After Huang Chao received Wang Chuyi's letter, he felt that something was wrong with it. But at the moment, he was too busy and didn't understand the situation in Yangshan, so he couldn't judge the situation. Although Huang Chao didn't agree with his approach, since he entrusted a county to him, it would be good to have some experience. He couldn't just let the elders take care of everything. Analyzing the contents of the report, Wang Chuyi's plan is not risky. It will suffer a small loss at most and will not involve the entire county.
He immediately wrote a reply to express his agreement with Wang Chuyi's plan, but reminded him: "Be more vigilant" and "should not tolerate too much towards such bandit groups. Do not be lenient. It is not appropriate to treat bandits who are extremely angry with the people." Leniency.”
The letter consisted of thousands of words and lasted until midnight. He wrote down all the key points and questions he could think of, lest Wang Chuyi ignored any point that was not written in place.
After writing, give it to the confidential officer to translate into a coded letter, and then the correspondent will take it back. Here he called Zhen Huan over.
"You lead the entire company to set off immediately. You must arrive at Yangshan before July 28th, and be ready for battle that day." Huang Chao said, "After arriving, you follow the command of the county magistrate Wang Chuyi."
Zhen Huan nodded: "Understood! I'll make arrangements to leave early tomorrow morning."
After arranging the reinforcement team, Huang Chao felt a little relieved. As long as Zhen Huan can arrive in time with Shandi Company, Wang Chuyi can still make things right if he causes a big mess.
The news that County Magistrate Wang was coming to Dawangwei to attend Sun Dabiao's "Golden Basin Washing Hands" conference spread quickly. Sun Dabiao would say this to everyone he met, making his beard tremble with joy.
"...Now that I have an official status, I will rely on Australians to live a peaceful life for the rest of my life."
Sun Dabiao sent people to buy an old house in the county town and demolished it all to build a big house. He also sent people to various parts of the countryside to buy fertile land. Every day, porters from Dalangwei continuously transport items from his house to the county town. There is great intention to build a comfortable home in the county town.
The whole Dalangwei area was even more busy. Not only were the things in the house being moved out, but several shops under his name were also closed. All the shopkeepers and assistants in the shops were dismissed, leaving only the largest one who was said to be a "retirement care worker". capital". Heroes from all walks of life who had been dormant also showed up one after another, giving gifts, inviting people to drink, and making a fuss - everyone knew: Sun Dabiao wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin, hand over Dawangwei, and become a rich family from now on. Weng.
While Wang Chuyi secretly mobilized various troops, he also issued an order to Yonghua Yao District, asking them to immediately send 50 strong men to report to the county seat to enrich the temporary formation of a squadron.
Investigators sent to Qinglianwei closely monitored local movements. Feng Haijiao had no other activities except building troops and strengthening horses locally. This shows that there is no collusion between him and Sun Dabiao. However, Wang Chuyi still felt uneasy. Because as soon as Zhen Huan's mountain company arrived, he sent the entire company outside Qinglianwei. Firstly, it is to monitor Feng Haijiao to prevent him from suddenly sending troops; secondly, once Sun Dabiao accepts the adaptation, he can immediately launch an attack on Qinglianwei.
They were extremely busy when someone came to report: Tianchang Gong Pan Tianshun of Yonghua Sankeng Village had arrived with additional troops.
"Invite him in." Wang Chu said.
Pan Tianshun entered the hall and was about to kneel down. Wang Chu said: "Don't kneel down, sit down and talk."
"Master! Please save the people of Yonghua!" Pan Tianshun didn't care about his politeness and fell to his knees with a thump, kowtowing three times.
Wang Chu was startled and quickly stood up to help him: "Hey, hey, Lord Tianzhang, where did you start talking about this!"
Pan Tianshun is a relatively "loyal" Tianchang Gong in Yonghua Yao District, and he is unwilling to meet the government's swordsmen. The reason for joining the Badai Yao Rebellion this time was purely because the Yao District had been exploited by Sun Dabiao for many years and the public sentiment was raging.
Although the Australians forgave them for causing rebellion, they did not kill the devil Sun Dabiao. Not only that, Sun Dabiao, who was driven away by the Yao people at the beginning, returned to Dalangwei openly and continued to do his "business", and the Yao people in Yonghua were still exploited by him.
Because of this incident, people in all villages in Yonghua have long been filled with resentment. According to the ideas of a few young people, they have long wanted to kill Sun Dabiao again. However, Tian Changgong and the elders of each village barely calmed down the wave: they fought a battle with the Australians, but they were no match for them - and if it hadn't been for the mercy of Mr. Huang Yuan, there would have been about ten young men in each village in Yonghua. There is no one. Furthermore, a squadron of Australians is now stationed in Yonghua. Before the villages could gather together, they would be suppressed by the Australians.
However, this resentment grew more and more. Especially after they heard that the Australians wanted to recruit Sun Dabiao and give him an official position, the people in Yonghua Yao District became even more resentful. Even "principalists" like Pan Tianshun find it intolerable. Later, although the Australians directly opened a salt shop in Yonghua and sold salt at low prices, some public complaints were somewhat eliminated, but the Yao District was already undercurrent and might explode at some point.
Pan Tianshun has been worried about this matter. He knew very well that if the Yonghua Yao people rebelled again, they would be able to vent their anger for a while, but the ensuing retaliation from the Australians would be very cruel, and their combat power was far superior to that of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers. One wrong move could spell doom for Yonghua Yao people.
Under such torture, Pan Tianshun planned to go to see Wang Chuyi several times with generous gifts, but every time he failed to do so due to disagreements between the villages. This time Wang Chuyi suddenly asked each village to provide additional troops. Pan Tianshun felt that the opportunity was not to be missed, so he personally brought fifty men to express his grievances to this "senior".
"Although the people of Yonghua were confused a few days ago, they followed Ba Paiyao to cause chaos in the county. But they were forced to do so!" Pan Tianshun refused to get up, "Sun Dabiao forced us to have no way to survive... Master, now in the county I paint slogans and sing songs every day, saying that the arrival of the Australians is like the sun rising in winter, but the sun cannot be found on the heads of our Yonghua people... Wuwuwu..."
The more Pan Tianshun talked, the more excited he became, and he burst into tears, complaining intermittently: "...No one has any salt to eat... It takes a lot of mountain goods to exchange for a little bit of salt, but without salt, I don't even have the strength to walk..." Children had no salt to eat, and neither did the elderly... Everyone went to the graveyard to dig saltpeter to eat... How many people died after eating it..."
Wang Chuyi was very embarrassed. He roughly knew these things from the report of the National Army squadron leader stationed in Yonghua. But he believes that the three tyrants of Yangshan must be conquered in one fell swoop - this is a matter of once and for all, and the people should suffer some pain now. Unexpectedly, Grand Duke Tian’s reaction was so intense.
"...We, the people of Yonghua, have been recruited by the county magistrate Mr. Zhao since the Wanli period and have become common people of the imperial court. Over the years, we have always been respectful to the government and dare not make any mistakes. Whatever the government demands, no matter it is public Gains are private gains, and as long as you can prepare something, you will do your best. Although the government of the Ming Dynasty is gone now, and you Australians have replaced you as the emperor, you guys don't dare to be disloyal - it's just a way to survive like this. It’s almost gone…”
These words made Wang Chuyi very uncomfortable. He also comes from a poor family, and he knows the miserable situation of honest and honest people who are willing to accept humiliation but are bullied and have no way to appeal. He quickly supported Pan Tianshun, pulled him up, and said: "Don't talk about it, I know all these things. It's just that I have to wrong you for a while, be patient, and the clouds will clear up in the next few days." .”
"The master said that Sun Dabiao wanted to wash his hands in a golden basin?" Pan Tianshun saw that the county magistrate was so friendly, and it was inconvenient for him to cry, so he stood up.
"Exactly. After he holds this adaptation conference, he will move out of Dalangwei and our team will take him over - it will not be difficult for you to buy salt and sell mountain products in the future!"
"Thank you, Master." Pan Tianshun wiped his tears and said worriedly, "Although the devil Sun Dabiao is gone, he now has an official status, and he also organized a squadron under him and became officers and soldiers... The little one I’m afraid that things will change again in the future…”
He said that although Sun Dabiao had transferred all the shops in name, leaving only a grocery store, in fact the salt shop and the grain shop were taken over by his relatives and friends. The reality is still in your hands. His subordinates are also very arrogant, saying that they will come back in three to five years.
"...I'm not afraid that you will blame me for being careless. You have been living in Yangshan for two or three years at least, or only four or five years at most. Sooner or later, you will have to be promoted. When the time comes, the new county magistrate will not understand the old principles, and he will He is a deep-rooted local snake, and Dalangwei is still his family’s property..."
Wang Chu nodded: "You are right. But you can rest assured. Sooner or later, the three Yangshan tyrants will have to pay off the blood debt they owe. So you don't have to worry - the Senate has its own opinions."
At this point, he couldn't go on and said: "This time, the people you brought will be incorporated into the temporary squadron. This squadron is basically composed of your Yonghua Yao people. I think there is no problem with Sun Dabiao's attitude. - I want you to keep an eye on Sun Dabiao's men, do you understand?"
The meaning of these words was very clear. Pan Tianshun cheered up and said: "As long as we deal with Sun Dabiao, one of our Yonghua people can fight ten..."
"Don't talk too much. Besides, I don't ask you to attack them. You are the ones who keep an eye on them for me." He said, "Captain You will assign specific tasks. Don't go back this time. You have high prestige and must be the backbone of the squadron. We have to rely on your squadron at critical times."
"Yes, I understand!" Pan Tianshun became energetic.
Wang Chu wrote a note and asked the warehouse to select some of the Ming Army swords, guns, armor, and firearms in stock and distribute them to the temporary squadron. Here they also asked to prepare wine and meat as a reward for the reorganization meeting, and at the same time prepare five hundred silver dollars for military pay.
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