Not long after Hei Wa got married.
Zhou Qiang asked Lao Liu to conduct a thorough investigation of his people.
Foreign instructors, foreign doctors, foreign teachers, as well as various invited experts and scholars, etc.
"Boss, these people have done no good in your name." Lao Liu quickly found out.
"Severe punishment will not be tolerated." Zhou Qiang gave him four words.
"Yes." After Lao Liu subconsciously accepted the order, he asked in a low voice: "Do those foreigners also need to be dealt with?" At this time, foreigners were looked down upon.
"There's nothing special about foreigners, they'll be treated the same." Zhou Qiang was different from others in that he didn't give special treatment to foreigners. He was given a higher grade if not guilty, which was already very merciful.
"yes!"
A few days later.
"Protest, we protest!" A large group of foreigners protested against Zhou Qiang's arrest of foreigners. Foreigners just like to make trouble, not only in their own country, but also in other countries.
“The protest is ineffective!
Anyone who dares to mess around will be shot to death by me!
Make public the evidence of foreigners' crimes, punish them severely and never compromise! "Zhou Qiang withstood the pressure and dealt with the evil-doing foreigners.
This approach immediately aroused widespread heated discussion.
Because foreigners were involved, major newspapers and periodicals reported this incident.
Most people clapped their hands and applauded.
There are also scoundrels who say nasty things.
However, Zhou Qiang didn't care.
The foreigners' protests were ineffective, and many asked to leave.
Zhou Qiang also let them go.
At the same time as the liberalization, it also continued to recruit new foreigners to engage in teaching, medical and other fields.
Again.
Foreigners come here to make money.
As long as you give money, there will be plenty of foreigners.
The storm subsided.
Zishui County continues to develop rapidly.
The schools built by Zhou Qiang are better than those in provincial capitals.
Therefore, many students from the provincial capital have gone to Zishui County.
All aspects of Zishui County are changing rapidly.
This is a paradise among ruins.
It can be considered that Zhou Qiang has done something meaningful.
Time passes quickly.
this day.
Zhou Qiang received a message.
This news made Zhou Qiang very unhappy.
Blind Liu is coming.
Leading 100,000 troops, he attacked Chang'an City.
In the TV series, Liu Xiazi besieged the city for eight months and cut off water and food in Chang'an City. About 50,000 soldiers and civilians were killed or injured in Chang'an City.
He also sent his subordinate Yang Platoon to Bailuyuan to collect grain.
Bailu Village was thrown into disarray.
Now, Blind Man Liu is coming.
Even if Zhou Qiang does not send troops to deal with Liu Xiazi, Liu Xiazi will send troops to Zishui County to collect grain.
A man-made disaster is inevitable.
There is no use in hiding.
Be prepared for anything.
"Master, what should we do?" Lao Liu asked. The news was obtained by Lao Liu, and it was very timely. The news should not have been received by other places.
What Zhou Qiang was thinking about at this moment was that Mr. Zhu had to retreat 100,000 Qing troops alone.
Mr. Zhu was able to retreat the Qing soldiers last time, but this time, can Mr. Zhu retreat the warlords?
Obviously, Mr. Zhu cannot retreat one hundred thousand warlord soldiers. (The Qing military governor Fang Sheng was reasonable, but the warlord Liu Xiazi was unreasonable.)
If he could retreat, Mr. Zhu would have gone long ago and would not have been waiting for news in Yuan Shang.
I didn’t think much about Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu protected himself wisely and did not do useless things.
"Notify our people that if anyone has relatives in Chang'an, please come out and take shelter as soon as possible."
"Okay." Lao Liu hurriedly left. His family has relatives in Chang'an City.
The news that Blind Liu was coming spread quickly.
People were panicked for a while.
Many people who have relatives in Chang'an City quickly go to Chang'an to pick up their relatives.
It didn't take long.
Bai Jiaxuan came in a hurry.
"County Magistrate Zhou, I heard that Blind Liu is going to attack Chang'an City?"
"Yes, I have contacted the people in Chang'an City and asked them to come out and take shelter." Zhou Qiang owns many shops in Chang'an City and employs many people.
Zhou Qiang notified them to come to Zishui County to hide.
"Then my brother" Bai Jiaxuan was anxious. He has a younger brother who is doing business in Chang'an City.
"Come out and hide."
"Oh, okay, I'll pick them back right away." Bai Jiaxuan left in a hurry. Following Bai Jiaxuan were several people from Bailu Village. They all had relatives in Chang'an City.
"Lao Liu, urgently dispatch a batch of guns and ammunition to Chang'an City, and be prepared for someone to come and attack Zishui County." Zhou Qiang made some more arrangements.
When war breaks out, disaster will come.
Liu Xiazi harassed the people along the way.
There are people fleeing everywhere.
Warlords fight indiscriminately, and all they lose is their own strength.
While others are developing rapidly, they are constantly fighting within themselves. Many fights are started by foreigners.
Because Zhou Qiang got the news relatively timely, many people in Chang'an City escaped.
Many people fled to Zishui County.
Zhou Qiang asked people to arrange it properly.
Not long.
Blind Liu's troops have arrived.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses surrounded Chang'an City.
There are only more than 10,000 defenders in Chang'an City.
Blind Liu thought he could break through Chang'an City easily.
But the difficulty of attacking the city exceeded Liu Xiazi's expectations.
More than ten days later, the city has not yet been conquered.
Blind Liu was so angry that he shot several of his men and ordered: "Stop food and water. Let's see how long they can last."
Within a few days.
Liu Xiazi was short of food and grass, so he sent people to the surrounding areas to collect food.
At this time, a different situation occurred.
I don’t know whose advice Blind Man Liu took, but sent 10,000 troops to Zishui County.
Thanks to Zhou Qiang's efforts, Zishui County has undergone tremendous changes.
The grain produced every year alone is much higher than other counties.
This is because there is a group of people on Zhou Qiang's side who are studying how to farm land, how to achieve high yields, as well as canal construction, water diversion and other projects.
Under this situation, coupled with Zhou Qiang's occasional guidance, great progress has been made in farming.
In other aspects of breeding, it is also much better than other counties.
Meat from Zishui County is exported.
Zishui County is dazzling in all aspects.
Therefore, Zishui County also caught the eye of Blind Man Liu.
They want to occupy Zishui County as a grain and grass base.
Zhou Zhai.
"What? Blind Liu divided his troops into ten thousand and came straight to our Zishui County?" Zhou Qiang was surprised.
In TV dramas, this is not the case.
Zhou Qiang, the butterfly, has changed some things.
"What should the boss do?" Zhang Biao and Lao Liu got the news first.
"Gather people together and go to the county government to discuss the matter." Zhou Qiang made a decision in an instant. He had considered this situation before and had taken some measures without being too passive.
After a while.
Meeting hall.
Zhou Qiang had already changed into a military uniform and stood at the front, shouting: "The military bandit Liu Xiazi has sent people to beat us. What do you think we should do?"
"Fight them!"
"Fight!"
At this time, no one under Zhou Qiang was timid.
"Okay!" Zhou Qiang nodded with satisfaction, "No more nonsense, now I give the order."
Orders were issued one after another and executed quickly.
Zhou Qiang has no intention of compromising. He will actively face the challenge, take the initiative and never be a coward.
Not to mention that Blind Liu only sent 10,000 troops.
Even if he sends 100,000 people here, Zhou Qiang still dares to fight.
The battle began quickly.
Ambushes, sneak attacks, blocking at dangerous points on the road, and other means were used.
The 10,000 soldiers and horses from Chang'an suffered heavy casualties and were blocked on the road, unable to reach Zishui County.
County government meeting hall.
There is a lot of news coming in every day.
"Blind Liu's grain collection team destroyed another village! Ten villages in total. It's really lawless and inhumane!" Blind Liu's grain collection was either requisitioning or robbing.
If the villagers don't give it, they will be beaten to death.
The problem then becomes: those who are given food will starve to death, and those who are not given food will be beaten to death on the spot.
Many villages have been deserted since then.
"Chang'an City has not been captured by Blind Liu yet!"
"Of the 10,000 troops that attacked Zishui County, more than 2,000 have been killed and wounded. The remaining troops have stopped advancing."
"Our army has hundreds of casualties and has been properly placed."
"Chang'an City is seriously short of medicine!"
Pieces of information are summarized.
Many things have corresponding solutions. Just do it without Zhou Qiang saying anything.
But there are some situations that require Zhou Qiang to make a decision.
For example: Chang'an City is short of medicine.
"Open Chang'an Warehouse No. 1. There are many medicines in it, and they are all given to the officers and soldiers guarding the city." Zhou Qiang was not stingy. Those medicines should save many people. These people will be the force against the Japanese in the future.
The battle has reached a stalemate and will not end in a short time.
At this moment, Mr. Zhu came to the county town unexpectedly.
Zhou Zhai.
Zhou Qiang personally welcomed Mr. Zhu and several older gentlemen in.
"Quick, serve tea, serve good tea!" Zhou Qiang greeted warmly.
"We old guys are here to disturb County Magistrate Zhou." Mr. Zhu said with a smile on his face. He is quite satisfied with Zhou Qiang's performance over the years.
"Mr. Zhu, just call me by my name. We are all from Yuan Shang, so we must not see each other outside." Zhou Qiang's attitude was very polite.
"No, we are here today because we have something to ask the magistrate of Zishui County." Mr. Zhu shook his head.
"Oh? I wonder what's going on?" Zhou Qiang was a little curious.
"It's like this. We old guys, when we have nothing to do, are thinking about editing the county chronicle. We just lack the funds. I wonder if County Magistrate Zhou can"
Before Mr. Zhu could finish speaking.
"I will definitely support you!" Zhou Qiang agreed, "I will give you enough money and food, whatever you want!"
Hearing Zhou Qiang agree so happily, Mr. Zhu and several old gentlemen all smiled. Now that the war is in chaos, they are really worried about running out of funds.
"Well, thank you very much, County Magistrate Zhou." Mr. Zhu stood up and bowed his hands.
Zhou Qiang hurriedly gave way, "Mr. Zhu is too polite, please sit down."
Make small talk.
Zhou Qiang hesitated and said, "Mr. Zhu, I also have something to ask for."
"Tell me about it." Mr. Zhu was also a little curious. According to Zhou Qiang's ability, basically nothing can stump Zhou Qiang.
"That's it, I want to invite Mr. Zhu and a few old gentlemen to recruit a few disciples of Chinese studies." Zhou Qiang's idea is that since Mr. Zhu and the others are masters of Chinese studies, they cannot bury their knowledge in the loess and must pass it on. Go down.
"Accepting disciples?" Mr. Zhu was a little puzzled. "Have you not already built many Western schools? Why do you still want me to accept Chinese disciples?"
"Mr. Zhu, the school I run does not only teach Western studies. Although Western studies account for a larger proportion, Chinese studies are also an indispensable part.
However, the gentlemen I hired with high salaries are not as good as a few and cannot pass on the essence of Chinese studies.
Therefore, I would like to trouble some gentlemen and recruit some disciples. "Zhou Qiang is not a person who worships foreigners. He doesn't think that everything foreigners have is good, and nothing of his own is good.
In the inheritance of Chinese studies, teachers are very important.
Having a famous teacher makes it easier to create a great disciple.
"This" several old gentlemen declined for a few times and then agreed.
Mr. Zhu is no exception. He didn't want to carry all his life's knowledge into the coffin, and he also wanted to leave a legacy.
Although Mr. Zhu has accepted many disciples, he really lives up to this sentence ("Studying is for self-cultivation. Only by rectifying yourself can you rectify others and rectify the world; those who do not cultivate themselves or rectify themselves but go to rectify others and rectify the world are all stealing names and deceiving the world." Quoted from "White Deer Plain".), not a single disciple.
Therefore, in the TV series, Mr. Zhu said that Hei Wa is his best disciple.
Because Hei Wa is really doing the work of studying and cultivating himself.
How many people can study and cultivate themselves?
How many people can combine knowledge and action?
The days passed.
The news coming from Chang'an City is getting worse and worse.
The troops who attacked Zishui County have already withdrawn.
Blind Liu couldn't care about Zishui County.
We only need to wait for Chang'an City to be captured. Then, perhaps with a piece of paper, Zishui County can be taken over.
Zhou Qiang didn't send anyone to catch up.
Blind Liu's goal is Chang'an City, and Zhou Qiang doesn't want to lure Blind Liu to Zishui County yet.
"Chang'an City has implemented food rationing!"
"Chang'an City lacks medical treatment and medicine, and food is almost running out!"
"There are too many dead people in Chang'an City, no time to bury them!"
Bad news comes one after another.
Zhou Qiang made some preparations in advance, stored grain and ammunition in several warehouses in Chang'an City, and kept opening them to build porridge sheds.
It is to prevent the people of Chang'an City from starving to death.
However, the long siege and fighting still caused too many casualties.
It's all the warlord's fault.
They will be accounted for after they die.
After repelling the incoming enemy, Zishui County returned to its former prosperity.
Zhou Qiang and the others are still paying close attention to the movements in Chang'an City.
Send people to secretly help the people in Chang'an City at any time.
The reason why I can help is because there is a secret passage connecting the inside and outside of the city.
Zhou Qiang had already bought a shop and a house in Chang'an City.
After buying it, not long after, an underground passage was secretly dug.
Through underground passages, medicines, food, and ammunition are continuously transported in, which can be regarded as a solution to urgent needs.
this day.
Students from Zishui County gathered together.
"County Magistrate Zhou, the students requested to join the war." There were many students in Zishui County.
Bai Ling and a large group of students heard that there was fighting in Chang'an City and that Zishui County had blocked the incoming attackers, and they wanted to go to Chang'an to help.
"Tell them that it is not their turn to go to the battlefield yet. Their main task is to succeed in their studies, build cars, aircraft, and various weapons and ammunition.
All the weapons and ammunition we use now are bought from foreigners at high prices.
I hope we can make it ourselves in the future. "
The students' requests were blocked by Zhou Qiang.
Students from the Jiangwu Hall, such as Lu Zhaohai, Bai Xiaowu, Hei Wa, etc., were arranged by Zhou Qiang to follow them on several battlefields.
Several shots were fired from a distance.
When the enemy fled, he chased him.
It was a bit of training.
Afterwards, they will be arranged to participate in the suppression of bandits.
However, Lu Zhaopeng and his girlfriend left Zishui County very early.
There has been no news.
recent.
Lu Zhaopeng came back alone.
Something doesn't look right.
Lu Zhaopeng was already a member of Zhou Qiang's Counselor Academy at this time.
He has done a lot of things and is considered one of the more outstanding ones in the Council of Advisors.
Something was wrong with Lu Zhaopeng and it was quickly reported to Zhou Qiang.
"Lao Liu, check what happened to Lu Zhaopeng." Zhou Qiang ordered.
There will be news soon.
"Boss, Lu Zhaopeng must have lost his girlfriend a few days ago." Lao Liu basically knew what Lu Zhaopeng did and told Zhou Qiang.
"Don't worry about Lu Zhaopeng's affairs, just let him do it." Zhou Qiang didn't care.
Zishui County is neither far nor close to Chang'an City.
Many of Liu Xiazi's grain collection teams were close to Zishui County.
But these people never went back after they came out. They were all taken care of by Zhou Qiang's people.
Zhou Qiang can be regarded as having enmity with Blind Liu.
If Blind Liu wins, he will not let Zhou Qiang go.
In the TV series, Platoon Leader Yang, who came to Bailuyuan, did not dare to come to Zishui County.
He didn't dare to come nearby and hid far away.
Under the protection of Zhou Qiang, Zishui County was able to escape the disaster.
Eight months later.
Reinforcements are coming.
Blind Liu was defeated.
Everyone is happy and celebrating.
Zhou Qiang was left alone, thinking about what to do next.
(End of chapter)
