The plums are yellow and it rains. It has been raining in Chongzhou for several days in a row. It is falling and falling intermittently. Hearing the pattering of night rain, Han Zai was very upset. He looked at the beautiful maid's snowy body lying on the gorgeous
He was not very interested in it, he just fiddled with the bright red cherries on the top of the pile of snow-like peaks casually, thinking about his thoughts, and didn't care about the folded legs of the beauty beside him, which was already very teasing.
of hunger.
Before Han Zai came to Chongzhou, he was very ambitious and complacent, thinking that it was his turn to become a successful person, so he got this good job. As soon as he got off the ship, he gave Lin Fu a slap in the face. It took him half a month to really understand what he had learned.
It's like being trapped in a cage.
The city of Chongzhou was destroyed, and the county government was temporarily set up at the North Gate of Zilang Mountain. The official market was destroyed and was unable to be established for the time being. There was a grass market set up by the Jiangdong Zuo Army nearby at the Donglu River Crossing, plus the township grass market and the rural walking market.
The street vendors can meet the people's most basic needs for commodity exchange.
Such inconveniences have no real impact on ordinary people who do not enter the city once a year.
For Han Zai, who was accustomed to the prosperity of smoke and willows in Jiangning City, coming to Chongzhou was like coming to a wild land.
Don't talk about luxurious places like Fan Tower and Bailou, don't talk about the stunning beauty of Chen Qingqing and Su Mei, don't talk about places of refined elegance like Xixi and Deng Wenshe, Chongzhou at this time
, there are not even the lowest prostitutes' villages, simple tea shops, and there are two wine sheds at Beishanmen, but the people inside are all crowded with mud-legged people, and a bowl of candle wine can last half a day for three or four copper coins. Han Zai
Why would you go to such a despicable place to have some fun? The city was destroyed and thousands of people were killed. At this time, there are still a few people in Chongzhou who are reciting poems and poems, arty and looking for fun?
Han Zai was the special envoy to comfort and comfort, and he had the authority to control the place. However, the only people who should be responsible for him were Lin Fu, Wu Meijiu, and Xiao Baiming. The officials below did not need to pay attention to him.
Han Zai regarded Wu Meijiu as being on the same side as Lin Fu, so he naturally did not trust Wu Meijiu. Although he had become close to Xiao Baiming in the past half month, he could not get involved in local affairs through Xiao Baiming. In essence, he was comforting and comforting.
The special envoy has not played any role at all in the past half month.
It is said that there are many mediocre officials in this world, and mediocrity is the norm in the officialdom. No matter what achievements he makes, he will not be welcomed by his colleagues, but how could Gu Wuchen allow him to occupy the manhole in Chongzhou without shitting?
Han Zai thought that if the situation in Chongzhou was delayed for another half month without any movement, Gu Wuchen would find Yue Lengqiu and Wang Tian for a showdown, and then his situation would be much more difficult.
He wanted to ask Wu Meijiu to come over and have a chat, but thinking that Wu Meijiu would definitely ask for money when he came over, Han Zai was a little afraid of seeing him.
"Prisoner Xiao is here!" Han Qing, a family member, knocked on the door and reported outside.
Han Zai's expression cheered up a little, but Xiao Baiming was still a person with ideas. He patted the fat/buttocks of the woman beside him and asked her to dress him.
The beauty Xiao Baiming gave him was indeed enchanting, but no matter how enchanted the beauty is, she will get tired of being locked up in the house day and night and played with for half a month. If he had known that he would bring more maids from Jiangning, he could play more tricks.
, the life will not be so difficult. But when he set off from Jiangning, he was hesitant and satisfied, and left all the beautiful maids in Jiangning as a depressing thing. At this time, he regretted wanting to pick up a few beautiful maids, but he was also afraid of giving up to Yue Lengqiu, Wang
Tim knew that it left a bad impression that he was lost in playing with things.
Xiao Baiming changed into a lake-blue scholar's clothes and came over. When he saw Han Zai coming out, he stood up and saluted, and said indignantly: "Master Han, you want to make the decision for Ninghai Town. The Jiangdong Zuojun is really here now."
They rode on top of us and peed and pooped..."
"It's dark outside, so what's going on?" Han Zai asked.
"Master Han, stand in the yard and look east!" Xiao Baiming didn't care about losing his temper, grabbed Han Zai's sleeve and pulled him to the corridor.
Han Zai raised his head and looked east. Outside the courtyard wall, in the direction of Dukou Caoshi, a big light was lit. The light looked like a crystal full moon in the dim night. It was only two or three hundred steps away from the garden here, and the big light could be seen clearly.
It is placed on a tall tower built with logs.
"What's going on?" Han Zai thought it was strange that such a big light was suddenly set up in the direction of the ferry, but he didn't understand why Xiao Baiming said it was Jiangdong Zuojun who rode on their heads to urinate and defecate. "It was the pigherders who did it."
Hands and feet, what does he want to do?”
"The flame of that lamp can shine to the camp gate of Junshan stronghold. Master Han, what do you think that pigherder wants to do?" Xiao Baiming was also a little uneasy. Jiangdong Zuojun was monitoring Junshan stronghold during the day, and he could bear it. After all,
The camp gate of Junshan Village is only three hundred steps away from the ferry. He can't stop Jiangdong Zuojun from sending people to the ferry. But with this lighthouse erected, any movement in Junshanzhai at night can't be hidden from the eyes of Jiangdong Zuojun.
, how can he endure it?
Han Zai was also slightly startled. He couldn't understand how that big lamp could shine so far, but it could really shine on the camp gate of Junshan Village. Could it be that if there was any movement in the yard, it would also fall into Lin Fu's eyes?
This Lin Fu is really going too far!
"Wuzhi County, please see me!" Han Qing, a family member, came in again to report.
"Why is he here to cause trouble at this time?" Han Zai was puzzled. Wu Meijiu had been avoiding him for most of the past half a month. Even if he had to come over, he would mostly reach out to ask for money.
In any case, Han Zai could not block Wu Meijiu from the door, nor did he let Xiao Baiming avoid it, and directly invited Wu Meijiu in.
"Ah, Inspector Xiao is also here with Mr. Han." Seeing Xiao Baiming here, Wu Meijiu was slightly startled and said to Han Zai, "Master, Inspector Lin sent someone to inform you when it gets dark.
In the county, it is said that the Jiangdong Left Army is planning to build a water camp near the ferry, and construction will start in the next two days..."
"Pah!" Xiao Baiming punched the pillar hard and cursed, "This pigherder has gone too far!"
Han Zai also knew that Lin Fu's move was too much. He built a lighthouse three to four hundred steps across the shallow water from the gate of the military camp. It was just for surveillance. At this time, the water camp military camp was directly built here. When the military camp was completed, Lin Fu
If you want, you can completely block the warships in Ninghai Town in the military village and prevent them from getting out. To say that building a lighthouse is not like peeing and defecating while riding on the head, this is even worse than peeing and defecating on the head.
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Han Zai asked Wu Meijiu with a gloomy face: "Is it inappropriate for Jiangdong Zuojun to do this? Is the county really following his wishes?"
"The county cannot allocate the cost of building a military stronghold, and it cannot prevent the Jiangdong Left Army from setting up a military stronghold in Chongzhou," Wu Meijiu said bravely, "but I feel it is necessary to inform you, so I came here to disturb you.
rest."
The Jiangdong Left Army is stationed in Chongzhou. Choosing a suitable location to build a permanent military base is a matter decided by the Ministry of War. Han Zai even moved the Yamen of Jianghuai Governor's Mansion to no avail. It is said that the local government will have to share part of the cost. At this time, the county should not
There is money coming out of the house, what can Wu Meijiu do to stop it?
"Whose land is that?" Han Zai asked, "The Jiangdong Left Army can't just occupy civilian fields and build a military stronghold, right?"
"After the city of Chongzhou was destroyed, all the farm and household registers in the county were burned by the Donghai bandits. Now some of them have been transcribed and sorted out, and they are very messy. Who owns the land at the ferry is still unclear, but the Lindu Supervisor claimed that he owns it.
There is the title deed of that piece of land in it," Wu Meijiu said. "Without the complainant's complaint, the NTUC would not be able to go to Lindu Supervisor to check!" Wu Meijiu knew in his heart that Chongzhou County had the most perfect land at this time, and Lin Fu had a copy of the household registration information.
, this was precisely one of the most urgent things Lin Fu did when he arrived in Chongzhou, but he could not admit this in front of Han Zai, otherwise it would only appear that he was particularly incompetent, and it would also make Han Zai doubt that he and Lin Fu were related.
Together.
"Maybe it's the temple field of Guangjiao Temple..." After all, Xiao Baiming was much more familiar with the surrounding situation than Wu Meijiu and Han Zai. He gave Han Zai a wink and asked him to send Wu Meijiu away first.
Seeing that Xiao Baiming was hesitant to speak, Han Zai knew that he didn't trust Wu Meijiu either, so he said to Wu Meijiu: "I know about this. I will go to the Lindu Supervisor to negotiate tomorrow. He has the land deed in his hand, so he can't be shameful."
Yes...you should go back first."
Wu Mei bowed for a long time and left, feeling hesitant in her heart.
Regardless of whether he wants it or not, he has been involved in the factional fight between Zhang Yue and Gu Tang. If he cannot leave Chongzhou, a place of right and wrong, he will fall deeper into it.
Although Tang Haoxin and Gu Wuchen were at an absolute disadvantage both in the court and in Jiangdong County, Han Zai came to Chongzhou as a confidant of Yue Lengqiuxin, and he obviously distrusted and was hostile to him. Wu Meijiu knew for a long time that he was trapped in this situation.
The first step was to plot against Lin Fu, but when it came time to make a choice, there was no other choice...
Wu Meijiu patted his head gently and thought to himself: Now we can only take one step at a time, and it is not yet time to make a choice; party struggles are full of blood, and it is naturally better to be an official and make a fortune safely.
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"What can Governor Xiao say to me privately?" Han Zai asked Xiao Baiming after Wu Meijiu left.
"The pigherder has caught the banditry case in his hands and classified it as a top-secret military aircraft. He will not allow adults to interfere. It is definitely not because the pigherder is loyal to the court and wants to fight against the East China Sea bandits alone," Xiao Baiming's expression softened under the lamp and he said,
"As far as I know, Guangjiao Temple is very popular in Chongzhou, and there should be a lot of incense money accumulated in the temple. Have you seen half of it since you came to Chongzhou? In addition to the incense money, Guangjiao Temple also bought a lot of land."
"Terada?"
"Yes, it's the temple field! Seeing how tightly the pigherders grasped the banditry case, I'm afraid there are not a few in number!" Xiao Baiming said, "The land that the pigherders occupied to build the Shuiying military camp should be the temple field of Guangjiao Temple, so
Only then can the land deed fall into his hands, and we don’t have to worry about the victims coming to the Lord to complain!"
"This pigherder is really hateful. He has made a lot of money, but he still sends people here every day to ask for money." Han Zai hate scolded, "But the evidence of the banditry case is conclusive, and the matter is so involved, the pigherder will not let the local government interfere with the crime."
He keeps putting off closing the robbery case, and there is nothing he can do. How can I pry his hand off?"
"Your Excellency has the responsibility of supervising the construction of the new city," Xiao Baiming said. "Your Excellency uses this as an excuse to ask him to vomit out the temple fields that should be returned to the government. How will he shirk it?"
"It's also a strategy," Han Zai pondered for a moment and said, "But we need to make a careful calculation!"
At present, raising funds from the local area, expropriating land, and recruiting people to build a new city are Han Zai's biggest tasks in Chongzhou. If he is unable to open up the situation in Chongzhou, it will be used as a basis for Gu Wuchen to impeach him. If Lin Fu refuses to spit out Terada even if he lives or dead.
By coming out, the responsibility for delaying the construction of the city could be put on him, allowing Yue Lengqiu and Wang Tian to directly put pressure on Gu Wuchen.
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The next day, Lin Fu saw that Han Zai directly requested that all the land owned by Guangjiao Temple be taken over by Chongzhou County and requisitioned to build a new city in an official letter stamped with condolences and appeasement to the special envoy Guan Fang. He threw the official letter to Lin Mengde and said with a smile.
: "This Han Zai is really slow. If he hadn't given such an obvious hint, I don't know how long it would have taken before he took the bait. I almost lost my patience..."
"You've taken the bait!" Lin Mengde laughed and asked, "What should we do now? Send Han Zai's official letter to Chongzhou County and let the news spread from there?"