Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 532 Decision
After being robbed by the red lady once, Yang Menglong was so depressed that even the soup he "hands-on" made didn't taste good.He kept muttering: "Bandit, bandit! She looks like a female bandit!" He forgot again, she was originally a bandit...

Xiao Yufang thought it was funny, and tapped his wrist with chopsticks: "That red lady just borrowed some weapons from you, so you don't need to keep talking, do you?"

Yang Menglong shouted angrily: "What is she calling borrowing? It's clearly a robbery! Why do you think she needs so many swords and guns for a woman!"

Cheng Qi said: "Of course it's a big deal!"

Liu Ziyan said: "Yes, and we are doing earth-shattering things! Why, do you think only you men can do big things?"

Yang Menglong was a little surprised: "Why do you all help her, an outsider, and none of you help me?"

Cheng Qi said with a smile: "We are helping managers, not relatives!"

Yang Menglong lay on the dining table with a shaved hair, pounding on the table...

No dignity at home... no status...

Just as he was sad, a servant came in and reported: "General, Mr. Fang, please see me!"

Yang Menglong said weakly: "No, I don't want to see anyone now, let me be quiet!"

Xiao Yufang patted him and said with a smile: "Okay, don't play tricks, Uncle Fang has something important to do with you."

Yang Menglong muttered: "What could be more important than my loss of a large sum of money for no reason?" Even so, he stood up, walked out of the dining room with his head shrugged, and came to the living room.Fang Yizhi was already waiting there, and was a little surprised when he saw his powerless look: "You don't have any energy at all, what's wrong with you?"

Yang Menglong said: "It was robbed!"

Fang Yizhi was even more surprised: "Who is so bold that he dares to rob you? Do you want me to issue a wanted order for you?"

Yang Menglong kept waving his hands: "No need, no need, that gangster is very scary, even more terrifying than a tiger, she is just staring at me, if you want her, she will only snatch more fiercely..."

Fang Yizhi was confused, and smiled: "It turns out that the brave and invincible General Pinglu, the champion of the three armies, was robbed by others, and this old man was an eye-opener." Fortunately, he didn't see Yang Menglong being robbed The lady twisted her scalp and screamed, otherwise he would have to laugh and get angry.

Yang Menglong sat down and asked, "Have you had dinner yet? If you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together." He was still thinking about the unfinished soup.

Fang Yizhi waved his hands again and again, and said, "No need, I ate it a long time ago, I came to see you for business."

Yang Menglong asked: "What's the matter?"

Fang Yizhi said in a low voice: "The King Qin's rebel army has almost reached Changde, and the entire Jianghan is under the control of the rebel army... I think the imperial court's patience is almost reaching its limit, so let's stop it."

After hanging out with Yang Menglong for a long time, all the officials in the Nanyang officialdom have developed a good habit of talking less nonsense and doing more things. After sitting down for three sentences, they will go straight to the topic... Besides, he doesn't understand that you are singing the wind and making the moon twist and turn. , will only annoy him.Fang Yizhi became serious, and Yang Menglong also quickly made himself serious, saying: "Well, the imperial court has appointed me as the governor of Huguang to be responsible for the pacification of Huguang, and it's time to send troops next year."

Fang Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief.It was a good move for Yang Menglong to set off a vigorous peasant uprising in Huguang. He overturned the Huguang officialdom that was pinching Nanyang's neck in one fell swoop, and took the Jingxiang Phosphate Mine and the Yangtze River waterway into his own hands. The recirculation of gold and silver, which had been eaten ashes in the cellars of dignitaries, brought great wealth to Nanyang. Nanyang made a lot of money just by providing food and weapons to the rebels.But at the same time, it was also a dangerous move. Qin Wangyi's army swept Huguang, tossed for a year, and he was worried for a whole year... Once it is revealed, the nine clans will be wiped out!Well now, it's finally over!He said happily: "That's good! As soon as the Heluo new army comes out, millions of rebels surrender without a fight, and the entire Jianghan is in our hands. The most wonderful thing is that the rebels have already taken over the entangled interests of the Jianghan Plain." The group has been uprooted, leaving us with a blank sheet of paper for us to draw on! With this treasure land, it will be much easier to develop! What are you going to do next?"

Yang Menglong said: "I'm going to settle the Jianghan Plain, but the rebels can't stop!"

Fang Yizhi asked: "Why?"

Yang Menglong said: "I need an outlet to the sea! As you can see, more and more foreigners come to Daming to do business, and they are all shipped in boats of silver. What amazing wealth is this? Who can have an outlet to the sea? Whoever can gain the upper hand in the trade with foreigners, although we have a lot of goods that are unique to Nanyang, it is not good for us to live in the interior." He drew an arrow on the table with his finger, "So the rebels can't Stop, they have to continue fighting towards Guangdong and Guangxi, it is best to take Guangzhou down for me!"

Fang Yizhi gasped: "This is equivalent to taking down the entire Huguang!"

Yang Menglong chuckled: "Why, you, the governor of Huguang, are still afraid that the territory you manage is too small?"

Fang Yizhi couldn't help laughing.It was only a few days ago that he found out that he was promoted to governor of Huguang, and he continued to partner with Yang Menglong. At that time, he thought that the officials in the official department were full and happy to find him. You must know that he was a hard-working magistrate a few years ago. How could it be possible to suddenly transform into a feudal official!After confirming that this was not an April Fool's Day joke, he burst into tears. He really never dreamed that this day would come. The Fang family finally made it through!And as the governor of a province, he certainly doesn't want his decree to be unable to go down to the county seat. Qin Mai and Wang Rui have dealt with the gentry and vassal kings in the Jianghan area too badly. It is absolutely not a problem for his decree to be unimpeded in the Jianghan Plain Yes, but Guangdong and Guangxi are rebellious, and it is difficult to ensure the passage of government orders in Guangdong and Guangxi... Well, there is also the most important seaport, which is very important!
After being with Yang Menglong for so many years, Fang Yizhi's biggest gain is the following understanding:

First: Science and technology are very important. Many problems that cannot be solved by politics can be easily solved by technology—for example, with the use of phosphorus fertilizers, the same field can be used to harvest more food and feed more people;
Second: Agriculture is very important, but blindly planing food on the ground is the most fruitless, so there is no need to keep trying to make things difficult for farmers, and try not to collect taxes if you can;

Third: Foreigners are so poor that they only have money. Instead of fighting with their counterparts at home, it is better to open the door and do business in Europe!
"Then take another gamble and let the rebels continue to fight in the direction of Guangdong and Guangxi!" Fang Yizhi frowned.In fact, even if he wants to stop the rebel army, it is not so easy to do it. The momentum of the rebel army is too amazing now. There are uprising beacons everywhere in Huguang. If this fire is not released, it will burn him sooner or later. Desperate.

Yang Menglong said with a smile: "With Guangdong and Guangxi, the resources of half the empire are in our hands. The grain, cane grain, cotton, flax produced in the Jianghan Plain and the Pearl River Delta Plain, the long coastline of Guangdong, and Huguang The large number of wolf soldiers, all of these are indispensable if you want to revitalize Daming!" After thinking for a while, he said: "Next, the focus of development will be on Wuhan."

Fang Yizhi nodded in agreement.Nanyang's development has already entered a high-speed track, and there is no need to do anything deliberately. As long as the continuity of the policy is ensured, it can maintain the strong momentum of this rapid development and eventually become the first-class big city in the country.Wuhan is the core of the entire Jianghan Plain. It is fertile for thousands of miles, has abundant water power, and has much greater potential than Nanyang. As long as it is managed, it will soon show a strong momentum.Not to mention that Wuhan's location is really unique, and it can be used as a port city and naval base. These conditions are not available in Nanyang, and those who don't make good use of them are fools.In fact, the Heluo New Army has now built a military factory in Wuhan, which is responsible for manufacturing cannons and shells, because the water resources in Wuhan are more abundant, which can provide stronger power for machinery and achieve higher levels. Difficult technical processing, and the shipyard is also preparing...

It was already dark, and the street lights were on one by one, shining like stars.This kind of street lamp is another project launched by Nanyang to benefit the people.Livestock excrement from alcohol factories, food processing plants, and breeding farms in Nanyang are all collected and processed. The biogas generated is transported to the whole city through lead pipes laid underground. There is a biogas lamp every 20 meters, and every day When it is dark, it will be ignited and emit a dazzling brilliance.This project was quite controversial. When it was first implemented, many people denounced it as a waste of money and people. However, when a large number of biogas lamps turned the entire Nanyang into a city that never sleeps, they shut their mouths completely.Under the street lights, the traffic flowed like water, and the voices of people were noisy. This city was so full of energy that it refused to stop even at night.

Hong Niangzi and Li Yan walked on the street, watching people come and go, customers gathering at the entrance of the supermarket, and folk artists performing in the square attracting crowds of people, both of them showed longing smiles.

The red lady sincerely praised: "It's so beautiful."

Li Yan said: "Yes, it's really beautiful." When he had never been to Nanyang, he was a little dissatisfied with all kinds of rumors in Nanyang. Status, isn't the cart before the horse?But now, he can only write a ten-square-meter-large word "serve" to the group of officials headed by Yang Menglong and Fang Yizhi. Let's turn this little-known city of Nanyang into a paradise on earth.

Hong Niangzi said: "It would be great if Xinyang can be so prosperous."

Li Yan smiled bitterly: "Just think about it. The worms in Xinyang's officialdom only care about making money for themselves. It is a dream to expect them to do everything possible to benefit the people like Lord Fang."

The red lady said: "If they don't do it, we will force them to do it!" After a pause, she changed the subject: "Mr. Li, I'm going back to Jigong Mountain tomorrow. What are your plans?"

She didn't even realize that her tone had changed... In the past, she didn't even need to ask Li Yan what his plans were, and she could just arrest him, so straightforward.But Li Yan heard it, pondered for a moment, and said: "I plan to stay in Nanyang, and be the champion or Lord Fang's counselor, and do my part for them."

The red lady was a little disappointed, but more of an inexplicable relief. After a moment of silence, she said: "You are a person who does big things, unlike me, who was born to be a female bandit who rushes into the state to attack the house." At this point, she said Inexplicably, he thought of Yang Menglong.Presumably that guy is still angrily calling her a female bandit, right?His angry look was so funny, I want to laugh just thinking about it.

Li Yan was also silent for a moment, and then said: "Girl, if you can, you should accept the government's offer, and stop rushing to the state like before. I think you know that robbing the rich and helping the poor can't solve the problem." If you want the common people to live a good life, you have to plant your roots in this land like Mr. Fang and the others, and work hard... Xinyang is very close to Nanyang. If you continue to do what you did before, you will make things difficult for Champion Hou , presumably you don’t want to meet him one day, do you?”

The red lady snorted: "Meet me with swords? He dares? Don't squeeze his face into a pig's head and I will take his surname!" Staring at her palm, there was a deep scar where she grabbed it with her hand. The wound left by Jurchen Baijia soldiers when they threw Yang Menglong's Shangfang sword had already healed, but the scar will never disappear.With just this scar, Yang Menglong didn't dare to bring troops to pacify her!Seeing Li Yan's worry, she smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I'm not as naive as before. You're right, just one or two knights can't solve the problem by robbing the rich and helping the poor. Let the common people To live a good life, the group of people sitting in the government office must honestly perform their due duties. Don’t they not want to do it? Okay, I will use a knife to force them to do it!”

Li Yan was taken aback: "What do you want to do?"

The red lady shrugged her shoulders: "The King Qin's rebel army is so powerful that it swept across Jianghan. I don't think it's unusual for them to send a large army north to Xinyang, right?"

Li Yan was dumbfounded.My God, after talking for a long time, this aunt didn't listen at all, and it got worse. In the past, she just robbed the rich and helped the poor, but now she is going to join the Qin Wangyi Army and rebel!
After all, Li Yan failed to convince the red lady. The next day, this chivalrous woman left Nanyang, but instead of returning to Xinyang as she told Li Yan, she went south by boat and went to Wuhan to find Wang Ruihe. Qin Mai, this is to learn advanced rebellion experience.

After learning that she had left, Yang Menglong breathed a sigh of relief, and lit a string of three hundred firecrackers to celebrate the devil's departure.

He was a little bit overjoyed, the female devil will come back.

(End of this chapter)