The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 7 General Mobilization

Jiang Tao laughed out loud. The ancients were much easier to manage than the former employees. He said: "Everyone, please, everyone is a brother. No one can kneel down in the future, as long as you treat me as your own brother in your heart."

Everyone hesitated at once, the habit of thousands of years cannot be abolished with a sentence or two.

"You are the one who is the head of the family, the upper and lower are respectful, and the etiquette cannot be wasted." Cheng Zhang couldn't help but scolded, and the rest of the people felt a little uncomfortable. They could stand up, but now they don't dare to talk.

Seeing Cheng Zhang blowing his beard and staring, Jiang Tao felt a little funny, but he didn't expect his reaction to be so big.

""Explanation of Names" says: Ritual is the body. Words are the body of things. "Li Qi" says: Loyalty and trust are the foundation of rituals; righteousness and rationale are the texts of rituals. There is no foundation without foundation, and no literature is impossible." Cheng Zhang continued, thinking that the Hall of Loyalty and Justice is a church that promotes etiquette, and everyone's eyes are darkened, do you understand?
Jiang Tao only felt a bit of a headache. He wanted to abolish the kneeling ceremony. It was so troublesome. He didn't want to get into trouble with the third master, so he waved his hand and changed the subject: "Get up, now, the master is going to choose 30 warriors, and go to rescue the third master tomorrow morning." Those who are in charge may die, and those who dare to stand up."

In fact, he was a little worried. After all, this decision was no different from sending him to death. If no one stood up, it would be embarrassing.

Jiang Tao also struggled in his heart: "I won't be the boss after I save my father, but if I don't save him, I will be disloyal and unfilial, and I will be shamed by other heroes, and more importantly, my brothers in the cottage will also be dissatisfied, especially It's the Yizi army, which is not good for future development and growth, after all, it has occupied someone else's body, so it has to bear some responsibility."

Before the words fell, all the righteous brothers rushed forward with knives and guns, startling Jiang Tao, and then all the adult bandits were not to be outdone. Sadness.

Cheng Zhang wanted to stop it. After all, there were at least a thousand green battalion soldiers and yamen servants in Guangzhou City. This move was no different from sending them to death.

Jiang Tao was filled with emotion, and laughed and said: "Okay, they are all men. After all, the cottage still needs to be guarded, so I will choose it directly. Wang Dashan has rich experience and amazing skills in flying knives, but! Useful..."

Jiang Tao picked out ten middle-aged bandits with unique skills in one go, and the ten selected showed their faces, all of them were like generals who had won a battle, with red faces, bragging everywhere, while those who were not selected stared at Jiang Tao intently, Shouting "Don't be the master, choose me", for fear of being forgotten.

Jiang Tao took a deep breath, and said pleasantly in his heart: "It's almost an act of death. Why are everyone scrambling to be the first? Are you not afraid of death? Maybe it's the personality charm of Daddy Cheap."

He hurriedly selected another twenty sixteen or seventeen-year-old prostitutes. These teenagers are all brave and good at fighting, skilled in martial arts, and extremely accurate in arrows. They are stronger than most gangsters who have been used for a long time. 20 people.

Those who were not selected were all downcast, like a defeated rooster, sighing endlessly.

Jiang Tao has more confidence in the future. As long as the cottage is united, there is no need to worry about the big things. He comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, there will be opportunities in the future, and strive for everyone to marry a wife and have meat to eat every day. Don't wait for us to come back However, the cottage was snatched away, and after I left, San Dangjia, Hu Yidao, and Jiang Shi were temporarily in charge of the affairs of the cottage, and anyone who disobeyed orders would be punished severely."

Everyone said: "Let's save it, don't worry about the young master, the great master is a good person, we must rescue the great master."

The good man spoke out the hearts of the people, and Jiang Tao was relieved, but he was a little worried about the nature of some bandits, and said earnestly: "Everyone becomes a bandit because they can't survive, and they were all poor before, right? Now The head of the Ben family issued five orders: first, follow orders in all actions, do not rob privately, and seize everything and return it to the cottage. Second, do not rob the poor and poor villagers of a needle, only rob people who are rich and unkind; third, do not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Don't hesitate to kill the son; fourth, everyone is as close as brothers, have the same blessings and enjoy the same hardships, do not fight privately, and do not betray the cottage; fifth, do not damage crops, do not molest women. Those who violate the order will be beheaded, and those who are less serious will be imprisoned , That’s all for the time being, three masters, record it, from now on every brother will say it loudly five times a day, and he has to figure out the meaning of every sentence, and those who don’t say it are not allowed to eat, this matter must be implemented.”

The bandits were not heinous people in the past, and they saw that what the young leader said was clear and logical, although they didn't fully understand it, they felt it made a lot of sense and empathized with them, and they all admired it.Individuals with bad habits secretly warned themselves so as not to be punished.

At this time, Cheng Zhang also stretched his brows, feeling refreshed, only felt that Shao was a wise man, spoke his mind, and praised: "Great kindness, it's so good! This is the holy way! Stealing from the rich and helping the poor, instead Qing Fuming!"

Jiang Tao was shocked, how did the bandits get involved in anti-Qing and Fuming?
He looked at Cheng Zhang suspiciously, and he didn't expect that everyone in the hall would also start shouting "Steal the rich and help the poor, fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty", and everyone shouted from the bottom of their hearts.

"It seems that things are getting more and more complicated. Could it be that the Shanzhai is related to the anti-Qing righteous fighters? However, the Qing soldiers are indeed the number one enemy of the bandits. It seems that the brothers in the Shanzhai are not low in political consciousness."

Jiang Tao came back to his senses, laughed and said: "Okay, the whole village celebrates together, everyone has fun."

Everyone cheered, but there was some complaint in their hearts. If I had known that I would not eat so much for dinner, how could my stomach hold it now?

.......
Half an hour later, the food and wine were served, and all the people in the cottage gathered together, talking and laughing, fighting for wine, or sitting on the ground and eating hard, some children ran around, just like Chinese New Year.

The widows in the cottage also showed long-lost smiles, but their hearts were extremely sad: "If the child's father is still alive, it would be great..."

Jiang Tao, Cheng Zhang and the four little bosses sat at a table, full of wine and food, Jiang Tao asked with a smile: "Is there a sentry at the foot of the mountain?"

Cheng Zhang and others felt a little restless, not knowing how to answer.

"Well, remember, at any time, don't be careless, otherwise the village will be destroyed." Jiang Tao didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, but he had to say that as the leader of the cottage, he must have this awareness.

It was only then that Cheng Zhang felt that the time when Hei Hu was furious was not the most terrifying time, and sighed in his heart: "Hei Hu has grown up, and he is also getting old. This rule is simple, but it has profound meaning. It is really a person who cannot be judged by appearances."

Seeing that everyone was fidgeting, Jiang Tao continued: "Uncle San, Jiang Shi, and Hu Yidao, the cottage will be handed over to you. Manpower and food must be arranged properly. Do you have any questions?"

"Young master, if you still call me third uncle, let me go. The cottage is inseparable from you. If there is any mistake, how can I be worthy of the love of the master. The foundation of the past thirty years has not come easily." Cheng Zhang With a cough, it seemed to be very weak, but it made people dare not underestimate it.

Jiang Tao saw his sincere expression, although he was a little old, but his eyes were shining brightly, and he thought to himself: "The third family is loyal, but in fact, I am not sure, and the third uncle is even more hopeless."

"Third Uncle, my nephew hasn't been to Guangzhou yet, so I just came to visit. Do you want me to be unfaithful, unrighteous, filial, and unkind? I have made up my mind and I cannot change it." Jiang Tao first spoke softly, All of a sudden, his eyes widened, and he acted as if he was no one else, which made everyone overwhelmed.

He didn't give Chengzhang a chance to speak, and said with a smile: "This village is a desperate place, and it's very close to the city of Zhou. The turtle in the urn."

Cheng Zhang was about to refute, when he suddenly heard these words, he broke out in a cold sweat, and said in a broken voice, "What should I do? It's so dangerous, why didn't this old man think of it."

In fact, Jiang Tao had already thought about retreating, but he just woke up Cheng Zhang, and said with a light smile: "It's okay, we are not famous for the time being, the Qing army can't make such a big fuss, it will be hard to say in the future, third uncle just think about defense matters, There is no need to make a lot of construction work, and the newly recruited brothers must not be bullied, and must be treated like old brothers. If there is any wicked crime, it is necessary to make an example. Hu Yidao and Jiang Shi must set an example and train the newly recruited brothers. When you come back, you will see a strictly disciplined cottage."

In fact, he was thinking in his heart that even if he couldn't save the cheap daddy, he would make a big fuss, and observe the customs of this era by the way, so as to plan for the future.

Heihu's ox temper was offended, and the nine oxen could not be pulled back. Seeing that the matter had come to this point, Cheng Zhang could only sigh.

Jiang Tao gave some more details before leaving in peace.

Cheng Zhang and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, only to find it funny, but at the same time unbelievable, Heihu can also drag texts now, and he is very thoughtful, courageous and resourceful, is this still Heihu?
Everyone fell asleep with questions, while Hu Yidao personally guarded the pass to prevent accidents.

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