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Chapter 67 People
In the evening, the caravan hurried and finally arrived outside Cangshan County.

There is no place in the county that can accommodate so many vehicles and livestock, and the caravan still has to camp outside the city.

However, the police and yamen servants from the county had long been waiting at the gate of the city.Seeing the caravan arrive at this moment, they hurriedly greeted them with a smile.

Gu Fugui stooped and went up to ask about the situation.

It turned out that in the morning, Lei Er and the others drove the captured bandits to the county government office, and they said that the large force behind them also captured many notorious wanted criminals.So the policemen waited here.

It was just a caravan passing by, and it might be hundreds of miles away tomorrow. The county magistrate didn't take it seriously, and was thinking about how to get the credit for killing the bandits.

It's just that a large number of nearby villagers heard the news, knowing that the gate of the city would be closed after dark, they still rushed into the county town crying.

Some are looking for family members who were taken away by bandits, and more are looking for the heads of bandits to vent their anger.

Seeing the situation, the county magistrate had to let other people go to meet the caravan first.

The policemen and yamen servants politely welcomed Gu Shengnan's master and servant into the county seat, and the bandits who were captured first took the initiative to carry the severed heads of the leaders and followed obediently.

At first, the yamen servant thought they were servants of the caravan, and after taking the bloody head with a pale face, he signaled them to wait outside the city.

However, after learning that these hundreds of people were bandits who surrendered, they almost rolled their eyes.

When did bandits become so obedient?
Doubts are doubts, but in the end they still shook their heads and escorted this group of people into the city again.

Ren Ning did not follow up.

Ma Dali and the Gu family were left to worry about the bandit's surrender, but he continued to stare at the female relatives and ashes outside the city.

This is his responsibility.

Seeing that it was getting dark, the door was about to close.Lei Er finally left the city happily with 24 fortress soldiers riding.

"Old Ren, look! What did I find?" He raised the big basket in his hand, which was full of cleaned carrots.

Carrots are one of the horse's favorite treats.

Ren Ning hurriedly called Zhuifeng, took a root and fed it to his mount.

"Did you buy these, or did you get them from fellow villagers?" he asked.

Lei Er laughed.

"Some were found in the Vajra Village. I don't know when they snatched up the mountain, but they were so frustrated that they couldn't bear to eat it. Of course, they might not be able to finish it."

"The others were indeed sent by fellow villagers nearby. They saw that we had wiped out such a large group of bandits, so they sent a lot of things over."

"I wanted to pay. It's just that they were grateful one by one, and they didn't want to take it. In the end, I had to take the carrots that these mounts like to eat."

Ren Ning nodded, checked the soldiers who had just returned, and saw that neither they nor the horse had suffered any serious injuries, so he was completely relieved.

"What's going on inside?"

Lei Er took a carrot, first let his red horse Ben Lei take a bite, then stuffed it into his own mouth and began to gnaw.

"It's nothing. Cangshan County is very poor, and the county magistrate never expected that someone would bring so many wanted criminals to surrender at one time. They probably can't afford so much money, and they are negotiating with the old horse and the Gu family."

"I don't want to listen," he said.

Ren Ning nodded, "As long as the county magistrate is willing to pay."

He is now the security commander who sent the spirit back to his hometown, holding the Shangfang sword in his hand, and he is not afraid that the magistrate will not pay him at all.Unless these petty officials don't want their heads anymore.

It's just that catching and suppressing bandits has always been the responsibility of the local government, and the participation of soldiers from strongholds protecting the country and borders will inevitably make some people's imaginations run wild.

Therefore, along the way, Lei Er only mentioned the matter of the Gu family's caravan destroying bandits, and did not mention that there were fortress soldiers in the middle.

As long as the magistrates honestly hand out the bounty, they will get what they deserve.As for things like reputation, Ren Ning and the others don't need it yet.

After thoroughly inspecting the convoy, the two sat down to review the results of this trip.

In principle, all the things confiscated from Jingangzhai should be handed over to the imperial court, but Ren Ning and the others accepted it without any effort from the imperial court.

There is not much silver, and the silk can be sold, but the bulk is the brick tea.

Ren Ning picked up a heavy roll of brick tea and threw it away.

There are rules and regulations, and there is morality in the way.

The Gu family caravan traveled the Xiliang trade route, so they knew how profitable it was to sell iron, salt and tea on the grassland.Not to mention salt and iron, once they are found out by the court, no one can keep their heads.

Yet they never managed to get a foot in the tea either.

Although these brick teas have been eaten by countless bandits, I believe Gu Shengnan will like them.

Ren Ning smiled.

In fact, he is quite rich now, and the small money is no longer in his eyes.

In addition to the 3 taels I got from the Benlu tribe back then.

Before the death of the three patriarchs, they also gave Ren Ning 3000 taels, and Quan should thank him for his great help to the Kailun tribe.

In addition, Ma Dali went to the ring to challenge him, and countless small soldiers participated in the betting, which also divided the bank with him, the winner.

At that time, Ren Ning's odds were five to one.

Gu Datou bet five taels and won 25 taels, he was so happy that his teeth fell out.He didn't know that Ren Ning didn't pay a single cent, but took a full tens of thousands of taels.

Coupled with binoculars, life-seeking fans and various inventions, the fortress also rewarded him with a lot of money in addition to military achievements.

Therefore, Ren Ning is now worth a fortune, adding up to more than 7000 taels of silver.

For ordinary people, it is definitely money that is hard to earn in several lifetimes.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, the patrolling soldier ran over sweating profusely to remind him.

"Commander, there are countless people outside the car ring. At least more than 3000 people."

Ren Ning hurried out.

The little soldier just now was not a scout, but he had good eyesight.

The people in front of me are densely packed, there are definitely three thousand people.

As soon as the golden finger opened, Ren Ning was startled.

The eyes are full of greenery.

Normally, the strangers he saw were either red or yellow, but this was the first time he saw bright green among strangers.

Seeing Ren Ning and his party coming out to welcome them, the common people knew that this was the hero who exterminated the bandits, so they bowed their heads together.

Then they put down some of the gifts they brought, and carefully ran to the gate of the city not far away to line up honestly.

Ren Ning quickly sent someone over to inquire.

It turned out that these people came all night after Wen Xun to find their relatives who were taken away by the bandits, or to avenge their blood hatred.

Ren Ning didn't feel anything yesterday, but when he saw it now, his face was ashen.

"3000 people! Are so many relatives of ordinary people kidnapped or killed by bandits?"

"What on earth do local government officials do?"

There was silence.

He was either surrounded by soldiers from the fortress returning home, or caravan guards or slaves driving chariots from the Gu family. No one could answer this question.

Lei Er went out to ask the situation carefully.He didn't look very good when he came back.

It turned out that these people not only came from Cangshan County at the foot, but also some from neighboring counties.

In addition, there are many people who have received the news and are rushing over from all directions.It's just that the distance is too far, and there are no means of transportation, so the meeting has not arrived yet.

According to them, apart from the Luoxia Mountains, there are also many bandits and bandits on other mountains. Some of them have even been in trouble for more than ten years, but no government has ever gone up to the mountain to suppress bandits.

Sometimes the higher-ups are in a hurry, and the government and the police simply kill some civilians and take their heads back to hand over their work.

It will be heard that someone has wiped out hundreds of bandits, and some people want to come to see if they can find their female relatives, and the others all want to come and take a bite or two to vent their anger.

Fuck!
A group of fortress soldiers were furious when they heard this.

Ren Ning didn't want to enter the city before, but now he raised his head coldly.

He looked at the words Cangshan County on the front of the city, "Come on, let's go in and visit these county officials."

(End of this chapter)