Outside the north gate of Datong City, tens of thousands of victims were sniped.

In fact, not only the north gate, but now the four city gates of Datong are all disaster victims.

In addition, thousands of victims from all over Datong Province flock to the city every day.

Although these victims also know that the whole territory of Datong is now a thousand miles of red land.

Even if you come to Fucheng, it may not be of any use.

It's just that for them, there is no other way but to come here.

"Work hard, there are still three or four miles to Fucheng." Someone in the human relationship said hard.

"As long as you arrive in Fucheng, you can always get a bite to eat. Don't worry, it's impossible for the government to watch us starve to death. ”

It is estimated that the people who say these words do not believe their own words.

It's just that if you don't give yourself a little hope at this time, they won't be able to survive at all.

And it's not all lies.

Even if it is a brutal Meng Yuan, in the year of famine, it will also carry out disaster relief.

Of course, the purpose of Mengyuan's disaster relief is not to save the people.

But this great famine is the most severe one that produces riots.

People who really can't survive can do anything.

But if they are given a little bit of food that can barely sustain them, the people will become much more honest.

Compared with the dispatch of a large army to suppress the rebellion, it is undoubtedly the best choice to give a little food to the people who are dying.

Of course, there is a premise for all this.

That is, the imperial court can at least maintain a basic operation.

In the late Mengyuan period, the court became a paradise for corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Even if the imperial court really wants disaster relief, the food that is used for disaster relief will not reach the hands of the common people at all.

Under layers of restraint, those at the bottom have become a luxury to even fill their stomachs.

That's why there is an eye of the stone man, beating the Yellow River all over the world.

The rebels from all walks of life rose up, and Meng Yuan was completely driven out of the Central Plains.

So no matter how rotten the court is, as long as possible, it will try to ensure that the people will not starve to death.

What's more, today's Ming Dynasty has just been established and is officially thriving.

In any case, it's better to go to a big city than to be in the village and eat up the bark and leaves around and not find anything to feed on, isn't it?

The people helped the old and the young, their eyes were empty, and they just walked towards Datong Mansion indifferently.

In fact, many of them have experienced famine.

According to their past experience, the government will indeed provide disaster relief.

However, the government's relief is not unlimited.

When there is a lot of food, they can drink some relatively sticky gruel every day.

However, if food is scarce, they can only drink some rice soup, and they can hardly see the rice.

If there is no more food, I am afraid that there will not even be rice soup to drink.

At such times, if they still have the strength, they will go to the next place and see if they can find something to eat.

If you don't even have the strength to walk.

There is only one fate waiting for them, and that is starvation.

Originally, even when they arrived in Fucheng, they were just like all refugees, using the sky as a bed and the earth as a bed.

Like a beggar, struggling to survive outside the city.

Although the people of Fucheng will give them food, they will also guard against them like thieves.

Most of them, the victims, were never allowed to set foot in the city.

Those officials will not do much but give food to them, and leave them to fend for themselves.

Only this time, things are a little different.

Just as they were about to see the walls of Datong Mansion City, a voice attracted the attention of all of them.

"Recruit workers, recruit workers, pay every day, 30 yuan a day, and take care of a meal!"

"If you want to eat with your own strength, come here!"

On a small earthen bag, a man was holding a trumpet made of iron sheets, yelling desperately.

His voice traveled far and wide, and it was hard to even notice it.

At this time, there were already many people standing under the hill.

These people were all ragged, yellow-skinned, and thin.

You don't need to ask to know that it must also be a disaster near Datong Province.

Someone reluctantly shouted and asked, "My lord, it's not that we don't want to support ourselves with our strength."

"It's just that we've been hungry for so many days now, and we can't do any work if we are soft."

For these refugees, there are some things that are simply unsolvable.

Many of them don't want to contribute.

But what they are facing now is an unprecedented drought.

On the way to Datong, everything that could be eaten had already been eaten up by them.

But even so, those things still couldn't fill their stomachs.

After being hungry for so long, they could barely even stand here, let alone do any physical work.

The person who recruited the workers, holding a loudspeaker, tried to explain to them.

"You don't have to worry about this, no matter what kind of work you do, you don't have to do any heavy work two days before you start work."

"And we'll provide you with three meals a day for free."

Hearing this, the people who fled below suddenly burst into a buzzing discussion.

"I heard you right, don't you have to do any heavy work, and you still have three meals a day?"

"It must be a lie, how can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"I heard from the older generation that when the Mongols fought the world in the past, they called us Han people two-legged sheep. In other words, we are actually like sheep. The sheep are fattened, but they will be killed to eat meat. ”

"No wonder it's so nice to us, it turns out to eat us!"

It is not to blame these fleeing people for thinking too much.

It's really a little too good for them to believe it.

Now it is a year of famine, and food is more precious than gold.

At such times, there are people who are willing to give them food for free.

Of course, it's not free, but they need to do it.

But in the eyes of these people, this is no different from free?

To be so good to them, there must be something else.

The person who stood on the small earthen bag to recruit workers was actually a Datong official.

Hearing the words of these people, I suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

It's good for them, but it's good that something went wrong.

However, this is not the first time he has encountered this situation, and he is quite experienced in dealing with it.

didn't do anything false, and said straight to the point: "Folks, you don't have to worry. We are looking for you to work on behalf of the imperial court. ”

"Don't think that this is the court's favor for you. The reason why I give you food is just to give you enough strength so that you can work better. ”

Although these words are all for the benefit of the red fruit, the people have listened to it.

To put it bluntly, they just don't believe that someone would be so nice to them for no reason.

Since there is a purpose, they are relieved.

Seeing this, the Datong official who recruited the workers immediately continued to say step by step: "What's more, there are so many people who come to Datong this time, if the imperial court really wants to do this kind of thing, how can it hide it from the world?"

The people looked at each other, and felt more and more that what the official said made sense.

Of course, the reason for this is also because the people are at the end of their rope.

It's better to stutter now than to starve, right?

At that moment, someone couldn't help but ask, "My lord, what are we going to do?"

Hearing someone ask this, the official of Datong suddenly came to be surprised.

Whether or not you believe his words, these people's conversion is a good sign.

The official immediately pretended to be full of emotion and introduced it to everyone in a hurry.

"People, the main places where the imperial court is recruiting people now are these."

"One is that the workers who build the railroad, whether you are a carpenter or a blacksmith, you can apply for iron."

"Of course, ordinary people can also apply, but this job has relatively high technical requirements."

Hearing the officials say this, the eyes of the people who had worked as blacksmiths or repaired houses and walls in the past suddenly lit up.

However, some people are happy and some are worried, and those ordinary people who have no craftsmanship and can only farm the land suddenly became worried.

They can farm, but now that the whole Datong is in drought, what is the use of farming?

The whole of Datong is in a great drought, and they will grow food again, but what is the use of no water?

But if God can fight a little bit and rain a little more, they will not fall to this point.

Just when they were depressed, the recruiting official spoke again.

"The second type of worker we recruit is the one who prunes the water project. Dig canals, build dams. Works to prevent future floods. ”

"This kind of worker doesn't need any professional skills, just a little bit of strength? You are only responsible for the work, and as for how to do it, someone will teach you. ”

Hearing what the recruiting officer said, all the victims were excited.

This kind of work has been done a lot in the past.

It's just that in the past, these were all servitudes to the imperial court, not only did they have money, but they also had to bring their own dry food.

In the past, when Meng Yuan ruled, they really did this kind of work.

It was not until the founding of the Ming Dynasty that this situation completely disappeared.

But the official's voice wasn't over yet.

"As for the third one, it's temporary work, building refugee camps."

"These camps are for us who have fled to live temporarily. Now there are more and more people, so this kind of work is also harder and more urgent. ”

After a pause, the official added: "This kind of work also has its advantages, because the construction period is relatively short, and the work is harder."

"Therefore, the daily wage for this kind of work is forty yuan, and I take care of two meals a day."

Hearing about the tube of two meals, many young people went crazy.

After all, for them, as long as they can eat well, everything else is secondary.

No matter how hard and tired you are, you don't have to be hungry.

Some of the older people in the crowd grew their mouths in shock.

In the past, when this kind of famine was encountered, it was impossible for the imperial court to achieve this level even if it provided disaster relief.

The most, is to let them fend for themselves outside the city, hoping that they can get out of the city as soon as possible.

But this time, Datong Mansion even gave them a place to live.

Aren't the officials of Fucheng worried this time, they live here and don't leave?

In any case, the people are still very happy to have a way to live.

At this time, an old woman in the crowd asked in a trembling voice: "My lord, what should we do if we women can't do those manual jobs?"

The official smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, we also need women to work on the construction site, whether it is laundry and cooking, or cleaning the residence."

"The pay for these jobs is a little lower, but it's the same for a meal."

Hearing this, a look of surprise also appeared on the faces of those women.

The official held a bullhorn and shouted hard: "If you want to sign up for a job, come here."

Although Datong's cash-for-work is quite powerful, not all people can find work after all.

There are also many people who are elderly, or physically disabled, or sick, and who are unable to work.

For these people, Datong Province provides them with accommodation in the refugee camp and also takes care of one meal a day free of charge.

It's just that their treatment is not as good as those who really work.

Every day, there is only one bowl of gruel to ensure that they do not starve to death.

However, unlike previous relief efforts, the gruel that these people drank was also quite thick.

Speaking of which, some of them may not eat better than they do now.

After Zhu Han's arrangement, the disaster in Datong has not yet been alleviated.

But the situation is much better than expected.

Among them, the most shocking should be Wu Zhen, the prefect of Datong.

He originally thought that when Zhu Han came to Datong, he would definitely devastate the already bad Datong.

But the result is quite the opposite.

Originally, they could only keep the people out of the city, barely provide some food, and then let them die.

It's not that they're cold-blooded, it's this feudal bureaucrat, and that's already the limit of what they can do.

But now?

Although the refugee camp outside the city is called a refugee camp, it looks clean and tidy and full of life.

To put it mildly, even in Datong Fucheng, in addition to the fact that the architecture looks better than those tent huts, it seems that it may not be better than the refugee camp.

Zhu Han has put a lot of effort into the management of the refugee camp.

It is even stipulated that those refugees are absolutely not allowed to defecate in the open, spit, and drink unboiled water.

If you want to drink water, there is a continuous supply of hot water throughout the day in the refugee camp, just go and get it.

These rules, at the beginning, made many people secretly greet Zhu Han's ancestors for eighteen generations.

They are already so unlucky, how can they still meet someone like King Zhu Han?

I used to hear that Zhu Han was wise and martial, but now it seems that he is a demon who tosses their people.

The first time I heard that the officials even and pee.

(End of chapter)