Chapter 579: Human Heart

"Get up, everyone get up." Zhao Xu helped Yan Wan up.

He had long noticed that many people gathered behind the city gate.

These people were naturally slaves who had just been liberated from Beidi.

Seeing this, Qin Shan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, I will tell them that Your Highness has always been diligent and caring for the people, and is extremely kind to the people. So when they heard that Your Highness was coming, they all came over. Ning Jin Dusi was initially appointed, and people were panicked. Not yet at ease.”

"Your Highness, is Ningjin Dusi going to be handed over to the imperial court?"

Just as Zhao Xu was about to speak, Yan Wang suddenly asked, the worry in his eyes could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

"What? Isn't it good for the imperial court to take over Ningjin Dusi?" Zhao Xu asked deliberately.

In the past few days, Yan Wang has learned from Qin Shan's mouth what happened to King Yan since he arrived in Yanzhou.

Do you also know what the Dasong court is like now?

Before the comparison, he naturally knew that if the imperial court were to take charge of Ningjin Dusi, they would be jumping from a pit of fire into a pit of cesspool.

Therefore, as long as the King of Yan says yes, he will bring people to live in Yanzhou and will never live in Ningjin Dusi.

So he said: "It has been thirteen years. His Highness conquered Ningjin Dusi. In these thirteen years, we do not want to see where the imperial court is."

After a pause, he said: "If Ningjin Dusi returns to the imperial court, we will either go to Yanzhou or simply commit suicide by drowning in the river."

"That's right, let's just die."

"Your Highness Prince Yan, you have to make the decision for us."

"..."

Other people took the opportunity to speak, all wiping tears.

When Zhao Xu saw this, he stopped trying to keep the secrets and said: "As you wish, I will not hand over this Ningjin Dusi to the imperial court. You will be under the jurisdiction of the palace. After a while, officials will arrive at Ningjin Dusi. They will allocate land and houses to you, and you must cooperate with them."

Liu Fu and the officials nodded after hearing this.

King Yan's statement gave them reassurance.

This Ningjin Dusi was captured by the royal family's troops.

A hundred of them were unwilling to hand it over to the imperial court.

"King Yan...His Royal Highness the King of Yan has agreed!" Yan Wan stuttered again.

Looking at Zhao Xu, he said: "Your Highness, ordinary people don't know anything else. I will kowtow a hundred times to you to thank Your Highness for your great kindness."

"That's not necessary. If you knock your head off, it will be my fault." Zhao Xu smiled and pulled Yan Wan up and walked with him towards Ning City.

Yan Wang was pulled by Zhao Xu. He was obviously a man, but at this moment he was a little squirming, like a little daughter-in-law being led.

When the Beidi people were there, they wouldn't touch them because they thought they were dirty.

And King Yan, such a noble person, actually pulled him, so imagine his current mood.

The other people looked envious. If they had known it, they would have been the first to rebel, and they would not have let Yan Wang take all the glory.

Entering Ningcheng, Zhao Xu saw more people who had suffered long-term abuse.

Originally, he thought that the people of Yan County living under the Zhang family were miserable enough.

Comparing them now, there is a huge difference.

Dark, skinny, with sunken eyes and a bulging belly due to malnutrition.

The point is, at a glance, the people all look like this.

Liu Fu and the officials followed him, originally interested in talking about how to govern Ningjin Dusi.

Before they walked a hundred meters, everyone stopped talking.

The only thing he could hear was the sound of grinding his teeth.

Obviously he hates the Beidi people very much.

During the thirteen years of ruling Ningjin Dusi, Beidi did not regard the people of Dasong as human beings at all.

Arrive at the residence where Ningcheng in Qinshan handles official business.

Zhao Xu sat down at the main seat, followed by Chang Wei, Liu Fu and others.

Looking at everyone, he said: "You have all seen the appearance of the people outside. The most important thing next is to restore people's livelihood. I will leave the matter of Liu Fu to your government office."

"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Fu responded.

During this period, Ningjin Dusi will become a burden to Yanzhou.

Because the people here will rely entirely on Yanzhou to support themselves unless production is fully restored.

Thinking of this, he lamented King Yan's foresight even more.

Before the Battle of Ningjin, the trade with Goryeo was opened up.

Let Black Shark Trading Company proudly use Yanzhou goods to buy grain from Goryeo.

Otherwise, Yanzhou's food supply may be stretched thin.

After all, this is a million mouths.

"Until the government office completely takes over Ningjin Dusi, this place will still be temporarily under the military control of the royal family. The porridge must be done well, and the people should be fed and nourished for a period of time." Zhao Xu added.

Qin Shan responded yes.

Zhao Xu finally looked at Yan Wang and said, "You have a high prestige among the people now. I hope you will set an example and cooperate with the government in rebuilding the Ningjin Dusi."

He has always valued the power of the people. He relied on the active participation of the people when he dug tunnels during the autumn hunt, and acted in conjunction with the fake plague.

Therefore, in the reconstruction of Ningjin Dusi, the power he valued most was the power of the people.

The government agencies and the army are only responsible for guiding.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, this is what ordinary people should do." Yan Wang patted his thin chest.

Zhao Xu laughed softly, and then told him about dividing the people into groups and rebuilding the Ningjin Dusi.

The current Ningjin Dusi is completely blank, with no villages at all on the vast land.

At that time, the Beidi people only had some fertile land near the city for slaves to cultivate.

Therefore, he planned to let a group of 500 people go to the previously abandoned village, clean up the ruins, make a unified plan, and rebuild each of the houses.

Then let the people clear the weeds in the nearby wasteland and resume production.

Then he mentioned the digging of tunnels.

Although the Northern Di retreated northward, they only avoided more losses, not to say that they completely abandoned Ningjindusi.

According to Chang Wei, when he went to Jincheng, Yang Zhen reported to him that patrolling cavalry had discovered the Northern Di scouts more than once.

Obviously, the Northern Di had been causing trouble for him.

Before Dasong lost Ningjindusi, the Northern Di did this.

From time to time, there would be scouts, and the thousand-man team would touch Ningjindusi, grab it and leave.

Therefore, in Ningjindusi, measures to guard against the Northern Di must be in place.

In addition, he also talked about the selection of village heads, security chiefs and other things.

Yan Wang wrote them down one by one.

After staying in Ningcheng for one night, Zhao Xu set off for Jincheng the next day.

After arriving in Jincheng, he first appeased the people, then climbed the Jincheng city wall and asked Yang Zhen to introduce the situation in the past few days.

"I have confirmed that the Northern Di have left a king's tent north of Jincheng, specifically responsible for harassing Ningjindusi." Yang Zhen said.

Zhao Xu nodded, frowning slightly. Although the Northern Di had suffered heavy losses and were unable to launch a large-scale attack, they were obviously still causing trouble for him.

In this way, part of his troops were tied down.

However, before attacking Ningjindusi, he had made preparations.

The Ningjin Army was a special army he built to deal with the harassment of the Northern Di.