In the eyes of local officials, Shen Xi is simply a jackal, tiger and leopard, stretching out his hand wherever he goes, not forcing the local gentry to donate, although the rampant bandits will affect the interests of the gentry, but the needle does not hurt if it is not pierced in the flesh, and the gentry of Haifeng are not very keen on donations. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Unlike when Shen Xi paid donations in Guishan County, although Guishan was a "voluntary principle", it was based on the matter of "bribery and exemption from crime", and the gentry who returned to Shanshan did not dare not accept it.

It's different when you get to Haifeng, since it's voluntary, just take a stone of food, as for bedding, clothes, weapons, etc., then it's simply free.

Each family has discussed and handed over the same amount, the law does not blame the public, you Shen Dufu is just passing by Haifeng, can you still stay in the city for this little bit of food?

As a result, at two o'clock the next day, Shen Xi went to the county government to look at the numbers on the sorted list, and shook his head helplessly, the entire Haifeng only received a total of fifty stone of grain, and there was no one or two pieces of silver, which was similar to sending food away. The grain is not new, but old, and it is likely that it is kept by large families to feed their livestock.

As for the supplies, some were also donated, such as dozens of old clothes made of broken copper and iron, and linen bedding with traces of insect and rat bites......

Shen Xi looked at Haifeng Zhixian Ren Wenwen and County Chengtian Yaoqing, and asked, "This is how Haifeng dealt with the officers and soldiers of the three armies?" ”

Ren Wenwen reluctantly explained: "Lord Shen, forgive me, Haifeng is a small county, and the annual tax is not more than ......."

"Okay, this official doesn't want to know how much tax you Haifeng pays every year, and I don't want to know what practical difficulties you have, since the local gentry are unable to help the court to quell the bandits, then the official is not strong, Ren Zhi County will return the original food and materials according to the list."

Shen Xi didn't want to use these old grains and rags as military supplies.

Shen Xi was so "reasonable", Ren Wenwen and Tian Yaoqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although this move would inevitably offend Shen Xi, and the future evaluation would not be good, but they knew that even if they completed the tasks handed over by Shen Xi, it would be difficult to become the descendant of the governor, but they would offend the local gentry, and it would be extremely difficult to become an official in the future, so they stopped thinking about it.

Shen Xi rode back to the post house, the sky was already dark, and it was reasonable to leave the city at this time.

Jing Yue's face darkened, and he asked a little unwillingly: "Lord Shen, it's really annoying, let's just forget it?" ”

"Lao Jing, ask you something, who do you think we are fighting for?" Shen Xi asked suddenly.

Jing Yue hesitated for a moment and said, "For the imperial court." ”

Shen Xi shook his head with a smile: "It is said that it is for the court, or for the people, but it is just a high-sounding word." To be precise, we sent troops to fight for those in need, since the people of Haifeng County feel that the bandit disaster has been eliminated, there is no need to pay money and food to the army, then we don't have to be reluctant! It is necessary to post some notices to say that the local officials of Haifeng will eradicate the bandits in the Qingming Dynasty, and the officials and the army of bandits will never set foot in the territory of Haifeng. ”

"Lord Shen...... We...... Not coming back? Jing Yue didn't understand what Shen Xi meant.

Shen Xi said: "Just follow the instructions of this official to post notices everywhere in the city, and leave at dawn, since the gentry of Haifeng don't need us to help quell the bandits, why should we force it!" ”

Jing Yue nodded, as if he was angry, he also felt that even if there were any more thieves in Haifeng in the future, he would not bring troops over to clear it.

Shen Xi led the army to pass through Haifeng, entered the city only one night, and left the next day, and this "never set foot in Haifeng again" notice is his parting "gift".

Since you Haifeng County do not pay the "protection fee" according to the rules, I will post a notice on my side to indicate that you have left the "organization".

After packing up the camp tent and reorganizing the team, Shen Xi led his troops out of Haifeng City from the north gate, preparing to meet with the soldiers of the three armies who had drawn the camp and continued to set off north.

As a result, Shen Xi didn't go out of the city gate, and a carriage came in a hurry, and the county Chengtian Yaoqing personally rushed to the car, and the person sitting in the car was the county magistrate, and he was in a hurry to block Shen Xi's way.

"Lord Shen, you can't go."

Ren Wen came up with a pleading tone.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "Ren Zhi County's hospitality, this official remembers, in the future, I will have the opportunity to meet in the capital or somewhere else, and then drink wine and recite poems!" ”

Ren Wenwen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Lord Shen, if you want to leave, why do you have to post a notice saying that you will not return to Haifeng?" This...... This Haifeng is a brilliant person......"

Before, it was said that it was a small county, the taxes were not much, the people were poor, and the gentry had no money and no food, but now they said that they were outstanding people? If I hadn't told me not to bring troops to Haifeng again, would you be so nervous?

Shen Xi said: "Outstanding people, that has nothing to do with this official, this official leads the troops and bandits, there is really a need for this official to serve everywhere, this official has no time to return to Haifeng, Ren Zhixian does not need to send it, so I will leave!" ”

I have the heart to hit the wall.

Haifeng County is different from other states and counties, the city was originally built forty or fifty miles away from the coast, and to the south is the Red Bay Changsha Port, and there are no less than 100 robberies reported by Haifeng every year, and there are countless cases that have not been reported.

In the first year of Shen Xi's suppression of bandits, bandits, pirates, and pirates did not dare to make a living near Guangzhou Prefecture, and all moved north, which made the coastline of Haifeng temporarily tranquil.

But after Shen Xi posted the notice, it was tantamount to telling those bandits that Shen Xi didn't care about the bandits after Haifeng, so the pirates and pirates of such a happy land didn't flock to it?

"Lord Shen, you can't go!"

Ren Wenwen came up directly and grabbed Shen Xi's horse's head, with a resolute look on his face.

"Whew! Swish! ”

Jing Yue and the other guards next to Shen Xi directly pulled out their sabers.

Jing Yue even shouted: "The surname is Ren, what are you going to do?" Dare to stop Lord Shen's mount, could it be that he wants to test whether the knife edge of a certain family is sharp? ”

Ren Wenwen was just a dumb civil official, and when he saw this posture, he quickly let go of his hand, Shen Xi's riding skills were not good, and the mount was frightened and stumbled a few times, and Shen Xi tried his best to adjust his sitting posture to stabilize it.

Ren Wenwen said: "Lord Shen, you said that you won't come again, what should the hundreds of thousands of people in Haifeng do?" You can't go! ”

Shen Xi said: "The matter of local bandits, its own guards are responsible for it. There are Pinghai Thousand Households, Jiesheng Thousand Households and Jieshiwei around Haifeng, why bother with this official? ”

Ren Wenwen thought to himself, if the local guards were to use it, they would not make the bandits on the southeast coast so rampant, and the imperial court would not send you to quell the local bandits. Ren Wenwen said: "The local officials and people need Lord Shen, you ......"

Shen Xi sneered: "Ren Zhixian, don't say that this official didn't give you a chance, the matter has come to this, this official has no time to stay in the city for a long time, and now he is about to go out of the city to meet the three armies, and there will be no time in the future!" ”

Only then did Ren Wenwen know that not only did he not please Shen Xi with the matter of leading the gentry and people out of the city to greet him, but he had offended the young governor Fu Qincha, otherwise he would not have said what would have happened indefinitely.

Ren Wenwen said: "Lord Shen, the money, food, weapons, and materials you need can be raised for you in the city, you ...... Just need to stay for two more hours...... Two hours is fine. If there is a delay, the lower officials are willing to come to see him! ”

Shen Xi looked Ren Wen up and down.

I really don't know that you have the ability to complete the matter of raising military rations and materials in two hours, so why didn't you do it last night?

Shen Xi guessed that at this time, the gentry in the city had already surrounded the magistrate's yamen when they saw the notices he sent people to post all over the city.

The gentry gave Shen Xi a dismount, and Shen Xi also returned the favor to them.

Originally, the local gentry felt that Shen Xi had no way to take them, the bandits had run out, and if you went north to destroy all the bandits, then we could sit back and relax, why should we give you money and food to support you to quell the bandits?

If you want to pay for food, it should also be Chaozhou Prefecture or Fujian local prefectures and counties, which has nothing to do with our Haifeng.

But as soon as Shen Xi's notice came out, it was tantamount to telling all the bandits that you could take refuge in Haifeng, and you would no longer care about the bandits in Haifeng County after supervising the yamen.

The local gentry were selfish because of their ineffective contributions, but after the accident, all parties pointed the finger at the magistrate and the county.

Ren Wenwen doesn't have much ability, he can't make money in the local area, and he can't establish contacts, but he has become a candidate to come out and carry the black pot.

Shen Xi said: "This official can't delay the march, at most give Ren Zhixian an hour, if after an hour, this official still can't see 300 stone of new grain and 1,000 taels of silver, then the official will not withdraw the notice, so he will leave!" ”

Many things just need to be persecuted, as the so-called no pressure, there is no motivation, and the problem that was not solved last night is only two hours for Ren Wenwen to speak, which means that Shen Xi has to wait for a morning.

Shen Xi didn't plan to delay too long in Haifeng, the land march was already very slow, if the fleet sailed to Nanao Island first and did not start the battle for a long time, it would be easy to be taken advantage of by bandits...... The Chinese army has not yet arrived, and even if the officers and troops can win after the war, the damage will not be small.

For Shen Xi, time is the key factor that determines the direction of this war.

"Then an hour, the lower official will go back and make arrangements!"

Ren Wenwen and Tian Yaoqing hurriedly came and left in a hurry, Shen Xi looked at the shadow of the carriage in the distance, couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, and then jumped off the horse.

Jing Yue smiled and walked up to Shen Xi: "Hey, my lord, this trick really works." But my lord, if they really refuse to donate, let's ...... Really won't go back to Haifeng in the future? ”

Shen Xi said with a smile: "This official wishes that all the bandits would treat Haifeng as the last refuge, so there is no need for the soldiers of the three armies to run around, but is that possible?" ”

Jing Yue thought about it and shook his head honestly.

Those bandits are not stupid, and the governor Yamen said that he no longer cares about Haifeng, but Haifeng is a big county close to Guangzhou after all, who dares to guarantee that this is not a trick used by the government to lure the enemy?

Under the persecution of Shen Xi, the efficiency of the Yamen of Haifeng Zhixian County was high, and the grain and silver were transported first, followed by clothes and bedding, in addition to a small number of weapons.

Shen Xi sent someone to be responsible for receiving it, while he himself lay down in the carriage to rest, and after waiting for an hour, Jing Yue lifted the curtain of the car, woke Shen Xi up, and said, "My lord, there are four hundred and fifty stones of grain, one thousand five hundred taels of silver, and there are still a lot of materials, all of which are equipped with carriages and people...... Did you go out and check? ”

Shen Xi lifted the curtain and saw that the carriages and horses behind him were ready, and he saw Ren Wenwen busy with people from a distance.

"No, go and uncover the notice, just say that the previous discussion is invalid, and if there is anything in Haifeng in the future, the governor will naturally come to quell the chaos...... When you're ready, you'll go. ”

Shen Xi was too lazy to see Ren Wenwen and the others again.

I don't need to be unfaithful a hundred times, and you let the literature take the gentry and people out to see me from the beginning, and your feelings are just to paralyze me in a scene. Now that my goal has been reached, let's go our separate ways, and I really won't set foot in the Haifeng Land Realm again in the future, and this matter will be over.

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