Chapter 249: Arson
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The air was still wet, but news came from the south of the county that the stone bridge had been repaired, and Hao Fenglou couldn't wait to prepare for the journey.
The bridge is called Jinshi Bridge, connecting the two provinces, at this time it is full of mud, and the soldiers and merchants who are blocked on both sides of the bridge are already in an endless stream, countless people start to go south along this muddy official road, there are both miscellaneous servants who transport grain, there are also small teams of officers and soldiers who are carried by military attachΓ©s, and there are also merchants who carry a cart of goods, and the end is very lively.
Hao Fenglou's people naturally attracted attention, especially the three hundred soldiers wearing pro-military uniforms, carrying firearms, dry food, and water bags on their backs, and they were tireless all the way, making people constantly speculate about their identities.
Some people who have seen the world are speculating in their hearts, look at these people each have a most up-to-date firecracker, these firecrackers they have seen, they are powerful, there are some of the conquest army, but there is only one for 300 people, but it is unprecedented, coupled with the color of their pro-army uniform, it makes people feel even more strange. As a result, those officers and men who had always been bold obediently stayed away from this group of people, and did not dare to get too close, let alone go up to cause trouble.
This way passed, passed through several prefectures and counties, and Nalu Prefecture was in front of me.
However, the fief of Hao Fenglou's family is not Luzhou Mansion, it is said to be the Marquis of Luzhou, but the actual fief is only Langshan County south of Luzhou.
Hao Fenglou did not go to Luzhou City, but directly led people to continue south, directly to Langshan.
Langshan has now been recovered, and this is already the boundary of the Ming Dynasty. Since this is the case, it has naturally become the territory of the Hao family.
The imperial court has sent a county order here to govern, but this county order is really a bit obscene, born thin and thin, and the person is extremely ugly, with a roe head and rat eyes, if he is an official. Hao Fenglou didn't believe it when he was killed.
Moreover, this county magistrate is unkempt, covered in mud, and his face has not been washed for a long time, and the weather here is hot and humid, so that the smell can be smelled from afar.
Zhu Zhiling frowned, he had already beaten his horse and gone to the back team. Hao Fenglou had no choice but to step forward.
The county magistrate stepped forward and saluted: "Dare to ask, but is it Hao Yan's business?" Xiaguan Qiongshan County Ling Xifan, I have seen adults. β
Hao Fenglou nodded and said, "It's a county order, so there's no need to be polite." Why did the county order recognize me at a glance? β
Xi County ordered: "When Xia Guan was in Jinling, he had a relationship with an adult. β
"Oh?" Hao Fenglou smiled: "Why don't I know? β
Xi County ordered: "Xia Guan saw the adults when he was watching the government in the household department, but he was later transferred to this Qiongshan. β
Hao Fenglou really didn't have much of an impression, but the household department seemed to be a bit famous, but he didn't know why he was finally chosen here.
Seeing Hao Fenglou with questions on his face. This Xixian Ling was also frank, and said: "Xiaguan was originally a jinshi of Gengchenke in the second year of Jianwen, ranking fourth in the second grade, and he should have been in Hanlin, but unfortunately he was unlucky, but he was sent to the household department to observe the government. β
Hao Fenglou smiled and said, "Bad luck? Is it also time to be selected for Hanlin? β
"It's nature." Xi County ordered: "Xia Guan is from Shandong. And Gengchenke's champion Hu Guang, Bangyan Wang Gen, and Tanhua Li Guan are all from Ji'an, Jiangxi, and even Wu Bo, the first place in the second class, and Zhu Ta, the third place, are also from Jiangxi. β
Hao Fenglou was amused. Suddenly felt that this surname Xi was quite cute, this guy is honest and to the point, in fact, it is not only the imperial examination in the second year of Jianwen, it is the imperial examination in the spring of this year, Hao Fenglou heard that this champion Zeng Rong, Bangyan Zhou Shu, Tanhua Zhou Mengjian, Yang Xiang, the second Song Zihuan, the third Wang Xun, and the fourth Wang Zhi are all from Ji'an, Jiangxi, as for those examiners. For example, Xie Jinren and others are all from Jiangxi, and these Jiangxi people don't know what kind of gunpowder they have eaten, and they always do things like this to go their own way so that others have nowhere to go. These people are not only fellow villagers, teachers and students, but also classmates, and their strength in the court is not small.
Hao Fenglou couldn't help but say: "But you are a jinshi after all, and you are watching politics in the household department, it stands to reason that you will always be given a good place to go when you elect officials, but why did you come to this Qiongshan?" β
Xi Xian Ling sighed and said: "This is the second time that the lower official is unlucky, when the official department selected and called the lower official, a few adults of the official department saw the lower official, and immediately showed disgust, and then hurriedly discussed the politics and inspected the knowledge of the lower official, and then asked the lower official to retreat, the lower official knew in his heart that this was going to be over, and he really sent this Qiongshan." Ay...... Xiaguan was born a Shandong person, there is no choice, he was born ugly, annoying, but there is no choice, the so-called time is also lucky, Xiaguan recognized. I just want to be able to be on the political side of Langshan, although it is a little bitter cold, at least I can leave some clear name. β
After all, he was still in Beijing before, and he knew what he didn't deal with in Beijing and many ministers, but now he is 'heart-to-heart' with himself, and he has to be quite enthusiastic, which shows that he is hiding in his heart that the enemy of Xueba is a friend.
Hao Fenglou sighed for him and said, "Okay, you take us to the county seat." β
It's just a ten-mile post pavilion, but there is still a way to go to the county seat.
Xi County Commander asked someone to lead an old horse, this horse was as skinny as firewood, so Hao Fenglou couldn't bear Xi County Commander to sit down like this, but Xi County Commander sat quite steadily, pulled the horse rope lightly, and shouted: "Animals can't be lazy." The horse obediently left, and suddenly caught up with Hao Fenglou.
Xi Xian Ling said with a smile: "Although the adult's horse is a divine horse, but the road to this Qiongshan is far inferior to the horse of Xiaguan, this horse is produced in authentic Qiongshan, and it may not be able to run fast on a flat road, but it is like walking on the ground here." β
Hao Fenglou didn't have the heart to study horses with him, but he wanted to know about the Hao family's fiefdom, so he said: "This Qiongshan has just been recovered, and there are not many people in the county." β
Xi County ordered: "In the county's household register, the total population is one hundred and ninety-four. β
As soon as he heard this number, Hao Fenglou almost didn't plant it from the horse all at once, this is unreasonable, one hundred and ninety-four households, and there are more than 500 people at most, is this Nima a county? It's not as good as a township, and the Hou of Luzhou should be called the head of the village Hao.
Hao Fenglou asked again: "How many grain fields are there?" β
Xi County ordered: "More than 9,000 acres, but they are all mountain fields, and they can't produce much grain." β
Hao Fenglou began to have a hunch that the Hao family would not have any harvest in this fiefdom, but he was afraid that it would be upside down. Now that I think about it, it's really ridiculous that I sympathize with Xi County, and I am the one who deserves the most sympathy.
Seeing Hao Fenglou sullen, Xi County Ling said: "However, although there are only one hundred and ninety-four households in the county, but the population is estimated below the official's estimate, I am afraid that there are tens of thousands. β
Hao Fenglou was stunned for a moment and said, "What is the reason?" β
Xi County Ling glanced at Hao Fenglou, patted the poor thin horse, and said: "This is a wild land, not as good as the mainland, and it is mountainous, and there are many villages in the mountains. In addition, since Taizu organized the army, the people, and the craftsmen, in the past few years, there were many escapees, and these escapees did not come in and out, so they naturally ran to Qiongshan, a place where the king of heaven and Lao Tzu came and couldn't control it, they hid in the mountains, reclaimed in the mountains, and the large gathered hundreds of people, and the small dozens of people settled in the village, ignoring the official government, and living their own lives, there are a lot of such people, and in the past few years, most of them are the escapees from Guangxi, and now, even the escapees from Lingnan, Jiangxi and other places have fled here. β
"There is also a small part of the Annan people, Annan is actually a hundred ethnic groups, the power in the country is the national family, it is inevitable to discriminate against other ethnic groups, and other ethnic groups are unbearable to oppress, so they also moved to the vicinity of Langshan."
Hao Fenglou suddenly thought of a place name in later generations - Jinshanjiao. Because this Langshan is the junction of the two countries, the power of the government is weak, so all kinds of messy people have fled here, and they all regard this place as a den of thieves.
Xi Xian Ling said with a wry smile: "In addition, this is the place where the two countries must pass through, so there are many businessmen entrenched, more than 30 large and small merchants, each recruiting people, but it is not easy to provoke, some of them quietly do business with the Annan people, some directly do business with the officers and soldiers stationed nearby, and even some people directly do business with the escapees, natives, and Annan people in the mountains. And now that the army has recovered here, they immediately got in touch with many officers and soldiers, and they are so unhappy that even the lower officials can't afford to provoke them. In fact, they are the county magistrates here, and if there is any government decree in the county that displeases them, they will be unlucky tomorrow. β
Hao Fenglou pursed his lips and sneered: "A group of businessmen dare to be so powerful? β
Xi Xianling glanced at Hao Fenglou deeply before saying: "My lord, the merchant is actually not powerful, what is powerful is silver, with silver, you can win over the local people, and you can recruit people; With the silver, you can make friends with the officers and soldiers, and share weal and woe with them; With the silver, as long as you are not happy and scatter the money, hundreds or thousands of outlaws will burn down the yamen of the lower officials. My lord, this is not Jinling. β
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