The smoke was not in the village, but outside the village, thousands of refugees were orderly. Behind the stove, about fifty young men stood silently with spears in their hands.
After Dou Gui looked at it for a moment, he frowned and asked, "Only a few dozen young men to guard you?"
"Mr. Dou, please take a look." Li Shan said softly: "The young and strong refugees are going to work, in a team of fifty people, led by two young and strong people from the village."
After a pause, Li Shan explained softly, "If the refugees cause chaos, there will be a secret connection. There are young people in the village, and there is no secret communication, so it is difficult to cause chaos."
Dou Gui sneered and shook his head, "There is no guarantee."
Li Qianyou on the side smiled and said, "You can tell me what the arrangements are."
"The young refugees go to work every day and are quite tired. They eat three meals a day, but in fact they only have breakfast and lunch to satisfy their hunger." Li Shan said softly: "In the evening, they only have porridge and rice to satisfy their hunger."
The meaning of this sentence is very obvious. Refugees who are young and strong cannot work if they don’t have enough to eat. But they can work if they have enough food during the day. If they don’t have enough food at night and are tired, they will inevitably fall asleep early, which is very important. To a certain extent, the possible threat posed by young refugees to Zhujiagou has been reduced.
"There are fifty refugees in a team. Two people are selected every day and receive a bowl of meat."
"Be careful about making noise at night. If there is a disturbance, you will be kicked out immediately."
Li Shan's slow and leisurely narration, each one is very targeted, and each one has something to say.
Dou Gui chuckled and said: "You can see the big from the small, and I am worthy of King Qin's praise."
"But it should be more than that. Let's talk about it."
Li Shan hesitated for a moment and coughed twice, "The village elder is kind and generous, allowing refugees to stay outside the village, and even accepting children into the village."
Dou Gui was startled and turned to look at Li Qianyou. Their eyes met and they both understood immediately.
The refugees all fled from Hedong and Guannai Road. These days, the government rarely provides disaster relief. Even if the wealthy families provide disaster relief, they only do what they can. And these refugees have always taken their children with them and will never leave them. Naturally, they take them very seriously.
Li Shan sent those children into the village. To put it nicely, it was a sign of kindness; at worst, it was to take them hostage.
Li Qianyou didn't care about this, but he valued Li Shan's handling of things appropriately and thoughtfully at a young age.
Dou Gui greatly appreciated Li Shan's move and asked with a smile: "With such kindness, no wonder an eminent monk settled in Dongshan Temple."
Li Shan narrowed his eyes and replied: "Bodhisattva has the virtue of living well, but if something goes wrong, he will also resort to thunderbolt methods."
In fact, it was very easy to manage these refugees. Li Shan established good rules and went through the process with his entourage on the first day. By the fourth day, he basically ignored them.
On the one hand, refugees are causing trouble, mainly led by bandits, and the refugees themselves are just looking for a living.
On the other hand, Li Shan killed chickens to scare monkeys, and those refugees were one of those monkeys. Thirty-six of the ninety-two bandits died, and the rest were killed regardless of their injuries.
Those who dug the pits, those who moved the corpses, and those who buried the soil were all refugees, and they were already shivering.
Watching Dou Gui and Li Qianyou leave, Li Shan silently lowered his head and paced back and forth among the grass. He clearly felt Li Qianyou's kindness to him, but why?
In terms of close relationship, Li Kai is closer to himself, and Li Zhaode still doesn't know his identity.
Li Qianyou was under the command of the King of Qi. He had close contacts with the children of the Prince of Qin, and was highly praised by Li Shimin.
Touching his nose, Li Shan smiled bitterly and shook his head. No matter what, he had to pass the Chang'an County Government Office.
Zhu Wei also went to inquire in the past two days. Zhu Ba also met with Wu Zhong yesterday. He did not hear about Li Dewu's appointment as Chang'an County Captain, but he did find out that there was indeed a vacancy in the Chang'an County Government.
If it is really Li Dewu who becomes the captain of Chang'an County, then if he wants to take the imperial examination and become an official, Li Qianyou cannot break the line.
After returning home with a lot of worries, Li Shan was still thinking hard, and the coquettish scolding sounded in the room.
"Huh?" Li Shan frowned and looked at Xiaoman, who was scolding two eight or nine-year-old girls with his hands on his hips.
"Mr. Lang is back." Xiaoman stepped forward to help Li Shan undress, and said, "My hands and feet are rough, and I just dropped the inkstone."
Li Shan didn't say anything and glanced at the two little girls. They were wearing coarse clothes and had a shrinking expression. There were tears on their faces. Their hair was slightly yellow. They looked very thin, but they had pretty features.
Refugees outside the village brought more than two hundred children, many of whom were orphans. Zhu Wei specially selected four of them to serve today. Li Shan really didn't want them... but etiquette came first, and the elders dared not refuse the gift. ah.
"How was it arranged?"
"One of them is literate and placed in the study room."
"Are there any literate people?" Li Shan was a little surprised. A literate woman in this era could not come from a poor family.
"She is from Fenzhou in Hedong Road. She was fourteen years old. The Turks broke up her family. Her mother took her and her young son and fled south." Xiaoman said angrily: "The seventh uncle didn't pick her and jumped out on his own. "
Li Shan glanced at Xiaoman, he was quite aware of the crisis. Can he have cheese instead tonight?
"Didn't you pick four?"
"The other three... are not as high as the stove, so they can't go to the cooking room."
"Then you take care of it." Li Shan was too lazy to take care of such trivial matters, "Place the food."
Not long after, two servant women came in with various dishes, and the servant also went to invite Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao, regardless of others, is indeed talented and knowledgeable, and has the ability to govern. Li Shan set the rules, and Zhou Chao checked for omissions and provided guidance to the villagers. These days were also very hard.
Of course, his mouth still looked like a bird. As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Zhao frowned, "Qian Shiguan taught scriptures in a certain month. You have been so tired these past few days and you don't have any wine?"
Li Shan put his chin on the table with an expressionless face and said simply and clearly: "There is braised pork."
Zhou Zhao's face suddenly turned pale. He glanced at it and turned away. He endured it again and again, but still made a sound of vomiting...
That day when bandits attacked, Li Shan casually said that Lao Fan actually stuffed a pot of pork into Zhou Zhao's mouth.
And then... Then Zhou Zhao finally recovered, and when he went out, he happened to see a young man in the village killing prisoners, vomiting all over the place.
At this moment, Chang'an's order Li Qianyou had returned to the county government office. He got off his horse and entered the door. A middle-aged man walked out quickly and saluted: "Meet the superior."
"Are you Li Dewu, Prime Minister Pei's son-in-law?" Li Qianyou nodded and smiled: "The post of County Lieutenant has been vacant for two months. Since it has been filled, we should do our best."
"The superior officer presides over it, and the subordinates will obey." Li Dewu bowed respectfully again and praised his virtues. He is a sensible person. The Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi, even in the previous dynasty, was a powerful family that he could not reach.
Li Qianyou had something on his mind, so he sent the person away with only a few greetings, and went into the backyard by himself, "Dalang, have you not been to Zhujiagou these days?"
Li Zhaode has been helping in the county government these days. This is one of the reasons why most of the children of aristocratic families can make a difference after becoming officials. After hearing this, he wondered: "My father is busy these days, how can my child have free time?"
Seeing that Li Qianyou remained silent, Li Zhaode thought for a moment, "I went there several times before the refugees started to cause trouble outside the city, sometimes with Brother Seven, sometimes with Brother Xiaoqing, but then..."
Later, Li Shan had a fierce fight with the disciples of Prince Qin's Palace. Li Kai didn't care, but Li Zhaode was a descendant of Prince Qi's Palace after all, so it was naturally difficult for them to get together.
After Li Qianyou was silent for a moment, he whispered, "It's your birthday in five days, so you should invite your friends to get together."
Consistent with ancient and modern times, birthdays naturally involve inviting friends to a party, but Li Qianyou specifically mentioned it, and of course Li Zhaode knew it was referring to Li Shan.
After thinking about it, Li Zhaode bowed in response and added: "Father, please give me some instructions."
