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Chapter 148 Enemies inside and outside the city

The three Taoist masters were very satisfied with the Changping Store in Cizhou. Before leaving, they all expressed their desire to give Yao Jing a "talented" evaluation.

After all, in ancient society, in addition to the chaos of war, the famine caused by floods, droughts and earthquakes had the greatest impact on people's lives. It is easy to cause social unrest, refugees and thieves are everywhere, and the country's vitality is damaged. Therefore, the level of the famine policy is an important yardstick to test the ability of local officials.

Yao Jing obviously wrote a beautiful beginning in the article about the level of wasteland. Especially compared with the corruption in other prefectures and counties, it stands out and stands out... Well, it is no right, it is a unique star.

However, Yao Jing did not take the praise from the three Taoist masters to heart. Because he knew that the arrival of the victims would be the real test of him...well, it was the moment when he kissed his disciples!

A day after the three Taoist platforms left, some victims had arrived in Cizhou one after another.

Yao Jing, who was worried, couldn't sit still in the yamen, so he ordered Yao Fu to set up a carriage: He wanted to go out of the city in person to see what the scene was like outside.

As soon as I left the city, I was shocked by everything in front of me.

The crowds of people were slumped on the ground listlessly without any shelter from wind and rain.

Everyone was ragged, covered in dirt, and even had no clothes to cover their bodies, trembling in the cold wind. The young child tried his best to squeeze into his mother's arms, trying to suck a mouthful of sweet juice, but the mother had not eaten for two days, without a trace of liquid, and the child burst into tears.

Although some kind-hearted wealthy households outside the city have opened porridge sheds, it is of no use at all.

Yao Jing saw that the porridge shed was full of strong men. For a bowl of porridge, they pushed the woman away, kicked the elderly, and fisted at the victims who were weaker than themselves. Some porridge sheds simply let the victims snatch them randomly because they could not maintain order...

If I had seen this scene before, Yao Jing would have been furious.

But after He Jin's training, he already had a different view on this: because he knew that if he didn't eat a bowl of porridge, he would really starve to death! In the face of life and death, there is nothing to do with courtesy, integrity, shame, respect, frugality and thrift!

Not to mention, these victims have left their hometowns and are monitored by the officers and soldiers and driven here without caring about it. They are full of anger and have nowhere to vent their resentment, and are full of fear and resentment for the days ahead...

In fact, this will only happen after the Cizhou Yamen set up a porridge factory.

Because the role of porridge factory relief has always been to make the young and strong people full, and as long as they don’t cause trouble, everything will be fine. As for the elderly, weak, women and children, it is like consumables in the animal group that will be eliminated during the dry season.

After passing through the crowd, there was a mass grave almost a hundred steps away. On this day alone, more than a dozen bodies appeared, sweeping over them with reeds, and they were too lazy to bury them in the soil.

There is a group of wild dogs further away, looking here from time to time, staring at the crowd with scarlet eyes, as if looking at their own delicious meal. Perhaps it won’t take long before more people die and they can enjoy the delicious meat!

Life and death are separated by just a hundred steps, and the strong contrast makes Yao Jing even more depressed.

Not to mention, as a parent official in a state, he has the natural responsibility to keep these victims alive!

On the way back to the yamen, the sky was covered with clouds, and Yao Fu couldn't help but feel shocked.

"Master, the weather has changed and it may be snowing."

Snow is no less than the arrival of doomsday for those victims outside the city. The rapid temperature drop will take away a large number of elderly and weak patients. Then the snow water melts, and they have to soak in mud and water. No matter how strong a man is, he will get sick or even die.

"God, why are you so blind!" Yao Jing cursed and ordered Yao Fu: "Go back to the yamen quickly and find the master and Runde to discuss countermeasures."

When he arrived at the signing room, Yao Jing only saw Chen Ming and couldn't help but ask, "Where is Runde?"

When Chen Ming heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad: Master, I am your legitimate think tank, okay?

But he also knew that now was not nonsense, so he replied, "I don't know, I haven't seen him in the past two days."

Yao Jing immediately ordered Yao Fu to find him, but unexpectedly He Jin had walked in from outside, looking tired, and there was a lot of mud on his shoes, so he obviously went out of the city.

"Runde, you have seen all the victims outside the city?" Yao Jing brought a cup of hot tea to He Jin and asked.

He Jin raised his neck and drank it before replying: "Well, I've seen it... it's a little less, not enough. I hope there will be more people in two days."

As soon as these words were said, Yao Jing and Chen Ming both turned agitated: Are you talking about human words? Three or four thousand people have come, and more than a dozen have died. We are so worried that our hair is almost white. Do you still think there are not enough people?

However, even if He Jin is so stupid, Yao Jing is not angry easily now, but instead said patiently: "Rande, there will be snow tonight. I want to open the city gate and let the victims enter the city."

"No matter what kind of place they can find, it is better than freezing to death outside the city to death. If there are people in the city, it is better to take in it with kindness, but what do you think?"

"No!" He Jin immediately put down his teacup and said such cruel and ruthless words with a cold face.

At this moment, Yao Jing couldn't help it: "Rande, you!"

He was impressed by He Jin's methods, but he needed He Jin's kindness even more. Unexpectedly, He Jin was so numb and insensitive that he really made him feel a little cold.

However, He Jin then spoke seriously: "Master, have you ever thought that once those victims are allowed to enter the city, the entire Cizhou will be trapped in endless riots and disputes, and bloodshed incidents will emerge one after another!"

Of course, Yao Jing also thought that doing this might be inappropriate, but he didn't think that He Jin would be as serious as He Jin said: "Run, Runde, you're a little alarmist, right?"

"It's not a sensation, but just a matter of inference. But Master, you think of human nature too beautifully."

He Jin's face was gloomy, and then he said something amazing: "After all, the victims outside the city and the people in the city are enemies that are incompatible!"

"What, how is it possible? ... They are all people of the Ming Dynasty and descendants of Yan and Huang, how could they be as you said?"

He Jin still sneered and said, "Let me talk about the victims outside the city first. Since Master has left the city, I believe he has seen the young and strong among the victims. How did he make a bowl of porridge?"

"It's just a bowl of porridge...when they see the strong and warm house, think of the delicious and hot food in the house, and even see the young and beautiful women, what will they do?"

"This, this..." Yao Jing's face turned pale in an instant.

"Let's talk about the people in the city." He Jin sighed and said with a heavy tone: "Master, you always know that the grains that are often closed are handed over by the people of Cizhou, right? They have always regarded the grains in the granary as their life-saving food."

"But now, the yamen wants to provide relief to foreign victims, and there are still so many people. Master thinks that the people of Cizhou will have no resistance and will they regard foreign victims as enemies who rob their food?"

"The two sides accumulated resentment. It was because there was a city wall separated by each other and did not meet each other, so the civil unrest did not lead to a civil unrest." Speaking of this, He Jin couldn't help but turn around and said to Yao Jingyan: "Now the master is going to open the city gate. What kind of scene will it look like after a night?"

"This, this..." Yao Jing was speechless in an instant, and cold sweat was pouring down his forehead.

After a long time, he solemnly bowed to He Jin and said, "Runde, if it weren't for you, Master would have done something bad, and he would have done it with kindness, or the kind that would never be restored..."

Of course, He Jin avoided this gift, but just when he was about to help Yao Jing, Chen Ming spoke in grief: "But Runde, what if the victims were not allowed to enter the city?"

At this time, a strange smile slowly appeared on He Jin's face and said, "Since I'm afraid of snow and freezing, of course I have to go to a place where I can keep warm... And the hottest place in Cizhou is the Gushan Coal Mine!"

When Yao Jing and Chen Ming heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other strangely, and a strong ominous premonition arose in their hearts: "Rande, are you thinking?"

Sure enough, before they could finish their words, He Jin started talking like an endorsement: "It's best, the disaster victim Qingqiang volunteered to work at Gushan Coal Mine."

"There are always preferential treatment there. We work on Fridays and have two days off, only four hours a day, and we can take two days off every month, and nine days of holidays during the holidays..."

Having said this, Yao Jing and Chen Ming couldn't help but sigh sadly.

Then, without waiting for He Jin to continue, they said the slogans behind: "Especially, they are responsible for food and accommodation. They are given two sets of cotton coats in winter, two sets of single coats in spring, and one set of autumn clothes in autumn. They are given six pairs of shoes every year, and there will be brothels and taverns to entertain in the venue in the future, and they will be paid two taels of wages every month!"
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