Wang Yingzhi got up in agitation and quickly put on his clothes. When he was nervous, his hands trembled and he couldn't even put on his clothes. His concubine quickly got up and helped him put on his official uniform.
He was a civil servant, born in the second rank of Jinshi. The first half of his life was smooth and his official career was prosperous. However, this was the first time we encountered a mutiny.
He deeply knows how much he will be hated by others for the immoral things he has done.
He can usually defeat these Qiu Ba. But this is conditional.
That is, only a very small number of people deal with it. Once this number expands, most people will dare to resist. Rights will immediately collapse.
In other words, the dominance of officials is predicated on the existence of a ruling order. Once the vast majority of the oppressed people begin to resist, their authority will instantly collapse, and killing them is no different than killing a chicken.
When he came out of the house, the civil officials and military generals of the governor's Yamen had already gathered in the courtyard. They didn't dare to get into trouble again, but things were already boiling outside. They gathered here anxiously, waiting for the governor to wake up.
The current situation in Ji Town is somewhat special, and the governors have their own minds.
Ji Town roughly includes two administrative areas: Shuntianfu and Yongpingfu. It is roughly equivalent to today's imperial capital, Tangshan City and other places.
The current governor of Jiliao, Liu Ce, is a veteran general. He is on the same level as Yuan Chonghuan and has more seniority than Yuandudu. He is also the censor of Youdu. Yuandudu couldn't control him. He has been planning to replace him and replace him with someone with lower qualifications than Yuan Dudu as governor of Ji Liao.
Liu Ce was completely opposed to disarmament in Jizhen. He thought it was nonsense.
He asked the Ministry of War to transfer the governor of Baoding to Zunhua to take charge. The governor of Shuntian, Wang Yingzhi, followed Zunhua and moved to Jizhou to take charge. In the context of disarmament, he was actually strengthening the defense of Ji Town.
He was very worried that Jiannu would take advantage of Mongolia's emptiness to attack Ji Town in a detour.
When Wang Yingzhi came to Jizhen, he set targets and forced confessions. Each battalion head was forced to submit a list of vacancies. Generally, you need more than half of the number to pass the test with him.
At this time, Jizhou had been made angry and resentful by him, and all the soldiers were filled with hatred, and they did not dare to speak out because of his force.
"Sir, something bad has happened. Since midnight, a large number of new troops have gathered outside the city. They are shouting for the governor's office to give an explanation. Before dawn, the Zhenwu Camp in the city also started to cause chaos. They opened the city gate and let the rebels in. City. At this time, the outer city is burning, killing, and looting. You see, there are fireworks everywhere, and the outer city is almost burning into a sea of flames.
"Sir, hundreds of shops in the Dongguan area were robbed. Anyone who resisted was immediately killed by the rebels. It was even more miserable outside the city. All the ships that docked overnight along the canal were looted by the rebels."
"Sir, there were fierce clashes between the guards and bodyguards employed by the banks and the rioters at more than a dozen pawn shops in the outer city. At present, seven of them have had their bank vaults broken open and all their money was looted."
The more Wang Yingzhi listened, the paler his face became. Although he was cruel to his subordinates, he himself was actually very timid. He is a completely lustful coward.
He hurriedly led his subordinates to the city gate to check the situation. The gate of the inner city has no urn and faces directly outside.
When he saw the chaos below, tens of thousands of people had gathered. His legs softened and he almost fell off the ground.
The city was ablaze, and there were rioters everywhere carrying things and looting. There were even rioters running past carrying many stolen silk clothes from women.
"Wu Hai, how many soldiers are there in the inner city? Can they hold it?" Wang Yingzhi asked tremblingly.
Wu Hai, the guard of the personal barracks, said: "There are only three thousand people in the inner city, and they have not received pay for half a year. Sir, we must calm down the situation as soon as possible, otherwise if it continues, people in the inner city may change their minds."
Wang Yingzhi was anxiously thinking of countermeasures. A fast horse rushed into the Jinshi Hotel.
The messenger sent a letter with three pheasant feathers on it to Huang Daya, the leader of the female guard. Huang Daya saw that it was military intelligence with the highest level of urgency. Wake up Xiaoyu immediately. Ask her to inform Madam as soon as possible.
The ladies had been playing for most of the night and were sleeping soundly in the largest suite on the fourth floor of the hotel.
A huge rosewood canopy bed is placed in the room, with pink curtains hanging around it
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Yang Fan likes the big bed room. In order to cater to the master, this most luxurious suite of Jinshi Hotel has a huge custom-made canopy bed.
Among the pink curtains, Yao Guang was sleeping soundly with her arms around her little waist. Lin Yueru, Chen Xi and Mei Xiang were also snoring and sleeping soundly. Several people grabbed the quilt, revealing a patch of white flowers.
The snow-white silk bedding and modern soft pillows set off the long dark cloud hair and icy muscles and jade bones, creating a picture of a beauty sleeping in spring.
Xiaoyu walked in hurriedly wearing pajamas. Gently push Lin Yueru awake.
Lin Yueru rubbed her eyes sleepily and complained, "What happened? You came here to wake me up so early."
"Miss, it's an urgent military situation. Please wake up my wife quickly."
Lin Yueru took it apart and was shocked. Jizhou mutinied.
She sat up suddenly.
Jizhou and Xincheng are close to each other, only a dozen miles apart. The reservoir is not yet filled with water, and there is a large plain over there. The wheat from the fields has not yet been confiscated.
Moreover, Xincheng cannot be attacked by rebels. The master’s foundation is all in Xincheng. It must be dealt with immediately to deal with the crisis.
She is the Director of Intelligence and the Deputy Director of the Secretariat. She has a natural sensitivity. She pushed the little girl to wake up without hesitation.
Xiao Niangpi didn’t go to bed until three o’clock last night, and it was only early in the morning. Xiao Niangpi was carried by her and sat up. Just as he was about to get angry, a piece of paper was handed to him. Xiao Niangpi opened her sleepy eyes and immediately woke up with a jolt.
"When did this happen?" Xiao Niangpi asked.
"Madam, in the middle of the night yesterday, the rebels gathered towards Jizhou from all directions. At about four o'clock in the morning, the rebels opened the city gate. Now Jizhou is in chaos, and the fire is shooting into the sky. A large number of later rebels, because outside the city and the outer city were attacked first They came towards our territory. There are more than 6,000 people, and it seems they are here to steal our wheat." Xiaoyu said.
Now everyone knows that the most in-demand commodity right now is food. Especially rice and flour. A load of rice has increased to three taels of silver. A load of flour is worth two to five cents.
Xiao Niangpi suddenly raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "These Qiu Ba actually dare to grab my head. It's really unreasonable."
Lin Yueru said: "Because the dam was not completed this year and there is no water storage in the flooded area, 500,000 acres of wheat are planted there. According to the current yield per mu, it is 2.5 million dans of wheat, which is equivalent to about 125,000 tons of flour. It is close to the mountains and has a cold climate. , matures later, and we originally planned to mobilize all the personnel to harvest ten days after harvesting in other places."
The reservoir covers an area of approximately 250 square kilometers, or approximately 375,000 acres. Including the surrounding land, the area is approximately 500,000 acres. This place was basically abandoned due to drought. After Yang Fan bought it, it was originally used as a reservoir submerged area.
But because the dam will not be completed until next year, the autumn of the third year of Chongzhen. Only then can water storage begin. Therefore, Xiao Niangpi feels that being idle is a waste. At present, whether it is a pressurized well or a Newcomen steam engine to pump water, the irrigation problem can be solved.
So they recruited refugees to plant all this land. Plan to keep growing until next summer's harvest. This way we can harvest five crops of wheat, which is also good.
Yang Fan hopes that the more food, the better. In the severe situation in the future, there will only be insufficient food.
Obviously, Jizhou rebels are also eyeing this piece of fat. Under the instigation of some officers, they could no longer control themselves when facing the golden waves of wheat on Uncle Dingyuan's territory.
