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- At midnight, everything is silent.
"Bang, bang bang bang" the watchman shouted at the top of his lungs: "It's all right."
The southwest corner of the county was dark, with only a string of angry wind lanterns burning in a high-walled courtyard. The words "Kunshan County Preparatory Warehouse" were written in black letters on the white lantern paper.
The reserve warehouse of this dynasty is similar to the Changping warehouse of the previous dynasty, but it focuses more on relieving the people rather than stabilizing food prices. In times of peace and quiet, most of the grain stored in the warehouses is loaned to farmers in late spring and recovered after the autumn harvest.
When there is a famine, the grain stored in the reserve warehouse becomes the main source of relief for the victims in the county.
But it¡¯s no surprise that in the two hundred years since the founding of the People¡¯s Republic of China, officials have been trying to get things done, large households have avoided paying grain, people have failed to repay loans, and warehouses have gradually become in short supply. By the Longqing period, this good government that benefited the people had ceased to exist in name only.
When Zhao Shouzheng took over Kunshan County, there were only two thousand shi of grain left in the reserve warehouse.
??The two of them were still too young at the time. In fact, Kunshan County was flooded every year and was providing disaster relief every year, but there was still some food in the treasury. This only shows that the previous county magistrate still has a conscience.
"However, since Mr. Zhao took office, five ships of grain have been shipped every day. Although the daily expenses are quite high, the grain stored in the reserve warehouse has finally gradually increased. The largest warehouse, A, is almost full.
This made people throughout the county feel at ease. The panic buying in the market gradually subsided and prices finally stabilized.
Kuding, the official in charge of the warehouse, is also very busy these days. He is loading and unloading ships, entering and leaving the warehouse every day, and everyone is exhausted.
Tonight, while Ambassador Tang was busy with something, Deputy Ambassador Liu went to bed early. As soon as someone said hello, the Kudins started gambling to make money and relax.
The shouting and shouting in the duty room could be heard far away in this quiet night. Even the Kunshan County magistrate who was patrolling the night outside the wall could vaguely hear it.
"We help them patrol, and these guys are lying inside and enjoying themselves." The police officer wearing a bright red uniform and holding a lantern with the word "Quick Class" on it spat out in displeasure.
"I think, let's go back and play a few games." The companions on the side heard the sound and felt itchy hands.
"Forget it." The other detectives shook their heads. "The county government is full of people belonging to the great master. Who dares to mess around when they are on duty?"
"Yeah, let's wait until next time." The detectives were extremely depressed. "When the eldest master came to take office, he brought with him more senior officials than the officials in the county. I have never heard of him."
"You are not afraid even if there are many people. At least there are ways to fool you. What matters is those two masters. How come they are so knowledgeable? As soon as you put on your wings, they will know where you are going to fly. It is really a matter of your life."
"Stop talking about it, just endure it for two years and do your job well. The eldest man is the number one scholar, and he was promoted after working for two years"
The policemen gradually walked away while talking.
When the sound of people dissipated, a dozen black shadows crept out of the Fangjia alley behind them.
"These people have bulging bags on their backs and walk close to the shadows of the walls. They are sneaky and they are not good people at first glance."
After a while, they reached the back door of the reserve warehouse. The leader gently pushed the closed door.
Then I heard a creak and the door opened a crack.
Seeing that it was indeed unlocked, the man breathed a sigh of relief, turned around to greet his companions, and went in one after another.
??~~
It was equally quiet in the reserve yard, with only the light on in Kuding's duty room. The loud shouting came from that duty room.
The uninvited guests became more and more cautious, and followed the wall to the A-shaped warehouse in the center of the yard.
By the weak light of the angry wind lantern, you can see that the warehouse door is tightly closed, and there is a big iron lock hanging on it.
The leader took out a key from his arms, held his breath, inserted it into the keyhole, and twisted it gently.
Then there was a soft click and the big iron lock opened.
The man suppressed his pounding heartbeat and took off the lock. Then he and his companions slowly pushed open the heavy barn door to create a gap through which people could pass.
Then two lookouts were left, and the others slipped into the warehouse.
It was pitch dark in the warehouse, and you could only vaguely see bags of neatly stacked grain, filling the huge A-shaped warehouse to the brim.
The leader waved, and the men who followed in took off the heavy leather bags from their backs, pulled out the corks, and poured the kerosene they brought on various sacks.
Food is not flammable due to moisture, and it is difficult to ignite it with just a thin layer of sacks on the outside. The temperature must be so high that it is almost carbonized and waterless in order to burn, so when setting fire to a grain depot, be sure to bring additional flammable materials with you.
Soon, the ten bags of kerosene were poured out, and the leader took out the tinder box and blew on the tinder inside.A knife of yellow paper was burned.
The yellow paper caught fire at once and burned very vigorously. The big mole on the face of the general was clearly reflected.
The big man threw the burning yellow paper into the kerosene with an expressionless expression.
With a bang, the fire oil was burning, and it spread in an instant, and the entire granary was suddenly as bright as day.
The big man and his accomplices showed proud smiles.
Even the Daluo Immortal can¡¯t save this Jiazicang!
"Get out!" Seeing the thick smoke billowing up, Da Zhizi covered his nose, turned around and ran away with his men.
Who would have thought that the door of the Jiazi warehouse could not be opened.
"What's going on?" Da Zhizi and the others became anxious and pushed and pulled the door hard until the lock squeaked.
"Why is the door locked?" Da Zhizi shouted several times, but no one responded.
Obviously, the two people watching outside the door have disappeared.
Now everyone in the library was panicking, banging on the door together and shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Come here, help! We're going to burn people to death!"
"The strange thing is that this place is not far from the valuable room where Kudin makes money. There was a fire again in the A-shaped warehouse, and there were shouts and shouts, but still no one came to check.
It¡¯s as if there is only this warehouse left in the world and no other living people.
Looking at the fire that was getting stronger and stronger, fear swept through everyone instantly.
The big guy banged the door hard and shouted desperately: "Open the door! I haven't lived enough yet, I still have a lot of youth"
"Woooo, God help me, I don't dare to do bad things anymore!" All the subordinates collapsed, banging on the door and crying:
"Whoever can save me will be treated like a bull and a horse for the rest of my life!"
"Retribution" The mentally fragile person sat directly on the ground, looking at the blazing fire and waiting to die.
??~~
Just when everyone was in despair, a lazy voice suddenly sounded outside the warehouse door:
"Do you want to come up with it?"
"Think!" When the desperate people heard that sound, they were like drowning people grasping at straws, and they were all extremely excited. One by one, they pressed their faces against the door and started shouting:
¡°Let us out, let us out quickly!¡±
"Then you have to answer a few questions for me first. If you are satisfied, I will let you out." The people inside were furious, but the man outside said calmly: "If you can't answer it, you will be burned to death inside. The arsonist will be burned to death by the fire he set. , it can be seen that every drink and every peck are determined by heaven, and the ancients sincerely do not deceive me."
"Stop being so nagging, if you have anything to ask, ask immediately, it's burning to your buttocks!" The bearded man and others urged the man anxiously¡ª¡ª
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