In Fushun, as Zhou Qingfeng's command center, the Lin Family Inn had a large number of people coming in and out every day. With Han Gui's identity as a constable, he had successfully controlled more than a dozen streets in the west of the city. After turning more than twenty of his trusted aides into bailiffs wearing official clothes, he had cut off the communication between the outside and the outside of the west of the city.
"Because of the existence of the street gate, the flow of people and the control of information have become easier. As we expected, in recent days, people have been running to the west of the city to inquire about our existence. I personally followed a few of them, and I can be sure that the mastermind behind this is a businessman named Wang Kai. "Xu Bing was also good at sketching, and with a few simple strokes, she outlined the appearance of several people.
When Wang Kai and Wong Yuanwai were spying on Zhou Qingfeng, they did not expect that Zhou Qingfeng was also prepared to be spied on. The latter had set up observation posts at several points in the city under his control, and with simple bronze binoculars, he could monitor a large area.
In recent days, Xu Bing had also used the night classes to train Zhou Qingfeng's subordinates in investigation and anti-investigation. Although Zhou Qingfeng's team was small, they were carefully selected by him. Their learning ability was above the passing line, and the stupid ones were naturally eliminated after repeated tests.
"Judging from the pattern of the enemy's spying, they should not know where we are yet. However, the enemy also realized this, and instead sent people to plant spies in the team we recruited. I always feel that this Wang Kai's large investment is unreasonable, and there seems to be another motive. Do you have a grudge against him? "
Xu Bing spread out a large map of the west of the city on the table. The map had been personally surveyed and drawn by her. Cai Zhiwei's disciple, Jin Ge, had been transferred to her to run errands, assist her in her work, and also receive her training.
"I have done too many things, and I don't even know who I have offended." Zhou Qingfeng looked up at the map and said nonchalantly, "I originally wanted to cooperate with this Wang Kai. If he doesn't know what's good for him, I'll just get rid of him."
Xu Bing shook her head and said, "According to Han Gui, Wang Kai's influence is not small. Although he himself did not have a tyrannical force, he relied on the money in his hands to hire several cultivators with high cultivation as bodyguards. It's not easy for you to kill him. "
"Rather than worrying about Wang Kai, why don't we worry about ourselves?" Fiddling with a report, Zhou Qingfeng sighed, "In just three days, we've recruited more than 500 people. However, there was basically no way to use these people directly. More than 80% of them were weak and sickly, and would need to spend a lot of money to recuperate. We're practically doing charity. "
In the cold weather, Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing were really doing charity. They took in most of the poor people in the western part of the city. Even the poor people in other parts of the city heard the news and joined in. Originally, they wanted to say that they were hiring people, but in fact, they only needed to give them some hot porridge. However, it would be a joke to say that these people were loyal.
"Among the more than 500 people, there are actually 60-70 children and infants under the age of five, and one-third of them are women. Furthermore, the number can be increased. " Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he had set up a few restrictions — not those who were stupid, not those who had lost the ability to work, and not those who were seriously ill.
But even so, there were still a large number of strange people among the people who were accepted. For example, there were a few old poor scholars, a few disabled old craftsmen, a large number of married women who had been driven out by their husbands, and even girls who had escaped from the brothels in the city. It was truly a troublesome concentration camp.
The reason why it was like this was entirely because Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing were too soft-hearted, especially when it came to women and children. But with more than 20 people managing more than 500 people, the pressure was very great. Zhou Qingfeng had no choice but to stop the acceptance plan. Instead, he started screening, screening, and training the existing people as soon as possible. This was reflected in the expenditure of a large amount of money and rations.
"We have already bought out all the old clothing stores in the city, and it was only when those unscrupulous merchants began to raise the price that the people in the shelter could barely wear warm clothes. We also have to spend a large amount of money to purchase firewood, otherwise many people will freeze to death.
The living conditions in the city are too scattered, and I have already ordered some of the people to be transferred to the villages we control outside the city for collective training. Moreover, these people in the shelter are not honest, many of them have been infected with all kinds of bad habits, and we have to clean them up. "
At this moment, Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh that his experience in Ehekulun was a valuable asset. He had managed more than a thousand slaves, and now he was managing more than 500 people in the city without being flustered. The experience that he had exchanged with the lives of the Jurchen slaves had now come in handy. In terms of overall control, Xu Bing wasn't as decisive as him.
While he was having a headache, Zhou Qingfeng stood at the window and looked outside. One of the important reasons why he had initially chosen the Lin Family Inn as the command point was that it had three floors. Compared to the low-rise houses around it, it was easier to control the overall situation here.
Holding up the bronze binoculars, Zhou Qingfeng scanned the territory under his control. This was the slums of Fu Shun, and there were no rich families to stop him from carrying out his will. His thunderous method of cleaning up the former bailiffs had also scared the thousands of residents living here into obedience. Now, he had to show the heart of a Bodhisattva to win the hearts of the people, and lay the foundation for obtaining manpower and material resources from these thousands of people in the future.
In front of the binoculars, a bailiff with an iron ruler led five followers with sticks in their hands. This was a standard public security patrol team. The bailiffs were Zhou Qingfeng's trusted aides, and the followers were good children recruited from the residents of the streets. Although there were only five such patrol teams, as long as they wandered on the streets, the security situation in the west of the city would immediately improve.
It wouldn't be good if it wasn't easy.
Most of the original green-skinned scoundrels were executed in batches by Zhou Qingfeng on the night of the purge. Once caught, all kinds of thieves and thieves would have their hands and feet broken, and left to freeze and starve to death. Even for all kinds of trifling neighborhood disputes, he would use the rough method of beating everyone 50 times. In short, he had to ensure the stability of the market, because Uncle Zhou's power was currently too weak, and he couldn't afford to be tossed around.
The bailiffs originally didn't have a salary, and the followers were people who could be ordered around for free. However, in order to make them work well, Zhou Qingfeng gave his own subordinates 2 taels of silver per month, and 5 taels of silver per month for the followers, including food and lodging. This condition was considered very generous. In a day, he had recruited 50 'city management', and the number would be increased in the future. That's right, the official title of those followers was' city management '.
With these local 'city management', Zhou Qingfeng's power and will reached deep into every corner of the streets and communities in the west of the city, and he could do many things.
The first was to clean up the domestic garbage that had piled up everywhere. The slums were filled with sewage and scattered feces. It was simply a large pigsty. A large amount of garbage not only smelled bad, but it could also easily cause diseases and even plagues. With the help of the 50 'city management', Zhou Qingfeng forcibly gathered 500 residents, and at the low price of providing two meals a day, he obtained their labor force.
The 50 handcart carts from the Time Island became an important means of transportation. Shovels, shovels, hoes, and the like were bought in Fushun City. Zhou Qingfeng stipulated that every 10 people would be assigned a handcart to form a labor team, and each team had to clean up and transport 10 carts of garbage every day.
Forcefully conscripting labor would inevitably cause complaints. The residents of the city wouldn't be grateful to Zhou Qingfeng for his efforts in transforming their living environment. On the first day of cleaning up, there were many 'smart people' who came to cause trouble for Zhou Qingfeng.
They simply falsified the amount of garbage that was transported, and casually loaded a cart with garbage. There were some bad people who simply took a fancy to Zhou Qingfeng's handcart. On the first day, they reported that the cart was broken, and some even said that the cart was lost. Those who were lazy were beaten half to death, and those who stole or destroyed tools were directly executed.
Because of this, there were even more people who cursed Zhou Qingfeng behind his back. He was a Divine Soul cultivator, so his mind was particularly sensitive. The people of the city rejected him more than they appreciated him.
Xu Bing didn't say anything about this kind of treatment. This former criminal police officer was well aware of what sort of bottomless things the common people of the city would do once they went crazy. She only reminded Zhou Qingfeng to strengthen publicity while punishing him. He didn't just rely on deterrence, he also needed to be gentle.
The true purpose of cleaning up the garbage wasn't to improve the living environment. Zhou Qingfeng wanted to use these things to demonstrate his own power and subtly influence the residents of the western part of the city so that they would be accustomed to listening to his orders. The resentment and unhappiness that would be produced in this process would sooner or later change.
The effects of cleaning up the garbage were very significant. The simplest point was that the roads were much wider, so the stench wasn't overwhelming. In addition to cleaning up the garbage, Zhou Qingfeng also took turns recruiting laborers to build toilets, collect feces, repair broken roads, demolish old houses, guide the poor, and provide cheap medical services.
All of these things, without exception, led to strong complaints. The limitations of the common people who only cared about their own immediate interests were clearly exposed. Poor people often didn't have a long-term vision. If it weren't for Zhou Qingfeng's ruthlessness, these things would have been in vain.
Building public toilets was to maintain the effect of cleaning up the garbage. Collecting feces could even be sold for money. Repairing broken roads could verify the engineering ability. Demolishing dangerous houses could reduce accidental deaths. Providing cheap medical services could reduce diseases.
In Zhou Qingfeng's binoculars, he could see a patrol team carrying a bucket on the street. His cheap medical plan was to provide berberine medicine to the residents, which was the cheapest medicine he had. He had tested it on a large scale in Ehekulun, and it could indeed prevent diseases in ordinary families.
Zhou Qingfeng hoped to ease the conflict between himself and the local residents of the western part of the city, but the local residents obviously didn't appreciate it. For one thing, berberine was too bitter, and for another, the distribution of medicine for free was too rare. The image of the bailiffs wasn't good, and the people didn't approve of it. There were even rumors that it was poison.
"Should we force these idiots to drink medicine?" Zhou Qingfeng put down the binoculars and said in a deep voice.
Xu Bing was arranging a plan to strengthen public security management. Hearing this, she understood what Zhou Qingfeng was talking about. She shook her head and said, "This kind of thing can only be done voluntarily. If the people don't drink it, there's nothing you can do. Send it to the people in our shelter to drink it. "
"More than 500 people in the shelter have already drunk it."
"Then let them drink it again."
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I can't give up just because the people here are against it. These ignorant fellows needed to be dealt a harsh blow. It's nothing more than publicity and breaking the past understanding. I'm familiar with this kind of thing. "
"What are you going to do?" Xu Bing asked.
"Just find a few people." Zhou Qingfeng changed direction in front of the window and raised the binoculars again. Every hour, he would observe from the third floor of the Lin's Inn. This was to supervise the bailiffs not to be lazy, and also to keep track of the movements in the territory. There was no wireless communication these days, so he had to be diligent if he wanted to control the situation.
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