Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

When Wu Shigong was about to leave, the shopkeeper of the inn brought someone to find Wu Shigong.The man introduced himself and said: His name is Yuan Xingshan, he is a businessman.This time, it happened to be a batch of goods being trafficked from Jining to Guide.He wanted to go with Wu Shigong.

Wu Shigong felt very strange, and asked the reason quickly.

Yuan Xingshan said to Wu Shigong: "My lord, although it is still a peaceful time, there are always some little thieves who will hijack caravans with few people. Seeing that there are so many people, the young ones want to go to Guide together. I hope you will allow me. "

The shopkeeper of the inn also helped to persuade: "This shopkeeper Yuan comes and goes frequently, and the young ones can guarantee the adults. There is absolutely no problem."

Wu Shigong asked, how many people and cars does Yuan Xingshan have?Then Yuan Xingshan told Wu Shigong: There are only a dozen cars, and there are only a dozen or so people.

Wu Shigong thought for a while, then Yuan Xingshan didn't have many people and vehicles.Besides, I went to Guide as a military attache, and it was my responsibility to ensure the safety of the place, so I agreed.

However, what Yuan Xingshan said caught Wu Shigong's attention.After discussing with Xue Yongli, all the guards were fully armed and put on cotton armor.Wu Shigong also put on the inner armor, and took the two pistols and the Japanese samurai sword.

In fact, Wu Shigong was a little nervous.At that time, although the world was already in some chaos, robbers generally would not rob the convoys of people in the government.Because, robbing ordinary businessmen may be concealed by the government for their own political achievements.However, if someone in the government is robbed, the government will definitely hunt it down with all its strength.

Of course, this is also the main reason why Yuan Xingshan found Wu Shigong as a companion.

After setting off, Yuan Xingshan told Wu Shigong that it would take three days to travel from Jining to Guide in a hurry.However, if you take your time, it will take four days.

Out of nervousness, Wu Shigong of course chose to rush on his way.But to Wu Shigong's surprise, there was not even a shadow of a small thief along the way.

Along the way, Wu Shigong asked Yuan Xingshan about Guide's situation.The situation Yuan Xingshan said was eight or nine times the same as what Xue Yongli said.However, he told Wu Shigong that there are two places in Guide that need special attention.

One is that in the countryside of Guide, the big gentry own many big Zhuangzi.These Zhuangzi are very powerful, and even the government is unable to completely control them.Therefore, if Wu Shigong becomes an official in Guide, he must establish a good relationship with the gentry who own these big villages.At least you can't offend them.Otherwise, in many things, Wu Shigong will be unable to move an inch.

The other is that bandits are not very common in Guide's prefectural and county towns.But in the countryside and mountains, there are more bandits.In many villages, including some Zhuang Ding in Zhuangzi, they farm during the busy season, and may turn into bandits during the off-season.

Yuan Xingshan reminded Wu Shigong: If Wu Shigong goes to the countryside and mountains for something, he must pay attention to this situation and keep his vigilance at all times.

After hearing Yuan Xingshan's words, Wu Shigong thought to himself: "I didn't expect the current Ming Dynasty to be so chaotic." Fu's government orders can only reach the county level at most.In the countryside, however, they were basically managed by prestigious gentry among the people.Therefore, the government will try its best to win over local gentry.

As for the issue of bandits, the attitude of the government is basically that as long as you don't attack the city, the government will open its eyes and close its eyes.This has resulted in the wealthy folks paying protection fees to the bandits for safety.Even some bold gentry openly supported and even raised a group of bandits to make huge profits for themselves.

And bandits also need them to deliver supplies and sell stolen goods.They basically formed a community of interests.

Wait until the third day.Wu Shigong set off early in the morning, wanting to hurry up and enter Guide City before the gate of Guide City closed at night.

But after walking for a long time, the road started to fog up.The fog is getting bigger and bigger.Seeing that the situation was not right, Wu Shigong stopped the convoy and moved the convoy as close as possible.

However, the convoy is too long.Let's think about it, in order to take care of the vehicles walking on the opposite side, Wu Shigong and his team can only form a long queue.Calculated by the current measurement, even if a car is four meters long, Wu Shigong's fleet of more than 300 cars will be more than [-] meters long.

Wu Shigong immediately decided to get everyone together regardless of the carts at both ends.He asked the guards to form a circle of thirty or forty carts in the middle, and led the horses into the circle of carts.In the innermost part of the cart circle, there is a carriage for women's relatives parked.He asked the guards to observe the situation around the circle of the cart to prevent any accidents from happening.

Everyone was very nervous, and in the middle of the cart circle, apart from the occasional snort or two of the horses, there was no other sound.

Suddenly, a guard yelled: "There is movement here!" All the people took out their weapons and rushed to the yelling guard.Even Wu Shigong drew his samurai sword.

At that time, the fog was already very heavy.Ten paces away, in fact, I couldn't see anything clearly.All the people stared over there.A guard holding a firecracker was dazzled, as if he saw a shadow shaking, and immediately fired at that shadow.His actions set off a chain reaction, and all the firecrackers were fired.

After the gunfire was fired, the smoke produced by the gunpowder combined with the dense fog, making people's vision even more blurred.

But after waiting for a long time, it seemed that there was no movement over there.But no one dared to check the situation outside the big car circle at this time.So, we can only wait like this forever.

Time seemed to have stopped, and everyone felt that the time was extremely long.Suddenly, as if God had cast a magic, a gust of wind blew by, and fierce sunlight shone in.The dense fog immediately became thinner, and without much effort, the fog disappeared completely.

Everyone observed the surrounding situation, but found no problems.Xue Yongli arranged several guards to go outside to check the situation.They searched the surroundings carefully, only to find a field mouse that had been blasted in half by the firecrackers.Seeing this situation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be a false alarm.Although Wu Shigong looked calm, his back was already soaked.He breathed a sigh of relief, and told the guards: "Hurry up and organize the convoy, and continue on the road."

While the guards were tidying up the convoy, Wu Shigong went to the carriage and comforted the female relatives one by one.

When comforting Zhao Ruya, Zhao Ruya looked at Wu Shigong with admiration and curiosity, and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"

Wu Shigong smiled wryly, looked at Xiaojie at the side, and found that she didn't seem to notice him.So, Wu Shigong stuck to Zhao Ruya's ear and whispered, "Actually, I'm also very scared."

Zhao Ruya was surprised, and then asked: "Then why are you so calm?"

"I just learned to be patient."

Wu Shigong's answer made Zhao Ruya giggle.

The convoy was quickly put together.After counting down, there is no shortage of carts and supplies.However, three horses ran away after being frightened.

Wu Shigong didn't dare to be careless, so he asked the guards to ride horses, and a group of five went outside to look for it.I dare not let them go far, people are the most important thing now.If you really can't find the three horses, then forget it.

But just as the guards were about to set off, they saw two horses trotting over in the distance.They trotted into the convoy with their toes high and high, they seemed to look at people like Wu Shigong with that contemptuous look, as if saying: These idiots.