The four hundred and seventieth chapter, the wharf saves the beauty
As for what was the resistance to the Senate's rule in Guangdong, Thorpe's opinion was that apart from natural factors, it was the social environment.
Thorpe's eyes swept over the people in the front cabin. Cummins and Xie Peng were still discussing tirelessly.
Guangdong is different from Hainan: Hainan has a small population, land conflicts are not acute, and powerful landlords and clans have limited power. They can easily succumb and transform under the force of the Senate. In Guangdong, it is not so simple. Guangchao Shantou people and Hakka people
The historical grievances between him and the people of Guangfu are enough to make Director Liu, who is confident and ready to take office, drink a pot of wine.
The wheels of history are so powerful that they can crush them directly. It is easier said than done...
He recalled the information he had read about how to accept the transformation of the old society and old cities. It was almost the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, and a full moon hung in the sky. The lights on the boats moored in the river bay were dim and shadowy, and the sound came from far away.
The sound of the flute and pipa, the river breeze is moist and refreshing, the river is gurgling, and it is extremely quiet.
Looking at Zhaoqing City on the north bank of the Xijiang River, with Jiangjun Ridge as its back and facing the Xijiang River. Overlooking the river. The city wall has a circumference of 2.8 kilometers and is covered with bricks. Although it is not a majestic city, it has turrets, battlements, enemy towers, and a moon city...
The imperial facilities are complete, and it can be regarded as a strategic location for military strategists and a strategic link between Guangdong and Guangxi. Thorpe took a rough look and found that the height of the city wall was about 6 meters. Even without a telescope, he could see the large and small forts built on the city wall.
He saw a three-story pavilion on the city wall, which was quite spectacular, and asked, "Is this the Piyun Tower?"
Lin Ming hurriedly said: "Piyun Tower is at the north gate, this is Kuixing Pavilion."
Thorpe nodded. Kuixing Pavilion is dedicated to Kuixing, but from the appearance, it can be seen that it is actually a military fortress with dense embrasures and arrow holes. These defensive measures are of little use. No wonder Magerni met Qianlong after
I have nothing but contempt for the Qing Dynasty - you must know that the generation gap between Britain and the Qing Dynasty is much smaller than that between the Senate and the Ming Dynasty.
While he was meditating, he suddenly saw that Lin Ming and his people had already set up tables and chairs on the bow deck. He personally took out the food and wine from a large food box and set them out. He seemed to be a waiter in a restaurant with his diligent and quick attitude.
He couldn't help but frown slightly: Lin Baihu is really a shrewd, capable and versatile character! No wonder he, a small Baihu, with a sesame and mung bean-like official, can be so successful on the ground with the words "Jinyiwei"!
I imagine that such a person will be able to live happily and get around well under the rule of the Senate in the future...
"Mr. Suo, the moon is shining tonight, it's boring to sit here, and Gaoyao County has just sent a banquet, why don't we drink and enjoy the moon together." Lin Ming saw him leaving the cabin and greeted him quickly.
Thorpe nodded: "That's very good."
There were only four of them at the banquet. The banquet was sent by the county magistrate and was very sumptuous.
"Come on, come on. This is Guilin Ruilu wine from Guangxi. It's hard to drink in Guangzhou..." Lin Ming was about to pour wine for them. Cummins glanced at Thorpe. Thorpe knew that all veterans could drink it.
, but this time it was considered "performing a mission", and drinking was considered "violating discipline".
"We'll make an exception today, it's a day off." Thorpe said with a smile, "Let's have a few drinks and not get drunk."
Several people pushed cups and cups. Although Thorp also poured wine, he only tasted it briefly. Watching everyone drinking and admiring the moon, listening to the melodious sound of silk and bamboo coming from other boats on the river, none of them spoke. They seemed to be intoxicated.
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At this time, a woman's cry could be faintly heard in the wind, and Thorpe didn't take it seriously. Since arriving in this time and space, he has become accustomed to all kinds of miserable and painful things, and he knows that a moment of kindness cannot be exchanged.
The world is safe and peaceful, and besides, I am here to consult on the trip, not to hold a charity reception.
Lin Ming put down his wine glass and frowned: "What a terrible sight!" He wanted to get up, "I'll go take a look and give you some money to send it further away..."
Thorpe shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, just cry. There are so many sad people in the world, how can we manage them? Just drink."
But Cummings said: "This... the voice sounds like a woman. Is it possible that she is being bullied by bad people? It's not good for us to just stand by and watch."
Thorpe smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be a compassionate person. Since you said that, let's go and mind this business." Then he called an escort and ordered him to find out who was crying.
"If she's just in trouble, just give her a few taels of silver," Thorpe ordered.
After a while, the escort came back and reported: "She is a singer. Her accent sounds like she is from Nanzhi. She was brought here as a concubine two years ago. This year, the owner of the family died and she was kicked out.
I live here, selling and singing on the pier to make a living. I borrowed money from the owner of the flower boat here. Now I am forced to do nothing, and I am crying."
"Since she owes money, just ask how much it is and just pay it back for her."
The escort smiled, as if he still had something to say, and Lin Ming smiled and said: "This matter cannot be solved with money. The people who can get married on the big pier in Zhaoqing are all characters on the ground. I don't think it can be solved by these few taels of silver from the picture.
, I want her body."
"Oh? Is there such a way?" Thorpe frowned.
"Listen to what this dignitary said, this singer is a self-inflicted fool, and her identity is not in the hands of a concubine. She can make up her own mind whether she will sell herself on the boat, when she will sell herself, and who she will sell to or not.
, the money you get is also made into five by adding two to one. If the benefactor gives it to you appropriately, you can keep it yourself."
At this point, Thorp already understood that this woman must have thought that the money she earned from her was not enough, and wanted to change from cooperation to merger. He frowned and said:
"In that case, just give her a hand."
Lin Ming said: "It's not difficult to help her, it just depends on how far it goes..."
Cummings said impatiently: "Old Lin, stop hiding it and tell me!"
Lin Ming laughed a few times: "If it's just to help the present, help her out and pay off the debt. Just because she has the first year of junior high school, she must have the fifteenth year. As long as she is still hanging around at the Zhaoqing dock, sooner or later she will fall into the hands of others.
If you really want to help her to the end, you have to help her leave here. No matter where her family or relatives are, send her to Ansheng..."
"You are a matchmaker and you have to marry your son." Thorpe said with a smile, "That's why I say you can't be kind. We have so many things to do, we can't take care of these things. So, you can give her more money and let her find another place.
Go, the rest depends on her own destiny."
"Yes, that's what the chief wants to teach you." Lin Ming said with a smile. He thought that this matter would probably not be resolved just by going to the escort. Someone in the officialdom would have to come forward. So he volunteered at the moment and said: "I still have to deal with this matter.
go."
Cummings said: "I will also go and have a look."
Thorpe smiled and said: "Go and watch it, but don't act in a martial arts drama."
The two of them took a bodyguard and went ashore. Not far away, they found a small temple. It looked like there was still incense. Lin Ming knew that there were many vacant rooms for rent in such temples, which were called "monk shops". This was at the pier.
It's not surprising that a woman who sells and sings "self-promiscuous" lives here.
The buildings in the east courtyard of this monastery are very low. There are small rooms in the east, west, north and south of the courtyard, one next to the other, and there are more than ten rooms lined up in sequence. Most of the rooms have no lights, and only a few still have oil lamps burning, like will-o'-the-wisps.
It was flashing. After the escort signaled, Lin Ming noticed that the door of a small room in the south and west was open. There were some packages thrown in front of the door. There was a person squatting under the eaves. She was vaguely a woman. The sound of crying came from there.
Come on.
He slowly walked over, leaned down and asked, "Were you crying just now?"
"..."
The woman squirmed a little, but she didn't say anything. Lin Ming couldn't see her face clearly through the moonlight. He saw that she was about thirty years old. He couldn't see her face clearly, but he could tell that she looked very upright, so he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Then he asked again: "How much do you owe me?"
"Fifteen taels." The woman glanced at Lin Ming, sighed, and said nothing. Lin Ming felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he wanted to ask again. Someone in the room sneered and said, "Don't listen to her fart!"
"Following the words, a woman in her fifties came out, pointed at her and said: "Last year she lent me seven taels of silver to buy clothes for her head, plus three cents in interest. She hasn't paid me back yet. This year she was sick and borrowed more money.
You gave me eight taels, forty-eight taels with principal and interest!" She spoke loudly and crisply, as if she were turning the beads on an abacus, and her spit flew everywhere.
Just listen to the woman say: "Tianli Conscience, the jewelry I gave you, let alone forty-eight pieces, there are four hundred and eighty taels..."
"Those pieces of silver and copper jewelry of yours, some of them are jade. How much do they cost?"
Lin Ming knew that the money lent to the woman on the boat was a debt to the King of Hell with interest compounded. If he wanted to settle the accounts with her, it would never be clear. He immediately said: "I will pay for this money for her."
Returned."
He pulled out a Delong note from his sleeve and threw it to the ground, saying:
"This is fifty taels of delong notes! She and you will settle the matter."
The madam hurriedly lay down on the ground and picked up the note. He looked under the light and saw that it was indeed Delong's note. The paper was special and the pattern printed on it was even weirder. There were never any fake ones on the market. Once you got it, you knew it was genuine.
. But she sneered and said: "If you pay it back for him, you deserve it! Let me tell you, Uncle Cao has taken a fancy to this little girl from Guangxi, and he is willing to give her three...five hundred taels of silver. You take fifty taels."
Will you cut off my income if you come out?"
As he said this, the note was still in his hand.
Lin Ming knew that she was raising the price from the ground up, so he didn't bother to talk to her. He took out his badge from his waist and waved it: "How much money do you think this is worth?"
The wife thought it was some kind of jade pendant, so she opened her eyes wide to see it. Under the moonlight, it was clearly a badge of Jinyiweiweiwei. She was the madam of the romantic place on the big pier, and she was well-informed. When she saw this badge
I knew I was in trouble. I quickly laughed and said: "What did you say? This is a priceless treasure. I will not dare to take it even if I eat the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard..." (To be continued)
ps: Note: The Xijiang Three Gorges in the previous section was reversed, so it has been rewritten. The plot is the same, but the geographical location has been adjusted. If you are interested, you can re-read section 475.