Wu Shanqiao leaned against a tree, with a tired look on his face and drooped eyelids. He looked at the people digging holes in the distance from the corner of his eye. More than thirty people were dead.
The plague has been spreading in Shaowu Mansion for the longest time. By the time he, Wang Chang and others arrived, many people were already seriously ill, and it was difficult to recover even with heavy medicines. Out of ten, two could barely be saved, and already It was the King of Hell who gave me face.
Wang Chang directed the people to dig the pits and then evacuate. Then he ordered the accompanying medical officers to carry the corpses into the pits. After burying them, he spread a layer of lime on the mounds and ordered the medical officers who had come into contact with the corpses to disinfect them. .
Life has become very fragile in the face of epidemics, and we don’t know who’s turn will be next. People in the outside world live a comfortable life, but they don't know that some places have become Shura fields of hell, and horrific death has become the protagonist.
Wang Chang walked towards Wu Shanqiao, took off his mask, and took a few deep breaths: "You heard, right? Wang Zhonghe rebelled."
Wu Shanqiao lamented and shook his head bitterly: "The most worrying thing has finally happened. I only hope that Governor Yu can control the situation as soon as possible and prevent the military disaster from sweeping other state capitals."
Wang Chang nodded heavily: "The military disaster is much more terrible than the epidemic. The people here are also suffering and experiencing double disasters. But I believe in Governor Yu, he will not let the situation worsen."
Wu Shanqiao was not optimistic and said worriedly: "You are from the capital. I don't know how many party members Wang Zhonghe has."
Wang Chang looked deeply at Wu Shanqiao and said softly: "You are not from the capital. You don't know how powerful the capital is."
Wu Shanqiao stared.
Wang Chang put his hands behind his back and said confidently: "You have forgotten that the imperial court has steam engines and ships. Wang Zhonghe may not know it yet, but do you know that the navy is gathering on the southeast coast, and the main gathering place is Taiping Port . In other words, at this moment, at least more than 10,000 naval forces have arrived on the coast of Fujian. Once they intervene, how long do you think Wang Zhonghe can survive?"
Wu Shanqiao knew the news of the navy's assembly, but he also knew that it would take time for the navy to intervene, and the number of steam-powered ships was limited, so it was not easy for other ships to go upstream.
"Okay, you can rest first. Our mission is to control the plague and treat the people. Governor Yu will handle other matters. Everyone performs his or her duties and goes in his or her own order. Everything will be fine in the end."
Wang Chang comforted Wu Shanqiao, then turned around and got busy again.
Wu Shanqiao looked up at the sky. He wondered if Zhu Yunwen had received news of Wang Zhonghe's rebellion at this time. Yu Xin was just a civil servant. Whether he could handle such a dangerous situation...
No matter what, save people.
Wu Shanqiao didn't care about anything else. He took a deep breath and forced himself to stand up. I can't save all the people in Fujian, I can only do my best to save the patients here.
The weather has begun to cool down, and the spread of the plague has slowed down. Unfortunately, 26 of the medical officers who came out of the capital were infected by inhalation due to contact with plague patients. Although they were treated with medication, they Four people still died of the disease.
Wu Shanqiao believes that masks have a positive effect in protecting against the plague. He forces all medical officers to wear one mask when not in contact with patients and two masks when in contact with patients. Although it is a bit boring, this measure has indeed reduced the number of infections among medical officers.
Yanping Prefecture, Nanping County.
Security Bureau commander Tong Zhiyue Sihai was sitting in a small boat, swinging his fishing rod and fishing quietly.
Lin Zhaoxue came over and took out a document: "There is no problem with the Fuzhou Three Guards. On his way back to Taiping Port, Navy Chief Li Jian eliminated Wang Zhonghe's cronies in the Fuzhou Three Guards. Now the Fuzhou Three Guards Wei has been taken over by Li Jian, and Tan Yuan is on his way to succeed Qi Dong as the new commander of Fujian Capital."
Yue Sihai took the document, looked at it, and then put it next to him: "The Fuzhou Three Guards are so close to the Navy. They have watched the Navy's bombardment and understand the power of firearms. It is unlikely that these sergeants will follow Wang Zhonghe to rebel." Guard Sgt. They are not someone's private soldiers, they are members of the imperial court. As long as the imperial court returns their salaries and allows them to live a stable life, no one will want to raise their heads to fight against the Navy and the Beijing Army."
Lin Zhaoxue smiled, it was true.
Although Wang Zhonghe has been running Fujian for many years, he has formed countless cliques and seems to control the three divisions of Fujian. But in fact, this kind of clique is limited to the officialdom level. For officials, clerks, and sergeants, Wang Zhonghe wants to rebel. They don't want to.
The purpose of forming a party is to get benefits and live a good life, but to be greedy is to be a little bit greedy, but not to seek death.
Yue Sihai looked at the river and asked, "Have Wang Zhonghe's family members been under control?"
Lin Zhaoxue nodded: "Under control, our people have just arrived, and Wang Zhonghe's messenger has also arrived. Wang Zhonghe had anticipated this day, and he arranged a secret escape route to transfer his family, and his On the way back is a group of businessmen.”
"merchant?!"
Yue Sihai narrowed his eyes, his gaze slightly cold.
In the past few years, business has developed rapidly, and the attitude of officials in the capital towards merchants has quietly changed. Even the Imperial College no longer discusses whether merchants need to exist. In their words, it is too low-level.
The status of businessmen is changing, and it is slightly beyond that of ordinary people. But this is not the problem. The problem is the collusion between businessmen and officials!
What Wang Zhonghe is using to win over and control Fujian officialdom is just two words:
Money!
It's either gold or silver, or a lot of treasure money.
Wang Zhonghe obtained these resources not only by plundering the private sector, but also by helping merchants "smuggling" and "tax avoidance".
The imperial court implemented a floating tax rate, and the luxury goods tax was very painful. In order to avoid being taxed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, the businessmen simply approached Wang Zhonghe and promised a benefit of 5,000 taels to avoid the 10,000 taels tax, which was a good deal.
The imperial court did not allow businessmen to collude with the government. In the capital, Huizhou merchants and Shanxi merchants kept a distance from the imperial officials intentionally or unintentionally. Even if they wanted to talk to the imperial officials, they would go to the government office openly, and they would rarely visit secretly in the middle of the night. For gift giving.
But that was the capital, a place where security bureaus were everywhere and censors wandered around. But at the local level, the problems exposed are no longer trivial. Behind Wang Zhonghe's rebellion, there was the root cause of collusion between government and businessmen.
Businessmen, businessmen, the court has given you the opportunity to make a fortune. Isn't it enough to get three to five times the profit? Does it have to be seven times, eight times, or ten times the profit?
Yue Sihai didn't understand that capital would eat people. They didn't care about rules or irregularities. As long as there was profit to be made, there would always be some businessmen who would take risks.
"Seize all the goods, properties, and shops of Wang Zhonghe and his subordinate merchants, find out the property of Wang Zhonghe, Qi Dong, and others who are against the party, and make a list of them one by one. Keep warning, if anyone stretches out his hand here, I will not be polite. "
Yue Sihai ordered.
After Lin Zhaoxue agreed, she turned and left.
Yue Sihai was still fishing, but people from the Security Bureau were moving around. This group of people come from the capital and are proficient in torture methods. They can interrogate a group of people, investigate a group of people, and control a group of people.
The other guard posts in Fujian were basically cleared, and the commander of Yanping Guard was also changed. The deputy general took over, guarding the main road on the north bank of Jianjiang River to prevent the rebels in Jian'an City from entering Yanping Prefecture.
The speed of Yu Xin and Zhu Yunwen's movements exceeded the imagination of Wang Zhonghe and others. Thanks to the advantages of waterways and the fact that the main local post roads were changed to concrete, it provided great convenience for the imperial court's mobile army.
Although the number of war horses in the capital is still small, it is no longer stretched. The deployment of two thousand cavalry and four thousand cavalry out of the capital will not hinder the normal training of the capital.
Yue Sihai knew that Zhu Yunwen did not treat the Fujian incident as a major event from beginning to end. What he paid most attention to in the southeast was Xiaoliuqiu Island.
In other words, in Zhu Yunwen's eyes, Fujian's problem is only a tactical issue, while Xiaoliuqiu Island is a strategic issue.
Tactical problems are easy to solve, methods are flexible, and you strive to take the initiative.
Strategic issues are difficult to solve, and there is no way to retreat. We must go all out.
In just three days after Wang Zhonghe's rebellion, the Security Bureau followed Yu's new arrangements, ignored them day and night, and fully intervened in the rectification of Yanping Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Funing Prefecture health centers, and official circles to ensure that the crisis was contained in Jianning. Inside the mansion.
Yue Sihai didn't go to Jianyang City or Yu Xin's side. There was no need. Yu Xin had not only Guo Gang, but also Duan Yun and a madman who was fighting.
Jianyang City, government office.
Wang Zhonghe retreated behind Li Weiming and Guo Qing, looked at Yu Xin, then looked at Lu Junsheng and Liang Yuhua: "You dare to betray me?"
Lu Junsheng stood beside Yu Xin and said with a cold face: "Betrayal? Oh, my loyalty was given to the Emperor of Heaven, but not to you, so how can I talk about betrayal? But you, as a minister of the Emperor, actually plotted If you go against something, you can catch it without hesitation!"
Wang Zhonghe looked at Yu Xin and others and laughed: "Have you forgotten that I came to Jianyang City with troops! As long as I give the order, you will be chopped into pieces!"
Yu Xin said calmly: "Really? Then you try it."
Wang Zhonghe's eyelids were twitching, and a feeling of uneasiness surged into his heart.
Guo Qing was startled. He didn't know when two people appeared around Yu Xin. Both of them were carrying two swords on their backs, one at the waist. The difference is that the person on the left is tall and steady, with eyes as sharp as an eagle, while the person on the right is short and thin, with an evil smile at the corner of his mouth.
Guo Luan raised his feet, squatted down on a chair, and looked at Wang Zhonghe, Guo Qing and others coldly: "You are the one who made me run around day and night for how many days? Come on, who will live with me for two days?" Recruit, is it you?"
Li Weiming pressed down his waist knife and looked at Guo Luan, who was looking directly at him. This man was very strange, but extremely difficult to mess with. He was surrounded by a strong murderous aura. It seemed that many people had died in his hands!
Master!
"Then let me meet you, Jianning left guard, Li Weiming!"
Li Weiming took a deep breath, knowing that things could no longer be good, but no matter what, people have to repay kindness. If they want to kill Guo Qing, they must step on his own body!
Guo Luan nodded slightly and praised: "What a courage, Security Bureau, Guo Luan!"
Wang Zhonghe's eyes were suddenly startled and he shouted: "You are Guo Luan, the Three Swordsman, the one who killed the strange Taoist Jing Guan!"
Tang Buping stared at Wang Zhonghe with eagle eyes, and walked step by step: "You actually know the strange Taoist Jing Guan? Why, the young master's hand was cut off, how dare you reach out to Fujian in ancient and modern times?!"
