lethal arsenal

Chapter 405: Why should the common people deserve it?

"You three strong men don't even have ten acres of land, and you still have to pay taxes on thirty acres every year. Doesn't that mean that if you grow food for one year, you have to pay for one year's food."

Lin Dong pulled a skinny man up from the ground and asked casually. He finally found out the identity of this group of people.

Another group of rogues, endless rogues.

They were even more crotch-stretching than the batch we met in the hayloft before. They were bandits who were about to starve to death, so they just picked up their hoes and plundered.

There is too much barren land in this land, and the yellow-brown soil cannot grow food.

The mountains and mountains are incomparable to those in the south.

The vast expanse of red and yellow land is a bit rougher than the soil in the south and cannot withstand careful chewing.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Lin Dong saw someone eating dirt.

As a result, when we returned to the late Ming Dynasty, we found that more people were eating dirt.

It is difficult to describe how difficult it is for the people at the bottom to survive, because whenever you think someone is already miserable, you may find someone who is even more miserable within a few days.

Put the yellow-brown earth into your mouth and chew it slowly. Over time, you can taste a little bit of it.

Even if it tastes bitter, sour, astringent and fishy, ​​it's better than having an empty stomach, that feeling of emptiness that doesn't stick to your chest or back.

Hunger is a pain that comes from the soul.

It is difficult to feel this pain without actually being extremely hungry.

Along the way, Lin Dong's murderous nature gradually diminished.

The main reason is that there are too many, and there are endless waves of bandits, killing them all.

At first, Lin Dong thought of killing some bandits and alleviating the suffering of the people.

Then, along the way, he discovered that the bandits were the common people themselves.

Nine out of ten farmers in the entire Shaanxi Prefecture are dying.

When we reached the fork in the road at the foot of the mountain, we met another group of three men.

According to the requirements for conscription, he basically meets the conditions of a strong man.

The cheeks were thin, the ribs were protruding under the tattered clothes, and the yellow face was dull.

The three of them rushed over, carrying hoes, sickles, and broken sabers, screaming.

Yin Ling'er was about to be killed with a sword pill in just one shot.

but.

Lin Dong reacted faster and pushed back the sword pill with a wave of his hand.

The red light of the sword pill stung people's eyes, and the three men immediately threw themselves on the ground.

"Are you also officers and soldiers on guard duty?"

Lin Dong couldn't help but ask again and gave instructions accordingly.

"Tianxiong, bring two pieces of steamed buns."

The snow-white steamed buns were handed to the three of them, and their eyes that were originally dizzy suddenly became clear.

The three skinny men grinned, exposing their rotten black teeth, and bit into the buns.

Divide and eat.

Lin Dong didn't speak, just listened to the sound of them chewing.

"We are thieves, soldiers and farmers. We are not soldiers from Fugu. We were transferred from Chu and Sichuan. We were originally here to attack the Eighteen Villages. As a result, the court did not pay food and wages..."

"It's been a long time. I haven't been paid for a long time. I haven't been paid. I didn't have enough to eat and had to work hard, so I simply ran away. Later, I followed the village leader Wang Jiayin to grow grain in the mountains. The landlord didn't want it, so we rebelled. As a result, Wang Jiayin After being suppressed, we ran everywhere, here..."

The three men, who were so skinny from hunger, were half full after eating. After one mouthful, I explained everything in one sentence.

It's nothing more than the government forcing the people to rebel.

These people ran to the mountains to make a living on their own. However, a landowner insisted that the land belonged to their family, and a man named Wang Jiayin simply robbed the wealthy businessman.

There was an arrest warrant in the government, and Wang Jiayin immediately rose up.

"Tianxiong, bring some more steamed buns."

After distributing some of the few remaining grains, Lin Dong gave a few explanations.

"In the future, even if you are robbing, you have to be more discerning. Let's go, go..."

The voice couldn't help but pause.

where to?

Lin Dong didn't know either, he was speechless.

There are locusts in both the north and the south.

Further south there are floods.

In northern China, such as Yuzhou, there is a drought, so drought that people can eat each other.

The whole world is suffering from disasters, where is the pure place?

"My benefactor, we plan to go north to join the Kingdom of Jin. If we go, we will have food."

"I heard that the Jin Kingdom in Liao was distributing food, and those who came to seek refuge could get a bite of food. By the way, my benefactor, thank you very much for your life-saving grace."

The three of them said each.

Among them, the man holding a tattered saber kowtowed to Lin Dong respectfully.

"Are you going to become thieves?"

Lin Dong raised his eyebrows, rarely getting angry.

How can the common people deserve this?

The government has no food.

But the private residences of the county magistrates, wealthy businessmen, and the kings entrusted by the imperial court must have food in their treasury.

On the way to pursue the Killing Guanyin.

Lin Dong robbed a few people on the way and opened the warehouse to see that it was full of rotting grain. He distributed the food all the way and saved a lot of victims.

"Oh, what a thief is not a thief."

"In our place, in front of the village, there is Pan Lantou. He got separated from the troops and escaped. His family has a total of six or seven people. There is a brother at the top and a sister at the bottom."

"Three years ago, his brother went fishing privately, but was caught by the Liaodong Army, had his head cut off, and became the leader of the bandits."

"Later, it was Niu Lu'er who really got justice for them. Even if he was a slave, he was Niu Lu's slave. By the way, he even sent mules and noodles as a special gift. He said it was the compensation the king of Khan asked the general for. Woolen cloth."

"There's more, there's more..."

"If you win, you will get real spoils, you will get rewards, and you will get real food."

……

The three men talked more and more enthusiastically. The enemy in the late Ming Dynasty was mainly the Jin Kingdom, but the other side of the grassland was also uneasy.

These people didn't notice Lin Dong's livid expression at all.

Xu Tianxiong tugged on Lin Dong's sleeve, "Let's go."

Lin Dong waved his hand and said something coldly. "You can take care of yourself."

After saying that, he took the two women and left directly.

He didn't kill people randomly.

The Ming Dynasty is rotten to the core. How can ordinary people have hatred against their country and family?

If you have milk, you are a mother. Whoever gives you food will take your life. This is how it should be.

These people can't even find a single fault in their words.

Full of anger, who can I blame?

Do you blame God for bringing disaster?

Or are they resentful of the imperial court's excesses, or are they the landlords who lay bare and suck the marrow out of the common people?

call.

Lin Dong took a deep breath. In fact, he didn't have any particularly good solution. How could he overthrow the Ming Dynasty and establish a new order?

It's easy to say, but what about the devil? Who will solve it?

In the whole world, there are not one or two demons and gods, but a hundred and eight. Relying on Ma Zhen, one person can achieve the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?

“Do your best and go with the flow.”

He repeatedly said in his mind that when he got rid of the Killing Guanyin, he would go see Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Anyway, we have come, and everyone has arrived in the Gansu and Shaanxi areas. How can we not meet this man who has left his name throughout the ages.

Chongzhen's son had no hope. As long as there was one capable person among these rebels, Lin Dong planned to help him.

"Hold the pivot position and search the sky and the earth!"

Lin raised his hand and pointed his sword, and a light green line flashed across his eyes.

He took the two women and flew all the way.

When the sun was high in the sky, I saw a simple wine shop with a gray flag under the hill in front of me.

The other end of the green line is disconnected here.

"Could the Killing Guanyin be hiding here?"

Lin Dong had a slight thought in his mind, but he did not rush to the wine shop. He first found a slope and slowly descended.

"Yin Ling'er, Tianxiong, you guys are waiting for me here."

Lin Dong said in a deep voice, and with a wave of his hand, the Yintu Cave opened.

The two brothers of the Guo family were transferred by him to protect them.

Guo Fengguo, the birdman with wings on his back, is still sleeping in the underworld. His body was damaged in the battle with the Killing Guanyin, and his soul was pulled back to the underworld, sleeping in the giant cocoon woven by the mighty Vajra Bodhisattva. middle.

It is still unknown when he will wake up, we can only say that we are looking forward to his awakening.

As for the other three life-killing guardians, Lin Dong did not mobilize them either.

Gao Laodao, Sahara, and King Li, who had four arms in total but lost two more, are all practicing in the Yin Earth.

In addition, the task of these three guardian gods is to study the corpse of the Peng Demon King - how to build weapons.

Don’t talk too much.

After Lin Dong placed the two women here, he exerted his energy and slightly adjusted the muscles on his face, and he transformed into a handsome face.

In addition, he is tall and has strong muscles. When he hits the ground, he becomes a mighty military man.

Lin Dong walked to the door of the wine shop slowly and quickly, and his eyes couldn't help but condense.

I saw a tall woman standing under the shed, stretching gently.

The plump figure is revealed, and with a twist of the waist, the mature feminine charm is revealed.

"Hey, your guest is here for a drink."

The charming woman's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Dong's tall and sunny appearance, and she trotted over to entertain him.

"Yes, have a few drinks and put the best wine in your house..."

Halfway through the words, the woman took Lin Dong's arm and dragged him into the wine shop, squeezing and squeezing him.

He didn't forget to cast two flirtatious glances, "What kind of wine do you like to drink, sir? There are pineapples that are as smooth as a daughter's, and there are also spicy ones that hit your throat and go into your stomach like a knife swallowing fire. Which one do you like, sir?" One bite?"

The woman asked, babbling.

Lin Dong's arms were about to sink in. He immediately pushed the woman away gently, with a righteous look on his face.

"The scenery of the north, the landlady will open a jar to burn knives."

"Stop pretending. Sir, I knew you were an old bird as soon as I saw you."

The woman came closer, her soft arms reaching down.

Lin Dong had a smile on his face, but the fierceness in his eyes could not be dispelled. He grabbed the woman's shoulders and arms and threw her back.

boom!

(End of this chapter)