The bandits of the Great Song Dynasty are well-known in many dynasties, and the reason is that there are too few soldiers in the states and counties, even if there are one or two battalions of men and horses, but also because of the emphasis on literature and light on military force, all kinds of materials can not be guaranteed, and over time, the armament is relaxed, and the weak troops are no different from the ordinary people on the street.

In this way, the officials above still have to concentrate on empty salaries, like this, where can they fight the outlaws-like bandits.

Fortunately, the bandits also knew the allusion of "fishing with all their might", so as long as they paid the "road fee" for the caravan on the road, they would let it pass.

This situation has given rise to a new profession, that of a dart master.

Those who can be dart masters are generally swordsmen or military men, and the old dart masters who travel all the year round have some acquaintances with the bandits in the mountains everywhere, so when they encounter a halfway robbery (qíng), they will come out to negotiate with them.

For example, now, the old dart master named the Mountain Knife is talking to two robbers on the opposite side in a small fishing boat.

Because of the distance, the people on the boat could not hear it, so they could only watch from a distance, and the robber led by him opened his clothes and exposed the swarthy pimple (ròu) on his mouth (xiōng), and shouted angrily at the old dart master, who was just full of sadness and kept shaking.

"Dog, I've been observing for a long time, and it seems that there are just these two people around!"

The dog was stunned for a moment, and then confirmed to Da Lang: "Have you taken a closer look?" There are no men and horses in ambush in the woods on the shore? ”

"Nope!" Panglang stretched out his finger and said, "Look at the birds and monkeys in the forest, they are all quiet, if there were people, they would have run away!" ”

When the dog thinks about it, it's too! But then thinking of the loud noise just now, he frowned and asked:

"What's the deal with that loud bang just now?"

Panglang smiled and said: "The movement just now, a certain family thinks that these two thieves have lit a large number of firecrackers!" ”

"But the two of them threatened to blow up our ship, if it's really a big firecracker, how can it be blown up!"

Da Lang didn't know, and when he looked up, he seemed to have negotiated the conditions, and the old dart master who was returning said, "I don't know, why don't you catch the interrogation and interrogate?" ”

The dog said, "You want to catch it?" But they have two men, and if one of them is missed, they will go back and lead the thief..."

The dog patted his head and waited for them to come, and he left early, what a fool!

"Brother Pang, are you sure?"

Pang Lang smiled, brother, I usually eat a lot of you (ròu), this time I will let you see, a certain family is not eaten for nothing!

The dog said: "Okay, little brother wait and see, if you catch it, I will bring you a bottle of good wine tonight!" ”

"It's a deal!"

"That's a must!"

After the two of them finished discussing, the old dart master also happened to board the boat, and the boatman hurriedly asked, "Master, what did the robber say?" ”

The old dart master sighed, clenched his fists and said to the merchants who looked around: "The boatman, as well as the shopkeepers, I have done my best to open the mountain knife!" ”

said this, and then listened to him say in a muffled voice: "These two thieves are new to the grass, so they don't recognize my name!" ”

"Hey, Kaishan Dao, he doesn't recognize your name, at least you have to abide by the rules of the road!"

"Yes, yes! All thieves who set up their names must follow the rules of the way! ”

……

Buzzing, a group of merchants began to quarrel like flies.

The old dart master hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "Everyone, you can be quiet and listen to me!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" The boatman also signaled to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, you can listen to what the master has to say!" ”

The merchants stopped talking and asked collectively:

"What conditions did those two thieves make?"

The old dart master replied: "The two of them said, the head fee, one or two silver per person!" ”

A tael of silver, some of the merchants nodded, some shook their heads.

The old dart master looked at it and continued: "In addition to this condition, it is also said that the goods on the ship should be subject to some commercial tax!" ”

At this moment, the merchants were angry and shouted one after another:

"Collecting taxes, this is the only thing that the government can do, how can they do what the officers and soldiers do!"

A businessman next to him said: "Oh, I said brother, collecting taxes is just a name that the robbers are looking for at random, the point is, how do the robbers want to collect it, is it to share it together, or to collect it one by one?" ”

That's right, another merchant said: "My goods are just some jokes, and together they are only twenty or thirty taels, and if they are shared with you, I can't say that I will have to pay more!" ”

"Yes, yes! It's not fair! Another emaciated merchant vetoed.

The round-faced merchant on the opposite side immediately said angrily: "It's not fair, this is a robbery, if the two of you dislike it, why don't you ask the robber about the tax halfway, but it's fair!" ”

"I'm not going, what if I am slaughtered by them!"

"Roar! You still know that you are afraid of death! ”

The round-faced merchant scoffed.

Seeing a group of people chattering again, the old dart master hurriedly said: "Everyone, those two thieves said that the commercial tax should be paid one or two taels of silver per person, and generally two taels of silver per person!" ”

"The price! Well, it's quite doable! ”

"What's feasible, your goods can earn hundreds of taels of silver on a trip, and my top is only ten silver dollars, and then the gates of the government, the miscellaneous taxes on the market, and the cost of accommodation and food and drink along the way, this trip is in vain!"

……

Buzz!

The dog on the side looked at the group of people arguing with a red face and a thick neck, so he sighed and retreated silently.

"Brother Pang, how are you going to capture these two thieves later!"

Da Lang said: "There are two ways for a certain family, the first one is that when I send silver to the robbers, I will dress up as a small servant, and when I get closer, I will take down the two of them!" ”

The dog turned his head to glance at the two thieves who were standing in the cabin, and mused, "No, I also have a lot of strength when I look at those two people!" ”

"It's just a reckless man!"

"Not necessarily, those who dare to come out and rob the road are estimated to have some kung fu in their hands! Besides, this is a boat, and you can't use it in a fight, so what if you fall into the river! ”

Da Lang thought about it for a while, and then said, "Then you can only use the second method!" ”

The dog asked, "What's the solution?" ”

"With an arrow (shè)!"

"But it's two people over there!"

"It's okay!" Huge Lang waved his hand and said: "This river is very wide, and it is easy for the two of them to be defenseless!" ”

"In that case, then use this trick! Oh yes, remember to keep it alive when the time comes! Don't kill people (shè)! ”

Da Lang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll avoid some key points when the time comes!" But if you die, you can't blame me! ”

"Don't worry, no! (shè) can't help it if it's dead! ”

The two of them made a plan here, and a group of businessmen over there finally discussed the countermeasures.

The old dart master is the person who comes forward to contact the robbers, so he naturally does the cashier's business.

"I said that this official, you also saw the (qíng) situation in front of you, it's not that the villain doesn't care, but these two people are new, so he opened his mouth a little heavier, what, this head money..."

Panglang said: "Get out, my family."

I dare to accept the money in the ya, it's really blind! ”

In ancient times, the concept of respect and inferiority was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially the mud-legged people at the bottom of the society, as long as you don't want to pull the flag to rebel or fall into the grass, you have to follow this rule.

"Yes, the villain is blind!"

After being reprimanded, the old dart master did not dare to complain, and hurriedly let the dog go to collect the money from another merchant.

There was a clanging sound, and when the harvest was finally finished, the old dart master carried a small burlap bag on his back and prepared to go down to the small fishing boat to pay the robbers.

"Is it okay?" The dog asked in a low voice.

"No! The time has not yet come! Danglang refused.

"It's coming!"

Da Lang said softly: "When they have collected the money and relaxed their minds, it will be fine!" ”

In this way, the two of them hid in a corner of the cabin, and the big man pinched the bowstring and quietly waited for the time to come.

The old dart master who went to pay the money finally arrived in front of the robbers, and from a distance, the two robbers seemed to be dissatisfied, and pushed the old dart master, and then the old dart master shook his head and pointed to the boat to explain something.

After waiting for a long time, the two robbers let the old dart master go and prepared to turn (shēn) and leave.

At this moment, Dang Lang shouted,

"Go!"

Shout!

Yes!

A series of voices sounded, and in the dog's eyes, the open-minded robber clutched his stomach and showed his painful face (qíng), and fell into the water with a pop.

His accomplices were frightened and tried to kidnap the old dart master, but the two of them were separated by a long distance, and they could not do it, and they wanted to run away with the oars, and they were even further away from the river bank, so the robbers shrank in the cabin to avoid the arrows.

The boat that the dog and his party were riding was very tall, and the robbers were only small fishing boats, so the robbers' actions were a joke for Panglang.

Shout!

Center!

When the thief was hit, the dog applauded vigorously, and then turned his head to see the boatman looking at him with an angry face.

"I said boatman, what do you mean by qíng?"

The boatman said: "I said little official, this guard under you has caused a big mess!" ”

The dog glanced at the robber who was crawling on the boat and wailing, and wondered, "Where is the trouble?" Both of them were hit by arrows, and it is estimated that they will die soon! ”

The boatman said angrily: "Little official, these two robbers are just sentry agents sent by the bandits, killing these two people is a big disaster!" ”

The dog pointed to the forest on the bank of the river and said, "Boatman, don't worry, there are no ambushes in this forest, and my guard specially observed it before he made a move!" ”

The dog was explaining there, and the old dart master who returned to the ship cursed angrily: "That arrow that doesn't have long eyes (shè)! ”

When Da Da Lang heard this, he was immediately unhappy, pointed at him and scolded back: "It's grandpa's (shè), what's the matter!" ”

Not to be outdone, the old dart master shouted at the big man: "Who let you (shè) arrows!" ”

"I am willing (shè), what are you doing!"

The old dart master was so angry, he walked up to Da Da Lang and said, "You are unruly!" I persuaded the robber to let us go, but you actually made a private claim and killed the person! Woe has been left behind, and we have been burdened! ”

If it weren't for the fact that the old dart master felt that he couldn't beat Da Lang, it is estimated that he would have started a long time ago!

"Rules!" Dang Lang couldn't answer what the old dart master said, and his eyes rolled and said: "I'm a soldier, he's a thief, why can't I kill!" Don't thank the Sprinkle family for helping you remove the scourge, and actually complain about me! How unreasonable! ”

"Good, good!" The old dart master said angrily: "Your dignified soldier can kill if he wants, so good, you can kill all the thieves along the way!" ”