A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

Chapter 58 Reminder
Li Xiuyuan's voice was cold, obviously his body was just a child, but his maturity and tone of voice made him a real adult.

Hearing his analysis, Bai Xia's eyes fell on the road map again.

Pointing to the two characters next to the word Ganzhou, he asked, "What do these two characters read?"

"Tu Shan..." Li Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and replied bitterly.

Bai Xia caressed these two characters, and then said: "Tu Shan"

It sounds like an eerie feeling!

"Is there a mine here?" Bai Xia asked.

Li Xiuyuan was shocked, subconsciously said: "How do you know?"

"There are not only mines, but also iron mines, right?" Bai Xia said again.

Li Xiuyuan was really taken aback, obviously he didn't say anything, how did she know?
His shock was so obvious that Bai Xia pretended not to see it.

She chuckled: "Is this hard to guess?"

"There was a severe drought in Ganzhou, but the government collected grain tax in advance. If the grain tax cannot be collected, people will pay it."

"I haven't heard of corvée anywhere in Ganzhou, so the government's purpose of arresting people is definitely not for corvée."

"Although they prevaricate with the Saihu people"

"But from what I've heard, the Hu people are brave by nature, brave and good at fighting. If the court doesn't want to lose the frontier, it will definitely send strong soldiers and generals to fight. It's not the turn of a group of farmers who can only plan food in the fields."

"Of course, the most important thing is that they not only arrested young men, but also women and children."

"Which family uses women in war?"

"So, obviously, the government is lying"

Bai Xia's deduction is well-founded, and Li Xiuyuan asked himself, if it hadn't been for that dream, it would be absolutely impossible for him to deduce that there is a mine based on a road map and a place name.

But before Bai Xia finished speaking, she continued: "So why did the government lie?"

"Because they have secrets"

"They need to use people for their secrets, either by raising private soldiers to conspire to rebel, or by violating the court's laws and privately mining iron ore"

"Then let's guess again, why do they privately mine iron ore? Under what circumstances do they need to use a lot of iron?"

"Weapon" Li Xiuyuan subconsciously replied.

"That's right." Bai Xia snapped his fingers and continued, "The blacksmith shop in Wu County only sells some agricultural tools, not even a dagger. It shows that the imperial court has very strict control over weapons."

"So for those who have discovered iron ore and need a lot of weapons, it is a good idea to mine iron ore privately."

"Then, why do they need so many weapons?" Bai Xia looked at Li Xiuyuan, with a smile on his lips.

Li Xiuyuan pursed his lips, opened his mouth slightly, and wanted to say two words.

"That's right, rebel," Bai Xia spoke out for him.

Some people in Ganzhou conspired to rebel.

And what does it take to rebel?People are needed, food is needed, and weapons are needed.

But for these three things, the government in Ganzhou did it all.

The refugees here are only a part of the territory of Ganzhou. I believe there will be other refugees who have been deceived by the government and are stepping into the trap woven by the government step by step.

"Catch some people first, and the rest are women and children, and then use these women and children to threaten the captured young men to do things for them. The government is really tricky." Bai Xia looked up at the refugee team in front of them. They were eating, with a rare smile on their faces.

They didn't know that the government's guillotine was hanging over their heads, falling towards them bit by bit.

What was thought to be the end of hope was actually death.

Sad, deplorable!
Li Xiuyuan followed Bai Xia's eyes and looked at the refugees. Compared to the ignorance of these refugees, the two of them who guessed the truth were really uncomfortable.

But what he never expected was that Bai Xia would be so perceptive, guessing that someone wanted to rebel just because the government gave the refugees a wrong road map.

However, Bai Xia was just guessing.

There is a saying in modern times called "Bold assumptions, careful verification"

It doesn't matter if you guess wrong.

Anyway, she has nothing to lose.

But Li Xiuyuan didn't know what she was thinking. Looking at the refugees in front of him, he felt very complicated.

They don't know yet that the road map is in his hands.

"Don't think about it, here, hurry up and make a copy, and then return the map to others, otherwise we will be in big trouble when they find out."

During times of chaos, the refugees could be briefly deterred by force. Now that the refugee team has settled down, if you know that they have snatched the road map to Ganzhou, you will have to fight the two of them desperately.

Li Xiuyuan took the road map and hesitated: "Aren't we going to stop them?"

Looking at the refugees in front of him, he felt a little uncomfortable, especially those refugee children, who easily reminded him of Sanya.

Bai Xia is not as indecisive as he is.

He said directly: "How do you stop it? Use your arm like a bamboo pole to wrestle with the thighs of thousands of refugees?"

Li Xiuyuan's face darkened, what kind of messed up metaphors are these?

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and describe, let's hurry up after describing." Bai Xia rubbed his messy head impatiently.

It's a little oily!

You can consider saving some water to wash your head or something.

Bai Xia wiped her hands on Li Xiuyuan's clothes.

After finishing the calf, it feels dirtier.

Bai Xia's face was dark and ugly.

Li Xiuyuan lay on the back basket, pouted his buttocks and traced the road map.

Originally, when they snatched it, they wanted to make a copy.

His drawing skills are not bad, and the road map is simple, and he finished it in a short while.

Wang Xiucai, who just had a lunch, hesitated for a while, but still walked towards the two of them.

When he was a few steps away, he stopped.

He glanced at Bai Xia with some horror, and then fell on Li Xiu Yuan who seemed to be more talkative.

Bai Xia gave Li Xiuyuan a push, and Li Xiuyuan stepped forward reluctantly and returned the road map to Wang Xiucai.

"Thank you little brother, I haven't asked my little brother Gao's name yet." Wang Xiucai bowed politely, being able to treat a five-year-old child one by one, shows that he is still somewhat educated.

Bai Xia looked at them with her arms around her chest.

Li Xiuyuan avoided his body, did not accept his gift, did not answer his question, took a deep breath and asked, "Mr. Xiucai has been to Quanzhou?"

Wang Xiucai was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously replied: "I have never been there before."

"I don't think this road map looks like the way to Quanzhou. Mr. Xiucai should be more careful." Li Xiuyuan still reminded, as for whether Wang Xiucai would listen or not, that was his business.

"That's all I've said, boy, I'm leaving." Li Xiuyuan also imitated the appearance of an adult and cupped his hands, then turned and left.

Seeing that Wang Xiucai was still in a daze and didn't understand the meaning of Li Xiuyuan's words, Bai Xia kindly said: "There is something wrong with the road map given by the government. They are paying for food and arresting people. Be careful yourself."

Wang Xiucai didn't realize it at first, but after a while he figured out the meaning behind Bai Xia's words, and his expression changed.

He took a few glances at the road map, and looked at the word Quanzhou on it, his eyes were full of surprise.

Could it be... is there really a problem with the roadmap?

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