"The magistrate, all the people in the city have withdrawn, and the family members have also left the city. Let's leave too!" Gao Liang, the head of the capital of Jiading County, led several yamen runners into the lobby and bowed to the magistrate Kang Baohua.

"Make sure no one is missing in the city!" Kang Baohua asked with fatigue on his face.

"The magistrate, the young man has taken people to patrol twice, but the house has been gone, and no one has been seen!" Gao Liang replied again. Kang Baohua then stood up, picked up the seal he had packed, and tied it to his body.

"Burn!" Kang Baohua accompanied the yamen runners out of the county yamen, and met a group of village soldiers waiting on the street. After walking east for only a hundred steps, he was in the granary. He wanted to pass a torch and push the door open.

"Minister, if the fire is coming, I am afraid there will be no tiles left in the city, so I need to be careful!" Gao Liang was surprised when he heard this. He knew that the city was small, with shops in the city and houses connected. When the fire broke out, it would burn the camps, and the whole city was burned to a white land.

"The enemy is coming, can we still use it to support the enemy?" Kang Baohua said angrily after hearing this, throwing the torch in his hand into the granary.

"County Magistrate..." Gao Liang and everyone shouted sadly. They were not feeling sorry for the property and food that they could not take away in the warehouse, but knew that after this fire, they would be homeless.

"Immediately!" Kang Baohua was not moved and roared with a ferocious expression.

"As for the order!" Seeing that the magistrate who was usually gentle and elegant, he felt a terrifying face at this time, and he ordered the villagers to enter and set fire.

"Oh, I am really a sinner from Jiading!" It was the time when the weather was dry, and the granaries were made of wooden structures. The silk and grain stored in them were also flammable objects. In a blink of an eye, the fire broke out and it was hard to extinguish. Kang Baohua looked at the county government nearby, then looked at the towering Fahua Tower in the city, and then looked at the dark streets, full of miscellaneous items abandoned after evacuation in a hurry and murmured...

Jiading County was in the tenth year of Jiading. With the approval of the imperial court, the establishment of Xinxian County was established from Kunshan County in 28 townships. With Songjiang as the boundary, Kunshan was divided into two parts. The south belongs to Huating County, Jiaxing Prefecture, and Jiading County, Pingjiang Prefecture, the north belongs to Jiading County, Pingjiang Prefecture, and the year name is the county name. The reason for establishing the new county can be attributed to being remote and difficult to manage. The people are blind to the government, disobeying management, resisting taxes, and fighting with the crowd.

The Songpu in the south of Jiading was built, the Lou River in the north, the Lianqi River crossed the Lianqi River, and the cross between the cross of the river. Because Jiading County was remote and had low development, there was no military or economic development, and the economic conditions were limited at that time, the city was piled up with the soil from the excavation moat, making it stronger, making it higher than the ground, and a dirt city with only more than 3,000 steps in the city. The city walls were low, and there were no snares on the top of the city, nor did it guard the pavilion. It can only be said that the city had initially developed the basic functions.

The center of Jiading City is located at the intersection of Hengli River and Lianqi River. It is next to Hengli and Lianqi River, forming four streets in the east, south, west and north. At the extension of the four streets, four city gates are set up to form a "cross-plus ring" pattern. The yamen covers an area of ​​more than 20 acres, with about 120 houses. All county-level offices are located in the yamen, and there are Confucius Temples, Shecangs, Chenghuang Temples, etc., which are like a city.

After the establishment of the county, the advantage of the location of the river and the sea was exerted. Jiading, which was originally developed because of the city, became increasingly prosperous and became the Ju Town of Songbei. After the Mongols and Yuan invaded Jiangnan, it was not affected much. Instead, due to the rise of sea transportation, Jiading, adjacent to Taicang, became increasingly prosperous, with a population soaring to more than 30,000 households, and the number of residents in the city reached 2,000.

After the restoration of the country, Kang Baohua was ordered to learn about Jiading. Although he had no special contributions in the past two years, he also managed the land of the pastoral guards in an orderly manner. He could not go on the road and did not close his house at night, which would have been the extinction of bandits and people's livelihood. If the Mongolian army had not suddenly invaded this time, he would have stayed peacefully for another year and could have been transferred to another place, and perhaps he could have been promoted to the next level and returned to Beijing to serve.

Last year, the emperor personally marched to Jiangbei. Kang Baohua, as the leader of a county, naturally knew it, but it did not have much impact on Jiading. Until the end of the year, the court issued a second order: Your Majesty did not return in person. In order to prevent enemy siege into the Song territory, all prefectures and counties should gather the township soldiers to strengthen defense, and the villagers were not allowed to leave the country without authorization. He knew that the emperor had left the capital and took measures to prevent changes, and according to the order, the county magistrates gathered 200 young and strong people in each township, and the county magistrates inspected the transit business and bandits, and closed the city gate after night.

As the end of the year approached, the situation in Jiangdong suddenly became even more tense. Kang Baohua also heard from his colleagues that the court was tight inside and loose outside, and the garrison was frequently mobilized. The rural soldiers who used winter leisure to train were concentrated in their prefectures and did not return to their hometowns as usual. It is said that the Ministry of Personnel transferred many officials from all provinces, ministries and localities to the Imperial College, and a few days later, they were sent to the prefectures along the river in the name of inspecting the local area. He knew that the rumors were true, and the Ministry of Personnel also transferred a teacher from their county, but has not returned yet.

It was a customary practice for the imperial court to transfer officials to Beijing to investigate at the end of the year, but the results were often issued after the New Year, and officials left Beijing to take office. However, the scale this year was much larger than in previous years, and His Majesty was not in the capital, which made Kang Baohua feel strange, but it was difficult to understand. Then bad news came, and some businessmen said that the Mongolian and Yuan army suddenly crossed the river from Tongzhou and entered the south of the Yangtze River. Many prefectures and counties received orders from Jianbi Chiye, and the people moved to the nearby prefecture city to take refuge.

However, Kang Baohua did not receive a similar order. He thought that Jiading might be far away from the war zone, and the Mongolian Yuan army passing through the border would be expelled soon and would not affect this. In addition, the New Year is coming, and the yamen will be sealed and closed. The officials and people are about to celebrate the festival, so he suppressed the bad news. But on the second day of the lunar month, he suddenly received an order jointly issued by Jiang Yan, the chief political affairs officer, and Zhao Mengjin, the commander of Jiangdong, saying that the Mongolian Yuan army turned to Jiading after the defeat in Changshu, and ordered him to immediately mobilize the officials and people of Jiading to retreat south immediately, and must be completed within two days.

After receiving the order, Kang Baohua did not dare to neglect, so he immediately beat the drum and went to the hall to summon the officials. Jiading was the highest-ranking officer assigned by the government office. The officials of the government office were the magistrates, in charge of general governance, civil affairs, agriculture, semen, lawsuits, as well as household registration, taxes, service, money, grain, relief, and payment. The county office also established a county magistrate, a chief clerk, each county magistrate, and one county magistrate in charge of water conservancy and trade; the chief clerk was responsible for cashing in official property and bookkeeping; the county magistrate was responsible for military parade horse security. The chief school was responsible for county school, and later established teaching positions such as academic administration, academic records, and teaching. They were all responsible officials who held several positions in the county office.

After announcing the order to establish the Ministry, all the officials looked surprised. No one expected such a thing to happen, and they couldn't help but feel a little panicked. Kang Baohua knew that this was not the time for a long discussion, so he ordered the county magistrate to go to Yiren Township, the chief clerk to Xunyi Township, the county magistrate to go to Fuli Township, Xuezheng and Xuelu went to Lezhi Township, Shouxin Township, and he took charge of the city himself, and each voluntarily evacuated the people south.

During the Song Dynasty, the law of protecting the family was fully implemented in Xining, stipulating that five households were one insurance, five small insurance was one major insurance, and ten major insurances were one capital. The capital was chosen by the people to be the one who was admired by everyone as the chief and the deputy, and all dynasties implemented this accordingly. After the restoration of the country, the young emperor improved it and included the chief in the national official system. It not only recognized the people, but also required the government to appoint it. It was more strict in management, more convenient and faster than before.

From receiving the order in the early morning to completing the deployment, the officials of the subordinates had already passed the orders to the capital of each township before noon. People who were a little older had basically experienced the invasion of the Mongolian Yuan in the south. Although the impact was not much, they all knew the brute force of the Tartars. After receiving the order, the people packed up their fine lines and hid the food and property they could not take away. In the evening, they had already begun to evacuate home and concentrate in the county town.

At the same time, the residents and merchants in the city began to evacuate in an orderly manner. However, in the end, the food, property and materials stored in the county warehousing were difficult to transport all the food, property and materials. Kang Baohua did not delay his work, and even if he was reluctant to leave, he could not leave the enemy. He could only burn it with his heart. When they left the city, the direction of the county government was already full of flames, and a pillar of fire stormed and spiraled to the sky, illuminating the night sky. Seeing the fire, many people cried and snatched the sky and were deeply saddened. Not only did they have many years of savings destroyed, but they even lost their homes.

On the road outside the city, the people were led by their respective guards and Li Zheng and traveled south along the road. Along the way, people who fled from other places continued to join them. It was long and long, and the light of torches could still be seen flashing wherever they looked. Kang Baohua couldn't help feeling heartbroken when he saw this. Thinking about it, it was the time when the New Year was coming and the family was reunited. But suddenly the disaster fell from the sky, not only did he leave his home and flee, but he was also far away from home.

Kang Baohua looked closer and the team was a little confused. The wealthy families with wealthy families rode horses and carriages. The cars were not only carrying family members, but also filled with soft and softness. The servants followed them also carried heavy packages and shouted loudly at the crowds approaching, trying to squeeze out a way. Those who were riding donkeys and mules were well-off families. The women were riding on livestock, holding children nervously and holding packages. That was their last savings. The men were holding animals in front of them, protecting family members and wanting to escape from danger as soon as possible.

As for those little people who are promoted to the fight, a chicken bus can pull down all their belongings. The elderly and wives sit on one side, carrying food and luggage on the other side, while older children hold the car and follow the adults' steps. And more people are not allowed. Men carry loads, young children on one end and small luggage on the other end. The package on their backs may be the most valuable thing in the family, while the woman following them holds the old one and staggers with the newly able to walk.

Kang Baohua couldn't help but frown when he looked at the chaotic situation. Jiading was more than fifty miles away from Songjiang, and at this speed, he could not cross the river as planned before dawn. The Mongolian vanguards were only half a day away from them, and most of them were cavalrymen. They were moving quickly, and it would be a disaster if they were caught up. At this time, the noise started again and the team heard it.

"What's going on? Why did you hear it?" Kang Baohua hurriedly ordered the yamen runners to ask.

"Reported to the magistrate, the cars in front of him were fighting for the road, and no one was willing to give in and block the road!" After a while, the yamen runner squeezed out of the crowd and came back to report.

"Gaodu, go and clear the passage and maintain order!" Kang Baohua, who was anxious to hear the reward, said to Gao Liang urgently.

"As for order!" Gao Liang immediately rushed into the crowd with a few village soldiers, scolding loudly, scolding a few people who were fighting, and even threatening to move the road. The crowd slowly moved forward. But the effort was not long and the front was blocked again, so they could only go again. However, the yamen runners were exhausted, and the crowd behind kept catching up. The team was crowded again for a while, and it was difficult to move forward.

"The magistrate, if this continues, you will be caught up by the enemy. You have to make plans early!" County Magistrate Hu Xueyong caught up with the team at this time. Seeing the magistrate under the city, he also squeezed over to sweat and sighed anxiously.

"Yes, there are also conflicts ahead, and conflicts are constantly triggering armed battles!" County lieutenant Li Hui also led the team of township soldiers to join him. His body was covered in dust and his voice was hoarse.

"The magistrate, the villagers everywhere gathered on the road, and the people were strong and fists and kicks and feet were always facing each other. The soldiers could not suppress them. They should try to deal with it quickly, otherwise it would trigger a fight between the two countrysides and the situation would be even more uncontrollable!" The master Bo Yang Hao was even more miserable, and his official uniform was torn apart, and he said a little furiously.

"Everyone is calm, and you should comfort me more!" Xuezheng Shi Dong was squeezed out of the crowd and would come here to try to comfort his anxious colleagues.

"Silent!" Kang Baohua, who was already overwhelmed by the noisy scene, was upset by the arguments among his subordinates and shouted loudly. Several people shut up when they saw the commander angry, but they focused their eyes on him and listened quietly to the following.

"In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done!" Kang Baohua frowned. He examined the chaotic situation and thought of solutions. All dynasties attached importance to the construction of post roads, and the same was true for the Mongolian Yuan. When they entered Jiangnan, they maintained and expanded the post roads. This road is one of the main roads in Jiangdong. After renovation, it is ten feet wide. There are shaded trees on the roadside, which are flat and wide. Nowadays, it is only because of chaos that leads to poor traffic. He was silent for a moment and gritted his teeth and said.

"Abide by the order of Shangguan!" Several people had no good plans. Seeing that the magistrate seemed to be ruthless, they bowed and bowed to salute.

"Mr. Hu, Yang Zhuzhu, Shi Xuezheng, Gao Dutou, you four lead the yamen runners and a team of township soldiers to take charge of each section, and let the vehicles move on the left and pedestrians move on the right, and not disturb each other. They also let the vehicles unload all the coarse benzene except fine and soft food, and carry women and children. If there is any disobedience, they will be killed immediately and the vehicles will be taken to the public. If there is any investigation, they will be borne by the official." Kang Baohua pointed at several people and ordered.

"Qu Xuezheng, you are responsible for escorting public property in the yamen, and there will be no losses. County Li, you lead ten cavalrymen to the north and provoke the enemy. When you find the traces of the enemy, you will report back immediately. The officials will host the lagging people in the palace."
Chapter completed!