In this world, there is not much news that can make the commander of the Ming army, Jinghai Bo Chen Mu, and the commander of the Western Army, Duke Alva, feel that their hearts sink at the same time, and the arrival of the Beiyang Phase II Flag Army in Majiagang is one.

"This is a good thing, the second phase of Beiyang is coming, the military government has soldiers available, the merchants of shipping are here, and I can also trade more in Changsheng County, not to mention that the county government of the students can also be repaired completely."

As soon as he heard that the second phase of Beiyang had been close to Majia Port, Zou Yuanbiao, the magistrate of the county, entered the port yamen in a hurry, but saw that Xu Wei, Zhao Shizhen and others in the council hall were in a low mood, pinched the sleeve of the official robe and put it away with the hand in front of him, and asked with a wink: "This, this is, the official ship was shipwrecked?" ”

Zhao Shizhen raised his eyes and glanced at Zou Yuanbiao, but he had no interest in speaking, and shook his head.

The magistrate sighed, took a figure-eight step and sat at the end, and then calmly arched his hand and said: "It's good to come here, aren't you afraid of insufficient food or too many businessmen to disturb prices?" ”

"The corn and beans have been harvested a few months ago, the yield is extremely high, the court field tax is not heavy, the people have surplus grain in each field, and all parts of the country are grinding noodles, and in a few days they will definitely sell noodles to buy bricks and tiles to renovate their homes, and there is no need to worry about food."

"It's not a problem that there are many people coming, the county government of the students now only has one doorman, three soap officials, and one scrivener, and the difference between the three classes of officials is huge, and there is still a shortage of one hundred and forty-one people to support the government office."

Zou Yuanbiao talked to himself, poured bitter water, and said aggrievedly: "You are not county officials, you don't know the difficulties of small counties, the county government has been repaired for several months, but it is only two advances, only half of the Yongdao is repaired, and the hall officials have hastily repaired, and even the prison temple has not been built." ”

"Although the small county is small, its affairs are particularly busy, and the appointment and dismissal of officials, rewards and punishments, geographical conditions, scenic spots, native products, registered population, and taxation are within the scope of the matter."

"Solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, rain, snow, sunny weather, floods, hailstorms, earthquake disasters, and disaster relief must all be prepared for rainy days."

"Local customs, township rules and conventions, family rules and clan rules, loyalty and filial piety, women's longevity, Chinese literature hall, opening examinations, Wufu township examinations, and opening hospitals, which one does not need manpower?"

"Soldier recruitment, defense, transfer of pensions, rewards and punishments, raising military salaries, inspecting the department, and preventing rebellions, this is the army here, the imperial court and the heavenly army will not be here at all times, and the students must also prepare earlier."

"Not to mention the statutes, the economy, homicides, assaults, gambling, adultery, theft, fraud, weddings and funerals, inheritance, property rights, tenants, loans, contracts, and other lawsuits, the students did not even have a single work around, but fortunately, the students brought a copy of the "Collection of Grievances" when they came to the East, and they had to hold the book and look at the corpse by themselves when they were killed or injured."

"At the end, there are major events such as mining mineral salt wells, building water conservancy, encouraging agriculture and mulberry, and distributing farm products.

Zou Yuanbiao said as he took off the black gauze hat and put it on the tea case, pointed to his head, and arched his hand: "It's difficult for students to know the county, it's really difficult!" I didn't even have a sedan chair, and I rode a mule to take care of all kinds of things in the county, such as history, teachings, teachings, servants, and official media, and my head was almost bald. ”

Chen Mu was originally very worried, but he was amused by Zou Yuanbiao's self-care nagging, and he had always been very curious about how the tens of thousands of people in Changsheng County relied on how this small county government that didn't even have three classes of officials could run.

Now looking at the sparse piece under Zou Yuanbiao's hair towel, don't say it - it's more happy than winning a battle.

"Okay, you have nothing to worry about, there are still many people who came with the Beiyang Phase II army this time, which is enough for you to recruit the county government."

Zou Yuanbiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and as soon as a smile appeared on his face, he hurriedly blocked it with his hand, touched his beard and asked a little greedily: "That Changsheng County has ten townships, and the township is full of Lijia, Junzi, Minzhuang, Post, Lichang, Grain Chief, Menzi, and Archers?" ”

Chen Mu didn't speak, looked at Zou Yuanbiao, who was having fun in the middle of suffering, slowly frowned, and asked in a very inquiring tone, "Do you know how many people the imperial court sent me this time?" ”

Without waiting for Zou Yuanbiao to answer, Chen Mu patted the letter sent by Majiagang on the tea case in his hand, and asked himself in the posture of reciting the text: "There are 96 warships of various sizes in the second phase of Beiyang, 5,600 banner troops, 1,200 military craftsmen, and a total of 6,800 people. ”

"There are sixty-four ships in Jizhen, carrying four Mongolian horse teams, totaling 3,224 people."

"There are forty-two Liaodong warships, carrying seven teams of Jurchen infantry archers, totaling 4,400 ...... Twenty-one. ”

Chen Mu still hadn't memorized it all, glanced at the letter, and then continued: "There are 220 warships in Nanyang, carrying the four Japanese governors and their subordinates, 8,000 people!" ”

When he said this, he gritted his teeth and even brought out a little hatred, clapped his palms and said, "You think this is the end? The north and south are directly subordinate to the nomads of the four provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, and 1,120 sea boats have been issued to the coastal provinces, carrying 84,000 people to cross the sea. ”

"I don't know which fool gave the order, they didn't know how to bring some food to the people? Let people eat half of the rations of our Beiyang Army at sea! ”

"They are in disregard of human life!"

Majiagang is already in chaos, that small place can't support so many people, the cold winter in the north is about to come, and the grain stored in the port is simply not enough for the people who cross the ocean to eat for ten years.

When the ship that urgently reported the news came from Majiagang to Changsheng County, the ships carrying the people had already assembled and sailed to Jincheng.

Wu Zhongxing, the magistrate of Jincheng County, who led the Yi alliance to kill all sides, was full of fear of the current situation in the letter, and tens of thousands of people poured into the small Jincheng County, and the county's reserves of rice, noodles, and beans were only enough for these people to eat for a month.

What will happen in a month, Wu Zhongxing does not dare to imagine at all.

There is no doubt that those ordinary soldiers must continue to migrate south, cross Jincheng, and the next stop is Jiexian, which is ten times poorer than Jincheng, and Aimu, the magistrate of Jiexian County, can show that there is nothing but wool in his hands, and his people only have 1,300 households, and the grain storage is probably only enough for the people to eat for three days.

Three days?

For three days, he couldn't even get out of the Boundary Peninsula, and even if all the sheep raised on the island were slaughtered, it would only be enough to send people to Changsheng County alive.

But Changsheng County has a bigger problem.

The Ming army and the local people have just established a fragile trust, and what kind of consequences will the sudden influx of Ming people and soldiers from all over the country bring to this place?

Chen Mu didn't dare to think about it.

"Wu Zhongxing said in the letter that he could keep everyone in Jincheng County for 10 days, and after 10 days, distribute all the grain reserves in the county except for the headquarters of Ma Shuai, and the soldiers and civilians will go to Nanhangjie County - within these 10 days, the military government must come up with a way to properly resettle the people, otherwise people will die."

The morality, prestige, court, and gods in this world are all bullshit in the face of hunger.

In particular, the more than 1,000 ships may have run out of food, but they still have something in their cabins.

Chen Mu looked at his staff and said slowly, "A lot of people will die." ”

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