I have a fortune book

Chapter 77

As soon as the Patriarch of the Chen family said this, he seemed to propose a new idea, and many Patriarchs agreed after a little thought.

Why stand in line so early and see if the situation is not good?

If the Zhou family could wipe out one of the thirteen villages with their own efforts, then it would be extremely unwise for them to jointly oppose Ji Hongzhe.

If you need to pay money, you will pay, and if you need to pay people, you will pay people. If you agree to negotiate now, you can pay less.

The exchange and compromise of political interests all require a tacit understanding bottom line. If other people's supporters win, they must fight hard. This tacit understanding is gone, and there is no winner in action.

Once Ji Hongzhe reported it, even if the imperial court wanted to whitewash the peace, the higher officials, including Shenjing, would send people to thoroughly investigate the big families inside and out.

Of course, on the other hand, if the Zhou family failed to suppress the bandits, then they could use this as a reason to refuse to take away their servants to make fearless sacrifices.

And going one step further, they can say that in order to prevent the Cangshan bandits from retaliating, they temporarily stopped land reclamation on the Cangshan Plain. This does not mean forcing the termination of the New Deal.

Hearing the arguments of everyone, Zhao Liangji couldn't help laughing out: "Hahaha, how is it possible, how can the Zhou family wipe out Mihun Village with their own servants?"

Someone's expression was wrong, and he said with some confidence: "I heard that Duan Dehou brought several teams of inspectors to help."

"It's okay for those teams of inspectors to bully the caravan. You can count on them, haha, have you forgotten how the county soldiers withdrew from Cangshan in embarrassment?" Zhao Liangji retorted disapprovingly.

Seeing that the Patriarchs were lost in thought, Zhao Chun nodded imperceptibly, which showed the attitude of their Zhao family sons.

The more you look down on, attack and belittle, the more news of the Zhou family's defeat will confirm its wise foresight.

That's right, even if Zhao Chun valued Zhou Bai again, he still had the same attitude as his son. It is absolutely impossible for a villager to suppress bandits alone.

Looking back on the competition between Zhao and Zhou's two shops in the past two months, he was a little annoyed.

This week, Bai Na learned the three kinds of indiscriminate methods, such as lottery draws, buy one get one free, small gifts, etc. Why would a scholar who takes the imperial examinations have these methods in his mind.

As a result, the Zhao family's sales of the same type of goods dropped sharply. For this reason, he had to use some dark means to maintain a certain market share.

The way of writing is a genius, and the way of business is a genius, so Zhao Chun really doesn't believe that Zhou Bai is still a master of war, and can lead those "weak soldiers" to complete the task of suppressing bandits.

Even when he heard the news that the Zhou family sent troops to Cangshan, he barely suppressed the killing intent in his heart, as long as there are shortcomings.

After all, being the patriarch of a clan at a young age, it is inevitable that he would be a little bloated and frizzy, and he would actually do such a thing that harms the luck of the clan.

Once the Zhou family is defeated this time, the funds earned through commercial accumulation will be nothing at all, and it will not be able to make up for the basic damage in three to five years.

The war is fierce and dangerous, and it is difficult for a country to bear the consequences of defeat, let alone a smaller family.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chun is going to ask someone to investigate the situation, to see how the battle of Shi Chen is over.

"come..."

Before the words were finished, a servant in a hurry ran over from the dark, as if to report the situation.

Zhao Chun took a closer look and saw that it was his confidant, and quickly listened to him: "Patriarch, the Zhou clan has won a big victory in suppressing the bandits. At present, Duan inspectors have suppressed the prisoners and captured them into the city."

"Where's Mihun Village? Didn't Liu Jinbiao run away?"

"Mihun Village was pacified, and all the old thieves, including the owner of the village, Liu Jinbiao, were captured alive."

After Zhao Chun heard this, he was a little distracted for a while. His Zhao family was able to buy the guard of Kukou Pass, so he naturally had a connection with the bandits in Cangshan.

In his opinion, Mihun Village is not the strongest, but it is also firmly in the top five, and the hiding place is very safe.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Zhao Liangji caught the subordinate and listened again, his face turned pale instantly.

How is it possible, how is it possible!What he said before, didn't he slap his face swollen.

And at this time, there was no need for the Zhao family to report the news, all the entourages outside sent the news. Although this Yuquan Villa was very quiet, the county town was already buzzing.

At the request of Zhou Bo, the leader of the Zhou clan, Yun Qiwei, the greatest hero in suppressing the bandits, Ji Hongzhe directly asked Duan Dehou to take the bandit leader to Caishikou to behead him, and he personally supervised the beheading.

No one in Pingcang has ever heard of Cangshan thieves. Now that they beheaded him in front of them, everyone warmly welcomed Ji Hongzhe.

With the support of the people in the county, Zhou Bai has become the most popular person in Pingcang, a real man with both civil and military skills!
In the end, needless to say, the Yuquan meeting organized by Zhao Chun was hastily concluded, and no common intention was reached.

In this world, victory and force are the final say, and it happens that Ji Hongzhe has both.

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At this time in Hongni Township, the Zhou family's army is showing great power. They hold their heads high and don't hide their scars. This is the glory of a man.

Carts and carts made deep ruts in the road because they were piled high with loot.

Although there was no deterrent of heads, but the bloody car seized swords and the wounded who came back lying down could not be faked.

In front of the family memorial archway, the old patriarch Zhou Mingxuan brought men, women and children to greet him. Of course, there were not only joys, but also several family members of the clan soldiers who died in battle cried faintly.

Zhou Bai just took this opportunity to announce the heroic regulations in front of his clansmen.

All those who died in battle for their clan and "country" will be entered into the Hall of Martyrs, where pensions will be issued, clothes and fields will be given, and the families of heroes will enjoy corresponding privileges.

And if there is an injured or disabled person who serves as an ordinary watchman or deacon, or arranges for the miscellaneous affairs of the manor, the pension and salary will be issued as usual...

In addition, as long as those who participated in the battle were rewarded with silver hair, there was also the most important three acres of land.

Well, it's Xintian on the edge of Cangshan Mountain, but they wiped out all the bandits, so what are you afraid of.

In the past, the strong boys in the village were generally unwilling to serve as soldiers to eat food, but now they are willing to be "soldiers" of Zhou's family.

Killing the enemy with Lieutenant Yunqi can not only receive a reward from the government, but also have additional rewards.

For a while, the young clansmen and villagers were greatly encouraged. They watched these peers receive awards and were envious.

Especially the one named Wang Meng, who followed Zhou Yuan to stop the first batch of thieves, so he was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver for being the first to ascend.

In addition, he killed seven thieves in the first battle, and all the rewards added up to 130 five taels, 21 acres of land, and he was promoted to the chief of the village guard team.

If you don't have a foreign surname, you don't need it, and you don't reward it. The Zhuangzhuang team treats it equally.

When Zhou Bai handed over a plate of silver and land deeds to him, Hongni Township was boiling, and there was an endless stream of matchmakers proclaiming their marriage to Wang Meng. Others would respect him when they saw him.

What is a knife to split the walls of the house, what is the counterattack of the tenant farmer's boy, this is a clear proof.

In the next few days, Zhou Bai made arrangements for the family and the inner government, and then he was ready to bid farewell and set off.

This day is June [-]th, and there is still one and a half months before the Qiuwei Township Examination.

(End of this chapter)