Chapter 66:

After the autumn harvest, the pace of winter seems to be approaching suddenly. This year’s autumn harvest is gratifying. The granary is filled with dangdang, and more than a dozen more have been built. The food is enough for the people to eat for three years. Taizhou’s land yield is not high. Even if it is planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes that have the lowest land requirements, they can't fight anywhere else.
But for the people of Taizhou, the bad news from previous years does not look bad this year.
They can earn money, and then they can buy food on their own, and the price of food is not high.
It is not difficult to live, and there is no need to tighten your belt.
Wang Xi is the youngest son of a family in Taizhou. He lives by moving goods. When the merchant's caravan arrives, he will find someone to unload the goods locally and move them to their warehouse. The goods are moved by piece. Wang Xi seems Thin, but very strong, others earn more than ten wen a day, but he can earn more than twenty wen.
He supports his parents and raises his children. His wife is now working in the needle and thread bureau and can earn more than 300 to 400 yuan a month. With his wages, their family is living well.
Although tired, Wang Xi was tired and happy. Only by giving can gain.
This is something I didn't even dare to think before.
After moving the goods that day, Wang Xi settled the wages in the hands of the caravan steward. He hid the money in his shirt and patted his flushed cheeks with his hands. Only then did he walk towards the house. Individuals lighted the oil lamps and replaced them with candles, which are cheaper and more convenient.
Usually when he goes back at this time, his wife is still lighting the candles and the sweet potato rice is hot in the pot. He will not sleep until he gets home to clean up.
The children would also wait for him with his wife, although he repeatedly said that he didn't need to wait, but when he went home, he saw the little faces, and there was always unspeakable satisfaction in his heart.
Crossing an alley, Wang Xi took a shortcut home.
This alley is very dark. He has walked this alley many times. It is so many that he can't count it. The alley is very dark. Sometimes the moonlight is brighter. He can still see the road ahead. But today, the moonlight is covered. The dark clouds covered him, and he could only walk over according to his memory, but his memory was always good.
In a dark alley, only one family’s candle was lit. Wang Xi was sitting under the corner of that family’s house, ready to rest for a while before leaving. Today is so tired. He moved two caravans. Good, I feel like my hands and feet are not my own anymore.
Just when Wang Xi was about to stand up and continue walking, he suddenly heard someone talking.
"At that time, we should be inside and out."
"I don't know when the court will send someone over."
"They don't know that these untouchables are almost crawling on the heads of adults, and if this continues, those untouchables will forget what they were originally."
"This so-called Nan Bodhisattva is the one with the most vicious mind."
Wang Xi is very smart. He has been a smart man since he was a child, so he can always find the caravan with the highest salary.
He almost understood what these people were doing in an instant.
They want to create the opposition of the South Bodhisattva.
They want to fight Taizhou.
After understanding this, Wang Xi stood up without making a sound. He had never been so light-footed in his life. After walking on tiptoe for a while, Wang Xi rushed to his feet. There was no one on the road at this time. Now, if he didn't want to earn more today, he wouldn't have left work so late.
Wang Xi didn't run home, he ran directly to the Yamen.
Yamen is now on duty all day long.
Wang Xi was terrified. He felt that if he had just been discovered, he would be dead now.
He heard from the workers that the Yamen now has a policy to protect key objects. He can take his family and move into the house of the protected person. With soldiers nearby, he is much safer.
The guard in the concierge saw Wang Xi coming over and asked, "What can you do if you come to the Yamen after so late? Come tomorrow if it's not a major event."
Wang Xi quickly said: "I have something! There is a big event! I want to tell the provincial master!"
The guard looked at him: "Follow me in. If you wake up the adult at this time for nothing serious, then you will go to prison for a few days."
Wang Xi nodded quickly and followed the guards through the side door.
Jiang Gui got up from bed in the middle of the night. Since working in Taizhou Province, Jiang Gui felt that he was under more and more pressure. When he was a small official, he had never been under such a great pressure-yes, pressure.
He still remembered what Lin Yuan said to him when he was sent by Lin Yuan as a province.
He said: "Brother, treat the people kindly, otherwise I will find any reason to treat you kindly."
"I give you power and wealth, but I want you to be kind to the people in return."
"Third brother, I hope we will always be brothers, not one day, I can only see you on the guillotine."
Jiang Gui knew that Lin Yuan was not just talking.
He always keeps in mind that he dare not slack off one day.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan had taken care of Taizhou a long time ago, and even if the people at the bottom were a little careful, it would not affect the entire operation of Taizhou.
He put on his clothes and told his wife to continue to sleep before he walked out of the room.
Wang Xi was fidgeting in the study. He had never been to a place like this before, and his nervousness almost suffocated him.
So after Jiang Gui entered the study, what he saw was Wang Xi squatting on the ground with a chair and not doing it.
"You are Wang Xi?" Jiang Gui yawned and wanted to settle the matter early and go to bed. This person didn't know why, except that he didn't want to talk to anyone, he only said that he had something big, and only told to do. province.
However, what Wang Xi said next made Jiang Gui feel completely sleepy.
His face is so bad that it can drip out of black.
Wang Xi tremblingly said: "My lord, can my family apply for protection of important key objects? My family still has..."
Jiang Gui: "Take him to find Tongzhi."
Wang Xi was taken down by his subordinates. He seemed to want to kowtow to Jiang Gui, but he was taken away by the subordinates before he had time.
He asked people to rush to send news to Lin Yuan.
They called people to surround the house Wang Xi said overnight.
Fortunately, Wang Xi didn't disturb the people in the room. When they arrived, those people were still sleeping in their respective rooms.
A total of five people were arrested. The people sent by Jiang Gui were very quiet and did not even disturb the people around them. These five people have the same surname and look similar. Their noses are almost carved out of the same mold.
After being interrogated overnight, Jiang Gui learned most of the information.
These days I have been surnamed Ma. The original Taizhou surname, with wealth and wealth, is a great landlord. Five streets in Taizhou belong to their family. As a result, when the Nan Bodhisattva came, the family property was gone, and the original riches and clothes were gone No, the servants are gone, even the big house at home is gone.
One can imagine what kind of mood the Ma family should be.
They always feel that as long as the court returns, they can get back their original things.
So they secretly passed the news to the court. At first they were ignored. Recently, they finally heard the response.
The court sent someone to reply to them!
Ask them to find out the seats of all the granaries in Taizhou, and when the defense forces of the armory and barracks are the weakest.
The five brothers of the Ma family secretly contacted the court without telling the family.
They feel that by doing so, they can become heroes of the family.
Nothing in the world, simple and simple.
Also stupid incorrigible.
When Jiang Gui went to see them, they had already said everything they could say under torture.
The was beaten to flesh, but not to die. They cried and screamed in prison, their tears ran away, and there was no more tears.
The Ma family didn't know how these five brothers suddenly disappeared. They have many families, and they have been inquiring around Taizhou, but they still found nothing.
Until some people found their belongings on the road running over the wagon wheels outside the city.
The Ma family thought they could not stand their lives now and left Taizhou.
But what the Ma family don’t know is that they may not have the chance to leave Taizhou in the future. People related to them don’t even think about leaving the city. They will be placed under house arrest in this city. As for when they can leave. , It depends on their luck.
As for their correspondence with the court, they were also handed over to Lin Yuan by Jiang Gui.
"The court will not send troops." Lin Yuan said to Song Shizhao and Wu Changqing in a letter, "just to see if there is any advantage."
Wu Changqing said strangely: "Cheap?"
Song Shizhao explained: "The imperial court now has no extra troops. They have the most, that is, let the five fools provide some information that is not beneficial."
Song Shizhao: "How are those five fools now?"
Lin Yuan: "In the prison, Jiang Gui asked people to watch them. They didn't know who was in contact with them, they only knew that it was from Tongzhou."
Song Shizhao was speechless: "Can people be so stupid?"
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "If you ask me, I don't know, is it too naive for the family to raise them?"
Song Shizhao: "No wonder the Ma family fell so quickly. If they are all this kind of people, they are no different from the pigs to be slaughtered."
Wu Changqing asked, "The Tongzhou side..."
Lin Yuan: "Tongzhou don't have to worry. Give them ten courage. They don't dare to fight over at this time."
Now Lin Yuan's military strength has greatly increased. As long as Tongzhou knows that the state is not a fool, they know that when the court did not order to send troops, their own strength is definitely not enough to head-on with Lin Yuan, even in sneak attacks and surprise attacks.
If they really want to attack, they also need someone who can disrupt the order in Taizhou, such as setting fires and burning granaries. These things can make people panic quickly in a short time.
After the five fools of the Ma family were arrested, they obviously couldn't find someone to do it.
What's more, all granaries are heavily guarded, and every soldier has to go through an identity check, and anyone who has a little doubt cannot guard the granary.
Lin Yuan: "Since Tongzhou is so interested in us, let's give Tongzhou a big gift."
Wu Changqing and Song Shizhao looked at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "We are anti-thief."
Song Shizhao understood: "If the adults are relieved, call the next official to deal with the matter. They must do it properly, without any flaws."
Lin Yuan: "Then go."
Since someone in Tongzhou coveted Taizhou, he could only take action. He wanted to take Tongzhou without a bloodbath and ask the people from Tongzhou to contribute to the state. Lin Yuan's face was smiling, but his eyes were cold.
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Today’s word count is relatively small, because the card text is gone, it takes some time to straighten out, I love you.
The next progress will be faster. Judging from the facts from the 14th to 20th years in history, the speed at which the forces from all over the country will fight the land boundary will be very fast.
Qiqi had to think about how to write Lin Yuan's land expansion and strength quickly, but not too watery, okay.
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