Chapter 55 After the war
"Close the four gates and arrange people to defend the city, and strictly prevent the Taiping Cult traitors from making a comeback. Qiu Chi, go and open the Bang Anmin." After finally driving the Taiping Cult out of the city, Ye Zhao immediately ordered the four gates to be closed.
"Here!" Qiu Chi agreed and hurriedly left.
"Fang Yue." Ye Zhao looked at Fang Yue again.
"The last one will be there."
"Too many dead bodies are likely to cause plague. We don't have many people, and the soldiers also need to take turns to rest. You organize the people to gather the corpses in the city to burn them. This matter needs to be as soon as possible." Ye Zhao said in a deep voice.
After great wars in ancient times, large-scale plagues were usually accompanied by. Some people think that this was a punishment from God, but in fact it was caused by excessive corpses, and it was not impossible to be guarded against.
In fact, similar theories have appeared in this era. Where there are many corpses, plagues are prone to occur, but there is no specific statement yet, so most people don’t know it.
"Here!" Fang Yue nodded, turned around and left to do business after a gift.
"Lord, Mr. Zhang leads the gentry in the city to ask for a meeting." Gao Sheng came in from outside the door and bowed to Ye Zhao.
"It just so happens that I have something to ask them to come in, so please come in." Ye Zhao pressed his temple hard to wake up. From the day before yesterday, he had not closed his eyes for two consecutive nights. Previously, because the Taiping Sect was surrounded, he was relatively tense and nothing was wrong. Now the war has come to an end for a while. When he relaxes his spirit, he feels a burst of fatigue coming.
However, there are still many things to explain at the moment, so I can only force myself to continue to be sober. Ye Zhao is also strong in spirit. If it were an ordinary person, I would probably have already fallen into thunder at this moment.
As expected, I still lack a capable deputy. Qiu Chi is well-behaved and can do things, but cannot take charge of the matter. The rest of the people are talented. This kind of civil affairs cannot help much. Now that he is still a county magistrate, he is already so busy. It seems that he must get the money as soon as possible.
Soon, Zhang Xiang brought Zhang Wu and more than a dozen famous gentry in Suiyang and solemnly bowed to Ye Zhao: "We only thank the envoys for their great kindness on behalf of the elders of Suiyang. If it weren't for the envoys, our family would never exist."
"Mr. Zhang and you all have nothing to say." Ye Zhao's eyes swept across the crowd and frowned and said, "Why don't you see Brother Shen Bai?"
A trace of regret flashed in Zhang Xiang and others' eyes, and they shook their heads and said, "The Shen family... has been broken!"
Without further ado, Ye Zhao already knew what Shen Bai was going to be. This uprising was a helpless attack under the oppression of the aristocratic families and the court. The hatred of those people towards these gentry has reached a peak. In the chaos, once it is broken, the fate can naturally be imagined. Not only Shen Bai, but from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present, there are only one city in Suiyang, and at least ten or more families have been erased.
"To expel this Taiping Sect traitor from the city today, it depends entirely on your help. Zhao can't do his duty, so you don't have to be too polite." Ye Zhao looked at everyone and said with a smile.
"It would be too modest to say this." Zheng Yu sneered: "As far as I know, the Prime Minister of Liang, Zhou Jing, hurriedly abandoned the city and fled without a fight. In this year, it is rare for officials to do their duty, not to mention that if the Lord had not turned the tide, we would probably not be able to escape the fate of our family and our people."
"Yes, I have the kindness of recreation for us, but I have given me instructions, and I will be obliged to do so!" Zhang Xiang nodded and agreed.
Ye Zhao nodded, refused to refuse, and looked at everyone and said, "Now the chaos is in chaos. I don't know the situation outside, but although the Taiping Sect in Suiyang has been expelled, the hidden dangers are still there. I do have some things and I want to ask you."
"Please tell me." Everyone obviously didn't expect Ye Zhao would really make a request, and they couldn't help feeling a little nervous. The case regretted that they were talking too much before.
"First, although the leader of Taiping Cult retreated, there must be a lot of residue in the city. However, the government has insufficient staff and has to defend the city, so it is impossible to take into account the security of the city. Therefore, I hope that you can draw some of the guards and guards in the palace to assist the government in maintaining local public security, pick up the Taiping Cult and consolate the people, and at the same time appease the people." Ye Zhao looked at everyone and said slowly.
"There is no problem with this." Zhang Xiang and others nodded and said, "Sui Yang is safe, they will be safe." If Ye Zhao's proposal was on weekdays, they probably wouldn't agree to it, but yesterday's incident made them know Ye Zhao's power, and Ye Zhao could help them protect their homes.
"Another point." Ye Zhao sat on the table, signaled everyone to sit down, and after a moment of consideration, "If there is such a big movement in this Taiping Cult, I think in addition to being good at bewitching people's hearts, the people have no way to survive. This time, more than a dozen families have destroyed their families due to Taiping Cult's affairs. Although it is pity, I hope that they can take out their fields and distribute them to the people of Suiyang to calm the hearts. What do you think?"
"This..." Zhang Xiang and others frowned when they heard this, and looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Is there too many envoys?"
After this chaos in Suiyang, the population was greatly reduced. There were quite a lot of land in the families of more than a dozen gentry families. Although theoretically, the fields of these people should belong to the court after no one inherited them, but this is Suiyang. There are many gentry and wealthy families, and it is too easy to find an heir to take over. Ye Zhao divided the land that should have belonged to them as soon as he touched his lips. This made people feel a little unhappy. This was a matter of their vital interests.
"This move is only for the people of peace, and it is also considered a temporary loan from the official. After leaving Suiyang by Renman, this matter will naturally be invalid. Of course, even if the official leaves office soon, I hope these people can enjoy a year of land so as not to change people's hearts." Ye Zhao smiled. He could not stay in Suiyang for a long time, so he only needed to solve the current problem. As for the future, it would be better to give other people a headache. There is no need to offend these people completely. Don't think that these people are not considered aristocratic families, but when they join forces, they can represent the gentry of the entire Suiyang and even the Liang Kingdom. Of course, Ye Zhao also left a backup plan. If he really stayed in office in the future or this would be his own base in the future, then there is also a saying that they could spit out these lands again. At that time, it was time to see the truth.
When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. If they borrowed it temporarily, they could still accept it. They all smiled and agreed.
Chapter completed!