"Really damn it, don't they know what it is called Zeyu to exhaustion"
After Zhou Huaian led his troops to sweep over half of Annan's territory, a message from Jiaozhou Port was delivered urgently, and he could not help but curse out in public.
"It's not long before the summer has been harvested, and I have already sent back tens of thousands of shi of rice... how can it not be enough..."
"We are rebels seeking a living for the people, so how can we do everything like those dog officials to meet the needs, regardless of everything they have?"
"I don't know why the leader is so angry..."
But it’s a new entry into the subordinates as a tribute to the camp (joining the army), and Qiu Huan, who has a gray beard and spirit, took the initiative to ask.
"Can someone share the worries for the leader..."
"Well, there is nothing to tell people about this matter..."
Zhou Huaian glanced at this old man who showed good foresight and insight during the Jiaozhou Incident.
"It's the news that the Cantonese government has changed..."
However, after his departure, the left-behind Division, based on the command from the General’s Mansion from the front, increased the number of expropriation and grain transfers several times during this period; so that the place was full of sorrow and sorrow; and this Such expropriation is no exception even for those newly established farms that intend to exempt rent within three years.
This is a big problem. Many resettlement households have just harvested almost one to two seasons of grain without excess pressure and scrapping. They simply cannot bear many risks and changes, so they have to save up. The hot food was handed over; this is simply a practice of killing chickens and eggs for the sake of the present regardless of the long-term.
Fortunately, the Tuntian Office located in the Chaoxun area is fortunate. According to Wang Pan’s letter, he has used the commander of the Sanjiang Army to block the expropriation team sent by the left-behind division outside the newly built pass. Misappropriating the seven or eight thousand stone silage rice and miscellaneous grains originally used for feed processing has passed;
However, the dozens of Tuntian districts located in the Pearl River Basin were not spared; although there was no news of starving to death for the time being, signs of sporadic fleeing began to appear again. This is a bad idea for Zhou Huaian’s farming plan in Lingnan. Signs.
And behind this news, there are more important internal affairs and reasons; I am afraid that most of the rebel army and the main force of the Northern Expedition, in the war with the local officers and army, suffered quite serious setbacks or defeats; this led to this. Planting again and again drew back resources, and even made a move to kill chickens and get eggs.
After all, Meng Wei, the left-behind envoy in Guangzhou, is an out-and-out confidant general of Huang Chao, and he is basically only responsible and obedient to the General's Mansion. Even if someone else came, he might not be able to instigate him, let alone let him search and oppress the place so hard.
"Thanks to the leader for frankly trusting..."
Qiu Huan touched the gray beard and thought about it
"It's just that, even if the leader wants to stay in Annan, I'm afraid that the time will not be much. Before everything can be done and returned, maybe a means of delaying one or two times is needed."
"I don't know Zanji, do you have any suggestions or ideas at this moment..."
Zhou Huaian couldn't help admiring his old-fashioned vision in his heart, but he didn't avoid it.
"As the leader knows, I have a plan to cause trouble..."
Qiu Huan also said calmly.
"It's just to show it, and you are personally afraid that some reputation will be hindered..."
"As long as it can solve the temporary difficulties of local people's livelihood, the reputation and reputation of the district will be nothing to me...
Zhou Huaian answered without hesitation.
After all, he must think of a way and countermeasures to shift the attention of the left-behind department and share the pressure of some expropriated subjects; otherwise, the accumulated results of many previous operations and arrangements cannot be affected. , It is necessary to give up all previous efforts.
Afterwards, he dictated to the left-behind secretary and general's military envoy Meng Wei and deputy envoy Lin Yan, each of which wrote a lengthy letter, pointing out a target that could lead the rebel army to disasters from different angles. ; It’s good to postpone one or two to win the time and buffer space for his follow-up arrangement in Annan.
As for the reason why he should take the army back instead of rushing back under a small number of guards; Zhou Huaian didn't say it clearly, and the other party obviously didn't intend to pursue it.
. . . . . . .
On the far coast, Jiaozhou Dagang, where merchants are constantly coming and going, a sea-going ship with a green flag is slowly approaching the trestle bridge on the shore under the shelter of many local ships.
Although relying on spontaneous gatherings of business travelers, this largest port in Tiannan has regained prosperity in a short period of time after the turmoil, and on the surface it is still mostly as before, but some things in private have been completely changed.
For example, those vacant houses in Fangqu in the rear city, or the property of a new owner. There are also large and small rivers and forested piers that have been further widened and extended to the port area. Wooden fences and trenches have been erected at the planned expansion of the periphery, and new walls and water barriers are being built.
Qu Rong, who got off the boat, looked at the familiar scenery in front of him with a sigh, and recalled the news he had received and what happened these days.
In truth, as one of the few remaining core members of the Qu clan, he is not incapable of understanding the practices of his clan brother Qu Chengyu; even if he has been secretly regarded as a lunatic among the clan family by the upper echelons of the city, he has become unscrupulous. The alias of "Qu Tuzi".
However, if he is not crazy about pulling down those old clans with big business, he will be able to occupy the corresponding position in Jiaozhou afterwards, relying on the remnants of Qu's severely damaged mouth and the little influence that needs to be supported by foreign aid. The advantages of the above may not be able to compete in the long-term follow-up with those senior family members who have accumulated a lot of hard work for generations.
Although the reputation has been corrupted, the obstacles, both overt and hidden, have been removed. The re-emergence of the Qu family in Jiaozhou is inevitable, and it may even exceed its former status and power, and two or three generations of business can become a big Luo. The top first-rate family in the city is no longer the "local eunuch" or "local tyrant from outsider" as others call it;
So he couldn't wait to see his brother Qu Chengyu who contributed the most and created all of this, and there are too many words and thoughts to talk to each other.
"Shichiro, here it is..."
Soon he saw Qu Chengyu with two strong guards, standing tall and straight like a sword, standing in the crowd to greet each other.
"This journey has been exhausted and hard..."
It's just that in Qu Rong's eyes, he seemed to be thinner than before because of exhaustion. As the representative of the family and the leading figure of all parties, the nobleness and glitz that he cultivated in Jiaozhou Sima are almost gone, and there is only a kind of calm and extreme name called skill and suicide. thing.
"Brother, brother is really working hard for his own business,"
Qu Rong, who was a little fat and raised from business in Canton, couldn't wait to speak in his hand.
"Now that you are in charge of the army, I am also ordered to come back and work in the palace..."
"Brother, as long as you and I work together internally and externally to make a lot of things, it will definitely make this family look good again... even better..."
"I have already asked to resign from the training position of the Fengzhou regiment..."
Qu Chengyu suddenly stopped and said to him.
"It's officially transferred to the service of the rebels... So in the future, it will take a lot of effort and effort for Shichiro to do local affairs."
"Brother, what are you doing, brother..."
Qu Rong couldn't help but his smile condensed on his face, and he was a little surprised.
"Now is the time for my family to do a lot, so why bother..."
"Don't you think that the current situation of your family is derived from what is it, and how should you continue to maintain it..."
Qu Chengyu thought of the words that he had said meaningfully to him, and his hesitating and shaking mind became firm again, and he looked towards the distance represented by the sea and sighed.
"In other words, should our eyes only be on the corner of Annan's thirteen prefectures... to satisfy the interests and gains among the local tyrants in the southern territory
"Now the rebel army has given me a chance. I can see the opportunity to see a wider world. For my brother, I really don't want to miss it..." (End of this chapter)