freenovelworld Chapter 107: Package snatch, Sanlang is in trouble
Chapter 107: Package snatch, Sanlang is in trouble
Three days passed in a flash.
In the county seat of Ziyun County, not to mention landlords, gentry, and merchants, even the wealthy families have disappeared.
However, the eunuchs of the Supervisory Office hid in the slums and were never found.
Wang Qingliu looked at the thousands of refugees who followed him in the end, and asked each of them to carry some dry food, swords, and armor with them, and disguise themselves as refugees to leave Ziyun County.
The county town was not a place for them to stay for long.
After Lin Hu left the county, he looked at the three characters "Ziyun County" on the huge city wall, and felt a deep emotion in his heart:
"What a wonderful city! Yet we cannot possess it."
"When the 400,000 barbarian troops arrive, the first to suffer will be the counties with large granaries." Wang Qingliu shook his head, feeling a little reluctant. After all, this was the first county he had planned to capture.
"But there's no need to be afraid of leaving. Let's go south."
"If we encounter any city along the way, we'll rob it if we can."
"We need to expand our forces. Once we have 40,000 to 50,000 strong men, we will be able to challenge the imperial court, not to mention the barbarians."
"Yes!" Lin Hu admired Wang Qingliu even more after hearing his ambitions, and secretly sighed at the wisdom of his original decision.
It wasn't this prince who reminded me.
I must definitely occupy the city and become the king in Ziyun County.
How could we know that the barbarians have already invaded the heartland of Daliang and are heading straight for the capital?
......
As the sky brightened.
Shen Qian and her group once again found a spacious area to rest.
Because of the previous experience, Shen Qian brought more abundant water supplies this time.
But there is nothing we can do about the fact that the weather is getting hotter, which causes people to consume more water.
Nearly half of the water supply was consumed in just three days.
We also need to consider the issue of water supply at the moment.
As the scouts returned, Shen Qian heard about the surrounding situation:
"To the southeast, there is a village called Nanshi Village!"
"To the southwest, there are two villages, named Black Stone Village and Gold and Silver Village."
"There are no cities to the south, and no refugees to the south again. It's a barren, uncultivated land with a few black stones on the surface, where the poor people use for warmth and fuel."
In these reports, Shen Qian had no impression of the first two village clusters.
But the black stone area left a deep impression on me!
When Shen Qian passed by here in her previous life, it was already October, but it was autumn and the weather was clear and cool, and it was not yet winter, so she did not take the coal here seriously.
But as they moved forward, in order to escape the pursuit of the barbarians, heavy snow blocked the mountain.
Due to the snowfall in November, at least hundreds of people in the village froze to death!
Now that I'm passing by here, I have to find a way to store some coal to keep myself warm.
The coal here is unprocessed and contains a relatively high amount of sulfur, so it has a bit of an odor when burned. However, compared to its heating effect, the slight odor is tolerable.
As for ventilation? With the heavy snow and howling wind, there was no need to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.
"When we pass that place at night, we need to stop for a short while. We need to dig out some black stones and take them with us in case we encounter sudden snowfall when migrating south." Shen Qian reminded the village chief Wang Dakuo beside her.
Wang Dakuo glanced at the brightly sunny weather and shook his head:
"This weather is September."
"Even if the heavy snow falls early this year, it will be in mid-November, right?"
"Asking the villagers to carry the black stone for two months is probably not feasible."
"After all, carrying water and food for every household has already taken up all their energy. I'm afraid no one will listen to the idea of carrying black stones that will only be used in two months."
Facing the village chief's concerns.
Shen Qian shrugged indifferently:
"Anyway, I've reminded you."
"I'll be staying there for a while, and I'll dig some up myself."
"If there are any villagers who want to stock up in advance, those with ox carts should try to stock up as much as possible. Blackstone is hard to find in the next few counties, and charcoal is also hard to come by in winter."
"Okay!" Wang Dakuo responded, also feeling a little worried.
What Wang Shen said.
It comes true every time.
But the proposal of carrying black stone this time may not be feasible.
Human resources are limited. A total of 185 households migrated from Wangjia Village, and only 23 of them had ox carts.
In order to prevent the elderly and weak in the village from falling behind, those who have ox carts all offer some space on the carts to the elderly and weak to sit and make room to load the black stones. I am afraid that some of the elderly and weak have to be driven off the carts.
I'm afraid no one would do such a thing as it would greatly affect their reputation. If their reputation is bad while fleeing from famine, no one would rescue them if they encounter danger.
Just as Shen Qian was pondering.
The scouts who went to the rear to gather information came back at this moment.
When he came to Shen Qian, he directly stopped the horse.
Jump off the horse.
He knelt on one knee and said:
"Lord!"
"A group of refugees are coming from the rear."
"The estimated number of people is nearly a thousand, and our current location is right on their way to escape the famine!"
"When they get close, just drive them away. A refugee group of a thousand people won't cause any trouble." After hearing this, Shen Qian waved her hand and signaled the scouts to contact the county officials and wealthy businessmen who had followed the group before, and make preparations to expel the refugees.
"promise!"
After hearing the scouts' arrangements, the county officials and wealthy businessmen in the rear nodded in agreement.
But the county official, after the scout finished speaking, came closer with a flattering look on his face and said to the scout:
"We're going to prepare a full lamb feast and slaughter two lambs."
"Please inform the noble man that we are looking forward to your visit again!"
As he spoke, the county official seemed to be quite capable of handling matters.
He directly took out a ten-liang silver ingot.
Taking the silver ingot, the scout glanced at the county official and nodded lightly:
"I will bring the news to the Lord."
"If the Lord doesn't come..."
"You don't have to return the money! Just consider it as a reward for your brother." The county official was also sensible and quickly expressed his opinion.
Watch the scout leave.
The merchants nearby came forward one after another:
"What a scoundrel! A scout is so arrogant."
"How greedy! Ten taels of silver ingots should be enough for his food and wages for several months, right? You still don't even have to make a guarantee."
"Shh! Shut up!" Hearing the merchants complaining about their injustice, the county official waved his hands in panic, signaling them to shut up.
To know.
Judging from the eunuchs' previous attitude towards the noble lady, her status must be quite high.
Supervisor! He secretly heard the eunuch addressing the nobleman.
She had never objected when she was called Princess in the county before.
Such a powerful and influential nobleman must not be offended, even if one cannot befriend him!
A group of short-sighted merchants, no wonder their business is limited to one county or even one prefecture.
"I don't want to hear you say anything bad about that nobleman anymore." The official reminded with a serious expression:
"Otherwise don't blame me for expelling you!"
"This...we understand." A group of merchants blushed.
They didn't expect that their flattery would backfire.
......
Ten kilometers behind Shen Qian and her group.
There were thousands of refugees, all dressed in rags, and few of them carried any food.
Some of those who were in harsh conditions were even emaciated.
He followed the team with lifeless eyes and wandered forward.
A woman was dressed simply and had unkempt hair, but she had not been short of food and water along the way and was in good condition. At this moment, she was pulling hard at the small package she was carrying.
In front of her, a white-haired old woman had a fierce look on her face and cursed viciously while trying to grab the only cloth bag she was wearing:
"You are an orphan girl, without money or water, what use are these rice cakes to you?"
"Don't you admire my Saburo? Instead of choking to death on rice crackers, you should give these things to my Saburo."
"It just makes up for the damage you've done to my Sanlang's reputation over the past few years!"
The woman whose package was robbed pleaded weakly in an almost begging tone:
"do not want!"
"Give it back to me... Sanlang, say something!"
"Could it be that Sanlang really has the heart to let me die?"