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It was midwinter, and the north wind howled in Kyoto at night. The weather was freezing cold. The people of Kyoto had huddled in their beds early and fell asleep. Even the patrolling guards had reduced their frequency.

In a private house in an alley in Jiqingfang in the south of the city, the lights are still on.

"Boss, this is the summary of intelligence sent back by various branches recently. Please take a look."

Lu Cheng flipped through the information on the table and asked, "How many people were transferred from Zhongyuan this month?"

"Master, in November, we have transferred 21,000 young men and women and 16,000 women and children. Currently, this group of people has been transported to the Jianghuai and Zhoushan areas."

"Gather more food, support some forces, and resettle a group of people locally."

"Yes."

"Send a pigeon to the Suzaku Hall in the south and ask them to prepare enough food and deliver it to the designated granary."

Every time a dynasty comes to an end, it always seems to be accompanied by various natural disasters.

In recent years, floods and droughts have occurred year after year in the Central Plains and the Northwest, often accompanied by locust plagues, resulting in a significant reduction in grain production in many places, or even a total loss of grain. The people could not survive, so they naturally became refugees and bandits.

Some places reported the disaster truthfully, hoping to receive disaster relief grain from the court. However, the court's treasury was empty and the grain reserves were insufficient. Even if some grain was barely mobilized, it was not enough to provide relief to so many disaster-stricken areas.

What's more, the relief grain from the imperial court would be exploited at various levels during the transportation process. How much of it would finally reach the hands of the people?

Some local officials even lied about the disaster and exploited the people even more severely, forcing them into a desperate situation and forcing them to become bandits.

Bandits were everywhere, and naturally they would rob food and attack the government. The government sent troops to suppress the bandits, and the chaos became more and more serious.

Nowadays, many refugees have appeared outside Kyoto, and even the public security inside Kyoto has been affected.

The imperial court was unable to provide relief to so many people, so the Flying Eagle Gang began to intervene. They transferred some people to the southeast coast, then to the south, and finally to coastal islands or the Gulf Islands, the Philippines and other places.

The Flying Eagle Gang's influence has already expanded to Southeast Asia, which is the best grain producing area and also needs more manpower.

As long as they reach the south, no matter how many disaster victims there are, they will be able to be fed and quickly transformed into productivity, further strengthening the strength of the Flying Eagle Gang.

However, although the Ming Dynasty is now on the decline, it has not yet really fallen into chaos and still retains some of its foundation.

The Flying Eagle Gang could only transfer the people in batches through the canal transport system, with three to five hundred people being transferred each time, in multiple batches in multiple locations, and accumulating small amounts into large ones.

For thousands or tens of thousands of refugees, they could only deploy one or two spies to guide them to move south.

Or, they could mobilize some food and grass, select some young and strong refugees, occupy the mountains and become kings, and build up one mountain stronghold after another.

These supported bandits can also attract the attention of enemy officials, mobilize troops from local garrisons, and facilitate the transfer of other civilians.

Since the summer, the Flying Eagle Gang has been transferring refugees to the southeast. During this period, they were discovered by the Jinyiwei and local guards, and even conflicts broke out.

However, the Flying Eagle Gang's inner and outer halls took action in secret and cleared many stumbling blocks.

Although some of the information was reported to the court, it did not cause much stir.

The imperial court only ordered the garrisons in various places to mobilize troops, wipe out the bandits and stabilize the local area.

If we want to count on the imperial court to dispatch troops to quell the rebellion, we will find that the imperial court does not have enough manpower to allocate.

After reading the intelligence gathered from various places, Lu Cheng made some simple arrangements and then asked, "What's going on at the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion recently?"

"There hasn't been much movement in the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion in the capital. However, recently the chief steward of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion has been frequently visiting a manor outside the city, and has also taken in a group of young and strong refugees and raised them there, seemingly preparing to train a group of death warriors."

"Then keep watching. If there is any movement, inform me as soon as possible. Also, keep a close eye on Jinan Prefecture."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng turned to a page of a list in his hand. On it was a string of names and the corresponding official rank information.

Among these names, some served as captains in the Jinyiwei. Some served as captains in the Wucheng Bingmasi. Some served in the Liaodong Frontier Army. However, they all had one common identity: inner disciples of the Flying Eagle Gang.

In this year's martial arts examination, a dozen inner disciples sent out by the Flying Eagle Gang successfully passed various assessments and became martial arts candidates. They successively entered the Kyoto City Defense Camp, the Five Cities Army, and the Liaodong Army for training.

Those who can pass the military examination and enter the army can become a centurion or take the test for the title of centurion.

In addition, the current Emperor Changtai intends to replace the old batch of noble children and promote a group of new middle and high-level military generals, and he also values ​​these military candidates more. As long as they have a simple background and are capable, they can have a good starting point.

Although a centurion was only a low-level officer and not worthy of the attention of those bigwigs, he was already able to command 120 soldiers and horses, and was considered a military officer of a certain rank.

In the Five City Military Department and the City Defense Camp of Kyoto City, there are two hundred households who are disciples of the Flying Eagle Gang. In addition, the personnel planted in the Jinyiwei can play an extremely important role at the critical moment.

After arranging all matters, Lu Cheng also planned to travel south after a while to personally transport a batch of food.

Transportation is inconvenient these days, and transporting food over long distances is very costly and slow.

However, Lu Cheng can rely on the 2,000 cubic meters of storage space and individual flying equipment to transport millions of kilograms of food thousands of miles away in a short period of time.

Soon, Suzaku Hall in the south received news from Kyoto City and began to collect large quantities of food.

At the same time, new news came from the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion. Recently, a group of guards in the mansion often took turns to go to the farm outside the city, apparently to train a group of young and strong refugees recruited from outside the city.

Based on various signs, it is not difficult to guess what Earl Jing'an wants to do.

Lu Cheng didn't care. He waited patiently for the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion to prepare and see what tricks that guy could come up with.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed, and it was already the twelfth lunar month. The city of Kyoto was covered with heavy snow.

On this morning, Lu Cheng had just finished his work at the government office and dealt with two disputes between the people. He was about to go out for a drink when a wealthy businessman from West City suddenly came to report a crime: "Sir, please save my daughter. My daughter has been kidnapped."

"Don't panic, first tell me what's going on."