The life of alcohol, meat, and no supervision was so uncomfortable that Pan Luohuan was really proud for a few days, but the letter from Chongqing Mansion sobered up his mind numbed by alcohol. Pan Tongzhi wrote to him asking him how the situation was in the mountains, what the population, food and taxes were. How could he know? In the past few days since he came to the mountain, he had been drinking all day long. Yu Zhu, who was familiar with the conditions in the mountain, had also disappeared, leaving only a dull-witted soldier from the arrest team. And he himself is uneducated and has no skills. However, he did not bring any swordsmen or officials with him on this trip. He was only accompanied by rough men who wielded swords and guns. How could he carry out political affairs? As for Tang Xiangwei, he became even more angry when he thought about it. Thinking of asking Tang Xiangwei to find a woman for him to play with several times, he tried to avoid it in every possible way, and Pan Luohuan was so angry that he couldn't get rid of it. Not only did Tang Xiangwei not go find a woman for him, he also stopped others from going, and even threatened him, saying that the people in the mountains are fierce and the women have extremely strong personalities, and they are afraid of causing trouble and provoking a civil uprising. "Forget it, wait until I personally deal with what my uncle told me, and then I will slowly settle the accounts with these people," he thought angrily to himself.
Pan Luohuan actually knew that his uncle had regarded Jiguan Mountain District as his family's territory, so he sent himself to take charge here. If he didn't manage this mountain well, his uncle would have to skin him. So even though he was reluctant in his heart, he was still going to visit various villages in the mountains, not only to understand the situation, but also to show off his reputation as Pan Luohuan. He wanted to let the stubborn people in this mountain know that he was the master here, not Ouyang Xuan. Therefore, during this tour to various villages, Pan Luohuan not only brought all the soldiers with him, but also played gongs and drums along the way, creating a huge momentum.
Pan Luohuan was still sitting on the sliding pole, and he was closely followed by several peasants who had been forcibly recruited from Wanjiazhai. These peasants carried wine jars and carried wine utensils so that he could drink at any time. When recruiting civilians in Wanjiaping, some mountain people tried to escape. Pan Luohuan was so angry that he ordered his men to tie them up in the open space in the center of the village and beat them severely. The others obeyed obediently when they saw this. . Taking advantage of this opportunity to establish his power by killing chickens and terrifying monkeys, Pan Luohuan made harsh words, asking the villagers of Wanjiazhai to prepare a population census and food tax, otherwise they would be punished by the king when he returned from his inspection. In his opinion, what Tang Xiangwei said about the fierce folk customs was just a lie. As long as he resorted to thunderous means, he would not be afraid of these unruly people being disobedient. But what he didn't know was that the villagers of Wanjiazhai had been oppressed by the Xiong Ben gang for many years and had long since lost their blood. If it were the mountain people from other villages, they probably wouldn't be able to suppress them on the spot.
During this time, there was an endless stream of people coming and going from Wanjiazhai to other villages in the mountains. In addition to farmers and hunters busy with the autumn harvest, there are also migrant workers building fortresses and roads along the way. Pan Luohuan and his entourage were everywhere, and people along the way were giving way. However, some sections of the road were narrow, and the road was being repaired, so it was impossible to give way in time. Pan Luohuan felt that the mountain villagers who were building roads were too slow to kneel down, so he whipped him. He had no idea that all the villages in the mountain had a tradition of equal discussion, and the Perak Army even abolished such old customs as kneeling. The beaten mountain people cried out in pain and glared angrily, only to be held back by the people around them. Walking all the way into the mountains, there were many people who did not kneel down. Pan Luohuan was also tired of the beatings, so he ordered his soldiers to punish them on their behalf. Unexpectedly, these warriors acted carelessly and injured a man who looked like a foreman in the arm. This angered dozens of mountain people who were building roads. They picked up the tools in their hands and tried to rush forward to fight. Fortunately, the injured foreman stopped him. . This foreman is Lu Wen'an, the general manager of the engineering company. Although these dozens of mountain people were certainly no match for them, their bravery and the anger in their eyes still made Pan Luohuan both scared and angry. He now knew that what Tang Xiangwei said about the fierce folk customs in the mountains was true, which made him no longer insist on " The mountain people along the way who could not kneel down and worship for enlightenment just drove away the pedestrians on the mountain road from a distance.
After walking and stopping along the way, it was already afternoon when we arrived at Liuli Village. Liulizhai closed the gate tightly in broad daylight, obviously not welcoming their arrival. This made Pan Luohuan furious. The Liulizhai inspector appointed by the court could not enter Liulizhai? He immediately ordered Tang Xiangwei to go to negotiate.
Negotiations clearly failed. The meaning of Liulizhai is very clear: the new inspector injured the son of the village owner for no reason, and the murderer must be punished and apologize; the previous inspector had promised that Liulizhai would not requisition food. Only if these two conditions are met can one enter the village. Such a reply made Pan Luohuan furious. If he agrees, how can a dignified court official gain a foothold in this mountain? And with such an example, other copycats will definitely follow suit. It seems like these unruly people are really going to rebel? Immediately, he ordered Tang Xiangwei to attack Liuli Village, using blood and fire to establish his Pan Luohuan's authority in the mountain, and by the way, he also established the authority of the government.
Tang Xiangwei was shocked by the order to attack Liuli Village. On the one hand, he was surprised that Pan Luohuan dared to massacre civilians without authorization, but on the other hand, he knew that there was absolutely no way he could win. He heard from Yu Zhu that the Xiong Ben gang had attacked Liuli Village twice and suffered miserable defeats both times. Although his more than a hundred subordinates were the elite of Chongqing Prefecture's Xiang army, they were definitely no match for the tiger and wolf subordinates of Xiong Ben seen in Hengyuan Town. What's more, there were hundreds of bandits who attacked Liuli Village at that time, and they had plenty of knives and fine equipment. Are you kidding me to attack Liuliba with more than a hundred men? Seeing that Tang Xiangwei had a troubled expression and refused to obey his orders, Pan Luohuan became even more angry. Not only did the people in the mountain disobey him, but his subordinates also dared to disobey military orders. In anger, he hit Tang Xiangwei with the whip again. In front of a group of subordinates, he whipped himself again, which made Tang Xiangwei's face turn red, but his reason allowed him to calm down quickly. He covered the whip marks on his face, suppressed the resentment in his heart, and described in detail the disastrous failure of the bandits' attack on Liuliba. Hearing this, Pan Luohuan became more and more frightened, with cold sweat running down his back, and he slowly calmed down. However, he insisted on being stubborn and sent two soldiers to the gate of the village. He repeated the harsh words in Wanjiaping about being treated like a king if he didn't pay the food, and then he led the people to the next village in despair.
Pan Luohuan, who encountered a setback in Liulizhai, lost a lot of his arrogance when he visited other villages. Although his tone and behavior were still condescending and looking down on all living beings, the villages did not reject him. Although each village had a cold attitude and remained silent on the subject of taxes and labor, they did their best to provide water and accommodation. Some villages even provided Pan Luohuan with meat and wine. After several days of inspection, it was found that although the mountain residents were not close to him, they did not stand against him either. If Pan Luohuan acts like this for a long time, maybe he can really take root in this mountain.
But dogs can never change their habit of eating shit. While inspecting Yanfeng Village on the last day, Pan Luohuan's actions completely ignited the anger of the mountain people.
