Chapter 161: No one can be trusted

The carriage that collected the corpse pulled a cart of corpses into the distance, and the coffin should not be thought about, and a grass swept away, which would be good. This work was explained by Song Yi, and Chen Xie can't be counted on. At the gate of the city in the distance, those soldiers from Liaodong looked at these fellow villagers blankly. Watch them die, or follow the people who recruited them to stay alive.

After more than ten days in a row, the refugees gathered outside the city were gone. There wasn't much left, and Song Yi was also relieved, and then he remembered to go to Chen Xie to see how those refugees were handled.

On this day, Song Yi rushed early in the morning, and he didn't use a sedan chair, with a few entourages, it didn't matter if he didn't ride a horse, he had a donkey. Dressed in casual clothes, he went out of the city unhurriedly, and went to Zhangjiazhuang in the morning light. After walking for a while, the road was broken, and I had to walk around this section in a circle, and take a closer look at the road repair.

One hundred and ten men, dragging huge stones and grinding back and forth on the road, the grind was no less than a few thousand catties. The strong men who shouted the trumpet buried their heads in the way, and it was difficult to race step by step, but their faces were full of hope, not as numb as before.

On both sides of the road, there were men and women who dug ditches and knocked stones. Song Yi also saw a seven or eight-year-old child, smashing stones with a hammer in his hand, and he was working carefully. A little further on, I saw people lining up to receive the chips, men, women and children. In a shed a little further down the road, there was a cauldron stand, steaming water, and a group of women busily there.

Yiqiē still looks very busy, but it's just busy but not chaotic. Someone can be found to be in charge of everything. If you do the work, you will have a chip leader. Song Yi got off the donkey, walked to the shed, and saw that there were all women inside, busy cooking. Look at this head, there are not a few, how can there be dozens of people.

If you look at the construction site, there are quite a few people, two or three thousand. The others, who don't know where they have settled, can't just be like that. Song Yi continued on his way. Walked a section onto the cement road. In addition to being amazed in my heart, I have higher hopes for Chen Xie. After walking for a while, the road is lined with farmland. After the beginning of spring, there were not a few drops of rain, and the wheat fields were full of people watering the fields.

Song Yi inquired. As long as it's Chen Xie's land. I am not afraid of not having water from the well to water the ground. This person does these things. I don't know how many lives have been saved. If it's just a good person, it's better, but if it's an ambitious person, the consequences are unimaginable. Come to think of it. Song Yi shuddered. Civilian officials have a natural defensive mentality towards military attachés, which is a historical lesson left after the rebellion of the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the Song and Ming dynasties are overkill. Of course, civil servants don't think so, and their own interests matter.

When he saw black smoke rising from the tall chimney from a distance, Song Yi subconsciously looked over. I decided to go there and see what the hell was going on. I don't know how big this workshop is, and it looks like it can't be beaten down with a hundred acres of land, but fortunately, it's all saline-alkali wasteland, and there is no crop land nearby. The wall is high, and there is a sentry at the gate, and when you approach, you will be stopped.

"Stop, what are you doing?" The guard at the door, dressed in a black uniform and wearing a large cap, looked funny. The knife in his hand was already out of its sheath, and it looked like a guy who could cut his neck.

"Bold, don't you kneel when you see the prefect?" The entourage stepped forward and scolded, and the doorman stiffened his neck after a little hesitation: "I'm sorry, I don't know any prefect, this realm belongs to the master of the divine doctor, and no outsider is allowed to enter without relevant documents." Please come back, sir. The words were very hard, and he made a gesture to please leave.

The dignified prefect ate a closed door in front of a guard, how can he bear this breath? Song Yi left angrily, and the entourage below wanted to go up and play with their lives in the spirit of the lord's humiliation of the ministers, but the boss left first, so he had to follow. In fact, these entourages wish Song Yi would turn around and leave. Really play with that killer? You're laughing. Don't you see the steel knife?

Song Yi simply went back to the city, and then wrote a letter and asked him to hand it over to Liu Qing of the United Firm, and ask him to hand it over to Chen Xie. Is this really redundant, redundant? Song Yi doesn't think so, and Liu Qing doesn't think either. Song Yi knew that Chen Xie didn't want to see him, but he still took action to solve his most headache problem, this person was very favorable, and Song Yi couldn't breathe. Who let himself negotiate the military salary in front of Sun Yuanhua and the mud? wanted to please both sides, but it didn't seem to be good.

Liu Qing has another mentality, it is not a question of whether Chen Xie is busy or not, but a suspicion that this Song Yi colluded with Sun Yuanhua. Although it can't be seen now, the two have a tacit understanding on the issue of military salaries. From Liu Qing's point of view, if you can betray Chen Xie on the issue of military pay today, you will be able to think about more benefits of the United Firm tomorrow. There is no bottom line in people's hearts. Therefore, on the issue of resettlement of refugees, Liu Qing worked very hard, not to please anyone, but to show his muscles. Isn't that tens of thousands of refugees? It's not a thing, Lao Tzu raised it. At this time, Song Yi and Sun Yuanhua have to weigh it, such a huge ability is now used on refugees, and it will be used in the court in the future, what is the result? Only fools would think that they have nothing to do with the court. Otherwise, Chen Xie can jump to the general? was just a white body before, and the military attache of the Ming Dynasty was no longer valuable, and he would not do this, and no one had stopped the emperor from coming. It's not normal!

The dock was crowded with people, and there were so many goods this time that it was not a problem that could be solved in a day or two. With the current transport capacity, almost 1,000 tons per day is the limit. Fortunately, so many refugees came, as long as they were strong men and had no skills, they were all brought to the docks.

The weather is starting to get hot, and Master Chen will not take the lead now, sitting under the tree far away, he has erected a sunshade fan, a reclining chair, a coffee table on the side, and a locally produced drink iced sour plum soup is a must. is not on formal occasions, Chen Xie's dress is not exquisite, a pair of big pants, a short shirt, clogs on his feet, and a maid who fans him behind him.

In the Ming Dynasty, being an exploiting class, there was no pressure at all. Drinking sour plum soup, there was a young lady from the city on the side, whispering about what had happened recently. Mainly focused on the court, for example, there is an extra Wen Tiren in the cabinet, Zhou Yanru is the first assistant, Liang Tingdong, the secretary of the military department, and so on. The cabinet during the Chongzhen period stood relatively stable, and there were only a few people. One is Zhou Yanru, the other is Wen Tiren, both of which are on "The Biography of Shechen", and the other is Yang Sichang in the later period. Other cabinet members, like a marquee, were replaced at two ends in three days.

"Elder Sun Ge is preparing to build a city in the Daling River again, not only asking for silver, but also transferring 10,000 white pole soldiers."

Hearing Yingniang talk about this, Chen Xie's mood was not so good. Will Sun Chengzong's strategy work? Frankly speaking, with Yuan Chonghuan's experience, it is really not good to build a city and encroach on it. The best way is to rely on the existing city, and it is enough to withstand the Houjin. If you have money to build a city, it is better to spend it on the formation and training of new capable troops. Old man Sun did this, nothing more than having previous successful experience.

Chen Xie did not deny Sun Chengzong, but felt that this was a fundamental problem, there was no army that dared to fight in the field and could win in battle, and no matter how high the city was, there was an egg? Every time, Houjin came to grab enough money and swaggered away. What can you do to others? Will hiding in the city solve this problem?

"Old man Sun, you're really old. Although there is only such a cabinet minister left who can do things and take responsibility, it is a pity that he sticks to the rules. Don't dare to touch new things, this Ming will definitely not be able to count on these people. Chen Xie sighed with emotion, and Yingniang covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled: "Then count on the master." ”

Chen Xie laughed: "Don't let it go!" But now is not the time, those people in the court can't allow Chen to show his strength. We have a lot to do, so let's lay a solid foundation first. With a strong army in his hands and no shortage of silver, anyone who comes can destroy him, and things will be easy. ”

"My lord, you can be careful, these officials and masters of the Ming Dynasty are all good at crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. When you are used, it is easy to say anything, but once the crisis is over, you will want to extinguish this threat. Externally, they don't have much ability, but internally, they are stumbling and digging pits, but they are all a group of veterans. When the time comes, as long as you are in the name of righteousness, you will be charged with a crime, and you will be shouted and killed in the court, you will have to guard against this. "Yingniang, don't look at it as a woman, she sees the essence of these readers very clearly. When there is an opportunity to show ability, it is natural to seize the opportunity.

Chen Xie sneered: "When the time comes, you wait and see, see if it is their sharp mouth, or the master's knife is fast." ”

Yingniang's face stiffened obviously, and then said more viciously than Chen Xie's tone: "What the master said is right, if you don't let us live in peace, no one will think about it." ”

Liu Qing, who was full of spring breeze, came, holding Song Yi's letter in his hand, and said with a smile: "Owner, this is a letter from the Song Governor's Mansion to you." This dog official, eating inside and out, is really not a thing. It's a shame that the old man still thinks that he is old. ”

Chen Xie opened the letter and read it, handed it to Yingniang and said, "It's similar to what you guessed, a foreign prefect, it's good to be able to do this." However, he is also too jealous of Sun Yuanhua, Governor Sun is not a man of great talent, it is okay to do some technical work, let him grasp officials at all levels, and his ability to control the overall situation still needs to be exercised. Chen Xie's words are based on history, and the other two dare not underestimate Sun Yuanhua so much.

"Owner, it's better to have more eyes." Liu Qing hurriedly admonished, and looked at Yingniang again, this woman is not simple, Chen Xie can listen to his words. Yingniang smiled beside her: "What should be stared, naturally someone is staring." Lord Shen of Jinyiwei will naturally do things after receiving the money. ”

"Yingniang, this can't be done, no one can rely on it, you have to rely on yourself." Chen Xie's words, Yingniang's face lost a smile. (To be continued......)