A few miles away from the town, the procession began to stop and form into several teams, and the guards put on their armor. The state of marching is often a long line of snakes, which is easily attacked, and does not care about the head and tail. Therefore, in case of an alarm, the teams formed will immediately surround the carts in a circle and form a small defensive circle. And the guards will be gathered to fight in front and back.

At this moment, a few rangers came back from afar. The leader was Wu Lisong, who smiled and hugged his fists and said, "The big cabinet, everyone has been caught, there are seven in total, and there is no one missing." ”

In the original town, someone would definitely be arranged to monitor it. And sudden action, they will definitely go out to report the news. Qin Bai had already arranged for Wu Lisong and them to set up an ambush, so that they would be wiped out.

And when those seven people saw Qin Bai, they immediately shouted loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are from a good family!" I'm going to grab medicine, huh? "I'm in a hurry!" "I'm going to go with my relatives!" ……

Qin Bai smiled slightly, "I don't want to know who Xiangma's spy is, but there must be someone among you." So be it! Follow us for one day, and you'll be let go in the next town. Give each of them two taels of silver. Those who have been wronged are regarded as brothers and I make amends; It's really a spy, and we can be regarded as fate. But the ugly words come first, whoever wants to escape is killing himself. ”

Qin Bai didn't want to do anything to the end. If you can avoid this disaster without seeing blood, that is the most satisfactory result.

Since this sentence was there, the spies, whether true or not, all calmed down. And the small caravans and pedestrians who followed the walking, they panicked, this movement didn't seem to be quite right, as if it was about to start the rhythm of the fight?

So these people elected a leader, who was a middle-aged man in his forties. He saluted respectfully, and then asked Qin Bai hesitantly, "This master, nothing should happen here, right?" ”

Qin Bai didn't hide it, and briefly explained the ins and outs. Then he asked, "This is the case, sir, there is a good chance that you will meet a ringing horse." If you want to leave, then you can go; If you want to stay, you have to be prepared, you need to work together? ”

Now let these people go, it should be no big deal. It was nothing more than to return to the town where they had set out, and they had to walk for more than an hour. By the time the news spread, the victorious people had already gone away.

And those people discussed for a while, and finally most of them decided to still follow Qin Bai's team. The reason why they chose to travel together was originally to guard against bandits. Isn't it risk-free to go later? You may still encounter a ringing horse. On the contrary, the person who saw Yongsheng had already prepared in advance, and he was well organized, and he looked quite professional, which made people feel particularly reassured.

Because it was necessary to arrange for those outsiders to form a whole team, the whole team stayed for a while. Taking advantage of this free time, Wu Lisong came to Qin Bai's side and chatted with a smile, "Big cabinet, you are too kind-hearted." It stands to reason that these people also have to collect some money. How? I really can't open my mouth, I'm going to ask them? ”

Qin Bai smiled and shook his head: "It's not easy to go out. ”

This is also one of the reasons why Qin Bai has a good reputation. There is a legend in Jingjiazhuang, which says that Qin Bai is righteous and squanders money, and never cares, which should be not much different from the reputation of "timely rain" Song Gongming. That is, Qin Bai didn't know that there were such rumors. Otherwise, he will definitely be inexplicable, no matter how generous he is, he will not just come to the rivers and lakes, say a few good words, and give money directly?

Qin Bai just felt that there was a lot of money that should not be collected, so he waived it, but he felt that those charges were very unreasonable. For example, there are many gangs in the rivers and lakes now, and each of them has to pay membership dues. Although the annual membership fee is not much, it is also a large amount of income to gather sand into a tower.

In particular, there are some peripheral gangs, they are actually ordinary people, and they never participate in the affairs of the gang, and they pay several times more money than the official gangs. The reason why they will pay the membership fee is nothing more than to ask for a guarantee. Such money is too immoral. In Qin Bai's eyes, it was completely meaningless, and it was almost the same as blackmail.

Plus, it's like walking together today. Generally speaking, those small caravans and pedestrians also need to be given some benefits. However, Qin Bai felt that this rule was ridiculous, it was convenient to go out and be outsider, there was no need to be so careful, right?

Pointing to the rangers, Wu Lisong asked again, with a show off between his eyebrows, "Big cabinet, are the Cangzhou brothers I brought still successful?" ”

"It's really good." Qin Bai smiled and complimented. Although he has been stepping up his training in riding in Xiaohongling, there are still very few people here who can ride horses proficiently. Unlike the people brought by Wu Lisong from Cangzhou, they are basically skilled in bows and horses, and they are all talents who are very lacking here. In particular, it is particularly suitable for external reconnaissance and being a top soldier.

Hearing Qin Bai's praise, Wu Lisong was also quite proud, "I can contribute to the big cabinet, and those boys are also very happy." ”

"Oh? Happy what? "Qin Bai is a little strange. Being able to do things together doesn't mean who owes whom. If you get along, you can continue to cooperate, isn't there any joy at all?

After all, those people from Cangzhou belonged to the "Keqing", and Qin Bai did not count them as brave winners. On weekdays, he is polite to visitors, and when he hires people, he only discusses, and he will pay a fairly generous reward.

Wu Lisong looked at Qin Bai with a hint of blame, "The big cabinet, you may have forgotten, they haven't forgotten." Our heroes in Cangzhou are by no means white-eyed wolves. The water-powered mill you opened now earns more than 100 taels a month in addition to the wages of the helpers. ”

"Oh, are there really that many?" Qin Bai had indeed almost forgotten about it.

Accompanying Wu Lisong from Cangzhou, there are already dozens of households. As for the arrangement of these people, there is some debate among the leaders within Yongsheng. After all, everyone has their own territory, and they don't want to give a piece to outsiders.

So Qin Bai casually came up with an idea. Anyway, several waterwheels have been erected in Shanglin Village, and a water-powered mill has been opened using the power of these waterwheels. I handed over this water-powered mill to those Cangzhou people to operate.

The equipment of the mill is also quite simple. Like the transmission structure or something, Qin Bai in his previous life, he had a thorough play in those old factories when he was a child. The complex mechanical structure may not be understood, and the design may not be, but it is not that difficult to make a few belt-driven parts as they are.

The grinding disc can be found by a stonemason to make one, the belt can be wrapped with hemp wire as a substitute, and the iron parts are simpler. So I tried to make one and gave it to those Cangzhou people to use, and this flour grinding machine was used to grind white noodles.

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