First Arrival in Kuaiji
Now, I announce the city's decree: " One, anyone who dares to touch the people's property will be beheaded; Second, those who accept bribes will be beheaded. Third, those who incite the hearts of the people will be beheaded. Fourth, drunkards and troublemakers shall be beheaded; Fifth, those who molest good women shall be beheaded. I hope that everyone can work with me to make the people in the city live and work in peace and contentment. He Qi is here to thank you!”After I finished speaking, I bowed deeply to the generals below.
"We will naturally obey!" The generals replied in unison.
"Wen Ruo, I'm going to Kuaiji to pay my respects to the prefect. No matter what, I'm also the chief historian of Kuaiji. You must go once. After I leave, you will have to take care of Jian 'an for the time being. All of you have to listen to Military Advisor Xun's orders. Otherwise, be careful that I will be punished by military law when I return.”After I finished speaking, I dismissed the generals and returned to my home with Xun Yu. After informing his father, he told Little Kitten and brought the Fan brothers out of the city.
At the city gate, I said to Xun Yu, who came to send me off,"Wen Ruo, help me take care of my sister. She suffered a lot in the past. I haven't been taking care of her with all my heart. I'll have to trouble you to take care of Jian An this time.”"Brother Qi, don't worry. There's no need to say so much between us. I'll do my best.”Xun Yu nodded.
Two days later, the four of us arrived at Kuaiji Prefecture. After entering the city, I found that Kuaiji was not as lively as my Jian An. There were basically not many people walking around in the city. He did not care about anything else and went straight to the prefect's residence. After getting the guards at the door to report, Li Yi came out and smiled at me."Nephew, we didn't know if you were dead or alive the last time we met. Today, you are already famous throughout the world. His official position is above mine. Quickly enter the inner hall and talk!" They entered the inner hall.
"Uncle, you don't have to be so formal. My Jian An isn't under your jurisdiction." Besides, uncle and father are close friends, I hope uncle can give me more advice. After all, my nephew is still young and has a lot to learn.”"The ancients said that if you survive a great disaster, you will definitely be blessed! My nephew is not only the prefect of Jian 'an, the chief historian of Kuaiji, but also the general with broken wings. Not to mention me in Kuaiji, I'm afraid that even all of Wang Jingxing's troops in Wu County will be under your control. What are your plans now?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"I won't hide it from uncle. We can't clean up the side of the king, so we can only govern our subordinates well. I pray to the heavens to bless our Han Dynasty. After I pay my respects to my uncle, I will return to the city to properly manage the city.”I said. "Good! Since we have been ordered to govern a region, no matter how dark the imperial court is, we will not be able to do so. He also wanted to make his territory a paradise. Then you can go back! Send my regards to your father." Li Yi nodded. I got up and said goodbye.
The Fan brothers and I didn't rush back to Jian An after leaving the prefect's manor. Instead, we took a detour to Zhang An. I don't feel at ease letting Chen Heng investigate the situation alone.
A day later, we arrived at Zhang An's territory.
"Fan Da, didn't you just ask the people to head southeast?" I asked as we walked along the road. Why hadn't they arrived after walking for more than two hours?”
"Sir, I don't know either." Fan Da replied. As they spoke, more than ten people flashed out from the middle of the road ahead.
I turned around and saw that there were more than ten people behind me. One of them was the commoner who was guiding the way. He knew that, but he pretended to be dumb." Fellow villagers, please make way. We want to go over."”"This road was opened by me, and this tree was planted by me. If you pass through here, leave behind money to buy the road.”The man repeated the cliché lines. "How much does that cost? We are all poor people who don't have money!”I replied with a fake bitter face.
"You don't look like ordinary people. How dare you lie to me? I'm not stupid. I won't make things difficult for you. I'll let you go for ten big coins each!”That person roared. Faint! I originally thought that if he asked for too much, I would have an excuse to beat them up. But now, he couldn't risk his life fighting dozens of people for 40 big coins. I asked Fan Da to take out 40 big coins and give it to them.
I didn't expect what happened next to be unforgettable. Those people, after taking a lot of money. All of them were ecstatic. Then, they actually ran over to me and said,"Big brother, thank you for saving my life! We finally have the money to buy seeds to farm. I heard that Governor He of Jian 'an is encouraging farming. But we don't have the money to buy seeds, so we can only come out and be robbers. We didn't dare to kill anyone, so we haven't succeeded in robbing anyone.”Then, they left happily.
I lowered my head and pondered for a while before saying to the Fan brothers behind me,"It seems that there are still many things that I haven't considered clearly. I didn't expect the commoners to be so poor. Remember to remind me when I return that I must consider carefully if I want to improve the lives of the people. They could not only manage on the surface, but also on the point.”The Fan brothers nodded in agreement.
After walking for half a day, we finally arrived at Zhang An County. After entering the county, he realized that there were very few people here. The houses in the county were dilapidated, the county government was about to collapse, and there was no one in the county. He didn't see a single commoner on the way, but he finally saw an old man selling tea in a tea pavilion.
"Old sir, why is there no one on this street?" I asked.”"This place has never been managed by anyone. Most of the people in the county went out to sea to fish for a living. Therefore, everyone went out to sea to fish during the day. The women hid at home to weave and never went out. So it looked old and shabby, but the people in the county were very happy. If no one managed it well, they would not have to pay taxes or serve in the military. Everyone's lives were more or less the same, and there would not be anyone who would steal.”The old man said happily. Then he looked up at me and asked,"What brings you here?"”
I didn't want to tell the truth, so I said,"I'm a merchant passing by here. I want to see the situation here." He was considering whether he should collect the cloth woven by the common people here. Old man, do you think I can receive it here?”"Well, this place is usually self-sufficient. There probably wouldn't be much cloth to sell. However, I will wait until the 15th of next month to tell all the people in the city. I'll tell you the answer to the discussion." The old man lowered his head and thought for a moment.
"Why did you say it on the 15th?" I asked in confusion. "Here, everyone is usually self-sufficient. Only on the fifteenth of every month, we will all come out to attend the fair. They exchanged their own things with other people's. That was why everyone gathered together on that day.”The old man looked up at me and replied. " I understand. I'll take my leave then." I left with the Fan brothers.
Three days later, I returned to Jian An. When he returned to the prefect's manor, he was about to send someone to inform the generals for a meeting. Everyone entered the hall one by one. It turned out that when Xu You was patrolling the city, he saw me and informed the generals in advance. I didn't ask any further and immediately announced,"Xun Yu, after the meeting is over, bring some people to open the granary and select the best grain seeds. Any citizen who doesn't have seeds can borrow seeds temporarily after registering with you. They can return the seeds after the autumn harvest next year. In addition, I will draw a picture for you. There is an object in the picture, and you can put up a notice. Anyone who finds it will be rewarded with 50 large coins. What progress have you made in the few days I've been gone? Also, report everything that happened recently to me.”
"Milord, I've already persuaded my brother to come.”Zhou Ang stepped forward and said. "Alright, invite him in to discuss the matter with us.”I nodded.
"Milord, I am here to write a letter and should be on the way. "I also wrote a letter to my nephew, telling him that if he's not happy, he can come and join the Tang army," Xun Yu said with a smile.
"Milord, my camp has been built and I am now leading the soldiers to train.”Huang Zhong said loudly. Then, Dian Wei, Xue Li, and Zhou Ang all said that their barracks had been built and they were training.
At this moment, Zhou Ang came in with his elder brother and introduced him to his elder brother, Zhou Xin. "Good! Remember Zhou Ang's military merits, your brother will train the cavalry with you for the time being.”I said happily.
At this moment, a small school ran in."Reporting to the chief historian, the bandit Yan Baihu and his brother Yan Xing led more than 20,000 bandits. The day before yesterday, he suddenly attacked Kuaiji County. Governor Li was killed and Kuaiji was lost.”"What?" I asked in shock. I stood up and walked back and forth a few steps. Most of the people below said that they would lead the army to battle, especially Dian Wei.
I suddenly stopped and said,"I order Huang Zhong to lead 2000 archers to battle. Liu Pi will be in charge of the training." Dian Wei led 2,000 sword-shield soldiers out, while Xue Yi continued to train the soldiers. Zhou Ang led 1,000 cavalry to set out, while Zhou Xin trained the rest of the cavalry. I'll bring 200 guards with me. The rest of the generals were responsible for their duties, especially to appease the people. Wen Ruo, it will be hard on you again. You have to ensure that the people can get the grain seeds, and also ensure that the soldiers can get the grain and fodder. You also have to temporarily manage Jian 'an for me. Thank you very much!" "I will naturally do my part.”Xun Yu nodded.
After that, I dismissed the generals. He went back to his residence to change into his armor and put on the Heart Protection Mirror. I greeted the kitten and was about to leave. The kitten grabbed my hand tightly and said,"You must come back. Be careful!”"Miss, don't worry. We will protect the general to the death.”The Fan brothers said from behind me.
The barracks and the army had already gathered. I came to the demonstration stage and the generals stood behind me. "Soldiers, our chance to make a contribution has come again." Although I know that everyone has just returned not long ago and it has been very hard for them. However, we soldiers have to stand on the stage of the battlefield in order to display our abilities, right?
"Yes, yes, yes!" The soldiers below answered in unison.
"Good! The prefect of Kuaiji was killed for no reason, and Kuaiji County was broken through by bandits. These bandits have committed all kinds of crimes. After robbing Kuaiji, it's our turn! Everyone, defend our homeland with me and kill the enemy!”I raised my arm and shouted.
"Defend our homeland, kill our enemies, and make contributions!" "Defend our homeland, kill our enemies, and make contributions!" " Defend our homeland, kill our enemies and make contributions!"
"Good! Everyone, let's go!" I waved my hand.
The generals led their troops and set off with me towards Kuaiji City. After the citizens heard about it, they all sent us out of the city. They knew that I was going to attack the local bandits who had been causing trouble for them for a long time. As long as there were no bandits nearby, they could go to the surrounding wasteland to reclaim land. Their future days would be better.
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