Beiyang new warlord

"Didn't Kuyin enter 3 taels last time? Go to Laizhou to contact the ferry for this mansion. Those Liao people actually want to return to the north, so let's send them back to Liao!"

"Huh? Still need money?"

The master is a little dumbfounded, his master feels distressed when he gives Dongjiang a penny on weekdays, why did he change his sex now?He hesitated, but Sun Yuanhua looked extremely irritable and waved his hand impatiently.

"These Liao people here have no fields, no land, no food, no clothes, and there are so many of them! Sooner or later, it will be a catastrophe! Now it is the best kindness for someone surnamed Mao to accept, so let's do it soon!"

After dismissing the master, Sun Yuanhua was not idle. He returned to the governor's office and began to sort out the household registration. However, half an hour later, he was holding a boiled corn stick with his old eyes wide open. Look left and right, and take it to the front of your nose and smell it.

"What is this stuff?"

There are no planes these days. Arriving in the northeast of Hainan in one day is purely a dream. Mao Jue only has three months of vacation. He still has to do business, worship ancestors and marry a wife. It can be said that the schedule is tight and the task is heavy. Starting from the easternmost corner of the Shandong Peninsula, Without even relying on the shore, commanding the fleet is heading west all the way.

Although in the last years of Jiajing, the sea ban that lasted for almost 200 years had been lifted, the damage of the sea ban to Daming was still obvious, driving about ten kilometers parallel to the shore, seventeen days, thousands of kilometers, Mao Jue was stunned It's because I didn't even see a Ming warship patrolling the sea, but in the sea off Nanjing, the pirates encountered one time, and more than twenty pirate ships with a distance of [-] to [-] meters treated Mao Jue as a persimmon. Surrounding them, Mao Jue immediately showed them what a hellfire is. Seven or eight of them were sunk by the artillery, and the group of pirates raised a white flag crying for their father and mother.

Not to mention, the large number of merchants that Mao Jue plundered from Nagasaki City shone with golden light at this time. Among the more than 30 Nagasaki Han family merchants, few of them did not run on both sides of Nagasaki in the south of the Yangtze River all the year round. They are all thorough in the twists and turns. There are more than a dozen people who know these pirates. With acquaintances to build a bridge, it is much easier to talk. Mao Jue also went to the countryside to do as the Romans did. The powerful pirates turned their battles into treasures. Under their reception, Mao Jue also found a harbor on Changshan Island, north of the Zhoushan Islands, where he could park his warships.

He doesn't want to drive the Black Pearl into Jiangnan. Fortunately, in the north, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and not many people pay attention to it. Jiangnan is the lair of those civil servants. God knows that he brought things to Jiangnan by sea. Those with vested interests should is how to bounce back.

He didn't have any affection for Mao Jue, a minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty who hadn't held on for two years in history.

Of course, the pirates can't believe it all. This time, Mao Jue left the huge sea that went south with Mao Jue to Zhoushan, where he changed a few pirate ships that were similar to the sea merchants, plus a Dongjiang lucky ship. Mao Jue then drove to the mainland.

After walking eastward for another day by sea, on the eighth day of February, Mao Jue finally set foot on the first stop in the south of the Yangtze River.

Matsue!

This name may be unfamiliar to many people, but when it comes to its name in later generations, everyone is familiar with it, Shanghai, the capital of magic!

It all shows that the end is the most prosperous era of capitalism in China, and there is a saying that you can't buy Songjiang cloth and collect Weitang yarn, but the deepest impression on Mao Jue here is that there are so many people!

It is densely populated, and within a few miles of getting off the boat from the harbor, there is a Zhuangzi. Walking on the narrow Jiangnan trail, it is only early spring, and there are already layers of farmers bending over and working in the paddy fields. Looking around, It stretches endlessly, and occasionally a forest is full of tall mulberry trees, and there is a mulberry garden underneath.

As for what Huang Daopo brought back, there are tall looms everywhere.

It is completely different from the northern land. Even if Mao Jue desperately moves people, it is still normal for Tieyi Town to see no one for ten miles. With such a dense population, Mao Jue estimates that it is only such a small piece of Shanghai County, less than one-third The population of an Iron Mountain is estimated to be as large as that of the entire population of Dongjiang Town.

The sky is really unfair. The north is either a severe drought or a flood. At this time, the mountains and rivers in Shanxi and the south of the Yangtze River are already thousands of miles away, but the land here is fertile, but it can still produce rice with rice fat, which makes people feel full and warm. people envy.

In this era, the prosperity is the scenery. When I came here, Su Yi's eyes were not enough to see. She held the horse's rein with both hands, and her little head couldn't help looking around. From time to time, she exclaimed in amazement. Such a pattern, Mao Jue looked at. There is also a feeling as if I will go to the future, and I am looking around in a daze. However, after walking twenty miles from the sea, when I saw the blue-gray ancient city of Songjiang looming on the horizon, in the village on the roadside, suddenly There was a burst of noise.

More than a dozen strong men dug a big hole under the mulberry tree, and a large group of people watched there. From time to time, there were screams of women crying in the crowd. It is human nature to watch the excitement. Lu Xun once criticized the habit of Chinese people to watch the excitement However, not only Chinese, Americans, Germans, Japanese, and British people will also watch the fun, and Mao Jue is no exception, so he can't help but rein in his horse and look up.

At first I thought it was some kind of funeral, but after looking at it, the hole was almost dug, and a young woman wearing a white skirt and black hair shawl was pushed out from the crowd. Seeing the woman's slender hands tied behind her back by ropes so tightly that they could be seen from a distance into her flesh, amidst the exclamation of the crowd, these strong men in green clothes picked up the woman. , Throwing her severely into the pit, and then amidst the woman's cries, one shovel after another shoveled the soil.

Buried alive in broad daylight!

I read the news before crossing. In India, some women whose husbands died were directly thrown into the fire by the villagers and burned to death as martyrs. It was also heard that in ancient times, women who did not obey women's morals were put into pig cages and thrown into the river to drown alive. But all these made Mao Jue feel very far away, just like the legend in the story, but this time, this scene happened alive and bloody before his eyes, and the shocked Mao Jue widened his eyes.

On this side, Su Yi pitifully looked at those watery eyes, but before she pleaded, Mao Jue had already clamped the horse's belly with both feet, and pulled out the revolver with his right hand. Following him, dozens of knights turned around neatly. horse head.

Just when the soil had buried half of the people, fierce gunshots sounded suddenly behind the crowd.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Chapter 169. The Darkness Under the Wealth

Grandpa Mao once said that political power grows out of the barrel of a gun! A few shots were fired at the back, and the densely packed crowd looked like ants blowing up a pot. They all ran behind with a huff, and followed closely, holding a gun with a bayonet dangling The cavalry chased after the horse again, and directly occupied the edge of the pit. Those who were dressed in fragile clothes were forced to jump into the pit, and stood with the unlucky woman.

However, seeing the murderous intent reflected in the pitch-black bayonet, these guys in Tsing Yi are still so arrogant. The guy in the lead should be a northerner. He is very tall and his muscles are bulging. Although he is a bit embarrassed , but still shouted loudly with his head raised.

"The Fan family is working here! Where did the barbarians come from to make trouble, do you want to die?"

"Heh! In broad daylight, the world is in chaos, you are bullying a weak woman here, disregarding human life! How dare you speak loudly here!"

Pulling the reins of the horse and walking to the front, it was the first time that Mao Jue had such a positive image, holding a smoking revolver, and sneered angrily. He didn't look like an ordinary person, but his yell made several slaves in Tsing Yi cringe.

But they refused to let it go, that guy was still baring his teeth and yelling like a mad dog.

"This is a family matter of our Wu family in Songjiang. My master, Mr. Wu, is the capital official of the capital. The Wu family needs you, a savage, to point fingers when dealing with slaves? Be wise and get out, or else I will arrest you to see the officials!"

"Heh, the high officials in Beijing can disregard human lives and bury people alive? I'm still in charge of this matter, get out of here immediately!"

"Are you fucking crazy? Copy guy!"

It’s really not afraid of death! Tilting his head, this guy came to beat Mao Jue with a shovel. He couldn’t help sneering. Mao Jue didn’t even open his mouth. Frightened and paralyzed the slaves in Tsing Yi, threw the shovel, turned around and ran away, and while running, the guy turned his head and yelled and cursed.

"Wait, Manzi, our Wu family won't let it go!"

With a bang, Mao Li fell directly under his feet, and the big man who was almost 1.8 meters fell straight into the shit. This time he didn't dare to fart. It seemed like a bastard, which made Mao Li snort in disdain.

"It's just that brave, Jianu will be arrested and wrapped in clothes when Jiannu comes, and dare to challenge our general!"

"Okay, hurry up and drag people out!"

Not to mention, this girl is still really beautiful, with a melon-seeded face that is standard for Jiangnan beauties, fair skin, big rippling eyes, a delicate Qiong nose, and a small mouth that is very small, but the tears on her cheeks are mixed with dust , made it dirty, as if she was frightened out of her wits, until now she was still half-buried in the soil and shivering with dull eyes.

"Big sister, get up! My general will let you decide, it's all right!"

Several soldiers went down together eagerly, pulled her tied strong little hands out of the pit, looked at this girl's small face, Mao Jue couldn't help worrying again, she couldn't be Pan Jinlian Bar?It would be really sad to save a certain Rong who is easy to cheat.

If I had known earlier, I should have asked clearly before speaking.

However, just as Mao Jue was thinking wildly, the little girl seemed to come to her senses, and without waiting for a few soldiers to untie her, she screamed and ran towards the nearby village, running too fast Mao Leng was also unprepared, staggered and almost fell to the ground when he was dragged by her.

"Follow!"

After giving a few useless glances helplessly, Mao Jue also turned over and jumped off the horse.

A girl who was bound could not be lost. As soon as she entered the village, there was a shrill cry from the small courtyard of green willows at the entrance of the village.

"mother!!!"

After rushing in, Mao Jue and the others saw an old lady lying on the ground in the middle of the earthen hall, with a puddle of blood spitting out of her mouth, lying on top of her. Xiaoshou, who was crying so hard, Su Yi was the most soft-hearted, he quickly stepped forward and pulled her up, and then lifted the old woman to sit up, Mao Jue angrily slapped the back of the head of the guard beside him.

"No fucking help!"

The two soldiers woke up from their daze, and hurried to help, and lifted the old lady up, but at this time, the old lady's face was terribly blue, and her body was stiff. It was obvious that she had been out of breath for a long time. After snorting, Mao Li helplessly turned his head and shook his head at Mao Jue.

"Mother! It's not good to be Qin's mother! Mother, wake up!"

The pear blossoms were crying with rain, the girl was still arching her head on the old lady's shoulders, and Su Yi looked at her heartbroken, and pulled her sleeves helplessly.

"Girl, sorry! Your mother, she has gone!"

"Do not!"

I really didn't expect this weak girl from the south of the Yangtze River to be so fierce. While speaking, the girl suddenly stood up and slammed her head into the pillar next to her. There was a bang, and the thatched hut trembled, which scared Mao Jue for a while. Datiao, hurried up and picked him up. Fortunately, being caught and buried alive took a lot of energy from the girl. All of a sudden, she hit a big bruised bump on her head. She just threw herself Just fainted.