Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 107 Suppression of bandits (7)

There is a den of thieves next to Yanshan Mountain in Cang County, and its stockade is just at the junction of Cang County and Haixing.Yanshan produces salt, so many caravans often pass by here, so it happens that this den of thieves makes a lot of money.Caravans often voluntarily contribute tolls in order to protect themselves, and bandits can get free money and food without any effort, so this den of thieves is called "white gang".

The Bai Gang is very powerful, there are nearly 400 people in the whole village, and they are equipped with the same equipment as the Fubing.The walls of the village, the wooden stakes used by others, and the earth bricks and stones they used were placed among the bandits in the Cangzhou boundary, and there is also one word-"local tyrants!".The Bai Gang also thinks that they are powerful and disrespectful to the family, so in the list submitted by the family, the Bai Gang ranks first...

In recent days, the bandits in the Cangzhou border have been defeated repeatedly. When everyone is in danger, the Bai Gang has also increased their strength to defend the village.The number of patrols has doubled, the gates and walls of the village have been repaired, the knives have been polished, the guns have been polished, and the number of bows and arrows in the village has also increased sharply.He stayed in the stockade all day, waiting for the officers and soldiers to come to the door.But after waiting for more than ten days, even the shadow of the officers and soldiers could not be seen, so I couldn't help but feel discouraged.So I started to move around again, and went down the mountain to "collect the bill".

The strength of the Bai Gang lies not only in his own strength, but also in the fact that he has a lot of contacts with many like-minded people.In the four counties of Cang County, Huanghua, Haixing, and Nanpi, the remaining bandits after the extermination, and the less powerful bandits who had not had time to be exterminated, almost all gathered around the Bai Gang within five days.Only a few mid-level bandits with a reputation for foresight were able to propose an "alliance" with the Bai Gang.

In the current Bai Gang, there are more than [-] bandits in total, and this does not count the bandits in the future.A decisive battle is about to start around the Bai Gang!It's a pity that all the robbers hurriedly huddled together to keep warm, but the expected cold winter did not come.So, where did the Governor Xu who frightened the "bandits" in Cangzhou go?
Xu Qing, busy kidnapping tickets!
One night, Yang Cheng and Yang Xin quietly walked into Xu Qing's study carrying a sack, and when he opened it, it turned out to be Xia Hao's cronies who contacted the Wild Boar Gang!As the wild boar gang is a relatively large den of thieves outside Cangzhou City, Yang Cheng and Yang Xin had already been under surveillance. It was also thanks to this surveillance that Xu Qing was attacked that Anhe was able to come to help.

After the attack, Anhe began to investigate who was behind the murder of Xu Qing.After looking for clues, he found Xia's house after following the clues. He asked the person who monitored the Wild Boar Gang to take a look, and found Xia Hao's confidant.

Under torture, the confidant told how he murdered him, how he blamed him, and how much Xu Qing's life was worth.Yang Cheng and Yang Xin didn't dare to act rashly, and directly arrested his cronies to question Xu Qing.

Xu Qing still listened to that cronies' words, but put his foot on Xia Hao's cronies, furious:

"You son of a bitch, I'm only worth 50 taels!?"

"Lord Inspector, please forgive me, the little one is greedy for 30 taels..." The man knelt on the ground begging for mercy, Xu Qing sat down, panting, drank his saliva and said angrily: "80 taels also want to buy the master's life, then It's really stingy, this time, Xia Hao's kid must improve his memory..."

"Tell me, how much is your head worth?" Xu Qing kicked the man below and said.

"The head of a villain is not worth money..."

"It's worthless, take it out, cut it up and feed it to the dogs..."

"Hey hey, although the villain's head is not worth much, but there is a message in the villain's head, but it is very valuable!"

"Xia Hao often goes to these places..." Xia Hao's confidant told about Xia Hao's whereabouts, hoping to get Xu Qing's forgiveness.

"Oh, not bad, this news is very valuable, but I have already got the news, your head is worthless!" Xu Qing said viciously.When the man heard this, his face turned pale, his body trembled, a burst of anger came from his crotch, and he actually poured out feces and urine.Xu Qing hurriedly drove him out, and said: "If the news you said is false, I will take your head off. If it is true, the Xia family will not let you go, hehe, I can give you some money , let you spend the rest of your life in peace..." After Xu Qing finished speaking, he thought to himself, the young master just has a good heart.Turning to Yang Cheng Yang Xin who was hiding, he asked, "You guys say, how much is Xia Hao's head worth?"

"800 taels..."

"Damn, that's not ten times as much as mine! Hmph, for Qian's sake, don't bother with him anymore, you guys find a way to tie him back!"

"Which house left traces when it was tied?"

"The White Gang..."

"Well..."

People don't attack me, I don't attack people, you Xia Hao can invite bandits to attack me, and I can also invite people to kidnap and kidnap, 800 taels?Add [-] stone grains, [-] good knives, and [-] bolts of cloth, and you will be worthy of your status as Mr. Xia!
After waiting for a day, Mr. Xia was tied up in a fancy way and thrown in front of Xu Qing.Since Xia Hao's eyes were blindfolded, Xu Qing was not afraid of being seen by him, and smiled with a horsewhip.

"What are you doing? Don't come near me...Ahhh..."

"I'm Xia Hao, young master of the Xia family, you dare to hit me? Ahhhhh..."

"Ah, don't take it off..."

"Strong man, there is a child molester in my family. He is very handsome. I have used it, and it is very good...Is there any one that has not been used, strong man, I will give it to you?"

Xu Qing was going to take off Xia Hao's pants and beat him up. After hearing this, he stopped, oh...the amount of information in these words seems a bit too much?Is the young master of the Xia family as good as Long Yang?Hey... I'm afraid this news can be sold for money, right?Xu Qing threw away the whip, stopped beating, and said in a low voice, "Young Master Xia, you big clans are so good at crossing rivers, demolishing bridges, dismantling mills and killing donkeys!"

When Xia Hao heard it, it wasn't robbery, and he returned with a long breath: "I don't know what offended the Xia family?"

"Your Xia family subsidized money and food for the officers and soldiers, and beat up the green forest heroes on the ground in Cangzhou. Are you guilty?!"

"Oh, brother Shan, please spare me. I don't want to help that dog official either. I have always been at odds with him!"

"How dare you argue!" Xu Qing waved the horsewhip in his hand again after hearing the scolding.

"Brother, brother, shall I give you money to atone for your crime?"

"That depends on how much you give..."

"Brother, give as much as you say, and I won't lose a dime..."

"really?"

"really!"

"Okay, Mr. Xia is really refreshing, the list has been written, you can put your fingerprint on it, so I can give it to your family..."

"Okay, thank you, Big Brother Shan... I will give it to that dog officer Xu after it's done... Oh, I talk too much, I talk too much..."

"You can live here for a few days, I will arrange a few, uh, strong men to serve you..."

The eldest son of the family was tied up!This is terrible, looking at the fingerprints on the list and the token that Xu Qing had found from Xia Hao, the top executives of the Xia family were in a hurry.Xia Hao's kidnapping makes people so worried, not only because he is the eldest son, but also because his father is the pillar of the Xia family. If there is a mistake, the power of the Xia family will plummet.

Paying the money first and then redeeming it is the right way. The Xia family's senior management soon reached a consensus.Why?Because it was the Bai Gang who kidnapped Xia Hao!In the previous Bai Gang, the Xia family could not guarantee to win by themselves, and now the Bai Gang has 200 or [-] people, and the Xia family is even more unable to win, not to mention there are still hostages in the opponent's hands.But when he saw the ransom, he was dumbfounded:
"One thousand taels of silver, ten thousand stones of grain, five hundred pieces of cloth, sent to Yanshan official road, shouted for offerings, and someone came to pick them up." Xu Qing slightly adjusted the ransom, removed the five hundred good knives, and won the battle. With the White Gang, you have everything, and you don’t lack that.And so many things were sent to the Bai Gang, which not only meant to blame, but also meant to alienate the inside of the Bai Gang.

"It's just..." An elder of the Xia family fainted immediately after seeing the ransom.

"Hey, where did you get so much money..."

"Borrow it?"

The Xia family was in a hurry, exhausted their resources, borrowed some money from everywhere, collected money, food and cloth, loaded a full 80 large carts, and sent them to Yanshan.

Therefore, the bandits of the Bai Gang waited for more than ten days, but they did not wait for Xu Qing's official army, but they waited for a huge fortune.

Eighty carts!
"To accept or not to accept?"

"Accept or not?"

"Stupid or not? What do we do? Don't we just ask for money? Send it up or not?"

"After receiving this money, we will wash our hands in a golden basin. I will never snatch it again when I see passers-by. I don't even look at smaller villages..."

Wealth, what makes people tempted, a large windfall appeared in front of the Bai Gang, and the alliance began to waver.Don't worry about scarcity but inequality. When we were tight before, everyone was pretty much the same. You are right to eat meat, and I also have a mouthful of soup.And once you get rich, this gap will be very obvious. You eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but I still drink the soup of the past, how can I not be jealous?

After the Bai Gang got the money, Xia Hao returned to Xia's house with his hands on Gu Dao. In people's eyes, the Bai Gang really kept their word!

But the Xia family, which has suffered a lot of blood, can be regarded as suffering serious losses, and the whole family is also exhausted. The members of the family are very devoted to the future head family.Xia Hao, the leader at the helm, also had obvious resistance.On the other hand, they also had hatred for the bandits from the bottom of their hearts, and they took the initiative to approach Xu Qing, demanding to crusade against the bandits of the Bai Gang.Previously, there was a hostage in the hands of the Bai gang, so they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only say what it was, but now the cards are in my hands, heh heh... If I just suffer such a dull loss, what will my Xia family's face be?
"Ahem, fight, it's not impossible to fight, but how to fight, how many people to fight, whether you can win the fight, this is a problem..."

"Lord Inspector, does anyone know your reputation in Cangzhou? You must be invincible..."

"Well, this war depends on the abundance of food and grass, and the soldiers use their lives..."

"For food and grass, my Xia family provides three thousand stones, soldiers, and my Xia family sends out 100 soldiers!"

Xu Qing was secretly startled, the Xia family is not simple for being so rich.After thinking about it, yes, the family has swallowed the food tax for three years in Cangzhou. As the three major families, the Xia family naturally has less money and more food.

"Well, since the Bai gang is so arrogant and the people's reaction is so strong, I, Xu Qing, the governor of Cangzhou, have received the favor of the emperor, so I should bravely fight against the thieves, return peace to the common people, and peace to the land of Cangzhou!" Xu Qing said Shout out generously.

"Tomorrow, two thousand horse infantry from Cangzhou will attack the Bai Gang!"

"Master Inspector is working for the well-being of the common people, it's really a blessing for me in Cangzhou..."

"It's easy to say, easy to say..." Xu Qing smiled embarrassedly.

This battle will definitely make him a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)