In order to hunt down Hou Ting, Yun Chao not only mobilized a thousand recruits who were training at Qingyang Camp, but also mobilized 3,000 local warriors.
He was said to be a Xiangyong, but he was actually a helper who was clearing wasteland nearby.
Yun Chao has now begun to train helpers deliberately.
For every nine days of work, one day of military training is required.
The helpers are not called helpers, but Xiangyong. First, it sounds nice, and secondly, it means that they are reserve forces.
From Sanshui Town to Qingyang County, there is a river called Qingshui River.
Yunchao is currently reclaiming wasteland on both sides of the Qingshui River.
As mentioned before, the cost of opening up wasteland is too high and the time required is too long. Even if the wasteland is turned into mature farmland, it will be taken away by powerful people.
Therefore, almost no one in the Dawu Dynasty opened up wasteland.
Landlords and rich people will not invest a lot of manpower and material resources. How can production be as fast and satisfying as plunder?
If you have the energy to open up wasteland, you might as well think of ways to exploit the people more.
Yun Chao is different.
Land reclamation is aimed at developing base areas.
If you want to develop the base area, you must first make the people under your rule rich.
To put it harshly, Yunchao is raising sheep.
The original vested interests of the Dawu Dynasty were hunting sheep.
Hunting sheep is faster and less labor-intensive than raising sheep, but it does not last long and is a one-time deal.
Raising sheep is different. Even if the sheep are not directly killed for meat, the sheep can be sheared continuously and the water can flow smoothly.
It sounds cruel, but it is the reality.
Everyone has their own purpose, and Yun Chao is not a saint, so he cannot just give without asking for anything in return.
However, Yun Chao doesn't feel guilty. His principle is win-win.
Let the people live a good life, and he himself can gain more.
Just like raising sheep and shearing their wool, the sheep can eat and drink, and people can get wool. Everyone gets what they need, no one suffers, and everyone benefits.
Some sheep may say: Why should you shear my wool? I don’t agree!
Well, if you don’t agree, just go find grass to eat, find water to drink by yourself, resist the big bad wolf by yourself, and the sheep farmer will not serve you!
Just like now, Yun Chao, the shepherd, is about to catch Hou Ting, the big bad wolf who likes to eat sheep.
If some sheep don't cooperate and have to cover for the big bad wolf, then I'm sorry.
Not only the big bad wolf can eat sheep, but shepherds can also kill sheep for meat!
Hou Ting, the big bad wolf, is very cunning, but he has been trapped in the sheepfold. No matter how cunning he is, even if he is dressed in sheep's clothing, he cannot escape the eyes of the shepherd.
After all, the shepherd is not fighting alone, there are helpers.
After Yun Chao took control of Qingyang County, he had sorted out the entire county.
Except for the people in the yamen who didn't move much, almost all the grassroots cadres in Qingyang County became Yun Chao's people.
The sweeping aunt, the chiefs of various streets, and the vast number of people who supported him opened a wide net and launched a blanket search.
These days, there is very little movement of people. Some people are even neighbors who have been together for hundreds of years and have been neighbors for several generations. Can you believe it?
With everyone knowing the details, it was almost impossible for Hou Ting to completely hide his whereabouts.
Not only Hou Ting, but also Cao Yufeng and even every local gangster in Qingyang County were extremely shocked by the actions of Yun Chao's men.
Such a comprehensive and efficient blanket search, let alone a person, not even a dog or a cat can escape!
After escaping from home last night, Hou Ting first hid in a small house he had prepared in advance.
Later, I heard a nearby dog barking and knew something was wrong.
There was a curfew in Dawu Dynasty.
After Yun Chao took control of Qingyang County, although the curfew was postponed, it was not cancelled.
If a dog barks after curfew, there is probably a thief.
Of course, it may also be the case.
Hou Ting did not hear the sound of the watch, but heard dogs barking, indicating that there were a large number of people moving around, not just a few or two thieves.
Knowing that he might have been exposed, Hou Ting suddenly felt that the safe house he had prepared in advance was unsafe.
A small courtyard that has been uninhabited for a long time will definitely be searched intensively after dawn.
So Hou Ting prepared to leave the city.
After wandering around for a while, I couldn't find a way out of the city.
The few loopholes in the city wall that originally existed have all been blocked by Yun Chao when he repaired the city defenses.
The city gates were closed, and even the walls were guarded.
Hou Ting became more and more frightened as he watched.
There is no way to survive this day, there is no way to escape!
Seeing that it was almost dawn, Hou Ting did not dare to go back to the safe house before, so Hou Ting planned to hide in ordinary people's homes.
Avoid the first wave of searches after dawn, and then see if there is a chance to leave the city.
So Hou Ting climbed over the wall into an ordinary courtyard and hid in the kitchen.
Unexpectedly, after dawn, Yun Chao sent people to call everywhere, saying that he wanted to arrest Hou Ting.
At this time, many people were searching their homes to see if there were any thieves hiding in their yards to avoid being implicated.
Hou Ting couldn't hide anymore.
When the man of the house entered the kitchen to check the situation, he covered his mouth and nose and broke his neck.
Now that he had taken action, Hou Ting simply continued to kill all five members of the family.
After the killing, Hou Ting dragged the five bodies under the bed.
The murder scene was organized and disguised as a family outing.
Hou Ting originally thought he could get away with it, but he didn't expect the search to be so rigorous.
After questioning, the nearby neighbors said they did not know about the family's outing.
These days, the relationship between neighbors is generally relatively close. If the whole family goes out, they usually say hello to the neighbors and ask them to help take care of the safety of the home.
As a result, the yard where Hou Ting was hiding became the target of a focused search.
Moreover, it is still a key search under high alert!
What's even more disgusting is that, let's just search, and they even bring hounds with them!
Whether it's Sanshui Town or Woniu Town, they both rely on mountains.
No matter how few hunters there are, there is no problem at all in finding dozens of hounds.
Yun Chao tasted the sweetness of hunting, plus he had the lesson of being quietly touched into the yard by Wu Er.
So Yun Chao recruited dozens of hunters with hounds.
You can usually take your boys into the mountains to hunt.
You can also help look after your home and increase your defense.
Whether Yun Chao is in Wolong Village or Qingyang County, there are always several hounds on the alert at home. Even an old Jianghu like Wu Er can no longer easily touch Yun Chao.
The hound's nose is like a spirit. As soon as he entered the yard where Hou Ting was hiding, he barked at the house.
The searching soldiers immediately became nervous. With the hound barking so fiercely, there must be something going on.
This courtyard, where no one comes out, was originally the focus of attention, but now it is even more important!
