The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 681 Appointment of Surrenders
In the early morning of the next day, the Yingshui Wharf outside Wanqiu County was crowded with people. There were more than 10,000 people waiting for the arrangement of the government. These people were all family members of Li Mijun.

With the end of Sui, Wei and Dasui, the imperial court had 15 captives of the Wei army, and these people had to be reformed by the imperial court to contribute to local construction and production restoration.Their family members were used to fill the empty population of the Central Plains, and they were concentrated in the Central Plains area where the chaos was the longest and most severe. They lived a life no different from ordinary people.

Not far away is the endless wilderness, where the Sui army built thousands of tents for the families of these captives to live in, and cooked thousands of pots of hot porridge. More than 1 soldiers were responsible for maintaining order and helping these people as much as possible.

These 10,000+ people were the first batch of people to move north. They took the fleet from Jiangdu to Huaiyang, and they were well taken care of by the Sui army along the way, which made their fear and guard against the Sui army fade a lot.But at the same time, they were also worried about their relatives who were prisoners, for fear that the court would behead their relatives on charges of treason.

At noon, three messages came from the Sui army.

The first is the imperial court’s punishment plan for war criminals: captives below the team leader must undergo labor reform for three years, and military officers above the brigade commander and school lieutenant are required to undergo a higher rate of four and five years respectively, and senior military officers must serve for ten years. In [-], as for those who served in the central government of the Wei Dynasty, as well as county officials were sentenced to life imprisonment.During the sentence, those who behaved well will get their sentence reduced appropriately. They have hope for life, so they will naturally work hard to get a reduction of sentence from the court, reunite with their relatives as soon as possible, and will not choose to make trouble again, which is also beneficial to the court's management of them .

The second is to resettle them in Huaiyang, and when officials are in place, they will be given an equal share of the land in accordance with imperial policy.

The third is that the imperial court will arrange for them to meet their relatives who are prisoners as soon as possible; of course, for those Wei soldiers who have died in battle, the imperial court has no way to meet their meeting requirements.

These three news made the 10,000+ captives cheer. Not only were their relatives saved, but they could live a stable life with land and land in the future.But then, they all became nervous again, for fear that their relatives would die in the war, and they all prayed for God's blessing, hoping that their relatives could survive the war.

Now that Yang Tong is in his current position, he rarely inspects refugee camps. These matters are usually handed over to local officials. However, these family members of captives are different from ordinary refugees. They are related to the stability of the place and the restoration of people's livelihood, so they are very concerned. Well, causing 10,000+ captives to rebel again while serving their sentences.Throughout the morning, Yang Tong inspected the temporary resettlement site, chatted with the people, and understood their needs.

Accompanying Yang Tong was Bing Yuanzhen, Zhai Rang's top counselor who was neglected by Li Mi because of his failure in the power struggle. After getting along with Yang Tong's staff and staying with him for a period of time, Yang Tong discovered that Bing Yuanzhen's political ability was no less than that of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Today's resettlement matters were all presided over by Bing Yuanzhen. From tent construction to food supply and other issues, he did it very meticulously, and everything big and small was arranged in an orderly manner. It can be seen from many details that he Has decent ability.

For example, the problem of going to the toilet, this is a detail that is usually ignored when it is difficult to set up a camp, but Bing Yuanzhen specially built dozens of large tents as latrines, [-] for women, and [-] for men. What people admire is that he came to build a fence outside the women's toilet, and sent soldiers to guard it, which greatly facilitated women's access to the toilet.

Not only that, Bing Yuanzhen also specially arranged families with babies in one place, so that mothers with enough milk can help others to breastfeed, so that babies will not be hungry, and carefully set up a small tent for breastfeeding, dedicated to breastfeeding. It is used for mother and child feeding, and other men are not allowed to enter.

It was these details that Bing Yuanzhen considered that won the praise of the people, and of course, this also made Yang Tong more satisfied.

"Sir, how could you think of these details?" Yang Tong asked looking at a row of large tents surrounded by barracks.

"Report to Your Majesty, this is also a matter of experience."

"Can you be more specific?"

"During the New Year in the 12th year of Daye, a large-scale conflict broke out in Wagangzhai, and even a knife was used, and many people died. The situation is quite serious. If it is not handled properly, civil war is very likely to break out. At that time, Mr. Zhai asked me to handle the matter. I found out that the soldiers in the riots had their family members. I learned more about it and learned that Zhai Gong rewarded Li Mi with [-] guan. The soldiers here did not get any money. The family members of the soldiers were jealous, and they were dissatisfied and encouraged behind the scenes. The soldiers felt that Zhai Gong was unfair in rewards and punishments, so riots broke out. Finding the source of the riots, I suggested that Zhai Gong give everyone The family members gave out money as a New Year’s gift for the soldiers, and the riots subsided immediately. This incident gave me a deep understanding that for the reckless ordinary soldiers, the wind around the pillow is more effective than any rationale.”

Bing Yuanzhen smiled, and then said: "The Holy Majesty divides the land equally in the general direction, and arranges the prisoners of war to meet with their relatives in the details. Bringing trouble, this is an excellent way to calm people's hearts. It's just that the prisoners of war have been enemies of the imperial court after all, and they still have some grudges against the imperial court, so the humble office makes a fuss about their family members. For example, toilet problems and mothers In fact, it doesn’t cost a lot of money, but it can make women grateful. When they meet their husbands, they can speak for the court, encourage their husbands and brothers to serve their sentences in peace, and strive for an early reunion. The humble officials feel that they Words, in a way, are more effective than strict laws."

Yang Tong nodded again and again and said with a smile: "Mr. did a good job, this is 'details determine success or failure'."

"Your Majesty's statement that 'details determine success or failure' is excellent." Bing Yuanzhen praised, and then asked: "My lord, what should we do next?"

Yang Tong said: "I plan to resettle these 10,000+ people to Huaiyang County, and there will be several batches of northward migration. I decided to resettle them to Dongjun, Dongping, and Qijun respectively."

Bing Yuanzhen said: "Most of Li Mi's troops are from the Central Plains. This arrangement can satisfy many people's desire to return to their homeland. I will move them back to their original place as much as possible."

"There is one more thing I forgot." Yang Tong said to Bing Yuanzhen with a smile: "I found that I am particularly good at governing the region, and being by my side is really a burial of talent, so the governor of Huaiyang should be in charge of Mr. "

Bing Yuan was really excited. He thought that after the incident, he would be sent back to his hometown to serve the people. He never expected that he, a rebel minister, would be reused by Yang Tong. His eyes suddenly showed a deep sense of gratitude, and he tried his best to restrain himself. Containing the excitement in his heart, he bowed and saluted, and said with a trembling voice: "My minister, Bing Yuan, is really grateful for the great love of the Holy One, and will never fail the great trust of the Holy One."

Bing Yuanzhen was highly valued by Yang Yu, and once he got rid of the distress in his chest, his whole person seemed to be in high spirits. Apart from being overjoyed, he did not forget to recommend talents, and bowed and said: "My lord, Xu Shiji is both wise and courageous, and he values ​​love and righteousness. He is a rare man The general, although he holds an important position in Li Mi's army, has never been given the opportunity to lead the army alone. It is not an exaggeration to say that his talent is not appreciated, and I recommend it to you..."

Can Yang Tong not know Xu Shiji's talent?
When he heard Bing Yuanzhen's recommendation, he couldn't help laughing: "When he finishes his filial piety for Li Mi, I will transfer him to my subordinates."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)