Luan Hu was very fast, and he brought back a lot of people not long after he returned. A group of people were busy moving things out.
The bandits on the other side were tied together, and most of them had woken up. They were yelling and cursing wildly when they saw this scene, but unfortunately no one paid them any attention.
The bandits had been captured. Zhao Yanhuan left someone to guard him and returned directly to Qipai Village. Counting the time, it was time for the corvee to return.
Sure enough, when Zhao Yanhuan returned to Qipai Village, he saw his mother Li Qing waiting at the fence.
Seeing Zhao Yanhuan, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhao Yanhuan: "The people who served in the corvee have escaped and are in No. 7 Village."
Zhao Yanhuan nodded and said, "It's good that we are back. The next step is to deal with the county magistrate. This is easy."
Although Zhao Yanhuan has a lot of land in his hands, there are too many refugees coming to seek refuge, and the land Zhao Yanhuan has on his face alone is not enough to make arrangements.
So Zhao Yanhuan found several valleys in the mountains that could be used for farming, and built seven cottages numbered one to seven to accommodate the refugees.
As for the matter of escaping from corvee, it happened for a reason. It turns out that Qipai Village always spent money to redeem the corvee.
But this year the emperor was in a hurry to cultivate the palace, and he imposed three waves of corvee in one year.
The first two times, people were allowed to redeem the corvee, but the third time, no one was allowed to spend money to redeem the corvee. The emperor was very wealthy and looked down upon this small amount of money.
In addition, in order for those who served the corvee to arrive in time, several severe criminal laws were added to punish the people who did not obey the corvee. They were basically capital crimes.
Even the officials responsible for issuing corvees would be punished for not delivering the corvee, and this punishment was very severe.
The imperial court issued corvee services, and they had to pay for their own travel expenses and food. Just traveling was enough for many people to lose their fortunes.
When they arrived at the place to serve as corvees, ten people went out and five returned, and the dead piled up mountains and seas.
But to the emperor, these dead people were even worse than ants.
Sometimes Zhao Yanhuan had to admire that the people's endurance was so strong that they did not rebel. They really spoiled the emperor.
The people who escaped from the corvee returned, and Zhao Yanhuan didn't even take a break. He rushed to No. 7 Village to appease these people.
Although before setting off, Zhao Yanhuan had made various preparations, brought food and clothes, and told them how to escape from the corvee.
The petty officials escorting the corvee were all Zhao Yanhuan's people. His family had made arrangements early to escape with the corvee people.
Everything is in order, but the mental stress along the way is inevitable. Her going will help these people stabilize their minds.
Going up from the mountain at the foot of Qipai Village and over two mountains, you will find an open valley. This is No. 7 Village.
It snowed heavily in winter, and it was not easy to climb over these two mountains, so Zhao Yanhuan only took Luan Hu with him.
There are thousands of people living in No. 7 Village. In order to ensure food rations, Zhao Yanhuan ordered people to cultivate the mountains on both sides into terraced fields.
When Zhao Yanhuan and Luan Hu arrived at the place, they saw people who had returned from the corvee waiting to gather around and warm up at the entrance of the valley.
Seeing Zhao Yanhuan, these people cheered for Bee Chrysalis to come over.
"It's the village chief. The village chief is here to see us!"
"The village chief is indeed here, village chief, we are back!"
"Village chief, village chief!"
Everyone happily surrounded Zhao Yanhuan and pushed Luan Hu aside.
A group of people were talking at random, but there were so many people talking that Zhao Yanhuan couldn't hear anything clearly and was made dizzy by the noise.
Zhao Yanhuan hurriedly reached out and pressed it. The villagers got used to her gesture and immediately stopped talking.
After finally calming down, Zhao Yanhuan asked: "Why are you gathering here in such a cold weather?"
One of the villagers immediately said: "It was Yan Dianshi who asked us to come. He said that if you knew we were coming back, you would definitely come to see us immediately."
Another villager touched his head naively and said, "Actually, we were panicking and wanted to see the village chief, but we were always restless. That's why Yan Dianshi told us to come here to wait for you."
Yan Dianshi, whose real name is Yan Hua, is the county government official and a talent that Zhao Yanhuan has been thinking about for several years.
Yan Hua has been the magistrate of the county government for seven years. The previous county magistrate was a waste, so he handled the entire county government affairs.
At that time, Niumo County was very stable and the people's lives were easy.
However, later the county magistrate became official, and Gai Xiong, a county magistrate from a noble family, came. Yan Hua, who once had overall power in the county government, became a thorn in Gai Xiong's side and was marginalized.
Otherwise, a dignified Dianshi would never be able to escort the people.
When Gai Xiong marginalized Yan Hua, Zhao Yanhuan kept showing goodwill to Yan Hua and extending olive branches. Yan Hua also became Zhao Yanhuan's person a year ago.
It was only because of Yan Hua that Zhao Yanhuan dared to let everyone escape this time.
Yan Hua lived up to expectations and completed the task very well. He first used his connections to become the person responsible for managing Qipai Village to serve the villagers.
Afterwards, he led the villagers to escape, avoiding the various officers and soldiers, returned to Qipai Village safely, and entered No. 7 Village to hide. Everything went very smoothly.
Although these corvee workers escaped back, they were very nervous, mainly because they were worried that the government would cause trouble after they returned.
You must know that if you escape from corvee, not only will you be punished, but your entire family will be punished, which is equivalent to serving corvee for many years.
At this moment, they urgently need to see the village chief Zhao Yanhuan.
Zhao Yanhuan also knew what they were worried about, and directly comforted them: "Don't worry, stay here. I have already thought of countermeasures for the government affairs."
"Don't worry too much. If you're worried, I'll just tell you when the matter is settled and your family comes to see you."
With just a few simple words, these anxious people were calmed down.
Zhao Yanhuan is their backbone, and they have become accustomed to the fact that as long as Zhao Yanhuan is around, there is nothing that cannot be solved.
When Zhao Yanhuan told them that everything was fine, they believed it and felt at ease.
After appeasing these people, Zhao Yanhuan went to see Yan Hua.
Yan Hua was not waiting at the entrance of the valley, but in the house. He was a weak-looking man.
Yan Hua is not tall and has a gentle face and temperament. When he looks over, he gives off the impression of being reliable.
In fact, Yan Hua is indeed very reliable. Seeing Zhao Yanhuan, Yan Hua stood up and said with a smile, "Yan Hua has met my lord. Fortunately, he has fulfilled his mission this time."
Yan Hua is a smart man and the only one who discovered Zhao Yanhuan's intentions.
So he hesitated for a long time before, but after he decided to follow Zhao Yanhuan, he immediately corrected his attitude, gave Zhao Yanhuan a lot of ideas, and helped Zhao Yanhuan deal with many things that others could not deal with.
Zhao Yanhuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to support Yan Hua, who was about to salute, and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time, Mr. Yan. Is there anything your body can't bear?"
Yan Hua laughed: "Thank you for your love, sir, but I have nothing to do. My wife has already treated me before."
