Chapter 160 I would rather betray others

The continuous rain has become as thin as a thin thread, and it is no longer pouring in the past few days, but the sky is getting darker and darker, and I don't know when the sky will open up. Ying Yi passed by Zhuxian Town, and there was a desolation in the hazy place.

Wherever you enter, inside and outside Zhuxian Town, under the woods, in rocky mountains, and in potholes, wherever you can get a little shelter from the rain, there are wandering thieves like drowned chickens.

Some corpses that were as dry as firewood were exposed in the mud, with their faces covered by mud and water. The old, weak, women and children were bullied fiercely by the stronger ones, and all of them either had faces as ferocious as beasts, or were as numb as walking zombies.

Occasionally disputes break out, and murder is common.

Eating people is the norm - some fresh bones piled up in the mud.

Human life is of the least value here.

When Ying Yi saw this, he even doubted whether his decision was correct. Do these people still need to be saved?

But three hundred thousand!

He sighed inwardly.

Our ancestors used "rituals" to regulate moral behavior, and the fundamental purpose was to promote human nature and eliminate animal nature. Man is a human being, not a beast. Human nature is greater than animal nature.

However, in the era when dynasties are about to end, morals have declined, human nature has been suppressed by animal nature, and all kinds of incredible things have happened.

Although there was a reason for Li Chuang's crime, it was because of the corruption of the imperial court and the corruption of official laws. But it is an unforgivable crime to lead animals to eat humans.

Here is 300,000 yuan. After Ying Yi sighed, he did not change his mind. Although cannibals are unforgivable, there are still some glimmers of humanity in them.

I also saw some young people supporting the old and the weak, and I also saw some old and weak people caring for young children.

This is what is worth saving.

"That is to provide support for the elderly, education for the young, and support for widowers, widowers, and common people..." Ying Yi's heart was filled with excitement.

There are 300,000 people in Zhuxian Town, which is a huge group. How to organize and arrange them is not a trivial matter. All aspects involved, including selecting good people and punishing evil ones, whether food or accommodation, all require careful planning. However, as the leader of the party, Ying Yi did not personally manage it.

It can be regarded as a kind of tempering for the civil and military skills of his subordinates. Three hundred thousand now, but in the future we will rule more than this, three million, thirty million, thirty million...

In the boundless China, a descendant of the Yanhuang Miao people, Ying Yi said: "If you dare to be the first in the world, I will definitely become the leader of the clan!"

After passing Zhuxian Town, Ying Yi still felt a little heavy in his heart.

Cao Mengde once said: I would rather betray others than others betray me. Ying Yiduo understands. Negative may be betrayal, but it may also be a burden.

I would rather betray others than others betray me. I am here to be the leader of the Yanhuang Clan and bear all this without mercy!

After passing Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng is not far away. Kaifeng is an important city in the Central Plains and the capital in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has always had a large population and a prosperous economy. Although Kaifeng is not the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is still one of the best cities. Inside and outside the city, there are millions of households and millions of people.

The bandits were poisoning the Central Plains. The generals of Kaifeng built strong walls to clear the countryside and moved the people outside the city into the city. Unfortunately, it was besieged and could not communicate with the inside and outside. It was a pool of stagnant water, which made the city increasingly deprived.

A critical moment is now approaching.

If the original history had been followed, the intruders would have besieged the city for a period of time, leaving the city with no food and grass, leaving the people without food and clothing. Then they would burst the dikes and release water, drowning all the people in the city!

It's okay now, I can still hold on.

Ying Yi glanced at Kaifeng from a distance. It was muddy outside the city. The traces left by the wars in the past were still clearly visible. The rain had not completely washed them away. Such a huge city lay in the mist and rain, like a dying giant beast. In Ying Yi's eyes, it showed an aura of decadence and death, without any vitality.

Ying Yi sighed, turned around and walked away.

Intruders are no longer a fear in Ying Yi's eyes, and it is easy to attack them. But what worried Ying Yi was not the intruders, but the people in the city.

Millions of households, millions of people!

The three counties of Nanyang only gathered more than 100,000 people. There are millions in Kaifeng alone. In addition to the 300,000 yuan from Zhuxian Town, this huge burden made Ying Yi silent.

Although he had already ordered Sun Xiucai to purchase grain without measurement through Zheng's Trading Company, the food rations for millions of people could not be solved in one or two sentences.

Fortunately, Ying Yi had confidence in his heart - in Kaifeng City, many wealthy people and nobles were all Ying Yi's targets.

Counting from then on, no other dynasty can compare to the wealth and honor of the late Ming Dynasty - there is no lower limit to integrity.

Kaifeng was originally an important city with rich and powerful people, but it was not as good as the Nanjing Division, and it was also among the top five. Among them, there are countless rich and distinguished people. But they are all idiots who have no way out.

They would rather bury the food in the cellar to mold than take it out to do some good deeds when the country is ruined and the family is in ruins. I would rather turn gold and silver into winter melons and bury them tightly than pay a little more tax for the country.

Ying Yi has reason to believe that even if the people in the city starve to death, they can still take out a large amount of gold, silver and food from the cellars of the nobles in the city!

Yes, King Zhou is indispensable for Kaifeng's persistence until now. He provided a large amount of gold, silver and food to the army to boost morale. But the king of Zhou would not take care of the people in the city.

The clan of Lao Zhu’s family in the Ming Dynasty was also a wonder in all dynasties. In order to prevent chaos among the kings and to ensure the core orthodoxy, Zhu Hongwu raised the clan. Except that he could not be an official or join the army, he could do anything else.

Therefore, clan members are often big businessmen and landowners. There is money and food.

Of course, this is only a small part. Many people think that in the late Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands or millions of clans to support, and the state would give them huge amounts of salary every year, which was a drag on the national finances.

Indeed, to a certain extent, it is a drag on the national finance. But in fact, not so many people can get salaries.

Generally speaking, there are only three generations except the main line. For example, in the lineage of the King of Zhou, except for the one who can inherit the royal title, the other descendants of the original King of Zhou will be reduced to nobility from generation to generation. Basically, after three generations, the title will be reduced to the point where they can no longer receive the imperial salary. If they cannot Manage the household and live the same life as the common people.

The kings and nobles from all over the country are indeed local bullies, and they actually don't look down on the salary of the imperial court. Take the Zhou Palace for example. Previous Zhou kings have accumulated a lot of property. Whether it is shops or land, it is the highest in Kaifeng. Even the rent collected is countless times more than the salary of the imperial court.

However, only these princes were noticed by the officials. The civil servants did not pay attention to the clans below the princes at all.

Looking through the history books, except for a few princes who jumped out to leave their names from time to time, there were no names below the princes.

Since the civil servants became more powerful, the generals and clan members of the Ming Dynasty were severely suppressed. It is not they who really compete with the country for the lion's share of profits. The most powerful group is the collusion between civil servants, landowners and businessmen.

Having said so much, in just one sentence, Ying Yi is sure that he can afford to support the millions of households in Kaifeng. There are so many fat pigs in the city of Kaifeng that it is impossible to survive by killing a bunch of them for meat.