As the local refugees told Zhao Yi's information one by one, Xu Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Yi helps his cousin Zhao Zhong take charge of the manor. There are about 500 servants in the manor, but their strength is not as strong as Xu Wei thought.
Moreover, the manor contains Zhao Zhong's embezzled property and a large amount of food, and its defense is relatively inferior to Wubao. However, the manor is only 30 miles away from Yecheng and can quickly get help from officers and soldiers.
The well-fed refugees actually warmed themselves by the campfire. Xu Wei said to them again: "Everyone, can you please let me send a message that I want to treat everyone to a meal!"
A refugee said: "There are tens of thousands of people here in Hukou Mountain! They are all hungry. Everyone is really here. If you can't do it, don't blame us for being cooked and eaten."
Xu Wei said with a smile: "Our fleet has tens of thousands of shi of food, so it's okay to treat tens of thousands of people to a meal!"
Another refugee laughed and said: "You are willing to waste food, so it doesn't matter if we walk a little longer! Everyone, go and inform others that there is a rich man here who wants to treat us to a meal!"
The surrounding refugees quickly dispersed, each taking Xu Wei's message to inform other refugees.
Knowing that Xu Wei wanted to help the refugees, Old Man Wang and Old Man Niu immediately approached Xu Wei and asked him to give up such thoughts.
But Xu Wei said: "It is impossible for us to deal with Zhao Yi alone, but with tens of thousands of refugees here, dealing with Zhao Yi is no longer a problem."
Old Man Niu frowned and said: "Even manors are not easy to fight. When we started the uprising, even if tens of thousands of people besieged these manors and Wubao, it would take more than ten days or even a month. But now Zhao
This manor of Yi is so close to Yecheng. I am afraid that one day, the officers and soldiers of Yecheng will find out and come to the rescue. Don't look at the large number of these refugees, but you can tell by their appearance. Each one is half dead, but I am afraid that two people in a row will
Even thousands of officers and soldiers cannot resist it!"
Xu Weidao: "I have a way for everyone to break into Zhao Yi's manor in one day. Uncle Wang, please lead people to find a way to buy some saltpeter and sulfur!"
"Uncle Niu, you lead the people to start cutting down the wood, and we are going to make tools for siege!"
Then he found Wang Lei and said: "You take 100 people with you, keep your armor close to you, and maintain order here!"
Then he led people to start making charcoal! But Old Man Wang surprised Xu Wei. He could even find the black market in Yecheng. Before Xu Wei could make charcoal, he first helped Xu Wei get hundreds of kilograms of sulfur.
With saltpeter, the communication is really broad.
After having the raw materials, Xu Wei began to prepare black gunpowder in the ratio of 1:1.5:7.5. After reading thousands of online novels, he still remembered the classic gunpowder formula.
After making the black powder, I found a hidden valley and experimented with it. Although the power was not as powerful as modern explosives, it was still powerful enough to crack mountains and crack rocks.
Xu Hao prepared hundreds of kilograms of black powder in one night and wrapped the black powder in linen into long strips.
On the other hand, Zhao Yi did not have Xu Wei's sense of crisis. He sent someone to notify the prefect of Wei County and asked them to send troops to capture Xu Wei. With the power of his elder brother Zhao Zhong, he was not worried that Xu Wei and the others would be able to escape.
And he returned to the manor to recuperate from his injuries. After all, Xu Wei beat him into a pig's head, and it was not easy for him to be seen in this image.
Early the next morning, people outside Xu Wei's camp were densely packed with people, and every one of them was so hungry that they looked sallow and skinny, as if they were skeletons, which is how the natural disasters of the undead were.
The refugees startled Xu Wei, but he immediately ordered dozens of pots to cook porridge to appease the refugees. At the same time, he asked everyone in the camp to wear rattan armor and carry spears to prevent trouble.
The refugees heard that there was an enemy who wanted to treat everyone to a meal. The entire Hukou Mountain refugee population came here. After all, it was winter now and it was difficult for everyone to find some leaves. There might be more to eat.
Just got through this winter.
After drinking porridge, Xu Wei walked up to the refugees and said, "It's already winter, why do you still stay in the mountains?"
One of the refugees said: "The officials want to kill us. If we didn't stay on the mountain, we would have died long ago."
Another refugee also said: "Yes, who would stay in this cold mountain in the winter if it wasn't to save their lives!"
Xu Wei continued: "Looking at everyone coming here to drink porridge even if they are suffering from the cold wind, I guess everyone doesn't have much food."
Xu Wei's words made the refugees distressed: "Now I can't even eat the leaves."
Xu Wei continued: "Even if we can endure the cold wind, how can we endure hunger without food? If nothing else happens, most of you here will die this winter!"
The refugees all lowered their heads and looked sad, because what Xu Wei told the truth was that everyone was struggling to survive.
Xu Weidao: "I'm going to tell you the truth. I offended the local bully Zhao Yi, and he would not let me and my tribe go. I wanted to take advantage of him and kill Zhao Yi. But because of my and my tribe's
We can't defeat Zhao Yi at all, so we need to rely on your strength. Of course, I won't let you help for free. There is a lot of food and treasure in Zhao Yi's manor. As long as we break through Zhao Yi's manor, the food and treasure inside will be available to everyone.
Take whatever you want, this food will be enough for everyone to survive this winter!"
A refugee said: "If you want us to work hard, it's okay. At least let them have a full meal before they die, and I will sell my life to you!"
For these refugees, they live in dire straits every day, and death is nothing to them, because a large number of them die in the mountains every day and become food for others.
Xu Weidao: "It's easy to say, I will make sure that everyone is well fed. It will not put everyone in too much danger, but I just want everyone to build up their momentum."
"We have long disliked those powerful and corrupt officials. We will sell our lives to you!" Most of the refugees present stayed.
"Heaven is dead, Huang Tian shall stand!" As soon as this slogan was shouted, all the gangsters present followed suit.
The slogan "Heaven is dead, Huang Tian is here to help" makes the gangsters feel that the great virtuous master is not dead yet and wants to lead them to continue to rebel against God.
Xu Wei was shocked. The anger of the common people at the bottom of the Han Dynasty against the noble clans had erupted, but they did not know how to use their own strength to resist the oppression of the noble clans. No wonder the Yellow Turban Army would run through the entire late Eastern Han Dynasty.
So Xu Wei can make them work hard with a full meal! Because for these refugees, as long as they deal with corrupt officials and powerful people, they are their own people.
Xu Wei kept asking people to cook food so that any refugee who came here could eat it. More and more refugees came here to eat, and Xu Wei eventually gathered tens of thousands of refugees.