After washing up and having some snacks, Mahan of the Dynasty rushed back after hearing the news. Su Jin led everyone out of the government office and patrolled the streets and alleys of the city again.
Su Jin has always been very dissatisfied with the dilapidated situation of Weizhou City. Except for the sight of the main street, the rest of the city is really unbearable. There are large and small scattered everywhere in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
The buildings in the slums were dilapidated and unplanned. Su Jin had already had the idea during his previous inspection. By this time, the cancer in the city had been eliminated, and Su Jin had officially put the reconstruction plan on the agenda.
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Of course, there is another reason that cannot be ignored. Su Jin understands that so many people are doing nothing in the city, which is a huge pressure on public security. These people must be kept busy and an active construction of homes must be formed throughout the city.
The atmosphere can rekindle people's confidence, so even if it is not necessary, it is necessary to get the people to take action.
A large slum in Nancheng was Su Jin's first choice. Su Jin stood beside a ditch with sewage flowing across it and told the gathered people about his plan.
"Dear fellow villagers, along the way, I have seen that the shabby houses where everyone lives in are really unsightly. How can you keep out the cold in the winter when you live in such houses? I don't know when the war will end, and I can't return to the village to farm.
There is no specific date, so everyone should regard the city as their new home and plan and build it carefully. Look at the sewage rivers around you. The excrement and mud in them are smelly, and mosquitoes and flies are flying around. This is a place where diseases breed;
As the old saying goes: How can you sweep the world if you don't sweep one house? You don't need to be responsible for the country and the country, but the environment you live in must be kept clean, right?"
An old man nodded and stepped forward and said: "Mr. Magistrate, we were forced to move into the city. At that time, we did not know that the war would last so long, so we built simple shelters at first. Later, we had no food to eat, and we could not even walk.
If you can’t walk, how can you have the time to renovate your house?”
Su Jin smiled and said: "I don't mean to blame anyone. I understand the previous situation, but think about it. Now that the court is helping us, we can't always ask the court to worry about us, right? We are a small border town. We not only have to live a good life but also
You have to shoulder the responsibility of guarding the border. If the city is noisy and chaotic all day long, and diseases are rampant, you teach the soldiers how to kill the enemy with peace of mind? So we must take care of ourselves, isn't that true?"
All the people nodded and said, "What you're saying is, we don't want to kill the enemy and fight. We should take care of ourselves and not let the adults worry about it."
Su Jin continued: "You elders have suffered a lot from being oppressed by the officials. I understand that you really have no intention of thinking about this, but it is different now. The government's relief grains are originally exchanged for your labor, and I have distributed them.
Ten days of food does not require you to exchange for labor, which is also the court's sympathy. However, the court's original intention is to ask you to help defend the city, so subsequent food relief will still need to be exchanged for labor. I thought about it and made some changes.
The current messy situation in the city is also good for defending the city, so this is included in the labor category and reported. What do you think?"
All the people laughed and said: "Of course it's good. We don't want to eat and drink for free. In the past, the government did not arrange labor. Even if we wanted to exchange labor for food, we couldn't get it. Besides, help us build our own houses."
But we are regarded as laborers of the imperial court. We have taken a huge advantage. Your Excellency is thinking about us, how can we disagree?"
Su Jin smiled and said: "It's good that you understand my government's painstaking efforts. Let's do this. The transformation will start from Nancheng. In the afternoon, I will order people to register on site. All men between fifteen and sixty can sign up to serve. One person can get one per day. Qian Shiwen is in charge of food, drink and meals. If there are skilled craftsmen, the wages will be doubled, and the rest, the old and the weak, can be arranged to do light work as handymen. Of course, the remuneration will be less, but they will definitely be able to eat enough."
The people were cheering loudly. They thought they would only care about food, but they didn't expect that they would still get wages. This was a huge blessing, and everyone was gearing up happily.
"The houses must be built according to the government's plan, with a row of houses and a row of roads, and culverts built in the middle. The dirty water used in the home must be discharged from the culverts. In the future, trees and willows must be planted, flowers and plants must be planted, and Weizhou City must be Do you think it would be okay to block the way to the south of the Yangtze River and make people from the mainland envious?" Su Jin said with a bright smile.
"Okay!" The people cheered loudly. The scene described by the Lord of the Palace is really awe-inspiring. If it really turned out like that, why would you do farming in the countryside? Isn't saving money to start a business a hundred times better than farming?
"But Mr. Su, what are we going to use to build a house? We don't have any materials." someone asked.
Su Jin smiled and said: "Isn't this difficult to handle? Longshan is only twenty or thirty miles away, and there are not many stones and wood on the mountain. We rely on the mountain to eat the mountain. Tomorrow morning we will sharpen our machetes and axes, and go to the mountain to cut wood and transport stones. , with the materials ready, the current house was bulldozed and construction started immediately. You must be wondering, what should you do if there are disturbances from Western thieves when you go out to cut wood in the city? Don't worry, I will ask General Ge, who we have deployed, to personally lead the troops to protect him. You guys, make sure you're safe."
Everyone cheered loudly. In the past, they were afraid of the nuisance of the Western bandits. Everyone was cautious when going out of the city. The officers and soldiers also closed the city for fear of encountering the Western bandits. However, the new prefect seemed not to be afraid. With the officers and soldiers guarding him, he felt more at ease on the way there. .
Su Jin left the slum area of Nancheng and went to inspect the city gate and city wall. Originally, most of the guard responsibilities were deployed, but Su Jin didn't care about that. He led people to inspect around the city wall and walked to the north gate. Seeing a group of soldiers gathered around a wooden pillar and pointing, Su Jin and others took a closer look, but it turned out that there was a soldier tied to the pillar, who had been beaten to pieces. He had obviously made some mistake. The latest chapter of the online game The King of Invincible .
The governor of Beicheng knew Su Jin and rushed forward to salute. Su Jin asked, "What's going on?"
Na Dutou said: "Reporting to Mr. Su, Commander Ge came to patrol just now. This kid was hiding in the military building and sleeping. Commander Ge caught him. He was beaten with forty military sticks and tied up here for public display. .”
Su Jin nodded secretly. Ge Huaimin also had some intention of working hard. He mentioned to him about rectifying military discipline. It seems that he listened and is now strictly carrying out the matter.
"Where is Commander Ge now?"
"Nuo, we are on patrol at the top of the city." Nadu pointed to the top of the city, and saw a group of people at the top of the city pointing and pointing like they were outside the city.
Su Jin said: "Lead the way, let's go up too."
Na Dutou quickly stepped forward to lead the way. Su Jin and others climbed to the top of the city along the wide stone steps. The city wall was already very majestic when viewed from below. It was even more impressive when viewed from above. The reinforced city wall was nearly two feet wide. The height of the stomping wall at the city gate is nearly three feet above the ground. It is obvious that Fan Zhongyan's order was implemented. Except for the reinforcement of the south city wall, the rest of the city defense is impregnable.
"Master Su, why are you here?" Ge Huaimin saw Su Jin and quickly stepped forward to salute.
Su Jin said: "I'm here to ask you something."
Ge Huaimin said: "You can just say what you say, but why do you ask for words?"
Su Jin then told Ge Huaimin about the renovation of the city. Ge Huaimin frowned and said, "Sir, isn't it superfluous to spend time repairing the houses now? I was about to propose to your Excellency, increase the height of the city wall by a few feet. In addition,
I also want to build several more arrow towers near the city gate. The news recently sent back by the scouts is not good. The Western bandits seem to be gathering troops and horses. It seems that there are signs of attack, but I don’t know in which direction. If it is directly
If you run to Weizhou City, you will be in trouble."
Su Jin was surprised and said: "How long do you think it will take from the completion of the assembly to the attack?"
Ge Huaimin said: "It depends on the scale. If there are 100,000 troops and horses, it will take at least twenty days to gather preparations plus the preparation of food and supplies before they can be dispatched."
Su Jin thought for a while and said: "Then we have to go to Longshan to cut wood and transport stones. Not to mention anything else, just for the war, the rolling wood and stones at the top of the city must be prepared. These are not only things for building houses.
, these are also weapons."
Ge Huaimin slapped his head and said: "Look at me, I'm so confused. What your lord is saying is that the city's defense supplies are indeed insufficient. I will definitely send troops to protect the city tomorrow. But what do you think of strengthening the city's defense?"
Su Jin looked at the layout around the city gate and said: "Actually, I think that if the city wall is strong and tall, Weizhou is already a strong and defensible place. It doesn't make much sense to reinforce it now. The arrow tower at the city gate can be built. If it is still
If it needs to be reinforced, I suggest building an urn city at the gate of the four cities."
Ge Huaimin said: "The Wengcheng? If the Wengcheng is built in a hurry, it will definitely not be strong and cannot be defended."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Why should we defend the Wengcheng? The Wengcheng means catching turtles in the urn. I just suggest that if you think it is useless, you don't have to build it. I'm not very good at fighting. I just saw a family in Bianliang trying to prevent thieves."
I secretly built a small urn wall, which I think is pretty good; if you want to build it, I can mobilize the rest of the people to start building it immediately, since everyone is idle anyway."
Although Ge Huaimin felt it was unnecessary, Su Jin's words that "idle is idle" stirred the nerves in his mind. Since the people were idle, why not try to build one. Anyway, there were many people in Weizhou, and he urgently needed to make meritorious deeds.
, if the Western thieves attack, it will be an excellent opportunity to perform meritorious deeds. It is better to have a better chance of winning. So he said: "Then build an urn city at the north gate. Maybe it will be able to perform extraordinary feats."
Su Jin smiled and said: "I hope so. I will order people to recruit civilians in the afternoon. This time the team of logging will be even bigger tomorrow."
Ge Huaimin patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, I have everything under my control, Lao Ge. I will arrange for a patrol of the scout team fifty miles away from the city. Even if there is an enemy situation, we can withdraw in time."