"Brother, where did you come from?" At noon, when the horses were grazing and the people were eating, Li Yi saw the commoners again.
He served them hot soup and asked them questions.
The one being asked was a man in his thirties. Beside him was a woman with her head wrapped in cloth.
There was also a girl around eight or nine years old, a boy around six or seven years old, and an infant child whose gender was unknown.
"Lantian County. They said they wanted to collect a poll tax, so we went to hide at her mother's house." The man answered with a tired face.
"Why didn't you go to another county to find a job?" Li Yi asked another question.
"They said they were collecting from the capital. If we don't run early and get caught, we will be sentenced." The man said helplessly.
"Did the county magistrate say that?" Li Yi wanted to find out the source.
"When the county magistrate says it, the county will probably be sealed. That's an order. Many rich families have run away, and some people want to sell their land. Take the money and leave. "
The man took the hot soup and found that there was a large piece of meat inside. His expression became slightly better.
Li Yi ran to ask other people who came out of Lantian County. Only Lantian County and no other counties.
Instead, he saw merchants from other counties with newly glazed porcelain in their carriages. They wanted to sell it in Luoyang.
Li Yi was slightly relieved. Looking at the situation, only Lantian County had people causing trouble.
Li Yi, who was relieved, did not eat. He went into the carriage to write a letter. It took him a full two hours to finish.
When he came out, he found Fan Fan. "Commander Fan, send a few brothers to send it to the village."
Fan Fan looked at the envelope. "It's not sealed?"
"Send it quickly, don't talk too much." Li Yi glared at the other party.
Fan Fan laughed and found twenty riders. He adjusted the horses and gave them the horses that the others did not ride.
The armor and crossbows on the horses were removed, leaving only the sabers and bows. One person rode on the mountain and galloped away.
Whenever there were people or carriages in front of them, they would shout, "Urgent report, give way, urgent report …"
Li Yi ate the biscuits with the meat and wild vegetable soup. Fan Fan came over.
"Dongzhu, are you going to make a move on a portion of the people in Lantian County?" Fan Fan looked very excited.
"Peace is the most important thing. I don't have much ambition. I don't know how to fight back when I'm bullied. I'll get someone to investigate and curry favor with them."
Li Yi smiled, a smile that Fan Fan was very familiar with.
A voice seemed to linger in Fan Fan's ears. 'I am Li Yi, Dongzhu of the Li Family Zhuangzi. His Majesty asked me to take you out to play.'
He rubbed his ears and unconsciously distanced himself from Li Yi.
"Dongzhu, no one will die, right?" Fan Fan felt that some people were doomed.
"Who died? Anyone who comes out of Lantian County will be given food. If there are merchants around, give them a note and bring them to Luoyang. You can obtain benefits. "
Li Yi looked at the people who had come out of Lantian County to eat and drink soup together.
These people had brought their own staple food and salted vegetables. When they realized that there was a large piece of meat in the soup, they stopped eating their own staple food and ate the meat with all their might.
This way, they could save on their food.
Li Yi did not care when he saw this. If it wasn't for the lack of food, he could have even given them more food.
After all, there were many animals in the wilderness of the Tang dynasty. The Winged Knights were also very good at hunting, so they could eat as much as they wanted.
Fan Fan saw that Li Yi was pondering over something and did not disturb him.
He turned to find the merchants and discussed with them the matter of bringing the people to Luoyang.
"That is Li Dongzhu from the east bank of the Ba River. You will be rewarded for bringing people to Luoyang," Fan Fan said to the merchants.
When the merchants heard that it was Li Dongzhu, they agreed without a word.
After the meal, Li Yi wrote a letter and handed it to the merchants.
When the group resumed their journey, the caravan slowed down and traveled together with the people.
The meat that was scooped out of the soup was put away. They could still eat it at night, but they could not eat it tomorrow. The weather was hot, so it would spoil.
Li Yi did not enter the carriage. He watched the horse trot outside and pursed his lips. It was as though he was saying this to the Winged Knights coachman, but it was also as though he was saying it to himself.
"Fighting is fighting, using the means of harming the people is too despicable. When the people leave home, accidents happen on the road. Those are lives lost.
This problem cannot be spoiled. We have to be ruthless and make them beg for death.
Otherwise, if everyone uses this method to cause trouble in the future, wouldn't that be terrible? "
The coachman pretended not to hear, but he knew that Li Yi was angry. He just did not know how to deal with it.
"Tell the brothers to go hunting again. Pick the big ones to kill. I want to make meat floss at night. Meat floss can be preserved for a long time." Li Yi said again.
"Hunting, Dongzhu wants to make meat floss." The coachman heard it this time and shouted.
"Understood." The Winged Knights in front immediately went forward and went into the forest to look for prey.
They knew about meat floss, including the hardtack. They carried it with them, but did not share it with the people.
They had to be prepared for sudden attacks at all times, so they had to prepare enough food.
Ordinary people did not know how to make meat floss. One jin of lean meat could only be made with five ounces of meat floss.
The people came one after another. At night, there would be new meat floss to replenish. The Winged Knights gave up their meat floss and let the people take it.
"This lady, take it. It's free. We are His Majesty's private army, the Winged Knights. His Majesty loves the people like his children."
"Brother, don't be so polite. If His Majesty is here, he will also give you things. His Majesty always told us that if we see the people not eating well, we should help."
The Winged Knights delivered things while following Li Yi's instructions.
Li Yi did it on purpose. He could not do anything to the other armies of the Tang dynasty, but the Winged Knights had to leave a good reputation.
So good that the people of his time would feel relieved when they saw the army.
At that time, the people of his country were never afraid of his army.
Unlike some countries, when the army arrived, they raised their hands and said that they did not have weapons and did not shoot.
After a long period of publicity, in case there was an emergency in the future.
When the Winged Knights were mobilized, they could get supplies from the villages if they did not have enough supplies.
There was no need to rob or force. They just had to say that the people would provide things and then compensate them later.
They delivered things along the way, and at night, everyone made meat floss together.
Early in the morning of March 24th, a group of cavalry rushed to the Li Family Zhuangzi by the Ba River.
"Li Dongzhu has an urgent letter for you. Song De, Li Dongzhu has a letter for you," the leader shouted. He was panting and his horse was snorting.
"Quick, take care of the winged cavalry brothers and the horses." Song De ran over. He did not take the letter first, but asked the villager to take care of it.
Then, he took the letter and took out a stack of papers to read.
After a few glances, he ran to the workshop and told the craftsmen to make things.
At the same time, he found a clever person in Zhuangzi and instructed, "Go to Lantian County and inquire about the situation. There is a poll tax, 500 yuan per person a year for five years.
Find the person behind it and see how the situation is in the county, especially the land sales and wheat harvesting. "
Twenty-five people found horses and ran to Lantian County.
The Winged Knights drank some hot water and left their horses behind. They used the horses in Zhuangzi to return to the Forbidden Garden.
They had to report the situation. They did not care what Li Yi did, but Her Majesty had to know.
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