The security team has done a lot of research on the local people and social conditions in Lingao in recent months. They interrogated prisoners, talked with recruited laborers and soldiers, and regularly talked with local indigenous people who came to Dongmen City, including using technical means to eavesdrop on local people. A lot of useful information was obtained from the chat in the tea shed in Dongmen City. [Full text reading] Because Zhang Youfu has a lot of contact with the Executive Committee, and in the plan he will be a key figure in opening up cooperation with all levels of the local community, the security team knows more about his situation.
As a rundown landlord, Zhang Youfu himself is not worth mentioning economically. His status in Lingao is entirely due to his certain connections with pirates along the coast. This man is shrewd, capable, eloquent, and successful in all parties. I am satisfied with him as a liaison officer.
He is a multi-faceted character who is very useful to the traveling party as they can send a lot of messages through him, but they have to be wary of him.
Wen Desi took Zhang Youfu to drink and chat again. Zhang Youfu was flattered and got close to him. With the power of thieves, he would not have to worry about food and drink in this area. When the wine was drunk, the atmosphere on the table was very warm.
At the wine table, in order to show that he was "good", he quietly told Wen and Xi that in fact, most of the gentry were in favor of their proposal of "team training and joint guarantee", especially some Small and medium-sized villages cannot afford to support large groups of village warriors, so they hope to protect the safety of the village at a small cost. At the very least, you can buy peace of mind to avoid ending up like Gujiazhuang. The attitude of a large village like Huangjiazhai is quite ambiguous. Zhang Youfu said that the old man of the Huang family had been silent during the discussions among the gentry, but when asked about his opinion, he also agreed. He just said that the villages cannot place all their hopes on you, and their own children must take charge of their own affairs. Stay, otherwise the people and horses will be controlled by others...
After hearing this, Xi Yazhou secretly nodded to the old coffin ladle, who was quite knowledgeable.
Seeing that they were listening with rapt attention, Zhang Youfu embellished the story of Huang Shoutong's intensified training of rural bravery and hoarding of grain in the village. He said that after his family harvested this year's autumn grain, in addition to paying the extra grain tax, they would not be able to get a single grain. There is no takeout, everything is stored in the stockade, and the tenants are required to repair the stockade wall during their free time in winter. "I'm afraid there is something planned."
Wen Desi knew that Youfu had always disliked him because of his association with pirates. On several occasions, he wanted to arrest him for being a bandit, but he gave up because the gentry did not agree. This is landlord Zhang taking the opportunity to take eye drops. But what he said should be true. They admire Huang Shoutong quite a lot. Through the many information they collected, they know that this person can be regarded as a loyal and righteous person in this time and space. Such people will not surrender easily.
"Other than him, who else would object?"
"There are still a few poor people. The most notorious one is Liu Laizi."
The word "Liu Lai" made them startled at highland scholars, civil servants, gentry, landlords and the like. Most of them knew the names and nicknames, but they had never heard of anyone with this address.
"That's Liu Da." Zhang Youfu is indeed a standard business man. There is no respect for this only Jinshi in the history of Lingao County. Quite neatly he added a nickname based on a physical defect.
"It's Liu Jinshi."
"That's right. It's him." It could be seen that Zhang You also had grudges against Liu Jinshi. "Because he is a Jinshi. To put it bluntly," he suddenly realized that he had leaked his words and said tightly: "This Liu Dalin keeps saying that 'Han and thieves are not at odds with each other'. He also curses the gentry for 'seeking skin from tigers' and what the hell they are doing for tigers." Earth-like words. They are all tigers anyway."
It seems that we, the landmark figures of Lingao County, have a lot of opinions. Wen Desi and Xi Yazhou looked at each other. A wry smile appeared on his face. According to their plan, Lin is the person that the Time Travel Group will try to win over in the future. He turned his back. It will greatly affect the attitude of the scholars and gentry here towards the traveling group. But now it seems that it will be difficult to win over.
Wen Desi asked a lot about Liu Dalin. We know that he is the 43rd emperor of Wanli. After passing the exam. I once went to the mainland to study with a teacher. It is said that he arrived in Jiangxi. He became a disciple of a former editor of the Hanlin Academy. After four years, he won the Jinshi. He was appointed as the magistrate of a certain county in Anhui Province. Unexpectedly, he became paralyzed shortly after he ascended the throne. So before he became an official, he came back to live in seclusion in the countryside.
(Note: The above life story of Liu Dalin, a Jinshi, comes from Lingao Literature and History. There is no way to verify the legend about going to Jiangxi to study as a teacher.
Zhang Youfu was drunk, and he couldn't help but bring up many personal grudges: He once competed with his neighbors for water on a hillside, and relying on his connections, he invited some rogues from the countryside to injure them. Naturally, Xiaomin could only admit that he was unlucky. He didn't expect that this person was a relative of Liu Jinshi. When a photo was sent to the county government, Zhang Youfu was arrested and beaten forty times, even though he was familiar with the people in the county government. , he didn’t suffer too much, but he was always worried about the humiliation of having his pants stripped off and being beaten in front of him.
The two of them were secretly amused, but this also showed that Liu Jinshi was not aloof from the world. Since you know how to take care of your relatives, it means you are still kind and reasonable. What they are most afraid of is encountering a Hai Rui-type figure who refuses to accept soft and hard advice, disowns all relatives, and is invulnerable to death. He couldn't pull him over, hit him, or kill him, and he still had to pretend to be open-minded and get scolded by him.
"Does Liu Jinshi's family have group training?"
"Where does he come from for team training? He just keeps some servants at home to protect the hospital." Zhang Youfu thought that the Travel Group was going to attack Liu Jinshi, so he became more enthusiastic and said that Liu Jinshi's residence was not far away, and it was only seven or eight miles away. His family lived in Ximen of the county seat. However, his family has a village outside the city, just three or four miles from the west gate of the county. He sometimes goes out of the city to live for ten and a half months.
Wen Desi wrote down this situation in his notebook. Zhang Youfu was happy to see it and became more attentive and attentive. During this period, Wen Desi asked about his relationship with the Liu Xiang Group. Judging from the information collected, it seemed that he had the closest relationship with the Liu Xiang Group.
Zhang Youfu did not hide it, saying that his wife was related to a "shopkeeper" in the Liu Xiang Group. And they are all from Qiongshan County. The family members of this "shopkeeper" are still in Qiongshan County. If there is anything that needs to be contacted, it is convenient and safe to use this line.
"Can we give a message to Gang Leader Liu?" Xi Yazhou said.
"Sure! You are looking down on the villain." Zhang Youfu was very happy.
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People come to negotiate with us. "Xi Yazhou said, "Everyone regards peace as the most important thing and talks. We will never accept the past as a matter of course. "
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the message tomorrow." Zhang Youfu agreed, and the guests and hosts were delighted. Zhang Youfu also used his drunkenness to inquire about the origins of the Time Travel Group, but Wen Desi dealt with him using a unified set of tactics that had been prepared long ago. It can be seen that Zhang Youfu doesn't really believe it, but it doesn't matter.
They left Zhang Youfu's home and it was almost 23:00 in the evening. They declined the sedan chair sent by Zhang Youfu and walked back on foot. The temperature at night in Lingao is slightly cooler in winter, but not cold. Walking on the country road is very comfortable. The sky you see when you look up is filled with stars. Such a beautiful scenery cannot be seen in the dirty atmosphere of another time and space. However, they usually don't have many opportunities to see the stars. There are threats lurking everywhere in the dark night of traveling through different time and space without a stable footing. As soon as it gets dark, everyone except the guard posts will retreat to the forts and houses where they feel safe.
Now, Wen Desi instinctively felt that the most dangerous moment had passed. In the past three months, the Yue people built a brand new city with their own hands, built a hydropower station to produce the first kiln of cement in this time and space, built houses, paved streets, and even used biogas energy for cooking in the canteen. Modern society has already revealed its buds in this time and space. Everyone is still alive, and labor and regular life make everyone's body healthier. The Crossing Group fought bloody battles and repelled the enemy's attack. Its sphere of influence expanded from the beaches of Bopu to both sides of the middle and lower reaches of the Wenlan River, controlling the salt farm's vital transportation, energy and industrial facilities. Under intense construction, no one doubted that once Once these facilities are completed, the power will increase at a geometric level.
Time travel has already established itself here. The common people also began to slowly become convinced that they wanted to contact and serve. Now, the Time Travel Group is no longer content to only use business and employment methods to contact the people of this time and space. They will gradually use civil affairs methods to control and master Lingao's manpower and resources.
"Mr. Wen, it's almost the Spring Festival soon, isn't it?"
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that it is already 1629 and no one has celebrated New Year's Day."
"What's the date today"
"On December 2 of the first year of Chongzhen, the Gregorian calendar was already January 19 of 1629.
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"Let's have a good Spring Festival. Everyone has been busy for more than three months, and there is not a single day of rest."
For time travel, whether or not to celebrate the New Year is not an important matter. Although the executive committee has posted a notice to take a seven-day holiday starting from New Year's Eve, all work has not stopped near the end of the year. In another time and place, there is a common holiday on the first day of the new year, and the phenomenon of slowly being out of work starting from December 20th does not exist here. When everyone knows that their work is contributing to their own future, work becomes a pleasure rather than hard work. This was not felt in the old time and space.
The preparations for the joint protection conference are also in full swing. Not to mention the crowd, even Zhang Youfu has become a busy man. Near the end of the year, he often rushes around to do work in various villages. Workers with local families in Wude were given a few days off to celebrate the New Year and to promote the need for the meeting to the elders in the village. However, it is almost the Lunar New Year at this time, and everyone everywhere is busy preparing for the New Year, and meetings will have to be postponed until later in the year. After discussion, the Executive Committee decided that it would be a good opportunity to take advantage of the meeting to implement agricultural reforms, killing two birds with one stone. The final date for the meeting was February 1, 1629, which on the lunar calendar was the ninth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Chongzhen.
New Year's Eve is here. In order for everyone to celebrate the first Spring Festival in this time and space, in addition to the holiday, each time traveler also received additional special supply coupons. The poor people in various villages within a few dozen miles of Bairen City either did business with Shuo Chuan or worked for them. They all benefited to some extent and had a lot of money. In addition, there were no wind or rain disasters during the autumn harvest, so the year was not bad. Without the intrusion of pirates and bandits, the desolate and miserable "scenery of the dying years" turned out to be a peaceful scene. Almost every household has posted Spring Festival couplets, and some have peach charms. Smoke from cooking fires emitted from every household in the originally withered villages. The children's yellow faces also showed a hint of anger.
Within a hundred miles, there is no village that does not send New Year gifts to the crossing group. Pigs, sheep, rice wine, chickens, ducks and fish filled the shops outside the east gate. Dugu proposed marriage and Dongmen Chuiyu smiled happily. Although they only had the right to see these things, they all left in the end.
This New Year is spent in a happy mood, full of the joy and confidence of victory, and everyone sees an infinite future ahead of them. The tense situation of three months has begun to change. If everyone's confidence in victory was not so strong at the beginning of D-Day, now they all believe that their future is bright and their spirits are very encouraging.
Couplets were posted on the doors of the family dormitories in the dormitory area. The Spring Festival in Bairencheng also brought joy. Some people even asked the chemical engineering team to make some firecrackers. Anyway, they had a firecracker craftsman available, but this proposal was rejected. However, someone soon discovered that firecrackers could be bought in Lingao County, so starting from the morning of New Year’s Eve, people swaggered into the city to buy firecrackers. Later, buying firecrackers became the majority of “one-day trips to Lingao County” Travelers have never entered this nearby Ming Dynasty county town from Day 1 until now. Now that the situation is improving, and it’s the New Year and I have nothing to do, I want to go sightseeing. Naturally, the government officials and minzhuang at the city gate did not dare to stop him. Fortunately, the reputation of the traveling crowd in Lingao is quite good, so the influx of people in droves did not cause panic. Instead, it attracted many idle children to come and watch. Everyone finally understands the situation of foreigners in China at the beginning of reform and opening up.
Except for a few history enthusiasts who were excited to take pictures with their cameras, most people were disappointed. This county town is worse than a small town in modern time and space, with only a few shops. Although it is the Chinese New Year, every household has posted Spring Festival couplets, and there are many vendors setting up stalls on the streets, which is somewhat festive. However, most of the houses along the street are dilapidated, and the ones that are a little neater are either government offices or temples. What's even more peculiar is that this county, which is so small that you can see the west gate from the east gate, still has a large area of wasteland. To be continued. If you want to know what happened after the funeral, please log in to 6dianc. There are more chapters. We support authoring and genuine reading!
