Sixty horses were ready to set off together, and it was quite a spectacle. At least the streets of Nangong County were immediately blocked by these fifty horses. Passers-by didn't dare to compete with Pang Zi and them at all, and they all hid on the side of the road and watched the people on the street. The brothers of the board of darts are standing next to their horses. In order to prevent the horses from having an accident and delaying things in the middle of the road, there were ten more people and two horses for one person. Each man stood beside the horses with guns on their backs, swords, guns and clubs, and the reins. Perhaps sensing the emotions of their owners, the horses were also in good spirits, or scraping the ground with their hooves, or snorting. The brothers of the dart game looked at the awe-inspiring looks of the passers-by, and even spoke loudly, or spat loudly, with a smug look.

Pang Zi was the last to come out, and after taking a look at the heroic appearance of the brothers, Pang Zi was also very happy. He pulled the saddle and rolled over his horse, then raised his right hand in the air. Pulling the reins with his left hand, the horse spun in place obediently, and all the brothers watched Pang Zi's majestic and chic movements. I heard Pang Zi yell, "Get on the horse!" ”

With this order, fifty men mounted their horses.

"Let's go!" Pang Zi then roared.

Like rolling waves, Pang Zi took the lead, pulling the riders along the street to join the group as Pang Zi and the team behind him passed by him. The marching cavalry marched in greater and larger numbers, and finally all of them were mobilized. More than two hundred horses' hooves knocked on the ground with a rumbling sound. At this time, no one dared to stand in front of this cavalry team, and Pang Zi's horse team swaggered out from the gate along the county road. The billowing smoke and dust did not settle for a long time.

The salt works in Pingxiang looked no different from yesterday, the coolies were rolling in muddy water, and Yan Ding was still monitoring the coolies' work, except for the flag planted by Pang Zi was pulled out, everything was as usual. Seeing the horses of the brigade roaring, everyone stopped what they were doing and watched Pang Zi and them rush over in amazement.

The horse team stopped at the place where Pang Zi planted the flag yesterday, Pang Zi looked at the hole poked out of the flagpole on the ground, and shouted with anger on his face: "Let the steward come out to see me." ”

Yesterday, no one dared to answer the salts who dared to stand in front of Pang Zi, and from a distance, I saw someone running to report the news, and Pang Zi didn't care so much. He continued to shout, "Let the steward come out to me." ”

Jing Tingjun came very quickly this time, seeing Pang Zi making such a big move, Jing Tingjun walked over with a straight face, Pang Zi looked at Jing Tingjun condescendingly, and he pretended to be calm, but his limbs were a little stiff, and the muscles on his face were obviously twitching. It's not because you're angry, it's because you're afraid.

Suddenly, Jing Tingjun changed to a smiling face, "Nephew Pang, why are you bothering." We're all family, and if there's anything you can't say, you have to make it like this. Who are you letting you see? ”

Pang Zi sneered: "Yo! Uncle Jing, do you remember that we are your own family? When will you give the money, so many of my brothers want to eat and drink, if you think we are your own family, you should have sent us the money a long time ago. ”

"But eldest nephew, you didn't say you asked for money for the medicine at that time." Jing Tingjun said loudly, trying to take some moral advantage.

"I didn't ask for money?" Pang Zi immediately raised his voice and shouted, "I mean, if it's not cured, I don't want a penny." The kid of Jing Tinglie's family is not angry, he is infected with flower willow disease, you come to my door to ask for medicine, I said five hundred taels, treat the disease first, if it is not cured, I will not take a penny. That's interesting enough, isn't it? ”

Pang Zi's words were immediately approved by the dart brothers, and they reprimanded one after another.

"That's right! A few days ago, I saw the kid of Jing Tinglie's family. Nothing at all. Something happened, and you ran faster than a rabbit, and when you were cured, you were gone. Our big brother is righteous, you can't bully the big brother. ”

"You have such a big salt farm, why are you short of those two hundred silver."

"A human life is worth a few hundred taels? The people of Jing Tinglie's family are so worthless? ”

Listening to these men in the dart game shouting angrily, Jing Tingjun couldn't respond. In all fairness, Jing Tingjun didn't think that Pang Zi's request for five hundred taels of medicine money was really excessive. The problem is that he is just a master, and when he went back to report yesterday, Jing Tinglie asked Jing Tingjun to ignore Pang Zi's request. Since the main family has such an idea, what can Jing Tingjun do, can't he pay Pang Zi himself?

Thinking of this, Jing Tingjun couldn't help but mentally scolded Jing Tinglie for not being righteous, which was obviously to set himself on the fire and roast him. When Jing Tingbin rebelled, Pang Zi was a famous cadre, a master who was not afraid of heaven and earth. This time, Pang Zi was not a loss, no matter what Jing Tinglie thought, it would not be good after the trouble.

Sure enough, I saw Pang Zi raise his right hand, and the brothers in the dart game fell silent in an instant.

"Uncle Jing, I'll just let you pass on a word. Since Jing Tinglie refuses to pay back the money, then don't blame me for being unkind. You might as well stop the business of this salt factory first, when to get the five hundred taels together, and when to start work. After speaking, without waiting for Jing Tingjun to speak again, Pang Zi waved his hand to the people behind him, "Brothers, let these people disperse!" ”

The brothers of the dart game had been waiting for this for a long time, and the fifty people were divided into two teams, and one team rode up and went straight to the field where the salt was boiled. The salters also wanted to resist, and two or three firearms were raised among the dozen people, and they saw that more than 20 men in the dart bureau each had muskets in their hands, and the muzzles of the black holes were pointed directly at themselves. These people are bold and bold in treating the hard laborers on weekdays, but when they really meet someone stronger than themselves, they were so frightened that their legs were weak.

The people in the dart bureau held their guns, forced Yanding into a corner, and began to collect the murder weapon in Yanding's hand. Whenever they reach this point and don't know each other, the brothers of the dart game go up and first slap their faces, then take down the murder weapon, and then backhand the two mouths. The beaten Yanding did not dare to say a word. The other salters didn't dare to resist anymore, and they all obediently handed over the guys.

The other group dismounted and headed straight for the saltworks, shouting, "Don't do it, come out of here." "All the coolies were driven out. For these coolies, the brothers of the dart board did not embarrass them, and each of them threw away twenty cents for wearing them as compensation for not being able to work. The coolies never expected Pang Zi and them to be so righteous, and they were so surprised that they couldn't even speak. Then I heard the brothers in the dart game shouting: "From now on, don't come." We'll tell you when you're coming. If you dare to come again and let us see it, you will not be so polite. ”

Even coaxed and frightened the coolies away, Pang Zi drove Jing Tingjun and the salties together, "Uncle Jing, you go back and tell Uncle Jing Tinglie that I will come here every day in the future and wait for him to send money." If he doesn't give money, this salt farm won't have to be opened. After saying that, he instructed his brothers in the dart bureau to put all the nitrate that had been boiled in sacks, put them on horseback, and whistled away.

Jing Tingjun looked at the back of Pang Zima's team, and then looked at the empty salt field and the pot of boiling salt. Pang Zi made it clear that he had to do the right thing to the end. Jing Tinglie is not a good stubble, he was bullied to the door, and things will definitely not be good in the future. It's just that when I was there, I was robbed of so much nitrate, and I had to go back and be scolded. For me, this is really a no-brainer.

After Jing Tinglie heard Jing Tingjun's report on the matter, he just snorted, neither angry nor annoyed. He just waved his hand, "It's okay, this kid Pang Zi is not here for the five hundred taels of silver at all." He's looking at the nitrate deal. He will come to give money or not. ”

"Second brother, what should we do?" Jing Tingjun asked. Although as a master, he should have made suggestions, but Jing Tinglie said this now, making it clear that he had a plan for a long time. In that case, you have to ask first.

Jing Tinglie just smiled, "Hmph, we don't have to do anything." Just spread the word. Now there are so many people who look at Pang Zi unpleasantly, what do you think after you say that Pang Zi is going to meddle in the nitrate business? In addition, let's not be idle, just report to the official. ”

"Reporter?" Jing Tingjun was a little puzzled, what is the use of this report? Pang Zi didn't come here to come to the salt farm. At least nominally, Pang Zi is here to ask for debts, and it is of little use to report to the official.

"It's not to find the county order, but to find the Beiyang Army." Jing Tinglie sneered, "Beiyang Jun and Pang Zi are also old acquaintances. Pang Zi is now gathering people to rebel, and the Beiyang Army has to come out to take care of it. ”

Jing Tingjun couldn't help but gasp, this trick was too ruthless. As a master, after listening to the words of the owner, Jing Tingjun had already arranged for Pang Zi to be charged with "robbing the salt field with the intention of rebelling". Beiyang Minister Yuan Shikai is now implementing a new police system, which is strengthening law and order in Hebei. Once this charge is apprehended, the Beiyang Army will certainly not be able to sit idly by. Not to mention that Pang Zi had fought with the Beiyang Army before, and it was not a bad thing to use Pang Zi's head to deter lawlessness.

His owner is now watching being bullied by Pang Zi to the door, but in fact, Pang Zi is in a big disaster.

Pang Zi robbed the salt factory in Pingxiang, and the news that he was ready to meddle in the nitrate business spread all over Xingtai. If it had been before, this kind of thing would only have become an after-dinner information. But this time the situation is completely different, in the surrounding areas centered on Nangong County, the landlords were shocked at first when they learned the news, and then they were excited.

Since relying on Pang Zi's dart bureau as a force, Chen Tianhua began to set up breeding farms and peasant associations, and the landlords suddenly found that their livelihoods had suddenly deteriorated a lot. Although the landlords did not get rich by selling poultry eggs, they controlled the local business and workshops. The landlord was engaged in the business of all walks of life, and Pang Zi now intervened in all walks of life. Pang Zi's dart bureau ran its own business, and the daily necessities it brought in were supplied to the members of the peasant union at low prices. This was a devastating blow to the landlords' grasp of the business.

With the support of the peasant associations, the common people now less and less rely on working for the landlords to earn some short-term jobs, which directly leads to the lack of manpower of the landlords. The already barely sustainable business is even worse. If Pang Zi is allowed to interfere in the nitrate trade again, the already increasingly powerful dart game will no longer be able to shake it.

For the landlords, this is already a matter of life and death. The landlords, who did not have much contact with Pingsuri, had to start in tandem. First the landlords who ran the cloth mills, and then the landlords who operated the handmade ceramics, the landlords communicated more and more. On September 20, the first batch of papers was sent to the Yamen of Nangong County.

"What? Someone sued me? When Pang Zi learned the news, he became furious.

In the past six months, Pang Zi has already cleared the way in the yamen, and he knows the news in the yamen very clearly.

"Exactly!" The head of the county government replied.

"Who are they?" Pang Zi immediately asked.

"What about this......" The head of the team snorted.

Pang Zi immediately took out a few silver dollars and handed them over, and the team leader took them in his hand and put them into his arms with satisfaction. "Brother Pang, in fact, there is nothing to complain about. But I've heard that in the canal defense camp, it seems that someone wants to do something to you. ”

Hearing this, Pang Zi's angry expression calmed down. Indeed, it is nothing to sue the officer. The county order is his own teacher, and Pang Zi is not guilty of doing business. The landlords are really nothing remarkable, but the defense of the canal is the real big threat. Pang Zi didn't know that he was doing a big deal, and the defense camp had already made his own idea. It's just that Pang Zi doesn't want to send money to these defense camps at all. Although there are daily dots, it is just to get by on the surface, but in fact, both sides don't like each other at all.

Thinking of this, Pang Zi bowed his hand deeply to the team leader, "Then there is Brother Lao to help me find out who in the defense camp has bad thoughts about me." ”

"Brother Pang, it's not that I won't help you. As far as I know, the whole defense battalion is now dissatisfied with you. If you really want to say who wants to hit your idea, I think everyone wants to hit your idea. So, Brother Pang, you have to be careful. After speaking, the team leader got up and took his leave.

That afternoon, Pang Zi rarely locked himself in the house. The brothers in the dart game never knew that Pang Zi could be so patient, as long as he was okay on weekdays, Pang Zi would come out to drink and talk with everyone, or pull someone to try martial arts. Pang Zi doesn't like to sleep during the day, looking in from the door of the house, Pang Zi stood up and sat down for a while, and he didn't sleep at all. Everyone thought it was strange, and the clever already faintly felt an unsettling atmosphere.

In the evening, Pang Zi finally came out of the house. He ordered first, and all his brothers came back first. These days, there is no buying and selling of pressed goods for the time being. Then Pang Zi called a few henchmen into the house. Closing the doors and windows, the first thing Pang Zi said was, "It's not okay if you don't rebel." ”

A few brothers were frightened, they were living a good life, why did they suddenly mention the rebellion?

After Pang Zi told a few henchmen about the defense camp, these people stopped talking. The defense battalion is the unit of the old Huai army on the canal. When the Beiyang New Army was created, the recruits were all recruited from good families in Hebei, and the Canal Defense Battalion, as an old unit of the Huai Army, had long been rotten. Yuan Shikai had no intention of recruiting people from these scum.

But no matter how the defense battalion is scum, but they are officers and soldiers after all. The canal defense battalion is responsible for arresting the canal bandits, if they really want to fight over, Pang Zi and they will fight with the defense battalion. That's really a rebellion.

On weekdays, everyone can clamoring to rebel, and they really face the choice of whether to rebel or not. No one could reply immediately.

"What's your plan?" Pang Zi asked with a stern expression.

Finally, Pang Tianshuo raised his head and said viciously: "Grandma's, Lao Tzu finally ate meat for a few days." They're going to fight Lao Tzu! Brother Pang, I'm following you back! ”