Wang An and Shi Duan stationed their men and horses in an abandoned village fifty or sixty miles away from the water, and it was the second day before Wang An and Shi Duan led the Dangyang soldiers to cross the water, Dong Xuan gathered his men from the border army in the north, and rode around in groups of two to prevent the bandits from suddenly coming back. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Shi Duan arranged for the soldiers to set up camp, set up sentry posts, light a fire to cook, and sent the soldiers to carefully explore the village, hoping to find the villagers.

"I didn't expect there to be two wells here," Wang An sighed as he walked around the outside and came back to Shi Duan.

Shi Duanzheng crouched on the desk and looked at the map, listened to Wang An's words, raised his head and said: "The nearby fields are all familiar land, which eliminates the pain of clearing wasteland, and there are several streams flowing from the green forest mountains here, and irrigation is also very convenient." The only thing to worry about is the Green Forest Bandits. As long as you negotiate the conditions with the bandits in the Green Forest Mountain, you can farm here with peace of mind. Looking at the situation of the latrine, I dare to assert that the Green Forest Bandits also stayed here for a period of time before. ”

"If only we had cavalry, the patrol could be expanded a lot." Wang An sighed, and then asked, "Negotiate terms with the bandits?" Will the bandits agree? If it is negotiated, how much can the bandits leave for them? ”

"It's usually fifty percent, which is better than in many places." Shi Duan explained to Wang An, "Because of the frequent activities of bandits here, those squirrels do not dare to come here to collect taxes. The best way is, of course, to recruit homeless people and farmers, on the one hand, to farm the land and provide food for the bandits, and on the other hand, to act as eyes and ears to report to the bandits. The farmers leave after the autumn harvest, and only the homeless people spend the winter here. Shi Duan patted the case, "If those homeless people hadn't escaped, they should have been taken up the mountain by bandits, in case they reported to the government in order to save their lives." ”

"It seems that Shi Sima has put a lot of effort into these things."

"There are many such situations in Longxi, where officials and rebels are killing and killing, but there are still many farmers and homeless people who are begging for a living there, because there are no husbands to collect taxes."

"Didn't the officers and soldiers fight with the rebels on a regular basis? Aren't these people afraid of being killed by the fish in the pond? ”

Shi Duan said with a smile: "The official army and the rebel army have a tacit understanding, and most of them will not start the war until the autumn harvest until the beginning of spring next year." In this way, the agricultural time will not be missed, and the food supply can be guaranteed, and the two sides can support it for a longer time. Unless those newly appointed officials start a war in advance for the sake of merit, they not only miss the harvest, but also offend many people, and eventually they will inevitably leave. ”

Wang An wanted to say something, Dong Xuan came in from outside, saluted Wang An and Shi Duan, and said: "County Zun, Jun Sima, there is no trace of thieves nearby, presumably they have retreated to the mountains, and no villagers have been found around." ”

Shi Duan nodded, hung up the map, pointed to the map with a wooden stick and said to Dong Xuan: "In the next few days, Chief Dong Tun will lead the scouts to expand the search area, especially the situation between Ruoxian County and Lulin Mountain, and explore it clearly, so that no fish can slip through the net." ”

Dong Xuan looked at the map, then at Wang An and Shi Duandao: "How long does Jun Sima give to his subordinates?" ”

"Five days, Ben Sima gives you five days." Dong Xuan nodded in response.

Seeing that Shi Duan and Dong Xuan had already discussed, Wang Ancai said: "There are still three days to go until the New Year, there are many things in the yamen, and the official is worried that Kong Xun will not be too busy." In order not to tell the truth, the official should return to Dangyang immediately, gather in Lankou at night to rest, and discuss some things with Wei Bo. You don't have to worry about the grain, Uncle Wei will transport it from Lankouju tomorrow, and then it will be shipped every five days. During this time, you have to step up your practice, and on the fourteenth day of the first month, this official will come from Dangyang in the name of ****. ”

Wang An returned to Dangyang in the evening of the second day, because he also brought some money and grain from Lankouju. The money and grain were to be given to the officials as a reward to reassure the people. The busiest is Kong Xun, a large group of people are waiting to receive the money, and after Wang An handed over the things to Kong Xun, he found an excuse to sneak back to the county office.

"When the complainants arrived in Gangneung, the Taishoufu sent a small official to take their complaints. Some people were very dissatisfied and made trouble in the Taishou Mansion, and as a result, they were imprisoned and had to pay a fine before they could come out, otherwise they would have to spend the New Year in prison. Back in the back house, the eldest girl told Wang An about it.

"How does Madame know about this?" Wang An knew that the eldest girl was happy and quiet, and she didn't go out much, and the concubines in a few rooms were not troubled people, so she wouldn't tell the eldest girl about these things.

"It was the little lady Sun who told me," replied the eldest girl, "and they sent people back to get the money and prepare to save people." ”

"Just her," Wang An smiled and said: "Most of those businessmen have never been out of Dangyang County, and they have been said by the Chang family, the Ding family and the district family, thinking that they are asking for the people's lives, as long as they arrive in Jiangling and present the situation, Taishou will send someone to take me down, I don't understand the rules of officialdom, the rules of officialdom are hello, I am good, everyone, as long as there is no winner or loser, there is a smile on his face." Madame's meaning is understood by the official, and Madame is also for the good of the official, but it is inconvenient for the official to meddle in this matter, so let them solve it by themselves. "The eldest girl told Wang An about this, hoping that Wang An could write a letter to Taishou, release these people, and win the favor of the locals. But Wang An can't say that he has offended the local snake in Nanjun, and it is okay not to write a letter, but if he writes a letter, he is afraid that someone will make it difficult for them. Hearing that Wang An changed the title from "I" to "this official", it was obvious that Wang An did not want the eldest girl to meddle in this matter again, and the eldest girl sighed in her heart and served Wang An to go to bed.

Because the county lost a lot of property a year ago, in order not to be contaminated, the family with a head and a face in Dangyang just sent family members to pay New Year's greetings to the eldest girl and give gifts, only the head of the Zhao family came to Wang An on the first day of the first month, and Wang An personally feasted the head of the Zhao family to express his gratitude.

When the head of the Zhao family returned to the mansion, his son asked: "Didn't the child tell the adults that the seat of the county lord would not be kept, why did the adults go to pay New Year's greetings to the county honor?" After the county came to Dangyang, he suppressed several of our wealthy clans, competed with the people for profit, and in just two months, he has been sued twice, and even the green forest bandits can't stand it, robbed this person's ill-gotten wealth, and was angry for the people. ”

"Who said that?"

"The head of the Chang family said it himself, and he also preached it everywhere," his son said, "The head of the Chang family said, Nanjun Beijia personally came out to meet them, took their case, and promised to give them an explanation, and said that after the New Year, officials would be sent down to investigate thoroughly." Not only that, but those who were arrested and put in prison were released, and the money was returned. Yesterday, the Chang family wanted to see the adults, why did the adults refuse? ”

"What about Taishou?" The head of the Zhao family asked. "Has Taishou seen any of these people?"

"The master of the Chang family said that Taishou went out of the city to inspect the school and the navy, and he didn't summon them."

The head of the Zhao family muttered to himself: "The head of the Chang family is so hard to publicize this matter, don't drive what benefits did he promise?" ”

His son was a little confused: "What do you mean?" ”

"What does a father mean is that dead ashes can be resurrected, let alone a man?"

When rumors spread that Wang An was going to be dismissed, Tian Dalang returned to Dangyang.