No matter how large the rabble is, it is just a rabble. After the leader is beheaded with a knife, the rest are just a pile of loose sand.
Fifteen thousand Japanese troops entered the city, and it took less than a day to control all the 200,000 rebels.
The unorganized miners were just sheep waiting to be slaughtered. They couldn't even resist and were easily arrested.
Order was restored in Daxing County, but the damage caused by the 200,000 rioters was irreversible.
A large number of mine owners in the city were bloodbathed, and the county magistrate and county magistrate were hung high on bamboo poles in the county government office.
By the time Li Dingguo and others put down their corpses and those of the mine owners, the corpses were almost dry.
The entire Daxing County is full of ruins. Angry miners have been wreaking havoc since they entered the city. Everything needs to be rebuilt.
After Li Dingguo spread the news about the success of quelling the rebellion, the imperial court's decree came quickly.
The former Daxing County Lieutenant He Xini will take over the post of Daxing County Magistrate, and the remaining two chief officials will be sent from Bianjing in the near future.
This was the result of a compromise between all parties in the court. The literati, who had always been wary of the penetration of imperial power into places, could tolerate the emperor adding sand to Daxing County, but the highest official must still be theirs.
Otherwise, just because He Xini, a county lieutenant with no political achievements, who ran very fast when the rebels attacked the city, it would be nice not to punish him, but let him jump two levels to become a county magistrate?
The imperial court made arrangements for Daxing County after it was pacified. Li Dingguo did not stay any longer. The rebels with 200,000 prisoners planned to return to the other side of the river, but He Xini was unwilling at this time.
It turned out that he was just a county captain, and it had nothing to do with him wherever these 200,000 rioters went.
But now he is the county magistrate, a county magistrate, and his main task is the people's livelihood of the county.
Daxing County has relied on mining for a living since ancient times. What is needed to open a mine?
People!
No one will mine for you?
Although these 200,000 rebels rebelled, the leader is now dead. Furthermore, if these 200,000 miners are lost, it means that Daxing County, which has been hit hard, will not be able to operate!
Without the miners, even mining would be impossible. He still wants to rely on mining to restore the economy of Daxing County!
However, Li Dingguo refused to give in to the ownership of these 200,000 people and directly said to him:
"This is a prisoner of our Japanese army. How to deal with it is our business. You have no right to comment."
Just kidding, the main purpose of their visit this time is for these people, and saving Daxing County is just incidental.
If we didn't take these people back, wouldn't they have come in vain?
This man Li Dingguo definitely cannot be let go!
He Xini was extremely anxious, but in the end, after Li Dingguo had a "reasonable" talk with him with a "kind smile", he could only watch with tears in his eyes as the two hundred thousand green certificates from Daxing County were given to him by Li Dingguo. It was taken.
He also knew that Li Dingguo and others were going to Bian'an County to build embankments. He only hoped that after the embankment construction was completed, Li Dingguo could return the 200,000 people to Daxing County.
But regarding this, Li Dingguo just smiled politely.
According to what our prince said, we have to be a glutton outside. How could you spit it out if it enters your stomach!
This is two hundred thousand young men! You can put it anywhere, I have no shortage of food in Yunzhou County!
On the east bank of the Bian River, Zhou Lin looked at the west bank every day and lamented. He didn't know how General Li was doing there and whether he could bring the people back.
He didn't just sit around these days. He still went to various towns and villages to work hard, but the results were still unsatisfactory and no one was willing to come to help.
The power of the Zhao family is so terrifying!
Now he can only put all his hopes on Li Dingguo.
Today is the sixth day since the army left. At first, Li Dingguo said he would be able to come back in seven days at most, but now there is only one day left, and he doesn't know if he can come back on time.
The sun was already setting in the sky, and the day was about to pass. When the disappointed Zhou Lin turned around and prepared to return to the camp, an official who was following him suddenly pointed to the other side of the river and cheered loudly:
"Shilang Zhou! Shilang Zhou! He's back! He's back!"
Zhou Lin was startled and turned around quickly. Sure enough, facing the afterglow of the setting sun, a large, dark group of people appeared in sight on the other side of the river. Looking at the flag flying high in the army, who could it be if it wasn't the Ping Japanese Army?
General Li is really back!
Zhou Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry, arrange a boat to pick them up across the river! Pick them up across the river!!!"
…
By the time more than 200,000 people had crossed the river, the sky had completely darkened. Fortunately, preparations had been made. All the more than 200,000 people had successfully crossed the river, and the camps for them had been prepared. Under the supervision of the soldiers, the two hundred thousand miners were resting honestly in the camps assigned to them.
The bank of Bianhe River.
The night breeze was blowing, and it was still relatively cool in the spring night. The blowing wind made Zhou Lin couldn't help but wrap up his clothes tightly.
After arranging for the last boat person to cross the river, Zhou Lin came to Li Dingguo, who had just followed the last boat person to cross the river. He took a bowl of hot soup from the official on the side, handed it to him and said with a smile:
"General Li has worked hard. I didn't expect that in just six days, the general would actually bring back 200,000 people.
Now, we have the manpower to repair the embankment, and we can finally start construction! "
The excitement on Zhou Lin's face could not be concealed at all. God knows how anxious he was during this time.
He took the hot soup and tested the temperature. It was just right. Li Dingguo immediately drank it in large gulps. He downed the entire bowl of hot soup in several large gulps. After feeling that the coldness in his body was much less, Li Dingguo breathed a sigh of relief. road:
"It's just that the people were forced to rebel. The army was easily put down as soon as they arrived. If they hadn't been arguing with the Daxing County magistrate for a day or two, they would have returned long ago.
These 200,000 people are obviously our prisoners, but he actually wants to prevent us from taking them away, so he rebels!
If you insist on toasting, you will be fined if you don’t eat! snort! "
When Zhou Lin heard this, his expression suddenly froze, and he had a bad feeling in his heart. He hurriedly asked: "What did the general do to let the county magistrate release him?"
Seeing his cautious look, Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel a little funny, but he just said: "Nothing, I just talked to him and he agreed!"
"Just explaining the truth?"
"Well, let's make some sense!"
"really?"
"Nonsense! It must be serious!"
Zhou Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
He Xini, who was tied to the beam of the Yamen room in Daxing County and hung up all night, sent out a "friendly" greeting!
After confirming that the arrival of the personnel was "normal," Zhou Lin's expression became excited again. He looked at the crowds of people entering the camp one after another and said excitedly:
"I have already sent a signal to Bianjing in the afternoon. By noon tomorrow at most, the first batch of money, food and supplies will be flowing down the Bianhe River. Once we unload it, we can start building the river embankment directly! "
"Isn't it time tomorrow?" Li Dingguo murmured a few words and then asked:
"Has the Zhao family made any other moves in the past two days?"
Zhou Lin was stunned when he heard this, but still shook his head and said: "No, there is nothing strange these days."
Li Dingguo shook his head and said: "I always feel that the Zhao family will not let it go like this. Maybe their back-ups will come as soon as we start construction!"
Zhou Lin was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "No way, what else can they do?"
Li Dingguo shook his head: "I don't know but there are too many things that I can do. The Zhao family of Bian'an County is the one with the lowest head. We have neither information nor connections, so we can only act with caution.
Starting tomorrow, I will release my subordinates ten miles away. If the Zhao family makes any moves, we will have some time to react.
Zhou Shilang, you should also be careful here. Although the ship is traveling by water, you should also remind the other side to be careful about the Zhao family causing trouble along the way.
If food supplies cannot be transported by then, then we will be unable to do anything! "
"I understand and will definitely inform them to make arrangements early, and the rest will be taken care of by General!"
"nothing."
Li Dingguo waved his hand, and then went back to rest separately from Zhou Lin. After walking for a day and tossing around at night, he was tired now and wanted to rest early.
Zhou Lin did not continue to pester him and started to arrange other things. The project was about to start. Arrangements for 200,000 people, food, drink and so on were all complicated matters. He had to sort them out before the official start of the project. Come up with a plan, otherwise everyone will be in a hurry when the time comes.
In the miners' camp.
Although the lights have been extinguished, people are still awake.
Having just arrived in a strange place, coupled with their current status as captives, even the most arrogant people may not be able to sleep.
Everyone felt a little uneasy, and even more confused and fearful about the way forward.
"Brother Shan Zi! Brother Shan Zi! Are you asleep?"
Suddenly, a muffled shout rang out from the camp.
"not yet."
The young man named Brother Shan Zi lay on the ground and stared blankly at the top of the tent and responded.
There was a movement around him, and the next moment a dark figure crowded around Shanzi.
Smelling this man's scent, Shanzi immediately recognized him. He was the little Li Goudan from his own village!
This kid has had body odor since he was a child. Although it's not heavy, it's still there. You can smell it if you get close.
"Goudan, what are you doing if you're still awake? Be careful if you get caught by those soldiers outside, you'll end up with a knife!"
Shanzi whispered.
Li Goudan quickly shook his head and said:
"Brother Shanzi, I can't sleep.
Is that the Bian River we crossed at night?
I heard that after passing the Bianhe River, we were no longer in northern Hunan. What were we brought here to do by those soldiers? I was so worried that I couldn't sleep at all. "
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Li Goudan's words immediately aroused the agreement of everyone in the tent.
Perhaps the voice was a little louder, and the scoldings of the Japanese and Japanese soldiers came from outside the tent: "Why are you making such noise! Please be quiet!"
As he spoke, there were just two thumps, and the Ping-Japanese soldiers outside patted the tent twice with their weapons, which immediately silenced everyone in the tent.
After a while, Shan Zi whispered: "Okay, don't worry about it. During the day, I heard Tan Mo talking, as if he wanted us to build the river embankment.
Just build river embankments. It's better than being killed. I heard that those who rebelled in the past were beheaded by those who suppressed the rebellion.
We are lucky this time. They need manpower to repair the river embankment. Otherwise, the thing on our heads might have become a military exploit long ago. "
Shanzi's words immediately frightened everyone in the camp to take a breath. They all subconsciously stopped breathing for a few seconds, and then gradually relaxed.
"Huhu, that's good. Just build the river embankment. I've been there before when our village was building canals. It should be about the same. We'll just repair it by then."
Li Goudan felt relieved, and his tone was much more relaxed than before.
Shanzi didn't say anything more, just sighed.
After a while, everyone in the center of the camp gradually fell asleep, and the sound of snoring one after another resounded in the camp.
But Shanzi still didn't fall asleep, staring blankly at the dark tent roof, thinking about something.
"Working has never been difficult, but I don't know if I will have food this time. This is for an official. Many people starved to death while doing corvee labor in the past!
This is the most uncomfortable thing! "
As the night progressed, Shanzi fell into a deep sleep with doubts.
…
The next day.
As the sun rises and the rooster crows for the third time, everyone is awakened.
All the prisoners were driven out of the tents and headed towards one place under the leadership of the Japanese soldiers.
Li Goudan rubbed his sleepy eyes and followed the team subconsciously. After a while, he regained consciousness and then asked Shanzi doubtfully:
"Brother Shanzi, where are you taking us this early in the morning?"
Shanzi shook his head: "I don't know, maybe I go to work. I'll find out when I get there."
Li Goudan's face suddenly dropped when he heard this, he held his stomach and said:
"Ah, go to work directly?
But...but I'm hungry.
I had been crossing the river last night and was driven back to the camp without eating anything. I went to work early in the morning and I was so hungry. "
Shanzi suddenly lost his temper and said:
"Okay, just say a few words, you won't die from starvation, it's better than being hacked to death directly.
If you really don’t have the energy to work later, just quietly be lazy for a while. Don’t be too obvious, otherwise no one will be able to save you if you are discovered. Do you hear me? "
"All right!"
Li Goudan nodded dejectedly and said nothing more.
The two of them followed the team all the way to the center of the camp.
This is a huge school ground, a place that was specially leveled out.
As soon as I stepped here, a scent of fresh fragrance drifted over, and in an instant, the sound of rumbling stomachs and hunger sounds started to rise one after another in the venue!
Li Goudan was the leader among them. He squinted his eyes and smelled the smell in the air. Li Goudan said in surprise:
"Brother Shanzi! It's porridge! It definitely tastes like porridge!
This smell! There’s quite a lot of porridge! Do you want to put food on the table? "
Li Goudan's face showed an expectant look.
There was hesitation on Shanzi's face, and he said uncertainly: "Maybe, but it's also possible that it's just for those who are soldiers, and we don't have it?"
Li Goudan was stunned when he heard this, and said: "It's impossible!"
Shanzi shook his head and said nothing more, and Li Goudan could only look ahead with a worried voice.
Just as everyone was in a commotion smelling the fragrance, a cavalryman from the Japanese army rode back and forth and shouted loudly:
"Everyone! Line up in order to receive breakfast. The bowl you are eating from this morning is for you to eat in the future. Keep it for yourself. If you lose it, you can eat it with your hands in the future!
No mess! be quiet! Receive your meal in peace!
If there are any troublemakers, then go hungry! "
As soon as this was said, everyone was immediately overjoyed, and then quickly lined up in dozens of rows in front of the dozens of meal stations, waiting quietly to receive their meals.
No one dared to speak loudly. After being hungry all night yesterday, everyone's stomachs were already growling. No one wanted to be stopped from eating because they made a sound.
They all took their meals quietly and honestly.
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(End of chapter)
