Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1659
As far as what is the resistance of the Senate to rule Guangdong, Thorpe thinks that apart from natural factors, it is the social environment.

Thorpe's eyes wandered over the people in the front cabin, and Cummins and Xie Peng were still discussing tirelessly.

Guangdong is different from Hainan: Hainan has a small population, land conflicts are not sharp, powerful landlords and clans have limited power, and it is easy to surrender and reform under the deterrence of force by the Senate.In Guangdong, it is not so simple. The historical grievances between the Chaoshan people, the Hakka people and the Cantonese people are enough to make Director Liu, who is full of ambitions and ready to take office, drink a pot.

What kind of wheel of history is so vast, directly crushed, it is easy to say, but difficult to do...

He recalled the materials he had read about how to accept and transform the old society and old cities. It was almost the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. A full moon was hanging in the sky. The sound of flute and pipa, the river wind is moist and refreshing, and the river is gurgling, very quiet.

Overlooking Zhaoqing City on the north bank of the Xijiang River, backed by Jiangjun Ridge and facing the Xijiang River.Overlooking the river.The perimeter of the city wall is 2.8 kilometers, and the whole body is covered with bricks. Although it is not considered a majestic city, there are turrets, battlements, enemy towers, moon city... all of which should be well-equipped for defense, and can be regarded as an important place for military strategists and an important position in Guangdong and Guangxi.Thorpe took a look at it visually, and the height of the city wall was about 6 meters.Even without binoculars, you can see the large and small forts built on the city walls.

He saw a magnificent three-story pavilion on the city wall, and asked, "Is this the Piyun Tower?"

Lin Ming hurriedly said: "The Piyun Building is at the north gate, this is the Kuixing Pavilion."

Thorpe nodded. The Kuixing Pavilion is enshrined in Kuixing, but it can be seen from the appearance that this is actually a military fortress, with densely packed blast holes and arrow holes.Nor are these defenses of much use.No wonder Magerni had nothing but contempt for the Qing Dynasty after meeting Qianlong—you must know that the generation gap between Britain and the Qing Dynasty is much smaller than that of the Senate and Ming Dynasty.

Just as he was contemplating, he suddenly saw that Lin Ming and his people had already set up tables and chairs on the bow deck. He personally took out food and wine from a big food box and arranged them.That kind of courteous and quick-witted, as if he was born as a waiter in a restaurant.Can't help frowning slightly: This Lin Baihu is really a shrewd, capable and slick character!No wonder he is a small hundred household, an official like a sesame mung bean, and he can eat so well on the ground just by relying on the three words "Jinyiwei"!

I think such a character will be able to eat and play well under the rule of the Senate in the future...

"Master Suo, the moon is shining brightly tonight. I'm bored sitting around. It happens that Gaoyao County sent us a feast. Why don't we drink and enjoy the moon together." Seeing him leaving the cabin, Lin Ming hurriedly greeted him.

Thorpe nodded: "That's very good."

There were only four of them at the banquet, and the banquet was sent by the county magistrate, and it was also very rich.

"Come here, this is Guilin Ruilu wine from Guangxi. It is very difficult to drink in Guangzhou..." Lin Ming was about to pour wine for them. Cummins glanced at Thorpe. Thorpe knew that all veterans could drink it. , but this time it belongs to "executing a task", and drinking is a "discipline violation".

"Today is an exception, it's a day off." Thorpe said with a smile, "Let's have a few drinks, just don't get drunk."

Several people pushed the cups, although Thorpe also poured the wine, but only tasted it.Watching the crowd drinking and admiring the moon, listening to the melodious sound of silk and bamboo coming from other boats on the river, none of them spoke, as if they were all intoxicated.

At this time, a woman's cry came faintly in the wind, but Thorpe didn't care.Since arriving in this time and space, I have become used to all kinds of miserable and painful things, and I know that a moment of benevolence cannot bring peace to the world, and besides, I am here for a staff trip, not a charity reception.

Lin Ming put down his wine glass, frowned and said, "What a spoiler!" He wanted to get up, "I'll go and have a look, and give me some money to send far away..."

Thorpe shook his head and said, "It's okay, just cry, there are so many sad people in the world, how can we manage it? Let's just drink."

But Cummins said: "This... the voice sounds like a woman, and she's being bullied by bad guys? It's not good for us to stand by and watch."

Thorpe smiled, and said, "Unexpectedly, you are still a pity. Since you say so, let's take care of this business." Immediately, he called a bodyguard and ordered him to find out who was crying.

"If it's just a problem, just give her a few taels of silver." Thorpe ordered.

After a while, the bodyguard came back and told him: "It's a kabuki, and the accent is probably from Nanzhi's side. Two years ago, he was brought here as a concubine. This year, when the owner of the house died, he was kicked out. Living here, selling and singing on the wharf to make a living. Buhe borrowed money from the owner of the flower boat here, and now he is forced to cry and is crying."

"Since she owes silver, you can ask how much she has and pay her back."

The bodyguard smiled, as if he still had something to say, Lin Ming said with a smile, "This matter cannot be solved with money. Those who can spend their time on the big wharf in Zhaoqing are all characters on the ground. I don't think it's just a few taels of money. , wanting her body."

"Oh? There is such a doorway?" Thorpe frowned.

"According to the words of this high-ranking official, this kabuki is a self-proclaimed kabuki. There is no body contract in the hands of the wife. She can make up her own mind whether to sell her body on the flower boat, when to sell her body, and who to sell. , the money you get is also added to the **. If the benefactor treats you well, you can hide it yourself."

Speaking of this, Thorpe already understood that it must be because this woman thinks that she doesn't make enough money from her, so she wants to change from cooperation to merger.He frowned and said:
"In that case, let's help her."

Lin Ming said: "It's not difficult to help her, it just depends on how far you can help her..."

Cummins said impatiently: "Old Lin, don't hide it, just say it!"

Lin Ming laughed a few times: "If it's just to help her now, then it's enough to help her get out of her debts. It's just that with the first day of junior high school, there must be fifteen. As long as she is still messing around in this Zhaoqing pier, sooner or later she will fall into someone's hands Yes. If you really want to help to the end, you have to help her leave here, no matter where her family and relatives are, send her to Ansheng..."

"It's a matchmaker and you have to rape your son." Thorpe laughed, "So I say that kindness can't be done. We have too many things to care about. How about this, you send her some money and let her go to another place Go, the rest is up to her own destiny."

"Yes, the chief is the one who taught me." Lin Ming smiled. He thought that it would be unfair for the Light Escort to go, and he had to come forward to do it, so he volunteered: "I still have to do this matter. go."

Cummins said, "I'll go and have a look too."

Thorpe laughed and said, "Go and watch, don't act in a martial arts drama."

The two of them went ashore with a bodyguard, and within a short walk was a small temple.Looks like it still has incense.Lin Ming knew that most of these temples had vacant rooms for rent, and they were called "monk shops".It's not surprising that the woman who sells and sings "Self-mixing" on the pier lives here.

The buildings in the east courtyard of this monastery are very low. There are small rooms in the east, west, north and south of the courtyard, one next to the other, and there are more than ten rooms in sequence.Most of the rooms were out of lights, and only a few were still lit with oil lamps, flickering like will-o'-the-wisps.After the bodyguard gave a signal, Lin Ming noticed that the door of a small room on the west side of the south was open, and some parcels were thrown in front of it.

He walked over slowly, bent down and asked, "You were the one crying just now?"

"..."

The woman squirmed, but said nothing.Lin Ming couldn't see her face clearly by the moonlight, he saw that she was about 30 years old, but he couldn't see her face clearly, he could roughly tell that she was very upright, so he couldn't help but sighed secretly, and asked again: "How much do you owe her? "

"15 taels." The woman glanced at Lin Ming, sighed, and didn't say anything.Lin Ming felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he wanted to ask again. A person in the room sneered, "Don't listen to her farting!" Following the voice, a woman in her fifties came out, pointed at her and said, "Last year she lent me Seven taels of silver is added to buy clothes, plus three interest. I haven’t paid it back yet. This year, she borrowed eight taels from me when she was sick, and she paid 50 taels of money with interest!” Crisp and loud, spittle splashed everywhere.

Just listen to the woman's distinction: "Heavenly conscience, the jewelry heads I gave you, let alone 48 taels, are 480 taels..."

"Those pieces of silver and copper jewelry of yours, order a piece of emerald green, how much is a piece of silver and a thing!"

Lin Ming knew that the debts that the prostitutes on the flower boat gave to the prostitutes were the debts of the underworld with huge interest. If he wanted to settle the accounts with her, he would never be able to settle them.Immediately said: "I paid back the money for her."

He took out a Deron ticket from his sleeve and threw it on the ground, saying:
"This is 50 taels of Delong's note! She and you settle the matter."

The bustard hurriedly picked up the ticket on the ground, looked at it by the light and saw that it was indeed Delong's ticket - the paper of this ticket is special, and the printed pattern is even more weird, there has never been a fake one on the market, and you know it is real when you get it .But she sneered and said: "If you pay it back for him, you deserve it! Let me tell you, Uncle Cao has already taken a fancy to this little hoof from Guangxi, and he is willing to pay her three... 500 taels of silver. If you take out 50 taels, it will be broken." lost my fortune?"

That being said, the ticket was still in his hand.

Lin Ming knew that she was setting the price on the ground, so he didn't bother to talk to her, so he took out the badge from his waist and waved it: "How much money do you think this is worth?"

The lady thought it was some kind of jade pendant, so she stared at it with wide eyes. Under the moonlight, it was clearly a Jinyiwei badge——she was the bustard of Fengyue Place on the big wharf, and she was well-informed. When she saw this waist badge I knew I was in trouble.He hurriedly laughed and said: "What did you say, sir, this is a priceless treasure, slaves and servants don't dare to take it..."

　Note: The Xijiang Three Gorges in the previous section was reversed, so it has been rewritten. The plot is the same, that is, the geographical location has been adjusted.If you are interested, you can re-read section 475

　　
　
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