Chapter 303: Relief

Because of Yao Qinian, the prefect of Huzhou, with an advance note, Xiao Qin and the others left Huzhou smoothly in only two days.

According to the map, the large army is currently in an ancient town called Bashui Town at the junction of Huzhou Mansion and Yunzhan Mansion.

From the topography of Bashui Town, it is very narrow and long, belonging to a typical canyon area, like a four-legged snake crawling.

Different from other ordinary towns, Bashui Town was divided into two because it belonged to the junction of two continents, the upper half was under the jurisdiction of Huzhou Prefecture, and the second half belonged to Yunzhan Prefecture.

Before Xiao Qin and the others came here, they had already heard that the people of Bashui Town were fierce, and there were many casualties in the internal fighting all year round.

The imperial court also sent a commissioner to coordinate this matter, but the effect was limited, and the location of this place was sensitive, so it had no choice but to stop it.

After careful understanding, it was learned that Bashui Town has a radius of more than 30 miles, and there are four townships and nine villages within its jurisdiction.

This place was completely owned by Yunzhan Mansion in the previous dynasty, and later it was all assigned to Huzhou Mansion for a period of time, and when it came to the Yilong Dynasty, the division of this place belonged to the place, and it was also repeated many times between Yunzhan Mansion and Huzhou Mansion.

As for the people who have lived in Bashui Town for generations, such repeated changes have led to a lack of sense of belonging in most people's hearts.

It is not known to the outside world whether the title is from Huzhou or Yunzhan people.

Over time, there has been a serious differentiation in the small projectile land.

The Bashui people in the first half who are close to Huzhou Mansion are more willing to attribute themselves to Huzhou Mansion people, while those who are close to the second half are naturally more inclined to the Yunzhan people's statement.

Both groups insisted that they were the authentic water tyrants, while the other part was scolded as traitors and scum who had forgotten their ancestors.

At first, it was just a personal feud between individual people, but soon the village chiefs on both sides took the lead, and no one obeyed anyone, so it soon evolved into a large-scale armed fight between villages and between townships.

Thinking of using force to completely subdue the other party who forgot his ancestors, but it has been decades since the two sides began to fight.

Not only did they not subdue the other party, but it led to the intensification of the contradictions, especially the two neighboring villages, Shangbao Village on the Huzhou side and Fengshi Village on the Yunzhan side, which had formed an irresolvable blood feud in the world.

Xiao Qin and the others are on the boundary of Fengshi Village at the moment, and they have the most intuitive feeling that Fengshi Village is too desolate.

Only women and young children could be seen in the village, and the adult men could barely see them, not even the old men.

Therefore, the appearance of a large group of men such as Xiao Qin was particularly dazzling in the village, and a group of little children followed everywhere they went.

Xiao Qin thought it was just a group of naughty children at first, so he asked Ma Chuan to give them some food, who thought that these children would not leave after grabbing food and drink.

Along the way, Xiao Qin also saw this situation, after all, there were many people in their large army, and it was indeed dazzling when they appeared.

But most of the villagers you encounter are very wary of people like them, and adults will not let children chase after them.

Not only the children were chasing after them, but many women were also secretly following them.

Xiao Qin didn't want to cause trouble, he just wanted to find the town yamen, draw a way, and then leave here quickly.

"Wait."

Then Evian stepped out of the carriage.

Frowning and looking around at the people watching, his brows tightened more and more.

Xiao Qin had a headache when he saw this, he didn't want to meddle in things, but the kind-hearted Evian couldn't watch this scene.

The women and children were all yellow-skinned and thin, and it is not an exaggeration to describe many of them as skinny.

Most of the women looked very old, not suffering from chronic hunger, but already very old.

In short, being followed by this group of people, anyone who sees it will feel very uncomfortable.

"Wu Zhonglang, give them what we eat."

Wu Zhong nodded hesitantly, looking reluctant.

Immediately found Xiao Qin and asked for countermeasures.

"Master Xiao, look at what is going on right now......

Everyone also looked at Xiao Qin in unison, for a long time, the vast majority of the people in the army had already regarded Xiao Qin as the backbone.

It would be right to ask Xiao Qin in advance.

Xiao Qin asked, "Ma Chuan, how much more supplies do we have with us?" ”

Ma Chuan thought for a while: "When I left Yao's Mansion, Lord Yao prepared full-term food and drink for me and the others, but there was a surplus, but it was just ......."

"Grinding and chirping despise you like this the most." Er Mazi shouted: "If we want to have more, we will divide them into a part, how big is it." ”

Xiao Qin glanced at Er Mazi, and became more and more impatient with this guy.

These two pockmarks have been officers and soldiers before, so they should have some brains.

It's not that the mountain bandits have been in power for a long time, and they are used to doing everything according to their preferences.

The number of villagers in Fengshi Village is not large, and the total number of women and children following them is only twenty or thirty.

It's nothing for one person to share one bite of their food, but if they share a part, it will definitely be wrong.

First of all, how much is this part?

Is it a tenth, or a quarter?

Secondly, this has just left Huzhou Mansion, and it is necessary to distribute food to the refugees, and if you encounter a similar situation in the future, there is already a precedent, is it not appropriate?

In this way, it seems that there are surplus reserves, but they simply cannot withstand such a toss.

There are also forty or fifty people on their side, and they are in a hurry every day, and their physical exertion is huge.

Anyone can do good deeds, just reach out and hand it out, how simple it is.

But the problem is that the cost of doing good deeds is often huge, if you don't have enough ability to deal with crises, and you still have to choose to be good people and do good deeds, then you are not kind, you are simply stupid.

Ermazi is very stupid.

Xiao Qin ignored Er Mazi and looked around, the innocent eyes full of anticipation were indeed heart-wrenching.

However, it has always been to help the emergency but not the poor, and relying on relief may be able to manage them for a while, so that they can fill their stomachs in a short time, but after the large army is gone, who should they beg for.

Even before, Xiao Qin asked Ma Chuan to give those children some food, but it was just for the sake of seeing that the people here were just following them, and they didn't go crazy and come forward to rob them.

It shows that the people here are still good, and long-term hunger has not made them forget their duty to be a human being, at least they know how to abide by the rules.

It's just that it's a headache right now.

If it weren't for Evian opening his mouth, Xiao Qin wouldn't have bothered at all.

Xiao Qin thought about it again and again, and said, "In this way, Ma Chuan will take out three days' shares from the full-term reserves. ”

"Wu Zhong, you go and shout to the villagers, in order to prevent robbery, let them line up in advance."

"Everyone else is ready to maintain order."

"Let's do it."