Chapter 44: It's Not Easy to Live in the Qing Dynasty (2)
Yang Meng didn't expect a word, and he angered the old man, this thing was done, and he was trembling at the end.
"Dad, what should we do with the Zhou family's land property? Miss Tang's matter, let's reveal it. ”
Seeing that the old man was really angry, Yang Meng didn't dare to entangle anymore, he was not afraid of this old man, he was afraid of making Tang Youwu's life sad. These days, the case of the Zhou family and Yiliangdian history has also slowly sunk, and it is time to place the Zhou family's property.
"That's what you made, what to do with it, you make your own decisions, and those gold and silver goods, you can deal with it yourself. I'm a bad old man, what good ideas can I have? ”
This old man is obviously not relieved yet, and now that it is not the right time to say something, Yang Meng simply turned around and left.
"What are you going for?"
"Zhuangzi is stuffy, and he goes out to breathe."
"Come back and eat!"
Yang Shiqin threw away the sweat towel in his hand, and walked towards the dining room with the eighth master, Yang Meng smiled bitterly, followed behind, and walked into the dining room.
"Yiliang's affairs will be handed over to you in the future, what should I do, make up my own mind, just take it as an experience! The government is still on good terms, and it is easy not to have conflicts, although my Yang family looks good, but it really wants to face the court, that is, a bigger grass. ”
Since his son opened his mind, he has been doing things very organized, but only one made Yang Shiqin a little uneasy, this third child is too bold, he will do whatever he says, he has no sense of awe at all, it is not good to do this!
"I want to use Yiliang's land to recruit some young and strong, and form a knife hand, so that the court can have a sense of fear, and if the Yang family is moved, Lao Tzu will sweep the entire Yunnan gentry."
"Nonsense! Things can be messed up, words can't be nonsense, what you do is not bad, recently this Yunnan is not restless, Hui Han disputes are everywhere, hungry people everywhere are also wandering around, this world is afraid that there will be some changes, the knife handle in the hand, not a bad thing, but the momentum over there should not be too big, attract the attention of the government, there is no good fruit to eat. ”
Yang Shiqin can be regarded as recognizing Yang Meng's approach, today's Yunnan, not as in previous years, the Hui Han people hate each other, the government sows discord in it, and the people of the two ethnic groups often fight in order to compete for mineral veins, fields, and water sources.
The mountain people and Han people who farmed for the landlords, because the land rent was too heavy to eat, often participated in such fights, because the government favored the Han people, almost every time they suffered losses, this hatred accumulated more and more, I am afraid it is not a good thing.
He Changling, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, asked himself to go to say peace, Yang Shiqin also found someone to pass by, this matter is not easy to say, he wants to take revenge when he returns to the loss, the Han people are thriving, and he doesn't want to give in easily.
"Zhilu said, I will make more money and talk less in Yiliang, Jiang Yuanji should be able to cooperate, and when I become a climate in Yiliang, I will be able to empty the county government, and when the time comes, I will make more silver, this Yiliang is our backyard."
Looking at the old man's frowning brows, Yang Meng thought that his own affairs had made him worry about it, so he told him how to control Yiliang.
"Not bad! Grow in, make more money and talk less, that's what our merchants should do, Yiliang will collect some more! The more and more outrageous the return to the west, if it is not good, it will cause the pressure of the imperial court, and the return is united and stubborn, for fear that they will not obey the control of the court and cause civil unrest, in recent years, there are more hungry people in Yunnan, most of these people have no way to live, but they are suffering from not dying, I am afraid that the momentum will be out of control, we have tightened the knife handle, and if it is not good, let you put it back and deal with the Qing soldiers! ”
What does this old man think about dealing with the Qing soldiers? Why did this start the idea of the imperial court again? The Yang family has some strength, but now against the imperial court, there is no life!
"Dealing with the Qing soldiers? How do you say that? Now against the imperial court, we are just looking for death! ”
Yang Meng said with some concern, with this Yang family Wuzhuang against the Qing Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to do it, is a country still bigger than a family?
"It's not us, it's back! You drill them, give them swords and guns, and let them deal with the Qing soldiers. There are 40,000 old soldiers of the green battalion in Yunnan, and they are about to rot home, once they do it, the old and weak who return to the country will be unlucky, and these green battalion soldiers are the best at slaughtering the village, let them beat them ruthlessly, and the court may also give in some, otherwise the village will be slaughtered, and the matter will only get bigger and bigger, and then the whole Yunnan will be eroded, and the imperial army will come, it will be time for us rich businessmen and big families to be unlucky. ”
As soon as he heard the old man's words, Yang Meng immediately understood, this can be regarded as support in disguise! can slaughter the village and destroy the village, these people are all the people of the Qing Dynasty!
"The imperial court let the green battalion soldiers do this? Hui is also a citizen of the Qing Dynasty, can they not rebel by killing innocents in such a vain manner? ”
Yang Shiqin knew very well about the matter of returning, and he was a little helpless to talk about it.
"Returning to help the former dynasty to win the world, the top ten return to protect the country, the three eunuchs Zheng He who went to the West are all returns, the Qing Dynasty is the world of Manchurians, and it is said that the Manchurian Han Hui is a family, but the Manchurians do not wait to see Huihui! Another is that all ethnic groups in Yunnan live together, and there are not many soldiers in the imperial court, so there is such a saying, Hui Qiang helps Hui to kill Han, Han Qiang helps Han to kill Hui, Hui Han The two big clans fight, and the court sits on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, so that the whole Yunnan is easy to control. ”
Looking back over the years, it can be regarded as unlucky, and the suppression of the imperial court has also made some landlords and wealthy businessmen among the Han people see the opportunity to seize their family property and land.
Of course, this can't bear it, the contradiction between the Hui and Han in Yunnan has become more and more serious, and the mountain people and the Han farmers and tenants who are not good at food and clothing have also taken advantage of the fighting between the two sides to have someone to take care of the food, so they joined the fight, making the situation more and more chaotic.
"What kind of court is this, bastard! Dad, don't worry! I must be running like an iron bucket in Yiliang, and it is good to hit the morale of the Qing soldiers, the fewer the Qing soldiers, the better it is for our family. ”
The Qing Dynasty's strategy of ruling Yunnan made Yang Meng a little indignant, but his ability is so great, it would be good to be able to manage Yiliang's stall now, and now he doesn't have the strength to manage superfluous things.
"It's not easy to live in this Qing Dynasty!"
After saying this, Yang Shiqin picked up the rice bowl and stopped talking.
After the two fathers and sons finished breakfast, Yang Meng asked the kitchen to prepare some more and brought it back to Tang Youwu. When Yang Meng entered the door, this stunner was struggling to get dressed! Seeing this, Yang Meng went up to help, it's okay if it doesn't help, the more he helps, the more he helps, the more busy he gets, the clothes on Tang Youwu's body don't increase, but become less and less.
Seeing that the stunner was obedient, Yang Meng also felt pity, helped her get dressed, and prepared a meal for her.
During this period, Tang Youwu wanted to do it himself several times, but was stopped by Yang Meng, and took the opportunity to place the meal, Yang Meng said what the old man meant, and heard that Yang Buddha gave him a name, Tang Meiyi was also excited.
But as soon as she heard that she wanted to be like a Han woman, she didn't go out of the door, her brows furrowed again, Tang Meiyi, who was already familiar with the mountains and forests and liked freedom, didn't want to be a bird in a cage, and it was definitely a torture to lock her up in the house.
As soon as Yang Meng saw Tang Meiyi's expression, he knew what she was thinking, it was good to lock up this stunner and play with it, but he felt good, Tang stunner was offended, and playing with a woman requires both body and mind to be perfect.
"Don't take it to heart, follow me to Yiliang during this time, and I'll talk about the name later. I almost turned my face with the old man today, and when you recover, you have to serve the master well! ”
It is not easy for people to live in the Qing Dynasty, and women are even more so, Yang Meng can't change the times, but he can easily change the fate of Tang Youwu, giving her a free and easy environment, which is what Yang Meng can do.
"Xie Lu, Xie Sanye, I won't be able to study hard."
Tang Meiyi lowered her head, which was considered to be the answer. But Yang Meng thought of something else, and the evil light in his eyes flashed.
Tang stunner will be raised for three days, so there is no big problem, he can move around freely, Yang Meng has been sorting out the strength of his subordinates in the past few days, this Tang stunner is good, it is time to go, and then his focus is to run Yiliang.
As for the goods obtained from the Zhou family, Yang Meng didn't bring much, and there are still some goods from the historians in Yiliang County, and those gold and silver should be enough for the upfront expenses.
To occupy Yiliang, the three or four hundred swordsmen in Yang Meng's hands are simply not enough, and there are hundreds of errands in Yiliang County alone, plus the green battalion soldiers stationed at the outposts, his hundreds of swordsmen are not enough.
The original knife hands, let them go back to their respective villages to recruit people, one person with a maximum of twenty fellow villagers, the new knife hands do not have this opportunity, this is also a benefit for the elderly.
But Yang Meng doesn't recruit only sons, doesn't recruit mountain people who only have one or two laborers in the family, and don't want those who don't have a family, these requirements are not for anything else, one can make the swordsmen work hard for their families, and the other is to make them scruple about their families and dare not betray.
Ma Qinghu, a native of Yiliang, was also sent out, and his task was to recruit the local people of Yiliang, and there were not many requirements for returning to Yang Meng, just be strong and strong.
In order to recruit back, Yang Meng also asked people to find some craftsmen, in the back mountain of the Zhou family manor, to build a temple of their own, the standard is set very high, after the temple is built, it can not be said that it is the largest in Yunnan, but it is definitely the best.
With this, at least the Yang family can get closer to Huihui, and with the return of the imam to suppress Yiliang, they can also be a little fettered in doing things, and they will not do things too desperately.
The location of the Zhou family is good, built on the only way in and out of Yiliang, the manor stretches to the root of the mountain, the whole manor is surrounded by two hills, forming a small valley, in addition to the Zhou family warehouse, horse farm, there are a lot of open space, the terrain is very good, the location is also hidden, it is more than enough to build a few training grounds.
It took three days for the old swordsmen to recruit more than 600 newcomers, and Yang Meng was strict with these people, so he asked Wei Huozi to take them to the back mountains to cut wood and build their own camps.
Ma Qinghu's side, but a little unsatisfactory, all the people who came to them were lonely, and there was anger on their faces one by one, Yang Meng came to Ma Qinghu and asked, sure enough, most of these people fled to Yiliang from all over the country.
Almost all of them were victims of the Hui Han struggle, either their property was plundered, or they killed the Han people, and they couldn't get along in the local area, such a person was definitely not what Yang Meng wanted.
The hatred in their hearts is too deep, train them well, I am afraid that these people will turn against each other in the future, and there are some things that Yang Meng can see from their eyes.
To deal with these people, Yang Meng also has a way, isn't Houshan preparing a temple? Let you build your own temple, sharpen your temperament, and have a good understanding, and after experiencing these, you should also be able to heal some wounds.