Chapter 70: Ordered in Danger

Jingci walked for five days in a row, three days outside the city, and two days inside the city, and the result was even more serious.

The real registered population of Jingci City is only more than 3,000 people, and the nine floors are all inside the city, and the population outside the city is still losing or facing the threat of death.

Jingci sat on the chair, did not speak for a long time, and felt very heavy.

said to Shang Ziche, "Ziche, you are really hard, there are only so many people left who are suffering, it's hard for you." ”

"Disciples are not afraid of hardship. Shang Ziche didn't know what to say, so he just went along with it, and after saying it, he knew that he was wrong.

"I remember when I handed over the fief to you ten years ago, the population was more than 30,000 people, where did those people go, is it that in a few years, this will be an empty city. Jingci said excitedly, and the table shook.

Shan Zhengmin hurried forward to Jingci's side, "Please calm your anger, take care of your health." ”

"Please calm the anger, the body is important. Several students knelt down together and said.

"I thought that even if the fiefdom was not a rich place with a lot of traffic, it should be like a place where the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and at worst, they could barely survive. ”

"What is it now, the people can't live, they're all gone, is this my fiefdom, don't you say, in a few years this will be a dead place. ”

"Do you think that's going to happen?" asked Jing Ci in a loud voice.

"Teachers, it's all students who are incompetent. Shang Ziche said.

"You don't need to say it, incompetence is not terrible, what I am most afraid of is false reporting, concealment," Jingci reprimanded, "The day I first arrived, you said that you would build this place before leaving, and now I think about it is ridiculous." ”

Several people didn't speak, Jingci smiled "hehe" and shook his head.

"Let's talk about how this situation should be improved, let's take a turn. Jingci said, and looked at Du He, "Du He, you are the closest, and Shanning City is also well governed, you can talk about it first." ”

Du He knew that there would be such a question, so he said: "Teacher, this situation is more serious than I know," Du He saw that Shangzi's head was lowered, so he wanted to speak gently, and continued: "What can be done at present is to first move the civilians outside the city to the city, ensure that the population is not lost, make full use of the fields in the city, ensure everyone's livelihood, and then decide the future plan according to the effect." ”

"Go on. Jing Ci nodded as he listened, and let Du He continue.

Du He saw that the other people didn't mean to speak, so he said: "If the food in the later stage can be self-sufficient, it is estimated that it will take five to ten years to start forming a reliable escort team, strengthening patrols outside the city, waiting for the opportunity to eliminate the thieves and robbers coming down the mountain, and slowly resuming production." ”

Du He saw that everyone didn't speak, so he added to himself: "I'm done, teacher." ”

Jingci looked at Shan Zhengmin.

When Shan Zhengmin saw the teacher looking at him, he snorted and began to say: "Senior Brother Du is a good manager, and it can be seen from Shanning City that his suggestion is worth a try." ”

"I'll just add that the land outside the west of the city, I think it can be developed, if the bandits come from the east, bypass the city and then attack the west, it is very difficult and risky, so you can move all the people from the outer city to the west side of the city, so it will not affect the current layout of the city. After Shan Zhengmin finished speaking, he said to Yang Miao with a smile, "I'll just do that, Senior Brother Miao, you can talk about it." ”

Yang Miao thought for a moment and said, "I think there are many reasons for the current predicament, Senior Brother Shangziche is one aspect, there must be other reasons, I won't describe it." ”

"What should I do, I was thinking about it when I entered this city," Yang Miao paused, and said, "First of all, you can't let Shang Zimin serve as the head of the city lord's mansion, and then seek to attract the population from the outside, of course, the city lord needs to make some sacrifices, and secondly, negotiate with the bandits, if the negotiation is successful, it is the best, if not, you have to find a way to fight the encirclement and suppression, you can ask the country lord for help, or find a way yourself." ”

"After the population and law and order are lowered, we will open up mountains and roads, send timber to exchange for silver, reduce taxes, and let more business people use this place as a place to stay. ”

Yang Miao looked at everyone's surprised expressions, and thought that everyone didn't believe him, so he said, "This method of mine should be feasible." ”

He bowed his hand in an accentuated tone and said, "Teacher, at least you can try." Students are willing to carry out the implementation themselves, and if they really don't, they are willing to be punished. ”

Jingci heard Yang Miao's tone of voice and knew that Yang Miao had misunderstood what he meant, so he got up and held Yang Miao's hand, and said with a smile: "The teacher is not unconvinced, but very surprised." Jingci gently patted Yang Miao's hand.

Yang Miao heard Jingci say this, and then looked at the expressions of the others, they all nodded and smiled with satisfaction, and their originally uneasy hearts relaxed.

Jing Ci looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think of Yang Miao's method?"

Du He was a little excited, and hurriedly said, "Although Senior Brother Yang's method is a bit radical, if it is implemented well, the effect is indeed immediate, and of course it is very difficult. ”

Du He added: "If I were to carry it out, I wouldn't be able to do it. ”

Shan Zhengmin said with a smile, "Since Senior Brother Yang Miao wants to give it a try, I think the teacher might as well let him give it a try, if it is successful, Jingci City will stand tall and famous." ”

Jingci finally looked at Shang Zimin, "Zimin, what do you think when you hear it?"

Shang Zimin raised his head and said, "Teacher, let Senior Brother Yang give it a try." As he spoke, he knelt down, "Please allow the students to stay in Jingci City, I think I can do what I can to help Senior Brother Yang revitalize Jingci City." ”

"I've been here for so many years, although I haven't made any achievements, but I am very familiar with every grass and tree here, and I will definitely help Senior Brother Yang. ”

Jingci listened to Shang Zimin's request and asked Yang Miao: "Yang Miao, Zimin wants to stay and assist you, what do you think?"

Yang Miao replied: "I am naturally happy that Senior Brother Shang is willing to stay and assist me, but Senior Brother Zimin must truthfully report everything, if there is any false concealment and failure to report, I will expel him immediately, and I will not show mercy." ”

When Yang Miao said this, he was also looking for a good way out in the future, in case this Shangziche was hypocritical and secretly sabotage, it would be a good punishment. After saying it today, if he is unfaithful and punished, Yang Miao will not be said by others to ignore the friendship of his senior brother.

Jingci looked at Shang Zimin, looked at the others, and said: "From today onwards, Yang Miao will be the city lord and head of Jingci City, and all the affairs of the prime minister's fief will have the same authority as the city lord; ”

After Jingci finished speaking, let Shan Zhengmin officially issue a notice to the whole city tomorrow, and issue a notice at the city gate.

At the same time, Jingci will also personally send a letter to Wangcheng to quickly send a letter of the situation here and his decision to submit it to the Ministry and the lord of the country.

In the evening, Jingci came to Yang Miao to talk.

"The teacher didn't expect the fiefdom to be like this, with a population of only 3,000. I also blame myself in my heart, I haven't taken care of it all along, if you hadn't mentioned it, I might not have remembered this place until I died, and after many years, this place may be an empty city of mercy. ”

"Teacher, everything is a chance, I will meet you, I will come here together, if the teacher really doesn't want to care, he won't come here, the most important thing is that the teacher is too busy, the world is so big, no one can control it." Yang Miao comforted Jingci.

"Is the method you said easy to execute? Is there a good chance of success? Seriously, the teacher is looking forward to it, and I hope that I can come back again in many years and see what you said. Jing Ci said with a smile.

"Teacher, I will do my best, I don't know what the result will be," Yang Miao said calmly, "The teacher will return to Dazhiguo in more than half a year, I want to ask the teacher to come here again before the teacher leaves." ”

"Can it be done in such a short time?" Jing Ci thought for a moment in his heart, and said, "Okay, then you and I agree with the master and apprentice that we will come here again after half a year." ”