I am one year older than Chongzhen

The Xinghe Army did not take advantage of Sheng Dou Xiaomin, and they absolutely achieved fair transactions.

The leader, Wang San, made a net profit of more than three taels of silver. The dozen or so people who came with the burden could earn at least four to five hundred cash.

After Shengdou Xiaomin made money, he was naturally full of energy. Of course, he would try his best to purchase goods and then come to the Xinghe Army Camp to trade.

With the money-making effect, more people will naturally participate.

On the way back to the army, the Xinghe Army was actually able to purchase a large amount of grain, eggs, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese. The food standards were quite high.

Huang Yi, who captured Dengzhou City, really made a fortune.

And because Geng Yueru has established a food supply system, in an emergency, he can transport no less than 200,000 shi of food to Zhangjiakou within a month.

And it is mainly rice and wheat. Taking wheat as an example, the price when it reaches Zhangjiakou is no less than one or two taels of silver and no more than two or two taels of silver per stone.

The price difference is not only due to fluctuations in the purchase price, but also due to the distance of the journey. There is another factor that affects the price of food, and that is the locust-like bandits.

Whenever rogues cross the border, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of Shengdou civilians who were originally able to survive are completely desperate, and it is not surprising that they only have a bushel of rice and ten taels of silver.

In the late Ming Dynasty, food became more and more expensive. In the early Ming Dynasty, the price of a stone of polished rice in Jiangnan was only five qian.

Such high food prices will inevitably lead to the collapse of social order and directly lead to the tragedy of cannibalism.

If Huang Yi hadn't saved millions of taels of silver from seizures, he wouldn't have been able to afford so much high-priced grain.

What does two hundred thousand shi of food a month mean?

Calculating daily consumption based on two large bowls of thick porridge per person, it means that at least 1.5 million more people can be fed.

Therefore, Huang Yi was even more arrogant, not only bringing all the prisoners and some survivors back to the base, but

Orders were also issued to take in all hungry and homeless people along the route who were willing to settle down in the base areas.

There is such a good thing, and the civil servants who have been tortured by the refugees and hungry people are so happy!

Welcome Xinghejun to cross the border and ensure that the products provided are of sufficient quality and quantity!

Then the chief officials of these prefectures, cities, and counties all had a tacit understanding and drove all the refugees and beggars in the territories under their jurisdiction to the only way for the Xinghe Army to return.

Huang Yi needs people, the more the better, and he doesn't worry about getting lazy people at all.

Forced labor is not just talk, lazy people who resist labor may be beaten to death.

In line with the policy of not being forced to follow voluntarily, as long as you come, you will definitely be provided with two meals, and you will receive a large bowl of multi-grain porridge with each meal that can stand up to chopsticks.

However, the marching speed of the Xinghe Army cannot be affected by hungry people and refugees. Young and middle-aged men and women are not allowed to ride in carriages. Those who cannot keep up with the team will be automatically eliminated.

However, people's potential is really infinite. When these hungry people, refugees, and refugees saw the cheerful Xinghe Army and ate a big bowl of thick porridge, they were filled with hope.

They were reluctant to leave behind the jars, rags, quilts, and clothes. Each person's burden was not necessarily lower than that of the auxiliary soldiers of the Xinghe Army.

However, few of them are left behind, and hope is ahead. Some people would rather cry from exhaustion, while crying, they keep moving forward and forward again...

Huang Yi led his troops to leave Dengzhou on the second day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Chongzhen. He was the last batch of counter-rebellion teams to leave.

Compared with the previous batches, this batch of troops has three general soldiers plus one hundred female cavalrymen.

Because most of the refugees had already followed the previous team, there were only more than 3,000 people in the team led by Huang Yi himself.

Who would have thought that because the reputation of the Xinghe Army spread far and wide, there would be an endless stream of people from Shengdou who came to join him along the way.

The villages and forts along the way were willing to accept the Xinghe Army's garrison. Knowing which village the Xinghe Army was camping in, a night market was naturally formed in this place.

Why? The Xinghe Army had to march during the day, and the quartermaster had time to shop after camping.

Some Shengdou civilians only knew the general direction of the Xinghe Army's march, but did not know where to stop.

Maybe he would jump on a heavy load to catch up, and it would take him until midnight to catch up.

Xinghejun is very humane. Not only does he buy all the food picked up by small traders, vendors, and ordinary people in the evening, but he also buys it every morning.

So those who came late had to wait outside the camp gate overnight.

The villagers in the village came to see the goods brought by the small traders.

Those in need could exchange eggs, chickens and ducks or buy them with silver and copper coins, and the night market was naturally born.

Wang San, who was the first to trade with the Xinghe Army, learned from the quartermaster that several groups of troops would pass by in the future.

He not only used all his savings, but also borrowed money from relatives and friends who could borrow money, and collected the capital of more than ten taels of silver.

Then he purchased bacon, eggs, etc. by paying half on credit and half on credit.

The next step is to climb up the official road and have a distant view.

Sure enough, after only waiting for three days, another group of troops came in force, with the same banner and military appearance as the last time.

Wang San was the first to trade again. After he got the money, he actually purchased goods overnight and traded early in the morning, making money twice.

The troops of the Xinghe Army crossed the border from Wang San's hometown more than ten times. At first, Wang San took the initiative to do transactions, but now there are dozens and hundreds of people from all over the country carrying burdens to sell things.

Many villagers made money. Wang San, who was the first to eat crabs, became rich. He earned more than one hundred taels of snowflake silver.

These villagers all asked, how could there be an army in this world that really did nothing to the common people?

If all the armies in the world were like this, how happy would the common people be?

This army is called the "Xinghe Army" and must be remembered.

As a result, many illiterate people in Shengdou were able to distinguish two words - Xinghe.

Wang San, who had money, was full of curiosity about this army. He thought about it. After a while, he bought several carts of dates and bacon and transported them to Xinghe City, which the quartermaster said.

If it's really as good as the quartermaster says, rent a storefront there and do business.

If you can earn enough money to support your family by doing business, you will take your wife, children, and children and settle there.

The Xinghe Army marched and propagated all the way, and too many ordinary people were affected by it.

They finally learned that not all armies preyed on the common people by killing good people and taking credit for their merits.

There is also a Xinghe Army from Xuanda that has been rescuing people in need!

As more and more hungry people were taken in, Huang Yi ordered his subordinates not to abandon or give up any of the Shengdou people who followed them voluntarily.

Tens of thousands of people came supporting the elderly and the young, and there was no room for the carriage, so the marching speed was certainly affected.

So Huang Yi decided to lead a general cavalry man and two horses to gallop back to the base area.

General Geng Yueru is responsible for the work of accepting refugees, and is taken care of by a female soldier from General Aqi Duolan, so there is no inconvenience.

Aqi Dolan has selected 200 women as auxiliary soldiers during this period, and more than 300 women have volunteered to serve as laborers.

The world was difficult, and the Ming Dynasty was no better than that of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it was even more difficult for women.

Of course, it is even more difficult for the thousands of women who were harmed by the rebels! (End of chapter)