While the work of the saltworks team was going on in full swing, preparations for the hunting operation to eradicate Goujiazhuang were also in progress. Xi Yazhou requested that the sooner the better - there were still many people in the village who were imprisoned in Goujiazhuang's private prison for him.
However, the Executive Committee is not in a hurry. The people in Yanchang Village are not their relatives anyway. Everything must be investigated clearly. After two or three days of investigation, the Executive Committee knows that this person is a person who hates people and hates dogs.
He is a disgraceful thing. It is not too much to call him a local tyrant and evil gentry. If you kill him, everyone in the county will be very satisfied. Although the rich family did not provoke this group of time and space bandits, at most they only used their banners to deceive.
However, the time-travelers urgently needed to show their greatness and integrity and improve their food. So the fate of the wealthy family was decided.
The direct reason for killing Gou Dahu was his attempt to control the salt field, but the executive committee did not directly hand over the task to the work team. Instead, it set up a separate group to take charge of the matter. The person in charge was Comrade Wu De, who had been dealing with the locals for a long time.
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Wu De's production team has returned some bachelors. They have nothing to worry about. They go back to pack up the tattered belongings. The long-term workers just go to the masters to resign and that's it. As for the wages, the masters don't dare to say that they won't pay them - everyone knows
This group of poor barbarians went to work for Shorthair. If some eye drops were given to Shorthair, no one would be able to take it and walk around.
Wu De selected a few of these people, pretended to be hawkers and part-time workers, and went around to inquire about the goings-on in Gouda households and the county. He himself was not idle, got in the car, and went directly to the county seat.
At the south gate of the county, he met Inspector Fu. This inspector from the Bopu Inspection Department became the only person dissatisfied with the current situation - his yamen was gone, which made him unable to explain anything. So these days
I have been going in and out of Zhang Youfu's place, begging him to go to Bairentan to negotiate an agreement and return the yamen to him. From now on, the gray income of the inspection department's yamen will be increased to 50 per cent.
Zhang Youfu is such a clever person. He is willing to get involved in such a thing, but he always refuses to go because he is not in good health. Fu patrol inspection cannot use force, and he stands guard at the gate of the county town every day with a frown on his face - this is the person assigned by Magistrate Wu.
His temporary job.
Inspection Inspector Fu was shocked to see the short-haired leader suddenly arriving. Fortunately, he could handle a few words in official Chinese. After some gesticulations between the two parties, Inspection Inspector Fu realized that he was going to see the county magistrate.
The leader of the thieves wanted to see the county magistrate, which surprised Inspector Fu. However, he did not dare to neglect and hurriedly ran to the county government office to report to Wu Daling. Wu Mingjin was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold - he had already sent people there these days.
I'm looking for a transfer in the provincial capital. Before the matter is completed, the thieves come to the door. What should I do? If you see it, you will be suspected of being a bandit. If you don't see it, the current state of the county is like a big girl without clothes.
Same. Not to mention the people in the city are strong, even the government officials have gone to the countryside to collect autumn grain.
He quickly called the master. The master's idea was simple. It was not convenient to come forward in official affairs. It was better for him to meet as his personal representative and find out what the other party meant. After all, the master was only a personal employee of the county magistrate, so his status was easier to deal with.
Wu De's request was simple: collect salt lessons and organize a tour group. This matter made Mr. Wang a little difficult. Yanchang Village wanted to organize a tour group. This was a small matter. There were village heroes almost everywhere in the county. One more or one less was not a problem.
, this report was indeed written by the villagers of Yanchang Village. But the Gou family would not be happy with this.
The county knew very well what the Gou family was doing, but the county magistrate generally had nothing to do with such a rich man. What's more, in such a small border county, it would be better if the Gou family did not openly cause chaos.
Anyone who knows a little bit about the county's conditions can tell from the salt collection agency and the salt farm village group that these shorthairs are ready to rob the Gou family of meat.
The problem is that neither the Gou family nor the short-haired ones can be offended by the county now. In comparison, the short-haired ones are even less offended. After discussing with County Magistrate Wu, Master Wang gave a lively reply:
On the first day of November, whoever pays the salt and silver fees first will get it.
The implication is that you compete fairly, and our government will not interfere. Whoever is the champion will get the reward of the salt class. As for organizing a group, the county will not object, so it will be done.
After reaching a tacit understanding on this issue, Wu De said goodbye and went back to start preparations for attacking Goujiazhuang.
The person who provided the most information about the Gou family was undoubtedly Zhang Xingjiao, who himself was from Goujiazhuang. However, the Executive Committee did not completely believe his information - people with vengeance would often exaggerate or reduce certain contents. The basic situation,
Wu De still hopes to understand by himself
After sending people to investigate and inquire around, it was found that Goujiazhuang was not actually called Goujiazhuang, but its real name was Damei Village. This Damei Village is located in the Gaoshanling area northwest of Lingao. The Gou family is an outsider in the village, but he, an outsider,
It’s not simple. It’s the remnant of the Japanese rebellion in Zhejiang and Fujian that was suppressed. Don’t think that the Gou family is the descendant of the Japanese. In the Japanese rebellion in the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese were always the bosses, and the Japanese were just wage earners, and they were not very high-level.
A wage earner is basically a master who goes into battle as a vanguard and retreats as a palace army. The ancestors of the Gou family are considered leaders at least, so they are not in such a bad situation. His family escaped, and they also brought many of their comrades with them to this village.
, I found that although this place was close to the county seat, it was located in a mountainous area and was easy to defend. It was also close to the seaside. So I simply settled here, killed all the original landlords and drove them away, and became a landlord in a grand manner. My power slowly expanded.
, vaguely became the dominant force in the county, and Damei Village also became Goujiazhuang.
In fact, there are not many fields in the mountain village, and the Gou family only has a hundred acres of land. However, the Gou family is powerful and powerful. Although they have no fame, they have been forced to take advantage of the land outside the village through both hard and soft tactics, and gradually they have nearly a thousand acres of land under their name.
In recent years, taxes have become increasingly heavy, and many bankers have taken the initiative to work under his name. Although they are being exploited, they can still make a living.
Basically relying on these fields, the Gou family collects a large amount of rent every year and makes loans at high interest rates, accumulating a considerable amount of property. There are more than 200 households in the village, with a population of more than 1,000 men, women, old and children. The location of the village is
On a hillside, it is not steep, but there are many villagers and servants, and most of them are desperadoes who have fled from the mainland, homeless and unemployed bachelors. The village is tightly defended, with two layers of earthen walls.
Common villagers, villagers, and tenants live in it, and the inner layer is the residence of more than a dozen families of the Gou family. It is guarded by specially raised servants, and no one who is not an acquaintance of the village can enter the inner village.
What's even more awesome is that the Gou family still continues the tradition of pirates from their ancestors. Although they don't do it themselves, they collude with small groups of bandits at sea - they can't catch up with people like Liu Laoxiang, but small groups of pirates
There are countless pirates on the sea. Although pirates make a living at sea, they still have to go ashore to get water, steal stolen goods and sell them on the shore, and go ashore to recuperate when they are injured or sick - so no matter how big or small the pirates are, they have to have a home on the shore.
The Gou family is such a nest family - but they also have principles: they never sell stolen goods in Lingao. Firstly, the place is small and the purchasing power is not so strong. Secondly, it is to avoid causing trouble and attracting the government. Where does the stolen goods go?
From the information we have, we can see that they all went to Qiongshan. The Gou family, a wealthy family, rarely does business in Qiongshan. It seems that they have a very strong awareness of commodity economy.
Although Qiongshan is richer and more prosperous than Lingao, it is only the capital county of Qiongzhou Prefecture. The Intelligence and Information Group of the Executive Committee concluded that the Gou family's business in Qiongshan was just a window for selling stolen goods to the mainland.
In order to find out the specific situation and defense of Goujiazhuang, Wu De requested to send a professional reconnaissance team to conduct a reconnaissance. Bei Wei was not in Bairen City, but the reconnaissance team he trained had begun to take shape. After Bei Wei's recommendation, Xue Ziliang
led the team to carry out this reconnaissance mission - the executive committee received protests from some people, saying that this abc should not be appointed for such a military and national event. Fortunately, he was recommended by a heavyweight military leader like Bei Wei, otherwise Li Tong
In foreign countries, the hat of worshiping foreigners and favoring foreigners is indispensable.
For Xue Ziliang, such reconnaissance operations are purely pediatric. However, his attitude is still very correct. After all, this is the first time that the organization has given him full responsibility. He can only do it well and not make mistakes. Ye Mengyan finally got the first prize.
When he went on a real mission, he immediately covered himself with all kinds of personal belongings in his luggage: jungle bdu, US military individual equipment lc1, whether genuine or civilian version, real or fake, they were all piled on him. For Xue Ziliang's long-term
For those who use genuine products, this half-real and fake outfit is extremely amateurish. With an 80's helmet on his head and an SKS rifle in his hand, he looks like a South American guerrilla.
"Without so much equipment, our reconnaissance mission is very simple."
Although Xue Ziliang is very unpopular among the nationalists, he is very popular among Bei Wei's reconnaissance team - capable and capable people can stand out everywhere. He is different from Bei Wei. Bei Wei
Although Wei has a solid foundation as a scout, he has zero actual combat experience. Xue Zihao has been around in the Middle East and has carried out many missions with real swords and guns. In terms of combat experience, apart from having fought against Vietnamese brats,
I really can’t find anyone else besides Ming. Military-loving young men are particularly fond of this, so Xue Ziliang has long been interested in him and talked about his combat experience and various interesting anecdotes in the US military. He is a sociable person.
Growing up in the United States, the American tradition of chattering was also inherited. Lingao's nightlife was dull and boring, and listening to him talk about mountains became the only entertainment for the scout team at night.
"Then what should I bring?" Xiaoye was unwilling to give up. There was no chance to show off this equipment, so wouldn't it be for nothing?
"Usual equipment is fine." Xue Ziliang knew that nothing else mattered. The key was to find a guide. Damei Village cannot be found on maps printed in the 21st century.