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In the late Qing Dynasty, the sun shone on people's bodies, and there were few people on the road, all of whom went to the shade to avoid the fierce sun's rays.

Jiang Kangyue, the prefect of Shaozhou, was holding a banquet by the pond in the backyard of the government, feasting a few powerful gentry in the territory of Shaozhou. After a boring greeting, the gentry began to turn the conversation to the violence that had occurred in the province.

"Lord Prefect, there are parties everywhere now, and even my tobacco shop business is not doing well. Can you send troops to sweep all these lawless guys away? A tall, thin middle-aged man with a tiny pig's tail and an angry face on his face.

Several people here knew that this guy had crossed the line, opened the big smoke house into the range of gang forces, and smashed the restaurant, wanting to take revenge and come back.

Jiang Kangyue smiled, a warm smile appeared on his white and chubby face, and said, "This is not good, those Hui parties have huge power in Shaozhou Mansion, and they can't move easily." But if there is another smashing of the museum, I will definitely call the shots. ”

The prefect, who has been in Shaozhou for a year, secretly thought in his heart: What are you kidding, there are four or five well-known and well-known party members in Shaozhou Mansion alone, and they can't be suppressed by the patrol battalion alone. And it's not good at all, don't get involved with me about such things.

"Then it's okay if the business of adults is not good, even those mud legs are resisting rent, and there is a village on the land under my name that refuses to pay rent. This wind cannot be raised, and it must not be tolerated! Your Excellency will send 500 soldiers to help me collect the rent. The man who spoke had a pair of eyes the size of a mung bean, but he showed the gaze of a fierce wolf.

"This," Jiang Kangyue pondered for a while, thinking that a village was so great that it was like thousands of old scalpers, and the officers and soldiers would definitely flatten them when they went.

So he held out two fingers and shook them. Nodding in agreement: "I can send a battalion of patrol battalions, but their opening fee is at least this amount." ”

"I'll pay two thousand taels for the extraction!" The mung bean-eyed gentry gritted his teeth, thinking that he had become a joke in the circle of gentry and landlords in Shaozhou Mansion, and decided to fight the rent resistance of those Diao people with blood.

Jiang Kangyue smiled and nodded and agreed to send troops, and decided to lose a thousand taels of silver and only give half of the patrol battalion.

He couldn't help but be secretly proud in his heart. I can't wait for a few more rent protests. The 30,000 taels of silver that bought the prefect's seat are about to recover the cost, and the rest of the silver collected on the date of office is pure earning.

Stepping on the footsteps, a rush of footsteps came quickly, and the master rushed into the backyard in a panic.

What the hell? Jiang Kangyue was secretly annoyed in his heart, didn't he already order not to disturb the banquet.

However, after the master whispered something in his ear, the anger disappeared, and two pale patches appeared on his face, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground.

"What's going on?" When the other gentry saw the prefect's gaffe, they all knew that something was wrong. Hurriedly asked.

The master glanced at Jiang Kangyue, saw him nod slightly, and knew that he couldn't hide it from the few local snakes present: "Renhua. The county seat was occupied by a gang of thieves, and the commander of the patrol battalion there, Zhang, fled back to Shaozhou Mansion to ask for help. ”

"What, the county seat is occupied!" The other gentry were a little surprised and couldn't believe it. Although there are many parties in the province, they are so bold that they have not yet appeared to occupy the county seat.

Don't those guys know that the imperial court can allow you to run rampant in the countryside, but if you occupy the county seat, it will be a thorn in your side. A force that must be destroyed.

At the same time, they looked at Jiang Kangyue with sympathetic eyes, and they were responsible for losing their land. The prefect's black gauze hat has not been worn for a long time. Even if the rebellion is put down, the best outcome is resignation.

"My lord, now is the time to send troops to exterminate the rebels in Renhua and prevent them from continuing to occupy other counties." Seeing that the prefect had not spoken for a long time, the master had to remind the owner to make a quick decision, otherwise things would slide in the worst direction.

Jiang Kangyue seemed to be awakened by an electric current. Hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I will order the patrol battalion of Fucheng to exterminate the Renhua rebels!" ”

It's so decaying! He sighed inwardly. I really shouldn't come to Shaozhou Mansion, there is not much oil and water to fish in the poor mountains and remote areas here, and I also ran into rebels.

He knew that he would have to pay a large sum of money to suppress this matter in front of the governor of Liangguang. Maybe you can keep the prefect's position. Of course, it is impossible to still be in Shaozhou Mansion, and it is not the worst outcome to become a prefect elsewhere.

The patrol battalion stationed in Shaozhou Mansion was quite numerous, with more than 3,000 people, and was led by Li Biaotong. Although it seems that there are a lot of people, you only have to think about the Green Battalion, the predecessor of the patrol battalion, to know what these are. However, in the eyes of the prefect, these big-headed soldiers were more than enough to suppress the peasants and ordinary bandits.

"Ah, Lord Prefect, it is not impossible to mobilize us to quell the rebellion, but we must report it to the Governor and get permission." Li Biaotong is forty years old, and he has long been infected with the ruffian nature of soldier oil, but he keeps shirking it.

Of course, Jiang Kangyue knew the procedure, and a small army was enough, and it was difficult for an army of 3,000 to follow the orders of one of his prefects. But he did his best to control the news, and didn't want the governor to know, so that the matter could be trivialized, and perhaps a sum of money could be saved.

"Li Biaotong, I also know that this will make it difficult for you, so I will pay five thousand taels of silver."

The Heavenly Dao is reincarnating, and someone has just paid tribute to Jiang Kangyue to draw silver, and now he is going to pay tribute to others.

"No, no, it has to be reported." Li Biaotong shook his head, saying that he refused, but a pair of eyes flashed with white flowers. The silver image of the flower sucked back the saliva that was about to flow to the mouth.

Jiang Kangyue's face flashed with a heavy amount of unhappiness, if Li Biaotong dared to give face like this, he would have cleaned it up a long time ago, but now he had to increase his chips: "Seven thousand taels of silver, so that each soldier can get two taels of silver, which is enough for their monthly salary for a month." ”

"Alright, my men should be ready to go." Li Biaotong looked at Jiang Kangyue's face, knowing that he could no longer squeeze out oil and water, so he nodded in agreement. If he hadn't dared to offend the prefect in the past, but now everyone knows that the prefect's official hat has crumbled, so it's a shame.

Even if it was decided to set out to quell the rebellion, the patrol battalion, which had neglected to train its troops, was not ready until the next day, and the number was definitely not 3,000, only less than 2,500. As for where the few people went, they were naturally paid by Lord Biaotong.

On the barracks training ground, Li Biaotong kicked open a box next to him with his foot, revealing a piece of silver light, and said loudly: "Renhua. The county was occupied by a group of bandits, and our patrol battalion was ordered to quell the rebellion, and each person was fined a tael of silver, and there was a reward for victory. Let's go! ”

"Yes, sir." A loud voice rang out in the drill ground, and the soldiers all stared at the silver in the box. (To be continued.) )