Chapter 127: Taking Advantage of the Situation Part 4
"Report!" A messenger quickly ran into the meeting hall.
"Say." Xu Huizu was dealing with military affairs and asked without raising his head.
"The magistrate of Zunhua County sent someone to report that thousands of people had entered the county and claimed to be captured soldiers of our army." Zunhua County borders Jizhou and is the dividing line between Shuntian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture.
"What? How many people are there?" Xu Huizu stood up. He had already received a letter from the spy, and learned that Shuntian Mansion could not help but the court's delay and had released all the prisoners, but there were 10,000 prisoners.
Why did only a few thousand come back?
"The person who came here didn't tell me the exact number. He only said there were about four thousand."
"Only four thousand? What about the remaining six thousand? Where did they go?" Xu Huizu was horrified. Only 40% of the ten thousand people returned, and 60% was lost. It was really a heavy "loss".
"I don't know," the messenger lowered his head and replied. Xu Huizu didn't expect the soldier to give him an answer, so he waved his hand to let him go, and by the way, he sent someone to call his staff and generals to discuss the matter.
Originally, Xu Huizu never thought that these prisoners would come back alive, but now that they have come back, they are like a hot potato because these people were defeated and abandoned the army. There is no guarantee that they will not have resentment in their hearts. Even if they come back,
It is not necessarily that they are of the same mind as the imperial court, and there is no guarantee that there are spies from the Peking Army mixed in here.
However, these people who shouldn't have come back still came back. Xu Huizu really didn't know how to deal with them for a while. Kill them according to the military law? It would chill the hearts of the soldiers. If he didn't kill them, he would be afraid of spies; could he just do it?
Let them disarm and return to their fields? This is thousands of troops.
And this is not the most important thing. Xu Huizu is even more worried about the 6,000 people who were lost. Regardless of whether these 6,000 people defected to the Peiping Army, if these 6,000 people are afraid of crime and refuse to return, and become enemies in Shuntian Mansion, then
The unlucky ones are the soldiers and civilians of Yongping Prefecture.
Why? Because the military rations of Yongping Prefecture are all transported from Jinan Prefecture and pass through Shuntian Prefecture. If these people start a business near the grain road and it is my business, there will be endless troubles. Therefore, the top priority is to
Retrieve these people to avoid laying hidden dangers.
Just when Xu Huizu and his subordinates were discussing the matter of finding people, another special team appeared outside Peiping City. There were only about 2,000 people. They were released prisoners. They actually ran back again. It seemed that they recognized the situation and were afraid of going back.
He would be subject to military law, so he simply refused to leave.
Not all those who were afraid of being punished returned, because some people's wives, children, and children were all there. If they went back, only one person would suffer, and if they didn't go back, the whole family would suffer. So, those who didn't go back were mostly bachelors. Of course, this
Some of them still plan to be undercover spies. After all, this is the imperial army, and regardless of whether they are loyal to the imperial court or not, they are definitely loyal to glory and wealth.
Wan Lei was not naive enough to think that these people were repaying their kindness, but he still allowed them to enter the city. Of course, after entering the city, he began to register their names and told them clearly that the Baojia and Sitting method would be implemented, with ten people, one bail, and one person.
If someone breaks the law, ten people will sit together and supervise each other. If anyone knowingly breaks the law in the future, it will be no wonder that the law is ruthless.
Of course, Wan Lei would not let these people eat for free. While arranging collective dormitories, he also arranged work for them, which was to build the city wall. These people would either burn bricks or build city walls and towers every day.
Without food, he is no different from a slave worker. Want to run around to find out information and cause destruction? There is no door.
After settling in the newly arrived prisoners, it was already afternoon. The sunny weather in the past few days had ended. The day was hot and muggy, and the sky was still overcast. It looked like it was going to rain heavily. At this time, someone came to report,
The envoy sent to Beiyuan returned and brought envoys from Beiyuan.
Wan Lei was overjoyed when he heard the news. It seemed that the negotiation with Beiyuan was progressing smoothly. He was waiting for the opening of the mutual market in two months. Once the mutual market opened, Beiyuan tasted the sweetness of the mutual market and would not break the contract in a short time.
.The situation in the north of Shuntian Mansion has been temporarily stabilized, and we can develop with peace of mind to deal with the threats from the imperial court and the three guards of Duoyan.
Of course, it is not only the development of production that is a top priority, but also the army. Although the Peking Army only has 60,000 soldiers, the soldiers are more valuable than more expensive. If these 60,000 people are trained into cavalry and archery teams, they can respond quickly and fight in the field.
Annihilate the enemy so that you don’t have to put the whole government on alert whenever there is any disturbance.
In addition, most of the people of Shuntian Prefecture are concentrated in Beiping City. A militia team should be organized in the city to carry out production during the farming season and conduct city defense training at least five days a month. This can advance the defense capabilities of Beiping City. Once there is an enemy situation, the city will
It was defended, and there were mobile troops coming and going outside the city to provide support. Beiping City was a solid fortress that no one could shake.
This method of using one city as the central base, gradually expanding to the periphery from point to point, is the only feasible way. This method is a bit like the military camps set up on the border in the Ming Dynasty. During the farming season, the army protected the people from working, and during their free time
People gathered in big cities to engage in production, working as farmers, workers and soldiers.
When the development is good and the population increases, satellite cities will be built around Beiping City as the center, and then with the satellite cities as the center, there will be farmers, workers and soldiers. There will be no more villages outside the city, and there will be no more villagers.
Later, the level of farming improved and mechanized operations were implemented. Only a few people farmed the land, and the majority were practitioners in industry and commerce. They continuously produced a variety of high-quality goods and sold them everywhere in exchange for real money.
When you have money, you invest in scientific research, education and large-scale infrastructure construction. While improving scientific and technological capabilities and productivity, you will also greatly improve the living standards of the people. Broad and straight roads, neatly arranged residences, and complete public service facilities.
A perfect water supply system and drainage system can help build a more civilized and progressive society and create a beautiful world that everyone in the world longs for.
"Boss, you are finally back. I have a guest to see you." Halfway through, Wan Lei's thoughts were interrupted by Zhao Quanzhong's voice, bringing him back to reality.
"Who?"
"The old woman who claimed to be Mrs. Liu said she was here to visit a doctor." Zhao Quanzhong reminded.
"Oh." Wan Lei responded, and immediately started "coughing" violently, covering his nose with his hand, looking sick.
Zhao Quanzhong was also as smart as a ghost, and immediately stepped forward to help him. When he came to the door, he kept complaining: "Boss, you have not recovered from your serious illness, so you should stay at home and not come out to cool down. If your wife sees this, you will have to do it again."
It's strange that I didn't take good care of you."
"It's okay, I won't die just yet." Wan Lei said feebly. It didn't look like he had many days to live.
Mrs. Liu, who was waiting in the living room, saw that Wan Lei had been helped back by someone, and she didn't dare to disturb her. She complained and left in despair. Looking at her back as she led people away, Wan Lei was even more worried.
I was surprised: Where did this old woman come from? Why did she insist on staying in Beiping City and refused to leave? Knowing that she was not welcome, she kept coming to visit her.
After sending Mrs. Liu away, Wan Lei didn't bother to pretend to be sick anymore and immediately went to find Zhao Xue'er to ask her if she had found anything. However, when he got outside her room, he found that she was still sleeping like a little pig. She must have been busy last night.
She didn't get anything from her whole night. Otherwise, with her out-of-the-box personality, she would have taken the initiative to ask for credit.
"Should we ask the sloppy Taoist Priest to help us investigate?" Wan Lei frowned and went to find Wiaoyu and others, asking them to find a way to contact the sloppy Taoist Priest and ask him to come forward and find out where this Mrs. Liu came from. If
If she came from a bad place, then find a way to kill her or blast her away.