It’s better to rob the land than to work hard

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

It’s better to rob the land than to work hard

"So that's the case. We have to recruit Zheng Bao's remnants and bring their families as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be coerced by those who are interested, and these surrendered soldiers may turn against each other in the face of the battle, which will not benefit Hefei's stability."

"The family members of the five thousand soldiers are estimated to be at least 10,000 or 20,000. There are only more than 20,000 people in Hefei now. Can half of them be eaten and eaten? Eat, accommodation and public security are all problems."

Lu Su thought it very carefully. Longxiang himself also hoped to increase the population, but he was still a little confused about such rapid growth, thinking that it was easy to control it by flowing hard.

"First of all, there are nearly 3,000 urban defense forces now, and public security in Hefei is not a problem at all. Secondly, there is no need to worry about living in the issue. If you really can't arrange enough houses, it's okay to live in tents with the soldiers. Maybe the food problem is your biggest worry? I think the surge in the population will cause a sharp drop in grain stocks?"

After Lu Su said that, he looked at Long Xiong meaningfully.

Long Xiang smiled awkwardly: "Those who know me are Zi Jing."

"Haha, in fact, Yun Qi should not be worried about food. Zheng Bao is a famous tycoon in Jianghuai, how could he have left less food?" Lu Su laughed with a beard stroke.

Long Xiang suddenly realized, and said that his eyes were still shallow, so he nodded and agreed: "Since the food problem can be solved, it doesn't matter how many people come. I will send all the Huwei Camp, the Right City Defense Camp, and the Cavalry Camp tomorrow to let them transport the food back to Hefei early."

"Haha, I know." Lu Su smiled helplessly.

A few days later, dozens of boats began to flow in Chaohu Lake, using water.

The ship was loaded with food, cloth, gold and silver, and was transported to Hefei one after another.

The water roads are like carp crossing the river, and the land road is also endless.

The family members of Zheng Bao surrendered soldiers and the surrounding people were escorted by the soldiers of the Third Battalion to slowly move to Hefei, and the transfer was not completed until mid-August.

Although the south bank of Chaohu Lake is not far from Hefei, some people still miss their hometown and are unwilling to move away.

Tang Xu and others followed Long Xiang’s prior instructions and did not force others to do anything, because 30,000 people had exceeded their psychological expectations.

As ships of cargo are unloaded, various types of goods are gradually counted.

After reading the list written by Lu Su in Arabic numerals, Long Xiang fell into deep thought and shock.

Tens of thousands of hu of grain, rice, cloth, silk, gold, silver and other items were collected from Zheng Bao's treasury.

"What's wrong?" Lu Su asked curiously.

"I think I have been farming in Hefei for two years. Although I can't say I'm working hard, I can be considered diligent, but in the end I'm not as stock as Zheng Bao. As expected, I still grab it faster. No wonder Cao Zhe likes to massacre the city."

Long Xiang held his hands behind his back and sighed with his back to Lu Su. He was now reminded of the water of Liangshan.

Why can Song Jiang eat meat, drink wine in big bowls, and share gold and silver? It’s nothing more than snatching it from the snatch.

When Lu Su heard this, he was worried that Long Xiang would shake the original intention of treating the people well, so he advised: "The massacre of cities and plunder is an incompetent act. His actions are like drinking poison to quench thirst. If Cao Cao had not been famous outside, Bo'an and Zhongkang would not lead the crowd to vote. You should stick to your original intention."

"Ha? I'll just sigh, don't worry, Zijing"

Long Xiang shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that if it weren't for his intervention, the Xu brothers would have really joined Cao Cao.

Not everyone can insist on being kind, nor do everyone value reputation. The most important thing for the lower-level people is to survive.

Lu Su whispered: "This time I won a great victory in defending the city, and Zheng Bao's wealth was also quite rich. Why not give out some rewards to the meritorious soldiers?"

"First let each battalion report statistics, and finally set the reward according to the size of the credit. Since you want to reward, you must be fully prepared."

Longxiang has now become the lord of Hefei. The so-called wealth is not worth mentioning. He also intends to send it to the soldiers because he is worried that it will not be fair and just, so he is a little cautious at this time.

"I will confirm with several governors first. If the list is correct, please ask you to decide. But whether the governors Tang and Cao want it."

Lu Su stuttered in the end because of Tang Xi’s agreement with Long Xiang to marry a wife.

This time I went to Zheng Bao's home to search, and found that among Zheng Bao's many concubines, two women were of age and looked good, and they looked like they were the ones who lived a life.

Tang Xun knew that Long Xiang looked down on him, so he discussed with the bachelor Cao Xing. The two of them married each other and gave Long Xiang the pressure of unmarried.

Although Lu Su did not say it clearly, Long Xiang could understand the implicit meaning and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to instruct the explanation. Since Zi Jing mentioned it at this time, I would like to pick up some gifts and drinks and send them directly to Cao Xing's house. They need to get married."

"I heard"

"By the way, the Qiao family was in a hurry at that time, and they didn't bring any clothes, luggage and other items. Thank you for your hard work, pick a few more pieces of good materials and give them a few robes. It's almost time to go from summer to autumn."

"I see."

Seeing Long Xiang pretending to be stupid, Lu Su wanted to make the topic clear, but when he heard that he wanted to give the Qiao family cloth, he instantly understood it.

The gift of cloth means taking care of Qiao Rui's family, and also showing kindness to the Chen family's mother and daughter. Perhaps Long Xiang will ask someone to propose marriage when the filial piety period is over.

Lu Su didn't know whether Long Xiang wanted his sister or sister, but now he wanted to give gifts to his future wife's house. As a friend, Lu Su had to help and put this matter as the first priority.

The next morning, Qiao Yichang and Longxiang were practicing horse stance in the courtyard, and suddenly they heard the sound of chariots and horses outside the mansion.

After a while, Lu Su saw the entourage instructing his entourage to move cloth into the door.

"This is."

"You didn't bring your clothes and luggage to Hefei when you seized the spoils from Zheng Bao, so I asked Zijing to pick up some good materials. Young Master quickly asked someone to move to the back house and make a few clothes before winter."

"well."

The mother and daughter of the Qiao family have little change of clothes, and Qiao Yichang also has no good materials to wear. He is wearing thick and lump clothes now, and he doesn't look like a young man at all.

When he learned that Long Xiang had a lot of harvest, he was thinking of finding an opportunity to ask for some cloth, but he didn't expect Long Xiang to take the initiative to send him off. Qiao Yichang was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

The followers took off the cloth, and Lu Su bowed to Long Xiang and was about to leave.

Long Xiang waved his hand and shouted: "Zijing is so anxious. Could it be that he is going to Cao's house to deliver things? Let's go together."

"The congratulations from the two governors of Tang and Cao were sent to me early in the morning. I have important things now and am going to leave the city, so I won't talk about it." Lu Su waved his hand and was about to leave.

Long Xiang chased after him: "The summer harvest has been completed and the autumn planting has not begun. Why did Zijing leave the city?"

"Just just now, Zhongkang sent a message saying that my mother had to go to Hefei for half an hour, and I had to go out of the northern gate to welcome her."

"They went there for ten months and finally took the old lady. I have nothing to do now, so I went with Zijing."

"It's better not to worry about you."

Longxiang went back to the house to change his clothes, and went to the north gate with Lu Su to greet his relatives.

Xu Chu's people not only brought back Lu Su's family, but also brought back a lot of important news.

Among them, Liu Bei killed Che Zhou and seized Xuzhou. Long Xiang felt heavy after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)
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