After Xiao Jinxing returned to Xiao's shop, he told Ayier what happened in the county office.

Ayi'er was also very happy after hearing this, she thought about it and said to Xiao Jinxing excitedly:

"That's great, so I have a good idea."

"Oh?" Xiao Jinxing looked at Ayi'er with some surprise, and saw that she was quite serious, so he nodded to Ayi'er and motioned for her to continue.

Ayi'er was obviously very confident in her plan, and she said to Xiao Jinxing proudly:

"Jinxing, in the winter of this year, there was a rebellion in Lingzhou, although the rebels were defeated by the defenders of Lingzhou within a few days and did not form any climate, but there were still many rebels who escaped.

I told you at this point, remember? ”

Xiao Jinxing thought about it and nodded, he was still fighting on the grassland when this happened, otherwise how could he let go of such a good opportunity.

Ayi'er smiled and continued:

"Among those who escaped, there was a group of about 200 people who happened to have fled to Lanlu County, and when I found them, they were preparing to steal a boat and escape.

I was afraid that they would attack the dock and attract the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, so I took the initiative to bring them into the dock and let them do some work such as carrying goods. ”

Xiao Jinxing listened to this matter with interest, and when he heard this, he interjected and asked:

"Will they listen to you?"

Ayi'er glanced at Xiao Jinxing and said:

"I'm not done yet.

Which of them has been a thief without a life or two in his hand,

So I took advantage of the night to have the four leaders of their gang arrested, and on the second day they were killed in public.

I told them that if they wanted to survive, they had to be obedient, or I would not kill them, but I would take them to the government.

Then they were served with good food and drink.

Enwei and charity, these people are obedient. ”

After Ayi'er finished speaking, she winked at Xiao Jinxing and smiled slightly. But Xiao Jinxing has a new understanding of Ayier's decisiveness.

"You mean to let these people join me from the grasslands into the countryside, right?"

In just an instant, Xiao Jinxing understood Ayi'er's method.

In this regard, although he felt that although there were disadvantages and advantages to this matter, the obvious advantages far outweighed the disadvantages.

"That's right, sooner or later, we will have to let these people be used by me, so since they are afraid of being arrested by the government, they will naturally not tell us about it.

Second, most of these people are carefree, and they will save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Thirdly, these people come from all over Qin Lan and Lingzhou, and they are not very familiar with each other, and when the rebellion in various places is quelled, they can also be repatriated according to their household registration, so as not to make us suffer for this. ”

Ayi'er carefully analyzed the benefits of including these people in the village bravery, and Xiao Jinxing also felt that it was a good way to do so.

However, the recruitment of displaced people around Lanlu County also needs to be done, after all, the county government will always pay attention to this matter. If there is no recruitment, it will definitely make the people of the county government suspicious.

In this way, when Fang San came to the wharf where Xiao Jinxing was stockpiling grain with a mighty oxen and horse vehicles ten days later, he saw hundreds of villagers with weapons in the wharf vigilantly guarding the surroundings.

"Shopkeeper Xiao, Shibei should be impressed for three days, but I didn't expect the county government to agree to let you recruit Xiangyong to protect private property.

As far as I know, only some nobles are qualified for this. ”

During the banquet for Fang San, Fang San said to Xiao Jinxing with admiration.

It's just that Xiao Jinxing smiled bitterly, and said to Fang San, who was a little puzzled by his wry smile:

Director Fang laughed,

Director Fang should know that there have been many civil uprisings in the north since last autumn, and the local governments and government offices are at a loss for disaster relief, and there is no way to control the chaos. ”

Fang San nodded in agreement, how could he not be clear about the calamity in the north of the Qin State.

If it weren't for Zhang Zi going everywhere to set things right, I am afraid that the transaction with Xiao Jinxing this spring would be difficult to complete.

Seeing that Fang San agreed with his statement, Xiao Jinxing continued:

"Because of the huge amount of goods traded with your firm this time, I went to visit the Lanlu County Commander half a month ago and asked him to send troops to assist in law and order, but the Sun County Commander asked me to buy weapons and hire village warriors on the grounds that there were no soldiers to send, and all the money and food consumption was counted on the younger brother's head.

So, don't come here to make fun of me.

was placed by Sun County's order, and I am afraid that all the profits I earned last year will not be enough to compensate. ”

Xiao Jinxing said with a wry smile, and poured water and wine for Fang San, and after hearing this, Fang San not only expressed helplessness, but also felt a little worthless for Xiao Jinxing from the bottom of his heart.

"He, the officials of Lanlu County, not only did they thank you, but they also blackmailed you like this.

Brother Xiao, don't blame me for saying too much, if I move out of Lanlu County if you do, let them also taste the taste of fear. ”

Fang San said indignantly, but Xiao Jinxing shook his head when he heard this.

"Jinxing is grateful to Brother Fang for thinking about me, but Brother Fang doesn't know that Jinxing's fur goods and horses are all around Lanlu, and it will be inconvenient if you move elsewhere.

Moreover, at the beginning of the famine in the north, the prices of leather goods and horses also dropped a lot, and it was still profitable for me, so moving elsewhere would do more harm than good, and Jin Xing did not dare to take this risk.

In addition, we are familiar with business, and we have to start from scratch when we go elsewhere, and I am afraid that I do not have the courage to do so. ”

Fang San listened to Xiao Jinxing call "Master Fang" as "Brother Fang", and he also felt that the distance between him and Xiao Jinxing had narrowed a lot.

But he saw that Xiao Jinxing had no intention of relocating, so he no longer insisted on it, after all, everyone has their own ambitions, not to mention businessmen who have difficulty surviving.

During the banquet, the two discussed the future business matters again, and then left.

After many transactions between the Xiao family shop and Qu Bao Commercial Bank, the future business has become a natural thing, and Fang San no longer has to go out to do this transaction in person.

However, in this last meeting between the two, Xiao Jinxing still seized the opportunity to propose to increase the amount of pig iron, Fang San didn't think much about it, and without saying a word, he patted his chest and assured Xiao Jinxing that the supply of pig iron would be doubled.

……

For birds, the vast expanse of the sky is heaven.

For the fish, the rough seas are heaven.

For horses, the endless grassland is paradise.

For the people of Qin who were caught in calamity, a bowl of rice may be heaven.

Today, the wharf of the Xiao family's shop on the edge of the yellow water is the happiest paradise for the group of displaced people who have been chosen by fate.

When the village warriors recruited from the displaced people and the rebellious people who were "rescued" by Ayi'er carried a full meal every day, how could they forget the tragic situation when they were starving not long ago.

How can we forget the scenes of starvation that haunted my mind like nightmares, and the helpless faces of my desperate relatives before starving to death?

Xiao Jinxing remembered the scene when the recruited townsmen brought up the meal for the first time, they burst into tears.

According to Ayier, the same thing happened when the 200 homeless people were brought into the dock.

"Maybe they should know how to make a choice."

These were the last words Siu Kam Hang said before leaving the dock.

Everyone knows that the disaster that occurred in the northern part of the Qin State was caused by the barren farmland that had not fallen in the past two years.

But Xiao Jinxing knew that the reason for this was not only due to the tyrannical punishment of the sky, but more because of it.

Too many people who have lost their land and are attached to the powerful have only a dead end after being abandoned by the powerful.

Too many officials who have lost their integrity have done nothing about sudden natural disasters after they are obsessed with power.

Too many selfish county government officials and wealthy families are unwilling to spend money and grain to help the people, but instead deduct disaster relief food to fill their pockets.

This is the current Great Qin, and this Great Qin is already the Great Qin of the powerful and not the Great Qin of the Qin people.

Xiao Jinxing's heart was cold, he didn't think that he was the only one who could realize the reason for this, but unfortunately everyone chose to be silent, or chose to be tied to Daqin and swayed in the huge waves.

Although Zhang Zi inspected the counties, the tragic situation of starving people to death changed slightly, and the Qingchuan Rebellion in Yuanzhou also showed signs of putting things right under the personal encirclement and suppression of Fang Yuanheng of Zuo Geng.

But Siu Kam Hang believes that there are already wounds in people's hearts, and even though the blood on the wounds will gradually stop with the passage of time, the scars left behind cannot be erased no matter what.

In the fifth and eighth year of the Zhou calendar, the beginning of summer.

A light rain finally fell from the sky.

Everyone, including Xiao Jinxing, walked under the sky and looked up at the sky.

This catastrophe, which caused the destruction of hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the Guan, was finally coming to an end, but the opportunity that Xiao Jinxing wanted soon appeared.

An edict on the transfer of troops was placed on the desk of the Sun County Order, and the Sun County Order immediately summoned Xiao Jinxing to demand that the 500 soldiers and horses he had recruited be returned to the county government.

This time, Sun County's attitude was very polite, because Sun County's order is also the head of a county, and he is always a person who wants to face.

Xiao Jinxing had just paid for weapons and recruited Xiangyong, but before they could be put to use, they were all confiscated by themselves.

"Jinxing, the war in Yuanzhou has reached a critical period,

Fang Shuai asked to mobilize Lingzhou and Qin Lan's soldiers and horses to the south to support,

Most of the soldiers and horses in Lanlu County are in Lingzhou, so it is inconvenient to call.

So the old man had to do it as a last resort.

I hope you can empathize with the old man's difficulties. ”

Looking at Sun Xianling's round and red face, Xiao Jinxing pretended to be quite aggrieved but very helpless and said:

"Lord Sun, it doesn't hurt for Xiao to lose some money,

It's just that you also know that the Qu family firm has just shipped grain,

And I also paid the full amount of the business tax.

Let these villagers leave at this time, and who will protect my goods. ”

Seeing the grievances that Xiao Jinxing said, Sun Xianling did feel a little unfair to Xiao Jinxing when he thought about it, so he touched his gray beard, thought for a moment, and then said:

"In this way, there are still one hundred and ten officials in my county,

If something happens to you,

It is also too late for me to send them to take care of them.

Do you think so? ”