Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

Although the gangsters were dealt with, there were still tens of thousands of victims. Although they looked very pitiful, the people of Taoyuan Village did not dare to bring these victims into the village.

But looking at such a group of people can't be ignored, because of the suppression of these gangsters, these victims have not eaten seriously for a long time, all of them have sallow faces, and many children are dying.The victims said that if the elderly, weak, women and children did not look aggressive, it would be easy for people to relax their vigilance. Many people would have been abandoned or even eaten.

At the beginning, this group of gangsters only consisted of hundreds of individuals, but they were extremely vicious. At the beginning, they only dominated the team of hundreds of people. Anyone who dared to disobey would be tortured to death. resist.Then gobble up the scattered disaster victims all the way in this way, the strong men who resist will be brutally killed, and those who don't resist will join them, and the condition for joining is to kill and eat people.

This method will undoubtedly engulf people with conscience, those who are not willing are dead, and those who are willing are no longer the same as before.They are inspired by the animal nature in their hearts, and finally become one of these people.

The reason why there are so many old, weak, sick and children in this team is precisely because of this reason, some people want to escape, but they can't escape at all.Most of the food they begged along the way was eaten by this group of people. If they don’t worry about eating, they will have strength. They already have a lot of strength. How can a group of hungry victims be their opponents.

Not to mention that they still have weapons, and every time they devour a team, they carry out brutal and bloody suppression, causing a group of people to lose their backbone and get used to obedience.

And these old and weak women and children are not only used to confuse some kind-hearted people, but also use them as cannon fodder.If you enter a village or a small county, first let them, the victims of the disaster, swarm up to rob and fight against the locals, who are waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

It's not that they didn't want to unite with the locals, but the final outcome was very tragic. Not to mention the unsightly death of those who participated, those who were related to them or had frequent contact with them were not spared.They never give each other a good time, but slowly tortured to death, which makes people die horribly, and they also force relatives and friends of these people to swallow their human flesh.

This kind of huge horror made everyone look like a walking corpse, so the state was particularly terrifying, because they were no longer simply starving victims, and their bodies and minds were greatly devastated.This also made Wang Dali feel that something was wrong when he saw it, so he hurried back.

This is also the reason why his mother was so afraid of the boy who was willing to stand out just now.

The reason why they came to Taoyuan Village was that the gangsters had heard the name of Taoyuan Village a long time ago, especially after the wharf was built, they felt that it was a big piece of fat.And unlike the city surrounded by high walls, it is not difficult to conquer.Although they have long heard that Taoyuan Village has a group of high-strength guards, they feel that there are hundreds of them, and there are tens of thousands of victims in the lead, so they don't think it is a problem.

However, he was still cautious, and wanted to repeat the old tricks first to relax the opponent's vigilance, and then conquer them.

After hearing this, the people in Taoyuan Village couldn't help frowning.

Thinking of just now, I almost softened my heart, and they all felt lingering fear.

Having said that, they sympathized with these tortured victims, but at the same time, they also knew that these people were terrible, because they were tortured so differently from ordinary people.Fortunately, the rest are old and weak, women and children, who have been starved for so long, and are used to being oppressed and dare not resist, otherwise, Taoyuan Village may not be able to escape the catastrophe this time.

But it would not work if it was left alone, so Lizheng ordered people to carry out several large pots in the village, and cooked several large pots of porridge that could not be thinner with cornmeal and sweet potato noodles.

These things are all done by the old and weak in the village, while the others are still waiting in line, guarding them neatly, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

The smell of food made the victims want to move, but when they saw the posture of Taoyuan Village, no one dared to take a step forward. They all followed Chang Xile's order and squatted in place. head.

"There are so many people, what should we do in a while? Throw them away again?" The elders of the clan asked worriedly.

Li Zheng sighed: "Otherwise, what can we do, our village can't support so many people."

Everyone felt uncomfortable when they heard the words. Although on the one hand they were on guard, on the other hand they really felt pitiful.Especially since there are many children inside, driving them away like this is undoubtedly forcing them to death.

"I'm afraid we have to take care of these people. Just now I have sent people to the county to find the county magistrate to ask for food." Chang Xi said happily.

Father Chang disagreed and said: "At this time, we can't be soft-hearted. Although our public grain depot can only support these people for a few months at most, more and more people will come and go to our place in this way. By then we can live happily It won't be easy."

The others were not as daring as Father Chang to speak in front of Chang Xile, but their attitude clearly agreed with what Father Chang said.

They can give some food, but it is really inappropriate to keep these hidden dangers nearby.

After all, they are still just a village. Although the population has increased a lot in recent years, everyone can say that they all have martial arts after Chang Yu's training, but they can resist one or two.

And with two troubles in three days, this year's life is already difficult, and it will be even more troublesome to not be able to produce at that time.

Now there is great chaos in the court, King Pingning rebelled inside, disasters are everywhere, and neighboring countries are ready to move. Now the whole good country is in jeopardy. It is not known when these disaster victims will be resettled.

"This is also impossible. If we drive these people away, then they will definitely rush to the mansion. Not to mention that the villages passing by will be poisoned. Now the mansion is already in dire straits, and there are still so many victims going to the mansion." That crowded, if the mansion really can't bear it, we won't have a good life. Therefore, I think we should play a diversion role, at least not to add pressure to the mansion."

Many things are very strange this time. Although the disaster victims have been very cruel since ancient times, this time they are too hostile.Everywhere they passed was evil, and it was not simple begging at all.This made them notorious, and they were rejected and beaten all the way, and the counties that were able to take them in did not dare to move.

Otherwise, according to the usual habits, the county seat should also assume the responsibility of resettling the victims.Where would it be like now, all rushing to the mansion and Beijing.

These disaster victims flocked to Pumpkin Mansion from all directions very quickly. If there is no matter about King Pingning, it will be fine. They will only think that everyone thinks that big cities have more food, but now Chang Xile always feels that something is wrong.

Just now, after listening to the plots of these gangsters, I became more certain of my thoughts.

King Pingning is also asking the victims to take the lead. When the Pumpkin Mansion clashes with the victims, it is time for him to send troops!

Once a war breaks out, no matter who wins or loses, the lives will be devastated, the economy will regress rapidly, and the lives of the people will become more and more miserable.And if a scum like King Pingning wins, it will be even more terrifying.

Not to mention that Chang Xile still highly admires many deeds of the current emperor. King Guangping Ning disregarded the lives of the people for his own selfishness, and directly swallowed the straw of life-saving for himself, so he knew that this person was not a good stubble.The reason why the embankment broke this time is probably also due to King Pingning's handwriting. It may not be that he deliberately submerged the fertile land, but he would definitely not be able to run away by intercepting the river water to run water mills and other things.

If such selfish and vicious people really claim to be kings, their life will definitely not be easy.

Everyone fell silent when they heard this. They didn't think too much, they just felt that they had no ability to resettle so many victims.Looking at the crowd of people ten times larger than my own village, I always feel panicked.Who knows if fattening up this group of people will bite them back?

But hearing Chang Xile's words, he couldn't help but think deeply. Indeed, if these people are driven away, there must be a place to take them in.If you can still count on the imperial court in normal times, you only need to settle these people temporarily, and then these victims will return to their hometown after the tide passes.

But now the hometowns of these victims are gone, and the court is in chaos because of King Pingning's rebellion. No one knows how long this situation will last.

They had been worried about accidents in the mansion before, and wanted to do their part very much, but if they pushed these disaster victims away now, it would be a disservice to them invisibly.

Chang Xile said again: "I wrote to the county magistrate to inform him of the danger, and asked him to communicate with other county magistrates. It is best for everyone to work together at this time and each be responsible for some of the victims. This can also relieve the pressure on the government. Even pressure from Beijing."

Li Zheng immediately took the case, "Let's do it. If King Pingning takes the opportunity to attack, how can we keep our food. Why don't we manage it now so that they can't make any moths. Anyway, each family will We have stockpiled a lot of food, so let’s take out the public ones first, as long as we ensure that they don’t starve to death. In this way, our food should last for a while longer.”

"Where are so many people placed? It's hard to sleep at night at the door of the house." asked the elder of the clan.

But Wang Dali didn't think it was a problem, and said bluntly: "It's not easy, just put them on the pier, there are so many houses there, just squeeze them together. If they don't fit enough, just stay in the open space outside, at least there is someone It's better to squat somewhere than to rush around. I will lead some brothers to guard there, and if there is a moth, I will immediately send a message and guard the mouth together."

Everyone also agreed that it was not far from Taoyuan Village, and the place was spacious, so it was indeed a good place to resettle.

Wang Dali was affirmed and said: "Some of the rest are not good people. Just now when we fought those gangsters desperately, those gangsters didn't catch the victims as a shield. I saw that many of them turned out to be the people next to them. Push it out. Hehe, I have already ordered people to see who is stepping on other people's corpses to survive, and our food cannot supply such people."

Because the Lizheng and the clan elders who were present had never experienced the tragedy just now because of their old age, they all said that it had to be like this when they heard this.Their food is already in short supply, and immoral people are not worthy of their charity.

Chang Xile thought for a while and said, "Dali, when the time comes, you will divide them into squads and platoons like a security team, and let them be the squad leader and platoon leader themselves, and let them supervise themselves. There are bullying incidents inside, and once it is discovered that there are severe punishments. Moreover, whoever reports that the people around him have dissent and finds out that it is true will be rewarded, and those who make random false accusations will also be severely punished."

Although Chang Yu is the soul of Taoyuan Village's security team, everyone's aura is different without him, but it's really not good to manage Chang Yu.Although he can lead troops to fight, he doesn't care about specific management.And because Wang Dali is aiming to become a general, he will learn to do it in all aspects, especially in management.

Wang Dali responded directly, "Yes, I will handle it properly."

The county magistrate received Chang Xile's letter and quickly replied.

He said that he would resettle the passing victims and remove the cancer inside.And it will inform other county magistrates of the importance of it, and everyone must do their best to ease the pressure on the government.

Although the county magistrate didn't mention the food increase, Chang Xile felt a little unhappy, but it was understandable.After all, Daoxiang County is a county seat, and there must be more disaster victims than Taoyuan Village.Moreover, the county magistrate has always been aware of the situation in Taoyuan Village, knowing that they will not be hungry, so he just robbed the rich and helped the poor.

Although this kind of thinking makes people uncomfortable, whoever makes them have great abilities will also bear great responsibilities.

And Chang Xile did not support these victims in vain. Now that the rain stopped, Chang Xile mobilized them to open up wasteland near the pier.Those who do not work can only guarantee that they will not die of starvation except for the child still in their arms. They can only eat a meal of corn or sweet potato porridge that cannot be thinner. However, the treatment of working people will be much better, the more effort they put in. The more food you get, the better.

They don't know when this disaster will pass, so they can't sit and wait for the court to solve it. Now the land reclamation is also because there is not enough food in the villages behind, and these people have something to eat.Sweet potato and corn are relatively unselectable, and the yield is relatively high, which is just suitable for this.

Although these people are pitiful, the food for the people of Taoyuan Village does not fall from the sky. If you want to get it, you have to work hard.This is also to let other disaster victims know that it is not easy to come to them to beg for food, so that those people don't think that they can eat and drink for free when they come here.

Several people in Chang Xile's integration were discussing how to resettle these victims, and someone came to report that a team entered Aokou.At least [-] people came, all in plain clothes, not disaster victims.

"Who could it be?" Chang Xile was puzzled, and was planning to go with Chang Yu to find out, when two familiar figures approached in the yard.

"Uncle Gao, Uncle Qin! Why are you here?!" Chang Xile exclaimed.

Gao Yuan's expression was very gloomy, and he and Qin Zhong walked away separately, unwilling to get close to him.

These two had a falling out?

Chang Xile looked puzzled, Qin Zhong sighed: "I came this time to keep your Uncle Gao here..."

Chang Xile was shocked, "Is the situation in the mansion so critical?! How are the victims now?"

In any case, the mansion is surrounded by high walls, and there are so many soldiers guarding it, so it is safer than Taoyuan Village no matter what.If King Pingning really attacked, small villages like theirs would definitely not be spared.They can deal with some unarmed and hungry victims, but it is not enough to deal with thousands of troops.

The wharf is the only way to go, and the army may rush all the way to get supplies without mobilizing a lot of food and grass.

Qin Zhongdao: "Now I've been suppressed for the time being. I've robbed all the food sellers in the city. Finally, I didn't let these extremely hungry victims come in immediately."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, and couldn't help but admire Qin Zhong's courage.Those businessmen who took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune had interests behind them, otherwise how would they dare to act recklessly like this.Unexpectedly, Qin Zhong would actually start the robbery directly, even though it was borrowed in name.

"Then you are..."

"These are just expedient measures. More and more disaster victims are flocking to the mansion, and there is not enough food in the mansion. Besides, we can't always be so passive. This is not to let King Pingning take advantage of the opportunity. So I plan to take the army and these victims back to Guozhou to grab food, and there is no place with more food than there!"

Hearing this, Father Chang couldn't help but say, "I think it's okay to do this! It's the hometown of these disaster victims, and they all hate King Pingning very much in their hearts, and they will definitely do their best when the time comes. But are they willing? "

Qin Zhong grinned, "It's not up to them, besides, they will die wherever they go, and they will be more alive when they return to their hometown."

"Has the imperial court sent troops?" Chang Xile asked.

"Neighboring countries have changed, and the DPRK and China are still unable to take action. Let's take the lead first."

Chang Xile couldn't help frowning when she heard this. Although Pumpkin Mansion has become richer and richer in recent years, and its soldiers are fatter and stronger, it is still much inferior to Guozhou.Moreover, it was the base camp of King Pingning, so he would definitely suffer a disadvantage in the battle.If the imperial court does not send troops in time, this battle will be worrying.

No wonder Gao Yuan was depressed and sent him here hoping to save his life, but Qin Zhong himself took such a big risk.Naturally, they felt underestimated. The relationship between the two was quite complicated before, and Gao Yuan was also very sensitive. No wonder they felt unhappy.

"Don't worry, as long as Uncle Gao is with me, I will guarantee his safety. But if you can't come back alive, it's hard to say."

"My life is hard, I can't die." Qin Zhong said with a smile, "I have one more request."

Chang Xile was puzzled, "What's the matter?"

"Our army lacks talents like Chang Yu and Wang Dali. I wonder if we can borrow them? Don't worry, I will definitely guarantee that they can come back safely."

"How do you guarantee?! Daoyan is ruthless, you can't guarantee that you will come back alive, how can you guarantee others." Gao Yuan said angrily.

Qin Zhong rubbed his nose, "Aren't I afraid that you will worry? It's hard to get hurt on the battlefield, but why don't you go because of this? Besides, I'm just looking for them to discuss, and I don't have to ask them to go. The country is in trouble. Everyone is responsible, not to mention they are martial artists."

Gao Yuan sneered, "So you only want the two of them, and the guards don't want it anymore?"

Qin Zhong suddenly didn't dare to say anything.

Chang Xile immediately understood that Qin Zhong wanted to borrow troops from him.

Although the guards were not soldiers, their quality had to be good.Most of the army here is very irregular, not as formal as later generations. Many of them are military households. They usually farm at home, and only take up their weapons and go to the battlefield when the country is in trouble.Without any professional training, the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

No wonder Gao Yuan was so angry, it was not just what he guessed just now, he probably felt that Taoyuan Village was harmed because of his relationship.If it wasn't for him, Qin Zhong wouldn't have known about Taoyuan Village, and wouldn't have set their minds on it.Now that he came to ask in person, he would refuse directly because of his relationship, and it was likely that the Chang family would not be good, and would let a few people pass together.

If something happened to those people, how would he deal with himself in the future?

Chang Xile looked at Gao Yuan's tangled face, and felt that she had guessed pretty well.

"I can't promise you that."

Qin Zhong was a little disappointed at once, but didn't say anything more.

Chang Xile continued: "However, I can ask for you. If some of them are willing, please treat them kindly. If no one is willing, I can't force it. After all, this is a matter of losing their heads. Our village is pardoned by the emperor himself For military service, if no one wants to be a soldier, it makes sense.”

Qin Zhong was immediately happy again when he heard that, "If I gather the number of people, I won't find someone like you. I'm looking for elites, and I will definitely work hard if I get the other party."

"But let's say it first, I also have a group of disaster victims to manage, so even if everyone agrees, I won't allocate many people."

"That's natural! I'm not so greedy, and I know it's not easy for you. Besides, I put your Uncle Gao here, and I can't harm him."

In fact, Gao Yuan came here voluntarily. He felt ashamed in his heart, so he also wanted to be a hostage.

Chang Xile originally thought that not many people would agree. After all, everyone's life is better now, and there are old and young in the family. They are all farmers with no ambitions. They just hope to live in peace. They didn't expect most of them to sign up.

After such a long period of training, they are no longer ordinary farmers, but have the consciousness of soldiers.They want to use the skills they have learned to fight on the battlefield. Besides, seeing these poor victims and thinking of King Pingning who caused all this, they secretly hate in their hearts.

If such people can live at ease in the world, their life will soon be difficult.

Moreover, fighting the bandits before also inspired their blood, and they all wanted to fight hard.

Not only them, even many people among the victims responded.No matter how good the outside world is, it is not my hometown, and the reason why they became like this is King Pingning!

But Taoyuan Village cannot be left unattended, so after some screening, such as no children, no family with few strong men, no waiting for requests, more than 100 people were allowed to leave with Qin Zhong, and among them was Wang who had been waiting for the opportunity to show his talents. vigorously.

Chang Xile looked at this group of high-spirited people, and couldn't help but sighed while admiring them. The battlefield is always very cruel, and I don't know how many people will be left when they come back.

At this time, Chang Yu said: "Lele, I want to go too."