Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 87 Qin Chao, Let's Be Reasonable
An ordinary but restless day passed in the blink of an eye.

Plain refers to the Turkic people outside the city. The Turkic people are relatively honest compared to yesterday, but everyone knows that the real war is coming, and now it is just the calm before the storm.

The Turks paused for two days, but this was not the kind of pause where they did nothing. They felled wood and built engineering ladders, and the defenders on the city walls could even faintly see the appearance of the ladders.

Not calm refers to the unrest in the city.

Qin Chao dismissed the Jingyang County Government with just one sentence. This matter is a treasonous act at any time and under any circumstances, and beheading is a minor act.

But Qin Chao didn't care too much. Regardless of whether Li Er would chop off his head in the future, Qin Chao felt that he should at least be able to persist until that day.

If you don't do this, it is very likely that the Turkic army will be broken by the people in the city before they attack the city.

"Brother, isn't it too much for us to do this? If this matter reaches Chang'an, I'm afraid..." Cheng Chumo didn't continue.

He knew the consequences very well, so he wanted to stop it, but Qin Chao's reaction at the time told him that if he didn't obey the order, even if he was Cheng Yaojin's son, Qin Chao would definitely kill him.

"How much food did you harvest today?" Qin Chao asked directly.

"The sum of rice and millet is only about [-] shi. If you save some food, you can barely last a month." Cheng Chumo responded with a feeling of loss.

If the food is divided equally, the per capita is less than eight catties. If some are distributed to the army, the per capita is less than five catties.

If it lasts for a month, each person can only ration one catty of grain every six days, and eat one catty for six days. At most, it can only prevent people from starving to death.

"Hey, Jingyang is still too poor. If you are in Chang'an, you don't need to search so carefully. You can easily get tens of thousands of shi of grain." Niu Jianhu seemed a little heartless, and couldn't help but miss Chang'an.

"Jingyang is only sixty miles away from Chang'an, and most of the population tends to flock to Chang'an. Naturally, grain merchants also hope to open grain stores in Chang'an. The distance between the two is too close. Jingyang only needs to store a small amount of grain. It is also very convenient to mobilize in Chang'an, and it is not bad to find [-] shi of grain." Qin Chao nodded secretly, and was not led into the ditch by Niu Jianhu.

Chang’an at this time is actually similar to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei in the later generations. It is said to drive the surrounding areas, but in fact, the blood in the surrounding areas is basically sucked dry, and this is unstoppable. You can’t stop people from doing well. Where to go?
"How is the mood of the people?" Qin Chao continued to ask.

"The mood is relatively stable. I am full of gratitude and obey the orders of the eldest brother. The second brother and I just brought people back and forth to patrol." Niu Jianhu continued to reply.

"Where are Sun, Liu, Zhao, Wang, and Qian Wujia? No one jumped out to scold the street?" Qin Chao felt a little strange.

He asked his troops to search all the properties of these landlords and old fortunes, but in order to save himself a way out, Qin Chao only asked people to search for food, and no money or other things were allowed to be moved, and those who violated the order would be beheaded.

But even so, shouldn't these old landlords be so quiet?
"Hmph, after the war, you will know why they swallowed their anger. These guys are smart. If you rob them of food today, they will want your head tomorrow. What can't these people do?" Cheng Chumo He snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction.

"Steal? When did I rob them? Could it be that you didn't leave a written record for them as I said when you fetched the food?" Qin Chao chuckled and said to himself, don't look down on my IQ so much, okay?

Cheng Chumo threw a half of the account book to Qin Chao, and said, "It's all on here."

"With this, we can only borrow it, not grab it." Qin Chao accepted the account book with a smile, and continued: "When the county government recovers after the war, we will hand over the account book to Liu Shunshi and let him Just go and deal with the aftermath.”

The corners of Cheng Chumo's mouth twitched a few times. If Qin Chao wasn't the big brother he recognized, Cheng Chumo really wanted to jump three feet and scold Qin Chao for being shameless.

"What are you looking at? Don't look at me with such eyes, okay? We borrowed this grain, but there is a clear record of where each stone of grain came from. There are two copies, just match the top and bottom.

We are fighting for our country, and borrowing food is only for the common people, and the food is not all in our stomachs. First, we will not steal, second, we will not steal, and third, we will not buy or sell by force. That's all for now.

As for the future, should the food be paid back or not?How much?How to return it?That's the imperial court's business, as long as we don't fill our own pockets and take advantage of the imperial court's advantage. "Qin Chao explained patiently.

Closed the door, there were no generals or soldiers, and Qin Chao didn't think he was a general, so he was willing to reason with Cheng Chumo and the others.

Isn't this a robbery?Isn't this a strong buy and sell?Cheng Chumo really wanted to take a good look at Qin Chao's face, what was this face made of?How can you be so thick-skinned?
"You are looking at me with that look. Do you believe that I will slap you? I will hang you on the city wall and whip you in front of the Turks. Do you believe that I will shame you and send you abroad?" Qin Chao pointed at Cheng Chumo and said , what look is this?

"That's right, I think what elder brother said makes sense." Niu Jianhu clapped his hands a little unresponsively and applauded.

"Look at how enlightened Maverick is, and then take a look at you, what else can you do besides me?" Qin Chao was a little proud for a moment, pointing at Cheng Chumo and said.

"Brother, County Magistrate Liu is actually capable of doing this. If we intervene directly, we will be impeached by the censor to death..."

'puff……'

Qin Chao vomited three liters of blood in an instant, so you can't bear to talk about it for a while?You have to slap me in the face, don't you?

Hey, chatting with these two guys is so tiring.

Qin Chao looked at Su Lie, who was contemplating. Generally speaking, a guy who doesn't talk much, likes to think, has a strong fighting ability, and can command the army is more to his liking.

Su Lie seemed to have sensed Qin Chao's gaze, looked up at Qin Chao, and said, "This subordinate thinks that the deputy lieutenant's move is feasible or not. This move is reasonable, it is the best way at this time, and it is also the most likely The way to defend the city and save tens of thousands of people from the flames of war.

But this move is illegal. Of course, County Magistrate Liu has dragged his feet and caused riots among the people in the city by doing nothing. "

Qin Chao suddenly felt that he didn't appreciate Su Lie very much.

Military control is a system that will be played badly by later generations. How many times in history has proved the feasibility of this system. As long as it is not excessive, it is the best way to manage a country and a city in a certain period of time. Why do you not understand it?Why can't Mao understand my painstaking efforts?
Tired, chatting with you ancient people is really tiring...

(End of this chapter)