On the 17th day of the first lunar month in the third year of Chongzhen's reign, Lantian County had its first snowfall of the year.
The snow is not thick, but it is cold!
At this time, hungry people streaming down from the Weibei Plateau, dragging their children with them, filled the streets of Yunjiazhuangzi.
The temples, ancestral halls, mills, and mill sheds in the village were all filled with refugees speaking with foreign accents, regardless of gender.
In the days after the snow, the people of Yunjiazhuangzi took their hoe and shovel every morning to bury the unknown bodies that fell on the road at night.
From morning to night every day, hungry people in ragged clothes, with their shoulders hunched over from the cold, wait under the Yun's Archway.
They broke off branches from somewhere on the roadside and held them under their arms to guard against vicious dogs.
As long as they see people from Yunjiazhuangzi, they will tell about similar misfortunes and beg for help.
While some were talking, big drops of hot tears rolled down their withered and thin faces.
Some women in tattered clothes asked people in Zhuangzi over and over again if there was anyone willing to adopt a child?
This scene was sad to see. How many people ran away as soon as they saw them. After hearing those words, the farmer returned home sadly, and became even more rude to his wife and children.
People in Lantian County go to the construction site before dawn and work hard for an hour in the cold wind. Then they will be served with steaming rice soup and a small amount of rice for each person. Steamed buns made from black noodles or millet noodles.
After eating these things, although I still feel hungry, my body becomes warmer.
At first, some people complained that the small county magistrate only made people work and did not let them eat. Since the refugees from the Weibei Plateau arrived in Yunjiazhuangzi, there are no more people saying this. .
Fifteen days ago, a child could be exchanged for fifty pounds of millet in Yunshi. Now, Yunshi no longer accepts children. Five hundred children is the limit that Yunshi can accept.
In this matter, Yun Zhao was not picky.
Yunfu also accepts children on a first-come, first-served basis, and will not accept children over five hundred. This is a matter determined by Yun's grain reserves, not a person's heart.
The Yun family no longer accepts children, so there is no buyer's market for those selling children. The goods will die on the ground. These children cannot be taken home. I only hope that some kind-hearted people can adopt these poor children. .
Xu Yuanshou's eyes seemed to be on fire...
Under his anxious and helpless eyes, Yun Zhao spread his hands helplessly... It was impossible for him to use the food from Lantian County Come to the rescue of these people.
"Give me another five hundred pounds of millet..."
Xu Yuanshou's words seemed pale and weak.
Yun Zhao threw two ingots of silver on the table.
Xu Yuanshou pulled the silver to the ground, and the white silver bounced on the blue brick floor.After a few jumps, he got under the table.
"I don't want money, I want food!"
Yun Zhao raised his head and looked at his husband and said: "You can't be hungry anymore, you have to eat every day, you are almost exhausted I can't live anymore."
"I can't die!"
"I can't give you the food you want. Although I have food on hand, I have a lot of food, but I can't give you a grain. Food.
Nowadays, almost all the people in Lantian County are stationed next to the granary, watching eagerly to guard their food.
The overwhelming number of refugees is frightening them. Broken.
Every day, the amount of food shipped to each construction site is calculated many times by hundreds of highly respected people elected by the people who do not want wages or food.
Not to mention me, the county magistrate, even if the emperor came here at this time, he would not be able to take away a grain of food from it."
"They are all human lives..."
"No. Wrong, food is also the life of the people of Lantian County. Giving food to others is equivalent to giving the life of the people of Lantian County to others.
I am the magistrate of Lantian County, and I must first take care of the lives of the people under my rule. "
"You inhuman beast!"
Xu Yuanshou was furious, but he quickly calmed down and shook Yun Zhao's desk twice. He sighed slightly and said, "I don't know what I say."
Yun Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "You scold me like this, which makes me feel better. Sir, I want to close Lantian County. Refugees are not allowed to come in again."
"There are gangsters in Lantian who take the opportunity to bully those women!" Xu Yuanshou raised his voice again.
“Did they give food to women after bullying them?” Yun Zhao’s face was calm and unperturbed.
"You - shameless!"
Xu Yuanshou cursed angrily and walked away.
Watching his husband leave angrily, Yun Zhao sighed and lay motionless on the table.
Once upon a time, he could also say this to his superiors. At that time, he really felt that those leaders were shameless. Now, being scolded by his husband, Yun Zhao suddenly felt that those who were scolded by him before were The leadership is pathetic.
The more difficult the moment, the more discipline and rules we must pay attention to!
Things that can usually be accommodated are no longer room for negotiation at this moment, and things that can be changed ordinarily are absolutely prohibited at this time.
The earliest reason for the emergence of discipline was related to life and death and food distribution, which was a very cruel thing.
A few years ago, Yun Zhao always thought that he still had some time. When the people from the Weibei Plateau came down, the little free time he had all disappeared.
All the Yun clan bandits became the team trainers of Lantian County, and the team trainer was Yunmeng. Yunzhao refused Yunmeng to be the county magistrate, but gave this to Zhang Tianxiong of Xixiang and Liu of Dongxiang. The He family of Nanxiang got the master book and the official respectively.
The rest of the county government errands were also divided among the middle households below the four families of Yun, Liu, He, and Zhang Tianxiong.
With equal interests, Yunzhao, the county magistrate's decree, can be issued to everyone in the shortest possible time.
After seeing the tragic situation of the refugees, the people of Lantian County no longer resisted Yun Zhao’s orders that were eager for quick success. No matter how unreasonable these orders were, they were still a thousand times better than leaving their hometown to become refugees.
On January 27, Yun Zhao ordered the recruitment of 6,000 refugees to open up wasteland!
On January 29, 600 bandits belonging to King Liu Xiong of Shangnan Jukou Town were ambushed by Lantian County regiment commander Yun Meng in the middle of the night when they entered Lantian County. They defeated the bandits and defeated them. They dispersed and fled, and at dawn, all the heads of the six hundred bandits were hanging on the border of Lantian County.
On the ninth day of the second lunar month, Liu Xiong, the King of Zhentian, Zhang Han, the Holy King, Chen Gun, the King of Guabei, and Han Yaofei, the one-winged flyer, sent envoys to ask for 10,000 loads of grain. If they did not give it, the army would be everywhere without even an inch of grass. Not stay.
Yun Zhao was furious and killed the two envoys of the Holy World King, Peng Ze, and three other envoys on the spot. He cut off the limbs of Han Yaofei, the one-winged king, and removed his eyes, ears, and nose, leaving only a mouth to tell Shang Nanju. Kou, there is a lot of food in Lantian County, but not a single grain is given.
On the tenth day of February, Yun Zhao summoned iron smelters and forging craftsmen from Lantian County to manufacture weapons on a large scale, preparing to use the power of the entire county to resist the four Shangnan bandits. At the same time, Pegasus reported to the magistrate of Xi'an Prefecture for help—— No success!
On February 12, Yun Zhao once again ordered the recruitment of 6,000 people who dared to fight among the refugees, promising that after the enemy's stronghold was defeated, everyone would be rewarded, and after the war, rewards would be based on military merit. The most important thing is that meritorious people can settle their families in Lantian County, and the county government will allocate newly reclaimed wasteland and allocate houses according to the size of their military merit.
For a time, the refugees rushed to the front!
Hong Chengchou dropped the document and said to Liang He, the Hongshui Hecan general who was waiting aside: "What does Bo Zhi think of this eight-year-old county magistrate who is my official Zhuoba?"
Liang He He smiled and said: "It's not simple!"
Hong Chengchou licked his dry lips and said: "Not only is it not simple, if all the county magistrates in the Ming Dynasty were half as decisive as this son, how could the national power of the Ming Dynasty be so bad? "This?"
Liang He said again: "He recruits regiments, recruits refugees as soldiers, and offers huge rewards. On the surface, it seems to be a strong force, but once he goes to the battlefield, there are no old soldiers to suppress him. , these people still can't succeed."
Hong Chengchou laughed and said: "You underestimate this little pig too much. This kid is naturally smart and claims to be a wild boar spirit who can descend to the earth within a year. Taking charge of the Yun Family, he created huge waves in Lantian County. To this day, Lantian County is still firmly in his hands. How can such a person only have this ability?"
Liang He! He was stunned for a moment and said: "Do you also believe that he is a wild boar spirit descending to earth? In the past two years, we have killed no less than ten spirit figures!"
Hong Chengchou scratched his hair and smiled: "What else? When a man becomes a man of spirit, I only regard him as a dog or a pig's ear, but this boy is different. When you meet him, youI no longer find it ridiculous that I call him a pig.
Have you ever seen an eight-year-old child who could honor his superior with great courtesy during the day, and then violently rob Mingyue Tower of more than two thousand taels of silver while drunk when he left the city? ? "
Liang He opened his mouth and said, "Is there such a thing? "
Hong Chengchou said quietly: "I even speculated that he robbed Mingyue Tower twice in succession. "
"This is too audacious.
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "The problem is that there is no evidence. I am just making pure guesses without any evidence at hand."
Now, this son has secured his position in the main hall of Lantian County. The official appointment document has arrived in Xi'an. Even if the official wants to accuse him, he can only report it to the Third Division. His Majesty’s ruling.
With this method, even if you get to the capital, Your Majesty will not ask any questions, and you will even be rewarded heavily!
After all, once his act of ruining his family and concubines is reported to the court by the prefect of Xi'an, why should such a loyal and brave man not be rewarded? ”