The deeper he went into Datong Mansion, the more Zhu Yuanzhang could feel the seriousness of this drought.

The original leisurely mood of touring the mountains and rivers has completely disappeared.

The group was almost the fastest to catch up with Datong.

However, to Lao Zhu's surprise, the closer he got to Datong, there were more and more people around him.

Lao Zhu has encountered several waves of people who fled to Datong with the old and the young.

For this kind of large-scale famine escape, the experienced Lao Zhu did not come forward directly.

Instead, with those masters who protected him, he bypassed it from afar.

This is not Lao Zhu's cold-bloodedness.

But Lao Zhu, who climbed up from the bottom, understands the state of these refugees too well.

At this time, the refugees did not know how many days they had been hungry, but along the way, everything they could eat was exhausted.

In this case, they can do anything to survive.

Although after entering Datong Mansion, for the sake of safety, the masters who protected Zhu Yuanzhang were all concentrated by his side.

But after all, there were only about twenty of them in the stranger.

In addition, although the clothes worn by Zhu Yuanzhang are not particularly luxurious in order to conceal them, compared with those people, they look very eye-catching after all.

A group of people like them will definitely attract a lot of unnecessary attention.

When the time comes, with a little guidance, those red-eyed victims may do something.

So in order to avoid this unexpected situation, Zhu Yuanzhang simply avoided the victims and bypassed them.

Anyway, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of the situation in Datong.

His younger brother was there to help the disaster, and he did a good job.

As long as these people can manage Datong Mansion, they dare not say anything else, and there will definitely be no big problem in surviving.

On this road, in addition to desolation, it is desolate, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are ten rooms and nine emptiness.

Basically, the vast majority of villages have long been completely depopulated.

Only some wild beasts could be seen roaming the village.

Moreover, these beasts are also very alert, and at the slightest movement, they will immediately flee.

After all, if it weren't for such an alert animal, I'm afraid it wouldn't be alive now.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that Zhu Han's disciples used a new method to drill wells, so that the drought in Datong was alleviated to a certain extent.

Seeing the appearance in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang was still worried.

There are so many places in the entire Datong Mansion that have been affected, and I don't know if my younger brother can solve it well.

Now there are quite a lot of people who are dissatisfied with him on the playground, and if Datong doesn't solve it well, there will definitely be a lot of trouble.

After all, many of the rules of the court were also formulated by Zhu Han, and he could not violate the "Da Ming Law".

The more I looked at it, the worse it became, Zhu Yuanzhang simply didn't care about these things, quickly stepped up, and headed towards Datong Mansion.

When he was about to arrive at Datong Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the masters who protected him to hide.

Only one or two masters were left to follow him, just in case.

Although he believed in Zhu Han, Zhu Yuanzhang still wanted to see with his own eyes what Zhu Han had made of this Datong Mansion.

As soon as he arrived near Datong Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a noticeable difference.

The biggest difference here compared to other places is that you can still see lush trees.

This also means that the common people still have something to eat, and they don't have to eat tree bark and leaves to satisfy their hunger.

When he was still dozens of miles away from Datong Mansion, Zhu Yuanzhang was intercepted by a checkpoint next to the road.

was intercepted with Zhu Yuanzhang, and there were also some refugees who looked yellow and thin.

"Be honest with me!" An official in an official uniform in the middle of the checkpoint yelled impatiently.

"Listen to me, our Royal Highness promised that as long as you come to our Datong Mansion, you will definitely have something to eat."

"We have only one goal for disaster relief in Datong Mansion, and we will never let any of the people who come to Datong Mansion starve to death."

"So as long as you're not dead, give me a fuck and listen to me honestly."

"As long as you are obedient, you will have food."

"But!" As soon as the official's words changed, his voice became more and more stern: "If you dare to be disobedient, or dare to disobey the yang and the yin, so that my performance cannot be completed, then don't blame me for being unkind." ”

Although these people don't know what performance is, they can understand what the officials say.

Anyway, it is necessary to be honest and obedient, this kind of thing is also common for the people of Daming.

The people, who were still a little chaotic, were quiet in an instant.

The official was very satisfied with their performance: "It's very good-looking, come, you have understood that the most important thing is to make a living in Datong Mansion." ”

"But the official still has to emphasize to you again, the most important thing in our Datong Mansion is to be obedient, and you can do whatever you want, do you understand?"

repeated emphasis, and the attitude is extremely unkind.

A master who protected Zhu Yuanzhang had a calm face, and snorted dissatisfiedly: "In the face of these poor victims, this person is still so unkind, it's too much." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang did smile and waved his hand: "Special circumstances, special treatment." In the face of these panicked people, if you are too kind to them, they will be suspicious, which is even more difficult to manage. ”

"On the contrary, it is full of official authority and makes them afraid, so that they can do things better."

"Besides, at a time like this, for these people, as long as they can eat enough, nothing else matters."

As he spoke, the official began to speak again, only to see him hold up a big horn made of iron sheets: "Listen to me, now everyone will line up honestly for me, and then come to register." ”

"Ask you anything, you will answer honestly, I have any special skills, such as carpenter, blacksmith, or other things, I can also take the initiative to say."

After finishing speaking, he pointed to a table next to him and said, "Those who know these skills have come here to report." ”

"Congratulations, as long as you have the skills, you can live a good life in Datong Mansion."

Hearing him say this, some people who were originally craftsmen suddenly became excited.

"I, me, me! My lord, I was originally a carpenter. ”

"I'm a blacksmith."

"My lord, I used to be a mason, I don't know if I can do it?"

Because they were anxious to get over, these people desperately wanted to lift the crowd.

As a result, the crowd that had been lined up suddenly rioted.

Seeing this, the official was furious, raised the whip in his hand, and slashed his head and face: "Fuck, didn't you untouchables understand what the official just said?" ”

"Be fucking honest with me, I'll let you move, you move again."

The first few unlucky guys in front of them were covered in blood, and when the others saw this, they immediately got up honestly.

Obediently queue up, and no longer dare to do anything out of line.

The master who protected Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy again: "Hmph! The fox fake tiger is mighty. ”

Lao Zhu didn't explain anything this time, just looked at him with a slightly dissatisfied look.

Extraordinary time, extraordinary thing.

In that case, if the official did not act decisively to punish

It is very likely that there will be even greater unrest, and there are still 1,700 or 800 refugees here.

In the event of an irreversible disturbance, there is a high probability that a stampede will occur in the panic.

Even in normal times, there are bound to be deaths and injuries in the event of such riots.

Not to mention, these refugees have been hungry for a long time and have no strength at all.

If something goes wrong, there will only be greater losses.

At that point, it won't be a problem that can be solved with a few whips.

As for the swear words in the official's mouth, Zhu Yuanzhang was not disgusted, but felt a little kind.

After all, when he led the troops to fight back then, he came into contact with those vulgar Qiu Ba.

Swearing, swearing, or whatever, that's just the opening of the mouth.

When I walked out, I still felt real and friendly.

Compared with these people, those officials who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and who open their mouths to know everything, make Lao Zhu very disgusted.

When the crowd came down again, the official cursed in a thick voice: "Listen to me, you bunch of waste, I'll repeat it again." ”

"In our Datong Mansion, the most important thing is to be obedient, you will do whatever you want you to do, and if you are not allowed to do anything, you must not do it."

"If what happened just now happens again, I'll kick you all out."

"Even if you starve to death at that time, you won't have the slightest relationship with this official, have you heard clearly?"

This threat is simply fatal to those who have fled.

Only those who have experienced famine can understand that hunger is definitely one of the most terrifying things in the world.

They would rather be whipped and do the hardest and most tiring thing in the world, rather than be driven away and starving.

"Got it, sir."

"We promise to be obedient, my lord, please don't drive us away!"

"My lord, we will do whatever you tell us to do, just give us a bite to eat."

The voices of the people were sparsely sounded.

In this day and age, people who dare to speak like this in front of officials are actually rare.

More people just gritted their teeth and suffered silently, not daring to say a word at all.

But this time, the official was not angry, and today he picked up the teacup and drank a few large sips of tea.

After that, he raised the horn and said loudly: "You can rest assured that as long as you work honestly, we will have food in Datong Mansion." ”

"I didn't say these words, this is what our Royal Highness said."

"You can not believe this official, but you must not disbelieve the words of His Royal Highness."

"Lord, I'm not interested in bothering to deceive you mud legs."

"Okay, now give me an honest queue, craftsmen with craftsmanship, you come out slowly, and then come to my side here is also queuing up to register your identity." Under the command of this official, the fleeing civilians began to register their identities in an orderly manner.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and went to call the queue over there to line up.

There is no doubt that Lao Zhu will also do jobs such as carpenters and even blacksmiths.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty of the original world and the strange hobbies of those emperors of later generations are not without reason.

Lao Zhu is actually quite a smart person, and most of his memories can be understood by just a few glances.

I started it a few more times, although it can't compare to those craftsmen who are skilled in memory, but I can also do it well.

Lao Zhu is confident that there is no problem in pretending to be a craftsman or something.

What's more, you don't have to do these manual tasks yourself.

Because Lao Zhu is literate, and if he can know a few words in this era, he is a very powerful person.

Even if you can't write any splendid articles, there's nothing wrong with being a bookkeeper or something.

When queuing, Lao Zhu also took a closer look at what those officials were registering.

Most of it is name, identity, and where the family lives.

If you have a special skill, what kind of trade will you register?

The speed of those officials was very fast, and it didn't take long for Zhu Yuanzhang to take his turn.

"Name!"

"The villain's surname is Chang, and his name is there."

The surname Chang is a bit uncommon, and the registered official raised his head and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang curiously.

However, Lao Zhu's appearance is really not very good, the other party just glanced at it and lowered his head, no longer paying attention.

"Where?"

"Ying Tianfu!"

The official who had just lowered his head raised his head again: "Ying Tianfu, then what are you doing here?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said the reason he had made up before: "I came here to do business, but unfortunately it happened to be a drought." ”

"That's why I fled to Datong Mansion."

As for the more details, Lao Zhu did not say. The more detailed a lie is, the more flaws there are in it.

Anyway, these people won't get to the bottom of it, after all, there are still so many victims waiting for them.

And like Lao Zhu, there are actually not a few businessmen who went bankrupt due to the sudden drought.

"I see." The official in charge of registration nodded slightly, and was about to pick up the pen to continue the record.

The officer who was in charge of maintaining security at the checkpoint did come over suddenly.

He stared at Zhu Yuanzhang sharply: "You are really hurting." ”

The other party's momentum is compelling, but it's a pity that he chose the wrong target.

For Lao Zhu, making people is like an ant provoking a strong human

At that moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly: "Back to my lord, I did do some small business. ”

Lao Zhu's words are actually done with some Spring and Autumn brushwork.

Indeed, some small deals have been made.

But Lao Zhu didn't say when he did the deal.

didn't find any flaws in Zhu Yuanzhang, and the official nodded with satisfaction: "So you will settle accounts, right?" ”

Of course, Lao Zhu can't say no, if a businessman can't even settle accounts, then what kind of businessman will he enter?

"I understand a little bit."

The official was suddenly overjoyed: "It's really great, we don't have a tent here now!" Come with me. (End of chapter)