Beiyang new warlord

But the matter has come to this point, it is really troublesome enough, one is dead, the other is dizzy, even Mao Jue has a little numb claws, after a while, he has no choice but to pull up Su Yi, and chases flies at Mao. waved.

"Take a few taels of silver, go out and find a pair of coffins, and ask me about what the hell is going on!"

"Take the lead!"

There are quite a few spectators around here. It seems that this girl is quite popular in the village, and Mao Jue is not stingy when she makes a move. For a few taels of silver, an old man in the village will give him his life. After contributing, Jiangnan is narrow and densely populated, and the village cemetery is right next to a solitary grave. A few village men helped dig a hole and buried the old lady in it.

Mao Jue finally found out the ins and outs of the matter. In front of the grave, more than a dozen old men from the village shook their heads together.

"What a sin!"

The old lady of the Liu family is not the girl's own mother, but her mother-in-law. A few years ago, when the river was flooded in Neijiang, the girl's family fled to Songjiang. She was poor and poor, so she was married to the old lady's family as a child bride.

Similar to all tragic stories, not every child can grow up these days. The only child of the old Liu family got typhoid fever at the age of 11 and died. Fortunately, this old lady is not as vicious as other stepmothers, and she also treats this girl as her own. Raised by a daughter, orphans and widows depend on each other for life.

Today's problem lies with them. The Liu family is not free, but the slaves of the Wu family, a big family in Songjiang. Everything they farm and weave must belong to the Wu family. I was ill a while ago, and it was described as high blood pressure and heart disease in later generations. In order to get medicine for the old lady, the girl secretly wove an extra piece of cloth in the dark and entrusted the merchants who came and went to sell it for a few coins. However, before the medicine could be caught, the head of the Wu family found out.

Breaking the rules of the Wu family is a fate, buried alive!

Those few just now were the noble slaves of the Wu family, who were most afraid of agitation and intimidation due to heart disease. The girl was arrested and tied up by them. The old lady died like this before she could catch her breath.

"Does the government not care?"

I knew it was dark enough at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but I didn’t expect it to be so dark! It’s exactly as Mr. Lu Xun said, naked people cannibalize people, and this end buries people, and the other end Mao Jue yelled extremely angrily, but it’s hard to hear what he said. A village elder even shook his head, and an old man with wrinkles on his face said with a sigh.

"In this Xixiang, his Wu family is the law! The county magistrate in Shanghai County has to visit his Wu family first when he takes office. From ten miles to eight towns, he is either a slave of the Wu family or a tenant of the Wu family! It violates the rules of the Wu family like this , chopping off hands, sinking into rivers, and burying them, I don’t know how many there are.”

"Last year, the third young master of the Wu family in Dongliu Village took a fancy to his embroidered lady and wanted to marry her as his concubine, but embroidered lady was already engaged, so the two eloped, but the Wu family arrested her, and the man was eunuched. Wherever she went, the woman sank the river by dipping a pig cage in the Huangpu River next to Shanghai County, and the county magistrate even went there himself!"

The walking stick hit the ground, and the old man sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Never mind!"

"Young master, you are a kind person. You buried the old lady of the Liu family. I beg you to take Qin Niang and leave Songjiang as soon as possible! The Wu family can't be messed with!"

Seeing the lingering fears of a group of old men, Mao Jue couldn't help but shake his head, no wonder Nanming couldn't hold on! The aristocratic family did resist fiercely enough, but that's how they usually oppress the village?The government can't protect the rights and even the lives of Dousheng Xiaomin at all. In this case, Mao Jue is not willing to risk his life for Lao Shizi Daming Empire. Who knows if it will be better when Jiannu comes.

In later generations, some people praised the development of capitalism in Jiangnan, while others criticized it. Mao Jue understood what happened today. The prosperity of industry and commerce based on the slave system is just the beginning of capitalism, and it will never really grow.

This great Ming Dynasty is really terminally ill after reaching this kind of procedure!

But just as Mao Jue was pondering, there was another commotion from outside the village. The Wu family has hands and eyes all over the sky, so it's so damn right. Roaring, he rushed over.

This slave household was afraid of officials to the core. Hearing the noise, dozens of villagers and old men who watched the excitement turned around and ran away regardless, and all retreated into their shabby huts.Hearing the sound of cursing, Mao Jue's originally gloomy face became even more serious. Mao Li immediately gave a military salute, and immediately took out the flintlock gun wrapped on his back and shouted, more than 30 relatives The soldiers were lined up in three rows, and the bayonets were aggressively compared to the past. They were shouting and shouting just now. Seeing this scene, the faces of more than 40 guards turned pale with fright, and they did not dare to move forward. Looking at the old far light, there is only one mouth left.

"Listen to the thugs inside, throw up your weapons and surrender quickly, the county magistrate can still deal with it leniently, otherwise, you will all be wiped out!"

"Hmph, suppressed Lao Tzu?"

Originally full of anger, he sneered grimly and stuffed paper shells into the gun. When he walked up to him, Mao Jue raised his hand and shot, with a few bangs, the three officials were killing pigs while covering their thighs and calves. He lay down on the ground, blood gushed all over the ground, seeing the dark muzzle of the gun behind Mao Jue, a group of bullying guys almost ran away without being scared.

"Which one of you is in charge, get the hell out of here!"

"You, you guys, are you going to rebel? Aren't you afraid of killing the nine clans?"

"If I don't say it a second time, come on!"

After crossing Mao Jue, a group of soldiers are about to shoot these guys collectively. It seems that they are going to be serious. Just now they were clamoring to throw Mao Jue and his gang into the prison. Kneeling on the ground, one of them with a goatee and wearing a blue uniform was pushed back by his subordinates.

This guy is also sensible, and when he came up tremblingly, he made a big bow.

"This hero, the little ones are also following orders!"

"You good man, you bitch Sippy!"

Just like the spies in the TV series dealing with the puppet army, Mao Jue went up with a big mouth, and the mouth of the head catcher who slapped it was crooked, half of his face was swollen, and his head staggered to one side and went up on the ground. The yamen servant gasped even more when he saw it, and he didn't dare to move.

"Listen well, I'm Mao Jue, deputy general of Tieyi, Dongjiang Town, Daming! Just now, a dozen or so bastards in this village are robbing and killing good people! Run away in a panic! Let me chase you in that direction! If you can’t catch this one, I’ll impeach you bandits, one or two, I’ll send you to Liaodong, and go to Jiannu as cannon fodder!”

These days, Mao Jue has finally realized a truth, the only one who has a hard fist is Lao Tzu, otherwise he is grandson! After being slapped in the face, and after listening to this remark, the catcher almost didn't cry out. Putting people in prison and beheading them is the first time someone has used them on their own body.

This kind of imposing manner and this kind of firearm is definitely a soldier. He didn't dare to doubt Mao Jue's words at all.

"This general, the little one, the little one takes orders, the little one will go now! Go now!"

What is anticlimactic, he knelt down and took several steps back, covering his swollen old face, the head catcher turned around and started yelling and cursing at those kneeling, disrespectful subordinates.

"Didn't you listen to what this general said! Why don't you get up and chase me! Let me chase you!"

Help up the three unlucky ghosts whose legs have been shot through, just like Alibaba's forty thieves, a group of dog legs in fast uniforms are screaming, running to the seaside, chasing some unwarranted Japanese pirates.

Looking back at the village, those tenants and slaves were still watching cautiously. For a while, the good feeling of the prosperity and prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River disappeared completely. Anxiously ordered.

"Take that girl and let's go!"

Chapter 1. Turn black and white

After such an incident, Mao Jue's anticipation for Suhuchang, a wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River, dissipated a lot at once, and even Su Yi didn't have the heart to watch the scenery, so he put the unconscious girl on his horse. He hugged her and bit his pale lips, and followed with a dull head.

But things still had to be done. The cavalry team of more than a hundred riders walked westward along the official road, bypassing the Shanghai county that Mao Jue had just regarded as Songjiang Mansion. In the afternoon, Mao Jue arrived in Songjiang City.

Although it is covered with a layer of cloud, it is worthy of being the most prosperous and affluent area in this era. The buildings built in the early Ming Dynasty are wrapped in it. Outside the city, there is a large residential market. There are endless vendors, pedestrians can't see the head and tail, there are shops and stalls everywhere, and the piles of high-quality Songjiang cloth are densely packed like the corn sticks in the north. This time, Mao Jue couldn't help spit out a mouthful of turbidity. angry.

Cavalry teams like him are not uncommon here, Songjiang Mansion is used to receiving these merchants from all walks of life, and there is no need to enter the city, it is easy to rent an inn outside the city, and take the horses to the backyard to feed fodder , In the lobby on the first floor, a few tables of food were ordered, this soldier was eating and drinking, and the more than 30 Han Chinese and Japanese Nanshang who were scraped by the Mao Jue coolie group were all gathered together.

Raising soldiers requires money! Stable trade is still very important to Dongjiang. Picking up the wine glass, Mao Jue made a toast to these people in circles.

"You all know about the goods that Ben will bring these days. Here, Mao Jue is going to ask you all to find your previous relationship and help Ben to sell these ginseng mink furs and liquor glasses. Good price, I will give you [-]%!"

"The sale is done. I will give you back the original capital to open a shop here! It doesn't matter if you pay for cash, or you can use cloth or medicinal materials to barter! After this meal, you all go! Remember, give I do things seriously, and I don’t hesitate to reward you!"

This is a big cake with a bright future. The family members were held hostage in Tieshan by Mao Jue, and all their family property was in vain. These people had no choice but to accept their fate and believe in the big cake drawn by Mao Jue. Under the leadership of Xigua Taro, NO.30 businessmen, old and small, also raised their glasses neatly.

"Don't worry, General, we will do our best!"

The meal was enjoyed by both the host and the guests. At night, the soldiers lazily fell asleep in the Datong bunk, but a large group of businessmen, big and small, scattered like mice with funds in their pockets, and began to work for Mao. Jue runs his business conscientiously.

After busying with a lot of things, Mao Jue couldn't help but yawned. After a month's journey, his tossed bones and skeletons were scattered. Rubbing his eyes, he dazedly touched his own. Going to the room, pushing open the door, shouting habitually.

"Su Yi, young master, I'm back, is there any water? Uh"

The room was empty, it was rare that this girl had left her post without permission, Mao Jue was not used to seeing it for a while, she looked around in astonishment, and then thought, she probably went to take care of the girl she picked up.

To be honest, Mao Jue didn't think about how to arrange this girl, but he definitely couldn't leave her in the south of the Yangtze River. If it didn't work out, he would bring her back to the north. Anyway, this time I'm going to marry an official lady, and it doesn't matter if there are multiple maids. Big deal, thinking about it, Mao Jue simply threw his coat on the bed, turned back to the corridor, and walked to the girl's room at the other end of the inn.

"Su Yi? Master, here I come! Uh"

Carelessly pushing the door open, the scene inside made Mao Jue a little silly again.