Only after Huang Chao entered the county seat did he realize that the so-called intelligence that Yangshan County had not fallen was discounted. To be precise, the Yao people's armed forces had broken through the city. The officials, soldiers and some people in the city had withdrawn to the city of Baihusuo to continue resisting.
The population loss was not large, but the goods in the city were basically completely destroyed. After the Yao people's armed forces rushed into the county town, they took away not even a basket.
Jin Shen, an official in the county, no longer had the shame of being a "thief" when he was forced to surrender. He just hugged Huang Chao's thigh and called him "benefactor". Especially the newly appointed county magistrate Zhou Liangchen was in tears.
Eyes filled with tears - finally my speculation did not fail!
There is not a single naturalized citizen in Yangshan County. Although the area has surrendered to the "Great Song Dynasty", Wen Desi has not actually had time to send cadres here. The envoy who came to recruit the surrender only sent a few temporary letters of appointment.
Officials are deemed to have taken up their posts when they fill in their names.
Although the name has been changed, everything in the county is still the same. Cases are heard in court, grain collection is urged. The county magistrate and officials do not know the specific uniforms of the Song Dynasty. They only know that Australians wear short hair and short uniforms.
―But no one in the county had this skill. So they still wore round-neck gauze hats, but to show the difference between the old and new, the patches on the front and back of the official robes were removed.
Huang Chao looked at the county magistrate who had removed his bra and felt quite ridiculous. However, seeing that his robe was full of scorch marks and dust, and even torn in several places, he must have been having a hard time.
Regardless of his official position and person, at least he was able to defend Yangshan County and contain the power of the Yao people, which was a great achievement for the Senate. He warmly comforted and praised a group of people.
"The chief is too praised. The subordinates are just doing their jobs loyally." Zhou Liangchen's bent head almost touched the bricks. "The heavenly soldiers of the Song Dynasty were quick and thunderous to sweep away the ugly people. This way the people of the city were saved."
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He said these words of gratitude sincerely, because if the Australians don't come, he, Zhou Liangchen, will probably become loyal to the Song Dynasty who doesn't know where he came from.
"There is no need to say more polite words," Huang Chao said, "How is the situation in the city now?"
Zhou Liangchen did not dare to neglect and quickly introduced the current situation in the city. There are currently about a thousand people in the city including officials, soldiers, soldiers, gentry and common people, many of whom have fled from neighboring villages. There are about 400 people in Qinggang.
"Where's the food?"
"There is not much money and food left. They were all looted by the Yao barbarians. Only a small amount of food is left in the city..." As he spoke, he glared at a middle-aged man next to him and said in his heart: "I'm taking advantage of you!"
Huang Chao was secretly wondering, which one was this?
Except for a few people who fled before the outbreak of the Yao Rebellion, there were almost all officials in the county who were demoted. Most of the officials in the county were locals and had nowhere to escape. Officials were too afraid to flee due to roadblocks. Therefore,
The team in Yangshan County is particularly neat, and even the former county magistrate Peng Shouan is here.
After his introduction, Huang Chao realized that the middle-aged scholar he glared at was Peng Shou'an. He thought to himself that it was no wonder that he had a sullen look on his face - he had landed safely, but now he was "a thief". He looked unwilling to do so.
An unwilling look.
Finally, there are several officers from the local guard station. Although the guard station is depleted, there is a "Yao sentiment" in the local area, so the officers in the guard station are relatively decent, and there are quite a dozen soldiers who can fight. In fact, Yangshan can persist
To get down, it all depends on the core of a few officers and dozens of their own soldiers.
"You all have worked hard at guarding. Please go back to your homes and rest for the past few days. If you have any matters that need to be explained, just tell them to my cadres. If you have difficulties, don't be afraid of anything. Just say it and it can be solved.
I will definitely help." He glanced at the officials below and said, "I also have a few ugly words here. At present, the city is full of chaos and people live together in the same city. We can only think of helping each other in the same boat and don't have other thoughts. I, the Song Dynasty, have always
Everything is done voluntarily. If you are not willing to serve as officials and people under the rule of the Song Dynasty, when the Yao chaos subsides and the roads are clear, I will naturally send you out of the country with courtesy. But if anyone is secretly causing trouble in the meantime, don't blame me for being rude.
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At that moment, a group of people quickly expressed their loyalty and said that they would never do anything cheating.
In order to show his "special loyalty", Zhou Liangchen came out from behind and said: "Since the lower officials have submitted to the Song Dynasty, I also asked the superior officials to give me robes and clothes so that we can shave our heads and change our clothes."
The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became awkward. Everyone secretly cursed Zhou Liangchen as "shameless", but no one dared to say anything under the eaves.
Huang Chao said: "This matter is not urgent. Firstly, I came in a hurry and did not have so many uniforms; secondly, Yao's situation is urgent now, and it is not the time to do these things. You can just wear casual clothes for the time being - you don't need to wear this black gauze round collar."
Already."
"Yes, yes, thank you for your understanding." Zhou Liangchen originally just wanted to express his sincerity, and it didn't matter to him whether the elder agreed or not - after all, with his hair in a bun, there was still some room for change in times of crisis.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Huang Chao then announced the personnel order. He called the few men and women in short clothes and short hair who came nearby. When Zhou Liangchen saw this, he knew that they were "fake Kun" - the rebels who had previously taken refuge with the Kun thieves.
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"This is Wang Chuyi. The Senate has appointed him as the county magistrate of Xinde Yangshan County." He introduced.
Wang Chuyi bowed slightly and introduced himself in standard Mandarin: "My name is Wang Chuyi. Thanks to the trust of the Senate, I am appointed as the local county magistrate. I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with you in my future work."
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The people below were all flattering. Zhou Liangchen was quite disappointed. He originally thought that he had taken the initiative to surrender and had contributed to the maintenance of the county. He should be the county magistrate under the Song Dynasty, but he did not expect that he would be given one.
The mud-legged man is gone - you can tell by the name. However, he doesn't show any expression on his face and is extremely complimentary to him.
Peng Shouan secretly thought - he was able to escape early, but he was entangled by Zhou's good ministers. He was trapped here and became a thief!
Wang Chuyi then read out a letter of appointment in extremely non-standard Mandarin. Zhou Liangchen had just arrived in Yangshan and was not familiar with county affairs, but because of his contribution to the city and its protection, he was appointed director of the Yangshan County Office.
Zhou Liangchen was very unhappy. Although he didn't know what this office meant, he vaguely knew that this official meant to assist the county magistrate, so he was suddenly demoted from the county magistrate to the county magistrate's status.
The remaining officials who surrendered also held various positions, and they were all official positions with names I had never heard of. In theory, the local officials in Guangdong who surrendered were sent to Guangzhou for screening and "re-education" instead of being arranged on the spot.
Served. But the current situation is special, so Yangshan is dealing with special matters.
Finally, it was Peng Shouan's turn - he was appointed as the "chief consultant" of Yangshan County Government.
Peng Shou'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had already left office. If it weren't for Zhou Liangchen, he might have been on his way back to his hometown. It's good now. It makes him unable to advance or retreat. It is absolutely impossible not to accept this "fake position" - he can
I have no intention of dying in the line of duty; accept it, this charge of "surrender" is a serious one. After thinking about it, it is more important to save my life first and keep the green hills. Even if there is no firewood, it means that I am "respectful rather than obedient." Fortunately, I
He has already handed in the seal, and he has not received any documents from the Ministry of Personnel. In theory, he is no longer an official. The biggest crime of "an official guarding the land and surrendering the enemy" is that he no longer needs to wear it.
Although Wang Chuyi was a "mud-legged man" who was looked down upon by the demoted officials, he was very methodical in his work. On the one hand, he arranged for people to take over the defense of the warehouses, and on the other hand, he recruited young men to repair the city walls. He also called on the gentry and common people who had fled to the city.
It was announced everywhere: The heavenly soldiers of the Song Dynasty have arrived in the county and will soon subdue the Yao rebellion. All villages are asked to "be careful". At the same time, "reasonable burdens" are imposed on the wealthy gentry... The demoted officials were surprised and secretly disappointed.
How can this poor man learn this way of governance? However, everyone did not dare to show such emotions, so they had to cheer up and go about their errands - regardless of the fallacies and heresies of the Song Dynasty, let Yao Yao know first
If the chaos continues, it is important to protect one's life and property.
In comparison, Peng Shouan had much free time. He was very depressed. He originally thought that he could finish this term safely, and then return to his hometown of Putian County, Fujian Province with the gold and silver he collected over the years, and live peacefully in his hometown.
Become a gentleman in the countryside. Yangshan is a poor county with not many flat and fertile fields and is surrounded by mountains. Peng Shouan worked hard to save money, but he could only save less than two thousand taels of silver in a few years. Peng Shouan had a principle
, Asking for wealth but not killing people, as long as no human life is involved, those local tyrants and evil gentry will definitely respond to their requests when they ask him to do things, as long as they pay filial piety and come over.
Moreover, Peng Shou'an considers himself to be more conscientious, and has even donated funds to repair the city wall that was previously collapsed by floods, and to donate to the county's league training. He claims to be a "good official", but he originally had the intention to go to the camp to see if he could
Adjust the position well. However, the situation in recent years has been bad, and even Guangdong, which has always been calm, is no exception.
A few years ago, the Kun bandits occupied Qiongzhou as a bandit. Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, launched a crusade, but his entire army was wiped out. The Kun bandits' warships sailed directly to the gates of Guangzhou. Later, the news from his hometown shocked him even more.
Zheng Zhilong, the most powerful sea lord along the coast of Zhejiang Province, was defeated by these thieves overnight, and Zheng Zhilong also ended up with his head missing.
The bandits not only occupied Qiongzhou, but also repeatedly invaded Guangzhou, so they must have plans for Guangdong in the future. This made him much less enthusiastic about becoming an official. It is impossible for him to choose a comfortable place like Jiangnan based on his ability.
, if we talk about other places, whether it is Lianghu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Guanzhong, Heluo... there are rogue bandits everywhere, and natural and man-made disasters are endless. When you become a county magistrate, the two tasks of food collection and appeasement are extremely difficult to handle.
Then he had the idea of resigning and returning to his hometown. Anyway, after more than ten years of official travel, he had accumulated tens of thousands of taels of silver, so it was no problem to go back and become a rich man.
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