The Panicked Villagers
"Head Guard, there are suddenly thousands of soldiers outside! He didn't know what they were here for. This could be another big problem.”In the village where Zhang Yu came out from, a long-term worker of the head guard's family hurriedly ran to the head guard's house and shouted loudly.
During the period of the Republic of China, most of the places in China still implemented the Baojia system. The towns and villages were under the jurisdiction of Baojia, and the towns and villages were also managed by local gentry.
It was also because of this system that the state's control over the towns and villages was still very low. The local authorities still controlled a large amount of power among the people. Although they had carried out the so-called reform, it was still the same.
The biggest power in the countryside was still the clan, not the state. This was also the biggest disadvantage of thousands of years of feudal rule, right?
It couldn't be helped. Most of the members of the Cannon Gang in the national team started out as Shi Zhong. In fact, the national team relied heavily on these people to govern the country. In addition, there were also various interest groups involved.
In the end, the officials sent by the national team did not have much ability to manage the local affairs. In the end, he still had to look at the expressions of those local gentry. What was the big reason behind this?
It was only because these gentry held most of the educational resources that they could have a very wide network of contacts in the officialdom and the army.
This directly led to the local officials choosing to collude with the local gentry and scam the ordinary people.
There was no need to talk about the so-called good people here. After all, such people were extremely rare. In the eyes of most of the landowners, they were from two different worlds from the long-term and short-term workers.
Do I need a reason to oppress you? It was obvious that these people did not need a reason. They had guns and money, so they should listen to them.
This was just the norm in this era. Even in the 21st century, many things had not been fundamentally resolved. In addition, some people's exaggeration only made some people more servile and easier to be exploited by those capitalists.
The topic was a little off.
At this moment, in the head guard's house, the head guard was staying in the room and warming himself up by the fire. There was no greenhouse effect in this era, and the winter in the north was very cold.
However, only rich families could get some coal to start a fire. For ordinary people, it was already considered very rich to be able to buy a cotton coat for everyone in winter.
"Buttface, what are you screaming for? Where did the soldiers come from in this cold weather? Those guys were most likely in the city during the winter. If he wanted to invite those masters out, unless there was a war somewhere recently? But I haven't heard of this. Are you lying to me?”Head Guard Liu Dahai, who was roasting himself in the house, looked at Ergou, who had rushed in, and asked with some doubt.
When Ergou, who had just run in, heard the guard's question, he said fearfully,"Head Guard, how can I joke with you? There are indeed thousands of soldiers outside, and hundreds of people are heading straight for our village. The one leading them is that kid from Old Zhang's family. You know, if I have good eyesight, I can see clearly from a few hundred meters away!”
"What the hell? Old Zhang's kid brought a few hundred soldiers over? He's not here to cause trouble for me, is he? Oh no, it's not because of the Li family's girl, is it?”Liu Dahai stood up and walked around on the ground, deep in thought.
"Let's go. Come with me and see what's going on with these soldiers. I don't think this matter is that simple. I didn't hear that the Zhang kid had any military friends. Could those people be bandits?。”The head guard thought for a while and then said to the long-term worker beside him.
To be honest, Liu Dahai was already in his forties as the chief of this area. However, with his power and the power of his family, he usually committed many crimes.
Before the plague broke out in Li Haoyue's house, he had been thinking of ways to marry the little girl and make her his fourth concubine. If it wasn't for the sudden outbreak of the plague in the little girl's house, Liu Dahai would have been afraid that he would have contracted the disease as well. Otherwise, the little girl would have been killed long ago.
However, Zhang Yu was the only person in the village at that time. He was alone and felt grateful to take in the little girl. Otherwise, according to the previous situation, the little girl would not have survived even if she was chased out of the village.
Speaking of which, Zhang Yu was able to keep the little girl because his home was outside the village. Otherwise, things would not have been so easy.
At this moment, the head guard thought about these things and thought about the things he had done in the past. He was really afraid that someone would collude with the bandits to harm him.
On the head guard's side, he brought a few guards with guns and quickly arrived at the edge of the village. He saw hundreds of elite soldiers standing outside Zhang Yu's courtyard not far away.
Looking carefully at the west side of the village, he could see a large group of soldiers tidying up the camp on an empty land a few kilometers away.
At this moment, there were already many villagers who had heard the news and came to take a look. It was human nature to watch the show. This kind of thing was inevitable.
Moreover, in this era where there was no entertainment, the greatest pleasure of these ignorant villagers was to watch others suffer. However, this was not surprising. Even in the 21st century, there were many such people.
However, when many villagers saw Zhang Yu's house being surrounded, they were not only gloating but also worried. After all, no one knew what these soldiers were here for.
If they were to take advantage of the situation before they left, then for these ordinary people, their lives would be quite difficult for the next year. They might even owe some debts.
Just as the villagers were watching the commotion, in Zhang Yu's courtyard.
Zhang Yu was explaining everything to the little girl.
"Brother, are you saying that these soldiers outside are all your subordinates? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?" In the room, after listening to Zhang Yu's explanation, he looked at Zhang Yu in disbelief and asked.
The two of them had lived together for a while, but the little girl had never heard of such a thing!
"That's right, these people are all my subordinates. I didn't tell you before because I didn't think it was necessary to tell you. However, since you mentioned the bandits, we can't just sit and wait for death, right?”Zhang Yu said softly.
The little girl glanced at the soldiers outside and asked in disbelief,""Then where did you get the money? Although I'm not very sensible, I know that raising soldiers is very expensive. Most of the marshals outside rely on selling tobacco!”
"Haha, don't worry! I don't do such immoral things. Didn't I go out for a few years before? I made some friends and earned a lot of money. I can do these things. Zhang Yu looked at the cute little girl and could not help but say helplessly.”
Although he knew very well that the two of them had a good relationship, it was better not to expose some trump cards easily.
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