A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 21

Stayed in Dongjiazhuang for one night. Early the next morning, Wang Dou and others drove the cattle and led the military households back to Jingbiandun.

Several people looked very happy. Although the trip was small, it was finally the first step.

Those military households assigned to Wang Dou all dragged their families and carried their simple luggage behind Wang Dou and the others. Everyone looked a little uneasy. They changed to a new owner, and they didn't know what their fate would be like in the future. Sample.

They have heard of Wang Dou's reputation, they are very good at killing Tartars, but often such a person has a more violent temperament, will he treat everyone kindly?I heard that this trip is to go to Jingbian Fort to farm, what will be the future prospects?

All the military households had various thoughts, and they all hurried on the road. At noon, a group of people arrived in front of Jingbiandun. Qi Tianliang loudly told the military households to pay attention to avoid several hidden cellar traps beside the trench.At this moment, the suspension bridge and the pier gate opened, and Yang Tong, his wife Liu Shi, and Qi Tianliang's wife Tao Shi came out with smiles on their faces.

At this time, everyone was hungry, Wang Dou told the two women loudly: "Sister-in-law of the Yang family, sister-in-law of the Qi family, go and cook some porridge to satisfy the hunger of the new brothers!"

Then he added: "The porridge should be thicker."

The two women responded loudly, then turned and went back to porridge.

Hearing Wang Dou's words, there was a commotion among the military households. It seemed that the new owner had a good heart and did not match his frightening appearance. Hope surged in everyone's hearts. It seemed that this trip would not be so bad. Each found a place to sit down docilely, just discussing softly.

Wang Dou looked at those military households. Among the ten military households, there were more than 40 people including the family members, half of them were male and female. Looking around, they were all in rags, weak and frail, maybe only seven , Eight young men who will look stronger.And some of the children huddled next to their parents had disheveled hair, yellow and emaciated faces, and their clothes were torn like sacks. They just looked at the tall Wang Dou and the others with fearful eyes, and then looked curiously at the tall Jing Biandun in front of them. .

Frost's fall had passed a few days ago, and the weather was getting colder and colder. The leather jackets and felt hats worn by these military households were full of holes. The cold wind blew, and many people shivered.Some men are okay, but the women and children beside them are even worse.

Looking at these people in front of him, Wang Dou sighed, these are not soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they are clearly a group of beggars from the Ming Dynasty. Although the seven Jingbiandun members are also dressed in rags, it is obvious that their physical fitness and mental outlook are better than theirs. Too strong.It seems that I will have to spend some time to take care of their bodies in the future.

While waiting, Liu Shi and Tao Shi finally took out a big pot each with great difficulty. Steam was rising from the pot, and a scent of rice porridge wafted over from afar.

There was a commotion among the military households, and all of them stretched their necks to look over there, especially those children, who were slobbering vigorously.

Liu Shi and Tao Shi greeted each other affectionately: "Let's have porridge, everyone bring the bowls and chopsticks to drink porridge."

The military households found the bowls and chopsticks from their luggage one after another. With Wang Dou and others in front, they did not dare to crowd and fight for the porridge. , very anxiously waiting.

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Tao continued to greet those military households, especially Mrs. Tao, with even more affectionate expressions. A newcomer came. For the sake of being an old man in Jingbiandun, at least Wangtou would hand over those women to Direct yourself?

While scooping porridge for everyone with a spoon, she said loudly: "Everyone is drinking porridge, don't forget the kindness of Mr. Zongqi Wang."

All the military households just agreed without a mouthful, while looking for places to gobble up.The porridge in the bowl is sweet and thick. It is all pure rice porridge. There is absolutely no wild vegetable bark added. After a long time of living with bran vegetables, many people shed tears after drinking such good rice porridge Come.

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Wang Dou and the others also drank porridge together, and they sat on the ground outside the pier without hesitation. After Wang Dou drank six bowls of porridge, he patted his stomach and stood up. Households, after each of them drank some porridge, their energy was much better.

Wang Dou asked Han Chao to invite the military households to come over, and Yang Tong also yelled: "Master Zongqi has given a lecture, everyone should be quiet."

Wang Dou walked up to those people, looking at these people, Wang Dou also felt the pressure. In the future, their food, clothing and survival will be maintained by himself. Can he let them live a good life?After staring at these military households for a long time, Wang Dou said loudly: "Master Zhang, the management team, assigned you to me yesterday. From now on, you will all be farming in my castle. I, Wang Dou, want to say something here. From now on, you will all be brothers in the same castle." , I, Wang Doudang, treat everyone equally and will never treat you badly."

There was no words at the bottom for a while, and many people were listening numbly. Just when the silence was about to be interrupted, a young man at the bottom said in a low voice: "Master Wang said to let the little ones come to farm in the fort. I don't know if the adults want How about the little ones?"

Wang Dou praised, and said: "That's a good question, brother. Wang Dou is not talented. He was ordered by the defense master and the team master to cultivate the land. From now on, we will all reclaim wasteland by the Dongfang River. Afterwards, everyone will divide the land. There are also things such as cattle and seeds, the guard has already assured me that Tunpu can just let it go, and the fields reclaimed in the future will never be disturbed, and everyone can just plant with peace of mind."

Hearing Wang Dou's words, there was a commotion among the people below. Obviously the defense officer Xu Zhongjun's assurance was convincing to these people, and not only would there be fields, but also the distribution of cattle and seeds, which would also affect them. a powerful attraction.

Another person asked: "I don't know how much the little ones will have to pay in the future. Will the little ones have to pay back the cattle and seeds in the future?"

Wang Dou said loudly: "Ming people don't talk dark words. Right now, everyone is working together to reclaim the land and build water conservancy. I will pay for all the money, and 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, in the first year, I will exempt everyone from taxing grain. In the second year, one bucket of grain will be requisitioned per mu to pay for the previously borrowed cattle equipment and other silver. In the third year, each mu will be levied It will always be a rule to requisition two buckets of grain, and there will be no more new ones. I, Wang Dou, keep my word. On that day, Jiachang Zhongda and I went to kill the Tartars. After that, I got my current official position! It’s the same for killing Tartars, and it’s the same for me when it comes to farming!”

After listening to Wang Dou's straightforward words, everyone looked at each other, and everyone was moved. Wang Dou's words were straightforward, and the food collection would start in the second year, which gave them a real and credible feeling. Wang Dou's words were more hyped than those The superiors are much more convincing.If, as Wang Dou said, there will be no further distribution after the third year, then each person can fully afford to collect two buckets of grain per mu. This is only the share of grain paid by military households in the early Ming Dynasty. Rents for private households are heavy, but in the current era, this burden is already very light.

After speaking, although some people were still apprehensive, most of them had hope in their hearts. As Wang Dou said, they hoped that they could live a peaceful and stable life in the future.

After the comforting lecture, Wang Dou ordered the cattle brought from Dong's village to be fed back to the pier, and the hoes and other things were also taken in.Yang Tong moved out the only chair in Dunnei for Wang Dou, and Wang Dou sat on the chair and began to register documents for the military households, but unfortunately there was no table, so he had to use a wooden board to rest on his lap to write.

It is not a problem for Wang Dou to write traditional Chinese characters with a brush. He just swiped a brush and registered the ten households one by one according to each person's military household registration. Wait for notes one by one, and issue two booklets.

According to the final statistics, there are 45 men and women in ten military households, of which 22 are men, 23 are adult and 13 are not.There are 13 women, [-] strong girls over [-] years old, and [-] young girls under [-] years old.In addition, the personal belongings brought by each household are also registered one by one.

After finishing the work, Wang Dou breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and moved his hands and feet. He hadn't touched his pen for a long time, and he felt a little tired after only registering ten households.

He sighed inwardly, there will be many affairs in the pier in the future, should he do everything by himself?Especially this paperwork.

It's a pity that besides him, there is Qi Tianliang in Dunnei who knows a few characters and can count. The rest are Han Chao brothers, Yang Tong, and two women who are orthodox illiterates who can't even write their own names.There is really nothing I can do except to do it myself, but with the development of Tunbao in the future, there will be more and more paperwork and clerical affairs, it seems that I will have to recruit a clerk in the future.

Seeing that Wang Dou could write documents fluently, those military households were also secretly surprised. Everyone showed admiration on their faces. This Wang Zongqi can kill thieves when he mounts a horse, and dances ink when he dismounts. I couldn't help but feel more confident in Wang Dou.This is the case in Ming Dynasty, people who can read and write are always admirable.

After Wang Dou finished his work, he asked the Han and North Korean brothers to arrange a place to live for those military households. There would definitely not be room for so many people in the pier, and there was no barracks arrangement for the time being. We had to let them build some thatched huts along the pier for temporary residence. .

The refugees in the north have always had the habit of building nests in the wild. They dig a hole in the ground, find some stones and branches to build a small wall around, and then put some thatch on the top to form a house. This kind of construction is simple and effective. , does not need any raw materials. It is said that the Hu people outside the Great Wall, as long as there is a certain amount of firewood and carbon wood, they can well resist the severe cold.

Several people from South Korea and North Korea instructed the new residents to build nests outside the pier. Of course, Wang Dou did not understand Han Chao and others in this regard. Concentrate in a latrine, do not scatter and arrange indiscriminately, and pay attention to hygiene as much as possible.

It can be seen that Han Chao is very capable of commanding. Wang Dou sees that the two brothers have mysterious origins and seem to have a story, but of course Wang Dou will not ask him about his privacy.

In the evening, each of the nests has taken shape, piles of firewood are lit, and the children's playful laughter adds a lot of vitality to Jingbiandunwai.

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Old White Bull: I have something to do at night, the second update will be later, sorry.

(End of this chapter)