Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 46 0044 [Zhu Zhuzhu's plan]

The county seat, Zhu Zhai.

Master Zhu, who was born as a rebel, not only changed his name to Zhu Zongdao, but also learned various elegant things.

He is ordering tea at the moment, wearing a toga with big sleeves, holding a tea whisk, and wearing a Dongpo scarf on his head.It's a pity that he is used to holding a knife at ordinary times, and it is not suitable for holding a tea whisk. When he strikes the tea soup, he always uses too much force and too fast.

Looking horizontally and vertically, it looks like Li Kui is embroidering flowers.

Sitting next to him, the little white member frantically flattered and said, "Zhu Xianggong's tea-ordering skills are really getting better and better. Even if he goes to Bianliang, Tokyo, he can also be praised by the great ministers."

"Haha, I can't do it, I'm far worse than the county lord." Zhu Zongdao was very pleased, and began to lift his sleeves to share the tea.

After the tea was served, Bai Zongmin finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhu called me, what's your order?"

Zhu Zongdao handed over the tea and said, "You belong to me, and the county lord asked the villages to apportion the tax. The tax you promised is too little, and I will lose face with the county lord."

"I really don't have any money left in my family. I have tried my best." Bai Zongmin complained again and again.

Do your best!

Bai Zongmin's financial resources far exceeded that of the old white members because of his unlimited stealing and plundering, and secretly selling private tea and salt.

But this guy can only go in and out, and the tax apportioned this time is less than half of what the old white member promised.

Bai Zongmin knew very well that he had to pay for what he took out, and it was impossible to get it back from Xiaomin, because the villagers around his house could not squeeze out any oil.

Zhu Zongdao scolded: "You thief, don't cry poorly in front of me! Don't you know how much you made from selling private tea, but I don't know?"

Of course he knew that Zhu Zongdao was also one of the partners in the smuggling of tea by Xiaobai Yuanwai.

Even the county magistrate had heard about this matter, but he just didn't bother to ask about it.

Just because the tea tax and tea tax had to be handed over to the tea horse department, the local officials couldn't get any money.Even if the whole county is smuggling tea, it's none of his business to the county magistrate?
Bai Zongmin was in pain, and asked, "How about another [-]% increase?"

"It must be increased by [-]%." Zhu Zongdao said.

"I will give as much as Mr. Zhu said." Bai Zongmin quickly expressed his loyalty.

Zhu Zongdao picked up the teacup and blew on it, took a sip and felt it was too hot, then put it down and said, "I won't let you pay for nothing, I will show you a trick to get rich."

Bai Zongmin regained his energy in an instant: "Please give me your best wishes."

Zhu Zongdao said: "Yao Fang of Heifengzhai, I don't want him to live again."

"This person is really disobedient." Bai Zongmin echoed.

Yao Fang is the second head of Heifengzhai, and was once Zhu Zongdao's rebel partner.

In order to show his intentions to the government, Zhu Zongdao tricked Yao Fang when recruiting for security, and joined forces with officers and soldiers to besiege Yao Fang's troops.

Therefore, Zhu Zongdao made meritorious service and became the chief bookkeeper, and Yao Fang led his men to vote in Heifengzhai.

Zhu Zongdao instructed: "You go to stir up internal strife in Heifeng Village, and you must kill Yao Fang."

Bai Zongmin said: "Yang Jun, the owner of Heifeng Village, is a shrewd person. I'm afraid it's not easy to provoke him unless he can give him full benefits."

Zhu Zongdao said: "Tell Yang Jun that as long as Yao Fang is killed, I will allow him to rob Shangbai Village, and the government will not go to the bottom of the investigation."

"Really?" Bai Zongmin showed joy.

These two white members have long disliked each other.

If the bandits looted Shangbai village and killed the whole family of the old white member, Bai Zongmin could annex the land and expand his power by more than half.

Even if Bai Erlang and Bai Sanlang escaped the disaster in other places, as long as they robbed all their belongings and burned down the house, the family of the old white members would also decline.

Zhu Zongdao was afraid that the other party would not believe him, so he explained his intentions: "Many of the old officials under my command are Bai Zongwang (outside the old white members), and they are always ineffective at critical times. And that Bai Chongwu (Bai Erlang), yes The head of government officials in the county, Xiang Zhixian doesn't like him either. Only by breaking the prestige of the old white officials, can I follow Xiang Zhixian freely."

"I can save it!" Bai Zongmin completely believed in this matter, and no longer worried about the government's settlement.

Half an hour later, Bai Zongmin left the mansion briskly.

And Zhu Zongdao threw the tea whisk casually, and called someone to bring his sword.

He was standing in the yard, wearing only a single shirt, waving a sharp weapon like flowing clouds and flowing water.

Perhaps the name of the anti-thief is so famous that many people seem to have forgotten that he, Zhu Er, was also born as a landlord, and he also read books when he was a child.It's just that the ban on tea has gradually declined since his great-grandfather's generation, and he simply started a private salt dealer here.

Everyone in the world regards him as a dog of Xiangzhi County.

But in Zhu Er's heart, he regards Zhixian as a flag, a big tiger-skin flag that can bluff people.

What I just said is half true and half false.

He was trying to trick the young white member, because Xiang Zhixian didn't know about the plan from the beginning to the end, and it was even more impossible to turn his back on the old white member.

That was just Zhu Zongdao's personal idea, to kill the second master of Heifengzhai first, and eliminate his most feared enemy.Then kill the old white member's family and take advantage of the trend to control the county officials. The obedient officials will be accepted, and the disobedient ones will be replaced slowly.

When Xiang magistrate left office, he wished Zongdao the god of Xixiang county!
Clang!
Zhu Zongdao put the knife back into its sheath, threw the big knife to the servant, and went to the corner of the courtyard to lift the stone lock to practice strength.

……

But he said goodbye to Zhu Ming, and Bai Sheng went to help deliver the money that afternoon.

"Brother Tian, ​​Brother Zhu asked me to send this." Bai Sheng took out fifty Wen iron coins and said.

Tian Er asked suspiciously, "Which Brother Zhu?"

Bai Sheng explained: "You brothers once kept two foreigners for dinner, and they were Brother Zhu and his son."

"Is there another horse?" Tian Er confirmed.

"That's right," Bai Sheng said, "Brother Zhu and his son have already settled down in Shangbai Village. They have also won the appreciation of the old white officials and bought dozens of acres of land, and sent me to send money here."

Tian Er put the money into his arms, and praised: "He is also a good guy, he remembers both meals, no wonder Zhang Wuge values ​​them."

Bai Sheng hesitated for a while, and couldn't help asking: "I want to join the village, can second brother Tian help introduce you?"

"It's a trivial matter, and I will take care of it." Tian Er readily agreed.

The next morning, Tian Er took Bai Sheng into the mountain and became a bandit under the name of a bandit. He actually became neighbors and colleagues with the five brothers of the Bai family.

Bai Fude said: "Bai Erhu, why are you here?"

Bai Sheng replied: "I couldn't bear Bai Zongmin's bullying, so I simply entered the cottage."

Bai Fude felt the same way, and sighed: "I also couldn't stand being bullied by Bai Zongwang (outside the old white member), and the whole family fled to the village. They are all surnamed Bai, and they are all so miserable. From now on, we need to help each other. What are you waiting for?" My god, if you brothers are going to do something big, kill that old Bai Yuanwai and the young Bai Yuanwai together!"

"That's good, I'll just wait for that day." Bai Sheng felt that the old Bai Yuanwai was okay, and he just wanted to kill the young Bai Yuanwai for revenge.

The two spoke so proudly, but they were actually working hard every day, and they belonged to the bottom of the bandits.

This Heifeng village is not only a den of bandits, but also a village.

Except for some full-time bandits, the rest are part-time jobs, and they usually have to work hard on the land.

When Bai Sheng came to the cottage, he failed to learn the spear and stick, and was instead sent to reclaim wasteland.

It is not only to cultivate wasteland for myself, but also for the five brothers of the Bai family.The reclaimed wasteland was distributed to the new bandits, and the village owner had to pay taxes for the food grown.

Similarly, the village owner will also arrange manpower to help them cultivate as soon as possible, and also lend seeds and cattle.

This is a stockade with territory, basic production capacity, and tax collection functions!

Bai Sheng only worked for two days, and he felt a little regretful.

In his imagination, as long as he entered the cottage, he would be able to drink in big bowls, eat meat in big mouthfuls, and share money in big scales. He would be unrestrained and happy without being bullied by anyone.

Unexpectedly, he came to be a farmer, and he had to cultivate wasteland by himself. After two days of work, he was already exhausted to death.

A few days later, Bai Sheng saw an acquaintance, who was a close friend of Xiao Baiyuan.

Back then, he cheated his father by gambling. It was this person who set up the trap.

At that time, Bai Sheng was only eight years old, and he remembered this man very clearly, and often came to drink with his father.He also encouraged his father to gamble and won dozens of times, making his father so happy that he sang ditties at home.

Until one day, his father came home with a sad face.From then on, it was like a different person, going out to gamble all day long, clamoring to win back what I lost.

Bai Sheng buried his head so that the man could not see him, and went to reclaim wasteland with a hoe on his shoulder.

Taking advantage of the break, Bai Sheng ran to ask his little leader: "I saw Huang Chunhe this morning, he is the second housekeeper outside the little white member, why did he come to our village?"

The little boss warned: "Don't call your name, but call Mr. Huang, he is the God of Wealth in Heifeng Village. All the tea grown in the village must be sold to Xiaobai members, otherwise why do we grow tea? Serious tea The merchant didn’t dare to come to collect it. Mr. Huang came over every time a business was discussed, and this time he probably came to collect the tea as well.”

Bai Sheng was dumbfounded.

Bandits and Xiaobai Yuanwai are in the same group, so how can I get revenge?

(End of this chapter)