After a day and a night of returning, as Zhou Bo expected, Yingzhou heard the chaos in Suizhou and was very anxious. The romance debut, the first novel, took advantage of this opportunity, and they rushed to the night road, crossed the Han River directly, and returned to the mountain nest in Sizhou.

The women and children who had been waiting for the man to come home in the mountain nest had been waiting on the hillside every day for the past few days, and this morning they finally saw a large crowd full of people, and everyone immediately rejoiced. From this moment on, everyone knew that Zhou Bo was a leader in the true sense of the word.

After returning to the mountain nest, Zhou Bo asked Li Xiucai and Wang Kui to settle down the more than 100 new people, let them build their own houses, and also register their names and hometowns. He knew that these people found by Li Xiucai and Wang Kui were characters who did not have parents and relatives to care about, and in troubled times, these characters often became ruffians and hooligans, so in terms of vitality, these people are very important, but they also have to beware of the possibility of taking over the dominance.

After that, he counted the materials with Wang Shanwu, Li Xuzhong, Chen Chuan, Huang Feng and others, and found a group of trustworthy people to guard these materials, so as not to steal and rob in private. After an early morning inventory, by noon, there was finally a result.

This time, they grabbed military rations, and in addition to the losses on the road, there were more than 850 stones; 270 pairs of armor, 200 long weapons, and 380 swords; 23 war horses, 10 cattle, and 30 mules and donkeys. In addition to these materials, there are also the generals who robbed the people's finances, and they also robbed a lot of them by the way, totaling more than 600 taels of silver, and other jewelry, jade, etc. cannot be converted for the time being.

After lunch, Zhou Bo began to arrange the distribution of these materials. In a remote place in the mountain nest, he found Li Xu and several other leaders, and told them carefully that these things were grabbed by everyone, so they belonged to everyone. But this joint use does not mean that whoever wants to take what they want, but everyone enjoys the benefits of these things.

Li Xuzhong nodded, the first to agree, and said, "Boss." Without you leading us this time, we wouldn't have been able to get our hands on these things. What you say, we'll do it, it's all up to you. ”

Li Xiucai and Wang Kui also nodded and seconded.

But Wang Shanwu had some doubts. Hurriedly asked, "But the boss............ Some of these things were grabbed because they wanted them, but now that they can't get their hands on them, won't they be unconvinced? Moreover, it is obvious that some people contribute a lot and some people contribute less, so it would be unfair if they shared the benefits equally. ”

Zhou Bo glanced at Huang Feng, who didn't speak, and asked, "What do you think?"

Huang Feng was a little embarrassed, in fact, his inner thoughts were the same as Wang Shanwu's. But seeing that Li Xuzhong, Wang Kui and Li Xiucai all agreed with Zhou Bo, they felt embarrassed to speak. He was hesitant for a long time, and he didn't know how to speak.

Zhou Bowei smiled, and he didn't have any anxious thoughts, he sighed slowly, then turned to Wang Shanwu and said, "Brother, maybe you think that we have succeeded this time and gained a lot, so we can eat without worry for a period of time." But I would say that this was a small success. And most of it was a fluke. Every time we move in the future, it will become more and more difficult and dangerous, because every time we succeed. It will make people more wary of one. Everyone understands this truth. ”

Wang Shanwu nodded thoughtfully, and after being silent for a while, he said, "But boss, this ...... What does this have to do with the distribution of the spoils? Moreover, the brothers actually knew it. If you contribute more yourself, but you get the same share as those who don't, who wants to do it in the future?"

Zhou Bo said calmly: "The reason why I said the previous words is to let everyone know. We have been following a path since day one, and we must stick to it, and we cannot give up halfway. It is precisely because of this that we must unite as one, share happiness and hardship! If you say that the distribution is uneven, and some of you feel psychologically unbalanced, in the long run, everyone will do their own thing, and what they grab will belong to themselves, then it is better for everyone to block the road and cut the path alone. ”

Wang Shanwu was stunned and wanted to say something, but found that Li Xuzhong, Chen Chuan, Wang Kui and Li Xiucai were all staring at him with a disdainful gaze, and for a while they had to swallow the words that came to their lips again.

Zhou Bo continued: "In fact, the reason why we can succeed is that everyone has contributed. This shows that only if all of us stick to our responsibilities can we get an action right. Wang Shanwu, let's put it this way, if you go alone this time, and the other brothers are not on the side to cover for you and create momentum, how much can you rob?"

Wang Shanwu was stunned and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid, my head is long gone." ”

Zhou Bo smiled and said, "That's right. So, in fact, you seem to have contributed a lot, and you have personally killed several enemies, risking your life. But you have to think clearly, if you don't have the help of those friends and brothers around you, even if they don't help you directly, they just shout from the sidelines, it will also boost the momentum. Don't blame other brothers for not contributing enough, and don't think that you have contributed more than others!"

Wang Shanwu understood, he sighed, and said, "I understand, boss." But can those who are not involved in the operation at home be counted in the same way?"

Zhou Bo's face turned cold, he felt that Wang Shanwu was a person with a small belly, and this kind of person would definitely have an accident in the future. He was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Wang Shanwu, let me ask you, if there are no more than 20 brothers who did not participate in the operation to stay here and protect your wife and children, can you act with peace of mind? Or, if something happens to the family, without these 20 brothers to take care of, what will the consequences be?"

Wang Shanwu was speechless for a moment.

At this time, Li Xuzhong glanced at Wang Shanwu and said: "Lao Wang, you just said these unrighteous words, everyone has come all the way from their hometown to Ezhou, and how much suffering they have suffered, isn't it enough to be friends in trouble? Even if we eat more rice from you, do you have to worry about us? You know, we are all brothers who lick blood from the knife edge!"

Wang Shanwu said again and again: "Yes, yes, I think too much." ”

Zhou Bo said, "Okay. Okay, that's all for that. Li Xuzhong, we now have weapons and armor, although they belong to the Qi army. But it can be used anyway. Now I give you the task of erasing all the marks of the Qi army from your armor, and then choose 200 trustworthy and good skills from among the brethren to match them with weapons and armor. ”

Li Xuzhong nodded excitedly. said: "Okay, boss, you can rest assured." ”

Zhou Bo emphasized another sentence to Li Xuzhong, and said: "Remember, it must be trustworthy, because when you wear this set of armor, you think that you are the elite and the backbone of our group." When there is time to act, these people must take the lead, if they cannot be trusted. I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will push and shove again, and something will go wrong. Got it?"

Li Xuzhong looked at Zhou Bo's serious appearance, and vaguely realized what Zhou Bo meant. He understood that everyone had seen it now, but that there was immediately an internal disagreement, so it was necessary to build a team loyal to the leader internally, and to take some tough measures if necessary. In addition, he could also see that Zhou Bo gave himself this task, which was a great trust in himself.

He immediately nodded solemnly and said, "Boss Zhou." I get it, I know what to do, and you can rest assured. ”

Zhou Bo said to Li Xiucai again: "Xiucai, you are also a cultural person here. Therefore, it is natural to understand things more than others. Now that there are more and more people here, we can no longer have no rules and no order as before, you can find some people you are familiar with and have read books to draw up a set of laws and regulations, and then hand them over to me for review. ”

Li Xiucai was a little embarrassed, because he had never done this thing before. But he didn't flinch and replied, "I............ I'll do my best!"

Zhou Bo looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Blacksmith Chen, you are a person who is in the field, except for the 200 people selected by Li Xu, who are standing armed teams, the rest of the people are not allowed to be equipped with weapons for the time being. So, all the extra weapons will be left to you to take care of, and you can also gather a few cronies to help. Of course, you are also responsible for the timely and prompt distribution of weapons and equipment in the event of operations and other situations. Got it?"

Chen Chuan still has some experience in dealing with weapons, although the blacksmith is generally only responsible for making a farm tool and utensils, but when Song and Jin were fighting, his family was also responsible for the production of weapons, and the weapons made at that time were naturally well stocked, so this errand was still very suitable. He touched his mouth and said with a grin: "I'm doing this, make sure nothing goes wrong." ”

Zhou Bo finally instructed: "Wang Kui, Wang Shanwu and Huang Feng, you are responsible for handing over cattle, donkeys, mules and other livestock to some women or old people who know how to raise animal husbandry in captivity. Remember, these are everyone's property, and there is no need for anyone to rub oil privately. These animals, whether they are born cubs or wool, are processed and distributed to the whole group. ”

He knew that as a leader, he was already busy with affairs, and these assigned chores were very hard for him. But this group has just formed, and if you don't show your prestige to set a rule, I'm afraid that no one will be convinced.

Wang Kui, Wang Shanwu and Huang Feng all nodded and said, "I understand, I must do it!!"

In this way, Zhou Bo established a simple system, although he didn't care whether others would salute him, and he didn't care if he could get more loot, for himself, all he needed was a kind of dominance. It doesn't matter if this dominance is in the light or in the dark. He wants to keep a firm grip on this group of people, turning them into his own personal armed forces and logistical forces.

Because in his heart, there has always been a hatred and anger that has not been appeased. Once the time is ripe, he can't wait to return to Ezhou City immediately and hack Li Hui, Zhai Xuan and Xu Xiangtian to death.

Just when Zhou Bo was quietly developing, Ezhou City had just welcomed the New Year. But the New Year has not been easy for many, because the fighting has not yet ended, because some knots have not been untied, and because of poverty, hunger and panic.

However, it is the New Year that is waiting for in such an environment that also brings a strange new news to Ezhou City. That is, according to the detailed investigation report of the Xingou garrison of the Song army, the Qi army in Yingzhou City had changed, and in the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, a force was very hurriedly mobilized to Suizhou. This move suddenly made the generals on the Ezhou side puzzled, could it be that the puppet Qi army arrogantly did not take the more than 100,000 Song troops in Ezhou in their eyes?

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, a news gradually spread in the market of Ezhou City, that is, there was a riot of refugees in Suizhou County, which robbed and killed the military camp of the puppet Qi army in Suizhou City, causing extremely heavy losses to the military camp. At the same time, many officers of the puppet Qi army in Suizhou City were all killed in this riot, which can be said to be the most severe trauma since the Qi army invaded the Song Dynasty in the south. You must know that the puppet Qi State was originally a half-catty and eighty-tael, and there are very few qualified generals who can make up it, and it can be said that if one general dies, there is one more pit.

The generals of the Song army in Ezhou City didn't know what was going on, but they thought that the puppet Qi army had oppressed the people too much, which caused the anger of the heavens and the resentment.

Later, however, someone inquired on the streets of Ezhou that the refugees in Suizhou County were instigated by the Song army. Because these refugees heard that the Song army would make a detour to attack Suizhou on Chinese New Year's Eve, they bravely cooperated with the Song army and created a series of chaos in Suizhou. And there are some refugees who firmly believe that the Song army did arrive that night, otherwise they would not have seen the Qi army camp on fire. But in the end, after the riots ended, no one saw any trace of the Song army.

Naturally, these rumors spread from the mouths of refugees who fled from Suizhou to Ezhou to avoid chaos. Now these refugees are just complaining, they have been robbed clean by the Qi army, but they can still have a life to survive, and now they are fooled by the Song army to riot, and it is indeed a happy night. But later from Yingzhou arrived Qi army reinforcements, a breath of anger and back to Suizhou, cut down when they saw people, on the house burned, now the entire Suizhou county has been ruined, many people died tragically under the revenge of the Qi army.

This news made some of the generals in Ezhou feel strange, and this strangeness soon turned into concern, because these refugees who had fled from Suizhou began to spread rumors that the Song army did not believe in their words, and deceived them into launching an uprising, but in the end they would not be saved.

It turned out that the old minister of Ezhou Cheng had always treated the refugees like a mustard, and he did not even allow the refugees to enter the inner city, and he would clean up these people if he couldn't move. Therefore, the news brought by the refugees in Suizhou spread ten, hundreds, and immediately formed an impact among all refugees. This kind of influence was naturally extremely unfavorable to the Song army, so there was an order from Ezhou Chengnei that these rumors must be stopped as much as possible.

Some fierce generals directly sent people to arrest these Suizhou refugees and put them on death row, without food or water, until they starved to death. But some other generals who are not wise began to investigate the causes and consequences of this matter, if this is a conspiracy of the Qi army, then this matter cannot be handled so simply. The will of the people is the most difficult thing to control, but the power of the will of the people is the greatest, and the slightest carelessness is afraid that it will cause civil unrest. (To be continued.) )