Wuyue nodded: The child had also heard Aunt Qiu Di mention him, and she listened to her intentions. She was angry and lived in seclusion in the mountains because she opposed her husband's uprising. The couple should have lived in seclusion in the mountains. It is said that the child should have seen him when he was young, and there was a little impression that he should have protected Liujiabao well. Unexpectedly, these things would happen. It can be seen that he may not be so care about his old love.
Liu Qingmei looked at his expression carefully and said with a smile: Speaking of Qiu Di, I am afraid that Yue'er would like to live in a separate place, otherwise how could you have the chance to seduce this cold beauty?
Wuyue smiled embarrassedly and asked: So my aunt must often bring people out for inspection and teach those small-scale Xuandejun that dared to offend the Liujiabao industry?
Liu Qingmei said: There is no way to teach a lesson. Most of the time, it is enough to stop it. Small-scale conflicts are inevitable, but try to avoid escalating conflicts. This will be detrimental to us. As Yue'er said, although the war against Tianying has an order, the county magistrate is not as good as the current magistrate. My father and uncle have to send people to Yinzhou Prefecture every six months to manage Zhan Hailiang, the general of Xuande Army, and hope that he will restrain his subordinates from touching the territory of the Liu family, so that the Liujiabao and its industries will be safe, otherwise Yue'er will not be able to enjoy the joy of family at home!
Wuyue sighed: So that's it. Grandpa bribed Zhan Hailiang to protect the safety of Liujiabao
That's not considered a bribery. To be precise, it should be the regular silver or tax paid to Xuande Army twice a year by Liujiabao.
Wu Yueda frowned. In this way, wouldn’t Liujiabao pay two taxes to the court and Xuanliao army respectively? In recent years, the court’s hardships have become heavier and heavier. How can our Liujiabao afford to be able to survive?
Liu Qingmei shook her head. Since the Hetao area is firmly occupied by the Xuande army, we no longer have to pay taxes to the court. In fact, there is no court government in this area. Even if the government wants to collect, it is far from the court's taxes. Although the orders are heavy, they often change every day, but there are still some rules for the tax collection. Xuande army has no fixed number. When encountering famine or the expansion of people is too fast, in order to support the troops, they often speak to local wealthy families or wealthy families. You have to give as much as they want, which is even heavier than the exploitation of the government.
Then how can we live in Liujiabao?
Didn’t my aunt say before? Zhan Tianying ordered that no harasse the Liu family, and Zhan Hailiang was not good for us. Every time we went to do some work, our manager Liuyingshan could bargain with Zhan Hailiang and try to keep the amount paid within acceptable limits. Otherwise, Liujiabao might have been forced to go bankrupt, and you and these girls can only drink the northwest wind! The other wealthy gentry in the region are in trouble. No matter how huge the family business is, it cannot support Zhan Tianying’s hundreds of thousands of troops. More than half have gone bankrupt and become refugees. Even if they can still operate in disarray, they plan to move their families to a foreign land.
Wuyue thoughtful. In peacetime, both wealthy families and civilians were oppressed and exploited by the government, and they had to be blackmailed by the rebels in troubled times. They had no good life. This was not as good as the Jurchen tribe alliance. Most of the wealth was owned by various tribes, and their rights were not so concentrated. Although there were power struggles, they were only developed between the upper classes of the nobles. The impact was not as wide as the Central Plains, and the harm to the people was not that great. Therefore, although the Jin Dynasty had a small population, it was stronger than the Millennium Dynasty.
Liu Qingmei sighed with compassion: Yue'er's words make sense. Take other wealthy families and people in this area as an example. But we are not as lucky as we are. We cannot live and work in peace and contentment, and they choose to escape to a foreign land to take refuge. Many villages are already empty and are full of devastation.
Wu Yue has been traveling through the world in recent years, and the scenes of countless streets and villages with countless refugees and starving people appearing in front of her. She can't help but murmur: Whether it is natural disasters or man-made disasters in all dynasties, the people and the people will always suffer. Is this the cause and effect mentioned by the sages? Where is the result of kind people? Where is the retribution of evil people who oppress the people? How can we achieve fairness and justice so that the rich and civilians of the people can show their strengths, get their own place, and live and work in peace and contentment?
Liu Qingmei looked at him carefully and praised: Yue'er has the whole world in mind and is worthy of being a good man in the Liu family! It seems that the past ten years of experience outside has helped Yue'er very much!
She led a team to the Tianma Ranch more than 30 miles east of Liujiabao. Along the way, there were only some elderly people and children left in many villages, and young and middle-aged people and women were almost gone.
Even though the farm under the name of Liujiabao did not flee to a foreign land, sometimes there were small bandits of Xuande Army coming to harass them, rob food and livestock, and even abused women.
Seeing Liu Qingmei leading the team, the hired farmers felt as if they saw a savior and complained to her.
The team walked to Gaojiazhuang, which was a farm to which Liujiabao belongs. From a distance, I heard the village rushing, crowds of people, and all kinds of scolding, the screams of women and the crying of children!
Liu Qingmei's face changed and she hurriedly said: Meng'er, Yue'er, let's go in and take a look! After saying that, she rushed into the village first.
Wuyue followed her into the entrance of the village dozens of feet, but saw dozens of robbers holding yellow turbans, holding big knives and javelins carrying more than a dozen large grain bags, holding a few fat pigs and oxen. Two of them were holding a woman's arm, seemingly trying to take her away by forcibly. The woman was disheveled and her hair was struggling and crying, trying her best to break free, and it was a big fuss!
Behind them, a group of villagers were chasing with hoes and sticks, both men, women, young and old. Both sides fought with weapons, but they were no match for the gang of robbers. Some people were chopped to the ground one after another, and screams and screams came one after another.
Wuyue pulled out the iron gun from the saddle bag, rushed up with a gun, turned around and looked at the galloping aunt and said: These people are...
This group of people is the headquarters of Xuande Army. Yellow Turbans are their prominent signs. Yue'er must be careful when she meets them later! As she spoke, Liu Qingmei was the first to rush to less than fifty feet away from the bandits, and Wuyue and seven cavalrymen followed closely behind him.
A strong man wearing an iron helmet and wrapped in shabby leather armor rode a white horse, holding a long sword in front of him. He looked like he was the leader of the bandits. A young woman with a big beauty was placed on the back of the horse behind him.
Seeing Liu Qingmei and others lit up their armor and rushed towards them with great momentum, and a large number of people followed behind him. He quickly stopped the horse and shouted with a stern look: Who are you? What do you want to do?
Liu Qingmei said angrily: Lightning Hanmei, I believe you have heard of me, but I want to ask what you are doing? I will release the person and return the stolen things to the villagers, otherwise I will be polite to you!
The bandit leader was stunned. Before he answered, the villagers were overjoyed and rushed to her horse to cheer and shouted in a while: Our general is bringing people! It's so great!
The bandit leader tried to calm down and shouted: If I don't return, what will you dare to do? Do you still dare to make ground on Tai Sui? Lightning Han Mei is famous for her. Before joining Xuande Army, he was already well-known. He knew that he was far from her opponent, so he hurriedly carried out the Xuande Army, the big backer, to try to scare her.
Liu Qingmei stopped in front of him and sneered: I know you are the headquarters of the Xuande Army, but this can't scare me. If you don't do what I said, don't you want to leave here today! By the way, you are the subordinates of General Zhan of Yinzhou? Because you can't have a stalemate with the Xuande Army for this, the conflict has escalated, and she had to suppress her anger and eased her tone after the latter sentence.
The bandit leader nodded and then said realistically: However, we have been joining Xuande Army for less than half a year, and we have not had the chance to see a big man like him yet.
No wonder... Haven't you heard that General Zhan strictly prohibits his subordinates from invading all kinds of industries under the name of Mizhi Liujiabao?
The bandit leader nodded and shook his head: It seems that he had heard from the neighboring troops, but he is not sure that we won a great victory in the battle with the government army outside the Keng Town on the Yellow River a few days ago. After a few meals, the brothers cut off food on the way back to the camp. My brothers were hungry and cold, so they had to borrow some food from the villagers along the way. In fact, it was not only us, but many friendly teams were also like this. Is this a farm under the name of Liujiabao?
Whether he believed it or not, General Zhan gave such an order, he still knew the truth that a hero would not suffer the loss in front of him. It would be best to go down the road and resolve the crisis in front of him. However, if what Lightning Hanmei said was false, when can he bring people to kill him and shoot him back?
Liu Qingmei said: It is exactly one thing I want to remind you that you should not force the robbery of the civilians no matter what! If I remember correctly, there should be this in the military discipline of your Xuande army, right? And if it is violated, you will be beheaded! I think, maybe you should send someone to Yinzhou Prefecture to explain this to General Zhan to see if he will indulge his subordinates who wantonly violate military discipline.
The bandit leader was stunned. He was originally a small bandit leader who occupied the mountain and became the king. With what he had seen and heard in the past six months of joining the Xuande army, every time he fought with the official army, the military discipline was inevitably relaxed. The things he brought his brothers to do today are common in other friendly and neighboring troops. Everyone is used to it. However, this one ranks among the top five in military discipline, which is indeed a serious crime of beheading.
At this point, what else can he do besides giving in? He can quickly pretend to be a smile. I think Daxia Liu must not want to make a big fuss about this matter... Let me see, we return the stolen property and women. Even if this matter is exposed, what?
Liu Qingmei nodded and said: Okay, let go of the women and property, you can leave and hope to find out carefully after going back. General Zhan does have such strict orders. I have not lie to you. At the same time, I also hope that I will not attack the industry under Liujiabao in the future.
The bandit leader turned around and called on his subordinates to return the stolen goods to the villagers. He then bowed to Liu Qingmei and took the people away.
Wuyue's face was filled with anger. According to his thoughts, this group of robbers must apologize to the villagers!
He really wanted to take over the conversation and stop the group from leaving
Liu Meng'er hurriedly pressed his right shoulder, and watched his head slightly shook, indicating that he would be at ease.
She understood her mother's situation very well. If she had no choice, she would not be willing to deal with this group of people, let alone killing them all, which would bring a catastrophe to Liujiabao!
Wuyue was extremely smart, and he quickly realized in a daze. He knew that his aunt had no choice but to do so, but the cowardly in his heart was indescribable.
The large group of people left Gaojiazhuang and continued to move forward. As the bandit leader said, the three farms under Liujiabao who were passing through the next route were also robbed by a small group of Xuande Army troops to varying degrees. The losses were not large, but two women were stolen.
Liu Qingmei looked at his expression carefully and said with a smile: Speaking of Qiu Di, I am afraid that Yue'er would like to live in a separate place, otherwise how could you have the chance to seduce this cold beauty?
Wuyue smiled embarrassedly and asked: So my aunt must often bring people out for inspection and teach those small-scale Xuandejun that dared to offend the Liujiabao industry?
Liu Qingmei said: There is no way to teach a lesson. Most of the time, it is enough to stop it. Small-scale conflicts are inevitable, but try to avoid escalating conflicts. This will be detrimental to us. As Yue'er said, although the war against Tianying has an order, the county magistrate is not as good as the current magistrate. My father and uncle have to send people to Yinzhou Prefecture every six months to manage Zhan Hailiang, the general of Xuande Army, and hope that he will restrain his subordinates from touching the territory of the Liu family, so that the Liujiabao and its industries will be safe, otherwise Yue'er will not be able to enjoy the joy of family at home!
Wuyue sighed: So that's it. Grandpa bribed Zhan Hailiang to protect the safety of Liujiabao
That's not considered a bribery. To be precise, it should be the regular silver or tax paid to Xuande Army twice a year by Liujiabao.
Wu Yueda frowned. In this way, wouldn’t Liujiabao pay two taxes to the court and Xuanliao army respectively? In recent years, the court’s hardships have become heavier and heavier. How can our Liujiabao afford to be able to survive?
Liu Qingmei shook her head. Since the Hetao area is firmly occupied by the Xuande army, we no longer have to pay taxes to the court. In fact, there is no court government in this area. Even if the government wants to collect, it is far from the court's taxes. Although the orders are heavy, they often change every day, but there are still some rules for the tax collection. Xuande army has no fixed number. When encountering famine or the expansion of people is too fast, in order to support the troops, they often speak to local wealthy families or wealthy families. You have to give as much as they want, which is even heavier than the exploitation of the government.
Then how can we live in Liujiabao?
Didn’t my aunt say before? Zhan Tianying ordered that no harasse the Liu family, and Zhan Hailiang was not good for us. Every time we went to do some work, our manager Liuyingshan could bargain with Zhan Hailiang and try to keep the amount paid within acceptable limits. Otherwise, Liujiabao might have been forced to go bankrupt, and you and these girls can only drink the northwest wind! The other wealthy gentry in the region are in trouble. No matter how huge the family business is, it cannot support Zhan Tianying’s hundreds of thousands of troops. More than half have gone bankrupt and become refugees. Even if they can still operate in disarray, they plan to move their families to a foreign land.
Wuyue thoughtful. In peacetime, both wealthy families and civilians were oppressed and exploited by the government, and they had to be blackmailed by the rebels in troubled times. They had no good life. This was not as good as the Jurchen tribe alliance. Most of the wealth was owned by various tribes, and their rights were not so concentrated. Although there were power struggles, they were only developed between the upper classes of the nobles. The impact was not as wide as the Central Plains, and the harm to the people was not that great. Therefore, although the Jin Dynasty had a small population, it was stronger than the Millennium Dynasty.
Liu Qingmei sighed with compassion: Yue'er's words make sense. Take other wealthy families and people in this area as an example. But we are not as lucky as we are. We cannot live and work in peace and contentment, and they choose to escape to a foreign land to take refuge. Many villages are already empty and are full of devastation.
Wu Yue has been traveling through the world in recent years, and the scenes of countless streets and villages with countless refugees and starving people appearing in front of her. She can't help but murmur: Whether it is natural disasters or man-made disasters in all dynasties, the people and the people will always suffer. Is this the cause and effect mentioned by the sages? Where is the result of kind people? Where is the retribution of evil people who oppress the people? How can we achieve fairness and justice so that the rich and civilians of the people can show their strengths, get their own place, and live and work in peace and contentment?
Liu Qingmei looked at him carefully and praised: Yue'er has the whole world in mind and is worthy of being a good man in the Liu family! It seems that the past ten years of experience outside has helped Yue'er very much!
She led a team to the Tianma Ranch more than 30 miles east of Liujiabao. Along the way, there were only some elderly people and children left in many villages, and young and middle-aged people and women were almost gone.
Even though the farm under the name of Liujiabao did not flee to a foreign land, sometimes there were small bandits of Xuande Army coming to harass them, rob food and livestock, and even abused women.
Seeing Liu Qingmei leading the team, the hired farmers felt as if they saw a savior and complained to her.
The team walked to Gaojiazhuang, which was a farm to which Liujiabao belongs. From a distance, I heard the village rushing, crowds of people, and all kinds of scolding, the screams of women and the crying of children!
Liu Qingmei's face changed and she hurriedly said: Meng'er, Yue'er, let's go in and take a look! After saying that, she rushed into the village first.
Wuyue followed her into the entrance of the village dozens of feet, but saw dozens of robbers holding yellow turbans, holding big knives and javelins carrying more than a dozen large grain bags, holding a few fat pigs and oxen. Two of them were holding a woman's arm, seemingly trying to take her away by forcibly. The woman was disheveled and her hair was struggling and crying, trying her best to break free, and it was a big fuss!
Behind them, a group of villagers were chasing with hoes and sticks, both men, women, young and old. Both sides fought with weapons, but they were no match for the gang of robbers. Some people were chopped to the ground one after another, and screams and screams came one after another.
Wuyue pulled out the iron gun from the saddle bag, rushed up with a gun, turned around and looked at the galloping aunt and said: These people are...
This group of people is the headquarters of Xuande Army. Yellow Turbans are their prominent signs. Yue'er must be careful when she meets them later! As she spoke, Liu Qingmei was the first to rush to less than fifty feet away from the bandits, and Wuyue and seven cavalrymen followed closely behind him.
A strong man wearing an iron helmet and wrapped in shabby leather armor rode a white horse, holding a long sword in front of him. He looked like he was the leader of the bandits. A young woman with a big beauty was placed on the back of the horse behind him.
Seeing Liu Qingmei and others lit up their armor and rushed towards them with great momentum, and a large number of people followed behind him. He quickly stopped the horse and shouted with a stern look: Who are you? What do you want to do?
Liu Qingmei said angrily: Lightning Hanmei, I believe you have heard of me, but I want to ask what you are doing? I will release the person and return the stolen things to the villagers, otherwise I will be polite to you!
The bandit leader was stunned. Before he answered, the villagers were overjoyed and rushed to her horse to cheer and shouted in a while: Our general is bringing people! It's so great!
The bandit leader tried to calm down and shouted: If I don't return, what will you dare to do? Do you still dare to make ground on Tai Sui? Lightning Han Mei is famous for her. Before joining Xuande Army, he was already well-known. He knew that he was far from her opponent, so he hurriedly carried out the Xuande Army, the big backer, to try to scare her.
Liu Qingmei stopped in front of him and sneered: I know you are the headquarters of the Xuande Army, but this can't scare me. If you don't do what I said, don't you want to leave here today! By the way, you are the subordinates of General Zhan of Yinzhou? Because you can't have a stalemate with the Xuande Army for this, the conflict has escalated, and she had to suppress her anger and eased her tone after the latter sentence.
The bandit leader nodded and then said realistically: However, we have been joining Xuande Army for less than half a year, and we have not had the chance to see a big man like him yet.
No wonder... Haven't you heard that General Zhan strictly prohibits his subordinates from invading all kinds of industries under the name of Mizhi Liujiabao?
The bandit leader nodded and shook his head: It seems that he had heard from the neighboring troops, but he is not sure that we won a great victory in the battle with the government army outside the Keng Town on the Yellow River a few days ago. After a few meals, the brothers cut off food on the way back to the camp. My brothers were hungry and cold, so they had to borrow some food from the villagers along the way. In fact, it was not only us, but many friendly teams were also like this. Is this a farm under the name of Liujiabao?
Whether he believed it or not, General Zhan gave such an order, he still knew the truth that a hero would not suffer the loss in front of him. It would be best to go down the road and resolve the crisis in front of him. However, if what Lightning Hanmei said was false, when can he bring people to kill him and shoot him back?
Liu Qingmei said: It is exactly one thing I want to remind you that you should not force the robbery of the civilians no matter what! If I remember correctly, there should be this in the military discipline of your Xuande army, right? And if it is violated, you will be beheaded! I think, maybe you should send someone to Yinzhou Prefecture to explain this to General Zhan to see if he will indulge his subordinates who wantonly violate military discipline.
The bandit leader was stunned. He was originally a small bandit leader who occupied the mountain and became the king. With what he had seen and heard in the past six months of joining the Xuande army, every time he fought with the official army, the military discipline was inevitably relaxed. The things he brought his brothers to do today are common in other friendly and neighboring troops. Everyone is used to it. However, this one ranks among the top five in military discipline, which is indeed a serious crime of beheading.
At this point, what else can he do besides giving in? He can quickly pretend to be a smile. I think Daxia Liu must not want to make a big fuss about this matter... Let me see, we return the stolen property and women. Even if this matter is exposed, what?
Liu Qingmei nodded and said: Okay, let go of the women and property, you can leave and hope to find out carefully after going back. General Zhan does have such strict orders. I have not lie to you. At the same time, I also hope that I will not attack the industry under Liujiabao in the future.
The bandit leader turned around and called on his subordinates to return the stolen goods to the villagers. He then bowed to Liu Qingmei and took the people away.
Wuyue's face was filled with anger. According to his thoughts, this group of robbers must apologize to the villagers!
He really wanted to take over the conversation and stop the group from leaving
Liu Meng'er hurriedly pressed his right shoulder, and watched his head slightly shook, indicating that he would be at ease.
She understood her mother's situation very well. If she had no choice, she would not be willing to deal with this group of people, let alone killing them all, which would bring a catastrophe to Liujiabao!
Wuyue was extremely smart, and he quickly realized in a daze. He knew that his aunt had no choice but to do so, but the cowardly in his heart was indescribable.
The large group of people left Gaojiazhuang and continued to move forward. As the bandit leader said, the three farms under Liujiabao who were passing through the next route were also robbed by a small group of Xuande Army troops to varying degrees. The losses were not large, but two women were stolen.
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