Changsha, Chaozongmenwai Pier.
This wharf, located on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River and outside Changsha City, has always been a very prosperous place. Not only are the welcomes and send-offs in Hunan's officialdom here, but also the products from all over Hunan, especially rice, will also be gathered here first, and then go there. To sell elsewhere.
The foreign cigarettes and various rare gadgets shipped from Guangdong Province in the south were first delivered to the wharf outside Chaozongmen, and then transported to the city for the gentlemen to enjoy.
The Huang family's business in Changsha is located outside the Chaozong Gate, on the street leading directly to the dock. It is a shop with a wide front and a bright and spacious appearance. It seems to tell the story of the Huang family's old business to the passers-by. The glory of the past. Since this glory belongs to the past, naturally all that is left in the present is desolation and panic.
Who among the people in the Changsha shopping mall doesn’t know that the Huang family’s old owner, the Etang Huang family, is based in Daozhou? It is the largest landowner in Daozhou!
Nowadays, there are five trade routes. The trade route from Guangfu north to Wuchang is difficult for everyone. That is to say, the old company of the Huang family, which has a large amount of land support and a solid foundation, can still continue to operate.
Therefore, the Huang Family's reputation has always been top-notch in the Changsha shopping mall. You can purchase goods on credit, and you can receive a large deposit in advance for shipments. As soon as you enter and exit, the Huang Family's accounts will be relaxed a lot. ,
But who would have thought that this well-established and well-off Huang family would not be able to do it if he said no!
After the news of the fall of Daozhou and Changmao's efforts to divide land and wealth in Daozhou reached Changsha, the sky fell in the Huang family's old house! They couldn't open the door for many days in a row - the door was blocked by creditors!
In addition to Changsha's local merchants who sell local products to the Huang family, as well as the opium dens where the Huang family's old store placed deposits to buy foreign cigarettes, they are all anxious and send people to block the door every day to demand debts.
It’s not that they are adding insult to injury and being unkind, it’s that they have become increasingly poorer over the years!
Which rich family in Changsha Prefecture does not have the same difficulties as the Huang family in Etang? Which family does not support the facade of a wealthy family, but the inside is full of holes, and they only rely on demolishing the east to make up for the west?
The "big Afu" of Huang Shijie's family, Huang Li, is now stuck in the Huang family's old house, crying without tears. She did not come alone, but led one or two thousand Daozhou gentry's family members to Guizhou. Yangzhou, Chenzhou, entered Chenjiang, and then came by water. Not to mention the hardships the Huang family suffered on the road, the Sichuan-funded tolls also consumed a lot of money. In addition, they were in a hurry when they escaped, so they didn't bring any with them at all. How soft.
When I arrived in Changsha, I thought I could live a stable life for a few days relying on the property left by the Huang family in Changsha. Unexpectedly, I encountered a creditor who blocked the door and demanded debts.
Of course, the Huang Li family refused to hand over the property stored in the Huang family's old house to death - if they were to hand it over, the entire Huang family would probably starve to death in Changsha.
But those creditors took the IOUs issued by the Huang family's old account and repaid their debts, which was justifiable!
Some creditors have already gone to Shanhua County to sue the officials... For two days in a row, officials came to the door with letters and wanted to arrest the head of the Huang family.
This Huang Li family also got anxious and actually led a few strong men from the Huang family to block the door and prevent anyone from entering. It seemed that they were determined to be treated as old people.
Mr. Zhao in the Shanhua County Yamen must be collecting money from people. He was waving a detention ticket and said angrily: "Mrs. Huang, what are you doing? The Shanhua County detention ticket is here. You blocked the door to prevent the officials from going in and arresting you." Do you want to rebel?" Hearing the word "rebellion", Huang Li suddenly remembered "Anti-Jing", and she thought to herself: "My husband has already been doing group training, why not make a tiger skin, maybe he can Scare off intruders."
At that moment, she put her hands on her hips and said confidently: "Master Zhao, before the fall of Daozhou, my husband had already organized a regiment of a thousand people. They are all my family brothers, classmates of the township party, and the most confidant, as well as Lingtang Zhang. He appointed the general as the battalion officer and also took over some old troops from the remaining military sects.
When the city of Daozhou was broken, he led his troops to meet him, and perhaps he surrendered to Saitang... Don't force me any more. If my husband finds out, he might send someone to kill you!
Master Zhao, of course, would not be frightened away by a lady with just a few words. His face suddenly darkened, and he waved his hand and said, "Come on, rush in and capture this cunning woman!"
"twitter!"
Several government officials agreed and rushed in.
After all, Mrs. Huang Li was also the one who copied the "Anti-Jing". She was a fat and talented girl from a scholarly family. She was talented and had a photographic memory. She had already memorized the principles in the "Anti-Jing" - as long as Her husband has thousands of soldiers, and she is not afraid of any trouble! So the tougher she becomes now, the less outsiders dare to touch her.
When her thoughts turned back, the woman shouted loudly and put on a fierce look: "Give me a beating! I'm leading the troops outside, and the main hall will coax him... We're not afraid!" Several yellow men said The family members had already grabbed the pole and put the wooden stick against the door. When they heard Huang Li's order, they did not hesitate to hit him with the pole in his hand.
Master Zhao and several Shanhua County government officials had never seen such an arrogant "old man" before. They didn't react at once and received several blows. Master Zhao's head was smashed and blood flowed.
But Mr. Zhao was old, and his brain was not as fast as the Huang family's wife. He immediately shouted: "It's rebelled! It's rebelled... The Huang family's veteran people are rebelling! Quick, please ask the county master to mobilize The strong squad is here to get someone!" "Cha!" The next officer responded.
Huang Li wanted to be "evil" in her heart. She was a woman who had always been raised at home to eat and drink. She had never been a housekeeper. Now she could lead people to fight against the government as a laity. This was something she never dared to think about. Now He was also labeled as a rebel, what should we do?
Just when she didn't know what to do, someone suddenly shouted: "Master Zhao, the officers and soldiers are here!" "So soon?" Master Zhao was stunned, covered his head and looked towards Chao Zongmen, but he didn't see any officers or soldiers. "Master Zhao, the officers and soldiers came up from the pier!" the man said again.
Coming up from the pier?
Master Zhao turned around and looked again, only to see a group of soldiers carrying military flags and spears, with a bit of gangster spirit, walking struttingly, led by a general, a short man with dark skin, high cheekbones, and a gangster look on his face. Something didn't seem right!
Where do these officers and soldiers come from?
Why are the officers and soldiers so high-spirited? They look like rebels... Aren't the officers and soldiers all sickly opium ghosts?
Among the creditors who came with Mr. Zhao, there was an old scholar who was annoyed by the attitude of "Lao Lai Huang". He was not very afraid of officers and soldiers, so he went up to the "bandit general" and said: "Master, there is a man over there. The profiteer surnamed Huang refused to repay his debts and even beat officials in the street, intending to rebel!"
After saying that, he raised his finger and pointed at the old name of the Huang family.
The official raised his eyes and looked at the direction of the man's finger, then glared at the man and said, "Old Mother Diurei... I can't read, so what does that say on the sign?" "Old name of the Huang family! Goose Pond Yellow" The old name of the family!"
"Hit your lungs..." When the Guangdong military attaché heard this, he immediately turned his face. Then he raised his hand and slapped him, and then cursed, "I'll blind you, that's Mr. Huang's business." ! Mr. Huang is the brother of our boss, and he is also the boss of our Daozhou camp. Does the boss still need to pay back the money he owes? Anyone who comes... will be taken down by me!"
It turns out that the soldiers who came up from Chaozongmen Wharf in Changsha today, by chance, were actually the Daozhou Battalion led by Huang Shijie, Zhang Dingxiang, and Zhang Guoliang.
The man who led a group of Tiandihui "straw shoe boys" to open the way was Zhang Guoliang's double-flower red stick, named Dai Wenying. He was Zhang Guoliang's gold medal thug! He followed Zhang Guoliang and fought against the Qing soldiers, Tiandihui, and Taiping Army. ...In short, I'll hit whoever the boss calls for, without any ambiguity.
Now if someone asks Mr. Huang, the boss’s sworn brother, to collect debts, he will definitely be beaten!
How could Mr. Huang repay his debt? Isn't it because he raised so many soldiers that he would not repay his debt?
So he beat them up quickly, and also arrested a group of people who were blocking the door of the Huang family's old house, asking for accounts, and those who were holding Shanhua County government arrest tickets. They were all tied up with ropes and thrown in front of the Huang family's old house. Waiting for Mr. Huang to deal with it himself.
The Qing soldiers who came from the Tiandihui "Straw Shoe Horseboys" were also wild. After tying people up, they showed off their big knives and looked as ferocious as if they wanted to behead people in the street. This would make those dozen creditors, The yamen servants and Mr. Zhao were frightened.
Also stunned by this scene was Wang Kuiyi, who came to Changsha with Mr. Huang, no, Mr. Huang.
He said he was going to be "locked into Beijing", but in fact he was a young man in green clothes who followed Huang Shijie's team and came all the way to Changsha under the supervision of his "family member" Zhang Zhongqing. At this moment, he was accompanied by Dai Wenying. Behind a battalion of soldiers, I witnessed with my own eyes the domineering behavior of the Huang family regiment.
Isn't it too lawless to arrest the master of the county government office who is an official on the streets of the provincial capital?
Chapter completed!