Chapter 856: Earth Dragons Hurt People, but They Are Not as Bad as the Tyranny of Qin! In Troubled Times, We Should Use Severe Punishments!

In front of the might of nature, anyone seems insignificant.

But how could the Chinese people bow down to nature!

When the aftershocks ended, looking at the road that was completely submerged by rocks, Ying Chengjiao looked back at his disciples and said in a deep voice: "Do you know why I insisted on going to the disaster area and taking you with me?"

Jingpo immediately stepped out and said: "According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, if a place suffers a major disaster, the court should provide money and food, and the responsibility of leading the people to save themselves lies with the local officials."

"If a place suffers from famine and poor harvest, the court will not provide money and food, and the local officials should lead the people to save themselves."

"All the students from the military academy will become local officials in the future, and they should take the responsibility of leading the people to save themselves."

"Now the school commander is leading us to Zheng County to teach the students how to lead the people to save themselves!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and nodded: "This is very good."

"When the ministers in the court question me, I will answer like this!"

The students laughed kindly, but they also understood that the fundamental purpose of Ying Chengjiao leading them to rescue the victims was not to teach them a lesson.

Zhuangchou looked at Ying Chengjiao with burning eyes and said: "I think there are not so many reasons."

"It has nothing to do with wealth, importance, or nobility!"

"When the Qin people are in trouble, the Qin people save them!"

Zhuangchou believes that the love and responsibility of those who can say the words "Are there any kings, princes, generals, or ministers?" and truly practice them will not be so narrow!

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly and sighed: "Yes, the Qin people are in trouble, how can the Qin people not save them?"

"You are all my disciples. I trust your ability and character, so I led you to rescue."

"It's just to save more lives."

How can there be so many reasons and excuses?

Ying Chengjiao believes that he has the ability, prestige and knowledge to help the people in the disaster area better deal with this disaster.

Ying Chengjiao also believes that his disciples will not take advantage of the chaos to oppress the people and rob property like ordinary soldiers.

So he brought his disciples here!

Smiling, Ying Chengjiao looked at the disciples and said sincerely: "Of course, this is just my personal thought."

"You all see how difficult this road is."

"If there are those who want to retreat, I will not blame them."

The collapsed mountain is still rising with thick smoke and dust, announcing the difficulties and obstacles along the way.

But facing Ying Chengjiao's question, all three thousand military school students bowed and said: "Those who are afraid of death should not enter this gate!"

Ying Chengjiao's smile became particularly gratified, and he looked at the strong men pushing the carts, and said more sincerely: "The road ahead is difficult, you don't need to move forward."

"If you are afraid, you can unload the baggage in the car on the spot, and then drive back to transport the baggage, which is also the full order."

"If you are not afraid, you can follow me to the disaster area."

"Thank you, my lord!"

Looking at Ying Chengjiao bowing and bowing, all the recruited strong men felt warm in their hearts.

Chang'an Jun is not afraid of dangers, how can we humble people be afraid of difficulties and dangers? !

And Dilong and Chang'an Jun have a history, I think even if I die here, Chang'an Jun will definitely speak well of us and find a good job in Huangquan!

Except for a few really timid men, most of them bowed their hands and shouted: "I am willing to die for Chang'an Jun!"

Ying Chengjiao laughed loudly: "Good! Very good!"

"My Great Qin has all these benevolent people with lofty ideals, so why worry about not prospering!"

Carrying ten iron hoes on his left shoulder and two baskets of millet on a shoulder pole on his right shoulder, Ying Chengjiao shouted excitedly: "The fourth-term students of the military academy will explore the disaster situation in various counties and towns along the periphery of Zheng County."

"The third-term students will organize the transportation of corvée labor along the way and try their best to clear the road."

"The rest of you will follow me to carry the baggage and continue to move forward!"

The team of nearly 10,000 people shouted in unison: "Yes!"

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Two hours later.

Zheng County.

The once prosperous city is now a ruin.

All the city walls collapsed, and all the buildings in the city except the granary and arsenal collapsed!

A crack more than a foot wide runs through the entire Zheng County, and there are several more cracks that dismember Zheng County.

If you walk closer and listen, you can still hear the faint sound of crying for help from the deep crack.

But no matter how desperate the crying sound from the deep crack is, it is not as good as the wailing on the ground.

"Child! Child! Child, wait, your father will definitely save you!"

"Mother, my head hurts!"

"What did I do wrong to cause the earth dragon to punish me like this!"

Zheng County Magistrate Qiu Liao stepped on the broken wooden beams and cracked rammed earth and moved forward slowly.

Beside him, the desperate old man dug the rammed earth with both hands, and he did not stop even though his ten fingers had exposed the white bones.

The child covered in dust knelt in front of his parents and cried loudly, but no one cared.

The person whose half of his body was pressed under the beam held his lover's hand tightly and used his last strength to explain his affairs.

Qiu Liao couldn't bear to watch what was happening around him, so he could only quicken his pace and walk out of the county.

However, what was waiting for him outside the county was still not the beautiful pastoral scenery, but the people who gathered outside the city and cried bitterly.

Listening to the cries of the people, Qiu Liao finally couldn't help but choked and whispered: "What is the fault of Zheng County! Why does the heaven punish Zheng County like this!"

"Why is it so!"

But after whispering, Qiu Liao hurriedly wiped his tears with his sleeves, strode towards the crowd outside the city, and asked in a serious voice: "Where is the prison guard?"

Prison guard Lifu hurriedly ran to Qiu Liao and bowed his hands: "I pay my respects to the county magistrate!"

Qiu Liao asked solemnly: "How is the statistics of the victims?"

Lifu immediately said: "There are 11,615 people from the country in Zheng County who fled out of the city, and they have all been recorded."

"A total of more than 6,300 people from the surrounding villages and towns in Guizhou have gathered here."

Qiu Liao frowned and said, "Only more than ten thousand Guizhou heads gathered here?!"

Zheng County has hosted immigrants who were moved to Guanzhong by Ying Zheng many times. It is a relatively densely populated large county. The total population of the county seat plus the surrounding townships can reach nearly 80,000 people, and Qiu Liao has already notified each of them. In the event of an earthquake, they should gather as far as possible toward Zheng County to facilitate subsequent relief and rescue.

But now, nearly half a day has passed since the first wave of earthquakes, but there are still only more than 10,000 people gathered here!

This made Qiu Liao inevitably have a bad premonition.

Feeling uneasy under the pressure, Qiu Liao asked again: "Is there any turmoil just now?"

Lifu sighed softly and shook his head: "The earth dragon suddenly turned over, and chaos is inevitable."

"Fortunately, Lord Chang'an had already anticipated this, and even informed the Guizhou leaders, so that the unrest would not expand. The lower officials could only lead the jailers to suppress it."

"But what if..."

Li Fu didn't say much about the rest of the story, but Qiu Liao knew it clearly.

At this moment, the leaders of Guizhou are on the verge of collapse.

Once it is stimulated again, unrest will break out in an instant that is difficult to suppress!

Qiu Liao took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I'm a prisoner!"

"I have brought the grain from the warehouse. Let the Guizhou leaders have a full meal first."

"Instruct all county soldiers to prepare for war with guns in hand!"

Passing by Li Fu, Qiu Liao shouted loudly: "We, the Qin Dynasty, will reward you for your merits and punish you for your mistakes!"

"Today the earth's dragon has turned upside down, so that all living beings have been devastated!"

"We, the Zheng County Government Office, are recruiting for corvee labor. All those who apply will be given food and wages at twice the rate of ordinary corvee labor."

"All applicants please line up to the right!"

"Anyone who is under six feet five inches tall, who is over sixty years old, or who is pregnant, please line up to the left!"

Hearing Qiu Liao's cry, hundreds of strong men pushed aside their family members and walked toward Qiu Liao in silence.

They knew very well what Qiu Liao needed them to do, and they also knew very well that they would face greater dangers here.

But they know better that if they don't go, they and their families will starve to death here!

But at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded from the crowd: "Food! It's food!"

Qiu Liao's heart trembled violently. He immediately unsheathed his sword and jumped onto a big stone. He shouted angrily: "Behead those who make trouble! Behead those who make noise! ​​Behead those who are good at stealing food and grass!"

The people of Lao Qin suddenly became quiet, and men, women, old and young went to Qiu Liao's left and right sides respectively.

But the people from outside the country who were moved to Zheng County burst out in dissatisfaction: "Why!"

"This time the Qin State has caused the heaven and earth to become angry due to successive years of war. This is all the fault of the Qin State Court. Why is it that the Qin State Court not only does not provide relief to us, but also forces us to do corvee work again!"

"That's right! The earth dragon hasn't left yet and is still turning over frequently. Now recruiting us to rescue others is actually threatening our lives!"

"The earth dragon hurts people, but it is not as bad as Qin's tyranny!"

"I just want to live! What's wrong with me! Grab food!"

The people of Xinfu did not know the strength of Qin in enforcing the law.

They don't even know that there is no such thing as a lawless society in Da Qin!

They only know that if they can eat and drink easily, who would be willing to work hard all day to earn half a full meal?

As the angry cries grew louder, the crowd gathered around Qiu Liao.

Qiu Liao shouted without hesitation: "The county soldiers come forward and form a formation five feet away!"

"Anyone who dares to cross the formation without forming a line will be killed!"

"Officials with a rank of less than three hundred stones are listed after the county soldiers."

"Any county soldiers who disobey orders will be killed!"

In troubled times, you should use the heavy code!

Although Qiu Liao would shed tears on his clothes due to the casualties caused by the earthquake.

But in the face of those who are interested in turmoil, Qiu Liao has no mercy at all!

Li Fu immediately drew his sword out of its scabbard and shouted angrily: "Prisoners, listen to the order! Get in formation!"

The spear formation composed of hundreds of county soldiers, thieves exterminators, jailers and other grassroots officers and soldiers advanced forward, even if they were close to the victims, their pace did not slow down at all.

Under the threat of weapons, many victims subconsciously retreated, but some victims shouted angrily: "The Qin State is cruel and unkind. If they don't give me a way to survive, then they will rebel against the Qin!"

"kill!!!"

Cries of death burst out from the mouths of the victims and county soldiers at the same time.

But a more violent roar covered up all the cries of killing!

"boom!!!"

"The earth dragon will turn over again! Get out of the way!"

"The ground is cracking! Get out of the way! Go!"

"Help! Help!!!"

"Take this opportunity to grab food!"

Accompanied by the roar, the earth trembled, and a long and narrow crack suddenly appeared where the victims gathered.

More than a dozen victims were swallowed by the cracks before they could react.

However, a few victims reacted and even grabbed the edge of the crack with their hands, but in the end they still lost their grip due to tremors and eventually fell into the abyss!

Qiu Liao held the stone with his hand and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't panic!"

"Officials from all ministries perform their duties! County soldiers guard the grain trucks!"

"Anyone who causes chaos will be executed immediately!"

A sudden aftershock not only failed to extinguish the flames of conflict, but also further demonstrated the preciousness of food.

Many victims squatted on the ground and cried and wailed, but many victims were completely ruthless and charged towards the grain carts!

At this moment, Li Fu suddenly jumped onto the top of a grain cart, pointed to the southwest and screamed: "Reinforcements have arrived!"

Qiu Liao cursed in his heart.

Let alone the Qin Dynasty, has there ever been a country in ancient and modern times that would send troops to rescue the disaster area?

Li Fu's intention to use the power of the army to deter the rioters is good.

But this is a threat that is completely contrary to common sense. Who would believe it? !

"It's reinforcements! Reinforcements are really coming!"

"The Qin army is coming! Stop, scatter! Scatter quickly and hide!"

"My dear, hide the food we brought quickly, don't let those soldiers see it!"

Seeing that more and more victims were looking southwest, Qiu Liao finally turned his head and looked southwest.

He saw that under the afterglow of the setting sun, on the broken mountain road, a Qin army wearing leather armor and carrying baggage on their shoulders was crossing the mountains and ridges!