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Chapter 971 Qiao Family Courtyard

Chapter 971 Qiao Family Courtyard
In the first year of the Xianfeng reign, 1851 AD, outside the city of Qi County, Shanxi Province, Suning looked around in confusion.

After digesting the extra memories in his mind, Suning realized that he was living in a chaotic world where human life was worthless.

In January of this year, Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom launched an uprising in Jintian, Guangxi, which naturally started the war mode with the highest casualties in Chinese history. It was not until thirteen years later in 1864 that it was quelled by the Qing army.

In the same year, Florida State University was founded, and the European Federation was rebuilt.

Of course, these have little to do with Suning today, because Suning found himself traveling to the film and television world of "Qiao Family Courtyard".

The late Qing Dynasty was an absurd era. The Qing Empire was already in a terminal state, and Chinese civilization was about to suffer the greatest destruction.

When Suning thought of this, he couldn't help but get excited. Since the system arranged for him to travel to this parallel time and space of film and television, he would rebuild his Da Ning Empire in his own way.

After figuring it out, Suning found a secluded place, changed into a Qing Dynasty long gown, and put on a melon-shaped hat with a rat-tail braid. He looked like an authentic young man from the Qing Dynasty.

He first checked the surroundings and found that his behavior did not attract other people's attention. Then he walked through the crowds of people on the street, went straight through the city gate and entered Qi County, Shanxi in 1851.

As the most famous economic center in Shanxi, Qi County's business is naturally quite developed and prosperous.

Suning came to the Qiao Family Compound in Qi County out of curiosity and went straight into a nearby teahouse.

"Sir, please go upstairs." The big teapot naturally entertained him warmly. Suning's outfit was definitely worth a lot of money.

"Give me a pot of Biluochun and two plates of the best dim sum from your teahouse." Suning ordered dim sum and tea casually as if he was familiar with the place.

"Sir, please wait a moment!"

Soon, the big teapot in the teahouse came up with the Biluochun tea and two plates of exquisite snacks that he had ordered. Then Suning slowly sipped the tea while listening to the discussions around him.

"Have you heard? Qiao Zhiguang, the eldest son of the Qiao family, is dying."

"Is this true? If Qiao Zhiguang really passed away, wouldn't their Qiao family be finished?"

"It's hard to say! Doesn't the Qiao family still have a second son, Qiao Zhiyong, who is also a scholar? It doesn't mean that they will never recover from this."

"How can a scholar be willing to engage in business activities? Qiao Zhiyong has already gone to the capital to take the imperial examination."

"That's right! The tigers, wolves, jackals and leopards that the Qiao family has raised will definitely be unable to restrain themselves and tear the Qiao family's property apart and devour it alive."

"That's right! I guess these Qiao family members who are supported by the Qiao family have probably been looking forward to Qiao Zhiguang's death."

"If you want to blame someone, blame the Qiao family's direct lineage for being too friendly. Unknowingly, they've made the children of the side branches lose their sense of boundaries, making the Qiao family's children think, 'I can do it too.'"

At this time, Suning, who was standing by, heard someone talking so eloquently. He couldn't help but look sideways in surprise, realizing that there were still many knowledgeable people in the world.

Looking at the landmark building of Qi County, Qiao Family Compound, in the distance, Suning knew that many people were staring at Qiao Family Compound, but at this time Suning was more interested in the county government office of Qi County.

Suning also planned to rest in the back hall of the Qi County government office tonight, so he had already made a detailed plan in his mind. The strength he had hidden was definitely a devastating existence.

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The decadent and backward Qing Empire had no entertainment activities at all. As soon as it got dark, the people would blow out the lights and go to bed. After all, this was the only way to save precious food.

Of course, such a prosperous Qi County naturally has a lively place, that is the evil place of red-light districts.

At this time, a large number of people appeared around the Qi County government office and the government treasury, and they surrounded the government office and the government treasury in an organized manner. Of course, at this time, the four gates of Qi County had all changed their flags.

"How dare you! Who are you? Do you know what crime it is to attack the county government office?" The controlled Qi County magistrate looked at the "rebel" in front of him with a timid look, as if the "rebel" in front of him could really be intimidated by his official power.

"County Magistrate Meng, on behalf of the supreme commander of the Daning Empire, I am informing you that Qi County has now been taken over by our Daning Ningyuan Army." At this time, Feng Qianqian and Suning on the side said to the county magistrate as if they were looking at a clown.

"What? Daning? Ningyuan Army? You are actually traitors?" Although he had some guesses at the beginning, he was still panicked when he really confirmed that the other party was a traitor.

"Humph! Traitors like you who serve the enemy with your own bodies are the real traitors."

"you……"

"Come here! Take this County Magistrate Meng away and lock him up."

"Yes."

With Suning's current true strength, it is natural that they can control a small Qi County without bloodshed.

At this time, Qi County was between dreams and feasting, and had officially broken away from the control of the Qing Dynasty.

The next morning, when the people of Qi County woke up, they suddenly found that all four gates were blocked, which made the people outside the city very anxious. After all, they needed to rush to the morning market as soon as possible to sell their vegetables and grains.

"What's going on today? Why haven't the city gates been opened yet?"

"I don't know! I haven't heard of anything unusual happening recently!"

"Do you think it might be the bandit Liu Heiqi who's attacking?"

"Ah? No way? We're in trouble now."

"Ah! This Liu Heiqi is really too powerful. The government has surrounded and suppressed them many times but still can't do anything to them."

Soon the city gate slowly opened, stopping the discussions outside the gate. Suddenly, a "monk" in strange clothes came out, and then posted a notice under the stunned gaze of the people.

At this time, the "monk" in strange clothes naturally began to read aloud in public, which made the people outside the city feel even more frightened.

"The Supreme Commander of Daning orders that Qi County, Shanxi Province, will be under the jurisdiction of the Daning Ningyuan Army from today onwards. The people of Qi County must obey Daning's laws and regulations. From this day forward, no one in Qi County is allowed to wear pigtails. Anyone who violates this order will be killed without mercy."

Soon after the strangely dressed "monk" made the announcement in public, he turned around and left the city gate.

"What? Daning? Ningyuan Army?" Only then did the shocked people realize that Qi County had been captured by a mysterious "rebel army." Unfortunately, before they could fully grasp the situation, a group of "monks" in strange attire, armed with unknown firearms, appeared again and took control of the city gates and all the residents of Qi County.

Then many barbers appeared from the city. They took out scissors and cut off the braids of every citizen.

Naturally, there were many things that these people could not accept, but looking at the ferocious "monk" army in front of them, they could only accept it and submit obediently.

Suning didn't expect that the first thing he would do after entering the city was to cut his braids, realizing that the braids on the back of Chinese people's foreheads were too disgusting.

……

At this time, the Qiao Family Compound naturally learned of the shocking changes in Qi County. All the gates of the Qiao Family Compound were closed, and every servant was on high alert with weapons in hand.

However, the attack they had expected did not occur. Instead, everything remained calm and there were no abnormal situations.

"Butler Hou, what's the situation outside now?" The wife of Qiao Zhiguang, the hostess of the Qiao family compound, looked at the butler in front of her in panic and asked.

"Reporting to Grandma, the Ningyuan Army outside is forcibly cutting off the braids. From now on, no one in Qi County will be allowed to have a rat-tail braid." Butler Hou, who had just returned from outside after inquiring, immediately reported.

"What? Where did this Ningyuan army come from?" Qiao Zhiguang's wife Cao Yuezhi asked the housekeeper Hou in panic.

"I don't know! If they came from the grassland, it's impossible for them to go straight to our Qi County, and their style of doing things is not like those long-haired thieves in the south." Butler Hou racked his brains but could not figure out the other party's origin. After all, it was impossible for them and the south to go directly to their small Qi County.

"Butler Hou, do you think it could be Liu Heiqi and the others outside the city?" Cao Yuezhi also asked after thinking hard. After all, Liu Heiqi was the most powerful bandit near Qi County.

"Even less so! These rebels never enter civilian houses. They will only be arrested if they are hiding soldiers. Liu Heiqi and his gang can't do that."

"Butler Hou, if that's the case, the gates of the Qiao family compound must be tightly closed, and no one in the Qiao family is allowed to cut their braids."

"Grandma, this doesn't seem to work. Disobeying the Ningyuan Army's orders will only make our Qiao family the first to be punished." Hearing that Cao Yuezhi actually disobeyed the Ningyuan Army's orders, Butler Hou explained with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Hmph! If the imperial army quells the rebellion one day, how will our Qiao family cope then?" In the hearts of women like Cao Yuezhi, not only is the man in her family more important than anything else, but the orthodox Qing Dynasty court is also naturally irresistible.

"Grandma, we can only take things one step at a time. I heard that Magistrate Meng of Qi County also took the initiative to cut off his braids, and was still appointed as the magistrate of Qi County by the Ningyuan Army." Butler Hou also understood Grandma Cao Yuezhi's concerns, but said that the magistrate of Qi County had surrendered to the Ningyuan Army.

"What?" As expected, Grandma Cao Yuezhi widened her eyes in shock, realizing that this group of "rebels" Ningyuan Army was definitely not simple.

"Grandma, the situation is stronger than the people! Our Qiao family has no choice but to bow down."

"No! The Qing Dynasty has ruled China for over two hundred years. How could it be overthrown by a bunch of petty thieves of unknown origin? Therefore, our Qiao family cannot cut off their braids no matter what."

"Grandma..."

"Okay! Before Zhiyong comes back, no one in our Qiao family compound can have their braids cut." Hearing that Butler Hou was still trying to persuade her, Cao Yuezhi immediately brought up the idea of Qiao Zhiyong who was about to return.

"This……"

Although Butler Hou felt very helpless at this time, he also knew that he could not make the decision for the hostess.

In addition, since Qiao Zhiguang was keeping the death a secret, Butler Hou also understood that it was better to have less trouble than more, so he chose to remain silent.

At this time, Suning naturally anticipated that there would be some people who would secretly reject him, but he did not take it to heart and just watched coldly.

Of course, they did not plan to rush into every household to forcibly cut off people's braids and seize their wealth. Anyway, any man who appeared in public would be caught and have his braids cut off.

The most important thing about rebellion is the need for various resources and supplies, so every rebel will first target the wealth of every wealthy family.

But Suning now owns a complete space world, so naturally he looks down on the wealth of these Manchu natives, so Suning has plenty of patience and means to control them.

Now Suning has occupied the government treasury and granary of Qi County. The huge amount of weapons and food inside has become the basis for his recruitment of soldiers, and then he directly takes out the extremely tempting food to recruit soldiers.

Of course, Su Ning did not expect these natives to do anything. Instead, he wanted them to serve as a supplement to the Ningyuan Army. At least they were very deterrent with cold weapons.

You have to know that people at that time had never seen so many fine grains. It was already very good to be able to eat wheat bran and wild vegetables on a daily basis, so the indigenous youths who applied were very enthusiastic.

As for the consequences of rebelling against the Qing court, they now have no time to think too much about it. This is also the fundamental reason why the poor rebel against the will of heaven and change their destiny.

The Ningyuan Army naturally distributed all the food without hesitation, not only as their resettlement allowance, but also to ensure that the food in the barracks would be enough for three meals a day.

"Three meals a day" was something that ordinary people at that time dared not even think about, and even the wealthier landlord families did not dare to hope for it.

"General, it is such a waste to distribute food like this. I am worried that we can hardly hold on." County Magistrate Meng, who had completely surrendered to the Ningyuan Army, began his first admonition.

"County Magistrate Meng, since our Ningyuan Army has raised the flag to fight against the Qing Dynasty, we naturally have our own confidence and strength. Don't compare our Ningyuan Army with the usual petty fights." At this time, Su Ning patted County Magistrate Meng, who was still in official uniform, and explained.

Although the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty could be said to be ugly, they were a fatal deterrent to the common people of that era, so County Magistrate Meng was not forced to change his clothes.

"Ah? Yes! Marshal, I am ignorant." Although Suning did not explain the specific reasons to him, County Magistrate Meng immediately bowed his head and apologized obediently.

"County Magistrate Meng, I know you may not agree with this, but we can take over Taigu and Pingyao counties within a day tomorrow. Do you dare to wait and see?"

"Ah? One day?"

"Haha, one day is already very slow. If I want, I can take down the forty-nine cities within three days."

"what……"

At this time, County Magistrate Meng undoubtedly did not believe Suning. After all, Sijiu City was an unshakable existence in their hearts. His first thought was whether Suning was crazy.

However, what happened next to the Ningyuan Army completely shattered County Magistrate Meng's three views...

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(End of this chapter)

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