Chapter 221 "Zhang Yulin, we recommend you to be the commander of the guard!"

"Mo Yu!"

Zhang Zhun suddenly shouted.

"arrive!"

Mo Yu hurriedly responded.

"Go and help them count the supplies!"

"Cleaning out all kinds of seizures as soon as possible to prevent any changes!"

Zhang Zhun said coldly.

After all, Aoshan City is surrounded by enemies on three sides. Jimo County is to the west, Pingdu Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture to the northwest, and Laiyang to the northeast. Dengzhou soldiers coming from Laiyang may arrive in a very short time. The soldiers of the Laizhou garrison Li Chengdong, as well as local regiment training organized by the Laizhou prefect Sun Zhixie, may also be besieged Aoshan City with Dengzhou soldiers. Therefore, if Aoshan City cannot be controlled in its own hands as soon as possible and armed as soon as possible, the consequences may be very serious.

Of course, Mo Yu understood the tension in Aoshan City and agreed to go.

Zhang Zhun jumped off the horse and walked slowly.

Aoshan Acropolis looks much more dilapidated than Lingshan Acropolis. There is no sign of anger at all. Looking around, it is dying and dead. Aoshan City is also a structure of Cross Street. Generally speaking, there should be a lot of shops in the Crown. On both sides of Cross Street, there should be dense shops. However, in Aoshan City, on both sides of Cross Street, you can only see sparse shops. Many shops have door panels. Judging from the dust on the door panels, it should have been a long time since the door panels closed.

The underdeveloped business activities show that the situation here is really bad. Because the military households are too poor and have serious lack of purchasing power, shops will wither so much. Withering shops and inactive trade activities will make a place more obstructed, closed, and self-deprecating. Aoshan City is a typical example of self-deprecating. If it is not effectively changed, perhaps in less than ten years, Aoshan City will be completely weathered.

What I hate most is that whenever the wind blows, it will inevitably roll up a burst of dust. Some dust is rolled up from the streets, and some dust is scraped from the roof. Originally, the bluestone roads were good, smooth and flat, and durable, but the bluestone roads in Aoshan City were different. Due to the lack of maintenance and maintenance, most of the bluestone roads have become completely mud roads. Due to the crushing of the cart, there are pits and depressions, and some big pits are as deep as knees. It is really covered in mud on rainy days and soil on sunny days.

As the battle ended, ragged military households continued to pour out on both sides of the street. They all walked out of the adobe house behind the shops, with thick mud all over their bodies. The military households stared at Zhang Zhun who was slowly approaching with anticipation.

Most of them were ragged and skinny. Many of them were actually not old, but they had already hunched their backs. The exposed hunchbacks had thick calluses. Some people had thick scars on their bodies. The complexion of each military household was sallow and there was no sign of their eyes. This was the result of severe malnutrition.

Although Aoshan City is an acropolis, it concentrates a large amount of population and resources, but due to frequent attacks from the enemy, whether it is fishing, cooking salt, or even farming, it is greatly disturbed. Therefore, the source of living of local military households is very scarce. Here, a few hundred people have already been considered a huge sum of money before their wealth. Many people can't even eat salt, so they have to use sea water to cook, which can imagine the hardships of life.

Some military households have thick layers of mud on their hair, and they don’t know how long it took to be cleaned. All military households’ clothes are black and all covered with soil. Layers of soil are piled up and layered on each other, and the original color of the clothes cannot be seen. Speaking of which, Aoshan City has another major defect, which is the serious lack of water. Although it is close to the sea, sea water cannot be used directly. The fresh water in Aoshan City can only rely on well water.

However, with the severe drought, the well water is getting less and less. Wells ten feet deep are basically gone, and they must be more than thirteen feet deep before there is clear water. However, there are only a few such deep wells in Aoshan City, which are not enough to be used. Near the nearest of almost every deep well, there are military households lined up all night, hoping to get one or two buckets of water. Many people hope from the bottom of their hearts that someone can dig more deep wells for them.

In fact, a thirteen-meter-long deep well can be technically achieved by the craftsmen. As long as manpower, material resources and financial resources can be guaranteed, a deep well can be dug in just half a month. However, the key to the problem is that it costs a lot to dig such a deep well. It costs at least about 300 taels of silver. Of course, the officers in Aoshan City are reluctant to pay. Ordinary military households have no money themselves, so they can only endure it in pain.

Fortunately, Zhang Zhun's arrival gave the Aoshan Guard's military households hope.

The matter of dividing land and land may be slowed down, but the matter of digging wells is urgent. In fact, Zhang Zhun was prepared for this issue. When he attacked Aoshan City, Zhang Zhun had already decided that he had to dig ten deep wells in Aoshan City in the shortest time. If the water problem is not solved, everything else is nonsense. Even basic daily water use cannot be guaranteed, let alone agricultural production.

"He is Zhang Zhun?"

"Is that Zhang Zhun?"

"That should be Zhang Zhun?"

"I hope he can help us dig a few more wells."

"I hope he can help us solve the problem of water."

"Digging a well can't solve the problem. Only by attracting live water from Laoshan is the most fundamental way out."

...

Whispers kept coming from the military households.

They were indeed full of expectations for Zhang Zhun's arrival.

The eager anticipation of the military households fell on Zhang Zhun. Their eyes were completely different from those of the Lingshanwei. They sincerely hoped that Zhang Zhun would arrive. The issue of digging wells was the most urgent problem they needed to solve. At the same time, they hoped that the various policies of Fushan City could be promoted throughout Aoshanwei. Equalize the land, exempt the labor service, promote China, and build Datong. What a loud slogan!

Of course, some people are also doubtful. These people are mainly local merchants in Aoshanwei. Although Zhang Zhun abolished the various identity restrictions of merchants and gave merchants a clear status, Zhang Zhun had to collect commercial taxes, which made merchants feel a bit like cutting their losses. In a bad place like Aoshan City, there were very few business profits. Most shops were living a life. If they had to impose a 15% commercial tax, wouldn’t it be even worse? I wonder if Zhang Zhun could change his original intention?

"Friends!"

"I am Zhang Zhun! Zhang Yulin!"

"I will help you solve the problem of water!"

"I will help you solve the problem of the fields!

Zhang Zhungong bowed and said loudly straightforwardly.

Zhang Zhun gave a positive and accurate reply without any ambiguity in the hopes of the Aoshan Guards in the most direct and shortest language. Zhang Zhun was quite satisfied with the reactions of the Aoshan Guards. He was also quite clear about their requirements. As long as the water source and fields are solved, the Aoshan Guards' support for themselves is absolutely reassuring. He is fully qualified to believe that he should have a better start in the Aoshan Guards.

"He is Zhang Zhun!"

"He is Zhang Yulin!"

"Zhang Yulin said that he wants to help us solve the water source problem!"

"Zhang Yulin said that he wants to help us solve the problem of the fields!"

"My mother, the hard days have finally come to an end! As long as the well is well done, I must be comfortable and take a shower quickly! I haven't taken a shower for five months!"

"What are you five months? I haven't taken a shower for half a year! Look at my elder brother, like a mud monkey, I haven't taken a shower for more than a year! If all the soil on his body is rubbed off, it will weigh at least three pounds! I saw that there was no face, only two eyes were still clean!"

"I think I may have five kilograms of soil on my body..."

...

With all kinds of self-deprecating words, the military households couldn't help but feel excited. After all, they were people in the same guard, and they were still very familiar with the situation in Fushan City. According to the information they found out, everyone in Fushan City was assigned to the fields. As long as they waited until October, the food harvest would be harvested, everyone would never have any danger of starving. In such a year, as long as there was enough food to fill their own and their family's stomachs, the military households would never have any more extravagances.

Now, Zhang Zhun finally arrived at Aoshanwei.

Aoshanwei's good days should have come, right?

"Sir!"

"We welcome the assistant minister!"

Suddenly, a military household raised their arms and shouted.

"Welcome to Mr. Mr.!"

"Welcome to Mr. Mr.!"

"Welcome to Mr. Mr.!"

...

Soon, more and more military households joined the welcome army.

Zhang Zhun smiled with satisfaction. He liked such a scene. He hated the cold eyes of Lingshanwei. As long as they welcomed themselves, water wells, fields, nothing was a problem. He took a deep breath to calm down his mood. Zhang Zhun waved his hand and said loudly: "I promise to dig out ten deep wells for everyone in the shortest time! In the future, more deep wells will be digged to ensure that everyone has water! The fields will be distributed to everyone as quickly as possible! I promise to everyone that in the future, everyone in Aoshanwei will have food, water, houses, work, and money to earn!"

"Smack!"

"Zhang Yulin, we recommend you to be the commander of the guard!"

"Yes, we all recommend Zhang Yulin as the commander of the guard!"

Hearing Zhang Zhun's solemn promise, the military households were excited again.
Chapter completed!