One Thousand and Forty Six

Ren Xiaosu didn't intend to fight with anyone on his trip to the Central Plains, so he didn't bring so many people with him.

And now that the Central Plains is the domain of Wang and Zhou, it's better for them from the Northwest to keep a low profile to carry out the plan of Daxing Northwest.

However, Da Huyou was still worried, and insisted on going to the Central Plains with him.

In the words of Da Huyou, he is in charge of the entire Northwest Field Service. With him following him, the young marshal will be able to get information immediately.

In fact, everyone gradually discovered that the young marshal may have a deeper relationship with an old man like Wang Fugui, but in terms of Northwest government affairs, the number two person next to the young marshal is definitely a big fool.

On the one hand, Da Huyou is indeed very capable. For example, people like Wang Yun and Ji Ziang who suddenly came to the Northwest of Daxing were also dug by him, and the intelligence work is even more stable and orderly.

On the other hand, this big fool is really good at flattering, and at such an age, he doesn't even intend to flatter the young handsome, and hugs his thighs too tightly!

Before leaving, Ren Xiaosu and Wang Yuexi held a small meeting, Wang Yuexi asked Ren Xiaosu why he went to the Central Plains, and now the northwest needs someone to take charge of the overall situation.

So Ren Xiaosu replied, saying that it was to solve the population problem.

This answer stunned Wang Yuexi at the time. In their view, the population problem can only be solved with time. Starting from this year, births will be encouraged, and there will naturally be more population in 15 or 18 years.

As for other ways to introduce talents, it's not that they didn't dare to think about it, it's that they really can't realize it. The Wang family is stuck at the intersection leading to the northwest, and won't let the northwest have this opportunity at all.

However, now that Wang Yuexi looked at Ren Xiaosu's relaxed appearance, he suddenly realized that the other party had already made up his mind.

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At this time, there are a large number of refugees and refugees gathered outside the various barriers of the Zhou Clan, the number is beyond everyone's imagination.

In fact, Ren Xiaosu and Da Huyou also misunderstood the Zhou family. In their view, it must be the Zhou family's inaction and internal struggle that caused the refugees and refugees to suffer from hunger.

But in fact, it's not that Mrs. Zhou doesn't want to take care of it, but that she really can't do it!

There are more than forty fortresses in the northern Kong and Huozhong, and now there are ten rooms and four empty. Almost half of the people fled south, and some died on the way, but most of them arrived at Zhou's smoothly.

This number is definitely not what the Zhou family can bear.

Prior to this, the Wang family established Barrier No. 61 to absorb refugees, which caused many factories of the Zhou family to stop working and the farmland to be abandoned. Therefore, the Zhou family itself was also in a stage of failure, which made them even more unable to take into account the life and death of the refugees.

Sometimes people in the Zhou family wondered whether the Wang family had already thought of a strategy behind this ring when they announced that Barrier 61 would absorb refugees.

This is not Wang Shengzhi's strategic ability, but everyone has dealt with Wang Shengzhi for more than ten years. Before that, Wang Shengzhi spent seven years in the layout of the sericulture industry, tricking a large number of refugees into fleeing into the mountains to raise silkworms, making the surrounding financial groups disgusting.

During this period, there are also food strategies, commercial strategies, and countless others.

On the surface, the Wang family, the Kong family, and the Zhou family are three pillars in the core area of ​​the Central Plains, but in fact, the Wang family is the one with the strongest financial resources and strength, otherwise he would not be able to support his policy of universal military service.

This is a completely different method from Qingzhen. Qingzhen is better at planning for a rainy day in the military, while Wang Shengzhi is best at making arrangements for people's livelihood, industry, agriculture, and commerce.

The two have completely different personalities, but they are undoubtedly the most troublesome existence for their opponents.

Ren Xiaosu silently watched the refugees outside Zhou's No. 69 Fortress. Originally, he came here to abduct people excitedly, but when he saw what the refugees went through, he really couldn't bear it.

The refugees built huts outside the barrier to shelter them from wind and rain. They could only receive a bowl of gruel from Mrs. Zhou every day, which was so thin that no grains of rice could be seen.

The trees around the ramparts were all bare, their bark gone, and only their white trunks left. The leaves are gone, as if spring never came,

Everywhere is still the withered scene in winter.

Some refugees were lying in their huts with numb expressions. The children beside them were crying and crying, but the adults could do nothing. All the edible food nearby had been eaten, and some even died of poisoning on the spot after eating the wrong food.

Such a scene is like purgatory on earth.

Ren Xiaosu said seriously: "Daxing Northwest is their only way out!"

Big Huyou nodded solemnly.

"Actually, Wang Shengzhi has the ability to prevent all this from happening," Da Huyou said: "According to the information I got, he could have quickly implemented a pacification policy, so that the refugees would not flee south so much, but in fact he did not. Do it, but just sit back and watch the refugees come to the south and destroy all the material foundations of the Zhou family. The Zhou family can’t support so many people, and the civilians will soon become rioters. At that time, the Zhou family’s troops are just to keep their factories and farmland , It takes a lot of energy. In this way, by the time the Wang family wants to go south, the Zhou family will have become riddled with holes."

But Da Huyou changed his mind and sighed: "We have no position to blame Wang Shengzhi. The consortium dispute is a life-and-death struggle. If Northwest faced Zong's back then, they would do everything they can."

"Well," Ren Xiaosu said, "Instead of blaming Wang Shengzhi, why not take everyone to the northwest of Daxing quickly? The steam train has a total of 1,196 seats, but if all of them are standing up, it is no problem to accommodate 5,000 people. According to the regulations of the steam train Judging by the speed per hour, we only need 23 hours to reach the northwest."

Steam train, that's why Ren Xiaosu wanted to take a trip to the Central Plains himself!

For someone else, trying to take away so many refugees from under Wang's nose would be tantamount to a dream. After all, these refugees were part of Wang's plan.

But Ren Xiaosu is different, he has the most efficient means of transportation in this wasteland era...

When Da Huyou talked about the problem of abducting people, Ren Xiaosu had already decided on this plan. After all, Wang Congyang can be engaged in the express delivery business, so it is reasonable for him to run and transport.

"But how can we make these refugees believe us?" Da Huyou said melancholy: "I'm afraid they don't want to go with us?"

But Ren Xiaosu smiled strangely: "They are so hungry, they will be willing to go with you if they stutter."

As he said that, Ren Xiaosu actually took out a potato that looked like a football from the storage space: "We were supposed to arrive here yesterday, but I deliberately delayed the departure for a day just to let Zhou Yingxue prepare enough for me. Potatoes. With these potatoes in your hands, are you afraid that these refugees who are too hungry to gnaw the bark will not follow you?"

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Goodnight everybody