Farming and reading family

Everyone was impressed by his strategy and felt that they had followed the right person.

But when they arrived in He County, they were dumbfounded. He County had been sealed off and a place to accommodate refugees had been set up outside the city.

Although they had a few knives, it was obviously impossible for them to attack the city head-on.

"Boss, what should we do?" Hua Jianxing's subordinates came to him.

"Let's pretend to be refugees for a few days. I don't believe they will never open the city gate." Hua Jianxing was unwilling.

If he fails this time, his prestige will be greatly reduced.

Everyone thought so.

They were originally divided into three groups, but gathered together again after two days, all in a straw hut outside the city.

Cao Geng was patrolling on the city wall. If these hundreds of refugees entered the city and launched an organized attack on the county government office, they might not be able to defend themselves.

The wealthy families in the city did not take it seriously. During the famine, the number of refugees surrounding the city was more than it is now, but they were just a few refugees and could not cause any trouble.

The rich man felt it was a waste to give them two whole-grain steamed buns every day.

Hua Jianxing sent people to beg for the city gates to be opened every day, while he hid in a straw hut and observed, wondering if He County had received the news in advance?

If he feeds them like this every day, their hearts will gradually disperse. How can he then occupy He County?

He County is indeed a place that is good for him.

Gao E also knew about the refugees besieging the city. Those refugees were quite patient and never showed their claws, which put pressure on Cao Geng.

It is not a good idea to keep He County under lockdown. If this goes on for a long time, the people in the city will definitely be dissatisfied.

It depends on who has more patience.

Ji Wuyang sat by the brazier and roasted fish balls. Of all the roasted things, he liked fish balls the most.

"Is Youwei okay in the city?" Gao E was a little worried, because he was a bandit after all.

"It's okay." Ji Wuyang was relieved. "Besides, with this distance, if something really happens in He County, we can still make it there."

Gao E thought that after these five or six days, the patience of both sides had probably reached its limit.

Cao Geng was surrounded by a group of gentry, all of whom asked him to open the city gate.

"They are just a bunch of refugees, they won't cause any trouble. Lord Cao is making a big fuss out of nothing."

"Yes, if Lord Cao continues to close the city gates, I will stop providing food."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other.

Cao Geng used this as an excuse to extort a lot of grain from them, and now it would be a waste for them to consume it like this.

"Master Cao, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, but my family really has no surplus food."

"It's been drought-stricken for almost two years now, and we can't harvest much in one season."

“I have a big family too…”

……

There are so many words to say when you are crying poor.

Cao Geng's head was buzzing with the noise: "Kick them all out."

You Wei and Aniu immediately took people to drive out the group of gentry. Those gentry were unwilling to leave and made a fuss outside the county government office.

In fact, they usually don't leave the city unless they have something to do. Not to mention five or six days, they can't leave the city for ten days or half a month, especially in winter.

But I can’t leave the city now.

This made them feel a little restless and they always felt that they should go out and take a look.

They were arguing like this, and the people around them also agreed with them.

There are quite a few ordinary people who need to leave the city, and now they are beginning to be dissatisfied with Cao Geng.

"Sir, if it doesn't work, let's just open the city gate." Youwei came back to persuade.

"Do you want to let those refugees in too?" Cao Geng couldn't be angry with You Wei, after all, he was Gao E's man.

"There aren't that many refugees there." You Wei didn't care. "My husband Changyao always said... if they want something, you should give it to them first. Why not let them in first?"

"If you want to take it, you must give it first." Cao Geng looked at You Wei.

"I won't use your fancy words, they all mean the same thing anyway." You Wei smiled innocently.

Cao Geng had also thought about it, and Xu Boyan also said so when he came to him.

But he couldn't bear it.

They are a group of bandits. If there is unrest after they enter the city, casualties are inevitable.

"I think Youwei is right. I am doing this for their own good, but they think I am a bad person." Aniu said in a low voice.

"As long as the people in the city are safe, it doesn't matter if I become the bad guy." Cao Geng still couldn't bear to do it.

The next day, many people gathered at the gate of the county government office, asking Cao Geng to open the city gate. You Wei originally led people to stop them, but those people became more and more excited, so You Wei simply stopped stopping them.

When he was a bandit, everyone avoided him when they saw him. Now he is treated as a bad guy for their own good. What a broken world this is.

You Wei stopped trying to stop them. Instead, those people froze in shock, not daring to rush in. After a while, seeing that nothing was wrong, they went in to look for Cao Geng.

Surrounded by people like this, Cao Geng had no choice but to say that those people were traitors who had turned from slaves.

"It's the traitor who gave them food. This is obviously unacceptable." Those people shouted.

"As long as they don't take action, they are still the people of Dachang. If they take action, I will definitely show tolerance." Cao Geng promised.

"Lord Cao said it well. If I don't do anything and someone gives me food and drink every day, why would I rebel?"

"That's right, that's right. I'll sit outside the city too later."

"It's almost Chinese New Year. How can we live with the city gates closed like this?"

……

Finally, Cao Geng was forced into a corner and had to promise to open the city gates the next day.

Hua Jianxing ate chickens bought from the surrounding villages, and people who lived close to him also got some meat.

If all else fails, he can go and rob the surrounding villages. Is he going to be left here freezing?

Just as he was about to lead his men to rob the village, the city gate opened. His eyes lit up and he immediately led his men into the city.

You Wei rode his horse to Baotou Village and told them how Cao Geng was forced to open the city gate.

"A woman's kindness." Ji Wuyang chuckled.

Gao E glanced at Ji Wuyang and said, "You men have already said everything. Being soft-hearted is a woman's kindness, and being cruel is the most vicious woman's heart."

Ji Wuyang knew that Sister Gao was joking.

"Actually, it's quite good for Cao Geng to do this. If anything goes wrong, he won't be blamed." Gao E said unhappily, "Advantage of location is not as important as harmony of people. He has already solved the problem of harmony of people. If those rebels really do something, Hexian County will be able to unite quickly."

Ji Wuyang smiled and said, "Big sister, you are very clear about this."

"I think he was forced by the situation." You Wei didn't think there was anything clear.

Gao E thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you military rations. You take 120 men and go infiltrate He County."

Gao E now has several courtyard houses in He County, so it is no problem to accommodate 120 people.

"Okay." Ji Wuyang knew it was just in case.

After discussing the details, Ji Wuyang went to make the arrangements.

Gao E sat beside the brazier. It didn't matter if they didn't use the things they prepared, but it would cause a lot of trouble for the people involved. This was normal.

The refugees who came into the city thanked Cao Geng profusely and used the silver to buy things, which made the shops feel that Cao Geng was making a big deal out of nothing.

Although these people are refugees, they have a lot of money in their pockets and are very generous.

This made Cao Geng doubt whether he was wrong.