For Zhu Lingjing, she is also in a bit of trouble now.
Zhou Changfeng had left such a deep impression on her at first that she really didn't want to miss it. So he used dishonorable means to cook raw rice into cooked rice. Now it seems that it is indeed a bit sloppy.
Although he has the person in his pocket, he is not convinced. This is a side effect, which can be said to have greatly reduced the person's trust in him.
Brave and astute, she knows that such people are difficult to control, but once successful, they can play a huge role far beyond ordinary mediocre people.
Effective generals are naturally more valuable than more. It is better to have a few geniuses than to raise a bunch of mediocre people. Zhu Lingjing has always believed in this.
Therefore, during this period of time when she was doing business, she was also thinking about how to make up for her past mistakes in order to repair the relationship between the two parties, thereby ending Zhou Changfeng's current state of "being in Cao Ying and being in Han".
Giving money is just a simple test, because according to common sense, this kind of person is unlikely to be a money addict, and it is not easy to be bought by money. The best way is to give an ideal goal, but Zhu Lingjing has not yet tried to find out what kind of Zhou Changfeng is. Pursue great things.
Completely hypocritical constitution? Restore the power of the Celestial Kingdom? Make people's lives more prosperous?
Which one is it?
It's the New Year's Day, and everyone in the Kyushu region is celebrating, which can be said to be a scene of singing and dancing.
There are no wars, no natural disasters, no human disasters. Ordinary people really don't pursue much. They just need to live a stable life and have a head to head.
But can there ever be complete peace in the world? There are always people who are depressed and distressed, and even suffer disasters.
There is a joyous New Year scene inside and outside the city of Yilingzhou, and rows of red lanterns are hung on the city gates. This day is the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Although the atmosphere of the New Year has gradually faded and most people's work and life have returned to normal, some people are still hanging out with relatives.
There were many hitchhikers sitting on the trucks coming and going, and the same was true behind the tractors that were making noises and emitting black smoke.
But in this seemingly peaceful environment, a disaster suddenly struck.
"There's a thief!"
"The bandits are coming from the north!"
After a brief period of surprise, the people on the country road fled in panic, but soon, most people chose to run towards the city.
A group of bandits with messy clothes and menacing appearance came from the dirt road from the north.
The leader, a dozen people, rode on horseback, and the rest, more than 200 people, were on foot. They carried guns of different models and kept shouting words such as "grab it quickly" and "grab it and run away."
Although they look like a bunch of people from the perspective of their clothes, if you look closely at their movements and actions, they can be described as decent.
Several villages outside the city were swept through by them. They often fired a few shots to disperse the people and then swept away all the valuables.
He acted very quickly, very decisively, and without delay. How could the few local police officers resist him?
As a result, these two hundred bandits seemed to have entered uninhabited territory, and even rushed to the markets and residential areas around the city.
"Run! What are you still doing? Are you trying to kill yourself?!"
Some vendors who made a small living were reluctant to part with their stalls and wanted to tidy them up a few more times, but were dragged away by others.
"Bang! Bang!"
A dozen bandits trying to rob a jewelry store exchanged fire with the security guards inside, and gunshots were fired from both sides.
However, the security guards with only four people were outnumbered, and their pistols were currently too weak compared to rifles and light machine guns.
"Damn, you are so brave. How dare you hurt my people?"
"Come and disembowel these things, let me see if they have eaten the heart of a bear or the guts of a leopard!"
A ferocious-looking bandit kicked the dying security guard who was lying in a pool of blood, and then stretched out his hand to say hello.
Several bandits nearby who were smashing the counter and rummaging through boxes to put gold, silver and jewelry into bags stopped what they were doing, drew their knives and walked over...
Scenes like this also occurred in other markets and residential areas west of the city at the same time, with gunshots, screams, and cries rising one after another.
The ignited house burst into flames, billowing black smoke into the sky.
The Yiling Prefecture's Yi'an Army was stationed in the eastern suburbs, more than ten miles away. After a long process of gathering, collecting ammunition, assigning tasks, and setting off, when a team of Yi'an Army arrived, the bandits had just converged. , just about to leave.
The two sides immediately started a fierce exchange of fire, and the intensive gunshots were heard constantly, making the people in the city tremble.
The Yi'an Army, which was only equipped with light weapons, could not compare with regular field units in terms of firepower, not to mention that they came in a hurry and did not bring heavy machine guns or mortars at all.
Even because the vast majority of Yi'an's army are new recruits, they are completely unable to compare with these "battle-experienced" stubborn bandits in terms of sophistication and cunning.
So in a short exchange of fire, these hundreds of people couldn't overpower the bandits on the opposite side?
Just like this, after a quarter of an hour of stalemate, the more than 200 bandits quickly withdrew and retreated towards the boundless mountains to the north.
Worried that the bandits knew the terrain well, Yi'an's army gave up the pursuit - it would be a shame if they were ambushed deep into the mountains.
The sudden attack by bandits in Yiling Prefecture was quickly and truthfully reported. Zhizhou, which had only been in office for a few months, was very unlucky. He had just been in glory for a few days before such a mess happened.
"How funny! Didn't you say that all the bandits in Hubei have been wiped out? Pay close attention and submit the details as soon as they are available."
Not only was the emperor furious, but the high officials in the court were also extremely helpless. This incident caused an uproar.
Why can't these bandits be wiped out? After each attack, they were reported to have been exterminated. However, a year or two later, new banditry cases appeared. Is this really the case of "wildfires that never burn out, but spring breezes that blow up again"?
The history of banditry is really long. In the Ming Dynasty, this ancient profession that has existed for thousands of years is still practiced by some people today.
Without it, only pleasure!
And there is no chance to wash hands in a golden basin.
In fact, many bandits in the past dynasties were a hodgepodge, and the vast majority of them were farmers who were in bad times and had poor livelihoods. They became bandits temporarily with the idea of returning to their old profession after doing two jobs.
There are actually only a few people who are really determined to regard it as a lifelong career, but they are also the most difficult to deal with. In ancient times, because of their limited control over local areas, the ancient government was often unable to eliminate them completely. Some local magistrates and prefects would even form "" If you don’t carry out looting in a big way, I won’t call in troops to suppress it.”
In the later Ming Dynasty, the chaos in the decades before and after the turn of the century more or less increased the number of people engaged in this profession. However, as everything stabilized, this once popular profession became less popular again.
Since ancient times, western Hubei and western Hunan have been areas where bandits are rampant. Due to the high mountains, dense forests, and complex terrain, it is difficult for the army to suppress them. Moreover, local people are often threatened not to reveal the traces of bandits, so it is even more difficult to suppress bandits.
From the beginning of the eighth year of Zhichang, the imperial court was determined to eliminate banditry in the north and south of the Yangtze River. Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were successively invested in the task of suppressing bandits, and the results were quite remarkable. Banditry in most areas was eliminated in just a few years. .
However, the situation in western Hubei and western Hunan has been repeated over and over again, and no matter how hard it is suppressed, it cannot be completely eradicated.
For more than 20 years, the bandits have been fighting wits and courage with the Ming army, advancing and retreating, and repeatedly tug-of-war. The banditry has not yet been completely eradicated.
However, because the construction of grassroots organizations in the Ming Dynasty has become more complete and modern, the scope of bandits' activities has been greatly reduced. They only dare to survive in the deep mountains and old forests, because it is easy to be surrounded and suppressed when they leave the mountains.
As a result, one can imagine the tenacity, ferocity, and tenacity of the bandits who have persisted despite the great waves. The ones who attacked Yilingzhou this time were such a group of remaining stubborn bandits, which can be said to be extremely experienced.
(End of chapter)
