Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

How big is the Kingdom of Jin now? The Shandong area was occupied by the Red Army, the north was occupied by the Mongolian Empire, and the Guanzhong area was occupied by the King of Guanzhong. Only Henan, Shanxi, and some areas were left.

The current population of the Jin Kingdom is less than 10 million. It has been ravaged by the Mongol Empire in various ways over the years. The Jin Kingdom has lost cities and land, and the people of the Central Plains are really unbearable.

This time, most of the people they returned home were deserters and some young and strong men who had survived in the original villages.

"Brother Xu! You mean us, let's go to Guanzhong!"

"Yes, we are going to Guanzhong. Guanzhong is also very close to us. With our walking distance, it only takes about ten days. Along the way, we will hunt some hares, pheasants and the like, and pick up some wild vegetables and fruits. , Anyway, as long as it’s not poisonous, we can eat anything edible.” The man gathered dozens of men in the village and said.

There is no way, if you don't leave now, you will be dead. If you stay here, you will either starve to death or be killed by the Jin army, because their identity is to escape. Once these deserters are caught, it will be a capital crime.

"But! But brother, I heard that the Mongols are extremely ferocious. The King of Guanzhong is the son-in-law of Genghis Khan. It is said that he is also a member of the Golden Family. Will he really take us in?" asked a villager.

"This King of Guanzhong has always been known for his benevolence and righteousness. When he attacked the land of Guanzhong, he only killed all the Jurchens from the Jin Kingdom in Guanzhong and did not harm the local Han people.

We even took some disaster victims from Hebei under our command before. If we go to seek refuge, we will definitely survive. "The leading man said.

There is a famine now, and there is no safe place in the entire Jin Kingdom. If you want to live, you must leave. It happens to be spring now, unlike the previous cold and freezing winter.

In spring everything comes back to life, and there is also food to be found along the way.

I just hope that one day, the war in the Central Plains will end, so that they can return to their hometown and continue farming.

"Brother! Let's go! While you're still here, you guys still have the strength to bring everything you can eat."

"Brother! There are still a few surviving girls in the village. Shall we take them with us?" A boy of sixteen or seventeen asked weakly.

"Why are you bringing those oil bottles? You can't even walk, and you're crying all the way." A man in his twenties said.

But before he could finish his words, he was slapped to the ground by someone.

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you born from your mother? Aren't you born from your mother? Those are girls. It's their luck to survive.

We men naturally have to take them with us. Even if we are hungry along the way, we must let them eat first, because you are a man. "The leading man stamped on the opponent's face and roared angrily.

His whole family is dead, how can he just leave these behind? Don’t you care about women and children?

Leaving them here would be a dead end. If the Jin people came back to catch the deserters, they would be taken to the military camp. He knew better than anyone what would happen to these girls when they arrived at the military camp.

"Yes! Take those girls with you. Even if the King of Guanzhong is willing to take us in, he won't be able to give us wives. Take them with you and go to Guanzhong together. It's only a ten-day journey anyway. We'll have something to eat along the way. I can have a bite of them too.”

Finally, after a group of people discussed. Dozens of young men and a dozen women who were not yet starving to death packed up all the things they could take away from home, and the group set out from the Central Plains to the Guanzhong Land.

The same scene is happening in various places, but the directions of escape are different. Some chose to flee to Guanzhong, while others chose to flee south, towards the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty.

In short, those who are closer to the south will flee to the south, and those who are closer to this side will run to the land of Guanzhong, but they cannot go to the north of Hebei, because the north of Hebei has also experienced several wars.

not to mention. To go to the north, you have to cross the territory of the Jin people. If you want to cross the Yellow River, the natural dangers of the Yellow River are not just talk.

In early March, victims arrived one after another near Tongguan. All the way along the mountains and along some plains, we entered the territory of Guanzhong.

These fleeing people were quickly discovered by the Mongolian army patrolling outside, and the matter was reported to Zhang Yong and Ogedai immediately.

At this time, Zhang Yong had brought his 23,000 troops to Tongguan and met with Wo Kuotai. The two were discussing how to attack the Kingdom of Jin.

"Sweat! Try it. This is the compressed biscuit I brought here. This time I brought more than 350,000 kilograms. If you are marching for a long distance, you don't even need to light a fire to make rice at night. You can eat this directly. "Zhang Yong was in the camp, promoting the compressed biscuits he brought this time to various Mongolian Khans and many generals.

"Yes, this thing is good. It is not very useful in short-distance combat, but if it is a fine needle again, it will be of great use. How long can this thing be kept?" Wo Kuotai looked at Zhang Yong and asked.

Zhang Yong had done this to Genghis Khan and him once before when he was in Xiliang Mansion, and they did an experiment at that time.

Two groups of soldiers were selected, and one group of soldiers was asked to eat only milk powder, and the other group of soldiers was allowed to eat only biscuit powder. In the end, we saw who got hungry first. The answer was that the group that ate biscuit powder was better able to resist hunger and last longer.

He still had fresh memories of this special food. Three hundred and fifty thousand kilograms was equivalent to tens of thousands of stones of grain.

"More than that, you can also take it with you when performing some special missions. There is no need to bury a pot to make rice along the way, which can better save time and improve stealth." Zhang Yong said.

is not that right? In the wild, making a fire to cook is a very dangerous thing, and it is easy to be discovered by the other party. The most correct thing is to eat dry food.

With the same volume, the compressed biscuit powder you carry can be used for ten days, but if you just bring some ordinary dry food, you may finish it in two or three days.

"Well! This thing is good. This time we can really use it in the Jin Kingdom." Wo Kuotai nodded and said, plus the food and grass sent by Zhang Yong before, they are not short of food now. .

After destroying the Kingdom of Jin and taking a period of rest, he will launch the second Western Expedition. The main purpose of this Western Expedition is to help Batu eliminate the traitors.

At the same time conquer the Christian countries of Europe.

"Report! Great Khan!" While the two were talking, a messenger ran in.

"If you have anything to report, tell me quickly." Looking at the messengers who hurried in, Wo Kuotai immediately frowned and asked.

Could it be that the Jin Kingdom took the initiative to attack, or was there something wrong on the front line?

"Great Khan! Our patrol team found a large number of refugees and disaster victims near Tongguan. There are many of them, all with their families, and they are rushing towards the Guanzhong area at full speed." The messenger said.

"Oh! The victims, were they driven by the Jin people to attack us? Did they carry weapons?" Wo Kuotai asked.

When they were fighting in Mongolia, they would also drive out many local people and then launch an attack on the enemy, consuming some of the enemy's arrows and vitality.

Could it be that the Jin people also learned this trick from the Mongols and wanted to use this trick against them?

However, if you use this method to deal with Mongolia, then at least capture the herdsmen. What does it mean to send a bunch of Han people over?

"Report to the Great Khan! These people are unarmed, and even all of them are so hungry that their faces are emaciated. After our troops passed by, they immediately knelt on the ground and surrendered. They said they came to defect to the King of Guanzhong." The messenger said.

It was precisely because this group of people who had escaped from the disaster said that they wanted to take refuge. Zhang Yong's slogan, otherwise they would not let them in these ships and would kill them directly.

Damn it, come and take refuge in me. I didn’t post any notices to recruit people, or anything else! Why did you come to seek refuge with me?

"Zhang Yong, do you know what's going on? Are these people yours?" Wo Kuotai asked.

"Bhan! I don't know the existence of these people. I ask you, what do these people say to you? Tell me everything." Zhang Yong asked.

"Report to the Lord God Envoy! These people are coming together one after another. Some are large and some are small. The small ones are probably dozens of people, and the larger ones are probably hundreds of people.

Most of them look sallow, thin, pale-skinned, and dressed in rags, like beggars.

They said that there was a famine in the Central Plains, and there was no grain harvest last year. They really couldn't survive. They heard about Wang Renyi in Guanzhong, so they came to Guanzhong to seek food. "The Mongolian soldier said.

What are you doing? It turned out to be victims fleeing the famine. It seems that the things I have done in the past few years have achieved some results! Nowadays, victims of disasters have taken the initiative to seek refuge with me.

"Hmph! The people of the Jin Kingdom want to eat our food. Don't worry about them. Kill them all." A Mongolian general stood up immediately and said.

In the eyes of these Mongolians, those who came from the territory of the Jin people were the Jin people and were their mortal enemies. "Yes, Great Khan, maybe it's a conspiracy played by the Jin people. They want these victims to overwhelm our formation and even sneak into Tongguan." Another Mongolian general said.

"Well! If that's the case, then kill all these people, leave no one behind, and don't let them enter the Guanzhong land." Wo Kuotai nodded and said.

Disaster victims and the like are not welcome anywhere, because these people basically eat and drink from you and will not bring you anything.

"Wait a minute! Khan! Those who can escape alive are young and middle-aged men. As long as they have enough to eat.

They can be allowed to farm, serve as laborers, and transport food, weapons, and supplies. They are all top-notch laborers. It would be a pity to kill them like this. "Zhang Yong said quickly.

Just kidding, there should be a lot of people escaping this time, and this group should be just the vanguard. If you kill them all, then you will probably slaughter several percent of the people in the Central Plains.

"Don't you want to take them in? Zhang Yong, you are so kind-hearted. These people are here, but they will feed you for free for a long time." Wo Kuotai said.

Your boy has just been responsible for the food and wages of the entire army. Where can there be food for these victims now?

I am helping you! Do you understand, kid?

If you don't want this infamy, then I can just bear the infamy.

"Great sweat! It's spring now. As long as you give these people some food and allocate them a piece of land, they can start growing food immediately.

It just so happens that your army is about to leave Tongguan. Let these people grow food in the Tongguan area. There are also many vacant houses nearby that they can live in. If there is a harvest this autumn, you can let them hand over part of the food and pay taxes. "Zhang Yong said.

The Tongguan area has been cleaned up by itself for hundreds of miles, and there are many vacant houses nearby for these people to live in. As for the issue of food.

It's impossible to be full, but if you can eat enough, it won't be a problem. Spring has just arrived, so start farming!

When the watermelons mature in the summer, let them eat one. When the grain matures in the fall, they will be fine.

"Well! Let me tell you, boy, I don't care what these people eat, drink, and drink! And you have to supply me with rations on the front line! There must not be any problems with the supply of rations on the front line." Wo Kuotai said. said.

"Don't worry, Khan! And if there are too many victims, I can also send them to Zhongxing Mansion. Didn't you say that you would give Zhongxing Mansion to me?" Zhang Yong said.

The area of ​​Zhongxing Mansion can accommodate at least three to four hundred thousand ordinary people, and it is the time of spring plowing now, so they can just go to spring plowing.

There are also a large number of cattle on the farm, and these cattle can also help plow the land.

"Okay! Then I'll leave these people to you. You can take your army to collect them!" Wo Kuotai said.

"Khan! Don't worry, as long as you give me a few days of work, I can settle them down." Zhang Yong said.

Soon, Zhang Yong and his own troops began to receive nearby refugees.

In just three days, it took in about 170,000 refugees, including 130,000 young men and more than 40,000 women and children.

"Thank you to the King of Guanzhong for taking me in! Thank you to the King of Guanzhong for taking me in." A group of people gathered together and knelt down to Zhang Yong.

"We are all descendants of the Han family, so you don't need to be polite. I can't just watch you starve to death in Tongguan.

There are a lot of free fields. You can harvest all the straw nearby, and then go to the Mongols to exchange for some dried milk. When you come to this king's territory, you will be given some fields and cattle for farming. .

As long as you are not idle and lazy, I promise to give you a full meal. "Zhang Yong said.

When the victims come, they must find ways to resettle them, but they cannot be resettled for free. They must be made to understand that only by working hard can they obtain food.

The Mongolian army stayed here for more than a year and planted a large amount of pasture, and now spring has grown.

Zhang Yong can make this happen. The victims collected the cut dry grass on their own.

You can also give it to the Mongolian herders under your command, and then exchange it for some dried milk in their hands.

"King of Guanzhong, you have always been kind and righteous. I wonder if you can give us a bite of food? We have been fleeing all the way from the Central Plains, and we are really hungry." One of the leading victims said.

"Well! Starting from tomorrow, I will order people to set up some porridge basins around you, cook some porridge in them, and put some wild vegetables for you to eat.

Don’t worry, when you come to this king, I will never let you starve to death. "Zhang Yong said.

"King Guanzhong Gaoyi, thank you so much King Guanzhong."

"Thank you, King Guanzhong, thank you, Your Majesty." A group of victims were very happy to hear that they could have porridge and food.

What they fear most is not caring. Let them wait for death. Now that the prince has spoken, he will definitely take care of them.

After appeasing the victims, Zhang Yong immediately called his army quartermaster.

"Let me ask you, how much food and grass are left in our army now?" Zhang Yong asked.

"Your Majesty! This time our army went out with a full force of 50,000 kilograms of grain and grass, and tens of thousands of kilograms of compressed biscuits were left," the quartermaster said.

"Very good! Allocate 20,000 yuan of food to these victims. Cook seven to eight hundred shi of rice porridge every day, add some tomato paste and wild vegetables to it, so that these victims can have one meal every day." Zhang Yong said.

Although there were a large number of people, they were victims of the disaster, so they did not need to eat too much. Twenty thousand stones of grain and grass, plus some tomato sauce and nearby wild vegetables, were enough for them to eat for more than a month.

In more than a month, they should be able to reclaim all the nearby wasteland and plant food. Then they will transport another batch of food.

"Your Majesty! If you broadcast your military rations, what will happen if we enter the Kingdom of Jin to fight?"

"Don't worry! I will order people to transport some more grain and grass from Jingzhao Mansion. I think many of these victims are strong and strong, and they can mobilize 20,000 civilians to accompany the army." Zhang Yong said.

I can't let you have free meals, and I won't let you fight, but it's okay to let you help transport food and grass, right?

Last year, there was a lot of grain produced in Guanzhong. To feed these disaster victims, as long as the quantity did not reach a point that Zhang Yong could not accept, then there was no big problem.

According to the intelligence obtained in the past few days, many disaster victims also fled to the Southern Song Dynasty area in the south, not all came to Guanzhong.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates know."

"Well! I will give you five thousand people, and you will be responsible for taking care of these victims." Zhang Yong said.

After a few days of effort, Zhang Yong simply handled the affairs of the victims and carried out some preliminary resettlement work for the victims who had fled.

Then he led his army back to Wokuotai's military camp, and together with Wokuotai, he led the Mongolian army out of Tongguan and advanced towards the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom.

What I saw along the way were white bones, thousands of miles of bare ground, and countless people dying of starvation. (End of chapter)