Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 10 Li Gui Met Li Kui

In the evening, Liu Dapao rarely worked overtime, and he and Wu Shuntian were discussing the content of work that he was mainly responsible for as the magistrate.

"From ancient times to the present, the chief officials of a land are mainly responsible for four items, namely prison, culture and education, persuading farmers, and guarding borders. Different places have different priorities."

"The master thinks, what should be the focus of this Chaozhou?"

"Of course it's more than the prison and the border. Chaozhou is the key point for military strategists. To the north is Geng Jingzhong, to the south is Shang Kexi, to the east is the sea, and on the other side of the sea is the Wanwan Zheng family. The straight-line distance here is no more than [-] miles, and a boat can go back and forth overnight."

"In this way, I can understand the way of border defense. Why is the work of Xing Prison also the focus?"

"Border defense is a prison! Think about it, if Shang Kexi rebelled, we would definitely ask for help from Geng Jingzhong. If Geng Jingzhong rebelled, we would definitely ask for help from Shang Kexi. If Shang Kexi rebelled with Geng Jingzhong, then there would be nothing wrong with it." As the saying goes, either run back to the capital or die for the country. This kind of big battle has nothing to do with us small characters. In the same way, if Zheng Jing of Wanwan is really under the pressure of the army, it is actually not much for us. We have to do It’s nothing more than assisting the local generals to do their daily drills, and organizing the country’s bravery to be available in wartime, that’s all.”

Liu Dapao nodded when he heard the words, deeply agreeing.

He never thought that he, the prefect, was such a powerful official.

"The reason why we say that the frontier defense is a prison is exactly what we said. On the one hand, the township parties in Chaozhou are tightly united, and there will be armed fights between townships at intervals, and illegal salt is rampant here. If the government wants to go to the countryside to take people, it must first ask those local snakes what they mean, otherwise you will not be able to take them at all. Offending them too much will not only lead to relaxation of border defense, but even And it might cause you a big mess."

"But on the other hand, it is mainly because of the move to the sea that the border defense and public security are mixed up here. You have me, which is very difficult, and it also makes the security situation in Chaozhou Prefecture extremely worse."

"A strategy for moving to the sea?" Liu Dapao immediately regained his spirits, "Tell me carefully."

"In order to strangle the power of Lord Guoxing, the Qing dog ordered the sea to be moved to the border, and all the people along the coast were moved inward, so that the people who had made a living lost their livelihood. Among them, if they were lucky, they could even become slaves. Most of them They are all still reduced to refugees, without a decent livelihood, naturally they are prone to chaos, and some of them are courageous, and they naturally become heroes of secret associations like you, and joined the great cause of anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty."

"So one of my main responsibilities as the magistrate is to arrest the rebellious party of the Tiandihui?"

"My lord's words are wrong, he is obviously a hero."

"Go on, what else."

"Yes, yes, as the saying goes, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, our Chaozhou people have relied on the sea to eat the sea for generations, and now they are not allowed to eat, and there are so many people who can't eat, so it is inevitable that some people will sneak into the sea of."

"There are still people who sneak into the sea? Are they not afraid of death?"

"There must be some, but how to implement it depends on the attitude of your chief official. Generally speaking, since Aobai fell to death, the sea ban in Guangdong has actually been relaxed a lot. After all, this matter of sea ban It was created by Oboi. Although it will not cause death, the calls for the abolition of border relocation have not stopped in recent years. So generally if you just go out to sea to catch fish and shrimp, sometimes you may turn a blind eye and close the other. In the near future, it is generally not too hard to kill them all."

"Of course, if you go further, there are those who secretly dry out private salt, how to investigate, whether to investigate, and how to judge if found out, there are all doorways, especially the Pingnan Palace itself has monopolized the salt and iron industry. Li, this move is undoubtedly stealing money from the Pingnan Palace. To be honest, my father-in-law is the largest private salt dealer in Chaozhou. His old man asked me to give you a message, as long as You can make a convenience with him on the profit of this private salt, and everyone will earn the benefits."

"This... It's easy to say, easy to say, let's talk about it in the long run, you go ahead and talk about it first."

"Yes, the one who is more courageous than this private salt is to go to sea to buy and sell foreign goods. These days, when doing sea trade, there is no one who is not in collusion with the enemy. After all, the Qing dog has the final say on matters on land, and those on sea The matter, it has to be decided by the surname of our country. Ordinarily, this is also the part that the magistrate needs to investigate strictly. Once found, it must be submitted to the governor immediately. In an emergency, it can be killed first and then played. In the case of a normal magistrate, you..."

"I understand. Public security and coastal defense are indeed one and two, two and one in Chaozhou. Moving to the sea, Tongzheng, Tiandihui, and refugees' governance and security are all mixed up. Master, there are only you and me here." Two people, tell me the truth, if I let the local sea trade go unchecked, is it even feasible?"

"Based on the current relationship between you and Fifth Young Master, he stabbed you in three days!"

Liu Dapao nodded knowingly: "So, if you really want to be obedient, even if you go to sea secretly to do some business, you must first get rid of Shang Zhixian, right? If you can pull him aboard together , Maybe they can really sell some goods on a small scale, after all, although they are all traitors in San Francisco, it is important to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, after all, they are all Han Chinese."

Hu Shuntian looked at him with a ghostly expression on his face, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the two young masters were joking or not.

Didn't you offend Shang Zhixian to death to force the rebellion against the San Francisco, so that the world will reap the benefits?
Just as he was talking, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the garden: "Father Heaven, Mother Earth, turn back the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!"

Liu Dapao was furious, kicked open the door and cursed loudly: "You're looking for death! Why are you shouting this slogan at night?"

Then, I saw a large group of black-clothed masked men holding various weapons in the courtyard.

"Master, why are you dressed like this?"

Then I saw Lei Zhentian coming out from the opposite room with shirtless chest hair like a chimpanzee, with a confused expression on his face: "What's going on?"

"Officer Dog, the heroes of our Tiandihui will take your life today, take your life!"

Liu Dapao was still blindfolded, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Everyone, my own people, don't be impulsive, the earthquake Gaogang is full of beautiful streams and mountains through the ages."

"You lackey of the Qing court, please die!"

"Oh my god~ help~ which department are you from! Are the connection codes different?"

(End of this chapter)