Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

1867: Crisis Management

Chen Jian smiled bitterly: "Minister, I'm afraid our luck is really bad!"

The two looked at each other, and their eyes were full of bitterness.

What did Ning Zefeng transport his daughter to Jiangnan people to do? Of course, he came to cause destruction. There was the most harm to the Ming Dynasty, and they would attack wherever they would do. This is the simplest truth. Unfortunately, in the past two years, under the leadership of Murong Yuan, Wuzhou has surpassed Xiangzhou and became the core county in the entire Jiangnan. Moreover, Xiangzhou is not by the sea, but Wuzhou has Yangquan Port Wharf. As long as people who have a little understanding of Jiangnan will definitely choose to make a knife against Wuzhou.

How many troops do Wuzhou have now? The answer is no. Local county soldiers have long been disbanded, and armed police and local police have now become policemen. If they have to count, they can barely be considered as the armed forces of Wuzhou.

The closest soldiers to Wuzhou are those stationed at the mouth of Lianghekou in Xiangzhou. However, even if you come from Lianghekou, you will probably take several days to go by water. However, because the water network in Jiangnan has developed, there is no urgent need for railways, so the construction of the railway is still only planned and has not been put on the agenda.

"What's wrong?" Xie Cheng walked over and asked curiously. Murong Yuan handed him the information in his hand. After reading the information, Xie Cheng's face changed drastically.

"The first thing is that you immediately send a message to General Yang and the defenders at Lianghekou." Murong Yuan told Chen Jian.

Chen Jian nodded.

"The second thing is that Guoan should be able to gather a good armed force, now I need them."

"There is no choice!"

"You go first!" Murong Yuan said.

Chen Jian left in a hurry, and Murong Yuan immediately summoned the minor officials from the hall, "I immediately sent someone to summon all the officials of the county government to come to the government office to discuss matters."

After Murong Yuan finished his order, Xie Cheng said hurriedly: "Ayuan, I have to go to Yangquan immediately and remove all the valuable things we are from."

Murong Yuan grabbed him, "Father-in-law, you can't leave now."

"Why?" Xie Chengdao.

"Father-in-law, in Wuzhou and Yangquan, you are the business leader. At this time, you should not consider our industries, but more of our businessmen in Wuzhou."

"How can I care so much?" Xie Cheng said anxiously.

"Father-in-law, you are a big business person. You should understand that sometimes, virtue, faith, and righteousness are much more valuable than property. If the money is gone, it is easy to earn it back as long as these things are still there. If virtue, righteousness, and faith are lost, no matter how much property you leave, it will be afraid that it will not take long for you to fail." Murong Yuan said lightly: "I know you want to use this news in advance and to use this time difference to transfer more of Xie's property. But in this way, Xie's reputation will collapse. It is very clear to my father-in-law."

Xie Chengchang sighed, "Forget it, just as you said, then I will go to Houzhai and take Feiyan and the children to leave here earlier and go back to Shangjing. Those property will be gone if it is lost, and if it is lost, it is okay?"

"No!" Murong Yuan refused without hesitation: "Father-in-law, this matter cannot be hidden from others. We need to withdraw people to the city on a large scale, so everyone will know that the birth of a daughter, Nao Ren will arrive in Wuzhou. At this time, if my father-in-law, wife and children all run away, how can the people in Wuzhou be confused? Not only can Yan Zi and the others not leave, they will also frequently appear in various parts of the county town during this period, so that everyone knows that we have full confidence to resist Nao Ren."

"Are you using your wife and children as a prey?"

Murong Yuan stared at his father-in-law without any weakness.

After a while, Xie Cheng finally failed and said angrily: "Why did I find a son-in-law like you?"

Murong Yuan saw Xie Cheng surrenderingly, Zhan Yan smiled, and bowed with fists: "Father-in-law, this is not possible, but you don't have to worry. If a girl is a sudden attack, we may suffer a big loss. But now that we have known in advance, we can minimize the losses. These people come across the sea and it is impossible to bring any heavy siege weapons. We stick to the city. What can he do to me? It's amazing that he will lose some property outside the city. When the army arrives, they will naturally be able to wipe them out. The lost money can be earned back after all."

"I hope this is the case, but I hope that a child will not fall in love with our Wuzhou!" Xie Cheng sighed.

"I think so too, but as long as there is a slight possibility, we must make 100% preparation." Murong Yuan said: "If you have a lucky mentality, you will suffer a great loss."

While speaking, the officials of the government office had arrived one after another. It was exactly the same as Qin Feng's discussion pattern in Yuejing. In a conference room, there were stools on both sides of the long tables, and everyone sat in one by one. However, when everyone saw Murong Yuan's father-in-law Xie Cheng, he was also present, he was a little surprised. Although Xie Cheng's identity was very special, this was a meeting of officials of the county government, and he also attended. The county magistrate Murong Yuan is not a person who is ignorant of importance.

The meeting has not officially begun, and there has been a special smell.

"Everyone, time is urgent, I don't want to talk nonsense." Murong Yuan stood in the upper head and looked at his subordinates: "We received information from Yuejing City. Ning Zefeng's naval fleet carried thousands of Jurchens and was heading straight for our Jiangnan. The goal is very likely to be our Wuzhou."

As soon as these words came out, the whole house suddenly felt a sound of gasping in the air. Everyone seemed to hold their breath in an instant, as if a needle fell on the ground, and could be heard.

"So, from now on, we are entering a state of emergency. Given that 80% of the enemy's landings may be in Yangquan Port, the first thing we have to do is to withdraw all the people in Yangquan into the city, and the factories outside the city will be stopped immediately, and the personnel will be evacuated into the city. All the villagers in the village will also enter the city. No one is allowed to be left outside the city."

The information began to be transmitted in everyone's hands, and some people, like Xie Cheng, were lucky, or they did not log in to Wuzhou, but this idea was immediately refuted by others.

"Yangquan must first retreat. In other places, especially those near the sea, everyone must retreat into places protected by the city walls. If you want to burn, kill, loot, we will strengthen the walls and clear the fields for him."

"The county magistrate, if you retreat so urgently, you can at most withdraw people. This loss is probably a huge loss." Someone sighed.

"If you save someone and lose money, you will get both money. What's the point of saying?" Murong Yuan said: "The officials of the county government, except those who have to stay, will be assigned to help retreating personnel from all over the country, telling them that this is not a discussion with them, but an order that must be executed. If you dare not withdraw, you will drag it away for me."

"County magistrate, if we do this and the Jurchens don't come in the end, I'm afraid that the responsibility will be great afterwards." Some officials said with some concern.

"If there is anything, I will take it all my responsibility." Murong Yuan pointed to the official who was responsible for recording and said: "Did you see it? It's written in black and white. It will not implicate you."

"I don't mean that the county magistrate. We are naturally the same as the ones, and we all prosper and lose together." The official said embarrassedly.

Murong Yuan turned to look at his father-in-law: "Father-in-law, you are the leader of the business world in Wuzhou. Those businessmen have made great investments in Yangquan and other places. If they want them to retreat like this, they will definitely be unwilling to do more work. The workers in the factory are easy to organize. I hope that these organized workers can help the farmers in the countryside to retreat. Those people are afraid they will be much more stubborn."

"I'll do my best!" Xie Cheng beat him listlessly.

"Now I'll start allocating where everyone should go." Murong Yuan ignored Xie Cheng and said directly to the officials attending the meeting: "Not only do your best, but also hope that you can mobilize trustworthy people to participate."

"Abide by the orders of the county magistrate!" All the officials stood up. This time was not the last riot of civilians. It was really cruel to have a daughter. Even if they had never seen it, they had heard of it.

The entire Wuzhou was like a precision machine, running at high speed in a very short time. Notices were posted all over the county towns, and at the same time, all over the coastal county seats. Quick horses ran between the countryside with notices, and officials rushed to various places and began to retreat personnel.

After a brief panic, Wuzhou became quiet first because the county magistrate's family still went shopping and viewing the scenery as usual, and none of the officials' families ran away. This made all the people think that even if a daughter is born, the government will have a way to deal with it. Otherwise, how could these officials be so calm?

The coastal county seat was a little troublesome. As Murong Yuan expected, with Xie Cheng's efforts, the merchants chose their lives between life and money and began to retreat. The workers in the factory were also organized, while the farmers in the countryside became much more stubborn. Many people were finally tied up with a rope after being knocked down.

On the third day, when Murong Yuan appeared in Yangquan, the entire Yangquan had completed a major retreat. Except for the necessary food being transported into the city, all other property was abandoned outside the city.

Yangquan County opened the Martial Palace, took out the weapon armor and began to arm the young and strong. Murong Yuan appeared in Yangquan himself, which greatly encouraged the morale of Diyangquan.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next