Chapter 184
Jizhou, Guangyang
Before opening the city gate, Wang Lang winked at another subordinate, who received the order and hurried down the city wall.
He did not do nothing while these disaster victims and refugees were stranded in Guangyang.
Most of these disaster victims and refugees had traveled thousands of miles just to come to Youzhou. Among this large group of disaster victims, there were countless small leaders. He had sent people to secretly contact these small leaders, hoping that they would take the lead and stay in Jizhou and Guangyang.
Among these people, a small number were willing, some were hesitant, but the majority were unwilling. The reason for their reluctance was that the other party was determined to head straight for Youzhou, clearly despising him, Wang Lang. During this period, he even had several small leaders secretly killed, and then he cultivated his own people among the refugees.
But if such incidents became frequent, they would inevitably cause panic among the refugees. The refugees were already resentful of being forced to remain in Guangyang. He worried that if more incidents occurred, the situation would become uncontrollable, so he had no choice but to give up.
Wang Lang hadn't expected the refugees to start making trouble right away, and the situation was getting worse. Opening the city gates was imminent. He had just signaled to his subordinates to mobilize the small leaders he had bribed. It was time for them to intervene and retain the refugees.
Wang Lang felt that he could retain at least a few people. He couldn't say how many, but perhaps 100,000 or 200,000 people would be enough.
In fact, he only kept a few thousand people! Wang Lang's face was extremely ugly. He paid so much food as compensation, but in return, only a few thousand people were willing to stay?
What an ironic result! There was no other way. The common people all had a herd mentality. Even those who had originally agreed to stay in Jizhou would inevitably change their minds and follow the crowd after seeing so many people rushing out.
Looking at the empty city with only two or three kittens in it, Wang Lang's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the subordinates around him didn't even dare to breathe.
"What's the name of the person who just organized the disaster victims to leave the city?" Wang Lang suddenly asked gloomily. In fact, he wanted to ask just now, but he was busy and didn't have time.
"That man's name is Su Yibai."
When Wang Lang heard the name, he turned around suddenly and asked, "You mean his name is Su Yibai?"
"Sir, yes. He was not called this name before. He was called Chen Sigouzi before. He decided to change his name when he left Qiannan. He took his mother's surname." But the brothers and friends around him were still used to calling him Brother Sigou.
The more Wang Lang listened, the more depressed he became. So that's why he couldn't find Su Yibai when he was in Qiannan. Was the name Su Yibai changed later?
Wang Lang suddenly remembered who the clown next to Su Yibai was. Gu Bin! That man was Gu Bin! No wonder he felt familiar.
Wang Lang's face darkened. These two were the people he had been looking for in Qiannan. However, Gu Bin had not accepted his three attempts to recruit him, and instead had taken his father north to Yichun...
Now she's actually sneaked in? And he doesn't even know about it? Are the two of them finally hooking up?
Yichun City Lord's Mansion
As soon as the Guangyang city gate opened, Gu Bin passed the news back to Yichun.
At this time, a subordinate came in hurriedly, "Master Yao, good news, the Guangyang city gate has been opened."
Yao Chunnuan put down her pen and looked up from her official documents. "Wang Lang has finally stopped holding these millions of disaster victims hostage?"
Feng Xiudong, standing by, thought to himself, "I do want to detain them, but I have to be able to do it. The riots and attacks of millions of disaster victims are no joke."
Feng Xiudong actually felt quite regretful. If only a million disaster victims had rioted and attacked Wang Lang's military headquarters, they would have definitely sent troops at that time. Then they could easily capture Guangyang and advance into Jizhou. But it was clear that Wang Lang was no fool.
"My Lords, a large number of people are rushing towards us. What are your thoughts?"
Yao Chunnuan laughed and scolded, "Don't be so joking."
Resettling millions of disaster victims at once was also a challenge for them. Yao Chunnuan emphasized, "We must do a good job in resettlement and diversion." With so many people, it is definitely impossible for them to be accommodated by the two county towns of Houcheng or Suihua, and it is not possible for them all to flock to Yichun.
Jiang Xin smiled and said, "Master Yao, don't worry, we can arrange it."
Jiang Xin was originally the chief officer of Huining, and now he has been transferred to Jiachuan.
After receiving the news, the chief officials of various cities and counties gathered at the Yichun City Lord's Mansion early.
They all knew that Wang Lang could not stop these millions of disaster victims, and he had been sharpening his knives, no, he was rubbing his hands, ready to rob people.
Yao Chunnuan was quite helpless. Their City Lord's Mansion had previously suggested that Suihua and Houcheng be responsible for the first step of statistics and reception. After the statistics were completed, the remaining population after conscription would be evenly divided into various cities and counties, and then they would send people to pick them up.
But when this suggestion was made, some people shook their heads like rattles, saying, "No need to go to such trouble."
Xu Chong continued, "Yes, don't bother the City Lord's Mansion. We will send people directly to Suihua and Houcheng to pick them up."
Realizing the importance of population, Xu Chong, Jiang Shi and other chief officers were very active. Of course, they had to get the population that belonged to them themselves.
Let Suihua and Houcheng be responsible for statistics and temporary reception?
They were fools, waiting so quietly. Lord Yao didn't know Le Boming well enough. They were worried that with this statistic, Le Boming and his men would snatch the craftsmen and technology they liked for themselves.
A million people might sound like a lot, but don't forget that Youzhou currently consists of six cities and counties: Jiachuan, Yichun, Songhuafu, Huining, Houcheng, and Suihua. Each city and county only has a population of around 100,000. Furthermore, the Yichun General Corps' Recruiting Office will have to pre-select a group of young and strong men as new recruits, which will undoubtedly require tens of thousands more.
In addition, Yichun has a great reputation, and disaster victims and refugees will definitely flock to it. Yichun has stated that it will not participate in the population diversion this time, but they have to be more proactive, right?
Le Boming's face turned black: "You don't trust me, your colleague?" You bastards, do you still have any trust in your colleagues?
"No, we just don't want you to be too tired."
Le Boming: I am willing to be this tired.
Outside Guangyang City
Su Yibai and Gu Bing led a long team towards Youzhou.
"Thank you, Brother Gu." Su Yibai was sincerely grateful to Gu Bin. He felt that if it weren't for Gu Bin's help, it would be very difficult for them to leave the city, and there was a high possibility of bloodshed.
Gu Bin shook his head. "You're welcome. Don't forget I'm from Qiannan too. We're all from the same hometown. When we're out and about, it's only natural for us to help each other." His help wasn't decisive; Su Yibai was. It was mainly because many of the disaster victims trusted Su Yibai and were willing to follow him.
Several brothers around Su Yibai talked about the hardships they experienced on their journey north and how they were trapped in Guangyang.
"It's our fault. Lord Wang was an official in Qiannan before. He was very considerate of us common people and was very approachable. Who would have thought that Lord Wang would want to detain us in Jizhou?"
"Lian Sheng was like this at first, but I didn't expect Lord Wang to be like this too. He wants to take advantage of you, big brother."
Su Yibai: "Stop talking."
After listening quietly, Gu Bin affirmed his point, "Brother Su, you did the right thing."
"Yes, so many people want to come to Yichun. They trust me. I can't lead them astray, right?" Su Yibai said with a wry smile.
"That's indeed the case." After saying this, Gu Bin thought about it and then told the truth about his current position in the Yichun Corps.
When they heard him reveal his identity, the brothers around Su Yibai widened their eyes in surprise.
On the contrary, Su Yibai's reaction was the calmest. He was only happy for him. "I've known for a long time that you are extraordinary. I didn't expect you to be the military advisor of the Yichun Army. Good fellow, you really make us in Qiannan proud!"
After everyone was surprised, they asked him one by one whether the treatment of the soldiers of the Yichun Corps was really as good as the rumors said.
In this regard, Gu Bin naturally told everything he knew.
After hearing about the treatment of the soldiers in the Yichun Corps, Su Yibai and others' eyes lit up.
Seeing this, Gu Bin smiled and said, "I think most of the brothers you brought with you meet the recruitment standards of Youzhou. When you arrive in Youzhou, are you willing to join the army?"
Many people nodded repeatedly, "Yes." They were all soldiers, all willing to fight for their lord, so of course they wanted to find a promising force. Not to mention that the soldiers of the Yichun Corps were treated very well!
An old man in his forties or fifties had been following behind Gu Bin and the others. He had listened to their conversation all the way and couldn't help but ask a question, "Military Advisor Gu, you said that with so many of us disaster victims arriving in Youzhou, can you at the Yichun City Lord's Mansion accommodate us all?"
"Of course, sir, don't worry. When you arrive in Youzhou, you should be assigned to one of the following cities and counties: Jiachuan, Yichun, Songhuafu, Huining, Houcheng, or stay in Suihua. If you are with your relatives and don't want to be separated, you must register your information together. Do you understand?"
"Can't I choose the place myself?"
"No. We've accepted too many people this time. If you were allowed to choose on your own, it would increase the workload." Gu Bin reassured him, "Don't worry, the cities and counties in Youzhou are all similar. No matter where you go, the government will make sure you're properly accommodated."
"Okay, I understand."
At this time, Gu Bin did not know that most of these disaster victims could choose the city they liked.
Heading east, they soon faced a choice.
"There are two roads here. Which way should we go?"
Gu Bin said, "Of these two roads, the smaller one leads to Houcheng, and the larger one leads to Suihua. You can take whichever one you want, and both will lead you to Youzhou."
With millions of disaster victims and refugees, it would be too much pressure if only one place, whether it was Suihua or Houcheng, was responsible for receiving and diverting them. Therefore, the order he received before leaving was to guide the diversion of the victims from the very beginning.
Su Yibai arranged a brother to explain to the people behind at the fork in the road.
"Let's go to Houcheng. Houcheng is close to the sea. Our hometown used to be by the sea, and we like towns by the sea."
"Then let's go to Suihua. I heard that the land in Suihua is very fertile and there are many mountains and forests. We used to work in a forest farm, so Suihua is definitely the right place to go."
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