After the immortal disappeared

Yao Wang was so angry that he smashed the cup: "How can this be! I opened the warehouse to release grain, and I also provided relief to the refugees, and this is how they repay me? Where is Bai Tan? Call Bai Tan to the palace!"

He even wanted to release all the grain in the military warehouse to Tianshui City. That was the guaranteed supply of soldiers and could never be moved lightly.

Yao Wang also issued an order to open disaster relief sheds in the south and west of Tianshui City to provide porridge to the refugees who could not eat. No matter how thin the porridge is, providing food at this critical moment is to dig money from the national treasury to subsidize civilians and refugees!

But these refugees are ungrateful and eat and smash the pot!

The king was furious, and Yao Ting immediately acted with the efficiency trained by the Tianshui East Expansion Project. Bai Tan quickly dispatched city patrols and some imperial guards to suppress it in person!

That night, a thousand patrol guards and officials rushed into the northern city area to conduct a carpet search, and wanted to arrest the lurking and fleeing refugees one by one.

Another two thousand officers and soldiers broke into the several huts where the riots broke out and arrested anyone they saw.

They held swords and chains in their hands. If the opponent did not kneel down on the ground immediately, they would be beaten and smashed, regardless of gender, age or status.

For a moment, the huts were in chaos, and the sounds of fighting and screaming were deafening.

In normal times, the refugees might have swallowed their anger, after all, from the officials to the civilians in Tianshui City, they were never regarded as human beings; but not tonight, tonight they all knew that if they were arrested and thrown into prison, they and their families would have no way out!

Those who were strong fought back, and the timid ones ran away and rushed to other huts for refuge.

But Bai Tan had made arrangements in advance, and those who jumped out could not run far and were caught in one fell swoop.

This riot was suppressed before dawn, and the government arrested hundreds of people.

The huts were in tatters and blood everywhere.

The smell of blood drifted far away, and the residents around covered their noses and stayed indoors.

The officials were in a hurry to bring the criminals to trial, and the refugees who participated in the riot said that they had no food to eat and were very hungry, so they had the idea of ​​robbing the rich. How much surplus food can ordinary civilians in Tianshui City have? Robbing them is like squeezing oil from the cracks of stones, which is laborious and useless. At this time, the two refugee leaders told them that if they wanted to rob, they had to rob the rich merchants and the nobles to make a profit. There were a lot of rice, flour, gold and silver in these places, and they would be full if they robbed them!

This group of refugees was so hungry that they were only half dead. When they heard that it made sense, why would they hesitate? They picked up sticks, branches, stones, and even the hay forks in the stables and the shovels in the pits, and followed the leaders to charge.

Bai Tan responded promptly, quickly suppressed the violence, and suppressed it effectively, which won the praise of King Yao.

In fact, there were refugees making trouble in Tianshui City every few years, and Bai Tan had been handling it for the past five years, which was very effective.

King Yao was quite confident in his tactics.

The only flaw was that the two refugee leaders who organized the riots died in the chaos. Whether they were motivated by their own desire to steal or were instructed by others, there was no answer now.

Tianshui City had no time to relax, and even before Bai Tan left the palace, a new round of riots began!

Riots, if there are one or two, can be everywhere.

With this experience, other refugees saw that they could really grab food and fill their stomachs as long as they stick together.

Although they would be hunted down by the authorities afterwards, but——

Starving to death immediately and eating a few full meals before dying, refugees still yearn for the latter.

Besides, aren't there many refugees who successfully escaped with food? It is said everywhere that someone robbed and ate, not only was he full, but he also carried a lot of gold, silver and jewelry!

Looking at the official disaster relief tents, the porridge was as thin as water, with only two porridge grains floating on the top. No matter how much you drink, you can only get enough water.

The refugees realized:

If you don't steal or rob, you will probably starve to death in the end; if you rob and eat, you can at least get a few meals and maybe even escape.

The more people who participate in the riot, the less likely you are to be caught. How can you be so unlucky, right?

In just three days, 17 refugee riots broke out in Tianshui City!

A large number of civilians were harmed. After all, the refugees at this time were already red-eyed, and they would rob anyone they didn't like. Ask them why they rob? Nonsense, those who don't rob are almost starving to death!

You know, there are 100,000 refugees in Tianshui City!

What will happen if this group becomes restless?

The whole Tianshui City was in a state of panic. The officials spent more effort and money to strengthen the protection of the houses. Once the formation was opened, the refugees could not rush in, so they had to turn to trouble the shops and ordinary residents.

In sharp contrast to the "high enthusiasm" of the refugees, the patrol guards and officials were less and less proactive. Sometimes they were too lazy to move when they received news of the refugee riots.

On the one hand, it was because the riots were too frequent. Before the ones in the east were dealt with, a lot of them popped up in the west and south. How could they handle more than a dozen cases per person?

On the other hand, the patrol guards and officials had limited food rations.

The more they moved, the more they consumed. They were hungry too quickly. The superiors didn't think of giving them extra meals.

In the end, they were too lazy to move. When the superiors urged them, they just took a few steps to show their appreciation.

Just to earn these little money, two bowls of dry rice a day, who would work hard for you?

He Lingchuan lived in the suburbs, some distance from the center of Tianshui City, and Yongquan Villa was invaded four or five times.

At this time, Zhao Song and nearly a thousand palace guards had a place to use their skills.

Yongquan Villa was too big, and Yangshan was seriously short of manpower. If more than a hundred refugees climbed over the wall to steal, He Lingchuan would have to turn a blind eye. After all, the formation could not be opened all the time, otherwise the loss would be greater than theft.

But Zhao Song and other palace guards were here to guard the house, and Xiao Xiao was all driven away.

This protective force is much greater than that of ordinary wealthy families.

With the lesson learned from the owner of the red hut, Zhao Song was also very diligent, taking the initiative to arrange manpower, adjust the rotation of sentries, and beat all the refugees who sneaked in half to death before throwing them out.

He contacted his colleagues in the palace and heard that King Yao had ordered that the palace should also be frugal in food and clothing to set an example, so the food within the palace gates actually began to be limited at regular times. The palace guards, who are rich and powerful, only provide two steamed buns and two or three side dishes for each meal, and can only eat meat once a day -

The little meat slices were hiding in the pickles and playing hide-and-seek with you. It took a lot of effort to dig them out. Only then did you realize that the chef's knife skills were very good and each slice was no thicker than paper.

As for wine... wine has become hard currency in the palace now. If you want to do anything, just bring a bottle of wine with you and you can get it done!

In comparison, Yongquan Villa is like a paradise. The more than a thousand guards had enough rice, noodles, vegetables and meat to eat. Every day the villa would take some fruits from the cellar and give them to everyone. The frozen grapes and frozen persimmons that had been preserved in the autumn were very sweet.

Oh yes, there’s also wine! There is a wine cellar in the villa.