The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 15 Abduction
As the Xiaoguo army joined the defense in front of the gate, the critical situation changed immediately. The morale of the soldiers was like a rainbow, and they hacked to death more than a hundred refugees who had just rushed out of the siege, and blocked the breached gap. Scared the refugees back.

At this time, the number of officers and soldiers was as high as [-], all of them were in armor, holding swords in their hands, full of murderous intent, the refugees slowly retreated dozens of steps away in fear, and confronted the Sui army with sticks in their hands.

Mai Zhongcai heaved a long sigh of relief, and went forward to express his gratitude to Yang Tong
"Your Highness, if you hadn't arrived in time, I would have committed a serious crime!"

"You're welcome! But from now on, please follow my command, General Mai."

"Here!"

Mai Zhongcai responded loudly.

His father was Mai Tiezhang who died in the Goguryeo War, and even his body was taken away by the Goguryeo people.Yang Guang not only redeemed the corpse, but also wept for Mai Tiezhang himself, posthumously presenting Doctor Guanglu and Su Guogong with the posthumous title of Wulie.

Mai Mengcai, the son of Tiezhang, inherited the title and was soon awarded Doctor Guanglu.Mai Mengcai's two younger brothers, Zhongcai and Jicai, were both worshiped as Zhengyi doctors.

Yang Guang was very kind to the Mai family, so the three brothers of the Mai family were very loyal to the royal family. Whenever something happened here, he would leave his post without authorization and lead troops to stop him, which bought precious time for Yang Tong.

"Are there any organized people among the refugees?" Yang Tong asked.

Mai Zhong thought for a while and said, "It's the spontaneous behavior of the refugees."

"It's easy!" Yang Tong heaved a sigh of relief. It would be difficult if someone was instigating behind the scenes. Yang Tong began to deploy one by one, ordering the troops to march into Luoyang, patrol the banks of the Luoshui River and all the streets, and strictly guard the gates of each square. , At the same time, tents were set up at Shangdongmen and Jianchunmen to resettle the refugees and give porridge for disaster relief to stabilize the emotions of the refugees!

One by one was properly arranged. It is estimated that the blood of the refugees blocked in Beishi was already cold, and they should have been afraid, so they were ready to enter the negotiation.

Seeing Yang Tong enter, Mai Zhongcai was shocked and said, "Your Highness, you can't take risks, you should go at the end."

"It's just a group of disaster victims who can't survive! Once the impulsive momentum is over, they are actually very scared now!" Yang Tong waved his hand, and two guards stepped forward to help Yang Tong take off his battle armor and put on a royal robe!

Seeing that there was still some worry in Mai Zhongcai's eyes, he said, "Go, they don't believe it! And my promise is more effective than anyone else. You guard the door to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to provoke deliberately."

"I understand that I will never let this happen to me!" Mai Zhongcai nodded heavily. When Yang Tong changed into the royal robe, he understood what Yang Tong meant. At this time, the children of the royal family would be more effective than anyone else.

Yang Tong got on his horse, and Luo Shi said, "Lead two hundred soldiers and follow me into Beishi!"

In a moment, Yang Tong entered Beishi with Luo Shixin and two hundred elites!

There were 10,000+ refugees gathered in Beishi, and hundreds of shops in Beishi were not spared. Most of the shops were smashed to pieces, but fortunately there was no fire.

The shops are full of old people and children, and the people on the street are basically young and strong men, about 5 to [-] people. Many of them hold wooden sticks and iron bars, and stare at Yang Tong with hostility.

After entering two hundred steps, Yang Tong stopped, "I am Yang Tong, king of the Great Sui and Qin Dynasties, and I am the Wagang Village that defeated the people dozens of times with [-] underdogs!"

Thousands of people around screamed back.

Yang Tong didn't expect his fame to be so big, so he was a little flustered, and then said: "I know you are all law-abiding people, if you are the heinous villains, you would have been thieves in Hebei Road, Qi County, and Dong County long ago! If you I didn’t want to be a good person, and I wouldn’t come to Luoyang! Not only did you suffer from hunger and cold in Luoyang, but you also suffered from cold eyes, contempt, and spurning... I understand your pain and grievance.”

Some heart-warming words made the eye circles of some iron-blooded men turn red.

Yes!

They just want to be a good person...

"If it weren't for the fact that you couldn't survive anymore, you wouldn't take the risk of beheading and smashing and robbing; if the government had done a good job in disaster relief, there wouldn't be the Nanshi tragedy, and there wouldn't be the current confrontation with Beishi."

Every word and every sentence speaks to the hearts of the refugees.

"But you have to understand the difficulty of the imperial court! A few days ago, hundreds of thousands of rebels from Wagang attacked Xingyang. At that time, the imperial court managed to gather 15 troops for me. Don't look at me, Yang Tong. It was King Qin of the Sui Dynasty, but he was actually a [-]-year-old kid who hadn’t even killed a chicken.”

Hearing this, Luo Shixin and the three hundred guards gave Yang Tong a weird look: You didn't kill chickens, but you have risen to the level of killing people like chickens.

"It is conceivable how dangerous the imperial court was in Luoyang at that time! At that time, the imperial court was devoted to resisting the thieves. It caused everyone to leave their homes; it was also them who made the court have no time to take care of you."

The victims didn't speak, but their expressions eased up again. Some people also came up to wait and see when they saw the movement.

Seeing the effect, Yang Tong continued to encourage his sharp tongue: "You can rest assured, I am not going to hold you accountable, let alone kill you! A big fire will burn you all clean, saving you even burying people, how easy and trouble-free! Why bother to venture in and say so much? So, everyone can safely throw away the things in their hands!"

The faces of the victims suddenly changed again and again!Some people thought for a while, and dropped the wooden sticks and iron bars in their hands one after another.With the beginning, after a while, tens of thousands of young and strong hands have nothing in their hands.

Immediately, Yang Tong cupped his hands and said, "I've already made a decision about your arrangement!"

The spirits of the victims are lifted!
"First, a porridge shed has been set up outside the upper east gate, and everyone can go to eat; second, the big bandits such as Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida of Hebei Road are dead. After the efforts of the eunuch Yang Yichen, small rebellions have become a thing of the past. Years Afterwards, I will lead one hundred thousand soldiers to settle there and completely wipe out the rogues there. Hebei Road has been in chaos for nearly ten years, and a lot of fertile land has been unplanted and a lot of houses have been uninhabited. The system of ten acres per person will give you fields so that you can live a stable life. After you settle down, the imperial court will give you grain seeds for free, and you can support yourself when you have a harvest;”

As soon as this statement came out, the audience was in an uproar.

"Your Highness, are you serious?" Someone asked after a commotion.

"I'm not lying to you, if you don't want to go, I can't help it."

"willing!"

"We do!"

"..."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The victims were weeping and excited.

"It's good if you want to! If you work hard for half a year, you will have a better life." Yang Tong nodded, and then said: "Before everyone has a harvest, life will be very difficult. In addition, I will give you five buckets each. Rice, no matter men, women or children, there are not many things, it is my kindness from Yang Tong."

Five buckets of rice!
fifty catties

If the soup is mixed with some wild vegetables, the fifty catties of food will be enough for a grown man to eat for three months!
If there are five members of the family with young and old, they will get 250 catties, which can last until the day when there is a harvest.

At that moment, some people stretched out their hands and pinched their thighs fiercely, and they didn't feel relieved until they felt the tingling pain like a heartbeat!
"You don't have to worry about being hungry! I have already thought about your life!" Yang Tong said to these young adults with eager gazes: "After you settle down, you can also repair them while farming. The city walls, roads, rivers, and water conservancy are subsidized to reduce the burden on the family. As long as you work hard, you will not starve to death."

"Okay, everyone go outside the upper east gate to get the porridge relief! I will arrange officials to register for you on a household basis. I hope you will cooperate well then."

The ecstatic victims couldn't bear the joy welling up from the bottom of their hearts, and they all knelt down towards Yang Tong in unison!

"Your Highness is merciful!"

"Your Highness is kind!"

"May the gods and Buddhas in the sky bless His Highness with a long life!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)