Whatever he said would come.
There was a sudden commotion among the refugees.
Dozens of thin young men dressed in ragged clothes, along with their families who were starving to the point of collapse, shouted at Zheng Gang in unison,
"Magistrate! Shandong drought, scorched gold flowing stones! You trapped us here, could it be that you want us to wait for death?”
"Everyone, calm down. There must be a deeper meaning behind the Imperial Court's actions!”Zheng Gang consoled loudly.
The refugees naturally did not believe it.
What was the meaning behind trapping them here?
Taking ten thousand steps back.
Even if there was a deeper meaning behind it, the refugees wouldn't care! What they cared about was whether they could eat their fill!
"Everyone, charge out! Staying here was certain death. Only by charging through the checkpoint and begging in the south would they have a chance of survival!”Someone in the group of refugees shouted.
As soon as he said that, the refugees 'riots became even more serious.
"Prefecture Master, this place is dangerous. Quickly retreat!”Yanzhou Tongzhi shouted.
"Hey!"
Zheng Gang sighed.
He knew that the situation was out of control and was about to leave.
Hundreds of burly men wearing flying fish robes and embroidered spring knives appeared among the refugees.
"Jinyiwei?" Zheng Gang was shocked.
Tens of thousands of refugees were also shocked.
The viciousness of the Embroidered Uniform Guards was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Seeing the Embroidered Uniform Guards approaching, the refugees who had not completely lost their minds made way for them in unison.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of refugees.
The Brocade Guards moved in an orderly manner. They walked straight to the city wall with a calm expression.
They stuck the Imperial Board in their hands on the city wall. Instead of leaving, they stood in a row and waited in front of the Imperial Board.
He knew that there must be something important to post the Imperial Board at this time.
A courageous and literate refugee came forward to examine him carefully.
"What?! Smallflower outbreak in the south?" Just as he read the beginning, the refugee exclaimed.
Smallflower?
Hearing this, the tens of thousands of refugees were terrified.
How could they not know?
If they were lucky, they might even survive the famine. But what if he was infected with small-flower? That was basically a certain death!
Although there was now a " human acne planting method " that could resist smalllessness, this method was targeted at people who were not sick yet, and the risk was very high!
"So the Imperial Court didn't allow us to go south because of the smallflower! However, being trapped here, we still can't escape death!”A refugee looked up at the sky and sighed, completely disheartened.
"I won't die! We won't die!" another refugee shouted.
Seeing everyone's puzzled faces, he said excitedly,"The Imperial Rankings said that we can go north to Shuntian! The imperial court had already set up many porridge distribution points along the way north!”
Food?
The refugees were instantly overjoyed.
However, after a brief moment of surprise, they shook their heads silently.
Although there was food, it was only temporary.
After all, everyone knew that Shuntian was still under construction.
"The Imperial Roll said that Shuntian Prefecture is currently building a large scale project and is willing to recruit refugees as workers. During the construction period, they would have two meals a day, which was thick porridge!”Another refugee shouted.
What was that?
Not only did they have food, but they also had work and wages?!
The refugees found it hard to believe.
"Absolutely true! According to the Imperial Roll, this was the method of a scholar named Zhu Le who cared about the commoners and specially advised the Emperor! Their goal is to save tens of thousands of refugees!”Another roar came from the crowd.
Who was Zhu Le?
The refugees expressed that they had never heard of it, but this did not stop them from feeling grateful towards Zhu Le.
"What are you all waiting for? The Imperial Roll didn't say the exact number of people Shuntian Prefecture was recruiting! First come, first served!" Yanzhou Prefecture Magistrate Zheng Gang struck while the iron was hot.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
"Let's hurry up and leave! First come, first served!"
"Mother, shall we go to Shuntian Prefecture? Although you can't work, your son can! I'll give you some of my daily food.”
"Father! I'm hungry, but I can still work!"
"Husband, the Imperial Roll didn't say that it only recruits male workers! I can do laundry, cook, sew, and clean!”
"What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and run!"
“……”
Discussions rose and fell.
Then, a spectacular scene appeared.
The refugees, who were so hungry that they were weak, ran away one by one! It was as if he had been injected with chicken blood!
Worried that there would be a stampede, Zheng Gang quickly ordered the soldiers to maintain order.
In just half a day, tens of thousands of refugees left Yanzhou and headed north to Shuntian.
"Hahaha! Didn't I say I know what I'm doing?" After feeling relieved, Zheng Gang laughed out loud.
These words made the Yanzhou Tongzhi speechless.
He did not know who it was.
When he saw the refugees in a commotion and wanted to charge into the checkpoint, he was so scared that his face turned pale?
"Palace Master, who is this Zhu Le?" Yanzhou Tongzhi asked in puzzlement.
"You don't even know?"
"Do you know the Book of Agricultural Administration?" Zheng Gang asked with a look of disdain. Have you heard of the 'One Whip Technique'?"
"I know!"
Yanzhou Tongzhi immediately nodded.
It had been several months since the book was released.
Although it was not known to the common people, Zhu Di had already issued an edict that all the government and state officials had to read it!
After familiarizing themselves with it, they still had to impart it to the illiterate people through oral narration!
Just this morning, the Yanzhou Tongzhi had reviewed it again.
At that time, he even sighed with emotion.
If this book had been spread, tens of thousands of people would not have become refugees before the drought in Shandong.
As for the 'One Whip Technique', he knew a little about it.
It was said that this method was for the welfare of the people at the bottom! However, taxes were the foundation of the country, and it was only being promoted in a few prefectures.
"At least you have some knowledge."
Zheng Gang put away his disdain and said with a fanatical expression,"I have some connections in the imperial court. It is said that these two were created by Zhu Le! As for Zhu Le, he was merely a youth who had just finished a year of hair-binding!”
A young man who had just passed the age of 18?
"Hiss-"
Yanzhou Tongzhi gasped.
At such a young age, he was able to create such great achievements.
Such ability and wisdom were far beyond anyone's reach! No wonder he could solve the problem of food and clothing for tens of thousands of refugees this time!
"Prefecture Master, what is Zhu Le's current position? It's definitely not low, right?" The Yanzhou Tongzhi asked again.
Hearing this, the fanaticism in Zheng Gang's eyes became even stronger. He praised,
"This is what I admire the most! Although this Zhu Le had made many contributions, he did not covet wealth. The current him was still just a nobody!”
"Hiss-"
Yanzhou Tongzhi sucked in another breath of cold air and couldn't help but think,"
This Zhu Le's intelligence and character were probably not inferior to the sages of the past, right?
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