Zhao Xin took the hot water handed over by Shino and took a sip, but did not answer. He knew that Katsuzaburo had something to say.

"I traveled south from Omi. If I hadn't been stolen for my property, I might have left Edo early.

But it was precisely because during the months I stayed in Edo that after the disaster broke out, the big merchants began to raise the price of rice, and many people could not afford a liter of rice a day. Why is this?!

After I decided to come to Muao and rescue the victims, along the way, I saw the lords of all sizes still trying hard to exploit the people, regardless of the lives of the farmers. The farmers had already lost all their money, but the officials were still forcing them to hand over the full annual tribute.

I don't understand what's going on in this world. Since I was saved by you, I can't stop thinking about this problem."

Katsusaburo shook his head in pain, clenched his fists with both hands, and his joints were pinched and making a crackling sound.

"The Book of Five Wheels says, 'The way of warriors lies in dominating the power of weapons in his hands.' But how can the sword in my hand dominate those big merchants, how... how can we force the vassal lords and old Chinese to open warehouses to provide relief!"

Zhao Xin has read "Five Wheels Book". The core of it is actually about the use of timing, using the flexibility and change of water to quality, the offensive is like fire, and controlling the fighting spirit at will to defeat the opponent.

The "art of war" in Japanese refers specifically to swordsmanship, and the way of using troops is called "military learning". However, the content of "Five Wheels Book" has exceeded simple fighting, so it was called "the three major military books in the world" in later generations.

However, in Miyamoto Musashi's ideological system, it is still believed that the ultimate meaning of samurai's practice of military tactics is to gain strength and fame for the lord through practice. Of course, this is also the only way for martial arts learners in this era.

After all, finding a job and having a meal is the most important thing. The ancients did not learn martial arts for fitness, it was a technique for making a living!

Katsusaburo pursed his lips and continued, "I thought about it and finally understood one thing... that is, even if the martial arts is the best in the world, it cannot save all the hungry people. After this riot..."

Speaking of this, he pointed to the wound on his head with a wry smile.

"Miyamoto Musashi was duel at the Ichimeng Temple, and one person fought against four hundred people and could break through the siege. My martial arts could not even stop this small-scale riot. I want to ask you, "My lord, what are your plans for the more than 100 people in the camp? What do you want to do next?"

Zhao Xin understood that after experiencing many troubles and setbacks, the young man in front of him lost confidence in the martial arts and knowledge he had learned since childhood, and became suspicious of the life goals he had set before.

"Kaishanro, you have to understand that ten enemies, hundreds of enemies can't even save yourself, and ten thousand enemies can save the world!"

Zhao Xin's casual words made Katsuzaburo's eyes lit up suddenly. He knelt in front of Zhao Xin and said, "Please teach me!"

Zhao Xin rubbed the back of his head a few times, thinking that this matter is getting bigger and bigger, why not let it go immediately?

Although he thought so in his heart, he said, "There are several places to go, but you need to take a boat and cross the sea."

"Take a boat? Cross the sea?" Katsuzaburo was a little confused. This was beyond his perception.

Zhao Xin did not dare to explain to Katsuzaburo what would happen in the future. He could only say: "In my opinion, this famine will last for a long time and will take at least five years to ease."

He paused hesitantly, and a slow and heavy voice filled the space in the tent: "Millions of people will die."

"What?!" Katsuzaburo was shocked. Riki, Shino, and Wanzao's wife were also shocked, who were quietly listening to the conversation between the two.

"Five years?!" Shino was shocked.

"You mean million?! This, how is this possible..." Katsuzaburo shouted loudly in shock.

This great famine that occurred in the island country in history is known as "the daylight famine" in history. This famine, also known as the "Ice and Fire Hell" in later generations, is almost unprecedented in its tragic level, and is even more serious than the wars that have lasted for many years in Japanese history.

During the Yongshou period, the Yuanping battle for hegemony, the Chengjiu Rebellion overthrow of the imperial court, the Jianwu Yanyuan's north-south attack, and the warring princes' battle for hegemony in the Warring States Period, although these also caused the world's lives to suffer and the bones were as white as numb, they were really not worth mentioning compared to the death caused by "the famine in the sky".

For example, the Yabo vassal, one of the most affected areas, is just southeast of Aomori. It is a small vassal with a height of 20,000 s and an inner height of only 40,000 s. The population is only 70,000, but more than 30,000 people starved to death.

Many years later, the vassal hall gathered various historical materials collected during the famine, titled "Tianming Mao Chen Yan". The content was shocking, and after reading it, it made people feel cold: "...About this time, it was no longer a strange thing for people to kill people. A large number of skeletons were scattered everywhere, and thirty-eight heads were found in one place..."

Such an unprecedented famine lasted for six years, and the number of abnormal deaths recorded in temples in Japan alone was 900,000. In addition, those who did not count as many as those who did not count the statistics, the total number of deaths reached millions.

It was from this time that the island country entered the Makuma-du era.

Seeing Katsuzaburo's shocked expression, he lingered in Zhao Xin's mouth for a while, but he still held back and didn't say it.

Just like the island country, whoever takes over will be foolish. The cost of income is seriously mismatched! If you occupy this land, what kind of soldiers can you use to support?

The Northeast region, which has the most foundation to rise, has been out of pellet harvest for several years. Not to mention growing rice, there is no chance to grow potatoes. At most, you can grow some buckwheat, which is not enough to eat.

Could it be that I have to be the leader of the transportation team and keep buying food from another time and space?

The northern part of the island country has always been a poor place, not to mention gold and silver mines, there is not even iron mines. Iwate Prefecture has historically produced gold. In the past, the Fujiwara clan of Oshu made his fortune by gold mines, but that was the Kamakura era, and there were very few left. Moreover, Iwate Prefecture is under the Sendai vassal state and belongs to the Morioka clan, and the vassal state is the Southern clan.

Why does Zhao Xin know about these? The Dahe dramas "Yan Li" and "One-Eyed Dragon Master"!

For the sake of the little gold that I don’t know if there is any other one, I will fight the Sendai vassal to death. It’s purely a disease! It’s more meaningful to compete with the Tokugawa Shogunate for the Sado gold mine.

It was purely an accident to come to the island country in the 18th century, and it was even more accidental to encounter famine in the sky and dawn. For him, spending some money to accommodate refugees No. 100 to avoid being uneasy. How to say the source of those little judges and porcelain... Just take some blood and give back to society to do charity.

"Yes, millions of people died, and the disaster may continue for more than five years."

Zhao Xin pondered for a moment, then explained to several people: "You have seen all the scenes along the way. Katsusaburo, you came from Edo, I believe you have seen a lot of them. How many villages have been destroyed, how many people have been starved to death, and how many people have died on the road?

And the various vassals, oh, let’s talk about Hirosaki. According to what Riki said, the disaster has passed so long and has not been given relief. The Tsuga family is small, but no matter how small it is, it can take out some food, right? As for Edo, you should know more than I do."

Everyone in the camp saw Zhao Xin's "Gods and Immortals" and Katsurara secretly saw the "Immortals" that disappeared out of thin air. Zhao Xin took action to help these victims and provided food, clothing, and medicine, which made Katsurara and others think that Lord Zhao Xin was the messenger of Buddha and Bodhisattva, or even the Bodhisattva descended to earth.

So he instinctively believed Zhao Xin's words.

"Are you going to die? There are so many people..." Katsuzaburo cried bitterly. He hated that he could not do anything in this disaster, hated the vassal lords, the old Chinese and the generals for not saving them when they died; hated the hoarding behavior of the big merchants in Edo Castle.

And I am just an ordinary lower-level warrior, and I can do nothing.

If Zhao Xin had not appeared, Katsurara would have just been an unknown corpse that turned into a dry bone on the roadside.

Inside the tent, several people burst into tears.

Wanzao's son looked at the adults who suddenly burst into tears, and didn't know what happened, and then began to cry loudly. Wanzao's wife hugged her skinny son and buried him in her arms. As the woman sobbed, tears kept falling on the mat.

"The food is gone! Those who die in the village die, those who escape. How can we live in the future?" Wan Zao's wife suddenly looked up and cried.

A dull sob came from behind Zhao Xin. It was Wan Zao. He had been awakened by the previous voice and had been listening quietly. At this time, he buried his head in the quilt and cried in a low voice.

Everyone is thinking about these hard days. When will it end? Why are farmers so miserable?

In this era, although the Tokugawa shogunate shouted "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce", it seemed that it ranked farmers second only to samurai, but that was when farmers could produce and pay food normally. Once farmers fled the countryside due to famine and other reasons and began to go into exile, they were no longer human in the eyes of the rulers.

Since the 20th year of Kiyoei (1643 AD), the Tokugawa shogunate ordered several strict restrictions on farmers to prevent land annexation and control farmers' tax payment capacity.

For example, no rice is allowed; no wine, tea is allowed, no alcohol or tea is allowed; no tobacco is allowed; no to grow or consume tobacco; if women in farmers' homes drink too much tea or like to travel around, they must divorce, etc.

When the Meiji Restoration Era after the fall of the shogunate, the output between the fields could no longer maintain the country's industrialization development, and the rulers sent many young women from farmers to Nanyang to work as prostitutes.

You love to death, as long as you can send the money you earn back to China!

"Those vassal lords, the generals don't care about our lives or death!" Li Ji, who was increasingly angry, stopped crying, raised his arms to wipe the tears, and looked at Zhao Xin with great gratitude: "Fortunately, we met you, lord, otherwise..."

"Leave! Far away!" Wan Zao, who was crying in the quilt, lifted the quilt, turned over and threw himself at Zhao Xin's feet, and asked for help in a hoarse voice: "Please take us to find a way out!"

"Please take us to find a way out!!!"

Suddenly, a unanimous pleading rang outside the tent.

Several people in the tent were startled, and Zhao Xin stood up and walked to the tent door, while Katsusaburo opened the curtain in front of Zhao Xin.

The ground outside the door was full of refugees in other tents. People who were awakened by Katsusaburo's shouts pulled them, held their children, and knelt on the ground together, and many people were crying in a low voice.

"Please take us to find a way out!" The refugees saw that Zhao Xin did not respond and continued to beg.

Zhao Xin was a little overwhelmed. Although he hated Japan in later generations very much, he also knew that the poor people in the 18th century had nothing to do with those people.

He actually didn't want to care, but he was facing the hell on earth every day these days. People who were starved to death in the ditches next to the road accumulated like mountains of corpses, old people, women, children... The death was terrible.

He asked himself that as long as he was a normal person, it would be difficult to ignore it.

It’s so troublesome to take these people to find a place to farm!
Chapter completed!