Qin Forget sighed lowly, "In this way, those grains will be given to the county soldiers." ”

"You don't blame me? Willing to give food to our county soldiers? Dong Zhuang looked at Qin Forget in surprise again.

"Fifteen hundred stone of grain, a month's ration for my Qinjia Village. To be honest, if I give it to you, I won't have anything to eat in Qinjia Village. But we still have a little friendship, and it's nothing to give it to you, I can think of some other way. However, you have 500 county soldiers plus a family, to say the least there are 2,000 people, how long is this enough to eat? What should I do when I finish eating? Rob me again? Qin Forget asked.

"There is something in the words, and Village Chief Qin has something to say." Dong Zhuang heard that Qin Wang's words meant something else, and his sharp eyes kept staring at Qin Wang's face.

"This Akagi is poor, but there are many caravans of people coming and going on the streets of Akagi every day, and the cars are full of goods. Let's say it's not poor, we people in Akagi are dying of hunger. There was anger on Qin Wang's face.

What Qin forgot was the truth, Chicheng was the only way from the Central Plains to the grassland. Whether the merchants of the Central Plains want to go north, or the merchants or armies of the grasslands want to go south, they must pass through Akagi, and Akagi is also a transit point for these merchants. But now that the Central Plains has not traded with the grasslands for hundreds of years, it is obvious what these endless streams of businessmen are doing, smuggling.

Yes, it is smuggling, traditional silk, tea, porcelain, forbidden salt, ironware, grain, etc., as long as the grassland needs, they dare to smuggle. It just so happened that the Khitans were now fighting the Uighurs, and the Khitans' demand for these things was stronger than ever, so these merchants flocked to it like flies with stinky meat.

In fact, with so many caravans coming and going to Akagi, it was necessary to live in a hotel, eat, or hire labor. It stands to reason that the people of Akagi will be able to find some work to do and not become what they are now. But such money-making opportunities are monopolized by several major families in Akagi. It is precisely because Huang Ling can earn a huge amount of silver money from these merchants that he has been staying in Akagi.

Dong Zhuang's expression moved, "Village Chief Qin, what do you want to do?" ”

"Horses have no night grass, no fat, no people have windfalls, no wealth, I want to move those smuggling caravans." Qin Forget is like saying the simplest thing.

Dong Zhuang: "Wow! He stood up, "Village Chief Qin, Qin Wang, you're too bold, aren't you?" Do you know who they are? Do you dare to touch them? Dong Zhuang exclaimed.

The corners of Qin Wang's mouth hooked up a mocking arc, "What person?" Let's hear it. ”

"Who?" Dong Zhuang glared at Qin Wang, "Dayan and even the most powerful person in the world." Dayan explicitly forbade the smuggling of goods to the grassland, but you have also seen that more than a dozen large caravans come and go in Akagi every day, and they are all done to the surface, why? It's because they're too powerful. The prime ministers on the left and right, the Zhao family in the capital, the families from all over the country, and the Golden Mountain closest to us, all have smuggling. There are also the Liu family of Qi State, the Jin family of Chu State and so on. Qin Forget, which of these people can you afford to provoke? You're just crazy! "Dong Zhuang is like looking at a madman.

"I can't even mess with it, and I don't want to."

Qin Forget still didn't look anxious, and said frankly, "But Dong Zhuang, are you a god for me?" I gave you 1,500 stone of grain, and Qinjia Village will be cut off for at least a month, and I really can't get more food, so I will make this decision. The same is true for your county soldiers, it has just started spring, and there are at least five or six months left until the summer harvest, Dong Zhuang, how do you live? ”

Hearing Qin Wang's words, Dong Zhuang's face changed several times, and he sat down in the chair dejectedly.

"Dong Zhuang, our situation is the same, if we don't fight, we will all die, and we will take countless families and children to die together." Seeing that Dong Zhuang had already accepted it a little, Qin Forget struck while the iron was hot.

"I know you, you're a real soldier. Be upright and strong, live for the honor of defending the country and soldiers. I'm not like you, I just want to protect the lives of the people I care about, and I can do whatever it takes to do that. Now things are out of my control, forcing me to take a desperate risk. But Dong Zhuang, don't you live like this? Qin Forget played with the horizontal knife in his hand, "I don't want to kill, that rebellion was, this time too, I just want to live, with so many people who should live." ”

To live, to live with those who deserve to live.

Dong Zhuang pondered Qin Wang's words carefully, and a trace of fluctuation slowly appeared in his heart.

"But will God let us live? Will this world allow us to live? Qin Forget suddenly became excited, "Look at it, look outside." Chicheng turned out to be the only way for the grassland and the Central Plains, even if natural disasters continued, but there were those smuggling merchants, as long as we Chicheng people gave them a hand and sold some food, they could survive after all. But after several years of snow disasters, can the imperial court have any relief moves? Not only that, Huang Ling also looted on a large scale, and fifty years after the taxes were received, can you and I still have a way to live? ”

The more Qin Wu spoke, the more excited he became, and he drew his knife and cut the table next to him in half.

"You know what? When I first came to Akagi, I saw that the west city of Chicheng was starving, but the east city was singing every night, and the wine and meat of Zhumen were smelly. Why can they have a lot of fish and meat, and we, the common people, have to sell our sons and daughters and starve to death? People are not livestock, they don't need any blood, they are all qualified to live! ”

Why can they have a lot of fish and meat, and we, the common people, have to sell our sons and daughters and starve to death?

People are not livestock, they don't need any blood, they are all qualified to live!

These two sentences of Qin Forget were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, giving Dong Zhuang a sense of empowerment.

His pale expression gradually brightened a little, and his panicked eyes slowly calmed down, replaced by flickering sparks.

"Dong Zhuang, with all due respect, you are honest and steady enough, but looking ahead and looking backwards, you have lost your decision and courage."

"Hehe, Village Chief Qin is right, it's just that we all have families, and we can't tolerate Dong Zhuang being as happy as Village Chief Qin." Dong Zhuang smiled bitterly.

"Dong Zhuang, whether you agree or not, I am ready to do it, the target, the manpower, and the place

, plans, all ready. If you don't do it, please watch from the sidelines, don't interfere, and when it is done, I will naturally have a good offer. ”

Hearing Qin Wang's words, Dong Zhuang was furious, "Qin Wang, in your eyes, could it be that I, Dong Zhuang, am I a bandit?" It's also a good thing to offer, who do you think of me? Like those bastards who collude with officials and bandits? ”

Qin Forget smiled coldly, "Now you are still wearing an official uniform, and you are still an official, but one day you will not even be as good as a bandit, you are hungry, and you are not a human being." Believe me, I've seen a lot of things like this. ”

Dong Zhuang was silent, he knew that what Qin Forgot was telling the truth, in the past few years, he had seen too many human tragedies. Isn't that the answer to Qin Wang's words now? The county soldiers robbed the grain of Qinjia Village, what is the difference between them and bandits?

"Do you know that only the two of us have a little strength in Akagi right now, and if something happens to any of the caravans, then we will be the first to be suspected." Dong Zhuang was still a little worried.

"You're wrong, it's not just our two families who have power near Akagi right now. First of all, there are many bandits in Taihang Mountain, and they will be the first to be suspected. The second is the major families in Akagi, but each of them has hundreds of families, and it is possible to do anything. There are also tribes and horse bandits large and small in the grassland, which are also possible. Then there is my Qinjia Village, Qinjia Village only has five hundred self-protection village soldiers, and few people know about it, so it will not arouse the suspicion of others. Finally, you are the county soldiers, you are officers and soldiers, and others will not be so easy to suspect you. Qin Forget carefully analyzed.

After listening to Qin Wang's analysis, Dong Zhuang was silent. But he already felt in his heart that Qin Forget was right, who would have thought that the county soldiers and a group of villagers in a county would dare to rob some powerful things?

"But even if it succeeds, once these things are exposed, they will naturally be discovered by people with intentions, and we will still not be able to run away at that time." Dong Zhuang said the last concern in his heart.

"It doesn't matter, didn't you rob me of 1,500 stone of grain, just go back and let you grab 1,500 stone, with these things it is enough for you to last for a while." I will hide everything in Qinjia Village, and if we pretend to confront each other again, it will be hidden from everyone's eyes, and no one will believe that we have joined forces to rob the smuggling caravan. Qin Forget could see that Dong Zhuang's heart was moved, and smiled slightly.

"It's really a good way, anyway, when the time comes, our county soldiers only need food, and other things will not be discovered if you hide them in Qinjia Village." The more he listened, the more he felt that Qin Forget was right, Dong Zhuang was already completely planning to cooperate with Qin Wang, and he groaned slightly, "What are you going to do?" ”

"There are 500 soldiers in my Qinjia Village, and there are 900 young people who can be used as support. It shouldn't be a big problem to deal with a normal caravan. It's just that the problem is that my village soldiers have not been fighting, and they are all considered new soldiers, so I'm afraid the casualties will be very large. And this time the target I plan to move is a bit big, there are 300 elite guards alone, and there are 30 armor soldiers among them, which is a hard bone."

"Three hundred guards? There are also thirty armor soldiers, Qin Wang, who are you going to move this time? Dong Zhuang exclaimed in surprise.