Jin Yichuan came down from Beishan with dozens of military households, and mules, horses, and ox carts pulled more than a dozen carts of firewood, which was enough to burn for several days.

But with so many people, accommodation becomes a problem.

Moreover, these people are all young and strong men, and if they are all gathered in the guard, the security risks are extremely great.

In ancient times, there were often camp roars and bombings, that is, soldiers gathered together, and after someone made trouble, it caused a chain reaction.

And some of them are not alone, some are with their families, and there are more than 2,000 wives, children, brothers and sisters.

Not to mention that the original military households of the guard did not want them to live in it, even Jia Baoyu was also worried about his safety.

If something goes wrong with so many people, with Lu Jianxing and the three of them, they can't protect him at all.

At this time, Niu Er stood up and said, "My lord, there is no way without materials, just dig a pit in the ground, build a wall around it, and find some branches and wheat stalks to cover it, so that you can keep out the cold." ”

This is a common method used by the northbound refugees, commonly known as "Diwozi".

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed, so he asked Niu Er to command everyone to build a "nest".

At the same time, Jia Baoyu also set the rules that these nests should be built in order, and at the same time, we should pay attention to the problem of defecation.

On the one hand, it is for cleanliness and hygiene, and on the other hand, the manure of these animals is also a good material for fertilizing the land.

In ancient times, there were people who collected dung, and every morning they took a dung truck to the city, collected the dung and sold it to farmers in the countryside.

Even in 2023, there will be a lot of manure in the countryside.

So, with the help of everyone in the guard, the construction of the nest was in full swing, and the attacker and Qin Keqing led the women in the guard to start boiling porridge in the cauldron.

Jia Baoyu also ordered Li Gui to bring a big fat pig from Lu Sanlang's house in Lujia Town, and after chopping it up, it was all sprinkled into a big pot of porridge to make a pot of pork porridge without preserved eggs.

The big iron pot was steaming, the aroma of pork mixed with the aroma of white porridge drifted far away, and the people who built the nest unconsciously looked at the location of the pot, swallowing their saliva frantically.

The people in the guard house were divided into the land, and they worked very hard.

When it was time to eat, Jia Baoyu held a large porcelain bowl and huddled together with a group of military households in the guard, forming a large circle.

Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian sat beside him, and Niu Er and the others were also in the ranks.

Among them, there are also a few new representatives of the displaced people, who are either agile, able-bodied, or experienced as soldiers.

Jia Baoyu asked, "Who among you has ever grown sweet potatoes?" ”

Nowadays, the crops that flow in from the West include corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, etc., and corn is widely cultivated in the north as a drought-resistant, waterlog-tolerant, and high-yield crop.

However, the yield of corn at this time is not high, and the yield per mu is only 100 catties, but corn is the same as sweet potatoes, and it can also be planted in mountainous and barren land, unlike rice and wheat with high land requirements.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are not grown by many people because of their low yields.

The people regard food as the sky, and Jia Baoyu decided to focus on agriculture and military affairs with both hands, otherwise he would not be able to train the army just by buying food and hollowing out.

One of the homeless people raised his hand and said, "I have planted it, but this thing is not delicious, so I can only feed the livestock." ”

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "It's okay, I have a batch of sweet potato seedlings here, you pick two knowledgeable ones when you go back, and together with you, I will allocate 100 acres of land for you to plant sweet potatoes." By the way, what's your name? ”

The homeless man said: "My name is Xu Wenguang, from Liaocheng, Shandong." ”

"Xu Wenguang, good name, have you ever had a scholar in your family?"

Jia Baoyu said in his heart that ordinary people can't call this name.

Xu Wenguang sighed and said: "My father is a Xiucai, and his family background was also solid before, Xiaomin followed his father to read and write since he was a child, and he was admitted to Liaocheng in the early years.

It's just that last year's drought, my family couldn't afford to pay the rent, so I had to abandon the famine and flee for my life, so my parents, wife and children fled to Shenjing, hoping to find a way out.

Who knew that the imperial court did not provide relief at all, and his parents were cold, starved and sick, had no money and no medicine to treat, and died last month. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Wenguang's eyes were red, but he did not shed tears.

Xu is tears have dried up.

Everyone sighed for a while, Jia Baoyu broke the silence and said: "Don't worry, as long as you are under my rule, this kind of thing will never happen, although it can't guarantee that everyone has enough food and clothing, but at least everyone has food to eat and clothes to wear." ”

Xu Wenguang knelt on the ground and said: "Thank you for your life, the villain has nothing to repay, I wish my liver and brain to the ground!" ”

Jia Baoyu hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "Since we met, it is fate, and there is no need to be polite." ”

Jia Baoyu's move attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone knew that he was a big man, but he didn't expect to be so polite to ordinary homeless people, and many people were grateful for a while.

Jia Baoyu said to Li Gui: "Tomorrow, you will go and buy some ploughing cattle and farm tools, take five households as a basic unit, divide these ploughing cattle and farm tools, and at the same time register and make a register to determine the number of acres of land, and the province will have conflicts because of some disputes." ”

Li Gui hurriedly responded.

Jia Baoyu turned his head to Lu Jianxing and said: "Now these homeless people and military households, there are a total of 967 people, I am going to organize them into a battalion, divided into ten squadrons, each squadron has 100 people, with a squadron leader, each squadron has two squads, two squad leaders, 50 people, and a squad is divided into 5 squads, with a squad leader.

You and Jin Yichuan each commanded 500 people, and I personally served as the battalion commander. ”

Lu Jianxing and Jin Yichuan became excited, and the two of them stood up and said loudly: "Wow! ”

Jia Baoyu looked at Hua An and Wu Da behind him and asked, "What do you think?" If you want to lead troops to fight, you can also be a squad leader. ”

Hua An was quite moved, he was a veteran of the war, why didn't he want to get ahead, so he said: "The small one can also lead the soldiers?" ”

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "Of course, you are an old man in the border army, you have the oldest qualifications and the most experience, and I can rest assured that you will lead the troops." ”

Hua An stood up solemnly and knelt on one knee: "The little one is willing to lead the troops!" ”

"What about you?"

Seeing that Wuda did not move, Jia Baoyu asked.

Wu Da scratched his head and said, "I don't know how to lead troops to fight, I just want to follow the young master and lead the young master to the horse." ”

Jia Baoyu laughed and said: "You are an unambitious person, follow me, what is the point, but everyone has their own ambitions, and there is no shortage of people around me." ”

Shen Lian was anxious on the side and asked, "My lord, they all have soldiers, so what should I do?" ”

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "I am going to recruit another group of homeless people to be military judges, and you will be the captain of the military judges, and you will be able to supervise them full-time." ”

Shen Lian is his loyal MAX personnel, the kind that will never betray, this kind of person is suitable to be a military judge.

I can't see his role now, and when there are more people in the army in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will have crooked thoughts, and that is when Shen Lian will shine.

However, Jia Baoyu hopes that he will never see that time coming.