To the east of Qiongshan County, about seven or eight miles away from the city, is a small bay that is very deep, because the reef in the bay is dense, which is not conducive to the passage of boats, so even the fishermen rarely stop, and it has become a desolate place.

More than 30 families and more than 90 people transported from Pingjiang Prefecture, thousands of miles away, were placed here, the place was large enough, close to the sea, even if they did the ordinary business in the past, at least they would not starve to death.

When I arrived at the place, most people's hearts were worried about putting down, here is not as sinister as the rumors, it looks no different from the east coast of Zhejiang, the population is sparse, but the city wall that can be seen in the distance, the lush rice fields along the way, all of them are so familiar, to this step of the situation, can have a way to live, what else is there to worry about?

"Fields, there are no now, and whether there will be in the future, I don't know. It looks a little lighter here, everyone is from a hard background, and they work hard, tidy up, build a few rooms, and it will be their own home in the future. ”

A big dumb soldier stood on a high place and shouted with a loudspeaker, there was a dense crowd standing in front of him, and there were some local people watching the excitement not far away.

"You are originally from a village, choose a few elders to come out, the meaning of the officials, regardless of how many households, will be compiled into a guarantee, and when the settlement is completed, then naturalization, this is one of them."

Then he changed to a scribe-like person, and it seemed that he was talking about the issues that the people were more concerned about, and the crowd became quiet, and they all looked at it with concern.

"Don't be in a hurry, this is what it says, since it is a government resettlement, it will naturally be a little convenient, presumably you don't have much money on hand, to build a house, earth, stone and wood have to use money, but the government has no money, and you can't afford to send it and you can't afford to take out a loan." At this point he paused, and reached out to point behind him.

"See, there are mountains and dense forests, everything, just like the military master said at the beginning, but I don't have the strength to do it. If you want to build a house, estimate the amount by yourself, and someone will come to count the number at that time, which is the second thing. ”

"This third point, if there is a family who has joined the army, the government will do its best to repair the house for you, without charging any fees, and there will also be people who will come to count, and the name will be reported in the newspaper." The third point of the scribe's remark caused a great reaction in the crowd, and they were silent for a moment, and then burst into cheers.

Less than 40 households, about half of them followed Zhang Xuan into the navy, and they were worried that there was no labor at home, so how could they not be excited when they suddenly heard such good news?

You must know that when they were sent to the ship, the local officials said that they were "guilty", what crime they committed, Zhang Xuan and they didn't say, no one knew, and now they have become "military households", and their mood is like a turn from hell to heaven, and some people are already stunned and speechless.

There is a small temple not far from here, the forehead outside the door is written with the words "Linghui Xianji Jiaying Shanqing Temple", which is enshrined neither the "Dragon King" who blesses the wind and rain, nor the "land" of the family's health and well-being, and the small colored sculpture in the middle is actually a woman dressed in the palace with cloud temples.

"With the blessing of the goddess, if the believer's family can get out of this great difficulty, they will definitely show filial piety and reshape the Dharma body." The incense in front of the seat is still at its peak, the dense incense is filled with copper stoves, and an old woman kneels in front of the statue, muttering in her mouth, and keeps worshipping.

"Mother, it turns out that I am really here, but I want to find it." After a while, suddenly a man's voice came from behind, and the old woman straightened up and opened her eyes.

"Shut up, Hugh is going to ram the goddess." With a low whisper, the old woman ignored her son, and bowed respectfully to the statue a few more times.

The man didn't dare to answer, and stood aside and waited, until he saw that she had a movement to get up, and then quickly stepped forward and gave her a hand.

Xu knelt for a long time, the old woman was a little dizzy, looked at her son's appearance, couldn't help but be taken aback, thinking that it was her own dazzle, rubbed her eyes and looked at it again, still with a look of disbelief.

"What are you?" The old woman touched his new clothes and said.

"My son joined the navy, he was valued by the officials, he ordered the officials, and the brothers in the same village were together, and he was free today, so he came to visit his mother."

Zhang Xuan bent down, trying his best to let the old woman touch his head and face effortlessly, the wide Fan Yangli leaned against the door, wearing a big red scarlet-colored mandarin duck battle jacket, and black leather leather boots under his feet, all of which were good things that ordinary people could not reach.

"Where's the word? How can I not? The old woman said with her son's face at her fingertips.

"Shangguan concession, stabbed between the strands." Zhang Xuan lifted the hem as he spoke, exposing the inner thighs, and there was indeed a line of black handwriting on it.

"Good! Good! Syllable! The old woman said two good words in a row, and suddenly reached out and slapped him hard, Zhang Xuan was stunned by the sudden slap, and looked at her with a puzzled cheek.

"This slap is for your father, if it was like this a long time ago, how could he" The old woman said with a choked voice, Zhang Xuan remembered the past and couldn't help lowering her head.

"Let me ask you, why did the government move us here, and did you commit a crime? Why are you now in the army again? The old woman did not let him go, and asked one after another.

"It's not nothing" Zhang Xuan didn't know how to answer her, and muttered repeatedly.

"None? What about the Qing brothers, and the rest of the village, did you go to sea last time to sell salt? Don't tell the truth, do you want to force yourself to die? The old woman's words were like knives, and her eyes were extremely sharp, and she did not mean to let him go at all.

Helpless, Zhang Xuan had to tell the causes and consequences one by one, selling smuggled salt, robbing official ships, being captured, half of the people were guilty, and he was recruited, and he didn't dare to hide all the things.

"Brother Qing, evil obstacles, his family is now just an orphan mother and young son, how can he live?" The old woman listened to him quietly, shook her head, and said.

"My son has discussed it with his brothers, and everyone has come together, so why do you want his mother to raise him."

"Well, now that you are an official, my mother won't say anything, the official family is very kind, you have to remember. If, one day, my mother hears that you have committed another crime, or you have cast a tartar, you don't have to look elsewhere, your mother's body will definitely be hung in front of the goddess, and you will collect it yourself. ”

With that, the old woman turned and walked out, without looking at her son again. Zhang Xuan stood stunned for a long time, thinking about her words, and then looking at the kind face of the statue in the seat, he actually felt a shudder.

The pacification envoy in the county seat, there is a sand table on the lobby, the range is roughly the area of Qiongshan County, it is not brought by Liu Yu from later generations, but Jiang Cai ordered people to make it, it seems that it took a lot of effort, and all kinds of terrain are marked vividly.

"Yes, it's very delicate, are these distances all measured?" Liu Yu picked up the wooden city, and he didn't know how it was carved, but it looked very realistic.

"Well, so-and-so told them to scatter in all directions when they had nothing to do, and when they came back, they each brought a picture with him. The next time they turn to different directions, if the two drawings are wrong, they will send someone to explore again, and those who make mistakes will be severely punished. ”

Jiang Cai briefly introduced his method, Liu Yu nodded, under such incentives, of course the things drawn are credible, people are still very smart, and they know how to give one back to three.

"Most of these mountain roads are hidden deep in the forest, and it is difficult to find them without a familiar guide. The lair of the cliff thief is too far away, and if you want to find out, it may not be an overnight effort. ”

Looking at the place Liu Yu stared at, Jiang added two sentences, what is marked there is the area of the mountains, which is already a little far away from the county seat, and it seems that the only few mountain roads should also be informed.

"I have an idea, I don't know when the woman surnamed Huang will come, can I contact her now?" Liu Yu only knew that her surname was Huang, what her name was not said in the records, and the title of later generations was just an honorific title.

"What's the use of looking for her? You wait. Jiang Cai listened to his words, shouted outside the court, and a personal soldier entered in response.

"Go and call Huang Erniang, just say that a certain family has something to discuss." Jiang Cai commanded, and Liu Yu turned his head and looked at him in surprise.

"She has two lines in her family, because she wants to communicate news, she usually lives in the city, and it is inconvenient for her to go in and out as a woman, so she found a wing room in the backyard of Yazhong to live in, and she also helps everyone in Yazhong cook in her spare time."

Regarding Jiang Cai's hurried explanation, Liu Yu said "oh" noncommittally, he even knew about other people's family affairs, and his movements were really fast.

When I saw this historical celebrity again, she was dressed as a Han girl with plain cloth and wooden hairpins, just like an ordinary woman from Liangzhejiang Village, but it was more pleasing to the eye than Yi's costume, but after staying here for a long time, her complexion became very healthy like that of working people.

"The women have seen Shangguan." Seeing Liu Yu, she bowed her head and looked very calm.

"Erniang, I asked you to come here to inquire, you must have seen this picture, if you want to find a flat place in this area, do you have an impression?" Liu Yu asked by letting her come to the front and pointing to a small area.

Jiang Cai followed and took a look, it was already a little far away from the county seat, next to Li Mushui, very close to the mountainous area, there were no villages around, he was a military expert, just a thought, he thought of something.

"If the slave remembers well, this is it, but that one is all sand and gravel land, and there is no food to grow, and these places are similar, but they are smaller." Huang Erniang looked at the sand table, thought about it seriously, and marked some locations on it.

"Do you want to" Jiang Cai made a sudden expression and blurted out, but was interrupted by Liu Yu.

"Erniang, thank you, you go down and get busy first." The woman crouched down and bowed, and went down without saying anything.

Seeing her back disappear, Liu Yu turned around and returned to the sand table, looked at a few marks on it, most of his thoughts had been guessed by Jiang Cai, and he naturally didn't need to talk about specific things.

"You expected it well, a certain is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain, the bait is a field, you might as well send someone to check these places, how to hit a certain person will not get an axe, there are only three points, I want to remind you."

Liu Yu's plan is very simple, thieves also need supplies, food, salt, ironware, and even silver money are all good things, make a momentum, and are not afraid that they will not be moved, so the choice of location is very important.

The place he chose was far away from the county seat, but it was very close to the mountainous area, and it was carrying water on his back, so it was very difficult to defend, and if the thieves were smart enough, they would definitely notice it, and there would be articles to do at that time.

"Please speak up." Jiang Cai showed a serious expression.

"First, it's confidentiality."

"Second, it's confidentiality."

"The third is secrecy."

Liu Yu said calmly that he used the famous comparison method in later generations, and I believe that the latter will definitely understand.

"Be taught!" Jiang Cai was really stunned for a moment, then held his hand and gave a salute respectfully, R1058