Chapter three hundred and ninety-ninth, Powerless is the sky.
Along the flat road paved with gravel, the officers led the farmers through Hsinchu City. Although Hsinchu City has just been founded, it is already quite large. The four gates are four stories high, with wide door openings built below. The siege of the city
The eight-mile-long earthen city wall has been repaired, and all cross roads in the city are paved with bluestones. Like Tianjing New City, there are drainage ditches on both sides of the roads in Hsinchu City, and there is a trash can every two hundred steps on the road.
Compared with the messy county towns in Cangzhou, Hsinchu City is much cleaner and tidier. Walking on the clean and wide road, Yao Minle felt as if he was walking in a paradise. In the center of the city, there is a majestic and dignified "Yanwang Mansion"
", the two big stone lions at the door were taller than one person. The officer told the peasants that the place to do business was not here. The place to go to the government to do business was in the "General Office" in the south of the city, where Mr. Zheng was in charge. This Yanwang Mansion is the residence of Yang Peng
.
At this time, Hsinchu City had just been built, and there were not many shops in the city. What was more lively was the affordable grain store in the middle of the city. Farmers who had harvested early rice came here pushing large carts and small carts of rice to sell. The farmers who sold out the grain got money.
I was happily looking for something to buy in the city. Therefore, the shops on both sides of the cheap grain store were doing very well.
Yao Minle looked at the small shops on both sides of the cheap grain store and saw that there were butchers selling meat, tea, tobacco, shochu and rice wine, and even children's toys. These shops at this time
The capital is bustling with people, and the gate is full of farmers who have harvested a good harvest and have money in their pockets.
Yao Minle secretly sighed, sighing that the farmers in Taiwan are really rich. After passing through Hsinchu City, the farmers walked into the temporary resettlement site. The resettlement site was several large yards built on a hill, with rows of covered buildings inside.
A row of brick houses. Yao Minle held his wife in his left hand and his daughter in his right hand. As soon as he walked into the resettlement site, he smiled happily.
Look at the sturdy house, the rows of wooden bunk beds in the house, and the complete set of sheets, pillows and other items on the bed. This is simply the life of a master. This is just a "temporary" settlement.
Then if you officially settle down in the future, what kind of good life will you live?
After the officers brought a hundred farmers into the resettlement site, they began to allocate rooms and beds to them. In the settlement site, sixteen people shared a room, husband and wife were separated, and men and women were placed in different yards. After allocating the beds, the first
One thing is to take a shower.
The peasants were taken to the large bathhouse by the officers. As soon as Yao Minle entered, he was startled by the mist-filled bathhouse. He took a closer look and found that there was a large pool built in the bathhouse, which was filled with warm water.
Water vapor was exuding outside. Dozens of men were scrubbing themselves in the bathhouse.
The officer gave each farmer a piece of soap, briefly explained how to use it, and then asked the farmer to take off his tattered old clothes. The old clothes were thrown into a large basket. Yao Minle asked the officer, what about
How to use the old clothes? The officer replied: "Burn them!" Yao Minle secretly sighed and jumped into the bathhouse to take a clean bath.
After taking a bath and walking out of the bath, Yao Minle had just wiped himself off when he saw a clerk coming in with a large basket of new clothes. The clerk walked up to Yao Minle and asked, "How tall?" "Five feet"
Two inches." The clerk took out two sets of brand-new coats from the basket, and stuffed two sets of brand-new cotton round collars into Yao Minle's hands, saying, "Pack them away!"
Are they going to give out new clothes? Yao Minle grabbed the new clothes in his hand and couldn't restrain a smile on his face.
Yao Minle worked in Hsinchu for a month. Every day he followed the team leader to burn wasteland, level the land, dig and ram soil to build canals. Although it was hard work, Yao Minle worked hard because the resettlement site had enough food to eat in the temporary resettlement site.
Three meals a day, white rice, lots of vegetables, and occasionally meat.
At dinner on September 15th, the day Yao Minle's family of three had meat, Yao Minle burst into tears. This is how people live. In the past, in Cangzhou, even during the Chinese New Year, a family of three would not be willing to cut a piece of meat.
Yao Minle felt very guilty because his wife had been with him for three years and had children for him. They lived a miserable life for three years and did not eat meat during the New Year for three years. However, when they arrived in Hsinchu, it was just an ordinary meal.
For rice, my uncle would give meat to the wasteland reclamation team.
Yao Minle was reluctant to eat the large piece of meat. He wiped his tears and gave the piece of meat to his wife, saying, "I don't like eating meat. You can eat it, wife!" Yao Minle's wife smiled and took the piece of meat.
He handed it to his daughter and said, "The bird eats meat!" The bird looked at the two large pieces of pork belly in the bowl and said, "The bird has meat!"
Yao Minle's daughter-in-law touched her daughter's head and said, "The bird eats the bird's meat, and the bird eats daddy's meat." Yao Minle's daughter then burst out laughing and bit into the pork belly.
It smelled so good. Seeing his daughter's happy face, Yao Minle shed a few tears. He secretly said that he would work harder to repay his uncle for his kindness.
What shocked Yao Minle even more was that on October 10th, after breakfast, Yao Minle was about to go to work when he heard the squad leader yelling: "Go to the yard and pay monthly!" Yao Minle was at that time.
Are you stupid? Paying monthly money? What kind of monthly payment? You can open up wasteland for yourself and have a house with bricks and tiles to live in, food to eat, new clothes to wear, and meat to eat, but you still need to pay yourself monthly money?
Seeing Yao Minle standing there dumbly, the squad leader pushed Yao Minle and said, "Yao Minle, why don't you hurry up and line up to get the money? If you don't want it, you can give it to me if you get the money!" Yao Minle
Then he put away his shovel and shovel and ran out to collect his monthly payment.
In the yard, hundreds of farmers who opened up wasteland gathered in front of a small raised platform in the yard, waiting for the team leader standing on the raised platform to hand out money.
The captain shouted: "You farmers who opened up wasteland were transported to Taiwan by the prince's fleet. Prince Yan organized and distributed new clothes and rice. You have decent houses to live in and meat to eat. How are you living?"
The farmers below shouted in unison: "Have a good life!" "Good life!" The captain who distributed the money said: "Not only that, the prince will also give you monthly money. Each person will receive two taels of silver per month. This month's work
Those who work hard will get bonuses!" When the farmers below heard this, their faces were full of surprise and their eyes shone.
After the captain finished speaking, he began to call his name. The farmers whose names were called went up one by one to collect the money. When Yao Minle was called, he walked up to the captain and saw the captain stuffing an envelope into his hand:
"Yao Minle, you work hard and your performance is considered to be top-notch. You will receive a monthly salary of 20 taels and a bonus of 5 taels, totaling 2 taels and 5 cents of silver."
Yao Minle actually became a little nervous. He took the envelope with trembling hands and walked off the platform. He opened the envelope and saw that there were twenty or five pieces of silver in it. Yao Minle worked in Shandong with his face to the loess and his back to the sky. When
Have you ever held so much silver in your hand? It felt like a huge sum of money. He took a bite of the silver and felt that the silver was soft and of excellent quality.
Yao Minle felt that Taiwan was giving him surprises one after another. Yao Minle was excited when he suddenly saw a dozen soldiers from the Zhenhai Regiment rushing into the yard. He checked the yard back and forth to make sure there was no one in the yard.
Holding offensive weapons, they then controlled the entrance and exit of the courtyard. After a while, two soldiers wearing gilt full-body armor stood at the entrance of the courtyard and shouted:
"The Prime Minister has arrived!" Seeing this posture, the captain was the first to kneel on the ground. Under his leadership, all the farmers who opened up wasteland knelt on the ground, prostrate and kowtowed. For a long time, the guards held up gorgeous flags and gold melons.
Entering the courtyard, Uncle Xingguo shouted in front of him and rode a tall horse under the protection of hundreds of personal guards. Under the guidance of Lord Guan in red official robes, he walked in. In the middle of the courtyard, Lin Qing'er jumped down
He got off his horse and looked at the farmers clearing the land with interest.
Lin Qing'er walked into the farmer's house, inspected the living environment of the farmers who opened up wasteland, and then walked back to the yard. Lin Qing'er looked at the kneeling farmers and suddenly asked Yao Minle: "What is your name?"
Yao Minle raised his head and looked up, saw Lin Qing'er looking at him, and quickly replied: "The younger one's name is Yao Minle!"
Lin Qing'er asked: "Yao Minle, stand up and talk, what did you eat this morning?" Yao Minle stood up, swallowed his saliva, and replied nervously: "The little one ate two large bowls of white rice.
Porridge, an egg."
Lin Qing'er nodded and asked: "Is it hard to open up wasteland?" Yao Minle shook his head and said: "Here we have good food, good clothing, good housing, and monthly payments, but even holding a lantern is useless.
Looking for a good life is not hard at all." Guan Shan, standing behind Lin Qing'er, shouted loudly: "Yao Minle, the prince has given you such a good life, how will you repay the prince in the future?"
Yao Minle's face turned red and he said with some excitement: "My uncle has given Yao Minle such a good life. Yao Minle will definitely work hard in the future. My uncle asked Yao Minle to go east, but Yao Minle will never dare to go west!" Lin Qing
When Yao Minle heard what he said, he laughed loudly, waved his hand to the farmers and said, "Everyone, get up." The farmers got up from the ground.
Lin Qing'er didn't stay long. Surrounded by her guards, she mounted her horse again and left the yard on horseback.
Lin Qing'er left the temporary resettlement site on horseback and said to Guan Shan with a smile: "Guan Shan, you have organized well in Taiwan, you have contributed!" Guan Shan raised his hand and said: "Hsinchu can be built like this only because of the material supply of the prince, Guan Shan dare not
Take credit."
Lin Qing'er asked: "Is there any problem?" Guan Shan thought for a while and replied: "There is a problem, that is, the red hairs covet our wealthy people in Hsinchu and always want to rob us. From last year to this year, the Zhenhai Regiment has been repelled twice
Hong Mao's team." Lin Qing'er listened to Zheng Hui's words and said lightly: "If you are not from my race, your heart must be different! Hong Mao has a city in the south of Taiwan Island, Relanja, and sailed to Hsinchu to rob many people.
convenient."
After thinking about it, Lin Qing'er said: "There are two thousand soldiers from the Zhenhai Regiment who came to Taiwan with me this time, plus a thousand soldiers from the Zhenhai Regiment stationed in Hsinchu, and there are three thousand soldiers. Let's go to Relanzha and take the red troops.
Mao's stronghold has been removed!" Guan Shan cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister is wise. If Hong Mao had no stronghold in Taiwan, he would not care about the prosperity of Hsinchu."
On October 21st, Lin Qing'er's fleet of 20 large ships arrived ten miles north of the city of Relanje, then landed on land and headed for the city of Relanje.
The troops participating in the battle this time included not only 2,000 soldiers of the Trap Regiment, 1,000 Hsinchu garrison troops, and 1,000 naval artillerymen. The crossbowmen unloaded the 100 18-strong crossbows from the ship and became the
Marine Corps, accompanying Lin Qing'er to conquer Relanze.
Lin Qing'er wants to officially start a war with the red-haired people who are plundering the southeast coast. The red-haired people are not a small enemy. You know, it can be said to be the century of the red-haired people.
Hongmao had previously conquered Spain, which dominated the European continent, gained independence from Spain, and developed into the number one shipping and trade power in this century. During the Xianping Year, the number of Hongmao's merchant ships exceeded the total number of merchant ships of all European countries, and it was
Known as the "Sea Coachman". After a fierce battle.
At this time, there was no defensive force in Fort Relanje. As soon as Lin Qing'er's army arrived, the gate of Fort Relanje was opened. The remaining more than a hundred red-haired crossbowmen, women and children in the fort knelt on the ground, pleading with Lin Qing'er.
Qing'er could let them live. Lin Qing'er waved her hand and said: "These red-haired men are all habitual pirates. They have robbed many places and killed many Han people. The women and children were left behind, and the soldiers shot them all."
Two hundred soldiers from the Trapping Regiment rushed forward, tied up the crossbowmen, and took them outside the fort to be shot. The remaining soldiers searched inside the fort to see what the red-haired man had left inside the fort. In the end, Lin Qing'er was inside the fort.
One hundred and one hundred thousand taels of silver were found. These silvers were probably earned from Japanese trade, and were all Japanese-style silver. Lin Qing'er waved his hand and gave each of the three thousand soldiers and two thousand fleet artillerymen who participated in the war.
Five taels of silver made the soldiers raise their arms and shout with joy.
Only one soldier was injured in this battle, and the others suffered no casualties at all. I was really happy to get the bonus. After capturing the Fort of Relanja, Lin Qing'er was not prepared to occupy it. To occupy such a fortress, the defense would require at least several hundred people.
A heavy expense. Lin Qing'er has a stronghold in Hsinchu. Whether traveling south or north, there is Hsinchu as a transit point. There is no need to add a foothold like Relanzhe.
There were some residents in the town next to Chikan Fort. After liquidation, it was found that there were 2,400 Han Chinese who had become red-haired slaves, 300 Chinese traders and 1,100 Southeast Asians. Of course, the Han slaves were immediately restored to their freedom.
Those who are willing to go to Hsinchu can go to Hsinchu with Lin Qing'er. Those who are unwilling to go to Hsinchu can go to Hsinchu first and wait, and then take a boat back to Fujian. But it is expected that most of these people will stay in Hsinchu after seeing the prosperity of Hsinchu.
The Chinese traders were treated the same way. One thousand and one Southeast Asians stayed in Relanjia and were responsible for demolishing the Forts of Relanjia and Chikan. Although Lin Qing'er was not prepared to occupy this stronghold, he did not want the Dutch either.
Come back and occupy this place again. The Southeast Asians are temporarily used as hard labor by Lin Qing'er, doing the physical work of demolishing the city. After demolishing the castle, Lin Qing'er will load these Southeast Asians to Hirado. There are red-haired people in Hirado.
A trading house, from where Southeast Asians could return to Red Hair's colony.
Lin Qing'er dealt with the Dutch in Fort Relande, and had nothing to do in Taiwan. She returned to Tianjing New City with the fleet.
Turning his attention back to the central capital of Liao Kingdom, Yelu Guanyin frowned and said: "I'm worried that this operation will not go very smoothly. I don't know why, but there is always a faint worry in my heart, but I can't figure out what the problem is!
"Looking at Yang Peng, "Brother, please help me think about it. Is there anything I haven't considered?"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "Your plan is perfect, there will be no problems! You are just a little nervous!" Yelu Guanyin smiled. Yang Peng said: "Don't worry about anything, we have been planning for so long, there is no way anything will go wrong
!" Yelv Guanyin nodded, and then said with a longing look on his face: "Everything is ready, our Daliao general will be reborn here!" Yang Peng asked: "Xiao Duli has gone to the Beiying military camp?" Yelv Guanyin nodded.
Nodding, "As long as this side succeeds, they will take action immediately, and then Beiying will be under my control!"
"Where is Ye Luchun?" "His troops have been secretly mobilized." Yang Peng thought for a moment and smiled: "It seems there won't be any problems!" "Absolutely not! I won't allow any problems to happen!"
The happy time is always short-lived. The hustle and bustle of the day gradually subsides, and night falls before you know it. Everyone is camping in the wild, and people who are still enjoying themselves dance and sing by the bonfire. The huge tent of Queen Mother Xiao is located in the middle of the plain.
On the only high hill, the camps of the royal family, soldiers, princes, nobles and ministers surrounded it, like stars holding the moon. The camps of the common people were scattered around. Looking from a distance, the firelight on the grassland
Dots and dots, complementing the starry sky. Suddenly, people can't tell whether they are in the human world or above the starry sky?
Yang Peng was talking to Yelu Guanyin in the big tent. An officer under Yelu Guanyin rushed in and saluted, "Your Highness, Queen Mother Xiao did not return to her own camp, but stayed in the imperial tent."
Yelv Guanyin frowned and looked at Yang Peng, "He hasn't left his mother's side all day long. This is not normal!"
Yang Peng thought: "I think he may have discovered something!" He quickly looked up at Yelu Guanyin, "Little sister, I think we should change our plan!" "What do you think we should do, brother?" Yang Peng said: "Immediately.
Send someone to notify the outside army to come in and directly attack and kill Empress Dowager Xiao, and then ask Empress Dowager Xiao to entrust the important responsibility of the country to her younger sister. At the same time, send someone to the Beiying to investigate the situation. If there is nothing unusual, immediately order Xiao Duoli to capture Beiying.
Camp, if anything unusual happens, wait until this side is over and then assemble the troops from the West Camp and the East Camp to suppress it!"
Yelu Guanyin hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Just do as big brother wants!" Then he called a few close guards and ordered them to inform the Xiying and Dongying armies to take action at midnight tonight to raid the camp and kill Xiao Tian.
Left, and at the same time ordered another person to go to Beiying to check the situation. Several trusted guards took the order and ran down.
Yang Peng said to Yelu Guanyin: "Little sister, I will go down and prepare. I will come back at the second watch." Yelu Guanyin nodded. Yang Peng left Yelu Guanyin's camp and returned to his own camp at the foot of the mountain.
He was pacing back and forth in the tent, frowning tightly.
Han Bing, Yang Xiong, Shi Ping, and Kou Yan opened the curtain and walked in, clasping their fists and saying, "Master!" Yang Peng stopped, glanced at them, frowned and said, "I'm worried that tonight's events will not go according to our plan.
If it continues like that!" Kou Yan quickly asked: "Did the head of the house discover anything?" Yang Peng told what he had just discussed with Yelu Guanyin. Kou Yan frowned and said: "The head of the house made a very correct decision. The situation may indeed have been solved.
Something has changed!”
Yang Peng said: "Although in terms of the current comparison of strength, we still have an absolute advantage. Even if Queen Mother Xiao discovers something, it should not be able to change the outcome. But there are no absolutes in everything, and we must prepare for the worst!"
The four of them clasped their fists together and said, "Please give me orders from the master!" Yang Peng said: "We have to assume that Xiao Tianzuo wins in the end. What should we do? Our Six Hundred Hidden Killers must be prepared to cover the evacuation of important people! Yang Xiong and Kou Yan,
You lead four hundred people to the post station twenty miles to the south and prepare horses, carriages, water and dry food. If an accident occurs, we will rush to meet you immediately." "Yes!"
"Shi Ping, Han Bing, you lead the remaining two hundred people to follow me." "Yes." "If there is no problem, let's all go down." The four of them looked at each other, bowed to Yang Peng, and left quickly.
The four of them had just left when a charming and graceful maid in prairie clothes came in. When she saw Yang Peng, she behaved like a prairie woman and said, "Boss Jin, the master invites you to come over."
Yang Peng looked her over and asked, "Are you the maid beside the emperor's aunt?" The maid smiled and nodded, urging: "The master is waiting for Boss Jin. Boss Jin, please come with me." Yang Peng nodded.
, he followed the maid out of the tent, explained a few words about the hidden murder outside the tent, and then followed the maid towards the hill.
After a while, we arrived at a tent full of Han customs. The decorations inside, from screens to calligraphy and paintings, to guqins, to Boshan stoves, were all so exquisite and the essence of Han culture; a palace
The pretending beauty is sitting behind the guqin, looking like a peerless beauty from the Han nationality. She is as beautiful as the green mountains and flowing clouds, or the bright moon in the sky.
Yang Peng couldn't help but admire secretly. The maid saluted and said: "Master, Boss Jin is here." Yelu Hanyu raised his head and saw Yang Peng, with a smile in his eyes, and then said to the maid: "Go down, no
My summons does not allow anyone to come in." The maid responded, glanced at Chen Xiao with a strange expression, bowed and retreated.
Yelu Hanyu stood up and walked to Yang Peng. Yang Peng was not polite and hugged her slender waist. Yelu Hanyu rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, then her face turned red, and she looked at Yang Peng with her beautiful eyes.
Peng, clearly full of infinite love. Yang Peng couldn't help but kiss her red lips, so he couldn't stop kissing her red lips. Yelu Hanyu originally wanted to speak, but ***
* Welling up in my heart, what I wanted to say has long been forgotten.
Yang Peng stopped, looked at the peerless beauty with rosy cheeks and spring waves in front of him, and asked with a smile: "You called me so late, do you want to have a bridal chamber with me?" Yelu Hanyu rolled her eyes at Chen Xiao,
He said angrily: "I almost forgot about the business due to your disturbance!" Yang Peng stroked Yelutri's waist and said with a wicked smile: "I think this is the business!"
Yelu Hanyu said angrily: "At this time, you still have such thoughts!" Yang Peng's heart moved, "What? Did you find anything?" Yelu Hanyu frowned and said: "You have to deal with Xiao Tianzuo.
But Xiao Tianzuo has not left the Queen Mother's side all day today, including now, so you have no chance to make a move! This matter is very abnormal!"
Yang Peng nodded, "We think so too, so we plan to change our action plan." Then he told what he had discussed with Yelu Guanyin before. Yelu Hanyu thought about it: "In this case, King Jin will take the throne.
In fact, it's the best, but I'm just afraid that Meier's heart won't be able to overcome that hurdle!" Yang Peng sighed, "Who says it's not the case! So we can only settle for the next best thing!" Yelu Hanyu said: "There is no other way.
." He paused, frowned and said: "Judging from the current situation, although there have been changes, they should still be under your control!"
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.