Volume 2 The Rise of Jingzhou Chapter 170 The Strange Hedong County (3)
"The government has already decided, starting today, immediately recruit and requisition to prepare to clean up the silt of the river!"
"In addition, because this expedition is extremely dangerous, and the government also knows that you are afraid, so the government will not only personally accompany you to the most dangerous place.
Secondly, all those who have been requisitioned, next year's taxes... This government should ask the court to cut it in half! β
Another time in the deliberations of the Hedong County Guard, Du Ji once again brought up the matter of conscription.
Of course, this time he still faced opposition from everyone, but...
"Come in!" With Du Ji's order, a bunch of soldiers in armor and spears rushed in and came to the front of everyone, and waited for the slightly blood-red eyes to stare at the various subordinate officials of the county guard.
Not only that, Du Ji also took out a cloth directly from his arms and said it to everyone.
"Today, I want to tell you two pieces of news.
First, the war in Hedong County is tense, and I said before that as the parent officials of Hedong County, we naturally can't sit idly by and ignore His Majesty's siege in Pingyang City.
Therefore... This government has already ordered the two generals Xu Huang and Zheng Gu, and they will soon lead the soldiers and horses to officially enter Hedong!
Second, before the return of this mansion, His Majesty also told this mansion that this Hedong County is the top priority of the Han Dynasty and must become the granary of my Han Dynasty!
In order to be able to do this, His Majesty authorized this government to act on behalf of the imperial court, clean up the moths and rats in Hedong County, and correct the hearts of the people in the world!
Thirdly... What this government is saying today is not to consult with you, but to inform you.
I don't know... What do you think? β
After Du Ji finished speaking, he glanced at everyone very indifferently, which made everyone's faces change suddenly, and after looking at each other, they became very gloomy and ugly.
"The prince really wants to be like this..."
"Why, don't you understand the meaning of this mansion?" As he spoke, Du Ji directly slapped a stack of letters that had been prepared on the table, staring directly at the many officials in front of him.
"Fujun, this is..."
"The letterhead that Wei Gu exchanged with certain people!" Du Ji sneered directly, and then stretched out his hand and pushed the letter forward, as if he wanted to give it to everyone, "I haven't had time to take a look at these things yet."
But if you're interested, how about you and I take a look together? β
After everyone heard the news, their faces suddenly became much more exciting, and at this time, Na Du Ji couldn't help but sneer.
What kind of thing is he Wei Gu, how could he make such a big wave after the rebellion?
Du Ji has been intellectualized in Hedong County for so many years, and he doesn't dare to say anything else, he still has this ability, if he can't even control this little Hedong, and he can't even control the little Wei Gu.
Then Liu Xie really didn't need to put him in Hedong County.
Cao Mengde and Xun Wenruo in history will not be like this!
So Du Ji knows very well what this large-scale rebellion means, in the final analysis, it is just a pawn.
The reason why he was able to rebel and almost succeed was because of his ability to be an official in Hedong County for so many years? Is it the support of the Wei clan in Hedong?
Of course not!
He relied on something very simple, that is Yuan Shao!
The northern overlord once almost captured the Central Plains and was about to dominate the world Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei!
It's a pity that his backer fell, and like Cao Mengde, although Yuan Benchu would not arrange a large army to attack Hedong, he would not give up making trouble in Hedong!
And Wei Gu is one of the incidents he gave birth to...
As for these people, why didn't they hook up with Na Wei Gu openly and secretly, and wanted to take advantage of this to catch the big ship of Yuan Benchu, even if they were not from the dragon, at least they couldn't be left under the boat.
It's a pity that their dreams are now shattered, and the ridiculous thing is that they still want to put pressure on Du Ji and bargain with Du Ji as before.
When they heard that Xu Huang and Su Gu were about to rush with a large army, and when they understood Na Du Ji's hint that was almost Ming Huanghuang, they finally understood that they might not be able to continue.
After a short silence, someone finally stood up first, and then bowed to Du Qi, indicating that he was willing to obey the arrangement of the imperial court.
After that, Du Ji once again called on the celebrities he had used one by one, and began to implement this matter in their name.
Soon, the county began to be in turmoil, and a large number of civilians were drafted into conscription, although they were also full of fears about the war.
But this time, they have little choice and no right to refuse.
Second, Du Ji, the county guard of Hedong County, said that he would go with them, and even if they fled, they probably couldn't find any reason.
And finally... Since Du Ji gave them such favorable conditions, he would not only reduce the taxes for the second year, but also provide them with rations, and some rewards afterwards.
What is it called?
This is called a brave man under the reward!
Under the coercion and temptation of Du Ji, this action finally began, and a large number of people gathered from various county towns, and then collectively began to widen and repair the various rivers in Hedong County after the winter festival.
Clean up the silt, ensure the smooth flow of the river, reduce the possibility of flooding next year, and the most important thing is to ensure your own food and life next year!
At the same time, Du Ji also recruited a lot of doctors, and took this opportunity to start arranging in Hedong County to prevent the emergence of this plague.
In recent years, with the frequent outbreak of wars, the number of dead and injured people has increased, and the more dead people there are, the more plagues will naturally increase.
And this plague is very different, for example, this Jingzhou was killed and injured in Nanyang because of a plague, and the plague was so tragic that it was terrifying.
But in some places, although there was an outbreak of the plague and many people died, on the whole it was easy and casual...
However, no matter what kind of plague they are, they will follow a rule.
That is, it began with heavy snow, originated on the winter solstice, was born in a small cold, flourished in the beginning of spring, weaker than rain, and weakened in sting!
Since the Xiaowu Emperor incorporated the "24 solar terms" into the "Taichu Calendar", many things, including but not limited to agricultural mulberry matters, will be linked to the solar terms.
And the plague is the same.
A doctor once said that the arrival of the heavy snow solar term is the beginning of the final alternation of yin and yang in the world, and the flying snow buries the plague king, waiting for the heavy snow to slowly melt is the time when the plague king is rampant in the world.
Although the battlefield of Hedong County is mainly placed on Pingyang City, this war still affects the entire Hedong County.
In addition to the homeless, there are more corpses and the plague brought by corpses, and this matter must also be taken seriously.
Under Du Ji's arrangement, Hedong County quickly began to renovate, and in the process, those conscripted servants slowly turned from panic to surprise.
It's just because of the extremely strange situation in Hedong County now.
"Oops, there's a Black Mountain thief in front!"
A team that was cleaning up the corpses in the field and burying the corpses saw a thief under the banner of the Blackshirt slowly appearing, and immediately shouted that it was not good.
It seemed to them that they were now unarmed, and that they were outnumbered by each other, and that they would soon slaughter all that was in the wilderness, and then plunder all the useful things they had...
Thinking of this, these people have begun to prepare to escape, thinking that they will start fleeing at any time, and some people will escape as much as possible...
But at this time, the cruising team of the Black Mountain Thieves left directly from not far away as if they hadn't seen them, and this scene made the frightened crowd suddenly become a little weird.
"It's... Wouldn't this Black Mountain thief disturb us people? They..."
"What are they? Don't dream! The leading conscripts suddenly slapped the young man who had just spoken on the head, "No matter how they say it, they are also thieves and bandits entrenched in the mountains and forests.
What kind of soft-hearted guys do you think they'll be? β
"Thisβ" The young man didn't know how to refute when he heard this, and finally he scratched the back of his head and smiled indifferently.
He didn't quite understand what his uncle meant, but he knew... It's really good to be alive!
But what the young man didn't understand, the old guy who had lived for decades in the troubled times had a little deeper in his eyes.
"This group of Black Mountain thieves really left us like this, without any looting or harm to us... This... It seems that God has mercy! β
"Hmm... When you go back, you must bow well, thank God for mercy, thank God for mercy..."
After a sigh of emotion in his heart, the old man also hurriedly led people to continue walking forward, they still have a lot to do, if they can't quickly clean up the corpses.
When the weather slowly warms up, it will be really unimaginable!
And this Hedong County is not only their team that has encountered the thieves of the Black Mountain, those who dredge the river, widen the ditch, and dig the new river...
More or less, they all encountered the Black Mountain thieves who patrolled on all sides, but in the face of these people who were in full swing, these Black Mountain thieves only turned back indifferently in the end.
As if Quan Ran hadn't seen them, he didn't care about them at all.
At this moment, the people of Hedong, and even the wealthy families of the family, began to be more in awe of Du Ji and the court.
"And Du Bohou, I can really do it...."