In the plains outside Cangshan County, I don’t know when there were many more people.
All of them were sallow and thin, and their clothes were ragged.
"Generals, is there really anything to eat here?" Smelling the strong aroma of rice, someone came over with a full belly.
The others looked at the shining swords in the hands of the Dingxi soldiers. Although they did not dare to speak, they stretched their necks one by one with burning eyes.
"Yes!" Thunder Dragon waved his hand, "Come here and serve food to the fellow villagers."
The soldiers behind him quickly carried out the porridge and broth and laid them out for a long time.
Buzz~
The common people's eyes lit up, they had infinite strength, and they crowded over in a swarm.
"Get in line, get in line first. There's room for everyone, don't crowd!"
After a long time, everyone had something to eat. Although they couldn't fill their stomachs, they finally had something to eat, which was enough to sustain them for a while.
When they looked at Thunder Dragon and others one by one, their eyes showed more gratitude and intimacy.
"General, I have an old father who can't get out of bed at home. I don't know..." Someone else asked timidly, "Can you give me an extra bowl of porridge? If my father doesn't have anything to eat, he will..."
As he spoke, the man's tears fell down.
"Of course." Huang Ming hurriedly came over to serve the man a bowl of porridge and personally sent him away. Then he turned back and asked, "Are you all citizens of the city?"
Everyone nodded, "Yes."
The younger or stronger people in the city either went up the mountain to beg for food, or were caught by the current city lord to block the bullet holes in the front.
Nowadays, most people in Cangshan County are old, weak, sick and disabled like them, and they can't get food at all. It can be said that everyone has been hungry for several days.
Thunder Dragon asked a few more questions and continued to ask his subordinates to distribute porridge to those in need.
The people were suddenly as happy as celebrating the New Year, and many people even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the soldiers.
The brontosaurus quickly got out of the way.
However, there were too many people kneeling on the ground, and he could help one but not that one.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up quickly!"
"Everyone, just be patient for a few days. The imperial army's quelling the rebellion has already reached Shannan County ahead and will be here soon."
"Once the rebels in the city are eliminated, the court will redistribute the land to the people. From now on, everyone will be able to live in peace and contentment."
Buzz~
Although it was said that Xiao Zhu on the wooden pagoda had been promoting the new policies of the imperial court, his mouth was dry when he talked about it. However, everyone was skeptical about it.
At this time, hearing what Thunder Dragon said with their own ears, the light in the eyes of the people became brighter again.
"Will General Chaoyan really return the land to us?" Some people were still doubtful. "I don't want more or fertile land. I just want to return the mountainous land that my family once had."
The brontosaurus nodded.
He cupped his hands toward the northeast: "To be disrespectful, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Our Lai Valley is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital. The imperial court and your majesty know nothing about the bad things that happened before."
"Later, the imperial court discovered something was wrong here, and His Majesty quickly sent His Highness the Seventh Prince over to verify the situation."
"His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince said that he came to Laigu mainly to do three things."
"First, arrest and behead all corrupt officials who are corrupt, pervert the law, and exploit the common people. Second, return all the land that belongs to the people to everyone. At the same time, distribute seeds for everyone to cultivate. Third, exempt everyone from three years.
taxes..."
The people pricked their ears and listened attentively.
Killing corrupt officials was just a source of ill-will to them. When they heard that they could not only get the land back but also have seeds for cultivation, everyone became eager.
"Oops!" I don't know who is shouting: "Since His Highness the Seventh Prince said it, it should be reliable. But the spring plowing will be over soon."
The crowd was even more uproar.
Although ten days and a half at night can't affect anything, the seasonal rules passed down by our ancestors are golden rules for most illiterate people.
Many people suddenly became anxious.
"General, there is a young nephew who is guarding the city. He doesn't want to help guard the city, but there are old and young children at home. The city lord said that if he helps defend the city, he can share some food..."
"If the little one doesn't keep it, can you return the mountain to us quickly?"
Before Thunder Dragon could speak, someone else hurriedly squeezed out.
"General, I don't have to eat anything, or even come back to help you attack the city. All I need is land and seeds. Can you quickly divide our land and seeds?"
"That's right," countless people nodded, "We want land and seeds."
The common people may not understand what it means to teach people to fish rather than to teach people to fish. But they know one thing very well in their hearts.
Sharing some food can only make ends meet for a while. Only by planting the seeds can their future lives be guaranteed.
As for who the imperial court sent to take charge of the city in front of them, they were just ordinary people and didn't care at all.
It was noisy for a while.
Thunder Dragon put away the note given by Ren Ning and pressed his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, be quiet. I know that the season waits for no one. But as long as there are rebels holding the city gate, it is impossible for everyone to leave the city to farm at any time."
"Let's do this. I will make the decision first to allocate the land in the remote countryside. After the rebels in the county are completely eliminated, I will then allocate the land around the county to everyone."
snort!
Speaking of this, Thunder Dragon snorted coldly.
He showed the big knife in his hand.
"I would like to say something here first. If that bandit, landlord or member of the Communist Party of China dares to steal people's land, we have to see if it is his neck that is stronger or the sword in my hand that is stronger!"
"Okay!" Everyone cheered.
"As for the seeds," Lei Long frowned, "because the post road was dug up by the rebels, it can be said that it is difficult for carriages and horses to move forward. At the same time, there are still some rebels in Shannan County ahead, so the seeds will be delayed for a few days."
"But don't worry, everyone. If you need to weed, build canals or plow the land, just go ahead and do it."
"Because in addition to land, there are also waterways. Although there are many rebels on the waterways, the imperial court will do its best to transport the seeds and distribute them to you as soon as possible."
"Try not to worry about delaying the spring plowing season."
"That's great." The people smiled happily.
Thunder Dragon's mouth went dry as he spoke. While drinking water, he raised his head and glanced at the guards on the wooden tower.
Xiao Zhu understood clearly and quickly raised the microphone and repeated the words of Thunder Dragon loudly.
Before he could finish speaking, the cheers around him became even more fervent.
Some people even walked directly to the city gate and banged on it.
"My nephew, didn't you hear what the general said outside? The imperial army to suppress the rebellion will arrive soon, and the bastard city lord is dead. Hurry up and open the city gate so we can go home, pick up tools and go to the fields."
Phew!
Several arrows were shot down.
It's just that the people at the top of the city were not very good at shooting, so they missed the target.
However, he was still so frightened that the old man who patted the city gate let out a strange scream and ran out crawling on the ground.
Boom.
A fight suddenly broke out on the top of the city, and some people were shouting angrily.
"Wang Mazi, you are blind. That's my third uncle. Let you, a bastard, shoot an arrow. Let you, a bastard, shoot an arrow! I can't kill you!"
How big can a remote town be? Many people know the basics.
Immediately under the city, a woman who knew Wang Mazi stood up, pinched her waist and cursed.
"Wang Mazi, you gave birth to a son without a butt/eye, come out and see who I am? When you were a child, your mother had little milk, but I still breastfed you. Now that you have grown up, your wings are hard? If you have the guts, shoot me to death with an arrow.
. Let’s see if God will send down thunder and strike you to death, you heartless person.”
As soon as the woman opened her mouth, many people came out of the city to see what was going on.
Unexpectedly, she actually knew a lot of them, and she pointed at each of them and cursed them all.
The language was so rich that the Thunder Dragon and others behind him were dumbfounded.