The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 239

Chu Xu came to Zhang's mansion naturally to ask the old man about suppressing bandits. On this point, there are not many experienced people in the clan. After much deliberation, old man Zhang is more reliable.Since it is possible to participate in the suppression of bandits, it is always necessary to know oneself and the enemy. Now that he has Yingying, he naturally cherishes his life.

"Cough!" Master Zhang opened his eyes, took a sip of tea, and continued: "Although bandits are a mob, they have been entrenched for a long time, and they have their own set of daily essentials. There should be some records of these materials in the military department's master book." , you can look for it."

"In the early years, the people of Dachu advocated extravagance, and the bandits were even more rampant. They claimed to rob a large family and feed the population in the middle of the mountain. They either hid in the deep mountains and dense forests, or specially ambushed on both sides of the traffic arteries. The better robbery would not kill them." , the wicked killed them all, regardless of their age, and women were miserable. Anyone who was taken captive to the mountains was raped to death;
The local government reports to the imperial court, but the banditry is a matter of local security, not a rebellion. In the end, the local officials have to send troops to suppress the bandits. "

Zhang Cang couldn't help but interjected: "Could it be that those bandits were born to be bad, three or two formed a group, ten or eight formed a group, didn't the local officials think about exterminating them as soon as possible? Something happened, Aren’t they unable to pass the performance appraisal?”

Master Zhang rolled his eyes at his son, "Hmph, it's their ability to make a few bandits into serious trouble!"

He said again: "Everyone thinks like you. The world will be fine that day. If the bandits don't grow up, how will the money come? There will be a suppression today, and a suppression tomorrow. The food and salaries will be provided by the court, and there will be merchants." Donated by the gentry, this is the source of wealth, otherwise, with a few kitchen knives, he can occupy the mountain and become king, what a joke!"

After all, Chu Xu and Zhang Cang were still young, and they couldn't help being dumbfounded after hearing these inside stories. It's really unexpected that bandits are domesticated!
Zhang Cang still struggled and asked: "Then they have been wasting the court's rations and salaries for nothing, so no one will punish them for their crimes?"

"Punishment?" Master Zhang sneered, "Where are you going to use the money they took from you?"

Looking at the two young men who were a bit dumbfounded, Mr. Zhang curled his lips, "Money can turn ghosts around, and you can serve as an official for at least three years. Just suppress bandits a few times, let alone earn 10,000+ taels in your pocket. , go up and spend [-] yuan to change to another place to continue to be an official, the bandit is left behind after taking office, so it has nothing to do with him!"

Isn't this raising bandits as a cash cow? !This is simply beyond the two people's sense of right and wrong.

Master Zhang looked at their stupidity and couldn't help sighing, "This time the incident is so big, I'm afraid I can't suppress it. Now it's time for the Holy One to work hard. Da Chu was poor a few years ago, but in the past two years The people of Dachu are richer, and some people are ready to move...

They dare to make any money! "

Chu Xu pondered for a long time, and asked: "I heard that most thieves don't provoke the government, and the guard of honor of the fourth-rank prefect is not small. If these people rob money and kill people like this, don't they kill themselves?" He is a person with a clear mind. , won't be so nonsense.

"Well. If it wasn't that the magistrate offended someone and was hacked, then the amount of this batch of goods was too large and was leaked out. The bandits couldn't resist this temptation. They took his family and hid for three years. , who cares about going out again..."

"Father, do you think there will be someone in the government to communicate with these bandits?"

Master Zhang rolled his eyes directly, "What could it be, would you lose air again and again if you are not ventilated?"

"I still remember the most ridiculous time. The imperial court directly sent the generals from the nearby barracks to lead troops to suppress the bandits. They won two battles, but they burned all the food and grass one night! Hehe! Hehe! What is it? Nothing funny?!"

"Don't talk about others, just talk about you. There are only two ways to suppress bandits, either pretending to sneak in, or pretending to fall into the mountains, wait for the opportunity to find out the situation, and take down in one fell swoop.

This is more difficult, as soon as we do a big job here, someone votes, even a fool will not believe you, once you enter the mountain, you will either directly chop up the sacrificial flag, or make it look like you will send a fake letter back to attract people. The fish takes the bait; in short, inside and out, it is a dead end.

Another way is to suppress the territory with a large army, and the two sides will confront each other, or exchange swords and guns, or set fire to mountains.Either way, you're dealing with desperadoes.

Most of these people have big knives and spears in their hands, but also simple knives, bows and arrows, hood nets, tripping ropes, sweat medicine, ecstasy soup, there are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing they can't use. "

After hearing this, the two of Chu and Xu couldn't help but look down at the swords around their waists, their feelings were really wrong!
Mr. Zhang finished his bowl of tea, and finally said: "As the saying goes, don't be afraid of tigers, be afraid of wolves!
Most of these bandits have been entrenched for many years. It's not that the officers and soldiers have never suppressed them, but why they continue to be suppressed repeatedly, you should think about it carefully.Greedy and aggressive, heh heh, forget it! "After speaking, the old man walked out with his hands behind his back.

After listening to Master Zhang's explanation, Chu Xu and Zhang Cang felt a little heavy.They have only been in office for a short time, and they are only bodyguards. Even if they come into contact with the officialdom, they are not the core. Hearing this, it is really hard for them to accept.

But in any case, what should be prepared has to be prepared.After muttering to each other, they invited Chen Tianbao to visit the weapons shop again.After some inquiries, all the masters agreed: If you charge ahead, you should put the sword or something at home. To face the bandits with a large number of people, this thing is not as practical as the Pudao.

Facing the Yu Zu of several guards, several master blacksmiths sincerely explained it, and recommended several suitable weapons. Generally speaking, knives are the most practical.Chu Xu and the others appreciate it, after all, one person's words are not accurate, but three or five people's words can always hear some key points.

Chu Xu left the Yaoyue sword in Master Xin's shop to beat it again, and the three bought small items such as stainless steel flying eagle claws and three-edged darts, and each of them carried a long knife back. Of course, it was the servant carrying.

The three of them straddled the horse, looked back at the boy carrying the knife behind them, and couldn't help but smile wryly at each other, alas, suddenly there was a feeling of falling into the dirt...

(End of this chapter)