I was a famous teacher in ancient times

Chapter 491 Desolation
On the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Ruizhou eats the Lantern Festival lively. After the Ming family withdrew from Dezhou, no one can stop Dezhou from being included in the map of Ruizhou. Although Ruizhou has not stopped dispatching troops, it still cannot stop Ruizhou The people are excited.

However, Yang Xi was not in Ruizhou, she was sitting in the carriage and was on her way to Qi County.

When she left Ruizhou, she accompanied many officials, most of the officials who passed by Fucheng stayed behind, and only two officials stayed with her to Qi County.

These officials, Yang Xixuan, were ready early in the morning, and Yang Xi also brought his helpers, Ziheng, Han Xu, Bai Lang, Wu Fangqing, and ten young military doctors taught by Mr. Yu.

The roads in Dezhou were so bad that Yang Xi was very bumpy in the car, and she didn't dare to eat too much when she was resting, for fear of being jolted.

The carriage passed another puddle, Yang Xi supported the table inside the carriage with both hands, but still hit his knee and hissed.

Wu Fangqing asked worriedly, "Sir, where are you hurt?"

Yang Xi slowed down for a while, and after the pain subsided, he said, "I'm fine now."

Wu Fangqing exhaled, "The roads in Texas are too bad. It would be nice if they can be repaired before summer."

Since leaving Ruizhou, I have been dissatisfied with everything I have seen along the way. The environment in Texas is too bad.

Yang Xi opened the curtain of the car, and there were more villages nearby, and it seemed that he was about to arrive in Qi County. He said in a comforting tone: "Take your time, don't rush."

Zhou Yu is most suitable to come to Dezhou this time, but it is a pity that Zhou Yu is doing things on the border of Jinzhou, and Xixuan is in a hurry. Uncle Zhong has already arrived in Dezhou Fucheng, and finally Zhou Yu returned to Fucheng to sit in town. She personally brought people to Dezhou .

I couldn't see any Dezhou people on the road. Now the whole Dezhou is controlled by soldiers, and the whole Dezhou doesn't allow people to leave the place.

The people in the city are not allowed to go out, not even allowed to go to the streets. They stay at home all day, which is relatively freer than in the countryside. At least the people in the countryside can walk in the village. As long as they don’t leave the village, they will be fine.

Because of the New Year, every household will hoard some firewood, and the temperature is not normal. It is only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the thin cotton clothes can already be taken off.

Outside the carriage, Bai Lang and Ziheng were riding the same horse. Ziheng wanted to ride the horse by himself, but his mother didn't agree. He was surprised that his mother could take him out this time, so he could only be obedient all the way.

Bai Lang heard Ziheng sigh, "What's wrong?"

Ziheng didn't say what was in his heart, pointing to the field and said: "It's clear that the grass and trees are in spring, but I only feel desolation."

Bai Lang also felt this way, it was so quiet, the whole world seemed to be only the sound of their team marching, and then he smiled, "This is already the best result."

There was no protracted battle, and the losses of the two states were minimized.

Ziheng knew in his heart that Uncle Proud was too powerful, and he thought of his younger brother again. Luckily, he had his cousin Zhenyuan, otherwise, only the younger brother was at home, and the younger brother would definitely get angry.

When the team was five miles away from Qi County, they saw the soldiers and horses in front of them. Ziheng had good eyesight, and he saw the leader's uncle at a glance, and couldn't help waving.

Yang Xixuan heaved a sigh of relief when he received the team. After winning Dezhou, he did not stop to suppress. The aristocratic family had nowhere to go. The final madness, he also lost some manpower in the last two days.

Yang Xixuan came to the front of the team and put his eldest nephew on his horse, but he didn't get off the horse, so he drove the horse to the carriage, "Sister, is the journey going smoothly?"

Yang Xi rubbed her waist, "It's going well, but the road is not easy."

It rained heavily yesterday, and the carriage got stuck in mud puddles several times along the way.

Yang Xixuan could hear the exhaustion in her sister's tone, "The road ahead is easier to walk, and I can rest when I get to the county government."

"Ah."

There are not many soldiers in Qi County now. General Bai has already led troops to guard the Jiaozhou border. Qi County currently only has [-] soldiers and horses. General Liu stayed behind, but it was enough to protect Yang Xixuan.

After entering the city gate, Yang Xi looked at Qi County, and soon lost interest. The development of Dezhou County is not as good as that of Ruizhou County. Prosperity is determined by population and geographical location.

Yang Xi has information on the entire Dezhou county in his hand. Qi County is not only mediocre, but because of the developed water veins and poor harvests, the people's life is not easy.

When he arrived at the county government office, Yang Xi twitched his lips when he saw the building materials in the backyard, "The people who suffer the most in the world are the common people."

Yang Xixuan, "Now all the money and food exploited are mine."

Yang Xi, "Very good."

The yard has been tidied up, Yang Xi and Wu Fangqing lived together, bathed and rested until evening, Yang Xi did not take Wu Fangqing for dinner, Wu Fangqing and Han Xu had dinner together.

When Yang Xi arrived, the food was already on the table, and there were three kinds of fish on the table, "Are they all freshwater fish from Texas?"

Yang Xixuan is satisfied when he sees fish. Recently, he ate fish all day long, and looked away from the fish. "Well, I caught a lot of fish recently to add to my meal."

If it wasn't for his request not to catch small fish, according to the fishing speed, the entire tributary can be caught for you with nothing left.

Yang Xi sat down and tasted the fish. It tasted really good. While eating, he said, "The official selection test paper you want has been written."

"Sister, you have worked hard."

Yang Xi said again: "Uncle Zhong told me about his thoughts on the issue of soldiers returning home from Dezhou in Fucheng. Uncle Zhong mentioned it to you. Let me tell you what you think."

Yang Xixuan was not hungry, and motioned Ziheng to continue eating. He put down his chopsticks and said, "Mr. Zhong means that the common people and soldiers can redeem themselves, and they can go home as long as they pay enough money. The husband said that Dezhou is not suitable for benevolence at present. If you want Dezhou to be stable in the future , I can't be soft-hearted."

He paused and said his thoughts, "I want to redeem myself with work, and soldiers can also redeem themselves. In order to improve efficiency and avoid stealing and cheating, I mean to stipulate the daily labor amount, and I don't want to release all those who want to go home. Soldiers leave, and I will select from among these soldiers to serve as logistics soldiers."

Yang Xi listened carefully, and she didn't stop thinking when she was on her way, "It's feasible to be a logistics soldier, but you can give them some hope, and if you accumulate enough merit, you can exchange for other errands, such as county government servants, etc. Or those who perform well can bring their families to Ruizhou to settle down and do business."

In order not to dawdle all day long without rushing, and finally exaggerate emotions and reduce the efficiency of logistics.

Yang Xixuan squinted his eyes, lost in thought, and said, "Transfer [-] Dezhou soldiers back to Ruizhou for training, and at the same time select some youngsters to study in Ruizhou Military Academy, and select some talented soldiers to study medicine."

The people in Texas didn't trust him very much, so they asked the soldiers in Texas to go to Ruizhou to see clearly, and let their family letters promote him.

Yang Xi, "It's possible. After all, now that Texas has been won, it's time for newspapers to run. You need newspapers to speak for you."

"Sister, I can only give you the newspaper."

The officials he selected wanted to stabilize Texas, and there was really no manpower available.

(End of this chapter)