Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 751 We can't just rely on it

Doctor Hu couldn't sleep soundly; the slightest bump in the carriage would wake him up, asking, "Where are we?"

Hu Xiaohua sighed, "You've asked for the third time, and we're still not out of Yangmen County."

"Why is it so slow?" Doctor Hu complained, and then instructed, "When we get to Hongzhou, we must hire bodyguards. You don't know, once the news of the war gets out, there will be many people fleeing on the road. It's not just Liangzhou, the whole north will be in turmoil."

The cold wind seeping in through the gaps in the carriage made Hu Xiaohua wrap her clothes tighter around herself. "Father, are we really going to just leave like this?"

Now that everyone is out, there's no going back. At this point, Dr. Hu becomes much calmer when he hears such questions and has the patience to analyze the pros and cons with Hu Xiaohua.

In Beishan County, Meng Changqing and his group were still on their way back.

In the darkness, the horses galloped swiftly, the wind whipped against their faces, and the scarves covering their faces frosted over.

Meng Changqing was filled with resentment and bitterness, making it difficult for her to breathe. It seemed that this dark night would never end until the war with the Yan Kingdom came to a conclusion.

The next day, everyone in the county government office got busy.

The recruitment notice was sent out yesterday, and this morning, the village chief and the street official came over with their respective lists of applicants. Not many people registered with them yesterday.

Of course, this is compared to previous recruitment efforts. Compared to recruitment by other county governments, the number of people recruited is still relatively large.

Zuo Datou led his usual group of men to the site of the broken wall to make preparations.

Mei Zi and Luo Yun were responsible for registering recruits, compiling statistics, and distributing daily wages. Luo Yun was experienced in these tasks and could work well with Zuo Datou. Zhou Xing adjusted the number of personnel and strictly guarded the checkpoint closest to Yangmen County.

Cheng Guang was in charge of maintaining public order in the county.

happy Dong was still in charge of measuring fields and dividing wasteland. Meng Changqing gave an order: no matter how the fighting was going on outside, the people should not be delayed from farming.

Qi Renli did his best to recover the losses of various businesses in the county. Before the news of the Yan attack spread widely, he encouraged merchants from other places to come to Beishan County to pick up their goods in advance. He also used the excuse of government control to stop accepting orders from merchants.

Everyone is in charge of their own affairs, and although they are busy, things are not chaotic, and all tasks are progressing steadily.

From this perspective, Meng Changqing seems to have a lot of free time. In reality, she has no free time at all. She is in charge of the overall situation, and whenever anyone is unsure of what to do or doesn't know what to do, she has to come up with a solution.

On that same day, she went to the city wall early in the morning.

Not long after arriving, Zhang Yuan, having heard his subordinate's report, quickly came to him, his face showing obvious tension. "Sir, I received news from the military camp yesterday..." He leaned closer to Meng Changqing and lowered his voice before continuing, "The Yan bandits are going to attack? The messenger said that the government knew about this news before the military camp. Is that true?"

Meng Changqing had stayed up for two nights in a row, and had many things on his mind. As he walked, he could clearly feel that he was not feeling well. His hands and feet were not as strong as before, and his head was throbbing from time to time. "I only found out half a day earlier than you, right?"

"What are these Yan traitors thinking? Why did they suddenly decide to attack?" Zhang Yuan complained. "Weren't things peaceful for the past few years?"

"What else could it be? We couldn't afford to worry about it a few years ago, but we can now." Meng Changqing gave him an analogy: "The neighbor is a wolf, and we are a sheep. It's in its nature to bite us. If we don't want to get beaten, we can't just ask it not to bite us."

We need to become wolves too.