Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 66 On board (1)

"But this cabin is so narrow and there is no cover, how can this be done?" Yun Yi was ashamed and annoyed, stomping her feet vigorously and said bitterly: "This boat owner is also, why didn't he consider this point? "

Published "I said Miss, we are away from home, do you really think we are at home? Let's just let it go, on this big river, you can't just stop the boat and dock for convenience, that's okay "Wu Feng was funny and angry, "I said, ladies, we are stealthily sneaking, should we put the overall situation first and overcome it temporarily?"

After posting a remark, the girls who hid aside were all blushing and had nothing to say for a while. In such a situation, I'm afraid I can only do what Wufeng said and just overcome it temporarily. It's just other things It's all easy to handle, except that Leng Ruoxing and Gu Mingxia are both young girls, if they are in the same cabin, there is no curtain to separate them, but let them do such embarrassing things in front of Wufeng. Even if they are afraid of suffocating them, it is difficult to make them submit.

After the announcement, the big ship quietly set sail eastward amid the jokes of several people. The speed of the night voyage was not fast. Although the waterway from Huanggang to Jiujiang was wide and smooth, Huanggang and Jiujiang actually belonged to two different spheres of influence. Although the Taiping Navy in Jiujiang is not very strong, they are already able to carry out daily patrols and inspections relying on the wharf base, and the Imperial Navy in Huanggang seems to have nothing to say about the Jiujiang Taiping Sect Navy, which is close at hand. They criss-crossed the neighboring houses, and the two sides maintained a strange state of peace in this way. But this does not mean that the two sides turned a blind eye. Didn't the ships coming from Huanggang to the east have to be inspected by the Jiujiang Taiping Navy, and the same is true for the ships coming from Jiujiang to the west, although this inspection is often a mere formality.

Release Seeing a few girls tidying up in the cabin, Wufeng came to the bow alone, two men were standing at the bow, watching the front, chatting, and seeing Wufeng coming out, they both greeted with smiles.

Release "You two are quite leisurely, is the waterway safe this way?" Wu Feng also sat casually on the deck beside him.

Released "Hehe, it's strange for you to ask this question. Could it be that you have never walked through this waterway?" A man asked back with a smile.

Release "Oh, I've been here before, but I haven't been here for a long time, is it safe?" Wufeng replied with a smile adapting to the situation.

Published "Well, how should I put it? Jiujiang Mansion is an important point. Although it is under the control of the Taiping Army now, this General Cheng of the Taiping Army seems to be somewhat different from those of the Northern Taiping Army. Neither He confiscated the properties of those landlords, nobles and merchants, and I heard that he got along well with them. Even the military discipline of his army was much better than those of the Taiping army in the north. It turns out that the empire has a lot of gold and miscellaneous donations besides the switch tax , but after the Chengda General took control of Jiujiang, he only kept the normal tariffs, and even the likin and miscellaneous donations were cancelled. A lot of light." The man said with some emotion, "I just don't know how long the policy of General Cheng Da can last, he really doesn't look like a general of the Taiping Army."

The release of the man's emotions aroused Wufeng's great curiosity. Cheng Dayou has always been one of the focuses of Wufeng. Breaking through one's own encirclement and successfully escaping in one fell swoop is a big shock in itself, especially when the frontless army has the upper hand. This guy later showed his talents in the Battle of Heshuo, encircling and annihilating the third and fourth armies of the empire, and laid the foundation for the Taiping Sect to rule in the Heshuo area. At the last moment of attacking Tianshui, he suddenly turned around and went south, beating the imperial army in the Wuhu area Unprepared, he took control of Jiujiang, a fertile and fertile transportation hub, and became a movable **** between the five lakes, Heshuo and the imperial capital. It seems that the rumors that the top Taiping Army has been unable to control him are not groundless. At least his current policy is very different from the policy of digging floating wealth, equalizing the rich and the poor, and dividing the land that the Taiping Army is currently launching in the Heshuo and Beiyuan areas. The policy of Taipingjiao's fundamental purpose can be persisted, and it must have an inseparable relationship with General Cheng.

Release "It seems that General Cheng is still very popular in Jiujiang." Wu Feng also smiled and touched the situation calmly.

Release" can't say that completely. Although the merchants and those gentry agree with his actions, I don't think they necessarily support him sincerely. After all, our empire is the proper owner of this land. These Taiping sects Although people took these measures for some reason for a while, it is hard to say what they will do later. The poor families in the north have begun to divide their land and property, but there is no movement in Jiujiang. The poor people are naturally jealous. General Cheng also hated it to the bone. The heart of this person depends on the person's heart." The man is obviously an old boatman with a lot of experience in the world, and he has a good eloquence, and he speaks clearly when talking about these things.

Seeing that Wufeng is very interested in Jiujiang, the boatman took a look at Wufeng and endured it for a while before saying, "If you want to do business in Jiujiang, you don't have to worry about anything else, you just want to avoid the Taiping army." It is not easy for the tax inspectors to check. I heard that although General Cheng did not set many rules, once they are set, they are implemented one by one, and there must be no slack in the slightest. Even the merchants dare not offend."

Seeing that the other party regarded him as a smuggling businessman, Wufeng didn't say anything, but followed the other party's words and said: "Well, since that's the case, there is no need to take these risks. I don't know their rules. If I lose my life for a small gain, it is not worth it. I just don't know what other special rules there are in Jiujiang Mansion now? Don't let me go to Jiujiang Mansion and I will fall there I can't get away."

Released "You don't have to worry so much, if you talk about other things, the situation in Jiujiang is actually much better than that of our other prefectures in Wuhu. At least those patrolling soldiers will not come to harass these passing ship merchants, bandits and water bandits who rob houses. It’s also much less, hehe, where in Huanggang, Yueyang, and Anqing, don’t you encounter these things?” The boatman curled his lips and sighed: “It is said that our five lakes are still a land of fish and rice, and the poor are not the same when they encounter a famine. It's hard to beg when you flee abroad, and it's not easy for anyone these days."

Wufeng was a little surprised by the emotion of the ship boss. He didn't expect that the situation in the Five Lakes region would be like this. Support the survival of the empire?

Published "Brother Chuan, I don't understand what you said. Although I seldom come to these five lakes, this place has always been the granary of our empire. Speaking of which, it should be much better than Kansai and the north." , why does it sound like you can't even afford to eat after hearing what you said?" Wu Feng asked in feigned surprise.

Published "Oh, my uncle is a foreigner, and he probably hasn't come here for some years. The past few years are not as good as the previous years. Although the taxes were heavy in the past few years, as long as God opens his eyes and the weather is good, the farmer People can still get a few grains, but now it is good. The past few years have been bad, either floods or droughts. Minor disasters continue, and major disasters often come. The little savings of the farmers have long been exhausted, and they can't live on. The only thing is to sell fields and sell land, and work as tenants and farmers, but in the past two years, there have been military disasters in the north and south, and the big families are also panicked, especially Baling in the south and Jiujiang have changed owners. No one in the big family is afraid. Apart from sending all their property and family members to the south of the Yangtze River or the west, the land rent is also soaring. I don’t know what will happen if the Taiping Sect people and the southern barbarians come in. , don’t all want to get two more to live in peace, which is hard for the farmers.”

After taking a breath for release, the boss of the boat continued: "Although our five lakes are a good place to grow crops~IndoMTL.com~, there is also a disadvantage, that is, we cannot do without water. The floods destroyed many ditches, rivers, and culverts, and the officials didn't care about it. It's good now, but there is a little trouble. The floods flood the fields, and the harvest in the fields is much reduced, but who cares about the big families? You guys, the same forced payment of land rent, the same burden of taxes and labor from the government, half a lot, the peasants can't afford it, so they can only flee from famine? You say that if this continues like this, you will really meet Catastrophe, still have it?"

Release Wufeng remained silent. He also knew that the situation in the Five Lakes area had been deteriorating in the past few years. It is much more serious than what I imagined. I know from the Northwest that many farmers have immigrated to the Northwest even in the Five Lakes area. The surge in the purchase and reclamation of wasteland in the southern and eastern parts of Luzon is obviously caused by the capital injection of the big landlords and aristocrats of the five lakes. This is also a proof that these people are not optimistic about the situation of the empire and the five lakes. He was just happy and relieved, and encouraged and welcomed them at meetings from time to time, but from the perspective of the overall situation of the empire, this was a dangerous signal.

Announced that the entire Wuhu area has actually shown a kind of hollowness. The gentry and merchants lacked confidence. On the one hand, they fled and transferred funds and properties. The only people who are unlucky are the farmers. If that happens, Wuhu will immediately become a firebox.

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