Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 676

Yu Juren did not talk big to Bai Guangde and his son. In fact, the landlords and gentry in the four counties of Jiaodong are conspiring to counterattack the land reform decree. A battle between the government and the people is imminent.

On July [-]th, Guo Yu, a first-class police officer of the Ninghai Public Security Police Station, accompanied his parents to the Town God's Temple in the northwest of Ninghai Prefecture to offer incense.Today is the Hungry Ghost Festival, which is also the Obon Festival of Buddhism. According to the customs of this year, people will come to the Temple of the City God to burn incense and pay homage to their ancestors when they return home; Outside the house, support those lonely ghosts without owners.

Different from the spooky atmosphere of the Zhongyuan beat in the film and television dramas of later generations, July [-]th in the northern part of the Qing Dynasty was not only a festival for worshiping ancestors and gods, but also a festival.Because Jiaodong area is the birthplace of Chinese mythology, there are a lot of temples and Taoist temples. In addition to going to the Town God’s Temple to burn incense, the common people also have activities such as social opera, Yangko and lion dance in the surrounding areas. Especially outside the temple Taoist gate, there is a big gathering, which is very prosperous and lively. .

When Guo Yu got off the mule cart and followed his parents to the gate of the Town God's Temple, he found a large group of people around the gable wall on the left side of the gate, pointing at something like a notice posted on the wall.Because of his occupation, Guo Yu instinctively felt that something was going on.

"Father, mother, there seems to be something going on over there, I'll go and have a look."

"Hey, be careful."

Seeing his parents walking into the Temple of the City God with their arms, Guo Yu came to the periphery of the crowd. He stood on tiptoe and leaned over to look around, and saw a guy in a long gown chanting something loudly.Because the surrounding voices were too noisy, he listened intently for a long time, and he didn't hear clearly until the other party read it the second time, and his heart skipped a beat.

"In Dengzhou, there are a lot of people who come from the poor, so we poor people are poor in food and clothing, so we have no choice but to do this. However, since entering the customs, the emperor has treated us, old and young, like a child. Many times, money and food were waived, and the water was transported by sea to help the people who had no food. All the children, old and young, in the whole province were grateful and joyful. The gentry from the four villages, the Dun people were good neighbors, educated and educated, and the folk customs were simple, and everyone took care of their lives. Today there is Beihai King Zhao, started the peasant association and cut off the way of the gentry, divided the land to invite people to buy people, stopped borrowing and cut off the common people."

"shut up!"

Following Guo Yu's loud shout, the person who read Jietie was taken aback and stopped immediately, so everyone's eyes turned to Guo Yu.

"Young students, what are you talking about! They read well."

"That's right, I haven't finished listening."

"Keep reading!"

Faced with such a scene, it is a lie that Guo Yu doesn't feel hairy; although he is now a police officer of the Ninghai Prefecture Public Security Police Station, and it is the time when he is a gangster in the twenties, but in case there is someone in the crowd Guys with bad intentions will inevitably suffer big losses.

Thinking of this, Guo Yu reached out and pulled out the standard revolver issued by the security police from the holster around his waist.The people around were startled when they saw this, they backed away with a whimper, and immediately gave way to an open space within a radius of three feet.Immediately afterwards, Guo Yu handed the gun to his left hand, and took out something from his arms with his right hand. With his arms stretched out straight, he shouted: "The Public Security Police Station handles the case, get out of the way!"

It is the nature of human beings not to think it is a big deal to watch the excitement, regardless of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign.When they heard the words "Public Security Police Station", the onlookers were in an uproar. Although they took a step or two back, the people standing opposite him still couldn't stop looking at what Guo Yu was holding in his right hand.

It was a shield-shaped metal plate about half the size of a palm, shining brightly under the sunlight, with a five-pointed star surrounded by ears of wheat and gears impressively embossed on it.What is extremely eye-catching is that the five-pointed star is painted red, and there is a golden word "police" above the gear.

Well, the young man in front of Ganqing is really a security police officer of the Military Control Commission!The guy who read the post before saw that the situation was not good, and disappeared into the crowd with a cat.

"Stop!" Although Guo Yu yelled loudly, there were too many people watching the excitement around, and when he got to the gable, the guy had already disappeared.

Guo Yu then carefully peeled off the poster from the wall and put it away, and told his parents who were kowtowing and burning incense, and hurried back to the public security police station in Muping City to report.When he saw the director sent from Beihai Town, he reported the incident in detail, and finally added: "Director, this matter must have something to do with those landlords and loan sharks!"

The director of the Ninghai Prefecture Police Station was sent by Beihai Town. His surname was Qiming Bingwei, and he used to be a police chief of the Fuldan City Police Station.He nodded after listening to Guo Yu's words, and said in a friendly tone, "Go and call Sergeant Cao. When I come back from the military control committee, let's have a meeting to analyze it."

Sergeant Cao is Cao Guifu, and Guo Yu solved the "Old Melon Thief" case with him.Don't look at Qi Bingwei's rich experience in handling cases, but after all, he has only come to Jiaodong not long ago, and he was born as a naturalized citizen, so he is not familiar with local customs and customs in Jiaodong.

What Guo Yu didn't know was that, counting the one he found, Ning Haizhou had found at least ten anonymous postings in various places inside and outside the city this morning, with roughly the same content; some were posted in temples and Taoist temples outside the city. In addition, some are posted in the market, bell tower and drum tower in the city.

"Jie Tie" originally refers to official documents, which existed in the Northern Song Dynasty and were used until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.According to the "Knowledge Records" of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who has a secret memorial and an order to answer it is called Jietie.

Since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Jietie has gradually been used among the people. Among them, Jietie distributed privately without signing or pretending to be someone else's name is called anonymous Jietie.

This thing can be regarded as the earliest "self-media" in China, but due to the different political environment and social atmosphere in Ming and Qing Dynasties, the role of anonymous posting in political and social life is also different; either to frame enemies and report with hatred; or It is to expose lawlessness and frame blackmail; the other is to gather crowds to resist officials.

As of the late Qianlong period, there were two most influential anonymous disclosure cases in the Qing Dynasty: one was the "Pseudo-Sun Jiagan's Manuscript" which was widely copied throughout the country in the 16th year of the Qianlong Dynasty. The second was in the 38th year of Qianlong, when someone made a false accusation due to feud, and posted an anonymous post on the doorpost of the duty room outside Donghuamen, the red fence of Beichizi outside Xihuamen, and the north wall outside the Punishment Department, causing a sensation in Beijing. city.

It has been two years since Beihai Town governed the four counties of Jiaodong, and this is the first time that an anonymous post has appeared.When Qi Bingwei reported to Li Bi, director of the military control committee, with several seized posts, the latter couldn't help being furious.

Li Bi was an official in the Qing Dynasty, so he knew what anonymous postings were all about.The key is that it happened too coincidentally, if it didn’t come early or late, if it had to wait until the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the flow of people was the most dense, it would definitely have a psychological impact on the people at the bottom.

You must know that at this time, the Northern Navy in various parts of Jiaodong is attacking across the board, with the intention of completely liberating the entire territory of Dengzhou Prefecture, and even plans to advance the soldiers to the front line of the Ye River and Xiaogu River.If the rear is unstable, not to mention that it will affect the operations of the troops in front, he, the director of the military control committee, might be blamed by the higher-ups.

However, when Li Bi reported the situation to Kong Shaoan, who had just arrived in Terengganu, the other party told him in the telegram that there is no need to make a big fuss, and just investigate secretly.Show the enemy weak first, and wait for the opponent to show all their hole cards before making a move.

From Kong Shaoan's point of view, such things as exposing posts are not painful to Beihai Town.As long as the peasant associations in various places are organized, together with the leadership of the work teams, the gentry and landlords in the countryside will not be able to fight.Now the opponent's intention is to build momentum, and the next step will be to "show the real guy."

He was curious what cards these people would play.In his understanding, all the landlords can do is food wars or merchant strikes.Everyone in Jiaodong now knows that Beihai Town has plenty of food, and playing tricks on it is purely suicidal.Furthermore, only Shouguang and Weixian in Shandong have suffered floods this year, which has little impact on the entire grain market.As for the strike, Kong Shaoan was even more fearless, the Beihai trading companies spread across the four counties were nothing but a display!
So what could it be?Kong Shaoan contemplated for a long time, but there was no result, and finally he simply gave up.Whatever you like, the sky won’t fall anyway, so let’s concentrate on receiving and land reform first.

The time soon came to the end of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and Zhao Xin, who was in Bacheng, planned to return north by boat.

The new imperial examination in Beihai Town was about to start on the tenth day of August. Both Wang Zhong and Yu Deli sent telegrams telling him to go back no matter what.Cangshan layman Yuan Mei and three-and-a-half-year-old Zhao Yi arrived with more than a dozen students who took the exam, and they were eagerly waiting to see him.Besides, after he left, Wang Yuanfang would come back soon.

The general framework for the future development of West Java has been formulated long ago, and no matter who comes later, it only needs to follow the established regulations.Agriculture is nothing more than rice, pepper, oil palm, and rubber; mining is mainly limestone, volcanic ash, sulfur mines, and lead-zinc mines in the Wandong area; in addition, Sumatra's oil is also waiting for Beihai Town to develop.

But just as he was about to leave, several uninvited guests from Guangnan still delayed his itinerary.

It turned out that in mid-September last year, Ruan Guangping, the ruler of the Xishan Dynasty, who had just reached the age of 9, had a stroke suddenly and hiccupped within two days.The successor, Ruan Guangzan, was only ten years old, and his uncle Pei Dexuan was in charge of the government.Ruan Fuying was overjoyed when he heard the news, thinking that this was a godsend opportunity to send troops to the north.So when the monsoon came together in March this year, he personally led the army to go out and surrounded the Quy Nhon Mansion where Ruan Guangping's elder brother Ruan Yue was in charge.

Master Ruan, who felt that his arms were thick, did not ask Bei Haijun for help this time.The so-called "eating people with soft mouths and short hands", in order to be able to confidently ask Beihai Town to bring back the ancient town of Hoi An, he is going to take care of this war by himself.

It is said that the Northern Navy has occupied Hoi An for almost three years. Although it is a temporary loan, it still attaches great importance to it because of its unique geographical advantages and the majority of the Chinese community.From the beginning, Zhao Xin decided to make it a free port, exempt from tariffs.

As an important stop on the Western Needle Road, Hoi An is just near the international trade routes from Northeast Asia to Southeast Asia, and from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. It is an important maritime transportation hub.It has air routes connected with many ports in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It can reach Guangzhou, Ryukyu, Japan, and Anping Port in the north, Java in the south, Siam in the southwest, and Luzon and other places in the east.

The superior geographical location, convenient maritime traffic conditions, active maritime trade policy, and the strong deterrent force of the Northern Navy quickly attracted Chinese businessmen from all over the world.Today's Hoi An Tang Street has once again restored the prosperity of more than 100 years ago, and has become a transit point for sea trade in Southeast Asia.There are many masts and sculls on the passenger and cargo wharf, and the warehouses are full of goods arriving at the port and ready to be shipped; the Tang Street is full of pedestrians, wearing red or purple clothes, and there is an endless stream of fish, shrimp, vegetables and fruits in the morning and evening.

If it was said that it was tax-free to promote trade at the beginning, Guangnan's monarchs and ministers could understand it, but why didn't they collect taxes when the market became prosperous later?Putting a large sum of money and not making money, I am really anxious to death.

Guangnan had tried to send tax collectors before, but was blown away by Zhong Huai, the acting county magistrate who was in charge of Hoi An at the time.Although Ruan Fuying and his ministers didn't even dare to fart about this, this incident still planted a thorn in their hearts, making them want to take down Guangnan Province as soon as possible and bring Hoi An back.

However, what Ruan Fuying didn't expect was that although Ruan Guangping was dead, all the veterans and important ministers who were able to fight in the Xishan Dynasty were still alive and kicking, especially Pei Dexuan, the grand master who controlled the government, was even more idiot.

How do you say that?I can't afford Bei Haijun, and I can't afford you!

After receiving a request for help from Qui Nhon Mansion and confirming that there was only the Guangnan army and no support from the North Navy, he immediately dispatched four generals Fan Gongxing, Ruan Wenxun, Li Zhong, and Wu Wenchu ​​to lead 7000 infantry and [-] war elephants by land. He went to support, and sent the navy general Deng Wenzhen to lead the navy to Guiren in more than [-] warships.

The Guangnan Army is really moving. They were beaten as soon as they fought.Ruan Fuying finally understood that even without Ruan Guangping, Xishan still couldn't beat him; so he retreated back to Binh Thuan Mansion with his tail between his legs, not daring to provoke him anymore.

On the other hand, although the Xishan Army won a great victory, they did not capture much spoils; tens of thousands of people went out to fight, and they couldn't make a trip in vain.Pei Dexuan said that Ruan Guangping is dead anyway, so there is no need to worry about brotherhood anymore.So he instructed Fan Gongxing and others to lead the army into Quiren, sealed up all the treasuries, and disarmed the defenders of Quiren.

Ruan Yue, who was drunk all day and dreamed of dying, was so angry that he vomited blood three times. The culprit who single-handedly planned the "Jiading Massacre" came to the end of his life.As soon as he died, Pei Dexuan confiscated Quiren Mansion in the name of Ruan Guangzan.The small court of Quiren, which existed independently for six years, perished immediately. At this time, there were only two forces left in Annan, the Xishan Dynasty and the Guangnan Dynasty.

Ruan Fuying was defeated, but he knew that it would not be long. With the arrival of the northeast monsoon, the Xishan Army would definitely go south again; after all, the two sides had been fighting back and forth for several years, just like pushing Pai Gow.

The problem is that Ruan Fuying is not reconciled, especially when he learned that the "King of the North Sea" arrived in Bacheng and defeated the Dutch, he sent a mission led by Prince Ruan Fujing to the south with a congratulatory form written by himself. The servants met Zhao Xin and asked Beihai Town to send troops to help him in the Northern Expedition.

"Ruan Fuying, the minister of Annan Kingdom, kowtowed in fear and trepidation, and congratulated His Royal Highness Zhao Wang of Beihai Town, long live, long live, long live, with the sun, moon, and sky, and the virtue of all nations looking up to him; As for the jig, Bi Zhang is mighty and mighty, while the demonic atmosphere stops, the subjects wear it together, and the sea is full of joy, only my Highness."

In Zhao Xin's office of the Military Control Committee, Zheng Huaide, who is the minister of the East Palace of the Guangnan Palace, held a congratulatory form, and recited in a cadence and impassioned manner.

However, this kind of sycophantic article sounded like nothing to Zhao Xin, so he set his eyes on the young and handsome Ruan Fujing, and looked at this young man with great interest.

　The "table" in the tribute system is a kind of engagement document from a foreign vassal state to the central dynasty, which is specially presented to the emperor and empress dowager; there is another kind called "note", which is given to the prince.Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a special book introducing the writing format, called "The Essence of Ancient Biao".In the Qing Dynasty, the "Imperial Orders of the Qing Dynasty" gave detailed instructions on the format of the form and notes and the main words used in the text, and such things must be written in strict accordance with the system.

　　
　
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