Wu Mingjinxuan received him in the lobby. Firstly, the lobby was used for hearing cases, which meant that the thief was not a guest, but a thief. Secondly, it was to express the relationship between himself and the thief to show off the sun and the moon.
Seeing that the envoy of the thief was only in his early twenties, fair and fair, with a slightly rich body and a peaceful expression, he couldn't help but sigh secretly. He was obviously a child of a good family. Even if he could not obtain a good name, he could still be a well-off and wealthy citizen.
Why be a thief?
This was the first time that Xiong Buyou saw the magistrate of this county. He looked at it curiously for a long time. Except that he was a middle-aged scholar, he didn't see anything special about him. Looking at the government officials around him, they all looked thin.
, used to describe obscenity. The clothes he wore were old and worn out. This county government office is really cold. The paint on the roof pillars and beams is peeling off, cobwebs are infested, the walls are moldy, large pieces of wall skin are peeling off, and the square tiles on the ground are also broken.
A lot.
Xiong Buyou also had a good impression of the Daming County Government for a while - compared to the "White House", this county government is really hard and simple to the extreme. In fact, he didn't know that this shabby government office can be regarded as a kind of official superstition "not repairing".
"Yamen", as long as this yamen hasn't collapsed, the county magistrate will never spend money to repair it.
Wu Mingjin felt a little disappointed when he saw this man coming to the hall without the fear and trembling of a commoner. Then he looked at his arrogant face, not to mention kneeling and kowtowing, not even bowing, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.
Just when he was about to scold him with "Hey, why don't you kneel down when you see me?", which dampened his spirit, he suddenly looked at the group of government servants in his hall who usually had their chests puffed up and their bellies raised, and their voices were vicious.
I didn't dare to stop at these two thieves. I looked at the dozen gray-robed thieves outside the hall who were armed with live ammunition. The anger I had just aroused suddenly faded. At this time, a servant brought a cup of tea and handed over a piece of paper.
The note was written by Mr. Wang, and there was only one ink word on it: "forbearance".
Xiong Buyou didn't talk nonsense to him, and handed over the letter written by Yu Eshui. Wu Mingjin opened it and saw that the writing was very vulgar, half written and half white, and the calligraphy was not satisfactory. It was obvious that he was an illiterate person. But the meaning was still clear.
First of all, let me talk about yesterday's joint attack by Liu Xiang's gang and Westerners on Bopu. They were defeated by them. They sank three enemy ships and captured more than 500 pirates. The pirates had fled in a hurry.
It turns out that pirates came to attack last night, and the gangsters took advantage of the gangsters. Wu Mingjin was originally the most worried about the frequent pirate attacks here, but now the letter said that they had retreated, which was a relief. No matter what, the people finally did not tolerate them.
of poison.
The second part is that Australian maritime merchants are also descendants of the Chinese, but they left overseas to avoid the chaos in the late Song Dynasty. Now that they have returned to China, they will never harm their compatriots and pursue the principle of "eliminating the strong and supporting the weak, protecting the country and bringing peace to the people."
Our purpose is only to protect the peace of the place, and we have no intention of causing trouble.
Huh, that's all. Wu Mingjin didn't look carefully, and the actual content is further down. He said that pirates often break in here in Lingao, bandits are rampant, people live in poverty, and county administration is difficult to implement. I am a Ming Dynasty
The kindness of the rainy day did not reach all the people, so the crossing generals organized the villages in the northern part of Lingao County to practice joint defense. I hope Wu Daling will approve it and provide support.
Finally, the letter also guaranteed that once the joint defense of each village is realized, the pirate and bandit troubles in the county will be completely eliminated. Not only that, the county's food supply in summer and autumn will also not be a problem.
This is Sima Zhao's heart! Wu Mingjin looked at the two envoys below. They had arrogant expressions on their faces that showed no distinction between superiority and inferiority. Wu Mingjin thought to himself, isn't this obvious? The thieves are trying to use this group to practice joint defense and bring down all the people in each village.
The control of Tuan Lian Xiang Yong of the village is in his own hands. From now on, government orders will not come out of the county government, but will come out of Dongmen City.
Seeing that he was silent while holding the letter, Xiong Buyou said:
"Wu Ming Mansion has been suffering from pirates invading the county. Now I will give you a small gift." With a wave of his hand, the workers who came in with carts unloaded many wooden boxes and straw bags from the wheelbarrows and moved them to the courtyard of the county government office.
Chen Fang, everyone only smelled a smell like salted fish. Wu Mingjin was secretly surprised and asked a yamen servant to check. The yamen servant then opened a wooden box, and suddenly there was a surprise. Everyone could see clearly that the box was preserved with salt.
of a human head.
Looking at those wooden boxes and straw bags, it was obvious what was inside. Wu Mingjin felt a chill on his back. He suppressed his panic and asked, "You are so bold, where did these heads come from?"
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"Reporting back to the Ming Mansion, these are the pirates who broke into our Lingao County yesterday. According to their confessions, they are Liu Laoxiang's men from the Juqu in the East of Guangdong. Please check it with the Ming Mansion."
Seeing that there were so many heads, Wu Mingjin hurriedly called a gangster to inspect them. After inspection, he found that there were also heads of red-haired people and Nanyang people, and several of them were gangsters wanted by the government. They were said to be pirates.
It should be true.
Killing so many pirates in one battle is unique in the history of this county - no, not to mention this county, even the army and the army have not done it in the past ten years. Wu Ming couldn't help but be secretly shocked. Traveling across Fujian and Guangdong
The pirates in the two places have been at war for more than ten years since the end of Wanli. With the combined efforts of the two provinces and the encirclement and suppression by tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, they are still unable to win a single victory. They can only pinch their noses to recruit peace...
"I don't know if you and the others have killed a good person and taken credit for it!" Wu Mingjin suddenly scolded.
"What did you say?!" Wu Mingjin said it in Mandarin, and Wang Ruixiang could understand it. Now hearing what he said, he couldn't help but feel angry: Only officers and soldiers would do such a thing to give birth to a son without an asshole.
A man's heart measures a gentleman's belly.
Xiong Buyou said: "The Ming government has sent us a message. Since we are not in the official position, and we do not ask for rewards from the government, why do we do this thing of killing good people and taking merit? These heads are just for us to express our feelings to the Ming government, and we do not ask for the government's reward."
Reward. The fact that this county can destroy this group of fierce bandits is also because the Ming Dynasty has done a good job in educating..."
This is actually flattery. But what he said is quite right. The thief does not need to kill and behead to show his merit. It seems unnecessary to kill the good and take the merit.
If so many pirate heads were reported to the house, it would be a big performance appraisal. Wu Mingjin's already extremely gloomy mood suddenly brightened up, and his heart became warm as an official. Involuntarily, his face turned kind, and he said warmly:
"These heroes are all extraordinary talents. Why don't they serve the imperial court but live in the wilderness?"
Xiong Buyou was secretly amused. If you hadn't had a good official reputation, the Governor would have rushed into the city to "fight" you away. Now we are pursuing a gradual and peaceful evolution, which is already polite enough.
After Chuanchuan Group has established a foothold on the Bairen-Bopu front line, the next policy policy of the executive committee is to surround the city with rural areas. Through the means of village joint defense, each village will be initially included in the administrative system of Chuanchuan Group, and Lingao will be weakened.
The county plays the central role of governance. The Crossing Group uses a series of agricultural technology collaborations to win over local farmers, thereby achieving the ultimate goal of controlling the villages.
But to implement this strategy, the people must feel that Bairencheng is not a gang of rebels. The attitude of the county government is very important. Especially the attitude of Wu Mingjin. If he insists that the crossing group is a rebel group and pirates, the people will contact
There will be a lot of worries when you think of them.
"There are also flags, documents, talismans, and weapons collected from pirates here, and they are all brought to the county." Xiong Buyou was very polite. This "gift" was enough to touch Wu Mingjin's heart.
After repeated defeats, Yu Shuai was accused, and the Ming Dynasty fell into a situation where it could only rely on recruiting the giant pirate Zheng Zhilong to stabilize the coastal situation. Lingao County defeated Liu Xiang's men and killed 400 Chinese and foreign pirates.
Big highlight.
When Xiong Buyou saw that he was silent, he wanted to leave. Wu Mingjin only nodded slightly and announced: "Quit!"
Wang Ruixiang followed Xiong Buyou out of the county government office, and saw that the workers beside the wheelbarrows all looked happy. It turned out that the county sent people to exploit the rewards, and also gave them twenty jars of wine and two mouthfuls of wind pigs. It was probably a reward.
Returning to Bairen City, he reported the whole story to Wen Desi. Wang Ruixiang couldn't help but ask, "Is this the end?"
"Just watch, in the next few days, he will most likely contact us." Wen Desi said, "There are many people in the lobby, and there are some things he can't say."
"This bunch of bad officials are really full of twists and turns." Wang Ruixiang said with emotion.
"If he and Hai Rui were so upright and inhumane, we would have to use some violence." Wen Desi said, "Fortunately, he is not. This will be much easier to handle. Just wait."
Sure enough, at dusk the next day, a sneaky man came to the checkpoint by the Wenshui Bridge. He approached the sentry and said he wanted to see a "short-haired official." The person in charge of the checkpoint, Luo Duo, did not dare to
If you are lazy, call the executive committee immediately.
The visitor was taken to a secluded house of the security team. After some interrogation, it was discovered that this person was Zhang Youfu's servant and wanted to invite the short-haired official to a banquet.
Wen Desi remembered that this Zhang Youfu was the envoy sent for peace talks after the county failed to encircle and suppress them a few months ago. His sudden request to meet was obviously entrusted by someone. He immediately agreed. The servant said that Zhang Youfu's mansion
It was just outside the west gate. Wen Desi decided to go there in person. Zhang Youfu could speak several dialects, one of which was Cantonese. It was not difficult to communicate.
After dark, two sedans came to Zhuangzi. Wen Desi and Xi Yazhou went together. For safety reasons, Bei Wei selected eight people from the reconnaissance team to follow him for protection. In addition to protecting guns, he also specially provided
Wen Desi gave Wen Desi a signal tube - if something changed, he would send out the signal tube and he would immediately bring people to rescue.
Wen Desi and Xi Yazhou were carried by Zhang Youfu's tenants and wandered through the dark fields. Although there was a lantern in front of them to guide the way, the brightness was as bright as a will-o'-the-wisp. If it weren't for the eight people from the reconnaissance team nearby,
It's really a bit scary.
The sedan was broken and stuffy, and the tenants were not very good at lifting the sedan, so the two of them bumped around in it. After walking for half an hour, the sedan fell down. When they came out, they saw an ordinary farmer's yard in front of them.
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There were people waiting at the entrance of the courtyard for a long time. When they saw their arrival, they quickly took them in and the door was immediately closed.
The yard was also dark, and although there were a few lanterns lit on the porch, everything in the yard was still indistinct. You could vaguely see wheelbarrows, piles of grain and hay, stone mills and other things parked there.
Although Zhang Youfu claims to be a landlord, he actually lives in a shabby settlement. The so-called Zhuangzi is just a large courtyard. He lives in five main rooms, long-term workers, and servants live in the lower rooms. There are also some livestock sheds along the wall. But the walls are well repaired.
It is high, and it can be seen that it is made of bricks and stones. The door is made of thick wooden boards covered with iron sheets. This is all to prevent bandits.