Chapter 49 Porridge

Liu did not stare at Li Futong and said unhungrately, "Don't be complacent too early. If there is a big mess on Denglai's side as the Lord said, then it will definitely not be small!" Once someone comes, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as hundreds of thieves!

Our more than 60 guns may not be able to stop them! So I always feel that it's not enough! By the way, aren't there still boats coming to deliver a batch of food these two days? I don't know if more people will be sent. If there are two more rows... Even one platoon is fine, 50 more guns, it will be easier to do!

Well, in the past two days, the tenants received on the side of the stockade and the earthen are almost settled. At present, it is secondary to open up wasteland and farm the land. These days, you first collect the young men among these tenants and bring them to the earthen. It will be quieter there, make them up, and also send the rounds sent. The rod machine and circular saw are also brought there. The wood is enough for you to use. Find a few people to prepare the bow and arrow first!

In addition, match the long gun with the barrel first. Don't send it for the time being. Practice with wooden poles first, and let these tenants become villagers. When something happens, I can give you a hand and act as an auxiliary soldier!

But in terms of weapons, don't reveal them now, otherwise it will be troublesome to let the government know!"

Yes! I'm going to do it now!" Li Futong saw that Liu was so worried. Although he didn't think so, he didn't dare to say anything more. The sea wolf paid most attention to the prohibition. Liu was the person in charge here, that is, the chief officer. His words were the military order. As he cooperated with Liu's actions on this side, he naturally had to obey his orders.

This has a lot to do with the military system of sea wolf. Yu Xiaotian believes that the army's most taboo is to commit the following crimes and disobeying orders. The army should be a place of strict hierarchy, and the higher level is greater than the sky. As a subordinate, no matter what time, even if the superior's order is wrong, it can only be obeyed. If there is any dissatisfaction , you can only appeal according to the established procedures, and still act in accordance with the order before the appeal is approved.

Unless the sands in the army find that the officers have obvious mutiny or escape from battle, they can temporarily expose their identities and take over the command, but even so, Shazi's practices at that time must be strictly examined afterwards.

So in the military system of the sea wolf, the establishment of the military rank system has made the sense of obedience stronger. I'm afraid this is to crush people at the official level!

Of course, there may also be another situation, that is, Shangfeng sometimes appoints individual lower-level officers to temporarily preside over the work in some operations, but the premise of doing so is that Shangfeng's command must be made.

At present, Liu is different from the designated chief officer in Xishan Village, not to mention his highest rank here, so everyone here must obey his orders.

When the time entered the beginning of November, the weather in Dengzhou Prefecture began to be completely cold. The cold wind began to cross the Bohai Sea and swept from the far north to the south. Early Denglai and other places began to freeze. At night, the temperature had dropped to a very low level, almost dripping water into ice. .

The winter of the Little Glacier Age did come much earlier than other times. At the end of September, people began to wrap all kinds of thick clothes early, but fortunately, at noon during the day, it was still warm, but as long as the sun sets, the temperature would rise. That is, the sudden drop makes people feel cold and piercing. People who are idle will hide in the room early, burn a charcoal fire and warm around the charcoal basin.

Such a winter is really difficult for ordinary people, because most of them don't have enough winter clothes, leather jackets and other things, which is an unattainable luxury for them.

Some people don't even have shoes, let alone cotton boots. After winter, many people still run around barefoot all day long, and their feet are frozen blue and blue, which makes people feel very uncomfortable.

Some people who are a little smarter find ways to find some hay and rub them into thin grass ropes, then weave them into straw shoes, and mix them with rags, which can more or less protect against the cold.

But because this year's area in Denglai was not smooth, coupled with poor social security and swarms of bandits, many people were unable to continue after entering the winter, and their families did not have enough food. After winter, many people could only drag their families out to escape and try to go to the city to seek a A way to live.

So after the winter, a wave of refugees began to form everywhere. A group of refugees flocked to state capitals and counties from all directions, and some gathered near some large Zhuangbao.

More and more hunger begins to appear on both sides of the roads. However, whenever someone is hungry on the roadside and doesn't even wait for them to die, their clothes will be stripped naked and worn on their bodies. Almost all the hunger is stripped naked, and there is no human dignity.

Liu did not often travel between Ninghai Prefecture and Dengzhou during this period. When he saw such a scene, in addition to sighing, there was no good way for the time being. After a long time, he couldn't help feeling a little numb.

Since the news that the Jiannu army besieged Dalinghe City at the end of September, and Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, sent 800 Liaodong elite horses to Guanning for assistance, more than a month has been received no more news.

Although LiuDi has been sending people to keep an eye on the situation in Dengzhou Prefecture, he has not received more news in the past month. Although the area of Dengzhou Prefecture is still chaotic, nothing has happened. After the winter, the relationship between Shandong soldiers and Liaodong soldiers has become more and more tense. Things happen every day, but they have not caused too much riots.

For a while, Liu was also a little confused about what would happen next. He could only secretly gather some people and temporarily fill in the soil enclosure of Yangma Island.

But for this period of time, he is no longer as cautious as he was before. With the formation of the wave of refugees after the winter, the number of hungry people in the area of Ninghai Prefecture is also surging. The hungry people flocked to Muping County, Ninghai Prefecture, resulting in a large number of hungry people gathered around Mouping County.

And the number of these hungry people is increasing every day, from the first few thousand to more than 10,000 now.

Muping County has closed its gate, restricted the influx of hungry people into the county, and strengthened the defense of the city, and transferred the countryside out of the city to suppress the hungry people gathered outside the city.

However, the relief provided by the government is pitifully. First, the government itself does not have much grain reserves. Because of the war in Liaodong, a large amount of grain and fodder have been concentrated in Dengzhou Prefecture, and the grain reserves in various counties are very limited. Second, those landlords and gentry and large households with grain storage will never store grain generously. Even if you don't hoard goods for relief, it is an inevitable choice to hoard some food in such a year.

Therefore, although more and more hungry people gathered, the government did not give enough relief. Every day, dozens of fallen bodies will appear outside the city at dawn.

In Xishan Village, LiuDi never stopped the porridge shed outside the village and cooked four pots of porridge every day to serve porridge to the hungry people gathered here.

So many hungry people heard that there were porridge in Xishan Village, so they gathered in the area of Xishan Village.

Xishan Village is located in the north of Muping County, about ten miles from the seaside. Before, few people have paid attention to it. It is a remote land, but with the emergence of Liu, there is an unprecedented lively scene on the other side of Xishan Village.

A large number of hungry people gathered around Xishan Village, waiting for Liu Dashan people in Xishan Village to cook porridge every day, making Liu Shanren's reputation reach its peak in just a few months.

Seeing so many hungry people gathered in Xishan Village, LiuDi could no longer hold back. He knew very well that his master Yu Xiaotian's desire for immigrants. So many hungry people were in front of him, but they could not get rid of them. It was a very painful thing for him, and he knew very well that he was sent to Dengzhoufu this time. It is an important opportunity in his life.

If he can take this opportunity to do something here and get back more immigrants for his lord, it will undoubtedly be of great help to improve his status in the Sea Wolf Group in the future.

So he saw more and more hungry people gather. Although there was no chaos in Denglai's land, he felt that it was necessary to take action and began to move the hungry people back.

As the temperature gets lower and lower, thin ice has appeared on the sea. As soon as a month, the sea will be frozen along the coast. At that time, ships will no longer be able to continue to sail to Yangma Island. They can only transport the hungry people by land, and transport these hungry people by land will consume more. There are many human and material resources, and it is still very unsafe on the way. Many thieves stared at these hungry people. Although the hungry people do not have much oil and water to get, they can take them into the gang and strengthen their momentum.

In addition, young women among the hungry people are also good goods. After they are taken away, they can be sold for money, which is very attractive to the bandits. If they are not transported by land, they will be attacked by many bandits on the way to Shidao Bay.

So if you want to do it, you have to do it now. Liu is most aware that what Taiwan Island needs now is young women. For a long time, the immigration structure of Taiwan Island has not been very coordinated. The number of young men is the most. After removing the old and weak children, the proportion of women of school age is very low.

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