Chapter 023: Rebellion is justified (1)

Under the luck of not being blamed by the law, the refugees rushed into the grain store, and in a group of three or five people, they lifted the sacks in the warehouse, and ran out regardless of the people behind them.

Outside the crowd, there was a man in a bright blue satin robe, followed by a few young men in short clothes, who looked like the shopkeeper and his buddies.

However, the strange thing is that they are not too anxious when they see someone looting their shop. Except for a little resistance at the beginning, the rest of the time stood outside like an idler and watched. And there was a suspicious smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he had seen some wonderful drama.

The refugees in the back saw that the people in front of them had smashed the grain store, and they were inevitably a little afraid - well, they were all good citizens, they had been honest all their lives, and they had never been traitors, but now they had become robbers who broke into the door, and when they thought of the strict laws of the Great Zhou, their momentum was obviously much smaller.

There are even more cowardly ones, who have already begun to retreat.

But when they saw the refugees in front of them running out with full food sacks, and the white rice was scattered all the way along the small mouths on the sacks, the spleen and stomach that had already rebelled began to toss again, desperately shouting: Hungry, so hungry, I want to eat, I want to eat!

In addition, people already have a herd mentality, seeing that someone has taken the lead in robbing, and it seems that he has not been caught by the government, if he doesn't do it, wouldn't he be wronged if he was caught again?

It's a pity that the grain in the grain store is limited, and after the last 500 or so people ran in, they found that the grain depot had already been emptied by the people in front.

Seeing the empty grain depot, the people behind were angry, obviously they came together, they were just two steps slower, why is the gap so big?

The eyes of the more than 500 people turned red at the thought that they would continue to be hungry next, while the people next to them could enjoy the steaming rice to their heart's content.

"What's going on?"

"Damn, why don't we have it?"

"No, let's find the people in front of me to distribute the food!"

"God, you're so unfair."

For a while, there was a shouting and scolding in the narrow warehouse.

When the people outside saw that the people inside refused to come out, they thought that these people wanted to swallow it alone, and they even shouted, "You guys are fucking fast!" ”

"What's the noise, there's no food in it!"

"What, it's gone, so what do we do?"

This time, the people inside and outside the house made a noise, and almost demolished the grain store on the spot.

The eldest brother who was still the leader was benevolent and righteous, and he didn't throw the brother behind him after grabbing the food, only to see him raise his fist again and shout, "Brothers, don't worry, this shop is empty, there is a grain shop in front, robbing one is robbing, robbing two is also robbing, we can't go hungry!" ”

As he spoke, the leading brother ran to the front with a bang and continued to lead everyone to grab food.

"Let's go, big brother is right, let's not be hungry!"

There was still a positive person in the team who responded, and with the encouragement of the two of them, the remaining hundreds of people quickly followed, probably learning a lesson, and this time the action was much faster than just now.

"Poof!" The second grain shop was smashed open, and two or three hundred people left with the grain on their shoulders.

The rest of the people were even more angry, and they didn't need to shout at the leading brother at all, and they began to look for a third shop themselves.

As for the people left behind in the county, when they heard such a big movement on the street, they poked their heads out one after another. I didn't care about it, but I saw that the people on the street were running with a sack, and there was a slip of rice behind them.

Grain?

Seeing this scene, the people who saw the excitement were not calm, they hurriedly opened the door, followed the sound to find it, and found that there were 'righteous people' who opened the warehouse to release grain, thinking of their own noodles and rice buckets that were about to bottom, the people rushed up excitedly and joined the team of moving grain.

At the same time, there were also incidents of refugees grabbing food in 12 other counties and towns in Qidi.

Among them, Jeju is the most serious, and Seohae County is the lightest.

Governor's Mansion.

"Oh, what to do, what to do, the chaos is coming, why is there no movement in the capital at all."

Zhizhou sat majestically in the lobby in official uniform, his expression was solemn, and his heart was in chaos. He looked at the more than 20 catchers standing under the hall, as well as the general judges and magistrates sitting on the left and right, and asked in a deep voice, "Everyone, everyone has heard what happened just now, in just two hours, there are four grain stores in the city that have been looted and smashed by refugees, and some people have taken advantage of the chaos to break into the shops on the east and west streets to fish in troubled waters, in addition, there are many refugees outside the city who are pouring into the city in a steady stream...... The situation is serious, and if it is not stopped as soon as possible, Jeju is in danger! ”

The sound of the refugees outside grabbing food was so loud that he could hear it when he sat in the yamen, but the garrison of Qidi had not arrived, and there were no instructions in the capital, so he didn't know what to do for a while.

"My lord, why don't you arrest these rebels first?"

It was the general judgment of Qi Difu who spoke, and he had long been blind to the refugees who were not leaving the city, and when he heard that they were making trouble, he said very simply.

"Catch?" The magistrate was in charge of the prison, and he shook his head after listening to the sentence, and said: "There are hundreds or even thousands of refugees outside, but there are only thirty or forty arresters in the government office, how can they be arrested?" Also, the prison is so big, and there are still a lot of prisoners in it, where will the refugees be arrested? ”

"Yes, what Li Tuiguan said is that there is a more important point, these refugees have just smashed the shop, they have gained sweetness, and the momentum is booming, if we rush to forcibly arrest them, I am afraid it will provoke a civil uprising."

This is what Zhizhou is most worried about, because he has long seen that King Qi must have a plan for disaster relief, and he wrote a chapter last month to report some abnormal situations in Qidi, but a month has passed, and there has been no response from Menxia Province at all.

In the end, I don't know how the third princess knew, so she suddenly sent him a letter, ordering him to stabilize the refugees for the time being, and not to conflict with them.

Other than that, nothing was said.

Alas, steady? He wanted to hold it down. But the king of Qi didn't agree, there was that uncle who gave porridge every day, and which refugee was willing to listen to him and exchange labor for food.

No, today is finally in trouble, and riots have begun in the city. If this situation is not stopped in time, I am afraid that he, the governor, will either be beaten to death by the rebels or taken down by the imperial court.

"Can't be caught, let's just wait for them to blatantly rob in the city?"

The general judge is not stupid, he can understand what the two adults say, but there is chaos outside, and they can't do nothing and watch.

Zhizhou frowned and thought about it, and finally sighed and said, "That's it, let's stabilize them first." ”

There was really no good way, so Zhizhou had to take a few arresters to the place where the refugees gathered, first severely reprimanded everyone for violating the law and discipline, and randomly arrested two as examples, and threw them into prison with 20 boards in public.

Then he said tolerantly that the imperial court knew that everyone had suffered from the disaster and was mobilizing food for disaster relief, and hoped that everyone would be patient and patient, and when the relief food from the imperial court arrived, he would send it to everyone, so that everyone would survive the drought safely and never starve to death.

As for the food looted today, the power should be given to everyone by the government and grain merchants, everyone saves some, and the relief grain from the imperial court will soon arrive.

However, if there is another incident of forcibly robbing the grain store, then the deliberate provocation will be punished as rebellion.

I have to say that Zhizhou's words are quite effective. After all, the refugees have not yet completely reached the point of desperation, and the reason why they smashed the grain shop today was simply impulsive, and when they devoured their food, they also felt afraid when they calmed down and thought about it.

Now, Lord Zhizhou is so merciful, not only forgave everyone's sins, but also generously gave food to the big guys, for such a result, everyone is very satisfied.

Busy knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted gratefully, 'My lord is discerning, and my lord is wise.' ’

Finally stabilized the people's hearts temporarily, Zhizhou hurried back to the government and wrote letters to Menxia Province and the third princess respectively.

Sending off the messenger, Zhizhou looked at the gradually setting sun in a daze, and secretly prayed in his heart, God, don't drought anymore!

I don't know if it was the outbreak of Zhiju's character, or if God finally had a good ear, the next day, Jeju was overcast, and after a few lightning flashes and thunder, it began to rain.

At first, people were overjoyed to see that it was finally raining, and some of the refugees were worried about their families, planning to return to their hometowns when the rain stopped or when it subsided.

It's just that the rain seems to have started endlessly, and the rain is getting heavier and heavier, from the beginning of the light rain to the later downpour, the low ground in the city, the water has not reached the calf, and the rain is still falling.

Thousands of refugees hid in several empty courtyards in the front street of the palace, looking at the white rain in a daze with sad faces.

"Alas, first drought and then flood, even if we go back to our hometown, we won't be able to live."

"No, I heard that the rain in the south is heavier, and the river is about to overflow, and if the flood breaks through the embankment, all the state capitals on both sides of the river will be flooded."

"Hey, we can't take care of our own house, and the things that are idle to take care of the south side of the house?"

"Tsk, what do you know? You don't want to think about it, our north has been drought, and the grain is almost out of production, if the south is flooded again, and the imperial court has no place to collect grain, what kind of disaster relief will he have? What do we eat? ”

These people haven't forgotten that the old man Zhizhou himself said that the court would not ignore them.

However, this is when the imperial court has food, what if the imperial court also has no food?

When everyone heard this, they all fell silent, and the worry in their hearts increased a little.

The only one who is happy is King Qi.

He stood under the eaves, looked at the pouring rain with a smile, and shouted excitedly in his heart, "Let's go down, let's go down, it's bigger down, haha, the Yellow River bursts, floods the fertile fields, and the victims are tens of millions...... Something big is coming! ”

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