flstandardbreds Chapter 158 The Rebellion Opens Its Warehouses to Release Food
Chapter 158 The Rebellion Opens Its Warehouses to Release Food
Facing Ye Ze, Sun Xiangru was unsure and couldn't guess his identity for a moment, but he tried his best to remain calm. He asked in a deep voice: "Did you dare to kill an official appointed by the imperial court privately? This is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of your clan! I believe that you didn't come here in the middle of the night just to kill me, right? Why don't we sit down and have a good talk, such as... uh... cough cough cough..."
"Shut up!" As Sun Xiangru opened his mouth to speak, Ye Ze threw a pill directly into his mouth. Who wants to negotiate with you? Ye Ze didn't have time to talk nonsense with him in the middle of the night.
Sun Xiangru didn't even have time to react, he swallowed it directly. Now he was really panicked, "You, what did you give me to eat?"
"For the Heart-Erosion Pill, you need an antidote every half a month to keep yourself alive. Otherwise, you will die of heart failure." Ye Ze said coldly, "If Lord Sun doesn't believe it, you can give it a try."
Sun Xiangru put his hand on his chest. His heart was beating fast. He didn't want to joke with his life! "What do you want me to do in order to give me the antidote?"
Ye Ze smiled with satisfaction, "That's right. From tomorrow on, you must obey my orders! After the matter is done, I will give you the antidote."
"Okay, I promise you!" Sun Xiangru gritted his teeth and agreed.
Ye Ze glanced at the woman who was tied to the bedpost by him and said awkwardly: "Then... I won't disturb you two from resting for now." After saying that, he quickly left.
As soon as Ye Ze left, Sun Xiangru couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed on the bed in despair. It was over, he was finished!
The next day, the situation in Nanling City changed completely!
The sound of the gongs spread from the south to the north, and from the east to the west.
'Dang Dang Dang'
"The rebels have opened their warehouses to distribute food to the people. Everyone, hurry to the government office to collect food!"
'Dang Dang Dang'
"The rebels opened their warehouses to distribute food to the people..."
The dull eyes of the people gradually brightened up. What did they hear? The rebels were coming? The government opened its granaries to release grain? They were saved!
All of a sudden, all the people became excited, picked up their children, supported each other, and hurried to the government office.
A long queue had already formed outside the government office. Soldiers were responsible for maintaining order, and the team slowly moved forward in an orderly manner. The first few rice jars were full of grain! The people who had cloth bags used them to pack the grain, and those who didn't simply took off their outer clothes and used them to wrap the grain!
The people who received the food could hardly suppress their smiles, and they knelt down to thank the great Lord of Heaven, the rebels, and God! They no longer had to starve, they had food in their hands!
Some people even started to cry while laughing. How great it would be if the warehouses could be opened and the grain could be released one day earlier, so that their children or the elderly at home would not starve to death...
Ye Ze and the other two who were standing far away couldn't help but shed tears when they saw this scene of mixed sadness and joy.
If they had known that the victims were in such a situation, they should have come earlier! It was too late for them!
Ye Ze took the lead and walked in front, coming to the front of the grain distribution, and shouted: "From now on, the government will distribute grain every two days, and it will continue until the new grain harvest next year! Grain seeds and pension silver will be issued in a few days, and everyone can rebuild their homes with peace of mind!"
For a moment, everyone stopped moving. The laughter and crying of the people all stopped abruptly, as if someone had pressed the pause button. Everyone stared blankly at the person who had spoken.
After a long while, someone asked tremblingly, "You, is what you said true or false?"
Ye Ze looked at the man, "Of course it's true!"
Then he announced loudly: "I am here on behalf of the rebel army to help the people and take it as my responsibility to ensure that the people live and work in peace and contentment! The imperial court is pedantic and disregards the lives of the people. Such a court should have been destroyed long ago! The rebel army will overcome all obstacles, seek welfare for the people, and create a peaceful and prosperous era!"
People were moved by Ye Ze's passionate words and were very excited.
A tall, skinny man stepped forward and asked, "Does your rebel army need more people? I want to join the rebel army, too! I want to avenge my family!"
The man's name was Xu Yong. His parents were drowned in the flood, and his wife and two lovely children died of starvation and disease. He was now alone. If the court had not been cruel, his wife and children might have been saved.
"I, I want to join the rebels too!" A child who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with tearful eyes, mustered up the courage to say, "My father, mother, grandparents all starved to death in order to save food for me, I want to avenge them too!"
"And I..."
"And I..."
Those men with blood and tears in their eyes didn't care that their stomachs were growling with hunger at the moment, they all knelt on the ground with determined eyes and asked to join the rebel army.
These people are exactly what Ye Ze wants. They were originally ordinary farmers who worked hard just to make ends meet for their families. Now that they have suffered such a disaster, they have long lost hope in the imperial court. The emergence of the rebels has brought them light and hope.
Ye Ze accepted all these people, and this was just the beginning!
Next, Ye Ze did the same thing, and the news of opening the granaries to release grain spread to every corner of the three cities. More and more people joined the rebel army, and even some small forces and groups that had gathered privately rushed over to join the uprising.
Ye Ze temporarily gathered these people near the Nanling granary and handed them over to Shouhou and Goudan for registration and management. There will be trouble if there are more people, so military discipline must be strict. Since you have chosen to join the rebel army, you must strictly abide by the discipline!
Nanling Granary is located at the junction of the three cities. It is located at a higher altitude. Even if the flood is severe, it will not be affected at all. Its stored grain can supply the victims of the three cities for two years!
There are soldiers guarding this place all year round, and now it has become Ye Ze's territory.
Now that the food problem is solved, the next thing is money!
Grain was distributed in the city every two days. In addition, Ye Ze also found doctors in the city who knew medicine to provide free medical treatment to the people and boiled medicinal soup to prevent the plague for the people to drink.
Shouhou Goudan led the soldiers who joined the rebel army to cremate the bodies of the dead civilians. Due to the hot weather, some of the bodies had already rotted. If they were not dealt with, they might cause a plague.
As for Ye Ze himself, he was dressed as a bandit and was blocking the road that must be taken to transport silver into Beijing.
"I opened this mountain and planted these trees. If you want to pass by here, you have to leave some money for passage!" After saying that, Ye Ze staggered out from behind a big tree.
The officers and soldiers who were transporting the silver were all stunned. Were they encountering bandits?
After waiting for a long time, the man's accomplice did not come out. Damn, are the bandits so bold? Dare to rob the officers and soldiers alone? Now, the officers and soldiers did not even have the last bit of hesitation in their hearts.
"You're looking for death! Catch him!"
The leading general gave an order and two people immediately walked towards Ye Ze, "You are asking for death, don't blame us!"
"Just surrender yourself. What kind of trouble do you want to stir up by yourself?"
The two officers shook their heads and smiled helplessly. Could this man be a fool?
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