Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

After autumn, the temperature began to drop, and the autumn wind was bleak, blowing down countless yellowed and dead leaves, and the branches were trembling.

Lin Yuan felt that the temperature this year was lower than last year, so he changed into cotton clothes early, and asked Qiu Niang to calculate the carbon, and waited for Jiang Guang to send the agreed 500 people over.

He is sitting next to the charcoal fire now, and fern root is smoldering in it. This is a kind of plant rhizome. After it is smoldering, it is soft and tasteless. Lin Yuan eats it as a snack. Tan, picked out the fern roots, wiped off the ashes outside, and handed them to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan broke it into two halves, and handed half of it to Er Liang.

Er Liang took it with a smile, and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for the reward."

Lin Yuan took a sip of hot water and looked at the people who were busy harvesting in the field outside the window, and he was still very satisfied.

This year's harvest is not much different from last year's, but this year more land has been opened, and the harvest has doubled. With the grain saved from last year, and 1000 more people, the grain is enough to feed for nearly a year.

At least it can survive until next winter, but there will be another harvest next autumn.

So don't worry too much about the food, after next year's harvest, they should be able to leave for Xinghua.

Xinghua has a salt field, and it can be said that the cities captured by Zhang Shicheng are the most prosperous places.

Among the leaders of the uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a saying that "Chen Youliang is the worst, and Zhang Shicheng is the richest".

Erliang was squatting next to the charcoal fire. He was still wearing the same old cotton padded clothes. The cotton padded clothes had not been washed. In addition, few people could afford them. It was considered a luxury, so most of them were worn out and then thrown away. If it's just a hole or something, it can be mended.

The life of ordinary people is basically a true portrayal of "three years of new, three years of old, and three years of mending".

"It's even colder this year." Erliang said, warming his hands, "Many people will freeze to death again."

Erliang said: "I used to think that the south is not cold in winter, but now I wear several layers of cold air and get inside."

Lin Yuan didn't explain the difference in the cold weather between the north and the south, but said, "A lot of people will die this winter."

Erliang scratched the back of his head: "Our Zhuangzi should be fine?"

Lin Yuan wiped Erliang's head, and only after he touched it did he remember that Erliang must have been a long time ago, so long that he couldn't remember how long ago he washed his hair. Lin Yuan looked at his palm, couldn't help it, and went to wash his hands. He came back and continued to sit. After sitting for a while, he remembered Erliang's question just now, and replied, "Zhuangzi will be fine."

There is enough food and carbon, and the infrastructure is perfect. It is not easy to freeze people to death. Even if you are sick, there are still medicinal materials. As long as the illness is not serious, it is not an incurable disease, and it is basically safe.

The day when Jiang Guang brought people here was the lowest temperature since this period of time. It was not winter yet, but it was as cold as last winter. Lin Yuan even put on a thick padded jacket, dressed like a bun, and went out to pick up people. .

This time Jiang Guang still found someone to escort him, and the escorts were still Chen Bosong and the others, but this time there were quite a few of them, and it is estimated that all the people in a village came out in full force.

It seems that Chen Bosong and the others are not doing very well recently.

Jiang Guang got off the horse. He had a big belly. When he got off the horse, he almost fell down and squatted. He finally stood still, and he took three steps at a time and said to Lin Yuan: "Little brother Lin, look at me. I brought them all for you, and I brought you twenty more, which is considered an extra head."

Lin Yuan first asked people to take the newcomers to the shed that was set up some time ago, and told them to tidy up their hair. Those with fleas had to shave their heads, and those without fleas had to change their clothes.

The women have been busy for more than half a year, making a lot of clothes. Because of the clear division of labor, the efficiency is also much higher. There are more than 3000 sets of fake cotton clothes made of straw velvet, not to mention simple underwear.

There are also several sheds built in Zhuangzi, which are places where women are asked to work.

Almost all pregnant women gave birth to their children, and some died of dystocia.

Lin Yuan buried them in the cemetery, and people in Zhuangzi sometimes went to worship them.

"Follow me first." Lin Yuan led Jiang Guang into Zhuangzi. In a blink of an eye, he saw Chen Bosong dismounting from his horse and staying at the gate of the city. He didn't seem to want to go in. Lin Yuan said to Chen Bosong, "Put your weapons over there." In the shed, come in together to keep warm."

None of Chen Bosong's brothers put down their weapons. They all had their knives pinned to their waists, and their hands were on the handles, as if they had been glued to them.

In the end, it was Chen Bosong who said, "Leave it in the past."

These people seemed to be convinced by Chen Bosong, and they didn't ask any more questions. Sure enough, they took the knife from their waist and put it in the shed, and followed Chen Bosong inside.

Lin Yuan took them to his house. This house was originally built with one entrance and one exit. It looks simple, but it is very big. It is not difficult for more than 20 people to sit in the main room. These men who came out with Chen Bosong and lived in the open air Now that there is no wind, they seem to be much more relaxed. They are still holding cups made of bamboo tubes, which are filled with hot water. Lin Yuan even asked someone to put some syrup in it.

The water tastes sweet to drink.

Even these rough guys like it very much.

After all, ancient people had few ways to ingest sugar.

Lin Yuan asked Yang Zi'an to greet these people first, and took Jiang Guang to another room far away from the main room.

Sitting on the chair, Jiang Guang first took a deep breath and took a sip of hot water, then moved his neck, rubbed his wrists, and came back to life.

"This journey is not easy." Jiang Guang said, "I was afraid that they would starve to death or freeze to death, which cost me a lot of money."

Lin Yuan said very politely: "Of course I should be called out."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan took out a piece of fake jade, and Jiang Guang took it with a smile, saying, "How good is this", while moving swiftly and simply.

"Brother Jiang, where do these people come from?" Lin Yuan said, "If they are desperadoes, I should think about it early."

Jiang Guang waved his hand: "Hey, I'm not cheating on you. I collected them from others. I don't know what they were doing before."

Lin Yuan nodded, and knew that it was impossible to ask Jiang Guang to do statistics, so he had to spend some more time doing statistics on his own side.

Under Lin Yuan's kind invitation, Jiang Guang decided to rest at Lin Yuan's side for a few days before going on the road again. If he stayed, Chen Bosong and the others would naturally also stay.

The place to live is easy to arrange.

Eat and go to the canteen to eat with the workers.

This group of people has probably never seen so many people living together, and they feel incredible while being vigilant.

"This Zhuangzi is really big. There is still a city wall, and the only thing missing is a moat."

"Do they eat like this every day?"

"There are multigrain steamed buns every day? There is oil in these vegetarian dishes."

"They all said there was meat to eat sometimes."

These rough guys are a little envious. They may not be able to eat with their heads tied to their waistbands, but these people only need to do their jobs well every day to be full.

This feeling of envy reached its peak when they saw the handicapped people in Zhuangzi.

Although Chen Bosong didn't treat them harshly, once injured, especially after being disabled, the only way left was to wait for death.

There are also disabled people in Lin Yuan's village. Although there are not too many of them, these people basically do the same work as women, which can be regarded as transferred to the logistics. In Lin Yuan's view, the importance of logistics cannot be ignored.

As long as it can create value, the disabled are not considered disabled in his eyes.

Chen Bosong chewed on the steamed buns and listened to his brothers chatting together.

He knew what his brothers wanted to live, but he also knew that they couldn't live like that.

The reason why they survived was because of the swords in their hands, disarmed and returned to the fields?That must also be the day after the victory and the peace of the world.

"Boss, I think you have a good relationship with the owner of this Zhuangzi." After leaving the cafeteria, the eccentric person couldn't wait to say, "Otherwise, you can discuss it with him and ask us to come to this Zhuangzi as well. Just like the guard surnamed Jiang, they gave us housing and food, and we covered them."

The few people around wanted to say that, but they didn't dare. Now that someone raised it first, they followed suit.

"I feel very good."

"Yeah, it's colder this year, and we don't have much food left. After this time, the food given by Jiang is only enough for us to eat for ten days and a half months. Ten days and a half months. What about in the future? Starve to death?"

"Boss, now is not the time to lose face."

Chen Bosong walked in the front, his brows were furrowed, and he said, "I know."

He knew in his heart that this winter was not going to be easy. They had cleaned up all the bandits and bandit villages around them, and robbed everything they could.

Although he said that he couldn't attack the common people, but when it really came to a dead end, who cares who is robbing?

Jiang Guang's work is not common. If it's okay in spring and summer, he won't starve to death by relying on the mountains, but it's hard to write.

But autumn and winter will not work.

Like his brother said, this is not the time to lose face.

But Chen Bosong didn't know how to speak to Lin Yuan.

It seems that if he opened his mouth, he became a person who made a special trip to hit the autumn wind.

Sleeping in the middle of the night, the brothers were still whispering about what they had seen during the day. They now feel that this village is better than their stockade. In the stockade, they still live in a shed built by themselves. When the weather is cold, several people insist on huddling together. Sleeping together is the only way to keep warm. They don't have time to burn charcoal by themselves. The charcoal they snatched won't burn for long, but there is so much charcoal here that it seems like it can't be burned.

"The clothes those people wear are all made by the women in the shed." Someone thought enviously, "I want to wear clothes made by women too."

The people next to him laughed at him: "You start thinking about women before your hair grows?"

The man excitedly said: "Would you like to come and try to see if I have grown up?"

"Don't dare to try, I'm afraid that if you are not careful, you will be killed."

"Boss?" They found that Chen Bosong had been silent, so they couldn't help turning their heads to look at Chen Bosong.

Chen Bosong turned over, his mind was a little confused, and he just said: "Sleep first, and think about it tomorrow."

Seeing that Chen Bosong had fallen asleep, several people couldn't say anything else, so they could only sleep under the quilt.

Lin Yuan is also discussing with Yang Zian now, how to keep Chen Bosong, it is best to call all the brothers in his hands to come over.

Yang Zi'an said: "I see that they are all strong and strong, so they can talk about everything else, but I'm afraid they have two hearts."

Lin Yuan understood what Yang Zi'an meant, but he also said: "We will only have more and more people in the future. If we are always afraid that people will have two hearts, we will just stay here and stay still? This is definitely not a long-term solution."

Yang Zi'an sighed: "I only hope that your nanny will have some friendship with you."

Lin Yuan: "It's useless to hope for friendship. People's hearts will change. I want to make a book of military law."

Yang Zian: "Military law?"

Lin Yuan explained: "It can't be called military law either. You can call it whatever you want. As long as the rules are set, everything will be done according to the rules."

Yang Zian touched his chin and thought: "This is feasible."

"It just takes a lot of time."

Lin Yuan: "Naturally, it will take a lot of time."

During this period of time, Lin Yuan has been looking for an opportunity to chat with Chen Bosong, and put the pros and cons on the table. Whether it's an instant hit or a hit-and-miss, at least it can be resolved cleanly.

But Chen Bosong couldn't see anyone almost every day. Lin Yuan found out after inquiring around that he took his men to the mountains to hunt, but most of the time they didn't get anything.

Lin Yuan could only wait for him to come back in Zhuangzi.

"Back! My God!"

"More than a dozen sheep!"

"Is this catching a flock of sheep?"

"How deep do you have to go to see it?"

"The sheep are all dead?"

"Some are dead, some are alive."

Standing at the gate of the city, Lin Yuan quickly saw Chen Bosong and the others, and a small black spot slowly appeared in front of his eyes.

Chen Bosong was riding a horse. He was tall and mighty on a horse. His hair was tied up high, and his whole body was steaming from hunting.

These are wild goats, and you can tell from their horns that they are not domesticated.

Chen Bosong rode his horse forward to Lin Yuan, pointed to the group of wild goats and said, "It's worth the rent and meals of our group for a few days."

Lin Yuan did not refuse either: "Then I will accept it."

Only then did a little smile appear on Chen Bosong's face.

"I happen to have something to tell you, come down for a walk?" Lin Yuan invited.

Chen Bosong did not shirk, turned over and got off the horse, his movements were smooth and unrestrained, his chest was still open, and he was sweating profusely, Lin Yuan could smell the sweat, but fortunately Lin Yuan was used to it, so he didn't show any disgust .

The two walked side by side, Lin Yuan was slightly shorter than Chen Bosong, he had to raise his head slightly to see Chen Bosong's full face.

"How is your village?" Lin Yuan didn't cut to the chase as soon as he came up, and asked tactfully first.

Chen Bosong just forgot to put down the horsewhip, and he was still holding it in his hand at this time, his expression was a little dignified: "The people at the foot of the mountain can no longer survive, and the bandits and bandits in the surrounding area have all been beaten."

Lin Yuan understood: "I haven't had a good time recently, is there enough food?"

Chen Bosong smiled wryly: "Ten days and half a month is always enough."

They live by robbery, farming?Land reclamation?They simply don't have enough staff.

It was only at this time that Lin Yuan revealed his intentions. He seemed to have no intention of saying: "It just so happens that my Zhuangzi is also short of people. If you don't mind, bring your brothers over here. I'll take as many as you come."

Chen Bosong was silent for a while before saying: "Master, you are always so kind-hearted, you will suffer."

Lin Yuan: "Huh?"

Chen Bosong thought of going elsewhere: "No matter how much food you plant, the more and more people, the food will only become less and less. You asked Jiang Shang to bring 500 people, and bring another 1000 people in winter. These [-] people, How do you feed yourself?"

Before Lin Yuan could speak, Chen Bosong frowned: "Master, what are you laughing at?"

Lin Yuan supported Chen Bosong's shoulders, and said happily, "You think I recruited so many people just to spread kindness and do good deeds?"

Chen Bosong looked into Lin Yuan's eyes with a serious expression of "Isn't it?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "It's not that simple. Don't you think that the people in my village live better than the people in your village?"

"But logically speaking, there are few people in your place, and everyone should get more. Why is it better to have more people on my side?" Lin Yuan asked.

Chen Bosong: "It's not the same thing. How long will it take for those 500 people to work? You have to keep them for nothing before you work."

Lin Yuan shook his head: "It can't be called Bai Yang, do you know how many years it takes for a person to do something?"

"Humans are different from animals. Animals can take as little as ten days and a half months, and as many as one or two years." Lin Yuan said, "People go from being conceived in October to being born, from crawling to walking, from walking to running." , From babbling to fluent speech, from birth to being able to give birth, it takes more than ten years."

Lin Yuan: "So there are many people, which is also an advantage."

Chen Bosong: "That has to be done according to our ability."

Lin Yuan: "I measured it, and I think it's okay, and I can afford it."

Chen Bosong didn't know what to say.

The young master has become more stubborn than ever.

Chen Bosong can only say: "I have 130 brothers, all of whom are single men who value loyalty."

Lin Yuan: "If possible, I hope you can bring all the people."

Chen Bosong looked at Lin Yuan: "Young master, there are more than 130 people. These people will eat your food when they come."

Lin Yuan waved his hand: "It's okay, I can afford it, and I'm not telling them to eat and enjoy themselves for nothing, they have to work."

To be honest, he really wanted to know the difference between Chen Bosong's "bandits" and the "soldiers" he trained. If they come over by then, they can have 100 people from each side to conduct a military exercise.

Real knowledge comes from practice.

Chen Bosong repeated what Lin Yuan said to his brothers at night.

The expressions on their faces are magical.

"Boss, did the boss here really mention it?"

"This boss is really... a very kind person."

"Hey, look at those who have been sold here, they are all wearing straw clothes now, and they still live in houses. Where can there be such a good owner now?"

"A good person is bullied by others. I think this owner is too young to know the dangers of the world."

"That's what it says, but you don't want to stay? Anyway, I'd like to stay."

"That's right, what else can we grab? If this goes on like this, we can only go down the mountain to grab the people's food."

Chen Bosong listened to them talking.

"Boss, are we really coming?"

"Actually, thinking about it, I think our village is pretty good."

Chen Bosong said, "I want to come over."

Several people started at the same time: "Really? Boss, what do you think?"

"Didn't you say you had to think about it yesterday?"

"Did the boss tell you something that convinced you?"

Chen Bosong's voice was very calm, he said: "Aside from this, is there any other way? Go down the mountain and rob the people?"

A few people stopped talking. Although they were "bandits" in the eyes of others, they were not in their own eyes. , They even escorted a part of it, and then they reached out to ask for a reward. Although it is a bit of a strong buy and sell, it is better than directly taking people's lives.

They will also rob those bandits who really endanger the people.

In their own eyes, they are not evil people, but good people.

Naturally, he didn't want to make a mistake and be forced to become a villain in Yurou Township.

Chen Bosong: "There are still some things that I haven't discussed with him in detail, but I want to bring him back. After we send Jiang Shang back, we will bring him here."

"That will take a lot of things." Someone said.

"How many cars do you want to pull?"

Chen Bosong: "Don't take the useless ones."

"That's right. It's inconvenient to bring so many things on the road. If you encounter something to grab..."

"Bullshit, then we can fight back!"

When winter comes, there will be more bandits. Many nearby villagers who can’t survive will form groups. A group of people will go in and out together to grab food and money. As long as they kill the first rebel, these grouped people will become a group. The gang, then began to flee.

What Chen Bosong was afraid of was that they would become like this too.

They survived the previous few years without going astray or harming the people.

"Anyway, there is no need to suffer from the cold this winter."

"I felt like I was going to die of cold last year, and my hands and feet were stiff every day when I woke up."

"What are you doing? If I hadn't slept with Brother Niu, I would have frozen to death."

"Brother Niu is snoring so loudly, can you still fall asleep?"

"I was very sleepy, so I fell asleep naturally. Besides, it's better to be noisy than to freeze to death."

They all had smiles on their faces, and when they thought that they would also live in this Zhuangzi, they were full of strength. Although they had only been here for a few days, they could tell that this Zhuangzi was not just a landlord. Zhuangzi who does not treat the subordinates as human beings.

Just for the food in the cafeteria, it is worth showing some admiration for this owner.

Chen Bosong said: "Sleep fast, we have to get up early tomorrow, let's go into the mountain again, before the wild animals get to the inside, we'll find out if there are any."

Several people responded: "Success, we will catch dozens of wild sheep and bring them back."

"It would be great if I could catch the deer. Deer blood is a great tonic."

"What the hell, I didn't think you were fake when I looked at it."

"Go to sleep, stop nagging, you talk more than anyone else when you're not doing business."

"Sleep and sleep."

The room was dark, and after a while, there were steady snoring, teeth grinding, and sleep talking, forming a harmonious trio.

Chen Bosong turned over and thought: I have miscalculated now, it is better to ask them to chat.