Chen Qing moved to Chengdu. After many days of raids and raids, the Song army arrested more than 4,000 people. After strict interrogation, more than 500 people who were mistakenly arrested were released. The remaining 3,800 people all confessed.
"I don't know how to deal with this group of people, please give me some advice!"
Zheng Ping reluctantly asked Chen Qing for instructions. You said these people were criminals and they didn't do anything. But you said they were innocent. But they all hid weapons and were fully prepared to start a riot.
It is unknown how many ordinary people suffered.
Chen Qing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "They will be treated as prisoners of war. They will be sent to the mines to serve in the mines for three years, and then they will be released home after three years."
"I understand the humble position!"
Zheng Ping hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything.
Chen Qing glanced at him and said, "Is there anything you can't say?"
Zheng Ping said with some embarrassment: "It's about the appointment of the new prefect of Chengdu. Has anyone chosen the county prince?"
Now that Zheng Ping can speak, he knows how to ask himself if he has a suitable candidate first. Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Do you have a suitable candidate?"
"If there is no candidate for the county king, I recommend Zheng Ainong, the governor of Jianzhou. First of all, it is just a coincidence that his surname is Zheng and has nothing to do with me."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I thought you would recommend Li Xuemin, the general judge of Chengdu."
Zheng Ping shook his head, "Li Xuemin is a centrist like Li Yi. He is full of compromise. If it weren't for their indulgence, how could there be nearly four thousand traitors lurking in Chengdu? He treats the people better and can continue to be a general judge, but he cannot
Be the prefect again."
"What about Zheng Ainong?"
Chen Qing asked calmly: "Li Miao still killed more than a dozen salt owl, how many did he kill?"
"Back to the prince, this is why I recommend him. It's not that he doesn't kill salt lords, but that under his rule, there are no salt lords at all in Jianzhou, and there is no private salt. He cut off private salt from the source, and all salt wells are
Under government control, private salt mining is strictly prohibited. I previously deployed a thousand troops in Jianzhou, and he always sent people to borrow troops from me to crack down on private salt dealers. I simply helped him build a militia last year, so he didn't borrow it.
Soldier."
"This guy is pretty good!"
Chen Qing praised: "Just by shamelessly borrowing troops to attack illegal salt dealers again and again, this person has great courage and can do great things. Where are the others?"
"In Chengdu, when the bandit army reached Zizhou, he foresaw something bad was going to happen and led a thousand militia soldiers overnight to protect tens of thousands of Jianzhou people who fled to Chengdu."
"I'm telling you! Why is there a large refugee camp outside the city? It turns out they are Jianzhou people. Don't call him or inform him. I'll go take a look in private."
Chen Qing changed into ordinary people's clothes, took a fan, and led a dozen of his men to the temporary camp outside the city.
The temporary camp outside the city is the Sichuan-Shaanxi market created by Zhao Kai. To put it simply, it is the Sichuan-Shaanxi bulk material trading market. Through this market, sheepskins, livestock, wheat, honeycomb briquettes, leather products, copper coins, etc. from Shaanxi Road are sold.
After being transported to Sichuan, tea, cloth, sugar, oil, bacon, chicken, duck, vegetables, fresh fruits, distiller's yeast and other materials abundantly produced in Sichuan were transported to Shaanxi Road.
It can be said that the construction of this market greatly promoted the flow of materials between Sichuan and Shaanxi, and also ensured the logistical supplies of the Western Army, and the means of transportation was the growing camel fleet.
In the past few days, due to the rebel rebellion, the Sichuan-Shaanxi market has been suspended. The large open space in the market was used to accommodate tens of thousands of people who fled from Yang'an County, Jianzhou.
Zheng Ping's introduction made Chen Qing very interested in Zheng Ainong, the governor of Jianzhou, but hearing is not as good as seeing him. No matter how good the talk is, it is better to see with his own eyes how he settled tens of thousands of people in Jianzhou.
When Chen Qing walked to the market, it was as if he had walked into a small county town. The gate was densely packed with stalls and vendors, selling all kinds of food, vegetables, melons and fruits. They should be farmers nearby.
There were also many customers buying things. They were all people from Yang'an County, Jianzhou, and they were haggling over prices, which was quite lively.
Just as Chen Qing was about to enter the gate, a local soldier general came towards him and saluted Chen Qing, "Is this brother from Jianzhou?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "No, I just went in to visit a friend."
"We know that there is an order in the state that foreign visitors are not allowed to bring weapons. Otherwise, your men should put the weapons outside, or you can go in alone and your men will wait outside. We will guarantee your safety.
The leader of the rural soldiers was very polite, not because Chen Qing was well-dressed, but because he was followed by more than a dozen guards with swords, and he knew at a glance that he was not an ordinary person.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Give me a reason why you are not allowed to bring weapons inside?"
"Because these are not normal times, all kinds of unexpected things will happen, and people are easily out of control. If there is a conflict inside, it doesn't matter if you use your fists. If you use weapons and see blood, then the people around you will become angry, and there will be
Life is in danger, so Zhizhou said that we should take precautions before they happen."
It's a good reason to nip problems in the bud. Chen Qing asked with a smile: "Isn't there some room for accommodation?"
Chen Qing waited for the village soldier to ask for money, but unexpectedly he thought for a long time and said: "How about you ask for a military permit to carry weapons, because under special circumstances, the military can bring weapons inside."
Chen Qing laughed, he didn't ask for money, which was really beyond his expectation!
Chen Qing closed his fan, turned around and said with a smile: "Show them!"
Yan Jun and a dozen of his men took out their military badges. The soldiers were startled, and they quickly clasped their fists and said, "I'm sorry! No need to put down your weapons, please come in!"
Chen Qing took off his sword, threw it to Yan Jun behind him, and said with a smile: "I don't have a military card, so I have to follow your rules. In this way, I can go in openly."
After saying that, Chen Qing led his men into the temporary camp.
Watching the group of people walking away, they all scratched their heads and said to their subordinates: "That's wrong! Why did I see the Silver Army card just now?"
Several of his subordinates also said: "We also saw it, it's the silver medal. The first subordinate behind that person is the silver medal."
Silver medals are only awarded to generals above the commander and above, and silver medals are awarded to personal guards. So this man must be a general above the commander-in-chief. But they all know that even the commander-in-chief Zheng Ping's personal soldiers do not have a silver medal. Who else has a higher status than Zheng Ping?
high?
Everyone suddenly thought of a rumor that Chen Qing was here.
Could it be that the person just now was
Everyone's faces turned pale with fright, and they all hurriedly said, "I'll go and tell Zhizhou immediately, so as not to miss this important event."
They all rushed to the temporary government tent in the north.
Chen Qing and a group of his men were walking leisurely in the camp. The ground was very clean, and there was no sewage river flowing across it.
There are thousands of big tents in the temporary camp, basically one big tent for each household. It is very lively. Near noon, every household is busy cooking. They actually use briquette stoves, and the used briquettes are still in the nearby one.
Inside the big wooden box, it looked like a trash can.
"Auntie, why don't you burn firewood?" Chen Qing squatted down and asked an old woman who was cooking with a smile.
"Firewood is so expensive now that it's not economical."
Another old woman next to him smiled and said: "You can burn firewood in the countryside, but we can only buy firewood when we live in the city. After all, briquettes are more cost-effective. To cook a meal and boil a pot of water, you only need a piece of briquettes, which costs five cents. If you burn
At least ten cents for firewood."
"But the ignition coal is expensive! It costs twenty cents!"
"Break off a small piece of ignition coal and borrow it from someone else's house to light a fire."
Only then did Chen Qing understand that ordinary people still knew how to live their lives, so why did they need to use a whole piece of coal for ignition? That was something only scouts could do, and ordinary people only used a small piece.
"Where can I buy it? I mean, is briquette easy to buy?"
"Of course it's easy to buy, just go to the closing store to buy it."
Pingcang stores are opened by the government and are found in almost every county. They mainly sell wheat, coarse cloth, salt, sugar, and honeycomb briquettes. These are materials that ensure the minimum living standards of the people in the city, allowing poor families to have food and clothing.
clothing.
However, although it is called Pingcang Store, almost all the people in the county will line up to buy things. Salt is a must. Everyone likes red brown sugar. Although it is more expensive, you must always have some at home. There is also honeycomb briquette.
So one store is not enough, there are usually three to four stores in the county.
Chen Qing nodded and asked again: "Excuse me, aunt, where is the toilet?"
The old woman stood up, pointed into the distance and said: "Did you see it? There are more than a dozen wooden houses over there, surrounded by fences. The men are on the east side and the women are on the west side. Don't mess around behind the tents.
Those who are caught will be severely punished, and the tent owner will also be implicated."
Chen Qing pretended to be surprised and said: "Is it so strict?"
"Of course, our magistrate has said that if we are not strict, once the plague breaks out, no one will survive, and the children will suffer first. We cannot harm the children."
Chen Qing secretly praised in his heart: Zheng Zhizhou is really good. Not only is he tough, but he also educates the people to consciously maintain hygiene and ensure that no epidemics occur.
In fact, the fact that the soldiers guarding the gate did not accept bribes showed the upright and honest side of Zhizhou. A corrupt official would never be able to train soldiers who did not accept bribes.
At this time, a middle-aged man and a dozen officials came running out of breath.
