There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 5 Departure for the post
  Five days passed in a flash, and it was the day when Lin Feng was supposed to go to Fugu County to take up his post.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, Lin Feng and his party had put all their luggage on the carriage, bringing some food for the road, a change of clothes, and four waist knives carefully crafted by Blacksmith Zhang.

Lin Feng also stored 30 shi of grain in the cabin space, about a ton of iron, sulfur, saltpeter and other military supplies, as well as a large number of daily necessities, which cost nearly one hundred taels of silver.

Lin's mother and younger sister told Lin Feng with tears in their eyes to pay attention to safety and to send messages back immediately when they arrived. Although Lin Feng was not a mother-in-law, he was moved by this kind of affection from the heart and repeatedly reassured them that it was okay.

Li Xiongzhen also came to see him off and gave Lin Feng a horse as a gift for him to use on the road. Lin Feng felt that in future battles, he must practice riding horses well, so he did not refuse.

"We brothers won't say thank you anymore, see you later!" Lin Feng was about to wave goodbye to Li Xiongzhen and his family when they set off, when a maid in a green skirt ran over quickly.

When she saw Lin Feng, she handed over a letter and an embroidered purse and said hurriedly: "Miss, this is for you. Don't let her down." Then she turned and ran away.

Lin Feng took a quick look and saw that inside the envelope was a plain piece of paper with a sentence written on it, "It is not my intention to break off the engagement. If you don't mind, I will live up to it." The signature was Feng Ziyi.

The words are as beautiful as the person. This reminded Lin Feng of the only time they met at the New Year's Poetry Festival. It seemed that the little girl was very loyal and would not give up. Even though it was the memory of her predecessor, Lin Feng also felt a little warm.

Seeing Lin's mother and younger sister looking at the scumbag with their eyes, Lin Feng quickly said: "It's the Feng family who came here." Then he set off with his guards Chen Xiong, Lin Jiakang and Zhang Tiezhui.

Zhang Tiechui was responsible for driving the carriage along the way, while Chen Xiong was guarding him on horseback. Lin Feng and Lin Jiakang generally rode in the carriage.

On the way, Lin Feng took out the letterhead and purse sent by Feng Ziyi. Inside the purse were some gold leaves, which were probably the little girl's pocket money.

Alas, it is most difficult to lose the kindness of a beautiful woman. Now Lin Feng has never met Miss Feng, and he has broken off the engagement. He doesn't know how to face it in the future.

After sitting for a short distance, Lin Feng understood why officials in ancient times rode in sedan chairs instead of carriages. These days, the carriage has no shock absorbers, let alone pneumatic tires. Sitting in it is so bumpy that I almost knocked myself out of the overnight meal.

In addition, he also had to practice equestrian skills, so Lin Feng started to try horse riding and asked Chen Xiong to guide him. He quickly mastered the essentials of horse riding and never wanted to ride in a carriage again.

Lin Feng checked the map on his mobile phone beforehand. Although there is no wireless signal in Daming, the offline map can still be used. After asking Chen Xiong some more, he prepared to start from Taiyuan and head west through Loufan Town to Linxian County on the bank of the Yellow River.

Then he crossed the Yellow River to the west and entered Shaanxi Province, reaching Jiazhou on the other side of the river, and Fugu County was under its jurisdiction.

From Taiyuan to Loufan, it is about 100 kilometers, and it is still under the jurisdiction of Taiyuan Prefecture. The official road is not bad, and the road is relatively peaceful. Lin Feng and others walked there in a day and a half.

However, when he arrived in Loufan, Lin Feng still found that he had simplified the ancient traffic situation and still had the modern concept of roads extending in all directions in his mind.

The road from Taiyuan to Loufan is hilly, and the official road is wide enough for carriages to pass. Further west from Loufan is the depth of the Luliang Mountains. The road will become increasingly rugged. It should still be passable by horseback, but not by horse-drawn carriage.

So Lin Feng found a merchant in the town, sold the carriage at a low price, and spent 20 taels of silver to buy a mule and horse to carry the luggage. The group continued on their journey on foot.

As soon as they entered the mountainous area, the speed of the journey slowed down significantly. Lin Feng estimated that he could only walk twenty or thirty kilometers in a day at most, and he would have to stay up early and stay late.

After walking for another two days, the mountain road became more and more steep, and the number of people became very sparse.

Lin Feng and others climbed over a hillside and were about to take a rest.

"I drove this mountain and built this road. If you want to go this way, leave money to buy the road!"

Damn, I really encountered a robber. But shouting such an old-fashioned robbery slogan doesn't look very professional at first glance. I guess it's because I've heard too much about it.

I saw a few bandits in ragged clothes shouting and rushing over. Only the leader had a big knife with several gaps, and the others were holding weapons such as wooden sticks and sharpened bamboo poles. It seemed that Preparing to commit a highway robbery.

When Lin Feng saw that this group of people had no experience, they would neither be able to hide in ambush nor wear a black scarf to add a sense of mystery. It is estimated that it can scare ordinary people.

Chen Xiong had seen a lot of traveling with the Li family's caravan, so he calmly drew out his sword made of fine iron and faced them. Zhang Tiechui got very excited when he saw someone was robbing him. He took out an iron bar weighing at least thirty kilograms and rushed over.

"Don't hurt their lives!" Lin Feng shouted, and then he instantly took out the stun gun from the space, hid it in his sleeve, told Lin Jiakang to watch the horses, and ran over.

Lin Feng gave the order to spare the lives of a few bandits, not because of the woman's kindness, but because of the current shortage of manpower. Capture it first and see if it can be used.

Chen Xiong took the lead and rushed in front of the bandits. He first chopped off the bamboo pole he had brought with him and then kicked one down.

When the bandit with the knife saw that the situation was not good, he immediately came forward and started fighting with Chen Xiong.

It can be seen that this bandit has worked hard to do a good job in intercepting goods, which was a promising job in the late Ming Dynasty. He actually had an inseparable fight with Chen Xiong for a while.

Zhang Tiechui swung his iron rod as if he were looking into an uninhabited mirror, sweeping several bandits rolling all over the ground. Until a strong, dark man who looked like Zhang Fei rushed out from behind, carrying a whole bamboo on his shoulders, and he was fighting with Zhang Tiehui.

Lin Feng stepped forward and raised his right arm, using his long sleeve as a cover, and first gave the knife-wielding bandit a high-voltage electric pulse. The bandit immediately fell to the ground and twitched.

Then he followed suit and gave the bandit carrying the bamboo a stun gun, and immediately threw him to the ground. Zhang Tiechui was hit by the electric current because he was holding an iron rod. He was so shocked that he immediately threw down the iron rod in his hand.

"Brother, do you know how to strike lightning? Can you teach me?" Zhang Tiechui asked curiously. Chen Xiong also looked over in surprise. It was difficult for him to deal with the bandit, but Lin Feng actually knocked him down effortlessly.

"Haha, the secret must not be leaked, and this technique cannot be used lightly, nor can it be taught. Let's quickly interrogate these bandits." Lin Feng decided that he still needed to maintain a sense of mystery. Ancient people still did this. Therefore, anyone who intends to rebel must perform miracles such as passing a letter in the belly of a fish or killing a white snake with a sword, in order to increase the mysterious legitimacy of the rebellion.

Although Lin Feng is not ready to rebel yet, according to the Ming Dynasty's bureaucratic system, destruction is inevitable and rebellion will happen sooner or later. It is better to plant the seeds of his own mystery and God's blessing in the hearts of his subordinates first.

"Gods have mercy, Gods have mercy, we are all nearby mountain people. The government's taxation is really too harsh and we can't live anymore. My mother at home is sick again, so we have no choice but to go out to rob. Today is really the first time. Please spare us." The leader of the bandits, holding a knife, kowtowed and begged for mercy.

After some interrogation, it was revealed that the mountain bandit with the knife was called Fang Dashan and the bamboo bandit was named Fang Tiezhu. They were both from the nearby Fangjia Village. They were cousins, and several others were also from the village.

"Take us to our village and have a look. If what you say is true, I'll spare your life." Of course, Lin Feng couldn't believe their words and had to visit on the spot.

Turn onto a small path from the mountain road and walk for about ten minutes. You will arrive at a village with no traffic but beautiful scenery. There are about 20 households living in it.

The old man Fang, the leader of the village, was waiting at the entrance of the village. When he saw Fang Dashan and others being escorted over, he hurriedly said: "No matter how hard it is, I can't do anything that is harmful to nature. Now it's a disaster. This official, they all usually He is law-abiding. In the past few days, the last bit of food in the village has been confiscated by the government. His mother is sick again, so he is obsessed with it. Please have mercy."

Lin Feng didn't say anything. He came to Fang Dashan's house and pushed the door open. He saw that the house was really like a house with bare walls. An old woman was lying on a bed made of bamboo, with a shabby wet cloth covering her forehead. Next to her was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old woman. girl is taking care of.

There was boiling water in the pot on the stove, with only a few bamboo shoots in it and no rice grains. The little girl was holding a bowl of bamboo shoot soup and wanted to feed the old woman some.

Seeing Fang Dashan come in, he said eagerly: "Brother, have you caught the medicine? Mom has a fever again."

"I, I..." Fang Dashan hesitated to speak.

"I caught it. Give this medicine to my aunt. Ieyasu, go get a bag of rice and add some to the pot first." Lin Feng said as he took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and poured out a Have emergency cold medicine ready on the road.

Lin Feng had processed these medicines a few days ago, and the capsules were wrapped with a layer of nourishing ointment, which made them look more like pills from this era.

The little girl hesitated for a moment and looked at Fang Dashan.

Fang Dashan was not stupid. He knew that Lin Feng had no reason to harm his mother, so he nodded.

The little girl scooped up some soup and helped the old woman take the medicine given by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng just made an observation. Due to the high altitude here, even though it is June, it is still quite cold inside the house in the mountains. These people are wearing thin clothes and do not have decent quilts. It seems that the old people have a cold. Take one Modern cold medicines are absolutely effective.

Lin Feng also chatted with Muramasa for a few words at this time, and basically confirmed that what Fang Dashan and the others said were the truth.

This year is the tenth year of Chongzhen. The new Minister of War, Yang Sichang, proposed the strategy of "four righteousnesses, six corners, and ten sides of the net" to suppress the peasant army. In order to support the implementation of this strategy, he also suggested that Emperor Chongzhen increase the tax collection and suppress corrupt officials at all levels. If the situation is increased, people all over the world will have a hard time, and even the people in the remote mountains will not be able to survive anymore.

After chatting for a while, the porridge in the pot was cooked. The smell of the rice made Muramasa smack his mouth, and Fang Dashan and others' stomachs made a rumbling sound.

So Lin Feng asked everyone to eat first. After all, the sky and the earth are not as big as eating.

After one person finished a bowl of porridge, Fang Dashan and others made the bottom of the bowl as clean as if it had just been washed. It looked like they hadn't had a full meal in a while.

At this time, the old woman on the bed also woke up.

Fang Dashan hurriedly walked over, knelt down in front of the bed and said, "Mom, are you feeling better?"

"Mom is much better. Who are these?" Mother Fang asked.

"Old aunt, these are all noble people. It was this official who saved you with medicine and gave us food so that we could have a meal of porridge." Muramasa introduced.

"Then thank you so much, Dashan, you must know how to repay your kindness!" Mother Fang struggled to get up to thank her.

"Auntie, please stop getting up and have a good rest." Lin Feng dissuaded her.

"Mom, don't worry, we will definitely repay your kindness." Fang Dashan continued.

Then a group of people came outside. Fang Dashan pulled Fang Tiezhu and knelt down in front of Lin Feng. After kowtowing twice, he said, "Sir, you not only spared our lives, but also saved my mother. Tiezhu and I both Your life is yours.”

"Okay, you are very filial and you are very popular in the village, so I will give you a way out. This time I am going to Fugu County, Shaanxi Province to take up the post of county magistrate. I am short of people. Are you willing to follow me? Going together?"

"Yes, I am very willing! As long as my mother and little sister can have enough to eat, I am willing to do anything."

"Okay, you guys pack up and go with me. Later I will give you a stone of grain and 2 taels of silver to keep for your mother and little sister's household. After we have settled down in Fugu, we will take them over." Lin Feng Lay out the road.

"This is great, I'll tell mother to go." Fang Dashan jumped up excitedly and hurried back to his room.

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