Earth Immortal Righteous Path

Chapter 337

Ding got off his horse and walked, with two knights around him silently escorting him, while the others were still riding on their horses, hiding all angles around them to prevent assassination.

The middle-aged man had already noticed this.

There is no way, there are only a few people who can afford horses at this time, not to mention that Ding Dang is surrounded by armored people guarding him, so it can be seen that his status is not low.

"What orders does this lord have?"

The middle-aged man saluted.

Ding Dang's eyes lit up, and he also returned the courtesy.

"My official is the new county magistrate of Beichen County. Just now, I saw that Mr. used the art of war to command these..."

Originally, he wanted to say the word "refugees", but in order to take care of the other party's mood, Ding Dang changed his words kindly.

"...These villagers... I am quite curious, so I took the liberty to come here."

The middle-aged man on the opposite side was obviously surprised when he heard this sentence.

What made Ding Dang even more curious was that the refugees not far from him were also a little commotion.

Ding Dang is really too conspicuous.

He came leading the horse, followed by five or six capable knights, and he was born with a good-looking appearance, fair and tender complexion, and he was obviously born among the rich and powerful.

Among the low-level civilians who are generally malnourished, weather-beaten, and have done rough work, he naturally became the focus.

Therefore, his words were heard, even though Ding Dang didn't speak too loudly.

As soon as the refugees made any movement, they saw two soldiers on the left and right holding the hilt of their swords with their left hands, and several nearby knights also squinted their eyes, and put their spears on their horses, ready to kill them at any time.

It was this middle-aged man who first noticed the situation, waved his hand to stop the commotion of the refugees, then turned around with a wry smile, and was about to throw himself to the ground immediately.

"Sir, what is this for? Why do you do this great gift?"

Of course Ding Dang couldn't let him go on bowing like this, holding his arm with one hand.

The middle-aged man immediately felt as if he was supported by an iron arm. Even if he put his whole body weight on it, the hand did not seem to shake in the slightest, so he had to stand up.

Looking up, I saw a smile on the corners of the young man's lips, but there was a faint chill in his eyes.

He secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that his calculation might be seen through.

I originally thought that I could get rid of this face and find a way out for the folks behind me. After all, the other party has a young heart. If he had a little face, maybe he would agree to help?

After all, this young man is the lord of a county, and he must be a wealthy family. What is a mere few hundred refugees?

It's a pity that this person is so mature, he doesn't look like a young man anymore.

"Sir? Sir?"

"If you have something to say, you can just say it. I will do my best to help those who can, and please understand my difficulties if I can't help."

Just when he was in a trance, he heard the magistrate of Beichen County say so.

"This lord, the name of the grassroots is Song He, and the name of the township is Heli, Nanyang County. His hometown was flooded. As a last resort, he took these folks to escape here."

"A big flood, falling from the sky, comes from time to time, suddenly, there are more than 300 households in a township, and only half of the people are left."

He said sadly, and described the strange flood to Ding Dang.

"Water, it's so big, it's full of water as far as I can see, the grass man was lucky enough to hug the bathtub at home, and that's how he saved his life."

"I have pity on my Helizi Township, which has a radius of ten miles. All of them have been turned into Zeguo, and Caomin and others... have to be reduced to homeless people."

Speaking of this, the sad part, the voice was crying, and the middle-aged man covered his face and wept.

Ding Dang was slightly moved when he heard this, and at the same time sullen.

"Since it was a natural disaster in Nanyang County, why didn't the magistrate of Nanyang County come forward?"

This is where he sulks.

All natural disasters, such as floods, are likely to cause various other troubles if they are not dealt with in time after they occur.

For example, after the flood recedes, if the corpses are not handled properly, it is easy to bring plague.

Victims after the flood need pensions, new housing, and even some subsidies for money and food.

Otherwise, these people are likely to become refugees, even bandits, or simply absorbed by civil rebel organizations, becoming the source of turmoil in the dynasty.

The dynasties of all dynasties have treated such incidents cautiously, probably due to poor handling, the impact was extremely bad.

That's why Ding Dang was angry at the magistrate's inaction.

"My lord, you don't know that Nanyang County has no county magistrate, not only the county magistrate, but even the six house owners in the county have their seals!"

"Nanyang County has long been occupied by thieves!"

Song He cried out their hardships.

It turned out that as early as half a year ago, a group of thieves robbed and killed the previous county magistrate, defeated the county soldiers, openly opened the arsenal, and took out weapons and armor, as if they were determined to rebel.

What's weird is that this group of thieves did nothing to Qiu, a big family in the county, but they, the little people, were miserable.

"Originally, one year old only needs to pay taxes twice, but this group of people have to pay taxes once a month, and if they fail to pay, they will sell themselves to big families in the city!"

"If you don't obey, there will be that thief who will come to make trouble during the day and night, and will not kill anyone, but just toss in different ways, and will always force people to sell themselves as slaves and be willing to give up!"

Ding Dang also gasped when he heard this.

I don't know when there will be such an arrogant bandit!
"The thief in Nanyang County is probably not a big family in the city pretending to be?"

"Who says it's not? But what can you do if you see it?"

"We peasants are like weeds on the side of the road. Anyone can step up and step on them. As long as we can survive, who dares to resist them?"

Song He smiled miserably, hunched over, his gray hair fluttering in the bleak autumn wind, looking so desolate.

The sun shone on his body, but it still couldn't stop the bleak chill on Song He's body.

No, not only him, but also the hundreds of silent refugees around him.

Ding Dang glanced over them, and saw the expectation in their eyes, that is, a kind of humble begging.

Taking a deep breath, Ding Dang closed his eyes, his heart filled with various emotions.

anger!sorrow!pity!
Sad for its misfortune, anger for its indisputable!

Either erupt in silence, or perish in silence.

Obviously, instead of being driven into a desperate situation, these low-level civilians would never think of rebelling and overthrowing the mountains above them.

However, in this world, even the most basic life cannot be given to them!

What would have happened to them if they hadn't met Ding Dang, the Qipin county magistrate on the way to his post?

Most of the old and weak women and children, whether they have any skills, may find it difficult to continue to live.

As for the young and strong, I am afraid that some of them can only be sold as slaves, and the rest...will become rebels before starving to death, right?

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(End of this chapter)