Fuzhou, Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Palace.

Fan Shi Chongku, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, sat in the signing room, less than two months after taking office, he was already a big headache, the treasury was not only empty, but also owed more than 200,000 yuan, a check of the accounts, all of them were borrowed last year to buy grain to help the victims, he did not understand, how big the disaster situation is in Fujian Province, the imperial court allocated 300,000 Shi Cao, the original 200,000 taels of silver in the treasury, are not enough for relief, and still owe 200,000 taels, this relief to help, I am afraid that it will be donated into the pockets of these filthy officials.

But now is not the time to settle accounts with them, Fan Shichong can only endure this breath first, the soldiers and horses moved, asking for money, grain and grass, and he had to count on them to go around to recruit and transfer, and finally got together and gathered 100,000 stone of grain, before he could start Chapter 138 Population Problem Luck, but the news of the defeat of Xianyou and the destruction of Putian City came, and what shocked him even more was the submission of Admiral Lan Li, the hungry people have become rogues.

He knows too well the horror of the rogue, once the situation is great, not to mention Fujian, the entire Jiangnan will be ravaged, and when the time comes, from him, I am afraid that none of the officials will be able to save their heads.

This time there was no need for Fan Shichong to convene, all the Fuzhou military and political officials who got the news gathered in the Governor's Palace, after hearing the report, Fan Shichong scolded hatefully, "At this time, I know that I am afraid, what did I do earlier?" After pondering for a long time, Fan Shi Chongcai walked into the meeting hall, and after the officials saluted, he said aloud: "Admiral Lan Li's submission, you must have read it, the hungry people in southern Fujian have now become rogues, after the battle of Xianyou, the strength of the chaotic army has increased greatly, once it enters the Fuzhou Plain, the governor and the public items present are difficult to preserve, the governor thinks that there is no possibility of appeasement now, the top priority is to block the two counties of Fuqing and Yongfu, block the road to the north of the rebel army, and then mobilize the army into southern Fujian to conquer and suppress. What do you think? ”

It is naturally great to be able to prevent the rebellious army from entering the Fuzhou Plain and keep their heads, where do you have any opinions, Huang Bingzhong, the governor of Fujian, took the lead in Chapter 138 of the population issue and said: "Lord Dutai is thoughtful, and the subordinate official is willing to let Lord Dutai dispatch." ”

Changfu Battalion, Fuzhou City Shou Association and other military attaches also bowed down and said: "Let Lord Dutai send it." ”

Seeing that there were no objections from the crowd, Fan Shichong said expressionlessly: "General Zhou, your Changfu Battalion has 1,000 people stationed in Fuqing and Changle counties, and this governor has also allocated the first battalion of the governor and the first battalion of Fubiao to be under your command.

General Tang, you have more than 1,500 soldiers, and the governor has also assigned you a battalion to supervise and raise standards, and you are responsible for stationing in the front line of Yongtai and Yongfu, and you must not let a single chaotic army go north.

If the two fronts are not lost, the rebel army will not be able to go north. As for the two provinces of Jiangxi and Guangdong, the governor asked the emperor to mobilize the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion to strictly prevent the rebel army from wandering across the border, so that the rebel army could be trapped in a corner of the southwest of Fujian.

The princes who do not have military affairs, go all out to raise food and salary, whether it is to assist in defense, whether it is to levy and suppress, no food and salary is empty talk, you are not for the Fujian army and the people, not for the imperial court, but for your own head, I hope everyone can work together this time! ”

"Respectfully supervise the Taijun order." A group of civil and military officials responded with a bang.

Guangdong Jiaying Prefecture, Jiaying Mansion, Pingyuan County.

Pingyuan County is located at the junction of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces, it is a famous place, and because it is not far from the post road from Guangdong to Fujian, the transportation is convenient, so it has always been the favorite place of the green forest heroes, the strongmen of the rivers and lakes, all kinds of gangs and gangs, and the entrance of the hall.

Affected by the Fujian hunger riots, Pingyuan is also a rare prosperity during this period of time, and most of the business travelers from the south to the north stay here.

Guangzhou assassination of Yinzhen, Deng Boss can be said to have suffered heavy losses, more than half of his subordinates were killed and wounded, morale was seriously frustrated, Deng Boss was even more sad and angry, nearly five years, he led a group of brothers to go south and north, never suffered such a fiasco, these manpower are brought out by him over the years, a loss of so much, not only the strength is greatly reduced, and the short term can not be replenished at all, which makes him annoyed and ashamed, but can only be resentful in vain, Yinzhen was assassinated, in the future will be careful everywhere, with his current strength, There is no way to avenge the death of his brothers, and this is where he suffers the most.

After a few days of resting, the order of the 'sticky pole' arrived, and after Boss Deng saw it, he immediately lifted his spirits and immediately summoned a group of leaders to come over.

After the brothers arrived, Boss Deng swept away the decadence of the past few days and said excitedly: "Brothers, our chance for revenge has come." The idea is to come to Fujian to quell the chaos, we can have a good fight with him with a knife and a gun, and this time it is not only us, but I also invited two groups of brothers with old feelings to come over to help, and they all cheered me up. ”

Lu Zi's eyes rolled and asked hesitantly, "Boss, do you mean to join the rebel army in Fujian?" ”

"Yes!" Boss Deng said with confidence; "This time, let's go together openly and secretly, I still don't believe in this evil, and I will miss this time."

The Eight Forks said timidly: "Does the boss have a way to deal with the fire gun?" "He was scared by the fire gun last time, but he saw so many good brothers fall under the fire gun with his own eyes, and he didn't even have a chance to get close.

Boss Deng frowned slightly, "I've been thinking about it recently, have you noticed, the fire gun is really powerful in place, but once it runs, it is far inferior to the archers, so we won't change the way?" Do you have to gnaw hard bones? ”

Shanghai.

Liuchun Garden, Fujian hunger riots further expanded, attracted Yinzhen's great attention, if it really developed into a large-scale rogue, then the entire Jiangnan economy will be fatally hit, devastated, this is what he can never bear, whether it is an ocean-going fleet or ocean-going trade, without a stable and prosperous market as a backing, it is a castle in the air.

In fact, Fujian's problem lies in grain at all, and in ordinary years, it is not a problem at all, but this year it has encountered a severe drought in the north, which has consumed a large amount of grain.

It's already late April, if it lasts another three or five months, and the summer planting season is missed, even if the riots are quelled, Fujian's food is a big problem, and the war and famine will not know how many people will die in Fujian this year?

Last year, there were only more than 23 million households in the country, and it was only worth more than 100 million when it was full, and in a few years, there will be a large number of places waiting to be immigrated, and various factories and workshops will also need a large number of people, where does this person come from?

Where can I get food to solve Fujian's urgent needs? Nanyang Sea Trade? Yinzhen quickly vetoed this idea, not to mention how much grain Nanyang can receive, the profit of sea trade is at least about five times, let the sea ship transport grain, no matter how rich he is, he can't afford it, and the time can't catch up!!