Chapter 228 Recruitment
Wang Yu suddenly said this and Zhao Ji frowned.
It seemed like it was some time ago, probably the year he had just taken office. There was a severe drought in Shanxi, and people were living in dire straits, so uprisings broke out in various places.
The rebels seemed to have chosen this place as their base, and then carried out robbery in various counties.
Who was sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebels?
It happened five or six years ago, so he didn't remember it very clearly. He turned his head and looked at the staff beside him.
Manyu secretly drew the word "王" on the back of Zhao Ji's hand.
Zhao Ji suddenly remembered that at that time a general named Wang came with about 500 people.
At that time, he and the magistrates of several other counties were trembling with fear. They could not believe that these 500 people could surrender to the bandits.
What is the result!
There were only about 500 of them, but they wiped out all the rebels.
They did not execute them directly. For those who were stubborn and refused to obey, one or two were killed as a warning to others, and the rest were escorted back to their hometowns.
The imperial court quickly sent relief food.
A riot was easily resolved.
At that time, General Wang was able to lead 500 men to completely wipe out thousands of rebels. On the one hand, it was because the rebels were a motley crowd with no combat effectiveness; on the other hand, it was because General Wang took a different approach and did not engage in a head-on battle.
He found out where the rebels were stationed and opened a small path from the back mountain in this place surrounded by mountains on three sides.
Five hundred elite soldiers surrounded the enemy from a small path on a cloudy night.
How did Wang Yu know this little path?
They both have the surname Wang. Considering what his wife said today that the prince seemed to have had dealings with the former owners and clerks of the pen and ink shop in Datong County, Zhao Ji couldn't help but look at Wang Yu a little more.
Wang Yu didn't notice it.
"Today, when the young master and I went there, we found that this path was still there."
Su Qingqing looked at the map and was silent for a while . "What does the flag you saw look like?"
Wang Yu immediately took out a piece of rice paper on which he had drawn the design of the command flag.
"That's it. I didn't have time to color it. The edge of the dragon teeth on this flag is blue, and the triangle in the middle is red. There's a big sphere in the middle of the red. I've never seen this shape before."
"Since you guys are making a fuss today, that path will definitely be blocked from the inside, and it will be inconvenient to go in through that path again ."
Su Qingqing glanced at Rong Que.
Before, Rong Que lied to Zhao Ji and said that they still had people outside.
"If our people want to go, we can only confront them head-on. If they come out, it will be fine. If they don't, this place will be difficult to attack and easy to defend. It will be difficult to take it down."
Zhao Ji didn't have much doubt. On the contrary, because of what Su Qingqing said, he believed more and more that there were indeed people outside.
"Then why don't we just waste time and surround them from the outside. They only have about a month's worth of food. If we block them by then, they'll run out of food and that'll be the end of them."
Su Qingqing shook her head.
"The purpose of this flag is to send secret signals. They must be waiting for someone here. What if their people come within a month? We will be trapped inside and outside."
Su Qingqing said to Wang Yu, "Tomorrow morning, go to the main force and deal with them first. Try to delay them before we come up with a specific plan."
Wang Yu was stunned.
If he leaves, the only ones who can fight here are Rong Que and Jixiang.
Their general hasn't recovered yet, if something goes wrong...
But he also understood that someone had to contact the main force, otherwise they would always be isolated and helpless.
This person must be him.
Wang Yu originally wanted to wait until these bandit problems were resolved before doing anything else, but he didn't expect Su Qingqing to urge him to leave the next day.
Wang Yu looked at Rong Que. There was no extra expression on Rong Que's face, which showed that the couple had discussed it before coming.
He could only obey the order.
Zhao Ji and Xuan Duo looked at each other. Was it their illusion? Why did it feel like the wife was the boss of Master Cong's family?
Rong Que: ...
It’s not an illusion, in fact!
If she doesn't make the decision when leading troops to fight, who will?
Can a layman lead the experts?
After giving the order to Wang Yu, Su Qingqing asked about the reserves in Zhaoji County and the available manpower in the government office.
The people they created out of thin air could not come in from outside, so the county town still had to be guarded by the people from the county government.
Fortunately, Zhao Ji trusted them and immediately took out the county government's personnel manual.
There are a total of 219 available staff members in the county government, and only 53 of them have some kung fu skills. However, their kung fu skills are only slightly better than those of ordinary people and cannot be compared with the bandits outside.
In order to prevent a food shortage in the spring of next year, Zhao Ji stored a lot of grain in the county granary before winter. Now the grain has not been opened yet, and the people are still eating rice, flour and meat sold in major shops in the county.
And these merchants did not take the opportunity to raise prices, so the people in Datong County have remained stable.
However, there were only a few kerosene and gunpowder left in the city that could be used for attack.
Su Qingqing picked up the existing resources and rearranged them, and drew a simple protection map on the county government map.
The first thing is to dig a ditch.
In order to prevent the enemy from rushing in without giving them a chance to breathe, they had to dig a large ditch around the city along the city wall.
The ditch does not need to be too deep, waist-high is fine, but it must be wide, at least three meters.
"But it's already hard enough for these yamen runners to guard the city gates. If they have to guard the city at night and take time out to dig ditches during the day, I'm afraid their bodies won't be able to bear it." Many people said worriedly.
Su Qingqing shook her head. "We don't need to use the county government's runners. We can recruit from the common people. There are many young and strong people who are willing to earn this money."
Many people in the county do not have a stable way to make a living.
The vast majority of people still run odd businesses or do hard labor.
Now that the city gates are sealed, those who don't have a fixed income are suddenly idle. If their family is well-off, it's fine, but if their family is not so well-off...
Even if there are no problems now and public security is good, trouble is inevitable over time.
By gathering these people together, they will be more capable and the government will have an easier time.
Zhao Ji nodded, and was satisfied with Su Qingqing's proposal, but there was one thing... "To be honest with you, part of the money in the county government's account was used to reinforce the city wall in the fall of this year, and part of it was used to collect grain in the winter. The new taxes have not been collected yet, so the available money..."
Su Qingqing waved her hand.
"No need to use the county's money. I will pay for it on your behalf."
Zhao Ji was stunned, and then waved his hands repeatedly, "How can this be possible? How can we let..."
How can we let the Crown Prince and Crown Princess pay!
Rong Que pressed down Zhao Ji's hand and said with a smile, "We should pay for it. Our food and drink expenses are all free. How can we not pay for it at all?"
Zhao Ji shook his head. "The cost of food and drink is just a small amount. This amount of money is not a small amount. No, no, I still have some money in my account. When the time comes..."
Rong Que interrupted him, "Lord Zhao saved my wife's life, so we should pay for it."
