Jinan City extends vertically from north to south, bordering the Yellow River in the north and Mount Tai in the south. It has a population of more than 200,000. It is not only the capital of Shandong, but also the economic and cultural center of Shandong.
Jinan City has four gates. The north gate is connected to Dezhou and Binzhou, which is the main road to the capital from the south. The west gate is connected to Dongchang and Linqing, close to the canal, where trade flourishes. The east gate and south gate are
It's all a bit different.
Being an official for thousands of miles is just for wealth.
Generally speaking, North Gate is located in a prosperous area, second only to West Gate, and should be the second most popular.
But for Liu Ruyi, the most important thing is to be down-to-earth, steady, and able to firmly grasp all controllable factors in his own hands.
There isn't much fat in the meat, so everyone wants to take a bite.
Liu Ruyi was young and had few connections. If he took that position rashly, he might become a thorn in the side of those people and be hated by others for nothing. It was obvious that the gains outweighed the losses.
On the other hand, the South Gate, although it is located in a remote place with few people and little traffic, is close to Caishi Town, Liu Ruyi's hometown, and is not far away from the Qianhu Wang Dahai Station, which is close to Liu Ruyi and has been promoted to the East City garrison.
It's only a few miles away. To others, the land of Nanmen may be a tasteless place, but to Liu Ruyi, this is simply a blessed land prepared for him!
It is already April of the 10th year of Chongzhen, and in less than ten months, Prince Dorgon of Manchu Qingrui, Prince Duduo of Yu, the eldest son of the emperor Hauge, Prince Yingwu Azige, and Rao Yubeile Abatai, who can conquer
The warriors of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, together with nearly 100,000 Eight Banners cavalry, are about to sweep across this great land that has been peaceful for a long time!
The imperial court was gradually declining, and the civil servants only knew how to collect money and fight among themselves. Even the nine-sided military force that the Ming Dynasty was proud of was basically useless except for Liaodong.
The sky has no eyes, and the common people suffer!
The thousand-year-old city was burned clean by fire, tens of thousands of innocent people died tragically on the spot, and 200,000 people were robbed. Except for the Japanese island countries of later generations, who else could commit such indescribable crimes on this land? How pitiful
Those remnants of the Braided Dynasty in later generations still shamelessly advocated the so-called "Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties". They were so thick-skinned that even a ten-foot city wall had no choice but to be defeated!
At the moment, although Liu Ruyi is only a small household with only a few hundred soldiers under his command, he may not be able to change the turbulent trend, but in Jinan City, on the land under his feet, he will never allow this.
A tragedy repeats itself!
"Even if I die, I will smash their greedy fangs!" Liu Ruyi clenched her fist tightly!
Liu Hanyi looked at Liu Ruyi's face that was in great pain but gradually became as hard as iron. He didn't ask any more questions. He just grabbed the banknote and walked towards the door silently.
Perhaps, he didn't understand what his little brother was thinking! However, after spending many days together, a deep instinct in his bones made him firmly believe in Liu Ruyi's choice!
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Just like the autumn wind sweeping through the fallen leaves, the leaves sprout new buds. After a few days, the storm between Cheng Shiming and his son quickly dissipated, and everything was back on track.
In the early morning, when the sun had just peeked out from the clouds, Liu Ruyi had already gotten up and began to exercise in the courtyard.
After a few days of rest, the wounds had healed, and Liu Ruyi could no longer rest. Although it was about to enter the middle of the seventeenth century, cold weapons were still the mainstream in this land. With a little more strength in the body, perhaps at the critical moment
It can increase the chance of winning. Liu Ruyi does not dare to be careless about this and relax his requirements easily.
Not long after, Liu Ruyi broke out in a thin layer of sweat, all the joints in her body moved, and the air bubbles between the bones made a crackling sound.
The boxing technique he practiced was Piguaquan passed down by his father Liu Hu. There was nothing fancy about it, each move was extremely upright. The main pursuit was speed and explosive power. It was simple and practical. The military boxing of later generations was known as
A large part of them are routines derived from Piguaquan. As for the 'Taekwondo' of the Bangzi country and the 'Karate' of the Oriental island country, they are just blind men stealing from their masters and fooling themselves!
"Young Master, Young Master, Uncle Fu is here!" While she was concentrating, Liu Ruyi suddenly heard Xiao Liu'er shouting outside the door and hurriedly waved him in.
Xiao Liu'er's physique resembles that of the famous NBA star 'Little Emperor' in later generations. He is as strong as a muscular cow. If it weren't for the sneak attack from behind by the old man that day, he really wouldn't be his opponent. However, this kid belongs to an alien and his recovery speed is faster than
Liu Ruyi still needs to improve a lot. In a few days, he is already full of energy and jumping around.
After a while, Xiao Liuer and Uncle Fu carefully came to Liu Ruyi.
"Young Master!" Uncle Fu looked at the bandage on Liu Ruyi's chest and knelt on the ground with a plop, tears streaming down his face.
Liu Ruyi hurriedly helped him up, "Uncle Fu, why are you crying! Aren't I fine?" Liu Ruyi pretended to be relaxed and let Uncle Fu check his body.
"Young master, why didn't you tell me about such a big matter? At the worst, you have to take me with you! If, if... then how can I be worthy of the master and my wife?
!" Uncle Fu looked remorseful and held Liu Ruyi's arm tightly, as if he was afraid that his young master would disappear from his eyes.
Along the way, although Liu Ruyi has gradually established a firm foothold, from the bottom of his heart, apart from his mother Zou, the people he trusts the most are Fu Bo, Xiao Liuer and Huo Lang. Fu Bo has watched Liu since he was a child.
When Ruyi grew up, to some extent, he was closer to his father Liu Hu.
"Uncle Fu, it's okay, everything is okay! By the way, why did you come here so early? But what are your mother's instructions?" Liu Ruyi changed the subject with a smile.
"Young Master!" Uncle Fu wiped away his tears and lowered his voice: "I heard from Uncle Liu's people that the incident was over. Madam was worried, so she asked me to come and visit! Also, Young Master
, In a few days, it will be Mr. Liu's sixtieth birthday. You are a junior, and the Liu family is very kind to us. I came here this time to prepare some gifts for the young master in advance. "
After Uncle Fu finished speaking, he carefully took out a gift list from his arms and handed it to Liu Ruyi.
The gift list was very detailed, with dozens of items written in densely packed small characters, ranging from gold and jade articles to furs and groceries. It was well organized and listed the purchase locations. At first glance, it looked like Uncle Fu's notes.
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Fu! Come, sit down and have a sip of tea before we talk!" Liu Ruyi smiled and pulled Uncle Fu to a chair aside, but she was moved in her heart.
With Liu Ruyi's scheming attitude, how could he not see Uncle Fu's painstaking efforts?
This old man, who was already in his fifties, set out in the middle of the night and drove all night for fear that others would wake him up and find out. He was afraid of causing trouble to himself. And for Liu Huaguang's birthday, he attached great importance to it. Chinese people have had a clan concept since ancient times.
The first level of intensity is that the Liu family in Licheng is a wealthy family and is distantly related to the Liu family in Zhangqiu. If he can be on good terms with the Liu family and even let Liu Huaguang add Liu Ruyi's name to the family tree of the Liu family in Licheng, what will happen to the Liu family?
A good future is definitely a great help that money cannot buy.
After resting for a moment, Liu Ruyi said again: "Uncle Fu, how is the town these days? Has anything happened?"
"Young Master, everything is normal in the town, and the new army is training in an orderly manner. It's just that a lot of refugees have gathered outside our town. Madam is kind-hearted, so she has people set up a porridge to help the victims, but who would have thought that these victims would gather more and more.
There are simply more than we have encountered before! Young master, you didn’t say anything, so I asked people to stop them and didn’t let them enter the town! However, you still need to make a decision on this matter!
"Fu Bo said.
Liu Ruyi nodded. Since the beginning of April, the drought has not eased, but has become more serious. Not only in Shandong, but now, refugees from Hebei, Henan, and Shanxi are also flocking to Shandong.
Entering the governor's yamen, the prefecture yamen were already in dire straits. Especially in Henan, the people could not afford to eat, and the bandit army was becoming more and more violent. Emperor Chongzhen was also on pins and needles, and ordered Yang Sichang, the chief minister of the cabinet, to dispatch troops to Henan to suppress the bandits.
"Uncle Fu, you did a good job!" Liu Ruyi smiled and patted Uncle Fu on the shoulder, "It's right not to let them enter the town! However, no matter how many people come, we must provide relief, and
, you can send people to Tai'an, Laiwu, Dezhou, Dongchang, and the key intersections nearby. As long as there are refugees who are willing to go to Caishi Town, I, Liu Ruyi, will take them all!"
"Ah!" Uncle Fu was stunned, "Young Master, this, could this be..."
"Humph, isn't it just money?" Liu Ruyi smiled coldly, "The thing I am most in need of right now is money!"
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At dusk, when the weather was a bit sultry, dozens of strong men escorted a carriage, going around the path and heading straight to the Liu Mansion Courtyard at the foot of Qianfo Mountain.
Tomorrow will be the sixtieth birthday of Mr. Liu Huaguang. According to local customs in Shandong, Liu Ruyi, as his younger nephew, should rush to the Liu Mansion in advance to help the mansion prepare and receive tomorrow's birthday banquet.
Mr. Liu was very senior and had high prestige. Although he never became an official in his life, he was still an indispensable figure in the city of Jinan. Even the governor Yan Jizu, King De would give him some respect.
As soon as he reached the gate, Liu Hanyi hurriedly greeted him, "Brother, you are a rare visitor! Invite me quickly!"
Liu Ruyi was not polite, smiled and punched him lightly on the shoulder, then followed Liu Hanyi and walked into the magnificent gate of Liu Mansion.
"Brother, I have asked someone to sign the agreement with the commander Jiang Jin on that matter. The problem should not be too big. But..." Liu Hanyi's expression suddenly became strange.
"Oh? Big brother, does he have something to hide? Is it because he doesn't have enough money?" Liu Ruyi raised his eyebrows. Brothers are brothers, but the accounts must be settled. Liu Ruyi doesn't want to embarrass Liu Hanyi.
"Ahem, Ruyi, where are you thinking!" Liu Hanyi was speechless, "50,000 taels can't buy a guard, brother, it's time to jump into the Yellow River! It's not this, it's..."
While the two were talking, suddenly there were several people in front of them walking towards them from the inner courtyard.
Liu Ruyi took a closer look and was stunned. The person who came was actually his brother, his eldest brother Liu Jianwu!
Liu Jianwu also saw Liu Ruyi here. His face was cold, as if he didn't believe that he could see his long-lost brother here who had no news.
"Jianwu, why don't you sit down for a while when you're here? We brothers will have a few drinks in the evening!" How could Liu Hanyi not know the embarrassment of the two brothers and hurriedly smiled to smooth things over.
Liu Jianwu squeezed out a smile on his cold face, "No, mother is not feeling well. I have to go back and take a look. I will come back early tomorrow morning!"
After he finished speaking, he walked to Liu Ruyi and said coldly: "Ruyi, you are very good! Very good!"
Liu Ruyi suddenly chuckled, as if a knot in his heart was broken, and he relaxed instantly. Liu Ruyi ignored Liu Jianwu's indifference, raised his hands and saluted and said with a smile: "Brother, if I can see you again, I will
Really happy!”
"Really?" Liu Jianwu stared at Liu Ruyi's eyes, as if trying to find the shadow of his younger brother in his memory. He clenched his fist and raised it to his chest, but then put it down again, "Ruyi, are you really
As you grow up, your wings become stronger! You can really be so cruel to more than thirty lives!"
"Is this what the aunt said to you?" Liu Ruyi looked into Liu Jianwu's eyes without fear.
"Hmph! Do you need to say this? There are more than thirty corpses, and you can kill even Uncle Meng!" Liu Jianwu was furious, grabbing Liu Ruyi's shoulders and questioning loudly.
Liu Ruyi did not break away, but waited until Liu Jianwu had shaken enough, and then said calmly: "Brother, I will call you brother again! In your eyes, do you really regard me as your biological brother?"
Liu Jianwu was stunned, "Ruyi, what do you mean by this? How could I, Liu Jianwu, ever be ashamed of you?"
"Okay, very good!" Liu Ruyi suddenly laughed loudly, laughing so hard that he almost shed tears, "Liu Qianhu, Mr. Liu, people are doing it, God is watching! Some things will always come to light.
One day! I’ll wait!”
After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, she ignored the stunned Liu Jianwu and strode forward! Since he didn't care anymore, what did he have to miss?
"Jianwu, look, this, this, hey!" Liu Hanyi shook his head helplessly and quickly chased after Liu Ruyi!
Liu Jianwu was left standing there blankly with a livid face.
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