Crimson Dawn

Chapter 111

"Most of you sages in society have read some books. You can see that the sage Confucius said that old people should take care of themselves and young people should take care of themselves." Shang Yuan said to the people in the conference room with a smile.This is the meeting room of the military camp of the insurance group in Fengtai County. The structure of the room is simple and clear.Wooden pillars, beams and wooden structures, and straw mats as walls.For the situation in Anhui, the influence of wind is also considered.Vents are left in many places.The result is excellent ventilation and light transmission.Chen Ke likes working in this spacious and bright room made of pure natural products.Shang Yuan also likes it very much.Compared with the narrow yamen, this kind of room with only straw mats as walls is not at all spacious at 01:30.Gives a sense of open air.

After the flood, most of the landlords in the disaster area still followed the old habits and ran to the county to avoid the disaster.The richer ones ran to Fucheng.Because it rained for [-] consecutive days in Anhui this time, the road was interrupted.In addition, most of the landlords in Fengtai County have little money, so the landlords in Fengtai County have not gone further.After destroying Zhang Youliang, Shang Yuan invited the landlords to the military camp of the insurance regiment for a meeting.

"I have read a few books and read this statement. I don't know what the county magistrate has assigned." Miss Ren Qiying asked first.

Miss Ren Qiying came to the meeting on behalf of the Ren family. The head of the Ren family recently fell ill and claimed that he had contracted a cold.In fact, I want to express my strong dissatisfaction with my daughter's insistence on joining the insurance group and showing her face all day long.And Ren Qiying didn't care about the gossip.Since her father "fell ill", Ren Qiying, as the eldest daughter, was duty-bound to take on the family affairs.You know, Ren Qiying has a very strong temper. Since she was a child, if her two younger brothers and two younger sisters did not listen to her, Ren Qiying would dare to beat and scold her.The elder sister came forward, the father "sick", the Ren family is now the only one who follows the lead of Ren Qiying.

But Ren Qiying knew what her father was thinking. If her father got involved after she joined the insurance group, there would definitely be endless troubles.Eggs can't be put in one basket. Even if the insurance group breaks down in the future, as long as Ren Qiying comes out to top the tank, she will kill her head and give an explanation, at least the Ren family will not be too embarrassing.But at this time of year, the insurance group is in full swing in Fengtai County, coupled with the severe flood, if they can't hug this big tree tightly.The Ren family will lose the present, not even the present, let alone the future.

So in order to clear the relationship, Ren Qiying didn't care about the gossip outside.It was said that Ren Qiying's "behavior" made her father sick with anger.If it were someone else, she would have to make excuses in every possible way, but Ren Qiying let go of such rumors.And it is even more "unscrupulous" in doing things.For example, this time Shangyuan county magistrate called a meeting of the landlords in the county seat, and Ren Qiying, as a woman, attended openly.This aroused the displeasure of the landlords in the same row, and their gazes were full of disgust and anger.

Shang Yuan smiled and said: "Miss Ren is indeed quite proud. I have been in Fengtai for almost half a year. As far as I know, there is no food in the Yicang in Fengtai County. The clans everywhere have no money or food. This flood , is far from being comparable to the past. If it continues like this, the strong will be powerless, and the old and weak will naturally die. It looks like a human tragedy. I have read some books, and I saw records of disaster years. And food. Just looking at the words, this official was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart. Since this official is the magistrate of Fengtai County, if something like this really happens in our Fengtai County, this official will not be redeemed by death. "

The dignified righteousness was put out, and the landlords knew that Shangyuan County Magistrate was going to make a condition.Everyone's eyes flicked back and forth between Shang Yuan and Chen Ke beside him.What Shang Yuan meant should be what Chen Ke meant.

The local landlords all knew that Shangyuan county magistrate had a very deep relationship with the insurance group. They had seen more than once that Shangyuan county magistrate always took the initiative to salute Chen Ke, the leader of the insurance group.Although I don't know who Chen Ke is, the official rule is that the people salute the officials. Although Shangyuan county magistrate will not deliberately show off when facing the landlord, this official authority has always been very powerful.This let the landlords know that Chen Ke was not something that landlords like them could afford.Of course, it must be explained that during this natural disaster, the insurance group, which has nearly a thousand people, is by no means a force that the landlords can offend.

"In the county, the victims have been moved to live in Yuezhangji. Everyone knows about this?" Shang Yuan asked.

Of course everyone knows about this.These landlords were able to tolerate the existence of the insurance group before this, and did not risk their lives to go to Fucheng, or Jiangsu. The Si, Sha, Ru, Fei and other rivers rise together at the same time, the depth of the water on the flat ground is several feet, and it goes up and down for more than a thousand miles, forming the country of Ze.In order to save the surrounding people, the insurance group recruited all the ships.Landlords can't run without a boat.More importantly, the law and order in Fengtai County was much better after the disaster than before.

Since the flood started, the insurance group has managed all the victims and refugees.A place called "People's House" was built.The concentration camp provided board and lodging, and the victims naturally went to the "People's House".After the insurance group resettled all these people, they made a strong attack and wiped out the local hooligans in the county. These people were all arrested and forced to work.Although it was a disaster year, the order in Fengtai County was much better.What the landlords fear most is that the victims of the disaster will rise up to make trouble. There are only a few people in the landlord's family. During the disaster year, if the people do not make trouble, they will die. If they make trouble, they may die later.Tens of thousands of people rose up, and the landlords couldn't resist it.Since someone is willing to come forward to manage these matters, the landlords feel happy instead.

Of course, the insurance group relied on this "home of the common people" to recruit manpower and network minions.In the past, providing such supplies would naturally cost a lot.Ordinary forces can't afford it at all, they can only borrow money and food from the landlords.And the landlords can just take the opportunity to reach various compromises with these forces.Unexpectedly, the insurance group did not do this at all. Since the "People's House" was built, the insurance group has completely ignored the initiative of the landlords.On the one hand, they cut off the internal and external connections of the "People's Home", and on the other hand, they relied on their own strength to provide food, clothing, money and food for the concentration camp.Never ask for a little property from the landlords.The county magistrate Shang Yuan also did not take advantage of the natural disaster to blackmail the landlord.

Although the landlords felt strange about such an abnormal situation, since they did not suffer losses themselves, they were extremely lucky in this catastrophic year.At least most of the landlords here think so.Except for Ren Qiying's clear request to join the insurance group, the other landlords believed that one thing is worse than one thing, and chose a silent self-insurance strategy.

"Lord Shang Yuan, what are your orders?" It was Landlord Zhang Pinggui who spoke.Although he knows that the best way now is to keep silent.But Zhang Pinggui and Zhang Youliang are still in the same family, and they belong to relatives who can definitely fight.After learning of Zhang Youliang's fall, he was very panicked.Zhang Youliang's armed force is also well-known in Fengtai County, but the young people in the insurance group turned their backs whenever they said they wanted to, and solved Zhang Youliang in a long time.There was no news from the Zhang family.If the insurance group makes another move, people related to Zhang Youliang will naturally suffer the brunt.In order to prevent this kind of fate from befalling him, the landlord Zhang Pinggui must fight with reason.

When the insurance group began to transfer a large number of victims to Yuezhangji, the landlords had not yet received the news of Zhang Youliang's demise.The landlords privately celebrated the transfer of the victims.The insurance group kept those people under strict control, and the landlords didn't know what happened in the "People's Home".But according to the usual experience, the farther the disaster year is from the victims, the safer it will be.The insurance group moved all the victims to other places, and the landlords in the county are naturally much safer.

And within a few days, the news of Zhang Youliang's destruction reached the county town, and the landlords knew that something was wrong.It's not that the landlords haven't heard of Zhang Youliang yelling to take action against the insurance group.They had guessed in private that if the two sides really fought, who would win.Unexpectedly, the group of young people from the insurance group shot Zhang Youliang as soon as they said they would.Zhang Youliang's destruction was so easy, if the insurance group took action against other landlords, who would be able to withstand it?

Before they had time to link up, the troops of the insurance regiment came to the door with a message from the county magistrate Shang Yuan.He said he wanted to have a meeting with everyone.Those poor people in the past are far less polite than they used to be. After the notification, regardless of whether the landlords are willing or not, they will be forcibly taken away immediately.Everyone gathered in the barracks of the insurance regiment.This is obviously the "Hongmen Banquet".

Although Shang Yuan obviously wears the same pants as the insurance group, Shang Yuan is also an official anyway, so he has to be reasonable.So Zhang Pinggui hurriedly replied, afraid that he would remain silent, and Shang Yuan felt that he couldn't talk to the landlords, so he let him go.If Chen Ke came out to speak, the price he offered would definitely be much higher than Shang Yuan.

"The county has decided to move all the victims to Yuezhangji, and has started to rush to plant and harvest. The victims want to plant land, and there is not enough land in Yuezhangji. In order to feed the tens of thousands of people, I feel that I have to ask everyone again. Borrow some land." Shang Yuan said calmly.

After hearing this, the room was completely silent.The landlords were all shocked.They never expected that Shang Yuan, the county magistrate, would be able to say such words.These people have never heard of the term "borrowing land".They didn't understand what Shang Yuan meant, and they didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Naturally, Shang Yuan didn't intend to let everyone guess wildly.He would have explained it carefully. "I've been in the capital for a long time. From the prince to the ordinary officials, I have some friendship. Do you know what is the most popular thing in the capital now?"

"Please inform the county magistrate." Ren Qiying asked in a crisp voice.The girl's pleasant voice not only did not make the landlords in the meeting feel good, but instead attracted angry eyes.

Ren Qiying didn't care, not only didn't care, she also sneered, "Elders, I know what everyone is thinking. I just dare not speak, for fear of offending others if I say something wrong, and fear of being blackmailed too much. But girl, I think we You might as well explain it clearly. The insurance group even dared to fight Uncle Zhang, let alone us. Let us come this time, it is clearly a Hongmen banquet. Maybe Mr. Chen Ke threw a tea bowl, and dozens of people rushed outside immediately , who used knives and guns against us. Rather than getting to this point, it is better to explain the words. Let’s discuss clearly. Even if we can’t reach an agreement in the end, we will die and understand. Elders, you are well-informed, Do you think what I said, girl, makes sense?"

The landlords present at the meeting all had the idea of ​​"delaying", so they would not be willing to have such a straightforward showdown.After Ren Qiying finished speaking, most of the landlords showed extremely unhappy expressions.Only one person laughed out loud after hearing this.When everyone saw it, it was Chen Ke who laughed.

"Miss Ren's words are interesting. Let me express my opinion to everyone. This time, I invite everyone to come and discuss a result. If there is no result, no one can go back." Chen Ke laughed.

This statement is clear and clear, and the landlords finally hoped to fool the idea of ​​passing the test.Before they could speak, Chen Ke continued: "Tea bowls are very expensive. It hurts me to drop a lot of money. Dozens of people with knives and guns come in from outside. I can just shout, and there is no need to drop tea bowls. "

This kind of naked threat really worked, and the landlords swallowed the words that came to their lips.

Chen Ke continued: "Let's listen to Shangyuan County Magistrate first, why worry? It will take a long time. We have prepared a place for everyone here. When we finish talking, we will naturally let everyone go. .Magistrate Shang, please continue."

Shang Yuan didn't care about the ashen faces of the landlords, he continued: "The recent limelight in Beijing is about constitutionalism. To put it bluntly, it means that everyone makes a law together, and everyone must abide by this law in the future. Up to the queen mother and prince, Down to the officials and small officials, everyone thinks that this should be done. Now is the flood period, and the lower officials think that we have to rescue the disaster first. But the regulations for the disaster relief, our family said, either the people are not happy, or the landlords are not happy. Yes. So, I think we might as well make a constitution according to what Beijing wants. We discuss to formulate a law. Whether it is the official, the insurance group, everyone, or the common people, we should follow this law. This matter cannot be considered by the official, so I invite you to discuss how to go about this constitutional law."

As soon as these words were finished, the landlords immediately became confused.Originally thought that Shang Yuan and Chen Ke were going to seize the landlord's land, but they didn't expect it to become something constitutional.The news in Fengtai County is not very closed. Some landlords know the word "constitutional", and it is said that it is also causing a lot of trouble in Beijing.But they don't know what the constitution is all about.This is a major matter discussed by the Queen Mother and the princes, and the landlords thought to themselves that they were not qualified to participate in such a major event.As soon as Shang Yuan said this, everyone, Monk Zhang Er, couldn't figure it out.

Just when she was confused, Ren Qiying laughed and said: "Master County Magistrate, you mean to borrow our landlords' land for disaster relief, and you want us to discuss a charter, let our landlords discuss with you how to borrow our land?" The land. Is that so?"

"Exactly." Shang Yuan replied.

The landlords understood now, and anger welled up in everyone's chest.This clearly meant that the landlords were to be sold and count the money for Shang Yuan.This is also deceiving too much.

"Lord county magistrate, what you said is unreasonable." Wang Pinggui said, "It's unheard of to lend our land to the common people. You asked us to discuss how to distribute our property to others, aren't you playing tricks on us?" At this time, Wang Pinggui threw the "Tuzi Jue" out of the blue.If he was played like a monkey so openly, he would definitely not admit it.As soon as these words came out, the other landlords also nodded.Obviously, Wang Pinggui spoke their minds.

Facing the landlords who had the same attitude, Shang Yuan frowned slightly, and looked at them with a slightly puzzled expression.If Shang Yuan raised his eyebrows and lost his temper, the landlords might not be afraid.But Shang Yuan's expression of sympathy and pity made the landlords puzzled and uneasy.

After watching all the landlords, Shang Yuan said: "Everyone came to the county seat, and some were planning to go to the prefectural city, the provincial capital. Why? Isn't it because they are afraid that the victims will make trouble? Why are the victims making trouble? Isn't it because they can't survive anymore? What? I know that after every flood, there will be countless lawsuits and many murders due to land planning. After every flood, some victims will plant whatever land they can plant. Some food, just hoping to get some harvest at any rate and get through the disaster year. Then these things will be entangled endlessly, and they will not be clear for several years. There will be many personal grievances. Instead of this, why don't we just draw a line now, When I can save money, I will file a lawsuit. At that time, everyone was in a turmoil because of the lawsuit. When everyone sued, they always had to deal with it. I don’t like money, so naturally I don’t accept bribes. But everyone’s money didn’t come from the wind. Don't you feel sorry for the money spent in vain and enriching the officials?"

Once Shang Yuan finished speaking, the landlords also felt that there was some truth.Although just now they had some intentions of fighting against each other, but when Shang Yuan mentioned the internal conflicts caused by the land division among the landlords, many people immediately remembered a lot of old things.

"Mr. Zhang Pinggui, I heard that you and Mr. Lu Youlian's family is still in-laws. As a result, the two families have been in a lawsuit for nearly ten years because of the same land. Two county magistrates have not cleared up the matter. The good in-laws are actually like enemies on weekdays. Let me not talk about other things, after this flood, all the ridges in the field disappeared, are you two ready to reconcile? Or are you going to continue to fight for that piece of land?" Before the meeting, Chen Ke They learned the experience of attacking Zhang Youliang and made a lot of preparations and plans.Make sure that there are no huge loopholes in the plan.In response to the contradictions among various landlords, the People's Party conducted a detailed investigation.

Sure enough, as originally expected, Zhang Pinggui's expression was extremely ugly as soon as these words came out.Lu Youlian, the landlord, also participated in this meeting.Because of these old grievances, he and Zhang Pinggui sat far away.After hearing Shang Yuan's words, Lu Youlian just snorted coldly, but didn't speak.The atmosphere immediately became a little strange.

"So, everyone, let's not formulate a charter, okay?" Shang Yuan continued to ask with a sympathetic look.

Chapter 111

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