Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 112

On the second day after Zhang Xutuo arrived in Zhangqiu, he sent someone to invite the famous and powerful landlords in the county to come to discuss important matters.All patriarchs with more than [-] mu of land, wealth of more than a thousand guan, and clan heads with a population of more than [-] are all invited.

These people are listed in the upper-upper households, upper-middle households, upper-lower households, upper-middle households, and upper-middle households of the ninth-class households on the annual grain distribution list in Zhangqiu County.

The upper fourth-class households are not only the big and powerful households in the county, but also the big taxpayers in the county.It's just that the rent and tax have been getting higher and higher in recent years, so these powerful landlords in Zhangqiu County have also begun to default on their arrears.It's not that they can't afford it, but that they can't pay enough, so they might as well delay it.

The inviter was Zhang Xutuo, the prefect of the county, and he came with [-] soldiers from the county. If it weren't for this, few tyrants would be willing to come to any meeting at this time of year.

The bloody smell at the east city gate hadn't dissipated yet, and the thousand-step head pile was even more eerie.

The yamen sent people to greet them in front of the city gate, and every time someone arrived, someone came to greet them, and then asked for their names, checked the invitations and registered them on the record.

The local snakes queuing up for registration greeted each other.

Someone muttered softly, "Killing God Luo Cheng..."

"Some people say that Luo Cheng is the reincarnation of the white tiger."

Immediately, the human behind said, "At first, Luo Cheng was said to be a lunatic, but later he became a god of killing, and now he is actually the reincarnation of a white tiger."

"Luo Cheng now has a lot of legends. All the way to the county seat, I have heard no less than ten different legends in a distance of only twenty miles."

"Yes, some people say that he is some kind of heavenly soldier, some say that the white tiger is reincarnated, and some say that he is the star of the army. In short, this kid has been very crazy recently."

"Craziness is madness, but people have the ability to be crazy. I heard that this is only sixteen, sixteen, it is already so fierce, capturing the blue-faced ghost, breaking Qingyang Manor, capturing Wang Bo and defeating Wang Yong, and also This Zhangqiu county government has turned the world upside down, but, the more you toss it, the more expensive it is. I heard that the county magistrate intends to let Luo Cheng be the captain of our Zhangqiu county, and officially take charge of Zhangqiu county. There are 500 soldiers in the barracks, and there are [-] soldiers in the barracks in the five townships below."

"But I heard that the magistrate made a statement to the imperial court and wanted to recommend Luo Cheng as the county magistrate."

"Captain captain is possible, county lieutenant is unlikely. You see, since Emperor Daye succeeded to the throne, county lieutenants in various places have basically been served by Jinshi and Mingjing who came from the imperial examination. Even the grades have been promoted from Zhengjiu in the past to From the eighth rank. Ordinary people can't be a county lieutenant, they have to be born in the imperial examination. Although Luo Cheng is crazy and fierce, but he has a mud-legged background, how can he be qualified?"

The speaker couldn't hide his contempt for Luo Cheng's disdain.

"That's right, how qualified is Luo Cheng?" Someone echoed angrily, "An ignorant man, once he gains power, he becomes very rampant. He bloodbathed the third class of the county government and killed how many people."

"It's more than just killing people. I heard that his next step is to use knives on us people. It is said that his next step is to personally bring people to pursue our debts. If he doesn't make up the debts, he will end up like Fan Headhunters are the same as them."

"Dare he?" Someone said angrily, "He is a small headhunter, does he really think he has gone to heaven?"

A middle-aged man said, "Everyone, please keep your voice down. This Luo Cheng is gaining power now. Not only the county magistrate trusts him, but the county magistrate also appreciates him very much. With the county magistrate and the county magistrate as the backers, in Zhangqiu County He can really do whatever he wants with an acre of land. We are Yu, we can't fight against Wa head-on, it's not worth it."

"But Luo Cheng is messing around like this, should we just watch it like this? Who doesn't default, if you really want to pay it all at once, do you know how much you have to pay?" A landlord was dissatisfied.

The middle-aged man just smiled, "I said, bro, it's useless for you to get angry at me. Luo Cheng now has a backer and hundreds of brothers under him. He has a spear and a knife in his hand. You pay, do you dare to say no?"

Suddenly, there was a burst of public anger.

The money from the landlord's family is not blown by the wind, not to mention that if the outstanding debts are paid all at once, this is not a small amount, this is not cutting the flesh, it is directly chopping off the thigh.

"I have to think of a way!"

At this time, the middle-aged man continued, "Think about it, how did Luo Cheng start his career?"

"Suppress the bandits!" Someone said, and then he turned his head, "Yes, we can secretly go to the mountains to find someone."

"If you're not afraid of death, you can do it like this, but I suggest you don't do it. At what time is it now, playing this trick is going to burn you. Fan Hu and Liu Shouyi's heads are still stuck on the tree stump over there."

"No, what should I do?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "You can change your mind. Didn't Luo Cheng start his business by suppressing bandits? Now he also wants money and people. It just so happens that Wang Bo, Wang Yong and other thieves who invaded Zhangqiu County last time are still there." In Changbai Mountain, for such thieves and bandits, of course, it is necessary to get rid of the peace early. As the powerful landlords of this county, we have the responsibility to do our part to protect the peace of the land and water."

"I suggest that when we see the magistrate later, we should jointly donate a sum of money and food as a fund for suppressing bandits. Please ask Luo Cheng, the hero of the county's bandit suppression, to lead the township to march bravely into the mountains to destroy the bandits and return us to peace."

Someone said, "What? You still have to raise money for Luo Cheng to suppress the bandits. Isn't this helping him to make meritorious deeds? If this kid succeeds then, he will be even more arrogant."

The middle-aged man is not in a hurry.

"Everyone, don't be in a hurry, think about it, the Second King is so easy to suppress, not to mention that there are more than the Second King's men in this mountain. If it was so easy to suppress, how could Luo Cheng let them go away safely that night? ? Even Jun Cheng personally went out last time, but failed to wipe out the two kings, so we can see how brave these two are."

"So, what Brother Duan means is that this is what we call inviting you into the urn?"

"No, kill someone with a borrowed knife!" The middle-aged man surnamed Duan smiled harmlessly.

"Oh!"

A group of people nodded in response. They were all powerful landlords, and none of them were really stupid. After a little digging, they all understood.

At this time, to bribe the bandits to kill Luo Cheng is to seek death.But if everyone pooled money to send Luo Cheng to suppress the bandits, if Luo Cheng missed and was suppressed by the bandits, then he could only blame himself for his incompetence, not them.

They also have good intentions.

"Gao, brother Duan is really clever."

"So-so." Duan's surname was still calm.

Everyone began to discuss how much money to donate.

"If you want to donate, donate more. We must show our sincerity."

"Is it necessary to donate more?"

"Anyway, if we share it together, it won't be much. As long as Luo Cheng dies, the county will have to stop paying the outstanding debts. After all, how much is this?"

"You have to get some books."

Suddenly, everyone agreed.

(End of this chapter)