Chapter 4 Kiln Workers
He Ting was wearing a short shirt, rolled his trouser legs, and barefoot, squatting on a big rock. He held a wild vegetable ball in his hand, took a big bite, and ate happily. The cool breeze blew down from the mountain, taking away the heat, and I wonder how comfortable it was.
Duan Balang came from a distance and shouted from a distance: "Brother He, the magistrate has sent someone! He is talking about the magistrate's order over there, so let's listen quickly! How to place it in the future, only what the magistrate says!"
He Ting chewed the vegetable dumplings with his mouth and said impatiently: "How can it be settled? Now the world is in chaos, and there is no place to settle down. Which one can do it? No need to listen, it's still comfortable to eat wild vegetables!"
Duan Balang came over and gasped and said, "How can I not listen? Even if I want to flee south, I have to listen to the command of the prefect."
He Ting shook his head repeatedly and looked at Duan Balang, as if he was looking at a fool.
At this moment, Huang Tongyuan came down from the mountain and was in a hurry. Seeing He Ting and Duan Balang here, he hurriedly said, "The officials sent by the magistrate have arrived here. Let's go and listen quickly! It's too late, be careful to be deceived by others!"
He Ting shook his head repeatedly: "When there is a magistrate, what can he do? Do you want us to flee south? It is said that the Uncle Liu of Sanfen, who was taking the people with him when he escaped, was not just caught up by Cao Cao!"
Huang Tongyuan said: "What are you talking nonsense? I have heard from people who have heard of it. As long as you go to record a name, you will give food to eat. I heard that the magistrate has released all the military rations and people in the local area are not allowed to go hungry! If you go late, be careful not to record the name!"
After saying that, he ignored the two of them and hurriedly left.
After hearing this, He Ting looked at Duan Balang and shook his head and said, "Is there such a good thing in the world?"
Duan Balang said: "If so, we must go and see if there is any. If not, come back early and the brothers will flee south together. If so, we will not be hungry from now on. What else do we think!"
After hearing this, He Ting jumped up, put the wild vegetable balls in his arms, pulled Duan Balang and rushed down the mountain together.
Yang Shen looked at the crowd gathering on a pile of soil and said to the people around him: "Press more notices! Any conspicuous place, like beside the avenue or on the big trees, must be posted! The little sergeant said it clearly, the most important thing now is people! With people, everything is easy to do!"
Someone who was standing near me heard it and whispered: "This little houseman understands! Officials, we have been working in the kiln for decades. We are strong and strong! As long as we have food to eat, we can't do anything!"
Yang Shen said: "What are you talking nonsense? Xiaosheren is the new magistrate! A few months ago, he defeated the Jin people in Yong'an and defended Gong County. He made contributions to the court and sent to Ruzhou! We were originally from Ruzhou. The Jin soldiers attacked, and the official Wang Ru raised an army to serve the king, so that we can today! There are no officials in many places now, and the court sent them to guard their hometown!"
"It turns out he is a Wang Guanren! He was a Jinshi and has a great reputation in his hometown!" The people around him whispered and talked.
Jinshi was the upper class of this era. Although Wang Rudy did not become a high-ranking official, most of the people in the state had heard of it. Moreover, folk legends added some strange content at some time. Wang Xiaoli won, and in a few months, there have been many stories in Ruzhou. I heard that the new magistrate was Wang Rudy's son, and the people felt much more at ease.
He Ting and Duan Balang rushed to the crowd and reached Huang Tongyuan.
After looking at the two, Huang Tongwudao said: "It turns out that the new magistrate is a fellow villager from Ruzhou, the young master of Wang Jinshi, Zhaoluo Town. After winning a battle, the court sent him back to guard his hometown. This makes me feel at ease. Since I am from Ruzhou, how could I ignore us, the villagers?"
He Ting said: "In the past, officials were avoided and were not allowed to return to their hometowns. Why was the new magistrate sent back to their hometowns?"
Huang Yuantong said disdainfully: "It used to be the past, now it is now. When the Jin people come to the south, many things are different. The current prefect of Henan Prefecture next to him is not the current governor of Xianggong Zhai from Yiyang? Of course, the same is true in our Ruzhou."
He Ting and Duan Balang said yes, looking at Yang Shen in front of him.
Seeing that no one came over, Yang Shen said loudly: "I am here at Yang Shen, the native of my hometown, now the governor is in charge of food and grass. The governor's orders are in trouble and you kiln workers have a difficult life. As long as you come and record a name and listen to the orders of the governor, you will not be short of food."
Someone whispered: "What does the magistrate want us to do? Do you want to join the army?"
Yang Shen said: "There are thousands of kiln workers here, so how can we distinguish clearly? After recording the names, we will see how you are qualified and what their wishes are. We will arrange things by ourselves. The magistrate said that people have both hands and feet, so how can they get hungry! We keep eating, but no one organizes you, and no one gives you the tools to eat bags. There are all these governments, so don't worry!"
The man didn't give up and asked again: "Do you dare to ask the officials, will we join the army? If you refuse to die, is the magistrate who made the idea?"
Yang Shen was unhappy, looked at the man and whispered loudly: "Does the army enter as soon as they want? If you want to wear armor and shoot well, you should first think about whether you have the ability! What you do in the future is not what you have decided to do now. Some people may be able to work, some people farm, and some people join the army, and they all need to look at it again in the future! The most important thing now is that the porcelain kiln will not start construction and people cannot starve to death!"
After hearing this, someone said, "If it were just like this, wouldn't it be better to distribute food here? Why bother to record the name?"
Yang Shen said: "Does grain fall from the sky? You have hands and feet, and you can only eat food when doing things! Just think about eating for nothing. There is such a good thing in the world! Okay, if you don't want to, don't record names, whatever you do! However, only if you record names and are willing to obey the arrangements of the governor, will there be grain! Our grain is not picked up!"
After hearing this, the people below talked about it and said everything for a while.
Most of the people here are kiln workers, not farmers, and their thoughts are different from those of farmers. Of course, they are not workers in later generations. Their work is somewhat similar, but their thoughts are very different. Compared with workers in later generations, these people have more thoughts of refugees.
Unlike previous dynasties, the Song Dynasty did not restrict the movement of the people, so naturally there were many more refugees. On the good side, these people yearned for freedom, pursue wealth, and had a pioneering spirit. On the bad side, they were lazy and disgusted with labor, did not abide by the law, and were not as easy as farmers to manage. However, most of these people were strong, had material stimulation, and worked hard. But for them, the mental stimulation of not giving money was not very good.
Wang Xiaoli's arrangements for these are based on personal conditions and personal wishes, and he can choose to work, be a farmer and join the army. There is no special reason. They have hands and feet and strength. As long as they are organized, how can they go hungry in this era?
After a while of discussion, someone walked to the side and registered their names. Some people took the lead, and many people surrounded him.
He Ting said: "This official can't say clearly. What exactly should we do? In the end, there is no accurate letter. The Jin soldiers are coming in autumn. If we are allowed to join the army, it will be dangerous!"
Duan Balang nodded: "This is a good thing. Someone asked a few times just now, but this official dared not say he died!"
Huang Tongyuan said: "You two fools! This person was sent by the magistrate, not the magistrate. What's the use of saying it? If you don't say death, you will realize that the magistrate has not made up his mind now, and it is useless to think too much!"
He Ting said: "So, are you going to go over and record your name?"
Huang Tongyuan said: "What should I do if I don't have food at home and don't record my name? Just like you, eat wild vegetables every day?"
After saying that, he took a big strode.
He Ting looked at Duan Balang and took out the dish from his arms. After looking for a while, he sighed: "That's right. Now we don't have any food to eat. What's the use of those? Forget it, let's also record a name, and have a food to eat first and then talk about other things."
Together with Duan Balang, He Ting also arrived at the case and recorded his name.
Chapter completed!