Yuzhou City
There is joy and prosperity in and around the city!
With the capture of the Equal Sect and the promulgation of the New Deal, a large number of people gathered from the surrounding area, all wanting to see if they could find their own hope in Yuzhou City. Of course, there are also many people who are completely suffering and unable to survive and come to Yuzhou City in order to find a meal.
A temporary disaster relief support committee was established to make effective arrangements for the non-Yuzhou City population after strict screening based on the different circumstances of each family or person. This move undoubtedly won the support of many people. Even the residents of Yuzhou City who had been worried about it all came forward one after another to support the move to educate Yuzhou City on an average basis.
After preliminary statistics from the Temporary Disaster Relief and Assistance Committee, the number of people, old and young, who fled and came after hearing the news in and outside the city of Yuzhou reached an astonishing nearly 20,000 people. Twenty thousand mouths eating food undoubtedly immediately increased the pressure on Yuzhou City, and also increased the responsibilities on the average teacher's shoulders. It is even more important to guard against the silent resistance of the residents of Yuzhou City and to prevent the chaos of the refugees.
As the plenipotentiary representative of the Han Kingdom in central Shu, Yang Huai is not only responsible for the actions of the secret parties in various places in central Shu, but also manages and contacts the progress of the Uniform Sect at any time. Regarding setting up the base in Yuzhou City, Liu Jixing discussed it with everyone when he was in Prince Xing's Mansion. Finally, Liu Jixing suggested that Yang Huai set up a base in Shuzhong in Yuzhou City based on its historical importance and the key to later generations of Yuzhou City.
The concealment of the average teaching is temporarily necessary. Yang Huai knew that the current achievements of the average education in Shuzhong were inseparable from Liu Jixing's layout, so he was naturally convinced and respected by Liu Jixing. For the good development of the overall situation, Wei Yiren was first appointed as the commander-in-chief of the West Road and asked him to conduct extensive military training in Yuzhou City. Of course, this is also out of respect for the senior Wei Yiren.
At the end of April, most members of the Secret Party in central Shu were called in advance to take full action. Finally, a notice was issued to the leaders of each state to gather personnel in Yuzhou City. They must be in place on May 2nd to convene the first congress of Sichuan Secret Party members.
Time flies. Although many people are unaware of the actions of the Camarilla, representatives from various places of the Camarilla arrive one after another. A total of twenty-one party members in Shu attended this meeting. Although most people did not know the content of the meeting, the subsequent stability and development of Shu was inseparable from this congress. Later generations called this meeting the first congress of the secret party in Yuzhong area.
Subsequently, at this meeting, Peng Quanqing, as a representative of the secret party and the average religion in Yuzhou City, was elected as the first governor of Yuzhou City. After gaining the trust of his comrades, Peng Quanqing took office immediately and immediately assigned people to arrange various affairs in Yuzhou City.
As a representative of the first congress of the secret party in Yuzhou City, Xiao Xu was elected as the first Sima of Yuzhou City. As the leader of the Equal Education Forum, he also has to guard the safety and development of Yuzhou City. The important thing is to replace Wei Yiren and control the military power of Yuzhou City. Make new arrangements for the defense of Yuzhou City to prevent the Shu army from counterattacking against Yuzhou City at any time.
And representatives from various places also elected secret party leaders in each state! Among them, Lizhou, Yizhou, Suizhou, Pengzhou, Zizhou, Luzhou, Wanzhou, Weizhou and Jianzhou have all been basically controlled by the secret party. Due to travel reasons, only Suizhou, Wanzhou and Luzhou sent representatives.
However, adhering to the original policy when the party was founded, party members have the absolute right to elect and recall, and regional leaders will not have the power to speak out. This eliminates the phenomenon of the mountain being high and the emperor being far away, and the power being out of control.
Liu Jixing basically made up his mind about the leaders of various states, but the military situation was changing rapidly, and Liu Jixing did not interfere with his command. Not only did Yang Huai be allowed to nominate candidates, he also suggested that each state elect its own candidates, provided that they must be elected by members of the Secret Party.
The rest of the people were naturally appointed by Yang Huai, and they had their own arrangements and allocations. After Yang Huai successfully captured Yuzhou City in the name of the Equal Sect, although Yuzhou City did not seem to be greatly affected, there was no major disturbance. However, Yang Huai did not relax at all, and strictly ordered the secret party members to lead by example, lead the people around them, and develop and manage various affairs in Yuzhou City.
With the sharing and help of everyone around him, Yuzhou City is still normal. What is strange is that Wang Lu and Sun Qingyi did not show up. They are still in Yuzhou City in an invisible state. This is also Liu Jixing's strategy. Although he has help from masters in the world, others will surely do the same. Therefore, it would be better for a military genius like Yang Huai to appear head-on in various war zones, so as not to attract the attention of those elusive masters in the world.
Protecting the safety of regional leaders is one thing, but it is the responsibility of each regional leader to use his or her capabilities to quickly make the region operational and loyal. Yang Huai is obviously demonstrating his talents and is also efficiently developing the teachings of the Equal Sect and the Secret Party in Shu as conveyed by Liu Jixing.
First of all, after the fall of each county, there was a lack of management by local officials. Secret party members from various places gathered a large number of ambitious young people and distributed the land equally everywhere. Many landowners and returnees were the main members who were equalized, which resulted in a group of refugees coming to Yuzhou City. Of course, there were people of various statuses, but everyone was a refugee at the moment.
For a time, all kinds of people flocked to Yuzhou City, and the number of people exceeded half of the original resident population. In order to relieve the pressure of people who originally lived in the city and prevent these people from serious dissatisfaction. Yang Huai approved Peng Quanqing's people to make arrangements in an orderly manner, and placed everyone in various parts of the city, in some vacant land and designated areas. Not only are these people required to be strictly controlled, but the newly arranged city patrol department for maintaining public security is also required to control the situation at all times.
Of course, Peng Quanqing was the first to take the initiative to help the people, and later called on all the business houses in Yuzhou City to donate money and efforts to prepare for the livelihood of these refugees. Although Peng Quanqing's sudden rise to power caused many people to feel unbalanced, there were still many people who secretly agreed, and the majority were waiting and watching. Peng Quanqing didn't have time to argue with them, so he summoned everyone in his house and cooked a large amount of rice porridge and various vegetable pastes to help everyone survive the crisis.
Then with Yang Huai's approval, Peng Quanqing ordered people to build a large number of simple wood and stone huts in the open space outside Yuzhou City to temporarily provide shelter for these refugees. Although these huts are simple and ventilated, they are the most suitable due to the season. And within a few days, as the distribution of these refugees was completed, they were decorated by the residents to look like them. Not only can everyone shelter from the wind and rain, but they also obviously regard it as a temporary home.
Of course, Yang Huai followed Liu Jixing's instructions on handling emergency measures and analyzed the current situation with Peng Quanqing. Although relief has been provided to everyone, long-term and systematic arrangements and methods must be made for subsequent survival.
Peng Quanqing also gave some thought, and his thoughts coincided with Yang Huai's strategy. That is to be prepared to use and teach these refugees so that they can survive on their own in the future.
The first step is to build a large number of fortifications at the entrance to the city on the Yangtze River to strengthen the stability of the riverside dams. The strategy is to call on these refugees to contribute. Anyone who works normally will receive five copper coins per day and be rewarded with two meals.
Not to mention the charm of money for the refugees, the two rich meals each contained six taels of brown rice and noodles. Even those who worked hard were extremely full. A large number of people came to sign up at once, and a large amount of fortifications were completed in a short period of time, which is not to be mentioned later.
Also, outside Yuzhou City, a mile away on the left and right sides, a large number of bungalows began to be built. The scale and style naturally adopted the method of stone barriers and wooden squares in later generations. The target is naturally based on streets and residential areas, with an area of three miles long and two miles wide. Small villages and towns should be built to defend Yuzhou City.
The village and town to be built will be named the East and West Districts of Wenjun District and will fall under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou City. After the completion of the houses in the two districts, they will be able to accommodate 20,000 people, not only for the existing poor people in Yuzhou City, but also for the many refugees.
Therefore, as soon as the news of the construction of this area came out, the women, children, old and young who came as refugees rushed to help. Of course, the strongest reaction was from the various trading houses in Yuzhou City. They obviously sensed business opportunities here, and went to the temporary governor's office one after another to visit the person in charge, Peng Quanqing. Although they did not express their intention of coming, they were obviously inquiring about the scale and role of these two areas.
Because of the proper arrangements and the large-scale planning, within a few days, a new city outline could be seen under Yuzhou City. But this matter has just begun. As for the causes and consequences of this matter, Yang Huai and Peng Quanqing have already thought of it. Although Yang Huai had no business acumen, after Peng Quanqing's reminder, Yang Huai decided to take a large amount of money from Yuzhou City Commercial Bank.
The sunshine at noon was lazy and comfortable, and outside the north gate of Yuzhou City there was a bustle of people working everywhere. The sounds of commands, shouts, and shouts were so loud that it made people dizzy.
Under the supervision of many soldiers, one thousand meters away from the north gate, the open space on both sides was separated into two large areas.
Many men, naked to the waist, swung their hammers at the direction of some people, and smashed pointed tree stumps as thick as a bowl into the ground. And a large number of newly felled trees were carried out from the forests on both sides. Among these people, there are not many women, which is really a wonder.
These tree stumps driven to the ground are all as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Looking at the shape of the arranged tree stumps, they stretch for several miles on both sides. They are obviously used to locate the two areas of land. With more people and greater strength, we have basically surrounded two miles of territory on both sides. Presumably the east and west areas that were built were within the scope of this wooden pile.
And looking at the originally wide official road under the city, due to the positioning of the wooden piles on both sides, only about thirty meters of width were left in the middle, which could lead directly to the city gate. Presumably, with the completion of the east and west districts on both sides, not only the size of Yuzhou City has increased, but also anyone who wants to attack the city and seize land will have a lot more worries.
And between the wooden pile area located here and the Yuzhou City Gate area are many hut areas that were temporarily set up yesterday. Under the arrangement of the Yuzhou City Patrol Division, it is now filled with refugees who came from all over the place, but it seems that they are all old people and children. It is obvious that the young people have gone to work hard.
About twenty meters away from the hut area, there is a temporary notice wall 10 feet high and 10 feet wide. The entire notice wall is made of wood. Even the two tree poles supporting the notice wall are about 10 feet high. . It is eye-catching and can be seen from a distance. It has the planning map of the east and west districts and some warnings for the people about the construction of the east and west districts.
The signature above is naturally the average religion. And the final signature was actually Peng Quanqing, the current governor of Yuzhou City and the former chief of the Yuzhou City Cloth Exhibition. Naturally, many people don't know who Peng Quanqing is, but many people in Yuzhou City still know, and many people have not even digested this fact. However, Peng Quanqing was already exercising his rights, and there were even heads hanging on the towers of several officials and family members who had resisted the members of the Equal Sect.
Many children were unaware of their situation. Whether they were refugees from other places or former refugees, they were all playing outside the huts, seemingly carefree. Some children were surprised to see the tall notice wall, so they gathered around and played noisily. Most of these children were dressed in fine materials, but they were all striped and very dirty and tattered. They were obviously children who had gone through hardships, but their family background was not bad that day.
"It's time to give out porridge! It's time to give out porridge!"
I don't know who shouted, but the people inside the shack and the children playing outside were immediately excited.
No matter what their status was that day, when they reached this point, everyone would be hungry and panicked. The old people who were unable to work were refused by the city patrol department to participate in the labor force, so they could only wait in the shanty where they lived to be supported by their families. Children who are too small and too weak are also strictly controlled by the City Patrol Department and are not allowed to work on the construction site. Everyone can only wait around the house.
Many people from well-off families were already penniless when they arrived here, and some of them starved to death on the road. At this moment, these old people and children all have haggard faces, and they are so thin that they will fall down at a push. If there is no family member to work for food or someone to give alms, we will just live and wait for death.
In this kind of environment, how many people would help others!
A few shouts are no different from the sounds of nature!
Those who react quickly look around, while those who react slowly don’t know what’s going on. When they saw everyone running to their own huts and bringing out various bowls and basins, the slow ones came to their senses and ran to their own huts to get things and follow them.
In the middle of the shanty town and the tree stump area, four cars arrived at some unknown time. There were three large carts pulled by donkeys, and on the cart was a large pot. There was a strong aroma of porridge floating in the pot, and it was actually mixed with the fragrance of vegetable leaves. This undoubtedly enables hungry people to find their way no matter how hard they work.
There were about a dozen people standing next to the three donkey carts. Judging by their attire, they should be servants of certain families. Each of them held a large iron spoon in his hand, but he prevented those who ran past first from approaching. Soon, patrolling officers and soldiers and people from the city inspection department passed by, and then they saw a man who looked like a housekeeper standing up on the donkey cart in the middle. He also waved the big iron spoon in his hand and shouted loudly for everyone to calm down, but his voice was quickly lost in the voices of more and more people.
Parked next to it was an ox cart, with a strong man and a maid-looking woman on board. The carport was covered with curtains, so the scene inside could not be seen. He must be the owner of these people, or someone who doesn't want to show up.
In the noisy scene, there were many people who were half a beat late and surrounded them from behind. A child held a big bowl and ran over, not wanting to be bumped into by a taller child. There was a bang, and the big bowl shattered into pieces. She looked at it for a long time before she came back to her senses.
Several people ran past her, almost stepping on her, looking at the crowds of people, the noisy shouting, and the tempting smell of porridge. The child finally let out a cry and cried.
The cry was helpless, with a hint of sadness and powerlessness.
Some old people who couldn't run and some children who were too young looked at the child, but no one helped her. Even some people working next to the donkey cart looked over after smelling the aroma of porridge. If there weren't soldiers standing there with guns, someone would probably run over.
"Child! Be good, get up quickly! Don't worry, don't worry!" A kind voice sounded beside the child, but he did not reach out to help her.
Someone saw it next to him, and he didn't know when there was someone else next to the child. Everyone looked and saw that this was actually an old man, wearing a vaguely Taoist robe. This old Taoist has a kind face and kind eyes. Although his face has the vicissitudes of an old man, he still seems to look very young. He was wearing a green cloth Taoist robe, and a wine gourd hung around his waist. The gourd was already shiny with oil.
He was wearing a pair of very old straw sandals, the braided uppers almost worn black. A corner of the Taoist robe is tucked at the waist, and the lower body is a pair of coarse linen trousers with numerous patches, but the right trouser leg is still pulled up.
He stood in front of the child and looked at the child who fell to the ground with encouragement. It seems that the hair on the top of the head is a combination of black and white, and the volume is not too much. It is simply coiled on the top of the head, and is worn with shiny thorn branches. His face was originally round, and he looked kind-hearted with a slight smile. But what is funny is that the long beard under the chin and reaching the chest is actually braided into a braid, but it is as long as the chest. Coupled with the shape of his face, it actually looks a bit weird.
Looking at the trembling child lying on the ground, his eyes were full of love. He looked at the child several times and seemed to remember, but for some unknown reason, he didn't get up. He bit his lower lip tightly and began to sob.
The old man knelt down quietly and looked at the child with uneasy eyes. He stretched out his left hand and touched the top of her head gently. It was strange to say that when the old man touched the child, the restless child calmed down and actually looked at the old man quietly, and slowly stopped. cry.
The old man watched the child slowly sit up on the ground, and couldn't help but smile and wave his hand in front of the child. Not many people paid attention here, but some good people who couldn't walk still looked over.
Although he didn't know whose family the child belonged to, and no one even took care of the child, the appearance of this veteran still attracted some people's attention. After all, at this time in this era, there are many kidnappers everywhere, and it is normal for a large number of children to be sold and abducted.
Everyone didn't know what this old Taoist wanted to do, but suddenly their eyes blurred. Suddenly, there was a white steamed bun in this old Taoist's hand. Not only the child was stunned, but also the onlookers on one side were stunned.
Everyone knows that there are many liars and strange people in this world, especially those who want to cultivate themselves like Lao Dao, who can become gods! Everyone suddenly changed their minds and thought that this old Taoist was a divine and first-class figure, and they looked at this old Taoist in a completely different way.
The child was obviously very hungry. He stared at the steamed buns with his eyes tightly and seemed to smell the aroma from the steamed buns. But she didn't open her mouth when she looked at the steamed bun in the old Taoist's hand. Although her saliva was drooling, her Adam's apple moved up and down, and her eyes were full of pity, she didn't act like other beggars or those who were hungry. , like an old man begging for the beauty in front of him.
Looking at the child's expression, the old man actually smiled knowingly and kept nodding. Slowly stretched the steamed bun in front of the child, looked at the child kindly, and said softly: "Child! Are you hungry? Grandpa, I'll give you this steamed bun!"
The child actually hesitated for a moment, and moved his body slightly back half a step. He looked at the old man with a puzzled look in his eyes. In the end, he might not be able to refuse the pain caused by hunger. Trembling, she stretched out her dark and thin hand, and just when she reached halfway to face the steamed bun, she suddenly stopped again. He tilted his head and looked at this kind-hearted old man, and said pitifully: "Are you really giving it to Wu Niang?"
There was a glint in the old Taoist's eyes that ordinary people couldn't detect, and there was actually a sense of compassion in the glint. The look on his face paused for a moment, and his voice seemed a little heavy, and he whispered to the child: "Yes, child, grandpa came here to give you food, come on, come on, come on, take it, it's for you!"
The child finally couldn't stand it anymore, and caught the steamed bun with trembling black and thin hands. When he saw the old Tao let go, he couldn't help but hold the steamed bun tightly in his hand, but looked at the old Tao nervously, as if he was afraid that the old Tao would regret it and throw it away. It’s like the steamed buns are coming back.
Seeing that the old Taoist was staring at her with no other reaction, she lowered her head. Just when she was about to reach her mouth, she stopped again, as if she remembered something. He stayed for a while, as if he had made a decision.
The old Taoist naturally noticed the child's behavior and saw that not only did she not eat the steamed bun, but she also carefully stuffed the steamed bun into her chest, and finally put it in her arms like tattered cloth and put it away. The old Taoist was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but said softly: "My child! Why don't you eat?"
The child raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes a little panicked and frightened. He couldn't help but hold his little chest and said carefully: "Wuniang can hold back her hunger, but there are still Seventh Sister and Eighth Brother who haven't eaten yet! Fifth Niang wants to take some Go back and feed them, grandpa, you don’t want to go back!”
For a moment, the old man's expression froze, and his nose felt a little sore. Looking at the dark and thin child, his eyes were a little moist. He said nothing, but looked back at a person slowly walking over.
"No, kid, why would grandpa want to go back!"
The child didn't hear the old man's words clearly. She had already gotten up. Although she was staggering, she ran quickly to the shanty and entered a thatched hut.
"The real person thought that a steamed bun could save her!" The visitor was dressed in black casual clothes, with long and elegant hair hanging loose. He was actually spotless near the bustling construction site. He looked to be in his thirties, with no beard under his chin, but he gave off a grand and comfortable look. He seems to be born with an aura that dominates the world.
The old man didn't answer immediately. He looked quietly at the hut the child entered, seeming to be thinking about something. For a moment, he turned to look at the construction site aside and said calmly: "It's like the people on this construction site, it seems like they were squeezed out of their labor by the Uniform Cult. It's also like this construction site, it seems that the Uniform Cult built it in order to protect Yuzhou City. The city defense fortifications. But what is understandable is that it can at least allow these people to survive, and it can also save these people from many wars!"
The old Taoist smiled and looked at the man in black: "It's like a steamed bun. Although it can't save her, it can at least help her temporarily! If there is another way, she might be out of danger! What do you think, brother!"
"Great wisdom! You need to savor it slowly!" The man in black said quietly.
