In the next few days, Du He's preparations were carried out smoothly and orderly.
As the number of workers increased, the construction of houses and warehouses also sped up.
Over a hundred wooden huts had been built on the barren land at the foot of Mount Charcoal as time passed.
After all, it was not a mansion. It was just some standard residential areas that could shelter from the wind and rain.
As for the cold?
This place was close to Mt. Shitanshan, so they could just burn two briquettes to keep warm.
It was the most convenient.
At this moment, the workers who were recruited were all living in the houses on the outskirts of the Shitanshan Mountain.
He didn't have to go to Chang 'an every day, which saved him a lot of time.
And for those workers with family members, Du He had specially opened up a residential area for their families.
It allowed the workers to work in peace and not have to worry about the safety of their wives and children.
This made all the workers extremely grateful to him.
Basically, as long as Du He appeared, the number of people who greeted him could not be counted.
As for Wei Zheng and Wei Zuocheng, they were under the strict management of his officials.
During this period of time, the number of petty thefts and other incidents had decreased significantly.
Especially those who were caught, they were basically beaten half to death in the yamen before being released.
Such a move to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys made the refugees angry but did not dare to say anything.
In order to maintain the security of Chang 'an Fortress, Wei Zheng strictly prohibited refugees from entering the city.
Even if the people in the city wanted to hire, they could not.
This was also one of the reasons why Du He had people start building houses.
It was probably because of the refugees he had recruited that they could not even enter the city.
In the end, he had no choice but to build his own house.
As the end of the year approached, the refugees outside Chang 'an City became more well-behaved.
Wei Zheng finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He had never mentioned this in his report to Li Shiming.
Even Li Shi Min had forgotten what Du He had said in Xian De Hall.
Beneath the calm surface, no one noticed that an undercurrent had begun to surge.
Until…
"Hurry up and open the city gate to let us in. We have to work and feed our families!”
"The people in the city are humans, but are we not humans? Why can't we enter the city?"
"That's right. Why can't we enter the city to look for work? The Imperial Court doesn't treat us as humans!”
"Since they won't let us in, we'll fight our way in!”
"Charge! Everyone, let's attack together! With so many people, they won't dare to do anything to us!”
……
The chaos outside the city erupted suddenly.
No one knew who started it, but the refugees were no longer content with receiving porridge on time every day.
Especially in this cold weather, what could a bowl of gruel do?
The dilapidated shacks they built themselves could not provide shelter from the wind and snow.
Many refugees fell ill.
And the number of refugees had reached tens of thousands. How could the dozen or so doctors dispatched by the imperial court be able to handle it?
Under such an anxious atmosphere, the refugees who had left their homes and were psychologically sensitive.
The resentment in his heart was almost ignited at the slightest touch.
Small scale riots began to break out at the city gates of Chang 'an.
Soon, the area of the riot gradually expanded, almost affecting all the refugees.
The city guards, who had long been unable to withstand the pressure, immediately reported the situation.
When the two county magistrates of Chang 'an County and Wannian County heard the news, they were scared out of their wits.
The two of them almost rolled and crawled as they rushed to Wei Zheng's location.
"Milord, something bad has happened. I don't know what instigated those lowlifes outside the city.
Now that they are actually attacking the city gate, can my lord please quickly come up with a plan?”
"That's right. If this continues, I won't be able to keep my black gauze hat. Please make a decision quickly!
I think we should send out an army to suppress them. Otherwise, if one of the city gates is broken through, then…
It wasn't just the city gate that was broken, but everyone's faces.
If His Majesty were to pursue this matter, everyone would be finished!”
The two county magistrates were talking at once, and Wei Zheng, who was sitting in front, had a dark expression on his face.
"Bastards, how did you manage things? How did such a big mess happen?
Wasn't everything fine before? Why was there such chaos so early in the morning?”
Wei Zheng was also shocked by this news.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking him so much that he could not react for a moment.
A refugee riot was a major event no matter where it was.
Moreover, the riot was happening right under the feet of the Son of Heaven.
"Sir, we have followed your instructions and strictly controlled the refugees.
Who knew that this group of lowlifes would behave themselves on the surface, but they were secretly brewing such a thing?”
Hearing Wei Zheng's angry shout, the two county magistrates could not just sit back and do nothing. They hurriedly shirked the responsibility.
They thought to themselves, The person who asked us to strictly discipline the refugees was you, Wei Zheng.
Now that there's trouble, it's your responsibility alone. Don't think about pushing the blame on us!
How could Wei Zheng not see through the thoughts of these two people? For a moment, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
He did not expect that at this moment, these two fellows in front of him were actually still thinking about whether they could keep their black gauze hats.
Did they not know that if this matter was not handled properly, no one would be able to escape?
Even if he, Wei Zheng, had to bear the main responsibility for this matter, these two guys were not any better!
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng was no longer in the mood to argue with these two self-righteous people.
He stood up and hurried to the palace.
This matter was too big, so big that even he, Wei Zheng, did not dare to deal with it casually.
Now, he could only enter the palace to meet the emperor and report the situation to the higher-ups immediately. Then, he would let the emperor make a decision personally.
……
Du He naturally heard the news of the refugees rioting and attacking the city gates.
However, he was not too surprised.
This was because this was within his expectations, but it came earlier than he had expected.
"This riot will probably cause a lot of casualties! But this is unavoidable!"
Du He frowned and sighed softly.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of telling Li Shiming his thoughts.
But even if he said it, Li Shiming and the imperial court would never listen to a child like him.
Moreover, even if the Imperial Court understood the cause of this matter, they would definitely not be able to find a solution.
And Du He was alone, after all, his ability was limited.
As the saying goes, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. With Du He's current ability, sheltering a few hundred refugees was already the limit.
If he wanted to protect more people, he needed an opportunity, an opportunity for Du He to borrow power.
And now, that opportunity had appeared!
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