Chapter 30: Public Opinion
Although Nurhachi established Dajin, when he was in power, Houjin had not yet gotten rid of the habit of bandits, except for killing or robbing, there was no production at all.
It can be said that the land of Liaodong at this time is the darkest time, and the incompetence of the Ming army has made the people completely hopeless.
The captured people could only be slaves to the Jurchens, who were inferior to livestock, and many more could run as far as they could, some ran to the grassland, some ran into the passes, and countless people who were homeless on the way to escape and had completely become homeless.
These people longed for protection, for a place where there was no war.
At this moment, "Click! With a bang, Ye Gonggong appeared on the stage, you must know that the rumor that this thing spreads the fastest, and the more it spreads, the more evil it becomes.
Ye Xun didn't know that at this moment, he was not only the Buddha of the people of Tieling, but also a beacon in the hearts of these fleeing refugees, it seemed that as long as he was found, all suffering would be gone.
In this way, in the place where the war passed, a magical scene appeared again, and the people dragged their families and carried simple luggage, and rushed to Tieling in groups.
When Gao Ying reported to Ye Xun, this kind of sign had just begun, and he also listened to the homeless people who came over in advance, and according to the scouts who came back, he was afraid that tens of thousands of homeless people were rushing to this side.
In the land of Tieling, it is okay to feed thousands of troops, twenty or thirty thousand people, if tens of thousands of people come, I am afraid everyone will have to drink the northwest wind.
In this case, how could Gao Ying, the big housekeeper, not be in a hurry?
Ye Xun is also a little blindsided, homeless people have always been a very headache, if it is dealt with, it will take people and effort, once it is not handled well, then anything can happen.
The matter was caused by himself, no matter how difficult it is, he must follow, otherwise how will he convince the public in the future?
In fact, to put it bluntly, there is still a lack of money, and if the treasury is full, then all the problems will be solved.
Ye Xun still has a lot of silver, but he doesn't plan to use it on the homeless.
Pretending to be confident, comforting Gao Ying for a few words, and sending him away, Ye Xun couldn't help but sit on the chair alone and start to be stunned.
Ye Xun understands a truth very well, that is, crises are often accompanied by opportunities.
Tieling is a small city, if a large number of displaced people come, it will definitely not be able to accommodate it, so can they build a fort outside the city? Build one every few miles, and then gradually connect these earthen forts in a line, so that it won't be long before an outer city can be formed beyond Tieling.
But I'm afraid this thing won't be so easy to do, right? Not to mention whether Nurhachi will come to make trouble, the daily food needs of these displaced people alone are an astronomical amount, and they can't afford it at all with just one iron ridge.
"Food..."
Ye Xun tapped his fingers on the tabletop, twisting his eyebrows and thinking, what can he get a large amount of food?
While pondering, the curtain of the door was lifted, and the little sisters of Flower Core and Flower Stamen walked in one after another, one holding a steaming basin of water in his hand, and the other holding a soaphorn towel in his hand.
"Brother Ye, it's been a tiring day, it's comfortable to soak your feet"
Hua Xin said and came to Ye Xun's feet and squatted down, and after putting down the basin, he directly grabbed Ye Xun's feet, and then took off his shoes and untied his socks.
"Brother Ye, we are on the street today, and everyone says that Brother Ye is the reincarnation of a living Bodhisattva!"
Hua Rui put down the things in her hand, and went around behind Ye Xun, and began to rub Ye Xun's shoulders hard.
It's been a few days, and it's the first time that these two girls have taken the initiative to serve Ye Xun so much, which made Ye Xun a little flattered for a while.
"Wait, do you two have something to ask me for?"
Even as the boss in his previous life, Ye Xun had never received such treatment, and he was really a little uncomfortable for a while.
Hua Xin raised his head and said with a smile: "Brother Ye thinks too much, our sisters are also from poor families, seeing that Brother Ye can pretend to be poor people in his heart, we are sincerely grateful to Brother Ye."
The stamen behind him suddenly increased his strength, and said angrily: "Who do you think of our sisters as?" Sister, let's go, ignore him"
After all, the small fist still fell on Ye Xun's shoulder.
Hua Rui's tone was still crisp and naughty, but the intimacy was already very obvious, obviously Ye Xun was buying the minds of the military and civilians, and even took them to buy them.
Ye Xun felt the thoughts of the two girls, and couldn't help but sigh, this evil old society! It's really impressive, etc...
Ye Xun felt the warmth at the same time, an idea suddenly popped up in his heart, he ransacked the Li family's treasury before, but he didn't move anything else, I remember that the rich gentry of this era like to do the most is to hoard land, where there is land, there is food, with a big family like the Li family, how can it not hoard food?
Thinking of this, Ye Xun was so happy that he almost didn't jump up, although it was a bit inhumane to pit the Li family like this, but think about the thousands of people who had been pitted by Li Chengliang, who should they go to complain to?
In fact, Ye Xun has been sending people to keep an eye on the Li family this time, the Li Rubai brothers have not completely collapsed, he must be completely prepared, if someone in the Li family really wants to go out to sue, he doesn't mind killing people.
The strange thing is that the Li family has been very quiet after Li Rulong's death, and it is a bit of an appointment.
As a big family with a reputation in Liaodong, would he really swallow his anger so much? No, if something goes wrong, it will be a demon.
Ye Xun also knew that although the Li family was looted in the name of a Tartar spy at that time, this matter was not without a trace, as long as someone with a heart checked a little, it was easy to find out Ye Xun's head.
In order to avoid unnecessary troubles in the future, it is not possible to use the means not to be vicious.
Ye Xun was pondering, and suddenly the voice of the guard came from outside the door: "Father-in-law, Wang Baihu of Jinyi Guard asks to see"
Hearing that someone was coming, Hua Xin neatly dried Ye Xun's feet, then put on Ye Xun's shoes and socks again, and then pulled his sister to turn around and walk out.
Ye Xun really likes these two young ladies more and more now, not to mention their pleasant appearance, the most important thing is to be sensible.
Not long after the two young ladies went out, the guards invited Wang Baihu in.
"I've seen Ye Gonggong"
"You and my brother don't have to be polite, Lord Wang, please sit down, come here, and serve tea to Lord Wang"
These chores were supposed to be the work of the young ladies, but Ye Xun was careful and didn't want too many people to know about them, so the work of serving tea and pouring water was done by the guards.
After the guards served tea and withdrew, Wang Baihu smiled and said, "Isn't there even a person waiting for Gonggong Ye?" When I turn around, I will pick two clever maids and send them to you."
Ye Xun shook his head and smiled: "There are two girls in the back house, but they are clumsy and clumsy, and they were driven back by me, why does Lord Wang have time to come to me today?" ”
Ye Xun knew very well that his friendship with Wang Baihu was only one thousand taels of silver, and there was nothing special, and this Wang Baihu would not come to the door.
As far as Ye Xun changed the topic, Wang Baihu's face turned pale, and said: "Xiaguan has just received a message from Shenyang's flying pigeon, and the new Lord Xiong has already come here, and behind Lord Xiong, Gonggong Liu and General Li are also rushing here, according to the distance, they will be able to arrive tomorrow night at the latest."
When Wang Baihu said this, he glanced at Ye Xun meaningfully, then stood up and said: "Xia Guan admires his father-in-law very much, so he doesn't want to see anything happen to his father-in-law.
After Wang Baihu finished speaking, he arched his hand towards Ye Xun, and then turned around and walked out.
Needless to say, Ye Xun believed that Wang Baihu already knew that he was behind the scenes in the affairs of the Li family.