Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2202 Proton
Peng Shouan knew about this place in Lingao—the home of the Australians.It sounds nice to go to Lingao to study, isn't it just to make his son a hostage?Not to mention that he came to Lingao, even if he was asked to send his children to Guangzhou, he would not be willing to go - where would it be possible to go!
I and my old wife had a baby son in middle age, and we raised them until he was nine years old in fear.Counting on the future for their retirement.If I really want to go to Lingao, I don’t know how many years it will take to see each other again, so it’s hard to know that we will never see each other again...

Peng Shouan tremblingly said: "Although the officials have not been greedy or evil in the past few years, they have received a few thousand taels of silver. The money will be returned to the officials, and there is a small amount of wealth accumulated in the eunuch's pocket. , are willing to dedicate it to the Senate, and beg the adults to let my little one go."

"The Senate doesn't ask everyone to get out of the mud and not to be stained. Besides, you used to be an official of the Ming Dynasty and had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. You have a good reputation in Yangshan, so I don't pursue these past events. You keep the money yourself. That’s right. I also support it. But it’s still the same sentence, your son should be at the age of school, go to Lingao to study hard, and he will be the pillar of our Song Dynasty in the future.”

There was no room for negotiation, Peng Shouan no longer cared about being "gentle and decent", knelt down with a thump, kowtowed a few times, and begged: "My child is still young, please allow me a few more years!"

When Huang Chao saw that the half-old man knelt down and begged for his son, he couldn't help but feel relieved. , quickly helped him up:
"Hey, hey, why is this so! Why is this so? He just goes to school, not to some kind of dragon's pond or tiger's lair—the local children in Lingao have to go to school at the age of seven, and some of them have no parents and can only board at the school. Besides, With your identity, when your child arrives in Lingao, we will send you to take good care of him."

Peng Shouan knew that his son would inevitably be a hostage, at this moment he had tears streaming down his face, and said: "My son is still young, please send some capable and reliable family members to accompany him to Lingao. Someone is taking care of the baby."

"Studying in Lingao, we live in a collective life. There are dormitories and canteens. However, since the child is small, it is natural for someone to take care of it. It should have been sent by you. First, to make you feel at ease. Second, Come and take a good look at the prosperity of Min'an and the country under the rule of my Senate, but Yangshan is now in a state of ruins, and it is really impossible to do without you, so you can find a few reliable people to give it away——If your wife is willing to go , it doesn’t matter, as for the rest, I will arrange it for you.”

Peng Shou reassured that not only his son was going to be trapped, but even his wife couldn't escape.Thinking that they were in an accident, and there were bandits everywhere, even if Huang Yuan Lao let their family leave at this moment, they would not dare to go on the road.Although Lingao is the hometown of Australians, it is still a safe place after all.

Anyway, he couldn't get away with the accusation of "rebellion". He wanted to run but didn't dare, and he was very troubled. He bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness."

"You choose the family servants you want to send to Lingao——I advise you not to bring too many servants. There is a slave tax in Lingao. If you bring too much, you will pay the tax. You can't pay for the little money. Tell your wife, when you arrive Lingao, let's buy a house first, no matter where you buy it first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't even be able to rent a house..."

"Thank you, sir, for your concern." Peng Shouan was in a state of confusion, not knowing what would happen if his wife and children were gone.Although there are several domestic servants under him, there is only one old servant who can be relied on - he is not in good health...

Seeing his dejected expression, Huang Chao comforted him: "Don't be too sad, your son is going to study, and he will always come back to see you during the Chinese New Year. When the situation is stable, you can also approve you to visit him in Lingao .”

As early as when he was in Lingshui, Huang Chao had a few times semi-forced the sons and daughters of local powerful figures to study in Lingao.Once the proton is defeated, most of them will not dare to act rashly.The most important thing is that when Proton arrives in Lingao, it is almost impossible not to be transformed by such a "big thousand world". A loyal supporter of the Senate, if not for the Senate, at least for the Senate way of life.Moreover, after the second generation returned from studying for one or two years, their knowledge and knowledge far surpassed that of the children in the village. As a result, their father and brother's right to speak increased significantly, so people with a little reputation in the village rushed to send their children to "study abroad".The promotion of new education in Li and Miao villages is a matter of course.

Originally, he was not in a hurry to do these tasks - he planned to wait for the environment to stabilize a little before doing it, but after Peng Shouan surrendered, his attitude was ambiguous, and even many officials who surrendered seemed to be a bit of a slave.

At the beginning, this group of people was retained because they were familiar with the local conditions and had considerable use value.If you have this attitude, this retention is worthless.

In contrast, although Zhou Liangchen has a strong sense of speculation, he can do things if he wants to.

So this time he decided to beat the group of surrendered officials headed by Peng Shouan.They ordered their families to be transferred to Lingao for resettlement.

The day for the family members to leave is scheduled for three days later.Huang Chaozhun and the others pack up and get ready.Back at the residence, Peng Shouan found that there was no one in the yard.After a closer look, he realized that his master had disappeared.

This master, he didn't have to stay in the local area - he could stay here at his own discretion.But he was worried that the journey would be unsafe, so he stayed with Peng Shouan.

After asking, I found out that the master had already been arrested and sent to the county government prison because of serious corruption.

The master earns some gray income, which is a bad practice in the officialdom, and Peng Shouan is not surprised, but the arrest seems very sudden.He was startled: "Could it be to kill chickens to scare monkeys?"

"How much has he been greedy for?" Peng Shouan asked the old servant at home.

"I heard that there are more than 4000 taels."

As soon as he heard that the master had amassed the same amount as himself, Peng Shouan became very angry.Asked: "How did he get so much money?"

"He often secretly takes out the official seal of the county government to stamp on others, colluding with local tyrants to occupy the land by force," said the old servant.

"Why don't I know? If you know, why don't you tell me?" Peng Shouan generally knew about the land occupation by tyrants. He didn't want to do it himself, and he didn't want to offend the local tyrants, so he kept pretending not to see it.

"This matter was done very covertly. This time it was the villagers who complained that the Australians found out." The old servant said, "I heard that the stolen money is hidden in the back garden of the Yangshan County Government."

No wonder this guy went to the backyard every three days to "sing the wind and scream the moon", so it was to bury money!

Peng Shouan didn't intend to continue this topic, so he explained the matter of his son going to Lingao to study: "In a few days, Lin'er will go to Lingao to study. Madam will also go. I don't have any reliable people here. Take care of me all the way. them."

The old servant was surprised and said, "Going to Lingao? That's on Qiongzhou Island, maybe hundreds of miles away from here!"

"It doesn't matter, this is what the Australians mean. They will naturally arrange everything along the way. It's just that when you get to Lingao, everything depends on you!"

"The villain knows."

"You choose two capable and loyal men and women servants to go with you--the journey is long and separated by mountains and rivers. Lin'er is still a child, and his wife is a woman, and I have to rely on you to take care of me!"

"The villain has to take care of his wife and master..."

"Don't say anything unlucky." Peng Shouan took out Benderon's booklet, "I am my savings, you can use the money on it to spend when you get to Lingao."

This old servant is the son of his family. He has worked in Peng's family since he was a child. He is a loyal and capable person. Peng Shouan is also relieved to let him see him off.

A few days later, at the wharf outside Lianzhou City, the demoted officials gathered on the wharf to see off their families.All of them looked depressed and reluctant to part.Peng Shouan told the old servant a few words, and wanted to say something to his son, but he really couldn't think of what to say.While sighing, I saw Huang Chao brought someone over to "see off".

He was the first to come to Peng Shouan's side, scaring Peng's wife to turn away quickly, and Peng Shouan's son was too frightened to speak.Huang Chao didn't care, and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

Seeing his kind attitude, Peng Shouan's son was not shy, and said: "My name is Peng Delin, the virtue of virtue, the lin of Qilin."

"Good name, come, uncle will bring you something." After finishing speaking, he handed Peng Delin a Lingaochan schoolbag and a pencil case.

Peng Delin took the schoolbag and pencil case and opened it. There were a few books in the schoolbag, a few pencils in the pencil case, a pen and a small box of ink.Peng Delin has heard too many stories about Lingao and seen all kinds of Australian products.I have long been fascinated, and I can't put it down when I receive the pen.Seeing this, Peng Shouan hurriedly said: "You don't get paid for nothing, how can a dog accept such a big gift?"

Huang Chao waved his hand and said, "Old Peng, your son is going to study. We are both colleagues and elders. In Australia, when the younger generation goes to study, it is normal etiquette for the elder to send some stationery."

"Ordinary stationery is fine, this one is too expensive."

"This is also my hope. I hope that your son will become a pillar of my Senate in the future. If you really deserve it, you will work harder for me in the future."

After that, he walked over one by one, and went to "send off" the others one by one.

Peng Shouan didn't say anything anymore, even though it was just "pull and hit", as the saying goes in his hometown, "a sweet date with a slap", but this arrangement was indeed thoughtful.I can't help feeling warm in my heart.

The small steamer blew its whistle and was about to leave. Peng Delin and his party stepped on the pedals and boarded the boat in a hurry.The sailors put away the pedals and cables, and the small steamer slowly started. As the small steamer slowly drove out of the pier, Peng Delin knelt on the bow and kowtowed to Peng Shouan.Seeing this, Peng Shouan couldn't help crying, so he covered his face with his sleeve.

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