When the leaves withered and turned yellow, and a light snow fell in the Commander-In-Chief's Mansion in Bohai Sea, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan brought their younger siblings down from the train station in Luoyang.
More than 2,000 support staff followed them. As for the rest, some of them stayed in Lu Zhou to rest while the rest continued to take the train back to the capital.
The tribesmen they brought back were also temporarily arranged to stay in Lu Zhou. They would learn the culture of Tang and various work skills there. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not plan to assign these people to mining or do dangerous work.
Instead, they wanted to use this time to let them learn the things of Tang. When the war against the cannibals ended in a few months, they would select qualified people from among them and send them back to their original places.
When they were sent back, they would be provided with all kinds of help so that they could live comfortably in their original places. At the same time, they would be protected by military force.
Their mission would be to do business there and help to contact the people there to work in Tang. The people who came later would not be treated the same as them. The work they did was tiring and dangerous, but they were paid well.
After a few trips, if the local economy did not develop, these people who came to work would directly impact the local culture.
After all, they could not always use force to solve problems. Force was only a guarantee for other means. Politics and the economy were the most important.
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Now, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan brought the little ones down from Luoyang because they had received information about Hongnong County.
The people of Old Willow Village did not send a telegram to Xiaobei for help, but Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did business in the county. When they came ashore in Lu Zhou, they naturally received the news.
The situation in Hongnong County finally proved the situation that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had discussed before. The two of them wanted to see for themselves what kind of impact Liu Yan's governance had on the local area in the past few months.
While Xiaobei and the others were thinking about the good luck at home, they also wanted to go to Old Willow Village to take a look. In the end, they finally made up their minds to follow their brother and sister to Hongnong County first.
In order to not be known by the locals, the team hid during the day and set out at night. It took them four days to reach their destination, and then they split up again.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan led a few hundred people to a mountain and set up camp. It was the mountain with coal. They even saw Tong Hui leading a hundred people to work in the distance. Of course, Tong Hui did not notice that there were a few hundred people in the depths of the mountain.
Upon returning to the Great Tang, Xiaobei's group of nine was very relaxed. Even traveling was more comfortable than traveling outside.
This morning, they found a secluded place and looked down with binoculars to watch others work.
"This is the Tong Hui mentioned in the intelligence report? It's really interesting. It's been more than two months, but you're still able to lead people to work there. According to the information, Liu Yan is about to go crazy, but we can't find a good solution. Tong Hui, you're really good. "
Lil 'Bei praised. Lil' Yuan and the rest looked over as well. All of them revealed smiles on their faces.
The information had already explained the situation clearly. Liu Yan wanted to find a breakthrough in another place, so he asked Tong Hui to find people to dig the river. Liu Yan was the one who temporarily paid for it.
Tong Hui really did bring people to work. However, he did not directly dig the river. Instead, he cleaned up the other tributaries. Not only that, he also used his free time to clear a large vegetable field in the surrounding area and planted cabbages. It was October now, and the planting time was the end of July. There was no delay.
According to the information, when Liu Yan came to investigate, he found out and was fooled by Tong Hui's glib tongue. Then, the other people in the county cooperated with Tong Hui and found many things for Liu Yan to do every day.
Ever since Liu Yan came here half a month ago, he could not leave. Every day, he had things to do from morning until night. There were all kinds of strange cases.
For example, the Wang Family's chickens were driven into the river by the Li Family's dog on the bridge. Six of them drowned. The Wang Family sued the Li Family and asked them to pay for the chickens. Liu Yan ruled and asked the Li Family to pay for the chickens, and the chickens belonged to the Li Family.
In the afternoon, the Li Family came and said that they found a problem. When their chickens were scattered, two of them would always lay eggs in the same place. It was like this before, but they did not find out. Just now, they heard the children at home say that the eggs were actually nested by one of the Wang Family's old hens.
Then, did the Wang Family's hens also nested their own eggs in the past?
They went to the Wang Family and asked. The Wang Family admitted that they did have some extra chickens two months ago. According to the Li Family, their eggs were probably hatched by their own chickens.
However, the chickens that were driven into the river by the Li Family's dog belonged to the Li Family. Because the Li Family did not use the eggs to hatch them, but sold them for money.
Therefore, the Li Family did not accept it. Their dog drove their own chickens into the river. Why should they pay for it? The Wang Family said that they were raised by me, and I also put in a lot of effort to feed them.
The Li Family said that they did not ask them to raise them. The Li Family can also hatch their own eggs. I will give you the feed, and you have to pay back the money.
The Wang Family said that they were wasting time, and they did not pay for their work.
A simple case became a different situation. Liu Yan was dumbfounded. How can this be? After checking many cases in the past and the Tang Dynasty's laws, he realized that if a case was to be judged properly, it had to be done layer by layer.
In the end, the two families were satisfied. The government even compensated a portion of the money. Because there were no guardrails on the bridge, if a chicken fell, it would die. If a person fell, he could also die. So, the government had to take some responsibility.
It took Liu Yan three days to decide on a case. Then, there were other cases, and each of them took a long time to decide on a case.
As a result, Tong Hui, who was working at the foot of the mountain with coal, could relax. He was not disturbed by Tong Hui anymore. He cleaned up the tributaries well. The cabbages were also growing well. If the weather turned colder this year, he could cut them down and eat them.
He did not know that there were people watching him from the nearby mountains. He also did not know that the people watching him had a good impression of him.
He was still busy cleaning up the river. He used the money Tong Hui gave to buy a lot of lime. He looked for ant holes by the river, especially under the trees. If he found one, he would dig a few holes and scatter the lime. This was to prevent the danger of pipe flooding next year.
"Let's go back and put on some disguise. We will go down and take a look." Xiao Bei wanted to talk to Tong Hui.
However, Xiaoyuan said, "We can't go there directly after disguising ourselves. First, get someone to go to Old Willow Village and get the children there. We'll sneak in. Otherwise, when people see nine of us, four boys and five girls, what's the first thing they think of?"
"It will be the Tang Dynasty's patrol. Alright, we will listen to you. Today, we will let the children of Old Willow Village skip school. We have to hurry. There is still some distance from Old Willow Village. We have to hurry."
Xiao Bei agreed with Xiao Yuan's idea. He immediately found someone to go around and inform the people of Old Willow Village.
In the afternoon, the children of Old Willow Village came. They came in a carriage and wore the same clothes. They were very excited and looked around as if they were looking for something.
Liu Feifei also took the same clothes with several children. Her face was full of expectation.
Tong Hui was very puzzled. What happened today? The children of Old Willow Village did not go to school? Why did they come here to play? He put down the pick in his hand and went forward to greet the old villager. "Old Willow, you want to bring the children to see us work today? Don't worry, we will not listen to Liu Yan. Now the people in the yamen are dragging him. He can't come here. When he comes, it will be colder and not suitable for work.
When winter is over and spring comes, it will be the spring plowing. We can't ignore the spring plowing and specially dig the river. After the spring plowing is done, we will think of other ways. Anyway, we will not let him succeed. "
The old villager said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes. We can't let him succeed. Originally, I planned to use Feifei's identity as an excuse after next year's spring plowing. But it seems that it won't be necessary. You work first. I will take the children to the other side of the mountain for a stroll and get some river snails to eat."
As the old village head was talking, he walked away with his hands behind his back. After an hour, he came back with a group of children. The children's faces were all red. From time to time, they would look at a few places in the crowd. They were talking and laughing, jumping up and down.
They did carry a lot of straw nets in their hands. For Old Willow Village, this kind of simple net could be done quickly by the children themselves.
There were some river snails in the net. They said that they would peel them and blanch them in water. Then, they would mix them and eat them. They also drank some wine.
Tong Hui was very happy to see the happy children. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Lu Zhou and frowned. He gritted his teeth and said, "He is so busy, but he didn't forget to come and have a look. I admire him. I really admire him."
The old villager looked over and snorted. "Little Tong, you don't have to be afraid today. Say what you want and go against him. Don't worry, he can't teach you a lesson."
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