Linjiang County Government Office No. 2, Beitai Island
Today Wang Lidong summoned all the officials under his rule and Li Jia together. The main content of the meeting was Japanese pirates.
“In the past two months, we didn’t find any Japanese pirates in Beitai Island.
It’s very rare and a good thing.
But starting from this month, everyone must be very energetic.
Now the northeast wind is blowing on the sea, and the Japanese pirates can flow down the river from the Japanese country to our coast.
According to the records of previous years, in these two months, we in Fujian Province have had Japanese pirates invade the border every year."
After looking at everyone and finding that they were all listening attentively, he continued:
"There are two docks in our county.
Now, a beacon tower has been built at both piers.
In the future, whenever Japanese pirates attack, the beacon tower will light up the smoke.
After seeing the smoke, all the commanders present here immediately organized the villagers to return to the village for defense.
As for what the smoke looks like, we have lit it twice last month, so everyone has seen it.
If there is smoke ignited again in the future, it will not be a drill, but Japanese pirates are really coming.
Especially the five villages near the dock, you must inform all the villagers of this matter after you go back today."
Speaking of this, Wang Lidong looked at the chiefs of the five villages.
"Please rest assured, sir. After the old man returns, he will immediately notify all the villagers."
"Yes, sir, please don't worry."
The chiefs of the five villages immediately expressed their stance one by one.
Even if Wang Lidong doesn't give instructions, they will emphasize it to the villagers again after they return.
In the past, these five villages were not closest to the dock.
There are several villages closer to the dock than theirs, so even if the Japanese pirates come, they cannot kill their villages.
It's a pity that several villages are now empty of people, and now they have become the front line.
"Inspector Guo, after seeing the smoke, the troops of your inspection department immediately dispatched and rushed to the target dock."
A man in his thirties, dressed as a military attaché, immediately stood up and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, as long as the Japanese pirates dare to come, they will never come back."
Wang Lidong felt a little headache after hearing this. Inspector Guo had always had a rather reckless personality.
When I was a bodyguard before, I didn't think anything of it.
But now after doing the inspection, this problem is a bit disturbing.
But he was the only one with experience in leading troops.
"Your soldiers in the Inspection Department have only been trained for more than a month. Although they have captured bandits twice in the past half month, the combat effectiveness of Japanese pirates is not comparable to those of those bandits, so they follow our training steps.
Come."
At the same time, I thought that I would follow behind and if I found something wrong, I would help.
He was not sure whether these new recruits could resist the Japanese pirates' attack.
I have only been practicing for more than a month. I used to be an honest farmer.
After going into battle, it would be considered good if the formation is not disrupted.
After arranging the tasks of the inspection department, Wang Lidong then made corresponding arrangements for other departments of the yamen.
After the meeting ended, as soon as he walked into the small garden, he saw his junior sister Lanlan Yatou dressed in combat attire.
Before Lin Zhennan and his wife went to Qin Province, they asked Wang Lidong to take the girl back to Beitai Island.
The little girl usually stays in the Yamen except for going back to Zhao Ligong's home in the county town to sleep.
When Lan Lan saw Wang Lidong coming back, she immediately gave him a smile, snatched the teapot from Qing Qian's hand, and poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Senior brother, please have tea."
"Tell me, what's the point of fawning over me so much?"
"Brother, I heard that there is going to be a war. Can you arrange some tasks for our boy scouts?"
Since returning to Beitai Island, Wang Lidong has asked Lanlan to join the primary school class.
However, she has the highest martial arts skills among the group of children, and because she is the junior sister of the county magistrate, she automatically becomes the eldest sister of this group of young students.
Wang Lidong stroked the little guy's head:
"Just you little carrots, I'll give you a big knife and you can't swing it a few times.
The barrel of the matchlock is higher than yours, so if you go on stage, what's the point except to die?"
Lanlan never thought about confronting the Japanese pirates head-on, she just wanted to play as a support player. After all, the big words were already spoken...
"Then senior brother, please give us some errands. Please, senior brother..."
After Wang Lidong thought about it, he felt that since the little guys were so enthusiastic, he couldn't dampen their enthusiasm, but just running errands was enough.
"Then organize yourself and divide all the students into four groups.
Starting tomorrow, take an hour every day to go to the four city gates and patrol with the soldiers of the Inspection Department."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Lanlan immediately gave her a big hug and ran out of the small garden.
The gatekeeper of the county government shouted to the two people standing at the gate:
"You two, this is the county government office. Don't stay at the door if you have nothing to do. Leave quickly."
One of the young men, about twenty-seven or seventy-eight years old, with a long sword hanging on his waist, said:
"Go and inform your county magistrate that an old friend is visiting and ask him to come out and see me."
Menzi didn't look at the two of them carefully just now. After hearing this, he looked at the two of them carefully and knew that they must be from the Jianghu.
Thinking of his county magistrate's background, Menzi's tone changed and he said kindly:
"Please tell me what you call this hero. I can give you an explanation when I report to the county magistrate later."
At this time, another man about forty years old with a crooked short knife at his waist said impatiently:
"Just say it's from Qin Province, and your county magistrate will know it as soon as he hears it."
Seeing this, Menzi stopped talking. He knew the nature of these Jianghu people, and they might draw swords at the slightest disagreement.
Although it was in front of the county government office, who knew whether this person would go crazy.
So after whispering a few words to another doorman, he trotted into the county government office.
These two people were none other than Linghu Chong of the Huashan Sect and Tian Boguang, the flower-picking thief who traveled alone for thousands of miles.
When Linghu Chong heard that his junior sister was betrothed to Lin Ping by his master, he was heartbroken. After thinking about it for two days, he sneaked down the mountain.
He wanted to see why Lin Pingzhi dared to rob his junior sister.
He and Tian Boguang met in a restaurant in Jiangnan Province.
They were both drunkards and both had a lot of alcohol, so they exchanged a few words and drank together.
Linghu Chong had a very uninhibited and unrestrained personality, and he drank wine very happily.
It was in line with Tian Boguang's view on friendship. The more the two of them chatted, the more they became attracted to each other. By the time they had finished drinking, the two of them had already become brothers.
Seeing that after Linghu Chong heard his name, he didn't show any disgust at all and continued to talk about Brother Tian.
This moved Tian Boguang greatly and felt that his newly recognized brother was not an ordinary person.
Hearing that Linghu Chong was going to Fujian Province for business, he happened to have nothing to do, so he came with him all the way.
On the way, after learning the reason why Linghu Chong came to Fujian Province, he came up with an idea.
"Brother Linghu, since this Lin Pingzhi wants to rob your little junior sister, he is unjust. If you ask me, this matter is too simple.
When we arrived in Linhai County, the two of us sneaked into the county government office and secretly did that to Lin Pingzhi.
God does not know and ghosts do not know. Heaven knows and earth knows that you know and that I know.
Then your junior sister will not have a fiancé, and you will be able to hold the beauty back."