Each beggar tried his best to bring more branches, and these branches... almost all met the conditions given by the cooking squad leader, at least 1.78 meters in length, relatively straight.
There were a few beggars who were stronger and younger, and they were carrying a large bundle. One of them was very tall, but he was carrying a lot.
As for many little beggars, they didn’t take much, but each of them took as much as possible.
Even some children who are too young to be able to drag a branch are trying hard to drag some small branches.
The cooking squad leaders looked at this without showing anything on their faces, but they were quite touched in their hearts.
They all thought of what the political commissar said before.
Your kindness to others is like a piece of candy. Once you eat it, there is nothing left, and the aftertaste will soon be forgotten. But if you cause harm to others, it is like a scar. Even if the wound heals, it will leave a permanent scar that cannot heal.
This is human nature.
These beggars have countless scars, so they only understand the preciousness of sugar after eating it.
This is true even for some of the more vicious beggars, but of course their viciousness may not be a disguise.
After all, in this era, as long as there is a choice, no one wants to be a beggar.
"Thank you all, I can just trouble you to put the things here. Later we will hire people to insert them into the ground to surround the place, so we need more branches. Please try your best to help every day."
"But because this job is relatively easy, we don't pay much, just three meals a day," a cooking squad leader said with a smile.
From beginning to end, he showed no other emotions, as if they were just a group of ordinary people, but these beggars were silent, because to them... in the eyes of others, they were all stinky beggars.
Even if you pass by them, you have to cover your nose and take a few quick steps, let alone talk to them as equals.
What's more important is that the other party didn't mention any leftovers, but directly said that he was in charge of the food.
It may seem like there is no difference, but in fact, it means that they are working to support themselves through their own efforts, rather than... picking up garbage and leftovers to eat.
The difference is huge.
Naturally, these beggars agreed one after another. No one knew what they were thinking, but after lunch and when they were delivering branches for dinner, the cooking squad leaders discovered that almost most of the beggars had gone to the river to take a bath.
Although their clothes were still very worn and even stained, they were much cleaner than before.
Even in some damaged areas, try to wrap them with strips of cloth, weeds and the like.
The hair, face, and body parts had obviously been washed, and the hair was randomly wrapped around a piece of wood and tied into a bun.
The odor on their bodies has dissipated much more than before. If you knew they were beggars when you saw them before, when you see them now, you will think that they are refugees rather than beggars.
The two parties have maintained a tacit understanding, but as Xue Rengui said, no one pays attention to these beggars, no one cares about them. Their sense of existence is very weak, but it does not mean that they have no influence.
They all changed silently on their own, and naturally countless people nearby noticed these beggars and the changes in them. More importantly, they noticed the attitude and behavior of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty towards these beggars.
They don't understand the basic principles, but they can understand this with empathy.
In fact, most people are kind-hearted. Those adults who are beggars are okay. Those beggars usually want to help, but sometimes they themselves are really having a hard time.
If you give them food, your children may go hungry, so you can only refuse with a hard heart.
But it doesn't mean that they can really turn a blind eye with a calm expression, because they all know how these beggars were born. Many of them are refugees, fleeing famine and other reasons.
Putting themselves in their shoes, if they encountered such a situation, they would also like someone to treat them like a Tang soldier.
Then again, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could treat these beggars with such courtesy and keep their word, let alone treat them?
Therefore, not only more people came to sign up, but they also kept calling for friends, and more and more people joined here. Many people around Jincheng came over when they heard that work was being done here.
When Silla's situation was on track, in Chang'an at this moment, Li Ke was looking at Li Shimin in front of him in confusion.
"Dad, what do you mean by this?" Li Ke was speechless.
"It's not interesting. Your current title, status, and so on, there is no room for a reward, but I can't really not give you a reward. The achievements you have made in the past year have been too great."
"It's unjustifiable not to award a reward, because this is not only related to you, but also to other ministers of the Tang Dynasty who have made meritorious services. If you don't want to award a reward at all, then how can these ministers, generals and the like have the nerve to ask for rewards?"
"So, no matter what the reason is, you have to accept a reward, and I also understand your character. You are not interested in any titles or official positions. I can only reward you with some land."
"I know you like to play. These lands are allocated to you for free. You can build your own village. Don't you just like to build villages in various places? I heard that the Qinwang Village you built in those places in Guangzhou is pretty good. ."
"Go on, satisfy your own ideas. You will have places to go when you want to go shopping in the future, and it can be considered a contribution to the local area. You said it yourself, if you spend money to hire people to work, it will be a good thing for the local area. ." Li Shimin said calmly.
Li Ke: "..."
He was a little speechless, so that was what happened.
But thinking about it, what Li Shimin said makes sense. Sometimes rules are just rules. Just because you don't lack these three melons and two dates, you don't want them.
Because if you don’t want it, there are many people who want it, but you are above them. If you don’t want it, they won’t be able to use it.
If things go on like this, it will just be complaints, and it may even lead to deep conflicts.
So Li Ke nodded helplessly and said: "Okay, I will take it. Father, you can reward me whatever you want."
"In this way, the best location at the foot of Wuyue Mountain will be rewarded with a thousand acres of land. You can build it yourself. Do you think there is any other place?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked.
Li Ke: "..."
Fortunately, you only gave me a thousand acres of land at the foot of Wuyue Mountain, instead of directly allocating all the Five Mountains to me.
"It's all the Five Mountains. Otherwise, you can include Huangshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, and Fanjing Mountain." Li Ke said helplessly.
"Oh? I know Huangshan and Lushan. Where is Fanjingshan?" Li Shimin asked curiously.
