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Chapter 241 Autumn Fu Six
Thinking of the fate of Goujiazhuang, Huang Hankun couldn't help but feel frightened. Read the full text. It doesn’t matter that the third brother died at the hands of the thieves, is he really coming to destroy their family?
I thought that my father suddenly sent his eldest brother and his son to Fucheng to buy land and purchase a place in Xinzhuangzi a few days ago, and he also brought a lot of silver with him. He was still confused at first. The family had no plan to buy land, and the eldest brother was originally the leader of the village warriors in the village. He rarely left Zhuangzi, let alone for such a long time. Could it be that his father had already prepared for the worst? Prepare to leave an escape route for the Huang family in Fucheng
He suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said carefully: "Master, should we repair the wall again?"
After the defeat at Bairentan, although Huang Shoutong was injured, he was always paying attention to his own defense to prevent the Kun thieves from retaliating. In a few months, the walls of the village were heightened, piers and platforms were built, artillery and muskets were brought from the mainland, and a large amount of gunpowder and iron were collected and manufactured. Food was stored and several new wells were dug.
The village warriors worked day and night to prepare for the disaster. Such tense days lasted for a long time and did not end until the Lingao Political Consultative Conference was convened.
Ever since he reported what happened at the meeting, Dad didn't pay much attention to the defense of Huangjiazhai. Just be generally wary of bandits and pirates. Huang Xunkun also knew that no matter how well the village wall was built, it could not withstand the artillery of the Kun thieves. People can destroy themselves anytime and anywhere.
After all, the taste of being a knife and a fish is not pleasant. The Huang family father and son have been secretly discussing how to deal with the thief for several months.
Temporarily withdrawing his minions and lying on the ground is naturally the best choice at the moment, but they believe that the Kun thief will not let them go. The way to achieve long-term peace and stability is naturally to lead the army to attack, so that everything can be solved once and for all.
In theory, the officers and soldiers of this prefecture are all over the island, and there are also guard posts in this county. However, the only ones who can really fight are the more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of Baisha Water Village in Haikou Qianhusuo, Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Although the Huang family and his son were highly regarded by the county in Lingao, they were just local tyrants in the end. Not to mention that Tang Shen Jiang in Qiongshan County would not buy into his account at all, even thousands of households in the county would not bother to pay attention to him. Huang Shoutong has had enough of their glares since he was a boy.
He has no ability, but everyone has high ambitions and low abilities; he is incompetent and does not allow others to show his ability; he is unwilling to do things and wants to fight for credit. This is the general conclusion that Huang Shoutong came to after decades of cooperation with the government and the army. Except for suppressing the riots of the Li people who had few iron weapons and used bamboo and wood as soldiers, the officers and soldiers dared to fight, but their performance at other times was really not flattering.
Even if General Tang Shen is willing to send out all his troops, he is no match for this group of thieves. To exterminate the thieves, the entire provincial capital must be annihilated. It is only possible to dispatch four to six thousand soldiers and two to three hundred battle ships. Huang Shoutong himself was shocked by this number. This would require mobilizing 10,000 or 20,000 people.
This is far beyond Huang Shoutong's ability to do things. So things cooled down.
Now seeing that they were about to become a chicken to be killed, the Huang family father and son couldn't help but put this matter on the agenda again.
"Building the wall is in vain," Huang Shoutong said. "We still need to invite the army to come and suppress it."
"This matter is difficult to handle -" Huang Xunkun had already thought about it, but there was still no good way to mobilize the officers and soldiers.
"Of course we can't do it on our own, but what about the gentry in the county?" Huang Shoutong said, "Aren't they planning to build land now? If the big gentry owners are willing to let us contact us, maybe we can initiate a joint petition. stick."
It is no small matter for the gentry in the county to write reports to the province. Regardless of whether they are the governor or the governor, they must have an attitude. If we send more people to carry out some activities, we might have some clues about the army's invasion.
"Son, let's send people to do something right now." Huang Hankun was young after all. As soon as he heard that things were promising, he immediately took action.
"Slowly." Huang Shoutong stopped him, "Don't be in a hurry. Everyone hasn't seen the true face of the Kun thief yet. There are probably many people who haven't woken up yet and are planning to compromise. Wait until Lao Ba and the others make Lingao so angry that everyone hates them. When that happens, everyone will naturally be united.”
"What dad taught me is"
"Also, starting from tomorrow, you should go to the county school to join the school, listen to what the students say, and stir up trouble. If all the students in the county can also raise a complaint, this matter will be more certain. ”
"Okay, after you return to the county seat, go see Mr. Liu." Huang Shoutong told him, "Go and ask him what he thinks - you might as well be straight to the point with Mr. Liu. He probably doesn't have much land at home, but the acres of land in his name probably don't exist. A minority. He can't stay out of this."
"My son understands."
"There is also Zhang Youfu, I have to visit him a few times."
"This man is dedicated to working for the thieves, go and pay him a visit."
"Hmph, Zhang Youfu is an old cunning guy, and he may not really sell himself out. Anyway, we don't expect him to help in this matter - he is close to Kun Thief, so you should go see him more and find out what he is talking about."
The grain farmers in the county, as long as they are of a certain size, have been spending the past few days in panic. As soon as it gets dark at night, the family members of the boss gather under the lamp and whisper, discussing the strategy for this time. The belongings that were originally dug out were now buried again, while some sent people to hurriedly buy ferry tickets to Qiongshan and send suitcases and luggage to relatives in Qiongshan County and neighboring counties.
Tickets for Gaoguang Shipping Company suddenly became popular. This abnormal phenomenon was immediately reported to the General Administration of Political Security by both the port office and the shipping company. Ran Yao did not dare to neglect and quickly sent someone to investigate.
"Property outflow" Wu De glanced at Zhou Botao who hurriedly came to report to him.
"That's right, as soon as the grain came out, the grain farmers in the county were in a state of unrest. The transfer of property to other counties was very serious."
"Well, let them transfer it." Wu De said, "They can't take away the land anyway, and we don't care about the silver and copper coins."
"You mean-"
"It's not a bad thing for us that they left Lingao voluntarily." Wu De glanced at the report.
The big households cannot take away the land, nor can they take away the long-term workers and tenants. The remaining land and population naturally became their property. It's a pity that most people still have to stick to their positions - it might as well just let Chen Minggang and his gang make a complete fuss and put some pressure on them.
"Damn, it turns out that you have this skill, it is to carry out land reform in disguise."
"No, it's not about land reform." Wu De shook his head, "This is just a side effect." He then asked: "Has the surveillance report been released?"
"It's out." Zhou Botao took out a few pages of paper.
“There is no important information”
"There is something that you must be interested in," Zhou Botao said. "Huang Kunkun, the son of Huang Shoutong, the leader of the Xiangyong who fought with us last year, has returned to the county to study."
"Oh, that old guy who dashed across the trench majestically and fell off his horse after holding on for a few minutes." Wu De still remembered the old man - he left such a deep impression on the travelers back then, "I remember he was not dead. .”
"He got a little injured and ran away. Later he became more honest. During the consultation meeting, he sent his second son, Huang Hankun, to hold the meeting. He was very cooperative in terms of reasonable burdens and suppression of bandits."
"Then what"
Zhou Botao handed over the Huang family's files, "It seems like this old boy has some tricks behind his back."
Wu De opened the surveillance report, and Zhou Botao introduced: "Huang Hankun said he came to the county school to study, but he is just an accretion. He has not been seen since the county school was restored. He came suddenly this time and his behavior is very suspicious."
The report listed that after arriving in the county seat, he immediately visited several major gentry in the county and also visited Liu Dalin. The two talked for almost two hours. An informant who developed his career as a county school clerk also reported that Huang Hankun would talk to the students intentionally or unintentionally about Qiu Fu every time he took a break.
"It's indeed suspicious."
"And the Huang family should be among the most dangerous reactionaries," Zhou Botao said eloquently. "According to Zhang Youfu's revelations, Huang Shoutong and Liu Dalin were the two most active in taking hostile actions after D-Day. Moreover, the Huang family has a personal enmity with us. ——The third son of his family was beaten to death by Guo Yi. So Huang Hankun’s actions this time may have ulterior motives. "
"Then keep staring at him and see what he wants to do." Wu De smiled, "Actually, I don't object to a few loyal ministers and righteous men from big families."
"Don't deal with him now"
"Just keep an eye on him and don't let him cause trouble. Now we have to deal with the subordinates. It's not the turn of the gentry and big men yet."
After cleaning up Chen Minggang's group of subordinates, the next step is to clean up a few disobedient large households to serve as a warning to others. This is the stated goal of the Executive Committee. Boil the frogs in warm water, one by one.
"How was work on Saturday?"
"The rumors have been spread, and people have been keeping an eye on him," Zhou Botao said. "For the time being, we can't find out what's going on between Zhou Qi and Qiu Hong."
"There is no trouble, why should we create trouble?"
"This-" Zhou Botao knew what he meant, but this matter was not easy: the ancients were not fools. It's too crude, and people may not believe it, "I'll think about it more carefully."
"Hurry up. Recently, Zhou Qi and his master have had more opportunities to act alone. It's time to frame him." Wu De planned to create a serious gap between Zhou Qi and his master, and then win over him.
One purpose of wooing Zhou Qi is to ask him to act as a consultant. What are the shortcomings and cheating methods in the old grain tax collection system? This is a secret in this special industry. You can't tell it by reading many ancient books. Zhou Qi has followed Chen Minggang for more than ten years, so he must have accumulated a lot in this area.
Another purpose is to expose the subordinates when they are liquidated. Since Zhou Qi is Chen Minggang's disciple, he must know a lot about the scandals among the subordinates in the yamen. This is good material for criticizing people. . Most people always associate personal ethics with official matters. Moral scandals can not only punish people, but also make them popular among the public. ,.
