Cai Yu summoned people with great fanfare, but the refugees outside the city had already gathered into a sea. In one night, the news of someone setting up a porridge to prepare porridge spreads all over a radius of a dozen or so miles, and the refugees who were so hungry, yellow-faced and skinny, gathered in a crowd, blocking the porridge shed in Ibara.
Qiao Tianya looked at people swarming in, and the manpower ahead to maintain the porridge leading team was no longer enough, so he gave Fei Sheng a wink. Fei Sheng backed away knowingly, took Jinyi guards to guard the grain cart, and replaced the Ibarian guards in the past to maintain the team. These Jinyiwei Wupao with knives, all of them are tough, and they have a shocking effect on the restless people around them.
"Master," Qiao Tianya raised his arm to block the person, and whispered to Shen Zechuan, "it's getting dark, we've been here for two days and one night, it's almost time, it's time to retreat to the back."
Shen Zechuan just finished talking with the old man among the refugees. Hearing the words, he didn't look back. He took the blue handkerchief he took out and said, "It's okay to stay."
Qiao Tianya looked around and saw that the crowd was crowded, all of them were dove-shaped refugees. He was worried that there would be a conflict for a while, someone was fishing in troubled waters and hurt Shen Zechuan in order to grab food, so he said: "Master stands behind, next to the grain cart, the same is true. ."
Shen Zechuan saw that the forest was completely dyed, the burning clouds were like shredded red cotton, the sunset had already sunk by half, and it would be dark soon. He stayed outside the city for two days and one night, and now he looked back and said, "Don't worry."
* * *
The sky was getting dark, and all the shops along the street in the city were lit up with lanterns. There are not many restaurants and tea houses in Chazhou now, but because of the flood of people, there are a lot of slanted kilns. Cai Yu wanted to convene people, and they were all the hall masters of his own gang. These people depended on Cai Yu for a living. They usually had no business life. They liked to bully the weak, ran rampant in the city, and liked to go to kilns. When they called out one by one, they were still holding up their trousers and their eyes were dazed, and some of them drank badly. Cai Yu's cronies did not dare to offend people, and they were both coaxing and flattering, so they invited these people out.
They lined up at one end, and Luo Mu and Kong Ling also moved on the other end.
Kong Ling bowed to the little gang leaders who helped Luo Mu secretly, and said, "Everyone knows that Izuku is here to sell food. As long as the danger can be saved tonight, the price of rice tomorrow will only be lower."
One of them said: "It's empty words, how can the brothers believe this?"
Kong Ling turned sideways, drew Luo Mu, and said, "My words can't be trusted. Lord Luo's words can always be trusted, right?"
Luo Mu has helped many times, and in the past half month alone, he has sponsored a lot of money for these small gangs. They have been severely suppressed by Cai Yu recently. They dare not leave the alley during the day. The one, two or five buckets of cheap food are not available. They have been cornered by Cai Yu, and they are all supported by Luo Mu. Naturally, they are willing to believe what Luo Mu said. .
Luo Mu cleared his throat and said, "The granary in the city is now managed by Cai Yu alone, and the price is too high, not to mention ordinary people, even people like us can't afford it. The price from Cizhou is suitable, close to the capital. , What is even more rare is that Ibaraki promises that the price will never rise in the future, I have signed a document with Ibaraki, and I can’t fake it in black and white.”
All the helpers gathered to talk to each other.
Kong Ling continued: "I know that everyone is worried about the Yan family, but as the saying goes, long pain is worse than short pain. Rather than letting the Yan family control the lifeline of Chazhou with the power of Cai Yu, it is better for the brothers to make their own decisions. Yuken lowered the price because the price of rice in Cizhou is too low, if we can't get rid of him tonight, then when our grain trucks are withdrawn, the price of rice in Chazhou will still rise back to its original state."
If you want to work together with others, you must first clarify the benefits and benefits with them. Kong Ling knew the truth. The price originally set by Ibaraki was one tael per stone, but Shen Zechuan kept silent about this number during the two-day price reduction, just to use it to inspire people at this moment.
Kong Ling paused for a while and continued: "According to what we all know, as long as everyone is willing to contribute, when Cai Yu is overthrown, the price of rice will be three buckets lower than one, two, one stone, three buckets!"
As soon as this statement came out, the bottom immediately boiled.
The price of rice in Qidu is only one tael per stone and five buckets, and Zizhou is willing to give six buckets of one stone, and the effect is far more than the sweetness of Cai Yu. What they saw from it was not only the food, but also the future way of living in Chazhou. The most important thing is that the first batch of food this autumn was not bought by them, but by Luo Mu. After the fall of Cai Yu, Chazhou and the Caifu granary can be ransacked. If the grains of the two parties are combined, they will no longer have to worry about the winter this year!
The bottom should be in harmony, and morale rose for a while.
Kong Ling nodded to Luo Mu, and then said to the little gang leaders below: "The people from Cai Yu haven't left the city yet, everyone, stay safe, we have our own arrangements."
When about Mozi, Cai Yu's men left the city. These bandits used the arsenal of the Chazhou garrison. Although the equipment was outdated, it was complete. Swords and shields are readily available, and he suddenly looks like a regular army.
When the cronies sent people to investigate in the morning, there were only more than a thousand people outside the city, but when he went out of the city, he couldn't see the head, and it was clearly twice as many as during the day. There were only 1,500 people in the city belonging to Cai Yu. He brought 1,000 people on this trip, and when they crowded at the gate of the city, they were a little timid.
"Why are there so many people all at once?"
The confidant turned around and said with a smile: "I'm so hungry that I can't walk, how can I be considered a person? The most important thing is the grain truck. The master said, as long as you can get it, the food for this team in Cizhou will be distributed by the hall masters themselves. ."
The hall master thought about the people and saw that they were really all refugees in ragged clothes, and the guards in Ibaraki were pitifully few, so he said: "If there is a word from the big boss, we will do it! Have you seen those guards in Ibaraki? How many? Whoever kills the most will get the most when the grain is distributed later!"
A group of people are gearing up, and they swarmed away without the order of their cronies.
* * *
Shen Zechuan's porridge was just put to his mouth, and the sound of killing shook the sky. A group of bandits poured out on the official road, and they slashed with their knives. Fortunately, the Izuku guards were guarding the edge. The two sides were close to each other. Fei Sheng immediately opened his mouth and shouted at the refugees: "Grab the food, Cai Yu has sent people to grab the food!"
Fei Sheng raised his voice, but his voice was not loud enough. But the nearby refugees were already panicking, huddled together, and shouted: "Grab the food! Cai Yu has sent people to grab the food!"
When the hall master on the other end heard this, he immediately became wicked, and laughed loudly: "I've robbed the food! Whoever dares to stand in the way will use the sacrificial knife! Brothers, rush!"
The number of guards in Ibaraki was too small to withstand the bandits. There were all refugees behind, huddled together this time, and there were screams of being trampled all over the place. When the bandits saw this, they all became playful, pulled out the old and weak, women and children, and threatened with knives: "Not only robbing food, but also killing people, killing people!"
The woman holding the child was dragged by the bandits' hair, causing the bright knife to tremble with fright, crying and begging. But the bandits have always done a lot of evil. Seeing her crying, not only did they not feel pity, but they laughed in unison, and even stretched out their hands to drag the child in her arms.
Unexpectedly, a hand suddenly appeared from the crowd, holding the knife.
Qiao Tianya flicked his robe and grinned: "Killing people, what are you doing to bully others? It's not pleasant to listen to while weeping, so let's be quick with the knife!"
The bandit exerted force, but the knife couldn't move half a minute, and shouted: "Good guy! Let go!"
When Qiao Tianya saw that he was blushing, he took a few steps back, and the hall master staggered to follow.
Shen Zechuan stood behind and said, "What's the point of playing tricks? Qiao Yueyue, let go and return it to him."
Qiao Tianya said: "It's easy to talk, let go, let go immediately!"
When the words fell, Qiao Tianya really let go. The bandit was vigorously dragged forward and rushed towards Qiao Tianya. Qiao Tianya dodged sideways, raised his leg and hit the bandit's buttocks with a kick, kicked the person into the crowd, and fell in front of Shen Zechuan's feet.
The bandit wanted to get up, his gaze moved upward along the white robe, and when he was about to slide to Shen Zechuan's chest, he was blocked by the top of Yang Shanxue's scabbard.
Shen Zechuan changed his indifference, his eyes were sharp, and he said sternly: "Cizhou is here to help the people of Chazhou, so Cai Yu won't let me into the city. Do you even have to demolish the porridge shed? Then you can do it. Don't hurt anyone."
His voice was neither high nor low, but it made the people around him hear it clearly. Chazhou was miserable because of the high food prices jointly raised by Cai Yu and the Yan family.
How could this bandit have a plan, he only remembered the head that the hall master said just now. Because he couldn't raise his head, he held on to the ground and hated: "The big boss is the heaven of Chazhou, can you stop it if you want to tear it down or kill it?!"
Shen Zechuan loosened the pressure on him a little, and said, "These grains—"
When it was too late, the bandit grabbed the knife that fell close at hand, raised his hand and slashed towards Shen Zechuan's chest. Qiao Tianya had already moved, but he couldn't get close to the bandits, and the blade went straight to Shen Zechuan. However, at this moment, the bandit clearly saw the calmness in Shen Zechuan's eyes, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
Yang Shanxue's scabbard slammed into the side of the bandit's scabbard with a "bang", but with the sound there were still some bright red splashes that splashed between Shen Zechuan's sleeves.
The man beside Shen Zechuan was already slumped on the ground, and said in horror, "Killed!"
Qiao Tianya thought that the blood belonged to someone else, but after looking at it, it was Shen Zechuan's left hand bleeding.
There were loud cries around, and Fei Sheng shouted with all his strength across the distance, "Who dares to hurt my lord!"
Yin Luo Jin Yiwei drew his sword in unison. The hall master at the back knew from Qiao Tianya's hand that he had encountered a stubborn stubble. He quietly stepped back a few steps and ordered, "According to the meaning of the master, hack them to death!"
The bandit in front of Shen Zechuan hadn't died yet, Qiao Tianya kicked the man to the ground with a careful kick from the back, but Qiao Tianya hadn't drawn his knife yet, only to see several people rushing out from behind Shen Zechuan, punching and kicking the bandit. The crowd was excited, and the anger had reached its peak. For a time, the refugees rushed together and crashed into the bandits desperately.
"Cai Yu opened the warehouse! The thief should be damned! Don't hurt the benefactor!"