Chapter Ninety-Five: A Chance Encounter (Text)
It took a little time and arrangement, temporarily leaving behind the little in the family mansion, and doing his best to integrate, absorb and digest the resources and news brought by Chu Boai and Cai Liao, two old acquaintances.
The things and people they brought with them were only responsible for making a front, as a large-scale statement and precursor to the retainers and countrymen, as well as a large amount of money, materials, manpower and other resources, waiting for my dispatch and borrowing, and it was also the expected speculation and exploration of the domain in the domain.
If I need to, these two can also use the network behind them to raise and mobilize more sources and channels for me. Of course, these resources are not so easy to use, nor are they gratuitous, and require corresponding guarantees and rates of return.
And it's based on being quite optimistic about my prospects, and this change in attitude is said to be because as soon as I came back, I blatantly lost that unlucky relative who originally tried to control the heavenly workshop.
Let them see that as the heir of the feudal lord, he should have the courage and courage to be decisive on the sofa. And my predecessor was too kind to them.
After all, there is no such thing as love and hate for no reason in this world. Of course, if I can't satisfy them, they will have to chase me to Guangfu and bite me.
Despite this, I still included these two in my peripheral plan, and let them be responsible for auxiliary organization and planning, and as one of the top three in charge, Cai Liao, or Chu Boai, a senior old man in my maternal uncle's family, still has a lot of experience and skill, and this kind of free labor does not need to be used in vain.
Through them, I also learned more or less about the bottom limits and basic plates of those vassals.
Luoche, one of the eight leaves of the South China Sea, although it is the most low-key and inconspicuous family, but in Fuyuan Prefecture and even West Borneo Road, there are still hundreds of years of heritage, not reflected in the books, liquid money, as well as the output of various materials and a large number of cheap human resources.
I even suspect that as long as I come up with a financial management project that looks beautiful and can pay regular dividends every year, maybe I can win over a large number of people, so I tie up my chariot and wait for an opportunity to force a showdown with me and the old man. ,
However, the conditions are not very mature now, so we can only slowly figure it out.
With the empty and vague official announcement on the copy, and the rumors among the people, it was the Qingyuan rebels who broke the news of the third urban area, as the most direct impact, the prices of various daily necessities related to people's livelihood soared to a higher level again.
At this time, the few ships of materials that Chu Boai and them had transported in advance, as well as the materials and personnel that they had promised to transport by sea ships, were very valuable.
Of course, in my words of fooling or encouraging them, this is also an opportunity for the influence of the Luo clan to gain a firm foothold in Guangfu.
If the Canton authorities are not as reliable as they seem, and their losses are only ordinary supplies measured in boats, but if they succeed, it will be the vast prospects and space for the various forces of the Luo clan to buy a large amount of land and property in Guangfu and settle a large number of the children of their own clans.
With this kind of thought and thought, in the sparse sound of cicadas in the morning, my carriage drove aggressively through the streets, but it was frequently blocked, and scolding and complaining in various accents and tones also came and went.
And the most intuitive feeling is that within the scope of the protection of the city wall, the population of idle people on the street has increased suddenly.
Most of his people from the outer urban areas came to visit relatives and friends or settle down in hotels, and then wandered through the streets with the purpose of asking for news.
The ensuing various hotels and inns in the city, as well as related concurrently operated B&Bs, are doing a good job and are in short supply. Some people even rent out stables and barns, or build grass sheds in their own courtyards and under the walls to solicit business.
So for a while, all kinds of illegal construction, like mushrooms after a rain, appeared in various neighborhoods, and even near my home, people repeatedly asked.
And incidentally, the recruitment efficiency of several porridge sheds has increased several times, and they have to put up signs for people who can read to report on themselves.
This also somewhat alleviates the mania and depression of the mysterious creatures who have no intention of cleaning up a mess of bad debts from their own trading company, but the fire is nowhere to go.
Guangfu is so big, the population of the five cities and twelve districts is so large, coupled with the current chaotic situation, if you want to hide, there will be no result for a while.
Her attention could only be temporarily diverted to other areas.
Even through the towering and thick city walls, you can still see the gray clouds in the distance, which are large areas of rice fields, cane bushes, and fruit forests that have been burned down by the Qingye Solid Wall, and the gray smoke is still emitting from it.
In just over ten days, countless families and countless goods have been wiped out in this rebellion. And how am I still thinking about the issue of maximizing profits from the fire, whether this is a matter of not knowing whether to live or die, or being bold.
The carriage stopped again, but there was a blockade in the street, and a large shop that looked like a rice shop was smashed to pieces, and by the way, it was completely devastated and empty, except for a few stalls of blood and grains scattered on the street.
"It's the third one."
"I saw the bloody ...... this time"
The sound of others talking was also faintly in my ears, and I couldn't help but sigh. The violent incidents of robbery and brawls outside the city walls have also spread to the left city?
With the arrival of the official messenger to block the storefront and re-clear the road, we continued to move forward, but in a different mood.
After passing through the city gate, even if you entered the lower city, after walking for a while, the car shook and stopped again, but it was a little hasty.
"Childe, please stand back a little ......"
A voice reminded
Accompanying me, there are usually at least four rider guards, which is also requested by Mrs. Chen. There were also two drivers who were trained in combat and took turns driving, and under their seats, they were also armed with weapons at hand.
Such a combination is enough to cope with most sudden public security incidents, or temporarily get out of some kind of predicament and call for rescue.
Looking at the figures poking out their heads in the cold streets and alleys, I suddenly felt a little uneasy.
There was a beautiful sedan chair in the middle of the street, with only a few large blood stains and large messy footprints, but there were no corpses similar to those of the porter and his entourage.
The smell of blood in the air was still fresh and unfrozen.
"Slowly back off and turn around......"
I ordered.
It looks like a murder and kidnapping, and it looks like the law and order in the lower city has deteriorated.
I was about to retreat to a crowded place, reporting to the official or something, and the people in the alley, as if stimulated by something, had rushed out.
A group of people with sticks and knives and a few small axes were thrown head-on, but unfortunately the accuracy was too poor and they smashed on the ground with a poof.
"Hands-on ......"
Without my orders, as pure soldiers who were accustomed to performing similar duties, it was clear that the cavalry guards were doing a good job, and they did not hesitate to stop and turn sideways, and raised four preloaded handcuffs,
With the sound of ping-pong after a short pause, the lead shot focused on the two people in front of him, and suddenly four blood balls burst out.
Then the cavalry crossbow was also turned out of their horses, unhurriedly wound, and deducted into the crowd, as if suddenly, three more figures fell to the ground, and by the way, a circle of people was tripped, apparently deliberately chosen.
A moment later, one of the other two coachmen, empty-handed, also lifted the seat board and took out two repeaters from the dark grid, pressed down the lever and began to fire arrows with a loud sound.
By this time the carriage had made a U-turn and, under the control of another coachman, began to trot up and regain some distance.
Then I joined them, picked up another vacant crossbow, pressed down the lever hard, listened to the friction of the short arrow into the groove, and pulled back and forth at the fish that had slipped through the net, and shot all five of the arrow boxes empty.
In the end, when they turned around and raised their knives to chase back, there were only a dozen corpses on the ground or thieves who were still moaning, and scattered figures who fled in all directions, but were cut down from behind, or assassinated by flying targets
However, the four horsemen did not go too far from me, and turned back, after all, for for them, my safety was the first priority, and secondly, the narrow and dense streets and alleys were not friendly enough for the cavalry
This thrilling chase encounter is only a dozen breaths, but it perfectly illustrates what it means to be a kite-flying drag and kill with zero casualties when facing a melee target with no armor.
The bodies of the murderers were simply searched, and the living mouths were dragged aside, leaving the two with the least wounded, and the others all chopped to death.
Then we searched the courtyard and room at the entrance of the alley, where the thieves had come out, it was a small abandoned dyeing workshop, with rotten beams and cornices, and dust all over the ground, except for the people on the wall who jumped off the wall to escape, leaving behind footprints and fresh mud, which obviously belonged to some fish that had slipped through the net.
Then
Behind a pyre, there was a slight sound, and a rider from the guard was alertly inserted with a riding knife, and suddenly picked it up, and among the firewood that flew down, there was no figure expected to pick out the attack.
Then, we found the gift bag left by the thief, a pair of mother and daughter who were richly dressed, tied up with five flowers, and gagged tongues, were looking at us in horror, with tears in their eyes.
I couldn't help but feel pained, I was involved in something wrong, this is not like a simple kidnapping case.