"Knock knock, knock knock"

"You all listen well, under the order of Lord Shi of the county order, from now on, the county government will recruit a large number of laborers to repair the city wall, five cents per person every day, take care of food at noon, and if you are willing to work, come and sign up as soon as possible."

Early in the morning, at the gate of Yulin County, there was a group of officials holding gongs and drums, constantly beating, and at the same time, there were some shouts in the middle.

The sound was like a drop of water falling into a pot of oil, and it immediately attracted the attention of the tens of thousands of homeless people gathered at the city gate.

"Old Uncle Li, you said that this is true, the government recruits people to work, not only to take care of the food but also to give money, is this true?"

"You are a fool, how do you speak, don't you see, then they are all officials of the government, can you lie to us, it must be true, I seem to have heard that the person who gave us food yesterday is the new county master, I didn't expect to be a good official, I only gave us food yesterday, and today I started to find work for us again, hurry up, let's go over, the province will be preempted by others, I still want to make money, buy steamed buns for my grandson to eat?"

"Brother Zhuzi, can you believe the words of this government? It's not like we'll be working and we'll end up with nothing! ”

"Hey, Brother Shugen, according to my brother, I don't think so, do you think, with our current status, if the government wants us to work, just give us something to eat, why bother saying that we want to pay or something, if we can't give it then, wouldn't it be a slap in the face, so, I think it should be true this time, anyway, we have no other way than starvation to death now, as long as we have something to eat, we can pay or not."

Standing at the head of the city, looking at the registration place under the city that was surrounded by black heads at that moment, Shi Lei couldn't help but crack his mouth and laugh, but Shi Lei smiled happily, but the few people behind him had a trace of sadness on their faces.

"My lord, our food is far from enough to eat, and now there is not a single grain of grain in the grain depot, and you are recruiting so many people, what do you want?" The first person who couldn't help it was Jia Hanqing, as the master, Shi Lei handed over all the civil affairs to him to deal with, and now seeing that their own food is not enough to eat, Shi Lei still dares to recruit workers so aggressively, how can he not be in a hurry?

Hearing Jia Hanqing's words, Shi Lei said with a smile, "Old Jia, why are you in a hurry, haven't I already let the money jar go to Yanmen Pass but borrowed grain, seeing that the food is there, what are you doing in such a hurry." ”

"Hmph, my lord really doesn't know that firewood and rice are expensive, just with the little food you borrowed, it is only enough for us to eat for ten days, besides, this kind of thing is just like this, this bit of food is eaten, I see where you borrow it." Jia Hanqing snorted coldly.

"Hahaha, rest assured Lao Jia, the mountain people have their own clever plans, you will know when the time comes, maybe God will send us food." Shi Lei said with some gods.

"Brother Fang, you explain to Meng Hulu the situation of your exploration of the city wall yesterday, and then let him lead these people to do it, I think that kid is quite clever, he should exercise more." Shi Lei turned his head and said to Fang Junchi again.

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Fang Junchi nodded in agreement, and then asked, "My lord, since the matter of repairing the city wall was handed over to the gourd, what should I do?" ”

"Brother Fang, don't worry, you have other important things to do, you see, since we have arrived in Yulin, then this will be our territory in the future, but to be honest, we don't have the ability to protect this place now, so I plan to let you choose some people from among these people who can endure hardships and be obedient, train them, and let us have a sharp blade in our hands as soon as possible, able to resist all enemies." Shi Lei said.

As soon as Shi Lei's words came out, Fang Junchi's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said excitedly, "My lord, I'm going to let me recruit soldiers." ”

"Yes, recruit soldiers, you see, now in this Yulin City, we are also in difficulty, but what can really be used is dozens of your brothers, but dozens of people are indeed too few, in case we clash with others, even if you are all fine steel bones, you can't deal with a few people, besides, Yulin is just a small place, we will one day fight with Li Chuang, when the time comes, there is no team that can always fight and fight, what can we do to compete with them." Shi Lei said.

"Okay, good, good, hahaha, someone on our side has finally waited for this day, my lord, you can rest assured, I will definitely pull up an invincible elite soldier for you." After speaking, Fang Junchi was about to turn around and leave.

"Hey, Brother Fang, wait a minute, I still have something to say, that is, we don't need to recruit too many soldiers this time, after all, we don't have enough capital now, so I think we can recruit five hundred people first, and wait until these five hundred people are trained, and then talk about other things." After stopping Fang Junchi, Shi Lei hurriedly said.

Seeing Fang Junchi, who happily went to the city to elect people, Jia Hanqing did not frown uncharacteristically, but still had a look of excitement and excitement on his face.

"Lao Jia, have you finished counting all the things I asked you to count yesterday, is there anything you need my help with?" Just when Jia Hanqing was a little distracted, Shi Lei asked suddenly.

"Ah, oh, it's all right, the total number of homeless people outside the city is thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-seven, of which three thousand five hundred and eighty are strong men, and the rest are some old and weak women and children, and there are all kinds of craftsmen that adults are most concerned about, among them there are more than ninety, but their crafts are a little messy, and there are all kinds of work." I have to say that Jia Hanqing is indeed a good secretary, and all the data is recorded very clearly.

"Okay, you can have people call those craftsmen to the county government later, I have something to tell them."

"Master, master, big thing, big thing." In Yulin City, in Wei Changqing's house, a servant in Tsing Yi ran into Wei Changqing's study quickly.

As the door was slammed open by this servant, Wei Changqing's hand holding the brush couldn't help but tremble, and then, he saw a drop of black and shiny ink dripping down, and it happened to fall on the paper that had just been written half of it, which made Wei Changqing, who was originally in a good mood, suddenly feel a wave of anger.

"Smack"

"Bastard, who let you in, didn't I say it, no one can disturb me while I'm writing, I think you have forgotten the family law, come on, pull me out and beat me hard." Wei Changqing, who was furious, suddenly roared.

Hearing Wei Changqing's words, the servant suddenly collapsed to the ground, and said tremblingly, "Rao, spare your life, master, the small, the small one has a big event to report, and it is about the new county commander." ”

Fortunately, this last sentence was heard by Wei Changqing, although he was still angry, but he still endured it and said, "Say, what is the matter, if you let me know that you are talking nonsense, then you don't want to see the sun tomorrow." ”

The servant, who was terrified in his heart, immediately said what he had found out quickly, and then took a deep breath.

"What do you say, he asked people to recruit those homeless people at the city gate to repair the city wall, or did not refuse to recruit, he is crazy, there is no food in the granary, just with his little food, he can manage it for a few days, I think he is really in a hurry to jump off the wall, hehe, this is fine, I will sit and wait to see him kill himself, and I will save it." Wei Changqing sneered and muttered to himself.

As soon as Wei Changqing's words were finished, he heard a shout in the distance, and Wei Changqing didn't need to guess to know that it was Pan Wuxing.

Soon, Pan Wuxing walked into his study, and before he entered the door, he said, "Hahaha, Lord Wei, have you heard about the new county order, he recruited people to repair the city wall, it's really ridiculous, you said that he is a county order, not to mention doing some practical situations, but to do this kind of meaningless thing, do you say that he has too much money to burn his hands!" ”

"Hmph, isn't this just what you want, if he really doesn't do anything, we really can't do anything with him, now that he is looking for his own death, then we don't have to be polite, okay, we don't have to worry about him here, just wait until he plays with fire by himself**, I only care about our business now, is what you said last time true, is it really willing to buy our food at such a big price." Wei Changqing said with a sneer.

Hearing Wei Changqing's question, Pan Wuxing also said with a serious face, "Yes, I was also startled at first, although the current food prices are very high, but I didn't expect their prices to be so outrageous, but later, after I knew the identity of the other party, I settled down a little." ”

"Oh, what is the identity of the other party, so wealthy." Wei Changqing asked.

Pan Wuxing didn't answer Wei Changqing directly, but pointed to the guide with his finger, and then said, "People over there." ”

"Over there, what over there, ah, you mean Li" Saying this, Wei Changqing hurriedly stopped, but his face was already nervous and cold sweat broke out.

After a long time, he exhaled and said, "Master Pan, how dare you contact that side, you know, it's a head-off business, no, this business can't be done, otherwise, we may all be implicated." ”

"Hmph, hum, it's too late for Lord Wei to regret it now, you know, it's not this time that we're doing business with that side, otherwise why do you think the price will be so high in the first few times, besides, Lord Wei, when is it now, long live Lord is in danger, seeing that that it already accounts for most of the world, what are you afraid of at this time, maybe, after the world really changes its name and surname, the two of us can still be promoted and make a fortune because of today's events."

Besides, you don't know, now how many big people have taken refuge over there, what do we count, that is, that there is now attacking Xi'an and lack of food, so they make a deal with us, usually, just like us, send it to others, maybe people won't look at us, how about it, Lord Wei, you are a smart person, what to do, don't need me to say it! Pan Wuxing looked at Wei Changqing, whose face was getting more and more ugly, and said.

"Then, since the matter is now, we can only gamble." Half a day later, Wei Changqing gritted his teeth and said.

Collect, collect, collect