When Chang Yu woke up, it was already dark. It was almost past Wu o'clock (seven o'clock in the evening) on a dark summer night. When the maidservant outside heard the noise, she quickly brought water to help the young eunuch wash up.
Asked where Prince Heng was, the maid shook her head and said to go outside to ask. Chang Yu stopped her and walked out of the room and looked up at the sky. Just as he was about to leave the hospital, he saw the housekeeper of the palace running towards him to salute him and say hello.
"Prince Heng and Shi Zidian have not returned home since they left in the afternoon, and even the chief officials and officials are not here." Chang Yu laughed secretly after hearing this. It seemed that Zhu Youji was really interested, but after all, it was about his family and his life, and he didn't care about anyone. .
In fact, not only Prince Heng's palace, but the entire Qingzhou City was working together on city defense matters during the afternoon when he was sleeping. Of course, the people did not know that the high-ranking factory supervisor was sleeping, otherwise they would have been scolded.
Chang Yu decided to leave the palace to see how the city defenses were arranged, and wanted to ask the steward to lead the way to the city from the south gate of the palace. Prince Heng's palace was in the southwest corner of Qingzhou City, very close to the two southwest gates.
"Mr. Factory Master, a distinguished guest came to the door and said that he is one of your subordinates. We are waiting in the front hall at this time." The butler said quickly. Before leaving, King Heng told him to stay with Chang Yu. Just now, a servant came to report that someone was looking for him. He hurried to receive the eunuch of Dongchang. As soon as he came back, he saw Chang Yu about to go out.
Chang Yu was startled for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile. He naturally knew who came to him, Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu, a few guys with sperm and brains.
It is said that Chang Yu didn't think too much at the time and casually agreed to a few people to let them have fun. At this time, he was in trouble and couldn't open his mouth. It was not that he was being pretentious, but it was really difficult to speak. He traveled through time but did not lose his memory and still had future generations. After all, it is illegal in later generations to have fun with young ladies, and it is also quite shameful.
What's more, when you are a guest at someone's house, you have to sleep with someone else's young lady. You just have to sleep with your subordinates... The dignified Dongchang Ti Gang's subordinates call him Kentucky Fried Chicken. Word spread...
Seeing that the young factory owner was hesitant to speak, the housekeeper said thoughtfully: "The factory owner has some instructions, but it doesn't matter. The prince has already given instructions and will meet all your requirements!"
If only he had asked for it, Chang Yu sighed and said to the housekeeper: "The governor's subordinates are very naughty. At this time, I am busy with official duties and have no time to take care of them, so I will have to take care of the housekeeper."
The housekeeper looked bitter, "Are you kidding me? I can't control the people in your East Factory!" Chang Yu saw his embarrassment and said, "Just find a place to throw them in the Fireworks Alley of a liquor store, casino, and just throw them away. Soldiers are good at this, and it will save them from causing trouble on the street."
When the housekeeper heard this, he was happy. This matter was simple. Many guards in the palace were familiar with this matter. He just wanted to explain it, so he called a servant over and asked him to do it.
Chang Yu felt relieved. Although the whole city was in chaos and many nightclubs were closed and closed, there was only one place for old local players like this to go.
Finally, the matter was handled without leaving a trace. Chang Yu followed the housekeeper towards the south gate with a sigh of relief. He wanted to ask the personal guard if he was awake, but suddenly thought that if he was awake, he would have come to find him long ago. He seemed to be tired. It was bad, after all, he had been on the road with almost no sleep for several days and nights. He also wanted to ask if the Tatar vanguard had not arrived yet, but he didn't ask. If there was a warning, King Heng would wake him up as soon as possible.
After leaving the palace, there was a carriage and a good horse in front of the door. The housekeeper asked: "The factory owner will ride in a carriage or on horseback?" Chang Yu glanced at the carriage and said, "On horseback."
When he got on his horse and was about to leave, a shout came from the palace: "Factory Supervisor, please wait a minute."
Chang Yu looked back in confusion, but it was Guo Chongshan who ran over panting with several people. He was startled and almost forgot about this new follower.
As for the other few people, it goes without saying that they are also Jin Yiwei in Qingzhou City.
With Guo Chongshan, there was naturally no need for a housekeeper to lead the way. Chang Yu and his entourage rode towards the city gate. There were not many people on the street. In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the south gate, but it was crowded. The people were transporting war supplies to the city in an orderly manner. , it’s not that easy to get there right away.
Previously, Chang Yu and Li Shiyuan also speculated that the Qing army was most likely to use the North City as the main attack point. There were good reasons for the first Qing army to come from the northeast. There were mountains and uneven terrain to the west of the second city, and there was a river to the east of the city. It was even less likely to go as far as the south to attack the city.
However, because Prince Heng's Mansion is located in the southwest corner of Qingzhou City, it is not ruled out that the Qing army will concentrate its firepower to attack from the south gate. So the two decided to use the north and south gates as heavy defense strongholds.
Seeing that there were too many people at the city gate and they could not get up, Chang Yu asked Guo Chongshan to ask the soldier on duty where Li Shiyuan was and told him that he was not here.
"Go to the North Gate" It was getting dark at this time. The Tatar vanguard could enter at any time. Li Shiyuan was most likely to be watching from Beicheng. Chang Yu and his party rode along the street towards Beicheng.
It has to be said that Qian Lianghan and Li Shiyuan are the best partners. One is busy with city defense and the other is in administration. The first thing Qian Lianghan did after coming out of the palace was to summon the gentry in the city to raise donations, and then jointly issued a notice with the palace to stabilize the people's hearts and recruit husbands and guards. He was brave in both urban and rural areas. He led a group of officials to perform their duties and did not dare to neglect the administration. After all, it was a matter of their own lives, not to mention that there were people from Dongchang in the city to see him, even though everyone in Dongchang was sleeping.
It took most of the day for various measures to take effect, and the people's panic gradually subsided, followed by a passion to protect their homeland. Old and young enthusiastically carried the baggage of defending the city. Anyway, there was food to eat, and the young and strong signed up. The city defends the enemy. The people are excited. The wealthy squires in the city also have money and food. If their lives are at stake, even those who have to search for it have to bear the pain of cutting their flesh. What's more, although Qian Lianghan is a civil servant, he has a bandit style. Maybe he heard Chang Yu Directly naming King Heng's five hundred thousand was inspired, and also asked these squires not to be less than a certain number, ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 according to personal strength. Food is not counted, but everyone knows that food is more valuable than money these days. , so some squires exchanged money for grain, and did not give out grain if they could spend money.
But this will obviously cause inflation after the war. Now that the people have money in their hands, prices will inevitably rise, forming a vicious circle. Chang Yu understands this, and so does Qian Lianghan, so they directly refuse to exchange money for food. If you don't have any, just send someone to the house to check. It's easy for you to hide money. This granary will be accurate once you check it. You can't hide it even if you want to. I have to say that Qian Lianghan is also a ruthless person, but after the war, I'm afraid he will become friendless. It would be strange if those squires didn't scold him secretly.
But that is something that will happen in the future. If the city cannot be defended, there will be no chance to scold him. Qian Lianghan's most direct method is to let the people in the city, some common people, and the squires and princes understand one thing! If the city is lost, everyone will die!
After a person dies, those things cannot be kept or they will be snatched away by the Tatars!
When everyone understands this truth, people's hearts will become unified.
Of course, it does not rule out some people whose moral character has been extremely corrupted, such as some ruffians and gangsters in the city. They don't care whether they can defend themselves or not. It is business to make some money while they are messing around.
The people in the city had to work more, so these people began to steal from house to house, and even took advantage of the chaos. It is said that the half hour after Chang Yu entered the city was the most chaotic time. There were at least forty or fifty cases of theft and robbery in the city. Too busy, Li Shiyuan had to divide his troops to patrol and strengthen public security, but he was still short of manpower.
It wasn't until Qin Fugui's two hundred brothers joined that it finally no longer seemed so stretched.
Chang Yu disliked Qin Fugui very much. The reason has been mentioned above. If this guy had not happened to appear when he was at his weakest, he would have been slaughtered. However, this guy actually surrendered on his own initiative. At this time, the city was in urgent need of manpower, so he Used it to cushion the table legs.
Qin Fugui also knew that he was not popular. After all, he was a horse thief and had no skills to show off, so he wanted to perform well. After receiving the joint defense mission, he divided his troops into three groups and two brothers, each with seventy or eighty men. The patrols were divided into areas. Because they were not familiar with Qingzhou City, each team had one of Li Shiyuan's men as the captain to lead them on duty.
Qin Fugui is in charge of the main road in the city, which is Qingzhou North and South Street, which is the most prosperous and largest street in the city. He is conscientious and led his brothers to patrol for an afternoon. He caught a few thieves, but he didn't have the guts to kill them and handed them over to the Yamen for processing. .
It was already dark, and the brothers who had gone to the barracks to eat and rest had not yet arrived. Qin Fugui and more than a dozen of his subordinates were waiting for their rest in front of a closed shop on the street, rumbling with hunger.
One of his subordinates came rushing over, and the boss had a few people acting suspiciously.
It's dark and the horse is running wildly. He's not dressed as an official or a soldier. He's a horse thief? Bah, bah, bah, at this juncture, he must be interrogated, so Qin Fugui asked his men to stop him.
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