garment had two or three puddings on it, yellow skin, thin, and malnourished.

It is no wonder that at first, Feng Cheng was managed by the Feng family, relying on the privileges of the nobility, the Feng family expanded the fields everywhere, and the people lost their land and became tenant farmers, exploited by the Feng family, it was difficult to make a living, and all the income was enough for a family of three to eat, and there was no extra spare money to buy clothes.

"My lord, it seems that a competent official must be sent to govern, otherwise the people here will become poorer and poorer. ”

Qin Qiong saw the scene around her, and rode over to say.

"Well, I will think about this, and we must solve these problems as soon as possible to ensure the source of survival of the people. Li Tang nodded, some sorrow flashing in his eyes.

At a glance, the eyes are full of desolation, and if you want to restore prosperity, you still need to work hard.

Gradually, the army moved away from the outer city, and gradually came to the inner city, and saw a completely different scene, which can be described as a world of difference, just like heaven and earth, one pole is above, and the other pole is below.

The outer city, unified loess and black tiles, are low and dilapidated small houses, after the baptism of the years, with a look of collapse at any time, standing in place, the road with yellow sand flying, it looks like the city at all, but like a country road.

In the inner city, what comes into view is the cloud tree smoke willow, the thrilling pruning towering tree, standing in the gate of the courtyard house, the vermilion copper door, the black wall and green tile, the city column pearl, Hu Ying Luoqi, the decoration is luxurious, the ground is paved with bricks, carved with flowers, birds, fish and insects, just like walking into the exotic clouds outside the plug.

Shallow fish are better than birds, and the gap is between the ends of the world;

Step by step, Fengcheng is poor!

Finally, I finally came to the Feng Mansion and looked at the plaque on the gate, because of the arrival of Gong Xuanzhi, the original Feng character became the palace character, a trace of coldness flashed in my eyes, and I ordered lightly:

"Take down the plaque, smelt the gold bars, and sort out Feng Cheng's inventory book, field deed book, household registration book, human life book, and livestock book today, and present it to me tomorrow. ”

These five volumes are all important things, a sharp weapon for managing the people, only these few things, you can establish a perfect household registration system, you can know the number of people and the number of widows, the wealth and poverty of the people, and the abundance and arrears of the treasury, which plays a vital role in the rectification of Fengcheng.

"Okay, I'll go and arrange someone to do it right away. ”

Qin Qiong agreed, although he is not good at internal affairs, he has never eaten pork, and he has never seen a pig run?

"Secondly, gather the wounded soldiers in the mansion, hire nearby Langzhong, and use the best medicinal materials, no matter how much it costs, to cure me, find the remains of the soldiers killed in the war, and bury them well. ”

Because these soldiers were all called, there were no family members, and naturally there was no compensation.

"Lord, please rest assured, I have already gone to invite the nearby Langzhong. Qin Qiong immediately said, he cares more about these subordinates than anyone else.

Li Tang nodded, covered his chest with his hands, turned over and dismounted, and with Qin Qiong's support, he walked into this magnificent mansion and introduced the furnishings in front of him, which dazzled him.

Because of his injury, Li Tang simply ate something and lay down on the bed to rest, while Qin Qiong also went to arrange for someone to complete the task, during which he also sent two people back to Qingcheng to report the battle situation, and went to Tianwen by the way to refine two healing pills.

The next day, when the sun was shining, Li Tang slowly woke up, after many days of hard work, he could finally rest with peace of mind, couldn't help but sleep a little longer, under the urging of the military doctor, changed the herbs, drank some porridge, and began to work.

"Lord, after strict verification, Fengcheng has a total of two stocks, one is the official treasury and the other is the private treasury, the official treasury has the baht left by Gong Xuanzhi, the grain has 150,000 quintals of grain, and the private treasury has 80,000 quintals of grain, a total of 230,000 quintals of grain. ”

Sitting on the Taishi chair, Li Tang quietly listened to Qin Qiong's report, and when he heard about 230,000 quintals of grain, he couldn't help but pick his eyes.

230,000 quintals of grain is not a small amount, according to calculations, it is estimated that there are about 3,500 tons, enough for 100,000 troops in March.

But he didn't speak, he took out a brush and wrote the number 230,000 on the paper, which was very dazzling on the white rice paper.

"There is no record of the county government in the field deed, but I sent someone to inquire yesterday and came to a common phenomenon, sixty percent of the people in Fengcheng have no land, and forty percent of the people have barren hills, and the city is rich and powerful and vast 10,000 acres, of which Fengfu occupies four layers of land in Fengcheng. ”

Qin Qiong's next report made people feel terrified as soon as they heard it.

The people take food as the sky;

Field, the foundation of survival;

Life, Tian is the sustenance;

Chaos, no land and no food!

It can be said that Feng Cheng's situation has reached a moment of crisis, and if it is not handled properly, it will definitely cause a catastrophe in the world.

"Go on. Although his heart was very uneasy, Li Tang still said in a deep voice.

"Twenty years ago, there were 180,000 households in Fengcheng, a total of 590,000 people, ten years ago, there were 110,000 households in Fengcheng, a total of 400,000 people, and now there are 100,000 households in Fengcheng, a total of 310,000 people. ”

"There are 8,000 head of livestock, 7,000 cultivated cattle, 1,000 horses, and eighty percent are concentrated under the Haoqiang family. ”

After Qin Qiong finished reporting in one breath, he saw Li Tang knocking on the edge of the chair with his left hand, holding the brush with his right hand, his brows were tightly locked, and he couldn't put down the pen for a long time.

In the face of such a predicament, Li Tang found that he had no idea where to start in terms of internal affairs, and he was closely linked with the people, the people and the fields, the fields and livestock, and the livestock and household registration.

No matter which aspect of the reform, it will cause a backlash, and finally give up helplessly:

"The order went down, occupied Fengcheng for the first time, and opened a warehouse to release grain for half a month to comfort the whole city. ”

This is just a delaying tactic, since he can't solve it himself, and he wants to win the hearts and minds of the people, he can only come up with this way, as for the future plan, he can only find someone who is good at internal affairs to rectify the reform.

"Got it!" Qin Qiong nodded, and he also guessed what Li Tang meant.

Although it can solve the immediate problem violently, if it spreads, it will definitely fall into the name of a tyrant, which is very detrimental to future development.

It is for this reason that even if Li Tang hates the clan, he will not dare to wipe them all out, so there are still several clans in Qingtian County.

"By the way, how is the situation of Qiong Mingjun?"

Li Tang hurriedly asked, faintly worried.

When Qin Qiong heard this, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes and said: "According to the order of the lord, all the 1,200 wounded soldiers are concentrated in the Feng Mansion, and after preliminary statistics, 10,000 Qiong Ming troops have killed 3,000 people in battle, and now there are only more than 5,000 people who are able-bodied. ”

The soul of the army is immortal, and the history is eternal;

The heart is strong, and the warrior is immortal!

"Recorded in the book, forever commemorated, and when I return to Qingcheng, I will be buried well and commemorated with national rites. Li Tang's faint voice reached Qin Qiong's ears, making the latter happy.

(End of chapter)