Among the dead yesterday, there was one who was lent to Jiyun Society by Lin Ji Warehouse. He was an old man brought by Lin Mengde from Shanglin. He was loyal to the Lin family. Although Jiyun Society was founded by Lin Fu on his own, he gave Lin Fu
Meng De was sent to help, and he was very dedicated. When the thieves attacked the camp last night, he wanted to light a fire to stop the spread of chaos. He was stabbed more than ten times. When he was cleaning up the body in the morning, the blood on his body was almost gone. Lin Meng
We had to buy a coffin from the city and transport this loyal man back to the forest for burial.
Along with Lin Mengde, there were more than a dozen Dongyang Township Party members and ten trucks of urgently needed supplies.
Seeing that the camp has been surrounded with wooden stakes, bamboo sticks and thorns, the twilight is slightly thick, campfires are lit around the camp, and there are special personnel to take care of it. On the left side of the camp, there is a team of sword archers from the Jiangning Prefecture Soldiers and Horses Division stationed to prevent it from happening again.
Last night's tragedy - this is also the special care Zhang Yubo, a member of the Zuo Sikou army, used his privileges to give to Jiyunshe - although the refugees in the camp have not yet dispelled the panic and sadness caused by yesterday's tragedy, they have not shown any signs of it.
There was so much panic that even dozens of people were organized to guard the camp with homemade spears and bamboos. The seriously injured were transferred to the city by carriage in the afternoon to recuperate. Lin Mengde knew that after the tragedy last night, Lin Fu was still there.
Have enough ability to control the situation.
The only shocking thing is that in the shack temporarily used as a mortuary in the northwest corner of the camp, there are dozens of corpses who died in last night's tragedy. Since there were not enough coffins from Quyang Town, more than ten people were covered with white cloths.
Parking in a shack with a door panel, the deceased was burning yellow paper outside the mortuary. In the deepening dusk, the piles of burning yellow paper looked particularly miserable.
Lin Mengde let out a long sigh and asked Lin Fu: "Master Gu hasn't been here yet?"
"Master Gu took people to Jiangning Mansion in the afternoon to ask for jurisdiction, but was blocked," Lin Fu said. "Jiangning Mansion only agreed to send someone from the Inspectorate to supervise the case, but did not agree to let the Inspectorate take over the case..."
"Alas..." Lin Mengde sighed again. With Zhang Yubo in the Jiangning Mansion's Military and Horse Department, Gu Wuchen really didn't need to send anyone to supervise the situation. Although Zhang Yubo would try his best to help here, the Jiangning Mansion's Military and Horse Department mainly gave Jiang Ning
The local forces in the government controlled the case. Everyone suspected that someone in the local area was targeting Gu Wuchen for this case. Except for Zhang Yubo, the other officials in the Military and Horse Department were too lazy to investigate the case. Lin Fu was also under the influence of Gu Wuchen.
After Jiangdao Prison was cleared, Zhang Yubo was completely in control of Jiangdao Prison, but Zhang Yubo did not have such good luck. Except for the left and right Sikou of Jiangning Mansion, who were officials from Beijing, the other officials were Jiangning Mansion Inspectors.
The selected family, as well as the squad leaders, pawns, archers and horse infantry below, were all from Jiangning local wealthy people or military families. Above them, there was also Jiangning Prefecture Yin Wang Xueshan who was strongly suppressing them. Zhang Yubo was only known as an officer.
The control of the Military and Horse Division is really weak. Besides, the attackers last night were extremely ferocious and their methods were sophisticated and vicious. The troops of the Military and Horse Division may not be able to deal with them. However, the Inspectorate cannot take over the case from the Jiangning Mansion.
Without a formal appearance, Lin Mengde sighed and said, "According to the usual practice, if this case drags on, I'm afraid it will be left unsolved. After all, the victims are all unimportant refugees. Have you heard that Chen Zhihu
When he led his troops through Wu County, he was worried about the refugees blocking the road, so he used his cavalry to kill the refugees as murderers?"
With the world being like this, it's no wonder that Lin Mengde wanted to put things to rest.
Lin Meng had to wait until dark before coming over. After learning the news in the morning, he had been trying his best to help buy the urgently needed wound medicine in the city and free up the Dongyang Guild Hall to accommodate the injured who were transferred to the city.
The doctor provided treatment and care, and also organized the township party to donate money and materials. This was also the time when the cohesion of the township party was revealed. In just over half a day, more than a million dollars were donated in money and materials, and more than ten people were escorted along with Lin Mengde.
Ten trucks of donated and emergency supplies went out of the city to visit.
Naturally, the Qu family could not hide the disappearance of their only son, Qu Wuyang, for too long. The Qu family delayed it for a few days, and no one could be found, and no one came to the door to extort money. Qu Wuyang's son was originally a famous man in Jiangning.
Young Master, if he didn't show up for a few days, others would naturally become suspicious, so the Qu family formally informed Moling County and Jiangning Prefecture.
Of course, the Qu family did not dare to say that Qu Wuyang's only son, Qu Wenbin, disappeared outside Yangshulin on the night of the refugee massacre and fabricated other locations. Naturally, people sent by Moling County and Jiangning Prefecture could not find any clues. Since the Qu family was in Jiangning
His wealth was astonishing, and the disappearance of Qu Wuyang's only son immediately became another major case that shocked Jiangning after the tragedy of the refugees in Hekou.
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Since the Prosecutor's Office had no jurisdiction, and the personnel under the Jiangning Military and Horse Division were very perfunctory in investigating the case, naturally no clues could be found. After a few days of peace and quiet, Zhang Yubo was forced to withdraw the sword archers back to the city.
Lin Fu didn't care. He couldn't demand too much from Zhang Yubo. Within a few days, Chen Yuanliang, the magistrate of Moling County, and Zhao Shuhan, the head of the Jiangning Criminal Department, came to visit, but they could do nothing about the case.
When something like this happened, Lin Fu couldn't escape and go elsewhere. He returned to Prison Island during the day to handle official duties. Before nightfall, he brought his security guards to live on the shore. Taking advantage of this incident, he increased the number of security guards.
There were twelve people. Although Prison Island did not have jurisdiction over the mouth of the river, Lin Fu brought his guard soldiers to the shore to spend the night every day. Sometimes Lin Fu even had something to do and was delayed on Prison Island, so he sent Zhou Pu to lead him first.
The escort soldiers came to the shore to keep watch, and no one else could say anything.
Probably the landowners and the Qu family on the inner side of the river embankment wanted to disassociate themselves from the massacre of the refugees. They did not want Lin Fu and the Inspector General to put suspicion on them. Lin Jingzhong went to Quji's rent collection office to inquire.
Regarding the land rights of the river embankment, the landowner, who had never been exposed, took the initiative to come to the door the next day and agreed to transfer and sell more than 200 acres of land inside the river embankment to Jiyun Society at a price of 7,000 yuan per mu.
For fertile land with an annual harvest of five or six dan, even in Jiangnan, where grain is cheap, the selling price of 7,000 dan per mu is not really high.
The Qu family wanted to clear away the suspicion, and instead of making things difficult for Jiyun Society regarding the right to collect rent, they canceled the previous rent-collection deed without even asking for a single copper in compensation. These two hundred acres were originally rented by twelve households of tenant farmers.
Jiyun Society paid young farmers money to the tenants, and hired the former tenant farmers to work for Jiyun Society. The land rights issue that had been unresolved before was solved after the tragedy. It can also be said to be a blessing in disguise.
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On February 8th, Ye Kai's Zhengye Hall completed the engraving of both sets of "Prison Book" and printed four volumes of sample books and sent them to the mouth of the river. On this day, Zhao Shuhan, the head of the Jiangning Criminal Department, was accompanied by his friends.
When I visited Lin Fu at the mouth of the river, I picked up the thick sample book that still had a strong fragrance of ink. I was filled with emotions and used my sleeves to cover up the tears that flowed out uncontrollably.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Uncle Sun Bao, a native of Lu, once said, "The most important thing is to establish virtue, the second is to perform meritorious services, and the third is to establish words. Even if they are not abolished for a long time, this is called immortality." A bachelor regards it as the core moral concept that he pursues throughout his life. Establishing virtue is the work of a saint, making meritorious service to help the world, saving people from danger, and establishing a reputation is to write books and preach to pass down to the world. Because the standard of establishing virtue and meritorious service is too high, more It is the lifelong goal of a bachelor of letters to establish a reputation that can be passed down to the world.
Zhao Shuhan was conceited about his talent, and deep down in his heart he desperately longed to write a book and pass it on to the world. How could he deal with it calmly now that his wish had been fulfilled? Zhao Shuhan later learned that Lin Futuo Zhengye Hall actually spent two hundred silver to publish the book "Book of Imprisonment". With his regular salary, even if the whole family didn't eat or drink, it would still take ten years to save. He rubbed the leather cover excitedly, and looked at Lin Fu who didn't know what to say for a moment, and put the sample book on the On the table, he took a step back, bowed to Lin Fu and saluted: "Shu Han has no thanks, please accept this gift from Brother Lin..."
"Brother Zhao has insulted me. My name on the prison book office is already deceiving the world. I don't dare to accept Brother Zhao's gift again." Lin Fu hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhao Shuhan, not accepting such a long bow from him. .
Scott Siyu, the general secretary of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry who came to the river mouth with Zhao Shuhan to visit Lin Fu, held up another sample book and said with a smile: "What a great Zhao Shuhan, how can you hide such a big thing as writing a book from me?" He said, do you really regard me as a friend? You should be punished to pay for today's drink. Mr. Lin, please don't be humble. I have been listening to you and Brother Zhao talking about prison management for many days. You are really talented in prison management. Let me do it. Fair judgment, you are definitely not deceiving the world. Lord Gu appointed you to govern the Prison Island, and you are indeed a wise man who recognizes pearls..."
Lin Fu laughed, took Zhao Shuhan's arm and sat down together, and said: "After the carving board is finished, printing will be fast. One hundred volumes will only take ten or eight days. I think this is good, Brother Zhao Don’t think that the thatched cottage here is crude. After the book is finished, Lord Ge and I will invite some colleagues to come over on a certain day. Firstly, to celebrate the publication of the manuscript, and secondly, to mention the knowledge described in the prison book, Brother Zhao will also give it to him on the spot. Let’s give a lecture, which can be regarded as an introductory lecture..."
"How am I qualified?" Zhao Shuhan hurriedly declined, "Brother Lin, please don't embarrass me."
When it comes to lecturing on classics, even the county academic officials are all civil servants of the eighth grade, the government academic officials and the xuanfu envoy Siti academic officials are all local celebrities, the Imperial Academy offers wine sacrifices, professors and other positions are all held by celebrities in the world. These are all people who are officially qualified to give lectures on the classics. Not counting the countless private schools, there are also many private academies in this dynasty, but the people who are qualified to invite them to give lectures on the classics are all celebrities and famous authors. There is the Xixi Society at the foot of Sheshan Mountain in Moling County. The first person to teach classics was the great Confucian of the time, Chen Xiyan, the former minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Last year, Chen Mingzhe, the judge of the Yuan Dynasty in Jiangdong County and Township Examination, came from Chen Xiyan's sect.
This place is less than thirty miles away from the Xixi Society Academy at the foot of Sheshan Mountain. Zhao Shuhan really did not dare to give lectures here.
Lin Fu looked at Zhao Shuhan's good friend Ge Siyu, who was sitting beside him, and asked, "Brother Ge, what do you think?"
"Absolutely," Scott Siyu, secretary of the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, said excitedly, "We will not invite the moral gentleman from Xixi Society. Miscellaneous studies and craftsmanship are not up to the standard, so we will invite those who are not up to the standard. My colleagues and students came to listen to Brother Zhao’s lectures..."
"How many more people will come?" Zhao Shuhan said.
"If no one else comes, Mr. Lin and I will sit in the hall and listen to your lecture. Is that enough?" Ge Siyu said.
"If you want me to buy you a drink, just say so..." Zhao Shuhan was so entangled by Lin Fu and Ge Siyu that he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.
"This is a good thing," Ge Siyu said with emotion. He carefully brought a sample book in front of him and read it under the sunset light coming in through the window. "For this reason, today is worth getting drunk."
." Then he asked Lin Fu, "How much money do I need to pay to take this book home?"
"If you come to listen to Brother Zhao's lectures, this book will be given away by Jiyun Society for free - we will set a date, and whoever comes here to listen to Brother Zhao's lectures for three days will have the book given away by Jiyun Society for free!" Lin Fu said,
"Of course, we will ask Zhengye Hall to print a hundred copies until we reach a hundred copies."
"How does this happen?" Zhao Shuhan said.
"How can it be prevented?" Lin Fu asked Zhao Shuhan, and then asked Ge Siyu, "Brother Ge, what do you think?"
"Then I'll accept the book first because I'm greedy for it," Ge Siyu said with a smile again, "Such a thick book, such a good printing, I can't print it out without spending three to five thousand yuan. I really can't produce such a book."
With the money, I can only make do with the time to come and listen to Brother Zhao’s lectures.”
Ge Siyu took out the sweat towel from his arms and wrapped the book carefully. He was in his late teens and had a short beard and a bold temperament. He was a fat man. It was cold in spring and his clothes were thin.
Ge Siyu's father was a master craftsman in the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, but he was relieved of his craftsmanship due to his meritorious service. He was able to take part in the provincial examination, and reluctantly passed the examination and passed the examination to make up for his appointment and entered the Jiangning Ministry of Industry as a secretary and historian. Like Zhao Shuhan,
They are all the most leisurely and humble idle officials in Jiangning City, even worse than Zhao Shuhan.
After Jiyunshe solved the land rights issue of the river embankment at the mouth of the river, they are preparing to start major construction projects in the past few days.
Zhao Shuhan took Ge Siyu to visit Lin Fu at the mouth of the river. He said he was taking him to drink with his friends, but in fact it was Ge Siyu who came to help. Ge Siyu inherited his family education and served in the general office for a long time.
I am very proficient in building construction projects, and I am exactly the kind of talent Jiyunshe needs to use for large-scale construction projects.
Zhao Shuhan had profound attainments in the history of calligraphy, literature, and classics, and his calligraphy and painting skills were first-class, and he was also popular among his colleagues in Qingliu. It was difficult for Gesi to pass the imperial examination, and besides, he was a deregistered son of a craftsman family. Even in terms of construction work,
Although he was full of knowledge, he was still rejected by his Qingliu colleagues. Zhao Shuhan was demoted to Jiangning, and his interest shifted to miscellaneous learning and craftsmanship. It didn't take long for Ge Siyu to become friends with him, which continues to this day.
As the saying goes, people flock together and birds of a feather flock together. After the tragedy of the refugees at the mouth of the river, Zhao Shuhan introduced Ge Siyu to meet Lin Fu. Within a few days, Ge Siyu introduced Lin Fu as a confidant. Jiyun Society was building a large-scale construction project at the mouth of the river.
Ge Siyu also acted as a supervisor and designer without hesitation. Ge Siyu was working as a clerk and historian at the Jiangning Ministry of Industry. He was worried all day long and had nothing to do. In the past few days, he and Zhao Shuhan went to the Yamen every day to answer questions.
He just went out of the city to the river mouth to help. He didn't ask for anything else, as long as Lin Fu allowed him to have a good drink with Zhao Shuhan or other friends who came with him.
Not to mention other things, Jiyunshe is carrying out extensive construction work, and before the spring floods come and the river rises, a deep channel can be dug on the river beach for thousands of stone ships to dock directly at the end of the river. They secretly obtained it from Jiangning Prefecture Workers Cao and Jiangning Ministry of Industry.
Several master craftsmen were invited to work. These master craftsmen were either apprentices brought out by Ge Si Yu's father, or they themselves were under the jurisdiction of Ge Si Yu. Of course, Lin Fu couldn't ask for Ge Si Yu's enthusiasm.
Lin Jingzhong was asked to prepare a carriage for Zhao Shuhan and Ge Siyu.
Zhao Shuhan has become very cautious now. Although the manuscript was entrusted to Zhengye Hall for engraving and printing before the Chinese New Year, he did not mention a word before the manuscript was printed because he was afraid that in the end it would end up due to other unforeseen circumstances. The accident turned out to be in vain, so it was only then that Ge Siyu knew that his friend's book was about to be published.
Ge Siyu wrapped up the "Prison Book" and couldn't help but hold it to his nose and smell the rich fragrance of ink. He was happy for his friend and also very envious in his heart.
Lin Fu saw Ge Siyu like this and asked with a smile: "Brother Ge's family has passed down the art of construction. Do you have the idea of passing down the book to the next generation?"
"Can you also write a book about the miscellaneous skills you will create?" Ge Siyu's eyes lit up.
"Why not? Brother Ge has never read the "Jiangzuo Sutra" written by Li Cunhan, the young eunuch of Jiangzuo Temple in the former dynasty?" Lin Fu asked with a smile.
"..." Ge Siyu Haoshang became embarrassed and said, "In the general industry, Li Cunhan is as good as the ancestor. How can I expect to be compared with the ancestor."
Construction work, to put it bluntly, is construction engineering. Because Jiyun Society wanted to build construction projects, Lin Fu not only hired master craftsmen in Jiangning City, but also searched for ancient people's monographs on this subject. Who would have thought that thousands of Only 400 years ago, Li Cunhan's "Jiang Zuo Jing" was handed down?