In the later period of Daoguang, the masses of all ethnic groups in Guizhou used the Daomen and secret societies to rebel against the government, and the struggles gradually increased. In September of the 20th year of Daoguang, Mu Jixian, Xie Fazhen and others in Renhuai County openly launched an uprising, and "about 1,000 people" responded to the nearby Yancungou and Dam, and successively burned Zhanger Village, Tangziping, Wenshui and other markets and villages, killing more than 10 people including Qianzong, the foreign affairs committee of the official army, and then resisted the official army according to Fangjiagou. Because they fought between Renhuai and Tongzi, they once had quite a momentum, chasing Renhuai, Qijiang and other counties and counties to "close the city gate during the day, and carry the road to death". The Qing court mobilized more than 2,000 officers and soldiers from Sichuan and Guizhou, and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Yi Libu, supervised the battle, and Yu Buyun, the governor of Guizhou, commanded the former enemy to suppress the uprising. Finally, on December 8, they broke through the stronghold of the Fangjiagou rebels, slaughtered and captured more than 1,000 people, and suppressed the uprising.

This Zunyi County, because it was relatively close to the turmoil, also encountered bandits a year ago, and the county order at that time also lost its head. The imperial court sent Wu Yunlin to be the county magistrate, in addition to the reason why he paid 3,000 amounts of silver, it is more likely that because of the banditry, the related bureaucrats were unwilling to take office, so they let Wu Yunlin, the unlucky guy, go, of course, this is consistent with Wu Yunlin's assumption: Guizhou is an important transportation hub in southwest China, a strategic location, east of Hunan, south of Guangxi, north to Sichuan, south to Yunnan, is a strategic place to control the southwest border. The ancients had a saying that "those who win Guizhou will get the southwest, and those who get the southwest will get the world".

On the other hand, if there is no Guizhou, the loss of control over the southwestern frontier is equivalent to the loss of half of the southwest. The two Guangzhous will also be gained and lost, and the two lakes will have no danger to defend, and Sichuan is even more in danger.

This will be the starting point of Wu Yunlin's career

If it was in the early and middle of the dynasty, it might be good to be a carefree county commander, but this county suffered from bandits before, and the government was almost slaughtered, and the group of bandits didn't know if they had left, so going to Zunyi County to take office was really a great risk, and at this time, Daqing's control over remote areas like Guizhou was getting lower and lower.

Wu Yunlin found a fragment of memory about the general trend of the world, but fortunately, the predecessor knew more about the history of the late Qing Dynasty and knew more about Guizhou, so he still knew a lot about the general trend of the world.

By reading the relevant fragments, Wu Yunlin found that Guizhou will be accompanied by more and more rebellions and uprisings from now on, and after two years, Hong Xiuquan will raise his arms and shout that many localities are listening to the will of the central government and not listening to the announcement, and the central government is also suffering from internal troubles.

Wu Yunlin went from the capital to Zunyi County, Guizhou Province to take office, and he didn't send anyone to escort him, and he was not afraid that our Wuda County Order would be caught by others on the way.

And waiting for Wu Yunlin to take up a post in Zunyi, Zunyi County belongs to Zunyi Mansion, and the prefect of Zunyi Mansion is also quite interesting to the central government, Zunyi's subordinate counties have been tragically disturbed, but the prefect of Zunyi Mansion has an attitude of not caring about himself, which makes people have to wonder if he has some connection with the bandits.

This kind of start, if it is in his own novel, it is a routine of grassroots counterattack, Wu Yunlin laughed at himself, it was simple.

Before taking office, Wu Yunlin first returned to Tongren to worship his parents, and met his grandfather and third uncle in the spirit of heaven, and of course, a three-day banquet was indispensable.

With Dumb and bodyguard Zhao Kuo went to office, as he left Zunyi County more and more to look at the desolate land and skinny villagers, it was unbelievable that this was the prosperous Zunyi region in the future.

After walking for a few more days and entering Zunyi County, Wu Yunlin wanted to learn about the local customs and customs, so he left the official road and walked with Dumb and Zhao Kuo.

At a glance, the three of them were disappointed, it stands to reason that Zunyi County is located in the eastern part of Qiandong and connects Sichuan and Hunan should be relatively wealthy, but where the three of them passed, it was all a desolate scene, the early spring season, it should be the busy season for sowing and plowing, but the large fields here are barren, only a few sparse and sparse farmers lazily farming, everywhere is gray, the villages and towns along the way are also lifeless, and few voices are heard.

"Why did you give me such a mess?" Wu Yunlin complained depressedly.

Dumb and Zhao Kuo also frowned, such a dilapidated county, it seems that it is useless to make some oil and water, but since they are here, they can't pat their butts and leave, so they said: "Don't worry, let's find a villager and ask what's going on!" ”

It happened that a middle-aged farmer wearing a ragged cotton jacket came out of the field with a clay pot on his hoe, and Dumb and Zhao Kuo hurriedly greeted him: "This big brother, can you give a bowl of water to drink, a few of us have walked for a few hours, and we are really thirsty." ”

The farmer was refreshed, put down the hoe, poured the water in the clay pot into the lid, and handed it over: "It's good to be at home for a thousand days, it's difficult to go out for a day, and it's not easy to rush in this early spring. As he spoke, he took out two pieces of shriveled buckwheat from his bosom.

It seems that he is a well-spoken and well-spoken Lisuo person, if you want to understand the situation, you have to find such a person, Wu Yunlin was overjoyed, took the buckwheat cake and took a bite, and accosted: "Thank you, big brother, I really met a kind-hearted person today, by the way, we came along the road, why rarely do we see people plowing the land, and now we don't sow seeds, and we missed the farming time, but how can I get it!" ”

The farmer sighed heavily, and said hatefully: "You strangers don't know, the more we grow food here, the poorer we become, and if we don't grow, we can make do with it, but if we don't grow, we will starve to death, alas! ”

"Ahh What is the rationale for this? Wu Yunlin was puzzled.

"What truth can there be in this way! There are both natural disasters and man-made disasters here, and we can still deal with natural disasters, but man-made disasters cannot be avoided! The farmer simply sat on the ground, his face flushed with anger, and he also picked up the tile cover and took a sip of water.

"What is a natural disaster? What is a man-made disaster? Dumb and Zhao Kuo heard something strange and asked tightly.

"We had four or five floods here last spring, summer and autumn, which flooded a lot of fields, and Zunyi is an evil place, and a flood is two or three years in a row, so this year there will definitely be water, and the land is also white. Besides, there has been no snow this winter, and even if there is no water, it will definitely be a year of great drought, and it would be good to be able to fight a bucket of grain per acre of land. However, the yamen still urges grain, at least one and a half buckets of grain must be handed over for one acre of land, not one grain less, we plant a year's land, all of them are not enough! If you continue like this, you can't rebel! The more the farmer spoke, the more angry he became, and he slammed his fist into the ground.

Wu Yunlin said in her heart: "Only one bucket of grain per acre of land? That is, more than 30 pounds? Isn't that the same as not having a seed? ”

Dumb and Zhao Kuo interjected: "If it is a flood or a major drought, the imperial court will reduce or exempt the field tax, and if the situation is serious, it will also distribute disaster relief money and grain!" Zunyi doesn't have it? ”

The farmer's eyes glared at the boss and he said in surprise: "Reduction? Also send food? We've never heard of it! ”

In a word, Wu Yunlin, Dumb and Zhao Kuo's hearts brightened.

Even the money and food for disaster relief are embezzled, these dog officials are too hateful, Wu Yunlin gritted his teeth and said: "Your magistrate is really not a thing!" ”

Dumb and Zhao Kuo looked at Wu Yunlin's expression with a smile, and said to the farmer: "I heard that the new magistrate is a good official, don't you scold him?" ”

"What a good officer! It's the same for everyone now, grandma's, I scolded him for being light, and I dare to beat him if I believe it or not! The farmer waved his fist in front of Wu Yunlin, and the biceps on his arm were like a small mountain.

"Why was I scolded for being a dog officer before I took office? You at least wait for me to be greedy for money before scolding! This corrupt official is really a wretch! Wu Yunlin's face turned pale.

Dumb and Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing on the side, and said: "You are wrong, in fact, the new magistrate is not in the same group as them, didn't the previous magistrate say that he disappeared because of banditry, and the order can't be wrong!" "What order! It's all the same, anyway, there are many dog officials and few good officials these days, and the unlucky ones are all our people! "The farmer is stubborn, but he doesn't change his words, and when he meets this unreasonable person, Dumb and Zhao Kuo can't do anything.