Mr. Yangui

Chapter 165 Chapter Six
Trust, confidence, hunger, banditry.

This is a top priority.

After nearly ten days of hard work, Fat Xiong and Zhai Changping's two teams have already visited Zhuangzi almost once, learned about the situation of the Zhuangzi, and got to know each other by the way.

Fat Xiong is the smartest person, and he is quite good at bragging. Zhai Changping is a commoner, and he has been in Liangzhou for several years. He knows the suffering of the people, so he shows full sincerity to the farmers.

Coupled with the explanation from Hu Benlu, a prestigious old farmer in the village, the farmers gradually let go of their wariness towards Fat Xiong and others.

Moreover, [-] catties of coarse grains per person is used as a small benefit, which has made many farmers have a good impression of the young owner who has not yet met. Is the Lord really a good person, or did he come to buy everyone first, so that he can continue to oppress the villagers.

Although the level of trust has not been fully achieved, it is progressing quite smoothly.

In addition, Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun followed Eunuch Liu to Hedong County and met the governor of Hedong, explaining their intention to buy food and medicinal materials. It is more favorable, but Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun said that it is enough to be a little cheaper than the current price, and it is enough to count the import price.

Li Wuchang had already explained that it was enough to owe the prince a little favor, so as not to fall into it. Coarse food is cheap anyway, and medicinal materials are a bit more expensive, but Li Wuchang is not short of silver taels.

As for making money, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, and now the entire Zhuangzi belongs to Li Wuchang, so there are a lot of opportunities.

Hedong is located at the junction of Yongzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou. It belongs to Jizhou. It is far away from the battlefield. The location of the land is good. , Hedong can also make a fortune, which can be regarded as mutual benefit.

Zhao Xun paid Eunuch Liu and the prefect a sum of money for hard work, and paid a sum for shipping. The prefect of Hedong was very happy, and immediately sent people to escort the grain, grass and medicinal materials to Dingmao Bingzhuang very quickly.

After returning, Zhao Xun called Fat Xiong and others who had already delivered the benefits to move the piles of food and medicinal materials into the huge warehouse.

Li Wuchang only brought a dozen or so people, and this job was very difficult.

Fat Xiong was clever, and immediately contacted his new brother Hu Benlu, and Hu Benlu was also very happy, calling nearly a hundred strong men to help, almost all of them were veterans, although they were more or less injured. It is not a problem, but it is easier to move some food than to work in the field.

So in less than a day, all the food and medicinal materials piled up in the school yard were put into storage.

Zhao Xun gathered everyone together and distributed forty copper coins to each of them, which is not a lot, because now an adult man only needs thirty coins for a day's work, and there is no place to do it.

Fat Bear also asked everyone to stay and finish the meal.

All the veterans were a little embarrassed to accept them. They came to help because of the welfare provided by the owner, and they didn't think about getting paid.

Jiang Minglun said indifferently: "The owner once said that he doesn't know if he doesn't have food if he doesn't work, but if he does work, there must be food, so everyone accepts it. This is what the owner means."

Although the tone is light, it cannot be refused.

After a day of getting along, everyone knew that the two young men, Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun, were the leaders of the group. Fat Xiong called them Brother Xun and Brother Jiang.

Only then did Hu Benlu ask everyone to put it away. As for the dinner, he refused to eat it no matter what. He said that it was embarrassing to take forty cash after only working for half a day.

Zhao Xun didn't refuse, and told them that there would be a lot of work in the Zhuangzi, because the owner of the Zhuangzi was very strange and would often do strange things. All the men can come to do things, they are paid every day, and they also take care of the meals. I hope everyone will tell each other.

The veterans saluted respectfully, bid farewell and left, very happy in their hearts.

Have a job?
Do you still care about the food?
Damn, is there such a good thing?

"Brother Hu, that brother Xun is about the same age as my elder brother, is it reliable to speak?" On the way home, everyone chattered and discussed, seeming a little excited.

"It should be reliable. I heard Brother Fat Xiong say that Brother Xun and Brother Jiang were the first to talk to the owner. Although they are young, they can speak on behalf of the owner." Hu Benlu thought about it for a while.

"I also think it's quite reliable. Although Brother Xun is not very old, he has a certain majesty, and his conversation is quite good. I have also secretly observed him. He should be a master. In the warehouse, he casually put two It doesn't take any effort to throw the bag of grain at the highest place."

"I don't know what kind of person the owner is, why he hasn't come yet, I really want to meet him."

"I want to see it too."

"Hey, he doesn't know if he won't have food if he doesn't work, but if he does work, there must be food to eat. Old Qin likes this saying."

"In the past few days, hurry up and get the work done in the field, and then I will go to work."

"I have to feed my kid a little bit, so that he doesn't have the energy and the owner won't accept him to work."

Before the sun went down, everyone washed their sweat in the pool below, while discussing what they had seen in recent days and their plans for the future.

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The owner's mansion, meeting room.

Li Wuchang roughly planned a side hall, and made a meeting room for discussing things. There is a long table in the middle, Li Wuchang sits at the head, Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun sit at the first seat on both sides, and the others take turns And down.

"Come here according to the group and report the situation in the past ten days." Li Wuchang took a sip of tea.

Zhao Xun was the first to stand up, and said: "Ming Lun and I mainly went to Hedong County with Eunuch Liu to buy food and medicinal materials. According to Leng Shao's instructions, the price was not kept too low. The purchased materials were quite sufficient. There is no grain in the door, and it can last for a long time. All of them have been put into storage at present. The price of coarse grain is very low, and the price of fine grain is much more expensive. However, this time the purchase is less, and the medicinal materials are also more expensive. The total cost is [-] including the shipping fee. There are two more."

This fee is not high.

Jiang Minglun said: "We have also reached an agreement with the governor of Hedong, and we can continue to purchase supplies from Hedong in the future. With the experience of going there, the next step will be very easy."

Li Wuchang nodded, pressed his hand to signal the two of them to sit down, and then looked at Fat Bear.

The fat bear stood up and said: "Old Xiong was ordered by Young Master Leng to lead his brothers to deliver benefits to the households in the east mountain, and to learn about the living conditions of the households. It has been completed, and most of the households in the east mountain have seen it. On the one hand, as for the specific situation, all records were given to Changping, and he has a summary."

Zhai Changping took advantage of the situation and stood up, saying: "A few brothers and I learned about the situation on the west mountain, and with the records of Lao Xiong, we can already make a simple summary. There are about 360 households in the village, with a total of more than [-] people. Among them, there are about [-] households in Dongshan, and the rest are in Xishan. Because of fear of mountain torrents, there are not many households in the flat area of ​​the mountain. Of the more than [-] people, more than half are elderly, women and children, and the remaining adult men are about [-]. , mostly battlefield veterans and their grown-up sons, and about two hundred fifteen or sixteen-year-old children who are about to grow up, because they often did farm work when they were young, so some heavy work can also help."

After a pause, he continued: "As for the mental outlook Mr. Leng mentioned... I can only say that it is not very good. Years of suffering have wiped out their hope for a better life, especially after two years, the situation is particularly serious, but for Leng Shao, the villa owner, most of them expressed their expectation, and they were quite enthusiastic about our arrival."

More than [-] people, guarding less than [-] acres of sandy land, plus some mountain land where only sweet potatoes can be grown, but they have to deal with taxes, oppression by eunuchs, banditry, and various natural disasters, so they can live well That's weird.

Although Zhuangzi is big, there are two thatched and barren hills, a large piece of muddy land, a piece of sandy land on the south mountain side, a large piece of rocky land near the Zhuangzhu's mansion, and several small ditches.

Li Wuchang did not show a discouraged look, and continued to ask with a smile: "What about the specific situation of the bandits?"

Zhai Changping replied: "I have asked the village households, and it is similar to what we guessed. Because the village is poor, the bandits generally do not attack on a large scale, but small-scale bandit squads often come and go. This is also a common thing in nearby villages. They There are often a dozen or so people who rob houses and houses. There are many veterans in the village who are skilled in martial arts. Robbing the daughters of the farmers’ families, so the farmers’ homes have more hidden places to hide, and if they are in danger, they will hide their daughters.”

Grandma is a bear, these bandits are clever.

Li Wuchang said: "The bandits use these methods?"

Zhai Changping replied: "There have been a few large-scale attacks on the owner's mansion. Mostly after the crops are harvested, the farmers have paid taxes, and a large amount of grain will be piled up in the owner's mansion. At that time, the bandits will come, mainly to grab food. Yes, the eunuchs and some thugs ran away every time they heard the news, and the bandits robbed a large amount of food with little resistance, and every time they hurt the farmer."

Fat Xiong took the opportunity to say: "Old Xiong, I have heard a lot of details from Brother Hu, saying that the area around our Zhuangzi is mainly caused by a group called the Fire Wolf Gang."

Li Wuchang frowned and said, "Fire Wolf Gang?"

This Fire Wolf Gang is an old acquaintance. Li Wuchang once went on an outing at the foot of Nanshan Mountain at the invitation of Lu Xuandong, and was attacked by the Fire Wolf Gang. At that time, Lin Qin and Ma Kun were kidnapped, and seven or eight followers died. Li Wuchang was alone Only after entering the dense forest alone did Li Wuchang rescue the two hapless bastards. Li Wuchang also secretly executed seven gangsters and destroyed their bodies.

Both Jiang Minglun and Zhao Xun knew about this.

Zhao Xun wondered: "Isn't the Fire Wolf Gang a gang in the Jingzhao area? Why did the power spread to Feng Yi County?"

Jiang Minglun analyzed: "It should be a division of the helm or something, or Xue Shishi gave them a ruthless blow in Jingzhao County, and they moved... it should be a division of the helm, after all, they have been making trouble here for a long time. .”

Grandma is a bear, this gang of gangsters is very capable, and they are all fucking in charge.

Li Wuchang said ruthlessly: "Whoever divides the rudder or not, find an opportunity to wipe out all the bandits near our Zhuangzi. If you see one and kill another, you must be ruthless. Brother Xun, what do you think?"

Zhao Xun thought for a while, and said, "According to what we have collected so far, there is really a way. It's hard to say whether it will work or not."

The people were in high spirits.

Zhao Xun continued: "Aren't they going to attack the owner's mansion? We just bought a lot of grain and grass, so we simply let the news out, and then set up a trap to wait for work, and give them a ruthless blow."

Li Wuchang said: "Very good, Brother Xun is the main focus of this matter, Ming Lun is the assistant, and the others fully cooperate to come up with a plan quickly. If you need any other help, tell me, and I will find a way."

Everyone agreed with a bang, and they were extremely excited in their hearts. They wanted to do a big job and add some fun to the ordinary rural life, and they were not afraid at all because of the lack of manpower.

(End of this chapter)