There were many people busy in the fields on the roadside. Many people carrying hoes came spontaneously and saw that the Lingqiu miners were armed. People were not afraid, but were getting closer.

Han Laoliu insisted on following the army and refused to take a detour with Lao Cai and the others. He was exhausted and sat on the side of the road to breathe. The strong miners on the side were eating dry food, mainly wheat cakes with canned meat. Han Laoliu had no intention of eating it at one time. He used a hat to block the rain and lit a cigarette with a lighter. He coughed up after taking a few puffs.

Even so, the miners on the side also looked at him with envy. The lighters are relatively expensive, and ordinary miners can't afford them. It's not expensive to buy a few packs of cigarettes, but if they smoke several cigarettes a month, the miners' income is not low, and they still can't afford it.

Now cigarettes are mainly used for foreign trade and sold to Russians. The Japanese have also begun to accept them and will soon become popular.

In the future, Nanyang will also be an important market for cigarettes. In China, although it has not been promoted, cigarettes have been sold well in the capital to Linqing. Many southern merchants returning from the capital will also be brought back from the capital or Linqing. It is conceivable that this will be a very strong profit growth point.

"What are you going to do?" A farmer, wearing a hat and glared at him.

Han Laoliu coughed a few times and said to the farmer: "On the official village?"

The farmer replied, "Well, not a hired worker, a tenant farmer."

Han Laoliudao: "Your family hasn't left?"

The farmer still stared at her and said with an unhappy look: "I am sick. The doctor said that if I walk around, I will definitely die halfway through the road. It just so happens that people are still needed. Can the court still take care of us farming?"

Han Laoliudao: "Do you want to leave?"

"Who doesn't want to?" said the farmer: "Mr. Zhang is so good to treat people. We only had a full meal in Hutchison. I heard that the Tartars' territory is better, the land is easy to grow, the wine and meat are eaten, and the money is also received."

Han Laoliu said vaguely: "This place is not bad, just keep it. There must be someone who needs to farm. This is all the land of Hutchison. It's a pity to abandon it."

There are indeed many lands in the fortresses on the grassland. In fact, it is harder than in Datong. The treatment is indeed better than in Datong. However, if you want to choose, it depends on everyone's personality. It is better to keep those who are willing to make a living. Those who are willing to make a living will be more suitable to go to the grassland.

The essential difference between the grassland and Datong is that Hutchison controls the overall situation, so it is much better than Datong in terms of people's livelihood, rule of law, public security, education, etc.

Although it is the foundation of Hutchison's rise, after all, there are garrisons here in the Ming Dynasty, with prefectures and counties everywhere, and there are students in the local area. Hutchison's various actions cannot be done as obvious.

It is different to go to the grassland. With a complete new plan, everything has the final say and the realm is naturally different. People live on the grassland and are more comfortable. Although there are many rules and regulations, there are no bully landlords, no high-ranking students, and no yamen runners to help the idle clerks. There is no need to worry about not being able to pay the rent and being beaten by the landlord, being caught by the yamen runners and standing in front of the county yamen. There will be no slaughter, no disasters or disasters.

Of course, there are officials and controls in the Hutchison. Zhang Han would not ask the officials to be respectful and polite to the people. This is something that cannot be done in a few hundred years. It is actually something that can’t be done by a waiter. Human nature is like this, and no thoughts or systems can be changed. Besides, being an official is at least stronger than ordinary people in terms of knowledge and ability. Asking them to serve the people with a smile on their faces is not as good as their own. Unless it is some populist countries, ordinary countries cannot do it.

The farmer lowered his head, and the rain on the hat flowed down the brim of the hat.

The farmer suddenly said, "I know that the officers and soldiers have gone to Xinpingbao recently. I am anxious like fried. If I weren't dying, I would go to Xinpingbao with an iron fork. I will die for Lord Zhang, and Lord Zhang will definitely take care of my family. If I asked me to live a few years ago, I wouldn't have the last meal after eating, and my teeth would be broken every day, and my throat would hurt every day. I'm not afraid of you making fun of me, and my mother wouldn't even be able to pull out my shit..."

The well-intentioned laughter of mine soldiers rang around, and everyone knew that the strong man in front of him was saying the truth. Later generations could not imagine it. In later generations, they were considered poor in feeding pigs. In this time, people might not be able to eat enough, squeezing their throats, bad teeth, and malnutrition. The average life expectancy of northerners in this era, if the group of scholars and officials is removed, it is probably less than 40 years old.

"Don't worry." A miner came over and patted the farmer's shoulder and said, "We have been walking 120 miles a day these days, and many brothers have to waste their feet. Why? I just know that Lord Zhang is waiting for us to help. Lord Zhang doesn't need to keep the serious business army, so why do we use us? Our Lingqiu Mine is also where Lord Zhang started his business, and he believes in us!"

"That's right, even if I go to a cripple, I have to climb to the bottom of Lingqiu City."

"What else can I rest? Let's leave now!"

Many miners became furious and finished the marching rations within five minutes. Many people simply did not drink the water from the kettle, washed the lunch box with the rain, and drank the water.

Everyone had no horses, they were marching with leggings, and people were stretching their legs as much as possible and slapping them to promote blood circulation.

It is quite difficult to march more than a hundred miles for several consecutive days. Even if the miners are very strong men, they are exhausted after walking these days.

But the morale of the entire miner team has not diminished at all, which can be said to be a big miracle.

If the Ming army has been walking like this for several days in a row, don’t doubt it, and there will be a 100% mutiny.

Military officers at all levels may have been killed, soldiers scattered, fled, became bandits, or even rebelled.

The miners didn't need to mobilize much. Everyone gritted their teeth and followed the team. Only a small number of people fell behind and were taken in by the convoy and sent back to Lingqiu.

Those injured miners cried loudly when they were sheltered and sent away, hating that they were not good at their best and their physical strength could not keep up, which led to their injuries. Many people beat their legs and kept crying in the car, moving toward them when they saw them.

If Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, as well as the powerful and powerful people far away in the capital, and the noble emperor could see the situation in Lingqiu, they would be shocked to realize that they had been involved in an existence that they could not afford to offend, such cohesion of Hutchison, such spirit of fighting for life, and such respect and loyalty to Zhang Han, were things that the great people in the capital could not imagine.

Although the Ming Dynasty was not the Qing Dynasty, the emperor, royal family, eunuchs, powerful officials, civil servants, and gentry were clearly divided into levels. In fact, it was a flat society. The emperor could only constantly give up some benefits and give some privileges, called eunuchs, nobles, civil servants, and their respective systems. As for the large number of gentry, they were extended to power, and they also received some power to share. A large number of people were completely ignored by the empire. The army, craftsmen, and peasants formed by them had no sense of identity and loyalty to this country. The so-called service to the emperor is like serving the emperor, and the delusion of self-deception.

However, Zhang Han never asked others to regard himself as a king and father, but he just remembered him like a king and father.

Just for Zhang Han, he supported the Hutchison and gave everyone everything now, fate is related to each other, and good fortune is the true king and father!

"Stay for another half an hour, and if you can sleep, go to bed quickly!"

At this time, a messenger came over on horseback, carrying red flags on his back, and shouting orders along the way.

The miner team of more than 20,000 people opened a distance of about ten miles, and at the same time, left and right sentries moved forward along other roads. Some troops were also pulled into columns and operated in the fields.

This is a marching queue, preventing it from being surrounded or raided by enemies as much as possible.

In the large-scale miner team, more than a dozen riders rode their horses quickly and issued military orders. The official school student who received the order turned to order his subordinates to untie their leggings and rested well on the spot.

If it is a short stay, the leggings can be untied. Half an hour is enough for the soldiers to have a good sleep, so naturally they will have to untied their leggings.

While untiing his leggings, Han Laoliu cursed: "What did Sun Heibei think? There are still dozens of miles of land. Why don't you tell everyone to continue on the road? What do he want to do?"

A student next to him had a military rank sign hanging on his shoulder of the deputy company commander. Hearing Han Laoliu's words, he scolded: "Soldiers regard obedience as their first duty. The boss has no military orders. You can consider making suggestions. When the boss has military orders, you must follow them with sternness. Han Laoliu, you are self-reliant and always say strange things. If you dare to talk nonsense, you will drive you out of the team and go to the grassland yourself."

Han Laoliu became a dragon earlier. When he was in Lingqiu, he worked as an insider and turned Han Qi into a new technology for ironmaking, made great contributions, and became a benchmark for Zhang Han to become a craftsman.

As a result, Han Laoliu has long become a celebrity in Hutchison. He never cares about roundabout words or the other party's identity. He is a craftsman, just do a good job in technology and lead a team well. In terms of salary, he is no worse than a regiment-level commander. This is the treatment of a top craftsman who has made contributions.

But in terms of position, Han Laoliu is just a senior technician and is not responsible for any power or command. Since he joined the mines on his own, he could only be considered an ordinary miner and could not even be a team official. The deputy company-level commander trained him. Although Han Laoliu is over 40 years old, this official school student is at most in his twenties, a few years younger than his eldest son, Han Laoliu could only listen honestly and dare not retort.

After scolding Han Laoliu, the official school student was also a little anxious and depressed.

There were about 400 of them, all of them selected elite figures. Almost all of them had internships in the front-line troops and then transferred to secondary schools for further studies. About 100 of them were picked up by Wang Changfu and went directly to Xinping Castle to help take the people in the castle to guard the castle. The rest followed Sun Yao to Lingqiu to take over the miners' troops.

This time, the plans were all part of the Hansheng plan. It was at first top secret. Later, with the evacuation of the capital's sub-collection and the Shan-word issued, everyone understood the hugeness and complexity of this plan.
Chapter completed!