Chapter 115 Don't you worry that water can carry a boat and capsize it?
Xiao Yue'er's voice sounded outside the door.
Hua Jin Yi Gulu sat up from the bed and asked:
"what happened?"
Qian Hong knelt in the hall of the palace, and when Hua Jin came out neatly dressed, he stood up and followed Hua Jin, explaining as he walked.
In fact, refugees from the hinterland of Tianjing Kingdom come to the Northland every day, in bits and pieces, some enter the Northland City, and some live outside the Northland City, and they do not attract many ideas from Qian Hong.
"Then why are you so anxious today?"
Hua Jin asked all the way, took the palace guards and went to the city gate.
Qian Hong followed Hua Jin with a grimace.
"Because there are too many, really too many. I have never seen so many refugees before. They are like a flood, and they are still coming to our northern city."
He is the city lord and is in charge of the people's livelihood in Beidi City. Now so many refugees are coming to Beidi City, apart from other things, the houses to house these refugees are not enough.
While talking, Hua Jin had already led the guards of Prince Li's Mansion to the city gate. Because the number of refugees was too large and too unusual, the city gate was closed at this time.
When I saw the flowers on the city wall, I was shocked by the battle. Under the starry sky of the dark night, there were all densely packed people outside. Their number was no less than that of zombies sieging the city in the apocalypse.
too exaggerated.
"Call Ergou."
Hua Jin stared intently, stood on the city wall, and ordered Wu Tian behind him.
Soon, Ergou was picked up from outside the city. As soon as he arrived, he knelt on the ground.
"My dear, I have made inquiries. Most of these refugees are from Guqi Prefecture. This is the first batch. There are many more on their way to our northern land."
Upon hearing this, everyone in Prince Li's Mansion turned dark. Is this the first batch? Does this mean there are more refugees behind?
Qian Hong knew something was wrong, so he asked:
"Refugees from Guqi Prefecture? If they don't stay in Guqi Prefecture, why do they come to us?"
"Because the King of Qi in Guqi Prefecture has ordered that Guqi Prefecture will not accept people registered in other places. All those who have fled to Guqi Prefecture and do not have the money to register in Guqi Prefecture must go to Beidi. And this is a hard order.
Refugees who refuse to come to the North will be driven away by the army of Guqi Prefecture."
Ergou had already found out the situation clearly. When he said this, his face was ashen.
"Mother, although it is spring now, those refugees have been exhausted from traveling and traveling. Many of them are already thin and skinny from hunger and covered with diseases. It seems that they are not going to live long. In a short time, I am afraid that people will starve to death outside the city gate."
This is by no means an alarmist statement by Ergou. In fact, during the epidemic before winter last year, thanks to Hua Jin’s intervention, a plague that would sweep the entire city was suppressed.
It is spring now, and the temperature alternates between cold and hot. With more refugees, there are more diseases. If the problem cannot be solved in time, I am afraid that another plague will take advantage of the situation.
Hua Jin understands the horror of the plague better than Ergou.
She is a powerful person from the end of the world. When dealing with such a disaster, the harmfulness of it is very clear.
Qian Hong, the lord of Beidi City, stamped his feet anxiously.
"What is your Highness King Qi doing? His fiefdom is rich in water and soil, so it may not be able to accommodate these refugees. Now that he is driving so many refugees to the north, isn't this a trap for us?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of yelling from under the city wall,
"Hurry up and open the city gate. Hurry up. Don't you see that some people are going to starve to death? Hurry up."
For a moment, the crowd was crowded, and people below were shouting, begging to open the city gate, cursing, and some were crying, saying that they couldn't hold on, the wine and meat smelled stinky in the Zhumen, and some people were freezing to death on the road.
Hua Jin stood on the city wall and pursed her lips, looking intently at the night. Refugees were coming one after another, densely packed with refugees standing at the city gate.
Qian Hong behind her lowered his head and calculated the accounts with his fingers. He was shocked.
"Your Majesty, even if we open a granary to store food in Beidi City, we won't be able to save so many people for the time being. Your Majesty, please think again, Your Majesty."
Ergou glared at Qian Hong, gritted his teeth,
"People are already starving to death outside. City Lord, you have been rich all your life and you will not understand what these people will do when they are pushed to the limit. If too many people die, the plague will spread from the corpses."
Wu Tian, who was following Hua Jin, also had a hesitant look on his face. He cupped his hands and lowered his head.
"Mother, this matter cannot be trivial. Refugees are coming to the North one after another. If we ignore them, we are afraid that riots will occur."
"But we don't have that much food!"
Qian Hong scratched his head and head anxiously and said:
"If there is not enough food, there will still be riots."
As soon as he finished speaking, a stone flew up from under the city wall and hit Hua Jin directly on the body.
As soon as she gave way, the stone fell on Qian Hong's head behind her.
"Ouch!"
Qian Hong covered his head and screamed in pain. His forehead was broken by a stone, and there was blood on his hand.
Wu Tian behind the battlements pointed downwards and shouted angrily,
"Who dares to sneak attack the princess?!"
"Let us in! You guys who are rich and heartless, let us in. My mother-in-law is sick, and we have to go to the city to seek medical treatment!"
"Please, my daughter is starving to death, please let us in."
Wu Tian looked at Hua Jin and cupped his hands,
"Your Majesty, please allow me to jump down and kill the person who ambushed you."
Hua Jin said nothing, only raised a hand to signal Wu Tian to retreat.
Carrying Shang Fang's sword and embroidered shoes, she stepped on the battlements and jumped off the city wall.
Wu Tian, Qian Hong, Ergou and others were shocked and hurriedly lay down on the battlements to look down.
The refugees below were startled by the woman in green who suddenly jumped off the city wall in the dark night, and they all stepped back, leaving a small space for them to come out.
Hua Jin stood firm on the ground, flicked his sleeves, drew out his sword, thrust it into the ground, and said coldly,
"There is a curfew in Beidi City, and the city gates will be closed when the time comes. No matter who you are, if you want to force your way in, you will have to ask about the sword in my hand."
Behind her, Wu Tian and other palace guards flew down like big birds, drawing their sharp swords one after another, posing as if they were sworn to guard Princess Li to the death.
Some refugees angrily pointed at Hua Jin,
"You princes, generals and ministers regard human life as nothing, so don't you worry that water can carry a boat but also capsize it?"
"These are living human lives. They are sick and about to die of illness, and they are about to starve to death. You just watch these people die in front of you?"
"What should you say to her? Let's rush in. There must be a doctor in Beidi City, and there must be food."
Because of the long journey, the refugees who finally arrived in Guqi Prefecture thought they could finally settle down, but in the end they were treated like flies and driven to the north.
Of course they were unwilling to do so, and many of them had long suppressed their raging anger.
Someone in the crowd whispered encouragement,
"Instead of being treated like pigs and dogs by the powerful, why don't we rise up and resist? Why don't we, the green forest uprising, win a place for ourselves!"
"This woman is Little Princess Li. Prince Li's palace has so much food that the granary can't even store it. There are mountains and seas of medicinal materials. If we kill her, we will all be saved."
The crowd gradually became restless, and some people secretly picked up rocks and wanted to attack Hua Jin.
A stone was struck, Hua Jin raised his sword, swept it over, and struck the stone back where it came from.
"ah!"
Screams rang out, and a man in ragged clothes fell to the ground.