There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 29 The tax bank escort was attacked
  Two days later, after Lin Feng finished examining Liu Shangjin's case, County Magistrate Zhang returned from his tour of the countryside at the right time and summoned Lin Feng immediately.

"Yuanshan, your reputation in Fugu was very high after the first trial of this case. You can hear the warning everywhere that you are afraid of offending the superiors, and even more so the people. I am afraid that no one can compare with this private evaluation."

On the way back from his visit to the countryside, Magistrate Zhang's words of praise for Lin Feng almost made his ears tingle, and he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"The county magistrate is so complimentary. You acted impulsively. This time you offended the prefectural government officials, and I'm afraid it will bring some trouble to the county government. Please forgive me, the county magistrate." Lin Feng replied.

"Hey, this matter is quite troublesome, but we are handling it according to the law. On the surface, I don't think the state government can say anything. Privately, it is inevitable that some people will be unhappy.

By the way, Yuanshan, aren’t you familiar with Xu Tongzhi? The end of the month is approaching, and I was supposed to go to the government office to pay the tax. So you go to the government office to try to ease the relationship. I will write a letter to Zhang Zhizhou and explain the situation. I believe there will be no big problem. . "It's rare for Magistrate Zhang to meet a good subordinate, so he also wants to protect him.

"The county magistrate is very considerate. I'll make some preparations and leave for Jiazhou to pay the tax money tomorrow." Lin Feng replied.

After leaving the county magistrate's house, Lin Feng asked Lin Jiakang to notify Su Shunnian, Zhuang Ban Sun Jiewu and Fang Tiezhu to come to his room for a meeting.

Several people arrived quickly.

"The county magistrate ordered me to escort the collected taxes and the first batch of summer taxes to the state government tomorrow. The tax money is stored in the warehouse, right?" Lin Feng opened his mouth and clarified the task first.

"Sir, the tax money is all in the warehouse. I check it almost every day for fear of making mistakes." Su Shunnian responded.

"Okay, our household will immediately prepare the relevant procedures for handing over the tax bank, and arrange to load the truck and set off tomorrow morning."

"Understood, we'll do it right away." Su Shunnian replied.

"Team leader Sun, there are frequent banditry in Shaanxi province, and this transportation of tax money cannot be missed. You arrange for Fang Tiezhu to lead ten strong squad members to escort him all the way." Lin Feng continued to make arrangements.

"I understand, wouldn't ten people be too few?" Sun Jiewu continued.

"It's not advisable to have too many people. Too many people can easily attract the attention of interested people, which can lead to disaster." Lin Feng explained.

"Okay, I'll let you arrange everything then. I'll ask Tie Zhu to lead some people to guard him at night." Sun Jiewu responded.

"Okay, thank you Tie Zhu for your hard work."

"It's not hard. If you have anything to do, sir, just ask me." Fang Tiezhu replied.

The official house of the county government official.

"Master Ding, I heard that the Prime Minister of Lin County will escort the tax money to Jiazhou tomorrow, and I came here to report to you." A clerk ran over and said to Ding Yingqi mysteriously.

After all, Ding Dadianshi has been involved in the county government for many years, and his former horses were all over the county government. Although Lin Feng has cleaned up some things, it is impossible for all the clerks and government officials at the bottom to be replaced.

Therefore, if there is any disturbance, Ding Dadianshi can still receive the news in time.

"Very good, this news is very important. Let's take these few taels of silver to a bar." Ding Yingqi said as he took out two or three taels of broken silver from his pocket and gave it to the messenger.

"Thank you, Mr. Ding!" The clerk rushed over to report the news just to get some money for the reward, and he took it away unceremoniously.

Seeing the clerk go out, Ding Yingqi took out a piece of paper, scrawled a few words, folded it and put it in an envelope, and said to the clerk in his room: "Send this letter to the castle immediately. Go to Zhenliu's house, go back as soon as possible."

"Yes!" The clerk didn't ask what the letter was, he took it and set off immediately.

Early the next morning, Lin Feng asked Fang Tiezhu to guard the warehouse door. After going in and checking the tax and bank situation one by one, Lin Feng ordered Su Shunnian to arrange for loading and departure.

A total of 37 taels of taxable silver was used. In the Ming Dynasty, one pound was 400 taels, and one tael was about grams. The total amount was only about kilograms. To facilitate transportation, two boxes were specially packed.

Considering that the water in the Yellow River is too fast, it is unsafe to travel by water. If the boat capsizes, and there is no diving equipment these days, the tax money will definitely be lost.

Lin Feng decided to go to Jiazhou by land.

Because when going to Jiazhou, he also needed to understand the business environment of the state capital, so Lin Feng specially ordered Chen Xiong to take a few people to Jiazhou with Li Changji last night.

In order not to expose his relationship, Lin Feng asked them to form a separate team and follow the county government team about two or three kilometers behind, so that they could look after each other and keep secrets.

It is about 160 kilometers from Fugu to Jiazhou, and it normally takes three or four days to walk.

After leaving Fugu City and walking south for about 40 kilometers, we arrived at a place called Banpo Mountain.

Lin Feng saw that the terrain here was relatively dangerous and it was getting late, so he ordered the convoy to stop and prepared to find a place to spend the night.

Fang Tiezhu looked around and found no place to stay such as a ruined temple, so he could only camp where he was.

Fortunately, the weather is still warm at the end of July, and it seldom rains in Jiazhou area during this time of year, so open-air accommodation is not a big problem.

The group had just settled down and were preparing to light a fire and cook some dinner. Suddenly I heard a cry from the front: "Help! Help!"

Lin Feng didn't think much after hearing this. He told Su Shunnian to keep an eye on the carriage containing tax money, and he took Fang Tiezhu and four or five others to check it out.

When you go out, you should help others if you can. Of course, if the opponent is too strong, Lin Feng will not forcefully attack.

I saw three or four horse bandits chasing a couple who were running away. Both of them were carrying baggage and seemed to be pedestrians on the road. They were running and shouting for help.

As soon as Lin Feng saw that the comparison between the enemy and ourselves was relatively favorable, he ordered Fang Tiezhu to lead people to the rescue. He also told him to drive away the horse bandits and prioritize his own safety.

Lin Feng felt that he had little experience in commanding combat, so it was better to stay behind and observe, ready to take out his pistol for support at any time.

Although I have basically finished reading the "Fundamentals of Infantry Command" in the space recently, I have only learned a little bit, and it is still early to use it freely.

Besides, as the saying goes, a gentleman cannot build a dangerous wall, nor can he fight alone.

After watching for a while, Lin Feng felt that something was wrong. The bandits were riding horses and could catch up with the two of them very quickly, but they kept chasing them leisurely, as if they were deliberately leading people to rescue them.

"Stop!" Lin Feng shouted.

At this time, the horse bandit also turned his horse's head and killed him. The couple also stopped and stopped acting. It was indeed a trap. Fang Tiezhu swung his long iron rod and knocked away the saber held high by the leading horse bandit, and brought the horse bandit down with him.

When the other horse bandits saw that Fang Tiezhu's strength was terrifying and that their own numbers were not dominant, they immediately turned their horses and began to retreat. The couple also got on their horses and ran away.

Why is this horse bandit putting on such a show? Lin Feng thought in confusion.

"It's broken. This is to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Their goal is to collect taxes and money." Lin Feng quickly looked in the direction of Su Shunnian and others behind him, and sure enough, there were shouts of fighting coming from there.

"Tie Zhu, hurry back and provide support!" Lin Feng shouted and rushed back first.

When they were still two or three hundred meters away, Lin Feng saw that a group of about ten horse bandits had surrounded Su Shunnian and the others, and were snatching the carriage containing tax money. Several strong squad officials were blocking their way. The horse bandits had many people and were cavalry, so they had an obvious advantage. Several government officials had been knocked down. Su Shunnian was still holding on to the wheels of the carriage. This old official was responsible enough. The horse bandits were about to cut off his hand.

"Shunnian, let go, let go!" Lin Feng shouted.

Su Shunnian subconsciously let go after hearing this, and the carriage was immediately pulled away. When the horse bandit saw that Fang Tiezhu and others were chasing him, and the tax money had been obtained, the leading horse bandit, a tall horse bandit, whistled, raised his hand and summoned the men to pull the carriage and retreat.

At this time, a very young yamen servant firmly grabbed the reins of a horse bandit who was lagging behind. The horse bandit pulled a few times but failed to pull it out. He drew his saber and stabbed the yamen servant in the abdomen.

Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out, and blood vomited out from the corner of the Yamen servant's mouth, but his hands tightened.

"Qiangzi!" Fang Tiezhu had arrived at this time, he yelled, and broke the horse bandit's knife hand with a wave of grief and anger, and was about to kill him with another stick.

"Tie Zhu, stay alive!" Lin Feng also rushed over and shouted.

Fang Tiezhu heard the sound and smashed the stick on the horse next to the bandit. The tall yellow gelding was also hit by the stick and fell to the ground. His back was broken and he died after whining a few times. This shows the power contained in this stick. and anger.

The horse bandit was instantly frightened by the momentum of the stick and peed, and his pants became wet. When the other horse bandits saw this, they even sped up and fled.

"Qiangzi, Qiangzi!" Fang Tiezhu threw away the iron rod at this time, picked up the young government officer and shouted.

Lin Feng also ran over and saw that the government servant named Zhou Qiang was covered in blood. The saber penetrated his abdomen and he was about to die.

"Lin, Mr. Lin, you are a good official. Brothers are willing to fight to the death for you. We didn't keep the tax money. Yes, I'm sorry! But I caught a horse bandit. Brother Fang, you must help Mr. get back the tax money. !" Zhou Qiang said with difficulty.

When Lin Feng heard this, tears streamed down his face. What a good soldier. If Shangguan behaves righteously and treats them better, they can repay them with their lives.

"I swear, I will definitely catch those gangsters and help you get your tax money back!" Fang Tiezhu said firmly.

"Qiangzi, the tax money is not lost! You must hold on!" Lin Feng said as he took out the hemostatic bandage he had prepared and prepared to bandage him.

"Sir, is the tax money really still there?"

"exist!"

"Then, I'll be relieved!" After saying that, Zhou Qiang swallowed in one breath, his head sank, and he was gone.

"Qiangzi!" Fang Tiezhu shouted.

"Sir, I failed to keep my tax money, please punish me!" At this time, Su Shunnian also came over to apologize.

"The tax money is still there. Why don't you blame me? You all did a good job. I was careless and underestimated the viciousness of some people." Lin Feng said.

"Is the tax money really still there? Isn't it to comfort Qiangzi? It was obviously taken away just now." Su Shunnian asked puzzledly. Others also looked over in confusion.

"I felt a little uneasy yesterday. I was worried that the tax money would be lost, so I secretly hired the Sitong Carriage Company in the county to transport the tax money. We pretended that the boxes contained stones, but the real tax money was at Sitong Car. The Horse Racing Company. If the tax money is lost, they will be responsible for compensation." Lin Feng explained, and by the way, he advertised for Sitong Horse Racing Company.

Of course, the real tax money was in Lin Feng's space. When he checked and packed the boxes in the morning, he replaced the silver box with a box filled with stones.

Lin Feng said that on Chen Xiong's side, it was also for cover, and he couldn't say that he had space.

"Sir, this business is very good. In the future, we can entrust Sitong Express to transport tax money, and it can also ensure the safety of tax money." Su Shunnian was frightened this time, and he couldn't wait to contract the contract to transport tax money next time. Lose.

Then, Lin Feng checked the injuries of other people. Fortunately, the horse bandits were mainly trying to get the silver, and they didn't do much to kill them. Two or three other government officials were slightly injured, and Su Shunnian was whipped a few times, but it didn't affect his journey.

At this time, Chen Xiong and the others caught up after seeing a fight ahead. Everyone saw that he and his party also had a carriage with boxes, thinking it was tax money, and then they were really relieved.

Otherwise, if the tax money of 10,000 taels is lost, it will be considered a minor crime. What is more troublesome is that the hole cannot be repaired. It is impossible for Fugu County to collect such a large amount of tax money again this year.

After the two teams reunited, Lin Feng ordered Su Shunnian to organize the cremation of the remains of the deceased government servants. It was still too hot to store the remains.

Let Chen Xiong lead people to strengthen the surrounding security, while he and Fang Tiezhu went to interrogate the captured horse bandits.

The horse bandit had been frightened out of his wits just now, so he didn't even need to torture him. He just asked and he did it all.

They came from the horse bandits on Gaoliang Mountain north of Fugu. The bandit leader was nicknamed Gust of Wind, and he was the tall horse bandit who just whistled to organize the retreat.

There are about a hundred people in the entire gang, including more than thirty horse bandits. They received a tip last night that there were fat sheep coming from Fugu to Jiazhou. They came out from the village early in the morning to chase them and set up an ambush in advance. Here at Banpo Mountain.

Seeing that Lin Feng and the others were quite large, Xiufeng came up with a strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain in order to reduce casualties. Lin Feng couldn't help but feel angry. He fell into such a simple plan. It seemed that he still lacked practical experience.

In fact, the main reason is that the real tax bank is in Lin Feng's personal space, so he would not be so cautious, otherwise it would be impossible to leave the tax bank for even half a step.

When asked who sent the tip, no matter how hard he tried, the horse bandit couldn't tell. It seemed like he really didn't know. Lin Feng asked a government servant to come over and bandage the horse bandit's wounds briefly, and prepared to take him to the state government office to report his merits.

Then, Lin Feng organized everyone to slaughter the yellow gelding that was beaten to death by Fang Tiezhu, cooked a pot of horse meat for dinner, and packed up the rest to eat on the road.

Alas, although the tax money was not lost in this battle, one of the government servants was lost and his carriage was robbed. The loss was considerable, and he could only make up for it by eating some horse meat.

North of Fugu City, Gaoliang Mountain.

The bandit leader Guofeng did not dare to stay longer on the official road. He led the horse bandits and ran for three or four hours in a row under the moonlight. It was almost midnight before they returned to the village.

When I think about it, although I lost a brother and a good horse in this battle, I still got more than 10,000 taels of tax money, so the village will have a better life in the second half of the year.

So, he immediately ordered the horse bandits to bring up the box containing the tax money. He wanted to personally witness the wonderful moment when the box was opened and the silver light shone.

He was very happy when he saw the four gangsters carrying the box very hard. The box was so heavy, and there must be a lot of money in it.

When I opened the first box, the expected flickering silver light did not appear. Instead, I saw a pile of stones inside. He immediately became anxious, and regardless of the sense of ritual, he opened the second box like crazy, but it was still a stone.

"Ah..." A gust of wind let out a wild howl. He had washed his eyes and was ready to be baptized by the silver light. Just show him a pile of broken stones?

He kicked over the box, caught the gangster carrying the money and beat him severely. While beating him, he asked, "Tell me! Did you steal the money?"

"Your Majesty, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, have mercy on me, no one has touched the box, so many people are watching it." Several bandits begged for mercy while protecting their heads.

After fighting for a while, he was tired. He gradually regained his senses and slumped down on his tiger-skin throne.

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