The housekeeper was gone, but Xu Yan was not idle.

He asked Shuangxi to pay ten taels of silver from the account as a bundle to Old Master Wu, and took a leave by the way.

For the next period of time, he really didn't want to go out unless there was something urgent.

Xu Yan clearly remembered that it was recorded in the Dinghai County Chronicles that the Japanese invaders ravaged Ningbo Mansion this time, and Dinghai County was the most seriously damaged.

Except for the county seat, which was not breached, the whole county was almost completely looted by the Japanese invaders.

Dinghai County, which survived, also paid a very heavy price. Grain merchants in the city hoarded goods and colluded to raise grain prices, causing many ordinary people who could not afford to buy food to starve to death.

Of course, Xu Yan couldn't bear to see this scene, but at present, he could only take one step at a time.

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Jiaomen Mountain, Liegang.

Naito looked at the waves that kept lapping on the reef, and his eyes gradually darkened.

It's been three days, and it's been three full days late.

The merchants who promised to deliver him food, wine and meat on time still did not move.

This has touched Naito's bottom line.

This small island is no different from Shuangyu Island, which is occupied by the Francois people, except for some fresh water, the land is barren, and it can neither sow grain nor grow fruits and vegetables, and all supplies are imported.

There are more than 200 people under Naito Naito's command, all of whom are ronins he has collected from all over the world for more than ten years, and they are loyal to him. More than 200 mouths had to eat, and there were less than three days left in the island's food stockpile......

Naito Choji's hand clutched the knife tightened and tightened, and he exhaled a breath of heat.

People like them, who have been robbing homes and houses all year round, licking blood from the knife edge, have never had the word morality in their hearts.

Since the age of fifteen, Naito Naito has been at sea, and for more than ten years, he has plundered countless merchant ships, and he has also been fighting with other seamen. In the last two years he has reduced the number of raids, settled down on the island, and thought of living by collecting money from the merchants along the coast, but he did not want the fat-headed merchants to think that he was kind and deceitful over time.

In that case, let's give them a good idea of bleeding and increasing their memory.

"Xin Goro, tell me to go down and go to sea."

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Dinghai County, the second hall of the county government.

Zhao Ruohai, the magistrate, had a sad face and fidgeted.

"This is an urgent report from Sun Qianhu of Dinghai Guard, Master He, take a look."

Zhao Ruohai handed a very thin piece of letter to He Xiang on the side.

Master He bowed his head slightly at Zhao Zhixian, and then took the letter and read it slowly.

This letter paper was stained with a lot of Zhao Zhixian's sweat, but it probably didn't affect Master He's reading. After a while, Master He said in a gentle voice: "It's just a shouting of the Japanese Kou." Don't worry. In a certain opinion, as long as Dong Weng is strong and clear, these young people will not be able to make any big waves. Besides, it is the duty of the guard to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and as long as Dong Weng does not lose his land, even if the court blames him in the future, he will not be blamed on Dong Weng's head. ”

Master He twisted the short hair on his chin and said gracefully.

"That being said, the official always feels a little unwilling in his heart."

Zhao Zhixian sighed and said: "Emperor Taizu set up a guard system, and the people under his jurisdiction are farmers in their spare time and soldiers in wartime. Although it has been abandoned for a long time, now even more than 100 Japanese robbers dare not fight... How sad, how sad! ”

Although Zhao Zhixian has just arrived in office for less than half a year, he also has a general understanding of the situation in Dinghai County. Dinghai County Linhai. And next to it is Dinghaiwei.

The Daming Wei system is parallel to the prefecture and county system, and although the Wei system has been abolished, it has not been abolished by the imperial court after all. It was supposed to be a force that was supposed to be the protector of the Ming Frontier, but it regarded the Japanese as a flood of beasts, and was afraid to avoid it.

Of course, in addition to the incompetence of the military households in the guards, some merchants in this county also had some unreasonable and chaotic relations with the Japanese Kou.

In this regard, although Zhao Zhixian knew it, he was helpless.

Although he is the parent of a county, he is not in charge of the army, so what can he do if he has the intention to suppress the Japanese?

I can only turn a blind eye.

"Dong Weng, the way to be an official lies in hiding and hiding."

Master He said unhurriedly: "If you want to do everything innocently, then you are not an official but a saint." At the moment, as long as Sun Qianhu can protect himself, and Dong Weng can protect himself, nothing matters to him. ”

His words obviously made Zhao Zhixian feel better.

"Alas, I only hope that this raid will end soon."

Zhao Zhixian sighed.

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"The Wokkers are coming, the Wokkers are coming! The neighbors are hiding in their homes, don't go out into trouble! ”

The officials were scattered in the streets and alleys of Dinghai County, announcing the orders of the county lord to the ordinary people.

In fact, natives like them are afraid but accustomed to the Japanese invaders.

Every year, every month, every month.

Gone, this batch came again. In addition to robbing some money and women, the Japanese can not set off any big waves. After all, this wall is so high, unless the Japanese can fly to the sky and the earth, it is impossible to enter.

This plague is three or five days, and the most violent ones are ten days. Hiding from the limelight for a while, how to live or how to live.

Searching like this, his heart was even more fixed, and he continued to shout while beating the gong in his throat: "The Japanese are coming, the Japanese are coming!" The neighbors are hiding in their homes, don't go out into the streets! ”

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Time flies, and ten days later.

It doesn't seem to have any intention of dying down after the gang made a big fuss. This made Dinghai County make Zhao Ruohai sit on pins and needles.

Many people's food stocks have been exhausted, and the grain merchants in the city have taken the opportunity to raise prices. If Zhao County's order wants to order grain merchants to reduce prices, they will offend these local tycoons, and his performance evaluation will become extremely ugly in the future. But if he doesn't intervene, will he watch the city starve to death?

As for opening a warehouse and releasing grain, Zhao Zhixian didn't think about it.

It's just that this matter is so big that it is not possible to open a position for relief in a year that is not a catastrophe. Whether he can open a warehouse and release grain at the moment, Zhao Zhixian really has no idea in his heart.

In addition, Ningbo is not a grain-producing area, and most of the grain is transferred from other countries. Now the grain storage in the granary of Dinghai County is insufficient. What should I do next time I put food in the food?

Just when Zhao County was in a dilemma, a government official suddenly came to report.

"Tell the county honor, Xu Yuanwai's only son, Xu Yan, asks to see the county honor."

The Xu family is a local family, if it was in the past, Zhao County Ling Xing might meet the descendants of the Xu family to make friends with the Xu family. But now that he is angry and irritable, how can he be in the mood?

I saw him wave his big hand and say, "No." ”

"The county... Xu Gongzi said that he was here to donate food......"

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PS: I am very excited to reissue the book after a year. Dear book friends, Lao Kun misses everyone to death. Poor countrymen, let's rush up!