The fight for people's hearts is always done unconsciously.

This usually takes quite some time.

No matter how nice you say it, it's not as good as actually doing something.

Ordinary people are undoubtedly the most practical and simple class.

They may not know what to say, and of course they cannot say anything, but that doesn't mean they don't understand in their hearts.

The Song army occupied Peixian and Fengxian for only a year and a half. However, in this short period of time, their governance methods and style made the local people understand that officials can also be like this.

The government can be like this.

Not only the people at the lowest level feel the difference, but also some wealthy people feel the difference.

Therefore, when the Song army retreated and called on everyone to leave together, quite a few people abandoned their local family properties and followed the Song army.

Because over the past year or so, the Song Dynasty government has established the most basic trust here, and many people are willing to believe their words. Because for more than a year, the government has said everything, and it really has not deceived them.

This time, the government said that the puppet Qi and the Liao people were coming, and they would definitely exploit and oppress the people, and their lives would definitely be very difficult.

It would be better to evacuate together with the Song army, and after the Liao people are defeated, it will not be too late to come back.

Moreover, these appeals were really just appeals. For those who were willing to leave, the Song government made appropriate arrangements. For those who were unwilling to leave, the government did not force them, but respected their choice.

For the Song government, the most basic obligations have been fulfilled. Since you have made your own choice, no matter what the consequences are, you have to bear them yourself.

And without comparison, how can there be a difference?

Officials of the Song Dynasty believed that those who stayed locally and did not follow them would inevitably suffer unimaginable pain. When such news spreads, those who evacuated with the Song Dynasty would be extremely grateful for their escape.

choice, and thus have a greater sense of belonging to the Song Dynasty.

A country that has the opportunity to become a big or powerful country has two most basic elements, one is a vast territory, and the other is a sufficient population.

Even though Song State has now lost the entire north, to many small countries, Song State is still a behemoth.

Not to mention Dingkou. Statistics from the four years of the Tiansong Dynasty show that there are 60 million Dingkou in the entire Song Dynasty. The statistics of the Tiansong Dynasty for the five years have not been fully released, but according to the rough data of the first three quarters, this year

The net population increase is over one million.

This does not include some people who are not included in the statistics.

In terms of manpower, even the Liao Kingdom could not compare with the Song Kingdom.

A large population is a burden from one dimension, but from another perspective, it is wealth.

For Xiao Cheng, the chief minister of the Song Dynasty, population is wealth.

Because he has the ability to develop more industries and create more wealth, he can expand more territories, and he can turn many so-called smog places into wealthy places that are suitable for farming and living.

Not to mention the current population of only 60 to 70 million, even if it doubled again, Xiao Cheng felt that he could eat them all in one bite.

Especially after sweet potatoes, potatoes and other high-yielding crops were accidentally introduced to the Song Dynasty, Xiao Cheng felt that the population was too small.

Because of these things, he no longer has to worry about insufficient food due to population explosion.

But when it comes to concrete things, more people can accomplish many things easily.

But Liu Yu, who had already arrived in Qixian County, was now suffering from the shortcomings of the people.

Without enough civilians, many things cannot proceed as originally planned and can only be postponed.

While the remaining people in Peixian County spent another day of their extremely difficult days in extreme regret, Fan Zhong was not able to leave this small town called Yicheng as originally planned.

After settling the bill last night, there were five more jiaozi in the small bundle, each worth a certain amount of money. There were already twenty such jiaozi in the small bundle.

In more than a month, I earned 20 yuan.

Fan Zhong felt very beautiful.

Although he has no skills, he has a lot of strength, is willing to endure hardships, and can endure hard work. And for jobs that require hard work, the pay will naturally be higher.

It's just lower than those craftsmen who are good at crafts.

It was the lightness of this friendship that made him feel a little unsure, and the lack of jingling copper coins made him feel reassured. However, if there were really twenty copper coins in the bag, it would be a bit too much.

Fortunately, after going back, I can exchange the jiaozi into copper coins.

In the government's joint bank, one exchange is for one.

Fan Zhong went to try it once, and it was indeed true.

I heard that people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi, further south, no longer use copper coins, but only use Jiaozi. And there, there are not only Jiaozi like this, but also Jiaozi.

In fact, what Fan Zhong didn't know was that in Yunnan and Guizhou, the Jiaozi issued by the United Bank also had 50-guan notes and 100-guan notes, but ordinary people had no use for such large face values.

In places like Lianghu, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Liangjiang, not long after Jiaozi was first implemented, more people still used copper coins for transactions.

Only for official projects like this, the wages paid are in Jiaozi.

If you don't accept it, then it's impossible for you to be included in such a team.

If you join, you can only accept it.

Of course, when you go back, if you want to change the money into copper coins, that's up to you.

However, many people don’t want to rush to change after trying it once or twice.

Just like Fan Zhong, who is now living in a refugee camp and whose jiaozi is so light and easy to collect. If there were dozens or hundreds of copper coins in that thatched house, he would really not be able to rest assured.

Fan Zhong, who was sleeping soundly and peacefully, was awakened by the sound of trumpets and bells and drums.

When I got up in confusion, the ninth-grade officer named Suo Chao who was leading the team was already standing outside.

"The scouts have just sent news that the Liao army and the Qi army are coming to Yicheng by land and water. They are only a few dozen miles away from Yizhou. Of these two groups of enemies, one is cavalry, and the other is cavalry.

We can't go down the river by boat!" Suo Chao's voice was very calm, but the faces of the hundreds of people below showed panic and fear.

"Suo Dujian, how many enemies are there? Can Yicheng be defended?" A senior craftsman with a higher status said in a trembling voice.

"There must be three to four thousand people together!" Suo Chao said.

The crowd was in an uproar, because Yicheng was a small town, and the total number of garrison troops was only a little over a thousand.

"This, can this be defended?" Someone's voice trembled, rising and falling.

"We did the reinforcement of this city." Suo Chao pointed to the solitary mountain outside the city: "We also did the stone fortress there. How is it doing?"

"The castle we built is of course nothing to say, but no matter how good or strong the castle is, it still needs people to guard it!"

Suo Chao smiled and said, "So, what we should do now is to help the army defend the city."

"Are we going to fight?"

"Go into battle and fight, can you? Can you?" Suo Chao said with a smile: "You can't. But since we can't escape and can only stay here, then we should use our strengths. The city is defended, we

Only then can we live.”

"Suodu Supervisor, in this case, why are you talking nonsense? You should quickly arrange what should be done." You yelled impatiently. "It's only a few dozen miles away, whether the enemy is on horseback or in a boat, they will be here soon!"

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"Okay, what we need is everyone's courage and the courage to do things." Suo Chao said loudly.

The whole Xiaogushan lit up.

The entire Yicheng city wall also lit up.

Fan Zhong wore a leather waistcoat on his shoulders. He and a dozen other men who were also shirtless and wearing leather waistcoats put poles as thick as bowls on their shoulders, and climbed up toward the lonely mountain while carrying a bronze cannon.

The cannon was so heavy that everyone's face turned red and veins were exposed on their foreheads. They really used unprecedented strength.

The soldiers were busy setting up positions, and bundles of crossbow arrows and crossbow machines were also being transported to the lonely mountain.

As the guard of Yicheng, three hundred soldiers were deployed on Gushan.

There were about seven to eight hundred soldiers in the city, plus Fan Zhong and the other two hundred civilians.

Everyone started to move.

The enemy came too quickly.

Moreover, a small town like Yicheng is not a strategic point, and it is also recessed in the direction of Xuzhou. It is really unimaginable why the enemy would choose this as the first point of attack. They are not afraid that if the attack does not go smoothly, the two flanks will be destroyed.

When the Song army comes with reinforcements, can they be sealed in Yicheng and annihilated in one fell swoop?

No matter how confused the Yicheng defenders were, the Liao people were coming here anyway.

When the sky was just getting brighter, dust smoke could be seen rising in the distance, and the faint sound of thunder could be heard. It was the momentum created by the cavalry. Standing on the city wall and looking far away, you could also see Surabaya.

At the end, shadows of sails appeared.

Lu Yuan touched the green stubble that had just grown on his chin, smiled and said to Suo Chao next to him: "You son of a bitch, or is it because I am so handsome that I attract them so much?"

Suo Chao laughed: "I heard that Liu Yu's youngest daughter is only twenty-eight years old and has a beautiful face. She may have fallen in love with you, so she came to Yicheng regardless of the risk, so that she could capture you and make her a son-in-law."

"Think about Liu Yu's appearance. His daughter is definitely not good-looking!" Lu Yuan dismissed it.

"When have you seen Liu Yu?" Suo Chao said, "How do you know if someone is good or ugly?"

"Because his heart is black and dirty. If he is not black or dirty, how could he defect to the Liao people and become some kind of bullshit King of Qi?" Lu Yuan said: "Since the love is born from the heart, how can he grow up well?

Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix. The mouse's son can dig holes, so his daughter will definitely be ugly too."
To be continued...