Rong Chengxuan and Yun Wanwan also observed the prefect's methods. They saw that the ten people he had chosen included young people, old people, men, women, and even children aged five or six. This distribution of personnel was very reliable.
Young people, old people, men and women all have their own needs, and they see things from different perspectives. Children's eyes and minds are the most intuitive and will not lie. If such a team goes to investigate, the information they bring back will definitely be the most authentic.
Yun Wanwan nodded, feeling that this prefect was indeed a talented person who could be used.
Rong Chengxuan agreed, agreeing readily. Zhou Hang was a reliable man, and with him in charge, there was no need to change the prefect of Pingxing City. He then handed the matter over to Xiao Song, who would be sent out of the city early the next morning. This reassured the people of Pingxing City.
The Beichen Army valued order and did not stay for long after entering the city. Except for those who stayed to patrol and guard the city, more than half of the remaining people went out through the south gate again. They did not stop until ten miles south of the suburbs and immediately set up camp.
Pingxing City was captured without any fighting. The soldiers still had some strength left, so they quickly set up camp before dawn so that they could adapt to the scorching hot weather.
However, in addition to the soldiers who stayed to defend the city, there was also a small number of soldiers who stayed in the city. They stayed for no reason, but to clean up the mess left by the Western Zhou soldiers stationed there, and to clean up the city walls that they had just blown up.
After finishing all this, they registered the damaged houses and buildings and told the people not to worry, as they would repair them together tomorrow. In addition, all the walls blown up by the Western Zhou army and the Beichen army themselves, and all the damage caused to Pingxing City would be repaired by Beichen, without the people having to waste their time and money.
Before Beichen arrived, the Western Zhou army had been camped in the city. Hundreds of thousands of people poured in, ravaging Pingxing City. Even the main streets were covered in tents, leaving people unable to walk during the day. Some Western Zhou soldiers even built camps around the large lake in the center of the city, destroying all the vegetables and fruits growing near the lake.
Yun Wanwan went with the soldiers to inspect the situation. Her heart ached, and she gritted her teeth as she told Rong Chengxuan, "If we have the chance, we must raid the storehouses of the Western Zhou Imperial Palace and make them pay for this. Otherwise, everything will be charged to Prince An's Mansion. Even if Prince An's Mansion is as wealthy as a nation, it will be squandered by you sooner or later!"
Rong Chengxuan agreed with this idea and was even eager to try his hand at raiding the Xizhou Palace. After all, the biggest expenditure in this war was not on the Beichen Palace, but on the accounts of Prince An's Mansion.
Just as Yun Wanwan had said back at the frontier camp, Rong Chengxuan was using all the money he'd been saving for Yun Wanwan's future support. If Rong Chengxuan hadn't saved enough money over the years, at his current pace, Prince An's Mansion would have been bankrupt before they even reached Pingxing City.
"Wanwan, in another month, we should be able to reach the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Then we will storm the treasury of the Western Zhou Imperial Palace and move all the gold, silver and treasures inside back to Prince An's Mansion. Otherwise, Prince An's Mansion will probably go bankrupt."
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After witnessing the military style and discipline of the Beichen Army, the people of Pingxing City were completely relieved, knowing that this was an army completely different from the Western Zhou Army. They cared about the people and did not destroy any grass or trees here. They even actively participated in repairs. Some soldiers even sighed with regret at the damaged trees on the edge of the oasis.
The prefect Zhou Hang followed all the way and also inspected the whole way. He saw and remembered every word and action of Beichen Army. He couldn't help but sigh silently. No wonder everyone said that Beichen was good. No wonder Beichen could occupy the richest and largest land in the world. It seemed that there was a reason for it.
Zhou Hang bowed deeply to Rong Chengxuan and said nothing, but he also expressed his most sincere surrender.
Rong Chengxuan humbly sought his advice, but told him earnestly, "Wait until our people return from Shaping Daxing City, and then listen again. I'd like you to analyze what we haven't done well in those two cities."
"I am very happy to accept your suggestions. When the time comes, just tell me what changes you want to make, and I will have them implemented immediately. After all, we are still a little inexperienced. After all, we Beichen people have never ruled the desert before, and we are not fully adapted to the environment here. We need your assistance."
Zhou Hang was also taken aback, then asked, "Do you still need my assistance? Your Highness, with your Beichen army entering the city, Pingxing City no longer belongs to the Western Zhou Dynasty. I was originally an official of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but now that Pingxing City is part of Beichen, I am naturally no longer qualified to be the prefect."
"I suggest that Your Highness should send someone from Beichen to manage the area. I will just be a commoner. This is as it should be, and I have no complaints about it."
Zhou Hang was an official sent by the King of Western Zhou after the destruction of Hada State. He had not heard that the new master had entered the city and was still using the officials left by the old master. No matter what, he would obey the arrangements of Beichen.
Even if he wants to be an official again in the future, he must pass the assessment of Beichen and become an official of Beichen in an upright manner. This is the ending he wants.
But Rong Chengxuan shook his head and said, "I have never considered replacing you. Although the prefects of Shaping and Daxing were replaced, it was because the original officials were not capable enough to continue sitting in those positions. So we replaced them with the right ones so that the people of the two cities can live better than before."
"But since I entered the city, I've seen everything you say and do, and the people here trust you deeply. Otherwise, I wouldn't have allowed you to discuss these matters with me. You're the one I've chosen, so just sit there in your position as prefect. If anyone else has objections, feel free to ask them to come and talk to me!"
Rong Chengxuan's words "I believe in you" made Zhou Hang's eyes fill with tears.
He has been the prefect of Pingxing City for fifteen years. To be honest, he is reluctant to leave the people here. He still has so many good ideas that he wants to implement in the city, and many more ways to make the people in the city live better that have not been implemented. He really can't bear to give up his position as prefect.
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