"General, there are more and more people lining up to get porridge!"
"There are still many people who didn't even have a single porridge to drink."
"What should I do?"
Yang Jin sat under the porridge stall, looking at the long queue of people, and asked in a low voice: "How many people were captured and sent to the army today?"
Qi Hou thought for a moment and replied, "General, there are thirty-one people in total."
Yang Jin looked up at him in surprise.
Qi Hou explained: "Sending criminals to the army may have a deterrent effect at first.
Gradually, people began to queue up to get porridge, as if they were dead pigs that were not afraid of boiling water.
We can't arrest all the people. ”
Yang Jin sighed: "The people have been hungry for too long, they can do anything.
...
...
The fact that there hasn’t been any major chaos is all thanks to Mr. Gu’s planning.
You should arrest the troublemaker first, and we’ll deal with it later when we have a solution. ”
"yes!"
Xiao Jingzhou arrived at the porridge stall and just saw Qi Hou taking his men away.
Yang Jin stood up and politely asked Xiao Jingzhou to sit down.
He poured water for Xiao Jingzhou and said, "I think Mr. Gu has also learned that someone is taking advantage of the situation.
Drinking enough but still not satisfied,
And rush to queue up ahead of others. ”
Yang Jin analyzed: "Zhiyi City has been on a ceasefire for three years, these people may want to avoid fighting.
I feel that we can't let people starve to death.
Maybe being exiled can fill his stomach and make him even more unscrupulous. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the porridge stall became noisy again.
"How do you prove that I drank the porridge?"
"It's just my turn. I haven't even had a mouthful of porridge yet, and you guys are kicking me out."
“You are bullying the common people!”
The man was a little short, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, and his shirt was open, exposing his chest.
Holding an empty bowl in his hand, he stood by the pot and argued with the soldiers.
The people behind the man also began to talk.
"Does the official have to look at the face before distributing porridge?"
"If my appearance is not what the official likes, will I not get any porridge to drink?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down!
Be careful not to be heard by the officials. If you offend someone, you will have no porridge to drink! ”
Yang Jin slammed his big hand on the Eight Immortals Table, making a loud bang.
"audacious in the extreme!"
"This general will definitely punish these people!"
Xiao Jingzhou stopped him: "General Yang, don't be anxious."
Yang Jin rolled his eyes and looked up at him: "Mr. Gu, do you have any good ideas?"
Before Xiao Jingzhou came, he had basically figured out the situation.
He looked at the man causing the trouble and said calmly, "That man is not tall, but he has a strong back and waist, and his lower body is strong and powerful.
There were thin calluses on the hands holding the bowl. Even though he had served in the army, he must be a martial artist. ”
There are quite a few such people in Zhiyi City. Most of them are officials exiled here and are familiar with the management procedures in the army.
It was expected that Yang Jin would not easily attack the people and cause panic in the city.
Xiao Jingzhou thought for a moment:
"General Yang, I think we might as well arrest all the people.
From now on, if five troublemakers are arrested every day, all porridge distribution in the city will be stopped. ”
Hearing this, Yang Jin's pupils widened in surprise.
He didn't expect Xiao Jingzhou to handle the matter so arbitrarily.
He hesitated and said, “The total number of soldiers in the army is only 20,000.
If the whole city starts to riot, how can we resist? ”
This is why he only ordered people to arrest and send people into exile, instead of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.
Xiao Jingzhou said: "As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction.
General Yang simply gave orders to post notices at the city gate and had the soldiers shout along the troops.
Just let the whole city hear it.
It then depends on how the people choose. ”
Yang Jin couldn't think of a good solution at the moment, so he ordered his men to do as Xiao Jingzhou said.
At worst, the whole city would be in turmoil, and it would not be too late for him to distribute porridge as usual to remedy the situation.
The short man heard the soldiers giving orders again.
His face turned ugly instantly, and he tried to slip away without even taking the bowl while the soldiers were not paying attention.
The soldiers didn't even give him the chance. They simply arrested him, tied his hands behind his back with a horse rope, and stood him under the city wall.
The people didn't care about the people who were arrested. They were all worried that they wouldn't be able to drink the porridge and would go hungry again.
There was a lot of discussion.
"It's too inhumane for the official to do this."
"In my opinion, the official has done his utmost to give us five more places."
"Earlier, the high officials said they would send people into exile, but it was because someone was causing trouble."
"These bastards are so full that they make others hungry. I think they should be beaten to death!"
Xiao Jingzhou and Yang Jin sat under the porridge stall.
In less than half an hour, Lu Chen ran up to the two of them with a smile on his face.
"Young Master, you are truly a master of foresight!"
"When the people heard the news that the porridge distribution was stopped, they all became quiet."
Lu Chen poured himself a bowl of water and drank it in big gulps.
He put the bowl down and wiped the water from his chin.
Xinxi asked, "Young Master, all those who caused trouble earlier have been arrested. Not only do they have no porridge to drink, they also have to serve as soldiers in the army.
But there are still people causing trouble.
Why are all the people in the city so obedient now? ”
Xiao Jingzhou was not stingy with his answer:
"You don't feel the pain unless the whip hits you.
If you stop giving out porridge.
The people behind who don't have porridge to drink will inevitably vent their anger on the person who prevented them from having porridge.
Killing someone directly is a small matter, but most of the time, life is worse than death. ”
Lu Chen nodded in understanding: "I understand!
The collective responsibility effect has a deterrent effect! ”
Hearing this, Yang Jin stared at Xiao Jingzhou's face without blinking.
It's not that he hadn't thought about collective punishment, but he felt that it was not applicable to the common people, so he used force to intimidate them.
This is totally the way to run an army.
For example, if a battalion of people were punished because of one person, it would be more painful than if that person were punished directly.
He changed his mind and realized that this was the collective deterrence created by the superiors, who weighed the power of the inferiors, controlled and drove them, just like punishing the entire clan, which was terrifying.
What is the identity of this Mr. Gu?
Yang Jin sent people to inquire about Xiao Jingzhou's identity, but when there was no news, he had to give up.
The porridge distribution in the afternoon went unexpectedly smoothly, and the soldiers who were distributing the porridge felt a lot more relaxed.
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21st century.
Jiang Zhenyu waited at home for most of the day and finally received a call from the delivery driver.
She hung up the phone and asked Uncle Zhang to take the porters to unload the goods in the air-raid shelter.
When the semi-trailer delivering rice arrived in front of the air-raid shelter, Uncle Zhang arrived with the porters.
Uncle Zhang looked at the semitrailer, which was filled to the brim.
He walked to Jiang Zhenyu's side and asked:
"Mr. Jiang, how many tons of rice are there in this truck?"
"25 tons (50,000 kilograms)."
Jiang Zhenyu handed him the delivery note.
"Uncle Zhang, the farm unloads goods in the air-raid shelter. How do you arrange the unloading?"
Uncle Zhang took the delivery note and estimated where to put the rice.
He said: “There are two conveyor belts in the air-raid shelter, so it is relatively convenient to unload the truck.
If you want to stack them neatly, you need to put a pallet underneath and then stack them up with a forklift. ”
Jiang Zhenyu considered sending the rice to Xiao Jingzhou later.
She said, "Use a pallet underneath, up to three meters high, and it will save some effort."
Uncle Zhang knew that there would be several more truckloads of groceries to be picked up later.
He reminded: “If this is the case, 25 tons of rice will take up a lot of space.
If you want to store things now, you will be restricted. ”
Jiang Zhenyu had not originally planned how long to store the rice in the air-raid shelter.
"My friend will be transporting it away soon. He won't stay for long. Just relax and unload the goods!"
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