And more than two hundred miles away from Cangzhou, Pinglu (Ziqing) Jiedushi within the territory of Jimo County, Laizhou.
In a large prison, the former Fujian tycoon who was once again imprisoned, and now the special business representative of Cantonese Solomeng; also in the surroundings, he gulped comfortably amidst the constant voices of forgiveness and pleading. There is a limited amount of crude meals exclusively provided in the prison.
At least compared to the food for pigs and dogs that he hadn't touched before, his treatment and conditions have gradually improved a lot. For example, the mat he sits on is no longer black and rotten straw, but a half-old leather mattress; the linden room where he sits can still see the sun of two hours.
Compared with the surrounding prisoners who were arrested and imprisoned or even tortured because they couldn't pay the help money, miscellaneous donations, and apportionments; the reason why he appeared here was completely unfavorable results of some passing years.
You must know that he originally led a fleet of ships that were active in the southeast and the Huaihai coast; he even spent more than a year at an estuary on the Ryukyu island on the opposite side of Fujian to develop and establish a simple port city and settlement. District to provide transit berthing for passing ships, as well as limited maintenance and repair methods.
Then, while trading deer skins and other local products with the raw barbarians on the island, while taking advantage of the family and past relationships, they successively attracted thousands of displaced people from Fujian and the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Several large and small villages have been planted with crops such as Japanese rice and sugar cane as supplements.
It wasn't until the end of last year that he received a new mission from the Cantonese Department; he took the manship and began to explore around the Denrai Peninsula, and headed for the trade channel of Wa and Silla further north.
For this reason, he recruited suitable and large numbers of manpower everywhere, selected and purchased suitable ships, and it took him a full half a year to prepare for the trip. Then, under the guidance of the monks and experienced Jianghuai boatmen who had been to the country of Japan, they took the coast of Suzhou and followed the southeast tide to the small Liuqiu islands in the open sea;
In the end, it took more than a month to reach the port city of Ikijima under the rule of Kyushu Dazaifu in Kyushu. As a result, it caused quite a lot of repercussions among the local Japanese people. welcome.
Iki Mori Sugawara Michizane (one of the four ancient grievances in later Japan) specially summoned him, and it was about official exchanges. From this, it was learned that the Japanese Kingdom was the eighth year of Yuan Qing, and that the 17-year-old king Yangcheng was in power during the period, and the most natural things of the Tang Dynasty became fashionable.
However, due to the continuous wars and chaos between China and Turkey, the number of ships going to the Japanese country for merchants along the coast has become increasingly scarce; and the Japanese country itself has been repeatedly overturned due to its limited ability to manufacture sea-going ships and its shipping routes. Therefore, even the most recent mission to Tang Dynasty was More than ten years ago.
Therefore, Dazaifu, Kyushu, paid much attention to this trip to the Cantonese ship. It was also a land-based stationing. It also drove the servants to think of labor and stayed in the local area for several months before they were able to follow the autumn wind. The other trade wind lane afterwards returned home full of local products.
As a result, when he was about to reach the sea outside Chuzhou, Huainan, on the way to return, an accident happened unexpectedly. A sudden storm and heavy rain caused Solomon to be separated from the ship group, and damaged the sails and floated to the shore of Laizhou.
Then he was reported to the government by the local people, and even the people and boats were confused and imprisoned by the local forces belonging to the Ping Lu Army. So Solomon can see it now; the loss of the cargo on the ship is still second, and the key is that his basic task has been completed.
As long as you can figure out a way to go back alive, you can still do a lot on this route. After all, the Pinglu local army arrested people just for redemption of money. As long as the problem can be solved with money, he doesn't have to worry about it at all.
Therefore, he also took this opportunity to inquire about local news; for example, Wang Jingwu, who is now in power in Pinglu Town, had expelled the previous generation Jiedu to make An Shiru and left him. And before this asked the court to ratify and grant Jingjie, Huang Chao's army had already invaded Chang'an.
As a result, Wang Jingwu's position as a commander was lost all of a sudden, and some of his reputation became unfair; this has led to many incidents of local disturbances against him. In addition, the Wei Bo Army from Hebei captured most of the neighboring Tianping Army.
Therefore, this time, under the pretext of copying spies, arresting the wealthy and wealthy of the people and merchants is also to expand the military resources and preparations needed for the troops. The boat that Solomeng was on was just a missed hit.
After he drank the second bowl of vegetable porridge carefully, he saw that the door at the end of the prison was opened again, and amidst the movement of reaching out and asking for mercy and willingness, the prison led several people to walk straight forward. In front of his linden room, and across the Muzha, he spoke in a slow and respectful tone.
"Master Suo is okay... This time it's Jieya who has come down to pick you up..."
Afterwards, Solomon, who was completely refreshed and got into the bullock cart, received a somewhat unexpected new message from the small school who was dismissed.
"Our Wang Jieshuai has already declared himself to Chang'an. Qingzhou and Guangfu will be under the same banner in the future, and more contacts are needed..."
—I am the dividing line —
In the city of Jiangling, everything in the winter is still moving forward step by step. Occasionally, there are episodes that are not so boring.
"The sinner Yang Shihou pays homage to the chief governor, and since he is forgiven, he is willing to do his best for the chief governor."
The man who came to life was lean and tall, with sharp edges and corners and a vicissitudes of life, with thick cracks on his hands and feet, like a hard-working worker, but his eyes were clear and energetic.
It is hard to imagine that this is the brave general who was captured after stepping into the pit because of exhaustion after struggling to fight to the death under Tanzhou City, and insisting on resisting to the end.
"But I don't know, what do you think this time... I invite you to come out and do something..."
Zhou Huaian asked.
"Returning to the Governor, the sinner did not know the truth of the world in his early years, and did a lot of wrong things that violated the people. Nowadays, it is often seen that the people's livelihood is under the rule of the Taiping Army, but they have been hungry and cold for a long time. I only wish to repay it with meager energy."
His answer is quite satisfactory, although there are no bright spots, but it can be regarded as frank and straightforward.
It's just that Zhou Huai'an couldn't help but complain after trying a few words of greetings: As one of the chain reactions after the amnesty for Li Zan, is this an accidental persuasion and enrollment event triggered
As the highest-ranking general among the Hunan officials captured in the Battle of Tanzhou in the early days, Yang Shihou's related transformation experience can be regarded as quite representative.
He first accepted the transformation in the labor camp of the Glauber's salt (sodium sulfate compound) mine in Hengzhou; then, on the premise that his performance was acceptable and his mood was stable, he was transferred to a lower intensity management site, Boundary Pai (Gaoling). The earth mine accepts supervision labor.
Because he was more active here, and he was willing to learn new things; he also had the corresponding paperwork foundation; therefore, he was successively recruited to the porcelain kiln in Hengyang and the (cement) raw material yard in Hengshui; as a result, he learned better than others. I am willing to work hard soon, starting from the most basic foreman and team leader to the middle-level section chief.
Then, in the previous year and this year, it was regarded as a good example of the reform of prisoners and prisoners, and they were reported to be included in the inspection list for the exemption and reduction period. So when Li Zan accepted the amnesty and began to seek more support staff, he was naturally included as a candidate.
Of course, Zhou Huaian's foresight as a traverser quickly discovered that Yang Shihou was not an idle figure. As one of the founding heroes of the rear beam, he has been appraised of being pure, sensitive and capable, brave and good at riding and shooting in the history of the Five Dynasties; his subordinates related to it with silver spears, and they are also the best soldiers in the world for a while.
However, Zhou Huai'an will notice his deeds because of the various film and television works related to the famous "Yang Jia Jiang" in later generations. That's right, it is the old ancestor of the Yang Family, who is known as the Manchu Zhonglie Tianbo Mansion, and the ancestors of Yang Ye's father and sons, is the silver spear general Yang Shihou of the five generations known as the Zilong of the contemporary era.
It's a pity that I only found out after the Battle of Tanzhou. Because of his staying behind and hindrance, Li Hanzhi, who is known as the "Fifth Generation Lu Bu", was run away by his immediate Shangguan. Otherwise, the two will get together in the labor camp, which would be so interesting.
However, according to the various signs of his daily performance, it is not so much that he truly accepted the concept of the Taiping Army, it is better to say that this person has a strong desire to adapt to the environment; he is also very hardworking and motivated.
Of course, this is also a more or less normal condition for many people under the Taiping Army nowadays; it can be regarded as a typical meaning and role model when placed on him, a prisoner of the official army who has been transformed, so after Zhou Huaian considered and weighed, Still don't mind giving him such a chance;
Let him participate in training programs for recruits and reserves for the time being. In this way, the corresponding surplus value can be exerted as much as possible under the framework of the existing system and laws; and he is not afraid that he will have the opportunity to cause loss and damage by violation of the yin and the yin.
We must know that those war criminals who were born in West Point and Lu Shi in the Gongde Forest have often taught PLA. This is not only a victor's foresight for his defeated generals, but also a long-term vision to learn from each other's strengths.
In the following days, a series of news followed, which made this winter seem particularly lively:
First, the secret envoy who returned to Shaanxi left after the initial completion of negotiations for more than half a month, and new news came from Yangzhou; it was that Shannan West Road had another major change, this time it happened. Xingyuan Mansion/Lizhou area as a reason.
The remnants of the Jingnan Army, who lived in the area under the name of Xie Shou, suddenly attacked, and Song Hao, led by Jiedu, rushed into the Hanzhong city of Lizhou/Xingyuan House, hijacked and controlled the Jiedu Jiedu, Shannanxi Road, and went on the spot. After claiming to have stayed in Shanxi, he sent an envoy to the small court in Chengdu to ask for an appointment. (End of this chapter)