Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 284
"The book continues from the last chapter. It is said that Changsheng is not good at attacking the city. Brother Wu suggested: 'Let's lure the tiger out of the hole. First draw their leader out and get rid of him. At that time, Yuan soldiers will be No headless fly, we will take the opportunity to seize the platform again.'."

At noon in the big market of Fuldan City, a tall wooden carved room was filled with all kinds of people.

Under the stage of this bookstore are rows of benches with wooden backs, made of yellow pine wood, although it has been dried, but because of the warmth of the people in the bookstore, it emits a smell of turpentine.

In the center of the innermost place is a six-foot-square wooden platform, and on the one-foot-high platform are a table and a chair.A bald man in his 40s with slightly chubby cheeks was sitting on it and talking happily. Today he was talking about "Heroes of the Ming Dynasty".

In addition to the Han Chinese, the audience listening to the book included local Manchus, Hezhe people, Feiyaka people, and Oroqen people who came here for business.Some of these people could understand the official language, so they all listened attentively; those who didn't understand were smoking the tobacco leaves bought from the market outside the door, looking around curiously to see what was new.

The narrator, surnamed Gao, used to be a storyteller in Zhucheng, Shandong.After the establishment of the French Propaganda Team in Beihai Town, this person was called to sign up.According to the requirements, there will always be a paragraph explaining the provisions of Beihai town's laws and regulations.

"That said, who is this female general? It is Meng Yuhuan, the daughter of Meng Jiugong. , my brother was defeated. This time, the girl was irritated, and she said in her heart, eh! Who is it? I must chop you into eight pieces to avenge my father and brother! Before the army."

"Crack!" The storyteller patted Xingmu, and a small number of people familiar with it knew that it was time for the intermission and the interlude of legal provisions.

At this moment a young man came onto the stage carrying a tray containing hot towels and an enamel cup of tea.

At this time, the auditorium below began to be noisy, people chatting loudly, people asking for tea, people buying cigarettes, the chaos almost knocked the roof down.

The storyteller surnamed Gao wiped his hands with a hot towel first, then took a big sip from the tea mug, and then thanked the young man.

The bookstore is run by the government of Beihai Township, and nominally belongs to the "laws and regulations drafting group" that Deli is in charge of. Lao Gao and several of the staff here are considered public servants.

Lao Gao lit a cigarette for himself, then clapped Xingmu in his hand, pop!It was much quieter inside the house.

"Pingshu is for the purpose of popularizing the law, to let everyone know what must be obeyed in Beihai Town. As the chiefs said before, we have to understand what is right and what is responsibility."

After a while, while Lao Gao was drinking water, someone from below asked: "Old Gao, you say that all my things are mine, but what is that special regulation?"

"That's a good question!" Lao Gao nodded in satisfaction, and explained to everyone: "Let's talk about this special regulation. First, you can't be a spy for the Manchu government, and you can't betray Beihai; second, you can't kill people." If you set fire, you can't be the thief who cuts the hole and enters the house.

Think about it, everyone. Is this the reason? If you kill someone and set fire, you have to pay them back. "

Old Gao Qing cleared his throat, and continued: "Let's talk about this person who is a spy and helps the southern court spy on our Beihai Town's military situation, his conscience will be eaten by dogs!
You all know what kind of life we ​​have lived in the past two years.What did you eat and wear in your hometown before?What do you eat and wear when you come to Beihai?
The chiefs lived no better than us, they ate in canteens, they wore similar clothes, and they gave each of us [-] mu of fertile land for nothing.What do you think people are planning?It's not that we want poor people like us to have enough food and clothing, so that we will no longer be bullied by the southern government! "

Sparse applause rang out a few times.In fact, most of the people here are confused.For those who don't know the inside story of Beihai Town, the protection of private property is pure nonsense!
"Okay! Let's continue the storytelling."

At this time, a middle-aged man with three-inch short hair growing on the top of his head, a small braid hanging down his back, and wrapped in a sheepskin jacket stood up, passed through the audience with a blank expression, and walked out of the "bookstore" ".

Because of the cold weather, there are two doors in the houses here in Fuldan City. The middle-aged man stood in the short aisle between the two doors, put on his otter fur hat, and then opened the door to go out.

The howling north wind blew past, and the middle-aged man shuddered; there were two worlds inside and outside the door.But even so, the dozen or so wooden houses around the bookstore were crowded with border residents of various ethnicities who came here to buy goods.

Right now, the most popular items in the market in Fuldan are grain, salt, cloth, and all kinds of aluminum pots and pans.Compared with iron pots, aluminum pots are light, easy to use, and inexpensive, and are very popular among border residents.

Beihai Town can make aluminum products by itself, just like in another time and space. A stove, a pile of river sand, and several molds form a workshop of aluminum products by local methods; and the used aluminum products can be brought back for recasting .

As for the sales of various weapons, the most popular at the moment is the standard bow and arrow of the Qing army, which has been seized in huge quantities.However, it is currently only open to two or three tribes such as the Zaksulu tribe.Considering safety issues, border residents cannot pick up the bows and arrows directly after buying them. Instead, they will receive a pick-up card, which can only be picked up when they leave Fuldan and return.

The middle-aged man walked around several shops, then entered a restaurant, took a glance, saw his companion sitting in a corner, and went to sit down.

The middle-aged man ordered a bowl of noodles, and when it was served, he asked in a low voice to the person on the left in Mongolian, "Have you written down the price of the goods?"

"Write it down." The man also spoke Mongolian, and whispered: "The things here are cheaper than Ninggu Tower, and I don't know where they got the food."

"What about bows, arrows, knives and guns?"

"It's not for sale. It's the first time we've come back. We don't know each other. It will take a few more times before we can open it."

The middle-aged man nodded: "Have you seen it from Jurgen City?"

While eating alone, one person shook his head slightly and said, "I heard people say in the morning that the checks there are very strict, and everyone who goes in has a white card around his neck. Without that, he can't get in at all.

The middle-aged man rubbed his forehead worriedly, thinking that the city of Fuldan was like a tortoise shell inside and out, and he couldn't talk.At present, apart from the price of the goods inquired about, the number of other troops stationed and the configuration of weapons are not known at all.

These few people went north from Ninggu Pagoda more than two months ago, made a big circle, and pretended to be a caravan of Daur people to go south.Originally, I wanted to come to Fuldan City to take a look around, and then go to Beihai Town.But when I got here, I realized that Beihai Town didn't let outsiders go at all.

After eating half a bowl of noodles, the middle-aged man said: "This is not good. I have to stay to find out more details. I will find work tomorrow. When people ask, they say that the journey home is too far. I want to earn some money and buy more food." .”

In another corner of the restaurant, a young man in a ragged padded jacket got up and paid the bill with the clerk, put on his hat, put his hands in his hands, got up and went out.

Coming out of the warm restaurant, the young Yonejiro was shocked by the cold wind outside.Just as he was thinking about where to go, a man with an unshaven beard came over.

"My lord, a spy has been caught in Juergen City and has been sent to us."

Yonejiro's eyes flickered, and he said to the man, "Let's go!"

The two walked through the bustling crowds, entered the city from the south gate of Fuldan City, turned around seven times, and came to a very quiet courtyard.

This is Beihai Town's police station in Fuldan City.Mi Jiro, the former public security policeman of Beihai Town, was dispatched here to serve as the head of the local public security police.At present, Zhao Xin's own "gold medal spies" have not surfaced, so the public security police have become a semi-open anti-espionage department.

Yonejiro led his men into the yard, went all the way to Erjin, and pushed open a thick door.

Under the bright light, several security policemen were using pine sticks to deal with the spy sent by the Qing court. The spy was hung from the beam with his hands on the floor, only on his toes, and his upper body was stripped of his clothes; Back and forth, he was beating the man's abdomen and back with a wooden stick.

"How many rounds?" Yonejiro found a chair and sat down, and asked the person in charge of the interrogation.

"Two rounds, very stubborn, just don't move."

"How did you catch him?"

"This guy was among the people who went to work, and wanted to enter Juergen City, but when he entered the door, he used a stolen card to swipe his card. After that, his fingerprints couldn't pass, so he was taken down!"

The spy was already coughing up blood from the beating, and he couldn't help panting violently. Apart from sweat and blood on his bruised and swollen face, he leaned his head on the hanging arm, looking at Yonejiro and the others with fear on his face.

"Let's talk, I'll give you a good time! Who sent you? What is the mission? How many people do you have?"

Yonejiro saw the hesitant look on this man's face, and decided to try harder.

"Don't think that you can fool Beihai Town. The methods here are unimaginable to outsiders. If you fall into our hands, you won't be able to fool him for a day! Give him an electric baton!"

Several security guards in charge of the interrogation laughed grimly after hearing this, and then one of them took out a black rubber stick wrapped with metal wire from the drawer. On the top of the stick, two metal electrode heads that looked like nail points were shining.

Accompanied by the heart-piercing howls, the room was filled with a stench.While the urine was dripping, the spy wailed: "The villain has recruited! The villain has recruited!"

Yone Jiro stopped his subordinates, and said to the spy: "Be careful, if you dare to say a word, I will ask someone to carry you out and bury you in the snowdrift!"

The fear of facing death appeared on the spy's face, and he said tremblingly, "The villain was sent by the Hunchun camp."

"How many people have you come? Who do you report to? How do you usually contact them?"

"We have a total of fifteen people, and the leader is Mr. Wule Xing'a, this time pretending to be an Oroqen caravan."

"Who is Ule Xing'ah?"

"It's a co-leader, Geshha under Qing Zhongtang."

"Where do the rest of you live?"

"It's in the inn in the market outside the city."

At nightfall, a company of soldiers from Beihai Town and security police suddenly surrounded the inn in the big market of Fuerdan City. Four security policemen with revolvers and a squad of soldiers went straight to the two guest rooms in the northwest corner of the second floor.

The security police headed by raised his foot and pointed at the door with a "bang" kick. The door inside the house could not withstand such a strong force. The door leaf slammed into the wall hard, and the upper half of the glass was shattered.At the same time, several soldiers from Beihai Town smashed the glass on the window with their rifle butts, and then five or six guns were mounted on the window, with the black muzzles pointing at the house.

"Hold your head in your hands! Squat down!"

"Don't move, anyone who moves will be killed on the spot!"

Several men in the room shouted loudly, took out the short knives in their arms and were about to pounce on them.At the same time, a man had already opened the rear window and was about to jump out.However, when this person looked out the window, he saw bright lights outside. Under the illumination of several beams of light, more than a dozen soldiers from Beihai Town were pointing their guns at him.

It was too late for him to turn around and stop the men with knives, only to hear several loud bangs, and all his men either fell to the ground dead or screamed on the ground.

After these people were tied up with ropes, the previously arrested spies were brought up by a security policeman.

The security guard pointed to a captured man and asked the spy, "Is that him?"

"Yes, it's him."

"Take it all away!"

At this time, everyone in the inn was awakened, not knowing what happened.A few border people put their hands on the handle of the short knife in their arms, looking at the noise in front of them with horror.

"To disturb everyone's rest, these people are the spies of the Qing court. We are carrying out arrest operations. Sorry, sorry!" The person who spoke was a public security policeman in his 40s. He cupped his fists and said to other people in the inn apology.

Everyone saw that it was the government's action, so they stopped talking, went back to the house and closed the door, and drew the curtains and curtains.

In a room on the first floor, during the day, the middle-aged man and his subordinates returned to the house, locked the door, quickly turned off the lights, and listened carefully to the movement outside.It wasn't until the noise faded away that one of the subordinates opened the curtains slightly, watched the movement outside, and then approached and whispered: "My lord, they're gone."

The middle-aged man took out a pack of cigarettes from Beihai Town, lit it and took a few puffs. The red cigarette butts flickered in the room.

One of his subordinates said: "My lord, what should we do?"

The middle-aged man said: "Let's do our own thing, we can't find out, and we will eat melons when we go back!"

Early the next morning, when Zhao Xin received the news from Fuldan City, he immediately brought dozens of people back to Beihai Town from the training base on an ice sledge.

Two hours later, except for Chen Qingsong who arrived early, the other migrant workers were called to Zhao Xin's office in a daze.The most annoying thing was Fang Hua, who rarely came to the West Bank; and the eight teachers who were called out from the classroom were even more angry.

"Everyone, I received a message from Liu Sheng last night that the Qing government sent a large number of spies to us. For your safety, starting today, each of you will be assigned two guards to be responsible for your safety 24 hours a day! "

Everyone at the scene listened, and their mouths opened wide.

Chen Qingsong was the first to speak: "Everyone's safety comes first, and caution is paramount. It is always safer to have guards."

Lao You was stunned and said, "Could it be that there are two guards standing next to us when we are in class?"

Zhao Xindao: "They stand at the door and won't enter the classroom. The main reason is that you must be accompanied by guards when you go out. Don't worry about the dormitory. Let outsiders intervene. The canteen and the school will install a fingerprint recognition system tomorrow, and those who fail to pass the fingerprint will not be allowed to enter."

After hearing this, everyone said that there was no problem.

Zhao Liang's eyes flickered and he said, "Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, it's okay to talk about our side, mainly the side of Fuldan City."

Zhao Xin nodded and said, "I've already arranged this matter, don't worry."

After the meeting adjourned, not only all the time-travelers, but also Shen Xuan, Zhi Nai, the dining hall and Beihai Town Hospital were sent extra guards.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Shoushan and Pianbingwei, who received the order, took a team of people and horses and rushed to Fuerdan City on a horse-drawn sledge.Among the accompanying people, apart from Chen Jishan, there were also more than a dozen experts from the Cao Gang who had accompanied him to Guangdong before.

After these people came to Beihai Town, they were quickly recruited into the army and moved into the training base.After several months of hard work, their weapons have changed from knives, guns and clubs to daggers and revolvers.

It is said that Chen Jishan, who has practiced martial arts for 20 years, couldn't help feeling extremely depressed after seeing the firearms in Beihai Town.I thought to myself that I have studied hard for so many years, and a guy with no kung fu can kill me with a revolver.What is this martial arts plan?
But later Wang Yuanfang comforted him and said: "The gun is a tool after all, the key is the person who uses the gun. The things of the ancestors are always useful, and that spirit must be passed on!"

Entering the second half of November, Zhao Xin was thinking about the days, Lin Shuangwen in Taiwan should have started to make trouble.In this way, Beihai Town can win at least another year.

In Zhao Xin's view, Lin Shuangwen's "uprising" this time was just a riot by a gang of rogue proletarians, and it had nothing to do with justice at all!

According to the available information, Lin Shuangwen is not an honest householder at all.This person immigrated to Taiwan with his father in the 38th year of Qianlong. At first, he worked as a policeman in Changhua County. Later, he concealed his identity by driving a car and blocked roads and robbed for many years.

Although corruption was indeed rife in Taiwan's officialdom at this time, Lin Shuangwen's rebellion had nothing to do with the oppression of corrupt officials;

Don't believe in "anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty", Tiandihui never wanted to do this from the very beginning.This is a mutual aid association composed of a group of low-level laborers, similar to Luojiao.

In a small-scale peasant economy, people mainly rely on blood ties to form cooperation, and it is often difficult for people in foreign lands to gain a foothold.The Heaven and Earth Association established a virtual blood relationship between people from different lands through blood-sworn alliances between people of different surnames.

For example, a certain opera singer took a fancy to the maid of a family and wanted to marry her back as his wife, but he didn't know how to do so.So one day, the hero of the Tiandihui said to the opera performer, if you join the Tiandihui, we will help you organize a happy event.So the opera singer swore an oath to join the meeting.

The so-called "Ten Thousand Dragons", "Five Patriarchs" and the like only slowly appeared after the Lin Shuangwen uprising, and finally formed the Tiandihui "Huaibo" seen by later generations.

That's all!Really lost.

(End of this chapter)