Chapter 52 Spring Returns "Don't panic when food prices are high.
Send your wife and children to the countryside first.
On the one hand, you can avoid the war, and on the other hand, there is a lot of food in the countryside.
You can fill your stomach just by picking up some elm money."
"There was nothing else I could do, so I hurriedly ran south.
Zhu Fozi had a heart like a Bodhisattva.
He saved the people of Yangzhou back then, and later the victims of the disasters in Suiyang and Xuzhou.
As long as everyone arrived on the territory of the Huai'an army, he would not watch helplessly.
Let everyone starve to death" After the beginning of spring, two rumors spread like wildfire on both sides of the canal.
The first one is common sense to everyone.
As long as there is no natural disaster, it will definitely be easier to find something to eat in the countryside after spring than in the city.
Artemisia, reed sprouts, shepherd's purse, and bamboo shoots are all good seasonal foods, which can cover half of the rice.
When you are in a hurry, elm money, bark, pine needles, and willow leaves can all be used to satisfy your hunger.
Anyway, as long as the summer grain in the fields matures, you can have a chance to breathe and won't starve to death.
Article 2 is evidenced by past facts.
Although Zhu Butcher's reputation is not very good among scholars and scholar-bureaucrats, his heroic deeds of rescuing millions of people in Yangzhou and sheltering nearly two million victims in Suixu were witnessed by all the world.
Even if the Meng Yuan government and scholars loyal to the Yuan Dynasty tried to cover it up in various ways, they could not cover it up.
Ever since, in some cities north of the Yellow River and close to the canal, an extremely strange scene has appeared since the beginning of spring.
Large numbers of ordinary people, with their wives and children, secretly moved southward along the unfrozen river.
At first there were a few sporadic trips, and I still had official documents or my own forged road guides in my hand to cope with the inspections at the checkpoints along the way.
In the blink of an eye, it was completely out of control.
Many daring guys not only refused to take out the road guide or copper coins to pay for the official duties, but when they were slightly unsatisfied, they stormed the border and beat the guards and helpers who tried to chop the meat on the egret's legs.
Headache and bleeding.
"Here, the price of food has just gone up, a little more than twice as much."
Local officials who thought they could take the entire first month off were furious and cursed the unruly people under their rule.
Except for last year, there is no year in which the price of grain usually doubles in the spring.
If the price of grain in the spring is always the same as that of the autumn harvest, who will make the money for those grain shop owners?
However, this common sense is common sense, but officials cannot explain it to the people under their rule.
In the eyes of those "stubborn people", the official reputation of the Yuan Dynasty was negative.
If the government doesn't explain, they may be able to restore stability on their own after being in chaos for a while.
As soon as the government comes forward to explain, it often gets darker and darker.
People who had no intention of fleeing will immediately pack up and leave.
But leaving it alone and continuing to allow the people under the rule to flee southward is definitely not an option.
Those cities close to the Yellow River are easier to deal with.
The Huai'an army is about to attack anyway.
When the time comes, local officials will surrender with a letter from the treasury, a gold seal and a household registration booklet.
The emperor in the capital city certainly didn't have the energy to investigate whether they were sabotaging their work at the last minute.
But places like Lingzhou, Nanpi, Cangzhou, and Qingzhou are not.
These places are closer to the capital than to the Yellow River, and the imperial troops will definitely have to move forward along the canal.
If they arrive on the ground, they need to recruit people to serve on the spot.
As a result, the commander who leads the army sees that all the people in the city have fled.
The first sword he swung was probably on the head of a local official.
"Come here, give me a notice.
From now on, the prices of rice and noodles in various grain stores are not allowed to rise any further.
Anyone who resists the price increase or hoards it will be punished as a crime of crossing the Huaihe River."
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The officials found out that their When your head is threatened, you immediately lose a lot of scruples about doing things.
The first cruel move was used on a wealthy businessman who had frequent contacts.
Those who can afford to open a grain store are definitely not ordinary people.
How often do they fight big and small, how do they skimp on quality, and pass off inferior goods as good ones?
As long as they do not harm the officials, the local officials will remember their constant filial piety throughout the year and will punish their behavior.
Turn a blind eye.
But at the critical moment, if you still care about making a fortune for yourself and don't care about the life or death of the officials, then don't blame the officials for their ruthless tactics.
At worst, everyone pulls each other to die together.
No one can expect to stand next to someone else's corpse and count gold.
"Come here, starting from tomorrow, all the yamen and police officers will patrol the place with their disciples.
If there is no one at home and the head of the village cannot guarantee it, the house and family property will be sealed.
Unless the head of the household takes the initiative within ten days, Go to the Yamen and explain clearly.
Otherwise, it will be confiscated in half a month at most."
The second ruthless move struck the local ordinary people who were wavering.
Don't you want to run away?
It doesn't matter.
If you run away, the monk will not be able to escape from the temple.
The government is worried that it has no money to deal with the imperial army, so it happened to sell your property to pay for it.
If you are not so poor that you don’t have a roof or a place to put a pin in, then calm down and think about it for yourself.
Is it worth it to lose all your wealth after hearing a few rumors?
"Come here, send an invitation to Mr.
Zhang, Mr.
Wang, Mr.
Li, Mr.
Sun, as well as Mr.
Bao and Mr.
Semu Ma.
I just said that I have recently seen the plum blossoms in the garden about to bloom, and I would like to invite them to come to the Yamen for a drink.
The third ruthless move of "Appreciating Plum Blossoms" looks much more elegant and more targeted.
Those who can make friends with local officials as equals are either first-rate wealthy people or have someone in their family who is, or has been, an official.
It is a shame that these people have been offended too much, so it is necessary to invite them to the Yamen to have a careful communication.
No matter whether we are stabilizing food prices or forcing those cowards who have fled to the countryside back to the city, we cannot do without their nods and support.
In case the Huai'an army comes to the city, it is necessary to discuss with them in advance whether to defend or surrender.
After a lot of turmoil, by the end of the first year, this sudden wave of "escape" was finally contained.
However, food prices were not, as local officials wanted, firmly frozen at a balance point that would not starve people to death.
In just over 20 days after the launch of the series, it was hitting new heights every day.
In the blink of an eye, it jumped from two to three times the usual amount to more than ten times.
He also turned somersaults and continued to climb higher into the clouds.
The local wealthy merchants and gentry promised well in person, but later on, instead of using the same force as the government to deal with the common people, they tried every means to rush to buy or hesitate to sell, creating artificial panic.
Even if some officials were ruthless and caught and beheaded a few people who were blind and not strong enough under their supervision.
After that, food prices continued to rise without negotiation.
There are only two or three households in each state in each province whose roots are so strong that even the government does not dare to take action.
But the holes created by these two or three families were enough to make the last efforts of local officials in vain.
In their crazy pursuit of profit, not only did food prices soar, but cloth, silk, porcelain, livestock, and woodware also began to follow suit.
Even shepherd's purse, which can be dug casually in the countryside, has skyrocketed in value once it enters the city.
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In this regard, the vegetable vendors also have their own explanations.
After being busy all day, I had to buy two dry steamed buns to satisfy my hunger.
Otherwise, I will be so hungry and dizzy tomorrow morning that I will not have the strength to carry a load out of the city.
"It would be better if the Huai'an army comes here as soon as possible.
As soon as the Huai'an army arrives, no one can escape from those big dog owners who hoard food to prevent everyone from having enough to eat."
The common people who were tied up in the city by the government because they were reluctant to part with their property , the culprit was quickly found.
Complain privately and quietly.
"The official deliberately wanted to starve everyone to death in the city.
However, everyone failed to do as he wished.
Let's dig wild vegetables and eat the chaff to deal with today.
When the Huai'an army arrives, everyone will immediately find a way to dedicate the city."
Some brave people then Came up with the simplest solution.
There is no food to eat during the war, so just let the war end as soon as possible.
As long as one party can win, no matter which party it is, everyone will naturally be relieved.
When most people in a city don't have enough to eat, the entire city becomes a volcano that may erupt at any time.
No matter how many officers and soldiers are stationed there, no matter how many bloody heads are hung on the city walls.
"Open the gate to welcome the King of Wu.
When the King of Wu comes, provide food."
"The north wind has died down, and the south wind has returned.
Look at Zhu Chengbi's heart, the five virtues are mutually reinforcing each other and restraining each other."
"Fire generates earth, earth generates gold, the golden light dissipates and fire comes back again, the coldness subsides and spring begins to return."
If the complaints of the common people were only at the level of venting, they did not pose an actual threat to the local officials of the Yuan Dynasty.
The folk songs spread secretly began to criticize the scholar-bureaucrats.
Although Zhu Chongjiu himself scorned the theory of ghosts and gods.
Although from the moment it was first established, the Huaiyang General Manager's Office openly denied the theory of reincarnation of the Five Virtues.
But the area north of the Yellow River was not under his jurisdiction.
The vast majority of scholars north of the Yellow River still firmly believe in the theory of the Five Virtues.
According to the official revision after Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the five virtues are mutually reinforcing.
Therefore, Yu is the native virtue, and Jin Dexia is born.
Jin Dexia was born in Shui Dexia.
By analogy, after Huo De and Song Dynasty, it should naturally be Tu De and Jin, and then it is the turn of Jin De and Yuan Dynasty.
However, the officialdom belongs to the official, but there has been a public opinion among the people that the five virtues not only complement each other, but also inhibit each other.
Butcher Zhu practiced killing and killed ten thousand pigs before he regained his spiritual wisdom.
Later, he changed the formula of gunpowder and made artillery and blunderbuss.
Therefore, his country must be fire virtue.
According to the conclusion that the five elements are mutually restrained, the Great Yuan of Jin De is destined to be melted by the Great Wu of Fire Virtue.
The Mongolian cavalry, which came with the cold air from the north, was destined to be defeated by the Huai'an army, which returned with the warmth of spring from the south.
Unlike the complaints from the common people, both officials and local gentry began to panic after listening to the folk songs that they did not know where they came from.
This thing is so evil.
From the turn of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, to the Sui, Tang, Yi and Ding, and the Zhou and Song dynasties, almost every dynasty change in Chinese history had corresponding ballads giving first hints.
In the past, the saying "Peach plums, the queen goes to Yangzhou" led Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty to use crazy methods to kill all suspicious generals named Li.
In the end, it was still inevitable that the Yang family would be replaced by the Li family in Taiyuan.
Nowadays, Zhu Tutu, the fire virtue mentioned in the folk songs, will replace Jin De's Dayuan.
As an ordinary person, do you still dare to go against heaven?