I'm dead in all worlds

Chapter 459
Outside Xiangyang City, at the gate of the city, under the city wall, countless refugees gathered here. Unfortunately, since the arrival of the refugees, the city gate here has been closed tightly, and the city gate will only be opened at noon every day, but even When the gates of the city are opened, there will be a large number of soldiers wearing armored stomachs and holding swords guarding the gates, and the refugees are still unable to enter the city. They can only stay outside the gates or lie down or sit, waiting for the small half bowl once a day. Clear enough to see the porridge at the bottom of the bowl.

For the rest of the time, everyone stared numbly at the high city walls, at the closed city gates, or lay on the ground with their eyes closed to rest, reducing their exercise, and trying to keep the little inventory in their stomachs for a certain period of time , allowing them to persist for a longer period of time.

Not far from the city wall, a large number of refugees gathered in groups. Among them, there were cauldrons or piles of fires.The soldiers on the city wall watched what happened just under the city wall, but they couldn't speak a word. They all knew that only in this way, these people would have a greater chance of surviving, and even this would only increase the chance of surviving Just a few.They also have no right to stop and criticize these people. If they are not serving as soldiers, I am afraid they will be one of them.Although they are also not full to eat now, at least they can still have a few bites to eat, and they can save some from the limited food to make ends meet for their families, so that the whole family will not starve to death.

(This is really not an exaggeration. The Ming Dynasty encountered the Little Ice Age, plus wars, levying food everywhere, increasing taxes, unscrupulous businessmen and other reasons. There are various reasons in the data, but the city is not this one. Even soldiers, many people in their families starved to death.)
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At noon, the time for porridge has just passed.

After Wang Han came here on a horse, he immediately attracted the attention of all the refugees around him. Horses, this is meat, a lot of meat, not only more meat, but also more capable of starvation.Just looking at the horses wearing armor and swordsmen, with a terrifying power on their bodies, and looking at Wang Han, who seems to be a general, these refugees shrink their necks one by one, afraid to go forward.

Seeing the gazes of the people around, San Xiao in her arms couldn't help but grasp Wang Han's arms holding them tightly.Although the gauntlet on Wang Han's arm was cold, it reassured them immensely.

Riding all the way to the city gate, Wang Han was also observing the situation here, and at the same time, he used the radar to quickly scan the Xiangyang City in front of him. For these fires and cauldrons under the city wall, he didn't need to look at Wang Han to know what they were. .Wang Han didn't give them food immediately, because even for disaster relief, methods and methods must be paid attention to, otherwise it may become more chaotic. In order to survive, these hungry and red-eyed refugees can do anything, otherwise It is impossible for Li Zicheng to jump up during this period.

"Alas!" Wang Han sighed, the results of the radar scan had come out, and Wang Han searched for grain and food according to the nouns.Now even in the city there is no food left.Even the storehouses of those merchants don’t have much grain anymore, only some hidden cellars still have some grain, and the grain in the government’s granary is even less, not even as much as that of the merchants. It’s rare that the officials here are not one Confused officer.

Although there are no refugees in the city, Wang Han also knows that this is to prevent refugees from entering the city and committing crimes.

"My lord." A dirty couple with an equally dirty child suddenly knelt down in front of Wang Han's horse.

This sudden action also shocked the refugees who had been watching Wang Han for a long time. There seemed to be a red light flashing in their eyes, and some of them even quietly grabbed the stones and soil clods on the side of the road.As long as Wang Han makes a mistake in one response, these refugees will violently kill people, slaughter horses and eat meat.

"Uncle..." Sanxiao grabbed Wang Han's armor tightly in fear.

"Huh!" Wang Han snorted coldly, and the terrifying sound wave mixed with murderous aura was as loud as a bell.

The refugees around suddenly groaned one by one, their hands and feet trembled, their bodies were weak, and the unbearable ones even spurted out a mouthful of blood.Those who were holding on to the rocks and clods also let go of their hands, and fear quickly filled their hearts.

"What's the matter with you?" Looking at the three kneeling on the ground, Wang Han asked.

"My lord, the Caomin couple have a daughter who has just turned fourteen. I hope to sell it to my lord in exchange for being able to go to the city and some food." Hearing this, the man in the couple hurriedly said, and made it with his wife. some drool on their hands to wipe the faces of the dirty children among them.

Wang Han looked at it. Although the girl's face was still dirty, she could tell that she was doing well.Although she is not a complete beauty when she grows up, she can be regarded as a beautiful beauty, but now she looks very thin.When the girl heard that her parents were going to sell her, not only did she not blame or feel sad, she even had some expectations.

"We don't want too much, just go to the city and two cakes." Seeing that Wang Han didn't speak, the couple thought that Wang Han was hesitating, so they said quickly.

"Two cakes and entering the city?" Wang Han carefully observed the couple, watching their eyes carefully.

"If you can't enter the city, two cakes are fine, just ask the adults to bring the little girl into the city, she will die if she stays outside, please, my lord, my lord, we don't want any more cakes, just please Take the little girl, take her into the city, and just give her a few bites to eat." Being watched by Wang Han, the couple did not dare to look at Wang Han, and their demands were lowered again and again, kowtowing to Wang Han non-stop.

"Yes, I just need a few servants to serve me." Wang Han nodded and said.

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord." Hearing this, the couple and the girl hurriedly kowtowed to express their thanks.The girl's father pushed the girl quickly and said, "Hurry up and follow the adults. How those maids served you in the past, you will serve the adults in the future."

"En." Hearing this, the girl quickly got up and stood silently behind Wang Han's horse.The couple stepped aside.

The others also looked at the girl enviously. Although they may not be able to survive with such an adult, the chance of survival is much greater than them.

Wang Han said to the couple. "I still need a few clever servants. You two will come to town with me."

"Thank you sir, thank you sir." Hearing this, the couple kowtowed to Wang Han again, and then hurriedly followed behind Wang Han.

Seeing that the couple and their family were taken in, there are many refugees around who are motivated and want to follow suit.It's just that after Wang Han's icy eyes swept over them, all of them trembled suddenly and dared not go forward.

"Who is coming down the gate?" Wang Han's arrival had already been seen by the guards on the city gate tower, and when Wang Han arrived at the gate, he asked loudly.

"I'll deliver the food." Wang Han replied loudly.

"Om..." Wang Han's voice was like a thunderbolt thrown into a calm lake, and there were waves of discussions among the refugees and soldiers.

"The imperial court's disaster relief food has arrived." On the city wall, all the soldiers were overjoyed.

"It's saved." Under the city wall, the refugees also rejoiced.

"Let go immediately." The general in charge of guarding the city wall shouted immediately.As for the food, they just thought that Wang Han came to inform them first and asked them to prepare it.

(End of this chapter)