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c_t; Fang Ruitao said: "The old man doesn't have to be polite, and I don't have any major problems." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info/ It's just that His Majesty has sent me to quell the riots and want to know about the situation here. ”

Hearing that Fang Ruitao just wanted to understand the situation, the old village chief's mental arithmetic was very relaxed. Thinking of the suffering he had suffered these days, he sighed again, and as soon as the box was opened, the old village chief gushed out: "Speaking of this riot, it's not good for the city lord, this Shouyang City is close to the sea, although we can't go too deep into the sea, but we can get a lot of food on the beach." In addition, the nearby land is fertile and easy to cultivate, and there are many rivers for irrigation, so life in previous years was still passable. It's just that since this spring, it hasn't rained for a long time, and the river has dried up a lot, so naturally there is not so much water to irrigate. It was very uncomfortable for me to see that the crop not sprouting because of the lack of water. ”

The old village chief fell into his memories, and his words were a little verbose, but Fang Ruitao did not interrupt him, but just sat aside very patiently and became a qualified listener. Seeing that the regimental commander was so patient, the other officers had to sit next to them and listen to the reads.

"I've known since the spring didn't rain that this year was going to be sad. Sure enough, in the summer, the locust plague came, and the locusts flew everywhere, and everything that was exposed to the ground was eaten clean, and the little crops that were originally watered by the well water were also wasted by the whole village. The old village chief sighed, the expression on his face gradually became gloomy, Fang Ruitao lost no time in handing over a cup of hot tea and said, "Old man, drink some water, and then continue." (Advertisement)"

The old village chief nodded gratefully, he took the tea, took a sip and continued: "Without food, all the people in the village who can run have fled, and only the old and young who can't walk are trapped in the village waiting for death." But who can be blamed for this? If you can live one by one, who can take care of anyone at this time? ”

The old village chief said that there was a sigh here, he wiped his tears and said: "These are all natural disasters, we can't complain about others, after all, the locusts are not too extinct, relying on the wild vegetables and wild fruits on the Dahengduan Mountains, we can barely survive, but this city lord is not allowed." In such a disaster year, there is no harvest, and the city lord not only does not think about how to provide disaster relief, but instead sends people to collect taxes, saying that the apologetic year will not reduce the bonus of the harvest year, and this year's tax does not rise is already considered a favor from the city lord. ”

"This bastard, you can say that kind of thing. Kang Di on the side was in a hurry, he immediately scolded, and Fang Ruitao stopped him with his eyes. It's good to know this kind of thing in your heart, but once you say it, it's easy to offend people.

The old village chief was a little deaf, and he didn't hear Kangdi's scolding clearly, and he continued: "The city mainly pays taxes, but we can't even eat enough, how can we have money to pay taxes. As a result, many families can only sell their children and daughters to pay taxes, after all, we ordinary people can't fight the city lord no matter what. As a result, in June, the first few forces to emerge from the north, they were all well-known local factions, and this year they did not have any harvest, but they had to pay taxes in full, and these people could not survive either. However, there were some masters among them, and tens of thousands of people soon gathered under the leadership of these people. ”

The words of the old village chief made Fang Ruitao suddenly realize, no wonder these mobs were able to defeat the defenders, it turned out that the masters of those local forces were involved, and there were many good hands among these people, so it was not surprising to defeat the defenders. In previous years, the wealthy families were all interested in the government, and there were no strong people among the people, so even some riots would quickly collapse under the suppression of the defenders, but now it is not possible. None of the wealthy families in the place have raised a large number of good hands to protect their own industries, and it is normal for wealthy businessmen to support two grandmasters, and they are still certain to deal with the defenders.

Fang Ruitao pondered, and the old village chief continued: "At first, those mobs were okay, they attacked the treasury of the nearby small city, and distributed all the food that the city lord hoarded there to the nearby people, and the result was that the followers were like clouds, and their strength became stronger and stronger. The city lord sent a large army to encircle and suppress, but was defeated by these mobs, and even the city lord died in the chaos, and then these people gathered more and more, and it was inevitable that the fish and dragons were mixed, and as a result, they broke through Shouyang City and plundered it, and robbed the treasury there along with the rich merchants. Since then, these people have been entrenched in Shouyang City as a prestige, and they are no longer the same as before. The nearby officials and soldiers came to suppress it several times, but they were all defeated, and as a result, these people became more and more domineering, and in the end, they were even more hateful than the officials and soldiers. ”

The old village chief's eyes were slightly red, and he slapped his fist on the back of the chair a few times and said: "These mobs have begun to plunder the people everywhere, not only do they no longer distribute food to the civilians, but they also burn, kill, and loot everywhere they go, making the people's lives miserable. At first, the people called them the righteous army, but now they all call them thieves, and the people say that soldiers are like combs and thieves. ”

"This statement is new, what does the old man mean by this?" Liu Jinhui was a little moved when he heard this, and immediately asked.

The old village chief explained to him: "Although the government's troops will also loot when they cross the border, as long as they have food and valuables, the so-called comb is like combing hair with a comb, and only scraping floating wealth will not hurt people's lives." But when the thief crossed the border, he burned and looted, and everything was destroyed, as clean as washing, so the thief passed as if he were washing. ”

The old village chief's explanation made everyone suddenly realize, Fang Ruitao nodded and said: "It seems that this thief has now become a pest in Shouyang City, and we must get rid of them." ”

The old village chief shook his head and said: "It's not easy to say, they are familiar with the terrain, they can fight if they can fight, and if they can't fight, they will hide in the Dahengduan Mountain Range, and wait until the officers and soldiers relax their vigilance or leave and come back, so they can't be wiped out at all." ”

Fang Ruitao nodded: "This is a problem, it seems that I need some help." After sending off the old village chief, Fang Ruitao sent everyone back, let them each control the troops, and carry out military training operations here. Anyway, this extermination of the thief soldiers is not a matter of a moment, it is better to let him prepare calmly, and the soldiers just make up for the lesson that has not been trained in the imperial capital.

"How are you cultivating here?" In the evening, Fang Ruitao returned to the God-making Space again, and since he consumed a lot of time here, he didn't cultivate here for a long time.

Long Hanyue pouted and said, "The training here seems to be very slow, not as fast as you said, and we have only improved one grade after such a long period of cultivation." ”

Fang Ruitao said with a smile: "It's not bad, you can also be regarded as a second-grade martial artist, and the exercises have also begun to cultivate." ”

Long Hanyue raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course, the family heirloom Imperial Dragon Technique, do you want to try the Eight Star Exercises?"

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