Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1014 Commendation Conference
Early the next morning, when the whistle blew, the army began to pack up the tents and eat breakfast, and the assembly was soon completed. Although it was not as good as the Qingzhou soldiers trained at the beginning, judging from the speed of the troops’ assembly, it was not bad. There is nothing wrong with army field materials.

The safest place is surrounded by the army.

In such a safe place, before Liu Yu left, he saw several death row prisoners for the last time.

These few death row prisoners are "key criminals in the case of exchanging coarse grains for fine grains."

There must be someone who is responsible, someone who provides this batch of coarse grains, and a full set of plays.

Although it is full of loopholes, it is simply a fool acting for fools.

But the important thing is not that the details are flawless, but the surface is passable.

Otherwise, it doesn't look good.

Fools watch, fools act, even if they are not fools, they have to pretend to be fools at this time.But even if it is a fool, the story has to have a beginning and an end.

At this time, Liu Yu's confidants were holding a few receipts, and after showing them, they showed the pictures and notes of the neighbors on the receipts to the death row prisoners.

"I am a man of credibility when I do things. You take care of this matter, and your wives and children will not talk about it when they get the money. You don't have to be afraid of your wife remarrying or your children changing their surnames. I will guarantee your children and send them to the army. A one-off job."

"A few of you are pirates. Since you are in this line of work, you are not afraid of death. I hope that if you lose the bet and get caught, there will be no nonsense between us."

"In short, if you trust me, just tell me where your wife and children are. I will take care of your wife. Don't worry about it. If you don't believe me, don't tell me too much. Beheading and shooting are better than hanging, right?"

"You also see those pirates who are hanged, how painful it is before death. Right."

"You know, too, that there are two ways of dying by hanging."

"One way is to pause and break the spine directly. That would be an easy death."

"But you all know the kind of hanging at sea. It's not a sudden sudden break of the spine, but a slow death by suffocation."

"Before he died, he wet his crotch, lost control of his body, and stuck out his long tongue. How ugly?"

"No matter how good a man is, he will still have runny nose and tears at that time. People can't control their runny nose and tears before hanging themselves. Even if you are a tough guy like Wu Song, you can't resist the natural reaction of the human body, right. You see too much Yes, the door is clear, there are a lot of abnormalities in the navy."

There are indeed quite a few perverts in the navy, and Liu Yu understands it very well, squatting in that small cabin all day, six out of ten have mild mental illness, and all kinds of perverts gather.Hanging pirates is something that the navy plays very well.

A few pirates who were captured said: "Who doesn't know the reputation of the Duke at sea? It's just that our wives and children are all arranged by ourselves, so don't bother the Duke. Anyway, before the robbery Yes, it's enough for them."

"The stolen goods have all melted and are all silver. Which one is clean and which one is dirty? This silver is spent in China, Sulu, Holland, and Spain. We also have missionaries to help, Luzon , There is also an industry in Mexico, and we have received the Duke's wish."

"The Duke is right, you are willing to bet and admit defeat. The Duke wrote an open letter to us before, and we refused to accept it. Isn't this a bet? Then die."

Speaking of this, Liu Yu sneered and laughed, and asked: "Hey, I asked someone to write to you before, saying that the situation has changed and telling you to recognize the situation, why don't you believe it?"

A pirate also smiled wryly and said: "I have received the letter. I didn't understand it at the time, and it is too late to understand it now. The Guogong letter said that when the Dutch people in Nanyang were powerful, we might be recruited. But now, the situation in Nanyang The imperial court doesn’t want pirates at all, because what the imperial court needs now is free trade.”

"And even at the beginning, the imperial court didn't want pirates at all. Because unlike those Westerners, their trade with each other is a competition, while ours is a business relationship. Therefore, pirates must die, and the Celestial Dynasty does not want privateers, because no one is there. A privateer in the inland sea."

"It's just that even if you know the situation, it's useless. Isn't it quick to make money as a pirate? Who knows that the imperial navy is really not what it used to be these years."

"I've watched it too, so I should change careers sooner."

This pirate leader is also talkative, anyway, he is a person who is going to die, so he is not afraid of anything.

Liu Yu wondered, "Changing careers? Doing business?"

Unexpectedly, the pirate was a well-educated person, shaking his head and said: "The Duke's words are wrong. Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be princes. In fact, from the moment we received the letter from the Duke, we should understand that the situation will change. , you shouldn’t continue to be a pirate.”

"You should take your brothers directly ashore, imitate the story of "Water Margin", and get a king. Then you will pay tribute to the court and submit to the court."

"It's impossible to be recruited as a pirate. If you can be the lord of a small country in Nanyang, you may still be recruited. I regret that I didn't think about it at the beginning, or I am not a prisoner now, but a guest here." Yes. A few days ago, the court changed the Yuan Dynasty, if I had figured it out, I should go to the capital to join the court of all nations, and I might even get a reward from the court."

"Look at the group of people in Borneo, haven't they been recruited one by one now? They used to go together, but they went there to dig gold and went ashore. In these days, pirates can't do it anymore, so they have to go ashore and become bandits. The only way out is to grab territory overseas and become king, and if you get along well, you can directly become a prince."

Liu Yu clapped his hands and praised: "That's right, so you just don't understand the general trend."

The pirate sighed again and said, "However, being a pirate is better than being happy. The Duke is under one man and above ten thousand, but he can do things with his hands tied."

"If you want to clean up the squires, you have to do this and that, and you have to make up nonsense. If we... Of course, we don't have such a mind for the people. I mean, if we have such a mind, we will kill it directly. matter, why bother?"

"Don't worry, Duke, we understand what to say."

"Beheading is nothing but a scar the size of a bowl."

"What you want to say is for the common people, it's nonsense. To be honest, if we really have this intention, we will not be pirates, but go directly to the mountain to gather righteousness and pull out the apricot flag for the sky."

"But when we think about it, when we die, hundreds of gentry in northern Jiangsu will be buried for us. This treatment is comparable to that of a prince, and it is also very happy."

Liu Yu laughed too, and said, "There is some truth to that. All right, let me tell you what else you want. Everything I can do, I will do for you. Except for avoiding death, you must die."

These death row prisoners looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "There's nothing else to do."

"That's good."

After all, Liu Yu asked his confidant to pour the wine, touched the prisoners and said, "Then let's say goodbye. Let's drink the beheading wine now."

Several people touched each other's bowls, Liu Yu nodded at the death row prisoners, and went out.

The officers outside had already assembled the army, and finally waited for the order to move out, and then marched towards the south.

a day later.

But April 28 in the first year of the new year is an auspicious day for the zodiac.

Near the estuary of the newly dug Huaihe River into the sea, a rather large venue has been set up.

The excavated soil has been piled up to form a high embankment, and the upstream has not yet released water, only moist loess.

The country gentry, students, etc. who participated in the contracting organization for the construction of the Huaihe River this time gathered here, waiting for the imperial court's commendation.

They understood what was said at the scene, and they also knew the significance of the construction of the Huaihe River this time to the country.

At the very least, the floods in Anhui can be much lighter than before.Hongze Lake no longer needs to be so high, the water level in the upper reaches will not be so high, and there will be no floods in Anhui due to a rain.

In addition, what they are most concerned about is when the court plans to open the second phase of the project.

Along this new Huaihe River, an irrigation project will be created.

Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the imperial court has seldom built such large-scale irrigation and water conservancy projects.

The familiar Dujiangyan, Zhengguoqu, Liufuqu, Baiqu, Jianhu, etc., are all a long time ago.

Dashun abolished the use of the Grand Canal, and now these projects are naturally either for disaster relief or for irrigation.

Now that the new river has been repaired, and a new irrigation area can be built on this basis, it will be a big profit for these gentry.

I heard that the imperial court will approve a sum of money next year, and I feel that the Yellow River has not been diverted when the Fangong embankment was repaired.Now that the Yellow River has been diverted for so long, and has been rushed out for one or two hundred miles, the Fangong embankment is a little behind, and we must continue to build dikes near the sea.

Once the new seawall is repaired, those wastelands that no one cares about before will be worth reclaiming.

At that time, wouldn't it be the first to win the moon if it is close to the water?
When the seawall and irrigation canals are built next year, they will be responsible for the construction of the Huaihe River like this time, and they will be able to pay another sum of money.

While each of them was waiting for Liu Yu to ascend the throne to commend them with a beautiful yearning for the future life, some people gradually felt that something was wrong.

The place chosen for this venue is a bit depressing.

It was in a depression surrounded by piled up soil.

This is very inconsistent with the Feng Shui at this time. This kind of joyful thing is about the unity of man and nature. How can it be in such a depression?
And when Liu Yu just arrived, the depression was surrounded by soldiers with armed guns, spreading out carefully.All the muskets had bayonets on them, and what made them feel a little uneasy was that the bayonets were all pointing inside.

But I don't know what's going on, so I can only do this and wait.

I don't know what time to wait until two horns sounded, and Liu Yu led people to appear.

After boarding the high platform in front, the squire who thought Liu Yu would say a few words of congratulations and praise, but saw the situation where he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and dumped him when he ran out.

When Liu Yu stopped there, the first sentence he spoke made many gentry tremble with fear.

"I heard that during the process of building the river, some people exchanged coarse grains for the fine grains rationed by the court? I also heard that some people exchanged silver money to deduct the service money of the people? Also, the shovel and other tools, I clearly Having said that, the imperial court pays the money, and the common people don’t need to pay it back when it’s used up, why do I hear that some people even withhold the money?”

"There is also the soil basket that carried the soil before. I have said that I have to pay. Why is it all apportioned and not paid?"

"Now, I'll give you a chance. Is this true or false?"

"If this happens, you might as well turn yourself in quickly, and get a lighter punishment."

After finishing speaking, he asked someone to hold out a chime clock, looked at the time and said, "It's a quarter past nine, and I'll wait until ten o'clock. I won't wait when it's overdue."

Putting the chiming bell in front of him, Liu Yu sat on the chair with his legs crossed, and the orderly next to him poured him tea with a kettle.

The magistrate of Funing County, who was standing not far from Liu Yu, saw Liu Yu's posture, and couldn't help but groan in his heart.

The county magistrate of Funing County didn't get much involved in this matter, because this time Liu Yu insisted on contracting the gentry, and the county magistrate of Funing County couldn't intervene at all.

The magistrate of Funing County is not deaf or blind, and he knows some things well.

But this is the case at the grassroots level at this time, and they can do nothing to do with themselves.It's a rare thing to be different.

Those who can do this kind of business must have someone behind them. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me, so why do I care about it?

He thought it was someone fighting against Duke Xingguo behind his back, or that Duke Xingguo was involved in the business.

Whether Duke Xing Guo participated in it, or someone behind the scenes fought with Duke Xing Guo, can he, a small county magistrate, take care of it?
In the fight between gods and gods, even if they form cliques to fight within the court, the local government must start with the governor and the fifth rank of the capital official to be eligible to enter.But don't say that you are a local county magistrate, even if you are a Beijing official, this rank is not enough for admission.

Looking at the terrain he chose, at first he thought Liu Yu was messing around, how could there be such a festive thing to choose a depression?
Looking at it now, the depression is surrounded by soldiers. These are field troops, not local garrisons.

Judging from the flag, it seems that it is still the garrison on the east side.

The county magistrate thought to himself, this time it will be lively, and he wants to watch a big show.

Seeing Liu Yu drinking tea leisurely there, the county magistrate felt relieved, and thought for a moment, thinking that the Duke of the State didn't let me intervene back then, and he led someone to take over.Fortunately, I didn't have a chance to start, otherwise I really don't know if I can control myself.

The few squires in the front were all looking at him at this time, and the magistrate of Funing panicked suddenly, thinking, don't fucking look at me, what are you looking at me for?Look at me at this time, isn't it hurting me?
I dare not move now.If you move your body a little bit, the people on the Duke's side will think that you are nodding or shaking your head. They are sending you some news, and you will be in big trouble that day.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the county magistrate of Funing put all his energy into it, stiffened his neck, and dared not move.

(End of this chapter)