After Ye Zhao arranged the positions of the generals, he began to deal with the issue of people's livelihood. A riot by the Taiping Cult did not end if the Taiping Cult members were driven out of the city. The work of the aftermath was even more cumbersome than the war. Now Suiyang is surrounded on all sides, and restoring people's livelihood is not something that is considered at the moment. It is more about appeasement of the people's hearts and discussing the matter of defending the city with the wealthy families in the city.

The food and supplies should not be all out of the government. If Suiyang City is broken, Ye Zhao can still run away, but if these wealthy families run away, everything will be gone.

Ye Zhao spread the truth and said that if things were not done, he would not defend the city. After he had been hiding, the rich people who had been hiding before suddenly panicked.

For these people, it is better to use reason than to use Xiaozhi to benefit. If Suiyang City is broken, the loss of Ye Zhao will not be too great, but their losses are enough to cause these wealthy families to get hurt. So many officials have run away, and Ye Zhao is not the only one, at most, the career of the government will be more difficult in the future.

The granary sounds a lot of grain, but it is not enough to support the military and civilians in the city. Ye Zhao cannot do too much. Since these wealthy families have to be protected by themselves, they should naturally benefit. The servants of each prefecture must receive unified training and cannot fight each other. At the same time, military supplies, food and grass, and food to help the people, the government will issue part of the wealthy families. In this way, there will be a lot more money and grain that can be operated, and more things can be done.

It is related to their own wealth and interests. Even though they know that Ye Zhao's words are more intimidating, these wealthy families are really worried that they will force Ye Zhao to give up and refuse to do so, so they can only endure the pain of ceding some benefits.

The busiest thing during this period was Qiu Chi. He was busy all day long and ran between the various families to count money, grain and manpower. In just half a month, he raised about 4,000 people from each family.

At this time, before the Yellow Turban completely surrounded Suiyang, Ding Li returned with the imperial appointment letter, and Ye Zhao temporarily took over as the Prime Minister of Liang and the Chief Commander of Liang.

Don’t think it’s just a name, and there is no substantive thing to send in. But just this is enough to make the gentry of Suiyang respect Ye Zhao a little more respectful and harder than before.

"Lord!" On that day, Ye Zhao had handled some logistics matters and was about to go back to rest, when he saw Qiu Chi running in hurriedly. Without saying a word, he pulled Ye Zhao out.

"What happened?" Ye Zhao frowned.

"The Taiping Sect's traitors are besieging the city." Qiu Chi said as he walked.

"This time the action is not slow!" Ye Zhao smiled, strode towards the city tower, and said at the same time: "Tell me the order, and all departments are ready for pre-war preparations and are on standby at any time."

When the group climbed the city wall, Fang Yue was already standing on the city wall to give the final pre-war inspiration, but the effect seemed to be very small.

"Lord, these people seem to be scared." Ding Li, who had just returned, was now wearing a helmet and armor, and was already standing on the top of the city. When he saw Ye Zhao coming, he stepped forward and whispered.

Ye Zhao looked around when he heard this, but saw a famous guardian in the city feeling depressed. When he looked outside the city, he saw yellow turbans dancing in the wind, like a yellow ocean.

There are many Yellow Turbans, but Ye Zhao is not surprised, but these Yellow Turbans are now...

He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I don't want to see you in the near future. These gangs of Taiping Sect's rioters look a little bit."

"What the lord said is right." Fang Yue, who walked up, bowed to Ye Zhao, pointed to the Yellow Turban Army outside the city and said: "Although these Yellow Turban thieves are still in chaos in the military formation, they have at least set up their formations, no longer rushing up like before. Moreover, they have robbed the treasurys of various counties. Although the weapons are short, they are not powerless to fight back."

"It's a bit interesting." Ye Zhao nodded, looked at the soldiers guarding the city, and ordered people to gather the soldiers guarding the city, preparing to mobilize before the war. At least, the morale was scared by the Yellow Turban thieves before the war started.

All the soldiers in the South Gate area were concentrated, and the master's eyes fell on Ye Zhao, but this sense of oppression, if an ordinary person were, he would probably not be able to bear it.

Ye Zhao was naturally not an ordinary person. Standing on the tower, his eyes gradually became sharp, and two gazes passed by everyone like knives. Everyone couldn't help but stagger their eyes when they looked at Ye Zhao.

"Raise your heads!" Ye Zhao stood in the crowd like a javelin, looked at the soldiers coldly and said loudly: "Among you, some are the Yellow Turban thieves of the past, some are the servants of wealthy families in the city, and some are the brave men who have only recently recruited into the army. But no matter who you were once and what your identities were, now, you only have one name, that is the Han army!"

"This battle is very difficult to fight. There are at least 30,000 or 50,000 people outside the city, surrounded by them. We have no way out and cannot retreat, and we have nowhere to retreat." Ye Zhao looked at these people and sneered: "The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road! But I can't feel the aura of the brave!"

All the generals around Ye Zhao, including Fang Yue, frowned when they heard this. This was not anger, but obviously despair.

Ye Zhao ignored everyone and said loudly: "But we can't lose this battle. Maybe you will think that even if the thieves outside the city attack in, they will kill the rich families in the city, and they have nothing to do with you. They just changed to a court and can continue to live a peaceful life. However... I have received war reports from Meng County, Gushu, Ningling, Yu County and other places these days. I will share with you now."

"Meng County has 30,000 households with a 120,000 household registration, but as of three days ago, there were only more than 12,000 household registrations in Meng County, with less than 50,000. The Taiping Cult is responsible for the people in Meng County, which is about 10,000, which means that there are 60,000 people, and there are almost no more. Yu County, Ningling, and the valleys are ripe." Ye Zhao looked at everyone with a smile, and his smile made people feel a little cold.

"Half!" Ye Zhao sighed, "I guess you haven't forgotten the scene when the Taiping Sect was attacked a month ago. You can bet on a bet, and you have your family, will your wife and children be half of the survival?"

"If not... maybe you will be lucky enough to see your beloved wife being humiliated, your beloved son being ruthlessly cut off, and your parents dying in a wail."

A similar picture seems to appear in many people's minds. The hands holding weapons gradually increase their strength, and their heavy breathing permeates in front of the city tower.

Ye Zhao grinned, revealing his white teeth, and uttered cold words: "I have given me a short sword before going up the city. If the city is broken, I will die. If she does not want to be humiliated, she will follow me. I hope she can live in peace in the next life."
Chapter completed!