Chapter 025 takes center stage

On the ninth day of June, the relief food distributed by the imperial court to the disaster area was robbed by a group of people disguised as refugees on Qingzhou Road.

On the 10th day of the first month of June, rumors circulated throughout Qi that the imperial court had no plan to help the victims at all, let alone allocate a grain of grain.

On June 13, in Weixian, where the flood was most serious, the people, under the leadership of the magistrate, finally cleared out the knee-deep water in the city, but soon found that some people in the city were suffering from a cold, and the doctor suspected that it was a plague, and the people in the city went out to flee for their lives.

On June 17, the epidemic spread, and Zhizhou had to force the nearby garrison to block the epidemic area, strictly prohibiting the people inside from going out.

On June 20, refugees rushed into Jeju and looted countless shops in the city in one day, almost losing control of the scene had it not been for the arrival of the guards stationed in Qidi.

On June 21, the refugees, who had been without food for many days, gathered in the governor's government and demanded that the governor open an official warehouse to release grain, and confronted the arresters and the garrison.

On 22 June, during the confrontation between the two sides, a certain defender clashed with the refugees, and the conflict suddenly intensified, and the two sides became a mess.

……

Wang Qifang didn't know what was going on outside, it wasn't that she didn't care about current affairs, but she was too busy to pay attention to these things.

After nearly two months of hard work by thousands of workers, the reclamation project was basically completed, and the area of Taohua Island has nearly doubled to the deep-sea area, while Xiaoyao Island has expanded nearly three times, plus the original area of the two small islands, and now the island in Wang Qifang's hands has a total of more than 2,500 acres.

The two small islands are getting closer and closer, just as Wang Qifang planned, the distance between each other is about 1,500 meters, standing on Peach Blossom Island, you can almost see the top of Xiaoyao Island.

The foundation stone of the island has been laid, but the renovation work is still ongoing.

After all, Wang Qifang wants land, not bare stones.

So the next step for the workers is to lay a thick layer of earth on the surface of the freshly paved rocks.

In fact, everyone doesn't know that when Wang Qifang was filling the stones between the fixed reefs by the workers, she quietly moved some soil from the space to fill the gaps in the stones every day, anyway, there was more land in the space, and she also found that no matter how much soil was taken out at one time, even if a big hole was dug in the ground, and when she went to see it the next day, the space would still be restored to its original state, and the big hole would be filled.

With this discovery, she was even more unceremonious, not only sprinkled soil on the newly filled stone ground, but even near the manor she chose, she also re-paved it with the soil of the space, which was rich in aura, even if it was only a thin layer, it was enough to improve the soil below.

A few days ago, the hired farmers who had come to reclaim the wasteland whispered that the wasteland of this island was more fertile than the land that their hometown had been working on for decades, and that it was really a good place.

Hearing these words, Wang Qifang was secretly proud, if she wasn't worried about the secret exposure of the space, she really wanted to replace Xiaoyao Island with the soil of the space, which could not only improve the yield of crops, but also save the huge cost and time of dredging on land.

Alas, speaking of land dredging, Wang Qifang really has a headache, a few days ago they have dug almost all the wasteland along the coast, in the face of a big pit, although Yang Zhixian did not dare to complain, but his face is getting more and more ugly.

That's it, don't embarrass him, Wang Qifang thought about it, and decided that cutting wool can't be cut according to a sheep, so it's better to change places.

Therefore, early this morning, Wang Qifang asked Amethyst to follow the fleet to Linxing with her name card and the letter of the third princess, and the fleet borrowed from the Deyuan was not idle, but continued to sail towards the deep sea, preparing to transport some dirt from the nearby scattered islands.

The sea and inland are both pronged, and it will be faster.

If it's not fast, time waits for no one.

Wang Qifang touched the sweat on her neck, and looked at the clothes on her body helplessly, today she is going to come to Xiaoyao Island to discuss the matter of building a house with the craftsman, in order to facilitate her movement, she changed into an apricot pink Hu suit, and also wore double sharp pointed boots on her feet...... Alas, it's more convenient, but it's too hot.

It's the end of June, and it's a hot summer, not to mention wearing such a tightly wrapped dress, even if you wear a tulle skirt, it will be hot.

With a long sigh, Wang Qifang missed the camisole shirt, denim hot pants, and sandals in her previous life, and she was even more jealous of the little girl who could soak in the cool mountain spring every day.

“…… Ahh ”

In the mountains behind Peach Blossom Island, the little obedient lay lazily in the cool spring water, half-squinting his eyes, and his tail leisurely whipped the spring water under him. This is the forbidden area of Peach Blossom Island, and Wang Qifang has already ordered that no one is allowed to trespass unless she is called. Therefore, the little boy dares to enjoy the cool here during the day, and he doesn't have to worry about being seen at all. Well, but it would be better if he didn't sneeze, so he sneezed three times in a row, rubbed his sour nose, touched his mouth twice, and went back to sleep.

Such a leisurely life, not to mention that Wang Qifang is jealous, Lord Zhizhou, who is standing on the powder keg, even dreams of restoring this kind of life, but unfortunately-

"My lord, the refugees outside are about to rush in, so let's escort you away!"

It was Zhizhou's guards who spoke, and he heard the shouts outside getting closer and closer, so he was busy guarding in front of Zhizhou, and said with concern.

"Let's go? Where is the official going? ”

Zhizhou's face was like earth, he also heard the drum noise outside, thinking of the refugees, oh no, you can't call them refugees now, they should be called chaotic people, as early as yesterday, these chaotic people had a melee with the garrison, but those damn garrisons actually escaped from the battle, and as soon as they took over with the chaotic people, they retreated, threw away their armor, left them behind these civil officials and catchers, and fled for their lives.

And those chaotic people, took the opportunity to get a lot of weapons, and the momentum was even greater, and they also recommended a leading brother, the bandit leader named Ma San dared to negotiate terms with him in a dignified state, and also clamored for him to open the official warehouse, otherwise he would attack the government.

Open an official position?

How could it be, he was not crazy, and his brain was not flooded by the sea, and he would never agree to such a request.

If these refugees didn't take weapons, even if they caused a little chaos, it would still not be a big crime, and they were still the people of Da Zhou.

But now the situation is different, these refugees actually picked up weapons, which is repayable, according to the law of the Great Zhou, carrying weapons without permission is rebellion, and it is a big crime to punish the nine tribes. If he gave the grain of the court to the rebellious people, he would be the same party of the rebellious people, and he would also punish the nine tribes.

However, if he did not agree to their terms, he would not escape death when the rebels rushed in.

Walk? No, it doesn't. He is the parent official of Qidi, and leaving the territory for no reason is dereliction of duty, especially in this case, it is simply a crime of escaping, and according to the law, he will also lose his head.

Alas, left and right are not, what should he do?

"Why don't you go to the Qi Palace, take refuge for a while, and when the officers and soldiers of the imperial court arrive, it's not too late to return to the palace?"

The sound of knocking on the door outside was getting louder and louder, and seeing that the gate of the government was about to be smashed open by the rioters, the guards were very anxious and suggested in a hurry.

"Go to the Qi Palace?" Zhizhou's eyes lit up, yes, the Qi Wangfu is heavily guarded and there are government soldiers, so it must be safe there. However, soon, Zhizhou remembered the various abnormal actions of King Qi a few days ago, his eyes darkened, and he smiled miserably: "I'm afraid that King Qi's Mansion is even more unsafe." ”

"That ......" The guard was just about to continue to make up his mind, when suddenly there was a loud noise outside, as if something had been smashed open, his pupils tightened, and he didn't care about any rules or regulations, pulling Zhizhou's arm, "My lord, let's leave the mansion first, and then we won't be able to get out later." ”

Saying that, the guard grabbed Zhizhou hard, quickly ran towards the back hall, came to the backyard, stomped open the back door, looked left and right, saw that there was no one on the street, and ran away with Zhizhou.

Fortunately, the guards reacted quickly, and as soon as they ran out of the lobby with their front feet, the door of the government office was knocked open, and then a group of young men in shabby clothes kicked away the catchers who were trying to stop them, and rushed up into the lobby.

"Alas, the government has been lost, and the official has also made it his head."

Hiding in the corner, Zhizhou watched the chaotic people pour into the government like a tide, and then black smoke came out of the courtyard, presumably those chaotic people couldn't find people, nor could they find food, so they set the house on fire in a fit of anger.

Seeing black smoke coming out of his own territory, Zhizhou was angry at the same time, but he also secretly rejoiced, "Fortunately, I sent the lady and a few of them to Peach Blossom Island, if they all stay here, the family will probably die here." ”

Thinking of this, Zhizhou suddenly had a way, he grabbed the guard, and eagerly ordered: "Go, send the master and I will go to Xihai County." ”

There is a boat at the Xihai Wharf, he is going to Peach Blossom Island, there are thousands of men on Peach Blossom Island, as well as knights with strong martial arts, as long as Mrs. Wang is willing to help, the refugees in the city are not afraid at all.

……

Qi Wangfu.

"What? Zhizhou is not in the government? ”

After listening to the reply of his subordinates, King Qi's face suddenly became ugly.

Grandma's, this old fox ran quite fast, I wanted to give him a chance to be the founder of the country, but I didn't expect this old boy to slip away.

"Back to the prince, there are only a dozen small catchers and scribes in the palace, and there is no shadow of Zhizhou." Seeing that King Qi was very angry, the secret guard was worried that the prince would blame him for doing things badly, so he let Zhizhou go, and hurriedly changed the topic, "However, the little one has already released all the prisoners in the big prison, a total of more than fifty people, he, they all want to serve the prince!" ”

"Oh, prisoner? Are there any of these people who know martial arts? ”

King Qi hadn't forgotten his recruitment plan, and after hearing the words of the secret guard, he was in a slightly better mood and asked with concern.

"Yes, there are blood-stained bandits among them."

"Haha, good, very good," King Qi was finally happy, he rubbed his chin, and said, "Since Zhizhou has run away, let Ma San occupy the mansion, and then continue to recruit people and horses......"

The prince went to Peach Blossom Island to 'borrow' a boat, and when he came back, their father and son went to the sea and road together and entered the capital!

P: Well, my aunt visited today, and my stomach hurt badly, so I can only change it and make up for it tomorrow