Due to an ambush at sea, the ship stopped sailing at dawn and instead docked nearby.
"Where is this place? Why is there no one at the port?" Ziyu jumped off the boat and saw a port that was almost as big as a dozen football fields. There were only two boats parked and there were not many people on the dock.
There were two people walking around here and there, both looking as thin and stiff as mummies. The joy of being able to escape the long wind in the north was replaced by surprise.
"This is Tongjun." Hanyang followed Beiming Changfeng, and he was also surprised at this time: "This port is a must-have for merchants from the north and the south. It is very prosperous. What is going on?"
Tongjun is the sphere of influence of the Later Qin Empire. It has thirty-four counties and a permanent population of one hundred thousand. It is a very large main city.
How could the port of such a major city turn into a deserted place with scattered carriages and horses?
Beiming Changfeng frowned and walked forward: "Take a look."
This place is weird.
Ziyu also knew that Tongjun was a very prosperous place, comparable to Suzhou and Hangzhou in ancient China. It looked strange now. He followed Beiming Changfeng and walked forward. Anyway, he landed ashore.
There is no rush to get rid of Beiming Changfeng now.
At that moment, Beiming Changfeng, Ziyu, Diyi and Hanyang walked towards the city through the pier. The people from Diyi dispersed. They didn't know how, but no one was there anyway.
A group of four people entered on foot.
After walking for a mile or two to the end of the pier, before I saw anyone, I smelled a strong smell along the wind, which was the smell of feces and urine.
The four people in the group frowned.
As we walked forward, we gradually saw people.
On both sides of the street along the way, there were many people sitting, standing, or crawling around. They were all thin and sallow, their clothes were in tatters, and they were full of stench. They looked almost like living mummies wrapped in skin and bones.
At this time, these people were looking at them with green eyes, as if the four of them were four moving pieces of living flesh. They were as powerful as Beiming Changfeng and others and did not dare to step forward.
And behind them, there were many people lying in various directions, motionless.
all these are……
"Dead man." Ziyu whispered.
Those people were not breathing, and some of their bodies had begun to decay. They were dead people, people who had died long ago.
With a look of surprise on his face, Ziyu glanced at the people on both sides of the street. Looking at these sallow and skinny people who were still alive, there was no wave in their eyes at all. It was obvious that they were used to such scenes, and they couldn't help but frown deeply.
together.
How is this going?
"Famine." As if he knew what Ziyu was surprised about, Beiming Changfeng said with a cold face.
Famine, are these people fleeing famine?
Ziyu reacted instantly. This was a situation that only occurred when there was no harvest during a severe drought. No wonder there was no one on the dock and there was no food left. Who had other thoughts?
However, it is late spring and early summer, and no rice is available at this time. Could it be that this famine has already happened last year?
Ziyu's eyes suddenly darkened. Last year's famine was still like this. What is the court doing?
"Last year there was a severe drought in Tong County, but I heard it wasn't too serious. Why hasn't it recovered yet?" Han Yang frowned. According to their information, this shouldn't be the case here.