People die and debts are gone.

Haozhou has become a thing of the past, and it has nothing to do with Zhu Wu.

After leaving Haozhou, Zhu Wu took the road to Hezhou.

In the future, Jinling will be the base camp of Zhu Wu, and the development of the Dingyuan Army in the future will also be in the southeast rather than in the north.

Therefore, after Jinling settled down, the craftsmen's workshops, war preparation materials, and the relatives and families of the generals had to be transported to the other side by water.

On the river, the warships of the Dingyuan Navy moved slowly in the wind.

On the shore, Zhu Wu, who was surrounded by countless ironclad soldiers, had a face like sinking water and a deep gaze.

Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and other literati who followed Zhu Wu were quite high-spirited.

At this time, the world, Liu Liu in the north and Zhu in the south.

Liu Futong fought alone against the army of the Mengyuan court in the north, and Zhu Wu in the south captured the important town in the southeast. But Zhu Wu's form is much better than Liu Futong's.

Meng Yuan was fighting endlessly, and the imperial court did not have the time to withdraw its hands to solve Zhu Wu, a rising star. After capturing Jinling, Zhu Wu commanded more than 70,000 soldiers, which was the largest rebel force in the southeast of Mengyuan and Yuan.

Moreover, after the news of Zhu Wu's capture of Jinling spread, more children from poor families in Lianghuai came to vote, as long as Zhu Wu was willing, an army of 100,000 could be completed in an instant, and the most important thing was that Zhu Wu occupied the land of fish and rice, and there was no shortage of food at all.

Now Zhu Wu still has the title of the head of Hezhou, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that it may not take a few years. After Dingyuan gained a firm foothold in the southeast, in order to declare his orthodoxy, Zhu Wu would definitely add a king name to his head.

If this momentum can be maintained, the king is just the beginning.

People are made of ambition.

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Returning to the city from the riverside, Zhu Wuhe and the generals in the army rode on their horses and walked slowly.

As the springboard of the Dingyuan Army on both sides of the Yangtze River, Hezhou is also the birthplace of the Dingyuan Army.

This veteran in his forties is old and steady, and he is the best choice to guard the gate.

"Hezhou, I'll leave it to you in the future!" Zhu Wu turned around and said to Li Sai, who was half a position behind him.

As Zhu Wu's status continues to rise, his personality becomes more and more introverted and steady. The old brothers in the army, there is more awe in love, and no one dares to walk side by side with Zhu Wu.

Li Sai said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely guard the city well, if there is a mistake, you don't need to say, I will cut off my head!" ”

"Guarding well is one thing, we must be kind to the people and cherish the people's power!" Zhu Wu then said with a smile, "Hezhou is the hometown of our Huaixi children, and it is also our root, we must not let the people poke our backbone!" ”

"I know!" Li Sai nodded heavily.

The reason why Zhu Wu gave such a solemn order was that he remembered Haozhou.

The ruined city of the rebels was a thorn in his heart.

The people are bitter when they are prosperous, and the people who are dying are bitter. The rebellion is justified but the people are not guilty, and it is impossible to take this road without a few unjust ghosts in their hands, but the place of their hometown, the foundation of the soldiers under their command, must be the pure land in this troubled world.

After witnessing the tragic situation in Haozhou and hearing the cries of his hometown fathers, there was even a moment when Zhu Wu had the intention to wave his troops north and swallow Haozhou.

Compared with Haozhou, Hezhou is paradise.

Without the scourge of the rebels, the people here are quite peaceful. Zhu Wu's reputation for loving the people and benevolence spread farther and farther.

The advantage is that the people of Huaixi are proud of the Dingyuan Army, and the disadvantage is that there are more and more displaced people.

This year is another natural disaster, and the government is still expropriating and robbing the people of their only food rations. There are thieves everywhere, the world is full of beacons, and where there are no military disasters, how can the people live. Therefore, the pure land of Hezhou is particularly eye-catching.

Hundreds of people dragged their families with them, and even came from afar from the war-torn places in Henan, just to have a place to live.

It's a bit ironic to say, the people at this time did not trust the government, but Zhu Wu, a thief.

But there are no steamed buns in the world that can be eaten for free, the young and strong of the homeless people can live, and the old and weak can only depend on the will of God.

When Zhu Wu returned to the city, porridge was being given at the city gate, but the paste that was not much drier than water was the hope of hundreds of people, and the city gate was crowded into a ball, and the road was blocked.

"Get them out of the way!"

Lan Yu ordered, and several pro-soldiers who were like wolves and tigers rushed over with horsewhips.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

"Death to the side!"

Shouting and scolding, screams of horror mingled.

Zhu Wu looked at it quietly, this world is the most suitable for this simple and rude way.

The so-called benevolence is not for a certain person or a group, but for the whole situation.

"It can't go on like this, how much food is enough for them?"

Zhu Wu turned around and said to Li Shanchang, "You have to think of a way to appease the homeless!" ”

"It's good to be over this winter!" Li Shanchang said, "My subordinates are leading people to check the ownerless fields on both sides of the Yangtze River, and they can organize cultivation in the spring, and in addition, Xi Yingzhen also needs a large number of people!" ”

Speaking of which, Lianghuai is really a treasure of nature, Xi Yingzhen led people to discover coal mines and iron mines in Zhu Wu's sphere of influence. In addition, there are thousands of craftsmen in Jinling City, and they are now gearing up to do a big job.

Amid the whipping and shouting, the road to the city gate was immediately revealed.

The homeless people also discovered Zhu Wu's ironclad guards, and the murderous team made the homeless people tremble. Many people crowded on the side of the road, not daring to look up at the Zhuzi banner and the cold eyes of the ironclad soldiers.

Zhu Wu moved forward slowly, his eyes sweeping over these homeless people.

Ragged clothes, yellow face and thin muscles. Many people are still wearing single clothes in the winter, and some children are even barefoot.

"Porridge, let's do a little more!"

Sighing, Zhu Wu couldn't help but be a bad guy again.

After finishing speaking, when he turned his eyes, he found a thin snot child on the side of the road, looking at him curiously, not lowering his head like the others, trembling.

"Drive!"

Zhu Wu gently kicked the horse's belly, and the war horse slowly walked over.

"What's your name?" Zhu Wu looked at the snot child and asked.

The snot child's face is black and blue, and the original color of the skin cannot be seen, only two snots are sucked under the nose, which is extremely eye-catching.

Suck!

At the age of eight or nine years old, the snot child sucked down the big snot, lowered his mouth, and looked at Zhu Wu with bright eyes, "I~~ My name is Zhang Yu!" ”

"Not from Huaixi?"

The accent tone of the speech is similar to that of Huaixi, but there is still a difference when you listen carefully.

The snot kid sucked again, "I'm a Fu Xiang person~~"

Zhu Wu thought about it, Fu Xiang was probably the Kaifeng of later generations.

That's Liu Futong's place, and the brains of the officers and soldiers are all like dog brains. That place is 108,000 miles away from Hezhou, how could such a young child run here.

I listened to the snot child and continued, "I originally followed my father to repair the Yellow River, but the river was not repaired to fight and kill, I wanted to go back to my hometown and couldn't go back, I heard that the head of Hezhou Zhu does not kill people indiscriminately, and his heart is kind and he can't see people starving to death, so I will come!" ”

It is rare that he is a child among the homeless people, and in the face of a wolf-like pawn, he can not only speak words, but also speak the truth.

The warriors didn't think there was anything surprising about this, but the civil officials who followed Zhu Wu were all smiling.

Hu Weiyong took a few steps forward from behind him and said with a smile, "Congratulations to the chief manager for his fame and love for the people!" ”

Zhu Wu smiled, Hu Weiyong has the talent, the courage, and the strategy. But utilitarianism is indeed the most important thing for everyone, and it is also the most common to say good things.

"Where's your father?" Zhu Wu didn't pick up the horse and continued to ask.

The snot child's face showed a little gloom, "Dead, just two days old!" ”

"Give him some loaves!"

There are too many such things in this world. After seeing it, there is nothing touching in my heart.

Zhu Wu's words fell, and Lan Yu took out a bag of dry food from his saddle pocket.

"Boy, take it!"

In the longing eyes of the other homeless people, the bag of dry food fell directly at Zhang Yu's feet.

However, he didn't pick it up, but looked at Zhu Wu directly.

When everyone was curious, they heard the snot child Zhang Yu knelt directly in front of Zhu Wuma, "You are Manager Zhu?" ”

"How do you know?"

"I just heard someone call you the manager!"

"Little clever ghost, take the dry food!" Zhu Wu said with a smile.

Zhang Yu, a snotty child, didn't even look at the bag of dry food, "I can eat for a while, but I can't eat for a lifetime!" As he spoke, Bangbang kowtowed twice, "You accept me~~~~ Let me follow you!" ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Lan Yu smiled, "Take you?" You're not much heavier than a sprout, what can you do? ”

"I~~~~~?" Zhang Yu thought about it, and suddenly said loudly, "I can be your son!" ”

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone laughed again, and Zhu Wu also laughed, Lao Tzu doesn't even have a daughter-in-law, what son do you want.

"I'm young now, but I'll be older in a few years, and when the time comes, you can kill whoever you want!" Zhang Yu hurriedly said, "I am absolutely unambiguous~~~~"

"Alright!"

It seems that he saw his original shadow in this villain.

Zhu Wu smiled, "Keep up!" ”

"Huh? Ay! ”

Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment, then jumped up, ran to Zhu Wu's horse with cheers, and took the reins by hand.

"Watch out for it kicking you!" Lan Yu smiled and scared him.

"I raised horses for the Mongols with my father in my hometown!" Zhang Yu smiled.

Zhu Wu looked at this clever ghost, "How old are you?" ”

"Dad, I'm nine years old!"

Father? Zhu Wu was a little stunned.

This kid is really screaming, and it is so natural.

"The lord is like a man with high hopes for 100,000 soldiers and soldiers, and he is the heaven of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the southeast. Please set the master mother as soon as possible, and make the foundation stable with the heart of the army and the people! ”

At this time, Li Shanchang, who had not spoken, suddenly said solemnly behind Zhu Wu, "Lord, you are not too young!" ”

Tut!

Zhu Wu smiled bitterly and shook his head, you think Lao Tzu doesn't want to, but how can there be anyone!

With an undeniable smile, he was about to walk to the city, when suddenly dozens of ragged little homeless beggars on the side of the road knelt on the ground.

"Dad~~~ take us in!"

For a while, there was some irony.

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In later generations, even historians could not think of it.

Powerful fishing in the sea, stepping on the false army of the Rakshasa Principality.

Born so hastily.