After receiving the order, several stewards arranged by Mingbo immediately led people to several major temples, some of which were responsible for opening porridge factories and some of them were responsible for recruiting victims.

At present, there are different numbers of victims in various prefectures and counties, and Fuzhou City is the largest city in the surrounding area, so the largest number of victims have come here, about 10,000 people. In the inner city, the victims are not allowed to sleep at night, so most of the victims live around the temple. The situation of several temples in Xichan Temple and Hualin Temple is basically the same.

Rows of low shacks were irregularly surrounding the temple walls, and a gust of wind could probably blow away a piece. It was dark and damp, with simple pots and pans, and there were no water intake facilities, so all the victims took water directly from the nearest ditch. Outside the shack, sewage flowed sideways, and garbage was everywhere, and if it wasn't for winter, it would definitely be infested by mosquitoes. The skinny and skinny people sat there lamenting, and the children were hungry and couldn't even cry. It will take half a year for the crops to grow in the fields the following year, which makes almost all the victims lose confidence in their lives.

"Uncle, okay, this kid can't live with us, please ask Uncle to give him a way out."

"I'm smart when I'm a kid, I can do any job, uncle, buy it, give me a way to live!" "Give alms and get something to eat!"

With the arrival of the richly dressed palace steward and others, there were people pulling children to sell. Although several stewards have followed the Geng family through the war, they have seen a lot of this kind of scene, and their mood is still a little agitated at the moment: "Quick, quickly build the porridge shed for me, put the stove on the stove for me, and make a fire to cook porridge!" ”

A few thick wooden stakes quickly set up a porridge shed, hung the banner of Jingnan Palace, and supported the cauldron. The victims were immediately attracted to come, staring at the cauldron, but no one came to make trouble, although most of the victims did not know the banner, but they all knew that there were great good people who opened a porridge factory to make porridge, and they also had a way to live.

Even so, the green battalion soldiers who were in charge of patrolling around them immediately stepped forward to protect themselves from the homeless people's plots.

After drinking the porridge, the victims were no longer as godless as before. Surrounded around the porridge shack, it did not disperse. A few stewards set the table and rang the gong to announce the recruitment of people in the palace, and the victims were in a mess and gathered together, and there was no one to organize or queue up, and most of the people in the back did not even understand what they were going to do, but only heard that they were recruiting, so they crowded over, making the palace and his party busy.

The unorganized hungry people are the most terrible, but now it's okay, if they are hungry for more than ten days, it is estimated that once someone climbs the heights and waves, they will take the lead in rebellion! Where will I care if I will be killed, I won't be able to live anyway. No wonder when Emperor Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty rebelled, there were so many rebellions, no matter how they killed, they couldn't kill them all, and there were too many hungry people!

In just a few days, as Geng Jingzhong's order spread to all counties, the princesses everywhere were just like those in Fuzhou, distributing porridge for disaster relief and recruiting people under banners. The county magistrates also received orders from the Governor's Office to actively cooperate. Under the arrangement of Gongzhufang and the county government, the victims from all over the country helped each other to build simple wooden shacks for their own living. Princesses in various places recruited craftsmen and guards according to orders, and arranged for them to build schools and perfume workshops.

Coming out of the Governor's Palace, Geng Jingzhong's heart was a lot easier, and the rice was eaten one bite at a time, and the matter between the craftsmen and the students was solved. was about to go home, and suddenly thought that every time I went out, I always hugged each other, hula and a large group, and the people on the street avoided it when they saw it. It's better to learn from Kangxi to have a private visit to Weifu and observe the people's feelings!

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered: "Ah Hu, you take these two guards to walk with me on the street." The others led the horses back. Then he took the lead and walked forward.

Ah Hu hesitated a little, caught up and said, "Master, there are too many people on the street, this ......"

"What's this, you all grew up in the barracks when you were young, are you still afraid of a few gangsters on the street? Besides, the ordinary people on this street don't know us, what do you care! Let's go! ”

Ah Hu had no choice but to lead two guards to follow, while the others led their horses back to their homes.

A few people stopped and stopped, eating snacks and watching the bustling street market. The Spring Festival will be in a few days, and the streets will become more and more lively. The common people have been busy all year long, and it is at this time that they are happy, and they must eat some good food and buy some New Year's goods in the New Year. Weigh a few pounds of desserts and fruits as snacks for children, and pull a few pieces of cloth to make new clothes for the family, and the family will have a happy New Year. And this time is also the busiest and happiest time for various businesses, and only at this time are the people willing to buy their goods in large quantities.

"Ah Hu, are you hungry, I'm hungry after shopping for a long time, let's go to the restaurant in front to fill my stomach." Pointing to the signboard in front of you--- Donglaiju.

At this time, it was noon, and the hall of the restaurant was already full. Xiao Er, who ran the hall, saw that a guest was coming, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Guest eating?" How many are you? ”

"Four people, is there a private room upstairs?" Ah Hu stepped forward and asked.

Xiao Er is also a master of observing words and colors, seeing that Ah Hu is dressed as a waiter, neat and neat, the back two are obviously guards, strong and spirited, and Geng Jingzhong in the middle is not gorgeous, but it is made of fine silk, but looking at the jade on the hat is worth a lot, he replied: "Yes, yes!" There is also a private room upstairs, just facing the street, the small ones lead a few up, please follow me! ”

The private room is well decorated, in the middle is a table of eight immortals, there are two vases next to the window, and there are several paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls around it, although it is not a famous work, but it looks elegant.

Geng Jingzhong stood by the window, looking at the bustling crowd outside, and was in a good mood: "Just put a few of the best dishes in your store and a few vegetarian dishes, a total of seven or eight!" ”

"Okay, a few masters later, the little ones will be arranged immediately." This little second was also neat, and quickly went down and ordered.

"Don't stand still, don't use that set of rules in the house, be careful so that people can see it. They all sat down and talked to their grandfather. Although it has been so long, Geng Jingzhong is still not used to this set of feudal etiquette.

The two guards looked at Ah Hu, and when they saw Ah Hu sitting down first, they also sat down.

"How long have you two been in the palace, and you don't seem to have seen you two before?"

"Master, the little Yang Jian, who has been in the army for nine years, was originally a hundred chiefs of the Shanzi battalion, at the beginning of the year, the military camp was bigger, and the small one got the best grade, and was selected by the prince to enter the pro-army guard."

"The little Huang Dazhong, who has been in the army for eight years, was originally the commander of the Yongzi battalion, and was appreciated by the prince like Brother Yang to enter the pro-army guard."

"That's the case, my father's vision is definitely good, you two will be my personal followers in the future!"

"Xie Shizi! The small one will live up to the high expectations of the world! The two looked at each other and replied in unison.

"Here's the food! Ladies and gentlemen, use it slowly! Xiao Er quickly brought a few dishes, which seemed to be stewed in the back kitchen of the restaurant. The speed of serving is really not slow.

"The business of this restaurant is really good, can we also open one?" Geng Jingzhong suddenly thought of the chain star hotel in the future.

Ah Hu didn't know how Geng Jingzhong had this idea, and said: "Master, it's okay, but it's very troublesome to open a restaurant!" ”

"Forget it, don't think about this, pick up the chopsticks to eat, and you will have to do this when you are outside with your master in the future. After eating, let's go to Xichan Temple to have a look, if nothing else, the victims should settle down at this moment. ”