Chapter 858 I Will Shoulder All the Blame! Use Red to Attract the Eyes of the Victims, and Use Long-Term Peace to Calm Their Hearts!
Qiu Liao really wanted to say that he was not showing a false courtesy, but was truly grateful to Ying Chengyu.
But facing Ying Chengzhen's serious expression, Qiu Liao hurriedly suppressed his gratitude and spoke faster: "To be honest with Mr. Chang'an, the current situation is extremely corrupt."
"The official has already ordered all the pavilion chiefs to tell all the common people in Zheng County every month to immediately go to Zheng County to wait for relief if they encounter an earth dragon."
"There are 9,561 Chinese households in Zheng County, but only 11,615 Chinese have fled here so far."
"There are 16,806 savage households in Zheng County, but only 6,318 savages have fled here so far."
As Qiu Liao spoke, Ying Chengyu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Da Qin collected taxes and recruited corvees on a household basis, so Qin people would divide households only when they had to divide households to live separately.
It is true that years of wars and harsh punishments have caused sorrow to every household in Daqin, but on average each household still has three to four children - this does not include minors under six feet five inches tall!
Therefore, there are at least 30,000 people living in the county seat of Zheng County, and at least 50,000 people living in the townships under the jurisdiction of Zheng County!
But now, less than 18,000 people gather here.
Where are the others?
Qiu Liao's eyes turned red again, and he said with a trembling voice: "Just now, the earth dragon turned over again, and actually broke the earth's veins at the place where the victims gathered, and caused many victims to fall into hell!"
"Xiaguan, Xiaguan, Xiaguan don't know how many victims can survive now!"
Ying Chengyu continued to ask in an almost cold voice: "How many villages are there where savages have arrived here? How many villages are there where no savages have arrived here?"
"Have you ever found out the current situation in each village from the savages?"
Qiu Liao's sadness was interrupted and he quickly replied: "Zheng County has four townships and eleven miles."
"There are people from Guizhou arriving in Houfang Township and its jurisdictions including Xixiaoli and Nanxiaoli, as well as Junchaoli and Wayaoli."
"No one has arrived in the rest of the countryside yet!"
Ying Chengyu took a deep breath to regain clarity in his brain, and asked again: "Are there any other important reports that you would like to report to me?"
Qiu Liao hurriedly said: "Lai Chang'an Lord has already expected this earth dragon's comeback. King Lai Yingming and all the officials in the court have been dispatching grain and grass to Guanzhong this year. Our Zheng County is adjacent to the Weishui River and is transporting grain and grass to the cities on the south bank of the Weishui River." The key to food and grass.”
"The grain stored in our Zheng County granary alone is enough for all the Dingkou chewers in Zheng County for more than two months!"
"If the government can come to our aid in Zheng County, please provide tools and medicinal materials first to save the people!"
The grain stored in Zheng County's granary alone is enough for everyone in Zheng County to hold on until the roads are clear.
Not to mention, there probably aren’t that many people in Zheng County anymore!
Ying Chengyu nodded slightly, then looked directly at Qiu Liao, and asked solemnly: "Is it possible that I trust the county magistrate Liao?"
Qiu Liao was slightly startled, and then he suddenly handed over his hands: "I am willing to die for Lord Chang'an!"
Not to mention that Qiu Liao cares about the people of Zheng County. Even if Qiu Liao doesn't care about Qian Shou, he would not dare to stab Ying Chengyu in the back!
Ying Chengjing looked at Qiu Liao intently and said in a deep voice: "If the disaster relief is done properly, the credit goes to the county magistrate Liao. If there are any faults in the disaster relief, the fault goes to me."
Seeing Qiu Liao's eyes widening in astonishment, Ying Chengyu pressed Qiu Liao's shoulder with his right hand, and his voice became more serious: "There is no need for you to consider any culpability or pressure from the government during this disaster relief process. I, sir, Pick it up!"
"I am ordering you now!"
"Immediately hand over all the household registration records (household registration files) of Zheng County to me. Immediately inform me of the names of available officials in Zheng County. Then stay here and use your life to guard the place where the grain is distributed and the Zheng County granary."
"After sunset, I personally led the trusted men to carry the grain stored in the granary to this place during the night, and stacked it with the baggage brought in from outside the mountain until the road in and out of the mountain was completely opened."
"I will leave fifty soldiers to serve as your assistants."
"County magistrate Liao, do you dare to obey the order?!"
Qiu Liao immediately realized the purpose of Ying Chengyu's move.
The mountain road is difficult to navigate, so Ying Chengyu needs to maximize the value of the limited transportation capacity.
Since the grain stored in Zheng County's granary is enough to feed everyone in Zheng County for two months, bringing in more tools and medicinal materials is now the top priority.
But for the victims, all external things are not important, only food is the top priority!
Instead of spending a lot of time convincing the victims that Zheng County has enough grain to feed them for two months, it is better to make them mistakenly believe that the outside world is always transporting food to them and that they have a continuous supply of food.
This alone is enough to eliminate most signs of unrest!
As for Ying Chengxuan shouldering all the blame?
Qiu Liao knew very well that if the handling of the earthquake in Zheng County was still unsatisfactory even with Ying Chengxuan helping him, Qiu Liao would be dismissed from his position due to lack of ability, even if Ying Chengxuan managed to hold him accountable. .
The real meaning of Ying Chengyu's words is that he gave Qiu Liao a sword!
Anyone who dares to covet food and grass, regardless of status or title, will be killed by Qiu Liao for not obeying the law, and Ying Chengxuan will be responsible for all the consequences afterwards!
Qiu Liao immediately drew his sword out of its scabbard and shouted solemnly: "As long as I am a low-ranking official and I still have a breath left, there will never be any loss of food and grass!"
Ying Chengyu nodded happily: "Very good!"
"Get the map of Kun!"
"Looking for Chibu!"
Looking at the map of Kun in front of him, Ying Chengyu said solemnly: "Order!"
"Servant Wang Bo led four servants, fifty guards, and five hundred young men along the valley on the north side of Baishili to Nanmali, Liuzhi Township!"
"Servant Dong Yi leads the minister..."
"Servant Su Jiao led four ministers, 200 guards, and 500 young men to Dongxiaoli, Houfang Township!"
"Cut the red cloth to the size of the general's flag and grind the ink!"
After assigning tasks one by one, Ying Chengyu picked up his writing brush and personally wrote two words one by one on the twenty red general flags——
Chang'an!
After drying the ink, Ying Chengyu handed the flags one by one to the twenty-headed ministers and said solemnly: "You all have not accepted the king's order and cannot raise the flag to summon the head of Guizhou."
"I will give this flag to you now."
"Use red to call the eyes of the victims, and use elongation to calm the hearts of the victims!"
"I hope you all will win!"
Holding the flag given by Ying Chengyu himself in both hands, Su Jiao, Wang Bo and all the other ministers' hearts were filled with passion, and they shouted excitedly: "We will live up to the commander's trust!"
Without Ying Chengyu's instructions, a famous minister took up the man's hand, carried iron shovels, grains and torches on his back, found a straighter tree trunk, raised the general's flag high, and ran towards the direction designated by Ying Chengyu.
Meng Yi, who suddenly became a polished commander, was a little at a loss: "Jun Chang'an, we are here to protect Lord Chang'an under the order of the king!"
"Chang'an Lord has sent out all the ministers, how can I explain to the king!"
Ying Chengxuan asked: "With me here in charge, who dares to cause trouble?"
Meng Yi was speechless!
Ying Chengyu asked again: "If there is a rebellion that even I and my thousand soldiers cannot stop, Lieutenant General Meng Lang thinks he can stop it with his two thousand guards?"
Meng Yi blushed!
Ying Chengxuan's voice became a little gentler: "Eldest brother ordered General Meng Zhonglang to come here because eldest brother knows that I am lacking talented people, and you are all talented people!"
"The resettlement of the victims outside Zheng County is currently in chaos. General Meng Zhonglang has a profound family knowledge and must know how to set up camp."
"I would like to ask General Meng Zhonglang to dispatch the head of Guizhou to look for cloth, and then follow the strategy of marching and setting up camp to resettle the camp and resettle all the victims."
"General Meng Zhonglang, can you lend me a helping hand?"
What else could Meng Yi say?
He could only hand over his hand with a bang: "Yi!"
Ying Chengqiao smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhuang Qiu and the others and said in a deep voice: "Those who are above level C in the military medical department, come out!"
Zhuang Qiu and most of the disciples immediately stepped forward.
Ying Chengxuan pointed at Zhuang Qiu and others and said, "These are the second-term students of the military academy with grade C or above in the military medical department."
"I would like to trouble Lieutenant General Meng to set up a military medical tent next to the camp of the victims. The injured will be transported to the military medical tent one after another according to the severity of their injuries, and will be treated by my disciples."
"The rest are second-term students of the military academy who are below level C in the military medical department. Although their military medical skills are still not up to standard, they are all talented people. They can all help Lieutenant General Meng Lang manage the victims. Lieutenant General Meng Lang can be trusted with his appointment."
Military medicine is not a subject recorded in the graduation examination, but exists like an elective course.
After all, the purpose of the Great Qin Military Academy's existence is to train a group of middle- and high-level officials, not to train a group of field medics.
This also directly resulted in the battlefield first aid skills of Da Qin military academy students being far inferior to those of military law officers.
But now it’s really a time when a dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, and it’s better to save one more person!
Meng Yi hurriedly faced all the second-term students of the military academy and raised his hands: "Thank you, everyone!"
After properly allocating the affairs, Ying Chengyu raised an iron shovel and shouted in a serious voice: "Soldiers, obey orders!"
"Raise the hammer!"
"Follow me to save people!"
While shouting and shouting, Ying Chengyu took the lead as usual and ran towards Zheng County.
The nine hundred and fifty soldiers picked up the iron shovel without hesitation and followed Ying Chengyu towards the ruins.
And that flag, which brought hope and peace of mind to all the victims, followed closely behind Ying Chengyu and moved forward together under the gaze of the victims!
Chaofu, who was directing the rescue outside the west gate, looked back at the sound and exclaimed: "Master!"
"This place is dangerous, the coach really can't practice in this dangerous place!"
Ying Chengyu pushed away Chao Fu who was standing in front of him and shouted in a deep voice: "Since you are my soldier, you should know that I will never let my soldiers face danger alone."
"People's lives are at stake. There is no room for delay. Don't try to persuade us."
"Help!"
As he spoke, Ying Chengyu had already passed Chaofu.
Seeing several strong men not far away struggling to carry a wooden beam, Ying Chengyu handed the iron shovel to the fortune teller, stood beside the strong men, and shouted loudly: "Get up!!!"
Looking at Ying Chengyu, whose muscles in his arms were tensing up as he forcibly carried the wooden beam, the nest man shouted in a trembling voice: "Elders!"
"The coach is not a citizen of Zheng County, but he is willing to take extraordinary risks for me, the father of Zheng County, and personally rescue him."
"Wait, can I lag behind the coach?"
"Help!!!"