Chapter 37: Gathering the Victims
"Girl, this is really there, the girl is afraid that the place is not safe in case of natural disasters, you are asking the right person, according to the news from the merchants, there is a drought in Cangzhou, it is really very serious, although the court has begun to interfere, but there are so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, how much of the silver allocated by the court can fall into the hands of the people, hey! If the girl is going to pass through there, she had better take a detour, and she will be hungry and she can do anything. Xiao Er kindly reminded.
"Thank you, little second brother, I'll pay attention." Although she said that, Bai Ling herself also wanted to go, with Bai Ling's martial arts, those victims couldn't hurt her, and Bai Ling didn't want to go to the center of the disaster, but to the edge of the drought and recruit a group of believers.
After thinking about the itinerary, Bai Ling left the town with the coachman, and Bai Ling instructed the coachman to move in the direction of Cangzhou. Although the coachman didn't understand why Bai Ling was heading towards the place where the drought occurred, people who paid for it naturally went wherever they wanted, and as long as they didn't enter too dangerous places, the coachman naturally wouldn't object.
Because he was going to a place where there was a drought, Bai Ling still made a lot of preparations, bought a lot of food in the town and put it in a carriage, and brought a lot of water. In fact, there is still a lot of food in the White Spirit Space, but it is impossible to take it out directly, so it is better to buy some now.
The carriage has been driving for half a month, during which it has passed through several cities, many small towns and villages, Bai Ling bought a lot of food in the space, after all, in the future to develop believers, food is to be consumed, besides, the food collected in the Republic of China before is basically left to believers, Bai Ling did not leave much, and now it is definitely not enough.
However, every time you go to a place, you can buy a little, and you will not be noticed if you scatter it, and you can store a lot of food. Although the price of grain has risen a lot because of the drought, Bai Ling has a lot of money and is not afraid. Although a lot of gold, silver and jewelry were given to believers from the Republic of China, Bai Ling also left a lot.
It's been half a month, and the carriage has been walking relatively quietly, and the victims can't go that far. It was only now that Bai Ling saw the bits and pieces on the road, begging for a living.
When I came to the front of a nearby castle, I found that outside the gate of the castle, there were many victims of the disaster, and these victims fled here in order to survive. In fact, this is already a marginal area of drought, and the disaster here is not serious, and the reason why so many people have fled from other places is that they have fled from other places.
Bai Ling saw that there were so many victims here, his eyes lit up, but he didn't want to go further into the disaster area, Bai Ling was afraid of going deep into the disaster area and being surrounded by those hungry victims, so Bai Ling would also be very tricky, Bai Ling would definitely save himself first, but he would not bear to kill those already poor victims, so it was okay to come here.
In fact, even if Bai Ling wants to go, I'm afraid the coachman won't go, after all, it's too dangerous.
Bai Ling looked at these victims, eager to convert them into believers, believing that as long as they use the right methods, such as soup kitchen, they can develop a lot of believers, but Bai Ling hopes to develop in a low-key manner in the early stage this time, so all believers must be in their own hands, otherwise they will be discovered by those in power, and Bai Ling will also be in trouble.
Although Bai Ling can leave at any time, it is not good to affect the believers. Although this is no longer the scope of the drought, the government does not provide much food every day, just one gruel a day, just starving to death, and the victims dig up some wild vegetables, bark and roots, etc., barely survive.
Therefore, it will not be very difficult for Bai Ling to recruit disaster victims, as long as he stutters and signs a deed of sale.
However, Bai Ling will not sign any deed of sale, after all, the members of the future forces are all believers, and the loyalty value can be guaranteed. Besides, the believers who betray will lose all the abilities they have gained from the system, and I'm afraid no one will do that.
Bai Ling got out of the carriage and said on the side: "Recruit servants, preferential treatment, food and housing, and salary, if you want to come to work, come and sign up." ”
Bai Ling actually didn't lie to everyone, at the beginning, he recruited servants, and when he was transformed into a believer, it was naturally different.
Hearing Bai Ling's words, the victims were obviously moved, they have nothing to eat now, maybe they will starve to death without food one day, and it is not bad to be a servant now. Although he has entered the slave family since then, for the small people, there is not much difference, and if he is a servant of a large family, he will have a bigger face than the general master of a small family.
Therefore, many people came to sign up, Bai Ling looked at so many people, although Bai Ling hoped that the more people the better, but now it is obvious that he can't take so many people away, he has to find a place to live first, and then he can vigorously develop. What's more, if there are too many people, they will have to receive checks, so Bai Ling will first pick about 20, clever ones, and then recruit more people after finding a place to stay.
Since there are only 20 to choose, it is natural to be selective, so Bai Ling asked, "Are there any literate ones?" ”
Bai Ling's voice fell, but no one responded, after all, at this time, only rich families can read and write, and rich families, even if natural disasters are not as miserable as ordinary people, naturally it is impossible to fall to the point of relying on relief food.
However, Bai Ling looked at it for a while and found that someone spoke up: "Miss, I am literate, I learned to write with my uncle in my early years, and I also worked as an accountant in Buzhuang. ”
Bai Ling's eyes lit up, although this middle-aged man is not a very outstanding talent, but it is good to find a literate person, and he can't be too demanding.
After that, Bai Ling chose a family of five, more than a dozen boys and girls in their teens and twenties, and 20 people were all together, and those who were not selected looked disappointed, and those who were selected were very happy.
Bai Ling rented four more carriages and rushed all the way to the capital.
Along the way, Bai Ling did not stay any longer, and soon arrived at the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven.
If Bai Ling wants to find a place to settle down, he must have a place to live, so Bai Ling wants to buy a Zhuangzi. Of course, the Zhuangzi close to the capital, Bai Ling can't buy it, and those are all carved up by the dignitaries.
Besides, Bai Ling bought Zhuangzi not to grow crops, but just to settle believers, so Bai Ling felt that the land on the outskirts of the capital was good, neither too far nor too close, just right.
Bai Ling paid for a few carriages, then found a broker and told him his intentions.
"The girl wants to buy one, is it Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital? I've got a few suitable ones here, girl, take a look. The broker took out a few introductions and asked Bai Ling to choose, but he didn't slack off just because Bai Ling was a girl.