Chapter 33 Settle in
With the assistance of a prestigious person like Qi Dazhuang, the matter of surrendering went smoothly.
Set up a porridge shack and line up to receive porridge.
Collect the body and bury it.
Everything went in order.
For Yang Chengying, who has only seen the tragic situation of the homeless people in the video, he looked at the long line of homeless people who could not see the end at a glance, and his brows were tightly locked.
Men and women, young and old, you don't see a single garment that fits them, it's all in tatters.
They were all shaped like withered trees, their arms thinner than dead branches, unkempt, and their only possessions were broken bowls.
Some people don't even have bowls, and the soup kitcheners give them to them.
As for the porridge they drank, Yang Chengying also had to increase the amount of water and reduce the rice grain, otherwise he couldn't afford to consume it.
Even so, they drank with relish.
It is said to be better than the roots.
"Hey!"
Yang Chengying stood not far away, looking at the miserable scenes, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"My lord, this is the roster you wanted."
Su Xiaojing walked behind Yang Chengying and respectfully handed over a booklet, "The names of the besieging people are probably on it, and a small number of them don't know their names because of the unfortunate death of the whole family." ”
After taking the roster, Yang Chengying flipped through it roughly, and it was all strange names.
There are surnames + numbers, surnames + cheap names, and surnames + yearning for a better future.
"Good."
Yang Chengying handed over the roster to Shang Kexi and asked him to keep it.
Su Xiaojing wanted to speak and stopped.
"If you have something to say, you don't have to babble." Yang Chengying saw it.
Su Xiaojing then asked: "My lord, do you really want to distribute the land of the rich families of the entire Jinzhou Wei to these displaced people?" ”
"Do you think it's wrong?"
"It's not. The subordinates thought that those rich families had made great efforts in the defense of Jinzhou, and if we forcibly divided their land at this time, we were afraid that it would cause a big wave. ”
"So...... That's why I let you get this roster. ”
The current situation is difficult, and the food promised by You Shihun has not yet arrived.
It will also take some time to raise the grain for the fresh trade in Korea. Even if it is transported, there is no money to pay for food for the time being.
I didn't want to stimulate these rich people at this time, so that they would go to Liaoyang to complain, causing Wang Huazhen in Jinzhou and Liaoyang City to fall out.
I also expect Wang Huazhen to allocate some food for emergency relief.
Yang Chengying came up with a clever trick.
Jin Zhouwei had always taken the army's salary in the past, and he also learned it this time, and reported this roster to the Liaodong Governor Yamen and the Liaodong Jingluo Yamen as a list of fallen soldiers, asking for a batch of grain and silver.
At the same time that this roster was given to Luo Sanjie by Kuaima, Yang Chengying led the crowd into Jinzhou City.
After arriving at the command envoy Yamen, the first thing he did was to beat Han Yunchao, the guard of Jinzhou, and give him some rewards.
If he hadn't been too lazy to send reconnaissance troops, he wouldn't have even known that the homeless people had gathered under the city. But without his stubborn defense, Golden State City may also be lost.
Especially at the critical moment, he chose to mobilize the rich and let them send their families to defend the city, which bought time for the army to arrive.
It was really smelly and fragrant, which made Yang Chengying a little speechless.
After dealing with the defenders of Jinzhou City, it is to meet with the rich families who have made meritorious contributions in this city defense battle.
After encouraging them a few words, Yang Chengying asked, "Most of the people of Jinzhouwei are now gathered under the city, do you have any good solutions?" ”
A rich man said: "My lord, this matter is very easy to handle. Grab the boss and kill the head! The rest were sent back to their places of origin. ”
The others nodded.
This seems to be a normal operation, and there is a careful thought that they don't want to mention.
If you don't send these homeless people back to their hometowns, who will give them farmland!
Yang Chengying first nodded to show that what they said made sense, and then changed the conversation: "Misfortune and fortune rely on blessing and misfortune, although this time is very dangerous, it contains a good opportunity." ”
"What do you mean by ......"
"Since so many people have gathered, I am not going to put them back. I relocated them to the center of the left, and then used this military fort as the center to reclaim the nearby land as a long-term plan. ”
As soon as they heard this, everyone looked at each other and shouted in their hearts.
Everyone has followed the government, who will farm for us?
"My lord," a middle-aged wealthy man objected, "such a large-scale military camp is unbearable for the land near the Zhongzuo Station, and it is most appropriate to send it back to its original hometown." ”
Other wealthy people chimed in.
Yang Chengying deliberately pretended not to know their little abacus, and said with a smile: "Some of these people are thieves who used to occupy the mountain as kings, once they are put back to their original hometowns, they are unstable factors, so it is better for me to deal with them like this." ”
"Then find out these bandits and kill them!"
"Killing them will make the people feel 'the rabbit dies and the fox is sad', and the people's hearts that have finally stabilized will make waves again."
"This ...... My lord, that's not the right thing to do. It violates the law of the ancestors, and it does not conform to the actual situation of the Golden State. ”
"People are dying of hunger, return the law of their ancestors. What's more, which ancestral law is it? If it is Emperor Taizu's law, then the original intention of his old man to set up Jinzhou Wei during his lifetime was to raise soldiers with the people, and I just did this. ”
The two sides were at a stalemate.
Yang Chengying didn't plan to continue to entangle with them, the matter was important.
In order to restore order as soon as possible, he first found Qi Dazhuang, and through careful investigation, he singled out some of the people who were willing to go to the Zhongzuo Institute to reclaim the wasteland, and ordered Shen Degong to take the water master to escort them to the Zhongzuo Institute.
He was afraid that Shen Degong would abuse the people, so he sent a team of Jinzhou guards to accompany him.
After this group of people arrived, it was up to me to settle them in place.
This simple move caused dissatisfaction among the big families in Jinzhou City.
They went north one after another and went to Liaoyang to complain.
Soon, the order of the governor of Liaoyang, Yamen, was sent to Jinzhou.
"Governor Wang summoned me to Liaoyang to inquire about the pacification of the displaced people."
Yang Chengying said unhappily after reading the order.
Su Xiaojing said: "My lord, Governor Wang has issued an order, and my lord can't fail to obey it, otherwise it will be regarded as 'committing the following crimes', and the crime is not light." ”
"These big families actually sue me! Okay, it's you who tear your face in front, don't blame me! ”
"My lord, no. If this is done, the governor yamen will blame it, and the adults will not be able to bear it. ”
"I'll discuss it with them, and if they don't listen, don't blame me!"
"My lord, this matter still has to be considered in the long run."
"Can't wait, don't forget that there are still a lot of hungry people outside the city, and we must arrange it as soon as possible."
Yang Chengying didn't listen to Su Xiaojing's words at all, and ordered Xu Shang to search and arrest the big families who stayed in Jinzhou City, force them to confide in the truth, and register the actual amount of land they occupy.
Give the order, and the whole Golden State chicken flies and the dog jumps.
Xu Shang came to the door according to the original roster left in the yamen and directly arrested the head of the family.
Among them, those who dared to resist were beaten fat and beaten into pigs' heads.
As for the big ones who were caught in prison, he didn't need to be tortured, and these big families who were used to being pampered confided the truth.
Xu Shang registered the information of these people one by one, and he didn't know if he didn't count them, and he was shocked when he counted them.
As of now, these big families occupy seventy percent of the fertile land in the entire Golden State.