Chapter 57: The Spoils Conference
Who knew that Dong Zhuang didn't accept the list handed over by Qin Forget at all, he just stared at Qin Forget with a dark face and a cold face, "I admire Village Chief Qin's personality, so I am willing to be a brother with Village Chief Qin." I didn't expect that in Village Chief Qin, there was no difference between me and those pickled goods. Anyway, Dong Zhuang can't afford to climb high, so don't pass by! As soon as Dong Zhuang gave up his hand, he got up and left, and Wang Ping and the others also stood up with an unhappy face and followed Dong Zhuang out.
Qin forgot to be in a hurry, and hurriedly beckoned his subordinates to stop Dong Zhuang and the others, "Brother Dong forgives his sins, and junior brother Meng Lang is gone." The younger brother will not mention this matter again, and will not mention it again. Qin Forget grabbed Dong Zhuang hard and quickly apologized to him. He could see that Dong Zhuang didn't dislike the lack of things, he didn't even look at the gift list, so naturally he wouldn't think so, this was really angry.
Looking at Qin Wang's sincere appearance, Dong Zhuang sighed and sat back again, "Brother Xian, you and my brother don't have much contact, and my brother doesn't blame you." My brother doesn't have any great skills, but he can also keep this integrity. If I am the same as those pickled things, how can my brothers suffer so many grievances with me? What happened just now, don't mention it again, it doesn't hurt our brotherhood. ”
This is not Dong Zhuang's pretense or boasting, Dong Zhuang, who was born in the Dayan Border Army, once served as an official general, but he was too upright to be tolerated by other generals. He also couldn't get used to the dirty things in the army, so he resigned from his official position in a fit of anger and took Wang Ping's army back to his hometown to become a county lieutenant. Who knew that his temper still did not change, and he was disgusted by Huang Ling, so he was so miserable that even the county soldiers and their families had to be subsidized by the Dong family.
"Yes, yes, it's all the little brother who is not good, Meng Lang." Qin Forget apologized repeatedly.
"Okay, Brother Xian, I also know that you mean well and want to help the eldest brother. But life in your Qinjia Village is not easy, right? This time, I also took the one-eyed dragon's lair, and I gained a lot. Wang Ping, let me tell you. Speaking of the seizure, Dong Zhuang's face looked better.
"Okay!" Wang Ping happily responded, "This time, we seized more than 500 stones of grain, more than 400 taels of silver, more than 30,000 copper coins, 6 horses, 4 ploughing cattle, 23 sheep, 17 pigs, more than 300 chickens, ducks and poultry, and 976 bandit families. ”
Dong Zhuang smiled and waited for Wang Ping to finish speaking, "Brother, how about you and I divide these things into two and five equally?" ”
"No!" Qin Forget didn't want to think about it, so he refused.
"Brother Dong, you brought your brothers all the way to save my Qinjia Village, and completely exterminated the bandits in Dulong Peak, my Qinjia Village is grateful to Dade from top to bottom, how can you still divide the capture of the eldest brother? I, Qin Wang, am not a person who doesn't know what to do. Qin Wang's heart was moved, but he still seriously refused.
"Brother, you're slapping me in the face. What exterminated Dulong Peak, if it weren't for your Qinjia Village to cripple those bandits, my county soldiers would be able to exterminate them so easily? After picking up these things in vain, can my conscience be eaten by dogs? Dong Zhuang also said without giving an inch, "It was originally the responsibility of my county soldiers to suppress bandits, if it weren't for the fact that my brothers really couldn't survive, my eldest brother would really have no shame to tell you this." ”
"That's not going to happen, what is the responsibility is not responsible, I don't believe that. I only know who is kind to my Qinjia Village, and I will repay whomever I want. Big brother saved me from all over the village of the Qin family, I am already grateful, take these things again, big brother, how do you let me Qin forget how to behave in the world? Qin Forget didn't care what Dong Zhuang said, he just didn't agree.
The two of you come and go, and neither of them is willing to take a step back, and they are red-faced.
"Ahh In my opinion, none of you should shirk it, since it is not easy for everyone, then choose from the seizures to keep what you use, and don't add anything to the other, and take whatever you need. No one should feel that they have suffered a loss, and no one should feel embarrassed that they have taken too much, what do you think? Wang Ping couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted in a loud voice.
When Dong Zhuang heard Wang Ping's words, his heart moved, and he thought it was a good idea, "Brother Xian, what do you think?" ”
Qin Forget saw that he couldn't argue for a reason if he continued to fight like this, and nodded, "Since that's the case, then follow Brother Wang's proposal, the little brother is cheeky." ”
In the end, there was another push and concession, and the distribution plan was finally decided. The silver and copper coins Qin Forget couldn't use them for the time being, and the war horse Qin Forgot couldn't afford to raise them, but they were urgently needed by the county soldiers, so they naturally all belonged to Dong Zhuang. Cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, Dong Zhuang, they are not of great use except for eating meat, and they are all owned by Qin Wang. However, the more than 500 stone grains were divided equally between the two.
"My brother is ashamed and took a big advantage, silver taels, copper coins and war horses are the most valuable in this." Dong Zhuang said ashamedly.
"Haha, big brother doesn't have to be like this, I can't use those things in Qinjia Village for the time being. But those livestock and poultry are what my Qinjia Village urgently needs. In this way, my Qinjia Village has made a big step forward in both farming and animal husbandry. In a year or two, my Qinjia Village will be a scene of chickens and ducks and cattle everywhere. Thinking of the future scene, Qin Wang's mood couldn't be better.
"Aunt Xiu, you go and arrange for someone to build a cowpen, a sheepfold, a pigsty, etc., so that we can serve our treasures, these are all seeds." Qin Forget turned his head to Aunt Xiu and commanded.
"Okay!" Aunt Xiu happily agreed, got up and went out to get busy.
"Brother, what do you think of those bandits?" Dong Zhuang waited for Qin to finish arranging and asked him.
Qin Forget pondered for a while, "Otherwise, I will hand over those prisoners of war to the eldest brother, and with those family members, the eldest brother will take them back to Chicheng, how can I say that it is also a great achievement to exterminate the bandits of Dulong Peak." ”
Hearing Qin Wang's words, Dong Zhuang smiled bitterly, "Brother Xian said it too lightly, with my relationship with Huang Ling, what if these people were pulled to Chicheng?" It's just a matter of adding some political achievements to him, and my brothers and I won't get any benefit in the end. These people might as well stay in your Qinjia Village, this time your Qinjia Village has suffered heavy losses, and the labor is not enough, so it can be made up. ”
Qin Forget was silent, he had long heard that the county order of Chicheng and the county lieutenant did not deal with each other, but he really didn't expect it to be so serious, "Since that's the case, let's stay in Qinjia Village." ”
"Well, good. It's just a virtuous brother, you can use any means to deal with those bandits, as for the family members, if you can be tolerant, you can be tolerant, they are all old and weak women and children, and they can't make any waves. Besides, they live a stable life without any persecution, and those bandits can settle down and not make trouble, right? Dong Zhuang knew that Qin Forget was extremely important to his relatives, and he hated those who hurt his relatives to the core, and he was also worried that Qin Wang's methods were too ruthless.
"Big brother, don't worry, as long as they are honest, I naturally won't be too difficult for them." Qin Forget nodded in agreement.
"That's good, I know that Brother Xian is not a vicious person, so I don't care about it. If there is something in the future, you can directly send someone to Chicheng to find me or find Wang Ping. It's getting late, big brother, I should go back! It's been a few days since he came out, and Akagi is now unstable and can't leave the prefectural soldiers. Dong Zhuang stood up and said goodbye to Qin Wang.
"Big brother go slowly, I heard that there is a shadow of a cult in the Akagi turmoil this time?" Qin Forget poured another glass of wine for Dong Zhuang and asked in a low voice.
"Not bad!" Dong Zhuang's face also became solemn, "You were also in Akagi on the night of the turmoil, and you were a personal participant in the turmoil, so you should have noticed something unusual." ”
"Yes, during the battle, I found that there were people in command from behind, these people are not very good, but they seem to be very united, and they are not afraid of death! Unlike ordinary gangsters or gangsters, has the big brother found out something? Qin Forget nodded and asked again.
"It's all clear, it's an organization called the Blood Lotus Sect, and the leader of the sect is a native of our Chicheng, called Wang Gan. This person is a showman, probably because he didn't pass the examination many times, he held a grudge against the imperial court, and actually established this Blood Lotus Sect. They believe in the Blood Lotus Ancestor of Lao Shizi, and they have actually developed thousands of people by taking advantage of the catastrophe in the past few years. It's also my incompetence, they have developed for a few years, and I didn't even notice it, and it almost caused a catastrophe. Dong Zhuang said a little scared.
"Big brother doesn't have to blame himself, it's hard to even live these days, let alone others." Qin Forget comforted Dong Zhuang, "It's just that the matter of cults is not a trivial matter, in all dynasties and dynasties, these guys come out to make trouble in troubled times, and they can sweep the world every time, and how many prosperous dynasties are destroyed in their hands." ”
"Yes, this matter has been reported to the imperial court. The imperial court has ordered the Blood Lotus Sect to be strictly investigated, and they must be nippled in the bud. Now the whole of Taizhou is strictly investigating these people, and I am also cleaning up the Blood Lotus Sect believers in Chicheng, and I have already arrested many people. By the way, I've heard that you've rescued a lot of people from prison, which is a good thing, but be careful of being eaten by these people. Dong Zhuang reminded.
"Okay, thank you big brother, I've been asking people to monitor them, and once I find someone who has a problem, I'll send it to big brother." Qin Forget nodded and agreed.
"Brother is really planning ahead, then I can rest assured." Dong Zhuang smiled and said, "Okay, big brother should really go, I'm really not worried about Chicheng." ”
"Brother Dong, are you going to leave now? It's getting dark outside, so why don't you leave tomorrow? Hearing that Dong Zhuang was going to leave again, Qin forgot to stay.
"Akagi is in chaos, I'm really afraid of any more chaos. There are so few people left in the city that I don't feel at ease. You and my brother have been in the future for a long time, and we are not in a hurry for this moment. Dong Zhuang rejected Qin Wang's invitation.
Qin Forget also knew what the situation was in Chicheng now, and he no longer insisted, and kept sending Dong Zhuang and the others out of the farrier ditch before saying goodbye.