Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 289

In the cool of the morning, Chen Qing and Zhang Yan took Ding Niang out of Xinye City.Not far away, Chen Qing couldn't help but look back.Said: "What a beautiful city! It is really prosperous inside, and there are all kinds of shops. Living here can enjoy endless blessings."

Zhang Yan said: "I'm always digging food from the ground. How much money do I earn a year? I spend a few pennies here. I don't know when I can earn it back. I'd better go back early, tidy up the crops, and enjoy the sunset every day." It's a good day to have a glass of wine."

Chen Qingdao: "Your son is now an official! More than thirty pennies a month, if you leak a little in your hand, it will be enough for you!"

Zhang Yan shook his head: "Dear family, what year is this? Fighting endlessly throughout the year, Erlang was an officer, and if he was not careful, he lost his life. Let him enjoy himself to the fullest if he makes some money."

Chen Qing couldn't help cursing after hearing this: "Now that my daughter is engaged to Erlang, you just say such things! I think Erlang is full of heaven, and he looks like a rich man, so he will live a long life!"

Zhang Yan hastily apologized.Looking back at Xinye City, I feel inexplicably melancholy.

At this moment, ten or twenty horses came out of Xinye City and headed eastward with dust.

Chen Qing and Zhang Yan hurriedly avoided, standing on the side of the road and watching the team going east.They knew that this was Wang Xiaolie's subordinate, they were in such a hurry, they didn't know where they were going.Remembering that Zhang Chi was in the army and would be sent out to fight at any moment, he didn't speak for a while.

Standing at the back, Dingniang looked at the billowing smoke and dust, as if she saw her future husband crossing the battlefield, she was a little crazy for a while.

Caikou Town, located at the intersection of Caihe River and Yingshui River, is the main north-south traffic route.During the Taiping period, it was very prosperous here, and the ships traveling from south to north meet here, with white sails like clouds.The Jin army broke through Kaifeng, and the Central Plains were covered with charcoal, and the place quickly became deserted.Nowadays, there are no white sails on the river, only occasionally a few small boats dangling leisurely on the water.

There is a grass market in the town, which is a place for the nearby villagers to trade.Nowadays, there are not many stalls in the market.There are only two wine shops, one bakery stand, several live sheep sellers, two butcher sellers, and one cooked food seller.

Qian San shook his arms, exposed his chest, and led Zhao Ming and Wu Balang around the market.When they saw someone they didn't know, they would stop and ask where they came from, what they were doing, and most importantly, they asked for some money.If you don't give it, you will be hit with a fist as big as a sandbag.

An egg seller who hadn't opened yet was beaten several times, half of the eggs were robbed, and he was covering his head with the bag that had been beaten out.He whispered: "Where did this robber come from! In broad daylight, just beat people and rob things, no one cares?"

The peddler who was selling straw sandals said in a low voice: "Guest officer, keep your voice down! This man is Huajiahu Qiansan, the number one general under Yuanwai Ruan in the east. The dozens of villages around here are now managed by Yuanwai Ruan. If you offend him He can be beaten up at least, or sexually abused at worst, and he can't be offended!"

The egg seller was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his mouth, not daring to say anything.

After walking for a while, Qian San scolded: "Zhi Niang, there are fewer and fewer sellers in this town! After walking for a few miles, we still can't get much money. What's the matter! There are dozens of us, What to eat!"

Zhao Mingdao: "I heard that in the west of Caizhou, there is a Wang Zhizhou, recruiting people to farm. Like Xiangyang and Dengzhou, many people have fled there. Without face, the business will not flourish."

Qian San scolded: "These rascals, who have suffered tens of millions, just want to plant the land and collect food without paying money, and run around! Go back and report to the officials, and let the people in all villages keep a close eye on them! If they run away People, just collect food from other people!"

After walking around twice angrily, Qian San asked Wu Balang, "How much did you charge today?"

Wu Balang said: "I did the calculation just now, and only received three rounds of [-] Wenzhou."

Qian Sandao: "Barely enough for the members. It's such a hot weather, and I don't bother to stand here in the sun. Let's go, let's go ask for a pot of wine, then ask for a fat chicken, and go back to eat wine! We don't have money, let's hang out first." round!"

After finishing speaking, I went to two wine shops, and each wine shop forced a gourd of wine.I went to the butcher again and cut a large piece of meat myself.Finally, when I went to the cooked food place, I didn't bother to talk to the boss, so I took a chicken directly.The three of them staggered and left the town to the east.

Zhang Jun led eight of his subordinates, watching Qian San's back as he left.Asked the boy who came to add water: "I can see that the big man in the town has colorful tattoos on his legs. He must be a good man. I don't know what happened?"

The servant hurriedly took a look outside, saw that Qian San and the others had gone far away, and said: "Guest officer, if you are in front of the three of them from now on, don't dare to ask this question! They are Ruan Wai's subordinates from the Ruan Family Village in the east, and they came to Caikou The town came to collect money. Those who do business in the town have to give them money so that the business can continue. The world is not good, and they collect more money, and the town is getting more and more deserted."

Zhang Jundao: "Why do you have to pay them? They are not the government!"

The boy laughed and said, "Guest officer, what kind of world is this? When the Jin soldiers came, the officials in the yamen ran faster than anyone else. The officials ran away, so it's not the local tyrants who have the final say? Ruan Yuanwai has a lot of money, okay?" It is a large village with nearly a hundred customers, and it is a first-class big family. Now we here rely entirely on Ruan Yuanwai to prevent being bullied by outsiders."

"I see!" Zhang Jun nodded.

Caikou Town is the confluence of Caihe River and Yinghe River. It is located between Xiangcheng and Nandun counties. Its geographical location is very important.Ruan Yuanwai is not a big force, with less than 50 people under his command, controlling the border between Xiangcheng and Nandun counties.

All of these have already been investigated clearly.Because the geographical location in this area is very superior, it was selected as one of Zhang Jun's bases.The first thing to do now is to wipe out Ruan Yuanwai.

After drinking tea for a while, Zhang Jun left Caikou Town with his men after asking about Yuanwai's situation.

At the gate of a ruined temple outside the town, Zhang Jun blew a whistle, and more than a hundred of his men came out of the woods one after another.

Zhang Jundao: "Today I went to Caikou Town and saw Ruan Yuanwai's subordinates collecting money there. In the dozens of nearby villages, Ruan Yuanwai now has the final say. The surrounding forces are not big, everyone sells Ruan Yuan The common people have gotten used to it for more than a year.”

Lu Chengdao next to him: "If we suppress Ruan Yuanwai, will it cause inconvenience to the common people?"

Zhang Jun said with a smile, "What's the inconvenience? Although Yuan Wai maintains order, he also collects a lot of money. If Ruan Wai is suppressed, at least the people don't have to pay for food. The transportation is convenient here, and there are many water networks. If we occupy it, there will be many benefits." .In Chenzhou and Yingzhou, we have several strongholds, and this is one of them. Needless to say, bring some people tonight and go to Zhuangzi outside Ruan Yuanwai to kill him!"

Xie Chunnian said: "Mr. Ruan is a local tyrant with a lot of people under his command. Shall we do a careful reconnaissance and make sure nothing goes wrong?"

Zhang Jundao: "No need. The influence of Yuan Wai has been investigated clearly, and the Ruan Family Village has also been visited. It is right to be careful, but not too cautious. Occupying Caikou Town means monitoring Chenzhou City not far to the north. After watching Feng Changning, which other forces are our opponents? Observation made us prepare for several months and took a lot of effort, we have to make some contributions."

Seeing that Zhang Jun has made up his mind, everyone said yes together.After all, Ruan Yuanwai was just a local tyrant, facing more than 100 teams selected from the regular army, he had no chance of winning.

(End of this chapter)