Chapter 509: The Year of Calamity
The money is rolling in, and the family will not stay in the camp all day long to train and be depressed, everything in Xuzhou is on the right track, Xuzhou is stable, and the south is directly under Huaibei, except for the relatively closed Fengyang Mansion, the rest are relieved, Xuzhou This lord has taken everything that should be taken, and the world can be too safe and stable, don't worry about the sudden use of knives and soldiers somewhere, and don't worry about the "Jiangyang thief" breaking into the house at night.
As for the big case of the Feng family in Yangzhou, Feng Jinde, who became the head of the family, naturally has to deal with it in a low-key manner, and the bitter master will not make any noise, and of course the government will not go to the pole to investigate the case.
Under such tacit understanding, the case was silently suppressed, but the mansions of the wealthy families on both sides of the Baoyang River were very deserted for a while, and everyone moved back to the city to live, but Feng Jinde didn't care about the bad luck of the murderous mansion, and continued to live in the original place, but there were a few more Xuzhou guards around him.
Moreover, in order to prevent the guards around him from slacking off for a long time, every twenty days, these guards from Xuzhou have to be rotated.
On that day, the Zhao Ziying team led by Chen Sheng brought out nearly two thousand taels of gold from the Feng family, although there were more than ten talents who packed and handled it, most of them carried a heavy burden, and they would guess what was inside.
When leaving from Feng's house, this burden was put on the boat, and that night, a Jianghu man from the internal guard couldn't hold back his greed, and took a burden and wanted to leave, but he was caught by the family who had long been wary of this kind of thing, and directly found a secluded place to do it.
After returning to Xuzhou, all those who participated in the operation were given fifty taels of silver, and those who packed it were one hundred taels, and after receiving the silver, they were asked to keep their mouths shut.
For Zhao Jin and his partners, Xuzhou is now a trivial matter, everything just needs to be carried out step by step, according to Zhao Jin's often advice, that is, we must keep an eye on it, we must not relax, the more this time, the more we can't let people take advantage of the loopholes.
Xuzhou, Huai'an, Fengyang, Yangzhou, or the whole territory, or part of it, have been more or less involved in events related to Zhao Jin in the past two years.
By July, these places had finally settled down, and no matter whether they were used to it or not, everyone had to do business under the new order stipulated by Zhao Jin.
Compared with the peace in the south and the north, the disaster in Shandong, as everyone expected, has aggravated a lot.
In Shandong last year, everyone was led to Yuncheng County, Yanzhou Prefecture, and then to Xuzhou, where they died or flowed, which undoubtedly alleviated the disaster situation in various parts of Shandong.
Desperate people gathered everywhere, began to attack the local tyrants, then besieged the city, and then began to go into a frenzy.
In the forty-fourth year of Wanli, Zhang Guozhu gathered people to rebel in Shandong, but then he was exterminated by officers and soldiers and regimental training, at that time, many people were still looking forward to Wanli forty-five years being a good year, and not many people were willing to give up their lives to follow.
But this year, all hopes, all illusions have been completely shattered, and one person has proposed and ten thousand people have responded.
Zhou Yaode, Zhang Laixu, Zhang Wenming and others gathered to rebel, respectively in Mount Tai, Licheng, Zhangqiu, Laiwu and other places set up leaders, Zhou Yaode called himself "Red Pole King", later renamed "Pingshi King", led the people to attack the city, looted the gentry and strong, and fought against the officers and soldiers who encircled and suppressed.
These people called the Wang system, which seemed to be huge, and they also had a claim of 100,000 soldiers, but in addition to opening the enclosure and village in the countryside, they did not even lay down the most dilapidated county seat, and when Li Changgeng, the governor of Shandong, sent officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress it, it was immediately wiped out.
The brigade was wiped out, and the bandit leader went to the court, but the small group was scattered in the countryside, and it was still chaotic and harmful, and the original brigade gathered crowds and could also break the manor villages that swept the powerful gentry, but now there is not so much strength, and can only harm the small and medium-sized families who are still desperately maintaining in the famine.
Famine, chaos, thieves were rampant, and the people dared to stay at home, fleeing to the canal, where there might be a way to live.
From Linqing Prefecture to Jining Prefecture, the towns along the Shandong Canal are crowded with displaced people, and such a place has naturally become a feast for the sect and the people's teeth, the sect absorbs believers, and as long as the young men and women are strong, the people choose women and children, and each takes what he needs.
However, in such a year, few old people and sick people survived, and most of them died at home or on the road.
Different from previous years, this year, there are more Caoding troops along the canal, as long as they are not old, sick and disabled, they want anyone, men, women and children, or let them get on the boat, or follow along the river, the Cao boat is not short of food, it is enough to save a little.
The reason why he sent such a kind heart was because Zhao Jin set a price in Xuzhou, whether it was a boy or a girl, 300 wen per person, as long as he brought people to Yutou Town, there would be a boat to send the displaced people to Caowozi, and there would naturally be corresponding placement.
A person has 300 Wen, as long as he stutters, he can follow, as long as he follows Yutou Town alive, it is a small fortune, why not.
However, I brought it all the way from Shandong, and I couldn't make a lot of money, and I couldn't expect how many people would come, since Zhao Jin opened the price, there were less than 2,000 people in Shandong a month.
The government is very sensitive to the movement of this homeless people gathering in the south, but there are not many people here, and secondly, they don't haunt the city, so they just can't be seen.
The canal line has not gained much, but Kongjiazhuang has almost accommodated nearly 5,000 victims, and it borders Shandong, so there is no obstacle on the land route, and there is a heart to contain it, so the victims naturally gathered.
In addition, on the south bank of the Yellow River, there are also a large number of Henan refugees from Guide Province, these people are all included in the grange at the junction of Xuzhou and Fengyang Prefecture Suzhou, a large amount of accumulated food and materials are allocated out of the river, but Zhao Ziying is not very difficult, there are not many disaster victims who have come, and the accumulated materials are enough, and the cultivation of the group of displaced people collected last year is not far from the harvest.
Compared with several other places, Xuzhou is like a paradise on earth, where you can eat enough and have a stable life, many of the victims who came here do not believe that this is true at all, not that they do not believe that there is such a good place, but that they feel strange that someone wants to take them in.
Wanli forty-four years everywhere there is not much snow, the spring is all day is little rain, Shandong drought this needless to say, in fact, Xuzhou here, if not Zhao Ziying to use the displaced people to repair water conservancy, I am afraid there will also be a disaster, in March, Jiangxi flood, in June, Beizhili by several prefectures in Shandong caused a famine, and then Huguang Chengtianfu is a big flood disaster, Henan Kaifeng generation in addition to the drought, and the locust plague, and Fujian Fuzhou and Quanzhou heavy rain for days, after the flood is the plague.
It is really a lot of disasters and difficulties, there was a flood in Jiangxi in March, and in July, there was a big drought in Jiangxi Province, and the drought in Shandong came to July, and there was a locust plague, in fact, even Xuzhou also had a problem, at this time Zhao Jin's huge manpower played a role again, and the locust plague was only a small harm, not a big thing.
Because Zhao Jin sent people to fight, the gentry of Xuzhou were very grateful for this, and Zhao Jin built water conservancy and built a bazaar, they all benefited from it, and they were full of praise for Zhao Jin, and even the Zhizhou Yamen had to apply for praise and recognition for Zhao Jin.
The time came to September, and Xu Zhenzhen, the mother of the Zhao family, should be called Zhao Zhenzhen according to the rules, but Zhao Jin is so particular about the rules and systems, but he doesn't care much about this, and Xu Zhenzhen is not in a hurry to change, so she keeps calling.
Mrs. Zhao Xu Zhenzhen suddenly felt unwell, and the maids thought that the housewife was infected with the wind and cold, and hurriedly asked Lang Zhong to come for treatment, and then the news quickly came out, Zhao Zhentang and He Cuihua, who lived in the city, hurried over, and the entire Zhao Ziying system was also a sensation, Xu Zhenzhen was happy, and the Zhao family had a queen.
It is said that Zhao Jin is less than twenty years old, and there is no need to be in such a hurry, but the situation of Zhao Ziying is too big, in addition to the tigers and wolves under his hands, there is also the same industry as Jinshan Yinhai, and now it can indeed be said to be Jinshan Yinhai, Xuzhou, Fengyang Prefecture, Suzhou, Huai'an Prefecture, Pizhou, large fields and manors, wineries that make money every day, salt markets and trade, which are even a little insufficient to describe with Jinshan Yinhai.
Counting everywhere, there are nearly tens of thousands of people under Zhao Jin's hands, the gentry everywhere are strong, and there is a great deal of face in the rivers and lakes, and these are not much worse than the golden mountains and silver seas.
With so much money and such a big scene, of course, there is no room for any mistakes, although Zhao Jin is not very old, but the relationship on his body is not small, and Zhao Jin is a martial artist, and he does a dangerous killing with knives and guns.
"Big brother, this happy event has made our Zhao Ziying think about it from top to bottom, and we will be more loyal from now on." Wang Zhaojing said with a smile.
Xuzhou in September is already a little cold, but in the manor of Zhao Ziying, it is in full swing, after a few months of construction, it has been completely a military camp, and the various areas have been divided.
The Xueding team, which is commonly known as the "boy camp", has a stilted pavilion on the side of the training ground, Zhao Jin, Chen Sheng and Wang Zhaojing are in the pavilion, Liu Yong is walking up quickly, hearing Wang Zhaojing's words, Liu Yong also smiled and agreed.
When the Xueding team was first established, Zhao Jin was so busy that he couldn't take care of it at all, and those who sent their children to the Xueding team regretted it a little, thinking that if they went like this, they would be a hostage, and they wouldn't learn anything.
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