The Red Mansions

Chapter 145 Epilogue
The stream is gurgling and biting.

But compared to being covered in blood, the Japanese pirates are still willing to endure the cold and take a bath in the stream.

More than 200 people are washing vigorously, singing songs, and the Japanese sword is on the shore.

Suddenly, countless small dots flew in the sky.

A Japanese pirate looked up, was startled, and subconsciously caught one.

"Nani?" The Japanese pirate looked at the smoking pot, his eyes showed doubts, then panic, and then...

boom!boom!boom!
More than 50 porcelain pots exploded in the group of Japanese pirates at the same time, making a thunderous roar!

"Ah..." Countless pirates screamed at the same time.

puff!puff!puff!
Porcelain chips and iron filings broke into the bodies of the Japanese pirates, killing and injuring a large number of Japanese pirates.

"Ah... Mom..."

The injured but not dead fell to the ground and wailed in the creek, rolling, and the blood instantly stained the creek red.

boom!boom!boom!
Before the Japanese pirates who had survived the catastrophe came back to their senses, more than 50 porcelain pots flew over and exploded.

"Ah... help..." Another large number of people were killed or injured.

boom!boom!boom!
boom!boom!boom!
boom!boom!boom!
Five consecutive waves, a total of more than 200 porcelain bombs exploded, killing nearly [-] Japanese pirates.

Those who escaped were all quick-witted, and they subconsciously ran to the shore to get the Japanese sword, but Jia Yun would not give them a chance.

After the bomb was dropped, he quickly rushed forward with the people from the patrol camp, and slashed at the unarmed Japanese pirates head-on.

The Japanese pirates' sword skills have always been powerful, and the officers and soldiers along the coast have suffered a lot, but once they don't have Japanese swords in their hands, they are no better than ordinary people.

"Kill!" Jia Yun slashed over one and shouted.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The others selected their targets, and when they saw the pirates, they chopped them down and hunted them down in the creek.

"Ah..." The Japanese pirates fled in terror, but were caught up by soldiers from the patrol battalion. They could only watch helplessly as the blade fell on themselves, and then screamed and wailed in fear.

"Amaterasu..." a Japanese pirate shouted with staring eyes.

"My God!" Jia Yun swung his knife to kill the Japanese pirate who was about to slander, and snorted coldly.

Looking back, Jia Yun showed a happy smile on her face. More than 200 Japanese pirates were finally solved.

Sheathing the sword, Jia Yun said loudly: "Draw all the Japanese pirates in the water to the shore, and don't let these dirty things pollute our land."

"Clean the battlefield quickly, let's go back to the city!"

Half an hour later, Jia Yun returned to the county with the people from the patrol camp.

On the training ground of the patrolling camp, the heads of more than 200 Japanese pirates were piled up in a pile, and more than 200 Japanese swords were set up like firewood, and everyone was smiling.

The previous battle was the most enjoyable one.

Inspector Luo Zhijian went to Qianhui to report: "The county lord, all the Japanese knives confiscated from outside the city gate this morning have been put into storage, and the heads of Japanese pirates have also been marinated with lime, waiting for the superior to check."

"Well, no matter how hard you work, lead someone to marinate all these heads in front of you!" Jia Yun patted Luo Zhijian and said with satisfaction.

Although Luo Zhijian is a bit oily, he has done a lot of practical things with Jia Yun recently.

Next, Jia Yun was not in a hurry to go back, but came to a wing room, washed up a bit, and started reviewing with the credit book.

The credits are all counted by the guards, and I believe there will be no fraud.

Beforehand, he had promised everyone that a Japanese pirate's head would be exchanged for five taels of silver, and the silver would be distributed in time.

There are also pensions for those who died in battle, 50 taels of silver per person, and 30 taels of silver per person for those who were injured. They must be paid as soon as possible without delay.

"If this wave continues, the small coffers of the county government will almost bottom out." Jia Yun thought to herself.

"However, as long as another celebration donation ceremony is held, I believe that the small treasury will soon become rich again."

Thinking of this, Jia Yun summoned Dianshi Hou Zhongping: "Send someone to inform all the gentry, wealthy households, Jiazhang, Lizhang, and others that at noon tomorrow, come to the training ground of the patrolling camp to participate in the celebration ceremony!"

After Hou Zhongping took the order, he personally led the people there.

He didn't go to the battlefield this time, and he was lucky before, but now his eyes are green with envy.

Jia Yun calculated the amount of silver needed, and then wrote an official document, which was sent to the Ningbo government office in eight hundred miles.

Although it was delivered once in the morning, more than 200 Japanese pirates were killed just now. This is a military exploit and must be reported.

After the matter was settled, Jia Yun ordered the patrolling camp to wash up and rest, and they would not be on duty today.

When the soldiers first came to the battlefield, almost everyone was injured, but no one snorted, and they kept gritting their teeth and persevering.

After all, these people were miners and farmers from Yiwu. They used to take part in many weapon fights, so they adapted quickly.

"In a few days, people will go to Yiwu to recruit some people. There are more than a dozen dead and injured in the patrol camp this time, and we must replenish them as soon as possible." Jia Yun thought.

Those who were injured would naturally be diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician invited by the county government, so Jia Yun didn't need to worry about it, so he returned to the county government with a few personal guards.

After bathing and changing, Jia Yun was about to go to work when Jia Wenlin ransacked her home and came back.

"People have been arrested and locked up in prison, and a total of more than 13 taels of silver have been confiscated. Other property such as house deeds, land deeds, shops, cloth, etc., will be temporarily sealed until they can be realized in the future." Jia Wenlin handed the bank notes to Jia Yun. .

After Jia Yun took the bank note, she nodded and said, "You should go and have a rest too. In my estimation, people from the Ningbo government office will be here soon, and they will have to be busy for a while."

Jia Wenlin didn't refuse. He was more tired than Jia Yun these days, so he bowed his hands and withdrew.

After a while, he came back again.

Jia Yun showed doubts, Jia Wenlin smiled and said: "Those gentry and wealthy households in Cixi sent people to deliver things."

As he spoke, he handed over a stack of gift cards from his sleeve.

Jia Yun took it and opened it, looked in surprise, and said in surprise, "Good guy, these people are very courageous!"

Qian, Jiang, Zhou, Li, Chen, and Feng, a total of six major families, they probably negotiated, and they all gave cash, and each family gave 30 taels, which is not a small amount.

Jia Wenlin stretched her head to look, and said with a smile: "Although Zhejiang is rich, but every household spends so much money, I think it will be a waste of money!"

Jia Yun closed the gift sticker, burned it with fire, and said: "Compared to the lives of the whole family, you can still earn money if you lose money. If you lose people, you lose everything."

"Go and get things in, I won't see them, let them take a message by the way, just say that I invite their patriarch to participate in the celebration ceremony at the training ground of the patrol camp at noon tomorrow."

Jia Wenlin smiled, turned around and went out. After a while, she came back and handed Jia Yun a stack of bank notes.

Jia Yun counted, a total of 180 taels of silver bills from the bank, which can be deposited and withdrawn at the same time, and the reputation is guaranteed.

"It's better to be an official and get money!" Jia Yun sighed.

Jia Wenlin said: "If you want to say that everyone in the world has sharpened their heads and wanted to be an official, not only their social status is high, but the most important thing is that if they have power, money is indispensable."

Jia Yun shook the banknotes, glanced at him, and asked lightly, "Are your eyes hot when you see these banknotes?"

Jia Wenlin straightened her face when she heard this, and she cupped her hands and replied, "It would be a lie to say that my subordinates are not envious when they see so many banknotes, but my subordinates understand that as much ability as a person has, he can do as big a thing as possible!"

"The ability of the subordinates can only be a personal guard at most, and they dare not give birth to other thoughts that they shouldn't have."

Jia Yun smiled when she heard the words, and said, "Assuming you are clear-headed and not fooled by money, I hope you can keep this state forever."

"This subordinate would like to obey the master's instructions." Jia Wenlin replied with a sigh of relief.

Jia Yun nodded and waved him back.

Turning around, Jia Yun put away the money, and said to herself: "These gentry and wealthy households in Cixi have nothing to offer, and the other seven families involved in the case, don't let me down!"

If you really want to hug money, those seven families are the real big heads...

The people from the Ningbo government office came faster than Jia Yun imagined.

They arrived at noon for the official documents sent in the morning, and they were led by the prefect Wen Kunlin himself.

Hearing that the magistrate is coming, Jia Yun takes people from the county government out of the city to greet him.

As soon as they met, Wen Kunlin pointed to the blood that hadn't dissipated outside the city, and sighed: "This battle, let alone participating in the battle in person, just thinking about it can make people shudder."

Nearly 2000 Japanese pirates attacked the city, almost the largest Japanese pirate attack in history.

Turning around, Wen Kunlin patted Jia Yun on the shoulder and said, "Zizheng, if it weren't for you this time, the people of Cixi would suffer a great crime!"

"As the county magistrate of Cixi, it is my duty to keep one side safe!" Jia Yun said seriously.

Wen Kunlin smiled wryly and said: "Nonsense, although we say we have the responsibility to suppress bandits and suppress rebellion, in the final analysis, suppressing bandits and suppressing rebellion is not our main duty, Zizheng need not be humble."

Jia Yun smiled without saying a word, and stretched out her hand to signal Wen Kunlin and others to enter the city to speak.

After entering the city, Wen Kunlin was not in a hurry to go to the county government, but said, "Take me to see those Japanese pirates!"

So Jia Yun brought a group of officials to the training ground of the patrol camp.

In the corner of the training ground, there were a lot of human heads, all of which had been pickled with lime.

"It's a real woof!" Wen Kunlin was taken aback, for a real woof is much more powerful than a pirate.

Jia Yun heard the words and whispered something to Wen Kunlin.

Wen Kunlin was stunned, and then whispered: "Even if there are only two or three hundred real Japanese, it's still very scary!"

"Zizheng doesn't know, just a few days ago, hundreds of pirates almost broke into Ningbo City. Fortunately, I was prepared, otherwise I wouldn't have a chance to talk to you right now."

Jia Yun said with a smile: "A good man has his own aura, how can he be troubled by mere Japanese pirates?"

Wen Kunlin laughed loudly, shook his head and said, "Zizheng seldom puts a high hat on this official. I still know how much I have."

He looked around for a week, and then told the left and right: "The Japanese pirates also watched, let's count the heads first, the counting is done earlier, and the battle achievements are confirmed earlier, so that the merits can be rewarded earlier!"

Next, the officials from the Ningbo government office began to check the battle results, while Jia Yun was pulled aside by Wen Kunlin to listen to him talk about the two battles this morning.

Although Wen Kunlin is a civil servant, he has been hunting down pirates since he took office, so he knows the danger of the battle at Cixi this morning.

Naturally, Jia Yun also described the ups and downs of the battle situation, and Wen Kunlin's heart was surging when he heard it, wishing he could join the battlefield to fight.

However, Jia Yun still concealed the matter of arresting Liu Yongan, but the matter of Xia Baichuan could not be concealed.

When Wen Kun heard that Xia Baichuan had colluded with pirates, he sighed, "Damn..."

(End of this chapter)