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Zhong Shangwei's old partner, who is now regarded as a goodwill ambassador between the north and the south by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Bai Daolong, who was raised in Xuzhou like a door god, once commented on him, saying that he was a typical person who had the courage to steal chickens and had no courage to touch dogs, so he had no responsibility.

That was more than ten years ago, as far as twenty years ago, Zhong Shangwei was Bai Daolong's dog's leg, and he was exploited by the emperor and Bai Daolong, who was still a grassroots emperor, and he was exiled to Guangzhou as a foolish man, and he had no responsibility at that time.

And after climbing the thighs of the Peng family in Shaozhou and starting by digging coal, Master Zhong gradually became responsible. In the south of the Yangtze River to open up the honeycomb coal market, he almost died at the hands of the White Lotus Sect demon girl, and did not extinguish his heart to continue to expand the business, in the face of Zheng Gang's rebellion in Jiaozhi, he was still able to use all means to appease his own miners and continue to dig coal.

Master Zhong is fifty-five years old, the more he lives, the bigger his heart becomes, and now he is responsible!

Wang Zhiyan's condition is unknown, and Li Shun is unconscious, which can't shake Master Zhong's mind. But...... But the copper mine in Coral State really only has that layer of ore skin, and if there is no ore vein, Master Zhong really doesn't know what to do.

In the country, losing money and losing money, and even losing people's lives, they all have their own government and their own national laws to take over, so they can do what they want, whether it is Master Zhong himself, or the farmers, miners, dart masters and men below, they can still find their own mothers. And in this coral state, which is thousands of miles away, Master Zhong is the official government, and Master Zhong is the law of the country, but does he have the heart to stand up and the ability to stand firm?

Zhong Shang, who was extremely tormented in his heart, added grace and power, and forced his head to keep his caliber with him, insisting that there were still big veins in the depths. While continuing to push the miners to dig deeper, while appeasing the dart master on Fang Wu's side, he continued to calm people's hearts on the surface, but he had already begun to prepare to retreat.

What cement tracks, don't think about it. The Governor's Palace, which was supposed to be built under great construction, was temporarily suspended. The conversion of the floating trestle into a fixed pier was also stopped. The mine's infrastructure, which was supposed to accommodate thousands of miners, was drastically curtailed, with bricklayers erecting foundations and sloppy tents and trees. As for the peasants who settled in the coral state. He didn't bother to bother anymore.

For several days, the miners had nothing to gain in the mines. The soil layer of the excavation is getting wetter and wetter, and these actions of Zhong Shangwei have also fallen in the eyes of those who care. Farmers like Xu Fu who were sluggish felt the strange atmosphere. Others were muttering incessantly.

"We're all grasshoppers on a rope. One is prosperous, one is lost, use more snacks, and look at those guys with unclean hands and feet! Keep your mouths shut! Don't force me to cut my own people! ”

At this time, the steward of Coral State, in addition to the big boss Zhong Shang, there is a shopkeeper in charge of internal affairs. A head-mounted pipe mine, and then Fang Wu, who is in charge of the dart master. And the dart master does not only hold a weapon in his hand. With more than 200 miners in charge, he is not a member of the Coral State Company, so Fang Wu has become the number two person in Coral State. For the sake of the future of the entire group, Fang Wu also played a twelve-point spirit and cooperated with Zhong Shangsheng to stabilize people's hearts.

For the miners, who had toiled for days in vain, the words of the bell and the head were no longer credible. Rumors of the coral state copper mine being lost are surging, and the mood of the miners who came with the intention of making a fortune has been very unstable, and the 200 or so people are also divided into several factions, first quarrels and quarrels, and then fights and brawls, and the situation of disturbing the farmers is staged again.

Fang Wu didn't have a deep understanding of this situation, but he also knew that if the miners' hearts collapsed, the coral state would really be finished, so he summoned the dart masters to unify their understanding, mobilize all, and maintain stability.

After the meeting ended, the dart masters also had gloomy faces, and Hu Xi muttered: "What else are you tossing?" After digging for a few more days, there was no movement, and they were ready to disperse, and when the ship came, everyone went home early and woke up early. ..., the dream was shattered, of course Hu Xi was very frustrated, he was thinking that after three years of hard work here, he would be able to go back to Jiangnan to buy a family business and marry the girl next door who had been booked for life. Then the husband and wife lived a happy life in their hometown, not seeking great wealth and wealth, but only small health and well-being.

Now that the dream is about to wake up, Hu Xi feels that Fang Darttou's words are meaningless, and when he inspected, he saw the miners fighting, and some people stole the cotton clothes and quilts prepared on the mine for the new miners who were expected to come......

On August 6, the temperature difference between day and night in Coral State became larger and wider, and there was no sound at night, and everyone gathered around the coal stove to keep warm, but the haze on their faces could not be dissolved. Originally, coal also cost money, but no one had been so wasteful before. In this case, it is difficult to maintain any accounts, everyone takes them directly in the treasury, and Fang Wu and even Zhong Shangzhi can't say much, so as not to ruin people's hearts.

But Zhong Shangwei, Fang Wu and the others were still able to work together to strictly guard the grain depot, which contained nearly 1,000 stones of all kinds of grain, enough for the hundreds of people in Coral Prefecture to eat for half a year. Others, including the miners, didn't have the courage to loot the grain depot. Everyone wanted to wait for the boat, go home, and leave this sad place.

It was already dark at night, and Fang Wu was about to return to the port after inspecting the farm with the dart master. When I got on the horse, I was still wondering if I had eaten too much to support, and at this time, I didn't care about these peasants.

As soon as the buttocks fell into the saddle, I heard the sound of pigs howling and dogs barking outside the village, which was particularly poignant and harsh. Fang Wu scolded secretly, most of the miners came here to touch the pigs and dogs, and they still had to take care of it.

It's not just people who come to Coral State, but also a lot of livestock. Oxen can plough the land, sheep can produce cash, pigs can eat, and dogs can watch over the house and chase small animals. At present, the farm has six ploughing cows, about 30 sheep, more than 10 piglets and four dogs. Because the people's houses were not built, all the cattle were gathered at the entrance of the village, fenced, and straw sheds were built, and they were divided into several areas to make do with them.

When Fang Wu and his men arrived, it was not only the cattle that were screaming, but also the peasants scolding. It was too dark for the peasants to rush to the thief, but they blocked the thief's retreat, and were striking at the thief's heart with his voice and spit.

Turning the horse lantern bright, Fang Wu held the lamp high, wanting to see who the thief was, as soon as the lamp passed, several vague and strange silhouettes in front of him came into view.

"Shengfan!"

Fang Wu's subordinates had gone deep into the land with Li Shun, and when they saw the natives, they immediately exclaimed.

Fang Wu's hair exploded all over his body, and he subconsciously rolled the saddle and dismounted, pulled out his gun and fired, and then realized that they basically didn't load ammunition in the camp.

"Hahahu......"

The native seemed to be frightened, and howled loudly in a strange voice. Rush towards the peasants who surround them, and they will flee for their way. If Fang Wu could understand their language. Maybe you can react correctly. Greet the peasants and don't hinder them, or be friendly to each other.

"Demons! A demon riding a monster and holding the sun! Run away, everyone! ”

That's probably what the natives meant, they had never seen a man on horseback. I have never seen a dazzling horse lantern. Fang Wu's appearance just now was like the most ferocious demon. But if you show kindness, you just follow the example of the Europa people and send worthless glass beads. Demons can also become gods.

Pity...... Who understands the Nanzhou language? Even they don't know. The group of people that Li Shun encountered before was not from the same tribe as the group he saw in front of him.

Fang Wu purely measured the situation in front of him with the heart of a soldier, and when he saw that this wave of natives was about to flee, he shouted loudly: "Stop them, don't let one go!" When they call for their companions, we're all going to be out of luck! ”

Xu Fu also came with a hoe at this time. Fang Wu's shouts aroused fear in the hearts of Xu Fu and the other peasants, and dozens of people rushed up. Dumping those natives on the ground, the hoe and axe smashed down without a head, and when Fang Wu loaded the short gun with ammunition and ran over, it didn't take a little effort, and he really couldn't tell whether the pile of stump meat sauce was four or five. ..., Xu Fu and the others gasped and looked at each other, not feeling unlucky at all that they were killed under their hands, on the contrary, they felt that they were very unlucky. is counting on three years to repay the loan, sit on the land, and live his own small life in a foreign land overseas. Now that the prospect of the mine is unknown, it has made people's hearts scattered, and now another life is coming to the door.

Zhong Shangwei felt even more unlucky, even if he lost money, he only lost money, but Shengfan suddenly touched the edge of the camp from the depths of the land hundreds of miles away, and his life began to be threatened.

He couldn't hold it anymore, his eyes began to lose focus, and when Fang Wutie blushed and said that it was best to send a musket and push the peasants to guard against life, he just nodded mechanically. Fang Wu turned to leave, Zhong Shangwei suddenly came to his senses and shouted: "That musket has to let them make a note, it can be regarded as a credit!" One shot is seven or eight taels of silver! ”

Fang Wu's plan to arm the peasants was resisted, and the opponents were actually the peasants themselves, and at the meeting held at the farm, few peasants were willing to take guns.

The musket asked for money was an important reason, and Xu Wang's words to persuade Xu Fu were the voice of most farmers, "We are here to farm, not to fight." Let us get the guns, and there will be an excuse for us to die. I heard that Fang Dart Head was going to gather people to go up the mountain to investigate Shengfan, but what happened then, who would give an explanation? Is that Mr. Zhong? ”

Before the change, Xu Fuben had to fight with his daughter-in-law, saying that this was related to everyone's safety, and everyone had to do their best. But by this time, there had been a lot of conflict between the farmers of the farm and the miners of the mine. The miners are envious of the peasants living their lives, and they hate their faces for staying out of the way. The peasants resented the miners' behavior of stealing chickens and dogs and molesting their families. Thinking of this, Xu Fu also felt that it was unfair, and he became a daughter-in-law.

Fang Wu was angry, but for the sake of the overall situation, he still suppressed his anger and sent his subordinates to work in the peasants' homes.

"Why do you have to work hard, aren't there so many strong men in the mine?"

Hu Xi came to Xu Fu's house, and Xu Fu asked.

Hu Xi said bitterly: "Miners? They got guns, can you rest assured? ”

This was the consensus of the dart masters, and the muskets were obviously much more reassuring in the hands of the peasants than the miners who had no homes or jobs.

Xu Fu didn't speak, and Xu Wang, who was shrinking in the corner, couldn't help but say: "It's really going to be messy, no one is at ease, what does it have to do with the firecracker?" ”

Hu Xi gritted his teeth, and said in his heart that his kindness was gnawed by dogs, and this woman was even more hateful, no wonder the sages said that only villains and women are difficult to raise.

Xu Wang's spoke, Xu Fu was speechless for a while, seeing that he was so cowardly that he was pressed on his head by his daughter-in-law, and he couldn't be the master of big things, Hu Xi secretly sighed, said no more, and went back to pay for his life.

"Let's pick people from among the miners, these peasants are like lambs, and muskets are burning sticks in their hands, don't count on them."

When the dart masters reported collectively, Hu Xi's words attracted many people's approval. The peasants are not really cowardly, and when they touch the farm, they want to take the livestock, and they can also desperately protect their wealth. But if they want to work hard for the entire Coral State, then don't expect it, they still have a hundred acres of land to manage.

Fang Wu shook his head with difficulty, the reason why he was looking for farmers instead of miners was because these miners were not comrades-in-arms of the Volunteers back then, so they couldn't be relied on at all. Now that the veins are gone, the future is broken, people's hearts are suddenly in turmoil, and the signs of committing adultery are becoming more and more obvious. Once they have muskets in hand, they can immediately turn over and become the masters of Coral State, and they can't be suppressed by their thirty dart masters.

Even if the gilded dream is extended, Fang Wu still wants to be safe, return to China innocently, and find another way, how can he not want to lose his future in Coral State.

"It's just prevention, since it won't work, let's do it first, maybe Mr. Wang's ship will arrive tomorrow......"