Early the next morning, Liu Yan and Wang Yue finished washing up early, then dressed neatly and came to the wing of Baihu Official Hall, where Jia Hongyu's office was located.
After Jia Hongyu exchanged a few words with Liu Yan, he followed Wang Wenzhen's instructions and took Liu Yan and Wang Yue to pick up the people.
On the way, Liu Yan expressed the hope that Jia Hongyu could help support some cattle, farm tools, bluestone, wood and other materials. Jia Hongyu couldn't help but feel embarrassed. At present, the shortage of Wang family heads is getting more and more serious. The villages in various places are underpopulated. Even Jia Hongyu I can help to make peace with the manager, but this matter is also difficult.
So Jia Hongyu had no choice but to pat Liu Yan on the shoulder, sighed, and said, "Brother, I am also in trouble. I have to find a solution on my own."
But then Liu Yan was disappointed again. After meeting the ten military households, he discovered that most of these people were old and weak, and they were far from what he expected. But Liu Yan still accepted it. After all, even though the mosquito leg meat was small, it was still meat, and there was no reason to let go of it once it entered his mouth.
So Liu Yan and Wang Yue drove the ox cart and took the ten military households back to Dapan Dun. Before leaving, Wang Wenzhen stopped Liu Yan in person and handed Liu Yan an official document issued by the Hundred Households Office.
"I have written down the matter of your farming in the official document. You can take this official document and go to the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village to try your luck. Maybe Shangguan can support you with some supplies and people."
Liu Yan was overjoyed when he saw this and thanked him repeatedly.
On the way, Liu Yan was in a very happy mood. Although he did not harvest much supplies from this trip, it was finally the first step.
The military households assigned to Liu Yan were all dragging their families with their families, carrying their simple luggage and following the oxcart. Everyone looked a little uneasy. They had a new owner, and they didn't know what their future fate would be. What it became.
Liu Yan's reputation is well-known among the military commanders. The incident at Huangshan Dun has been spread throughout Wangjiazhuang, but such people often have more violent temperaments. Will Liu Yan, the armor commander, be kind to his subordinates? I heard that this trip is to Dapandun to work in the fields. What are the future prospects?
All the military households hurried on with various thoughts. At noon, the group arrived outside the gate of Dapan Dun. At this time, Wang Yue stopped the ox cart, then ran to the front and shouted to the military households to stop them and ask everyone to pay attention to avoid the trenches. There are several hidden cellar traps nearby. Liu Yan smiled slightly when he saw this. This Wang Yue was really working hard, but that's fine. At least Wang Yue had corrected his position.
At this time, the suspension bridge and the pier gate opened, and Chen Xun and his wife Chen Jiangshi came out with smiles on their faces.
At this time, the ten military households were already hungry. Liu Yan got off the bullock cart and shouted loudly: "Brothers and sisters of the Chen family, take a few family members to cook some porridge to satisfy the hunger of the new brothers. The porridge needs to be Cook it thicker.”
"Okay, Commander A, just be rest assured that these brothers will be well fed."
Then Liu Yan added: "Just use the food rations in my house, and then let Chen Xiaoqi take people to buy some more food tomorrow. It will be counted as our food reserve."
Chen Xun and his wife Chen Jiangshi quickly agreed.
Chen Jiang turned around and trotted into the pier. He shouted twice, and then heard two women respond loudly. They followed Chen Jiang to Liu Yan's house to get food and prepare to cook porridge.
At the same time, after hearing Liu Yan's words, the military households were in a commotion. It seemed that the new owner had a good heart, which was inconsistent with his intimidating appearance. Hope surged in everyone's hearts. It seemed that this trip would not be so bad. Everyone Each household found a place to sit down, just talking softly, and waiting for Liu Yan's further arrangements.
At this time, Liu Yan took a closer look at the military households, and saw that among the ten military households, including the children, there were a total of more than forty people, about half men and women. Looking around, they were all in ragged clothes, A weak person is like a bunch of beggars.
Liu Yan estimated that among this group of people, there might only be seven or eight strong young men, and there would also be about a dozen strong women. Some of the children huddled next to their parents had disheveled hair, sallow complexions, and thin skin, and their clothes were as torn as sacks. They just looked at the tall Liu Yan with fearful eyes, and looked curiously at the tall big man in front of him.
It is already March, but the weather is still cold. The climate in the late Ming Dynasty is not normal. The weather is abnormal almost every year.
Nowadays, the fur coats and felt hats worn by these military households are full of holes. A cold wind blows, and many people are shivering from the cold. Some of the men were fine, but the women and children beside them were even worse.
Looking at these people in front of him, Liu Yan couldn't help but sigh. These were not soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They were clearly a group of beggars of the Ming Dynasty. Although everyone in his group was also dressed in rags, their physical fitness and mental appearance were better than those of these military households. So much better. It seems that I have to spend some time recuperating their bodies in the future, otherwise how can such human hands be used?
After waiting for a while, Mrs. Chen Jiang came out of the pier with two family members. The three of them struggled to carry a large pot. They saw steam rising from the pot, and the aroma of rice porridge floated over from a distance. .
There was a sudden commotion among the military households. Everyone stretched their necks to look over there, especially the children, who swallowed hard, obviously greedy.
Mrs. Chen Jiang greeted her warmly: "It's time for porridge. Everyone brings the bowls and chopsticks over for porridge."
The military households found bowls and chopsticks from their luggage one after another. Liu Yan and the four Dunjun troops led by Chen Xun were in front of them. They did not dare to crowd and fight. They lined up according to the door of the house and came up one by one with bowls to receive the porridge. Those at the back just kept poking their heads and waiting very anxiously.
Chen Jiangshi kept greeting the military households, and now there are newcomers in Dapandun. For the sake of being an old man in Dapandun, Liu Yan will definitely go further in his heart. Thinking of this, Chen Jiangshi started working. Work harder.
I saw Mrs. Chen Jiang scooping porridge for everyone with a spoon, and said loudly: "Everyone is drinking porridge, but don't forget the kindness of Mr. Liu, the commander of the army. We can drink such thick rice porridge because of him." Blessings to the commander-in-chief!”
All the military households just agreed without hesitation, and each found a place to eat hungrily. The porridge in the bowl is sweet and thick, and it is pure rice porridge. There is absolutely no added wild vegetable bark or the like. After living on bran vegetables for too long, many people shed tears when drinking such good rice porridge. Come.
Liu Yan and Chen Xun also ate porridge together. Liu Yan did not forget to ask Chen Jiang to cook porridge for the Dun army and family members in the pier. Today's food is considered his own.
Mrs. Chen Jiang smiled happily and handed over the matter of dividing the porridge to another family member, and hurried back to the pier to make arrangements.
Then Liu Yan sat on the ground outside the pier without any concern for his image. After drinking four bowls of porridge, he patted his stomach and stood up. Chen Xun and Wang Yue also stopped their bowls and looked at the military households. They all drank. After eating some porridge, I feel much better.
Liu Yan asked Wang Yue to call the military households over, but Wang Yue muttered: "The commander-in-chief has given a lecture. Everyone, please be quiet and come here."
Liu Yan walked up to those people and looked at them. Liu Yan also felt the pressure. From now on, they would have to rely on themselves to maintain their food and clothing. Can he make them live a good life?
After looking at these military households for a long time, Liu Yan said loudly: "Yesterday, the master of the team assigned you to me. From now on, you will all work in my fort. I, Liu Yan, want to say here that from now on, we are all brothers of the same fort. I, Liu Yan, will treat everyone equally and will never treat you badly."
There was no words for a while, and many people listened numbly. Just when they were about to leave, a young man from behind said in a low voice: "Master Jia said that the young people should come to farm in the fort. I don't know, sir." How to make it smaller?”
Liu Yan said: "This is a good question, brother. Liu Yan was ordered by the team leader to farm. From now on, we will all reclaim wasteland around Dapandun. Afterwards, everyone will be allocated fields, as well as cattle seeds and other supplies. The leader of the team has promised me that we can just go ahead and build the fort, and no one will disturb the fields that will be reclaimed in the future. Everyone can just farm with peace of mind."
After hearing Liu Yan's words, there was a commotion among the people below. Obviously, the guarantee of the team officer Wang Wenzhen was still convincing to these people, and not only would there be fields, but also cattle seeds and other supplies would be distributed, which would be very important to these soldiers. Households also have a strong attraction.
Another person asked: "I wonder how much food you will have to pay in the future. Will you have to pay back the cattle seeds and other things in the future?"
Liu Yan said loudly: "People in the Ming Dynasty don't tell secrets. Now everyone is reclaiming land and building water conservancy projects. I am paying for all the money and food. Considering that everyone's rations are not much, I will also pay for the daily work and food in the future." . In the future, when the rice and wheat mature, I will exempt everyone from taxation in the first year. In the second year, one dou of grain per mu of farmland will be collected to pay for the cattle tools and other silver previously borrowed. In the third year, every mu of farmland will be taxed. Requisitioning two measures of food will always be a rule from now on, and no new factions will be created. How about it!"
After hearing Liu Yan's straightforward words, everyone looked at each other and felt moved. Liu Yan's words were straightforward. He would collect grain from the second year, which gave them a real and credible feeling. Liu Yan's words were better than those who were blown away by the hype. The superior officers are much more persuasive.
If it is true, as Liu Yan said, that there will be no more dispatches after the third year, then the two dou of grain per mu will be completely affordable for everyone. This is only the share of grain paid by military households in the early Ming Dynasty, although it is lower than the public quota. Household rent is heavy, but in the current situation, this burden is already very light. At least it can keep everyone full and not live like beggars.
After comforting and lecturing, Liu Yan prepared to register these Dunjun troops. Wang Yue quickly moved a broken wooden table and a chair for Liu Yan.
It was not a problem for Liu Yan to write traditional Chinese calligraphy. He just swiped his pen and registered the ten military households one by one according to the military household posters. Each household's age, military role, address, family size, male and female, adult Make notes one by one and issue two copies of the original and duplicate books.
At last count, there were 45 men and women in ten military households, including 22 men, 18 adults and 4 adults. There are twenty-three women, fifteen strong girls over thirteen years old, and eight young girls under thirteen years old. In addition, the personal belongings brought by each household are also registered one by one.
After finishing all this work, Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and moved his hands and feet. He hadn't touched a pen for a long time, and he felt a little tired after registering ten households.
At the same time, Liu Yan secretly sighed. In the future, the affairs in the pier will become more and more complicated. Will he have to do everything by himself? Especially this paperwork.
It's a pity that no one in the pier can read except himself. Liu Yan really had no other choice but to do it himself. However, with the development of Tunbao in the future, there will be more and more paperwork and paperwork. It seems that he will have to recruit a scribe in the future.
Those military households were secretly surprised when they saw that Liu Yan could write documents fluently. Everyone had expressions of admiration on their faces. This was the case in the Ming Dynasty. People who could read and write were always admired.
After Liu Yan finished his work, he asked Wang Yue to take his four Dunjun troops to arrange a place for the new military households. There would definitely be no room for so many people in the Dungeon, and there was no barracks arrangement for the time being, so they could only let them live first. Build some thatched huts along the pier to live in temporarily.
However, Liu Yan knew that in the North at this time, refugees had the habit of building dens in the wild. They would dig a hole in the ground, find some stones and branches to build a small wall around it, and then put some thatch on top. This kind of building is simple and effective, and does not require any raw materials. It is said that it is said by the Hu people outside the Great Wall that as long as there is a certain amount of firewood, grass and charcoal wood, it can withstand the severe cold.
So Liu Yan taught Wang Yue the method, and called his four pier soldiers to command the new soldiers to build dens outside the pier. Everything else was fine. Liu Yan only asked the new military households to arrange them in an orderly manner when building their dens. They should also gather them in a pit when convenient. They should not spread them randomly and pay attention to hygiene.
At night, each nest has taken shape, piles of firewood are lit, and the children's play and laughter add a lot of vitality to the inside and outside of the market.
The next day, Liu Yan called Chen Xun and set out with Chen Xun's four Dunjun troops to survey the surrounding wasteland distribution.
