The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 71

Jiang Tao went straight back to the lobby, and after a while Luo Qian brought the two of them, and saw that the two looked like father and son, the older was in his fifties, and the younger in his thirties, both of them were a bit shy. They all burst into tears.

Jiang Tao asked Luo Qian and others about the situation, and only then did he know that these people were craftsmen and young men secretly captured by the Luo family. They stayed in the underground iron smelting department all year round. They were dragged out to be buried, otherwise they would have to stay underground and serve the Luo family for nothing, but these two are the leaders of the craftsmen, with the most superb craftsmanship, they are father and son, the old one is called Wang Tiechui, and the young one is called Wang Tiebang .

Jiang Tao was a little bit dumbfounded, but he couldn't laugh. He hurriedly ordered the maidservants to serve tea, and said kindly: "Don't cry, the Luo family has been wiped out by this general. You can serve under this general in the future. This general is a rough man. As long as you work hard, the general will give you whatever you want, and you can tell the general what you need."

When the two saw the refreshment, they didn't bother to cry, but devoured it hungrily, as if they didn't hear Jiang Tao's voice.

"Bold! How dare you despise General Black Tiger!" Jiang Bao shouted angrily when he saw this.

"Don't be rude. Wang Lao will be the commander of the Artisan Battalion under the general's command in the future. No one should be rude, including this general." Jiang Tao said solemnly, he has a lot of patience, and he is the only one present who knows the importance of craftsmen , Twisted melons are not sweet, only by letting these craftsmen work for themselves willingly, so that they can give full play to their subjective initiative and efficiency.

Mr. Wang burped a few times and drank a big mouthful of tea. Then he pulled his son beside him to kneel on the ground and cried bitterly: "General Dade, how can a villain not know how to praise you? It's just that the villain has not returned for 20 years. In my hometown, my parents, wives and daughters don’t know how to make a living, so how can a villain build weapons with peace of mind? Please, general, show mercy and let us poor people go.”

Jiang Tao sighed and asked softly, "Where is Wang's hometown?"

"Where is the little old man's house? By the way, it's in Fushi Village, Lu'an County. Please allow me, General!" Wang Tiechui kowtowed several times, while his son stared blankly at Jiang Tao, saying nothing. Do not say.

"No way." Jiang Tao hastily picked up Tie Lao, feeling very complicated. He is most afraid of other people crying in front of him, especially men. He has a principle in his heart, which is never to bully the weak and fear the hard. These craftsmen are very pitiful. How could he be indifferent?
But just let them go like this, and I am extremely reluctant. By the way, how can I mess up my own situation? When I encounter problems, I just need to solve them. Why delay?

Thinking of this, Jiang Tao laughed loudly and said, "Haha, don't worry, Mr. Wang. Your family and I have been invited by the General to enjoy the blessings. Wouldn't it be great for you to return to your homeland after the General regains Shenzhou? It's just that the Divine Craftsman's Camp is of great importance. , Wang Lao must provoke the leader, fight against the Qing Dynasty, kill the Tartars, and return me to the world, and I will rely on the soldiers and master craftsmen."

"This..." Elder Wang hesitated immediately.

"Father, just agree to the general." Wang Lao's son Wang Tiebang said calmly.

"What do children know!" Elder Wang wanted to beat his son after he finished speaking.

Wang Tiebang didn't dodge, and said calmly: "The general let everyone see the light of day again, we have to repay what we say, and the Tartars burned, killed and looted, as we all know, how can we just sit idly by, and the general is a good man, we are worth doing for him Work hard!"

Wang Lao heard that he could no longer get angry, and sat on the ground in a daze, unable to get up, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Okay, let's do it like this." Jiang Tao felt very comfortable when he heard this, and hurriedly arranged for the two of them to go down to rest.

When Tie Lao and two came to the wing, Tie Lao scolded: "Son, why did you talk too much just now?"

"Father, just because of the general's respect and attention to us, the soldiers will die for their confidantes, not to mention we are just lowly craftsmen." Tie Bang still said unhurriedly.

"But rebellion requires beheading." Old Tie sighed.

"Wealth and wealth are in danger, and it depends on whether our Wang family's craftsmanship can be carried forward." Wang Tiebang licked his lips and suppressed his restless heart. He was locked up underground since he was a child. He is the youngest among all the craftsmen. , that is, he talked the most, how eager he was to see the splendor of China, living in the countryside would be better than being locked up underground.

Wang Tiehammer sat down on the grand master's chair, and sighed: "Forget it, let it be."

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Wei Donglai was helpless at this time. He captured Gushi County, threatened the tyrants, and seized countless grains and gold and silver, but he couldn't recruit a large number of people to deliver the goods. Now he has only recruited more than a thousand people, and he is in a hurry. Someone outside asked to see him.

Wei Donglai immediately refused. In the past two days, many people came to give gifts, which made him very annoyed, but he liked the life now, not only he could order the Quartet, but with one order, the heroes of the Quartet would go all out, and he himself was rewarded by General Black Tiger. Reuse, he simply obeyed, and sighed in his heart: "If Wu Sangui doesn't rebel, how should I deal with myself?"

"Report, it's the same monk just now, he said that he used to be a friend of General Black Tiger." The guard under the door came to report again.

"Can you bring presents?" Wei Donglai asked depressedly.

"none!"

"Okay, let him in." Wei Donglai said helplessly.

After a while, a monk really came in and said calmly: "Amitabha, the poor monk Yuankong is here to explain the general's doubts!"

"Oh!" Wei Donglai remembered this person, and said in a spring breeze: "I have offended you so much, please don't blame me, please sit down and serve tea!"

"You're welcome, the poor monk has some good karma here, and he has already recruited more than three thousand laborers for the general!" Yuan Kong said flatly, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart. He was turned away despite his good intentions. The same goes for the Tiger Army.

"Goodness, goodness, students really don't know Taishan with their eyes. The master's name is like a thunderbolt to the students. I often hear the general mention it. The students admire it. The master's presence is really radiant!" Wei Donglai hurriedly said with a smile.

Only then did Yuankong turn his anger into joy and said: "Goodness, goodness, I didn't expect General Black Tiger to still remember the poor monk. I'm really ashamed. A few days ago, the poor monk received the general's support and had no chance to thank him, so I took the liberty to come here and do my best." Little power."

"Great, we are all rebels against the Qing Dynasty, and we need more support in the future. Today, the Japanese general led his subordinates to withdraw from the county. I wonder how the master will arrange it in the future?" Wei Donglai deliberately tested.

Yuankong saw that the Black Tiger Army was getting stronger and stronger, but Zhong Sanlang Xianghui did not see any movement, and also saw that the Black Tiger General was heroic and extraordinary. He wanted to take this opportunity to bring his subordinates into the Black Tiger Army, but he was always proud. I'm sorry to say it clearly, but I put on a Buddha's name and said: "The poor monk is just here for his righteousness, and he has no other ideas, so he can only take a step and see a step."

What kind of person Wei Donglai is, upon hearing his tone, he knew that he had said something wrong. After careful consideration in his heart, he thought about the future use, and said solemnly: "Master has a lot of good fortune here, why don't you occupy Tianmo Ridge?" , slowly accumulate strength, then we will meet one day.”

The Tianmo Ridge has a radius of tens of miles. It is extremely steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Now there are only a few fugitives in this mountain.

"Amitabha, what the general said is very true, but now the poor monk lacks the generals who can arrange troops, and his subordinates are extremely disorganized, so it is difficult to accomplish anything. I hope the general will teach me." Under Yu's command, they were a group of mobs who were always in a hurry, and only then did they have the thought of turning to General Heihu. He had heard about Tianmo Ridge for a long time, and immediately made up his mind.

(End of this chapter)