The moonlight was fine tonight, and the strong man finally saw the identities of the two clearly, and with a cold look, he reached out and stabbed the dagger into the back of the sergeant's heart that was pressed against his companion.

"Smack!" "Ugh!" No matter how high the martial arts are, a brick will fall down, not to mention that this person is just an ordinary disciple, at most he can only do some superficial fist and foot kung fu, and he didn't notice that someone pounced behind him, and he was directly stunned by Ma Erdan's bricks.

Another brick to solve the other, Ma Erdan reached out and picked up his sweating soldiers. "Thank you, sir." The sergeant also knew that he was almost killed by the other party, and this time he was able to survive thanks to Ma Erdan's help.

"Don't talk nonsense, get them done." Saying that, Ma Erdan picked up the dagger and rewarded each of the fainted two people with a knife, and the two unlucky eggs didn't come to inspire a miserable cry, don't lose your life.

"My lord, my subordinate's leg is injured." After Ma Erdan let go, the sergeant shook a few times and finally fell to the ground, it seems that this leg is not lightly injured.

Ma Erdan didn't pay attention, his thin body lifted a corpse with one hand and wanted to run to a courtyard not far away. Although there were not many casualties in Shunde County, the local people were frightened, and all their relatives and friends gathered together to unite and protect themselves, resulting in most of the houses in the city being empty. hastily buried the two corpses under the firewood, Ma Erdan hurriedly ran back, and without saying a word, he directly carried his subordinates on his back.

"My lord, you can go by yourself, the target with your subordinates is too big, and it is easy to be discovered!" The subordinate said with an anxious face, and his heart was also very moved. It is said that he and Ma Erdan have been brothers for many years, but now their identities are different, and his life is more expensive than his own gold.

", am I the kind of person who abandons his brother? Don't worry, follow me to make sure you're okay. Ma Erdan whispered, but his feet were fast. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, since someone has appeared to search, the two people encountered must only be a small part of them, and now that the two people have been killed by themselves, it will not be long before he will be noticed, and then it will be dangerous.

"Brother Ma, where are we going?" Knowing that Ma Erdan would not leave him alone, the sergeant was no longer verbose, he originally thought that Ma Erdan would return to Guangzhou City with him, but now he is clearly heading south!

"Once they notice that we are in Shunde County, they will definitely block the road back to Guangzhou, and we can't compare to others, so we can only continue to go south. And the things that Lord Shen explained have not been done yet, so he really has no face to go back to see him. Ma Erdan said easily, in fact, he was also terribly scared in his heart, although he could avoid the enemy by continuing to go south, but the further south he went, the greater the possibility of the bandit brigade appearing, although he could complete the task assigned by Shen Chongming, but the danger was also increased. Now my brother has injured his leg again, and it will be difficult to escape. Chinese.

"It's been five days, why haven't you come back?" Shen Chongming said to himself, but he was very worried in his heart. If you travel day and night, you can travel 500 miles south of Guangzhou City in five days, and this distance has already reached Zhujiang Bay and returned. But now there is still no news from Ma Erdan, and it is very likely that something went wrong between the two.

"Well, how is that good?" Shen Chongming's brows furrowed, he was worried about the situation of Ma Erdan and the two of them, he was worried about the war, and he didn't have accurate information, so it was not easy to suppress the bandits.

"My lord, Lord Du Sisu asks to see you." A sergeant hurriedly came to report, Shen Chongming suppressed his irritability, waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, please." ”

"Lord Qincha, the lower officials are here to ask how you plan to suppress this bandit, you can't do it, the gentry in the city have broken the threshold of the lower officials' house these days." Su Chenwu said helplessly, he knew that it was not easy to suppress bandits, but the gentry in the city had a big business, and it would be almost a month since the city was closed, and if they didn't open the door to let them do business, they might rebel.

"Master Su, sharpen the knife and don't mistake the woodcutter, you tell them not to worry." Shen Chongming said confidently.

"Lord Qincha, the lower officials also know this truth, but these gentry can't pull it out after drilling the money, they only care about those few pieces of silver, so they can understand our hardships." Su Chenwu said helplessly, he was also forced to be helpless, these gentry are not simple, the adults who have nothing to do with the political secretary and the yamen, to be honest, he Su Chenwu is really a little unprovoked.

"Master Su, you go back and persuade again, if they still want to make noise, let them come to the official, and the official will naturally give them an explanation." Looking at Su Chenwu's face, Shen Chongming knew that he was very embarrassed about this matter. But now stability is everything, if your own people are also disagreeing and detached, then the matter of suppressing bandits is a flower in the mirror, and there is no way to talk about it.

Su Chenwu glanced at Shen Chongming gratefully, this Lord Qincha was a little responsible at a young age, and he knew that some things were very difficult for him, but for him, it was insignificant. "Thank you, Lord Qincha, the lower officials will go back and tell them. By the way, no matter how you plan to pay, the lower official is the first to support it. ”

Seeing Su Chenwu trembling out of the door, Shen Chongming couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, this Su Chenwu is also a good man, he shouldn't come to Guangdong to take up the position of the capital, but should go to the yamen of the capital to do an errand, this character is really too suitable.

The city gate was closed for a month, and many shops and merchants in Guangdong suffered heavy losses. In the final analysis, monopolies exist everywhere, and nearly eighty percent of the shops in Guangdong are concentrated in the hands of a few wealthy merchants in the city. In addition, people with good intentions took the lead in coaxing, and immediately made trouble, hoping to put pressure on the yamen and send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible, instead of shrinking into the city all day long.

Therefore, as soon as they heard Su Chenwu say that they would ask Lord Qincha about this matter, everyone discussed it and came to ask for a meeting, hoping that Shen Chongming would eliminate the bandits as soon as possible and restore Guangdong to normal, so that he would not lose money again.

"Lord Shen, my Guangdong has always been an important place for the imperial court to pay taxes. Now that the bandits are rampant, the people are struggling to make a living, and our business is also suffering heavy losses, if the court does not pacify the bandits, then this year's taxes will be difficult to say. A wealthy businessman in his fifties with a ruddy face said straight to the point.

As soon as he heard this, he knew that he was a veteran in the business field, and he took Shen Chongming's lifeblood in just one sentence. Don't look at Shen Chongming as Lord Qincha, if Guangdong's annual tax revenue is wasted, I don't believe that he can bear this responsibility.

"Hehe, everyone's distress is understood. The reason why the imperial court came to preside over the suppression of bandits is also for the sake of the local people, so everyone can rest assured that the official will definitely seize the time. Shen Chongming said with a smile on his face, haha is his strength.

"Lord Qincha, it's been six days since you came to Guangzhou City, but there has been no movement so far, I don't know how you plan to kill this bandit?" A wealthy businessman said with a sneer, he must not leave Shen Chong's name.

"Hehe, the military arrangements are confidential and important, and this officer cannot be advised." A military secret suddenly turned the opponent's attack into invisibility.

"Na Chincha-sama, you have to give us a deadline no matter what. At present, each family has suffered a lot of losses, and if this continues, we will have to jointly write to the political secretary and the yamen to reduce and reduce taxes! "They are all human spirits, Shen Chongming is invulnerable, and people are not vegetarians, anyway, the silver is in their own hands, and when the time comes, you can't confiscate your family assets with a heavy loss! If you can't collect taxes, let's see who's going to be unlucky!

"Hehe, if everyone has such an attitude, then it must be the wrong yamen. This official is in charge of the matter of suppressing bandits, and this tax burden is not the business of this official. "Behind the background of buddy, how can you be afraid of these little coercions, don't think that local officials grew up eating nests, maybe people don't know anything about military affairs, but pick up the cunning merchants, that's a good trick, and before you make a few small trips, you can make this group of people unable to eat and walk around.

Everyone was stunned, and the leader immediately changed his face. "In that case, then don't blame me for not understanding the difficulties of the imperial court, in order to reduce losses, the price of the goods can only be raised!"

This trick is tantamount to taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle, once the prices in the city skyrocket, it will definitely cause turmoil, and once the matter is big, it will not be easy to end it. What's even more terrifying is that once Zeng Yi takes advantage of it, the loss will be even greater, and all the officials in the city, none of them will want to escape the relationship.

So as soon as they heard the president say such words, several wealthy businessmen who came together immediately showed a trace of pride on their faces, see what you should do?

"Hehe, there are buying and selling, and the official can't care if you raise the price or not, and I don't bother to care. However, this official recently heard a tip-off that someone in the city colluded with Zeng Yiyi, which is a great crime to exterminate the nine clans. You are all famous people in Guangzhou City, and there is a lot of news, I hope you can provide clues to the thief for the official, once verified, there will be a reward! Shen Chongming's words implied a threat, and the smile on his face fell in the eyes of everyone, but it was a murderous motive.

You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder. Shen Chongming's trick is even more vicious, who said that he suspected that someone was colluding with Zeng Yi, but this kind of thing needs evidence and doesn't need evidence, it all depends on his mouth, if someone really offends him, it is very likely to be charged as a stone bandit.

Now Zeng Yiyi has made such a big noise, it is no different from rebellion, and it is not too much to say that it is to destroy the nine clans!

Everyone was dumbfounded, they never expected that Shen Chongming would be such a scoundrel as a court official, although he hated itchy, but he was helpless, looking at this guy's expression, it was clear that he had made up his mind that whoever wanted to make trouble would clean him up, in case he was in a hurry, it was really possible to be served in a pot, and then he would not only be able to kill chickens and monkeys, but also make up for the loss of tax revenue in the imperial court, I am afraid that he will be rewarded when he returns to the capital!

The situation was completely controlled by Shen Chongming, and the wealthy businessmen could only bow their heads and admit defeat for the sake of their lives and family business. "Hehe, Lord Shen misunderstood, we are all obedient people, how could we collude with Zeng Yi's bandits."

Shen Chongming shook his head and said slowly: "Everyone, this official is not joking, there must be someone in the city who has colluded with Zeng Yi. I also ask you to work tirelessly to find out such spies as soon as possible, which will be very helpful to suppress bandits! ”

This point was also thought of by Shen Chongming. It is said that these wealthy businessmen are all ordinary people, although they have gotten into the eyes of money, they must know something about the current situation, and there is no reason why they will come together to blackmail the yamen to quickly send troops to suppress the bandits, which is obviously someone behind their backs. In order to make the imperial army fight without knowing the enemy's situation, then it is very likely to fall into the trap of Zeng Yi!

Thinking of this, Shen Chongming was even more determined to plan at the beginning, that is, to stand still! Whoever has the most patience wins!