Hirochuan Prefecture.

Jinghai County.

There is no absolutely powerful navy, and the so-called maritime trade is just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water.

With a large number of Fusang pirates blocked the sea roads. The number of Fusang merchants, Chu merchants and Goguryeo merchants in Jinghai County dropped sharply.

Not to mention food, some Liaodong specialties, such as wild ginseng, fur, etc., are all unsold.

As a large number of refugees poured in, the prefect Lu Sheng was already in a state of great anxiety. According to Wu Nian's order, he set up a porridge factory outside the six cities.

But the workload is not only that. Since refugees have arrived, we have to maintain order, right? There is also building huts or tents.

After autumn, it will be winter. Now there is no food in other parts of Liaodong. The refugees must stay in Guangchuan, and Yingqing's two palaces will not leave.

You can't freeze them to death.

And it is not just refugees. Now the people of Guangchuan and Yingqing prefectures do not have food to eat and need help from the government.

This caused the city to be in full swing early every morning before the city opened. There were already crowds inside and outside the city.

But fortunately, Wu Nian has enough prestige and rice porridge is endless every day. This makes people feel very calm and there is no mess.

"Get out of the way. Get out of the way. The rice is coming and the water is coming. Just wait for the fire to boil the porridge. Don't worry, our general is not Chu. He will not hide the grain. He will boil thick porridge first. He can't hold on anymore. Then he will put thin porridge on. We are not officials of Chu. We will not do anything. We will boil as much rice as the general gives us."

There were old yamen runners beating gongs and drums, and they were yelling and setting off roads in front. Behind were a large group of people, including rami and water-pulling.

The people spread out to the sides as if they were waves, and looked at this scene with great anticipation. The yamen runners quickly got up the pot and cooked porridge, very skillful.

This porridge factory is not just a pot, but a hundred large pots are boiled together, and the scene is very spectacular.

As the fragrance of porridge spreads, the refugees and people who are waiting are constantly swallowing their saliva.

"I really deserve to be the general of the auxiliary Han Dynasty. When I was in Nanhai Mansion, I ate the clear soup for seven days and couldn't bear it. I brought my whole family to join the general. The general really has thick porridge and thick porridge every day. I can hold up chopsticks."

"Yes. The general is really a benevolent and righteous general. He is worthy of being the general who asks for rain and rains, and the destiny returns."

"Nanhai Prefecture is pretty good. Now the Mongols of Guangyang Prefecture and Huanglong Prefecture not only did not give porridge, but also drove the people south. I heard that the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty were sinister and wanted to drive us south. They ate the auxiliary Han generals."

"There is this thing? The Mongols are so vicious. How about the general? Can they hold on?"

"Yes. Can the general hold on?"

"Damn the Mongols. They really don't give us any way to live."

While waiting, the people couldn't help but whisper. Some were grateful to Wu Nian, some cursed the Mongolian Yuan people, and some were worried.

"Da da da da!!!"

At this moment, the sound of a large group of people marching sounded. This alarmed the people and couldn't help but look up at the south.

It was Li Tianbao who led the Qianhu Navy under his command and arrived here.

Under the banner of the "Li" character, Li Tianbao was wearing a battle jacket and straddled a black horse. Although it was not good-looking, it also had a strong aura.

The refugees were naturally afraid of the army and couldn't help but shrink their necks. The people of Guangchuan Prefecture were very harmonious with the army, and they all recognized Li Tianbao, not afraid at all. Instead, they were curious about what Li Tianbao came to do.

"Everyone, my compatriots from the Nanhai Prefecture. Although there are no Fusang pirates invading the land of Liaodong, they have blocked the sea. The general promoted me to the lieutenant and summoned troops to expand. There is no salary in my army, but I am responsible for food. I have fish to eat every day."

"No seasickness, you can get water. Those who want to have enough food, and those who want your wife and children to survive. Come to my place to join the army."

"I will take you to kill pirates and clear the seas so that food can come in."

Li Tianbao took a deep breath and said loudly.

It was the Mongol Yuan, Chu, and Goguryeo restricted grain exports, and it was useless to just sweep the sea.

But of course Li Tianbao couldn't tell everyone that we were going to Goguryeo to grab food.

join the army.

It was not a good thing before this. Good men did not join the army. Joining the army was just a matter of military households. But with Liaodong being invaded by the Mongols and Yuan people, all this changed.

Moreover, although you can't starve to death when you sit here and drink rice porridge, you won't be full. What's more, if you sit here and wait for death, everyone may starve to death.

Someone has to stand up and wipe out the pirates.

With Li Tianbao's greeting, the brave and strong man among the refugees in Nanhai Prefecture stood up.

"Count me."

"I'll go to join the army too. Damn. These pirates want to starve us to death and fight with them."

"I'll go, too."

Facing this surging wave of joining the army, Li Tianbao was not surprised. He waved his hand and asked the officials to come out and set up the table, prepared the four treasures of the study, and registered everyone.

"Now, I'm a little bit sharpening my guns in the face of battle. But the veterans are very quick to lead the new soldiers. Besides, my army is only responsible for sweeping pirates and transporting war soldiers to Goguryeo."

"According to the general's plan, the remaining lieutenants with rich combat experience were commanded by the commanders and soldiers to land in Goguryeo."

Li Tianbao's eyes flashed. At present, there are still people from the Yuan Dynasty who are eyeing them in Guangyang Prefecture, and Goguryeo also sent troops to defend the Yalu River. It is impossible to go to Goguryeo by land, so you can only walk by sea.

Soon, the officials summoned all the soldiers they needed and registered them. Li Tianbao waved his hand and asked the veterans to take the new soldiers back to the barracks.

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Yingqing Mansion.

Jiang County.

Like Jinghai County, there are refugees with family members everywhere outside the city. The old and the young are pitiful. All the yamen runners in the county have been dispatched, and Wu Nian has also sent out some soldiers to build tents and sheds for the refugees, cut down trees, and prepare for wintering.

The porridge factory is open every day, and the food is thrown out as if it is not enough for money.

Not only that, the officials in the city, led by Wu Nian, all began to reduce their clothes and diet. If they could eat less, they would eat less.

Extravagance and waste will not be punished, but will be contempt.

But even so, as time passed, Wu Nian gradually couldn't hold on.

In the main hall of the General of the Han Dynasty, Wu Nian summoned the important officials who were currently in Jiang County to discuss major events.

"Li Tianbao's recruitment was quite smooth, and the ships were also being built and collected. But it was a little early for us to attack Nanhai Mansion."

"Wang Zhongbi's army still has a certain combat power. Chunyuan on the north is already eyeing him. Once we attack Wang Zhongbi, Chunyuan will definitely intervene."

"If the food wasn't enough, I really didn't want to do it. Everyone, do you have any plans to take down the Nanhai Mansion with smaller casualties?"
Chapter completed!