"Who, who is farting? Stand up for me...I'll chop you alive..." Boss Mi suddenly became furious when he heard the voices in the crowd, jumping on his feet and cursing.
"You are so conscience-stricken. Who said such conscience-stricken words? Without the Prime Minister and the new army, we would have been slaughtered by the Japanese. You still want to have rice to eat. How can you forget your roots as a human being..."
Boss Mi's eyes were filled with anger, and he pointed at the corner where the sound came from and yelled, "Stand up, your grandson, do you dare to do it? If you have the guts, stand up for me..."
But no matter how much he shouted and how the crowd searched, trying to find those instigators in the dark was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
After scolding for a long time, many people around him sighed, "Hey... Boss Mi, please stop scolding us. We are not heartless people. We have no choice but to do it. Our families have to eat... Forget it, I'll just rely on you." , half a liter, just half a liter..."
Boss Mi calmed down for a long time, and finally gave up trying to find those few villains. More than a thousand people in the dark hole couldn't find them even if they tried to look for them.
He turned around and nodded to the second shopkeeper, "Open the two door panels and sell rice..."
With the boss's order, the frightened and pale boy in the shop removed two door panels and officially started selling rice to the people. But once the sales started, something went wrong.
"Oh, oh, stop squeezing... People say they are selling rice. Why are you so anxious? My shoes..."
"Feet, my feet... they can crush me to death..."
I don't know why the crowd suddenly became chaotic. There was always a force surging in the darkness. The crowd kept pushing forward, and the people at the front were almost squeezed into the photo.
When Boss Mi saw something bad, he quickly yelled, "Don't squeeze in anymore, someone will die... Damn it, close the door, if you continue to squeeze in, the shop will collapse..."
Boss Mi's response this time was completely wrong. He still has no experience in dealing with group incidents. You have given hope to the chaotic crowd, so how can you shut it down again?
That's not a wooden board that's closed, it's people's hope for eating. Now people's emotions are very subtle. It's not easy for the crowd to maintain their sanity. How can they withstand the excitement of Boss Mi?
"No...my rice..." Countless people shouted and rushed forward. Half a bucket of rice was nothing in normal times, but in Naha now, it was the life of a family.
Everyone rushed forward with one heart, and several waiters added a few wooden boards without even trying to block it. With a bang, the door panel facing the street was completely knocked down, and all the hard-working waiters in the rice store were photographed. Under the door panel, a few weak people were knocked unconscious.
"The folks are robbing us... I told them they were profiteers, but now you can see clearly... they don't want to sell us rice at all..."
"It's going to rain. Mom wants to get married. Let's take care of ourselves... Our parents and children can't starve to death anyway. Let's rob them."
The crowd suddenly became crazy, and countless heads were pushed into the rice store. The waiters under the door panel were so pressed that they vomited blood. The mountains of white rice were in trouble. People like ants rushed up to open the rice bags and put them inside. Pretend, not caring about how much white rice is scattered on the ground and wasted in vain.
Outside the chaotic crowd was Boss Mi's angry roar. He even pulled out the self-defense pistol from his waist, but before he could fire a warning shot in the air, the second shopkeeper grabbed his arm. Dragging desperately into the alley.
"My boss, don't cause trouble. Just let them snatch it away... What's more important, money or life."
"You fart, this isn't about money, it's about military rations. Most of the stores are filled with military rations..." But what's the use of shouting now? The group has fallen into a frenzy, and there is no reason to explain at this time. .
"Look, there are silver coins here... They are all Mexican eagles. Everyone, hurry up and grab them..." In the end, the silver coins in the rice store were not saved, and this group of thugs finally discovered the treasure.
The rice riots were getting louder and louder, and it was impossible to hide this news from the New Army. General Liang Kun, who was secretly monitoring the warships at sea in Qixing Mountain, soon got the news of the riots.
"What, the rice riot...robbed all our military rations, bastard..." Liang Kun was so angry that he smashed the telescope in his hand. He was not in a good mood tonight, and something appeared inexplicably on the sea. A brand new ship, no one knows what the French's conspiracy is.
Liang Kun's total rest time in the past four days could not exceed eight hours. He was wandering back and forth in the hidden fortifications like a violent lion.
To be fair, Liang Kun and Cai Mao are not very talented military strategists. They are two fierce generals at best. Their understanding of the strategic level is far inferior to Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun and others. To put it bluntly, they have no understanding of the general trend. The judgment is not even as good as students like Xiang Ying and Jin Sanshun.
Knowledge changes destiny is not an empty talk. The higher the education level, the higher people's vision. God's perspective is helpful to help people establish an overall view.
Liang Kun and Cai Mao have sufficient practical experience. If you ask them to fight a local war, they will definitely do an excellent job. However, if you ask them to lead a national war, it will cost the lives of their loved ones.
The French navy is desperately shelling, the army is constantly launching charges in Beishan, the country has to adjust its troop deployment at any time, and the people have to be careful about the infiltration of spies... In addition, a large amount of materials need to be mobilized, and countless tasks have been completed. The two generals fainted from exhaustion and were so busy.
Today, when Liang Kun heard that someone dared to steal military rations, the anger he had been holding back for a long time suddenly came out: "Damn it, before all the foreign enemies have been killed, the inner ghosts have started to make trouble again... Come here, bring two companies with you." The men and horses are sent to me to suppress them. Those who dare to rob the army and food will be killed without mercy..."
"Yes." The orderly soldier turned around as if to leave, but at this moment a group of people walked in from outside the fortification.
"Stop, what are you going to do? What is this order? How can you suppress the people? Don't you think Ryukyu is chaotic enough?" It was Xiao Letian's father-in-law, shopkeeper Fan Lian, who walked in from outside the fortification.
"Old shopkeeper, why are you here? It's dangerous here." Liang Kun didn't dare to show off in front of Fan Jian no matter what, so he hurriedly came up to him.
Fan Yan's eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes after these days of suffering, and his whole body was filled with the smell of smoke. "General, you must not take action. The Prime Minister has already said that the people are the navy and the army are the fish. If we suppress the people today, in the future, Who will support us?"
"Oh, old shopkeeper, when are you still thinking about this? The military rations have been robbed. What will we eat in the future? The French are determined to fight us. The shipping has been blocked. Now in Ryukyu Materials are extremely scarce. Without food and grass, what do you want me to fight with?"
Fan Jian waved his hand to tell the general to calm down, "I know, I know everything you said, but have you ever thought, general, that today's rice riot is really just that the people can't eat? There is nothing else in it." smell."
"I am a businessman, and I have a thorough understanding of things like people's livelihood. Although we in Ryukyu are not very wealthy, the Prime Minister has managed us far better than Jiangnan in the past year. I dare not say that there are more than two or three people in the house. There is still enough food left for the month..."
"The war has only been going on for four days. I admit that the people are a little panicked and are willing to store more supplies, but they are not in a hurry. How can it lead to robbery by open fire?"
Liang Kun was stunned when he heard this. "What do you mean?" Fan Jian slapped the table, "There are ghosts here. Someone is definitely instigating them. Moreover, it is difficult for us to catch these little ghosts in the dark. If you suppress them again, I'm afraid Things are about to get serious.”
"Oh... I'm confused." Liang Kun slapped his head and shook his head desperately, "I'm such a waste, why can't I understand this? If there is some bloodshed between the army and the people, the good situation created by the Prime Minister will be completely destroyed. Damn it...damn it, damn it."
Fan Jian took out a cigar from his arms, lit it and handed it to Liang Kun, "Don't be upset, you are just too busy to faint. I have a solution to the current mess..."
Fan Lian really guessed it right. This rice riot was caused by someone secretly causing trouble. When the chaos in the rice store reached its peak, several sneaky figures emerged from the crowd and quickly disappeared into the alley. .
"Oh my God, I'm so exhausted. Who would have thought that these people are so energetic? I, who is very skilled in free waist horse training, was almost trampled to death. I won't wait for you next time if I have to beat you to death... "
"Bah... You're a stubborn donkey, you know how to cause trouble. Just now, you had a loud voice and almost got discovered by others. If you don't want to live, don't bring trouble to me..."
"Hello Chang San...you're fucking against me again, aren't you? You really thought I didn't dare to beat you, so shameless..."
The two people quarreling were the two spy chiefs Stubborn Donkey and Chang Sanhao stationed in Ryukyu by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The woman in front of them was the object of their jealousy, the female spy Sun Ximei.
"That's enough, can you two calm down? This is not the Qing Dynasty, this is Xiao Letian's territory, Ryukyu. You two don't want to live anymore, my aunt, I still want to live."
Sun Ximei cursed loudly, which made the two enemies shut up. But just after a few minutes of silence, a spy on the perimeter suddenly ran back and whispered, "Sir, there is a heavy sound of horse hooves coming from the west. It seems that Liang Kun They have fallen into the trap, so they must send cavalry to suppress them."
When the stubborn donkey heard this, he immediately jumped up from the ground, "Okay, okay, just fall into the trap, let them kill, as long as there is blood, Xiao Letian's public support will be completely destroyed..."
Chang Sanhao also became excited, "Yes, yes, yes, yes... a group of unscrupulous people have robbed the army rations. I don't believe these soldiers can endure it."
Horseshoes were trampled all the way on the stone road of the long street, and countless sparks were thrown. Ryukyu is an island country, and horses here are very rare, and they are concentrated in the hands of the army. When the sound of horse hooves on the long street was heard, all the people I know the new army has arrived.
"It's broken...it's the New Army. The New Army has sent cavalry. Are they going to kill us?" The old man holding the rice bag in his hand was shaking like chaff and forgot to run for his life.
"Oh my god, what's wrong with me? What's wrong with me? Why do I dare to steal money..." The woman who woke up let go of her hand and all the silver coins fell to the ground.
Xiao Letian's rule over Ryukyu has only been established for more than a year. Now is the time when his prestige is strongest. The scenes of massacre of the Japanese are still replayed in front of the people. At this time, the people's awe for the army is unimaginable.
"Run... we have committed a serious crime..." The crowd shouted this sentence almost in unison. Thousands of people suddenly flew around like flies, and the situation suddenly turned into a stampede.
