Liang Chuan said he wanted to discuss it with Su Wei, but in fact he already had the answer in his mind.
To kill Cao Buxiu, it was just a matter of one blow, but Liang Chuan kept him here until now. Cao Buxiu lived up to his expectations and discovered iron ore. It is not easy to find iron ore on Fujian Road. Such talents are as precious as a piece of ore exploration equipment!
It can be seen with the naked eye that Liang Jiajun will develop in the future. Now it only has a few thousand people. The iron and coal resources required are not a small amount, and they will be countless in the future!
Just when Liang Chuan was distracted by Cao Bujiu's affairs, another news came.
Since Si Fangxing was transferred to Guangnan West Road, he spent more than a month traveling day and night, traveling by land and water, and finally arrived at Guangnan West Road.
Exile is a very painful punishment. If Liang Chuan had not been promoted to the imperial horse by Xia Song and officially entered the civil service, his identity would have undergone earth-shaking changes. Otherwise, according to Song law, Liang Chuan would have to live in Guyuan for the rest of his life. , if he is lucky and Zhao Zhen has another son, he will be amnesty to the world, and he will have the opportunity to become a normal citizen again.
Si Fangxing's luck was worse.
Before he was sentenced to exile by Han Qi, there happened to be a general amnesty in the world. When Concubine Chen gave birth to a prince for Zhao Zhen, Si Fangxing got up early and rushed to the evening market, so he could only go to serve in the southwest.
In his opinion, if he wanted to pardon his crime, he could only wait until Zhao Zhen died and then the new emperor ascended the throne to pardon him.
But looking at the current Zhao Guan family, they are young and powerful, less than forty years old, and now they have solved the prince's problem, and they are happy every day. It is not a problem to live for another few decades at least!
When they left Quanzhou Prefecture, Gao Chun and Liang Chuan had arranged for the government servants to be their own. When they encountered a good road, they would use a carriage to pull a group of people on the road. If they couldn't walk the mountain road, they would buy a few mules from the locals. Carrying a group of people across the mountain!
The yamen officer felt it straight away. After working as a footman all his life, it was the first time that someone could treat him like an uncle. He could still be so comfortable escorting prisoners. He was not here to suffer. He was clearly here for pleasure and sightseeing!
Even so, Si Fangxing still complains endlessly. Over the years, he has lived like an emperor, with inexhaustible money and rare treasures everywhere for him to enjoy. Every day, he can only worry about what to have fun tomorrow without worrying about lack of money. , as long as you worry about the girls in the brothel not being pretty enough, don’t worry about them not working hard!
Look at what kind of day it is now. I eat chaffy vegetables every day. Although there are restaurants on the road, I am afraid of being too ostentatious and don't dare to show my wealth. I always look for some shabby hotels to stay. This mule was even more disgusting. The mule stunk so much that it made him boil with soreness.
The road to Lingnan also makes people speechless. During the day, it is so hot that it makes people’s eyes blurry with stars. At night, dew appears in the valleys, or the wind blows fiercely when climbing up the mountain. The clothes you just put on during the day have to be taken out again at night. , it makes people a little crazy!
As soon as the three of them entered the boundary of Guangnan West Road, the two government officials skillfully used the money Gaochun gave them to buy their way, and went to the nearby Xidong to recruit more than ten followers!
They were said to be followers, but I saw that these natives had a short bow on their body, a hatchet stuck on their backs, and a short spear made of white softwood in their hands! What is this for? Si Fangxing was puzzled and asked the two escorting government officials what they meant.
The former Si Fangxing could be considered half their commander, but this official didn't have to escort prisoners to climb mountains and wade through rivers, and he didn't know much about many of the ways inside!
The yamen servant smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, the road we are walking on has another name, called Huangquan Road! Living and dead are not allowed to return! Have you seen these natives? Without them, we would never have reached Anping Prefecture. , we can’t even reach Yongzhou!”
Yongzhou is now Nanning, the seat of Guangnan West Road!
Si Fangxing asked in disbelief: "Why do people from these realms still dare to come and kill the officials of the imperial court?"
If the yamen servant had been replaced by someone else, and the strongman on the road had kidnapped the troops, it would have been considered as completing the task. After reporting to the local officials, he could go back to deliver the mission. The person in front of him was the original boss of Weiyuan Building, and his superior Gao Chun. Thanks to brothers, they don’t dare to mess around!
"Official servants? They are the fat sheep in the eyes of the natives here! The ones who rob are the official servants, which means the official servants have the money and money. They rob people and send them back and send them back to send ransoms. They achieve multiple things with one stone. They don't dare to see the caravan. Get started, if you see a passenger, you will never leave if you can chase him!"
"Brother Chai, are you asking these people to escort you?"
"Our lives are precious and we cannot use them to play with these natives. Naturally, we spend a few small sums of money to hire a few natives to protect us and suppress the barbarians. They know how to deal with these natives best!"
Si Fangxing said with a trembling voice: "Aren't you afraid that these natives will rob us first?"
"Don't be afraid. These people are specialized in this business, and they are trustworthy. Otherwise, the business will be ruined after one or two times. Who would dare to let him lead the way?"
More than ten natives only spent thirty guan to escort them from the Guangnan border to Anping Prefecture, which was a journey of several hundred miles!
These people were so kind, so kind that they gave them 30 guan of money, and they actually brought their own dry food and escorted them on both sides of the mules along the way. They were more dedicated than their own army!
Just like the Yamen said, danger will come when you enter Guangnan.
The natives were hiding in the woods in twos and threes, and from time to time they would set traps and shoot cold arrows to ambush them, but these small tricks were usually discovered by the natives in advance! When a group of local bandits see a team of more than a dozen natives escorting them, they will generally avoid it.
Shopping is not good for the natives.
Being able to afford to hire so many guards shows that this team of people are important people. Although they have money, their lives are more important. It is not worth the loss to spend all the people for a little money. The robbers also know that these native guards are their bread and butter. If they take other people's money, they will only become more vicious when they put it together!
I thought it was just a twists and turns on the road, but when I arrived at the destination, Si Fangxing realized what a land of tigers and wolves it was!
The administrative divisions of the southwest region are completely different from those of the Central Plains region!
The Central Plains is divided into three-level administrative divisions of Luzhou and County. In the southwest, it becomes Zhaizhoudong. Zhai is the largest administrative area, which is equivalent to Lu. Next, there are small prefectures divided into various places, and then within the prefectures are the small prefectures of various places. The village is not called a village but a cave!
According to the division of the Song Dynasty, it is unclear which state this belongs to. In the early Song Dynasty, when Taizu first established the world, his focus was always on the sixteen states of Yanyun in the north, and he had no time to take into account the Manyue in the south, so he adopted the rule of governing the land with the land. Policies and all the most basic management rights were delegated to the chieftain.
Even now, the imperial court rarely sends an official from the fifth rank to take office here. Under the management of the chieftain, the Han officials were simply clay sculptures of the earth, just for good looks. According to the Southwest Native Management Law, this place should be under the control of Taiping Village! The imperial court may not be willing to give up its nominal rule over the southwest, so it still sent officials here, but the level was not high, that is, the seventh-grade Xiaozhizhai. Speaking of which, the Taipingzhai Zhizhai was an official appointed by the imperial court. !
Although Taipingzhai is one level higher than Anping Prefecture in terms of organizational structure, the two are basically brothers in poverty and are even poorer than the lower counties.
Because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the three-division transfer system established by Taizu was still in name only on Guangnan West Road in the Southern Song Dynasty. The court had given up taxation in these places. Not only did the local chieftains privately withhold taxes, but the court would turn a blind eye; Indulging in this kind of behavior, the bottom line is that they take the money and don't rebel!
The issue of tax collection has triggered numerous rebellions in Lingnan, and the imperial court has been unable to suppress them. The consequence of this is that the local chieftains have become increasingly powerful, and they have increasingly ignored the central court!
The village is called the superior of the state and county, but the money cannot be received. Except for the Tibetan soldiers stationed by the imperial court, other jurisdictions have long been in name only. The duty of Zhizhai is more like supervising the army, taking good care of these chieftains, and as long as they rebel, they will Report to the top, and once your term is up, see if you can be promoted to another more affluent place!
This Taiping Village belongs to the middle and upper class among the five villages in Yongzhou, but when Si Fangxing took a look, this place was undoubtedly a place where refugees were distributed. The people were just like living in a primitive society, and no one looked refreshing. He was expressionless, insensitive, and extremely dirty. He saw that Si Fangxing, a criminal prostitute, was wearing better clothes than those of ordinary people!
Si Fangxing was even afraid that his clothes would be stripped off by these local people in the street, so they would wear them themselves!
Sure enough, as soon as Si Fangxing arrived at the prison to report, all his belongings were immediately confiscated, leaving him with only a pair of underpants and not even a shirt. According to them, it was too hot here to use him!
There were a few Han people who could not speak, but the locals were arrogant and would pick up the guy if they couldn't get along with each other. The two escorting officials gave some money to the governor of the guard station and left. As soon as he turned around, Si Fangxing was beaten several times!
The officers in the Anping Prefecture prison know best that most of the people who commit crimes as soon as they come are desperadoes. Such people do not need to be serious about committing crimes. It is different for people like Si Fangxing. They give money as soon as they come. This shows that Afraid of suffering and having little financial resources, how can we squeeze some money out of their families if we don’t torture them!
The journey was very difficult, and the money was not stolen by passerby robbers. When we arrived at the destination, the most dangerous person appeared. . It’s none other than someone who eats royal food!
Si Fangxing's money was robbed, he was hung up and beaten several times. It turned out that Si Fangxing, who weighed nearly 200 pounds, had been tortured to the point where no trace of fat was left! He was beaten every day. After the beating, he was not given food or sleep. The commander told Si Fangxing that there was still some food left at home, so he immediately forced Si Fangxing to write a letter to his family asking for money, otherwise He is about to die!
