The atmosphere on the threshing floor was very lively, and everyone, male, female, old and young, was willing to join in.
Zhu Yiyuan was in a good mood. He counted the numbers with Tan Qiye and others, and found a total of 57 first-class men, 85 second-class men, and 153 strong women.
There are seventy-three others including old, weak and children.
The so-called first-class strong men are those who are strong and of the same age, able to hold a sword, and after training, can go into battle to kill the enemy. Originally, Tan Laoqi selected about thirty people to protect the villagers.
Now there are twenty or thirty more people. It was when Xie Qian's men robbed the village that they ran away. Now that they have left, they have come back.
Because they did not share the hardships with the villagers, this group of people was not well received. Some elders even scolded them, saying that they were all cowards who abandoned their families and businesses, abandoned their wives and children, and would not end well if they followed them in the future.
These people have no other choice but to suffer the scolding silently.
Zhu Yiyuan is very tolerant. When a disaster comes, no one is afraid of death... But from now on, everyone works together and there are rules. If anyone wants to run away again, he will be punished, and it is not uncommon to even be beheaded.
Except for these first-class men and second-class men, like the old man Pang Qing, they can still do farm work, walk around, and inquire about news. But they are not able to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
Zhu Yiyuan has no discrimination against them. On the contrary, he values these old people more.
"As the saying goes, if a family has an elder, it is like having a treasure. You have experienced many things and are familiar with the surrounding situations. We can't just fight bravely and ruthlessly, we also have to fight wits and try every means to survive. Ask about the situation and follow the trend.
Profit and avoid harm, you are indispensable for these things."
Pang Qing nodded, "Old man, I understand. Even though we are old, we are not useless yet. Those of you who can walk and jump, and you who are young and strong, just practice your killing skills. For other things, we will find a way."
Zhu Yiyuan nodded repeatedly, and the only one left was the woman.
The burdens on their shoulders are also heavier. In addition to taking care of the wounded, looking after the home, mending clothes and other trivial tasks, they are also no exception to delivering food and working in the fields.
Even outside these three categories, children who are underage must also learn to pass on messages, run errands, and help adults with things.
Zhu Yiyuan concluded: "What we have to do is to form a fist, face difficulties together, help each other in the same boat, and never give up!"
Other people don't understand that it is human nature to stick together to survive.
The villagers nodded one after another. Indeed, this is the only way to survive in this cannibalistic world.
The scattered villagers were integrated together, with a rough division of labor, and their appearance took on a completely new look. The fear and gloom on people's faces was wiped away, and they all had smiles.
We also have a team.
Zhu Yiyuan finally had a smile on his face, but he knew very well that this was only the first step, and there would be many problems to come.
First of all, there is the issue of food... The ten stones of food stored in the Zhu family and the two stones of food that Zhu's father begged for have been almost eaten in the past five days.
There are three to four hundred people, and there is no other food. Even if they cook porridge twice a day, it will cost more than one stone and five buckets. Of course, they can also give them thin porridge that can shine on people, but that will not save their lives, but eliminate the old, weak, women and children.
"Master Zhu, when we were transporting the land deeds and account books back, we also kidnapped five horses, two carriages, and eight shi of grain. It turns out that all the food and grain the villagers had were eaten up and robbed by Xie Qian's people.
We can't survive for more than a few days with just this little food." Tan Qiye said, "Especially since we have to train our youth, wield swords, and prepare for war. Each person can't survive without two kilograms of food a day."
It's not easy to run a house. When you open the door, you only have firewood, rice, oil and salt. If you don't have enough to eat, even your own mother and I can't do it.
If you want to recruit a group of troops and accomplish something, the first thing to do is what do these people eat, what do they drink, and how do they feed their families... If you can't solve these problems, you won't need others to fight them, and they will disintegrate and disappear on their own.
Zhu Yiyuan made some calculations and said, "Most of the fields in Qingshiji have been cultivated this year. Although there are some losses, we can get the fields back without paying rent. After the autumn harvest, there will still be enough food. There is still one and a half months until the autumn harvest.
We need to find ways to solve the difficulties."
At this time, Liu Bao suddenly said: "Master Zhu, Xie Qian captured the Zhang family and robbed several thousand dan of grain. Can we borrow grain from him?"
Tan Qiye immediately shook his head, "What are you borrowing? You haven't seen Xie Qian's virtues yet? If you owe him a favor, he might kidnap us and become bandits."
Liu Bao was speechless for a while, but if he didn't find Xie Qian, where would he get food from? Is it possible that we also find a big family to join in?
Zhu Yiyuan thought about it and said to everyone: "It is really not easy to ask Xie to move, or buy, or find those big households with great complaints from the people. In short, we must try our best to support the villagers."
Zhu Yiyuan settled the tone, and begged for another gold ingot from his mother, and gave it to the old man Pang Qing, asking him to see what he could do... As of now, the Zhu family's money and food are all gone, except for my mother's.
A few pieces of bridal jewelry and nothing else.
Fortunately, these hundreds of villagers have gathered together, and then it depends on the wisdom of everyone.
The old man did not take the gold ingot, but asked Zhu Yiyuan to keep it first. He went to inquire about the information. With the confirmed grain, we could pay for it and deliver it. We can't suffer a loss.
Indeed, Zhu Yiyuan breathed a sigh of relief with these old people in charge.
Together with Tan Qiye, he practiced Qingzhuang. The content was also very simple, that is, walking, sitting, lying, and giving orders and prohibitions. Tan Laoqi was good at martial arts, and he also taught the guys a few sword skills. They practiced formation in the morning and chopping in the afternoon. etc.
In the evening, Zhu Yiyuan gathered everyone at the threshing floor, chatted with them, explained various principles, and united people's hearts.
Two days passed like this.
On the morning of the third day, the old man Pang Qing hurried over, followed by a young man with red cheeks and obvious slap marks, which was given by Pang Qing.
The young man was Pang Qing's nephew Xu Zhiyuan. That day when the rebels came to rob him, the bastard ran away and left his mother, Pang Qing's sister, behind.
"Do you still have a human heart? You ran away. Where is your mother? You want her to die, right?"
The boy was crying and said, "Uncle, please be a master. I was also frightened that day and didn't think much about it. You see, I haven't run far away these days. I'm just worried about you and my mother."
"Bah, I don't need you. Tell me quickly, what happened to the group of people you saw?"
The boy then said that he had escaped into Jiagu Mountain to hide that day. In the past, this boy often hunted and was very good at surviving in the mountains. After several days like this, suddenly a group of people also fled into the mountains and brought them to the mountain.
He was captured and asked to act as a guide.
This kid pretended to agree, stayed with them for more than two days, and just escaped.
"The leader of them seems to be named Wang Qing. The group brought a lot of gold and silver treasures, as well as food for horses. I heard what they wanted, and they seemed to want to contact the Zichuan County Yamen to request Zhao'an. I think these
Everyone is a thief. If the court doesn't agree, I will be unlucky too, so I ran out before dawn and happened to meet my uncle."
When Zhu Yiyuan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Tan Qiye and Liu Bao. They had already heard that they had entered the Zhang family that day. The leader of the group who almost killed Xie Qian in several attacks was named Wang Qing.
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This guy also asked Zhang Quan to help him get a boss. He originally had about a hundred people, and Xie Qian wanted to kill him, but this old rabbit on the battlefield was so cunning that even an eagle couldn't catch him.
Not only did he run away, but he also kidnapped a lot of weapons, gold and silver, and took away thirty or forty of his men. As long as you give him some time to recruit new troops, he will be a good man again.
This guy is definitely a potential disaster. Mr. Pang, the nephew, has really made a meritorious service.
"Master Qi, do you think we can take action and swallow them down?" Zhu Yiyuan asked Master Tan Qi, who was the most capable of fighting.
Master Tan Qi naturally also knew that as long as he swallowed up Wang Qing and his gang and got their money and weapons, the folks in Qingshiji would immediately become stronger.
But after thinking over and over again, Tan Qi shook his head and said, "Sir, the only people we can bring out are a few dozen people. Although there are slightly more than Wang Qing's men, we are all fledglings and cannot be as experienced as others. It can't be done.
Okay, maybe we can send all the folks in."
Zhu Yiyuan also knows that veterans and newcomers are completely different concepts. If he kills them casually, he may lose all his capital.
But I am not willing to miss it like this.
After all, he needs to use the fastest time to improve his strength.
At this time, Mr. Pang suddenly said: "Mr. Zhu, you see that Wang Qing only wants to summon Zhao'an. Can we trick him out and deal with him?"
Zhu Yiyuan became interested, "Mr. Pang, this method seems feasible, but how can we make Wang Qing believe that Mr. Pang has an idea?"
Old Man Pang said: "To be honest, I have a cousin who works in the yamen and is a prison boss. I was wondering if I could arrest him?"
"Catch?" Zhu Yiyuan was surprised, "Mr. Pang, isn't he a relative of yours?"
Pang Qing snorted angrily: "This worthless thing has probably already shaved off his hair and is working as a dog slave for the Qing court."
Zhu Yiyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's it, let's pick a few people to go there." This chapter has been completed!
