Out of the yamen of the county government, Zhu Chengjun didn't dare to hesitate at all, and asked Xu Xiao to rush to the Xishan refugee camp.

Zhu Chengjun became more and more sure that there must be villains in this matter, and deliberately instigated the refugees to mutiny.

In this era, the carriage and horses were slow, more than ten miles away, and it took more than half an hour to catch up with the carriage.

Approaching the checkpoint, Zhu Chengjun saw people from the People's Tooth Line and the Qinglou using horse-drawn carriages to bring people to the city one by one.

Sure enough, there are still many refugees who can't bear the hard life of eating chaff and can't resist the temptation to give up their dignity.

"Stop them."

Xu Xiao drove up to the oncoming board car and forced people to stop.

"The county lord is here, get off the bus!"

treats human traffickers, especially this kind of robbery while the fire is hot, Xu Xiao has no good feelings.

Knowing that it was the county master's car, everyone consciously got out of the car and knelt down to greet him.

"Meet the county lord."

Zhu Chengjun jumped out of the carriage.

"You, you, come and talk." Zhu Chengjun raised his hand and pointed at the people in the Yaxing and Qinglou.

Knowing that it was the county lord who asked, the old bustard of the Qinglou and Renyazi did not dare to slack off, and stepped forward with their heads down.

"Meet your lordship." The two of them saw that Zhu Chengjun's face was not good, and their hearts were worried.

"What's going on with these people." Zhu Chengjun asked knowingly.

The old bustard of the Qinglou and Ren Yazi admitted that they had not forced them to sell themselves, and their faces were justified.

"Lord Hui, these people are all voluntary, and we have absolutely not forced any of them."

In any era, there are some people who are willing to sell themselves as commodities with a clear price.

Even though human trafficking is legal in this era, Zhu Chengjun still feels extremely angry.

Zhu Chengjun's eyes turned a little colder, and he asked sternly: "No force?" There is no temptation to do that. ”

"This ......" Facing Zhu Chengjun's questioning, Qinglou and Ren Yazi didn't know how to answer for a while.

If it weren't for the profit, there would be a few people who would be willing to sell themselves.

"Back to my lord, I don't know about the concubines of these men, but I dare to guarantee that these girls are all voluntary, and you can ask them for verification." The old bustard of the Qinglou swore an oath, with a calm face that could fully withstand the investigation.

Zhu Chengjun walked to the girls who were kneeling on the ground, fled all the way, and lived an inhuman life in the refugee camp, these girls were like frightened little quails, curled up. The old bustard of the Qinglou personally came forward to look for them, and these girls were not much worse in terms of figure and appearance. Zhu Chengjun glanced at the bare skin under the necks of these girls, there were not many traces of wind and sun, and their family background must have been not bad before they fled.

"Do you know where you are going later, and this official will give you another chance to regret it, first, go with her, and ask for more blessings in the future, and second, go back to the refugee camp and wait for rescue."

They are all fifteen or sixteen-year-old flower-like girls, Zhu Chengjun doesn't have much sympathy in his heart while feeling sorry for them, and it is also their freedom for them to choose to sell themselves for the sake of eating well and dressing well.

Seeing that Zhu Chengjun did not give them any substantive promises, these girls once again fell into a dilemma between heaven and man, praying that this young and powerful young county magistrate could save him with kindness, and it was better to go with him than with the old bustard in the Qinglou.

Zhu Chengjun said this, the old bustard in the Qinglou was anxious on the spot, these are all women she finally found, with a little maintenance, they must be charming beauties, and they will definitely be popular girls in Goolan Vashe in the future.

Since the money and goods have been sold, it is a real hammer deal, and the bustard's courage has also increased, but the other party is a county magistrate after all, and it is not easy to offend in person. The old bustard approached in broken steps, and squeezed his eyebrows at Zhu Chengjun: "If the adult sees something that he is satisfied with, he can pick one or two, and it will be a gift for the concubine to form a good relationship with the adult." ”

Although the bustard's voice was very low, these kneeling girls seemed to hear it clearly, and they raised their heads one after another, looking at Zhu Chengjun expectantly, with a pitiful look, but because of the presence of the bustard, they were not good enough to behave too obviously.

Zhu Chengjun didn't eat the bustard's set and ignored the pleading of these girls, glanced at the bustard, and asked, "Since the deal has been completed, it is not good for this official to obstruct it." You must truthfully answer how much money it cost to buy these girls. If the official thinks that the price is unfair, the transaction will not be counted. ”

The old bustard's eyes wandered, and he really couldn't grasp the price in the heart of the young county magistrate, and he was afraid that he would be found out of his lie, so he justified it with clever words: "My lord, in this year, there is a shortage of soldiers, and it doesn't cost much silver to buy a girl, and besides, I have to buy it back for them to eat and wear, these are all silver." ”

"Didn't the official say it clearly enough, answer truthfully." Zhu Chengjun immediately put on an official stand.

"Five taels." The old bustard trembled and raised his hand to count.

"Five-tael, one-two, or all."

"Five taels of silver a piece, this is definitely the price of conscience." The old bustard hurriedly replied.

Five taels of silver can buy a well-qualified yellow flower girl, which is really cheap.

Zhu Chengjun gave the old bustard a look, turned his eyes to look at the girl kneeling on the ground, and said regretfully: "The current difficulties can always be overcome by gritting their teeth, if you can't stand the temporary suffering and are willing to fall, if you want to regain your freedom in the future, even if it is five hundred taels or five thousand taels, I will give you another stick of incense time to think about it seriously." ”

"My lord, we are still in a hurry to ......"

Zhu Chengjun glared at the old bustard, and said in a deep voice: "The official now suspects that someone is deliberately inciting the refugees to make trouble, and you are all suspects. ”

"Do as you say."

Zhu Chengjun glanced indifferently at the man who was willing to sell himself as a slave, shook his head, turned around and left.

At this time, a large group of refugees who were out of control shouted and rushed to this side.

"Your Excellency." The official bowed his hand in greeting.

Zhu Chengjun glanced at the dozens of people who were tied up in front of the rejection horse and asked, "What's the matter with these people?" ”

"Back to my lords, they don't obey discipline and gather crowds to make trouble."

"You're doing the right thing." Zhu Chengjun sighed lightly, these are people with weak wills, and it is easy for them to spread negative energy in the crowd of refugee camps, and once this negative emotion spreads, it will be chaos immediately.

"When refugees are coming, please stay away." When the officials saw a large number of refugees coming, their faces couldn't help but change in shock.

Zhu Chengjun did not evade and asked: "What did Renyazi and the old bustard of the Qinglou say to the refugees?" ”

"Back to my lord, these people lured them to their advantage, and those who listened to them went with them."

"I noticed that a few people told the refugees that they were treated differently from the people of the county."

One side is a foreign refugee, and the other side is a local people, and it is understandable that a county magistrate treats people differently.

"Some people also say that adults start such a big project, but they are stingy to reward them with a bowl of good rice."

The people in the city eat rice, they can only eat bran and no one complains, there is a stark contrast, and then deliberately instigated by the villain, the mood of the refugees is absolutely at all.

The reason for the change in the refugees has been clarified so far, and as expected, it is a villain. Zhu Chengjun did not blame the officials for their ineffective work, and ordered: "Immediately arrest those who spread rumors and disturb the people's hearts." ”

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, we have made a note of what the troublemaker looks like."

"Those people can't run, it's dangerous here, please retreat to a safe place."

Emotional refugees are pouring in, and the matter is far away.

"I am a county magistrate, anyone can retreat, but I can't." Zhu Chengjun's words were sonorous and powerful, and he shouted: "Some of you want to retreat." ”

"Swear to follow your lordship!"

"Swear to follow your lordship!"

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The words of the officials were like oaths, impassioned.

"Good!" Zhu Chengjun turned around and faced the influx of refugees, and immediately took decisive measures: "Everyone obeys the order, gathers the tied people, removes the rejection of the horse, and faces the battle head-on!" ”

The people are indignant, only blood can temporarily calm people down, if necessary, Zhu Chengjun does not mind blood.

As soon as Zhu Chengjun set up his position, the influx of refugees unconsciously stopped five steps away from the majesty of the government, and the majesty of the government rooted in their souls was like an invisible chasm, slowing down their pace.

"Everybody's in place!"

"Keng......" The big knife in the hand of the official was raised high above the top, and when Zhu Chengjun gave an order, they would definitely cut down the neck of the troublesome refugee without hesitation.

The bow and arrow are more deterrent if they are not fired, and sure enough, the momentum of the angry refugees instantly weakened by half.

Zhu Chengjun glanced at the gathered refugees and shouted, "Who is the leader, please come forward and talk to this official." ”

All refugees have their eyes fixed on the person at the head.

"Looks like you're it." Zhu Chengjun threw at the dissuasion of the officials and took three steps forward.

Except for the five leaders at the top of the list, the rest of the refugees unconsciously moved their feet back.

The five people who were 'elected' saw that they had become the first birds.

It was the first time they had such a close conversation with the county magistrate, and their hearts were inexplicably empty.

"Put it away." In order to show his sincerity, Zhu Chengjun asked the official to take back the quick knife.

Zhu Chengjun immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his hand and motioned to the five people: "Please sit." ”

The five men did what they said.

Seeing that these five people didn't have much resistance in their hearts, Zhu Chengjun smiled: "You are all guests from afar, according to etiquette, this official should open the city gate to welcome you." Knowing that they would interrupt him, Zhu Chengjun paused deliberately.

"Do you really treat us as guests?" The speaker pursed his lips, clearly not convinced. If you really treat them as guests, you will not only block them from the city gate for ten miles, but also let them eat chaff and vegetables without saying anything.

Zhu Chengjun smiled bitterly and said frankly: "There is indeed a lack of hospitality in the lower parts, so I will compensate you first." Saying that, Zhu Chengjun apologized to the refugees, and then said: "The Yuan army invaded, corrupt officials bullied the people, and bullies were in charge, I think this is the situation in your hometown." Do you really think that Zhongli County is much better than your hometown? ”

Zhu Chengjun's words can be regarded as reaching everyone's heart, and all the refugees are crying with tears.

"But...... We have heard that the people of Zhongli County can't help but have enough food to eat, work and receive wages. ”

"Not only that, but occasionally I can listen to music and watch plays."

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Zhu Chengjun bowed his head slightly, approving every word they said, seeing that these five people poured out the envy and bitterness in their hearts, Zhu Chengjun sympathized: "You only know one but don't know the other. Zhu Chengjun beckoned to the members of the control brigade and ordered: "Tell these brothers about the actual situation in our county." ”

"Yes."

"You don't know, if it weren't for Master Zhu, we would just be like you."

"When several officials and masters in our county learned of Yuanjun's invasion, they all packed up and fled with their families."

"Now we all eat the food of Zhu Gongzi's family."

"The reason why Zhu Gongzi started the big city construction project is to put an end to the guys who take advantage of the chaos."

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Everyone said everything I said, every word was sincere, and every word I said made the refugees feel the same way.

"How many days has Zhu Gongzi been this official?"

Zhu Chengjun waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "I can't count the official work, but the people love me." ”

Through some conversations, Zhu Chengjun established initial trust with the refugee representatives.

"What should we do......"

When the refugee representatives learned that there was no surplus food in Zhongli County now, their whole body immediately wilted.

"Zhu Gongzi, please also show us a way to live......"

"I beg Zhu Gongzi to be merciful, pity and pity me......"

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Five refugee delegates fell to the ground, and the rest of the refugees behind them followed suit.

"Everyone, please." Zhu Chengjun raised his hand to signal everyone to get up, but no one appreciated, still kneeling and begging. Seeing the true feelings on the faces of the refugees, Zhu Chengjun was also moved, and shouted: "Everyone, I have sent people to the field to buy grain, and I believe that in less than half a month, the grain will be transported back." During this period, I hope that everyone will endure a little longer, don't believe the instigation of others, let alone belittle yourself, believe me, such hard days will soon pass. ”

"Zhu Gongzi, can we also work at the construction site after the grain arrives?"

"We don't want wages, Zhu Gongzi can just take care of two full meals."

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Zhu Chengjun raised his hand to suppress it, and the refugees were instantly quiet.

"Don't worry, I, Zhu Chengjun, will do what I say!" Zhu Chengjun made a solemn promise to everyone.

"We believe in Zhu Gongzi!"

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After Zhu Chengjun's painstaking appeasement, the refugees who came to make trouble were all resentful and returned to Xishan.