Chapter 241: Clean up

Because of the luxurious appearance, it is much more beautiful than the temporary presidential palace in Nanjing, so now the Governor's Mansion has become a landscape in Anqing. I don't know how many people wander outside and watch every day, and in addition to the fact that the headquarters buildings of various departments have been built one after another, there are about two or three thousand officials and officials who come and go in the vicinity every day, so gradually this place has become like a small new city.

Not only that, some people who know how to grasp business opportunities have even set up stalls around those departments, selling snacks and other goods to officials and 'tourists' who work here, and many places have even built 6-storey small western-style buildings under the planning of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I believe that it will not be long before this place will become a new city as Yan Shao originally envisioned.

In the governor's mansion, the gardener who came from Wuhu some time ago was sitting on the edge of the flower bed in a daze at the empty flower bed. It's not that he's wondering what flowers to plant, but there's really nothing to do right now, so he can only sit here in a daze...

For what? Although Anhui in February is still icy and snowy like the north, it is obviously not a suitable season for planting flowers.

Naturally, there are some flowers that can still be planted this season, but none of these flowers are what Elaline and the others like.

So under the extreme boredom, he could only sit here in a daze.

Fortunately, Yan Shao and Eleno are very good to their subordinates, and they don't have the habit of deducting people (because it's not necessary), so the gardener doesn't have to worry about his salary...

"Well, how long will spring come?" he held his chin in his hand. The gardener said helplessly.

Although it is indeed easy to have no job, the gardener is a real person, and the Governor's Mansion has only just been built. There were people busy everywhere, and he was alone and idle, and he felt a little uncomfortable even if others didn't say anything.

It's not that he hasn't thought about making some efforts, helping or something, but the problem is that there are now more than 600 Guards soldiers stationed around the Governor's Mansion every day. More than 600 soldiers are equivalent to more than 600 strong laborers, how could so many people need the help of a little old man who is about to be 60 years old?

And the lighter ones. The maids in the governor's palace were all in charge, and he was reluctant to go inside to say anything about the decorations (then his wife would have beaten him with a big stick... So I had to sit here in a daze.

I didn't know that there was a gardener out there who was bored. At this time, Yan Shao was holding a meeting with Fu Xiuming and others in the conference room, a very important meeting.

"These are all the materials collected by the Special Affairs Bureau, and the places you are responsible for are all here..."With his hands behind his back, Yan Shao said to Fu Xiuming and the others who were sitting around the long table.

on the profile. There are more than 30 counties and towns, including Yuexi County. These are all places where after the liberation not only did not obey the orders of the military government, but even wantonly oppressed the common people.

The military government had also issued a document to dissuade them before, but unfortunately they didn't mean to listen to it at all, so the rest was simpleβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” completely cleaned up the scum in these places.

"In these places, each unit is divided according to its own station, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will immediately send officials to manage these places after the army has cleared out the scum in these places. Avoid local chaos..."

Hearing Yan Shao mention the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zong Wu hurriedly got up from his seat. "Don't worry. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already selected more than 200 people, and it is absolutely guaranteed that there will be no chaos in the local area..."

"That's good..."Yan Shao nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at everyone present. You should all know what we are revolutionizing for, to let the people live a good life, but now there are such scum in the local area oppressing the people, how can we stand idly by, so I order that the troops stationed in various parts of Anhui will be dispatched in batches, and these scum must be swept away..."

"Understood!"

As a revolutionary government developed out of a commercial group, many officials in the military junta inevitably had a certain utilitarian mind. However, now that the military government has just been created, the power has not seriously corrupted these people, so they are still supported by the word 'revolution', especially those who have just joined the military government or the officers of the new army...

They are not ignorant of the local situation, after all, they are also from Anhui, and many of them were even born in those counties and towns. This kind of thing happened in his hometown, how could the family not send a letter to describe it, and therefore these people hated the officials and gentry who oppressed the people, and only because there was no order so they could only be secretly patient, but there were still many people who reported to Lu Shang, hoping to change the situation, and now that the military government finally gave the order, they suddenly became active...

Some time ago, the garrisons in various places had just finished clearing out the bandits and bandits in Anhui, and the logistics were fully prepared, so it was only two or three days' work, and the troops had already been assembled and set off in echelons under the command of officers at all levels, and as for the target, it was more than 30 counties and towns, including Yuexi County...

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In the villages outside Yuexi County, the villagers are still living and working in peace and contentmentβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” which is impossible...

After almost seven days, Junko led a few people to the village they had been to some time ago, and naturally, this time they were riding the same mule cart they had ridden last time.

"I don't know if those mud-legged people in the road have prepared the money..."After grasping the direction of the mule cart, Junko said to the other people sitting in the cart.

"If you're not ready, you're not ready," said another member of the militia lazily as he lay on the car. If you don't have money, you move things, if you don't have anything, you rob people, just like before, what's there to think about..."

That is, while they were talking, the village was already faintly visible...

In the village, the villagers have almost prepared the things to be handed over, except for the father some time ago...

Weighing the more than ten oceans in his palm, Junko smiled with satisfaction. "Wouldn't it be nice to know each other like this earlier? I have to ask for an uncle, I'll come again..."After speaking, Junzi looked at what he meant not far away. "What about yours? You're pretty much ready for a week, aren't you? ”

I don't know what this ...... means. His family was so poor that he couldn't even dig out a piece of the ocean. Naturally, he also thought about borrowing some from nearby folks. It's a pity that the people in this village are almost poor, although 1 piece of ocean is not much, but it is a lot of money for these ordinary farmers, many people in order to pay this piece of ocean, and even take their own things to the pawnshop to pawn, there is really no money left to help him...

Seeing He Yi's appearance, how could Junzi not know what was going on with Lu Dao. This time, Junko didn't talk nonsense with him, and directly gave his companion when he came a look. Immediately, two militia soldiers with guns walked towards the house, and He Yi wanted to step forward to stop him. But he was smashed to the ground by the two soldiers with the butt of a gun.

After a while, He Yi's daughter was dragged out of the room by the two soldiers crying.

Taking two steps forward, Junko looked at it and nodded with satisfaction.

The woman who means is not a national beauty, or a fairy that people can't forget when they see it. A little girl in her early 10s. That's it, but it's pleasing to the eye...

"If it really sells in a brothel, maybe it can be sold for a few more bucks..."Thinking to herself, Junko motioned for the two men to throw the girl into the car.

Seeing that his daughter was about to be taken away, He Yi struggled to get up from the ground. "Sir, please do well, let my daughter go, she's only 11 years old..." hugged Junko's thigh. He Yi pleaded bitterly.

"I let you go, who the fuck let me go?" Kick what you want away. Junko scolded. "If the money can't be scraped together, do you think I have good fruit to eat on the county magistrate's side..."

He Yi got up from the ground again, but was smashed to the ground by several other soldiers.

Seeing that her father was beaten, the girl cried and wanted to pounce, but she was just an 11-year-old girl who couldn't compare with two adult men, so she was dragged back by those two people just after taking two steps.

At the same time, He Yi lay on the ground and cried.

It's not that he didn't think about sending his daughter away, or that the father and daughter simply ran away together. However, the last ration of their family was taken away by Shunzi and them seven days ago, and if they left like this, the father and daughter would probably starve to death before they left Yuexi County.

Seeing that the task was over, Junko also breathed a sigh of relief, after all, if he didn't go back with something this time, he would be reprimanded from above, and if he didn't get it right, he would even let them get out of this position nowβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” now in this position, they can get a lot of benefits every time, if they really let them get out, they can't stand it...

Seeing Junko's triumphant appearance, the surrounding villagers all gritted their teeth, but in the end, they could only dare to be angry and dare not speak.

"This new county magistrate is even darker than the original county order..."

"There's no way to survive like this..."

"I thought that after the revolution, life would be better than before, but it turned out to be not as good as before..."

"If I knew that Lu Dao was like this, it would be better to be revolutionary than not to revolution..."

These whispers didn't reach Junko's ears, and even if they did, they didn't pay much attention.

In addition to the more than a dozen oceans in Junzi's hands, the mule carts they arrived were also full of items brought out of the hands of the villagers, all of whom could not afford to pay the recovery tax. Throwing the little girl into the car, Junko and the others plan to drive the car away.

Anyway, the mission was done, and they didn't plan to stay in this place for even a moment.

Just as they were about to leave, a villager suddenly ran in in a hurry.

"There's a soldier, there's a soldier coming this way!"

"Soldiers?" Hearing this, everyone was stunned, and then they all looked at Junzi and them, because they were the only few soldiers here.

But before they could figure out what was going on, they saw 4 or 50 soldiers in black uniforms walk in outside, and as soon as they entered, they had already pointed their guns at Junko.

"Ladies and gentlemen, is there any misunderstanding? We are the soldiers of the Yuexi County People's League, we are all our own people, we are our own people..."Seeing 4 or 50 guns pointed at him, Junzi was also frightened, sweat flowed down like a waterfall, and his hands kept swinging.

He naturally recognized this kind of soldier in a black military uniform, probably not long ago. The soldiers also wiped out bandits on a hill near Yuexi County.

"Yuexi County's? Then it's definitely not a misunderstanding..."Hearing Junko say that she had misunderstood, she glanced at the girl who was still crying on the mule cart, but was already frightened. Inside the soldier made an officer in everyday clothes.

When he looked at Junko, his eyes were quite cold.

"We are from the Third Division of the Anhui Revolutionary Army, and we have come to exterminate you scum who oppress the people and ruin the reputation of the junta..." Go, press them up! ”

Seeing more than a dozen people walking up, Junko was shocked. "It's really a misunderstanding. These are all things that the county magistrate asked us to do..."

"County magistrate? Your magistrate is now too busy to take care of himself...", he said as he walked over to the little girl in the mule cart, and the officer stepped forward to untie the ropes that bound the girl's hands.

As a young officer who was incorporated into the revolutionary army from the military academy some time ago, he absolutely hated this kind of scum...

On the other hand. Hearing that the county magistrate was now too busy to take care of himself, Junko seemed to understand what was coming, and her face suddenly turned white...

Several other militia soldiers tried to flee when they saw the situation, but they were thrown to the ground by the soldiers who surrounded them. Then he gave a few hard blows with the butt of his gun.

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In the county seat of Yuexi County. A squad of at least 300 soldiers has already rushed into the county town.

"You leave a platoon of people to guard the city gate, and the rest of the people follow me to the county office..." Seeing that his subordinates had already controlled the militia soldiers at the city gate, Jiao Ming, who was in charge of leading the team this time, said to his subordinates.

"Don't worry, battalion commander..."

Hearing Jiao Ming's order, soon a platoon of soldiers stayed behind to watch the city gate, and the rest of the people rushed in the direction of the county government of Yuexi Countyβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” of course, it is no longer called the county government now. It's called the county government...

The people along the road were shocked when they saw this scene, and they hid in the houses on both sides of the street. When the militia soldiers who rushed to hear the news saw this scene, they all avoided it one after another, and they didn't have the slightest intention of catching up with the money to stop them...

Inside the county office, An Zhiye was lying on the bed, enjoying the cloud soil he had just gotten...

It's a good thing, and he spent a lot of money to get it.

Speaking of An Zhiye, he was originally just a local hero, and there were only dozens of people and guns in his hands. After the Xinhai Revolution, the news of Anqing's recovery came to Yuexi County, and Yuexi Zhixian directly fled with his family and the money he had earned for many years, and Yuexi County fell into chaos for a while, that is, at this time, An Zhiye jumped out with his own people, occupied the county office, and established himself as the county magistrate.

In the past, An Zhiye was a tax collector, and he had some relationship with the local gentry in Yuexi County, and the strength he had at hand was not weak, so he acquiesced in the fact that he was self-established as the county magistrate.

After the establishment of the Anhui Military Government, he was not stupid enough to confront the newly established Military Government, but he was not stupid enough to really listen to the Military Government in everything, so he went against the Military Government.

Some time ago, the military government announced that it would exempt more than 30 miscellaneous taxes, and the whole of Yuexi County were very happy about this, thinking that after the recovery, a better day would come. However, this was not good news for An Zhiye and some of the other gentry.

As a professional tax collector, what was Anzhiye's biggest income in the past? It's not the family's fields, but the benefits that come from collecting taxes for the government every year. Anyway, the government only wants their share of what they deserve, as for the rest, as long as An Zhiye gets it, it will be his own...

originally became the county magistrate, An Zhiye thought that all the taxes collected in the future could be put into his belt, but who knew that with a stroke of the pen on Anqing's side, all of them were exempted? What does this make him eat later? He didn't become the county magistrate to be an An Qingtian...

Therefore, after becoming the county magistrate, he received the money correctly, completely ignoring the dissuasion of Anqing, and his decision was also supported by some gentry in Yuexi County, because they were the same as An Zhiye, they used to be tax collectors, and this time An Zhiye did not treat them badly, and still allocated them a certain amountβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” An Zhiye also knew that if he really relied on himself, it would be impossible to collect all the taxes...

A considerable part of the gentry of the whole county was on their side, and the other part was silent. In addition, An Zhiye sent the money he got to Anqing for activities, so he naturally thought that nothing would happen, but he didn't know what to do, all of this was collected by the Special Affairs Bureau...

"County magistrate, it's not good, something happened..."Just when An Zhiye was lying on the bed and enjoying the fog, the master ran in in a panic.

"What's the matter..."At this time, An Zhiye was abnormal, and people became lazy.

"Bing, a lot of soldiers have rushed into the city, and now they are rushing in the direction of the county government!" Seeing An Zhiye's appearance, the master didn't care about the issue of dignity and inferiority, and stepped forward and dragged him directly from the bed.

was shaken by the master for a while, and An Zhiye was a little sober.

"The army? How did the army get into the city? "An Zhiye never thought that it would be the military government that ordered him to clean himself up, but he sent someone to walk around in Anqing, if there is really any unfavorable move for him, it is absolutely impossible for Anqing to not make a noise at all.

"How do I know about the Dao..."Hearing An Zhiye ask himself, the master shook his head.

It's just that just when both of them felt inexplicable, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from outside the county office, and after a while, the gunfire stopped, and then the two of them heard dense footsteps rushing towards them...

But after a while, I saw several officers breaking in surrounded by a large group of soldiers, looking at the cigarette stick in An Zhiye's hand, the officer led by him frowned in disgust, and said coldly. "An Zhiye? By order of the junta, I declare you arrested! (To be continued......)