When Xu Xian arrived at the Zhixian Yamen the next day, the yamen and soldiers in the yamen were already lining up at the gate to wait for Xu Xian's arrival.

The soldiers who had prejudices in the city before would also admire Xu Xian so much.

"Lord Zhixian, early this morning, a large number of people came to wait to be recruited!" Song Hai, the warden of the torture room, came to Xu Xian and said with a smile on his face.

"Hmm." Xu Xian just nodded lightly and didn't answer him, which made Song Hai a boss who was not interested

When Xu Xian arrived at the main hall of the Yamen, Du Yong also summarized the results of yesterday's battle and presented them to Xu Xian.

“…… My lord, in addition to the few bandits who were killed yesterday, there are more than 120 strong men from Heifeng Village, and more than 170 people such as the elderly, weak, women and children, I don't know how the adults are going to settle them! Du Yong said.

Xu Xian looked at the summary documents, frowned slightly, and said: "Although these people are not extremely evil, they have always been the thieves of the Black Wind Village, even if not everyone bears human lives, but they have also participated in the killing of innocent people, this official will report to Hejian Mansion and condemn them to the crime of exile, as for those old and weak women and children, they will be accompanied to reclaim the frontier." ”

Song Hai said on the side: "This is the best, the lord should report to the Hejian Mansion first, if the prefect knows that Xu Zhixian has received such a great credit, he will definitely show the merits of the lord in the state capital, and then the lord will become the first person in the Hejian Mansion to suppress bandits!" ”

His words immediately caused many rolls of eyes next to him.

Song Hai has never been Xu Xian's descendant, and Xu Xian has brought a lot of people, and these people all think that Song Hai is very annoying to be a sycophant here.

Xu Xian said: "Since these people are going to be convicted, then the Song officials will first help the official sort out the files, and then interrogate these people from Heifeng Village in detail to see who has a lawsuit on their backs, and the official doesn't want to summarize and sort it out in person, so this matter will be handed over to the Song officials first!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Song Hai also knew that he was not welcome here, so he walked away and took people to convict the thieves in those cells.

Wei Dong came over and said: "My lord, now that the Black Wind Village has been leveled, the road from Yanshan County to the surrounding counties is still not smooth, do you want to write to Hejian Mansion and ask it to send troops and horses to help?" ”

"It doesn't seem like there's much hope." Xu Xian said, "I have sent Zhang Bing to Hejian Mansion before, but I haven't come back yet, Hejian Mansion must be in trouble, plus the road is not easy to walk, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while!" ”

The staff members present were also looking at each other, and these people could also see a sense of crisis on their faces.

Xu Xian said: "The most important thing now is to raise grain, grass and materials, otherwise it will not even be possible to recruit troops, and at the same time, we must also train the original soldiers and horses in the city, and the next battle will start within ten days, and you are all ready!" ”

"My lord, are you in too much of a hurry?" Shen Hao asked.

Xu Xian smiled and said: "In the case that the supply of soldiers and horses and grain and grass cannot be supplied for the time being, it should be regarded as a war to feed the war, if we don't level the camp of a thief, what do we rely on to feed these men under us?" Now it is a thought, first eradicate the thieves and cottages in the south of the city one by one, and ensure that the road from Hejian Mansion to Yanshan County is smooth! ”

"Yes, sir!" Everyone also felt the spirit of encouragement, and after pacifying the Black Wind Village, they all had confidence in the matter of leveling the bandits, and they also had motivation when they received the order.

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The magistrate's yamen is still arranging some matters in an orderly manner.

In the city, the Zhu family, Zhu Xing, Bai Qiyuan and others are still discussing the next countermeasures.

Bai Qiyuan said: "...... According to the previous plan, the 10,000 taels of silver that were collected were sent over, which was already the limit of each family. Today, the price of grain in the market in the city has been raised to six times the price before, and even the price of medicinal herbs, cloth, and forage has also increased several times, so let's see how many things his surname Xu can buy in the market! ”

The people of the families present all showed smug expressions on their faces, obviously this arrangement made them feel relieved.

"Hmm!" Zhu Xing nodded slightly and said, "If he can retreat from the difficulty, it is naturally the best, it seems that his next step is very likely to come to buy food and necessities from us, and then we will be able to take the initiative!" ”

Bai Qiyuan snorted coldly: "His surname Xu came to suppress the bandits, it is nothing more than for silver, if he knows each other, give him 10,000 taels of silver to let him leave Yanshan County, this is also the best, he has this 10,000 taels of silver, and then go elsewhere to buy a county magistrate, maybe he can earn back in a few years, if he still wants to be entangled in Yanshan County, don't blame us for being unkind to him!" ”

Someone from the Sima family next to him asked, "What if the new magistrate refuses to come to our house to buy food?" ”

"He has no food, how can he pacify the bandits?" Bai Qiyuan asked rhetorically, "The people under his command also have to eat, drink, and Lazar, and the weapons he has on hand are not enough, so he must also find a blacksmith...... After all, now everything is under our control, he can only honestly bow his head and admit his mistakes, so that he can be a man with his tail between his legs, otherwise he will be a dead end! ”

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In the sky above the Zhu family, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were listening to the conversation of the people below.

Xiaoqing was very angry after hearing this, and said, "Sister, these people are really stubborn, let's go and teach them a lesson!" I...... I can't help it, they're still stumbling on my brother-in-law! ”

"Alas!" Bai Suzhen sighed and said, "These people are all for their own interests, and they say that they are wrong, but in fact, they are not wrong, and the way to obtain benefits is different." Now the next step for the officials is to go to other bandit cottages, and they will inevitably have to deal with these people, and it doesn't make much sense for us to teach them a lesson, it's better to see how the officials do this! ”

"But sister, brother-in-law is indeed without food now, how can I quell the bandits without food? Brother-in-law is not a fairy, there are too many bandit cottages in Yanshan County, can my brother-in-law handle it alone? Xiaoqing looked at Bai Suzhen and asked nervously.

Bai Suzhen said: "Qing'er, I found that you have been very concerned about your brother-in-law's affairs recently, why is this?" ”

"Me?" Xiaoqing's face turned red, but she still pretended to be calm and said, "Why can I do it, isn't it for the family to live happier?" ”

Bai Suzhen sighed and said: "What we can think of, your brother-in-law must also think of, he was more thoughtful than us in dealing with Heifeng Village before, and he will definitely be able to solve the food problem, we just need to help him listen to some news to prevent someone from harming him in secret!" ”