Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 30 Big Clever!
A single spark can start a prairie fire.

Xu Shitou is just a microcosm, the epitome of many villages near Menglianggu, and the epitome of all the people in the entire Tartar Qing Dynasty.

After all, it was my Tartar Qing period, the excessive exploitation by the government and squires had already made the livelihood of the common people unsustainable, and the old dog Qian Deaf, who was born in the world, insisted on going to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the little lady's body River engineering——

When the emperor went on tour, he had to sprinkle the streets with clear water and pave the roads with loess. He also had to prepare camps every [-] miles in various places. He also had to prepare programs for the emperor to watch, but the emperor might not necessarily watch them.

Which of these items should not be used?Which one should not cost money?
Where do people come from?Where does the money come from?

It is definitely not ordinary people who can get close to the emperor, but it must be ordinary people who work hard; there may be gentry and wealthy businessmen who contribute money, but ordinary people cannot escape the fate of being raided.

Once Qian Deaf and the old dog travel, it will make the already extremely difficult life of the people even more difficult.

Therefore, under the calm lake surface is a turbulent undercurrent, and under the peaceful and prosperous times of our Tartar Qing Dynasty, there are also the wailing and unwillingness of the people.

The emergence of the peasant association is like throwing a stone into a calm lake, finding a vent for the undercurrent under the lake, and also giving the people a channel to vent their unwillingness.

Starting from Xuzhuang, a small village not far from Meng Lianggu, more and more Zhuangzi began to choose to join the peasant association, and more and more young and strong people chose to join Meng Lianggu.

Zhu Jinsong's team also expanded from a size of two to 300 people to more than 1000 people in a snowballing manner.

However, just when Zhu Jinsong was happy with the expansion of the team and was thinking about whether to go to Pingyi or Yinan next time, Tiandihui brought a piece of news that no one could have imagined.

The governor's yamen of Shandong issued a bulletin stating that Zhu Jinsong had been wiped out by the government.

Zhu Jinsong looked at Ke Zhiming, the head of the Qingmu Hall of the Tiandihui, who had reported to him, with a confused face, pointed his finger at himself, and asked, "Are we wiped out by the government?"

Ke Zhiming clasped his hands and replied: "Yes, that's what the governor's yamen notice in Shandong says. Places such as Yanzhou Hefu and Tai'an Mansion have already posted the governor's yamen's notice, only Mengyin has not posted it here."

"According to the information provided by the brothers below, Fubiao under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Shandong and Hebiao under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Jining River are both recruiting soldiers recently, and they are probably planning to encircle and suppress the young master."

Zhu Jinsong was not at all surprised by the news that the Governor's Yamen and Hedao Governor's Yamen planned to encircle and suppress Mengyin. After all, there were still ten days before Qian Deaf's old dog went to the south of the Yangtze River. Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, could not be in a hurry.

As for how to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the governor's yamen and the river governor's yamen, Zhu Jinsong already had a plan, but the soldiers came to block them, and the water came to cover up.

But what Zhu Jinsong didn't expect was that Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, would post a list and announce that he had been wiped out by officers and soldiers.

Isn't this old tartar afraid of being beaten instead of suppressing the bandits?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinsong asked again: "Is there any news from the third child?"

Ke Zhiming cupped his hands and said, "Go back to my son, the third son and Er Niu brothers have already passed Zouwu, and in half a month or so, we should arrive near Pei County, but if the third son turns west from Pei County, it is very likely that they will collide with each other." Fukang'an, who is suppressing the rebellion in Shan County, dare to ask the young master, do you want your subordinates to send someone to inform the third young master?"

Zhu Jinsong pondered for a while, and said: "Send someone to tell the third brother Fu Kang'an the news that the leader of the army is in Shan County, and he will decide the rest."

Ke Zhiming clapped his hands in response, and continued, "Master, there is one more thing."

Zhu Jinsong asked, "What's the matter?"

Ke Zhiming said: "My lord, there is news from my brothers in Texas that there is a crazy scholar in Texas who has tried and failed many times. Originally, he wanted to rely on a copy of "Thunderbolt Magic" that he bought from a second-hand book stall earlier. You want to get ahead, but you don't want to be ordered by Qian Deaf to lose your fame and give you a hundred bucks."

"It's also fortunate to know that Zhou Gongmao took pity on his madness, so this crazy scholar was not beaten to death. It's just that no one thought that this crazy scholar was beaten, but he was cured of his madness. He appears to be crazy on the surface, but secretly he is devoted to firearms."

"If the young master thinks this crazy talent is worthy of use, can the subordinates send someone to capture this crazy talent?"

Zhu Jinsong glanced at Ke Zhiming unexpectedly.

This guy is quite a talent, he knows how to pay attention to the development of firearms, and even thought of inviting people to Menglianggu?
After thinking about it, Zhu Jinsong said: "There is no need to capture him. Since this man has devoted himself to firearms but is acting crazy, I am afraid that he is also dissatisfied with the Tartars in his heart. Just send someone to invite him. He will come whenever he wants. I don’t want to come and talk about it.”

Ke Zhiming immediately understood what Zhu Jinsong meant, and clasped his hands in response: "Yes, my subordinates understand."

Zhu Jinsong hummed, and then ordered: "Send people to pay more attention to the movement of the governor's yamen. We want to see how he Mingxing wiped us out."

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Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, felt that he was going crazy, and he didn't care about Zhu Jinsong or Zhu Dasong at all.

After originally posting the announcement that Zhu Ni had been exterminated according to Fu Ankang's wishes, many forces that were about to move in Yanzhou Prefecture and Yizhou Prefecture calmed down, and Mingxing was really relieved. The opportunity of Jinsong's news first fills up all the soldiers in the governor's yamen.

However, there was another wave of unrest, and before Mingxing had finished replenishing the soldiers in charge of the governor's yamen, farmers' associations broke out in many villages in Yizhou.

This is terrible.

Originally, even if those mud-legged people wanted to kill the gentry and share the money and food, it was just a spontaneous action of the mud-legged people. It is inevitable that some of them will succeed and some will fail. Even if hundreds of villages can succeed, it will have no effect on the whole of Shandong. After all, there are more failed villages.

However, since the emergence of the peasant association, those villages that have not killed the gentry to distribute money and food, and those villages that have failed once have quickly established peasant associations, and there are often situations in which several villages are linked together.

Damn, one village might not be able to handle a family of gentry, but what about when several villages are united?
The number of gentry exterminated surged!
What's even more terrible is that the organization of peasant associations did not only appear in Mengyin County, but spread everywhere. Now there are peasant associations in villages even here in Yanzhou. The yamen servants sent by the magistrate to collect the spring tax of Qianlong's 49th year have all been beaten back!
If it goes on like this, it is probably meaningless for Zhu Jinsong to suppress it, because these peasant associations alone are enough to kill Mingxing, the governor of Shandong—the peasant associations unite to fight against taxes and grain. What does this have to do with rebellion? the difference?
If there is a peasant association in the whole Shandong, wouldn't it mean that the whole Shandong is against it?

How did this make the master go to the south of the Yangtze River?
In the end, Mingxing, the governor of Shandong, was not responsible!

These damn mud!
Ming Xing had a gloomy donkey face, and looked at the prefects and prefects under his command with unkind eyes. After a long while, he asked, "Who can tell Ben Fu, what should we do now?"

The prefects and prefects under Ming Xing looked at each other in blank dismay, especially Yan Xiangqing, the prefect of Yizhou, who even wanted to die.

The peasant association first appeared in Yizhou, and the first place where the tax collectors were beaten back was Mengyin County under the rule of Yizhou. Of course, the magistrate of Mengyin County will be unlucky, and Yan Xiangqing, the prefect of Yizhou, will also be unlucky. Not good.

No, Mr. Futai is clearly asking everyone, but his eyes are fixed on the prefect!
Yan Xiangqing secretly scolded those mud-legged people for causing harm to others, but suddenly he was quick-witted, and clasped his hands and replied: "I would like to report to Mr. Futai, I think that since the peasant associations in various villages have already appeared and cannot be banned, it would be better to dismantle them." Passive to active, attracting peasant associations from all over the world to use for me?"

Hearing what Yan Xiangqing said, Ming Xing couldn't help feeling a little interested, and after a hum, he asked, "Tell me, how do you turn passive into active?"

Seeing that Master Futai was interested in his proposal, Yan Xiangqing suddenly felt confident.

Yan Xiangqing thought it over carefully, then clasped his hands and replied: "The so-called prosperity in the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle every day is all for profit. If you give those people from the peasant association some official positions, then promise them some money. These people may not be incapable of being used by me?"

However, Ming Xing rejected Yan Xiangqing's proposal without even thinking about it: "No way! If we give them an official position, wouldn't it attract everyone in the world to follow suit? Who is willing to wait ten years? This trend cannot last! "

Yan Xiangqing did not give up yet, but bowed and said: "Lord Futai calm down, the meaning of the next official is to give them the status of officials, not to be in the top class, but to have an official status, and the county government offices in various places will give them some salary. Still these mud legs can't be tempted?"

"If the members of the peasant association can be used by me, the Baojia in every village and village will be abolished, but it will be better than when there was Baojia."

"With no one to cover for Zhu Ni, wouldn't Zhu Ni have nowhere to hide?"

Mingxing suddenly felt moved again.

If you are one of those poor people, what is the purpose of joining the peasant association?Isn't it just to make my life better!
If you can have the status of an official and have money to take, wouldn't this be a good life?Participating in the farmers' association may also risk rebellion and losing your head, but working for the government does not have such a risk!

Think about it in another way, is it not obvious whether to continue to participate in the peasant association or choose to become an official? ?
Wouldn't it be a great achievement if he could take this opportunity to find the hiding place of that traitor Zhu Jinsong and wipe him out?
Thinking of this, Ming Xing's face suddenly became better, and he boasted: "Yes, the magistrate Yan really has real talents and learning, and it is not in vain to value you."

Yan Xiangqing was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said: "All this is Master Futai's ingenious plan, but I just said it through the mouth of an official, thank you, Lord Futai, for your cultivation!"

Ming Xing hummed, and the joy on his face became even stronger: "Stop flattering, and it's true to put your mind on serving the master. By the way, this time, let's choose a few under your Yizhou government. Try it out in one village, and if possible, it will be implemented in other state capitals.”

Yan Xiangqing was even more overjoyed - implement it first under his own rule, and if it is reliable, implement it on a large scale. Will his name reach the imperial court?This is your chance to get promoted!
Yan Xiangqing, who was getting more and more fiery, immediately resigned from Mingxing, hurried back to Yizhou Prefecture, and hurriedly called all the county magistrates of Yizhou together.

Yan Xiangqing first scolded all the county magistrates head-on, trying to vent out all the grievances he had suffered in the governor's office, and then confessed to the county magistrates the idea of ​​becoming an official from the peasant association, and asked them to pick a few villages after returning. try it out.

And all the magistrates, large and small, under the rule of Yizhou Prefecture are also very enthusiastic.

Originally, under my own rule, an organization like the Peasant Association resisted grain and taxes, which was enough to be regarded as a major crime of losing my head. Even if I could barely keep my head, this official position would probably not be able to keep it. This, this is simply reborn parents!

(End of this chapter)