Chapter 299: The Dark Night
The guests invited by Zhao Hanzhang are very particular, and none of the places are wasted.
If you want to run Runan County well, you must first establish a big goal for everyone, a goal that everyone can accept, and even yearn for.
In troubled times, what could be more attractive than a stable environment?
The process of history is speeding up, and no one knows when Liu Yuan will break Luoyang, so she is short of time, she needs to use all the people who can be used to build Runan County into an iron bucket, and then radiate outward, and include other places in Yuzhou under her wings, so that it is safer.
Zhao Hanzhang left nine county orders, and then invited Zhao Ming, Ji Yuan and Fu Tinghan to go to the front hall to discuss matters.
Considering that the current world's acceptance of high tables and high chairs is not high, Zhao Hanzhang obediently moved the tables and chairs in the front hall and replaced them with mats and low tables.
She is very knowledgeable about current affairs and does not want to have conflicts with her subordinates on such trivial matters as life habits.
As soon as Zhao Ming stepped into the front hall, he noticed the change, and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Hanzhang and snorted softly.
So he felt that she was too able to bend and stretch, and she was silent when she bent, and she could still make people feel like a spring breeze, and she didn't care about her grievances, how could such a person be trapped in the shallows?
Zhao Ming felt that Runan County was still too small, but he was afraid that he would not be able to accommodate her.
But every time he thought about this, he was a little anxious.
Because of the blood, Zhao Hanzhang and the Zhao family are naturally tied together, and now her business mainly revolves around Xiping, and her ambition and ability are directly related to the future of the Zhao family.
In the dead of night, Zhao Ming would always ask himself, would he regret all this on her side in the future?
Zhao Hanzhang had already walked to the main seat, she looked down at the curly dress she was wearing today, and sat down honestly, and the others also took their seats in batches.
Before they sat down cross-legged, they were served hot tea and snacks.
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Keep filial piety at home, don't drink banquets for the time being, and wronged guests." ”
Everyone was busy saying that it was already good to have hot tea, and they were very satisfied.
Everyone looked up and found that Zhao Hanzhang was sitting on the left and right Ji Yuan and Fu Tinghan, and Zhao Ming was going to be next, and his eyes couldn't help flashing slightly.
One of them, Zhao Ming, will be on an equal footing with Zhao Hanzhang, and it seems that this new county is not exactly the Zhao family pushed to the stage.
Zhao Hanzhang said a lot just now, and first drank water to moisten his throat, "Please come, I want to ask about the situation in each county." ”
Her gaze swept over the county orders, and her eyes finally settled on Gao County Order, "I know the situation in Xiping, Shangcai and Canyang, but the other counties have not yet had time to take a look in person, Gao County Order, you can talk about Suiping County first." ”
Gao Xianling's eyes immediately turned red, and he almost burst into tears, "Juncheng, it's difficult for us to level the county......"
Zhao Hanzhang: ......
She couldn't help but glance at Zhao Ming, it doesn't have to be like this, right?
Zhao Ming lifted his eyelids and glanced back at her, puzzled.
Zhao Hanzhang looked away and looked back at Gao County's order with the same heartache, "If you have something to say, speak slowly." ”
Suiping County is in the southwest of Xiping, there is a place bordering Xiping, due east is Canyang, its location is OK, that is, there are a little more mountains than other counties.
The western part of the county is basically uninhabited, all mountains and forests, people live in the north and east, unfortunately, the north is Xiping, and the east is Canyang.
So last year it was a little unlucky, Xiping's chaotic army broke and fled, and some were scattered, so they got into Suiping County, looted some villages, some ran away, and some stayed in the local grass to become bandits;
And the county was besieged by the Xiongnu army last year, because it could not be attacked for a long time, in order to collect grain and grass, the Xiongnu army sent people to loot everywhere, and the villages in the county were seriously affected.
This is also one of the reasons why the people of Canyang County rebelled, the grief of last year has not dissipated, and this year they have to pay so many taxes, which directly crushed the survivors to death.
However, the situation in Suiping County was not much better, and the Xiongnu army looted a wide range at that time, so they grabbed Suiping County, and the main population of Suiping was concentrated in the east.
It's basically plain, and it's the most fertile part of the county.
Gao County's tears flowed, "Last year, there were five rich families in our county who were exterminated, not to mention the common people who were robbed, but Shangguan was not sympathetic, and this year we also asked us to pay so many taxes, and the people in the county have all taken out their family funds, and now there is no way to live, please be sympathetic to the county!" ”
He cried sadly, Zhao Hanzhang was infected by him, his heart was sad, and the smile on his face faded, and asked, "How many people are there in the county now?" How much grain is still in the storehouse? How much tax will each household have to pay this year? ”
Gao County ordered to answer one by one.
Zhao Hanzhang saw that his answer was quite detailed, so he knew that he was not a fraud, and frowned slightly: "I know, now that the autumn harvest is coming, we must organize the people to fight the autumn harvest." ”
Gao Xianling wept and said: "There is still a month before the autumn harvest, but I am afraid that many people in the county will not be able to wait for that time." ”
Seven days can starve a person to death, and some people are already hungry, and if they have nothing to eat, how can they endure until then?
Gao Xianling hesitated for a moment and said, "There are already people in the county who eat green seedlings. ”
Zhao Hanzhang's face changed, and he said: "Eat it at this time, won't the autumn harvest be bad?" ”
Gao Xian Ling said gloomily: "You have to live." ”
Zhao Hanzhang was silent for a moment and said, "I know." ”
She looked at the Guan County Order of Pingyu County, "Guan County Order Let's talk about the situation in Pingyu County." ”
……
This conversation lasted from noon to evening, and Zhao Hanzhang touched the situation in the other seven counties and gave instructions on their work, that is, to appease the people in the county and prepare for the autumn harvest.
Sending the county orders away, Zhao Hanzhang stood at the gate of the county government and looked at the dark county streets without saying a word.
Fu Tinghan stood beside her and asked, "Do you think it's dark?" ”
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "I used to touch those histories with my hands, and I only felt that the people of this era were very pitiful, but when I was really in it, I found that it was no longer pitiful to be narrated." ”
She sighed deeply and said, "It's like being in the biting darkness, and you can't see any light." ”
Fu Tinghan: "If even we can't see the light, is there still a need to work hard in this era?" Hanzhang, you are pessimistic. ”
Zhao Hanzhang came back to her senses, she glanced at him, and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I've heard too much today, I didn't expect the situation in other counties of Runan County to be so bad, Runan County is still outside the battlefield, so what is the situation in Luoyang, which is the center of the battle in the battlefield?" ”
Fu Tinghan was also hurt in his heart, he had no sense of belonging to this era, but all of them were fresh lives, and they were among them, he looked at Zhao Hanzhang with soft but firm eyes and said, "Let's do our best." ”
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