Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

"Han Shantong is dead." Jiang Gui asked around outside, and this was the first thing she said when she came back, "Liu Futong ran away with his son."

Lin Yuan nodded and said to Jiang Gui, "Brother Jiang, sit down."

Jiang Gui sat opposite Lin Yuan and asked strangely, "Why isn't fourth brother surprised at all?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "It's expected."

Jiang Gui's eyes widened: "The Xiang army is so powerful, did you expect them to lose to the Yuan army?"

Lin Yuan was playing chess with himself. The original owner knew how to play chess. He was impatient recently and had no one to accompany him, so he played with himself. He said to Jiang Gui: "Both sides of the Yellow River are Han Shantong's leader. As long as the court is not blind, Naturally, heavy troops will be sent there, otherwise? Tell Han Shantong and the others to step on the face of the court?"

"Then Liu Futong escaped with Han Liner, is it also within your expectation?" Jiang Gui couldn't figure it out, "Why didn't Liu Futong support Han Shantong's son instead of standing on his own?"

Lin Yuan played a hand of chess, surrounded Baizi, and said with a smile: "Liu Futong came from a patrol inspection, and Han Shantong is just an ordinary citizen. Since they have made a subordinate, Han Shantong naturally worked hard to subdue him."

If Han Shantong didn't die, maybe the world might really be caught by him.

Liu Futong was an official. Although he was only an inspection officer, he was from a wealthy family. He had read books and had knowledge. However, in history, he was trying to preserve Han Shantong's blood until the last second of his life.

It could also be called true love.

Such people are rare, and Lin Yuan felt a little regretful.

If it weren't for the fact that he had nothing to do with Liu Futong, he still wanted to drag Liu Futong onto his boat.

Think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the left, Zhang Shicheng on the right, and Liu Futong in front, how safe they are.

Of course, maybe Liu Futong just wanted to raise a big flag.

But the truth is not important, what is important is that the rebellion of the Xiang Army, that is, the Red Turban Army, and the death of Han Shantong all symbolize that the horn of the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty has sounded, and everyone in the world will respond.

From now on, the court of the Yuan Dynasty will face a situation of being besieged on all sides.

Lin Yuan's side will be safer.

"It's time to inspect the army." Lin Yuan stood up and said to Jiang Gui, "Do you want to come together?"

Jiang Gui: "Go with you."

When Lin Yuan took a step, Jiang Gui naturally stood three steps behind Lin Yuan.

He looked at Lin Yuan's back, feeling a little dazed.

Jiang Gui is not a fool, on the contrary, he can live to this day and support a large family as a small official in Wucheng, so he naturally has his survival wisdom.

At the beginning, he just thought that what Lin Yuan wanted was a Zhuangzi, a Zhuangzi who could be self-sufficient in troubled times and have no worries about food and clothing.

Later, for the sake of weapons and more people, Zhuangzi expanded step by step, and later, in order to have a place in the troubled times, they came to Taizhou again, betting big with their lives.

He didn't dare to think about what Lin Yuan wanted, but he had to admit that his fourth brother had really changed.

Originally, in his eyes, Lin Yuan was a young man who was not deeply involved in the world. He didn't have much scheming and had a kind heart. Such a person might be suitable to be a rich man, but he was not suitable to be a leader.

But Lin Yuan told him time and time again that Lin Yuan seemed to be born with this material.

I don't know how many times, Jiang Gui imagined walking side by side with Lin Yuan as before, but backed away involuntarily.

It seemed that affiliations that had never been clear before were now crystal clear.

Jiang Gui's gaze was complicated, but he finally clenched his fists and thought: things have come to this point, they have no way out, he can only follow Lin Yuan closely, maybe one day, he can also become the big man that he could only look up to before Gentlemen.

Lin Yuan took Jiang Gui to the training ground.

Now the only ones training recruits are Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Bosong and Yang Zian.

He had observed it before and found that the methods of training these three people were completely different.

Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to discipline in military training, and he paid attention to the effectiveness of the superior and the subordinate, one order and one action.

Chen Bosong is not like training soldiers, but more like training bandits and teaching them the skills when fighting the enemy on the battlefield.

Yang Zian is similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, but not as good as Zhu Yuanzhang.

Standing on the troop counting platform, Lin Yuan felt that the troop counting platform was well built. Although Taizhou's military strength was not very good, the infrastructure was really good. It really was a land of fish and rice, and it was good to have money.

Almost all the poor people in Taizhou were raised by him, and asking them to find work was actually just an excuse to give them food.

These grains have been backlogged in Taizhou's grain depots. Although most of them are old grains, they are quite large.

Otherwise, the people will not be able to starve to death.

The posts were also made up by Lin Yuan, so that the common people can return to their hearts only if they have work and food to get.

Otherwise, send the food directly?What next?The common people just wait until there is no food and continue to distribute food?

Fortunately, this year, Taizhou's grain will also be harvested.

The pressure on food will be much less. Lin Yuan also sent many merchants to collect food while collecting craftsmen. Coarse grains and fine grains are fine, as long as they can fill the stomach, they will be taken back.

Another thing is to pay attention to the merchant ships at sea. If there are any novelties, as long as they have something to do with food, they will be taken back.

After all, apart from other things in the Yuan Dynasty, the trade routes were still developed.

The famous Marco Polo, who came to China during the Yuan Dynasty, wrote the nonsense that China is full of gold.

——It’s not a lie, after all, foreign countries were too poor at that time, and ordinary people may not even be able to afford black bread now, and the reality of many small countries may not be as good as a village.

Who would have thought that an industrial revolution abroad would directly equalize the lagging development time, not only equalize, but even exceed.

Lin Yuan looked at the soldiers under the commanding platform. These soldiers were salt people and ordinary people. They heard that Lin Yuan's army did not deduct their salary and they had meat every day, so they came here by themselves. The wishes of these people are so simple , It is estimated that there are not many people who pursue the title of Marquis and Prime Minister.

Regarding food, Lin Yuan asked people to make the meat into jerky. When the time comes to fight in the battlefield, it can be eaten after boiling in hot water.

As for the seasonings...it can be a hassle without plastic and can't get into small packets.

It's like making it into a hot pot base, and there is not enough oil that can condense.

After all, they are still using sesame oil, soybean oil, and peanut oil. These three oils cannot keep solidifying at ordinary temperatures. Lin Yuan can only ask the cooks to put a little more salt on the jerky, so that the soldiers can On the battlefield, the birds will not fade out of their mouths.

After all, there is still half a month before they are about to set off to attack Gaoyou.

It is not difficult to win Gaoyou, but after all, it is the first official army-to-army war, and Lin Yuan still hopes that these salt people and ordinary people can form an army to get some comfort.

Get off to a good start the first time, and it will be smoother in the future.

After all, it was just an inspection, and Lin Yuan didn't intend to give a lecture. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others were looking at him, he gestured to continue.

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Jiang Goudan was a recruit who had just turned fourteen, his parents were sick in bed, and there was no rice to cook at home. He heard that soldiers were paid more than those who did chores, so he was heartbroken and kowtowed twice to his parents. Ringing his head, he went to enroll in the army with the only rag bag at home.

On the day he went to sign up, he saw a long queue. He didn't know the people in it. There were old and young, but they were not crowded together. Just line up honestly.

During this time, people on the street are always saying that it is an honor to be a soldier.

It is said that serving as a soldier defends the country, saves the poor, and guards the homeland.

I can also eat enough to fill my stomach, and the military pay is still a lot. I went to serve as a soldier, and I can still have meat to eat every day.

As far as Jiang Goudan knew, many of the neighbors around his age or older had come.

Most of them are hidden from their parents.

Even the boy at the bottom of society has a dream of being a hero.

Young people basically come to save their compatriots and guard their homes as they say on the street.

The older ones came for meat and military pay.

Jiang Goudan was afraid that he would not be selected, and he was uneasy. If he could not be selected, he would not be able to earn enough to feed his family if he went to work as a handyman. His grandparents were also at home. Can't do anything for money.

He must be a soldier.

"What's your name?" When it was finally his turn, Jiang Goudan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Jiang Goudan!"

The person sitting behind the table asked again: "How old is it?"

Jiang Goudan: "Fourteen, the real age is fourteen."

At that moment, the man raised his head and said, "It's too small."

Jiang Goudan's eyes widened: "Officer, it's not too young, it's not too young."

At the age of 14, Lin Yuan stipulated that he must be over 14 years old to join the army. Under 14 years old, he still needs time to grow up. He didn't want to kill chickens to get eggs.

The person in charge said, "It looks solid, but do you have a wife?"

Jiang Goudan was a chicken after all, blushed, and said a little coyly, "No."

The steward: "How many people are there in the family?"

Jiang Goudan: "There are five people in total, my parents and grandparents."

The steward nodded: "Take this sign and report to the barracks tomorrow. If you have lice on your body, you can shave your head tonight. Don't bother the squad leader in the army."

Jiang Goudan nodded and smiled, "Understood, sir, you are busy."

He held the sign as carefully as he would gold.

He ran all the way home, his mind blank.

He did it!He can enter the barracks!He can feed the family!

The family members don't have to starve to death, they can live on.

Jiang Goudan looked at the old man who was waiting for him to go back at his door, and tears welled up: "Master! Grandma! I'm in!"

The old man secretly wiped his tears.

If it weren't for being forced to help, who would want the only grandson to risk his life for a chance to live?

The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and the enemy will not let him go because he is young.

"Okay!" His grandfather's eyes were red, but he still said, "There is still some food at home, we will have a full meal tonight!"

Jiang Goudan had a smirk on his face.

He will make the family full every day in the future.

When he goes to the military camp, he will also save his own food and bring it home when the time comes.

Maybe in a few years, he will be able to marry a daughter-in-law!

Jiang Goudan grinned, unable to control his smile.

The author has something to say: There will definitely be sacrifices on the road Lin Yuan walks, which cannot be avoided.

Touch the heads of the little angels.