"Hello, gentlemen. I am the village chief of Xiaowangzhuang. I don't know which of the poor gentlemen can tell me. I want to see you..." At the gate of Tanggu Tongzhi Yamen, amid the vast white ice and snow, the village was in distress. Chang Zheng accompanied Xin Xing and looked at the concierge flatteringly. net
The government servant standing at the gate didn't even raise his eyelids, and had no time to talk to this bad old man with a head full of snowflakes. The two of them looked at the snowy sky, rubbing their hands and stamping their feet, chatting.
"Today at noon, we have to join together. The seafood hotpot at Haihailou is a must-have. Four or five of us can have a pot and drink half a kilo of Shaoyang wine with us. That's delicious." Woolen cloth……"
"Hey, you just got the bonus from the foreign company, and the glutton in your belly is already making a fuss? If you dare to spend an ocean on a meal, your wife will make you kneel on the washboard..."
"Bah, she dares! Money makes men brave. Since my income has doubled, my wife is so gentle that she no longer dares to glare at me.*, after saving two years of money, I will also marry a little girl. Concubine, let’s have a taste of what it’s like to be a master…”
When the two government officials said this, they looked at each other and laughed. The laughter was full of the flavor that only men can understand. In fact, it is no wonder that these government officials are smiling happily. Ever since Lotte Foreign Company moved to Tanggu, these government officials can live a good life.
Mr. Xiao is worthy of being the God of Wealth riding a black tiger. Every one of the people who eat yamen meals in Tanggu City will be given a share by Lotte and Foreign Bank. No matter how much the public pays, other foreign companies will still pay a share. Moreover, when the weather is cold, they are rewarded with money for firewood, and during festivals, they are given wine and meat.
No one in the world can live with money. Precisely because of these extra incomes, the unpleasantness of Letian Bank's strong entry into Tanggu has long been forgotten. Now the Tanggu business district and these officials are extremely supportive of Xiao Letian.
Moreover, these well-informed officers also discovered a bizarre legend. It is said that Zhou Mingkui and Zhou Tongzhi have bowed down within Xiao Letian's gate. In Tanggu, Xiao Letian is already a well-deserved emperor.
Of course, rumors are just rumors, and no one dares to check whether they are right or wrong, let alone who would go against money? Last month, the lousy gambler cell boss was just yelling at the wine table about how Xiao Letian paid a lot of money to bribe an official, which was a serious crime. As a result, he drowned in the sewer that night.
From then on, no one went to mess with Lotte Yangxing without opening their eyes, and these government officials did not dare to straighten their backs when passing by Yangxing.
The village chief of Xiaowangzhuang was almost freezing at this time. When he saw the two government officials turning their nostrils to the sky and refusing to respond, he knew that it would be impossible to open a road without money. He quickly took out a string of copper coins with body temperature from his arms. More than five hundred yuan was handed over respectfully.
"You two, buy some wine and have a drink. It's not a sign of respect, it's not a sign of respect..." Now that you've seen the money, there's no point in handling it. The government servant kneeling on the washboard took the copper coins and flipped them over and already knew how many they were. He felt that the amount was okay. There was a smile on his face. net
"Well, I know your village, Xiaowangzhuang, right? Tell me, why do you have to brave the heavy snow to come here?"
"Two uncles, our village is in trouble..." The village chief wiped away his tears and repeated what happened from the night before yesterday to today, which made the two government officials feel a little distressed.
"Hey, are these disaster stars coming together in a row? How pitiful... But let me tell you clearly, old man, I went to the beach to watch the snow scene and recite poems today, and I don't have time to care about trivial matters. Let's do this , I will ask you to meet the master, prepare a case first, and then report to the master later, do you think it is okay..."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you!" The old man didn't dare to have any opinions, so he waited at the concierge. It took a long time before a Shaoxing master came out. After another bribe was handed over, the master finally agreed to report for him. After struggling for a long time, when the village chief walked out of Tongzhi Yamen, it was almost lunch time.
The Shaoxing master watched the village chief walk away, shook the money in his hand and sneered, "Complain? Haha, now the master is flattering Xiao Letian, who dares to accept your complaint? You ignorant country bumpkin, then What is Xiao Letian going to do that you can stop? Even Japan is no match for him in Ryukyu, so you still want to use your own strength as a chariot? Alas... what a bunch of pathetic people!"
The village chief did not eat in the city, but ate cold noodles in the north wind and rushed to the village. Now the whole village was waiting for news from him, and he did not dare to delay for a moment.
But when he returned to the village, the old man was so frightened by the bad news that he almost sat down on the snow. It turned out that in one morning, 20 children in the whole village had been bedridden with high fever.
"How did this happen? How did this happen? God is going to kill us... Don't spread the plague, but don't spread the plague... Ooooh!" The old village chief cried anxiously.
How could we not be anxious? In ancient society, plague was a horrific event that could be as famous as wars, earthquakes, floods and other disasters. The control of plague in all dynasties has been very strict. If 20 people in a village have a fever, it is enough for isolation.
At that time, there were no national financial subsidies. If the villagers were isolated, they would have to fend for themselves.
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that the whole village has been frightened since the firewood and haystacks caught fire the night before yesterday. The heat wave from the fire, coupled with the cold northwest blow, combined with the cold and heat, many elderly people have already felt uncomfortable. .
And during the whole day yesterday, there were foreigners buying land, Huang Xiucai threatening them, and the Japanese devils personally coming to deliver firewood to the good people. I was surprised, happy, and frightened. It is easier for people's hearts to be violently stimulated. Evil energy has entered the body.
Until last night's animal killing incident happened, the weak villagers finally couldn't bear it any longer. They felt anxious in their hearts. It was freezing cold outside, and they naturally fell ill when internal and external troubles arose.
There are actually two types of plagues mentioned in ancient times. One is the plague caused by bacteria when the temperature is hot in summer, and the other is the common cold in cold winter.
Fleming, who discovered penicillin, was not yet born at that time. In an era without antibiotics, a small cold could kill a person. The ancients were not afraid of the word typhoid when they heard it.
This time the village chief could no longer listen to Huang Xiucai's nonsense. The firewood Xiao Letian left for everyone was life-saving. "Move, hurry up and move firewood. Each family will move three days' worth of firewood first. If there is a sick person in the family, move more. Heat the house first, and then give hot water to the sick person..."
Under the command of the village chief, the whole village got into action. The adults and children braved the wind and snow and began to carry firewood home. Some of the quick ones ran to Tanggu City to ask for a doctor.
Xiaowangzhuang's experience was not isolated. Large-scale typhoid epidemics occurred in all three unlucky villages. People did not care about anything in the face of life and death. Huang Xiucai's ban was completely forgotten.
Huang Liu got the news after lunch. He was so angry that he came over with his housekeeper and servants and yelled, "You unfaithful untouchables, how can you use the enemy's small favor? Are thousands of years of education from saints turning a deaf ear?" Throw away the firewood..."
"Huang Xiucai, please open your eyes and take a look. There are so many patients in the village now. What do you want us to do? You have to let us live. You said it nicely. Why don't you bring us your firewood?"
Huang Xiucai couldn't stand it at that time. He had never been looked down upon by someone with a mud-legged pole since he was a child. He never expected that a bad guy would dare to take advantage of him.
"What did you say? Say it to me again..." The furious Huang Liu yelled, "Okay, okay, you have the ability, you are great, if you dare, don't beg me next year, if you dare, don't let your children go to school..."
"You stinking mud-footed pole, how dare you be rude to me. Being rude to me is rude to a saint. Just wait..." Huang Liu cursed and left the village. On the one hand, he was angry, but on the other hand, he was afraid of infecting the village. epidemic here.
"Butler, send someone to burn all the firewood tonight. It was given by Xiao Letian. It's not a good thing..." The butler's face turned bitter when he heard this. "Master, this, this, this, this, this is not good," he said. ? There is an epidemic in other villages, so we have to give them a sip of hot water..."
"Shut up! Do you even dare to disobey me? Are you going to rebel too... Go ahead and take the people there yourself tonight. If you can't do it, don't come back to this house..." The housekeeper was scolded by Huang Liu. They didn't dare to say anything.
The plague spread so fast. In half a day in the afternoon, the number of people suffering from fever exceeded 35. Such a serious epidemic caught the doctors in Tanggu City off guard. The frightened doctors opened a lot of medicines. Herb turned around and ran away, fearing that she would be infected if she ran too late.
The condition became more and more serious. By the time the lights were turned on at night, a hundred people in the three villages had developed fever symptoms, and fear enveloped all surrounding villages.
Huang Liu's butler sneaked into Xiaowangzhuang at midnight. The unlucky butler took the servants around to the firewood pile outside the village despite the heavy snow. He shook his head and sighed, "Don't blame me, I have no choice. Good people are really not allowed to live these days." Ah!" After saying that, he waved his hands and asked the servants to start.
The match was polished, the dry corn leaves were ignited, and then quickly gathered into several small fires. The remaining pyres were finally ignited by the wind.
But just when the housekeeper wanted to escape, more than a dozen strange white shadows suddenly flew out of the snowdrift behind them, and a tiger pounced on them all and pinned them down in the snow.
"The arsonist has been caught, the thief who set the fire has been caught... Someone is coming to the village!" The shrill shout shocked the whole village. When people saw the housekeeper who was shaking with fear, the people in Xiaowangzhuang were completely furious.
"Beat him to death, beat this beast to death. It turns out it was you who did it. We still think you are a good person in vain... Beat him to death!" The crowd rushed up and wanted to take action, but the dozen white monsters stopped.
"Fellows, we are the guards of Letian Yang Company. Lord Xiao Letian sent us to protect you... These bastards can't take advantage of them. We have to report it to the government and let the government deal with them..."
The white figures are the foreign guards wearing white snow camouflage clothes. With the support of Wang Huaiyuan's intelligence, they could easily spy on Huang Liu's every move, and it would be easy to catch a few arsonists.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the arsonist was escorted to Tongzhi Yamen by the villagers and guards. Zhou Mingkui began the interrogation with unprecedented efficiency and obtained the confession that night.
"Mr. Xiao, here we go, those people all confessed. Huang Liu is the source of the rumors. 90% of the rumors in our industrial zone were fabricated by that boy." Zhou Mingkui held the confessions and handed them over overnight as if they were offering treasures. When we arrived at Xiao Letian's home, Xiao Letian didn't sleep at all at this time. He had been having a secret meeting in the study.
"Well done. With the confession, we can kill and serve as a warning to others. Let's let the people of Tanggu take a good look at what these scholars are like and what we are like! Let's work, let's work..." i734
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