Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2636

Zhang Xiao's tour of Nanhai County came to an end, and when he returned to Guangzhou City, although Foshan could not be used as the county seat at present, as the first step in his work in Nanhai, it was necessary to leave Guangzhou City.Dealing with the city government and a bunch of provincial agencies in Guangzhou is very troublesome.And there is the issue of jurisdiction.

He had an exchange with Liu Xiang on this issue, and Liu Xiang also agreed with him, and said that the future Foshan Town would be the most ideal location for the county government of Nanhai County.But for the time being, we can only overcome it first.

After discussing with his subordinates, he selected three places for the temporary Nanhai county seat, namely Dali, Shishan and Qiandeng Lake.Finally, after comprehensive consideration, he selected Dali as the temporary residence of the new county government.

Fortunately, it was only the relocation of the resident and did not involve the complicated work of building a county seat.At present, he will not take away all the team members in Nanhai County, because many of the local cadres live in the urban area and the suburbs of Guangzhou. Letting them go to Dali along with them will not only increase the cost of relocation, but most of their work experience is from the urban area. .So after careful consideration, it was decided to take away only a part of the Nanhai county government personnel.The rest of the personnel were directly enriched into the Guangzhou Municipal Government.Taking the current cadre allocation as an example, Guangzhou City no longer has separate districts in order to reduce levels and streamline the organization.The administrative office of Panyu County will also be moved to Shiqiao at an optional date.

After finishing the autumn harvest, the farmers can finally stretch out and relax a little.Most of the children can also run wildly in the village with a smile on their faces, without worrying about their parents scolding them.Some impatient homes in Zhuangzi also smelled the scent of new rice. The neighbors smelled the scent, and they were a little envious, but they couldn't help but sneer at a few words like "I don't know how to cherish blessings".

A few days ago, a small boat came to Xiaoyaoxu.It is true that the "Kun people" came on board this boat that once made Jin Zhu uneasy, but they were not some cadres who came from the countryside, but the theater troupe of the Kun people.

It was the first time for an Australian troupe to come back to Lijiawei.But before that, they often appeared in the market, and they also visited Xiaoyao Market, so this kind of improved puppet show that adopts the singing style of Cantonese opera is not new in the local area.

The Australian puppet troupe borrowed a house in the Tugu Temple in the village to live in. They built curtains, tents and opera boxes on the vacated threshing ground, and began to sing.

There is very little entertainment in the countryside, whether it is opera troupes, singers, juban performers, horse racers, etc. They are all looking for business in the market, and they will not come to the village to run the wharf unless they are invited by the village.In Lijiawei, only big families are invited to perform when they have happy events.Otherwise, it is to sing operas to pay God when you are absent from the game.

Now that the autumn harvest has just ended, farmers have plenty of money and not much farm work.Since the new thing "Lingao Puppet Show" came to perform, everyone was happy to watch the excitement and relieve boredom.The troupe performs twice a day, one in the afternoon and one in the evening.The singing is nice, and the story is compact and interesting, with ups and downs.Everyone, old and young, loves to listen to it, and every game can make a lot of money.

It's just that as soon as the troupe came, the Eight Immortals Association, which was very active in the village, went out immediately.After harvesting the rice, the leaders of the Eight Immortals Association led the farmers to practice kung fu together. Anyone who joined the association would receive a subsidy from the public warehouse surnamed Li.Other villages also came one after another to invite the leaders to set up altars in their villages.It's just that the original slogans about "Kun Thief" were changed to "Monster" and everyone knew who they were referring to. From time to time, some people shouted wrongly when they were practicing, and the leaders didn't reprimand them much.

Now, all the exercises in Lijiawei have disappeared.Who doesn't know that the Australian theater troupe is paid by thieves!If there is any abnormality, go back and report to the official, and the Li family will not be able to eat and walk around.Not only was there no public practice, but even the fairy altar where Jinzhu's mother-in-law often went to practice was closed.Lianniang was so anxious that she just stomped her feet.She had already donated one yuan to Xiangu, and agreed to practice the Dharma for 49 days and take incense ash for 49 days.It was interrupted in less than 20 days, and the practice had to be started from the beginning-this cost another one yuan!

This yuan was offered to Xiangu without telling the golden pig.Originally expecting to be able to conceive a child by practicing the law, she took advantage of the good news to tell Jinzhu.Now that she is not pregnant, one yuan is in vain.I don't know where to find another one yuan!

Another boat came to the small pier in Lijiawei. The second steward who had been waiting on the pier first saluted Luo and Tu, who were escorting the boat, and then directed the people to unload a few boxes on the boat. , walked to Li's house.

After walking a few steps, I saw a group of children, playing and reciting nursery rhymes, running past the group of people.Luo Hetu temporarily stopped to let these children listen to the nursery rhymes, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. He had only been away for a few days, and the walrus master made up another nursery rhyme. .

The second housekeeper commanded the long-term servants to carry the burden and go to the village.After walking for a while, Luo and Tu suddenly asked, "Why did you take a detour?"

The second housekeeper knew that Luo and Tu were important guests in the master's house, so he said in a low voice, "Second master Luo, you don't know, a group of thieves came to the village recently..."

Immediately, I talked about the puppet troupe's performance.Luo Hetu frowned and said, "This is going to be troublesome. These fake girls are the best at deceiving people. That's all. They are all spies of the thief. If they find out something..."

The second housekeeper said: "Master has already sent someone to invite a troupe to sing the opera nearby. He said that he is not afraid of spending money, and he will invite the best troupe to sing opposite operas with them, forcing them to leave."

Luo Hetu thought to himself that this is also a way, since Qiugu is on stage, and this year's weather is good again, the villages originally wanted to sing operas to reward the gods.It will not arouse the suspicion of fake hair.

The second housekeeper continued: "The master said, this is also to cheer up the big guys. The theater troupe will arrive tomorrow! When we arrive, the little one will give them a call and save you a good seat." After speaking, he showed an obscene expression, "I heard A few of the men and women among them are all good-looking, and they are the most coquettish and lovely..."

Luo and Tuben love to be lively, and this kind of theater troupe running on the pier usually also makes a living as a prostitute, so this play is naturally something to watch.

When they came to the Li family courtyard, Li Guangyuan and Luo Heying were waiting here.Seeing the arrival of Luo Hetu and others, he immediately ordered the servant of the inner house to take the pick and send it to the inner house.

A remote courtyard in the secluded part of the inner house is now the "headquarters" of their planning.Including the Walrus monk and the high-level officials of the Eight Immortals Association, they live here, and they discuss their affairs here on weekdays.

When he got to the main room, he dismissed the servants. Li Guangyuan didn't even care about the politeness, so he asked his cronies to open the box.

Each of the three long boxes contained five brand-new Français fast guns. Li Guangyuan stepped forward and took out one fast gun. This gun was about four feet long and weighed about ten catties. After tearing off the gun jacket wrapped in oiled paper, one can see the shiny gun barrel and the natural color of the gun barrel.Li Guangyuan ignored the heavy grease on the gun, and held the quick gun in his hand with great interest to look around.In the other two boxes are a thousand rounds of guns and matching gunpowder and caps.These five boxes cost Li Guangyuan 200 taels of silver, which is not a small sum for a rich man from the countryside like him.

Putting the quick gun back into the box and wiping his hands with a handkerchief, Li Guangyuan saluted Luo Hetu and thanked him for his hard work in escorting him all the way.

Luo and Tu Zhida had been watching Li Guangyuan just now, and they couldn't help accusing Mr. Li of being too stingy.When I first saw the Franji quick gun I brought, I couldn't put it down. Later, after Luo Heying built a bridge and connected with the seller in Fujian, I was unwilling to buy it again when I heard the price.Later, Luo Heying went to negotiate in person, and talked with Li Guangyuanche several times, and finally bought fifteen fast guns and one thousand rounds of guns.It’s just that the seller doesn’t have much stock in hand. If you want more, you have to pay the order money first, and wait a few months before it can be shipped from Luzon.Li Guangyuan, on the other hand, was a master who didn't see the rabbits and didn't spread the eagles. He just asked about when the foreign ships would send the Franji fast guns again, and he would come back to talk to him when the time came.

In Luo Hetu's eyes, having these fast guns is more effective than the "spells" of the Eight Immortals Society.To put it bluntly, the foolish villagers who used spells to coerce them were just trying to create momentum, and the quick guns and blunderbusses that really met the Australians were still defeated.

The so-called open altar practice is nothing more than to strengthen the determination of these big households "anyway". As long as the momentum is built up and there are beacon fires everywhere, no matter how powerful the thieves' firearms are, they will not be able to look around, and they will have a chance.

This fast gun is really useful stuff.This fast gun is easy to train, and you can become an army in a month or so.When things start to happen, Li Guangyuan's real estate property and goods are not cheap and turned into ashes. It's better to change more fast guns, pull up a team with a decent appearance, and have a good fight with the gangsters. have a livelihood.

It's just that these truths cannot be told, and no one will follow suit.

I only heard Li Guangyuan continue to say: "Brother, take a rest for a few days. The Zhuangzhong is holding a social play these days. After the social play, I will trouble you to practice some young men in my Zhuangzi. They are all the children surnamed Li carefully selected by me. Brother Lin Xian, please take the trouble to let them learn how to use this fast gun." As he spoke, he asked the housekeeper to give him a gift of thanks for his hard work.

Luo Hetu thanked him, and followed the second butler to leave the manor first.The servants also moved the boxes into the warehouse in the back yard.Only Luo Heying and Li Guangyuan were left in the room.

Then Luo Heying came forward and said to Li Guangyuan: "Brother Li can feel more at ease with this fast gun."

Ever since the Kun soldiers entered Xiaoyaowei, Li Guangyuan had been a little bit suspicious, for fear that one day the Kun bandits would bombard Lijiawei and swing himself on a swing.It wasn't until one day that the sorcerer of the Eight Immortals Association used talisman water, and after letting several of his servants drink it, he was able to fish for copper coins with his bare hands. Can spell.

(End of this chapter)