Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 60 What, they give food to poor people?

"Really killed them all?"

In a spacious and majestic bright room, a maid shook a large fan, sending out wisps of gentle breeze.

Ren Qiande did not close his eyes and enjoy the soft breeze. Instead, he opened his eyes and asked Guo Jingxiang who suddenly arrived with a look of horror on his face.

Guo Jingxiang said with a solemn expression: "Kill them all! The former governor Jia Zhili and several others who want to die for the imperial court are still being punished."

"It's so unreasonable!"

"This is how to kill a scholar-official."

Ren Qiande sighed after hearing this.

then.

Li Menggeng also came over: "Mr. Ren!"

There was a frustrated tone in Li Menggeng's voice.

Ren Qiande then stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"My people inquired and came back and said that the bandits were distributing food to the poor people and also to the children."

Li Mengeng said.

Ren Qiande was shocked after hearing this: "Distributing food, don't they know that in these troubled times, food is more valuable than gold?"

"it is true."

"Those abominable thieves asked those down-and-out scribes to copy recruitment notices and post them everywhere. The notices stated the treatment and the purpose of their uprising, and also advised people not to believe the rumors that they wanted to massacre the scribes."

"Each poor man will get three bushels of rice for every fifty copies he copies. Each poor warrior will get ten bushels to sign up to join the rebel army, and he will also get three bushels of rice. Children will get one bushel of rice for every day they send out notices, and they will also get rice."

Li Mengeng said.

After hearing this, Ren Qiande sat back on his chair with a dull expression.

Guo Jingxiang couldn't help but curse at this moment: "How despicable, you actually give food to those shabby literati, gangsters and children to make them do things!"

"Doesn't this make the material argument that we created for the thieves to massacre the scribes self-defeating?"

Guo Jingxiang then asked Ren Qiande and Li Mengeng.

Li Menggeng said: "Exactly, they are also arresting the people who spread the rumors. This is because these thieves have been paid with food and salary, so the military discipline is still good, they are not busy looting, and they are still maintaining order. Not only are they arresting the people who spread the rumors, but they are also dedicated to We organized soldiers to pick up infants and rescue orphans bravely, and set up a nursing home for this purpose, which adopted many infants and orphans, attracting many scholars and people to visit."

"Payments?"

"Save the orphan?"

After hearing this, Ren Qiande murmured to himself, and then kept the whole person silent.

"Mr. Ren?"

Guo Jingxiang and Li Mengeng had no choice but to call out.

Sudden.

Ren Qiande shouted angrily at the maid behind him who was fanning him: "Get out of here!"

then.

The maids climbed out hurriedly and tremblingly.

Ren Qiande was still breathing a little quickly, but he said to Guo Jingxiang and Li Mengeng, "I made you two laugh."

"It doesn't matter!"

"We know that Mr. Ren is not acting like this because of us."

Li Menggeng replied.

Guo Jingxiang echoed: "Yes! These thieves have stolen so much food, but they don't use it to expand their troops, they don't quickly accumulate land and slaves, they don't show favor to the court and ask for peace, but they keep using it to compare gold with the current troubled times. Who wouldn't be angry if we use expensive food to do something benevolent and righteous?"

"They are thieves!"

"The thieves do not burn, kill, loot, or quickly strengthen their troops and horses, but they do good deeds. Then where can we, the gentry, show our role?"

"In this case, who are the thieves and bandits and who are the officials and gentry?"

Guo Jingxiang continued to spread his hands and asked.

Ren Qiande just said at this time: "Let's go take a look too. If we don't go out and take a look, we won't know what General Zhu and Mr. Zhang are doing that is incredible."

"It's time to go out and take a look."

"I thought if we didn't go out to see them, they would come and beg us."

"In the end, they went to incite the poor refugees and left us alone."

Li Menggeng agreed with Ren Qiande's opinion and started talking.

The three of them took their servants and walked out with gentle smiles on their faces.

As soon as they came out, the three of them saw many officers and soldiers returning with food and pay, and many people were greeting these officers and soldiers warmly.

"The harmony between the army and the people has reached such an extent!"

Li Mengeng couldn't help but say something at this time. Ren Qiande also followed suit: "It's really popular with the people."

"Yeah, it's touching."

Guo Jingxiang also started talking.

then.

Ren Qiande and others saw some people placing their babies on the side of the street, and then ran to the side and hid them.

"Is this an abandoned baby?"

Therefore, Guo Jingxiang couldn't help but ask.

Ren Qiande sighed: "I'm sorry for how difficult the people's lives are! If they weren't extremely poor, who would abandon their own flesh and blood."

"Yes!"

Li Menggeng echoed.

But at this moment, someone from the baby-picking team came over and picked up the baby.

As soon as the baby was picked up, the people who abandoned the baby came out of the darkness, covering their mouths and noses and sobbing.

Ren Qiande's face dropped when he saw this.

Li Menggeng whispered from the side: "It seems that these people trust these thieves very much and are willing to let their children be taken in by them."

"It's the rebels!"

Guo Jingxiang reminded Li Mengeng at this time.

Li Menggen couldn't help but purse his lips.

then.

The three of them saw several times that people deliberately waited for the baby-picking team to arrive and abandoned their babies on the path that the baby-picking team would pass by.

The three of them fell silent.

Soon, after the three of them arrived at the almshouse, they saw an old woman buying diapers and used children's clothes from the people queuing up.

"This is what my children have left. We don't want any money, so you can use it."

This old woman is Wang.

At this time, a common man selling diapers wanted to give the diapers and old children's clothes he had found to Ms. Wang, who was in charge of purchasing, but Ms. Wang declined and said:

"No, you have to give money. This is the rule set by Mr. Zhang."

The people had no choice but to accept the money.

The same goes for the people queuing up behind, who could only accept such a deal.

"They really treat the people as human beings. I thought they were just showing off by giving out porridge to the hungry people at first!"

"Even the people themselves refused to take the things they wanted to give in vain."

Guo Jingxiang couldn't help but whisper to Ren Qiande and Li Mengeng at this moment.

"Although the saint said that we should put the people first."

"But the words of saints are always meant to be spoken, not acted upon. Don't they understand this?"

"Why are they really following the saint's words now!"

Li Menggeng also whispered.

Ren Qiande didn't say anything. He just looked through the fence and saw the baby who had just been brought back lying on the golden red sandalwood couch in the courtyard. There were also pregnant women sitting under the big trees in the courtyard to cool down and give birth to a group of people taking care of them. Women, children and other women who also came to see the fun told stories about why they were also admitted to the almshouse.

"The Yuan soldiers killed our men, captured us, and wanted to use us as food rations. Fortunately, the rebels came and rescued us. Now they have adopted us and allowed us to give birth to our children."

At this time.

Ren Qiande heard the conversations of these pregnant women, and also heard the women and common people cursing Yuan Bing because of this.

Ren Qiande was naturally not very happy in his heart, but he did not show it or say anything.

At this time, Guo Jingxiang just looked at the gorgeous furniture and said, "These were the seats we used to sit on when we were talking about romance with Jia Zhizhou, but now they have become a place for women, children, and infants to sit and lie down. What a waste of natural resources!"

"Stop talking about this!"

Li Menggeng scolded Guo Jingxiang softly.

"Now it's time to think about what to do. These thieves really treat the common people as human beings!"

"Should we join at this time?"

Then, Li Menggeng said a few words, and then looked at Ren Qiande.

Ren Qiande said nothing.

Only Guo Jingxiang echoed at this time and said: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with taking part in the examination. Ruling the country and bringing peace to the world is our ambition as scholars. For this reason, it is not shameful to seek an officer in the rebel army."

After Guo Jingxiang said that, he also looked at Ren Qiande: "What do you think, sir?"

(End of this chapter)