There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 6 Let’s eat first!

I heard that my son went to the shantytown to recruit soldiers, and in less than half a month he recruited more than 400 young and strong refugees.

Nie Jieren was also shocked at first, because there were too many people, more than his servants, and all of them were young and strong refugees who were alone.

What if this causes trouble?

Nie Yu said lightly, "Dad, don't worry. If there's any trouble, we can just rebel."

Nie Jieren was a little confused. Just a few days ago, he was very serious and was preparing to persuade his son to accept the fact that his father was the leader of the White Lotus Sect and was ready to rebel immediately.

But what's going on now?

My precious son talks about rebellion every day.

Nie Jieren couldn't help but say, "Yu'er, if we recruit over 400 young refugees at once, even if they're safe, will the government notice us in advance?"

Nie Yu smiled and said, "Dad, if you're really worried, just write a letter to my good 'Uncle Zhang' and let him know. Remember to be sincere and he'll help us cover it up. Once we have our troops trained, we'll start a rebellion and catch the government off guard!"

Nie Jieren asked hesitantly, "Huh? Not waiting until the tenth day of March next year?"

Nie Yu said, "Dad, this is a golden opportunity. The Miao people in Hunan are rebelling, and all the Qing troops in Hunan and Hubei have gone to suppress them. If we don't start a rebellion now, do we have to wait until March next year for the Qing troops to defeat the Miao people and then come after us?"

After hearing this, Nie Jieren understood and stopped interfering with Nie Yu's military training.

In order to train troops more conveniently, Nie Yu specifically chose Guanwannao as the base because the terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

That is, the mountain is located among many other mountains, with only one peak standing out. From the bottom to the top, for about ten miles, there are strange rocks and cliffs everywhere, standing tall and blocking the road... Once you reach the top, you will feel that it is flat and open, about seven or eight miles wide.

In the history that Nie Yu did not travel through time to, after the White Lotus Rebellion failed in its attack on the county town, they moved to Guanwannao as their stronghold, and set up checkpoints at key points around it, such as Fenghuang Mountain, like the Miao people, so that they could continue to contend with the subsequent Qing army for nearly a year.

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Guanwannao, Niejiazhai.

A total of more than 400 young and strong refugees were settled here. Fortunately, the ancestors of the Nie family liked to build houses in the mountains, so there were many properties, enough to accommodate more than 400 people.

After the houses were allocated, the more than 400 young and strong people were happy, but also confused and nervous.

Because it was agreed before they came that they would be servants.

Why is it different now?

Only He Shunan, the strong man who took the lead and signed the employment contract a few days ago, seemed to be thinking about something. He carefully observed these more than 400 refugees. Not only were they all young and strong refugees, but they were also alone like him, without wives and children.

This is somewhat intriguing.

He Shunan didn't say anything, just stood in the open space and waited with the crowd.

After a while, two servants brought chairs and Nie Yu, dressed in tights, followed over, but he didn't sit down.

Nie Yu stood in front and began to lecture them: "Brothers, let me introduce myself first. My name is Nie Yu. I know you must be confused now, because originally you agreed to be a servant in my Nie family. You will be provided with three meals a day, full of food, and a meat dish every day. If you do it well, you will be paid."

"But now, I'm telling you, these conditions and benefits that follow still count."

"Everyone here who has been assigned a house will still have three meals a day, with at least one meat meal. If you perform well, you will also receive wages."

After hearing Nie Yu say that their treatment remained unchanged, everyone's uneasy mood was slightly relieved.

They were originally refugees from other places. Their wives, children and the elderly were either starving to death or lost. They came here without asking for much, just a meal to eat.

They don't even have to take the meat or the wages.

He Shunan was obviously thinking more, and raised his hand and asked, "Master Nie, if you asked us to come here, if we are not servants, then what exactly are we doing?"

Yes! What exactly does it do?

He's not a servant, but he came to this mountain village. He can't be a bandit! "Yes! Master Nie, what do you want us to do?"

"Could it be that he's a bandit?"

"You're such a fool! Mr. Nie is the richest man in this area. Why would his son become a bandit for no reason?"

"makes sense……"

"..."

Nie Yu looked at the crowd chattering and talking at once, and quickly shouted for silence.

Relying on the status of "financial backer", these young and strong men did not disobey and stopped talking after a while.

Nie Yu continued, "First of all, I don't want you to be servants, but I won't let you become bandits, or force you to be tenants and slaves of my Nie family. What exactly do I want you to do..."

"Everyone is very tired today, let's eat first, and then we can talk tomorrow!"

After talking for so long, let’s eat first.

Such perfunctory attitude...is actually useful.

No matter what nonsense you say, these young and middle-aged refugees with little education won’t understand. It would be better to just serve the food directly.

After running on the road for a whole day and being allocated houses, these young and strong refugees were already hungry, so now was the perfect time to eat.

The rice was served very quickly, and several large buckets were brought up first. The cook gave each person a full bowl of rice, and the side dishes were some oily vegetable leaves and a bowl of steaming broth.

If the oily vegetable leaves and the packed rice had already satisfied the young and strong men, then this bowl of steaming hot broth, even if it was mostly made of offal, would make everyone grateful.

He Shunan was also holding the meat soup, feeling a little bit unbelievable. He thought that having enough rice to fill his stomach was already pretty good, and the smell of meat was just talk at best.

Unexpectedly, on the first day, the first meal was a bowl of meat soup, and the vegetable leaves were all stained with oil.

Even if it is just to win people's hearts, it is not easy.

"Suck~!"

He Shunan drank the broth in one gulp first, and then began to eat the food in the bowl with relish.

He was too lazy to think anymore and just wanted to eat first. He hadn't had anything oily for almost a month and was raring to go.

I quickly finished a bowl and went to get another one. Sure enough, the cook gave me another full bowl. In case I couldn't finish it, he added another spoonful of vegetables.

"Thank you!"

He Shunan said this sincerely.

"Haha, this is all my young master's orders. If the warriors aren't enough to eat, we can get more. Do you want another bowl of this broth? There's still plenty anyway."

"Then have another bowl. I haven't tasted it for a long time."

He Shunan took another bowl back and squatted in the corner to continue eating.

Like him, the other young men finished their meals and then went to get more food. Everyone had a smile on their face.

Nie Yu was also squatting nearby and watching, even holding a bowl of broth in his hand, drinking it slowly. The taste of the soup was not good, but not bad either, it was just drinkable.

It’s that simple to win people’s hearts!

A bowl of broth, a bowl of compacted rice, and oily vegetable leaves.

Although it was only the first step, at least at this moment, even if Nie Yu asked these people to follow him and become bandits, most of them would probably follow him on impulse.

(End of this chapter)