Chapter 38
According to the previous map, the area occupied by Yao Wenjun and Wen Yi now exceeds a quarter of the original Yu land. When combined with the areas that were originally located on the edge and had insufficient control, it is also a considerable area.
Although the former Yu land was not a very powerful force, after the separation, except for a few independent cities, some of the old subordinates went to the east to re-establish their power. The one who was elected as the new leader was naturally not Yao Wenjun's elder brother, but that man's youngest son who had not yet been enlightened, and he and his mother's clan controlled that area together.
Their reputation had spread during this period, and naturally some people's words reached Yao Wenjun's ears. Those so-called relatives who had abandoned her at the first moment now scolded her for her behavior in a condescending manner, which was quite ridiculous.
Yao Wenjun naturally didn't care about the nonsense of these people. He threw the wood chips and bamboo slips into the stove and burned them, not even bothering to keep any records.
"Why, those people wrote those things again, asking you to hand over what you have and become a mascot?"
When Wen Yi saw Yao Wenjun's familiar movements, he knew that it was the same thing as before. Only at this time would Yao Wenjun show impatience. He was really far away in the east and could not do anything in a short time, so he could only endure their harassment.
Yao Wenjun nodded, without hiding anything:
"Yeah, I don't know what those people are thinking." She couldn't understand why they actually thought of her as someone who compromised for the sake of so-called reputation.
Everyone living in this era knows that so-called fame cannot be exchanged for a bucket of rice. What is useful are the troops and supplies in hand. Handing these over to others is tantamount to handing over one's own life and property. Handing weaknesses and weapons to some strangers, why do you think these guys can maintain their kindness?
Since meeting Wen Yi and his group, Yao Wenjun rarely recalled the past. After all, those were not good memories, but these guys always wanted her to remember them.
"Maybe the comfort during this period has made those old guys forget the past, otherwise they wouldn't write about it again and again."
Yao Wenjun stood up and sorted the important things into a blank booklet bound on the side.
This is something she usually carries with her. Sometimes when she has some inspiration, she will write it down and copy it down when she is free.
"Okay, Song Jin sent a message a few days ago saying that many people from Xinyi had gone to Pingyi and were temporarily living in the nearby gathering area. She sent people to check and found no major problems. Many of them were carrying documents."
Wen Yi handed over what was in his hand. It was copied by the steward, leaving only the key points and the places that required response, which improved the efficiency of reading.
This was Wen Yi's order. Fortunately, those guys under his command who were to some extent scholars had good comprehension abilities and quickly grasped the key points.
Wen Yi and his companions originally thought that something minor had happened in Xinyi, causing many people to choose to leave with their families, but the actual situation was much more serious than they expected.
Song Jin put the message in his hand aside, frowned, and called the soldier who delivered the message.
After waiting for a while, a patrolman brought the man over. He was a familiar face and could be seen on the training grounds on a regular basis.
"Where did you hear this news?"
Song Jin shook the paper in his hand. Although the soldier didn't know many words, he still understood what Song Jin was asking and nodded in response:
"Your Excellency, this is what I heard outside the city." She has always been good at chatting with others and can quickly get close to strangers. Many times, people who chat with her will reveal those secrets unknowingly.
As the number of people nearby increased, several leaders became concerned and naturally sent out those who could gather information. As the person most adept at extracting information, she soon deduced a somewhat absurd truth from their words.
Xinyi may have intentionally driven these people here.
Even the soldiers were a little confused when the message was passed on, but judging from the information received by others, this was the only possibility.
Xinyi is a border town. When would the original leaders in the city be willing to open the door and send as many people as possible out? You have to know that decades ago, this was considered a betrayal of the master or force you were loyal to, and you would be easily captured.
The soldiers' knowledge was not enough to support her in making accurate judgments based on the information, because that required control over various situations, but someone knew.
Song Jin listened to the soldier's account of the news he had gathered and sighed, knowing his worst suspicions seemed to have come true. However, he maintained a calm demeanor. "Got it. You can go down first."
He Xuan, who was standing aside, twirled his remaining beard and sometimes thought that this group of young people were interesting.
Sang Yu handled the matter very seriously and did not notice that his teacher had eye contact with the temporary head of Pingyi.
"Send the message to Wen Yi. Once they see it, they'll know how to handle it."
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Fresh fish and shrimp have a sweet taste, but all kinds of freshwater food need to be cooked before eating. After all, they are similar to the environment of the human body and can easily be used as parasitic intermediaries or targets.
Compared with seafood, fish and shrimps in rivers are more particular and need to be fully cooked before eating. Headaches and fever are extremely dangerous diseases, and most people will not put themselves in danger for the sake of satisfying their appetite.
Except when you are extremely hungry.
This place is far from the ocean, but there are still many rivers and sufficient water. In addition to the water source that flows through Pingyi, there are several other water sources flowing eastward along the north side.
On the river bank, there were a lot of refugees carrying containers, who were trying to get food for today with different tools, but unfortunately most of those who came empty-handed would return empty-handed.
After Song Jin and Wen Yi discussed it, they set up a number of jobs that required manpower in the gathering area, and the labor could be exchanged for a slight surplus of food.
These jobs are naturally incomparable to those in Pingyi, but living outside, one has to keep things close to him, fearing that someone will steal his things and he will become a refugee.
The mayor of Xinyi was kind-hearted and gave this group of people a way out. Although the wooden piece containing the information might not be of any use to other places, they were not considered refugees and at least could be recruited by other cities.
The uncertainty of refugees means that most places will not accept them.
In fact, at the beginning, several people were skeptical about the adult asking them to come to Pingyi. Although the caravan revealed that life here was good, the past impression would be difficult to reverse in a short period of time.
Song Jin didn't care about what those people were discussing in private. If she hadn't discussed it and felt that these people's presence would not affect the development of the surrounding area, she might not have allowed these people to stay here.
In addition to checking the movements of those people every day, Song Jin spent more time with Shangyong.
Wen Yi would occasionally pass back some news and new things, which she was happy to check out, and occasionally she would glimpse some unintentional revelations from them. This kind of surprise was one of the important reasons why she was willing to maintain correspondence with Yao Wenjun. Now that Wen Yi was there, she felt that life was more interesting.
In the newly occupied cities, Wen Yi simply followed the previous Shangyong process, brought back the group of guys who were skilled in building cities, and advanced step by step.
Of course, the resistance in these places is naturally greater. Sometimes when walking on the road, you will encounter so-called celebrities who block the road and curse you. Wen Yi has never cared about these things, and Yao Wenjun does not care about his own reputation either. He just orders the soldiers to take the people away.
Before taking over completely, Wen Yi intentionally left some gaps for those who had some ideas in their minds to escape. Sure enough, that group of people packed up their gold and silver and fled overnight, saving a lot of management trouble.
In her words, instead of leaving these people in the prison in the city and wasting food, it would be better to drive them out as soon as possible so that there would be more peace in the city.
Yao Wenjun directly took over the property left behind, which was a good way to put it to good use.
"Why don't we just find a place to exhibit these things?" Wen Yi took a look at the utensils. Copper alloy utensils were rarely used after the promotion of porcelain and primitive porcelain.
However, it would be a pity to melt it directly into farm tools. After all, the patterns on it are extremely exquisite, and there are many delicate nestings. Even now, they are extremely exquisite works of art.
Yao Wenjun used to only know that the group of people liked to get together, have fun and share the exquisite items they had recently received. After all, these things were private and few people would make them public, otherwise why would they spend so much effort and money to collect them.
But she would not object, so Wen Yi decided to find a relatively spacious, unused building in Pingyi to use as a small exhibition room. After taking safety measures, it would be open to the people in the city so that everyone could see these things.
The books collected previously were also carved and printed and placed in the house next door, with both front and back sides available. You can look at them directly next to them, or buy paper to make rubbings, but the price is much more expensive than the shop on the other side that specializes in selling paper.
Even without explanation, everyone agreed with this. After all, books were considered extremely precious nowadays, and the current price seemed almost free to them. Even if they copied the uncollected books in their collection and gave them to the custodians, they could get a considerable reward after they passed inspection.
So even though there is no energy and manpower to promote the text, many people seem to have gradually become aware of some of the content and can understand announcements written in simple words.
However, Shangyong and other places still looked like they needed to be rebuilt, so Wen Yi slowed down the pace of promoting various things, starting with sanitation and food, and gradually covering up the original traces, turning it into something similar to Pingyi.
There was less and less news from Xinyi, but people who had escaped learned that the situation there was becoming increasingly tense. Yao Wenjun took Nanxun back to Pingyi first.
That place is the closest, and if anything happens, it will be the first to know. Now the east is temporarily safe, so after giving instructions to the group of people left behind, he quickly rushed over.
Before the two men passed the city wall, they saw soldiers on fast horses rushing towards them with low figures.
Yao Wenjun was on guard, but his face changed drastically after seeing the soldier's appearance and condition. He got off the car and brought the man lying on the horse down. He quickly called the doctor who had returned with the army to come and treat the wound urgently.
The soldier's right shoulder and calf were each pierced by arrowheads, and the tail feathers of the arrow on his shoulder had been cut off. Perhaps what Wen Yi had previously instructed everyone to remember had worked, and at least they knew not to pull out the arrow easily when conditions were insufficient.
The person on duty at the city gate originally wanted to check the documents before letting Yao Wenjun and others in, but when he saw the injured soldier outside, he put down his work, handed over to his companion, and quickly ran to the city to report to Song Jin, and at the same time informed the doctor in the clinic to go out of the city to help.
The houses outside the city were used as a temporary rescue site. The soldiers lying on the horses had fainted due to the pain, and they could only come back because the horses knew the way.
Yao Wenjun did not stay in the house to cause trouble. After the doctor from the city arrived with the latest equipment and medicine, he simply ordered his men to set up camp nearby and deal with the rest of the matters after the soldier woke up.
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