Chapter 42 The Hungry
(The third update, ask for a monthly pass)
The snow is flying, Baohua Mountain is white, and the blue and blue lake is still without waves.
Han Qian was wrapped in a collared robe, as warm as a small stove, standing on the bow of the boat facing the wind, but he didn't feel much cold.
When the news spread that the Longque General's Mansion had opened a porridge field in Taowuji to provide relief and collect the hungry people, the hungry people in the four cities were moved by the wind and immediately rushed to the southern foot of Baohua Mountain, but the military department, which was mainly controlled by the prince's family, sent personnel to set up checkpoints on the north bank of Chishan Lake, and only those who were infected with the epidemic were allowed to enter with their families, and the number was strictly limited to 12,500 households.
This is also the upper limit of the number of soldiers corresponding to the Dragon Bird Army, and even drove out all the hundreds of households before Taowuji, so as not to be used by Yang Yuanpu, the marquis of Linjiang, the third prince.
Before going out of the city to see the hungry people crowded between the river beaches and valleys, the scene was already quite miserable.
At this time, thirty or forty thousand people were gathered in the Taowu set under the courtyard of Qiuhu Mountain, all of them were yellow and thin, and they were weak, and almost half of them were so thin that they had a big convex belly, and the scene was like Shura hell, which could be said to be terrifying.
"I said that why didn't the Anning Palace obstruct it, don't talk about going into battle to catch and fight, if you can make up a soldier and horse to carry swords and guns, I have his surname." Feng Yi looked at the bleakness on the beach from a distance of more than 100 zhang, and he complained before that he was not given the actual position of an official and a half position this time, but only engaged in it as an accompaniment and the general's mansion, and continued to follow the side of the third prince Yang Yuanpu, but at this time, he refused to let the boat dock.
This time the Dragon Bird Army was reorganized, and the Xinchang Marquis Mansion could be said to be the biggest winner.
In addition to Li Chong's appointment to join the army, beside the three princes, in charge of Cao Wenbo, the dragon and bird army, and the general of the supervision army, Li Zhihe, the eldest son of the Marquis of Xinchang, is also the first Marquis Yu who directly leads the troops, and the second Marquis Yu Chai Jian, and the second son-in-law of Li Pu, Marquis of Xinchang.
And Li Yao, the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Xinchang, and the third prince will also plan to officially marry after the year, and the Marquis of Xinchang Mansion can be said to have completely bet all the chips on the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
When he saw the holy decree, Feng Yi also complained that even if Emperor Tianyou acquiesced to the Xinchang Marquis Mansion to become the main force supporting the third prince Yang Yuanpu, he should not let the Xinchang Marquis Mansion infiltrate the Dragon Bird Army so deeply.
In his opinion, this is a bottomless pit at all.
The DPRK and China can only squeeze out an extra 20 million yuan every year for the military resources and tuntian of the Longhuai Army, but it is very reluctant to raise one or two thousand elites for this little soldier's salary, not to mention the resettlement of 30,000 or 40,000 infected and hungry people, let alone the purchase of military armor.
The Marquis of Xinchang may have a lot of money, but looking at these terminally sick and hungry people on the lake beach, no matter how many resources he invests, he can select one or two thousand qualified soldiers in the future, Feng Yi feels that it is enough.
Of course, Feng Yicai would not sympathize with Xinchanghou, he still hated Li Chong for setting a trap for him, Kong Xirong, and Han Qian, forcing them to submit, and only thinking about how he could not be involved.
Zhao Wuji and Zhao Kuo stood behind Han Qian, looking at the situation on the shore and being silent; There was also a small table and a tandoor stove at the bow of the boat, where Zhao Ting'er and Qingyun squatted to boil water and make tea for Han Qian.
Zhao Ting'er is extremely beautiful, but Qingyun's face is covered with scarlet ghost-faced fetal spots, and one beautiful and one ugly are also in contrast to Han Qian.
The boatman wagged at the stern.
"That person is Mr. Shen Yang?" Kong Xirong's eyes were sharp, and he saw a carriage coming in front of the camp gate built of bamboo and wood on the east side of the lake, Shen Yang's thin body staggered out of the carriage, and after a few words with the junior colonel guarding the gate, he walked to the depths of the lake beach with his older family, and the carriage squeaked behind, rolling down the dirt road.
"Lean in." Han Qian's expression perked up, and he ordered the boatman to dock the boat, and they rushed over to meet Shen Yang.
"Do you really want to pass? Well, I'm not going ashore! Feng Yi shouted.
The boat came to the simple dock enclosed by pine piles, and Han Qian, Lin Haizheng, Zhao Wuji, Qingyun and Zhao Ting'er all went ashore.
Kong Xirong hesitated for a while, but still jumped ashore.
Feng Yi sat on the bow of the boat, and urged the boatman to quickly take a penny and prop the boat to the middle of the lake, for fear that if he stayed for a while, he would also be infected with the water plague, and said to Han Qian: "I'll wait for you to come back on the boat." ”
"If we are unfortunate enough to catch the disease, where else can you escape?" Han Qian said.
"......" Feng Yi thought that what Han Qian said was reasonable, but he also cringed and climbed ashore, just standing in front of the simple dock, watching Han Qian and them go through the crowd to meet Shen Yang.
Shen Yang, as a waiter in the Hou Mansion, was forced by Emperor Tianyou to take the post of the head of the Longque General's Mansion, at this time, the Longque Army had not yet become an army, and there was nothing to do in the barracks, so Shen Yang's main duty was to go to the cantonment camp to settle the infected and hungry people.
If there is no cantonment commander, then Shen Yang is theoretically the head of the cantonment military government of the Longhuai Army.
Under Shen Yang, Li Zhihe, Chai Jian, the eldest son of the Marquis of Xinchang, and others were also the captains of the tun camp, and they were in charge of their affairs.
Li Zhihe, the eldest son of the Marquis of Xinchang, and Chai Jian and other generals, were awarded the title of Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Longque Army, and had the right to lead the troops and transfer troops, and at the same time served as the captain of the cantonment camp, and the tuntian training of the infected and hungry people, they should also assist Shen Yang to preside.
However, it has been two or three days since the infected and hungry people gathered, and Li Zhihe and Chai Jian themselves have not appeared, so it seems that they will not appear again for the time being.
Especially Li Zhihe and Chai Jian, as the sons-in-law of Li Pu, Marquis of Xinchang, should naturally have seen "Epidemic Water Sparse", but it is obvious that a letter of "Epidemic Water Sparse" is far from dispelling the shadow caused by the current tragedy in their hearts, and they dare not come over to take charge, let alone other generals.
And Guo Rong, as the supervising military envoy, and Chen De, as the deputy commander, also came over yesterday to take a look from a distance and left, and they didn't even enter the cantonment gate.
After waiting for two days, Han Qian thought that Shen Yang would not appear at all, but he didn't expect that it was almost evening at this time, and Shen Yang actually came in his broken carriage.
"Han Qian has seen Mr. Shen, Han Qian feels that his body has recovered a little in the past few days, and invited Feng Yi and Kong Xirong to take a boat out of the city to breathe, but he didn't expect to meet Mr. Han Qian stepped forward to salute Shen Yang, and he didn't forget that he was still on sick leave at this time.
"I didn't think about coming over myself," Shen Yang used to teach Yang Yuanpu, Han Qian and others in the Hou Mansion in the past, but they all came and went in a hurry, and they didn't say anything to Yang Yuanpu, and they were even more indifferent to Han Qian, but at this time, Han Qian's eyes were like a spring breeze, and he said with a smile, "I went to Hongwenguan to read the literature today, met Lord Han, and was fortunate to read an article in Lord Han's new book......"
Hearing Shen Yang say this, Han Qian's scalp was about to explode, and his heart was suddenly full of deep "resentment" towards his father: Even if Shen Yang is not a member of the prince's family, but looking at his performance in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion in the past three or four months, he should also know that he is absolutely unwilling to be involved in the battle for the heir, Dad, Dad, how did you have the courage to show "Epidemic Water Shu" to Shen Yang?
Do you really want to hurt dozens of people of the Han family, young and old, who don't even know how to die in the end?
Han Qian originally planned that even if no one was willing to take charge here, he asked Fan Xicheng, Zhao Kuo, and Lin Haizheng, together with the more than 100 soldiers sent by Xinchanghou and more than 100 veterans of the Dragon Bird Army, there was still hope that the situation would be slowly sorted out.
No one is in charge, they are involved with each other, and the vast majority of people are still afraid of the epidemic in their hearts, and the efficiency of doing things is much slower, and in the end it is impossible for everyone to be treated, and the epidemic cannot be controlled all at once, and there may be thousands of more people, but there is no way to do it.
Han Qian really didn't expect that his father would take the risk to persuade Shen Yang to come over and take charge.
Han Qian was so anxious that he wanted to stomp his feet, but in front of Shen Yang, he had to pretend to be gentle and obedient, thinking that he would have to readjust the relationship and distance with Shen Yang in the future, not only to share the secret of "Epidemic Water Shu" with Shen Yang, but also not to let Shen Yang notice his effectiveness as a pawn of the Late Red Mansion for the third prince Yang Yuanpu, it is really not easy to grasp the scale and proportion.
Han Qian was full of bitterness at this moment, how many kinds of role-playing did he have to play?
Shen Lan asked, "The porridge field is located in your villa?" Then I may have to borrow a few houses in your villa in the future to serve as a temporary office. ”
Shen Yang asked the old servant to go out of the city yesterday to see the situation here.
Although he had pity on the hungry people infected with the epidemic, he saw that the north beach of Chishan Lake had become a dead place, and he could not turn the tide, so naturally he did not think about getting involved.
When he saw Han Daoxun at Hongwen Hall this afternoon and read "Epidemic Water Sparse", he knew how much sacrifice Han Daoxun had made for these hungry people, and just like that, he admired Han Daoxun's style even more.
He didn't think that Han Do-hoon was involved in the palace ban dispute.
Han Daoxun really wants to be the same as Xinchang Hou Li Pu, just bet on the three princes for his own power and ambition, and hand over the "Epidemic Water Sparse" to Xinchang Hou Li Pu and them to plan and implement, there is no need to expel the hungry people in the four cities at the court meeting.
In that case, not only will it anger His Majesty, but it may also leave a permanent stain.
Because of this, Shen Lan also felt very cordial when he saw Han Qian, and thought that he could persuade Han Qian to stay in the cantonment military mansion to assist him in doing things.
The Dragon Bird Army is divided into two systems: the military camp and the military government, the military government is responsible for the troops, and the military camp is the general who is responsible for the attack and defense of the troops drawn from the military government.
Han Qian, Feng Yi, and Kong Xirong, in addition to the status of accompanying students, have not changed, and this time they are all engaged in the Longque General's Mansion, and they can either stay with the third prince Yang Yuanpu or take on a specific job.