My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 856: Earth dragons hurt people, but they are not as bad as the tyranny of Qin! In troubled times, heavy punishments should be applied!
In the face of the mighty power of nature, everyone seems insignificant.

But the Chinese people have never bowed to nature!

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

The Jingpo immediately stepped forward and said, "According to the laws of the Great Qin, if a place is hit by a disaster, the imperial court should provide aid with money, food and other tools, but the responsibility of leading the people to save themselves lies with the local officials."

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

"Students from the military academy will all become local officials in the future, and they will all shoulder the responsibility of leading the people to save themselves."

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

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

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

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

Zhuang Chou looked at Ying Chengjiao with burning eyes and said, "I think there are not so many reasons."

"It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor, important or unimportant, noble or humble!"

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

Zhuang Chou believes that the love and responsibility of a person who can say "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers different in kind?" and truly practice it will not be so narrow-minded!
Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly and sighed: "Yes, the Qin people are in trouble, how can the Qin people not help them?"

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

“It’s just to save more lives.”

How can there be so many reasons and excuses?
Ying Chengjiao believed that he had the ability, prestige and knowledge to help the people in the disaster-stricken areas better cope with this disaster.

Ying Chengjiao also believed that his disciples would not take advantage of the chaos to oppress the people and plunder property like ordinary soldiers did.

So he came with his disciples!

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

"You all see how difficult this road is."

"If anyone wants to quit, I will not blame them."

The collapsed mountain was still emitting thick smoke and dust, indicating the difficulties and dangers along the way.

But in response to 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. He looked at the men pushing the carts and said more sincerely, "The road ahead is difficult. You don't need to go any further."

"If anyone is afraid, they can unload the baggage on the spot and then drive back to transport the baggage. This is also in accordance with the order."

"If you have no fear in your heart, you can follow me into the disaster area."

"Thank you, sir!"

Seeing Ying Chengjiao bowing and saluting, all the conscripted men felt warmed in their hearts.

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

Moreover, Dilong and Chang'an Jun have a long history. I think even if Dilong dies here, Chang'an Jun will definitely speak well of us and find a good job for us in the underworld!

Except for a few truly timid men, most of them raised their hands and shouted, "We are willing to die for the Lord of Chang'an!"

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

"With all the benevolent and ambitious people in our Great Qin, there is no need to worry about its prosperity!"

He carried ten iron hoes on his left shoulder and two baskets of corn on a shoulder pole on his right shoulder. Ying Chengjiao shouted excitedly, "The fourth-term students of the military academy will explore the disaster-stricken counties and villages along the periphery of Zheng County."

"The third-term students organized the transfer of corvée labor along the way and tried their best to clear the road."

"The rest of you, follow me and carry the baggage, and keep moving 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 in ruins.

All the city walls collapsed, and all the buildings in the city, except for the granaries and arsenals, collapsed!
A crack more than a foot wide runs through the entire Zheng County, and there are several more cracks that dismember Zheng County into pieces.

If you walk closer and listen, you can seem to hear faint cries for help coming from deep in the crack of the ground.

But no matter how desperate the wails from deep within the crack in the ground were, they could not compare to the wailing from the ground.

"My child! My child! Just wait, I will definitely rescue you!"

"Mom, my forehead hurts!"

"What did I do wrong to deserve such punishment from the Earth Dragon?"

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

Beside him, the desperate old man was digging the rammed earth with his hands. Even though the bones of his ten fingers were exposed, he still did not stop.

The dusty child knelt in front of his parents and cried loudly, but no one paid any attention.

The person whose half body was pinned under the beam tightly grasped her lover's hand and used her last bit of strength to tell him about her final affairs.

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

However, what was waiting for him outside the county town was still not the beautiful pastoral scenery, but a group of people gathered outside the city, crying and holding their heads in their hands.

Listening to the cries of the people, Qiu Liao finally couldn't help sobbing and whispered: "What crime have we committed in Zheng County? Why must God punish us in this way!"

"Why do you have to do this?"

But after he cried out, Qiu Liao wiped his tears with his sleeves, strode towards the crowd outside the city, and shouted, "Where is the prison official Li?"

The prison official Li Fu hurried over to Qiu Liao and bowed, "Your humble servant greets the county magistrate!"

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

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

"More than 6,300 people from surrounding villages have also gathered here."

Qiu Liao frowned and said, "Only tens of thousands of people gathered here?!"

Zheng County has hosted immigrants who were relocated to Guanzhong by Ying Zheng many times. It is a large county with a relatively dense population. The total population of the county seat and the surrounding villages can reach nearly 80,000. Qiu Liao had already notified the headmen of each village that in the event of an earthquake, they should gather towards Zheng County as much as possible 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 inevitably gave Qiu Liao a bad feeling. Suppressing his uneasiness, Qiu Liao asked again: "Was there any turmoil just now?"

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

"Fortunately, Lord Chang'an had anticipated this and informed the people clearly, which prevented the unrest from expanding. I was able to suppress it with just the prison guards."

"But if..."

Li Fu didn't say much about the rest of the words, but Qiu Liao understood them clearly.

At this moment, the people of Qian are on the brink of collapse.

Once stimulated again, unrest that is difficult to suppress will break out in an instant!
Qiu Liao took a deep breath and nodded, "Thank you, prison official!"

"I have already taken the grain from the warehouse. Let us have a full meal first."

"Order all county soldiers to hold their guns and prepare for battle!"

Qiu Liao shouted loudly as he passed Li Fu: "In our Great Qin, those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes will be punished!"

"Today, the earth dragon has turned over, causing great suffering to all living beings!"

"The Zheng County government has widely recruited corvée labor. All those who apply will be given twice the salary of ordinary corvée labor."

"Willing applicants, line up on the right!"

"Anyone under six feet five inches tall, over sixty, or pregnant, line up on the left!"

Hearing Qiu Liao's cry, hundreds of middle-aged men pushed aside their family members and walked towards Qiu Liao in silence.

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

But they knew better that if they didn't go, they and their families would starve to death here!
But at this moment, a surprised voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "Food! It's food!"

Qiu Liao's heart trembled violently, and he immediately drew his sword and jumped onto a large rock, shouting angrily: "Anyone who stirs up trouble will be killed! Anyone who makes a noise will be killed! Anyone who steals food and grass will be killed!"

The old Qin people suddenly quieted down, and men, women, old and young went to the left and right sides of Qiu Liao respectively.

But the outsiders who were relocated to Zheng County burst into a clamor of dissatisfaction: "Why!"

"The Qin State has been waging war for years and has caused the heaven and earth to be angry. This is all the fault of the Qin court. Why is it that the Qin court not only does not provide relief to us, but also requires us to perform labor service again?"

"That's right! The earth dragon has not left yet and is still turning over frequently. Forcing us to rescue others now is actually trying to kill us!"

"Earth dragons hurt people, but they are not as bad as Qin's tyranny!"

"I just want to live! What have I done wrong? Steal the food!"

The newly annexed people did not know how strictly the Qin Empire enforced its laws.

What they don’t even know is that there is no such thing as the law not punishing the masses in the Qin Dynasty!

They only know that if they can easily eat and drink their fill, who would be willing to work hard all day to only earn half a meal?
As the angry shouts grew louder, the gathered crowd surrounded Qiu Liao.

Qiu Liao shouted without hesitation: "County soldiers, step forward and form a battle array five feet away!"

"Anyone who dares to cross the line and not line up will be killed!"

"Officials with a rank of 300 dan or less are ranked after the county soldiers."

"Any county soldier who disobeys orders will be executed!"

In troubled times, severe punishments should be used!
Although Qiu Liao would shed tears on his clothes because of the casualties caused by the earthquake.

But when faced with those who wanted to cause unrest, Qiu Liao showed no mercy!

Li Fu immediately drew his sword and shouted angrily, "Prisoners, listen to my orders! Form your ranks!"

Hundreds of county soldiers, anti-bandit officers, prison guards and other grassroots officers and soldiers marched forward in a spear formation, and their pace did not slow down even when they were close to the victims.

Under the threat of weapons, many victims retreated subconsciously, but some shouted angrily: "The Qin State is cruel and ruthless. It won't give us a way to live. Then we will rebel against the tyrannical Qin State!"

"kill!!!"

Shouts of killing broke out simultaneously from the mouths of the victims and the county soldiers.

But an even more violent roar completely drowned out all the shouts and screams!
"boom!!!"

"The earth dragon is turning over again! Get out of the way!"

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

"Help! Help!!!"

"Take this opportunity to grab the food!"

With 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 even react.

There were a few victims who reacted and even grabbed the edge of the crack with their hands, but they still lost their grip due to the tremors and eventually fell into the abyss!
Qiu Liao held onto the stone and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't panic!"

"Officials from all departments should perform their duties! County soldiers should guard the grain carts!"

"Anyone who causes chaos will be executed immediately!"

A sudden aftershock not only failed to extinguish the flames of conflict, but instead made the preciousness of food even more apparent.

Many victims squatted on the ground crying and wailing, but many others hardened their hearts and charged towards the grain trucks!

At this moment, Li Fu suddenly jumped onto the top of a grain cart, pointed southwest and screamed, "Reinforcements are here!"

Qiu Liao cursed in his heart.

Not to mention the Qin Dynasty, has there ever been a country in history that would send troops to rescue disaster areas?
Li Fu's intention to use the power of the army to intimidate the rioters was good.

But this is a threat that goes against common sense, who would believe it? !

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

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

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

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

Then I saw in the afterglow of the setting sun, on the collapsed mountain road, a Qin army wearing leather armor and carrying baggage on their shoulders was crossing the mountains and ridges!

(End of this chapter)