Wang Jian approached Mr. Ma and asked with some doubts.
"Village Chief, these men you recruited are all quite tall. Apart from these young men, women and children, why don't you see any old people? Where are they from?"
Mr. Ma He glanced behind him, narrowed his eyes and said, "They all separated from their parents. The couple came from all directions with their children, some from Fenzhou, some from Yizhou, some from Taiyuan, and the farthest one is from Cangzhou."
"Taiyuan is the richest in the world, and there is a big granary. Why do they still leave their hometown?" Wang Jian became curious.
Mr. Ma sighed.
"There are 80 people here who are nursing homes. The harvests of those aristocratic family members have shrunk this year, so they have laid off all the people who support their families."
"The remaining 38 The people were sharecroppers and carpenters who couldn't survive without a harvest, so they all ran to Chang'an City."
Wang Jian nodded, then walked to the group of people and asked one of the tall men, "Brother, Didn't the government open a granary to store grain?"
The tall man sighed, "You don't know something, Dad. When we left the state capital, the granary had not been opened, and no wealthy people were giving porridge. "
"I heard from people from Cangzhou that many people have starved to death there."
Another man also said.
Wang Jian lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't believe that Li Shimin would not open the warehouse to store grain and ignore the people, and he didn't believe that the group of advisers around him didn't give advice.
It seems that there are many people in the local government who have twisted ideas.
County government hall.
The second in command of Longmen County, the county magistrate Wang Ren, sat on the main seat, tilting his head and gently touching the sandalwood chair with carved birds and animals next to him.
Below him, there was a county soldier captain wearing strong armor, holding a horizontal sword, and a beard on his chin. He bowed and reported to him the situation of the refugees in the county.
After a while, Wang Ren turned around.
The appearance is that of a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a pair of sinister triangular eyes and a somewhat treacherous hooked nose.
"You mean someone brought hundreds of untouchables out of the city?" Wang Ren asked with some doubts.
The county soldier captain said to Wang Ren in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "Yes, sir."
Wang Ren stood up, walked to him, and looked at him sideways, "What have you been leading these days?" People must guard the city gates. If there is a mob making trouble, report it to me immediately."
Before the county soldier captain could answer, he turned around and continued in a sinister tone, "Also, you are going to attack the county. The untouchables here are all driven away to avoid being seen by the imperial officials who come to inspect!"
"Longmen County is not rich, so there is no surplus food to give out porridge."
The county soldiers. The captain raised his head and said with some worry, "Sir, Magistrate Li and Colonel Zhang..."
Wang Ren raised his hand to interrupt him and said quietly, "There are no less than a thousand refugees gathered in the county. Moreover, people keep coming every day. The granary does not have that much food for these servants."
" Old ghost Li has nothing to worry about. Zhang Gong is a dragon who has crossed the river. The temple in Longmen County is too small to offer his golden body. If you do this well, you may not be the next captain."
"Don't worry, Lord County Magistrate, I promise you will do well!" the county soldier captain said with a bit of joy on his face.
There are 200 soldiers in Longmen County, led by a school captain, who oversees 5 captains, each captain is in charge of 40 people, and the candidates for the next school captain are selected from these 5 people.
Although Wang Ren is not his boss, with the support of Wang Ren, the county magistrate, his chances of running will be greater.
Rumors spread that Wang Ren’s identity was not just that of a county magistrate, he was also a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan.
Although no one is going to check whether it is true or false, this matter will not come out of nowhere. It is better to believe that it is true than to believe that it is not true.
Wang Ren waved him away, and then walked alone in the room with his hands behind his back.
Majiazhuang.
From the chimneys of many houses, smoke rises, which is quiet and warm.
After Fu Bo returned to the village, he immediately organized several women in the village who were responsible for logistics to cook.
The first meal was made of white rice without any rice bran.
Of course, this is what Wang Jian means. The first meal must be eaten well to give the newcomers hope.
Only when you have enough to eat and a place to stay can you have hope in life.
It took nearly half an hour for a group of people to stop and go and finally reach Majiazhuang.
Ma Sanye pointed to the well at the entrance of the village and shouted to the crowd, "This well is the well we drilled in Majiazhuang. Everyone can draw water to drink!"
Behind him The people roared and all gathered around.
A large well about 2 feet wide, surrounded by smooth stones. The water in the well is so clear that you can see the living water emerging from the bottom.
They had never seen such a good well before, and they felt that the people in Majiazhuang were great.
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A big man turned the handle of the pulley crazily, and a large bucket of water was quickly brought up.
"Don't fight, let the children drink first, and the adults stand back."
When the big man saw everyone crowded over like crazy, he roared loudly.
Several other big men also stood up and shouted to maintain order at the scene.
The people pushing forward slowly stopped, and some older men and women stepped back to let the children behind them pass.
After a little girl took a sip of water, she said happily to the crowd, "Dad, Mom, this water is so sweet."
"Woo~"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the crowd, men, women, old and young, burst into tears.
In these days when drinking water is a luxury, how absurd is it?
Under the auspices of a few tall men, hundreds of mostly unfamiliar and hungry refugees lined up in an orderly manner to drink water.
The children are in the front, followed by the women, and last are the men.
Wang Jian and Ma Sanye looked at each other and nodded approvingly.
These men who have served as guards have a military style.
Wang Jian felt confident now that these eight people were physically stronger than the others.
In the future, Majiazhuang will become richer and richer, and it will definitely need to build its own defense force.
And these people who are strong and have certain management capabilities are the core captain candidates.
"The eldest brother and the village chief are back!"
Holding a rice ball in his left hand and a peeled egg in his right hand, he was stuffing the eggs into his mouth. A man jumped out of the village entrance.
When I saw my eldest brother and the village chief coming back with a large group of people, I turned around and ran back to the village, shouting.
"This frizzy little brat." Wang Jian said with a smile when he heard Yao Dan's words.
Both Ma Sanye and Uncle Fu smiled and said, "Children are just like this, Yao Dan is already very well-behaved and smart."
Uncle Fu, who was burning with fire, heard Yao Dan's words After the sound, he threw down the fire stick and said to the girl next to him, "Yanzi, you come to light the fire, and I'll go meet the village chief."
He filled a ladle of water, rinsed his hands, and continued, "The rice is almost ready. "Don't let the fire burn so fiercely."
"Uncle Fu, I know, go ahead." Yanzi replied, taking a few dried platycodon balls and putting them in.
When Uncle Fu walked to the entrance of the village, he saw hundreds of people fetching water from the well in an orderly manner.
Walking in front of Wang Jian and the other three, Fu Bo pretended to be helpless and said, "You old guys have recruited so many people."
"Haha, Fu Bo has trouble with logistics. "You're here." Ma Sanye said with a smile. Seeing the brother's nervous expression, Ma Sanye patted his shoulder and asked with a smile, "Has the meal been arranged?"
"The meal is ready?" There's still little time, the dishes are waiting for Xianger."
Mr. Ma turned around and said to the noisy crowd, "A few people will take the dishes back, and the rest will continue to drink water and eat later. Rice, meat and vegetables are enough!”
“Wow!”
“Thank you, boss!”
Everyone cheered loudly and burst into tears. .
"Come with me." Uncle Fu greeted the eight big men and took the lead to walk into the village.
Ma Sanye waited for everyone to finish drinking water, then shoutedHe said, "Let's go eat, and take a look at the place where you will build your new home in the future!"
When the refugees heard the word home, their eyes instantly blurred.
How can people who have left their homes have a home?
When Erdan and the others were carrying back the last batch of big bamboos, they happened to see a dark group of people approaching.
"My dear mother, there are so many pretty girls!" Ma Daha was crying, looking straight at the women in the crowd.
Ma Dayong, who was walking behind him, took a careful look at the crowd and said, "Daha, these girls are the wives of those men. You don't want to poach them, do you?"
< p> Ma Daha laughed awkwardly, "Let me just say that these unkempt women are no longer virgins.""Hahaha."
Everyone laughed heartily.