Chapter 333 Let the people have the ability to protect themselves!
"I've met Mr. Hou!"
Ning Zhi quickly saluted Hou Fangyu in front of him.
In any case, his rank is not as good as that of Hou Fangyu in front of him, so he still needs to be treated with courtesy.
"Chief of Staff Ning, please don't break me!"
Hou Fangyu said to Ning Zhi in front of him with a smile on his face.
"That's right! Chief of Staff Ning, come with me to the back and we'll chat while we work!"
With that said, Hou Fangyu led Ning Zhi to a hall in the backyard of the county government office, and invited Ning Zhi to sit on the left side, while Hou Fangyu took a seat on the right side of the Eight Immortals Table.
The servant next to him quickly brought tea.
At this time, Hou Fangyu had a curious look in his eyes and asked Ning Zhi in front of him: "Chief of Staff Ning, why are you here today?"
"Oh! Our army is here to change defenses. I came here to inform you. I also want to say hello to you on behalf of our general!"
Ning Zhi smiled slightly, looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him and said.
Hou Fangyu's eyes showed a look of surprise.
"I see!"
Hou Fangyu nodded, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes. He looked at Ning Zhi in front of him. After pondering for a moment, Hou Fangyu said to Ning Zhi in front of him: "By the way, Chief of Staff Ning, this is it.
, we encountered something recently!"
As he spoke, Hou Fangyu looked at Ning Zhi in front of him with a wry smile on his face, and took a deep breath.
"Someone in Jiaohe County went out of the city and then disappeared. I heard that he was captured by the Manchu cavalry... Then, in several villages next to Jiaohe County, people also witnessed that someone was captured by the Manchu cavalry!"
Hou Fangyu smiled bitterly and said to Ning Zhi in front of him: "Chief of Staff Ning, if this continues, our Hejian Mansion will not be able to maintain an economy at all! There will be no way to develop!"
"Then don't develop it yet!"
Hearing Hou Fangyu's words, Ning Zhi frowned slightly, looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him and said.
"Right now, Hejian Prefecture is the front line between us and the Manchus. We don't have enough troops, and the Manchus don't dare to go too deep, but it's almost inevitable for them to harass the border. There's no way to avoid it!"
Ning Zhi looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him.
"I can understand the mood of Governor Hou, but in this kind of border area, the disappearance of several people is basically unavoidable. Even if our First Guards Army checks this every day, it is actually difficult to curb this kind of thing.
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Magistrate Hou only needs to inform the people to be careful and not to leave the city unless necessary. People outside the city should just stay away!
After doing this well, if people still disappear, they can only blame themselves! I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince can understand you on this point! Of course, if His Highness the Crown Prince must blame you for this, don't worry! Our General
I will definitely write a letter to defend you! No need to worry!”
Ning Zhi smiled and said to Hou Fangyu in front of him.
Regarding this kind of thing, the magistrates of Hejian Prefecture have encountered it countless times, and Ning Zhi told them this every time.
Basically everything is solved!
To put it bluntly, these county magistrates are not really worried about the safety of the people, most of them are concerned about the heads on their necks, or the black gauze hat on their heads!
In fact, coming to such a war-torn area to serve as a magistrate is not only a bad thing, but it is certainly not without good things.
In most cases, you only need to do your job. If the people do not listen to the instructions later, or are arrested by the Qing soldiers when they go out of the city, the magistrate is not to blame.
If the tax situation is very poor, or even there is no tax at all, it is basically caused by the war.
In short, many things can be attributed to the war.
Ning Zhi is used to it!
Basically, Ning Zhi only cares about how quickly these magistrates raise food for the army.
Did you get some delicious food to bring to the soldiers?
The current wars are raging, and these places are originally at the crossroads of wars. It would be great to have magistrates and magistrates!
After all, not everyone wants to come to this ghost place!
Just when Ning Zhi thought that Hou Fangyu in front of him would agree with his plan.
"But, in this case, how can the people deserve it? We are parents. Isn't the purpose of our existence to protect the people and let them live and work in peace and contentment? Although it is a border area now, can it be...
Will this be the case in the border areas in the future? If these people withdraw to the areas behind them, will this still be considered the land of the Ming Dynasty?"
Hou Fangyu looked at Ning Zhi in front of him with an unbelievable look in his eyes.
Hearing Hou Fangyu's words, Ning Zhi was stunned for a moment. He looked at Hou Fangyu in front of him with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
Ning Zhi didn't even react to Hou Fangyu's answer in front of him!
What??? A local official actually refuted his statement??
This is obviously a win-win strategy!
Just when Ning Zhi was in a daze, Hou Fangyu continued to say to Ning Zhi in front of him: "Furthermore, you are the chief of staff of the First Guards Army, an officer! Why can you eat and drink enough? It's all because the people are here
Feed us! Otherwise, where will we get food to eat??”
When he heard these words from Hou Fangyu, Ning Zhi finally reacted. With a wry smile in his eyes, he said to Hou Fangyu in front of him: "Prefect Hou, what you said is very reasonable, but,
What can we do???
Hejian Prefecture is hundreds of miles in radius, and our First Guards Army has less than 20,000 people. We cannot always spend time on such small things. If we always spend time on such small things, our strength will be too dispersed.
!
The Qing army is approaching the border, what should we do then??"
Ning Zhi's words immediately left Hou Fangyu speechless.
His expression changed for a while, and there was a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
really!
In any case, we should not ignore the possibility of Qing troops approaching the border!
Then Hejian Mansion is really big!
The number of the First Guards Corps is really limited, and there is no way to form an airtight defense.
After his expression changed for a while, Hou Fangyu suddenly thought of a way.
"Right!"
There was a hint of excitement in Hou Fangyu's eyes.
"What?"
Ning Zhi was stunned for a moment, looking at Hou Fangyu in front of him with confusion in his eyes.
"Since you have no way to protect the villagers and the people leaving the city! Then let's change our thinking and let the people have the ability to escape and resist the Qing soldiers soon?"
Hou Fangyu looked at Ning Zhi in front of him with excitement in his eyes.
"If our people have the ability to protect themselves, as long as the Qing soldiers suffer a few losses, they will never dare to deal with us again!"