Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2124

"Oh." Zhu Quanxing looked at his watch. It was almost noon, and these Zixiangxians had been waiting for three or four hours—although he didn't want to see these people from the bottom of his heart, he had to use them now.After all, the village sages know the local situation best and have the most social resources.Especially the Rice Merchant Association in Wuzhou——he had high hopes.

"Please come in."

The leader of the "Village Sage Delegation" was Luo Yangming.According to the discipline, he can't take the initiative to expose himself, he can only wait for the "superior" to issue "joint" instructions.

At this moment, he is considered to be "responsible", and the "protection book" in his arms not only contains the gift list, but also the "Agent Authorization Certificate" issued to him by Dachang Grain Bank - in fact, this thing is a business partner evidence only.But the "village sages" think that this is an "official license" for Australians, and they can somehow cling to relationships.

The sages in Wuzhou know very little about the Senate, but they know more or less about the rumors of the Senate.The performance of the Fubo army after entering the city also confirmed the rumors in the past, so at this moment their mood is not as panicky as it was this morning.Although the biggest wealthy households in the city did not dare to come in person, all the wealthy households, including the gentry who had fled to the countryside, sent people, and at least a close relative came.

Luo Yangming knew that what the sages of the village were most anxious to know during this visit was whether the Senate planned to stay in Wuzhou.

The first point seems to be beyond doubt.The Australians come here in large numbers, and it is impossible to leave after the battle. People with a little bit of geographical knowledge can naturally understand the importance of Wuzhou; so they are more concerned about the second point.

Since ancient times, when the guest army entered the country, the big households had to spend one or two dollars. This has been an iron law since ancient times.A few years ago, Governor Wang lost the battle against the Kun bandits. For a while, there was a panic all over Guangdong. Many soldiers from Guangxi were dispatched to help, and Wuzhou was at a loss. Bring Wuzhou to a pot.

The Australians are coming, no matter how good the military discipline is, the rich have to have good eyesight.The rich people don't know how big the appetite of Australians is, and how "public" and "private" are divided.Although a gift list and a list of laborers have been calculated, it is not clear whether the Australians will be satisfied.So I can't help but feel a little uneasy.They were afraid that the Australian general would turn his back on him and hang him up—they had heard a lot of such legends.

Zhu Quanxing met with Luo Yangming and his party, and said some comforting words as usual to ensure the safety of their personal and property; he also instructed the deputy director Guihuamin of the Wuzhou Military Control Commission to contact them, announcing the establishment of a "rehabilitation bureau" to let the township The sages "have the money to contribute money, and the powerful to contribute their efforts"-this is what should be done, and everyone should agree.

"I won't say much about it," said Zhu Quanxing, who is most concerned about the food issue. "Wuzhou City has been hit by war, and the city has suffered a lot of damage. Many people have been displaced. We need to repair their homes as soon as possible; we also need to provide relief to those who have suffered." Refugees from military disasters, I have to ask you to contribute more. In addition, our army also needs military rations. The summer and autumn taxes have not yet arrived, and most of the people are small and poor households with no food for their families. This reasonable burden has to be paid. Please bear with me, all the sages of the country.”

Asking for money and food, this is the expected meaning, and it is not beyond the expectations of the sages, so as soon as the words are spoken, some people come out to complain.

"Silver, it's not difficult for the young ones to gather some, but the food...is really difficult..."

The person who spoke was Da Xinxuan, and there was also a rice shop in Wuzhou City.But the owner behind this rice shop is the Wu family, a well-known gentleman in the city.Da Xinxuan came here with some confidence, why?Because the young master of the Wu family had contacts with Australians in his early years, and it is said that he also had friendship with Guo Dongzhu in Guangzhou, and he did several "big deals" in partnership.

It is said that Australians are particularly nostalgic, and those who have played for them will not suffer.So he was the first one to come out crying poor.

Da Xinxuan cried and said that there used to be a lot of grain in the city, but he didn't dare to say more. There were still [-] to [-] shi of rice in stock in each household, but since Master Xiong arrived in Wuzhou, people ate horses and chewed, and rushed to grab the grain. Exported to Guangxi, more than half of the stored grain has been lost.In the past few days, there have been wars and wars, and they were burned and robbed. The rice shops suffered heavy losses, and his family's cost was only four to five hundred shi.

"...The small ones are not bad. For some small households, the grain and rice in the warehouse were almost robbed."

Luo Yangming knew that although these words were suspected of "crying poor", they were not all lies. It was a fact that the food line had suffered heavy losses - taking his family as an example, the officers and soldiers did not leave him even a grain of rice.

So he coughed, and echoed, "Chief, the local food industry has been severely damaged. I will try my best to pay for the reasonable burden, but please be considerate of the time and amount."

Zhu Quanxing nodded: "Talk about this matter with the deputy director slowly. Right now, you should provide [-] shi rice and set up a porridge shed for the refugees to eat."

"Yes, yes, this porridge shed was there before, and the little ones will recover immediately."

There is indeed very little food left in the city.Not only did the warehouses of the Rice Bank lose a lot of grain, but there was not much grain in public warehouses such as prefectural and county warehouses, and private Changping warehouses. According to the preliminary statistics of the joint logistics personnel, the grain seized was less than [-] shi , partly due to fire, smoke and water damage.

"It seems that the old bear has indeed left us a mess." Zhu Mingxia couldn't help sighing after receiving the first report after taking over Wuzhou.

Now it is not only to raise food, but also to provide relief to refugees.There are hundreds of households and thousands of refugees who lost their homes during the riots in the city alone.During the process of expelling the people, many businesses and houses were looted by rebels and gangsters, and these people also urgently need relief.At a glance, there are already more than 2 people in need of relief.

Xu Xu has already gone to the city for "investigation". Firstly, to supervise the interrogation of the prisoners, to see if there is any valuable information; He was also very interested in this intelligence agent who had passed on important information in the city and even instigated a considerable number of powerful factions in the city.

Chang Qingyun and more than 50 other people were imprisoned in the urn, the rope was not untied, and no one looked at him because he looked like a master.The gate of the city was wide open, and it was very lively with people coming and going. The soldiers at the gate, whether they were running around or standing guard, were all neatly dressed and straight.Clothing equipment

"Farewell every two years, this Kunren is so strong!" Chang Qingyun couldn't help but sigh.

His group of prisoners was released one by one, and everyone was taken to a small room at the foot of the city wall for questioning. Most of them were detained alone after they came out, and some of them went into the city happily after they came out.

Sitting at the foot of the city wall, Chang Qingyun was not happy at all. Although everyone knew that the worry of their lives in the hands of the Kun people was basically nothing to worry about, but all kinds of Kun people kept pointing at them and tied them together. The Guangxi soldiers who were watching often gave him unkind glances, which also made him uneasy.

Chang Qing entered the hut for a long time and did not come out. Chang Qingyun was wondering when suddenly a passer-by shouted, "That's Chang Qingyun! That guy is going to set fire to the city!"

It turned out that a book office in the government office recognized him. This book office has a lot of property in Wuzhou. Hearing that Mr. Xiong was going to burn the city, he got very anxious and got angry for a while.After the Fubo Army was in charge of the military, the book office immediately took refuge in Ausong, and was leading the Australians to count the official warehouses in Wuzhou.With his voice, dozens of people immediately gathered, "Kill him!" come over.

"Scatter, scatter!" The Fubo army on the side immediately came over to disperse the crowd; two Kun soldiers strode towards Chang Qingyun, and each of them raised his arms and went to the hut.

Chang Qingyun was hit on the forehead by a broken brick, and was feeling dizzy when he was pushed down on the bamboo chair by Kun Bing.

He tried to stay calm and looked up, and there were three men sitting behind the table in front of him, two of them were young men, and at first glance they were just fake men in uniform, not Australians; the other sat slightly behind Leaning to the back, the face is hidden in the shadows, making it hard to see clearly.

"Name?" It was a young man who asked.

"My humble Chang Qingyun."

"Are you Xiong Wencan's staff?"

"Yes, Chang is working in Xiongdu's curtain."

"You came up with the idea of ​​setting fire to Wuzhou City?"

"No, this is really framed by traitors. I hope your lord will investigate clearly." Chang Qingyun knew that this shit pot should not be recognized anyway, otherwise the Australians would punish him severely and hang him directly in order to buy people's hearts. I have nothing to do with what Changpu, the county magistrate of Enping, offered."

"Whether it was your idea or not, we will definitely find out. We suggest that you take the initiative to confess and strive for leniency."

"It's true that I didn't do it. The sky can see it!" Chang Qingyun knew that the Australians would not frame you, and would never use your head at will, so she felt at ease.

"Do you know where Xiong Wencan went?"

"I don't know." Chang Qingyun thought it would be too blunt to say so, and said again, "He disappeared the day before the army entered the city. If you want to say that he escaped, he can only go to various places in Teng County and Rong County."

"Tell me about the situation of the Ming army defending the city that you know."

Chang Qingyun secretly wondered, the officers and soldiers guarding the city had already collapsed, so what else can they say?But since he asked, it's better for him to answer honestly, so as not to annoy the thief.

Fortunately, he was in the curtain, and knew the various people guarding the city in detail. At present, the affiliation, source, number, and generals of the five or ten generals, host and guest defenders were all clearly stated.

"Where did the Ming army guarding Bangshan come from? Who is the general?!"

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