In the end, it turned out that it used the Thousand-Character script as a replacement code, and each character was compared with a commonly used Chinese character. Gou Er should carry a special Thousand-Character script with him as a decoding book. 【Read full text】
"Can you decipher it?"
"Of course it can," Zhang Xingpei was very confident, "but there are a few prerequisites. There must be someone who is proficient in Chinese in the Ming Dynasty. We must know the language habits of people at that time, so that we can calculate the word frequency in a secret text; and there must be enough The cipher text is for reference. The more cipher text there is, the easier it is to compare the frequency of word usage..."
"All the ciphertexts now are just these names." Mu Min said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"It's really difficult to do this." Zhang Xingpei's attitude suddenly became pessimistic. There was only a name and no coherent sentences, so it was impossible to check whether the deciphering was accurate through the semantics of the context.
"I'll try again," Zhang Xingpei said, "but I can't tell when the results will be available."
"Okay, come up with as many names as you can." Lin Baiguang had no choice but to do this.
However, based on the names they already knew and the information deduced from the contents of the documents, they got hold of a batch of names in Lingao and successfully figured out what they had done in collusion with Gou Dagou Er. Lin Baiguang is very excited about this information - it adds weight to their "Mingpi Ao Heart" plan, which will start in the fall.
The so-called "Ming Pi Ao Xin" is to take advantage of the opportunity to collect the autumn tax and take the opportunity to infiltrate the county government. Purge the lower-level officials and replace them with their own people, thus taking control of the specific county administration. Completely exclude Wu Mingjin and others.
After gaining actual control of the county government, they then used the big name of the county government to carry out Chuan Chuan Group's policies in an open manner - Cao Cao used the emperor to control the princes, and Chuan Cao "used the county magistrate to order the people of the county." , different scales, different principles. This is the wishful thinking of the executive committee.
The gentle treatment of the county government officials and the wooing of local intellectuals are paving the way for this plan, paralyzing the resistance of local people and reducing the number of groups that may cause confrontation.
But these are just carrots, and the necessary sticks must also be prepared. Collecting "black materials" is also the most effective stick. Not only can it knock people into confusion, it can also bring them into disrepute. This effect in ancient society, which was relatively "shame-conscious", is much more effective than in modern time and space.
The Social Work Department of the General Administration of Political Security has been collecting black materials for several months. The sources of black materials are multi-faceted. Some are collected from local areas by social research teams, and some are learned from prisoners’ interrogations. Naturally, the sources are also There is no shortage of exposing materials secretly sent by anonymous people - many people put their hopes of revenge on the Time Travel Group.
There are also those who are not anonymous, such as Zhang Youfu, who has a low status and is an expert in collecting dirty information. Apart from the two Gou brothers, he is the least clean person in the county, but he is extremely expert in informing. During the Business Association meeting, he secretly sent Xi Yazhou several dirty materials about Liu Dalin. These black materials were transferred from Xi Yazhou to the General Administration of Political Security. Ran Yao took a look and found that almost all of them were Liu Dalin's curse words against the Cross-Travel Group and how he actively planned to attack the Cross-Travel Group.
He then provided a list of the gentry who had participated in the attack on the crossing group and their remarks and deeds. Although Ran Yao looked down upon him, he had to say that he was a "talent". So Zhang Youfu became one of the guests of the Political Security Bureau.
Over the past few months, I have collected quite a lot of dirty information, ranging from colluding with bandits and pirates, forcing tenants to death, raping maids, to stealing cattle, removing ashes, and seducing widows. All kinds of things are divided into categories. There were really quite a lot of them, and Ran Yao filed them all by name, regardless of whether they were true or false.
The reason why Lin Baiguang was so interested in Gou Er's black account that he had uncovered this time was that, in addition to wanting to know the Gou family's network in Qiongzhou Prefecture, he also wanted to increase the amount of black material - couldn't the limelight just be taken by the Social Work Department? .
Lin Baiguang reported the materials he had to Ran Yao. The next day, Xiong Buyou received an instruction: He was asked to go to the county government office immediately to handle something.
Xiong Buyou went to see Wang Zhaomin as usual. When the county magistrate is asked to do something, it is the fastest and most effective way to see his master, because officials have a lot to say and it is difficult to bargain specifically, so it is more convenient for the master to come forward.
Wang Zhaomin and others can stay away, but "Master Xiong" must be seen, so he quickly ordered someone to come in. I muttered to myself that this month's allowance had just been delivered, and Mr. Xiong suddenly came to visit. I don't know why.
The matter was not serious, but they asked the county government to issue an official document: announcing that Gou Dagou and his two gangs were linked to pirates, and "the pirates fought among themselves and the whole village was killed." This was not a difficult matter. Although the county government had not officially issued an official document, but internally This has already been done. Wang Zhaomin thought to himself that these thieves were starting to understand the truth a little bit, and they knew that "unjust names are not justified", so they wanted to use the power of the Ming Dynasty Law Judge to rectify their names.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be secretly happy. As long as you recognize the authority of the Ming government, since you want to use the two brands of Lingao County Government and Wu Mingjin, we can discuss the conditions. He doesn't yet know the idea of the Time Travel Group taking over.
The second step was to ask the county government to write Guangdong Xuetai and expel Gou Er's son Gou Chengxuan from his position as a student member for the same crime. At the same time, they went out to sea to capture documents in the county and hunt down Gou Er and his son.
Wang Zhaomin pondered for a moment, these three things are not difficult to talk about. Apart from the fact that it is a little more troublesome to write the Guangdong Xuetai - that is, it is just a little troublesome, the Xuetai will definitely not be inaccurate. The other two things are even easier. It's just that he has to think carefully about what kind of medicine this Australian is selling.
He had heard people say a few days ago that Australians suddenly came to Gou Er's house and made a lot of noise. Afterwards, when the government officials went to seal the door again, they found that the well in the backyard had been drained-did Gou Er hide something in the well? Otherwise, why would Australians drain their wells?
Wang Zhaomin couldn't guess that they were almost one-way transparent to the Crossing Group now: Australians knew what was going on in the county, but he had no idea what the Australians were doing. Not to mention speculating on their specific intentions. Wang Zhaomin came from an "academic background" and had a lot of knowledge in his stomach. He was also proficient in officialdom knowledge. However, the Australian people's knowledge system was completely different from his, and their ideas were also very different, which made it difficult for him to speculate.
"It's easy." Wang Zhaomin agreed happily. One thing he knew very well was that Australians like to go straight to the point and just ask for anything. They hate insinuations. "Just put out an announcement and that's it. But as usual, there should be some embellishments on the Guangdong Xuetai side."
"It's easy." Xiong Buyou smiled to himself when he saw that he was talking about money. "Approximately how much?"
"Fifty taels is enough." Wang Zhaomin knew that this matter actually had little to do with Xuetai himself. It was handled by Xuetai's master. Including the fees for the book office below, forty taels of silver was enough. The ten liang counts as his own benefit.
Of course, these ten taels are not for nothing. Removing a scholar's reputation was not a trivial matter in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was more cautious than expulsion from the party today. But it's not impossible - the Ming and Qing Dynasties can be regarded as a "procedurally legal" society. Regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, the key is to be able to withstand criticism in official matters. An official document must be written in a watertight manner, and if you spend a small amount of money, it will be done naturally. Wang Zhaomin was a little smug - at this moment, he had already made a draft in his stomach.
"The required expenses will be paid at another time." Xiong Buyou nodded. As he said this, he stood up and left.
"Hold on," Wang Zhaomin stopped him, "Master Xiong, please stay. I have something to ask you."
Bu You stopped. See what he has to say.
Wang Zhaomin hesitated for a moment. He and Wu Mingjin had been discussing this matter for a long time. After much deliberation, they couldn't find any other way to think about it, but it was hard to say whether the other party was interested in it.
"I heard that you are cultivating land in the United States and Taiwan..."
"Yes, that's exactly what happened." Xiong Buyou admitted openly.
"It is extremely difficult to farm in this land of the United States, Taiwan and the West," Wang Zhaomin said. "I believe you have some Australian secrets that you can use, and it is probably not difficult to have a good harvest."
Xiong Buyou smiled reservedly. The agricultural level of the Crossing Group is well known in Lingao, and it is also their most attractive skill.
"...it's just the autumn harvest of other farmlands in the United States, Taiwan, and the Yangtze River. Please turn it over in full." Only then did Wang Zhaomin reveal his true intention.
Xiong Buyou suddenly realized that they had the idea of Qiu Liang.
This abacus is really accurate. As expected, officials can only pretend to be confused, but no one is really confused. Of course, Wu Mingjin and Wang Zhaomin were so interested in the Crossing Group's fields that they had no choice - originally they didn't want to deal with this group of Australians, but the situation they faced made it impossible for them to think about it.
The collection of "imperial grain and national taxes" was the most important thing and the top priority for grassroots government departments in ancient times. Considering the extremely high taxes, it can hardly be said to be unbearable. Summer grain is almost negligible, and autumn grain, the highlight, is only 7,686 stone, seven liters and nine combined. Even according to Lingao's current low productivity level, it is still affordable.
The biggest problem is the extra pie. Liao's salary has been increased three times, and the levy is 9 cents per mu. Of course, at this time, whether Wu Mingjin or Wang Zhaomin, they still don’t know that next year, in the third year of Chongzhen, they will be sent again, and the monthly levy will become one cent and two cents per mu.
This number is not difficult for relatively wealthy areas where money circulates widely, such as southern Zhili. But it is difficult for small and remote counties like Lingao, where natural economy dominates! ~!
