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Chapter 109 Lin Gusheng Runs Away from Chuzhou

"You white-faced thieves, you talk about the drought and pests so lightly, why, when you open the door to do business, you think that the common people can't afford to eat and worry about the little money in their pockets?" Lin Gusheng stared fiercely, When I slapped the table, I was extremely upset.

Xiaoer looked like a mourning concubine, with a bitter face, and sighed: "Master, you are a rich man from Zhongzhou. If you come here today, you will leave tomorrow. Don't worry about the firewood, rice, oil and salt. We ordinary people in Wanzhou will be miserable. It's taxes and corvée, the pressure on me has already broken my spine, no, Wuzhou next door is fighting, although the war has not affected us, but the master of the state government is panicking, and we are also panicking, who knows Will the group of Japanese pirates come here after they have tasted the sweetness? They are building canals to divert water from the Qujiang River, and building fortifications. It's food. The government wants food, but the common people have no food. In the end, it falls to us small traders? These days, in this chaotic world, there are bandits and grass bandits, and the government is poor. How can we not manage it? Troubled times , Human life is cheap, and the villain is the same. It is a day to get by, and you can count on it for a day. Maybe one day, the luck is not good, and you have to go to the defense line; or you really have no money, and the bandits come. There is no money to buy your life in robbery, and you have to go to see the king of Hades, this world is really going to drive people to death."

He talked endlessly, chattering endlessly, but Lin Gusheng listened to him.

Ugh.

Along the way, although he didn't stop, he also saw the sufferings of the world. Although the mountains and rivers are picturesque, the common people are living in torment. Lin Gusheng feels bad.

The child's complaints are true.

"Master, don't think about it. You are the young master of Zhongzhou, with golden branches and jade leaves. No matter how much money you bring, you can't save many people. Those dolls are pitiful, but there are many poor people. If you want If you really have the ability, why don't you go to the capital and ask the person in charge of the court to solve the problem fundamentally."

Lin Gusheng smiled, took out a gold bead and put it on the table, "Go, tell the kitchen to make some good dishes, and let those children eat with their stomachs open."

Xiaoer sighed, weighed the gold, put it in his mouth, bit it, and nodded. When he went to the back kitchen to inform him, he was called back by Lin Gusheng and asked: "You said just now, do you want to go to the kitchen?" To save these dolls, we can only go to the imperial court?"

Seeing that Lin Gusheng is easy-going and gentle, the waiter in the shop also let go of his guard. In addition, he has been soliciting customers all the year round, and he is eloquent. , Lin Gusheng poured him wine, Xiao Er was terrified, and kept yelling "You can't do it, you can't do it", he couldn't stop being stubborn, so he was relieved, knowing that although the young man in front of him looked desolate, he was definitely not waiting for others, so he With a wry smile, he said: "I can see it, sir, you are a person of great ability, but the villain is still talking too much, in the current situation in Wanzhou, it is not easy for anyone to come. Useless, don’t worry about it, in troubled times, human life is cheap, if you want to blame it, blame the unfairness of the world itself, if you want to blame it, blame them for their ignorance, knowing that they are too poor to survive.”

Lin Gusheng drank silently. The wine was bad, spicy, and very stuffy in the mouth. After a few cups, he fainted a little, so he asked, "Why is it treating the symptoms but not the root cause?"

Xu Shi suppressed it for a long time and endured too much helplessness. After drinking, Xiaoer became more daring and free from fear, and said: "Master, look, the drought and pests in Wanzhou this year are caused by What is it? Wasn’t it the war in Jingzhou back then, that group of damned lunatics couldn’t beat the imperial army, so they unloaded the canal dam in the south, oh, that’s good, it hurt the people in the middle reaches of the Qujiang River. Floods and insects have plagued me for a few years, but now it’s gone. There is no water, and it’s hard to get water. It’s not easy to dig a canal in such a short period of time. A few years ago, the water was controlled, and now it is necessary to dig a canal. It is estimated that every year and a half If you can’t dig it out, tell me, this year, how do ordinary people spend this winter with what they eat and drink? Digging canals, such a big project, need workers? Humans, you have to eat food, right? There was no harvest this year, the state government didn’t receive taxes, and they had to pay for so many refugees out of their own pockets. Where did the food come from? Did it come from heaven? Abandoned, abolished, this is really There is no cure, the common people are in trouble, the state government is also in trouble, everyone is in trouble, this is a dead end, blame it, just blame those bastards who rebelled back then, forget about the rebellion, forget about the war, and dam the canal If it is pushed, it is not our common people who are harmed..."

Lin Gusheng listened silently.

He had heard about the "Lianchi Rebellion" in Jingzhou back then, but he didn't think that it would cause such a big impact behind it.

That year, the rebel army formed by a group of rebels from a hundred schools of thought disintegrated instantly under the torrent of steel from the imperial court's million-strong army. , although the war was quelled, the result was that the vast land of the four prefectures of Jing, Hunan, Anhui and Jiangxi suffered from floods and twists and turns, which lasted for several years.

"Hey, lord, you said the current situation, not to mention the recklessness of the bandits, and the rout of the Japanese pirates, as far as our own contradictions in Wanzhou, our own rotten crotch, who will take care of it? After several years of sewing, It's all right now, it exploded all of a sudden, I'm afraid there is no perfect solution, and next year Wanzhou will be full of hunger and bones." Xiaoer shook his head, picked up the wine glass, cherished the wine, and drank it. After finishing, he wiped the corners of his mouth again, looking very satisfied.

"This situation is nothing more than a food problem, isn't it?" Lin Gusheng asked.

"Isn't it just food? How can we survive without food?" The waiter in the shop rolled his eyes, as if he felt that he had spoken out of proportion, and sighed again: "Master, you don't know, the situation in Wanzhou, well, the actual situation Originally speaking, Jingxiang, Jiangxi, and Anhui are all the same. They are all granaries, and there is no shortage of food. However, there are floods first, but we in Wanzhou only grow wheat. Jingxiang, Jiangxi are better. As far as rice is concerned, we only need to control pests. We are different. If there is too much water, it will not work, and if there is too little water, it will not work. A few years ago, I was busy with water control, and the harvest was not good. The governor of the state government had no food or money in his belt. No matter what kind of food, I have to lose money every year. First there was war, then there was flood, and now it is better, and then there is drought. The Ministry of Households has to feed this year’s refugees and soldiers. By the way, fortifications have to be built in the border area to guard against the invasion of Japanese pirates. Alas, even though the Japanese pirates announced that they only need Wu and Yue states, they are afraid that they will not be popular enough to swallow the elephant. , I won’t give up after taking the two states, and insist on thinking about us, so what should I do? This is the situation now, food is needed everywhere, and food can’t be squeezed out everywhere, it’s hard.”

Lin Gusheng listened to his complaints and poured him another glass. He was not polite, maybe he finally found a foreigner to complain, and he drank it all at once, trying to use the strength of alcohol to drain all his bitterness. Spit it out, "You said, let's fight the war. The Japanese pirates came in, and the Wuyue and Yue prefectures were almost finished. It was the people who suffered, and us. The master of the state government had no money or food. To raise an army, you must prepare for war. If you don’t prepare for war, you may end up like Yuezhou Mu. Alas. I don’t know what the court thinks. Jian, there are still hundreds of thousands of dead, this is all right, it is said that the other hundreds of thousands of troops have also withdrawn in desperation, what do you want to do? If you want to fight or not, you will fight again, half dead, food is eaten , people are dead, it’s not the Japanese pirates who are picking up the cheap, in my opinion, if the Japanese pirates can be driven out, Wanzhou’s urgent need will be solved.”

"Huh?" Lin Gusheng looked surprised, "Why?"

"Think about it, the two states of Wu and Yue, the princes of the four routes, one died in battle in Yuhang, one was extradited to Beijing, one surrendered and became a puppet, and the other became a traitor. If the Japanese pirates are driven out, then the Wu and Yue states will be fine. The princes, the tax collection is not the final decision of the Ministry of Households? Transfer the taxes and grains from Wuyue and Yuezhou to our Wanzhou, and the disaster will be solved." Speaking of this, Xiao Er seemed to think that the possibility was very low, so he The top leader changed the subject and said: "I'm wrong, the Ministry of Households is not so kind. If at this time, a hero who cares about the people of the world appears in Wuyue, he drives away the pirates, collects taxes on behalf of the court, and then sends food It was distributed to the disaster victims in Wanzhou..."

However, he also seemed to feel that this possibility was very low, so he silently closed his mouth.

Lin Gusheng's eyes lit up.

big hero.

Isn't that what I'm talking about?

At this moment, the back kitchen called out, and Xiao Er hurried back, and after a while, he brought a large pot of food and rice, and he called the group of poor children in ragged clothes to come in to eat. The group of children must be starving, so they didn't say thank you , as soon as he came in, he didn't use chopsticks, just grabbed it with his hands, his mouth was full of oil, and he rushed to snatch it. Xiaoer smiled wryly, and told them to thank that noble person. As a result, when he turned around, he found that Lin Gusheng belonged to the place. There was no one there, and a golden bead remained on the table.

Xiao Er was suspicious, and weighed the gold, and found that it was real gold.

He looked at the unfinished meal, scratched his head, and wondered if he remembered it wrong, and no one came at all?But the gold in hand is real.

……

Xuzhou city.

Yan Yue put on his armor today and called a meeting with his most powerful cronies. The reason why he chose this day was because everything was ready. , He sent Xi Shen's instructions to him in secret letters, and sent them to the generals in Huaiyin, Xiaxiang, Piaocheng, and Haizhou counties.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, all the soldiers were shirtless, drinking happily, enjoying themselves.

Yan Yue cut the roasted whole lamb with a dagger, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, his mouth was full of greasy, he laughed and said: "Everyone, after all, at noon tomorrow will be the time for the coronation of the king. I will not return today if I am not drunk. Hugh, congratulate the king in advance."

"cheers!"

The crowd raised their cups.

Only Yan Yue, he didn't raise his glass, he still casually ate the barbecue, his eyes narrowed.At this time, a sergeant rushed in to report, knelt down and saluted, "General, General Muye is invited."

"Oh? Please hurry up, forget it, I'll go in person." Yan Yue stood up first, and went out to greet him with a group of generals. Sure enough, a dozen or so descendants came to meet them, wearing Japanese armor, generally shorter than Yan Yue and others. For a while, Yan Yue actually looked down on these small Japanese pirates from the bottom of his heart, despite the cultural differences, although Great Liang advocated force, but to manage such a huge empire, the policies introduced greatly restricted ordinary people's learning ability. Wu's way.

"General Muye, please, the last general has prepared bouillon and is waiting for the general." Yan Yue lowered his eyebrows and nodded with flattery on his face.

Makino smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and rubbed Yan Yue's shoulders, he was in a good mood, he also came to Wuzhou once back then, he was studying in Wuzhou as a warrior expatriate, he was used to cold eyes and discrimination, this group of officers and soldiers He always finds faults, but now that times have changed, Makino has changed, set foot on this land again, and become the master again. Not only has he been respected, but he can also discriminate against others in turn.

"Then there is General Law."

Makino was full of smiles, looking at Yan Yue who nodded and bowed to him with great respect, he was in a good mood, and strode into the barracks, and the dozen generals behind him were also proud.
Yan Yue looked at their backs with a gloomy look in his eyes, go, drink, eat and drink enough to go on the road.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, everyone took their seats one by one, and Muye took the chief seat without hesitation. Yan Yue ordered someone to bring drinks, raised a glass to toast, and said with a smile: "General Muye, after my king completes the coronation ceremony tomorrow, we will be a family." Come, come, to realize the common prosperity of Wuyue and Dongying, I offer a toast to all of you."

"cheers."

Makino thought, yes, we will indeed be a family in the future, but we are grandpas and you are grandsons.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

After drinking for two hours, everyone was slightly tipsy. Yan Yue got up to go to the toilet.Therefore, no one doubted Yan Yue. After Yan Yue came out, he first walked to the side of the road and scratched his throat to induce vomiting. He vomited out all the wine and meat in his stomach, then took out a porcelain bottle, poured it down his throat, and took it. After taking the medicine, Yan Yue, who had blurred eyes, gradually woke up and regained his clarity. He walked aside, picked up the fire bag, blew on it, the flames sprang up, and then lit a firecracker. In an instant, countless fireworks burst into the sky , such as a capital vermilion peony.

The momentum was so great that many generals heard the movement and came out to watch.

Makino asked with a sullen face, "What does General Yan mean?"

Yan Yue had already prepared his speech, "Tomorrow the king will be crowned, and I'm going to set off fireworks in advance to celebrate, General, let's go in and eat and drink."

But Makino was vigilant, and drew out his long knife "shua", staring at Yan Yue.

Seeing this, Yan Yue stopped pretending, tearing his face apart, and said seriously: "Well, if this is the case, then I can only send you on your way."

"presumptuous!"

"asshole!"

"..."

A group of Dongying people shouted angrily.

Makino mobilized his true energy, trying to preemptively attack him, and suddenly found that his meridians were blocked. It seemed that some medicinal power was nibbling his inner breath. He raised his head, his face was full of surprise, and he spoke incoherently, "You, you have been poisoned..."

(End of this chapter)