First Prince of Ming Dynasty Chapter 197

  Chapter 197 After the rain, the sky is not sunny

Seeing that they were all about to kneel down, Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to help them and said, "There is no need to be polite. It seems that the rain will not stop for a while. If you have any needs, you can find Zhang Fan, or ask someone to report to you." I."

   This group of women also nodded politely. Zhu Biao comforted them a few words, and asked them to help take care of those children, especially disabled children, when they had spare time.

  The army is full of men. It is easy to let them kill and set fire, but it is difficult to let them take care of the children. The sons in their own family are all disobedient and very tough.

  But now, all of them are skinny and emaciated. Even after recuperating for a while, it can't make up for the nutrition lost over the years.

  It was raining heavily outside again, Zhang Fan walked by and said, "I'm afraid the rain won't stop until tomorrow, and after the rain, the roads will be muddy, making it difficult to march."

  Zhu Biao nodded slightly with his hands behind his back. He is also thinking about this problem now. He will have to walk a few more mountain roads in the future. Naturally, the soldiers are not afraid, but these more than a thousand women and children are not easy to walk.

  Zhu Biao glanced at him and said, "Zhang Fan, I have left you five hundred soldiers and two imperial physicians. Maybe you stay here to take care of them?"

   Zhu Biao had already planned this matter. After all, it was time-consuming and laborious to take them back and forth. He thought that there should be two or three thousand women and children in Kaifeng Mansion, and they would resettle them in a unified way at the end, and pick them up together when they returned.

  Zhang Fan bowed and said: "I will certainly live up to His Highness's trust."

Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this. Zhang Fan is careful and prudent in doing things. This can be seen from his examination papers. He also arranged for the old and weak women and children along the way. to him.

   But the heavy rain was so sudden, the two talked for a while, Zhang Fan had already started to think about this matter since it rained, he had already shown his face in front of His Highness, what he had to do now was to impress His Highness on him.

  Is there anything His Highness cares about more than bringing more than a thousand women and children?

  They negotiated that after the rain the troops set off, and Zhang Fan would stay here to take them to recuperate for a month, then transferred to Yangzhou, holding Zhu Biao's warrant to obtain food supplies, and then went directly to Fengyang to wait for Zhu Biao and the others to return.

At this time, the food is also ready, but at this time, it is provided to the soldiers first, which is also Zhu Biao's order. The soldiers need to replenish energy at this time to build houses in the heavy rain. The women and children have already settled down, and they will not eat later. What's the delay.

  Zhu Biao turned around and saw that a dozen soldiers stood up and brought the pancakes and broth to the women and children. It was unclear whether they were for the children or which woman they fell in love with.

  Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Leave five hundred unmarried ones, if they can find wives, it would be good."

  Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, looking at the back of His Royal Highness, even though it is raining outside, his heart is still hot. The prince is wise and mighty, as long as he performs well, he can show his ambitions.

  Liu Jin invited Zhu Biao to have dinner, Zhu Biao asked Zhang Fan to call the others, and then followed Liu Jin to the innermost room, which was the most well-furnished place, which was Zhu Biao's residence.

  Liu Jin ordered people to move the big table. Although it was old, there was nothing to be picky about. Zhu Biao's food was naturally much better than the outside ones, but there was no big difference, it was just that the production was more refined.

After a while, Fei Ju, Chang Mao, Fu Zhong, Guo Chong, Li Jin, Zhang Fan and others came in. Zhu Biao asked them to sit down without saying anything. There is nothing like a piping hot broth.

When the food was almost finished, Liu Jin filled them with a bowl of hot soup. While drinking the soup, they began to discuss and expressed their support for keeping the women and children. Only today.

This time I was lucky, I encountered an abandoned village, otherwise the army would have to stay in the same place in the rainstorm, and spend the night in the cold and damp, then I am afraid that even the broth of this night will not be able to mix, they don't care about these guys , but those thin women and children can't stand it.

After eating, Zhu Biao led them out for a walk again. The 30,000 people were still very crowded. Fortunately, the soldiers this time were all elite, and there was no trouble. Even though there were whispered conversations, it was still the same. maintained a relatively quiet state.

  The most taboo thing when there are too many people is noise, especially in this kind of weather, squeezed into such a small space, Zhu Biao leading the people to walk around can also play a good role in stabilizing the morale of the army.

Fei Ju is an expert in this field. He has led the army for many years and has enough prestige among the soldiers, so he is on duty. After everyone has finished eating, there is nothing to do in this situation. , simply ordered to sleep.

   It happened that we had been walking for several days, and everyone was a little tired. Zhu Biaohe lived in the center, which was also the safest and warmest place. Next to him were nobles, Jinshi, and imperial physicians. Outside were women and children, and then soldiers.

  Zhu Biao ordered the soldiers on the outermost perimeter to drink to keep warm and to serve meat. After all, they would suffer from the cold while sleeping at this time, so they might as well eat, drink and talk.

  The soldiers are in very good condition when the two hours are changed. When marching, it would be nice to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, not to mention that there will be wine and meat after the meal, which is something I have never enjoyed.

Zhu Biao was also very tired a long time ago. Liu Jin had warmed his bed with Mrs. Tang long ago. It was a pleasure to lie in it in such a cold day. He glanced at the door, Liu Jin and Fu Zhong were guarding there, and then he slept peacefully. past.

   Waited until the next day the rain was a little lighter, but it was still impossible to start, so I repaired for another day. At night, the dark clouds cleared, and the rumbling thunder was replaced by the singing of insects and birds outside.

  The soldiers who knew how to look at the sky went out and reported that it would be sunny tomorrow. Zhu Biao and others breathed a sigh of relief. The air outside the house was very good, and the land soaked by rain gave off a special smell.

The young children looked at the sky in disappointment. For them, these two days were the happiest time in their life. No one would dislike them when they got together. The uncles took good care of them and they could eat them anytime. Hot meals, this is something they have never enjoyed.

  After the happiness is over, only the fear of the future remains. Their fate has never been in their own hands, and they are already tired of living.

  Zhu Biao took a look at them. This is a village near the capital city. There are so many suffering children. How about the entire Ming Dynasty?

  Zhu Biao sighed. These cannot be solved in a few years or even decades. There will always be poor people in the world, and even in later generations, there will be 10 to 20 percent of them living in poverty.

  These children gathered by him, I am afraid that they will still be working hard in this life, opening up wasteland and farming, raising children, paying taxes, and submitting to labor. They may not be able to live a good life until they die.

   Slightly slightly↖(^ω^)↗

  (end of this chapter)

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