Jinyi Night Walk

After the discussion of the matter was over, Maguerhun sent Xia Xun out respectfully. If the original respect was just that he had to bow his head under the eaves of others, the respect at this time was from the heart. The God of Wealth is an outsider, and he wished to invite him to his home to make a sacrifice.

The fur dealer Pula had been ordered by Maguerhun, so he didn't dare to be careless. He wandered around Hada City in a desperate manner, collecting all the best Firefox furs from various houses. Xia Xun didn't You are being polite, I promised Ma Gu Erhun such a great benefit, and it is right to take something from him. If you refuse to accept this kind of favor, I am afraid that Ma Gu Erhun will think too much.

According to Ma Guerhun's intention, let the minister take all these high-grade fox furs.The patriarch of their tribe was originally his younger brother, Pei Yishitmuer. Since his younger brother became the governor of [-] households, he couldn't often return to the tribe, so now he only has a name, and the actual leader of the tribe has changed. It became him, and now he is also in charge of Hada City. He has prestige among the clansman Zhuo Long, and his power is increasing day by day. Asking them to donate a few fur goods is just a matter of words.

Xia Xun, the majestic governor, can't show such a poor appearance, so he still carefully selected. Maguerhun is a big expert, and his eyesight is better than him. In the end, he chose four fox furs of the best quality. Ask someone to pack it up.

Ma Gu Erhun accompanied Xia Xun all the way out, and was walking forward talking and laughing, when suddenly there was a commotion in front, dozens of people came towards him, and a few people were tied up in the middle, ostentatiously passing through the market, attracting merchants and businessmen All look sideways.

"My lord is here, my lord is here, hurry up, please be fair, these black sheep must be severely punished today!"

When those barbarians saw Ma Gu Erhun, they jumped up for joy, dragged the bound clansmen, and rushed towards Ma Gu Erhun.

Maguer was taken aback, and asked, "What are you doing?"

One of the men complained: "My lord, it's them, it's Digunai who stole my sheep and we caught them on the spot! Since I lost two sheep last time, I've been paying attention, hey! They got it." Sure enough, the cheapness has come again, my lord, what do you think about it!"

Maguer got angry when he heard this, and cursed in his heart: "You bastard who doesn't have eyes! Didn't you see that I am here with a Han official? You can't talk about this kind of nonsense among the clan? You have to be in front of me!" They slapped me in the face!"

Maguer looked angrily at the bruised and swollen and tied-up clansmen, his face sank, and he said, "Stealing the neighbor's property, Digunai, how many of you can do such a scandal? Hmm! Mo Liang Tiger, take them down and break their legs as a punishment!"

Those big men who were tied up gritted their teeth tightly and remained silent, with shame on their faces. They were obviously ashamed when they were caught stealing property from their clansmen on the spot.If it is said that stealing money, three or two sheep, it is not a crime to break the legs, but in a clan, the patriarch is the supreme ruler, and the judicial power is in his hands. That can only be considered unlucky.

"Wait a minute!"

Xia Xun watched with cold eyes. Seeing this scene, he hurriedly spoke to stop it. Maguer turned his head, and the anger on his face turned into a flattering smile: "Master, every family has unworthy descendants. A family of hundreds of thousands It's unavoidable for a householder to have a few scoundrels now and then, but I just happened to be bumped into by the master of the hall, which really makes me feel very ashamed..."

Having said that, he glared at those blind clansmen again, and said politely to Xia Xun: "If the Lord of the Ministry thinks this is not appropriate, after the punishment, I will expel them from the tribe. Let them fend for themselves."

He said just now that he would break the legs of these sheep thieves, and these people also gritted their teeth and refused to beg for mercy. As soon as he said this, the faces of several people were ashen, and the leader, Digunai, knelt down first. He kowtowed and begged for mercy: "My lord, Digunai has done something wrong. If you want to beat or kill him, you will be punished by your lord. I just ask for your mercy. Don't drive us out of the clan. Your lord's mercy, your lord's mercy!"

A few people kowtowed like pounding garlic, obviously they were extremely scared.

They are members of nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall, which are quite different from the farming people in the Central Plains.The living environment here is relatively harsh. Hunting, gathering, farming, trade, and plundering, none of which can meet their survival needs alone. They need to combine these things to make a living, so they rely heavily on groups.

Among the Han people who mainly focus on farming in the Central Plains, the sounds of chickens and dogs are heard, old and dead do not communicate with each other, and they do not delay people's lives. Some people even regard it as the most elegant rural life in ancient times. Here, leaving the tribe, Without the cooperation and help of others, there is only a dead end.They were exiled because of this crime, and other tribes would not accept them. Apart from being taken away as slaves, they and the whole family had to die slowly.

This is the reason why the head of the clan has the power to kill and kill the people of the clan. Otherwise, he would be able to live a good life. Who would take your head of the clan seriously?Only in this way, expulsion from the tribe is tantamount to a death sentence for his whole family, and it's fine for them to die, and they will drag their parents, wives and children, how can they not be afraid?

Xia Xun smiled at Maguer: "Don't worry, let me ask him."

Xia Xun stepped forward and asked the kneeling people: "You know that it is shameless to steal the property of the clan, and if you are caught, you will be punished severely. Why are you still obsessed with it?"

Those few people didn't know his specific identity, but they also knew that even Master Maguerhun would act according to his face. If he would let go, his family would have a way to survive, and Digunai kowtowed to him Weeping: "My lord, Digunai is an upright man, and he doesn't want to do such a shameful thing. It's just...

The Tatars came here a few days ago, and we couldn't escape. All the cattle, sheep, property, and even felt bags were taken away. Young child..., my lord, the villain was confused for a while, and did something wrong, which angered Lord Maguerhun. The adult was not happy, so he flogged us to death, just please don't drive my whole family away! "

"I see……"

Xia Xun was silent for a moment, then turned to Maguerhun and said, "Lord Maguerhun, the governor begged for them to spare their punishment, and don't drive them out of the tribe. They stole the clan's property, It is indeed a crime, but the crime is unforgivable and excusable! During the invasion of the Tartars, some of the beacon passes along the border were damaged, and they are being repaired one after another. Since these people have committed a crime, let them build it. Beacon towers and pass repairs are used to atone for crimes. Since the punishment is low, my place only pays for food and not wages.”

Xia Xun glanced at the overjoyed Digunai and the others with a smile, and then said to Maguerhun: "Their family members will also go together, and those who are strong will go to build beacon towers. Ladies, I will cook and sew for everyone." Clothing is also a job, and the crime is not as bad as that of his family. Their family members go to work, and I pay the wages accordingly, which can also relieve his family's temporary worries.

As for the future... Lord Magu Erhun will also need many people around him in the future!In addition, I don’t know how many such families there are in your clan. If anyone is willing to work with me and rely on their strength for food, I welcome them all. Lord Maguerhun, if there are such clansmen, you can count them later and send them all to me. I'm here! "

Ma Gu Erhun was called "Master" by him, and he was a little flustered immediately. There is no reason why he refused to agree. Besides, these tribesmen who suffered from the war were worried that they could not be resettled. Now that they can find a place to eat, wouldn't everyone be happy? ?As for what Xia Xun said that he "will need a lot of people in the future", Ma Gu Erhun understood it even more, and hurriedly agreed, glaring at those people and saying: "If it weren't for the lord of the Ministry to feel compassion , I will definitely not tolerate you today, and I have not thanked the Ministry Master!"

Digunai and the others wept with joy, knocked their heads heavily on the ground, thanked them repeatedly, and broke their scalps.

At this time, the people gathered around to watch the excitement were already three floors in and three floors out. Xia Xun turned to the crowd and said in a loud voice: "The governor is kind enough to punish Digunai and others who stole the property of the clan. The reason is that, They do this because they have no means of livelihood, in order to take care of their parents and raise their children, and they don’t treat criminals uniformly, you must keep this in mind!”

Xia Xun took a few steps, and said: "Just now the governor has asked, the reason why they have no livelihood is the result of the invasion of the Tartars and the captivity of our border people. You are all my Ming people, you should be punished." The protection of my Ming army! A few days ago, the governor sent troops to carry out a surprise attack on the Ugu tribe of Tatar who plundered our border. The result I want is: the Ugu tribe who brazenly invaded our border people has since disappeared on the grassland !"

Xia Xun's words were loud and domineering, and there were a lot of discussions all over the place for a while.

Xia Xun said again: "The merchants who do business in this city of Hada come from all directions. Among you, there are also Tatars. You can spread the words of the governor. Whoever dares to invade us will be punished tenfold." Hitting them once is not enough, so hit them again until they are convinced! Of course, anyone who is willing to do business with us peacefully, as long as he shows his sincerity, we welcome them all! However, those who want to make trouble, want to If you take advantage, just come! When friends come, we have wine to entertain! When enemies come, we have bows and arrows to serve!"

The discussions around stopped, and the businessmen of all ethnic groups around looked at Xia Xun, and there began to be something different in their eyes.

Xia Xun saw his little niece Li Temuer standing beside Maguer, looking at him with big flickering eyes, and said, "I've heard about your sister. This time , I want to completely wipe out the Wugu tribe. All the captives and rescued slaves of this tribe will be brought back. I hope that this time I can rescue your sister! In the future, we will not allow similar things to happen again, when the enemy comes again, unless they step over the corpses of our soldiers, otherwise, don't even think about insulting our Ming people!"

Liao Temuer bit his lip and asked, "What guarantee do you use?"

Ding Yu, commander of Dingliao Zhongwei, slapped the saber on his waist and shouted: "Use my saber!"

Xia Xun said: "Girl, as your uncle said, there are always unworthy descendants in every family. It is inevitable for a family of thousands of people to have a few rogues occasionally. The 15 soldiers in Liaodong Naturally, there will inevitably be a few scum, Shen Yong is a scum, but you won't look down on my countless heroic soldiers in Liaodong just because of this scum?"

Xia Xun patted Ding Yu on the shoulder and said: "My General Ding has already answered you, use our sword to guarantee it! Use our life to guarantee it! If we can't do it, then... I will pay him Here it is, to be your husband-in-law!"

Everyone around immediately burst into laughter, Ding Yu said in embarrassment: "Master Department..."

Li Temuer pursed his lips and said, "If you can't do it, you are a coward, a coward, who cares about him!"

Xia Xun laughed and said: "Oh? So, if you can do it, you will be a warrior and a great hero, so you don't want him? Haha, General Ding, you have to work hard if you want to embrace a beautiful woman! I decided, In the next battle, I will send you troops!"

The laughter was louder all around, and Ding Yu was even more embarrassed, blushing and saying: "Master Butang..."

Xia Xun's face darkened, and he said: "What? You, a son of a noble family, a dignified general, are also like Shen Yong, timid to fight the enemy?"

Ding Yu straightened his chest and said proudly: "Why is the final general afraid of fighting? The ministry wants to use troops, so just send the final general to fight, let him have thousands of troops, tigers and wolves in packs, what is there to be afraid of?"

Xia Xun suddenly turned from anger to joy, and said to the girl: "Here, you heard, my General Ding, is this oath mighty?"

Forget it, the daughter of the prairie, who has an unrestrained temperament, also blushes when he teases her, but taking a sneak peek at General Ding, who has always been at odds with her, it seems...it is really pleasing to the eye!

After this incident, the relationship between the two parties seems to be more harmonious. Digunai and others who were released by Xia Xun interceded and went back to resettle their families. The clansmen from the realm went to Kaiyuan City to report together.Ma Guerhun sent Xia Xun ten miles away before returning Yiyi.

As soon as Maguerhun's people left, the young imperial envoy said to Xia Xun: "Those thieves who stole the property of the clan, the hall will pay attention to what they do, and let the elders of their clan punish them. They have to be recruited to build the Beacon Pass, and it’s enough for the local guards to do these things, and it’s another expense to transfer them to them!”

"Young envoy, take a long-term view."

Xia Xun smiled and said, "The cost of building beacons? That's only a few pennies. Next, I want to let them have more, but... only stability and wealth. The court can make them rich, but they can't give them Independent power, if they want to own wealth, they must gradually give up the power that should be owned by the state according to my plan.

The ethnic groups in Liaodong are currently uncivilized tribes. The tribal chiefs have administrative and judicial functions. With development and growth, these functions will inevitably evolve in the direction of people and officials, and people and court.Therefore, who owns the judicial power and how to exercise the judicial power is a crucial issue. "

Xia Xun turned his head, looked at Hada City with deep eyes, and said solemnly: "You said, what their chiefs can give to their clansmen is not even as good as what a landlord can give to long-term workers and tenants. Their clansmen don't have to Only by relying on their chiefs and tribes can they survive, then... what will be the situation in Liaodong?"

p: For some reason last night, I couldn’t sleep all night. I didn’t fall asleep until early in the morning. I didn’t wake up until ten o’clock. It’s weird, so I’m a little late today. You guys have been waiting for a long time. Don’t forget to vote after watching~~~ (