Lord, he is not a man [infrastructure]

The leader of the red taro tried to rob Grandpa Aji and Dagou's father who led the way several times, because they had food on them.

What prevented them from attacking several times was hope, hope for the future and life.

Many were too hungry to walk.

It is more difficult to obtain food in the mountains and forests in winter than people imagined. When wild beasts see so many people, no matter how bold they are, they will only avoid them from a distance, and will never approach them. Small animals are even scared away long ago.

If there were no skilled hunters to help find prey on the road and distribute it to everyone, perhaps when the more than 200 people arrived at Bailuling, there would be one-third fewer people.

But the food given to everyone is still too little, especially for the elderly, weak, women and children.

Originally, it only took two days for middle-aged people to walk, but it took more than 200 people three days to walk most of the distance.They have to stop constantly to rest, find food, hunt, etc.

Fortunately, there was a small stream in the mountain stream they walked. The stream probably came from a spring in some mountain. It was a very thin stream, only about two meters wide at its widest point. Deep, the upper layer of the stream has been completely frozen, but as long as the ice layer above is broken, you can drink water, and if you are lucky, you can even get a fish or two.

The people on the road didn't even have the time and energy to smash the ice, so they could only grab the snow on the side of the road to quench their thirst and hunger.

In three days, all the food on everyone's body, including Aji's grandfather, was consumed.

In the evening, everyone couldn't walk anymore, and many people even complained and disappointed about "why the people who meet them haven't come yet".

The leader couldn't help comforting everyone, saying that it would take two days to get to Bailuling from this shortcut, even at the fastest speed, plus preparing food and dispatching personnel, it would take at least one and a half days to find them .

This would add up to three and a half days, and they happened to be walking for such a long time.

"Hurry up, it should be tomorrow morning, at most tomorrow night, and the people who come to pick us up will definitely find us."

Many people were not enough to listen to the leader's comfort, and came to ask Aji's grandfather and Dagou's father again.

How could the two of them know if the lord would send someone to meet them, but seeing those faces full of hope and extremely tired and hungry, they couldn't say that they didn't know, they could only make vague words, asking everyone to be patient wait a minute.

The red taro leader can't do anything, they have already walked half the distance, it is not realistic to return at this time, and going back is waiting to die, it is better to continue to move forward and fight.

But many old and weak people couldn't bear it any longer. They shook their heads and told their family members to leave them behind, and told them to go to Bailuling first, and come to pick them up later if they had a chance.

But who doesn't know that leaving the old and the weak in the mountains at this time is to let them die, not to mention the cold and hunger, but those hungry beasts who follow them secretly and far away will not let go of these delicacies.

"Listen! There seems to be some sound?" The man with good ears motioned the people around him to silence.

Da da da, the crisp sound of horseshoes stepping on the cobblestones resounded in the mountain stream, as well as faint voices.

The voice became clearer and clearer. Grandpa Aji stood up with many young adults and looked towards the direction of Bailuling.

You Qingzhuang couldn't bear it, and said eagerly: "Let's go over and have a look, you wait here."

The older people were worried, so they grabbed the young people and told them to wait.

A flag first caught everyone's eyes.

As soon as Grandpa Aji saw the flag with the white deer painted on it, his face burst into a smile, and he ran over there.

The big dog's father also roared excitedly, and ran over.

Now everyone knows that the White Deer collar has come to meet them!

"It's coming! It's really coming!"

"Heaven can't stop us!"

"Gods above, bless the kindness of the lord of the White Hart Lord."

Many people cheered at this time, and many people couldn't help but shed hot tears.

Many people who were able to run ran towards the white deer leader's team.

A lot of mules came, all carrying big sacks that bulged on their backs.

The red taro leader who was about to starve to death finally ate the most satisfying and happiest meal since the beginning of winter.

Tang Bo brought thousands of yellow-faced steamed buns. This kind of steamed buns is made with a small amount of soybean flour, wheat flour and yeast. The taste is much better than the black bread baked with coarse wheat.

With an iron pan, a steamer and enough charcoal, steaming steamed buns is easier than baking bread.

The red taro leader who dared not start a fire all the way finally dared to start a fire, and the firewood can be fetched from the nearby forests.

Tang Bo brought kindling, and the fire was lit quickly.

Jia Dou, Baidou, and several little giants of the Bai family were responsible for distributing packets of yellow-noodle steamed buns, one for children under ten years old, and two for men and women over ten years old, and taught these people how to bake steamed buns.Those who dare to grab will be beaten directly.

Most of the defectors led by the red taro were very honest. Seeing the little giants of Baidou, they were so frightened that their legs went limp.Those local ruffians are even more cunning, how could they make trouble at this time?

Many people were so hungry that they gnawed on the steamed buns as soon as they got them, and couldn't wait for the steamed buns to be warmed up.

Jia Dou and others received Tang Bo's order, as long as they don't rob others of their food, they don't care how they eat.

After the steamed buns were heated, the unique aroma was released. More than 200 people ate without lifting their heads. They didn't even bother to drink water. Many people choked.

Tang Bo saw that someone brought a baby who was not yet under the age. The mother would chew the steamed buns and feed the baby with her mouth.If it is too small, it can only desperately suck on the mother's shriveled breasts, and cry when it cannot suck milk. The crying is very small, which is very pitiful.

Tang Bo asked Jia Dou to cook another pot of very thin yellow rice porridge, and distributed the yellow rice porridge soup to babies and those who could not eat solid food.

The red taro leaders were anxious to eat when they got the steamed buns. When they got the yellow rice porridge, many people hugged their children and knelt down towards Tang Bo with tears in their hands, as well as the men in the family.

Tang Bo's clothing and temperament made it impossible for anyone to mistake him as the only leader present.

Tang Bo nodded to those people, motioned for them to get up, and continued talking to Grandpa Aji.

He didn't want to show up, and he didn't want to be thanked by these red taro leaders. Although Goudan doesn't rely on this to punish him now, he still doesn't like to accept thanks from a lot of people.

But he doesn't just want some temporary workers, he wants to keep these more than 200 people, and use these people as a lure to attract more red taro leaders to join him.

Their white deer collar is too short of people.

So Tang Bo showed up, he was buying people's hearts.

Aji's father, Baihe, also came along, and stayed by his father's side to help answer Tang Bo's questions.

The chiefs of the two villages led by Hongyu didn't come, but their eldest sons came, and now they are the leaders of the defectors in these two villages.

Each of them grabbed a steamed bun and came over to talk to Tang Bo.

Tang Bo's aura is too strong, his face is not very close to the people, and he has no intention of being close to the people, which caused the two village chiefs and eldest sons to stutter and become extremely nervous.

Tang Bo just patted the shoulders of the two young men casually, making their faces bloodshot with excitement.

Seeing that everyone was eating about the same, Tang Bo said three words to the red taro defectors:

"I am the lord of the White Hart Territory. I promise you here today. All those who come to my White Hart Territory, I guarantee that everyone will have a job. And as long as they are willing to work, they will have a place to live, and every day there will be two A meal, none of which will cost you anything."

"Men and women, young and old, have corresponding jobs. According to the content of the work, the salary ranges from one copper coin a day to three copper coins a day. If you do well, you will be rewarded more."

"If someone wants to stay in White Hart Collar, as long as he doesn't violate the laws and regulations of White Hart Collar, and doesn't play tricks, he can get the status of a free citizen of White Hart Collar."

The red taro leader was dumbfounded.

Although they also heard about the various benefits of working in the White Deer Collar from Aji's grandfather and Dagou's father, they thought it was for the White Deer Leader, and that as long as they could get some of the benefits, they would be lucky. can enjoy.

Food and lodging included and paid?Still so much reward?Can you still give freeman status if you stay?

By gods, this young lord of White Hart Collar must be the most merciful lord in the world.

"However! The laws and regulations of the White Deer Collar are equally strict. If someone makes a mistake, they will be punished the same as the White Deer Leader. If it is light, they will be expelled from the White Deer Collar, and if it is serious, they will be executed. For details, when you arrive at the White Deer Collar, there will naturally be people tell you."

This passage raised the hearts of the defectors led by the red taro.

A person's appearance and temperament can really affect many things. Although Tang Bo gave them hope in life, but the red taro leader looked at the young lord with a soft face and a lazy expression sitting on horseback, and couldn't help it. There was some fear.

Tang Bo left after finishing the last sentence. He was going to explore the mountain stream and see where it led.

He just learned from Aji's grandfather that this shortcut is only known to a few people in Bailuling and the village where they are intermarried with Bailuling, and no one else knows about it.

At the beginning, someone from the red taro collar village went the wrong way, accidentally walked into the mountain stream, and finally went to Bailuling Huishi village, and stayed in Bailuling to live.The person started to introduce his relatives to marry Bailuling, and the two sides began to communicate.

At that time, Bailuling was not very attractive in the village of Hongyuling. They were all about the same poor, and the winter was just as hard, so there were intermarriages, but the number was not too many.

The people in the red taro collar had enough to eat and drink, so Jia Dou and the others led the team back to Bailu collar.

The old and the weak who couldn't walk all got on mules, and if there were too many people, they came in rotation.

The road in the mountain stream is a bit narrow. There are pebbles and mud on both sides of the stream, and you have to be careful of the rolling stones on both sides.But compared to wandering around in the mountains and forests without end, and may be trapped at any time, this mountain stream can indeed be regarded as a safe passage.

Tang Bo and Yan Ren rode very fast. The defectors had traveled for more than three days, and they arrived in half a day.

The two saw the red taro collar village, but they did not enter the village, but continued to move forward.

It's a pity that there is a stretch of hills ahead.

According to the narratives of the two village chiefs and eldest sons, the denser population of the red taro collar is behind these hills. Including these hills, a large area of ​​flat land behind is the field used by the red taro collar lords to plant red taro.

The red taro leaders are not so much free people, but more like the red taro lord's serfs. Very few of them own their own farmland, and even if they do, they have to pay high taxes.Unless you are the blood relatives of the red taro lord, only they have some privileges in the red taro leader, they can use farmland, own servants, and pay less taxes, such as the taro Qing family.

In other words, there are four classes in the red taro collar: the family of the red taro lord, relatives who are in charge and the lord's blood, commoners, and slaves.

The latter two occupy the largest number.

"If we want to develop into the red taro area, that mountain stream must be in our hands." Tang Bo said.

Yan Ren nodded: "If we can be more familiar with that road, at least half of the time can be saved."

"More than that. If the road is well repaired, paved with cement, and the mountain walls on both sides are strengthened, it can become an important main road leading directly to the hinterland of the red taro collar, and the time will be more than halved."

Tang Bo pointed to the connected small hills again: "The back is the hinterland of the red taro collar, and more villages are concentrated there. If we want to get more red taro collar people to come over, we have to think about it in this hill. Open a secret passage to lead them."

Yan Ren got off his horse, approached the mountain forest, explored for a while, and then came back and said, "I need to explore all of this mountain."

"There is no hurry here, go back and settle the defectors who came first, and then you will bring people over to develop the secret road. Before that, you can hide the exit of the mountain stream at the red taro collar village Is it? It’s best not to let people find it easily.”

"Okay, give me a day."