Section 84: How difficult the people's livelihood is

Your garrison has taken more than sixty percent of our food, and the little food that is left can only keep us alive, not even enough to eat, and many people would rather die than live like this anymore. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info - Tang Dynasty peasants

Ren Rail Heart Said: I shouldn't have killed you, I should have killed me, I was wrong for not distinguishing between the enemy and me, so I had to punish me, I was wrong for stupidly sympathizing with Ah Niu and having no money, so I had to punish me, for the sake of fighting, for the sake of victory, I killed you, and at the same time killed my own merciful heart.

Wei Hong and Zhengcong's subordinates are remembering Zhengcong. Soldier Yu Cai picked up the bow that Ren Rail gave to Zhengcong and said: "How happy Captain Zhang was when he used this bow at that time, he said that he was going to pass it on to his son, he was so happy. As he spoke, he began to cry.

Soldier Wang Ying said: "Shut up, don't cry like a girl." He doesn't deserve our tears, he sells weapons and gunpowder to the Turks, he's a traitor to our entire Don army, he deserves to die, doesn't he deserve to die? ”

"There's something hidden here."

"Yes, he would never have done that unless there was great difficulty." Captain Li said.

"Jokes, what's the secret, what's the difficulty? Even if there is a big thing, you can't sell weapons to the Turks, damn it, I won't sympathize with him. Wang Ying said.

"If you don't know what's going on, don't talk nonsense there, shut up yourself. Do you know why Zhengcong cries when he sees a letter from home? That's because he has five children at home, two old people and his wife, a total of eight people rely on him to support him, his parents have no money to see a doctor, the children can't eat, his wife hopes that he can go home early to do some small business to support his family and take care of the children, I stupidly told Meng Ni about him, Vice General Wei, I was obsessed with her, so I was fooled, if I knew her original intention, I would never let him know Zhengcong. Captain Li said with tears in his eyes.

(After seeing the letter from Zhang Zhengcong's wife, Ren Rail knew that Zhengcong's Yulu alone could basically only sustain eight people to eat chaff vegetables, and his family could eat meat every day and have new clothes to wear, which shows that Zhengcong did not rely only on Yulu to support his family, and must have done illegal things.) ）

"Li Ming, there's still something going on." Xiao Wei also burst into tears.

"Vice General Wei, you kill me, kill me. I really don't have the face to live. If it weren't for me, this would never have happened. Li Mingdao.

"Ah, I see, I'm!" Wang Ying shouted, rushed out, and left.

When all the Tang soldiers heard this, they all cried.

Wei Hong took the bow that Ren Rail gave to Zheng Cong and found Ren Rail: "General, this is a relic of Captain Zhang, and the soldiers said that you gave it to him." ”

Ren Liang picked up the bow, and the word "Si Nian" was engraved on it. This is the name that Ren Rail gave to Zhang Zhengcong's son. From The Book of Songs? Daya? Xia Wu": "In the year of Vance, he was blessed by heaven. "Si Nian means to wish the country a long time.

Ren Rail: "You send this bow to Zhang Zhengcong's house, give this bow to his son, and tell his family that Zhengcong died in battle with the Turks, Zhengcong is a brave warrior, so let's just say it, send it with fifty taels of silver from my Yulu." ”

Wang Ying used a pot of turbid wine to pay tribute to Zhengcong's grave.

Li Ming came over with a few Tang soldiers and said to Xiao Wang: "You said he deserves to die, but what are you doing?" ”

"It's one thing for him to deserve it, but I see that he is so cold in the winter, I think I should always invite him to drink a pot to warm him up, goodbye, Brother Zhang, let's go."

"We must destroy the enemy with our own hands and avenge Brother Zhang."

"Don't worry about your family, they still have ours."

"Captain Zhang, please rest in peace, please forgive us for not being able to do anything at the moment."

Everyone is mourning Zhengcong.

Li Ming shouted: "All stand solemnly, bow three times!" ”

Ren Rail summoned the soldier Cao Zhuangyu to discuss the matter, and Ren Rail: "The Western Turks have experienced a long period of recuperation, and they are fighting hard, and they have also obtained good bows and gunpowder from our Datang part, and the balance of forces between us and the enemy is becoming more and more unfavorable to us. ”

"Let's ask for help from the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate."

"Unless the Ministry of War is willing to send troops, it won't be of much use, and now the treasury is empty, and the troops are not well prepared, you know, we can only find another way."

Ren Liang inspected Wanzhou City and saw the farmers cultivating Xiaochun crops in the field, and he had an idea. He approached the local patriarch to persuade him. It is hoped that the peasants will be trained to become a militia force, to fight in wartime, to farm in peacetime, to train in agricultural slack, to receive half the salary of regular soldiers, and to receive the same treatment and treatment for injuries as regular soldiers.

The patriarch said, "My lord, do you want us peasants to join the army?" No, we don't have enough people to farm. ”

Xiao Zhuang said: "If Wanzhou City is broken by the Turks, then you will all become slaves of the Turks." ”

"Hmph, we're not afraid, we'll settle down to protect ourselves." A young farmer said.

"Damn, General Liu is here, you don't have a big or small one." Xiao Zhuang shouted.

"Zhuang Bingcao, it's okay." Ren orbit.

"General, I'm sorry, but it's not our fault, we also listened to the mediocre orders of the imperial court to migrate to this bitter cold land." Said the patriarch.

"We let you be soldiers, not to protect you, if Wanzhou City is broken, I don't believe that your broken cottage can still withstand the army of the Turks." Xiaozhuang Road.

"Don't worry about us, you still worry about the grain we can harvest from farming, even if we are killed by the Turks, we don't care, the harvest is so poor, we have to pay heavy taxes, our women and children can't eat, what's the point of living like this?" A prime-aged farmer said.

"Yes, anyway, now we are living so hard, and the reason why we are still alive is because we are not dead." Young Farmer Road.

The patriarch said, "General, let me tell you the truth, your garrison has taken more than sixty percent of our food, and the little food left behind can only sustain us alive, not even enough to eat, and many people would rather die than live like this anymore." ”

Ren Liang nodded slowly and said, "I understand." It seems that I made such an unreasonable request to you without clarifying the situation, I'm sorry, let's go, take our leave. ”

The patriarch paused for a moment, and wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything.

At night, the patriarch went to Ren Rail's mansion and found Ren Rail.

Ren Liang poured a bowl of water and wine for the patriarch and said, "Patriarch, please drink, drink it, warm up." ”

"Thank you. We are all honest peasants, please forgive us, General. ”

"Wait a minute, it's me who should say I'm sorry, I've learned a lot of things from you during the day. I'm sorry I didn't care about your daily life. "Ren Rail sincerely apologizes.

The patriarch explained in detail: "No, General, when I saw the menacing appearance of our peasants during the day, I thought of when I was young, I had experienced everything, many things, and they had experienced many things, and many of them had their own stories, some of them were exiled for breaking the law, some were bankrupt, some were annexed to the land, and after experiencing pain and sorrow, my heart became harder and harder, especially on this precarious border, and there was no more hope in sight. If there is still a little hope, it is that I hope to save some money and let my descendants return to the Central Plains and their hometown. ”

After talking with the patriarch, Ren Liang took Zhenwei to inspect the barracks and muttered, "You still need to give a little hope." ”