"Why are they watching? There are so few people in Di Ying, so they can only lead the way. If they dare to come in, thousands of us are left to eat dry food?" Hu Er pointed at Hu Wu, Hu Ming's nose, and retorted. road.
Hu Ming pulled his second brother's hand away.
"Second brother, can you please stop being so reckless? Di Ying is not stupid. He couldn't have thought of this. Do you think there are few others? He will definitely arrange the deployment of troops before he goes out. Then we will rush down the mountain. , Didn’t we just get dumped? We can’t leave our nest.”
"Then you can give me an idea!" Hu Er became even more irritable after hearing this.
Hu Ming didn't come up with a good idea and could only watch Hu Er throwing things.
Hu Da made the decision again. "I'll take people in tonight and arrest a few people before we come back!"
Hu San said slowly: "You can't get in. Di Ying has been stepping up the construction of the new city wall. Now the city wall is full of people and lit with candles day and night. You can't get in."
Hu Da: "...Why is this Di Ying so annoying! If that doesn't work, go rob people from other counties!"
"Brother... Yongquan County is the last county in Fuzhou next to us. The other counties where we can rob people are the territories of other governors. When the time comes, it will be up to them and us We've negotiated. It's no longer under Di Ying's control."
Hu Da: "..."
It really doesn’t work either this way or that way, it’s really annoying to me.
Several brothers discussed and discussed, but they couldn't come up with a good and safe solution.
Simply, don’t think about it anymore.
Because Hu Wu finally said: "Di Ying has always been kind to the people. He will not treat our mother harshly, and in order to convince us, he will definitely use gentle methods. Not only will he not torture our mother, but he will treat her well." Eat, drink, and be entertained.
This saves us from worrying about having no one to take care of our mother. That's it for now, let's hold off with Di Ying until we can come up with a good idea. Di Ying would not really let the people enter the mountains casually, he would change his mind. "
…
Hu Ming's words are really correct.
Di Ying did not torture Hu's mother, and indeed changed her mind and recalled the people.
A new government notice came out: let the people move money according to their households and heads. Tell everyone not to go into the mountains. It's more important to move quickly than to build a new house.
The government needs a lot of people to build city walls, build houses, take care of one meal a day, and give them fifty cents in wages.
It’s okay if you don’t need wages, you can get food, cloth, etc.
This is a great thing that comes from heaven. The people immediately started to look for work.
The so-called moving money was actually intended to compensate the people for having confiscated Guan Jie's family property. Before it was distributed or announced, Di Ying changed her name.
In this way, the household registration situation can be checked in more detail, and the compensation can be implemented more effectively. It can also make the people feel more secure and smile more joyfully.
What you earn with your own labor will always make people feel more happy and secure than what they get suddenly.
The entire Yongquan County became busy with great vigor.
In fact, Di Ying's previous idea of encouraging people to go into the mountains was not to fool them, but to break the idea of the bandits trying to rob people and replace them.
Di Ying also guessed the possible reaction of the bandits. He used this method to defeat their army first, and by the way, it also delayed some time.
What are you procrastinating for?
Di Ying wrote another notice. And people posted it all over the counties and cities in Fuzhou, as well as the cities and counties closest to Fuzhou.
What are you talking about?
The literate person read it aloud.
"Wei Zhi, you five! I feel that you may have other reasons. Because you have contributed to killing the bandits, I do not need to pursue your escape from prison. But I want you to think carefully about what you are doing." When you commit a crime, do you believe that I will give you a chance to plead your case, or will you continue to flee in embarrassment? You will eventually be caught wherever you are in the world. Why not give yourself a chance to make atonement. I am waiting for you. Di Ying! "
Everyone was confused after listening to the previous words. When they heard the last word "Di Ying", they were in a panic.
"Hey, hey, these are the five people Mr. Di wants to arrest. Can we help?"
"I'll help, but what do these five people look like?"
"Uh... go and ask the Yamen. These five names are a bit familiar to me. They all seem to be important criminals with bounties on their heads. The Yamen must have portraits."
"Hey buddy, you are really smart. Let's go, let's show more people the portraits after we get them, and try to help Mr. Di catch them as soon as possible."
"Yes. It's clear that Mr. Di wants to catch them, and we have to help no matter what. Besides, these five are all important criminals who have been rewarded by the government, but they have huge rewards."
"Ha, you are here mainly for the reward, right?"
"What? We've seen it before, who cares? We can't afford to offend that kind of person, right? But can the situation be the same now? That's the person Master Di wants. We have to do it even if we risk our lives. Whatever. If we are really caught, do you think Master Di will get it for free? But I don’t want any reward, I just want to ask Master Di to do me a favor."
"What are you doing? Do you have a grievance to redress?"
"No, no, oh, don't ask. If you all have this idea, take action quickly."
"Yes, yes, if you have time to dream here, why not do something practical first."
In this way, anyone who saw or heard the notice quickly found the portraits of the five people and began to open their eyes wide.
Even when eating, I would squat at the door of my house with a bowl in hand, staring at the faces of passers-by.
…
What about Di Ying himself?
After having people issue notices, they took a few people and ransacked Hu's mother's house.
Mother Hu is really...
Not very innocent.
When Di Ying came here for the first time, she discovered that although the dress on Hu's mother looked ordinary, it was actually made of a relatively expensive fabric.
Like an understated luxury.
And that dress was obviously made last year. And he heard that Hu's mother had been unable to see clearly for at least four years.
At that time, Di Ying walked around the houses and found no sewing basket or the like. So, who made the clothes for Mother Hu?
And the curtains on the bed are all things that only wealthy people can afford. Although the color is thick and unremarkable, the texture is also completely different from what civilians use.
Mother Hu kept saying: She earned money by raising chickens and weaving cloth.
Weaving looms exist and are often used. But traces of use are infrequent. In other words: probably every few days, use it for a while.
There are also sausages and bacon hanging in the kitchen and under the eaves. The quantity... is quite a lot.
