Chapter 95: Lin Lang said

After this battle, although the whole Xiangcheng was not seriously injured, it was also frightened.
The people who had been sent away before have all returned. After they came back, the whole city was full of crying, because they almost said goodbye to the people in the city, and the good days were almost in vain. I feel that there is no other way to vent except cry.
When Confucianism saw that the prince had returned, he was relieved, and then took the elite soldiers and others to clean the battlefield.
After Xia Junshu's mother and daughter came, he obeyed Xie Linlang's instructions and did not pretend to be Qin Jue anymore, so everyone in the city thought that Qin Jue was only temporarily leaving, and then quickly rushed back.
As for the rebel prisoners, it is a problem. There are so many of them, there are not so many houses in Xiangcheng that can accommodate them.
Qin Jue thought for a while, then split them up and scattered them around Xiangcheng. The elite soldiers took turns to take care of them and asked them to repair the city wall.
Except for the city wall of the North City Gate, the other city walls of Xiangcheng are in disrepair for a long time and need to be rebuilt.
Moreover, the newly repaired North City Gate, after this siege, became even more dilapidated and needed to be rebuilt.
Since all four walls are no longer good enough, they can simply be demolished and rebuilt!
This can also take the opportunity to expand the area of ​​the city and add facilities. Anyway, with Xie Linlang, there will only be more and more people in Xiangcheng. This small city will one day become a prosperous city!
In terms of the current national power of the Qin State, a city with more than half a million city residents is even a big city, and a city of 200,000 to 500,000 is a middle city, while Xiangcheng, which originally had only 70,000 people, can only be regarded as a small city. .
As long as the 30,000 people of the rebels can be absorbed smoothly, Xiangcheng’s manpower will rise to the next level. After all, these 30,000 people are all male stalwarts...
Mr. Huang also felt that sending these people to repair the city wall was a good decision. He also felt that Xiangcheng was a bit small and needed to be expanded.
But is your Highness's attitude towards these "wall repair slaves" a bit harsh?
He only gave them two meals, but he asked them to work non-stop for six hours a day. If they were lazy, they would be flogged. This method was probably inconsistent with Xie Linlang's philosophy of governing the city with tolerance.
The most important thing is that if they do this, they are afraid that they can't keep people. After these people tear down the city wall, they might flee in droves.
Facing Mr. Huang’s doubts, Qin Jue stood on the wall, looked at the
slaves
who were smashing the wall around, and answered with a light smile.
"Before in this position, Lin Lang once said something to me."
"She said... the most powerful thing in this world is hope. Hope will inspire people and revive the numb soul, so as to seize all possibilities and fight for a new life.
In other words, as long as you step into a desperate situation first, and then give them hope, they will be obedient, and then do what I say. "This is also a punishment for their previous siege.
Huang Lao vaguely felt that Qin Jue's interpretation was a bit wrong, and he said dryly, "But you didn't give them hope..."
Qin Jue chuckled softly and shook his head, "I have given it. Mr. has been in a high position for a long time. I'm afraid I have never seen how ordinary people live. On the way from Beijing to Xiangcheng, Xie Linlang took me to many places. In many seemingly wealthy cities, the people who are busy all year long just have enough to eat.
And when they are here, they can get enough food without thinking about anything other than work. How much more difficult is it to build a city wall than to get to the ground? If they have a famine in a disaster year, but they don’t use it here, I can provide the food security that God can’t provide. This is a good thing for them. "
Huang Lao thinks about it, a little ashamed, he was really a noble scholar in the past, and being able to put down his body and get along with ordinary people is an experience that can only be found in Xiangcheng.
But he said again, "It's not a hope just to eat enough? After all, for some ambitious people, being a slave who can eat is not what they want."
"natural."
Qin Jue nodded, "So this is just one of them. The reason why I sent them to build walls in the city instead of asking them to dig outside the city is that I want them to see the lives of the people in Xiangcheng up close."
He looked down at the city in front of him. Although the city in front of him was not beautiful, who would dare to say that the people of this city were not happy?
"There are no exorbitant taxes, no privileged nobles, no overbearing county officials, and even few quarrels. You may not have noticed Mr. Huang. Since Xie Linlang took over here, and brought the whole city to the high After the construction of high-intensity production, Xiangcheng has not had any major lawsuits for almost a year."
There were some trivial lawsuits, but they were settled by the people below before they got to Xie Linlang.
Everyone is working hard to make money, and those bumpy things still exist, but most people don't care about it anymore.
In Xie Linlang's words, is it not fun to make money or is it not tiring enough to work? She was about to squeeze Xiangcheng's manpower out, how can they still have the strength to make trouble after they get off work?
This sounds very hard, but who is not happy?
Such a city is simply a dream place for ordinary people! It was also the closest place he had seen Datong in the book.
Those rebels repairing the city in the city, usually just look at it more, and you will know how good this city is.
Qin Jue squinted and said with a chuckle, "For such a city, the temptation is fatal to the people who had to leave their homes due to flooding and the Jiegan uprising. How to become residents of Xiangcheng will definitely become them. Wish.
At that time, as long as I properly express my desire to absorb them, and give them a little hope, they will work hard and strive to stay.
As for those who want to escape after seeing it, then just take them directly to the Red River Valley and become a slave. It just so happens that I want to build a water barrier in the Red River Valley, which requires a lot of manpower. "
Anyway, it is impossible to let them escape like this. Xiang Cheng's secret is not yet revealed. If they don't want to be obedient, they will be forced to be obedient.
Lin Lang said before that habit is natural, as long as they are forced to obey, they will get used to it over time.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Huang immediately understood Qin Jue's intentions. He was a little harsher to the slaves. Those slaves would be more envious of the rich life of Xiangcheng people. The stronger the sense of gap, the more they would work hard.
And their existence is also a warning to the people in Xiangcheng, lest they have a good life for a long time and give birth to other psychology.
All in all, Your Highness is really well-intentioned!