After Bai Minghe finished reading the letter, Qinghe continued to talk about it.

Hepu County currently has a population of 1,300 households, and the registered land is less than 50,000 mu, and 40,000 mu is still under the name of various gentry. However, the time for spring plowing has passed, so the inquirer sent to observe that less than 20% of the actual farming is more than 40,000 mu, and there is no planting at all.

"What information does that prefect Qian have?"

"According to the information of the Jinyiwei, he was a bad review this year and should have been demoted. However, Lianzhou has been in chaos. From the original management of eleven counties, it has become one state and two counties. The remaining counties were assigned to other prefectures by the Guangdong Provincial Administration. The one state left behind is in vain. Lingshan County is the place where Lianzhou Guards are stationed in the military."

When Qinghe talked about this, Bai Minghe said that this place was like a deserted border town.

What made Bai Minghe the most helpless was that the entire Hepu County was empty. If you want officials but no officials, the people will not have people.

Going up, Lianzhou Prefecture felt that it was abandoned by the Guangdong Provincial Administration. The last one here was the border army of Lianzhou Guard. One was to prevent pirates, the second was to guard against Annan, and the third was to guard against Yao and Tong tribes.

(Note: The Tong tribe was called Zhuang tribe in later generations. The pronunciation of Tong is also Zhuang)

"Write a document and ask the governor's yamen to send the corresponding officials to the county. Let's go here first today, and settle down in the next ten days. Hepu County needs to be managed, and it also needs to be done step by step." Bai Minghe said this and signaled that the others could scatter.

Qinghe stayed and helped Bai Minghe study the Hepu County Chronicles.

A trace of dark clouds spread throughout Hepu County. In other words, the 1,600 people who followed Bai Minghe to Hepu were in a worse mood and their morale became lower and lower.

Such a abandoned place, such a place with nothing.

Stay here, why?

Although the food brought is a lot, it is constantly being purchased along the way, enough for these people to eat for three or four months. Moreover, there is a lot of rapeseed, which can be planted in some barren fields. However, there is not even a single merchant here, and you still need to buy daily necessities at Siming Mansion, 160 miles away.

Even if it is not a dead city, there are no merchants.

In Lianzhou Prefecture, I heard that the city gate has not been opened for a month, so there is no point in going there.

It has been ten days since I arrived in Hepu. There is only one shop in the city that opens the door. It is a child with my children. I really can't survive if I don't open the shop. This shop is just an old clothing shop, and it also carries some sewing and repair work.

It was this shop, and the business was still under the hint of the county magistrate Bai, who found some work for her to do.

"Master Bai, Brother Bai, this is not a solution. The soldiers are depressed. Who would be willing to guard a dead city? If you stay here for a few years, it will make people dream about it. Even if I beg you, think about it, at least let us have hope!" Wu Bin was almost crazy and rushed to Bai Minghe's study and shouted.

The white-known He was still calm, silently looking through the county annals and the information collected by the spies.

Wu Bin was really anxious: "Mr. Bai, please give me a word!"

"I'm waiting for an opportunity. An opportunity to let me talk to the people here. I'm going to hide it from you. I have the same technique in my hand that can make such a big pearl in the shortest six months and one and a half years!" Bai Minghe gestured in the air with his hands.

Wu Bin held Bai Minghe's hand: "How big is this big?"

"The largest five are arranged together, one inch. The smallest one is arranged together, one inch!"

"Do you dare to let this news out?" Wu Bin whispered.

"Yes, but if you rely on this to stabilize people's hearts, you will discuss with Du Shuangyu and the Yang Xin brothers. And I will rely on you to help me keep this secret in the future. This is our common wealth!" After Bai Minghe said that, Wu Bin nodded very seriously.

With both hands clasped his fists at Bai Minghe, Wu Bin then left Bai Minghe's study.

Bai Minghe sighed softly, and he also knew that it was difficult now. The most difficult thing was not development, but the condensation of people's hearts.

In later generations, Baiming Crane had artificial pearls. But at this time, Baiming Crane was powerless here. Because some materials were not synthesized or extracted by the Ming Dynasty. In modern times, raw materials worth thousands of yuan per ton can be bought at will, but in the Ming Dynasty, Baiming Crane had no confidence in making dozens of kilograms.

After all, his knowledge is limited to synthesis, not even the raw materials are made.

When Bai Minghe picked up the Hepu County Chronicles and started reading, Wu Bin rushed in like a wind and placed a piece of paper on Bai Minghe's table: "Sir Bai, see if this is the opportunity you mentioned."

The white-known crane picked up the paper, which was information from the Jinyiwei Office of Lianzhou Prefecture.

According to the information, Zhao, the eunuch here, gave Qian Wuyan an idea. If the rioters do not retreat, they would take more than 100 rioters arrested from the early election to the top of the city. If they do not retreat, they would cut off the person they had caught. The specific time was set for three days, and the announcement would be posted outside the city one day in advance.

Bai Minghe read three articles in a row and was sure that he had not understood the meaning of this information.

"Call people and have a meeting." Bai Minghe couldn't understand what the benefits of killing these people who were captured earlier would be to guard the eunuchs and Qian Wuyan. Since the people siege the city, they would not retreat just because you wanted to kill a few people.

Wu Bin moved quickly, and soon everyone focused on Bai Minghe's study.

Bai Fu was just a housekeeper, but he sat in the second seat. Because even a person like Wu Bin who only knows how to cut and kill can feel that Bai Fu is definitely not an ordinary person, but must be a hidden master.

After reading all the information, Shen Xiong spoke first: "I think they want to intensify the conflict and force Lianzhou Guard to take action!"

"Impossible!" Du Shuangyu expressed his objection: "At the beginning, this surnamed Qian would definitely be afraid of being implicated. According to the Ming Dynasty, if the government under his jurisdiction rebelled, even if he made contributions in the end, he would be punished and imprisoned. This is also the main reason why Qinzhou magistrate and Hepu County Magistrate escaped. They probably had already hidden their names and hid with money."

"That means, they have a conspiracy?" Bai Minghe asked.

Du Panyu nodded: "They must have had some conspiracy. Of course there is another possibility, that is, they are forced to retreat in a desperate situation."

"Can you? Because Lord Bai has arrived in Hepu?" Yang Xin put forward an idea.

"It's reasonable!" This idea was supported by most people, and Du Shuangyu also said: "If it's the reason, then the lid can't be covered. They want to get the greatest benefit in the end, at least protect their official body and life. Or, it's just Lord La Bai going into the water and bear it together if you have something to do!"

Bai Minghe never thought of taking care of something together, but he felt that there must be something else strange.

When Bai Minghe looked at Bai Fu, Bai Fu then said, "There is another possibility. Among the chaotic people, someone has defected to these two people. He wants to take this opportunity to negotiate with the government. Then the government makes some efforts. The people who defect to the government will adjust it from it, so that the big things will be turned into small things. Then the people who stand out will gain some reputation, and perhaps for the next plan, they can do anything else!"

"Can you find it?" Bai Minghe's gaze turned to Du Shuangyu's face.

"I try my best to investigate. Lianzhou Baihu Institute dare not give us face. But in this way, there may be some benefits. After all, Lianzhou Baihu Institute will not oppose the prefect's office for no reason, nor will it be enemies with the eunuchs in the custody. The best strategy is to use both kindness and power!"

Listening to Du Panyu’s idea, Bai Minghe also supported it.

"This way, Shen Xiong stays here to preside over the daily affairs of Hepu. Pisces and I set out together, and secretly approach Lianzhou Prefecture before talking. Then, according to the situation, we will choose the method of responding. The Yang brothers have worked hard and are ready to come and support me at any time."

"I will take ten people to protect Lord Bai!" Wu Bin stood up.

"Okay." Bai Minghe responded to this love, after all, it would always be safer if someone protects him.

Not only Bai Minghe, Lianzhou Guard Commander, Mao Luming, who also used his channels to inquire about the news.

Unfortunately, he is just a military general. He can arrange soldiers and kill people, but he is not stupid. Even if he is a few strategist around him, he is not willing to listen to the opinions of these strategists. Especially this kind of thing that has nothing to do with him and cannot kill the prefect Qian in one blow.

However, as his concern for Bai Minghe, his junior, he still ordered.

"Come on, let the navy go out for training in the next few days, just be there in Lianzhou Prefecture, and be closer to Hepu."

An adjutant gave a bow and received the order and asked again: "Sir, what are the subjects to practice?"

"Array!" After Mao Luming said, he waved his hand and signaled that the adjutant could go down.

After the adjutant retreated, two staff officers stood beside the commander's case, one of them said, "Sir, it's better if Lianzhou Prefecture is in chaos. Recently, we have added 20,000 acres of additional farmland in Lingshan."

"What do you know? My uncle wrote a letter. Yu Gong and Lord Shang found out that the white-known he came to Hepu voluntarily. This time in the capital, Yang Ning, the old scholar, had written the white-known he's said. And with Long Live to protect him, how difficult it is to pick a county as a county magistrate? Why do you have to come to Hepu?"

Neither of the two staff officers can answer this question.

"You are not convinced if you are not useful. You can only guess things that are big toothpicks. No matter how good you are, can you make a big fuss?" Mao Luming sneered. The money fuss he said was referring to Qian Wuyan.

As the commander of the palace guards, he had five thousand households under his command, and each thousand households had one thousand soldiers.

The actual soldiers he controlled, on land and on water, had a total of 5,600 soldiers. This was not considered a military family, but some ship workers who were not considered military households. With the power in his hands, he naturally would not take Qian Wuyan seriously.
Chapter completed!