nanming man

Chapter 74 The Plague

In the north of Luyi County, the wilderness along both sides of the Guohe River is covered with tents stretching for more than ten miles, with as many as thousands of tents, and more than [-] victims of the disaster are living there.

They are the victims that Gao Yihuan decided to take in after a simple screening. They are mainly young people and people with skills. They live here temporarily and will be scattered to various places in Luyi later.

Because the second brother Gao bought a lot of supplies and distributed them to the victims, so that they would have no worries for a while, the camp gradually recovered a little vitality.

By the edge of the eddy water, the women were washing their clothes, while the men gathered together to discuss their future.

At this time Gao Yihuan led several subordinates through the camp. The camp was filled with the pungent quicklime smell. Yu Yinglong stretched out his finger and said, "Captain, it's just ahead."

Following the direction he was pointing at, Gao Yihuan saw a shed propped up by a few bamboos, so he quickly walked over and burrowed in.

There were a lot of people sitting in the shed, about 40 to 30 people, all around [-] years old. It was Gao Yihuan who asked the ten households of the victims to be organized into a Jia, and then recommended one person as the head of the family to assist him in managing the victims.

When the men in the tent saw a soldier coming in, they stood up one after another. Yu Yinglong hurriedly said, "Don't be restrained, everyone. This is our Captain Gao from Luyi. He came here to tell you about the resettlement plan."

When everyone heard that Captain Gao was coming, they hurriedly saluted and wanted to say something grateful, while Gao Yihuan smiled and waved his hands, "Everyone is a township party member, so don't be too polite, which county are you all from?"

"The young one is from Qi County."

"We are from Chenliu County." Several men said.

Gao Yi laughed happily and said, "I'm also from Chenliu, everyone don't need to be nervous, just sit down and I'll say something casually."

Dozens of people sat down one after another, Zhao Zhuzi brought a seat for Gao Yihuan, and Gao Yihuan sat opposite them.

At this time, the men below suddenly asked anxiously: "General, we have been here for a few days. Although we have food and drink, we still feel uneasy until we find out how the general plans to arrange us."

"Yes, General, we want to know what will happen to us next?" Several men echoed and asked.

After hearing this, Gao Yihuan turned his head and said to Ying Long: "I asked Yu Zhubo to tell you about this matter. He is in charge of the resettlement and knows better than me."

Apart from making him a captain, Chuangjun didn't set up an official in Luyi, and the official positions such as Master Bo were all privately set up by Gao Erge.

Yu Yinglong immediately said: "You don't have to worry. Since you stay in Luyi, we will settle you down. Specifically, there are two places for you to go. The first is to join the army when you are young and strong, and we will place your family members in the On both sides of the Guohe River, we will allocate land for you to cultivate at a low rent. The second is for people with special skills, such as blacksmithing and bookkeeping. We will also allocate places for you to house your families. As for seeds and farm tools, we will distribute them to you. For you guys."

Everyone listened to the discussion for a while, and someone asked again: "General Gao, Yu Zhubo, even if we plant seeds, we will not have a harvest until next year. During this period, we have no income, how are we going to live? Are there any fields? Is there a source of water for irrigation?"

Yu Yinglong waved his hand, everyone quieted down, and said with a smile: "From now until next year's wheat harvest, everyone don't have to worry, we will not ignore it, and will continue to provide relief, but this can only maintain basic survival, it must be food. You are not full, but you can go to the earthen kilns outside the city to work, burn kiln bricks, help dig canals, build water conservancy, exchange some wages, and then buy grain and cloth in the city to subsidize your family. As for the source of irrigation water, you Don't worry, there are already several dams on the Wohe River, which can store enough water to irrigate the land along the banks."

Originally, after the dam was built, it took a long time to store water, but the water from the upper reaches of the Yellow River was poured into the source of the Guohe River, and the water of the Guohe River was suddenly plentiful.

If it were in other places, the water source rushes through directly and finally flows into the sea, which will not bring much benefit, but the second brother Gao just happened to block the dam on the Guohe River, dug canals, and made many ponds, so the water source was intercepted and preserved. , can be used for next year's irrigation.

After listening to Yu Yinglong's words, the men's faces showed a little joy, and someone asked again: "General, Yu Zhubo, how much do you pay for joining the army, and how much do you pay for working in a kiln factory?"

This time Gao Yihuan said: "If you join the army, the miscellaneous soldiers will be paid eight qian per month, and the soldiers will be given one or two five qian per month. They will go to repair water conservancy, and they will be given five qian per month. If they go to work in kilns, they will be paid according to their work points." In terms of wages, the more you work, the more you get. Generally, you can earn seven renminbi a month, and you can get more if you work hard, but the work in the kiln is a hard job, and it is not easy."

Brother Gao's words moved many men, and they all discussed what to do.

In a self-sufficient traditional society, ordinary people basically have no other sources of income or job opportunities other than farming. There are several months of each year during slack farming. If there is no corvee in the government, there is basically nothing to do.

Now the second brother Gao has provided them with a source of income other than farming, and everyone immediately started talking about it.

Seeing this, Second Brother Gao immediately smiled, "If you have anything else to do, just ask Master Bo, I will leave him here to clear up your doubts."

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he got up and left. Everyone hurriedly saluted and saw him off. As soon as he left, the men surrounded Yu Yinglong and asked, "Master Yu, how much is the annual rent for the land you rented to us?"

"Yu Zhubo, how much land can our family rent~"

Gao Yihuan heard the discussion behind him, walked quickly to the next place, and asked as he walked, "Da Xian, how many new recruits have you recruited now?"

"Second brother, Shizhao and I have already recruited more than 2000 people, including the original brothers, we now have 3000 people." Zhao Daxian replied a little excitedly: "Second brother, should we recruit more, anyway, the current source of troops Let us choose."

"There are not enough officers, so there is no benefit in recruiting too many." Gao Yihuan shook his head, "Have you delivered the armor that Zhou Ronghua promised?"

"It's all delivered, but the amount we asked for this time is too big, the one surnamed Zhou was a little timid, and said he couldn't give A any more." Zhao Daxian replied.

After Gao Yihuan brought back the armor and weapons he had negotiated with Zhou Ronghua, he asked Zhao Daxian to ask for another batch, intending to equip all 3000 people, but Zhou Ronghua obviously didn't dare to give him so much.

Brother Gao frowned slightly, and immediately said: "Then you take 1000 taels of silver and go to find Zhao Yingyuan, and then go to send some money and food to the old man, see if you can get in touch, and ask for some armor."

The secret channel was blocked, so the second brother Gao came from the outside, anyway, he is rich now and very proud.

At this time, Gao Yihuan came to the part of the camp near Weishui. The location of this place is relatively good, and it is mainly for some capable or skilled victims to live in.

Dozens of disaster victims are queuing up to register, and they will be assigned out after the registration is completed.

Gao Yihuan rushed all the way to the registration office, looked around, and asked, "Where is Sun Yucheng?"

Suddenly I heard arguing from the nearby tent, "Your patient has a severe chill, mild fever, headache, body pain, stuffy nose, and thin white tongue coating. It must be a symptom of wind-cold."

"Old man, I don't think the patient is suffering from wind-cold. He has a sudden onset. At the beginning, he can see a strong aversion to cold and strong heat. Then the heat is not cold. He has a headache and body pain. It’s similar to Fengchi, but it’s very different, I’m afraid I’ve contracted the plague~”

(Thank you for the 10000 reward from Chenjing. I can’t add more updates recently. I’ll make up for it after the year is over. I played too late yesterday, even later. Thanks to jhlkjyr3 for the 1000 reward.)
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