Long Xiao saw that the mountain bandits had taken Zhang Santou down, but instead aroused the idea of exterminating the mountain bandits. The mountain bandits can betray Zhang Santou, and they are not good birds, and there is no need for a group of people who rebel against their word. Originally, Long Xiao also wanted to recruit these mountain bandits, but seeing that the mountain bandits were so unsympathetic, he sent Zhang Santou, who had joined the gang, down the mountain, so he lost interest in the mountain bandits. I discussed with Lord Yan Yuhe: "Lord Yan, if I break the mountain gate, can you attack the mountain?" ”。 Yan Yuhe said with a smile: "I have 4,000 people, there are only 300 mountain bandits, I have 2,000 people to guard the bottom of the mountain, if 2,000 people can't deal with the bandits, is it still like words?" ”。

Long Xiao saw that Yan Yuhe was sure, so Long Xiao held a sword, rushed up the mountain, performed light skills, and gently crossed the mountain gate, killing the thief at the gate. Long Xiao opened the mountain gate, 2,000 officers and soldiers rushed up the mountain like wolves and tigers, more than 300 thieves, all on the mountain and thought that the officers and soldiers could not fight, so they all drank wine and ate meat, so happy, and waited until 2,000 officers and soldiers killed up, 6 officers and soldiers to deal with a mountain bandit, it was not easy, there was no hour, all of them were annihilated, that is, the bandit leader had higher kung fu, and was also killed by Long Xiao in one round, and the officers and soldiers occupied Centipede Mountain.

Subsequently, Yan Yuhe searched Centipede Mountain, and sure enough, he found 2 million taels of silver tickets and 3 million taels of cash. So, Yan Yuhe discussed with Long Xiao: "Lord Long, do you share?" Long Xiao said with a smile: "Our county government wants a silver ticket, as long as 2 million taels, the 3 million taels of cash will belong to your officers and soldiers, how about it?" ”。 As soon as Yan Yuhe heard this, he was overjoyed to see that Long Xiao was such a righteous person, so he took all the 3 million taels of silver down the mountain, and burned the centipede mountain with a fire, and the corpses of those thieves could be regarded as going to heaven along the smoke.

When he returned to Longxiao at the foot of the mountain, he asked the officers and soldiers to escort Zhang Santou back to the county jail, and he would be beheaded on a certain day. Long Xiao asked the master to do the paperwork and report it, and after the above approved and verified, Long Xiao asked the county Cheng Wuchao to post a notice, and the county public trial city tyrant Zhang Santou, after the trial was completed, he was decided. On this day, there was a sea of people in front of the county yamen, all of whom came to the conference, Long Xiao asked the county Cheng Wuchao to preside over the trial, and then he publicly beheaded him, for a while, all the people applauded, and the market greatly deterred those green-skinned scoundrels. Those green-skinned scoundrels saw that the county did not hesitate to use officers and soldiers, and wanted Zhang Santou back from the centipede mountain bandits, they were very afraid, I am afraid that one day the county lord will find his own head, and it will be troublesome to give himself a decision, and those green-skinned scoundrels are much more honest.

Subsequently, Long Xiao asked the county yamen to post notices, you can report the green skin scoundrel, you can also report the head of the bullying market, this time, the county yamen received a lot of anonymous letters, Long Xiao asked the master to sort it out, and found that there are still many leaders who bully the market in Shenwu County, and when they are concentrated, there are three people, one is the head of the business street, collecting protection fees, and each family is 10 taels of silver per month, which is more than the regular silver collected by the county. The second is the head of Qinglou Street, the protection fee paid by each Qinlou is 1,000 taels of silver, which is a huge number, 1,500 families, 1.5 million taels per month, and 180,000,000 taels a year. The third is the catering industry, the protection fee for each restaurant is 5 taels of silver, this amount is not small, 20,000 taels per month, and hundreds of thousands of taels a year, but it is strange, why didn't these merchants report it before?

There are many things that he doesn't know, these people are more hateful than the mountain bandits, and they actually collect protection money under their noses, and they don't even know it, Long Xiao was depressed when he thought about it. So, Long Xiao called the county Cheng Wuchao and the classic history Zhang Cheng over and asked: "All walks of life in Shenwu County have protection fees, do you know it?" Wu Chao: "I know, what's wrong?" ”。 Long Xiao was surprised: "You know, why didn't you tell me?" Am I still in the dark? ”。

Wu Chao wondered: "Lord Long, didn't you let you collect those protection fees?" Long Xiao: "When will I let me collect protection money?" Zhang Cheng was also surprised: "All the people who collect protection fees, I know, I thought you let me collect it, it turned out that it was not arranged by you, this has been collected for almost three years, the leaders of the three industries, often drink with me, they boast that the relationship with you is extraordinary, I thought it was arranged by you, it turned out to be an empty city plan."

Long Xiao was even more strange: "Who are these three people?" Zhang Cheng: "One is Hu Pisan of Qinglou Street, one is Lai Pisi of Shangmao Street, and the other is Hua Liuya of the catering industry, especially Hu Pisan of Qinglou Street, the silver accumulated in the past three years is 50 million, since it is not under your secret command, we can act." Long Xiao: "What are you going to do?" Zhang Cheng: "Lord Long, I have always been against this matter, for the sake of your face, I have not stopped it, and now it is clear, since it is not your intention, these three people must not be allowed to escape, I will organize people and horses, and I will act tonight, and I must arrest the three people."

Long Xiao was absolutely in agreement, and said angrily: "You two are also stupid, if I arranged it, why wouldn't I tell you two?" There is such a ridiculous thing, others have charged three years of protection money under my banner, I don't even know, I don't know that the matter of me and the two of you, such a major matter is completely hidden from me, and it will be handed over to the two of you tonight, if the three of them run away, I will ask the two of you", and the two of them were ordered to arrange.

At night, the thousands of catchers were divided into three groups, and the tigers and wolves surrounded the residences of the three heads, and they tied up the heads of the three heads of protection money one by one, and put them in prison, and from the residences of the three people, they found 50 million, 2 million, and 1 million, adding up to 53 million taels of silver. Supposedly, they had more than that, and they must have squandered it.

The next day, Long Xiao personally interrogated, and the three of them wilted, and the county Cheng Wuchao and the classic history Zhang Chengcheng asked the three people: "Didn't you say that you are iron buddies with Lord Long, why don't you talk now?" ”。 When the three of them saw that the matter was exposed, they had no choice but to admit it, knowing that the matter would be exposed sooner or later, but they regretted not spending all the money. Long Xiao saw that the three of them confessed, so he sentenced him to behead on the spot, and the three of them collapsed in fright like frosted eggplants.

Long Xiao posted a notice in the name of the magistrate, explaining that the three leaders collected the protection fee, which was not instigated by themselves, but collected by them under their own banner, and everyone came over in vain. Since then, no one in Shenwu County has collected protection fees, as long as someone asks for money, the merchants can ask confidently: "Does Lord Long know?" Of course, no one is asking for money under the banner of Long Xiao, because if it is exposed, he will be beheaded.

Long Xiao cleaned up the three people who collected protection money, and the people really recognized Long Xiao, and they all said that Long Xiao was the master of the blue sky. Originally, they all thought that although Long Xiao was good, it was too ruthless to ask for money from merchants, and they all dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, but now they know that it was an oolong, and it was not Long Xiao's problem at all, it was someone who was under a banner. This also shows a problem, there are so many officials and people in Shenwu County, and none of them dare to expose it to Long Xiao, which is also a strange phenomenon, and it also shows that Long Xiao's prestige in Shenwu County is too high, and no one dares to provoke it.

The remaining problem is the arrangement of the 53 million taels of silver, at the beginning, Long Xiao meant to divide it, whoever has the money will take it back, but when I think about it, it is not a thing, some people take more, some people take less, and the uneven distribution of spoils is also a problem. Besides, who paid the money, and there was no accounting, and it was difficult to divide the money, so I discussed it with the county Cheng Wuchao and Zhang Cheng of the classic history, and finally decided to recruit some more catchers to maintain law and order, so as to investigate the situation of the merchants.

Originally, there were 7,000 people in Shenwu County, of which 3,000 people were transferred to patrol the villages of Bao Village, not only to undertake the task of public security, but also to supervise the silkworm raising in each village, even if it was a private school in each village, it was the 3,000 people who were responsible for the investigation and maintenance, and these 3,000 people became the chief executives of the villages in Shenwu County, just like a village head. In comparison, the county has only 4,000 people, and its strength is somewhat thin. Long Xiao decided to recruit another 3,000 people to replace the 3,000 people who were transferred, which was also a protection for the merchants in the county.

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