Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 204: Embezzling property
Fire, smoke, deafening noise. Fifty steps, cold weapons, shotguns.

The five-door Franchise machine produces five sectors on the 200-meter front. Aside from range, the Francannon performed flawlessly, dealing tons of damage. This kind of small-caliber artillery that gives up its range is originally reserved for killing and killing cold weapons in close combat. As long as the opponent has a six-pounder gun in hand, the Fran cannon doesn't have much room to play.

The thieves fell in pieces like a field of wheat swept by a strong wind.

The pungent smells of gunpowder smoke and blood mixed together, stimulating people's brains to numb and adrenaline to overflow crazily.

After the cannon fire, gunfire started again. The rifled gun at this distance fired without any miss.

Raindrop-like gunshots followed, and five hundred rifled guns created a fifty-meter stop line.

It’s not that the thief is not afraid, but the person in front is afraid, but is pushed forward by the person behind him.

When the pungent smell entered everyone's head, the blindness from it was dispelled.

The rebel soldiers' positions were loosened and they collapsed out of control like an avalanche.

Jia Lian put down the telescope and turned around and ordered: "Raise the red flag!"

When a person is shaken, he faces greater pressure and often collapses directly.

Seeing that the situation was over, Wu Han had no choice but to turn his horse's head and run away. Unexpectedly, an arrow shot out, hitting his shoulder.

There was no one in the village, and many houses were destroyed. Only one brick house, which belonged to the landlord of the village, was not damaged.

But seeing these fierce soldiers, everyone shot well on horseback. After three rounds of riding and shooting, facing the completely scattered bandit soldiers, they put down their bows and arrows and charged into the formation with their swords drawn. To capture the thief, capture the king first and go straight to Wu Han.

The time from when victory was in sight to collapse was too short. Wu Han didn't even react. The whole army cried uncontrollably and ran back. The old thieves under his men drew their swords at each other and killed more than a dozen people in a row. However, there was still no one. Unable to suppress the disintegration momentum, the cavalry was directly dispersed by the crowd.

The generals first surrounded the brick house, and then cautiously approached the door. When they were about to break down the door, two people appeared from behind the side door, trying to shoot with crossbows. The first general raised his shield in time and made two snatches to block the crossbow arrows.

Among the rebels, fifty families, led by Zhang San, marched forward without hesitation and headed straight for the old bandit's formation.

The search was fruitless, and only the landlord's brick house was left unsearched. Zhang San said to everyone: "The thief is injured and has no horse, so he must stay in the village. The horse knows the way, and after being injured, it runs wildly, and then looks at the yellow and white ground. "This village is a temporary nest for thieves, and they stayed here last night."

It can only be said that the thief is inexperienced. If he hides behind the bed in the house and makes a sneak attack, he will surely gain something.

A red flag was raised in the car formation. Zhang San, who was hiding on the flank, saw it clearly and got on his horse: "Attack!"

When Wu Han was furious and trying to gather his troops, a group of cavalry came out of the valley on the flank.

Without giving the thief a chance to shoot again, the three generals rushed forward, sneak-attacked the thief, dropped the crossbow and ran away.

Slow trot, run at a constant speed, sprint at high speed over short distances.

The whole process only lasted five minutes. Wu Han had no time to adjust his formation. The cavalry with only fifty people rushed forward.

"Don't chase the poor bandits. They are surrounded on all sides and they can't escape." Zhang San reminded him in time to avoid unnecessary casualties.

The five hundred old thieves who followed him became like birds and beasts and dispersed!
Just because Wu Han was wearing a costume and stood out in the crowd, Zhang San and other generals naturally followed closely.

In the car formation at this moment, the musketeers had already mounted their spears and thrusts, slapping the lines in formation, pressing forward with their bayonets in hand, not giving the thieves a chance to breathe.

The leader of the thief fled into the village and chased him to the entrance of the village. He whined when he saw the tired road, but Zhang San was not in a hurry. He reined in his horse and stopped, raising his hand and said: "Group of three, enter the village to search, we must catch the leader of the thief."

Fear overwhelmed everything, and no one dared to face the enemy soldiers in front of the formation, so they all turned around and ran away.

At first, the distance got wider and wider, but they still refused to give up. Gradually, the advantage of horsepower came into play, and the distance got closer and closer. After chasing for half an hour, there was a village in the valley ahead.

Wu Han was so distraught that he stabbed the horse's butt with his knife, hugged the horse's neck tightly, and ran desperately.

There are already sharpshooters who have climbed up to the roof and looked down into the house. If the thieves move, they will have nowhere to hide.

In this house were five of Wu Han's confidants, as well as more than ten young women.

In the main room at this moment, Wu Han had already pulled out the arrowhead and bandaged the wound. He took a sip of strong wine with his bare shoulders and said with a fierce expression: "Brother, follow me. It's delicious to eat. It's fun to play. Rich people have thin skin." The tender woman is also worth it."

The five cronies looked horrified, none of them wanted to die.

Wu Han glanced at the shivering women gathered in the corner, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a "bang" from the closed door, and pieces of wood scattered in all directions.

The enemy is hidden and we are clear, Zhang San will not rush forward forcefully, so he brought with him a small amount of grenade made by the young father-in-law pretending to be a public servant, tied them together, hung them on the door, and lit the fuse. Even though they were grains of gunpowder, five grenades each weighing one kilogram each had a very powerful explosion. A mere wooden door could only block the view.

The three thieves at the door were unprepared and were blown to death. Wu Han was facing the door and his face was pricked with sawdust.

The remaining two thieves jumped out of the window in shock. As soon as they landed, two arrows hit the ground. One hit the door in the face and the other hit the neck. The thieves could not hold back and fell to the ground.

There was no longer a thief in front of the formation, and those lying on the ground were either dead or injured, wailing continuously.

Xia Shouzhong, who had been hiding in the car formation, became more energetic and shouted loudly: "There is no time to treat the wounded, so give them a ride."

The fire gun soldiers could not pursue them too far, and Jia Lian did not let them pursue too far. He could not see the thief in his sight, so he ordered his troops to retreat.

A war of this intensity is nothing, but for Jia Lian, it is the first time.

I clearly chose the civil servant route, so why did I go back to leading the army?
For a chamberlain, military merit is like a blessing from heaven. The Great Zhou Dynasty had no military achievements and no title.

Civil servants work so hard that when they get old, they can only return to their hometown and become a country squire. There is no legal fiefdom, and there is no need to think about food. Just look at the Jia family and you will know that the food is outside the customs, and the annual base is 5,000 taels of silver. Considering that Second Sister You was kept by Jia Lian in the capital and needed only five taels of silver per month, we can understand the purchasing power of silver. The quail-like civilians were driven out of the car formation. They were responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. After all, it was on the road. If it was not cleaned up, it would be an eyesore. These peasants did not work in vain. They needed all clothes and shoes, old and new, as well as injured animals, which could be exchanged for a meal of meat.

The fire gun soldiers who had already searched the corpses were on guard, but they did not hide any property secretly. After all, Jia Lian had military orders, and those who violated the rules were to be centralized and distributed. Everyone knows that this man values ​​discipline and no one dares to violate it.

The property that was sparsely captured was not much, just over a hundred taels of silver and only seven or eight taels of gold. This battle was a loss for the Fire Gun Soldiers. We can only hope that when Mr. Jia asks for credit, he will get more money and share it with everyone. As for promotion, no one will think about it.

Do you still want to be promoted in this kind of battle? What are you dreaming about? The opportunity for promotion is in the Western Region, and it is not their turn.

Seeing a family of generals galloping back, Jia Lian's heart was relieved. Although the generals were brave, their number was still too small.

"Are there any casualties?" Jia Lian asked before the general could speak.

The general who came had a moved expression on his face and knelt down on one knee: "Go back to the young master, there are no casualties. Manager Zhang asked me to bring a message and found the thief's nest. After a lot of effort, it was solved. The leader of the thief, Wu Han, was captured." , the seized materials are useless.”

Xia Shouzhong on the side suddenly became energetic when he heard this, his eyes were greedy, and his eyes kept rolling, thinking about how to gain military glory.

Of course Jia Lian knew that Xia Shouzhong was here to keep an eye on him, and he was probably scared. When Emperor Chenghui was still a prince, he had experience in grassroots work and had been in battle. How could he not know what the gentry on earth were like?

I know I know, but you don’t have any good ideas. As long as they don't rebel and the local officials don't complain, the emperor can't do anything to them.

The gentry were the foundation of the imperial machinery and the gravediggers of the imperial court. Little by little, the building of the imperial court was crumbled to the point of collapse, and finally collapsed, starting all over again. Throughout the ages, it has been repeated again and again, and future generations have never changed it.

Human nature is like this. If you were at the top, would you be able to empathize with the bottom?

Vulnerable groups who have no right to speak have no channels to express their opinions. When they are wronged, they have to endure it or break out and splash blood every step of the way.

Fairness and justice are the will of the human social group, and justice lies in the hearts of the people. How the government decides a case does not mean that the social group can accept it. The temporary rapidity of public opinion will eventually be swallowed up by the huge wave of public opinion.

Jia Lian turned to Xia Shouzhong and said: "Xia Gong, it is an unexpected joy that the leader of the thieves has been captured. In this battle, Xia Gong sat in charge of the central army, talked and laughed calmly, and boosted morale. He should be the first to take credit."

I still want to see how shameless this guy can be.

After hearing this, Xia Shouzhong's face turned red and he was speechless. After a while, he calmed down his breathing. He leaned closer and whispered: "Young Master, you are angry in your heart. Our family knows it. However, our family is just a saint's family." "Slave. Let's do it this way. Let's get back home with our first meritorious service." Xia Shouzhong felt very unsure when he said this. After all, he was hiding behind the car just now and was surrounded by Long Jinwei.

Jia Lian didn't want to push him too hard, so he thought for a moment and said, "You and I are both responsible for the seizure of property. You and I will add two to one to make five of the gold. Don't divide the silver. How about sharing it equally among all the soldiers?"

Fairness also has limits, and Jia Lian achieved maximum fairness. Xia Shouzhong must be given a second credit. If he doesn't tame his hair, he will be doomed to continue to have troubles in the future.

Xia Shouzhong didn't know how much gold and silver he had, so he didn't care about it for the time being.

After listening to Jia Lian's arrangement, he nodded repeatedly and said that it was no problem. From now on, we will be half brothers.

By the way, after going to the battlefield together, Jia Lian and Xia Shouzhong did get closer. Many barriers magically disappeared, and Xia Shouzhong didn't have so many taboos in his words.

Leaving the place in charge of Xia Shouzhong, Jia Lian took 300 civilians and a dozen carts to meet Zhang San.

After walking for two hours, they arrived at the place. Zhang San came out to greet him. Jia Lian was dumbfounded when he saw the result of the battle.

The landlord's eight brick houses, two of which were filled with boxes containing gold and silver, as well as a large amount of silk brocade, and the granary was filled with grain. These are all easy to deal with, but the difficult part is the dozen or so pretty women. If they are left alone, they are destined to die. Take them with you, who knows what kind of story it will turn into if it spreads.

"There are too many things to deal with. In this way, you can stay with thirty people, send all the silks, brocades, and food back in a cart, load a cart with silver as a reward for this battle, and take another hundred taels of gold for me to take away. "

Of course, gold and silver are meant to be kept privately. It is impossible to hand them all over stupidly. Why?

Zhang San responded, and Jia Lian said again: "Ask the generals if there are any who are in need of a wife, or if they want to take a concubine, go and pick one yourself. Take it back quietly, don't let outsiders see it. Remember it. , people must be treated kindly when they take them back. If there are abusers, be careful of my slap.”

Jia Lian did not mention the matter of dividing the money, and the generals also knew that Jia Lian was the most generous among the masters of the Jia family.

No one doesn't want money, even the generals want it. The problem is that it is not enough for the generals to just have money. To have money, they also need the ability and status to hold it. When a person is very rich but does not have the corresponding ability and social status, money may be a talisman to his death.

(PS: I really want to distribute it, but for fear of being banned, I have to shut up. Some people say that there are too many private goods in this book, and I want to say that it is all private goods. I suddenly thought of Zhao Changpeng’s case, and there is no other meaning. A four-month sentence, If he really goes in, I'm afraid he will die inside. I feel that he is in danger, after all, it is a free world, and suicide is too normal.)
After working hard until around nine o'clock in the evening, Jia Lian took the people back to the convoy. Xia Shouzhong had already arranged for people to find a place to camp. In this situation, they definitely couldn't continue on the road.

Seeing Jia Lian bringing back so many things, Xia Shouzhong was immediately overjoyed and his eyes began to wander again.

Jia Lian was not in a hurry to eat and rest, but first took him aside and handed him a baggage.

Xia Shouzhong took the hand, shook it hard, and suddenly said with a smile on his face: "This is so embarrassing."

"Gold, half for each person. There are also a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings. I took it privately, leaving a few people to slowly transport it away." Jia Lian said in an extremely casual tone (for some reason, he used the tone of Xiao Shenyang to talk about gold.), Xia Shouzhong nodded: "It's reasonable!" Of course it's reasonable, and we can't work in vain.

Each gunman is given fifty taels of silver, as is the Long Jinwei, the civilians are each given ten taels of silver, and the officers are divided into three levels: one hundred taels, two hundred taels, and five hundred taels. When the news came out, the camp was filled with cheers.

Jia Lian finally had time to sit down and eat something. He had a bowl of steaming broth and two steamed buns. He broke them into pieces bit by bit and threw them into the soup. He ate them with a slurping sound. The feeling of autumn was getting stronger. At night, my whole body felt much warmer.

Xia Shouzhong came to the opposite side and sat down and said: "Over there in Wuchang, no matter what you see, don't express your opinion. If someone gives you a gift, just accept it. Don't be polite. If you don't accept it, others won't thank you and will worry about you causing trouble. , adding insult to injury.”

Jia Lian nodded: "That's not polite. Why not take it if you have money?"

Xia Shouzhong showed a relieved expression, patted Jia Lian on the shoulder and said, "The saint values ​​you, so you must cherish it."

Jia Lian smiled and said nothing, indicating that he understood.

In fact, Jia Lian complained in his heart: "If I don't accept it, it won't be easy for you to accept it, right? He also hinted to me, don't tell the emperor everything. You damn eunuch, forget it, we are all in the same boat from now on, and I won't cause trouble." ”

(End of this chapter)