"The Liao soldiers are ruthless, killing people and setting fires everywhere. If they come, your property will be confiscated. Even your wife and daughter will be given to a bachelor in Liaodong as a wife. ”

"I also heard that the Liao army has to shave their heads. If you don't shave your head short, you'll have your head chopped off. They also have a saying, what is called keeping hair without hair, keeping head without hair. ”

"The third uncle of my third uncle's nephew met the Liao army in Xuzhou. It's really the same as he said, wearing strange clothes, and his hair is shaved short. ”

"Oops! How dare the parents of the body suffer the slightest damage. This is perverse, corrupting humanity and corrupting humanity! "An old pedantic-looking guy, he suddenly broke his chest and looked like he was in pain.

All kinds of rumors are circulating in Yangzhou City. Perhaps the speed of propagation is faster than that of the wind.

Regardless of the version of the rumors, they all have two central ideas. First, the Liao army is coming, and the big guys have to shave their heads regardless of whether they are men or women. The second is that the Liao army will rob things, from the beautiful big girl and the little daughter-in-law to the pickles in the pickle jar.

Trying to distinguish the truth from the false in so many rumors is not something that ordinary people can do at all.

In fact, the common people are the best group of people in the world, and most of them have little knowledge. In a time when most people are still illiterate, how much insight and cognitive level do you expect from ordinary people?

"Let's go to find the master of Fuzun, we must not let Yangzhou become the appearance of Xuzhou. O God! If we want to shave our heads and make it easy to wear, then we are still Chinese and Miao? The old pedant pointed to the heavens and was filled with righteous indignation.

"That's right! My hair is shaved, and I can't wear our Han clothes. Aren't we barbarians? I went to find Lord Fuzun, and all men stood up. Take the knife to the city wall, as long as we have one person in Yangzhou, then we will definitely not let the Liao army harm our Jianghuai Lingxiu land. ”

"That's right, look for Master Fuzun. We don't have much money, but we still have the strength to do it. ”

"I am old and old, and I still have money left in my family. The old man is willing to take out fifty taels of silver to build a sword for your neighbors. An old man living with a cane trembled and took out two silver horns. He also sent his grandson home and quickly withdrew the money.

"I also donate money to beat away those bastard Liao soldiers."

"Nan Nan also wants to fight Liao soldiers, and Nan Nan also wants to fight Liao soldiers." A small girl who is missing a front tooth also holds two copper coins to collect donations.

The power of example is endless, and soon there was a wave of joining the army and fundraising in the city of Yangzhou. Everywhere there were people collecting donations, and then sending silver and copper coins to the government. I just ask the big masters to use this money to buy blades to recruit the villagers to fight away those bastard Liao soldiers. Don't let the rich Yangzhou city suffer from the poison of Xuzhou.

Coins! Silver horns, and even fat pigs, fruits and vegetables and other things are piled up in the government office.

"Hah! Ha! Ha! Ma Shiying laughed "quack" and "quack", like a duck with asthma.

"My lord, this Yangzhou man is really rich. Within a few days of the wind dissipating, the people of Yangzhou raised so much silver. In the evening, I saw someone driving two pigs to the government office, saying that they wanted to reward the soldiers who were guarding Yangzhou. "The staff with the rat whisker looked up to the means of holding money for Lord Ma.

It's so clever!

"Countryman pigs? There are so many soldiers, and two pigs are enough for anyone to eat. Tell me to go down and kill the kitchen. The old man eats small fried meat at night! "Ma Shiying is very happy, he just received a Yangzhou thin horse yesterday. Tonight, the thin horse has a little fried meat, and it is a great joy in life.

"No!" Hurry up and get out, Lord Shangshu wants to eat fried meat today, but he doesn't dare to delay.

"My lord, Futai Zodiac Zhou asks to see you."

Ma Shiying is now the secretary of the military department who has replaced Shi Kefa, and he came to Yangzhou City just to inspect the work. The real magistrate in Yangzhou is this Zodiac Zhou Huang.

"Lord Huang!" Although the official position was more than one level higher than that of Huang Dao Zhou, Ma Shiying still personally stepped forward to give a salute to Huang Dao Zhou. For no other reason, this Lord Huang is seventy-three years old this year.

Huang Daozhou, whose eyebrows were white, patted Ma Shiying's shoulder, theoretically saying that he was Ma Shiying's subordinate. But in Yangzhou, he is a well-known celebrity. The Jinshi of Wanli for three years is older than all the Shilin bigwigs in Nanjing. For so many years, the protégés and former officials have spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. Ma Shiying, a secretary of the military department, also had to give a gift to the old gentleman.

"Lord Shangshu is very polite! The old man came this time just to ask. Now there are rumors on the street that the Liao soldiers want to shave their hair and change clothes when they enter the city. He also said that he would rob the people's daughters and go to Liaodong to distribute them to those peasants and miners. Lord Shangshu is from the center, is this thing true or false? ”

The speed of news transmission in these years and months is very slow, and the latest official newspaper can only be enjoyed by a few big people. Ordinary officials, the way to know the news is actually no different from that of the people, all by word of mouth.

Huang Daozhou heard the rumors on the street, so he planned to come to Ma Shiying to ask. In the end, whether this thing is true or not, if it is true, then the Liao army is a group of barbarians wearing the skin of the descendants of Yan and Huang. We need to resist to the death, and don't let them defile this prosperous and beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Hey......! Lord Huang! Ma Shiying quickly adjusted her expression and made a bitter and hateful look.

"There are some things that the official can't bear to say. Li Xiao's house is just a small meal in Liaodong. After his deed, he did not have the slightest respect for the rites of the saints. The old man even thought that his bloodline was very doubtful.

When he was far away in Liaodong, he forced the local people to shave their hair and change their clothes. What else do you say about long hair ...... unhygienic! ”

"What is hygiene?" It was the first time that Zodiac Zhou had heard of this new word.

"It's just not clean, he said that our Ming people have lice on their bodies, which is caused by long hair and not bathing."

"Nonsense!" Huang Daozhou was immediately furious, and his dry fingers slapped on the desk. made cups, plates, and tea bowls jump around, which is quite powerful.

"There's even more unbearable! He said that the clothes worn by our Ming people were all tattered. You need to wear his clothes that look like Hu Ren! How many Han and Miao descendants have been poisoned for not abiding by these two articles. ”

"Beasts! Brute! My Ming Dynasty clothing from the ancient times, the sage said: deep clothes, to the rest of the clothes, the upper and lower clothes are not connected, the deep clothes are connected, the body is deep, so it is called the deep clothes.

It has been inherited for more than thousands of years now, but I didn't expect to be reprimanded as a tattered child by this yellow-mouthed child. Kill the old man! "Zodiac Zhou must be furious.

"That's it! Li Xiao, this kid, just wants to destroy my Chinese civilization from the foundation. He not only shaved his hair in Liaodong, but also forced widows to remarry. He even kidnapped the women in the customs and forcibly sent them outside the customs for his subordinates to have sexual pleasure. Ma Shiying hurriedly brought the teacup and gave the old guy a good breath. Now this old guy is still useful, but he can't be angry.

"Tsunade is always lost! Tsunade is often lost! ”

"It's nothing compared to what happened last year. Shandong is the hometown of the saint and a place of brilliant culture. But Li Xiao was in Shandong last year, and he didn't know how many big families he wiped out. He mobilized the tenants and forcibly robbed the big ones of their land. They even divided up their family's property!

The slightest disobedience will be destroyed. From the eighty-year-old to the naughty naughty, none of them were spared. The piles and piles are all said by the relatives of the Ma family who fled from Shandong. What a tragic word! Ma Shiying wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands, and her face was full of grief and indignation.

"Does the imperial court just allow such people to run amok against the law? With the strength of the whole country, can't we exterminate this small house? As far as the old man knows, the land he now controls is only Shandong, Hebei, and Liaodong. The imperial army also had ten times the number of the Liao army. How......? ”

Huang Daozhou didn't understand how the Ming army, which was ten times larger than the Liao army, could be so arrogant as Li Xiao. In his mind, the soldiers had been automatically assigned to ten Nanming soldiers to beat one Liao army in groups.

"The old gentleman doesn't know! Li Xiao's armor is sharp, and the heavenly soldiers have a numerical advantage. But it's hard to resist his soldiers! Ma came to Yangzhou to rectify Yangzhou's defense. Today, Yangzhou is one of the few strong cities in Jiangbei. If he can resist the Liao army's soldiers here, Ma can drill tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiangnan for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Kill Li Xiao's fang! In order to show his strong determination, Ma Shiying also waved his fist.

"Horse Department, please rest assured, Huang was born in Yangzhou, and the mayor is in Yangzhou. has been an official in Yangzhou for more than 40 years, and he will definitely not let this beautiful place in the south of the Yangtze River be touched by an evil animal like Li Xiao. In order to guard Yangzhou, the old man did not hesitate to die! After listening to Ma Shiying's words, Huang Daozhou made up his mind that even if he died, he would not let the barbarian Liao army enter Yangzhou.

"Old gentleman Gaoyi, please accept Ma Mou's worship." Ma Shiying was so excited that he opened the hem and was about to bow down, but Huang Daozhou hurriedly held on.

"Why should the Horse Soldiers be like this, these false courtesies will be exempted. Now the Horse Troops should return to Jinling as soon as possible to organize and train the New Army for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. Rescue the people of Liaodong, Shandong, Hebei and Liaodong in dire straits. "The zodiac is always a person who has the world in mind.

"Hey......!" Ma Shiying sighed deeply and sat down in the chair. There is a helpless expression on his face!

"Why is this the case with the Horsemen?" Huang Daozhou didn't understand how Ma Shiying, who was still indignant just now, could have such an expression now.

"Hey......! Mr. Huang didn't know that now the court was worried about internal and external troubles. First, Qian Qianyi and others poisoned the first emperor in the front, and then Zhou Yanru and others delayed the fighter plane. There is also Shi Kefa's collaboration with the enemy and treason, and it is impossible to say everything.

Of course, these are the little things. It's just that the Jiangnan chaebols are all cherishing their lives, and the current finances of the imperial court are stretched thin. To train and train the army, it is necessary to purchase military uniforms and ordnance, as well as to support it with food and salary. Nothing needs silver!

Can...... Where can Ma get silver, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Ay......! If you have the intention to kill the thief, you can't go back to heaven! Ma Moukong has the ambition to serve the country, I'm afraid it will be difficult to ......! Ma Shiying's face was sad, and at first glance, he was a good minister who was worried about the country and the people.

"In troubled times, there are still good ministers like the Horse Army. I will never overthrow the country because of this! Think about how ferocious and brutal Warat was back then. It's not that Yu Shaobao is blocked under the capital, and I don't lose the Ming Dynasty.

This time, the old man risked his life, and he also had to defend this Yangzhou city. Gain some time for the Horse Troops to train the New Army for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. As for the pay! My Yangzhou has always been a prosperous place for fireworks, and I dare not be rich in the world. But many Jianghuai salt merchants often live here!

The old man said hello, and some face was still given to the old man. The old man visited the wealthy households in Yangzhou to raise military funds for the army. The horse department doesn't have to worry, even if the old man hasn't come out yet. Look at it, the patriotic enthusiasm of the people of Yangzhou is still so hot. With such people, how could I, Yangzhou, fall into the hands of Li Xiao's barbarians. ”

Huang Daozhou immediately stood up, arched his hand at Ma Shiying, turned his head and left. With this old face, it shouldn't be difficult to go to the Lianghuai salt merchant to borrow more than 100,000 taels of silver. Besides, the two Huai salt merchants have many industries in this Yangzhou city. If Yangzhou City is really broken, their losses will also be very huge.

"Mr. Huang walked slowly, the army department had already ordered two divisions of the Jiangnan Forbidden Army to rush to Yangzhou. Together with the boss, they will swear to defend Yangzhou to the death. ”

"The old man represents millions of Yangzhou people, and thanks to the Horse Army." Huang Daozhou turned around and arched his hand and walked out of the gate of the mansion.

Ma Shiying excitedly hit the pendulum, this old bastard walked around. It's a lot more profitable than cheating the people on the street, who doesn't know that the two Huai salt merchants are all rich masters. If you can peel off a small piece of skin on them, then Lao Tzu will not be able to enjoy it for the rest of his life.

"Congratulations, congratulations."

"Don't be too happy, go back and tell Madame. Jinling may not be able to keep it, so let him retreat southwest with his children. As long as he can occupy Yungui, Lao Tzu can be regarded as worthy of the imperial court. ”

"The wild land of Yungui is also a mixed place of Han and Yi. Why don't you go to Liangguang, or Fujian? If Li Xiao really called, going to sea to overseas Nanyang would also be a way out. The staff was quite puzzled by Ma Shiying's going to Yungui.

"You know what? Go to Liangguang and Fujian, which are Zheng Zhilong's territory. His influence there is greater than that of the imperial court. This Zheng Zhilong wore a pair of pants with Li Xiao a few years ago. His son, Zheng Sen, is still a student of Li Xiao. Let's go to Liangguang and Fujian, isn't that looking for death?

Also out to sea! You don't know, Li Xiao's five-masted ship. Even the Dutch and the Portuguese are not opponents, let's go to the sea to feed the fish, and break into the South Seas? I was afraid that it was at sea, so I was caught by Li Xiao's younger brother Li Xiu and sent to the capital to let Li Xiao behead.

At present, it seems that only by going to Yungui can it be defended by relying on the complex terrain. The most important thing is that the Mu family in Yunnan is still loyal to the imperial court. The Mu family guarded Yunnan, and they still had two brushes to fight there. ”