The next thing was logical, Zhong Gonghui also became a member of the homeless people, because he had read books, had a lively brain, knew the rules of the Taoist government, and because he was not exactly a weak scholar, and his reputation in the countryside was not bad, he was soon elected as the leader.

“…… Jin Ye, the people are hiding in the mountains, farming by themselves and trying to survive, now the accumulated things have been eaten up, the bark and grass roots are almost eaten up, and they are about to be unable to hold on, please be merciful, save them, save them......"

Kowtowing while talking, Zhong Gonghui couldn't cry, he had read the book, he gave words, and he had personal experience, the tragic situation of Fengyang Mansion was extremely real, everyone in the house was moved except for Zhao Jin, but everyone didn't say anything, just looked at Zhao Jin.

Zhao Jin rubbed his nose, he was actually a little unpleasant, but he could control his emotions, and after a little calm, Zhao Jin opened his mouth and asked: "How many of you are there, your 100,000 is just a claim, give me a sure number!" ”

Zhong Gonghui, who was kneeling on the ground, stabilized his mood and said in a muffled voice: "Hiding and wandering everywhere, it is true that the exact number cannot be taken out, but it will not be less than 50,000." ”

Zhao Jin was silent for a while, and then spoke: "Stay this person, all of them will be locked up in the freight yard, without my permission, anyone who comes close to talk will be regarded as a violation of family law, and will be severely punished!" ”

Liu Yong nodded, opened the door and shouted twice, and immediately a family member walked in, Liu Yong said Zhao Jin's order just now, and the family members stepped forward to set up people and walked out, Zhong Gonghui only reacted at this time, struggling and shouting: "Enter the master, save them, it's going to be winter, when the time comes, they will freeze to death and starve to death, and they will be killed when they go out, pity them!" ”

Ji Xiang gestured, and the family immediately pulled out the cloth strip and directly sealed Zhong Gonghui's mouth, and just about to drag, Zhao Jin said slowly: "If you need anything, just tell the people who are guarding you, eat, drink and wear, I'm not bad here." ”

Zhong Gonghui cared about what to eat and wear, and he desperately wanted to talk there, but he couldn't struggle at all, and was directly taken away by the family members.

The door was closed, and the room was quiet again, Zhao Jin was silent and said, "Let's go back to the freight yard and call Mr. Cao over to discuss together." ”

"Big brother, so many people are involved so much, do we want to get involved?" Wang Zhaojing said cautiously.

Chen Sheng also said sullenly: "Everything involves the Fengyang garrison eunuch, the arrears of Yunshan Temple, and now there is this homeless person, he has done it too unscrupulously!" ”

“…… Big brother, the homeless people in Fengyang Mansion are pitiful, let's still ......" Ji Xiang said half a sentence, and when he saw that everyone was looking over, he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "I just think they are pitiful, what should I do, of course I listen to the eldest brother." ”

Liu Yong, who was behind him, had a playful smile on his face, but he didn't speak, Zhao Jin stood up and said: "It's really pitiful, such a catastrophe this year, I don't know what to do in Henan, Shandong and Fengyang have really become hell on earth." ”

Liu Yong and Ji Xiang are very careful in doing things, Zhong Gonghui took these people with their heads and faces, and ordered them to lie down on the cart, then covered with tarpaulin, and directly pulled to the freight yard by the cart, the four girls had some preferential treatment, blindfolded and found a carriage with a carriage, and transported it together, so that they would not be found by passers-by.

The cell boss got twenty taels of silver, and he had dealt with Zhao Jin a lot, so he naturally knew what to say and what to shut up.

Back to the freight yard, Ruhui looked quite excited, and before Zhao Jin could speak, he said first: "The proprietor, the Xu family is very well-informed, and their relatives in the capital have sent back a message, saying that the Fengyang garrison Eunuch Yu is about to be transferred back to the Beijing Division, no wonder he is so unscrupulous to ask for money." ”

People go to tea and cool, and they don't care about the face or anything, first get enough money for themselves, and then go to the Jingshi, if you want to go to the 24th Yamen of the Inner Court to find an errand, or release it to guard one side, you still need a large amount of money to move, so you naturally have to be ruthless.

After saying this, Zhao Jin and Wang Zhaojing both had expressions of sudden realization, Chen Sheng's reaction was a little slower, and the other people were still a little confused, and they told Ruhui what they heard from Zhong Gonghui, and he also understood it, and he was very surprised.

"As long as the eunuch and the Wenchen collude together, there is no way to do it above and below, the news can't be transmitted, so naturally there will be no boss ruling disputes, and there is no way to move below, so they can only obediently listen to orders, and this time the matter is that everyone gets rich, and no one will withdraw." Ruhui shook her head and said in analysis.

Everyone sat around the closed door, the atmosphere was very dull, Ruhui was also there pondering, but Wang Zhaojing couldn't help it, and said earnestly: "Big brother, this matter is too involved, and it is easy to cause a big disaster, there are eunuchs guarding the central capital in Fengyang, and there are governors of Fengyang, they are all first-class internal officials and civil servants, even in the imperial court, they are not inferior, if we are enemies with them, we will have chalk trouble!" ”

Zhao Jin's hand kept rubbing the handle of the short knife, and the belt wrapped around the handle was already shiny, and he would subconsciously touch the handle when he pondered over the years.

"More than 50,000 people, not to mention moving from Fengyang Mansion to our Xuzhou, even if they really come, how can there be so many places to resettle, how can there be so much food, and they can't chew it if they are greedy, and this matter has nothing to do with us." It was rare for Chen Sheng to say so much.

Zhao Jin still didn't make a sound, and after everyone finished speaking, they exchanged glances with each other and didn't continue to speak.

"Mr. Cao, the Shandong refugees who are now resettled, our grain can last until next year just by accumulating reserves, right?" Zhao Jin suddenly asked.

Ruhui groaned, nodded and said: "Ensure that the top and bottom of Yunshan Temple are not starved, all the accumulated grain will be used, it should be possible in the middle of next year, there must be private collections in the courtyards and Zhuangzi, and it is a lot to search for these, and by the middle of next year, the first harvest can come up, and it can last longer." ”

Zhao Jin nodded, and asked slowly: "Not long after the autumn harvest, if you use cash to collect grain now, it should be very cost-effective!" ”

"It's really cost-effective, a few days ago, Cai Juren and they came to ask, saying that they had grain in their hands and were willing to sell it to us, and the price was easy to say, but they couldn't use copper coins, preferably silver ingots." Liu Yong said.

Listening to Zhao Jin and the other partners, Chen Sheng fell silent, but Wang Zhaojing was anxious, he stood up and said eagerly: "Big brother, what's the use of asking for so many people?" Whether it is plowing the field and doing work, the Dingkou in our hands now is enough, and taking these again, instead of benefiting, it is a great harm, and it will suck our Zhao Ziying dry and consume it, big brother, think twice! ”

Zhao Jin waved his hand to signal Wang Zhaojing to sit down, and said with a smile: "What you just said about doing work reminded me that the Xu family in Jingshan still needs a large number of laborers to come, and they are also in charge of food and housing, and thousands of people can be settled in this way." ”

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhaojing's face suddenly turned red, and before he could continue arguing, Zhao Jin opened his mouth again: "Zhaojing, our Zhao Ziying now has more than 2,600 people, if we continue to expand in the future, who is the most assured to recruit?" ”

"Naturally, he is a child of a good family!" Wang Zhaojing took a deep breath and said while controlling his emotions.

"How many good families are there in Xuzhou? Most of the children of rich and noble families will not come, and those who are laborers at home will not come, and the private army of the powerful family will not come, how many people are there? Zhao Jin said.

The room was a lot quieter, everyone looked at Zhao Jin, Zhao Jin stood up and said: "Among the more than two thousand people, there are already powerful clans everywhere, and the children of the Xuzhou Guard, but we can also break them up and let them only listen to our rule, what about the next step, if we continue to expand, or we are infiltrated by the big families of the wealthy family, a company, or even a regiment is from one place, or they will not let people come out to defect at all, and what is released is also eyeliner, can you rest assured of such a team?" ”

Wang Zhaojing also didn't say anything, the powerful clan in Xuzhou expressed obedience to Zhao Jin, it does not mean that Zhao Jin is at ease, everyone knows that the strong and strong will keep annexing the weak, the stronger the Zhao Ziying, the greater the possibility of them being embezzled, if they can't infiltrate in, of course, they will not sit back and watch Zhao Ziying become stronger, there will be various means to obstruct it.

"Now we are very strong, and it is not that we boast, even if the regimental training private soldiers in various places in Xuzhou are combined into one place, our Zhao Ziying will level them the same, but what next? The court said that we rebelled and the army was exterminated? Or is it that the localities are enemies of us everywhere, and we can't harvest food? Can't ship the goods? Zhao Jin asked continuously.

"Big brother, they are not so bold, when our Zhao Ziying comes out, one company can pull out of the county, which is enough to suppress half of the county!" Ji Xiang said confidently.

Zhao Jin smiled and continued: "The four counties need to use almost eight companies, and the left side of the state city needs to use almost four companies. All in all, how many families can Zhao Ziying move? Could it be that there are more than 100 horse teams in Bingfeng's hands? Or a few companies of your personal guard? In that case, if the enemy really attacks, we can only be defeated by each one! ”

"Then we can only recruit new Ding again......" Liu Yong said hesitantly.

Everyone was silent this time, and after a circle, they still wanted to recruit new soldiers, which returned to the topic of recruiting reliable soldiers.

"Where is the most reassuring source of new ding now? It's the displaced people we have settled! Zhao Jin asked and answered, everyone was shocked, but the degree of surprise was limited, so many homeless people held it in their own hands, so naturally it had to be applied, but it was a pity to be a tenant serf, even if it was not explicitly stated, everyone thought of it.

It's just that there are some deep things in these words, which make people dare not think about it, and everyone tacitly agrees not to think about it.