Chapter 114: When I become emperor, I will make you kings and marquises! ! (Please subscribe!!) "Please rest assured, Lord Participating, my subordinates will definitely handle this matter well!"
Zhao Tianming said extremely firmly.
Ouyang Lun nodded, "Now that you understand everything, let's go ahead and do it. If you have any problems, solve them yourself first. If you encounter problems that really can't be solved, don't bother me again."
"Yes!"
Zhao Tianming nodded and walked out with confident steps.
Afterwards, Li Fuyuan, Wu Jingzhi and He Fang talked with Ouyang Lun again before leaving together.
Wait until you leave the government office.
The three of them squeezed into a carriage and started talking.
"The way Mr. Ouyang solves problems every time is really eye-catching!" Li Fuyuan sighed.
"Indeed, letting the common people catch spies and suppress bandits has been a problem since ancient times. Mr. Ouyang is probably No. 1!" Wu Jingzhi continued: "Perhaps only Mr. Ouyang can do this kind of thing, and he will continue to do it well."
"Master Wu, Master Ouyang has already given a solution to the bandit. Do you want to follow it in Beizhili?" Li Fuyuan asked with a smile.
"I would like to, but looking at the entire North Zhili, how many state capitals can do this? Let's not talk about whether they have this kind of money. Even if they have the money, the local people may not buy it! I'm afraid I will have to be beaten by those people. Come down." Wu Jingzhi said helplessly.
"Then you plan to give up like this?" Li Fuyuan.
"Of course it's impossible. Nowadays, spies and bandits are rampant in Beizhili. As the officials in charge of Beizhili, we can't just comfort ourselves at this time. The bandits must be suppressed and the spies must be arrested. But for now, we should use the old method to let Deploy government officials and soldiers to deal with it, and see the effect of the temporary mission hall in Yong'an Mansion. If the effect is good, we will follow suit, and the probability of success will be much higher!" Wu Jingzhi said solemnly.
"Master Wu, this is a good idea. If you remember to come to me when training the militia, I will give you a friendship price." He Fang said with a smile.
"You still need money to train the militia?" Wu Jingzhi said blankly.
"Of course. Lord Ouyang just said that if people want to suppress bandits, they have to train and buy equipment. These all cost money. If you don't want to invest in the early stage, you want to make a lot of money. It’s so beautiful!” He Fang said with admiration: “I think Lord Ouyang is right. This will give our guard station an extra income and allow the soldiers to eat better.”
Wu Jingzhi took a deep look at He Fang and said, "Master He, why do I feel that you have become cunning since you have been in contact with Master Ouyang for a long time?"
Li Fuyuan muttered: "Of the three of us, Mr. He looks the most honest but is actually the most cunning! The last time the imperial censor Chen Ning came to Yong'an Mansion, Mr. He clearly received a letter of distress from Chen Ning's men, but Mr. He just stood still. As a result, Chen Ning was imprisoned in Yong'an Mansion Prison and tortured for more than half a month."
Wu Jingzhi was a little surprised and looked at He Fang, "Master He, Chen Ning actually came to you for help. It seems that there is no relationship between you. Besides, it seems that the imperial censor does not have the power to mobilize the guard!"
Li Fuyuan smiled and said: "Censorship doctor Chen Ning will definitely not be able to seduce Mr. He, but if it is Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, it might not be possible. If my guess is correct, the letter should be written by Prime Minister Hu Weiyong to Mr. He. Bar!"
"No wonder Prime Minister Hu Weiyong." Wu Jingzhi suddenly realized.
"As expected of the Inspector General, I can't hide this from you!" He Fang said helplessly: "Hey, I put a lot of thought into becoming the commander of the Northern Zhili Commandery, but there is no one in my court. In the end, someone gave me some money and gave it to Hu Weiyong, and he was successfully appointed. I guess Hu Weiyong has helped me a lot."
"But I still know where to go. If Mr. Ouyang hadn't arrived, we would have had a few opportunities to get ahead. In the past two years, it was the rise of Yong'an Mansion that brought us into the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor. If Hu Weiyong were to attack Mr. Ouyang, Collapse, what can we do?"
"So that day I received a letter from Hu Weiyong and sent troops to help Chen Ning capture Lord Ouyang. I took one look at it and burned the letter directly."
"How righteous sir!" Wu Jingzhi gave a thumbs up.
You must know that on the day Chen Ning was arrested, if the Guards had sent troops, it would not have been Chen Ning who was arrested, but Ouyang Lun and the entire Yong'an Mansion officials!
It can be said that the choice of He Fang determined the trend of the situation at that time.
Of course, if Wu Jingzhi and the others think this way, they don't know that there are hundreds of warriors and ten red cannons hidden in Yong'an Mansion! "Master He, aren't you afraid of offending Prime Minister Hu Weiyong by doing this?" Li Fuyuan asked.
"Afraid, why aren't you afraid? But even the Prime Minister does not have the right to directly mobilize the army. There is no problem if I refuse." He Fang added: "Of course, in order to be more secure, I sent someone to send Chen Ning's messenger halfway. I tied it up and didn’t put it back until a few days ago. It’s probably now that they knew I didn’t agree to send troops.”
"Now that the matter has been settled, there is no need for Hu Weiyong, as prime minister, to trouble me again."
"Wonderful! Mr. He, I used to think that you were a martial artist, but I never thought that your scheming skills were much deeper than those of Mr. Li and I!" Wu Jingzhi sighed again.
He Fang shook his head, "I have completely offended Hu Weiyong now, and I can only stay around Mr. Ouyang from now on."
Li Fuyuan and Wu Jingzhi looked at each other, "We are not the same. Master Wu and I fought against Hu Weiyong in the Tai Chi Hall. The look in Hu Weiyong's eyes made him want to eat us both alive."
"But His Majesty still has high expectations for Mr. Ouyang. Let's help Mr. Ouyang run Yong'an Mansion and even the entire Beizhili well. Even if Hu Weiyong wants to deal with us, it will be difficult!"
Soon, the Yong'an Mansion Yamen posted an announcement.
Whenever a new government announcement is posted, it will instantly attract many people to check it out.
"This scholar, what is the official notice saying this time?"
"Is this a new job announcement?"
"Or are we going to start employment training classes again?"
Most of the people are illiterate and wait for the scholars and literati who can read to explain.
"Don't worry, everyone, let me take a closer look and then explain it to you." An old scholar took a closer look.
"The government notice this time said that in view of the people's need to make extra money, a temporary task hall will be set up. As long as they are registered in Yong'an Prefecture and are over 16 years old, they can go to the temporary task hall to receive tasks. As long as the tasks are completed, they will You can get rewards!”
“Complete tasks and earn money!”
"Wow, this is a good thing! We have another way to make money!"
"What are you waiting for? Hurry and go to the temporary mission hall!"
"Master Xiucai, did the notice say where the temporary mission hall is?"
"This is mentioned above. Temporary mission halls will be prepared in every county government office. Just go to Funing County and find out!"
"Let's go to Funing County Government Office!"
Rumbling--
A large group of people roared towards the gate of Funing County Yamen.
When I asked, there was indeed a temporary mission hall, and many people were already walking inside.
Walking into the inner courtyard of the county government office, the originally empty courtyard has now been built into a hall. There are many signs hung on the walls on both sides of the hall, and the tasks are written on each order to ensure that people who did not know the alphabet could also understand the contents of the task, the government also specially arranged for people to introduce it at the side.
"Currently, we don't have many tasks in the temporary mission hall. The main task is the No. [-] task 'Catch the spy by all people'. This must be familiar to everyone. The main task is that you have discovered the spy. After the government confirms it and catch the spy, you can come Go to the mission hall to receive mission rewards."
"Then comes the second task, 'Finding the lair of thieves and bandits'. As long as you provide the exact location of the lair of thieves and bandits, after the government confirms it, you can also come to the temporary mission hall to receive the task reward!"
"In addition, there are missions No. [-], "Suppressing Bandits," and Mission No. [-], "Fighting Japanese Pirates." If you are interested, you can contact me for consultation!"
Black Tiger Cliff.
It is said that there are black tigers near this cliff, hence the name "Black Tiger Cliff".
But now there is a cottage on "Black Tiger Cliff" occupied by a group of bandits! At this moment, in the cottage's Juyi Hall, the boss, 'Black-hearted Tiger' Song Shui, was feasting and drinking with a group of younger brothers! "Brother, we haven't been this happy for a long time. We robbed several villas in a row, which is enough for the brothers to eat and drink for a year or two!"
"Brother, let's grab some women next time. Let's drink and eat meat and have fun. It will be even more fun if we have a few more women to accompany us!"
"When it comes to women, they must be worthy of women from heaven and earth. I really want to break into the county and snatch a few women from heaven and earth!"
Listening to the words of the younger brothers, 'Black Heart Tiger' Song Shui smiled slightly and raised his wine bowl, "Brothers, don't be anxious. Someone gave me news that during this period, we were allowed to let go of the robbery. There are several big bosses in the cottage. He also sent me a letter, inviting us to work together to attack a county town for fun! If this happens, let alone the world, we can even rob the silver cabinet and the county government office without any problem!"
"As long as you follow me loyally, I guarantee that you will have meat to eat every day and wine to drink every time!"
"Long live the boss!"
Juyi Hall was bustling with activity.
At this moment, a younger brother ran in in a panic.
"The head of the family, it's not good!"
Hearing this, "Black-hearted Tiger" Song Shui's expression changed and he said in a panic: "Could it be that the officers and soldiers are calling?"
It seemed that as soon as the younger brother nodded, he was immediately ready to grease his feet and run away.
The younger brother shook his head, "No."
Hearing this, "Black-hearted Tiger" Song Shui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't the officers and soldiers who came to suppress it, it would be easy. He instantly regained his majesty as the master of the village and asked in a deep voice: "Since it's not the officers and soldiers who came to suppress it, why are you so panicked?"
"Although the government has not sent troops to exterminate us, the boss has issued a notice to issue a mission for the young adults in Yong'an Mansion to gather together to exterminate the bandits!"
Hearing this, "Black-hearted Tiger" Song Shui was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Are you sure you want to let the young men suppress the bandits, not the officers and soldiers of the guard station?"
"Yeah, the inquiring brothers are stationed near several guard posts. Until now, there is no sign of being dispatched from the guard posts in Yong'an Mansion!"
The younger brother told the truth.
"Ha ha!"
"Ha ha!"
"Black-hearted tiger" Song Shui laughed without any scruples and arrogantly, "Ouyang Lun, the prefect of Yong'an, does have two skills in governing the place, but he doesn't know how to lead troops to fight. Doesn't he know that he is still thinking that he is a bandit? Do we all have at least two or three lives on our hands?"
"I'm not afraid of the officers and soldiers coming from the guard station. He actually dares to let young adults destroy us. Is he giving us money?"
I heard what the boss said.
The entire Juyi Hall also burst into laughter.
They were all outlaws, and they could fight back and forth with the officers and soldiers of the guard station. The only thing they were afraid of was the field soldiers stationed near Peiping.
Ordinary people are like two-legged lambs in their eyes!
"This Ouyang Lun is so cute and stupid. Let's try to catch more young adults and integrate them. When the team grows, we will unite with other mountain bandits to attack the county. If we don't attack Funing County directly, capture Ouyang Lun alive!"
"Hmph! Maybe I, Song Shui, can imitate Zhu Yuanzhang and become an emperor!"
"When I become emperor, I will make you kings and marquises!"
As soon as they heard about the title of king and marquis, the gangster brothers went completely crazy.
Of course, there are some sensible people who asked cautiously: "Master, if we do too much, the Duke of Wei in Peiping and the general Xu Dake are in Peiping. If they want to take action then, we will be in danger." .”
Hearing "Xuda", the Juyi Hall suddenly became quiet.
"Black-hearted tiger" Song Shui's face twitched. Although he was arrogant, he was not arrogant enough to confront Xu Da. But he soon laughed again, "Xu Da has no regard for us if he wants to deal with Bei Yuan. Even if he If they really come to destroy us, don’t be afraid, we can still go to the sea to join the Japanese pirates, I have already contacted them!”
After hearing that the leader of the family is actually related to the Japanese pirates, now that they have a way out, the bandit brothers are not afraid at all!Shouting, I can't wait to attack the county seat now and steal money and people! Since the temporary mission hall was opened.
Every day, ordinary people come to report news about spies and bandits, but a lot of the news is false. It's not that the people lie, but that these spies and bandits are too cunning. After the officials confirmed it, they were all fake. .
"Master, I have news about a bandit's den!"
"Oh! Tell me about it."
"There is a group of bandits on Black Tiger Cliff, halfway between Funing County and Jieshi County. There are quite a few of them!"
"Black Tiger Cliff? It's impossible. Only tigers seem to be there. I haven't heard of any bandits? Is it a mistake?"
"It's unmistakable. Our village is very close to Heihu Cliff. A few days ago, I went into the mountain to cut firewood and heard two bandits talking. Their den is on Heihu Cliff, but they are never there. A crime was committed nearby and tigers were raised, so no one discovered it!"
"What you said is true!"
"I heard it with my own ears, and I can't possibly lie."
"Okay, then I will arrange for someone to check and confirm. If it is true, I will give you a reward!"
The government spies quickly determined that there was indeed a bandit's den on Black Tiger Cliff.
The next day, the Temporary Task Office issued the task "Recruit five thousand young adults to exterminate the Black Tiger Cliff Bandits!!"
(End of this chapter)