Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 83, the refugees have become fragrant buns
On the official road leading to the capital, Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi from the same village walked with great difficulty.

Now the snow is melting, the road is very muddy, coupled with the howling cold wind, and there is nothing to eat in the stomach, the two of them have to stop to take a breath every time they walk a certain distance.

"I'm going to the capital after a short walk. I don't know if I can find something to do in the capital. Is there anyone to give away the porridge? The dry food brought out won't last for a few days."

Tian Erniu looked at the tall gate of the capital, full of worries about the days ahead.

Both of them are military households of Tianjin Wei. When it comes to military households, I have to mention the household service system of the Ming Dynasty. Because of this household service system, this military household is the same as other kitchen households, craftsmen, etc. Hereditary, the ancestors are military households, and the generations, descendants and grandchildren are all military households.

Don't think that this hereditary is an iron rice bowl, it sounds pretty good.

But in fact, it is just the opposite. The military households are the lowest and lowest existence in Ming Dynasty. Except for those who can inherit hundreds or thousands of households, the other lowest military households are all the poorest existence in Ming Dynasty.

The original Ming Taizu’s military household system was actually very good. A certain amount of land was allocated to each guard. The military households in this guard were self-sufficient in cultivating the land at ordinary times, and they could defend their homes and the country during wartime. You can raise a large number of soldiers with a penny.

However, after more than 100 years of development, the guard and military household system have been completely corrupted.

The elite army of the Ming Dynasty, which was able to chase the Yuan captives north, has become the most honest and poorest peasants after more than 100 years of development.

Because of the household service system, the children and grandchildren of these military households are all military households. Gradually, these military households have become private serfs of superior officers and nobles. , Senior generals, thousands of households, hundreds of households, etc. accounted for seven to eighty-eight.

These military households are not allowed to engage in any other industries, because this is not allowed, they can only farm honestly, and they have to fight when there is a war.

Second, to become a private serf of a superior, not only to help the superiors and officers to farm the land, but sometimes also to do a lot of private work.

Three years later, the military farmland has been occupied, but the population of these low-level military households is increasing. With one increase and one decrease, the life of these military households can be imagined.

If the poverty of Xiahetun, where Liu Jin was born, is due to the fact that they are close to the sea, have little arable land and cannot go to the sea, and their life is hard, then the life of these military households is even worse.

In winter, a large number of military households became refugees, begging everywhere, and every year, how many people died of freezing and starving outside, the guard system was truly and thoroughly corrupted.

Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi both wore thin clothes, and the cotton jackets they wore were very tattered and blackened. Go to the capital.

Both of them are military households, just in their early twenties. There are wives and children in the house. It is a pity that there is not much food left in the family. As in previous years, young people have to come out to be refugees to make a living. , Let the children eat the little food left in the family, and they have to find a way to survive this winter, and they will not be able to go back until the spring of the next year.

This is an extremely cruel reality, penniless, just bring some dry food out, and it's freezing cold, in the past every year I don't know how many people went out and never came back.

But there is no way, there may be a way out if you go out, if you don't go out, the whole family may starve to death at home, so even if they know this, there are still a large number of military households who become refugees and come to the city to beg for food.

The two walked very slowly, but they finally reached the gate of the city.

"Two brothers, two brothers, you are here to make a living, right? Our Zhang's Coal Industry is recruiting a large number of people, including food and housing. I wonder if you are interested in working in our Zhang's Coal Industry?"

Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi came to the gate of the city, before they had time to take a breath, a cleanly dressed man in servant clothes immediately came up and said in a hurry.

"Packed with food and shelter?"

When Zhao Houzi heard this, his eyes widened immediately. It was hard to believe that such a good thing existed in the world. They came out to be refugees for the purpose of begging for food to get through this winter. , Such a good thing has never been heard of before.

For these refugees, as long as they stutter, they can talk about anything, let alone cover them, then this winter will definitely be able to survive.

Just when Zhao Houzi and Tian Erniu were about to nod their heads in agreement, a few more people gathered around and said one by one, "Brothers, our Sangong Coal Industry is also recruiting people to make honeycomb briquettes, including food and housing, and Sangong Coal The business was opened by the three princes, and they will never treat everyone badly."

"Our Zhou's Coal Industry is also recruiting people. We also include food and housing. If you work hard, we will reward you."

"Two brothers, come to our Four Seas Coal Industry, full board and lodging, after this winter, we will give you a set of cotton clothes."

All of them surrounded Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi, and the condition was that one was better than the other, making the two of them dumbfounded and dumbfounded.

Didn't it mean that it is difficult to enter the city gate after going out to beg for food? Didn't it mean that it was difficult to find work after going out? Didn't it mean that being a refugee would starve to death or freeze to death?
Why now I seem to be Xiangmomo, it's okay to call each of them brothers and sisters with me, but I still hold my hand tightly, as if I am afraid that I will go away.

"This is what Zhang's coal industry saw first. Can you abide by the first-come, first-served rule?"

"What do you mean you saw it first? I have already seen them when they were far away. Come on, brother, come to our Zhou Coal Industry. Come and drink some hot water first to warm up~"

"Are you still shameless? Why don't you just go and grab it if someone says you saw it first?"

The people around the two also quarreled with each other, which made Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi even more at a loss. They kept looking around, and soon their eyes lit up, and they found two people from the same village. people.

"Brother Big Tiger, Brother Silly Bear, you guys came out too?"

Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi also hurried over.

"Er Niu, Monkey, come to Xishan Coal Industry. Food and lodging are also included. You still have a few pennies a day. The more you work, the more money you get. Don't be fooled by them."

The people named Dahu and Shaxiong saw Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi, and they also cried out excitedly, and then hurriedly dragged the two of them to the recruiting place of Xishan Coal Industry, and said to the person in charge: "Thank you, Manager! , these two people are from my village, I wonder if they can work together at Xishan Coal Industry?"

"Well, since you are from the same village, of course you can, take your ID cards well, and you will have to rely on your ID cards for eating and receiving wages in the future."

Manager Xie was originally here to recruit refugees, so he naturally had no reason to refuse, so he nodded and wrote ID cards for the two of them.

"Brother Big Tiger, Brother Silly Bear, what's going on?"

Tian Erniu and Zhao Houzi held their ID badges, but they still couldn't figure out the situation, so they hurriedly asked.

"What's going on, it's not easy, we people are becoming fragrant momos, don't you see that everyone is scrambling for us to do things?"

　Please collect~ Please collect~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)