On the morning of the 9th, on the side of Dajia, Jin Yongxing's caravan finally crossed Dajia Creek.

Entering the territory of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Zhongxing suddenly became brisk, he jumped out of the car with a "ho", bent over and stroked the grass by the river.

He turned to look across the river and said, "Thief, thief! You wait, I'll be back! ”

Just as Zhang Zhongxing's heart was surging and he sighed with emotion, a pause suddenly sounded on the shore, "What are you doing?" ”

In the grass stood three men with gray cloth buns, wearing gray cloth horse coats, and carrying shuttle darts and large knives in their hands. The three of them cowered and walked towards the convoy, and the leading man looked at the convoy carefully, "You can't be spies of the Ming army, right?!" ”

These three people are the townsmen of Qingpu Village on the south bank of Dajia River. Since Zeng Yuming, the North Road Association, fell into the Tamsui River, the entire southern part of Taiwan is a cloud. All the prefectures and counties knew that the Ming army was fierce and fierce, and that officials of all sizes had the responsibility to defend the territory, and no one dared to leave their posts without permission, so they looked for ships one after another and sent their families to the mainland.

Taiwan Dao Yuduo and Taiwan Town Chief Soldier Lu Dasheng discussed several times, and they both felt that the Ming army ships were strong and the artillery was sharp, and the green battalion soldiers belonged to the weak brigade of the winning soldiers, and it was difficult to compete with them. They had no choice but to shrink their troops and horses to the cities of Taiwan, Fengshan County, Penghu, Chiayi, and Changhua, and at the same time recruit villagers to train in the brave regiments, assist the green camp in defending the city, and report to Wang Yide, the governor of Fuzhou, Fujian and Zhejiang, and Lu Yansun, the governor of Fujian.

Qingpuzhuang is close to Dajia Creek and across the river from the area controlled by the Ming army. Seeing that all the Qing soldiers guarding Tangxun had retreated to major cities such as Fucheng and county seats, Lin Richeng, the prime minister of Qingpu Village, organized his own township to defend the village and protect the village, and at the same time sent people to monitor the movement on the other side of Dajia River.

Jin Yongxing's team leader pointed to the flag inserted on the cart and said with a smile, "Vice Master, we are Jin Yongxing's team in Zhuqian City, we are all biological people, and we have absolutely nothing to do with the Ming army." ”

Taiwan used to call commerce "physiological" and "businessmen" "physiological people"

"Kim Yongxing? Is there such a suburb in Bamboo Trench City? "Hearing that the convoy had nothing to do with the Ming army, the leader Chen became angry.

Crossing the river is the fierce Ming army, and the township is brave and brave naturally does not dare to offend, so it doesn't matter if you are a biological person.

The two men shook their heads again and again, "Brother Chen, I really haven't heard of this Rong Yuxing, maybe it has just opened, right?" ”

Jin Yongxing, the famous Jin Yongxing of Zhuqian City, these three villagers didn't even hear of it, and the team leader smiled angrily, "Three deputy masters, I Rong Yuxing is a century-old brand in Zhuqian City!" ”

"When the army is in chaos, we will organize regimental training to protect the territory and the people, and it will be difficult for you people to make a fortune." Chen Rong straightened his stomach, "Forget it, my lord is in a good mood today, and I don't care about you, pay ten taels of regiments to practice and donate on the road." ”

"Ten taels of regiments practice donation?!"

Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhongxing's relaxed mood after going ashore suddenly became very heavy, relying on such an obscene Qing Dynasty soldier, how could he break the fierce flame of the Ming bandits!

He stepped forward from the back of the convoy, "Chen Rong, there is not much money in total for this convoy of mountain goods, and the profit of one trip is only twenty or thirty taels at most, you are too powerful with this bamboo pole!" ”

Chen Rong's two subordinates were furious, brandishing the knives and guns in their hands, and reprimanded loudly, "Who are you!" What a bold man to call our boss by his name. ”

Chen Rong hurriedly stopped, and he recognized Zhang Zhongxing, "Master Zhang, it turns out that your old man has come to our Qingpu." ”

Qingpu is located at the junction of Changhua County and the Tamsui Department, when Zhang Zhongxing was appointed as the Tamsui Department, he inspected the water situation in Dajiaxi, and went to the Qingpu area, and Chen Lane gave directions at that time.

"What about Lin Richeng? Is he in Tsing Po? Zhang Zhongxing was too lazy to talk to Chen about them, he wanted to find the Qingpu manager as soon as possible to support the situation against the Ming thief.

Chen Rong hunched his waist, "Back to Lord Zhang, our Lin Zhuang master is dealing with important matters in the village. ”

"Dealing with important things?"

Qingpu Village is surrounded by an earthen enclosure, and there is a deep ditch outside the earthen enclosure. On the side of the heavy suspension bridge, four men who were black and thin, and whose clothes were mostly decorated with patches, were squatting on the ground with bare feet.

The measures of the Ming army in Dajia during this period can be seen clearly on the south bank of Dajia Creek. Seeing that the construction of Dajia was booming, some people in Qingpu also used their brains and wanted to run over to earn the wages of a dime of silver quills that day, but they were stopped when they ran to Dajia Creek.

"I told you a long time ago, we are all Zhuang families, and it is our duty to pan for gold from the soil." A powerful man stood in front of them, brandishing a civilized stick, "Yes! ”

All around him were Zhuang people who stood upright and listened to him, and everyone would respectfully respond and say, "That's right, Premier Lin, your old man often teaches us this. ”

Lin Richeng is the core figure of Qingpu Village, although he is a big landowner, his family is very wealthy, but he never knows what to pamper and pamper, regardless of cold and summer, every day he only fights boxing and training legs, strengthens his body, and often goes to the ground to plant seedlings, cut rice, and does some farm work like an ordinary cropper, and his prestige in the village is particularly high.

"Of course, I don't necessarily want you to earn that money, it's just that the other side is the territory of the Ming army, and we are here the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Now is the time when the two countries are at war, if it is because of you, it brings disaster to Qingpu Village, how can I, as the lord of a village, explain to the ancestors of Qingpu Village. Lin Richeng's voice was a little choked, and the heads of these four people were buried even lower.

Lin Richeng's words infected the audience, and many people immediately expressed their support, "Lord Lin is right, if the court gains power, it will be a capital crime to pursue it." ”

There were also voices of opposition in the crowd, "You can't say that, the Ming army ships are strong, the green battalion is not an opponent, and the Ming army may want to sit in the world." ”

Immediately someone retorted loudly, "Maybe you can count things!" Xianfeng Ye is still sitting in Longting in Beijing, can these Ming bandits really succeed. ”

Lin Richeng poked three times with a stick on the ground, and Zhuangkou suddenly quieted down. "The two countries are at war, and it is impossible to keep who will win in the end. Anyway, we Qingpu should remain neutral, and whoever wins will listen to whom. ”

Lin Richeng did not have a good impression of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, nor did he feel kind to the Ming army. It's just that since they are in the area controlled by the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army is officers and soldiers, and the Ming army is a thief soldier. Although the officers and soldiers cannot defeat the thieves now, no one can say what will happen in the future.

At this time, Chen Rong walked over quickly and muttered a few words to Lin Richeng's master. The master turned his head and muttered to Lin Richeng again, and at the same time pointed at Zhang Zhongxing and the others who appeared outside the village.

Lin Richeng glanced at Zhang Zhongxing, "It's strange, this former Taiwan Governor Zhang Zhongxing didn't say that he was lost in Tamsui, how did he run to Qingpu." Could it be that you escaped? Or did you come to be a lobbyist for the Ming army? ”

The master whispered, "Seeing that his braids haven't been cut yet, eighty percent of them have escaped from the bamboo trench city, maybe the coil is not enough, and the autumn wind is coming." ”

Lin Richeng snorted coldly, and the civilized stick pointed directly at the four people, "If the Ming army crosses the Dajia River, you can work as much as you like, I won't care about you." But now that Qingpuzhuang is still in the Qing Dynasty, we should be a good citizen. ”

He waved his hand, "The state has national laws, and Zhuang has rules." Lock them up for three days and let everyone learn their lessons. ”

Looking at the figure of these four people being escorted away, Lin Richeng sighed slightly, turned around and took the master Qingke and the head of the village beside him, and welcomed Zhang Zhongxing into the Zhuangzi respectfully.

Lin Richeng has dealt with Zhang Zhongxing and knows that Zhang Zhongxing has a strategy in his belly, and he is not a mortal. Although he doesn't want to die for the Manchu Qing now, no matter what, the etiquette of face must always be given, and it is not certain which way the situation will develop in the future.

"The owner of Lin Zhuang is really good at governing the village!" Zhang Zhongxing was very emotional.

"Let Master Zhang see and laugh!" Lin Richeng invited Zhang Zhongxing into the living room, sat down as a guest, and then tentatively asked Zhang Zhongxing about his intentions.

Zhang Zhongxing briefly talked about his experience in Zhuqian City, saying that after all, he was a second-class jinshi hand-picked by Daoguang Ye, and he would never be willing to fall and succumb to thieves, so he fled when he found an opportunity.

I see!

Lin Richeng was a little disappointed, although he said that he was fighting hard to protect the territory and the people, he also had the careful idea of wanting to win fame and wealth from the dragon. Since this Lord Zhang escaped from the Bamboo Trench City, he must have seen that the Ming bandits could not become a climate. He simply asked Zhang Zhongxing for advice on how to deal with the Ming army.

"Master Lin, it's not so easy to deal with the Ming bandits, you have to be determined and brave to burn the jade and stones of the whole clan." Zhang Zhongxing looked at Lin Richeng with a smile, and at the same time his eyes swept over everyone in the hall.

Zhang Zhongxing knew that Lin Richeng was a cunning person, and these villagers would only think of protecting their homeland, and if they suffered the slightest casualties, they would retreat, and it was generally difficult to say that they would fight hard against the Ming bandits.

"The jade and stones of the whole family are burned" made everyone in the hall gasp.

Lin Richeng is a well-known local hero, although he likes to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, but his head is not stupid at all. He felt that this Zhang Zhongxing didn't feel like he was here to fight the autumn wind, but to be a lobbyist for the Qing court, and wanted the township brave regiment in Qingpu to practice and fight hard with the Ming army.

"Determination and courage, I have Qingpu Village! But this Hezu is burning jade and stones, Lord Zhang, I don't read much, don't scare us! Lin Richeng said nonchalantly. He said in his heart, if you want us to sell our lives, it depends on your ability Master Zhang!

Looking at Lin Richeng's disapproving expression, Zhang Zhongxing told what he had seen and heard in Zhuqian City, and also told Lin Richeng and others about the Ming army's strategy of "building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowing down conquest" in Taiwan.

"In just seven days, the city has been turned upside down, which is unimaginable." Zhang Zhongxing's expression was awe-inspiring, "Master Lin Zhuang, a thief with both civil and military skills, not only strong ships and guns, strong soldiers and strong horses, but also good at civil governance, can be said to be the strongest opponent in the past 200 years of the dynasty, and must have great perseverance and great ability to be hostile to it." ”

After Lin Richeng listened, he didn't say anything, picked up the teacup and gulped down the cow drink. His head was spinning fast, what kind of trick was this Zhang Zhongxing playing? Since the Ming army ships are strong and powerful, and the civil governance is so powerful, it looks like a new dynasty, so why did he want to return to the Qing Dynasty!