Griffin Commander in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Wait a minute"

"Auntie, do you have anything else to do?"

Li San tried his best to keep smiling.

"I do have something to ask you. I want to ask you, was it you who spread the news that our mansion wanted to take in refugees?"

run!

The moment Li San heard 45's words, he realized that this person was coming to punish him! He and his men together would definitely not be able to defeat her. They had tried it before, and a group of people came together and almost beat her to death on the spot. Now seeing this woman's legs cramping, how could he stay still after hearing this? Li San ran away on the spot.

However, his opponent is 45.

Every tactical humanoid, even the civilian version, has much higher physical functions than ordinary people. All of them are at the level of the living soldier king, not to mention the level of 45. Chasing a person is not much easier than catching a chicken.

Li San and his companions soon discovered that not only could they not fight, they couldn't even run away. Before they had even taken two steps, they were kicked in the neck and instantly lost their fighting ability and coughed while holding their necks. 45's kick was extremely measured, ensuring that he would not break the opponent's cervical vertebrae while also ensuring that the opponent would completely lose his fighting ability.

"Not running away? Then let's talk about it. Who told you to tell others?"

Did she guess it?

Li San's eyes were filled with fear. He couldn't understand what the big shot above was thinking, but he was clear about one thing: if he didn't say it today, he might not be able to eat the bag of millet.

"I'm telling you! I'm telling you! I was ordered to do this by a master. I didn't want to do this either, auntie. The master told me to follow those two brats to check the situation, and then wait for an opportunity to spread rumors that your house can take in refugees. I was really just following orders!"

"Which master gave you the order?"

"I don't know where the master is from. I only know that his accent is not the Zhending accent, so he is definitely not a native of Zhending. As for the rest, I don't know anything."

After a while, 45 came to Jiang Han with the news.

"You mean, someone is really targeting us, and there's a high probability that they're not locals?"

“Yes, that’s what those people said.”

"Awesome sister 45, you are so strong, I am awesome, sister, take me to fly!"

"Your tone is so disgusting"

...

"Then, combined with what happened today, it is very clear that the other party is most likely the Cao family."

It has been confirmed that someone is behind this, but the current situation still exists. A large number of refugees are blocking the door, and it is impossible to get through. If this continues, something bad will happen.

Does Jiang Han want to take in these refugees?

It’s possible to collect them, but after collecting them, can these people survive?

Every adult needs to consume at least 1,600 calories a day. Now it's a year of famine, and even if you reduce that by half, it will still be 700 to 800 calories. Where can you find food?

Today's grain prices have soared to a hundred coins. How long can Jiang Han sustain himself with the money he gets from selling his horses?

Can we really let a group of people like this survive just by feeding them?

They had no land, no work to do, and could not create any value for themselves. Jiang Han might be able to take them in while he was here, but he had to leave. What would happen to these people after he left? He couldn't take them with him, could he?

"You still have to have your own place..."

Everything can only be achieved if Jiang Han is really capable of maintaining the production cycle. He currently does not have this ability.

He is not a savior and cannot save everyone. If everyone wants to survive in this world, they need to save themselves, but Jiang Han does not have the ability to give them hope of saving themselves.

At least he doesn't now.

The commotion here soon attracted the attention of the government, and the yamen runners went forward to check out the situation.

In all kinds of cities, especially the larger ones, the gatherings of refugees will be strictly checked. Anyone showing the slightest sign of disturbance will be thrown into jail and severely punished. The current situation is turbulent and the time is sensitive. Killing officials and rebellion have almost become a daily task. Under such circumstances, the government is quite nervous about the gathering of refugees.

"What are you doing? You will go to jail if you try to cause trouble. Do you want to die?"

The attitude of these police officers towards this group of refugees was not very good. If it weren't for these bastards wandering around the city every day, they would have gone to the brothels to listen to music long ago.

The refugees were dispersed violently. The police officers were armed with wooden sticks and swords. Normal people would be scared when seeing them, not to mention that it would be really painful when they were hit on the body.

When they saw the officers coming, some people shouted and fled in all directions, some stayed where they were like ostriches, and of course, there were also some stubborn people who refused to obey and were beaten with sticks so hard that they fled away in fear.

To be honest, the bailiffs were also nervous. When they went out, they really took all the weapons they could. Who would not be afraid of death?

After much difficulty in separating the crowd, the refugees were still lingering nearby, separated by the yamen runners, looking around from afar. No one wanted to give up easily as there was a chance to survive.

Zhao Pu walked over with a sour face. He was really annoyed. This group of people came into the city and started to cause trouble for him every day. Now there were no less than tens of thousands of refugees in and outside Anping City. The daily eating, drinking, defecating and urinating of such a large group of people was enough to worry him over, and this group of people actually caused trouble for him every day.

"What exactly is going on? Come here immediately! If you are looking for trouble, you will be beheaded!"

In fact, it stands to reason that the crime of looking for opportunities to cause trouble is at most beating with a stick, but under the current circumstances and at this time of year, it is impossible to manage such a large group of refugees without severe punishment. If you cause trouble at this time, you will really be dragged to the Caishikou and beheaded.

The so-called Caishikou, hence the name Siye, is the place where ordinary people buy vegetables. In fact, such places are generally the locations of markets, but the demand for selling vegetables is a little greater. It is often an earthen platform. Even if it is the place for execution, there is not much sense of ceremony. There will be a tall pole. After beheading, the chopped head will be hung on it. When the wind blows, it rolls around, which looks quite childish.

"Sir, we heard that the master here is kind-hearted and can't bear to see us waiting to die on the streets, so he is ready to take in some refugees in his home. That's why we came here, just to be chosen by the master."

A brave refugee spoke timidly.

"Is this true?"

Zhao Pu was beaming with joy. Was this an unexpected gain?

He was almost annoyed to death by the problem of refugees every day. Anping City could not accommodate so many refugees at present, but refugees from nearby villages or unknown places were flocking to various cities. If they were refused entry into the city, they would be slaughtered as animals by the Jiannu. If they were allowed to stay in the city, their rice would only become more expensive. Now that he heard that someone was actually prepared to help him solve his problems, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.

At that time, he knocked on the door and asked Jiang Han to come out for questioning, preparing to discuss the specific matters of taking over.

He couldn’t pretend to be dead anymore, so Jiang Han opened the door and walked out.

“Hey, it’s coming out!”

Surprised voices were heard from the crowd, and a delighted crowd surged up instantly, surrounding the place inside and outside.

"I am Zhao Pu, the magistrate of Anping County. May I ask if it was you who spread the news that you wanted to take in refugees?"

Zhao Pu asked seriously. He glanced slightly to the back, looking at 45 and two children who were secretly looking at him from behind the door. He nodded slightly in his heart. It seemed to be true. The three children, one big and two small, were so thin. They must be refugees. Poor girl, she even had a scar on her face. She was also a poor person.

Jiang Han smiled bitterly: "Please come in and we'll talk."

Zhao Pu had no objection, and the two of them walked into the courtyard with peace of mind. The gate kept out the pairs of eager eyes.

"What? You said you had no intention of adopting the child, and you were not the one who leaked the news?"

Zhao Pu frowned.

"That's true. We don't know how we managed to offend that businessman named Cao. We were completely framed in this incident."

Jiang Han said sincerely.

He came here with high hopes, but heard such news. The feeling of having hope first and then having it shattered was really not good, and it made Zhao Pu look even worse.

"But now that the crowd is so noisy, it's hard to back down. If you tell me now that it's all a misunderstanding, how can I explain it to the refugees outside?"

"Ah this"

Jiang Han was also a little confused. Why are you asking me about Baiyin?

The more Zhao Pu thought about it, the angrier he got. "I saw you were wandering around outside, so I took you in out of kindness. Out of respect for you, I didn't check your travel permits, and even rented this yard to you. I think I did my best. But after you came to the city, you caused trouble everywhere. You went to the government office three times in ten days! Now you've caused such a big mess again, and you want to give up and quit just because you said you were framed?"

Jiang Han didn't expect the person in front of him to change his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. For a moment, he was a little slow to react. "But sir, we..."

"You don't have to say any more! Have you ever thought that if I go out today and tell them that you have no intention of taking them in, your gate will be trampled down by refugees in a moment, and by then, the situation will no longer be under your control!"

Zhao Pu's words became even harsher.

"I won't let the commander get hurt."

M4A1, who had been silent all the time, expressed her determination at this moment. As long as she was there, Jiang Han would be safe no matter what.

Zhao Pu looked up in surprise and said, "Okay, okay, I'll put my words here. Now, whether you take in one or two, you must give an explanation to the people outside. As for the origin of your conflict with the Cao family, I don't care. How to deal with it is your business. If you cause trouble again at this critical moment, get out of Anping City!"

Zhao Pu turned away in anger, and Jiang Han never expected that he trusted the government, who were playing interstellar games, and gave him a classic move.

"Really, the style is the same as always."

Sister 45 said calmly that she had expected this result. Or rather, she had seen too many such situations.

"Empiricism kills people..."

Jiang Han rubbed his brows. He made a fatal mistake, which was to impose the way of doing things of later governments on the Ming Dynasty officials. The resulting error in judgment made it a little difficult for him to deal with.

"What should we do now? We have to take over a few of them."

"I don't know what to do either... I'm so worried."

Zhao Pu walked out of the courtyard gate with a gloomy face. As soon as his figure appeared, a large group of refugees approached him.

"Old parents, how is it? Did the master say that he would take in a few people?"

"Old parents, please tell me what is going on now!"

The crowd, along with the yamen runners, kept getting closer to Zhao Pu, and the runners' repeated calls to stop them were of little use.

"quiet!"

Zhao Pu tried hard to maintain order at the scene.

"Your Excellency, please tell us quickly!"

"Yes, sir, please tell me now!"

Zhao Pu's actions did not control the current situation. Instead, the surging desire was getting closer and closer to him.

"Silence! Silence! Everyone, listen to me, listen to me first!"

He shouted loudly, but the crowd was louder and his voice was almost drowned out.

A sharp pain suddenly came from his abdomen. He didn't know when a refugee had come to his side and stabbed a knife straight into his abdomen. Zhao Pu raised his head with difficulty and saw faces full of desire.

"Ho..."

He tried to take a breath and wanted to say something, but another sharp pain from behind overwhelmed him.

Inside Cao's residence, Cao Sheng was training a new mynah bird. This thing was precious and it was not easy to raise it well. You had to train its voice first and then let it learn to speak slowly. Once it was trained well, it could learn to speak and sing songs, which was amazing.

The noise in the city almost reached his house.

"It's done! It's done! Master! Our people have done it!"

Erde ran in excitedly and said to Cao Sheng.

"Don't talk nonsense. What are our people? They were Tartar spies who sneaked into the city. The county lord didn't check for a while and was deceived by them. The spy leaked the news, disrupted the situation in the city, and took advantage of the chaos to kill the county lord. We are heartbroken. The Ming Dynasty has lost a diligent and good official. I will never reconcile with the Jian slaves! It's a pity that the spy got away. Otherwise, I will definitely avenge the county lord!"

"Yes! Yes! That dog spy deserves a miserable death! He served as a dog for the Tartars, and sooner or later his ancestors' graves will be dug up by others!"

"Asshole! Who are you scolding?"

...

"The county lord has been murdered!!!"

The screams outside the door were immediately transmitted into the yard, and Jiang Han broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.

"what's the situation?"

45 Standing quietly on the eaves, taking in everything outside: "The official was killed and died at our doorstep."

"Died at our doorstep? Is that such a coincidence?"

"Yes, it's such a coincidence"

"Then this is not a coincidence....But why?"

Jiang Han only felt that there was an invisible big net that was constantly tightening around him, trying to trap him to death.

Who did he offend? It was just a man named Cao, but why did he go to such lengths to kill the county magistrate and frame him?

Just because he killed his dog? Are extreme animal rights activists so scary? The dog is his father?

There must be some unknown details in it.

"Cao family, Cao family...what's going on with this Cao family? Sister 45, can you help me check it out?"

"Are you ordering me around again? Okay, remember to pay me overtime."

45 set off lazily.

"M4A1, can you help me check if the carpenter has finished making the things I want? You can put the furniture aside and make that first."

"it is good"

"As for you two little guys, come with me to pack up the things at home. We are ready to run away."

"Yes, sir"