It was night, and the small village of Zaoto, which is usually silent at night, was full of noisy atmosphere today. In the evening, the Yang family is in the main house, the old Yang Tou'er family is also discussing the contracting of the salt field, the family has two sons working in the salt field, usually busy from morning to evening for a month, the salt division gave a bucket of miscellaneous grains mixed with wild vegetables, it is barely satisfied, now there is such a big opportunity to make a fortune, of course the Yang family must seize it. But about how to contract the law. The old man doesn't have any score in his heart! So I brought in my two sons to discuss countermeasures. The two sons of the old Yang family were also full of sorrow, and they didn't come up with a way for a long time.

When the old man saw the worried faces of his two sons, he was immediately furious: "You two said that you two are cowardly!" I haven't come up with an ugly guy for so long! What use does Lao Tzu want from you! You know how to eat and eat in one day! When it comes to the critical moment, the three sticks can't hit a fart! Today, an old man put his words here, and he can't think of a way for anyone to come up with this door! ”

Seeing the old man angry, the two sons were also a little scared, and the eldest son Yang Hai whispered, "Dad! I heard that Lord Liu, this new salt pan, produces more than 50 stone of salt every day, and it is impossible for the three of us to do so much work! Gather at least 10 strong laborers every day to ensure the completion of the tasks assigned by adults! I heard that the Zhang family next door is also discussing finding someone to partner with, so let's partner with them! Do you think it's okay? ”

The second Yang Yan also chimed in: "That's it! If there are fewer people, you can't do it! Our family is a single family in this stove village! I didn't want to find a relative! The same is true of the brothers of the Wang family who I usually want to be good, no, let's find them to sum up! ”

The old man muttered, "Okay! Can't just watch a great opportunity slip away from you! Let's find a few partners! When the time comes, ten people will be divided equally! A salt pond is ten taels of silver a day, and three hundred taels a month. At that time, each person can still get thirty taels, such a large sum of money. By the end of the year, the two of you will have money to marry a daughter-in-law! When the time comes, build a few big tiled houses for the two of you, and the old man will be able to wait to hold his grandson! ”

I heard that I can save money to marry a daughter-in-law! Old man Yang's two sons are also very excited, what the stove household was like before, everyone knows that it is good to be able to support themselves! Still want to marry a daughter-in-law? Who wants to marry their daughter here to suffer! Most of the impoverished Kamato villages are singles! If you have a daughter at home, it's better, you can discuss changing relatives with other families! It is to marry one's daughter to someone who has a daughter from another family, and then the family is marrying someone else's daughter! In this way, you can also save a lot of money on the bride price! This is also a helpless move under duress! The old Yang family only has two sons! I used to worry about what to do in the future! Seeing that he can't marry a daughter-in-law, the old Yang family is about to die! Now it's okay to meet Lord Liu, a living bodhisattva! It is unthinkable to pay us poor stove households back!

With these thoughts in his heart, the old man looked at his two sons with excited faces and said, "Now we all know what the situation is!" To be a man, you must know how to repay Entu! It was Lord Liu who gave us hope! Let's all keep it in mind! Let's talk about the ugly things ahead! If anyone does something sorry for Lord Liu in the future, don't blame the old man for turning his face and not recognizing people! At that time, you don't need to do it yourself! I'll kill him first! Remember? ”

When the two saw Daddy's serious appearance, the excited expression on their faces was also put away, and they said solemnly, "Got it!" Father! We'll remember what you say! I won't do anything to be sorry for Lord Liu! ”

Seeing that the two of them should get down, Old Man Yang nodded with satisfaction, "Hmm!" Just keep it in mind! Hurry up and eat, and when you're done looking for someone to discuss the partnership! Strive to come up with a charter today, and let's report to Lord Liu early tomorrow morning, hurry up and take a seat first! ”

The two of them responded, hurriedly picked up a few mouthfuls of food and ran out to find their preferred partner! Something like this is happening all over the village. For a time, the small village was bustling with activity.

Liu Fan was not idle that night, at dinnertime, Liu Fan personally came to the residence of Li Xiaohu and other pro-soldiers, and just after entering the door, he saw Li Xiaohu **** on his upper body, and a pro-soldier behind him was dressing him. When I saw Liu Fan enter the door, I was about to salute! Liu Fan hurriedly stopped his movements and said, "If you are injured, don't be polite!" And I said a long time ago that everyone is a brother when there are no outsiders, and there is no need for these clichés! As he spoke, he took the gold sore medicine from his own soldiers and rubbed it on Li Xiaohu personally!

Seeing the criss-crossing wounds on Li Xiaohu's back, Liu Fan also felt remorseful, and secretly blamed himself for being too heavy, sighing, "I shouldn't have been so heavy!" I know you're doing it for my good! But under the circumstances, if you are not punished, what should the stove households think, it will give them the impression of being a bully! Not good for our future development! You must know that our army is the army of the people, and we fight to the death so that the people can live a good life! I can't make a special case just because I'm an officer! We must always maintain our good image in the hearts of the people and get the support of the people, so that we can be invincible and invincible forever! ”

When Li Xiaohu heard Liu Fan's words, he was ashamed and said, "My lord! I know it's wrong! ”

Liu Fan snorted and continued, "Most of you are from poor backgrounds, and you all know what life you have together, and everyone knows how the people hate us soldiers!" It is precisely because we know that we should restrain our emotions and not become the people we hated before! Treat the people as if they were your own relatives! In this way, the people can support us as if we were relatives! And not the enemy! Do you understand what I mean? ”

"We get it!" The pro-soldiers present replied in unison.

Seeing the answers of the pro-soldiers, Liu Fancai nodded and smiled, and continued to take the ointment to apply medicine to the next pro-soldier. Li Xiaohu, who had applied the medicine on the side, also hurried over to help! Liu Fan told a few jokes about later generations while applying medicine to his own soldiers, which caused everyone to laugh. Immediately, the whole house was filled with a joyful and warm atmosphere. It wasn't until all the soldiers were dressed with medicine that Liu Fan got up and left the room.

The next day, the stove households brought their familiar partners to the door of the salt division early to wait for Liu Fan's arrival. Liu Fan was also very happy when he saw so many people in the morning, and he handed over this task to Ding Lu to deal with, but he took people to the garrison of the Broken Army. First, Ding Lu is familiar with the situation of Shihe Salt Farm, and Ding Lu has been busy with Liu Fan in the past few days, and he looks capable! And he's basically the equivalent of being under house arrest! Without Liu Fan's order, he wouldn't be able to get out of the scope of Shihe! So Liu Fan handed it over to him and was not worried at all. On the other hand, Liu Fan still has very important things to do. It's impossible to do all these chores yourself! Then he won't be able to do anything!

Throwing off the shackles of these miscellaneous things, Liu Fan came to the garrison of the Broken Army, and according to Liu Fan's request, the Broken Army was stationed near the official road leading to Jiaozhou from the Shihe Salt Farm, guarding the exit of the Shihe Salt Farm, and it was only five miles away from the Yamen of the Shihe Salt Division! After entering the camp, Liu Fan first inspected the training of the barracks, and then called a meeting of officers and above. After all the officers arrived, Liu Fan said his thoughts: "Call everyone here this time!" There is a main task for everyone! Now I have found that there are a large number of illegal salt dealers in the Jiaozhou area, and these illegal salt dealers often form a gang of "salt lords" with a dozen or more than 100 people, and they wreak havoc in Jiaozhou and most of Shandong. It is a huge obstacle to the sales of official salt! What we have to do now is to find a way to eliminate these "salt lord" gangs and ensure the stability of the salt administration in Jiaozhou! What do you think about it? ”

Hearing Liu Fan's words, the surroundings suddenly fell into a temporary silence, and after waiting for a long time, Wu Tao, as the highest-ranking officer in the Broken Army and Liu Fan's most trusted officer, took the lead in speaking, "My lord! I also have some understanding of some salt barons in Jiaozhou, most of these big gangs are attached to the local tyrants, and some of them are simply the promotion officers of the Salt Division. Most of the small gangs are produced by boiling salt villages for profit! It's not a good idea to do it rashly! I think it's better to investigate first! Wait until you find out! Let's quickly attack him by surprise and annihilate these salt barons in one fell swoop! ”

"Hmmm! Wu Tao is right! These salt lords are inextricably linked with local heroes and Shandong officials, and once they startle the snakes, it is very easy to cause a backlash, and even I am a little unbearable at that time! Those little salt lords are all military households or poor people, and if they don't handle it well, they will be cut off from their way of life! Rash pressure will cause extremely bad effects, do not move lightly! So be it! You first send spies to investigate the activities of salt barons in Jiaozhou! When the time comes, we will discuss how to solve it! Liu Fan thought about it for a while and said

"Yes! My lord! I'll arrange for someone to investigate! Wu Tao responded

"Hmmm! Be careful, though! This time, we have to grasp the big and let go of the small, and first find some vicious salt lord gangs! For the time being, let's put aside the small gang formed by those military households! I'll figure it out another way! Liu Fan then commanded

"My lord! One more thing! These gangs are very widely distributed, and they are all scattered, and we are all dispatched, which is a bit of a waste of troops, and second, it is difficult to find other people to hide when they receive the news! I'd suggest it's better to work in small teams! Wu Tao suggested

After listening to Wu Tao's words, Liu Fan also felt that it was very reasonable, and after discussion, Liu Fan decided to use the squad mode to act. In units of one team, each team is responsible for an area led by the team officer, and all but five hundred people are left behind. In addition, a cavalry squad of 200 men was set up to serve as a reserve mobile force, which could be quickly dispatched to support in case of danger.