The temporary station of the sixth section of the guards battalion is only two to three miles away from the governor's palace, if in normal times, Wu Ming walks on foot, it won't take long to return to the station, but today he has been wandering for a long time.

In the city of Nanning, there is still a scene of a big war about to start, and there are soldiers coming and going. Other than that, that's refugees. Although Nanning is one of the few big cities, hundreds of thousands of refugees are coming. It's also a bit unbearable, and the streets are a mess on both sides. From time to time, soldiers with leather whips drove the people to maintain order.

Wu Ming only felt that his heart hurt like a knife, and he had the urge to rush forward to help these refugees, but he finally held back. There are now thousands of refugees now, and even if he does everything he can, he can't help a few people with all his resources and his pitiful salary, which is just a drop in the bucket for this huge group of refugees.

Far away, a horse came galloping. As he ran, he shouted: "The Governor's Palace has an order to start repairing the Imperial Palace from tomorrow, but if there are craftsmen who are strong or good at carpentry, mud and water, etc., they will be hired first." Once selected, it is immediately recorded in the register, and three meals a day are full. As he spoke, he stopped at a street corner, then took a proclamation out of his bosom and pasted it on the wall.

Refugees on both sides of the street suddenly poured over like a tidal wave, gathered around the proclamation, and boiled.

"Finally something to eat."

"We'll apply for the job tomorrow, and when the time comes, we will use this strength to temporarily make the family a little bit alive."

"Lao Zhang, didn't you repair all the wooden tools in our village before, you go and try it, maybe you can get it, let's deal with this time first."

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These refugees suddenly came to life, and many were very excited. After all, begging on the streets hungry is not a pleasant thing to do. Ordinary people don't have much gold and silver, and so many refugees stay in the city of Nanning, and the food supply in the city is gradually unable to keep up, and the price has a faint upward trend. The Governor's Office issued this policy at this time, which was enough to make these refugees grateful to Dade.

"Uncle, my husband died early, and I am still with two children and an old man. None of them meet the requirements of the paperwork, how can this be good? "There's always some inappropriate voice. A woman with two children in her hands squeezed out of the crowd in front of the soldier who had posted the paperwork, and asked with a handful of snot and tears.

The soldier posted the paperwork and just walked out of the crowd, when he heard the words, he frowned and jumped two steps away: "Go away, go away, it's full of smell, don't dirty your nose." Want to eat without anyone working? Rolling his eyes, he finally said: "Wait, tomorrow is the selection of the military tun, and there should be gruel relief." Really. So saying, he pushed the woman away, got on the horse and walked away with a curse.

Wu Ming couldn't stand it, walked a few steps, took out a large piece of silver ingot, handed it to the woman, looked around, and whispered: "This sister-in-law, you take this little money first, and you will use it first." When he was in Qingting, He Yi gave a bowl of noodles to the refugees because of his relenting heart. As a result, he was almost swallowed up by the surging tide of refugees. Wu Ming still remembers it vividly, for fear that these refugees will rush up and rob madly, and I am afraid that not only will they not be able to help this woman, but they will harm others. Fortunately, everyone was gathered around the proclamation now, and few people noticed it.

The silver ingot was very large, I am afraid it weighed five taels, and what kind of small money was there. The woman was taken aback and was speechless. After a long while, he pulled the two children and choked up to make a big salute. Wu Ming Lian Man supported her. But my heart ached.

It was already evening, and the sunset was the houses of Nanning, draped in a layer of crimson tassels. The red sunset had been hanging in the air for a whole day, as if it was nostalgic for something. Under the light of the setting sun, every building, every tree, and even every pedestrian on the street is bathed in red light, and the whole city is clothed in a light veil of fire and blood.

If Xiaoyi is here, I am afraid that I will be sad again when I see so many refugees.

This scene is very similar to last year's time when the Southern Expeditionary Army was short of food. But Zhu Huai has already opened a warehouse in advance to provide grain, and there is only so much he can do at present.

In the distance, the voice of the herald sounded again: "There is an order from the Governor's Palace, and the imperial palace will be opened tomorrow......" The evening breeze warmed up, and the voice was a little erratic. He let out a long breath, Brother Tang was right, only by standing in a higher position can he do more things for more people.

Thinking about his thoughts along the way, by the time he returned to the Guard Palace, it was already dark. There were two soldiers of the Guards Battalion standing at the door, and they saw Wu Ming. "Bang" stood upright and performed a military salute. One of them said respectfully: "Commander, Tang Gongzi came to look for you today, I haven't seen you come for a long time, and I left a message before leaving, asking you to take some time to see him after you come back." "The Guards Battalion has now been rectified by Yang Xiong, and military discipline has been greatly improved. Even the later Suzaku team members changed their casual habits and gradually became stricter.

These two soldiers are relatively face-to-face, and they should be members of the Suzaku team.

Wu Ming nodded and said, "I know." ”

What's the matter with Brother Tang looking for himself? Wu Ming was extremely surprised in his heart. However, he happened to get the position of vice president of Nanning Academy for Tang Xuan, and he was going to tell him the good news tomorrow. But since Tang Xuan called him, it's not bad to sue him now. Seeing that it was still early, he said to the two warriors where to go, and turned around and walked towards Tang Xuan.

After Tang Xuan was sent over by Wu Ming, he bought a house near the Guards Palace. Most of the Tai Academy teachers who came with him were hired by Nanning College. There are also a few people who went to various departments in Jiangnan and became small officials. But somehow, Zhu Huai ignored this world-famous "Tang Tiezui". Every time Wu Ming mentioned this matter, Tang Xuan always smiled faintly, and he didn't say much, and he didn't want to force others to ask for officials.

Today he went to see Zhu Huai, the problem of refugees is the main reason, and secondly, he is to get a position for Tang Xuan. Fortunately, although Zhu Huai hesitated slightly, he finally agreed. I don't know how happy Brother Tang will be when he hears the news. He thought, his steps much lighter.

When he walked to Tang Xuan's courtyard, he heard Xiao Tang's "hehe" laughter from afar. The voice is milky and full of energy. He smiled and stepped inside. There was a candlestick lit in the courtyard, and Mrs. Tang was sitting in the courtyard with Tang Wei in her arms, making the little guy happy. Tang Xuan was sitting on the other side, holding a book in his hand, shaking his head and groaning: "How many times is it rare to be idle in life? Confused and hidden in the world......"

This poem is included in Qiu Shuiyi's poetry collection, and the original text is not like this at all, and he changed it beyond recognition. Wu Ming couldn't help but be happy, and laughed: "Brother Tang, you are too idle to panic, right?" I have good tidings for you today. ”

When the two saw Wu Ming coming, they were very happy and stood up at the same time. Tang Xuan said: "I was going to look for you this afternoon, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself." Mrs. Tang hurriedly put Xiao Tang in the cradle next to her, and said, "Lord Wu, wait a minute, I'll make you some supper." Little Tang was amused by Mrs. Tang, but at this time he was put back in the cradle, where he was willing to cry "wow". Tang Xuan could still sit there, hurriedly stood up, and picked her up. The heart and liver baby held it, and said in his mouth: "Good, don't cry, don't cry." Mom will be fine in a while. ”

Wu Ming frowned and said, "Brother Tang, you don't invite a subordinate or anything, how can you let your sister-in-law handle it all by yourself?" ”

Tang Xuan was holding little Tang Xuan and coaxing, when he heard this, he looked up at Wu Ming, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Wu, my father's sleeves are breezy, and the most he left me is only a collection of books. As for money and the like, it's shame to talk about it. Moving here, renting this yard and our savings are almost spent. If you want to invite someone else, you can afford it, but we can't manage three meals. ”

Wu Ming's heart was silent, Tang Xuan was telling the truth. These refugees poured in, and every family was more or less entangled with a little bit of money, but the price of rice in the city was skyrocketing. Tang Xuan complained that the price of rice was too expensive, which was exactly the reason. He said: "From tomorrow, the Governor's Palace will open a warehouse for grain relief, and the price of this rice should fall......

Tang Xuan smiled bitterly: "Lord Wu, Lord Wu, sometimes you are so alert that people are impressed, and sometimes you are stupid. Li Tie's army does not retreat, and the price of rice is so easy to fall. Wu Ming was surprised: "Is there any problem here?" ”

"My Eastern Han Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and Jiangnan is the land of fish and rice, with convenient water and land transportation. After so many years, there must be a lot of grain in stock. Secondly, although it has cut off contact with the north, the two provinces of Gulf and Kunzhou are already rich in rice, and there is a lot of grain storage. The other two provinces can also be self-sufficient, the terrain of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River is relatively slow, and the transportation is both land and water, which is many times better than other provinces. Since there is no problem with the storage of grain and transportation. These hundreds of thousands of refugees have been staying in Nanning for less than a month, and the food they consume is probably limited. Even if the price of rice fluctuates slightly, it will never rise so fast. ”

Wu Ming was taken aback, listening to Tang Xuan's analysis, it really made sense. Just thinking about it, Tang Xuan said categorically: "The reason for the rise in the price of rice is mainly caused by the big families in the city, the big merchants who see that they are profitable, and hoard. If this cause is not cured, the price of rice will remain high for as long as this war is fought. ”

Wu Ming smiled reluctantly: "Brother Tang, maybe you think too much." ”

Although he didn't admit it on his lips, his heart was extremely heavy, Tang Xuan's analysis was reasonable, he actually believed it. When he walked out of the Governor's Mansion in the afternoon, he was still full of confidence, thinking that he had finally done a great deed for the benefit of the people, but when he heard Tang Xuan's analysis, he felt how naïve and ridiculous he was.

At this time, Mrs. Tang had already brought out a plate of snacks and put them on the coffee table. Tang Xuan handed Xiao Tang Wei to Mrs. Tang, pointed to the small stool next to him, and said with a smile: "Now the eldest brother is poor and white, today I will let you taste the authentic Kyoto folk snacks, this is what your sister-in-law only made today, and you can't afford it." ”

He said it very easily, Wu Ming could only clean up his heart, sat down and said with a smile: "In this way, it is bothering the eldest brother and sister-in-law, I have been running around recently, this kind of quiet day has not passed for a long time, I am afraid that in a few days, the war will start again, and if you want to sit quietly with Brother Tang for a while, I am afraid that there will be no time." I don't know when this war will end. ”

After sending out his sigh, Tang Xuan didn't say anything. However, Mrs. Tang hugged Xiao Tang and suddenly interjected: "Lord Wu, you are not too young, it is better to start a family as soon as possible, so that there is someone around you to take care of." ”