Chapter 6(2/2)
It’s really difficult to deal with the two to thirty thousand refugees.”
You must not underestimate these two or three homeless people. You must know that the entire Anlu Prefecture has a population of only 100,000. If you really want to drive them away, it will still take a lot of effort.
There are more than 1,000 troops stationed in Anlu Prefecture, but in fact, excluding factors such as empty pay and other factors, it would be good to have half left. In order to successfully drive away the refugees, Xu Zhizhou had to seek cooperation from the local lord.
Although the vassals of the Ming Dynasty were repeatedly whittled down due to well-known reasons, and they have long since lost the strength they had to defend the capital when the country was founded, it was still possible for such a large palace to mobilize 1,800 troops.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty were actually very good at dealing with the refugees. They just rushed them from one place to another, leaving them to die or find a place to hide in the process. In the end, it was up to the unlucky one to take over.
Xu Zhizhou didn't want to be such a bad guy. He had been excellent in the official examination for two years and was about to return to Beijing, so he had to get rid of this trouble no matter what.
Zhu Houcong didn't say anything. In fact, the state government taking over the refugees did not have a big impact on the vassal palace. After all, they all directly received salary from the court, but now they can sell it to local officials, which can be regarded as a favor.
He glanced at it with a lack of interest, and suddenly noticed that Xian Ruxing next to him was staring at something with a serious face. He couldn't help but leaned over and asked the other person in a low voice, "What are you looking at?"
Xian Ruxing shook his head and did not answer his words, but asked Xu Zhizhou: "Were these refugees originally here?"
Xu Zhizhou was not sure of her identity, but seeing that the prince was inseparable from her, he did not dare to neglect her and said quickly: "No, she used to be at Fengde Gate."
"That's strange," Xian Ruxing seemed to be saying to himself: "It's shady here, there are so many mosquitoes, and it's inconvenient to even get water. If Fengdemen doesn't stay here, why do they all migrate far away here?"
The other two people were stunned for a moment by what she said, and they all fell into thinking, "Yes, why are these refugees stationed here?"
Seeing that they still didn't understand, Xian Ruxing pointed to the city helplessly, "Is there really a convenient place? I'm afraid there's only one. I looked around and found that it doesn't take long to go directly to the Yamen of the state capital by entering through this door. Moreover.
This place is remote and the defense is relatively lax compared to other places, so..."
Before she finished speaking, cold sweat started to fall on Xu Zhizhou's forehead.
"No, it can't be." Xu Zhizhou stammered, but deep down he already understood what Xian Ruxing meant.
So there is only one possibility.
Chapter completed!