Tongzhou, the prefect of the prefectural government office, Lu Hui is sitting in the government office chatting with people.
"Tell those big households to take out the grain and have enough, not to mention eating until the beginning of the spring, and eating until this time next year." Tongzhi said.
Lu Hui: "You said it lightly."
He, the prefect of the prefecture, can now live without worries, sit on gold and silver jewelry and enjoy, and has inseparable news from the big households in Tongzhou, common people? Those are all pariahs, even if they starve to death, it doesn't matter, and they can save some food next year.
But if too many people die, the imperial court will send someone to ask, and he will have to spend money to manage it.
Those things that are born without an asshole can only get in and out, their mouths are wider than anyone else's, and they can't be filled easily.
Earlier, he also had the idea of Taizhou. If he can conquer Taizhou, not to mention the rewards of the imperial court, just Xinghua Salt Fields will be enough for him to earn a lot of money. At that time, he will kill some dead people for consumption. Very common.
Tongzhi suddenly said: "There are still too many untouchables, sir, I heard that Nan Bodhisattva is not always accepting people? He wants everyone, but his subordinates think that he is just a swollen face and a fat man to win people's hearts, we just want Ask those untouchables to go under the control of Nan Bodhisattva, without us taking action, those untouchables will definitely be able to drag Nan Bodhisattva down."
"To put it bluntly, then Nan Bodhisattva is just a landlord and a young master. If you occupy a lot of land, you don't know how much you have. If you take everything, you are just a poor man who is rich and rich."
"Since he accepts people, we will send the untouchables."
"When we eat him down, we won't kill many people, and we will get credit for winning Taizhou without a single shot."
Tongzhi squinted and smiled, as if the scene was already in front of him.
Lu Hui touched his chin: "This is a way, I'll ask."
They think that there are too many people in Tongzhou, and they are all pariahs. Even if they are recruited, they can’t recruit these people. Although they are only building tents outside the city, but as their number increases, the big households in the city begin to worry. Worried, they gathered together to put pressure on him and told him to find a way.
What can he do? Killed all? You can't explain it to the court, and you may ask them to break the jar, and the trouble will outweigh the gain.
Moreover, Lu Hui also knew that the places under the control of Nan Bodhisattva used to sell grain, and then Nan Bodhisattva ordered them to kill a group of businessmen to stop them, but it can be seen that their food is definitely running out.
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 are more important than him. Lu Hui thought about it. Said, big households have agreed.
They don't care what family, country and world they are, they only care about the one-third of the land in front of them, and their own interests and safety in Tongzhou.
After the two sides reached an agreement, Lu Hui sent people to drive out those "untouchables". Those people were all wandering from different places, also called "untouchables", but the common people and big 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 God's warnings and punishments.
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 could not even cultivate their own crops.
There are also people who want to continue walking, but they have no courage. They have traveled long distances from their hometowns to Tongzhou. Many of them have lost their families on the way. Although Tongzhou will not give them shelter or food, But they have gathering places where refugees come together and feel much safer.
When the soldiers came to drive them away, the refugees burst into loud screams and weeping.
"Don't touch my mother! Don't touch her!"
"Master Bing, I kowtow to you! Don't chase us! Don't chase us!"
"Master Soldier! I beg you, I beg you..."
The soldiers just followed orders to drive them away.
However, 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 support you, Taizhou can, go quickly."
But most people don't listen to that.
They were abandoned!
Abandoned by the court!
The court does not want them!
The refugees had no strength and no weapons to resist. They were driven out like beasts. After the soldiers drove them out of the Taizhou city wall, their way back was blocked by the soldiers.
They gathered together, tears on their flustered and sad faces, and finally, they decided to head towards Taizhou.
Their only thought is to live.
Jiang Gui learned that a large number of refugees were not well when they were under the gate of Taizhou City. He didn't know how to deal with these people. They have to pay a lot of food.
In this era when food is capital, Jiang Gui is in a dilemma.
Fortunately, before he waited for him to report to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan had already brought people over in person.
These people are all literate or literate. They either have a heart to make achievements and follow Lin Yuan on their own initiative, or they are coerced by Lin Yuan. In short, it doesn't matter what the reason is, Lin Yuan has a strong man now.
Lin Yuan went to see Jiang Gui, who handed over the management.
"Prepare the food." Lin Yuan said, "no fine grains are needed, the old grains and coarse grains in previous years will do, and boil them into a paste."
Now Lin Yuan has a huge reputation. As soon as he made a sound, no one below was lazy and discounted. He arrived in Taizhou the afternoon before, and the next morning, all the preparations were ready.
It’s not easy for the refugees to settle down, and they don’t have time to build a shed, so they sleep directly on the ground in the field. Fortunately, it’s not winter yet, and the temperature in autumn will not freeze to death. Several people huddle together and sleep well. After all, they I'm used to this kind of living environment.
"Do you smell the aroma? Like someone's cooking."
"I smell it too."
"Maybe some people in the city cooked and ate it."
"I don't know if we can go into the city in the future."
"Stop dreaming, as long as we don't drive us away from here."
Just as they were talking in a low voice, they saw the side door beside the city wall suddenly open.
There were people carrying stools and tables, and huge iron buckets, more than one.
The aroma of the food comes from there.
The refugees swallowed their saliva, but did not dare to act rashly. Sure enough, there were many soldiers behind.
They dared not move.
Someone whispered, "Will those food be for us?"
The people next to him laughed at him: "What are you dreaming about?"
But the words said so, but they still have hope.
Just as they were looking at the city wall, a soldier suddenly sounded the gong and shouted: "All come here to line up and get food! Enter the city after registration!"
What is "registration"? No one understood, but everyone understood the word "enter the city".
They suddenly walked over with support, but were controlled by the soldiers. They could only form a small team. Dozens of wooden tables were laid out, and behind each wooden table sat a scholar. They had their own tasks. "Archive" these refugees and give them household registration.
Everyone who has done the registration will receive a bowl of gooey beside them.
There are sweet potatoes, beans, and some grains in the paste, as well as a little salt and oil.
But for the homeless, this bowl of goo may be the most delicious meal they have eaten in so many years.
The registered person received a bamboo tube of goo. He digged it out and stuffed it into his mouth. Fortunately, the goo was almost cold, otherwise he would definitely burn his tongue and perhaps his throat.
Lin Yuan stood on the city wall, looking at the head below, Jiang Gui was standing beside him.
"So many people..." Jiang Gui was worried, "even if you take a general look, there are thousands of people."
There are not tens of thousands, but people are still coming, this is just the first batch.
In the end, the people they accept are likely to exceed 20,000, or even more.
20,000 people are the population of a small town.
Lin Yuan: "Not much."
Jiang Gui widened his eyes.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Even if there are 200,000 people, it can't overwhelm me now. What's more, the more people there are, doesn't it mean that we have more people's hearts? When the refugees come, people from other places will come too."
Jiang Gui: "But we... our food... "
Lin Yuan said with a smile: "If you don't have food, you can still go grab it. Isn't there a lot of big households in Tongzhou? If you scavenge them, you will have the food to feed these people."
He is not out of food, his food can also feed these people.
Everything Tongzhou has done, in his opinion, is to only focus on the immediate situation and ignore the consequences.
There is still food available in Tongzhou, so they drove out the refugees.
When there is less food, they will drive out the people who have no property.
As long as it tastes the sweetness, Tongzhou will fall into a vicious circle.
Then push yourself to a dead end.
The common people are different from the refugees in that they have family property, and some people with rich families also have domestic servants.
If they come to defect, they can inject new market vitality into the place under Lin Yuan's rule.
Lin Yuan didn't like too much money or too many people.
People are also capital.
Many people are powerful.
"It's the Southern Bodhisattva."
I don't know who 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 bowed their knees. Lin Yuan looked at the person below. Great gift.
No one spoke, Lin Yuan could only hear the wind in his ears.
He couldn't tell how he felt.
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 "Emperor".
Enough to dazzle anyone.
including him.