my days with tyrants

Chapter 325 There is no one who can fight

Noon the next day.

Xiangyang.

Song house.

"Why is there no news yet?"

Song Xin paced a little restlessly.

"Don't panic, you have to rest for a night after traveling for more than 100 miles. Even if you return this morning, you will arrive in the afternoon."

Li Wenyu, the servant of the household department who resigned, said calmly while holding a teacup.

He is also from Xiangyang.

The Secretary of the Household Department is Yu Xin, and the two servants are Xia Yuanji and him, but all three of them have resigned. In fact, the three of them have good relations with Yang Feng, and both the Household Department and the Ministry of Industry have good relations with Yang Feng.Needless to say, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Accounts and the bank have also formed a stable cooperative relationship. The Ministry of Accounts will borrow from the bank when it is short of money, and the Ministry of Accounts will use its power to maintain the monopoly position of the bank.When the bank is short of gold and silver, the gold and silver from the household department will support the bank. After all, all the gold and silver produced by silver mines and gold mines in various places are sent to the household department warehouse.

In recent years, the two have become more and more in line with the American Treasury and the Federal Reserve.

And even the officials of the household department have begun to understand the benefits of this game.

As long as the bank does not fail, the Ministry of Accounts will hardly be short of money. Similarly, as long as the Ministry of Accounts fully supports it, the bank will not fail. After all, behind the Ministry of Accounts are gold, silver and copper mines all over the country, including Iwami Yinshan. Continuous production.

This is a closed loop.

Just be careful not to let the treasure depreciate severely.

but……

Resignation is a matter of principle.

Not resigning from office means that you are ready to be used by this monster.

In the minds of Confucian scholars and gentry, he was branded as a traitor.

Don't care if you have the reputation of a good minister before, and don't care if you are really with Yang Feng, as long as you don't make a clear distinction with Yang Feng, then you are a traitor, but now he is glad that he resigned early.

As soon as the public land law came out, Yang Feng was not just a monster, but a public enemy of the gentry.

Monsters can cooperate when necessary.

It is not uncommon for gentlemen to cooperate with monsters.

But Public Enemy is different.

If he hadn't resigned at this time, he would be like Tie Xuan, who was held up as a banner by Yang Feng, and then suffered misfortune. Poor Tie Xuan, not to mention his family, but his clan and even the same clan, all of them have been affected tragically now.The day before yesterday, the Zhuangzi of a seductive landlord who had contacts with his family was just attacked by the gentry. Almost all the men died, and the women were directly divided up. Although the commander of Xiangyang Guards led troops to suppress it, this kind of thing cannot be blamed on the public. ah!The elders in the whole county and the young people of the clan led the crime. If you arrest someone, a group of old guys in their 80s will come out to take the blame, and they will be called the masterminds.

They have personal feuds.

Then list the old enemies accumulated for generations.

The government can do whatever they like, anyway, this is a vendetta.

In fact, the government basically doesn't care.

There is basically a shortage of local officials everywhere, and because the Empress Dowager decreed that this year's autumn tax will be exempted. In fact, farmers will not collect any taxes this year. Local officials have nowhere to start making money. .

what?
Just that salary.

Wouldn't it be good to close the door and collect some tipping from the gentry, and then drink in the yamen?
It is said that Li Wenyu is also a member of the gentry in Xiangyang. If he stays in the capital and is set up by Yang Feng as a banner, it is estimated that these mad gentry should also play a vendetta game with his family.Now whoever does not regard Yang Feng as an enemy, he is the enemy of all gentry, there is no middle choice, if loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.Either be loyal to the gentry group you belong to and fight Yang Feng to the end, or you are a traitor, and the elders and sages will bring the young and strong of the clan to let you know the fate of the traitor.Moreover, the chaos in Xiangdeng is just the beginning, and it will inevitably spread to the whole country, and the entire Ming Dynasty will be involved in this struggle until the battle is won or lost.

Or life or death.

Winning or losing is life and death.

If the gentry loses, it will be the public land law, and the group of land gentry will be wiped out, and if the land is equalized, there will be no land gentry, but it is possible for the industrial and commercial gentry.

Yang Feng lost...

Yang Feng's loss seemed to be no big deal.

He can't die again!
Li Wenyu suddenly found out sadly that even if Yang Feng lost, what could the gentry do to him?This bastard is completely invincible!Looking at it this way, it seems that the final winner is not difficult to determine. After all, you can never defeat an immortal monster. Yang Feng can lose countless times, but the gentry can only lose once.

"boom!"

Gunshots rang out suddenly.

Li Wenyu stood up instantly.

"This is a short gun, Xiangyang Guard doesn't have it."

He said solemnly.

Theoretically, the flintlock blunderbuss has not been used outside the capital.

"Mr. Yunshi, that thing is not a magical artifact. Not to mention the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, there are skilled craftsmen in Xiangyang who imitate it. Although it is not as good as the Ministry of Industry, it is enough to kill people. There are quite a few private collections among the people. To tell you the truth, even my nephew has one at home."

Song Xin said calmly.

The technology of flintlock guns has been flooded for a long time, and the vassal kings and folk iron smelters have imitated them, and there are even large-scale imitations, such as Zhu Di.

After all, the technical content of this thing is slightly stronger than that of the matchlock gun. The most important thing is the manufacture of the spring, but the problem is that the steel used to make the spring is easy to buy. After all, Yang Feng is still promoting agricultural machinery and can make Of course, the steel used for mechanical parts can also be used to make flintlock parts.

Then there is the lathe.

Simple bicycle lathes and hydraulic lathes can all be customized from the Wutaishan factory.

Even their own imitations appeared.

Yang Feng has never restricted the outflow of technology. He just controls glass mirrors and other things that can bring huge profits.

But most of the technologies can be learned by going to the factory in Wutai Mountain and paying a technical fee.

Anyway, as soon as the steam engine finally came out, all these low-level goods were swept into the garbage dump.

"Well, this Ming Dynasty is really changing with each passing day, but the old man is a little ignorant after staying in Beijing for a long time, but it is not appropriate to keep firearms privately."

Li Wenyu sat down awkwardly and said.

"Mr. Yun Shi, if you don't hide the firearms, do you want me to spit out Yaoren Yang to death? Not to mention short guns and long guns, my family still has a rapid-fire gun!"

Another Juren, Mei Su, said somewhat contemptuously.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noisy shout outside, followed by a gunshot that should have been right in front of the door, a large number of soldiers rushed in, the leader was a young man in green robes, with a short gun in one hand and a sword in the other. What followed behind him were ten Jinyi guards wearing yellow armor.

"Take it all!"

he shouted.

Li Wenyu stood up instinctively and stepped forward...

"Old former servant of the household department, who are you waiting for, do you have a driving letter?"

he shouted.

The young man gave him a surprised look.

"I, Li Xin, the official from Xiangyang Mansion, came to arrest the rebels Song Xin, Mei Su and others who colluded with the bandits and intercepted Jinyiwei. Since your Excellency is a former servant, you should know the court's laws, but now you are living with the rebels. Should I Do you suspect your involvement? Although you used to be a servant, but now that you have returned to your hometown, you are a commoner. Do you want to prevent Jin Yiwei from handling the case as a commoner?"

He said.

Li Wenyu immediately woke up.

At this time, those guards in Jinyi had commanded the soldiers to swarm up and hold Song Xin and Mei Su down.

"What crime am I waiting to commit?"

Song Xin struggled and shouted.

"Song Juren, don't struggle. The team you sent has been wiped out. Even Liu Wen guessed that you would attack at night. He has called more than 100 officers and soldiers from Xiangyang Wei to ambush. I will bring the bank escort team. Those 40 rides were not enough for our round of guns. We captured more than [-] people, all of which can be proved to be your instigation. In addition, I will tell you by the way that when you were plotting outside Ren Zhai yesterday, I was already listening. I and Liu Wen went all the way, but he was going north in Fancheng, and I went to Xiangyang in disguise to make an unannounced visit. I have to say that you have helped us a lot. We are still worried about when we will be able to make meritorious deeds. We did not expect that you would have given us the credit when we first arrived. Get ready, according to this situation, I should be promoted to Xiangyang magistrate before the end of the year."

Li Xin said proudly.

Then he looked at Li Wenyu.

"In Tuifu, this old man just knew his father. When he first came back to his hometown, he found out that he had died of illness, so he came here to pay tribute to his old friend. As for what Song Xin did, this old man didn't know anything about it, but just now Song Xin boasted to this old man that he had hidden firearms in his home.

In addition, Mei Su also boasted that he still had a rapid-fire gun in his home. "

Li Wenyu said hurriedly.

Song Xin and Mei Su's eyes widened instantly, and they looked at him in disbelief.

"Tuifu might as well search carefully."

Li Wenyu ignored their eyes calmly with the ups and downs of his career for nearly 20 years, and said very calmly.

"Search!"

Li Xin said without hesitation.

The cold weapons of the Ming Dynasty are used casually, but the possession of firearms is a felony. The possession of cannons is basically regarded as treason. The general secretly sold his rapid-fire gun.

Lost on the battlefield!
I ran away in a hurry and discarded them all.

The soldiers immediately started searching.

"Old dog, you old dog, shameless villain!"

Song Xin and Song Xin roared at Li Wenyu angrily.

Li Wenyu pretended not to hear.

It is obvious that Yang Feng's minion can basically control Xiangyang now. He has Jinyiwei with him, and Jinyiwei can mobilize the guards to assist in handling the case, as well as the bank escort team. Even if the local officials don't cooperate, they can arrest whoever they want who.Therefore, none of Song Xin's gang, including the elders and sages who participated yesterday, could escape, and after these people were arrested, no one in Xiangyang dared to resist.Even if he betrayed the hometown gentry at this time, the latter has no ability to do anything to him. Since he is so afraid of a bird, he must either sell the hometown gentry in exchange for his family's safety, or be implicated by this guy's crimes.

This is inevitable.

It was nothing more than letting those who were caught bite his family.

So it's a good choice.

At this moment, Jin Yiwei had returned with two short guns, both flintlock short guns, but they were much shorter than the ones they used, after all, the shorter the barrel, the easier it was to make.

"That's where the evidence is complete."

Li Xin admired the two short guns and said with a smile.

Just then an officer ran in.

"Tuifu, many people gathered outside, saying that we are framing the Song family and extorting money."

He said.

"Ugh, it's fast!"

Li Xin said unexpectedly.

"Tuifu, the Song family clan is all around here, and most of the whole square is. The Song family's local clan not only has thousands of acres of fertile land, but also has a large forest farm, and they also do business. Most of the clan members depend on it for a living. Don't be a villain, otherwise you won't quickly summon hundreds of people to serve the dead.

But don't worry about Tuifu, there are many clans of the old man, if this generation makes trouble, the old man will serve the queen. "

Li Wenyu said.

"go!"

Li Xin said.

Immediately afterwards, he took Jin Yiwei and escorted Song Xin and others out of the door.

Hundreds of people blocked outside, shouting with righteous indignation.

He simply raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

With the gunshots, these people all shut up.

"what is your job?"

He pointed to the front one and asked.

The latter did not speak.

Li Wenyu looked at his servant, who hurried forward.

"Master Tuifu, his name is Song Er, he is a member of the Songxin tribe, but he has been out of Wufu for a long time, and he makes a living by picking up excrement for the Song family. He goes to clean the toilets for the Song family every day. He also cleaned up the livestock of the Song family."

He said.

"How much did the Song family pay him?"

Li Xin asked.

"Master was joking, he has to give money to the Song family, manure is fat."

The servant said with a smile.

"So you, the one who picks up dung for his family, are now learning how to protect the Lord loyally? You protected his house, and next time you come back to his house, you will be rewarded with a bucket of dung? He is plotting rebellion and wants to beheaded. You protect him It is also going to be beheaded, so you risked beheading just for him to reward you with a bucket of shit?"

Li Xin pointed at the guy and said.

The servant immediately laughed.

Li Wenyu's servants and soldiers, and even the spectators laughed.

Then there was laughter.

The man blushed, but eventually got into the crowd.

"You, tell me what your loyalty is for, is it also for shit."

Li Xin pointed to the other and asked.

The man also refused to answer.

"Master Tuifu, he is a hired worker for the Song family."

The servant said quickly.

"How much is the salary a month? Is there any food? Is there any medical insurance? Is there any pension? Is there any compulsory education?"

Li Xin said.

The man was at a loss.

"Nothing, right? The hired workers in Mount Wutai get at least five guan notes a month, and the highest skilled workers get hundreds of guan notes. They take care of meals at noon, free hospital for sick people, and death money for disabled people. After six Even if you retire, you will still receive a little less money every month than when you were working, and you will receive it until you die, and your children's school fees will be free.

Ambassador Yang often said that such benefits are what the employees deserve.

The hired workers need not be grateful to him.

The work done to him by the hired man is worth these rewards.

Then tell me, how much does the Song family pay you?Care for food?Do you provide for your retirement?Give you free medical treatment?Give your kids free schooling?
Do you have?
tell me have you? "

Li Xin pointed at the man and shouted.

The man lowered his head sadly, turned and walked away silently.

"Who else? I'll ask who else? You can come one by one, and I will talk to you one by one, and I will see which of the Song family's kindness to you is worthy of your death?"

Li Xin shouted arrogantly.

However, no one in front of him dared to come out to discuss this issue with him, but most of them turned around silently and left.

"There is no one who can fight!"

Li Xin looked at the people who broke up with an attitude of being lonely and seeking defeat.

(End of this chapter)