Li Yi went back and took a shower, put on a blue outfit, and tied his hair directly behind his back. He looked fresh and refreshing, which made Qiu Sheng's eyes brighten.

"Miss Qiu Sheng, please lead the way." Li Yi said politely.

"Master Li..." Qiu Sheng bowed down.

Nowadays, Li Yi is different from the past. Not only does he have tens of thousands of villagers under his command, but he also controls the Iron Brigade, a militia group. He has also been recognized by the big bosses in Baoding and has sufficient prestige.

Li Yi looked at Miss Qiu Sheng and told her not to be too polite, and then said: "Miss Qiu Sheng seems to have something to say to me. Let's talk while walking. Don't let Yukiko wait too long."

Miss Qiu Sheng was a little surprised. She thought for a moment and nodded.

Mojia Juzi said that he would wait for Li Yi in Yaziling, Baiyangdian. It was an inaccessible place and not even Anxin's village was set up there. Li Yi couldn't figure out why Mojia Juzi wanted to meet him there.

After leaving Wubao and heading east, Yaziling is a hill in the northwest of Baiyangdian. After half an hour of slow riding on horseback, we arrived at Baiyangdian. Along the path beside Baiyangdian, we passed two villages along the way. The smoke was dim and the people got up early.

Farming, a peaceful scene.

Miss Qiu Sheng looked at the village women who had gotten up early to wash clothes, and said with a smile: "In this peaceful and pastoral scene, if you don't know what's going on, who can believe that they were refugees with no fixed abode before? Mr. Li, you have such a name of benevolence and righteousness."

But the name is true. If it weren’t for your shelter, I don’t know how many of these hundreds of people would have survived, let alone lived so comfortably.”

"I am a refugee. If I am poor, I will live alone. If I am rich, I will help the world. If I have some ability, I should take in these villagers." Li Yi turned around and looked at the girl Qiu Sheng who looked approvingly.

"This is already excellent. I heard that Mr. Li's martial arts mentor was Mr. Li Wuyang. Is this true?" Qiu Sheng asked again.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Indeed. Why, do you know Mr. Li?"

"Li Wuyang is a brave warrior who is unparalleled in the world, and he is also the respected elder of the northwest generals. Of course we know each other. This time when we went to the northwest, it was Elder Li who caused many problems. Unfortunately, we failed in the end. The Ming Dynasty's chaos will arise from the northwest, and everyone will be devastated.

The signs of chaos in the world have appeared."

After hearing this, Li Yi looked surprised and asked: "Why did Miss Qiu Sheng say this?"

"More than a hundred of us Momen entered the northwest for two things. One was to help the refugees, and the other was to stop the undercurrent in the northwest. Unfortunately, chaos is coming, and the sky is angry and people are complaining. The northwest has become a dead place. People have nothing to do to survive.

Jiangmen is struggling to survive on his own, but the imperial court is unable to rescue him. In the chaos, Jiangmen has decided to take risks."

"Are you talking about the rebellion of the rogue bandits in the northwest? I heard that Wang Er of Baishui County in northern Shaanxi led hundreds of farmers to kill the county magistrate Zhang Douyao. Then Wang Jiayin and others responded with troops. In a short period of time, tens of thousands of rogue bandits gathered to attack the city.

The momentum is huge. Is this why you went there?"

After hesitating for a moment, Miss Qiu Sheng nodded: "These are all true. But..."

Miss Qiu Sheng hesitated for a long time, but still did not tell the content.

"Miss Qiu Sheng, you should know better than me. The northwest generals have hands and eyes, and the northwest is under their control. These massive rebellions would not be possible without their support. Wherever you go,

It is impossible to go to see Wang Er and Wang Jiayin, but to find the generals behind them."

Miss Qiu Sheng sighed softly and was speechless. This was the truth and she couldn't deny it.

"But you have failed." Li Yi raised the corner of his mouth and said with some pity: "You must have tried your best to mobilize money and food to support the northwest, relieve the victims, and want to prevent this catastrophe. But what you have done is a drop in the bucket. You

If you can’t stop the natural disaster, you can’t stop the hatred of the generals in the northwest.”

Miss Qiu Sheng's face changed, she looked at Li Yi and said: "It is indeed our wishful thinking to persuade the northwest generals, but it is our mission to prevent this catastrophe and save the suffering refugees. The righteousness lies in not paying back the heel even if we die.

Even if it is not feasible, we should give it a try. In this way, at least there will be people who are saving the suffering refugees."

Li Yi sighed angrily. What Momen did was indeed a bit ridiculous in most eyes, but its concept of benevolence and righteousness in saving the world and benefiting the people and working for the people was very noble.

"I don't know the situation in the northwest, but I only know one thing. People can't live without food." Li Yi sighed: "The generals are the generals of the northwest. There have been years of famine in the northwest, and the people can no longer survive. The generals

There is not enough money and food to survive these continuous disasters. Now that Wei Zhongxian is dead, the new emperor is isolated and helpless, and the southeastern plutocrats have taken control of the government. Without the imperial power in the center, no one can solve the disasters in the northwest."

"In order to prevent the situation in the northwest from collapsing, and to prevent the people in the northwest from starving to death, the generals have no choice. They can only use the bandits to put pressure on the court and the southeastern plutocrats step by step. They are now supporting the bandits.

His behavior is not madness, but desperation, desperation to survive.”

Miss Qiu Sheng lowered her head, avoiding Li Yi's somewhat harsh gaze. After a moment, she raised her head again, with unconcealable pain in her eyes.

"But we, the Momen, have no choice. We can only find ways to mobilize money and food to relieve the victims, and then stabilize the situation in the northwest. The only one who can really save the tens of millions of people in the northwest is the new emperor who is in the Forbidden City.

All hope lies in him. If he cannot stabilize this chaos, the world will be in ruins."

Yes, the only one who can prevent chaos in the world right now is Chongzhen who has just ascended the throne.

The Southeast Chaebol has strong financial resources, and the Jiangnan region has become a handicraft economic zone. Most of the silver in the Ming Dynasty flows in and out through their hands every year. It can be said that they hold the financial lifeline of the entire Ming Dynasty in their hands.

As for the great disaster in the northwest, what the people lack is money and food. As long as there is enough money and food to stabilize the situation, the generals will not take risks to support the bandits and cause trouble to the world.

But now there is money and food in the southeast, but the merchants are too stubborn and refuse to easily provide relief to the northwest. People in the northwest who are suffering from famine are competing to eat, and they have reached a dead end.

In the past, there was a Wei Zhongxian who dared to take food from the southeastern plutocrats. Now he is dead, and the eunuchs have also been suppressed. However, the government is controlled by the plutocrats, and the imperial power is firmly restricted. Therefore, the imperial court is no longer coordinating the whole country and making arrangements from the center.

The control center was a stage for scholar-bureaucrats to restrict imperial power and compete for power. If Chongzhen could not quickly take control of the court and carry out disaster relief, no one would be able to stop the chaos in the northwest.

"In my opinion, it's better not to have too much hope for the new emperor." Li Yi said quietly.

"Master Li, what do you mean by this?"

"The new emperor ascended the throne, but under the pressure of the Donglin Party and others, Wei Zhongxian was killed. This was a compromise. After the first compromise, there will be a second one. An emperor who compromises easily does not have majesty and courage.

The Donglin Party has seen the weakness and impatience of the new emperor, and they will press forward step by step to take the government into their own hands." Li Yi explained.

"In this way, the new emperor will not be able to control the government, and the world will be completely controlled by those corrupt officials?!" Miss Qiu Sheng's face turned pale and her lips lost color. "My master also said that since the late Wanli period,

, the government has gradually been controlled by a group of scholar-bureaucrats in the garb of merchants. During the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian was still able to overwhelm them, but now, they are still getting stronger."

"Your master is right. In the late Wanli period, the government had fallen into chaos, and the local forces were intertwined. They did not do what they were told. During the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian was still able to maintain the unity of the government, but the Apocalypse's life was too short, and he could only delay it.

At a time when the world is in chaos, looking at Emperor Chongzhen’s methods, I’m afraid he may not be able to save the day.” Li Yi said half truth and half guess.

"My master once said that Tianqi's life is short, Chongzhen's life is bitter, and the decline of Ming Dynasty is right in front of us."

After hearing this, Li Yi looked back at Miss Qiu Sheng, feeling very surprised.

This Mohist scholar is really not a mortal, what he said is very accurate. Tianqi was registered at the age of sixteen and died after reigning for seven years, which can be said to be short-lived. However, Chongzhen worked hard and scrimped on food and clothing to revive the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he fell into a trap.

Isn't it a bitter fate to die for one's country?

"My master just wanted to understand this, so he is so discouraged." Miss Qiu Sheng looked at Li Yi sadly and said: "This trip to the northwest, just like you said, the northwest generals have already decided to burn the boat.

, the princes of the Donglin Party also avoided us and refused to help us. We Momen want to save the world, but we are regarded as fools by both parties and run around everywhere. It is really ridiculous."

Qiu was so angry that she smiled, her face unable to conceal her loneliness and sadness.

Li Yi knew that for a group of people with lofty beliefs, nothing would be more painful than being helpless. At present, Momen is going around rescuing refugees and persuading all parties to remain united, but they are considered a group of fools and are shunned.

.No one is willing to stabilize the situation, and it is far from possible to rely solely on folk forces such as the Momen. This is the fate of the Mohists. Either their lives will be short or their lives will be miserable. Their lives are destined to be Poplar euphratica in the desert.

"Actually, you are on the wrong track." Li Yi looked at the lost girl Qiu Sheng and said, "Since the generals and chaebols are unwilling to compromise, and the imperial power has no effect, why do you continue to beg them?"

Qiu Sheng turned to look at Li Yi, somewhat confused as to what Li Yi meant.

Looking at the haggard and pitiful Qiu Sheng, Li Yi sighed and said: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has declined, chaos in the world is unavoidable. Since we cannot avoid it, why not accept it calmly and do our best. You must know that the south is still very stable, and Huguang

And the South China Sea area is sparsely populated and isolated from the world. If you can build settlements somewhere and let the victims from the northwest settle there, will you be able to help them avoid this disaster soon and save millions of people?

?”

Hearing this, Qiu Sheng was a little surprised by Li Yi's method and asked: "The people in the northwest have a deep love for their land, and we don't know the situation in the southwest. How can we get them to settle there?"

"It's simple. As long as you can establish a settlement in the southwest, when there is chaos in the north and refugees are everywhere, they will be fleeing everywhere. You just need to recruit the refugees and let them spread the word about the situation in the settlement, and there will be no way out.

Next, their relatives, friends, and neighboring folks will rush over in order to survive. When the time comes, we will send a large number of people to spread the word among the refugees, and naturally many refugees will go to take refuge." Li Yi said simply.

Momen was focused on stopping this catastrophe from the source, but neglected to think that there was another way. After hearing this method, Qiu Sheng couldn't help but curiously asked: "In this way, will it be like you to build a house in a deserted land?"

A place to live together, and then use some of Momen's technologies to establish workshops, develop trade routes, and maintain demand."

Li Yi smiled and said: "We can also implement your Mohist system in the settlements and preach your Mohist sect. Then we can save millions of refugees and develop your Mohist clan. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone? But.
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