In Huainan, which is separated from the Ezhou defense zone by a river, and in Hukou Town in Huangzhou, the unique Qing Kunpeng Banner of the Taiping Army has been planted. In the Guanshi Office near the entrance of the town, Yu Jiulang, who had been married for nearly two years, was also looking sadly at the thin paperwork on the case.
Now he is a representative of one of the "three teams" of the census team; and even with the other two representatives from the exploratory team and the work team, they happen to form a basic collegiate group for handling opinions in rural areas. It is enough to decide and deal with most things in Suzheng Township.
Today's "three teams" division of labor and business operations have matured day by day. Under normal circumstances, the investigating team will use the identities of salesmen, vendors, travellers, etc. as cover, or simply pretend to be refugees who have escaped through the border, secretly inspect the local clothes, households, and collect relevant clues.
The census team is responsible for public activities, by propagating the Taiping Army’s propositions and new rules, mobilizing and convening local poor people, and for those local tyrants and country gentry and their accomplices, lackeys, minions and other oppressive and illegal activities, it conducts further evidence collection and investigation. Screening.
The task force is responsible for the implementation of violence and coercive measures at the final stage. For example, the organization conducts home searches and personal imprisonment of corresponding targets, organizes the aftermath of the distribution of relief and floating wealth in the village, and even the former two form a temporary collegiate group to conduct public trials and local rulings on some heinous targets.
In fact, after so many years of turmoil and disputes in Huainan, the local wealthy surnames and families that can survive are not fuel-efficient lamps or idle goods. They often squeeze and squeeze their energy internally. On the basis of self-preservation of foreign groups, they have armed forces of various sizes in the villages.
At this time, it was the turn of armed support from the strike team sent by the garrison in the newly occupied area. These strike teams range from hundreds to hundreds of people. They have been strengthened and organized in accordance with the configuration of the suppressed area. Not only do they have a sufficient number of carriages, horses and array equipment, but they can also rely on carried firearms to attack.
When necessary, the equipment and personnel can also be replaced, and converted into lightly armed mountain soldiers that are convenient for mountain activities or boat divisions that are conducive to action in the waters, while following up against potential disabled enemies and on-site suppression of bandits. However, they have always cooperated with tacit understanding and successfully worked together and executed too many cases, but they encountered a tricky thing here.
In Hukou Town, this old village eunuch who has retired and lived at home for many years, in the local public opinion is actually one-sided. The investigation and visit of the census team did not find many expected crimes. Instead, many villages appeared out and secretly. People come to intercede and say good things for it, even the homes of the lonely and poor who seem to be the most bullied.
However, sometimes this kind of village wish and the civilian thieves are just a fine line. If there is a lack of evidence elsewhere, it is enough. Some confessions and indirect evidence alone cannot be directly sentenced to death and ransacking the house on the spot, but it is not a problem for the family to be exiled to the Jiangnan district. The Taiping Army is not without the margin of fault tolerance under the expediency.
However, the other party claimed to be Lu (Guimeng) Zuojuan's old friend and friend, and he still distributed and produced corresponding correspondence as proof, which was a bit of a hassle. In addition, the Taiping Army is now more detailed and standardized on the corresponding grass-roots work, and it is required to avoid "punishing without teaching" without strong reasons.
And you must know that Lu Guimeng, known as "Mr. Fuli", is a recognized master of agronomy in contemporary times. Not only is he a Cangcao Zuozhen under the supervision of the capital, but also a recognized leader in the agricultural and forestry system and the farming departments at all levels. . If you really want to intervene, these people at the bottom can't bear it.
The garrison liaison staff sent to assist and support their work cannot stay in one place for too long and require a rotation period. Therefore, they must have survey results within a specific time limit, or give a basic disposal opinion; in order to facilitate the timely development and arrangement of follow-up work such as clearing the field, arranging households, and organizing camps.
After all, after a secret report on various excessive actions and malpractices of the "three squads", after the turmoil that caused the internal and external rectification of the anti-rebel society. Although the basic configuration and authority of the corresponding "three teams" have not been revoked and reduced, various regulations and rules of conduct have been further improved, and more practical problems and countermeasures that may be encountered are specified and resolved, as well as the corresponding resolution process and cycle. On the steps and margins of flexibility.
After all, the "three squads" actually mastered a considerable part of their preliminary work, and they had the right to expediently dispose of them with obvious interests. For example, in the process of house hunting, although there are special treasurers to count and record, and there are also chief accountants from the supply and marketing cooperatives to carry out corresponding value evaluations; but in the after-the-fact distribution of floating wealth a little more and a little less; whoever gives priority to who is worthy of development is positive Molecules and potential backbone households; and even the follow-up selection of leaders in the village's self-management can form influence and inclination.
For another example, the "Regulations on Suppression of Anti-Countermeasures" strictly prohibit them from directly using the food and service staff provided by local people; and try to be self-sufficient by carrying supplies or taking local materials as much as possible. Because there are many bloody lessons in the routine internal announcements: in the work carried out by the "three teams", more than once people slackened and relaxed their vigilance, and ate meals and drinks from local people.
As a result, they were poisoned and killed by drugs, or they fell on the ground and lost their ability to protect themselves. They became captives of potential local rioters, or were killed on the spot in revenge. Or they could accept the manpower sent by the local people in peace of mind, and then they would become a hidden danger of cooperating inside and outside to report information, pull their hind legs, and even destroy and make trouble.
Others relaxed their self-discipline and vigilance, and moved into the homes of potential work targets with peace of mind. Then it is difficult to avoid being drawn and corroded by the other party using wealth and comfort means, or having a relationship with the two women because they can't stand the arrangement of the other party. In turn, many handles were dropped and had to be linked together to replace Zhang Mu and confuse, which brought various losses and hidden dangers to the follow-up work of Taiping Army.
Of course, there are also people who are dazzled by this kind of power, or become more impetuous and eager for success, wanton and reckless; and even take advantage of this opportunity to profit for themselves, to seek benefits and benefits, and even force women. Intervention and occupation, those women who have problems and handle others. The harm and impact of the latter two are worse than violent confrontation.
Although during routine inspections, secret return visits, and random inspections, they will soon be dealt with in public; however, for those who have always had opinions and constant provocations on the suppression of the anti-rebellion committee, various pretexts for attacking, limiting, and restraining are also given. Where. Therefore, when it comes to low-level operatives like them, there will naturally be corresponding hidden pressures.
At least there is no way to do anything, or a problem that can be solved with a single sense of reason and enthusiasm. Therefore, the representatives of the other two teams immediately retreated. Only Yu Jiulang was still in accordance with the "Unique Veto Regulations", on the grounds that the peripheral members of the previous investigation team, as well as the objects that were secretly visited, disappeared nearby. Continue to stick to your own opinions.
Because, with his personal instinct, he vaguely saw from this fellow eunuch the shadow of his own patriarch Yu, who was full of evil but full of respect; only in the well-known calmness, politeness, gentleness, and courtesy. Under the indifferent appearance, something is hidden deeper and more concealed.
In fact, it’s hard to believe that there is such a relatively clean and innocent figure in Huainan, where the soldiers and bandits are now in the borders of Huainan. It's like being placed in the muddy and chaotic turbidity on the ground, full of bright colors and anomalies with a sense of serious violation.
However, according to what he learned in the Taiping strategy, he instinctively felt that this kind of anomaly that was too contrary to common sense was not necessarily a good thing for the Taiping army and even the poor in the world; because it also meant something. This is full of deceptive meager possibilities; even if only so little.
For example, let those who strongly oppose or secretly dissatisfied with the policies and strategies of the Taiping Army have the opportunity to promote and set up such a model as an opportunity; to prove that the gentry and country eunuchs who should have been liquidated and overthrown were actually forgiven and continued. Reasons and evidence for existence.
Thinking of this, Yu Jiulang couldn't help sighing again and again, this kind of feeling that something was wrong, but the feeling of being helpless, made him very sad. But she missed her wife who stayed at home more and more. According to her latest book, she was not idle when she was at home. In addition to women's school, she participated in advanced evening school.
Then he remembered his sister's letter again, which said many things, but the only important point was about his cousin Yu Eshui. It is said that the other party also participated in the work of the detective team, and continued to wander around the place as a plaster dealer. This made Yu Jiulang unavoidably happy and tasteful, but also somewhat helpless and faintly worried.
But no matter what he thought of the relatives he honored, he cheered up. After all, now that the Taiping Army is about to gain the world, how can he be embarrassed and trapped by the tricks of ghost mythical creatures in this place? He couldn't help but move in his heart, but he tried hard to recall the bits and pieces of the past when he was in Jiazhuang, including some things that were originally ignored or unbearable.
However, he had a general idea. Maybe, maybe it's time to find a breakthrough from the bitch in the village, instead of looking for the cooperation that always seems to be cordial and enthusiastic, but it makes people feel that something is a little bit behind. Ordinary villagers of things.
Thinking of this, he was also ignoring his personal reputation and future gains and losses. He wrote a letter requesting superiors to cooperate and mobilize more resources, and then hurriedly sent people to the Liangtai Yard where the state city was located. After all, let the reputation gains and losses of letting go of one's own personal future, compared with those of them who are in this dilemma, the anti-rebel society itself can be described as a large number of talents, and experienced and capable veterans abound.
Then he spoke to the clerks of the same team:
"Go and let people collect the names and identities of slaves, servants, and tenants in Zhuangzi, and send them here for comparison..."
However, until dark, after eating dinner, after checking the documents and equipment, and having a small meeting, and at night, he lowered the latch to sleep. He could not wait for the identity and roster taken out by the Zhuangzi; instead, he was suddenly caught in the night. People woke up, but the surrounding area of Guan City was still surrounded by thick smoke and fire that rose slowly. (End of this chapter)