Chapter 152: Ability and Strength
In Wuyi County, countless people dig the moat wide and deep like ants. On the top of the city, more people are strengthening and raising the city walls. The original Wuyi city wall was too short and thin, and for more than ten years, the government had never repaired these old buildings. When they came to renovate this time, Li Ze, even Yang Kai, discovered that many places had collapsed.
The city surrounded by the walls of Wuyi is not small, but there are only a few hundred households in the city, and there are only about two thousand households in the entire Wuyi County. There are too many empty places in the city, and many of them have been reclaimed into fields and planted crops. Even if Li Ze ordered this time, the people of Wuyi County to move to the county town as much as possible to avoid being attacked by the enemy, and there are still large open spaces in the city.
However, with the passage of time, more and more people in the county town, especially in the past two days, after a large number of people fleeing from Xindu County flocked to Wuyi County, countless shacks finally emerged on these open spaces.
"How are all the people coming?" Li Ze looked at Yang Kai and asked.
"Young Master, everything has been settled. According to the instructions of the young master, everyone will be accepted and stored in the city. Now we are repairing the city walls and strengthening defenses. We are short of manpower. Even some old, weak, sick and disabled people will always have a bowl of porridge. Now, inside and outside the city, we are praising the merits of the young master!" Yang Kai said.
"No one is allowed to starve to death. If someone is starved to death, I'll ask you!" Li Ze said seriously.
"Don't worry, young master, I took out all the food I saved at home." Yang Kai nodded vigorously. When the people of Wuyi praised Li De, he naturally received a lot of praise from Yang Qingtian. Now Yang Kai is devoted to following Li Ze to his future, and has become a little indifferent to money, especially when those who escaped thank him with gratitude and tears, the satisfaction in his heart made him feel that he is about to become a saint.
"There are more people, there will be more problems. There are a hundred people, and there are always some traitors who commit crimes who want to take advantage of the situation. For such people, you must not be lenient. Use heavy sanctions in troubled times and keep order in the city."
"Yes, young master. The guys in Wuyi City are all in our control. Now, not only do they dare not cause trouble, but they can also help us do something. As for whether there are any of those who have escaped from the letter, they are still under close monitoring. Ma Laoliu is in charge of this. He is a careful person and will never have any accidents."
Ma Laoliu was the only person who expressed concern to Yang Kai when he was in trouble. Now that Yang Kai is in operation, Ma Laoliu will naturally rise with the flow.
"I walked around the city today, but I still felt very messy and dirty. There were livestock or human feces everywhere, and I wanted to vomit when I smelled it." Li Zehu looked at Yang Kai with a face, "Did you not arrange people for this? Didn't you say that there were many elderly, weak, women and children before? Even for children, you can do such a job!"
Yang Kai was stunned, and he didn't expect that Li Ze would still care about these things. Looking at Li Ze, he thought that he was the young master of the military governor after all, and he had been pampering since he was a child. In fact, Wuyi City was not as dirty as Li Ze said. It has been a little messy these days, but in the eyes of ordinary people, isn't such a scene very normal?
"Organize these people and make the city clean for me." Li Ze said: "This season is the easiest time to breed plague. Now there are so many refugees coming in the city, and some chaos may come out. Yan Jiu has set up a clinic in the city. You have put the doctors in the county and the doctors from outside, even a doctor who runs around the world, and they will be put in the clinic to listen to Yan Jiu's instructions!"
After hearing this, Yang Kai immediately looked embarrassed.
It’s not because Li Ze wants to clean the city, it’s not difficult. The difficulty lies in letting the doctors go to the clinic to listen to Yan Jiu’s instructions. No matter how young Wuyi is, there are still a few well-known doctors. Yan Jiu is just a teenage baby or a girl. How can these doctors feel?
"This matter is not discussed." Seeing Yang Kai's embarrassment, Li Ze had no intention of being at all. "Preventing the plague, Yan Jiu's child is afraid that he knows more than those doctors. More importantly, in the future, there will definitely be many wounded soldiers withdrawing from the front line. We must concentrate all our forces to ensure that these wounded soldiers survive as much as possible. Putting all the doctors together to arrange work can improve efficiency. The one who dares to disobey, tell him that it is time for war, and those who dare to violate the law will be engaged in military law."
"I understand." Yang Kai immediately thrust his chest. Since the young master said that, then do it. Even if Ma Laoliu put a knife on those people's necks, he had to do as the young master said.
"I'm leaving next, and Wuyi City will be handed over to you." Speaking of this, Li Ze suddenly smiled and patted Yang Kai on the shoulder. "The project here cannot be stopped. I believe there are spies in Henghai who are inquiring about our information. We must make them believe that we are determined to stick to Wuyi. Do you know?"
"I know!" Yang Kai's voice trembled. When the young master left, Wuyi was an empty city. Except for dozens of yamen runners, there was no soldier.
"Are you scared?" Li Ze asked with a smile.
"Not afraid." Yang Kai tried hard to make himself look braver, but looking at Li Ze's smiling eyes, he finally said in a low voice: "Young master, I'm really scared. Wu Yi is singing an empty city plan."
"Don't worry, I'm 70 to 80% sure to win this battle. After winning this battle, we will really open up the situation. At that time, even you will no longer be an optional person, but a person with a reputation as a virtue. Then, you will return to Yizhou in a grand manner and shake your majesty."
Li Ze laughed and turned around and walked outwards. Yang Kai's scream came from behind: "Young master, you must win!"
Li Ze waved to the back and left the county government.
Yang Kai’s blessing was a real call from the bottom of his heart.
Tuhu strode forward, and behind him, more than a hundred warriors wearing leather armor and holding war horses. These people are some of the family assets that Tuhu has accumulated while traveling around the country over the years, and they usually serve as guards of caravans. These people may not be able to go to the battlefield seriously, but they are good at fighting alone, and their riding skills are also excellent. Li Ze brought them to his side to act as guards for the time being. As for the secret camp led by Tu Lichun, everyone is Li Ze's precious combat power in this battle. Of course, they cannot be wasted on serving as guards for Li Ze.
"Is Wang Mingyi back?" Li Ze turned over and asked while walking.
"Not yet." Tu Hu said: "Will this guy slip away because of fear?"
"Skip? Not that right?" Li Ze shook his head and said, "Don't think that he is timid. He is very brave. The reason why he hasn't come back yet is probably because Cao Xin went to Shenzhou to empty the Yizhou family's assets. We can't get what he wants for a while, so he probably is still scattering around! Don't worry, this battle is related to his Wang family's old nest, and he can't help but do his best. Now, who else can he rely on besides me? Even if he sells the pot, he will get what I want."
Tu Hu smiled: "Young master's ability to quarrel has always been first-class, and Tu Hu feels inferior to himself."
"It's not okay if we don't knock it. We have a weak foundation and can't stand the loss. If we don't take this opportunity to get something and let it go, we will be sad in the future. After passing this village, there will be no such store." Li Ze said with a smile.
"What are you talking about by yourselves? In the future, this is worthy, and you are not yours." Tu Hu said with a smile.
The news of Li Che's death is still an absolute secret in Wuyi. Only a handful of people know about it. Even Yang Kai doesn't know, otherwise this guy might be happy like this.
"It's not that easy!" Li Ze shook his head: "I've never shown up before. I'm not popular in Chengde. Now I'm just coming up all of a sudden and want everyone to accept it. Suning won't agree to it first. And my second uncle, Li Anmin, would he admit me willingly? I don't think so. So, our battle is the first time we make our debut on this stage. We must win a lot of prizes."
"Young Master said that we must not only let them see the abilities of the wise men, but also let them see your strength. Ability plus strength is the only way to do it." Tu Hu traveled around the world and saw a lot of worldly style, so he naturally understood Li Ze's thoughts. "Young Master, we have been well prepared for this battle, but our opponents are confused and we will definitely win."
"Of course we have to win, because we can't afford to lose, if we lose, we'll be done." Li Ze said quietly: "Tuhu, do you know? I'm about to go bankrupt. If I can't get enough capital back in this battle, I'll beg for food next."
Tu Hu laughed: "Young Master, don't worry, we not only need to make money in this battle, but also make great profits. War is the most profitable business, but it is much better than doing business. One knife can kill tens of thousands of taels of gold!"
"For the winner." Li Ze nodded. "Henghai, Henghai, I have been aiming at you since I was a child. I have planned for so many years. From now on, I can finally harvest it. Let's start with Zhu Bin's Dezhou."
"I ate mine and spit it out, and I took mine and returned it to us. Over the years, we have fed many corrupt officials in Henghai. This time, we have all taken it back." Tu Hu laughed.
Chapter completed!