Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Refugees Invade
Xihe Road has the worst economy among the seven roads, and naturally it has the most people who cannot pay taxes.
The people who lost their land and homes gathered together, and all it took was one person to lead and incite them, and they would lose their minds and become bandits.
This is also one of the reasons why Lin Si feels that Li County is not safe. Desperadoes can do anything.
Things outside will not be peaceful in the near future, so Lin Si stopped the transportation of perfume and soap, but the production in the workshop continued. Even if these goods are piled up, they can be sold in time, so there is no need to rush.
The enthusiasm of the people who signed up to join the troops was unprecedentedly high. Lin Si divided them into small teams, and Feng Ling and the Nan sisters gave them simple training for half a month, and then selected a captain for each team.
Nan Shuang and Nan Qiao were rarely excited.
"County Lady, can you teach the people the methods Madam Zhu mentioned earlier?"
"That's right, you said those methods were vicious, but wouldn't it be just right to use them on those evil people?"
Lin Si's opinion remained unchanged. She rubbed her temples and said, "It's too tedious to make someone urinate continuously."
Nan Shuang and Nan Qiao looked disappointed. "Then how about attacking the lower body?"
"That's fine, but after attacking the opponent's lower body, there's no need to step on their ribs, causing pain both above and below. That's too inefficient."
That day, the children from the manor were scattered throughout Li County, gathering the people together and stirring up their emotions.
This makes the people's hearts very determined. They want to protect Li County, the county lady, the county magistrate, and even more so, their families!
When Yin Sheng heard the news that refugees might invade Li County, he felt as if something was clamoring all over his body. His blood boiled and he immediately signed up to join Li County's troops.
But soon he began to feel uneasy.
The ladies and gentlemen in the manor said that there were too many people signing up, so they might have to implement a selection system, and that you can't just go if you sign up.
Some residents expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "There's strength in numbers! If we were all patrolling outside, I don't think those criminals would dare to do anything."
The young men explained amiably that most young women these days worked in factories. If all the young men in their families went to the army, who would farm the land? Wouldn't everyone have to eat?
When the people thought about it, it seemed to make sense, so they went home and waited for notification.
Lin Si handed the selection work to Liang Nian.
Liang Nian knew almost all the information about the people in the entire Li County, which was why he had a headache.
This young man Shi is only eight or nine years old and not even as tall as wheat. What can he do?
Liang Nian looked down and saw that this person was even more important.
Old man Li is nearly sixty years old. I am afraid that when he charges forward, he will fall down on his butt.
Lin Si only told her that Yin Sheng was a must-choose, and the rest was up to her. Liang Nian crossed out the stone and the old man Li with a helpless look on his face.
The elderly and children should stay in the county obediently!
Lin Si found the rocking girl Shi Jin and the other one.
Although the troops were on patrol, if they really encountered refugees, they couldn't just rush forward without any equipment and pick up weapons made of wood and iron.
Lin Si told the two to stop the textile machines and make the rattan armor first.
As the name suggests, rattan armor is armor made of vines.
Lin Si can't afford armor now because it would consume so much iron. Fortunately, the mall has the method of making rattan armor.
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When the results of this trilogy selection were announced, those who were not selected cried out in despair.
"Why? I want to protect Li County, the county lady, and the county magistrate. Why don't you give me this opportunity?!"
Yin Sheng watched the unselected man kneel on the ground, his head against the ground, and roar loudly. He silently moved away.
He had just listened to the list being read out, and when he heard his name he wanted to vent his excitement, but when he saw this situation, he gave up.
Go home and tell Dad, Mom and Sister.
Soon, those who were not selected had no time to regret, because to make rattan armor, a large amount of vines were needed, so the people went to cut vines excitedly again.
The production of vines is not complicated. Peel off the skin of the vines, dry them in the shade, soak them in water for three days and then you can weave them.
Finally, after weaving, apply tung oil and let dry.
The female workers in the textile factory worked day and night to weave rattan armor, and finally finished it when the troops were halfway through their training.
Yin Sheng has been training with the troops these days. He had just arrived in Li County and didn't know anyone except Madam He Bikang and Shi Langjun's family. If there was anyone he was familiar with, it would be the Hu man he saw on the first day he came to Li County.
However, the Hu man was obviously much more popular than the others. He spoke Chinese fluently and could joke happily with everyone.
The training was tough, including running laps, climbing, horse stance, push-ups, plank holds and frog jumps.
After a series of moves, Yin Sheng was so tired that he couldn't straighten his back. He fell asleep as soon as he got home that night.
The training became more and more tiring day by day, until the seventh day, when Yin Sheng's performance became more and more outstanding, so outstanding that even the other men were surprised.
Yin Sheng recognized that Madam Feng was one of the two girls who bought him that day.
But since he didn't see the girl with the veil hat, Yin Sheng suppressed his disappointment and just wanted to train hard to let the two girls know that their rescue was not in vain.
He will become a useful person to Li County.
On the seventh day of training, they were given rattan armor.
Yin Sheng found it very surprising that vines could be made into armor, and it was very light and thin to wear, even protecting the head.
After completing the simple basic training, hundreds of people were divided into four teams, each with a captain, and Yin Sheng was one of them.
Four teams patrolled the area around Li County in three shifts, and a person with good eyesight was specially arranged on the city wall to look up.
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Xihe Road has been in chaos recently, just as Lin Si predicted. Many people cannot pay the increased taxes, and some have fled or lost their fortunes. In short, there are various ways for them to become refugees.
Other county magistrates are not as kind-hearted as Liang Nian. They only care about their own political achievements.
Not far from Enzhou Min County.
As the sky gradually darkened, a group of ragged people gathered together, with greed glint in their eyes.
"It's been a long time since I've eaten so much. If we had known we could eat our fill by robbing food, why would we have farmed in the past?"
The leader is called Chen Wu, a ruffian who usually farms for three days and fishes for two days, and makes a living by relying on his parents.
The sudden tax increase crushed the family. Chen Wu watched his parents work harder to pay taxes and lose everything they had.
Then his parents died of illness. It would be more accurate to say that they died of starvation rather than illness. Chen Wu couldn't even afford to buy a coffin, so he could only dig a hole in the ground and bury them.
Then he became a refugee and met many refugees.
He found that as long as he opened his mouth, many people would listen to him, so they joined together to rob houses, commit crimes on the road, and rob merchants and pedestrians on the official road.
Life like this actually makes us eat more fully than when we were farming.
Now, Chen Wu plans to settle down, grab the last big one, find a hill that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and become a bandit.
As for the last big one, it is naturally Li County.
He heard that Mr. Wang, a scholar studying in the alley, said that there was a county lord in Li County who was recuperating.
But Chen Wu had never been to school and was too naive. The only reason he was living a carefree life now was because the number of people he gathered was not large, and the things he robbed were not much, so Xihe Road had not yet had time to take care of him.
He really thought that he was both intelligent and resourceful and dared to rob the county lady.
This is not the way to seek death.
Chen Wu: "When we make a fortune in Li County, we'll find a mountain and become the king. We'll live a happy life and never have to farm or pay taxes again!"
Behind him were the responses and cheers of the refugees.
Chen Wu's team was actually very simple, and the weapons they had were just some farm tools like shovels.
This group of people fled all the way to the vicinity of Li County.
There was a man among them who was extremely good at climbing. It was this man who climbed up the city wall late at night, quietly chiseled open the door lock, and let Chen Wu and others in.
Chen Wu pointed at Zhang San and said, "Zhang San, the old rules apply."
But before Zhang San even got close to the Li County wall, he saw people with torches in front of him. Yin Sheng shouted, "Someone is coming! What is our purpose!"
A resounding voice chorused behind him, "Plant them in the ground!"
Zhang San was so scared that he peed and shit himself!
Why is there someone here in the middle of the night? And it looks like they're waiting for them. This shouldn't be possible!
Chen Wu waited and waited, but did not receive any signal from the people who went with Zhang San. He was wondering when he suddenly saw a group of people holding torches and wearing something that looked like tree branches or armor, rushing towards them aggressively.
The refugees behind him were trembling and wanted to escape.
Chen Wu only took one look and knew that he was no match for the other party. This was the result of his years of experience as a hooligan.
Chen Wu was panicking and yelled, "Run! Why are you standing there?"
"Run? You want to run? Not that easy. Who told you to steal our food?"
Chen Wu felt it was time to defend himself. He explained as he ran, "Listen to me, I really didn't mean to rob you. We're all farmers, and I know how hard it is for you. I just wanted to rob that county lady. Just imagine, how does that county lady live so comfortably? Why don't you all come in with me and rob her? I'll give you some money and food, and I'll put the blame on Chen Wu. How about that? If you're afraid, I'll give you some food, and you can just pretend you don't know and let me go, okay?"
According to Chen Wu's understanding, the county lord lived such a good life every day, and Li County was so poor, the people were bound to have complaints, so what he said would definitely be effective.
But unexpectedly, after hearing that he wanted to rob the county lord, the team behind him ran even faster.
"You actually want to rob the county lady! I'll kill you, you bastard."
"You're really here for the County Lady! Great! Let's see where you can run!"
Chen Wu: No, why did you feel even more murderous after you said that?
The refugees, led by Chen Wu, could not escape and could only pick up weapons to resist.
Only when the two sides fight each other can we know the difference in strength.
Yin Sheng thought, this is a one-sided crushing,
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When Lin Si woke up the next day, Chunyi had placed the incident report written by Liang Nian on the table. Lin Si read it to Chunyi while washing up.
Lin Si was a little surprised. "More than fifty people are dead? There aren't many injured here, right?"
Chun Yi replied: "Yes, there was a man named Xu Chuo. He was so happy after winning a battle that he didn't look carefully at the road and stepped into a pothole and twisted his ankle."
Chun Yi continued reading, "According to the team leader Yin Sheng, these refugees seemed to be targeting the county lady. They wanted to rob her mansion and then find a mountain to become bandits. They also repeatedly encouraged the members of the detachment to join their robbery. Upon hearing this, the members were furious. A fierce conflict broke out between the two sides, and the detachment ultimately won a landslide victory."
Lin Si nodded and said, "Give bonuses to everyone in the team last night, and then have the manor promote it."
The maid brought the breakfast. Lin Si just picked up a piece of pork ribs with chopsticks when he suddenly looked at the ribs and fell into deep thought.
"Call Zhu Shixi over. Hasn't she always wanted to dissect a living person? Isn't this ready-made material?"
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