Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 184 Building a Harmonious Lingao ([-])

Wu Mingjin chose to meet in the lobby. First, the lobby was used for trial purposes, which means that the thief is not a guest, but a thief.Second, to express the relationship between myself and Kun thief can show the sun and the moon.

Seeing that the envoy of the Kun thief was only in his early twenties, fair and clean, with a slightly rich body and a peaceful expression, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.This is obviously a son of a good family, even if he can't get fame, he can still be a well-off and wealthy citizen, why bother to be a thief.

It was the first time for Xiong Buyou to see the magistrate of this county, and he looked at it curiously for a long time, except that he was a middle-aged literati, but he didn't see anything special about him, and when he looked at the yamen servants around him, they all looked emaciated , to describe obscenity.The clothes he was wearing were also out of shape.This county government office is quite shivering, the paint on the pillars and beams of the house is peeling, cobwebs are overgrown, the walls are moldy, large pieces of wall skin are peeling off, and the square bricks on the ground are also cracked a lot.

For a while, Xiong Buyou had a good impression of the Daming County Government—compared to the "White House", this county government is extremely hard and simple. In fact, he didn't know that this dilapidated government office was also regarded as a kind of official superstition. Yamen", as long as this yamen has not collapsed, the county magistrate will never spend money to repair it.

Wu Mingjin saw that this person came to the hall without the fear and trembling attitude of ordinary people, so he felt a little disappointed.Looking at his look of contempt, not to mention kneeling and kowtowing, he didn't even make bows or bows, I couldn't help feeling angry from my heart, and just wanted to reprimand him, "Hey, why didn't you kneel when I saw you?" Looking at the group of office servants in my hall who usually puff up their chests and have fierce voices, all of them have humble expressions, and their eyes dare not stay on these two thieves. , The anger that just got up suddenly withered half.At this time, a servant brought a cup of tea, and handed over a note, which was written by Master Wang, and there was only one word in ink on it: "Forbearance".

Xiong Buyou didn't talk nonsense with him, and handed over the letter written by Yu Eshui.Wu Mingjin opened it and saw that the writing was very vulgar, half literate and half white, and the brush calligraphy was not satisfactory, obviously he was a non-reader.But the meaning is still clear. First of all, it is said that Liu Xiang bandits and Westerners jointly invaded Bopu yesterday, and they were defeated. They sank three enemy ships and captured more than [-] pirates.The pirates have fled in haste.

It turned out that the pirates came to attack last night, and black people eat black people.Wu Mingjin was originally the most concerned about the frequent pirate attacks here, but now that he has retreated in the letter, it is a relief.No matter what, at last the people were not abused by them.

The second part is that Australian maritime merchants are also descendants of China, but they left overseas to avoid the chaos at the end of the Song Dynasty. Now they return to China, and they will never harm their compatriots. The purpose of this is only to protect the safety of a place, and there is no thought of committing chaos.

Hmph, is that the case.Wu Mingjin didn't look at it carefully, and the next step is the actual content, saying that pirates often sneak in here in Lingao, bandits are rampant, the people's life is difficult, and the county government is difficult to implement. The crossing generals will organize regiment training and joint defense in the villages in the northern part of Lingao County.I hope that Wu Daling will approve it and give him support.

Finally, the letter also promised that once the joint defense of the villages is realized, the pirates and bandits in the county will be completely eliminated. Not only that, but the county's food tax in summer and autumn will not be a problem.

It is the heart of Sima Zhao!Wu Mingjin looked at the two envoys below, their faces were full of arrogance without distinction, Wu Mingjin thought to himself, isn't this obvious?The gangsters tried to use this regiment to practice joint defense and control the Tuanlian Xiangyong in each village and village in their own hands. Next, the government order will not come from the county government, but will come from Dongmen City.

Seeing him holding the letter in silence, Xiong Buyou said:

"Wu Ming's mansion has been suffering from pirates invading the county, and now I have a small gift for you." With a wave of his hand, the laborers who came in from the cart unloaded many wooden boxes and straw bags from the wheelbarrow, and moved them to the courtyard of the county government. Chen Fang, everyone could only smell a salty fish-like stench.Wu Mingjin wondered secretly, and asked a yamen servant to check it out. The yamen servant then opened a wooden box and made a sudden shock. Everyone could see clearly that there was a human head preserved in salt in the box.

Looking at those wooden boxes and straw bags, you can tell what's inside without asking.A cool air passed over Wu Mingjin's back.Suppressing panic, he asked: "You are so bold, where did these heads come from?"

"Reporting to the Ming Dynasty, these are all pirates who invaded our Lingao County yesterday. According to their confession, they are the men and horses of Liu Laoxiang in Juqu, East Guangdong. Please check with the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that there were so many heads, Wu Mingjin hurriedly called a foreman to check them.After inspection, it was found that there were heads of red-haired men and Nanyang people among them, and several of them were criminals wanted by the government.It is true to say that they are pirates.

Killing so many pirates in one battle is unique in the history of this county—no, not to mention this county, even the government and army have not done it in the past ten years.Wu Ming couldn't help but secretly startled.The pirates across Fujian and Guangdong have been raging for more than ten years since the end of the Wanli period. With the strength of the two provinces and the encirclement and suppression by tens of thousands of officers and troops, they can't win a single victory. They can only hold their noses to recruit...

"Whether An Zhier and the others have committed crimes!" Wu Mingjin suddenly scolded.

"What did you say?!" Wu Mingjin spoke official language, and Wang Ruixiang could listen to it all. Hearing him say this now, he couldn't help but feel angry: Only officers and soldiers can do such a thing of giving birth to a son. The heart of a villain measures the belly of a gentleman.

Xiong Buyou said: "The Ming government is in trouble. I don't want to be an official, and I don't ask for a reward from the government. Why do I have to do this thing? These heads are just for me to show my heart to the Ming government, and I don't ask the government. A reward. This county is able to destroy this group of bandits, and it is also because of the Ming Mansion's good education..."

This is actually flattering.But he was right.Kun thieves don't need to kill and behead to claim their merits, and it seems unnecessary to kill good people and pretend to be meritorious.

With so many pirate heads, if they report to the mansion, this is a big performance appraisal.Wu Mingjin's already extremely gloomy state of mind suddenly brightened up, and his heart as an official warmed up.Involuntarily, his expression turned into kindness, and he said softly:

"Several strong men are all outstanding talents, why don't they serve the court, but live in the grass?"

Xiong Buyou was secretly amused, if it weren't for your official voice, the duke would have rushed into the city long ago to "struggle" you away.It is already polite enough for us to engage in gradual peaceful evolution.

After the Crossing Group has gained a firm foothold on the Bairen-Bopu line, the next policy of the executive committee is to encircle the cities from the countryside. Through the means of joint defense of the villages, the villages will be initially included in the administrative system of the Crossing Group, virtualizing the surrounding areas. The ruling center of the county seat.Through a series of agricultural technology collaborations, the Crossing Group wins over and divides local farmers.So as to achieve the ultimate goal of controlling the village.

But to implement this strategy, the people must feel that Bairen City is not a gang of rebellious parties.Among them, the attitude of the county government is very important.Especially Wu Mingjin's attitude.If he firmly insists that the Traveling Group is a rebellious party pirate, the common people will have many scruples when they come into contact with them.

"There are also banners, documents, talismans, and weapons handed in from the pirates here, and they will be handed over to the county." Xiong Buyou was very polite.This "generous gift" is enough to move Wu Mingjin's heart. For the wars everywhere, the repeated defeats of the officers and soldiers, Yu Shuai being questioned, and the Ming court falling into a situation where the only way to stabilize the coastal situation is by recruiting the giant bandit Zheng Zhilong. The county's record of defeating Liu Xiang's men and beheading 400 Chinese and foreign pirates will become a highlight.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiong Buyou wanted to leave.Wu Mingjin only nodded slightly, and announced: "Retire!"

Wang Ruixiang followed Xiong Buyou out of the county government office, and saw the happy faces of the laborers beside the wheelbarrow. It turned out that the county sent people to develop the rewards, and sent twenty altars of wine and two wind pigs.It's almost a reward.

After returning to Bairen City, he reported the situation to Wen Desi. Wang Ruixiang couldn't help asking, "Is that the end?"

"Look at it, he will come to contact us in all likelihood in the past few days." Wen Desi said, "There are so many people in the lobby, there are some things he can't say."

"This gang of dog officials really has a lot of twists and turns." Wang Ruixiang said with emotion.

"If he's as straightforward as Hai Rui, we'll have to resort to violence." Wen Desi said, "Fortunately, he's not. It's much easier. Just wait."

Sure enough, at dusk the next day.A sneaky person came to the checkpoint by the Wenshui Bridge. He asked the sentry to see the "short-haired senior officer". meeting.

The visitor was taken to the secluded house of the security team, and after some questioning, he was found to be Zhang Youfu's servant, who wanted to invite the short-haired official to a banquet.

Wen Desi remembered that this Zhang Youfu was the envoy sent by the county for peace talks after the failed encirclement and suppression of them a few months ago.His sudden request to meet was obviously entrusted by others.Immediately agreed.The servant said that Zhang Youfu's mansion was just outside the west gate.Wen Desi decided to go there himself. This Zhang Youfu can speak several dialects, Cantonese is also one of them, so it is not difficult to communicate.

After dark, two sedan chairs came to Zhuangzi. Wen Desi and Xi Yazhou went together. To be on the safe side, Bei Wei chose eight people from the reconnaissance team to follow him for protection. Wen Desi got a signal tube - once there is a change, the signal tube is fired, and he will immediately bring people to rescue.

Wen Desi and Xi Yazhou were carried by Zhang Youfu's tenants, and walked unsteadily through the pitch-black field. Although there were lanterns in front of them to guide the way, the brightness was like will-o'-the-wisps.If it weren't for the 8 members of the reconnaissance team, it would be a bit frightening.

The sedan chair was broken and stuffy, and the tenants were not very good at carrying the sedan chair, so the two of them had a rough time in it.After walking for half an hour, the sedan chair came down, and when I came out, I saw an ordinary farmer's courtyard in front of me.

There were already people waiting at the gate of the courtyard. Seeing them coming, they quickly took them in, and the door was closed immediately.

The yard was also dark, and although a few lanterns were lit under the porch, everything in the yard was still indistinct, and things like wheelbarrows, grain haystacks, and stone mills could be vaguely seen parked there.

Although Zhang Youfu claims to be a landlord, he is actually a shabby householder. The so-called Zhuangzi is nothing more than a large courtyard.But the walls were high and evidently of masonry, and the gates were of planks bound with iron.This is all for the purpose of preventing bandits.

(End of this chapter)