Chapter 284 Worry! ! !
Lin Shijia nodded and said: "But there is still a workers' meeting."
Wang Xuanfan sneered: "What can a group of kitchen households do? What they want to do will ultimately depend on us. Nod, if we don’t nod, those things won’t be done, and what do those kitchen households know? They only know that they have lost their livelihood and their family can’t have enough to eat. As for other things, they don’t know at all. "Clear."
Wang Xuanfan didn't take Zaohu seriously at all.
He doesn't need to take it seriously.
Zohu, if they hadn’t been sent by the imperial court, they might never have met a Zaohu in their lives. Even now, they have not seen a few Zaohu. They are officials, Zaohu It's the people, there's a huge difference between the two.
Even though Xia Zhibai would speak for Zaohu, they already knew Xia Zhibai’s demands.
It is nothing more than moving these kitchen households to the north.
In the past, they might have blocked it. After all, population is a very important local political achievement. But now that the matter has come to this, it is obviously more reasonable to calm down the situation as soon as possible. Although some political achievements are missing, at least the people Sent away.
Whether the salt factory is merged or not, it will still be in the south.
They still have the right to decide.
Now I just choose to avoid the edge for the time being.
When the storm passes, everything will return to normal.
Although there will be another salt association, both salt officials and salt merchants in the south are their own people. Who really dares to stab the basket into the sky?
What's more, there are no more of them in the court?
Zhou Ziliang said: "It's better not to be careless. This Xia Zhibai has a lot of thoughts and tricks. If he hadn't made successive calculations, how could he have succeeded so easily this time?"
“Although the kitchen households can’t cause much trouble, it’s better to be cautious.”
“However, after more than half a year of trouble, those kitchen households obviously don’t believe in the government anymore. When these kitchen households come, let Xia Zhibai worry about it by himself, we won't accompany you."
The other officials looked at each other and laughed.
Zhou Ziliang's smile faded and he said solemnly: "I have another worry now."
"Jiang Guilai is Cha Linxian, what about Duke Xin?"
"He is doing it again. What?”
Quiet everywhere.
Other officials looked at each other with confusion.
Wang Xuanfan said solemnly: "I have inquired about this privately. After Duke Xin came to Zhejiang, he hardly stopped and kept wandering around. However, the people who came and went were all nobles from the imperial court, and most of them were old subordinates from the past. A person who has been through life and death."
"It seems that he came south to reminisce about the past."
Zhou Ziliang snorted and said with a smile: "When can we not reminisce about the past?"
" Do you have to follow Jin Yiwei and Xia Zhibai?”
“I always feel something is wrong”
"It's just that I can't tell for a while."
"Just like Jiang Gu, he has been keeping quiet. When we got some clues, we directly traced Lin Xian's head, and this Fortunately, Lin Xian is still alive. He has strong opinions on the restructuring of the salt factory. It seems like an accident, but it feels like it is a coincidence. "
"But Xin Guogong is even more uneasy."
“We in Zhejiang were still conquered by people sent by Duke Xin.”
“How can he be old here? There are only some ‘remnants’ that have not been cleaned up, but who are these ‘remnants’? , I’m afraid no one knows about it except Duke Xin, and this ‘remnant’ will fall on us when we can’t protect it.”
Hear the words.
The expressions of the others all changed.
Lin Shijia said: "This shouldn't happen, right?"
"In Zhejiang, I have been loyal to the court in recent years, but I haven't done much to disobey the court's orders. Even if this time There was an accident at home, but it was not our fault. Who would have thought that the steam engine built by Xia Zhibai was so efficient in making salt that it directly detonated the southern salt market."
"We can't cope with it. It’s excusable.”
Zhou Ziliang shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
“How can I clearly see the affairs of the imperial court?”
“Anyway, I am not at ease, and I always feel that something will happen.”
"How about we send someone to ask?" Wang Xuanfan asked tentatively.
Zhou Ziliang suddenly resisted Wang Xuanfan, glared fiercely, and scolded: "Don't think so hard, are you afraid that the fire will not burn you? The Jin Yiwei is in Zhejiang, and you still want to contact those nobles. "How many heads do you have?"
Wang Xuanfan smiled and did not dare to speak anymore.
He just said it casually.
I wouldn’t be stupid enough to contact you.
But he also felt that the problem was thorny. The imperial court was equivalent to a three-pronged approach. On one side was Xia Zhibai, and on the other side were all kinds of disgusting people, using various tricks and tricks. The disturbance made them restless, and they were still on tenterhooks all day, lest they say the wrong thing.
Jin Yiwei has a sharp blade in his hand.
The key point is that no one knows how many people Jinyiwei has placed in Zhejiang, who they are, and how much information they have now. It is all a mystery, which makes them dare not act rashly for fear of attracting Jiang Wei's attention. , bringing trouble to oneself.
As for Xin Guogong, this is even more true.
I am an important minister of the imperial court and a close minister of His Majesty.
In the DPRK and the South, their influence is not small, and they have good relations with many nobles. They can't guess whether someone will tip off privately and reveal some local conditions to Tang. And, now they are under a lot of pressure.
No one dares to provoke anyone.
No one on the other side dares to slack off.
The whole string was tense, making them suffer.
Because of this.
They just decided to give up the salt policy game.
Because they can't spare so much energy and mind. You can only make trade-offs.
Lin Shijia said in a deep voice: "The most terrible thing now is that I still don’t know what His Majesty is thinking. What do you want to do after sending so many people down? A mere salt administration is really worth this. Is it a big deal? Or does your Majesty have other plans?"
"It's just that after so long, there is no news from the court." ”
Lin Shijia let out a long sigh.
Whether it is Xia Zhibai, Xin Guogong or Jiang Gu, they all obey His Majesty's will.
It’s just that they really can’t guess His Majesty’s thoughts.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little gloomy, Zhou Ziliang smiled and said: "There is no need to be so downcast. Maybe the court is not necessarily targeting us."
"Salt administration is a matter of the Salt Transportation Department. The Jinyi Guards are looking for the commander of the guards, while Duke Xin is looking for meritorious families. They have nothing to do with us. As long as we guard ourselves, do our job well, and cooperate as much as possible, nothing will happen to us. ”
"I don't believe that the imperial court will really cleanse the whole of Zhejiang."
"But some things should be settled."
Zhou Ziliang reminded him.
The other officials looked at each other and nodded quickly.
They also know that the current situation is not optimistic and it is not appropriate for another incident to happen.
At the end of the West Lake embankment, there is a pavilion.
Not far in front of the pavilion is a water meadow. At this moment, in the depths of the water meadow, several figures are shuttled through it. Two people are holding simple wooden harpoons in their hands. A fish, one big and one small.
The big one weighs two or three kilograms, while the small one only weighs five taels.
When the two of them returned to the hiding place, a middle-aged woman came up, wiped her water-stained hands, and said in a low voice: "My boss, I don't have much rice and salt left, even if I just make porridge." With wild vegetables, we can’t eat it for three days.”
Deng Muzi nodded numbly.
His skin has been exposed to the sun for a long time and has become dark and somewhat bright.
He handed over the skewered fish in his hand and said: "Don't worry about all that, just get rid of this fish."
"I will figure out a way about the food."
"Master, I heard that the imperial court sent an imperial envoy down to solve the Zaohu matter. How about we go out?" The woman took the harpoon skillfully and whispered with lowered eyebrows.
Deng Muzi’s face turned cold and he scolded: “Don’t listen to those nonsense outside.”
"People from the imperial court are searching us everywhere now. If we go out, how can we survive?"
"Didn't you see the deaths of Brother Du and Brother Wang?"
"You will die if you go out!"
"How do these dog officials care about our life and death? They just want to trick us into going out so that they can catch us all. Imperial envoys are just the same thing. Do you really think I don't know? There are crows in the world. Generally black, the imperial envoy is the same."
"My heart is broken."
"But hiding all the time is not an option. Winter is coming soon. Once the weather gets colder, if we can bear it, how can Sanwazi and the others bear it? And they are almost out of food now." The woman continued, her eyes filled with tears. Already reddened.
"Okay." Deng Muzi's face turned flat and he said impatiently: "Go and cook your food. You, a woman, should not interfere in the affairs of the gentlemen."
"I will do it myself. There is an arrangement.”
“I won’t let you down if I’m hungry.”
Deng Muzi waved his hand and walked directly to the edge of the water grassland.
The woman opened her mouth, sighed, and took the fish to the depths of the water grassland.
"Fuck, this is a dog-like world." Deng Muzi cursed angrily, venting his dissatisfaction.
How could he not know his current predicament?
But he didn’t dare to gamble.
If you make a wrong bet, your wife, children, and children will all die.
Moreover, his confidence is nothing more than an imperial envoy, so what about an imperial envoy? They are not officials yet. Officials all over the world are all the same. There is no difference. It’s just that one is a good person and the other is a bad person, and they are treated like fools.
He has seen this kind of thing a lot.
If you really believe what the government says, you will suffer a big loss.
And now that he is taking the lead in making trouble, how can the government really let him go?
He didn’t believe that the government was so generous.
It's a dead end for him now.
Deng Muzi felt agitated.
He actually didn’t want to cause such a big fuss. He just wanted to smash the machines in the salt factory. But for some reason, he made a fuss and ended up like this. The few who were in the lead Everyone was killed by the government.
He suddenly became the leader.
Now we are in a dilemma, we can neither advance nor retreat.
Stuck here.
Deng Muzi broke off a reed, put it in his mouth and bit it hard. The reeds in October were very dry, no longer green, and there was not much moisture, but Deng Muzi didn't seem to notice. He kept biting it, as if making a final struggle in his heart.
He also has a solution.
It is death.
One of them will die and the others will live.
But he has never been able to make up his mind. Once he is gone, how will his wife, children, and children survive?
He couldn't think of a way to survive.
Deng Muzi stood by the water, his eyes becoming more and more confused.
(End of this chapter)