The so-called "New Army" barracks in Rong County are really dilapidated, and Zhao Xi has known this for a long time.
"I have a piece of land in the west of the city, which is quite large. I have built a few houses with everything in it. I will lend it to Shu to use it as a place to stay and train troops. I wonder if Shu will accept it?" Zhao Xi said suddenly.
This was originally the most troublesome thing for Wang Hengyue. The "military camp" was really uninhabitable. When it rained, there wouldn't even be a place to hide from the rain. Now that Zhao Xi said this, Wang Hengyue was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him again and again.
Only then did we realize that Zhao Xi was not only a famous person, but also a wealthy man.
The Zhao family lives in He Street, Rong County. He Street was originally a place where wealthy families lived, and more than half of the land here belongs to his old Zhao family. In terms of financial resources, he is by no means inferior to anyone else. Zhao Xi is everywhere in Rong County.
There is real estate there. It is easy to lend a piece of land to Wang Hengyue.
Wang Hengyue was a little lucky. Fortunately, he was lucky. Otherwise, he had really offended Zhao Xi with his nonsense, and he would have been unable to move forward in Rong County.
"It's getting late today, so Shuzhi and you all have the right to rest here. Tomorrow I will take Shuzhi to the county magistrate's house. Shuzhi is a new arrival. Things in the place cannot be separated from the care of his parents and officials." Zhao Xi said kindly.
typical.
Wang Hengyue cupped his hands and said, "You are disturbing Mr. Xiang like this."
He asked his family to take Wang Hengyue's brother to the guest room to rest, and asked his nephew Deng Xia to accompany Wang Hengyue to the specially prepared guest room.
After chatting with him, Deng Xia was about to leave when Wang Hengyue suddenly asked: "What kind of person is the county magistrate I'm going to visit tomorrow? Please Ximo teach me."
"Your Excellency, you are too polite." Hearing this, Deng Xia sat down again and said, "This county magistrate is called Li Shenchun. He has only been in Rong County for half a year. He is the most wealthy man. This is also the appearance of county magistrates from all over the country. He is quite polite to my uncle.
That's also because I know that my uncle once served as an official in Beijing, so I don't dare to offend him too much. But I'm afraid his reputation as an official will not be very good."
He said with a contemptuous smile: "He was originally a candidate, and he stayed on the waiting list for three full years. It was so easy for him to be active until he was completely exhausted. I don't know how much money he spent and how many connections he traveled. How could he not be profitable if he took office like this?
The reason for coming back? Even if he is given a separate official position at this time, he is not willing to go. He must work here for three to five years and make a lot of money before he is willing to return with a full load."
Wang Hengyue also smiled. All officials from all over the Qing Dynasty were like this, especially if these candidates were left vacant, they would make a lot of money while in office.
"As for Rong County." Deng Xia pondered there for a while: "In addition to my Zhao family, there are several other places that you must visit when you have time."
Wang Hengyue was concerned and listened attentively to Deng Xia's words: "One is Li Qizhang from the Economic and Expedition Bureau. This man loves money as much as Li Shenchun. He has some real power in his hands. Please try not to quarrel with him. The other two are
They are the wealthy gentry Guo Shenzhi and Zhang Zihe. They have always had good relations with the government and are quite famous in the local area. The other one is the Long family in Rong County. This family has close contacts with Ge Laohui. This family is the Long family in Rong County. There is a person in the Long family named
Longming Sword..."
Longming Sword? Wang Hengyue frowned, why does it sound so familiar?
Deng Xia didn't pay attention, and said to himself: "His original name is Gushan, his courtesy name is Gushan, and his nickname is Xuemei. He was a native of Wubao Town, Rong County. He was a scholar during the Guangxu period. He went to Japan last year and I heard that he also joined the Revolutionary Party.
, it seems that he returned to Yunnan this year and his whereabouts are unknown."
He said with a frown: "This man has a close relationship with Qin Zaigeng, the leader of the Ge Lao Hui. When Long Mingjian went to Chengdu, he offended the government. It was only because of Qin Zai Geng's help that the government was helpless. Sir, please do not underestimate the power of the Ge Lao Hui.
It's so big that outsiders can't imagine it. Especially this Qin Zaigeng, when he was six years old, he and his brother Sheng San practiced martial arts in their grandfather's martial arts shed. They heard the chickens dance and practiced constantly. When he was eighteen years old, he had extraordinary physical strength.
The examiner was unfair and Qin Zaigeng pulled him out of the sedan and beat him severely. Those who heard this were stunned. Please try not to have a head-on conflict with him."
Longming Sword! Wang Hengyue remembered it!
Wasn't this the person who later organized the Rong County uprising?
And this Qin Zaigeng was also the organizer of the uprising!
Wang Hengyue was very grateful to Deng Xia for clearly explaining the situation in Rong County, which gave him some general judgment in his mind, so that he would not be a blind man riding a blind horse!
"Xi Mo, I really want to thank you." Wang Hengyue sighed: "I just came to Rong County, and I am like a blind man. With Xi Mo's words, it is like adding two eyes to me. I will trouble Xi Mo in the future.
There’s plenty of room.”
"Why should you be so polite, sir?" Deng Xia smiled slightly: "Since my uncle asked me to come to your side, I wanted to help you. Your Majesty has returned from the West and has far more knowledge than I do, so Deng Xia wants to ask you more for advice."
He paused for a while and said, "Just now, the master and his uncle were talking about the United States. Deng Xia eavesdropped outside the door for a long time, and then he realized that there were such changes in the world. It's ridiculous that those in the court lost the battle again and again.
But he still sits in a well and looks at the sky, knowing no shame but then being brave and working hard to become stronger. If this continues, the court will be in danger and the country will be miserable."
"It's more than dangerous and pathetic." Wang Hengyue sneered a few times: "If you don't say anything else, let's just say that Japan is a small country. It bowed to me back then and could be destroyed with a snap of the finger. However, the reform and revitalization in these years have achieved great results. It has already been
It is truly sad to be better than our country and to be led by a country like Japan."
Speaking of Japan, Deng Xia's eyes were full of anger: "In the First Sino-Japanese War, the country lost face. The good Beiyang Navy ended up like that. Deng Xia was heartbroken every time he thought about the next thing. He wished he could go to the battlefield in person and fight to the death with the Japanese pirates.
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"A fight to the death? It will happen sooner or later." Wang Hengyue looked calm: "I don't believe that we will always be suppressed by the Japanese, and I don't believe that any country will always bully us. In ten or twenty years, as long as we learn from the pain,
Bury your headache, sooner or later there will come a time..."
"It's a pity that there is still the imperial court above us..." Deng Xia just finished speaking, and immediately realized that he had made a mistake. Isn't the gentleman in front of him an official of the imperial court? It was treasonous to say such words himself.
He would never have thought that Wang Hengyue was from another era. Don't say such things. It would be okay to say something even more rebellious.
After sighing for a while, Deng Xia stood up and left.
After sending Deng Xia away and closing the door, Wang Hengyue thought that in two years, the world would be turned upside down, and that the name of a "revolutionary party" on his head might be of great use.
But the most important thing now is to set up the new army as soon as possible. Without an army, in this era and in the next few decades, it will be useless!