Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

In Tongzhou, the magistrate's government office, Lu Hui was sitting in the government office chatting with people.

"It's enough to ask those big households to take out the food, not to mention the beginning of spring, it will be enough until this time next year." Tong Zhi said.

Lu Hui: "You speak lightly."

He, the magistrate of the state, can now live without worrying about food and clothing, sitting on gold, silver and jewelry to enjoy, and has inseparable news from the big families in Tongzhou, common people?They are all untouchables, it doesn't matter if some of them starve to death, and they can save some food next year.

But if too many people die, the court will send someone to ask, and he will have to spend money to manage it.

Those who don't have assholes by nature can only go in and out, and their mouths are wider than anyone else, and they can't be filled easily.

He also had the idea of ​​Taizhou before. If he can conquer Taizhou, not to mention the rewards from the court, just the Xinghua Salt Fields will be enough for him to earn a lot of money - when the time comes to rule and kill some people for consumption, Also very common.

Tongzhi suddenly said: "There are still too many untouchables, my lord. I heard that Nan Bodhisattva has been recruiting people? Anyone wants it, but the subordinates think that he is just slapping his face to make a fat man and recruiting people. We just Tell those untouchables to go under the rule of Nan Bodhisattva, without our help, those untouchables will definitely drag Nan Bodhisattva down."

"To put it bluntly, Nan Bodhisattva is just a landlord and young master. If he occupies a lot of land, he doesn't know how much he owns. He accepts anyone. It's just that the poor are just boasting about their wealth."

"Since he accepts people, we will send the untouchables."

"When he was eaten up, we didn't die many people, and we got credit for taking Taizhou without bloodshed."

Tongzhi squinted his eyes and smiled, as if the scene was already in front of him.

Lu Hui rubbed his chin: "This is a solution, I'll ask."

They think that there are too many people in Tongzhou, and they are all untouchables. Even if they are recruited, they can't recruit these people. Worried, we gathered together to put pressure on him and told him to find a way.

What can he do?Killed all?If you can't give an explanation to the court, you may also tell them to break the pot and smash it. At that time, there will be troubles that will outweigh the gains.

Moreover, Lu Hui also knew that the lands under the rule of Nan Bodhisattva were originally for selling grain, but later, Nan Bodhisattva ordered to kill a group of merchants to stop it, but it can also be seen from this that they must be running out of food.

After thinking about it, Lu Hui went to meet the big households in Tongzhou. These big households are people who have lived in Tongzhou for generations. From a certain point of view, these people together weigh more than him. Said, big households have agreed.

They don't care about their family or country, they only care about the one-acre three-point land in front of them, and their own interests and safety in Tongzhou.

After the two parties reached an agreement, Lu Hui sent people to drive away those "untouchables". Those people were wanderers from different places, also called "vagrants", but the common people and wealthy households in Tongzhou thought they were "untouchables". , if they hadn't made a mistake, how could they not be able to stay in their hometown?Natural disasters are warnings and punishments from God.

These refugees did not live well in Tongzhou. They could not enter the city, and there was only wasteland outside the city. They tried hard to fill their stomachs, but although there was a lot of wasteland, they had no seeds, and they could not even cultivate it by themselves.

There are also people who want to continue walking, but they no longer have the courage to travel long distances from their hometowns to Tongzhou. Many of them lost their families on the way. Although Tongzhou will not give them shelter or food, But they have a gathering place, where the displaced people come together and feel much safer.

When the soldiers came to drive them away, the crowd of refugees erupted in loud screams and cries.

"Don't touch my mother! Don't touch her!"

"Master Bing, I kowtow to you! Don't drive us away! Don't drive us away!"

"Master Bing! I beg you, please..."

The soldiers just followed orders to drive them away.

But some people said: "You go to Taizhou. There is a Nan Bodhisattva in Taizhou who can give you food and a place to live. Go to him. Tongzhou can't afford to support you, but Taizhou can. Go quickly."

But most people can't listen to such words.

They were abandoned!

Abandoned by the court!

The imperial court does not want them!

The refugees had no strength and no weapons to resist. They were driven out like animals. After the soldiers drove them outside the city walls of Taizhou, they even blocked their way back.

They got together, their faces were full of tears in panic and distress, and in the end, they decided to head towards Taizhou.

Their only thought - to survive.

Jiang Gui learned that when a large number of refugees were under the gate of Taizhou City, he was in a bad state. He didn't know how to deal with these people. The number was huge, but if they were left alone, who knew when they would cause trouble. If they took over, They have to pay a lot of food.

In this era when food is capital, Jiang Gui is in a dilemma.

Fortunately, before he reported to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan had already personally led the people over.

These people are all scholars or people who can read and write. They either have a heart to make contributions and follow Lin Yuan voluntarily, or they were coerced by Lin Yuan. In short, it doesn't matter what the reason is, Lin Yuan now has a strong man.

Lin Yuan went to see Jiang Gui, and Jiang Gui handed over the management.

"Prepare the grain." Lin Yuan said, "You don't need fine grains, just old grains from previous years, and coarse grains will do, boil them into a paste."

The prestige that Lin Yuan possesses is huge now. Once he made a sound, no one below was lazy and discounted. He arrived in Taizhou the afternoon before, and all the preparations that should be prepared were ready early the next morning.

It was not easy for the refugees to settle down, and they didn't have time to build a shed, so they slept directly on the ground in the wild. Fortunately, it was not yet winter, and the temperature in autumn would not freeze to death. Several people huddled together, and they could sleep well. After all, they Already used to this kind of living environment.

"Do you smell the aroma? It looks like someone is cooking something."

"I smell it too."

"Maybe people in the city cooked and ate it."

"I don't know if we can go into the city in the future."

"Don't dream, just don't drive us out of here."

While they were talking in low voices, they saw the side door next to the city wall suddenly open.

Someone was carrying stools and tables, and huge iron buckets, more than one.

The smell of food comes from there.

The refugees swallowed, but they didn't dare to act rashly. Sure enough, there were many soldiers behind them.

They didn't dare to move anymore.

Someone whispered, "Could the food be for us?"

The people next to him laughed at him: "What are you dreaming about?"

But that's what they said, but they still had hope.

Just as they were staring at the city wall, a soldier suddenly rang the gong and shouted: "Everyone come here to line up and get food! Enter the city after registration!"

What is "registration"?No one understood, but everyone understood the word entering the city.

They walked over suddenly with support, but they were controlled by the soldiers, so they could only line up in small groups. Dozens of wooden tables were set out, and a scholar sat behind each wooden table. They had their own tasks, and they had to "File" these refugees and give them household registration.

Everyone who has registered can receive a bowl of paste next to them.

There are sweet potatoes, beans, and some grains in the paste, as well as a little salt and oil.

But for the refugees, this bowl of mush may be the most delicious meal they have had over the years.

The registered person received a bamboo tube of mush, and he dug it out with his hands, and then stuffed it into his mouth. Fortunately, the mush was almost cold, otherwise he would have burned his tongue and maybe his throat.

Lin Yuan stood on the city wall, looking at the head below, and Jiang Gui stood beside him.

"So many people..." Jiang Gui was very worried, "Even if you take a rough look, there are thousands of people."

There are not tens of thousands, but people are still coming here in a steady stream. This is just the first batch.

In the end, they accepted more than [-] people, or even more.

2 people are the population of a small town.

Lin Yuan: "Not much."

Jiang Gui's eyes widened.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Even if 20 people come, I can't overwhelm me now. What's more, the more people there are, the more people we have. When the refugees come, the people from other places will come too."

Jiang Gui: "But we...our food..."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "If there is no food, why not go grab it? Isn't there a lot of big households in Tongzhou? If they are cleaned up, there will be food to feed these people."

He is not short of food, and his food can feed these people.

Everything Tongzhou did, in his opinion, was just looking at the present without looking at the consequences.

There is still food in Tongzhou, so they drove away the refugees.

When there is less food, they will drive away the people who have no property.

As long as the sweetness is tasted, Tongzhou will fall into a vicious circle.

Then push yourself to a corner.

The common people are different from the refugees. They have property, and some wealthy people also have domestic servants.

If they come to defect, they can inject new vitality into the market under Lin Yuan's rule.

Lin Yuan didn't dislike too much money, nor did he dislike too many people.

A large number of people is also capital.

There is great power in numbers.

"It's Nan Bodhisattva."

Someone glanced at the city wall and saw Lin Yuan standing on the city wall.

The soldiers looked up one after another, and the refugees also looked up.

"South Bodhisattva!"

"It's Nan Bodhisattva who came to see us!"

"Nan Bodhisattva takes pity on us!"

I don't know who knelt first. The soldiers and refugees looked up at Lin Yuan, and then knelt down. Lin Yuan looked at the people below. Great gift.

No one spoke, and Lin Yuan could only hear the wind in his ears.

He couldn't tell what was in his heart.

But at this moment, he suddenly understood what it was like to rule the world.

It was as if he had everything and all had his will as his will and his ideal as his ideal.

This is the taste of "king".

Enough to dazzle anyone.

including him.