Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 58 Lingao City

As soon as Guo Yi heard this, he regained his spirits, no wonder the leaders often go abroad, the foreign scriptures recited by the foreign monks are indeed different. .He hurriedly dragged Xue Ziliang to ask him to talk about the details here.

Xue Ziliang asked: "Do you know about the World Republic case?"

"Not quite sure."

"This is a very typical case, and I think it fits the current situation very well." This is a strange case that happened in 1960, a so-called world republic founded by a man named Fuzz Burt who claimed to be the illegitimate son of Adolf Hitler.This person declared in the European media: On December 1960, 12, the third flying saucer fleet belonging to Venus was going to land at Berlin Tamborauf Airport.Aziz, the commander-in-chief of the Space Rangers will immediately announce the earthling Foz Burt as the President of the Supreme Government of the World Republic.President Foz will immediately demand the surrender of the armies of all countries on the earth, destroy the ammunition depots of all armies, and prohibit all soldiers from leaving their barracks.

This case is no different from all kinds of fraud cases. The only difference is that this Foz Burt did not commit any fraudulent acts. He sincerely believed that he was the president of the world republic chosen by the Venusians, so this person was not prosecuted for any crimes. responsibility.

"Is this very similar to the situation we are facing? I believe they feel a new world from top to bottom. In fact, it is very likely that this is just a deserted island in the sea of ​​Vietnam. Maybe it is someone in the organization with ulterior motives." Someone rented it out on purpose."

"Isn't this just a foreign version of being an emperor..." Xiao Guo yawned, thinking what this was. Since 1949, there have been at least a dozen or so people claiming to be the Son of Man in the backcountry of our country.When he was free, he would read these materials-most cases were very entertaining.

The explanation is good, but it still can't explain the problem of all signals disappearing.While thinking wildly, the cabin door opened, and someone threw three blankets in.

"Have a good rest, and go on the road tomorrow." The visitor simply informed.

"Looks like we'll be changing places tomorrow. I need to rest well and have the strength to walk tomorrow." Xue Ziliang ate and drank enough, chatted for a while, was already sleepy, wrapped himself in a blanket and went to sleep.Selina has not spoken, and is also sleeping at this time.

As a true Chinese, Xiao Guo has a deep understanding of the profoundness of the Chinese language. "On the road" is an unlucky word for someone in such an environment.

Meng Xian, who threw the blanket in, obviously didn't realize that his unintentional sentence made Xiao Guo suffer from insomnia for a long time, and even scribbled in a small notebook, writing a few pages of suicide note.

At night, Lingao County is completely silent.

After the start of the watch, there was a curfew on the streets in the city, and the dark city looked particularly gloomy.There are soldiers standing at the crossings of the stone roads that run through the whole city, ready to check on pedestrians—a lot of people have poured in from the four townships and outside the city today, some with their families, some with pigs, cows, chickens, ducks and cats Dog, the county has opened all the temples along the road to accommodate these refugees.There are still many people sleeping on both sides of the flagstone road.Even animals probably know that disaster is approaching, and rarely call out.Only the ignorant children were still crying and being scolded by the adults in a low voice.

Red or white paper lanterns are hung outside the government offices and temple gates. The lights are dim and they swing under the eaves.In the dim light, notices could be seen on the walls.From time to time, a watchman carried a small lantern, knocked on his clapper, and walked by with a few folks.

The top of the city is very quiet, there is a lantern not far away, and the folks are patrolling back and forth on the city wall.Ever since Bopu Beacon Tower gave the alarm early in the morning, and then Fu Xunjian fled back in a hurry, the atmosphere in the city has become extremely tense.From time to time, someone was whispering in the shadows of the street.

"Shouldn't the pirates have retreated?" Someone whispered under the eaves.

"There is no news from all the villages, so it's hard to say."

"This pirate, in the past, just get a ticket and leave. Maybe the boat will leave now."

"If he really left, would Mr. Wu still ask someone to ask for help?" Someone said mysteriously, "This afternoon, Master Bo Wu asked for help after he left."

(Housuo, that is, the Housuo Tun under the five thousand households of Neifuwei in Hainan. There are two Tunsuo in Lingao County.)

"The pirates are so powerful?" A black and thin man was uneasy. This is a shooter (Note: Shegeng, originally from Fujian, shoots the land and cultivates. His descendants are all Hokkien), and he opened up wasteland and farmed in Lingao. It was not easy to accumulate a little family property, and I just asked my wife to bring it in my hometown last year.At this moment, his wife was holding a baby pig tightly. In the two big bamboo cages beside her, the smell of chicken and duck feces was stinking, but she didn't care.

"It's not big, it's very big." A man with the appearance of a small peddler had probably seen some of the market, and said vividly, "The oceans of Guangdong and Guangxi have not been peaceful in recent years. What's the matter? They can't do anything to them, Marshal Yu has suppressed countless times, more defeats than victories, I heard that the imperial court is discussing to recruit them."

"It's going to be peaceful once we're recruited," someone said.

"Taiping, I don't think it may be." The small businessman said angrily, "Yang Er tried to recruit safety once, but in the end it still harmed the common people. Every time I cross the sea in the past two years, I am worried. Fu San of Silkworm Village is the time to cross the sea. Those who were killed, even a corpse is gone..."

"This pirate, won't attack the county seat?"

"The siege of the county was 30 years ago when Nancun was in trouble, and my grandfather was conscripted as a strongman to defend the city. The group of Li people were like crazy. They attacked the city with a sea of ​​people, and then Ma Shi came again , Although they did not attack the city, they did not dare to open the city gate." (Note: The riots of the Li people in Tinan Village occurred in the 25th year of Wanli, and the riots of the Li people in Ding'an occurred in the 27th year of Wanli.)

"It should pass without incident this time."

Just as he was talking, Master Dian Shi was leading a few people through the street, seeing this group of people talking lively, he couldn't help yelling loudly: "The barbarians are talking nonsense, and if you make nonsense, I will not punish you for disturbing people's hearts! "

(Note: In the Ming Dynasty, the city people in Hainan called the rural people barbarians, and the rural people called the city people Chifu. Of course, they are all curse words.)

Once the master showed his power, no one dared to say anything.Since the beginning of martial law early this morning, there have been a dozen or so unlucky people who have been dragged to beat the board and show the shackles because they said a few words or looked a few more times.

Seeing that Master Dianshi led his people far away, the small trader muttered: "I know how to show my power to the common people, and if I have the ability to fight pirates..."

"Speak less!" An old man stopped him, "When is this? Chew this useless tongue."

Tonight, Lingao county magistrate is sitting in the flower hall. His name is Wu Mingjin, a native of Nanzhili. He is nearly fifty years old and his hair is already gray. .If you choose a county magistrate, you should go to this despicable place in Nanchui.Although Lingao has been in the county for a long time, it has been 40 years since the county government moved to Mo Village.But to him, a native of Nanzhi, it was still a barren and barren land.Since he took office, he also wanted to try his best to do something for the common people, repair water conservancy, open up wasteland, teach farmers and mulberry... so as to leave a good name.But these years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued. The beacon towers along the coast have several police officers every month. They are either Bopu or Shipai and Ma Niao. Pirates attack everywhere, and the officers and soldiers are at a loss. strategic response.There was another typhoon after autumn last year, and countless houses in the village were destroyed, and people were displaced. He asked people to set up porridge fields and collect dead bodies, but in the end there was an epidemic and many people died.

(Note: According to Lingao county annals, there are five county magistrates recorded during the Tianqi-Chongzhen period. Among them, Ye Yao and Wu Mingjin were in office from the end of the Tianqi period to the beginning of Chongzhen period. Because the time of the first and second term cannot be tested, the latter one was used.)

Originally, he didn't take the Beacon Tower's warning this time seriously. Pirate harassment is already a common occurrence here.But what Fu Bowen said after fleeing back with the archers really frightened him a lot.

The pirates who come here are on a "huge ship" that has never been seen before. The body of the ship is higher than the Dacheng Hall of Lingao Confucian Temple. The ships that follow are larger than the warships of the official army. They don't use sails. Coming and going freely on the sea is like a magic skill.

The most incredible thing is that those boats are made of iron!A giant ship made of iron can float on water, which greatly surpassed his understanding.Humans have an instinctive fear of what is beyond their comprehension.

When he saw that these people really started to go ashore, Fu Bowen hurriedly led them back to the county seat - he instinctively felt that these people were not the same as any pirates or merchants he had ever seen or heard of before. What happened, they couldn't have come here to rob the common people of a few loads of salted fish and a few stones of rice!

Of course, Wu Mingjin couldn't just listen to his one-sided words - it is common for warriors to be afraid of war and exaggerate their words.In a panic, he still sent a Zaoli from the Dan family who was familiar with the situation near Bopu in the county government to visit.When he came back at noon, the Zaoli couldn't even speak clearly.Mr. Wu knew from his confusing description that there were thousands of pirates in this gang.After landing on the shore, there is a car that can walk on the beach. There are no horses or cattle in the car, and people can walk on it.Some cars can easily carry large and large iron boxes around... There are many things he can't explain... In a word, this group of people is full of evil spirits.

Now he was in a hurry.He didn't really believe in witchcraft or anything like that.Wu Mingjin went to Hainan to be an official. On the way, he saw Portuguese ships and artillery in Guangdong, and also saw telescopes. He knew that overseas people had many wonderful things. How could this group of pirates rely on some overseas strange things? Do you want to attack the county seat?In Lingao City, apart from Zaoli yamen servants, only 100 strong men plus twelve archers from the inspection department were available, and there were only more than [-] soldiers at full strength.

So he hurriedly asked Wu Ya, the county magistrate, to take the silver and go to the back office to rescue the soldiers.This time Wu Ya came back to report: The thousand households of the post office responded, and tomorrow morning 30 people will be sent over with a cannon, but they will be rewarded with one stone of rice for each person afterwards.

(End of this chapter)