Chapter 414 - 370
"Every family, every well, water channel, and secret chamber must not be overlooked; thorough investigations are necessary... and all the common people must come to the County Yamen to register, their ancestors of eighteen generations must be interrogated thoroughly."
Zhou Ping’an had emptied the Southern City District of fish monsters, yet his complexion still looked somewhat uneasy.
He had thought that within Pinghu County, which was occupied by Ran Sifei and Yi Heavenly King, even though order might be slightly chaotic and the lives of the common people a bit disheveled, basic safety could still be ensured.
However, he hadn’t expected that so many water monsters and demon bugs had already infiltrated the city.
They hadn’t made their move simply because the time was not right.
Still, some monsters were secretly devouring humans, but since they didn’t make a big fuss and no one noticed, it went on undetected.
"Had I not made it a habit to re-inspect the civil registry in every city and mobilize all citizens to leave the city for labor work, I might not have discovered so many hidden dangers within the city for quite some time."
In order to stabilize Pinghu County City in a short time, Zhou Ping’an worried that Xiao Chengfeng’s competent personnel were too few, so he sent out letters, requesting Zhang Shanhe and Wu Junsong from the direction of Qingyang to lead three thousand elite troops each and rush over.
It isn’t because Pinghu County lacks the military force they provide for defense, but because their identities are special.
At the same time, the soldiers under their command are very familiar with the policies implemented by Zhou Ping’an.
With experienced officers leading the new recruits, mobilizing the public, enlisting soldiers, and mustering horses, they can expand the combat troops while vigorously promoting settlement farming.