Chapter 562: Livelihood 2
Huaibei Province, Yunzhou, the intermittent fighting has subsided, and once again turned into the daily mode of collecting relief for the homeless.
As autumn gradually came to an end, under the threat of winter and the daily torment of aquatic heat, a new wave of refugees began to re-stage again and again in the Central Plains from Huaibei to Henan.
These people, who have been suffering for a whole year, have been forcibly robbed of their last bit of harvest and credentials, just for the faint rumor that they may have a chance to live, they staggered on the journey of escape.
However, for this kind of tide and trend, whether it is in the control area of the Northern Army or the Fanhu people, it is rare to die down, and most of them maintain a certain attitude and countermeasures of indifference, like symbolic pursuit and expulsion, and they are too lazy to do it.
Or for them, it is the right thing to do to reduce these burdens and redundant and depletion. With the advantages of Onozawa and the old canal, Yunzhou, which is accessible by water, has become the direction in which most people run.
On the large field southwest of Onozawa, it has become a large shelter for displaced people. There are at least tens of thousands of troops here to suppress and guard, and there are also the same number of auxiliary troops and requisitioned soldiers, who are responsible for the nearest ones
The grain bricks with the smell of sea water were transported into the temporarily designated camps, and then poured into the pot of boiling water, stirring vigorously and quickly turning into a pot of rotten and a little oily paste.
Although each person can only get one spoonful, after eating, there are also fire-roasted potato wedges and taro, and they sit on the ground and eat them.
After a hurried half-full meal, the outsiders were driven into the shallows of the river in droves by the sound of sticks and whistles, and scrubbed vigorously with brushes. Those who dare to dodge and avoid will be taught a lesson with whips and clubs.
The hair, which was full of lice and dirt, was shaved off, and then covered with the stinking cover of their bodies, and when enough was collected with branches, they were sprinkled with rice stalks and crushed coals and set on fire.
All of a sudden, the air was filled with a certain smell of burnt fire and fireworks.
And the overseers stood in a line on the shore, holding a little stick and a thin whip, wearing standard blue coats, and looking at each other with solemn and cold eyes. It is in stark contrast to the slick and smooth crowd that is congested in the river.
But at least the current season and climate, although it has entered the late autumn with a cool breeze, is still cold. You must know that the basic requirement for being a regular soldier is to be able to wet snow naked in the open air in winter.
And in the process of washing, are some people suddenly selected, and in the midst of the shouting and shouting, they are dragged to the shore without concealment, and they just hunched up, drove into the special carriage, and went elsewhere.
If you are attentive and observe, you will find that these people who are called out and taken to other places are some people who appear to be strong and strong compared to the group where they are, or who are mentally strong, and who are exceptionally active in the crowd, or who have significant scars on their bodies, and even those who are suspected of wearing armor and leaving strangulation marks and marks, and have thick calluses in specific positions of their hands and feet.
In this way, in the state of nakedness, it is undoubtedly unobstructed and difficult to hide. Therefore, as long as it is identified as a suspicious object, it is better to take it away than to indulge in it.
After many selections and screenings, the rest of the people who had been washed to the point of reddening were able to put on short shirts made of sacks and pieces again, and the carts pulled by cows, horses, donkeys and mules were transported to other places in batches.
The proficiency and sophistication in it are like a mechanized assembly line. And these displaced people pouring in from all directions are just raw materials and rough pi on these assembly lines.
After passing through this large construction site in Yunzhou, it was transported to various parts of Huaidong in the form of semi-finished products, and further shaped into primary products in labor camps and mining workshops, and then used as a local construction and large-scale production in the ascendant, and even became a huge war machine in operation, rumbling forward to consume small parts and fuel supplements.
"From Razor to Juno in the Territory ......"
"Fourteen thousand six hundred and twenty-one members in total......"
"Among them, Ding Zhuang, who is over fifteen years old and under thirty-five years old, has a total of nine thousand six hundred and three members......"
"About 6,751 people from the mainland...... 5,896 people have been placed"
"Suspicious deeds and old creators, 437 members...... Escorted to Lishan? and Lanling Field......"
"But it's more than twice as many as last month......
"Could it be that these Beiyu and Fan Hu can't eat if they want to change their faces......"
With Brother Pengju, Chen Yuan, who returned to the frontier defense again, was still a little troubled and worried about other issues.
Although during this time, he has been working hard to raise money, he has used all the methods he can use, he has borrowed all the places he can borrow, and he has found all the relationships that he can help, but the amount he needs from Pengju's brother is still a little insufficient.
Although he was valued by his superiors and entrusted with important tasks, he was promoted to the battalion officer and deputy general in one fell swoop, but after all, the time to join this army is still short, and Brother Peng Ju has some ancient style of leaving no money around him, and scattering the left and near the trilogy.
Even if he is quite self-disciplined and self-conscious in his daily life, in addition to basic diet and daily life, there are no superfluous expenses such as drinking and gambling, but he has not been able to leave much money to accumulate
It's another daily day in Guangfu, although most of the shops have not yet been opened for business, and the stalls under the arcade are also empty.
The vendors selling flowers, fruits, breakfasts, and snacks were already wandering through the streets in twos and threes in the gray sky, but their expressions had a more sad and heavy taste.
High prices and increasingly scarce materials have begun to plague these people at the bottom.
It is also the most active shade time for those subordinates, servants, and doormen to come and go, deliver news and exchange rumors.
Because when the sun rises high, the traces left by their activities will quickly melt and evaporate under the scorching sun like the humidity and mist sent by the morning sea breeze.
Most of the people in the house served had not yet woken up at this time, and waited for these servants to prepare the early ingredients and preparations for waking up according to their own tastes and preferences. All kinds of live animals such as chickens, sheep, pigs, and fish for the whole family are also taken advantage of the time when the whole family is still awake, and after being selected according to the usual practice, they are sent to their respective mansions from the nearest market.
As the host of others, after a whole night of fun, it will spring up from all over the entertainment venues, like mushrooms after a rain, rushing to take advantage of the last cool in the morning, riding on the frame to taste street food, hairpins still dewy fragrant flowers, and rush back to sleep for a good night.
In the Li annex to which Li Chong, the Duke of Shen County, who was sick in bed, belonged to the private banquet party presided over by Gao Cen of Boluo County, who visited the starry night, also came to an end.
As the only remaining incumbent veteran of the Northerners Party or the Old Northerners, he has also become the only pillar and the last backbone that many henchmen and relatives can count on in the faction after the split.
And after some all-night discussions and deliberations, even if they are accustomed to the long nightlife of Guangfu, there are still many people whose eyes are red and yawn.
At this time, someone suddenly mentioned a certain variable that had just returned to Guangfu, and the corresponding worries.
"As for that Luo Fanzi, he is already ranked among the vassals of the dynasty."
Gao Cen, whose hair was gray and his bones were abnormally thin, shook his head slightly.
"It's also a high-level military with the right to perform, and it's not so easy to get along with."
"It's just that although he has some ability, after all, his authority and department are beyond his reach,"
"Even if he is already on Jiang Ningxing's side, he is surrounded by Sun Jingbang's people."
"But it has very little impact on what we're doing."
"Therefore, you must remember, even if you don't like it anymore, don't try to provoke him,"
"This guy is a natural disaster star, the most provocative of right and wrong, and whoever gets involved is unlucky."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sneer a few times
"And the bigger the official does, the more evil it will be,"
"It's enough to be able to keep the surface safe and sound, and don't deliberately approach it."
"An Shigao's short-hearted and soft-hearted old thing is a lesson from the past"
"He's old and confused to the point of being a little deaf......"
"I was actually blinded by the greed and profit of my nephew, and I was involved in a huge relationship,"
"Even the dignity of the last old minister almost couldn't keep ......."
"Besides, if it weren't for him, this uproar was involved,"
"How can my generation have the upper hand and success, how can it end up in such a wolf and passive response."
"also forced a sign of positive approaching to the other party's flag."
"It's his own fault."
"The second official Zheng who is known as the one who will repay the eyes has become an understanding person because he has suffered losses many times......"
"This time, I stayed out of the situation and took advantage of the situation, but I got the biggest benefit."
"However, since the people who are gathered around the prison country,"
"is so unforgiving, and does not choose to eat, and wants to do that act of killing everything."
"It's no wonder that I'm waiting, I have to put down my skin and body and do my best, regardless of the cost and means."
"What the public says is very true, and my generation should follow each other,"
"A certain group follows the subordinate and does his best, sets things right, and straightens out the dynasty."
A crowd of chaotic voices and voices responded excitedly and enthusiastically.
It's just that after the banquet was completely dispersed, Boluo Gong Gao Cen Cai said to the few cronies and nephews left behind
"How many of these people do you think are sincere?"
"How many of them are already afraid to retreat after leaving, or simply turn their heads and report to Jiangning's other people"
"Isn't that ......?"
As Gao Cen's eldest son, Gao Xin, who is a regular servant, couldn't help but lose his voice.
"Do you give a man a handle......?"
"What I want is the two ends of their heads, so that they can hide people's eyes."
Gao Cen couldn't help glaring at him, and then suppressed his gaffe.
"I don't have much time left, and it's not like I can't let go of what I want to do."
"If it weren't for this, why would I bother to compromise the dignity of this old minister and do that dangerous thing?"
"Now the ones who can really rely on and have credentials are still those of you who stay here."
"But if we can't make this last effort and uplift,"
"I'm afraid that those behind me won't make it! Children and grandchildren are about to die with this family business."
"Do you want me to follow Luo Qinian's example and hide in the Outer Sea Domain to wait for death......
"Why am I bothered to do this......
He sighed deeply, but it seemed to suddenly become wrinkled and mottled, and he was much older.