Chapter 85: First Encounter (First Update, Asking for Support)
The refugees who fled from Shaanxi ran desperately in the direction of the platform, and when the gunners on the platform fired their cannons at the Qing Dynasty, a burly young general on the platform looked at the people fleeing below with a solemn expression, and the heroic sword eyebrows were even tightened at the moment.
"Sir, the people have entered the parapet and are you going to continue the shelling?"
The subordinate's inquiry made Yan Fu think for a moment, and then said.
"Stop shelling, report...... April 16, 4th year of Xingqian, 4 p.m., ......"
Looking at the pocket watch, Yan Fu said an accurate time.
"Kennu is trying to attack 035! For our army to repel and take prisoners with ominous casualties......"
This is a lie about the military situation!
Yan Fu naturally knew what it meant to lie about the military situation, and he could even be sure that if the Military Governor sent someone to investigate, even if his brother was a subordinate and his father was a political envoy, he would not be able to protect him, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies would not be able to open the net because of this.
But will the military department check?
Will the Governor's Office of the Five Armies pursue it?
No, even this kind of "lying about the military situation" is still hinted at by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, because everyone's goal is the same - to recover Shaanxi!
Therefore, it is necessary to lie about the military situation, and it is necessary to tell the imperial court that Jiannu is still committing crimes and still threatening the Ming Dynasty, so it is necessary to cut the grass and eradicate the roots as soon as possible and remove the hidden dangers as soon as possible.
But...... It seems that now the imperial court has no intention of using troops in Shaanxi.
Ay......
With a long sigh, Yan Fu slapped at the cannon with some annoyance, his expression looked a little lost, didn't Your Majesty know that the people of Shaanxi were in dire straits?
For the people who had just escaped from the tiger's mouth and came to the rule of the Ming Dynasty, most of them were curious at this time looking at this camp located behind the platform, and Zhao Gongqian cautiously looked at the place in front of him, which was a camp for resettlement of refugees.
The camp was enclosed by a wooden fence, and a few military lords occasionally looked at them on the towering watchtowers between the fences. More often than not, they looked out, neatly lined up with rows of simple wooden huts that were the place where they were temporarily living in the midst of the people who came and went from time to time. Most of the people here are cleanly dressed, maybe even new. Women drying freshly washed laundry. There are also children frolicking in the camp.
Is this where they're going to live next?
If it weren't for the fact that Old Song Tou had reminded them before, I'm afraid they would have been scared away long ago - when Zhao Gongqian and the others finally escaped behind the earthen wall, they thought that they had escaped the catastrophe, but they didn't expect that what was waiting for them would be the military masters with loaded guns, and those military masters had been waiting there for a long time.
Although these military masters only routinely checked them, when facing the military masters, everyone's hearts were extremely nervous, and there was even a feeling of "just out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den", after all, throughout the ages, those hills and eight have not ended up well. And Zhao Gongqian was even more nervous, he was worried about the safety of his sister-in-law, in case these Qiu Ba were interested in it, what should it be.
In fact, he is not the only one who is worried, and the rest of the people are probably the same, when those women see the military master, their faces are all ashes, but where do they dare to resist, and even show dissatisfaction, but trembling under the assignment of the Ming army, with the Ming army together towards the rear camp, on the way, Zhao Gongqian even heard his sister-in-law sobbing, he even saw that his sister-in-law had already held the hairpin in his hand, in case it was ...... I'm afraid my sister-in-law will kill herself.
But to their surprise, the military masters did not rob people of money or rob women, as they imagined, but let them rest for a while, let them drink some hot tea, and told them that in half an hour, they could have dinner. In addition, he was polite to them, and there was no difficulty at all.
After entering this camp, Zhao Gongqian and Tian Yifeng both noticed that the people in this camp seemed to be very peaceful, and the children in the camp would even play with the soldiers, playing football there, and those soldiers were completely different from the so-called "Qiu Ba".
The camp used to resettle refugees is Zhu Mingzhong's masterpiece, and more and more refugees have escaped from Shaanxi in recent years because of the unbearable expropriation of prisoners. And these people have complex identities and may be associated with various diseases. For the sake of safety, Zhu Mingzhong ordered the army to set up refugee camps for the resettlement of refugees, and to treat refugees who had escaped from Shaanxi, including of course, including examination. The refugees were required to quarantine in the camp for a period of time before they were allowed to leave the camp. This is not only to prevent the infiltration of spies, but also to prevent the spread of potentially contagious diseases. Of course, it's for the sake of immigration, which will eventually be resettled in places like the Northeast.
It is more of a migrant gathering point than a refugee settlement.
"What is your name, age, and place of origin?"
The man behind the long table asked with ease.
"Zhao Gongqian, 27 years old, from Chang'an County, Shaanxi."
As Zhao Gongqian answered these questions, he found that other people were also being questioned at the moment, including his sister-in-law.
"Do you have any relatives coming with you?"
"Yes, sister-in-law Zhao Li and nephew Zhao Yunpeng, as well as classmate Tian Yifeng. My brother was arrested by the Qing Dynasty for spreading the Ming newspaper......"
……
After some interrogation, the man looked at Zhao Gongqian, and then asked.
"Do you have any relatives over here?"
"No, there are no relatives or friends to run to."
Zhao Gongqian replied truthfully.
The man glanced at him, then took out a few pieces of paper and said to him.
According to the regulations of refugee relief, you can only stay in the refugee camp for half a month, and after half a month, you will be issued a certificate of good citizenship, and you will have two months to arrive at a certain place to settle down, and then go to the inspection room to register and replace the household registration certificate. But if you want to renew your certificate, you must have a house, and if you don't have relatives or friends, then you can only rent a house, and if you don't have money, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make ends meet......"
Zhao Gongqian looked at the other party nervously, not knowing what he meant at all? Is it trying to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail? When the people in this official mansion were blackmailing, how many of them didn't set up a name?
Ahem, people can't help but bow their heads under the eaves and see what he says!
It's already thankful that this soldier can pick up a life. Just when he was thinking nonsense, he saw the other party hand him the pieces of paper and said.
"Take a look for yourself, what about my suggestion, if you don't have relatives or friends to go to, you can choose to immigrate to the Northeast or the vassal states. After all, as an immigrant, there will be a government to provide you with food and lodging until you arrive at your destination, and you don't need to worry about life, but if you don't choose to immigrate, and you don't have money to live in the future, and you want to make a living by begging, that's absolutely not okay, begging is illegal, and you will be exiled as an exile, so it's better to take the initiative to immigrate. ”
"Yes, yes, thank you for your advice."
Zhao Gongqian looked at those pieces of paper, and his mind was already in a mess. For all this, it was not at all expected by him.
When Zhao Gongqian got up to leave, the man smiled at him and said.
"You are a scholar, in fact, it is good to go to the vassal country, now is the time for the princes to start a business, all countries are thirsty for talent, and when you get there, you may be able to become a national noble, isn't it better than doing nothing in your life?"
"Thank you for your advice."
Zhao Gongqian, who had been hit too much, just smiled, and then looked at the pieces of paper in a daze, what was that paper?
Except for the first one who told him about the rules of the refugee camp, the others were actually the "recruitment lists" of various countries.
Vassals!
Careers......
Just here, Tian Yifeng also ran over with a few pieces of paper and said.
"Ming Qin, have you seen this recruitment post?"
"Yes, the military master stuffed me with a dozen?"
Zhao Gongqian smiled bitterly and tapped the paper in his hand.
Everything about the Ming Dynasty now makes him feel strange, not to mention the strange military uniforms of the army, that is, there are recruitment posts in this vassal state, which makes him feel strange. So much so that he even felt that he had arrived in another country, not Daming.
Although he didn't have any impression of Da Ming, everything here always made him feel strange.
"Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures. Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you are a scholar and a marquis? Seeing his friend smiling bitterly, Tian Fengyi said with a smile.
"I've already thought about it, go to the vassal country, learn literature and martial arts, and sell it to the emperor's family, this prince is also a country, and you don't necessarily have to stick to the Ming Dynasty! We have missed the opportunity of the Ming Dynasty, how can we miss the opportunity to start a business in other countries! ”
Looking at his friend who yearned for fame, Zhao Gongqian was speechless for a while, he knew that his friend had always had the idea of becoming an official, and how many people in the world did not have such thoughts.
"Don't laugh at me,"
Seeing that his friend didn't speak, Tian Yifeng smiled.
"Didn't you read the newspaper that the Ming Dynasty had abolished the imperial examination and only used the civil service examination to select talents, and you and I fled here, without relatives or reason, to study in the academy? And how do you make ends meet? In case of falling into the streets, when the time comes, but to be exiled to a foreign land as a prisoner, it is better to take the initiative to defect to the princes, maybe you can get the appreciation of the princes, although you may not be able to enter the phase, but you can also be an official and a place, for the benefit of one party! ”
I don't know why, my friend's words made Zhao Gongqian's mood change slightly, he looked at his friend, and knew that maybe, for them, this may be the best choice.
Besides, isn't it exactly the case that we are studying, for the sake of "the great harmony of the world"? With the respect of the clan, you can still go to the land to go to the country, and to appease the barbarians, so that they belong to China, thinking that the world is the same, not to mention you and me? ”
In the face of his friend's words, Zhao Gongqian was silent, looking at the few pieces of paper in his hand, looking at his friend who was full of longing for the future, he thought of His Majesty who was far away in Zhongdu, what kind of person was that His Majesty, how could he have such charm, and make all the vassals princes and let them lead their own countries......