Thinking of this, Ye Sangwan hurriedly asked Taoliang to light the lantern and went directly to Zhu Chaozhang's house from the back door, this is a matter involving everyone's life and safety, and it is not too late to prevent this matter.

The sudden arrival on this big night really scared everyone in the Zhu family.

After Grandma Zhu and Wang listened to Ye Sangwan's intentions, they returned to the room with confidence.

"What I said just now was to coax your Grandma Zhu and Aunt Wang! I don't know about you yet, if it weren't for the urgency, I wouldn't have come to the door in the middle of the night. As soon as Grandma Zhu and the Wang family left, Zhu Chaozhang couldn't help but reveal the bottom of Ye Sangwan.

Ye Sangwan was not annoyed, and praised with a smile: "Grandpa Zhu has a unique vision, and he can't do anything to you." ”

Ye Sangwan smiled at Zhu Jizhong with some apologies, "I hope Uncle Zhong will forgive me." ”

The honest and honest man scratched his head embarrassedly, "The evening girl is polite, you call me uncle, these are all as they should be." ”

Ye Sangwan helped Zhu Chaozhang to sit down, and then expressed his worries: "A few days ago in the town, the news of the closure of the trade route by Ruoshui Country has spread in the town, and it is faster than we expected.

In the past few days, Dongbai vaguely mentioned that there are more businessmen in the town, and look at it, it looks like a ...... who have fled from the border gate."

Before Ye Sangwan's words were finished, Zhu Chaozhang, who had experienced the escape, had already thought of the consequences.

"Grandpa Zhu probably understood the meaning of the evening girl, first, to strengthen the village's defenses, and secondly, to find a place of refuge that could accommodate the villagers.

The reason why the refugees fled was naturally that there was no ration to survive, and the rabbits would bite when they were in a hurry.

What countermeasures do you have for the evening girl? ”

Ye Sang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I only let the subordinates in Xiaoyuan who have good kung fu patrol the various paths in and out of the village from tonight.

Grandpa Zhu, there is a lot of strength in numbers, why don't you discuss countermeasures with the head of Wangcun Village? ”

"Okay, Grandpa Zhu knows this in his heart, it's cold at night, let's go home quickly!" Zhu Chaozhang couldn't say a word and looked at Ye Sangwan's weird shoes with his toes exposed.

Ye Sangwan followed the line of sight and looked at his feet, and couldn't help but feel a little ashamed, he was in too much of a hurry to go out, so he put on the wooden slippers and went out.

"Then Grandpa Zhu must tell me if he needs any help, although Ah Wan has no ability, but all the subordinates in the small garden are very powerful."

Zhu Chaozhang responded again and again, and the father and son sent Ye Sangwan and Taoliang out of the house, and their faces suddenly sank.

Zhu Jizhong comforted: "Dad, whether it was forty years ago or twenty years ago, we already had a way to deal with it, Ah Wan is still young, will there be an element of exaggeration?" ”

Zhu Chaozhang shook his head, "Although Ah Wan is young, she is more mature than you in her heart." This is Ruoshui's ruthless method, and it must be to imprison my Tianshan Kingdom in this cage.

In the past, there was the Tianshan State in trouble, and then there was the Guangrin State that wanted to annex it.

His Majesty is now old and decrepit, and he refuses to change his position in his sixties, and when the people are dissatisfied, there will be a bloody storm. Twenty years ago, it was not unheard of that the matter of changing children and eating them, Ah Zhong, the Tianshan Kingdom is bound to win.

Now I am no longer the county magistrate of Qixian County 40 years ago, but protecting the safety of the people has always been my greatest mission in this life.

You can't make a single mistake! ”

"Oh, hey, it's a child's stupidity." Zhu Jizhong blamed himself a little, and reminded his father of the past, he blamed himself and said: "My son listens to his father's arrangement, you are not in good health, go back to the house and rest!" ”

Zhu Chaozhang sighed and returned to the house, the lingering cruel pictures in his mind, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep all night tonight.

In the early morning of winter, it is already the middle of the morning.

Zhu Chaozhang and Zhu Jizhong were wrapped in thick cotton jackets, stepping on the dew, and arrived in front of the house of Zhuang Dahe, the village chief of Wangcun, and the top of their heads was already wet with dew.

"Knock knock", Zhu Jizhong stepped forward and knocked on the small courtyard of the farmhouse in front of him.

"May I ask if this is the village chief Zhuang Dahe's family in Wangcun, we are from Banyuepo Village next door, this is my father, Village Chief Zhu."

It was Zhuang Dahe's son who came to open the door, who was the same age as Zhu Jizhong, and when he heard that it was the village chief of Banyuepo Village next door, he hurriedly welcomed him into the small courtyard.

"The two of you laughed, after the winter, my old man's body is not better than a day, and it is not yet morning, have the two distinguished guests used breakfast? If you don't dislike it, use it? ”

Most of the people in the village are hospitable, but this is just a polite remark, and in this era of food scarcity, sensible and reasonable people generally do not eat at will in other people's homes.

Zhu Chaozhang looked around, there was a pot of sweet potato porridge on the table, the porridge was really thin, there were a few pieces of sweet potatoes and a few grains of rice that could be pierced at a glance.

The village chief's family is like this, which shows that the lives of the rest of the villagers in Wang Village are even more poor.

"That's welcome, we've already had breakfast at home."

The other party rubbed his hands embarrassedly, "The conditions at home are not good, so the two of you laughed." ”

While speaking, an old man on crutches was helped out by the young man, walked a few steps and coughed a few times, the coughing sound was like an invisible big hand choking the chest, making people grip fiercely.

Zhuang Dahe drank a bowl of hot water, and said apologetically: "I don't know that Brother Zhu is coming, and he is not welcomed." The two of you came here so early, there must be something urgent! It's all to blame the old man for being sleepy, don't delay the big thing of the two. ”

"What did my brother say, I don't know how to be polite, if you offend, I hope you will forgive me."

Zhuang Dahe hurriedly answered: "In the past few months, my Wang Village has relied on Banyuepo Village to give me food, how can I be offended, if it weren't for my poor health, I would have come to visit a long time ago." ”

Saying that, most of the families in Shanwang Village of the Ye family have made money, and how can Zhuang Dahe be cheeky enough to seek a piece of Banyuepo Village for the rest of the matter.

The two of them were polite, and Zhu Jizhong, who couldn't hide something in his heart, almost scratched his head.

Zhu Jizhong let out an "oops" and couldn't help but cut into the topic: "Dad, Village Chief Zhuang, don't be polite to the two of you, let's hurry up and negotiate to resist the homeless!" ”

"What outcast?" Zhuang Dahe, who was still smiling, was suddenly vigilant.

After a few people sat down, Zhu Chaozhang said: "Half a month ago, Ruoshui closed the trade route with Tianshan Country, Ruoshui Country is rich in products, but Tianshan Country is mostly mountainous, and half of the rations depend on Ruoshui Country.

The last time the poll tax was levied, the brave and warlike general Zhengnan died on the battlefield, and he was a belligerent above, I am afraid that the young general will inherit the mantle of the general of Zhengnan, and prepare military funds before the year, I am afraid that there will be a tough battle to be fought in the spring!

This war has been fought for more than 40 years, and this time, Ruoshui is afraid that it will take the city in one fell swoop! ”

"Now that winter is about to begin, if the water country closes the trade route again, there will be no military funds prepared before the year, and there will be no need to fight the battle in the spring!

At present, it is no longer a question of war, but a matter of people's livelihood, without the food and rations of Ruoshui Country, I don't know how many innocent people will starve to death this winter.

So, are you worried that the people at the border will migrate in a big way? ”

Zhuang Dahe directly pointed out the key points.

Zhu Chaozhang waved his hand, "It's not that I'm worried, but that there are already a lot of businessmen and rich gentry who have gathered in front of the gate of Yishan Town, and their carriages are seriously worn out, and they are short and slender.

The wagons and ox-carts are running fast, and I am afraid that the walking cart will be there in another three or five days. At the moment, the richest and safest place is Kyoto, and this businessman Jia Fushen wants to go straight to Kyoto at a glance.

However, ordinary homeless people are different, if they are hungry, they will not spare their own children, and if they want to go to Kyoto alive, they are afraid that they will plunder property, rice, and grain along the way.

Our village is near the fortress, so it's hard to guarantee that it won't be affected......"

"Then what is Brother Zhu going to do? At present, our life is hard enough, and if we are looted by the displaced people again, I am afraid that we will not be able to survive the winter. ”

"That's why I'm so anxious."

Everyone sighed in unison, and after repeated discussions, Zhu Chaozhang and Zhu Jizhong were still worried.

"Daddy, how is this good? This Wangcun said that it obeys you, but we don't have any way? "It's okay now, I went to Wangcun for a trip, and I have to take care of the lives of fifty more families, what is this?

"The evening girl is right, there are many people and great power, don't look at the fifty families in Wang Village, but there are many people in the future! There are not many men and offspring in our village, and I am afraid that we still have to rely on the care of others. ”

The two muttered to each other, and finally couldn't help but change their route to the Ye family's garden.

Knowing that Zhu Chaozhang would come, Ye Sang got up early in the morning and went to Nanzhuju to accompany Song Zhuoxiao for breakfast.

"Master, master, Village Chief Zhu and his son are in front of the courtyard gate." The little guy who came to pass the word sent two pairs of chopsticks by the way.

As soon as the dishes and chopsticks were set, Zhu Chaozhang and Zhu Jizhong arrived.

Song Zhuoxiao hurriedly pointed to the vacant seat opposite, "Brother Zhu, you are here, sit down!" ”

The two looked at the food on the table, and saw that it was for four people, as well as Zhu Chaozhang's favorite food, and they didn't have to think about it, they knew that it was prepared by Ah Wan's girl.

He muttered: "I know that I can't hide anything from you, the night girl!" ”

"Grandpa Zhu, Uncle Zhong, you can quickly drink a bowl of soy milk to warm up, I thought about it carefully last night, most of the villagers are simple villagers.

If you know about this, you will be afraid. Jiang Ji put them with experience in combat, and let them have experience in planning the affairs of the village!

Isn't there still Yun Heng! There are still dozens of brothers living in the Star House. ”

Speaking of Yun Heng, Zhu Chaozhang's eyes lit up.

Those brothers in Ye Sangwan's mouth, Zhu Chaozhang had seen them, those people were well-trained, holding long swords in their hands, and they looked like people from the army.

When he went to the border pass in the village, only Yun Heng was the only one who could come back, and now his lame leg was already seven or eight points better, and suddenly there were so many people at the border pass, I am afraid that Yun Heng's boy was carrying some secret mission.

"Then Grandpa Zhu will listen to the evening girl's arrangement! Today, I have gone to Wang Village to communicate with Village Chief Zhuang, who is willing to cooperate with us with full authority. ”

Ye Sangwan squinted and smiled, and couldn't help but praise: "Grandpa Zhu is the best!" ”

After breakfast, Ye Sangwan convened an emergency meeting, which was attended by not only the village chiefs of the two villages, but also two young people who looked like masters.

The young man of Wang Village is Zhuang Yao, the eldest grandson of Zhuang Dahe, and Yun Heng of Banyuepo Village participated as a representative.

In addition, there are Jiang Jijiao, Jiang Buyao, Jiang Nan and others.

An important plan, Ye Sangwan, Zhu Chaozhang, and Yun Heng had already done it right before inviting the ancestors and grandsons of the village chief of Wangcun Village.

As a result, the host who presided over the meeting was handed over to Zhu Chaozhang.

"I have the following plans for this response to the displaced people."

Zhu Chaozhang cleared his throat and continued: "First, immediately dig a cellar at home to store excess rations and important items at home;

Second, the back mountain is a natural barrier, and we will send people to find a safe area that can accommodate the villagers of our two villages, and prepare food and cold-resistant clothes and bedding for half a month in advance;

Third, establish patrol teams to patrol the perimeter day and night to ensure the safety of the villagers.