In the Torch Festival incident, Qi Jinzhi captured more than 100 'suspicious' accomplices from the Ma and Zhu families.

In addition, some ruffians and gangsters who took advantage of the chaos were arrested from the streets, as well as strangers who had no guides.

In several places, Qi Jinzhi actually caught nearly 300 young and strong, and he was not polite, and threw all these hundreds of people into the prison of the county government.

Later, it was found that Wusa's roads had been bombed, the official warehouse had been burned, and several residential houses in the county had been affected.

The officers of the county government and the guards of the Qi family were in charge of supervising the work.

After half a month of busyness, the two main roads leading from Usa to the outside world have basically been cleared.

Qi Jinzhi personally inspected it and was very satisfied.

On every construction site, there are seventy or eighty people, who are now tired and sore, their skin is tanned and shiny, and their hands and feet are worn out with thick calluses.

When they saw Qi Jinzhi coming to 'acceptance', no matter how much they resented someone Qi in their hearts, their faces were full of joy - straight mother's, it was finally completed. Now, can you rest for two days?

Probably can, right?

These people are not ordinary people, they know some basic common sense, and they all muttered in their hearts: Well, as long as the surname Qi is satisfied, their drudgery will be completed.

However, what they never dreamed of was that Qi Jinzhi was indeed very satisfied, and generously praised all the 'coolies', which means that their work in the past half a month can also offset some of their sins.

However, Qi Jinzhi praised the people, but did not mean to let them rest, but pointed to the city with his backhand, and asked them to go back to the county seat to repair the official warehouse, strengthen the city wall, and build the fortifications outside the city.

…… Qi Jingguan is really a ruthless master, he can use it vigorously when he catches free labor, and he doesn't treat them as human beings at all!

Hundreds of coolies were desperate and angry, and finally succumbed to Qi Jinzhi's force.

Protest?

Okay, as soon as someone here shouted two words of dissatisfaction, the black-hearted overseers had already carried the whip to kill, and when the whip fell, they could immediately crack the skin and flesh.

Malinger?

It's no problem, just lift the person under the sun, or the Mongolian doctor of the Qi family will take the awl used to hold the sole of the shoe and prick it all around.

Run away?

This is a bit more difficult, the three hundred people are divided into thirty teams, ten people in teams, supervise each other, if one of the team has a problem, the other nine people have to sit together.

There are officials patrolling back and forth around, and there are guards of the Qi family in secret, and anyone who has abnormal words and deeds, and before there is any big movement, they will be found out by the officials or guards and severely punished.

The so-called severe punishment is not a verbal scare, but a real severe punishment.

It is not allowed to eat, drink, or rest.

If you are strict, you will have to suffer some hardship. They were either hung from a tree and beaten, or stripped of their clothes and pants in the middle of the night and thrown into the wild to feed mosquitoes.

Don't underestimate those mosquitoes, the southwest is humid and hot, and the toxicity of mosquitoes, snakes and ants in the mountains is more domineering than other places.

If you throw people into the grass and light torches, you will be bitten alive by mosquitoes after a night.

Qi Jinzhi's methods were simple and crude, and the coolies saw it with their own eyes a few times, and they were all honest.

Qi Jin gave an order, and they scolded in their hearts, but they still obediently followed the overseers into the county seat.

Repair houses, pave roads, build walls...... Repeating simple and heavy labor from morning to night, hundreds of people were trained extremely hard.

Fortunately, Qi Jinzhi had not yet arrived home, and when he saw that everyone was still working hard, he ordered someone to improve the food.

Three meals a day are guaranteed, and there are dry food, meat dishes, and even vegetarian dishes stewed in a large pot are guaranteed to have sufficient oil, water and salt.

At noon, there will be sour plum soup or mung bean soup to relieve the heat, and after lunch, you can also have a break of two quarters of an hour to half an hour.

If there is an outstanding performance and extra hard work, they will also be rewarded, such as an extra meat dish, or a bowl of rice wine at dinner to relieve fatigue.

Qi Jin held a big stick in one hand and wine and meat in the other, driving the coolies to work harder.

There are hundreds of people working together every day, and the movement is not ordinary.

The people of Uzza found that the county where they lived suddenly became very lively.

Living in a place where there is no strict order all year round, the people here are also extremely cautious.

After the explosion of the Torch Festival, every household closed their doors tightly, and they did not dare to go out on the streets unless something happened.

Even if he went out, he was in a hurry, and occasionally found an abnormality, but he only dared to glance at it from a distance.

The official warehouse, the city gate, and the base of the city wall, several construction sites are full of people coming and going, and wood, bricks, sand and other materials are piled up everywhere.

Jingling and noisy people, it is obviously a noisy construction site, but it gives people an inexplicable vitality and vitality, as if from now on, the original silent town has been injected with new vitality.

With this sound from morning to night, the people of the county town found that the official warehouse, which was burned by the fire, was inadvertently renovated.

The dilapidated and thin walls seem to have been raised a lot, and from a distance, they seem to have become more spacious.

The specific changes in the city wall, the people said, but there was a feeling that the current city wall seemed to be stronger than in the past.

And those who needed to get out of the city were also stunned by the changes outside the city.

Belch? When was a trench dug outside the city?

There are also several barricades set up at the city gate, and the soldiers guarding outside the gate have also become extraordinarily energetic?!

It's still a small county in the middle of nowhere, but it gives people a new feeling.

The people out of the city cautiously stepped on the suspension bridge, and under the slightly trembling wooden planks was a trench that suddenly appeared, and he looked down curiously, and couldn't help but gasp: Oh my God, there are many sharpened bamboo poles buried in this trench.

His scalp was numb, his legs were weak, and he almost fell into a trench.

"What's the daze? Why don't you hurry up? ”

Someone behind him reached out and pushed the man, half-pushing and half-rushing across the drawbridge.

Standing on the solid ground, the people who saw this trench for the first time finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped their sweat with their sleeves, turned their heads and looked at the suspension bridge and the trench below, and spoke in their hearts: Ge Laozi, the new county master is really powerful, it's only been a few days, and he has changed his appearance.

Turning back one step at a time, the people couldn't help but think, hey, with this trench full of traps and a strong city wall, those Tartars and thieves will come to make trouble again in the future, and they shouldn't break into the city lightly, right?

Can Usa end the turmoil? Can they live a peaceful life like the people of Shuixi and Yizhou?

Tsk~~ The county magistrate is really a capable person, maybe he can really become their Wusa's parents?!

The more this person thought about it, the more energetic he became, and he didn't realize it himself, his eyes were no longer numb and hopeless, but gave birth to a little longing for a new and beautiful life.

Unconsciously, he also had a good impression of Qi Jinzhi, the new county, faintly, mixed with a little admiration.

If Qi Jinzhi can do some more practical things that are beneficial to the people, and there is no need for the county government to advocate at all, the people will trust and respect him even more.

……

"The surname Qi really dares to toss, when has this been, and he is still thinking about building fortifications."

Grabbing the armrests of the chair with both hands, Ma Zhongtai said sarcastic words, but his heart couldn't help but sink.

Qi Jinzhi's recent series of moves are clearly actively preparing for the war. Could it be that he guessed the new plan of their Ma family and the royal mansion in advance?!

This can't be!

Ma Zhongtai's mind was full of thoughts, but he deliberately pretended not to care about it on his face, and continued to mock: "I heard that he also sent someone to collect the field tax. Hmph, even if those few wastes took refuge in him, without our Ma family's words, he wouldn't want to accept a grain of rice. ”

The old village owner sat on the main seat, holding his most precious hookah gun in his hand, and took a few puffs before he said quietly: "He is very smart." ”

Ma Zhongtai choked.

The old village owner continued: "We don't want to meddle in the matter of autumn grain. Big things are coming, and you can't mess up your plans for the sake of such small things. ”

Knowing the son is more than the father, the old village owner knows that the second son is a proud person, and every time he meets an outstanding young man, he will give birth to 'Yu Liang's careful thoughts.

Qi Jinzhi is younger than Ma Zhongtai, but his ability is even better, Ma Zhongtai and him, in addition to the conflict of interests of both parties, there is no reason for 'competition'.

However, the most important thing at the moment is the cooperation with the palace, and the old owner of the village does not want his son to spoil a big thing because of his own selfishness.

Sure enough, hearing this, Ma Zhongtai's face changed again and again, and finally nodded sheepishly, "Don't worry, Daddy, my son understands." ”

The old village owner lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, and saw that he was not lying, so he said, "It's good that you understand." By the way, how is Anayi? What is the plan to do with the surname Qi? ”

Zhu's henchmen and the Zhu family's private soldiers were all arrested by Qi Jinzhi to do coolies, but Zhu's 'main messenger' was locked up in the county government, and there is no clear punishment result so far.

Ma Zhongtai's face sank, and he said hatefully: "My son just got the news, and Qi Jinzhi is going to escort Anayi to Shuixi and hand it over to the Xuanfu envoy to dispose of." ”

And the new Xuanfu envoy is a person who has settled down, is close to the imperial court, and has always been not on good terms with the Zhu family.

Anayi fell into the hands of the Xuanfu envoy, what good end could she have?

You must know that now the entire Zhu family has been accused, and it may be wiped out at any time.

If it weren't for the palace changing its plan, and the An family and the Shuixi camp did not get evidence of the Zhu family's collaboration with the enemy, the Zhu family would have been cleaned up long ago.

Even so, the Zhu family has become a mud bodhisattva, and they can't protect the Zhu family at all.

Ma Zhongtai and Zhu have been married for more than ten years, they have given birth to several children, and they have a very good relationship with each other, and he will never allow Zhu to have an accident.

The old village owner didn't speak, snorted and smoked the hookah, and then said slowly: "Anayi is a good daughter-in-law, we can't let her end well." You, do it as you please. ”

The situation of the Zhu family is not very good, but it is not all without hole cards, the old village owner remembers in a trance that the Zhu family is in the 100,000 mountains of Qiandi, and there is also a private soldier.

To save the Zhu family, one is to take into account the relationship between Ma Zhongtai and several children, and the other is also profitable.

"Daddy?" Ma Zhongtai couldn't hide his surprise: "I, I thanked Daddy on behalf of Anayi and the children. ”

The old village owner only said, "Plan well, don't fall for Qi Jinzhi's tricks." ”

Usa's traffic had just returned to normal, and Qi Jinzhi was in a hurry to send Anayi away, was there anything wrong with this?

was calculated by Qi carefully one after another, and the old village owner and Ma Zhongtai had to think more.

Ma Zhongtai clenched his fists, "I will never let Qi Jinzhi succeed again!" ”

……

"Strange, so weird!"

Ah Zhuo put his hands on his cheeks, half of his body was lying on the square table, his eyes were staring at Gu Jialuo, and he asked in a casual tone: "Hey, Gu Jialuo, don't you think it's strange?" ”

Since Qi Jinzhi reconciled with An, Lu, and Zhuo and successfully cooperated, Ah Zhuo and Gu Jialuo have also strangely become 'friends'.

It's just that this pair of friends get along with each other in a slightly odd way.

Gu Jialuo was looking at a few pages of manuscript paper, and after listening to Ah Zhuo's words, he didn't raise his head, and replied casually: "What do you think is strange?" ”

But I was thinking in my heart, well, I remember that when I read the travelogue in later generations, there was a book about Yunnan that mentioned that the geographical environment of Yunnan is very suitable for growing pepper.

If you want to develop the agricultural economy, you must use the limited land to grow some cash crops.

For example, pepper.

In later generations, pepper was used more as a seasoning, and the price was very affordable.

And in ancient times, pepper was a luxury comparable to gold.

Some wealthy families even include pepper in the details of their family property along with gold, silver, and jewelry, which shows its value.

It was Gu Jialuo, when he first got married, there was a box of pepper in the dowry of more than 100 lifts.

…… This project can give it a try.

Ah Zhuo was a little unhappy when he saw Gu Jialuo busy with his own business, and reached out to pull the manuscript paper in Gu Jialuo's hand.

Gu Jialuo hurriedly dodged, and said in his mouth: "Don't mess around, Ah Zhuo, if you do this again, I won't chat with you in the future." ”

Ah Zhuo pouted, "Just know about me, what about you?" I said I wanted to chat together, but I was busy with other things. Hum! ”

Gu Jialuo sighed silently, put away the manuscript paper, raised his head, and said to Ah Zhuo seriously: "Okay, it's all my fault." Now let's talk, okay? ”

As he spoke, Gu Jialuo also glanced at Ziwei.

Ziwei understood, and hurriedly instructed the little maid to send fruits and snacks.

Ah Zhuo sat back on the chair, reached out and touched a pear, and said inarticulate while nibbling: "It's been almost a month, why hasn't there been any movement over there in the Annan Palace?" Isn't it strange that Yizhou and Shuixi are calm and uneventful? ”

The Annan Mansion has spent so much effort, and this time it has united several families, and it is clear that it wants to do a big deal. As a result, it just suffered a defeat, and then it died down, which, this is so abnormal.

Not to mention that before leaving, Yang Asha set fire and explosives, so why didn't he want to block the news?

Now that the news has long passed, Shuixi and Yizhou are secretly on guard, waiting for the palace to act, but the other party has not reacted.

Zhuo thought about it for several days, but always felt that something was wrong.

Gu Jialuo was also a little worried, "Could it be that we guessed wrong, there is another situation in the palace?" ”

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