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Chapter 20 Longhua Mansion

Clap la la.
Misty and rainy June, with continuous drizzle.

Longhua Mansion.

"It's been raining for half a month. Why is it still falling? I heard that half of the county in Quanjiang County was flooded, and 10,000+ people were displaced. I don't know if the government's relief money has come down."

"What's the use of coming down? Corrupt officials are rampant, dirty officials are everywhere, and major grain merchants are also taking advantage of disasters to make profits. Today, my wife asked me to buy rice. In the past, coarse rice was 4 cents a catty, and fine rice was 7 cents. Rice costs 13 Wen, but I don’t even dare to ask about fine rice.”

"Hey, the world is so difficult, there are many natural disasters, and there are more corrupt officials. I don't know when it will end."

"Head, how can there be head, but I heard that the Taipingdao, which was wiped out last year, has become active again recently. Didn't they all be wiped out last year?"

"Suppression, how to suppress, they think the Taiping Dao is just a few dharma kings and rudder masters, but the real Taiping Dao is actually tens of thousands of people who are starving and want to eat their fill."

"Hiss, you can't talk nonsense about this."

"Yes, drink, drink, today's rice wine is enough."

bang
A muffled thunder.

The rain is getting heavier.

at the same time.

Prefect Yamen.

"I've been looking forward to it for so long, and I'm finally looking forward to you. In the past half a month, there has been chaos everywhere in Ping'an Road, and repeated attacks on the government's granaries have caused panic everywhere."

in the back hall.

The magistrate of Longhua, who was over [-] years old, vomited bitterness with a sad face.

"quick?"

"We also want to be fast."

"But Mr. Zhifu, don't forget that we came very quickly last year. As a result, hundreds of elite disciples helped you encircle and suppress Ping'an Road. You received the credit. One person was killed or injured, and a pension of 1000 to 3000 taels of silver was paid. The sum of money has not been collected until now."

Upon hearing this.

The magistrate of Longhua was a little speechless, and said falteringly: "There is also a reason for this. You also know that Longhua Mansion has been plagued by disasters in the past few years, either severe drought or flood, plus man-made disasters. It’s almost impossible to uncover the pot, I really don’t want to renege on my debt.”

"I don't care about it. I just know that our accounts are not clear."

"When I was going down the mountain, the real person in charge told me that relationships are relationships, and accounts are accounts. My Baishou Palace is responsible for assisting local state capitals and stabilizing the rivers and lakes. But we are not eating the emperor's food. One is one, and the other is two. If it weren't for the fear that Taipingdao would turn its guns to retaliate against us after it grows bigger, we would not interfere in the Taipingdao matter this time."

Self-knowledge.

The prefect of Longhua said vaguely: "Then wait for another two days. The Quanjiang County below will send out water. I am preparing to organize merchants in the city to collect donations. When the donations are over, the 2 taels of silver that are short of you will be settled."

Done.

The prefect of Longhua looked left and right again: "Jiang Zhenchuan, you brought these dozen people here. Last time, Sun Zhenchuan brought more than a hundred disciples from the mountain."

"Small?"

Jiang Xuan frowned: "You also said that it was the last time. The Taiping Dao was at its peak last year. There was one leader at the master level, four Dharma kings at the first-rate level, plus a dozen or so second-rate rudder masters, thousands of The congregation, of course, need more people.

This time.

There are only a few remnants of the party. Although they are revived, the master and the three Dharma kings who died in battle will never be resurrected.

Even if it can be added, grandmasters and first-class masters are not Chinese cabbage.

In the case of Ping'an Dao, two or three first-class masters will be the end, and the possibility of a grandmaster sitting in charge is very small. "

The prefect of Longhua doesn't think so: "It's okay to have two or three first-rate masters, just in case there is another grandmaster"

"There is no chance." Jiang Xuan knew what he wanted to say: "The mountain gate has secretly sent the grandmaster down the mountain. If there is no grandmaster on the Taipingdao, it will be fine. If there is, he will only die worse than the previous head teacher."

As he said that, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but look at the prefect of Longhua again: "What's going on with you, you're so urgent, are you scared out of your wits by Ping An Dao.

In other words, in the huge Longhua Mansion, there are not many first-class masters who can be used. You can't even deal with the remnants of the Taiping Dao. We need to come in person. "

Hehe
The prefect of Longhua smiled awkwardly.

But there is no way.

Although Longhua is a land of one government, it has jurisdiction over thousands of miles.

But he is just the magistrate of the running water, and those high-ranking and wealthy families are the iron masters.

earlier years.

The world is peaceful, and the local elites are still restrained. As long as the magistrate comes forward, those families in the prefecture and county will sell some face. It is not difficult to gather three or five top-notch experts.

Not anymore.

The world is becoming chaotic, and the local elites are getting bigger.

If people recognize you, you are a master, if they don't recognize you, you are a fart.

Take the third class of headhunters under the magistrate's yamen as an example.

One counts as one, and he can command several, iron-clad officials, and flowing officials. After hundreds of years, this team of government offices has long been corroded by local tyrants. you.

"Sure enough, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite."

Jiang Xuan also saw the helplessness of the prefect of Longhua: "Tell me, what is the situation now."

"Lack of people."

The magistrate of Longhua showed helplessness: "Of the three classes of yamen servants under me, only the people in the Zao class were brought by me, and the people in the other two classes have long been monopolized by the wealthy families in the city, and they don't listen to my orders at all.

Some small things are fine, but it's hard to say what these people are thinking about such a big event as encircling and suppressing Ping'an Road.

There is also a lack of masters. Longhua used to have three gold medal headhunters, all of whom were first-class.

After a big battle last year, a gold medal headhunter was killed in the battle, and another was a local elite. Right now, the only one I can call on is old headhunter Wang.

As for the aristocratic family.

People in Ping'an Road are very smart. They only rob the government's granaries, and they don't move the rich families.

The aristocratic family has no conflict of interest with Ping'an Road. On the contrary, because Ping'an Road attacked the government's granary and the price of food has risen, these people have made a lot of money.

Ping An said to himself.

These people are simply lunatics. They looted the government and distributed the government silver and food they robbed to the affected people. They are very popular among the people.

I also tried to catch a few people from Ping'an Dao and come back to find out their reality.

But as long as I make a move, the people below will tip off the news, and even take the initiative to harbor rebellion, which makes me miserable. "

"Brother."

Listen to each sentence.

A mountain disciple who followed Jiang Xuan down the mountain couldn't help but said: "People from Ping'an Dao ransacked the government to help the victims. It doesn't sound like these people are very bad."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The magistrate of Longhua was furious: "The official food and official silver of Longhua Prefecture are sent to the border. The victims in Quanjiang County have no food to eat, and at most 10,000+ victims will starve to death. Quanjiang is still called Quanjiang, and Longhua is still called Longhua. If the border guards have no food, no pay, and cannot guard the border, once the Allied Forces of the Four Nations arrive, we will perish our country and exterminate our species."

in the eyes of the victims.

The people of Ping'an Road robbed the government and gave them the official rations and official money they robbed so that they could survive.

What about the government?

If you don't give them food and don't give them money, you're even more of a bastard than a bastard.

But in the eyes of the prefect of Longhua.

Ping'an Dao is a traitor who plots rebellion and a beast who shakes the country.

You thought you hit the government and saved 10,000+ people.

In fact, if the border gate fails, it will not be 10,000+, or tens of thousands of people who will die, but millions, or even tens of millions. It is not clear at a glance which is more important.

(End of this chapter)