Tang Youshan also walked out of the straw shed excitedly, but saw a red-robed official standing on the high slope in front of them, looking down at them.

Tang Youshan knelt down and kowtowed to the direction where Bi Ziyan and others stood.

The reason he did this was because he knew that he and his son would no longer have to go hungry, because the appearance of an official master means that he had work or had the opportunity to be helped.

Second, after he was a boatman by the canal for a long time, he knew that the person wearing red robe was a high-ranking official. In addition, in the eyes of the people, the officials were all Master Wenquxing who came down to earth, so he knelt down devoutly, hoping that the official in front would not be hungry anymore.

"Those who were starved to death were buried on the spot, and those who were too hungry to walk can first carry them to the porridge shed and give them a bowl of porridge to extend their lives. Those who were walking were summoned first, read out the imperial edict, and then tell them to prepare to go to Tianjin City to do their jobs immediately!"

At this time, Bi Ziyan had no time to take care of the refugees who treated him like a god, and only told the officials and soldiers under him what to do.

Tang Douya, who was so hungry that he had no energy, was also carried to the porridge shed to drink a bowl of porridge.

Tang Youshan and other refugees who were still able to move around then learned the reason from the official officers, and knew that it was the emperor who was far away in the capital who gave them this grace.

Although the emperor is as far away as the gods in the sky and awe-inspiring, they have never truly experienced the benefits that the emperor brings.

And now, they began to realize that the emperor might save them when they were about to starve to death.

Not long after, Tang Youshan's family, like other refugees, carried bedding and pots and pans. Under the leadership of the official, they came to the newly marked Tianjin City and began to become urban residents in this area.

Tang Youshan and a group of young and strong men were quickly recruited to get Sanhedi.

Masons and those who have the skills of burning bricks are organized to build walls and burn bricks.

The basic wage is five cents and silver coins per month, but there is a performance commission. Moreover, the technical commission coefficient among these refugees is higher.

Therefore, if a refugee works hard, one or two taels of income per month is not a problem.

This income is already considered a high salary in this era, and at least there will be no more starvation to death.

Therefore, these refugees who came to build Tianjin City worked very actively in the winter of the first year of Tianqi, working hard and working hard.

But what they didn't know was that they had such an opportunity to not starve to death or to starve, which was just an act of the emperor and a small number of conscientious officials.

In the entire ruling class, most people are unwilling to do this, nor are they willing to let others do this.

...

"What, that untouchable will not sell his daughter?"

After hearing a servant named Huo, Kong Wenxiu sat up on the spot and asked in surprise.

"Reply to Master, yes, the person named Lu Er said that the emperor sent a Master Qingtian to give them a new way of life, built a new city in Tianjin City, and built a new official road. Because he could burn bricks, his wages were quite good, which was as high as his income for several months before. There was no problem raising a daughter, so he didn't want to sell it!"

The hoe answered.

"Why don't you beat the untouchables called Lu Er to death? The ones I like, how can he not sell them if he says he won't sell them!"

Kong Wen was so angry that he kicked the medicine at the hoe.

He was going to invite Huang Daozhou and others to go back to Qufu to worship the Confucius Temple, and then go to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination after the New Year, so he waited with Huang Daozhou until he passed by Tianjin.

Therefore, Kong Wenzu happened to see a young girl from a first-class man who was a beauty when he was out, so he had the idea of ​​a beast, and wanted to buy it, so he let his servant deal with the matter.

But Kong Wenxiu didn't expect that his servant didn't do the job well. He had already praised Haikou for a stunning little girl to give him some of the Shilin friends he had made to appreciate.

Therefore, Kong Wenxiu was quite unhappy.

"Oh, Brother Kong, why should I be angry about this trivial matter? Just a daughter of a pariah, how can it be as interesting as a thin horse in Yangzhou? If it is gone, it will be gone. When I go to Yangzhou, how about I ask you to ride a thin horse in Yangzhou?"

A Yangzhou scholar persuaded him.

"I can't swallow this breath. If I don't beat this person to death and take back his daughter, how can I keep my face in Kong Wen?"

Kong Wen said gritted his teeth.

At this time, Huang Daozhou also advised: "Forget it, Brother Kong, this time recruiting refugees to build Tianjin City is a request by the Holy Decree, so that Bi Ziyan and his men can do it. If you forcefully rob the daughter of Lu, it will easily alarm Bi Ziyan and others, and it will be easy for the superiors to know that it will not help you participate in the examination at that time."

Kong Wenxiu heard Huang Daozhou say this, so he had to sit back: "Well! Brother Huang is right, why should I be angry with a deceased person? But what should this side Congzhe and Bi Ziyan do to be a traitor? He has to abuse the gentry in Nanzhili, and he has to make money by building a large amount of money?"

"How can there be any good things for treacherous ministers to take advantage of the gentry to support refugees in the capital, and then take the opportunity to bring the silver from the treasury into your private pocket. It's just a trick that anyone can see!"

Huang Daozhou said something.

"These untouchables are like grass. A group of people starved to death this year, and another group will come next year. Why bother with their life and death? Fang Congzhe and Bi Ziyan are really annoying. They can't even buy a girl! They have a lot of fun."

Kong Wenxiu said something quite depressedly.

"According to Zheng Gong's words, their actions will not only affect our slavery and servants, but will also take away the benefits of our servants and the people in the future. Once these refugees survive by the court and even become property-owned people again, we have to reduce the rent to avoid the tenants from escaping. We have to give wages when using the people, but cannot directly use them! This is to damage the interests of our gentry and gain fame."

Huang Daozhou said, and said angrily: "Mr. Zheng said that what made the scholars and officials in the world even more wary is that the grain needed by the nine borders and the white grain needed by the royal family in the capital and all officials have already buryed the people (here refers to the landlords). Now the court is still building a large-scale construction in the north to feed the refugees, which will undoubtedly intensify the consumption of people in the future, and taxes will be difficult to reduce in the future!"

"What are these tyrants and treacherous ministers doing? They want to learn from Zhang Juzheng and Wang Guoguang and all the people who poisoned us literati and officials!"

After hearing what Huang Daozhou said, Zhan Jiasheng, a lieutenant in Yangzhou, slapped the table heavily and started talking.

...

In a guild hall.

Zhao Nanxing and Zheng Sanjun, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, sat side by side.

Moreover, Zhao Nanxing also sent a letter to Zheng Sanjun: "Mr. Zheng, this is the letter that Mr. Ye asked to bring to Beijing. It was for Fang Congzhe. You can check it out first. I will go to the cabinet tomorrow to drag Master Han to the person surnamed Fang!"

Zheng Sanjun was quite surprised after hearing this: "Why did Ye Guild write a letter to Fang Congzhe?"

"Of course, it is because of the current government, Mr. Ye can't stand it anymore. He abused the gentry in Southern Zhili and now he has built a large-scale construction in Northern Zhili. Fang Congzhe and others are doing so. If I were the ones, I would not be able to support my old age with peace of mind!"

Zhao Nanxing started talking.
Chapter completed!