Chapter 58: Reminder
Li Xiuyuan's voice was cold, obviously his body was just a child, but the maturity of his whole body and the tone of his voice were real adults.
Hearing his analysis, Bai Xia's gaze fell on the roadmap again.
Pointing to the two words next to the word Ganzhou, he asked, "What do you read these two words?" ”
"Tu Shan" Li Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and replied hatefully.
Bai Xia stroked these two words, and then read: "Tu Shan"
It sounds eerie!
"Is there a mine here?" Bai Xia asked.
Li Xiuyuan was shocked, and subconsciously said, "How do you know?" ”
"It's not just mines, it's iron mines, right?" Bai Xia said again.
Li Xiuyuan was really taken aback, obviously he didn't say anything, how did she know?
His shock was too obvious, Bai Xia couldn't pretend he hadn't seen it.
She chuckled, "Is that hard to guess?" ”
"There is a great drought in Ganzhou, but the government collects grain tax in advance, and if it can't collect grain tax, it will take people to pay it"
"I haven't heard of any forced labor in the entire territory of Ganzhou, so the purpose of the government's arrest is definitely not for forced labor."
"Although they use the Biansaihu people to prevaricate"
"But from what I heard, Hu was brave and brave in battle, if the imperial court didn't want to lose the border, it would inevitably send strong soldiers to the battle, and it would not be the turn of a group of crop men who could only dig in the field."
"Of course, the main thing is that they not only captured the young and strong, but also the women and children"
"Whose family uses women for war?"
"So, obviously, the government is lying"
Bai Xia's inference was reasonable, Li Xiuyuan asked himself, if he hadn't had that dream, he would never have deduced that there was a mine there just from a road map and a place name.
And Bai Xia's words were not finished, she continued: "So why did the government lie? ”
"Because they have secrets"
"Their secrets need to be used, either by raising private soldiers to plot rebellion, or by illegally mining iron ore in violation of the laws of the imperial court."
"So let's guess again, why do they mine iron ore privately? When do I need to use a lot of iron? ”
"Weapon" Li Xiuyuan replied subconsciously.
"That's right" Bai Xia snapped his fingers and continued: "The blacksmith shop in Wu County only sells some farm tools, not even a dagger, which shows that the imperial court has very strict control over weapons."
"So for people who have discovered iron ore and need a lot of weapons, private iron ore mining is a good idea"
"So, why do they need so many weapons?" Bai Xia looked at Li Xiuyuan, and the corners of his lips naturally pulled a smile.
Li Xiuyuan pursed his lips and opened his mouth slightly, two words were about to come out.
"Yes, rebellion," Bai Xia said for him.
There were people in Ganzhou who plotted to rebel.
And what does it take to rebel? We need people, we need food, we need weapons.
But these three things, the government of Ganzhou has done it.
These refugees here are only a part of Ganzhou, and I believe that there will be other refugees who have been deceived by the government and are stepping into the trap woven by the government.
"Arrest some people first, the rest are women and children, and then use these women and children to threaten the captured young men to do things for them, the government is really scheming" Bai Xia looked up at the refugee team in front of him, they were eating, and a rare smile appeared on their faces.
They didn't know that the guillotine of the government was hanging above their heads, falling towards them little by little.
What I thought was the end of hope was actually death.
Pathetic, alas!
Li Xiuyuan followed Bai Xia's gaze and looked at the refugees, compared to the ignorance of these refugees, the two of them who guessed a little bit of the truth were really uncomfortable.
However, what he never expected was that Bai Xia would be so keen, and guessed that someone wanted to rebel just because the government gave the wrong road map to the refugees.
However, Bai Xia is just guessing.
There is a modern saying called "make bold assumptions, carefully verify them"
It doesn't matter if you guess wrong.
She wouldn't have anything to lose anyway.
However, Li Xiuyuan didn't know what she was thinking, looking at the refugees in front of him, his mood was very complicated.
They don't know the roadmap in his hands yet.
"Don't think about it, let's draw a copy of it quickly, and then return the map to others, otherwise when they find out, we will be in big trouble."
In the chaos, you can temporarily rely on force to deter the refugees, and now that the refugee team has stabilized, if you know that they have robbed the road map to Ganzhou, you have to fight with the two of them.
Li Xiuyuan took the road map and hesitated: "Won't we stop them?" ”
Looking at the refugees in front of him, he felt a little uncomfortable, especially the children of those refugees, which easily reminded him of Sanya.
Bai Xia is not as indecisive as him.
Directly: "How do you stop it?" Take your bamboo-like arm and go and wrestle your wrists with the thighs of thousands of refugees? ”
Li Xiuyuan's face darkened, what kind of messy metaphor is this?
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, let's draw it quickly, let's hurry up after the description" Bai Xia rubbed his messy head impatiently.
It's a little oily!
You can consider saving some water to wash your hair or something.
Bai Xia wiped his hand on the hem of Li Xiuyuan's clothes.
After the calf, it feels even dirtier.
Bai Xia's face was black and not good-looking.
Li Xiuyuan lay on his back basket and pouted his ass to draw a road map.
Originally, when they robbed it, they had the idea of drawing a copy.
His drawing technique is okay, and the road map is simple, and it will be completed in a short time.
Wang Xiucai, who had just dealt with a lunch, hesitated for a while, but still walked towards the two of them.
He stopped when he was a few steps away.
His eyes glanced at Bai Xia with some horror, and then fell on Li Xiuyuan, who seemed to be easier to speak.
Bai Xia pushed Li Xiuyuan, and Li Xiuyuan stepped forward a little reluctantly and returned the roadmap to Wang Xiucai.
"Thank you, little brother, I haven't asked my little brother for his name" Wang Xiucai politely said, he can treat a five-year-old child with a little brother, which shows that he is still somewhat educated.
Bai Xia looked at them with a round of chest.
Li Xiuyuan avoided his body, didn't accept his salute, and didn't answer his question, took a deep breath and asked, "Has Duke Xiucai been to Quanzhou?" ”
Wang Xiucai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied: "I've never been there"
"I don't think this road map looks like the road to Quanzhou, Xiucai Gong should be more careful" Li Xiuyuan still reminded, as for whether Wang Xiucai listens or not, it's his business.
"That's all the kid says, say goodbye" Li Xiuyuan also arched his hand in the appearance of an adult, and then turned around and left.
Seeing that Wang Xiucai was still stunned and didn't understand the meaning of Li Xiuyuan's words, Bai Xia kindly mentioned: "There is a problem with the road map given by the government, they are paying food and arresting people, you should be careful yourself."
Wang Xiucai didn't react at first, but after a while, he pondered the deep meaning of Bai Xia's words, and couldn't help but change his complexion.
I took the road map and looked at it several times, looking at the word Quanzhou on it, and my eyes were uncertain.
Don't...... Is there really a problem with the roadmap?
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