After Liu Jun burst into laughter, he spoke leisurely.

"I've figured out what happened, and I'm sure both of you know it, and now I think we should deal with this matter first."

Zhang Butcher had a big belly, "A group of untouchables, who still want to slander me, will be imprisoned for ten days and half a month, and they will be honest." ”

Liu Jun laughed again, with mockery in his laughter.

"Uncle Zhang, look at it, you can see clearly, there are hundreds of people on the other side, these people are all outsiders, all refugees. To put it mildly, they have nothing now, a rotten life, a dog will jump off the wall when he is in a hurry, and a rabbit will bite when he is in a hurry. If you're really going to do that, what do you think they're going to do when they're in a hurry? ”

Zhang Butcher's face was scornful.

"Dogs will jump over the wall in a hurry, lest they bite people in a hurry, and those who are in a hurry can do anything. Look at the rogues everywhere today, they are still those who are forced to be anxious? Brother Zhao, you don't want to get an official to force the people to rebel, right? Liu Jun looked at Zhao Xiancheng.

Zhao Xiancheng hurriedly shook his head, he couldn't afford such a responsibility as the official forcing the people to rebel, and he didn't dare to touch it in the slightest.

Liu Jun smacked his lips and snorted twice.

"It's a very delicate matter, those homeless people are like a powder keg now, and we are the ones who sit on the powder keg, if you are not careful, this spark splashes into the barrel, and it explodes, and we all have to fly into the sky, you two say I'm right, right?"

Zhao Xiancheng nodded, and Zhang Butcher also nodded with an ugly face.

"There are some things that can't be forced, if it's just one or two displaced people, of course it's fine, but now it's hundreds of displaced people. Now there are thieves everywhere, and these homeless people are also angry in their hearts, you two should have heard it just now, and someone was shouting against his mother just now, this is the sign of danger. If it is not handled well, it will become a fuse. ”

"What do you say about Jiye?"

"Big things are small, small things are small, try to calm this thing down." Liu Jun said very directly.

"Why did a big thing turn into a small thing?"

"To put it bluntly, it is to take some silver out and spend money to eliminate disasters." Liu Jun smiled brightly, "Don't worry about money, the things that money can solve are trivial, I'm afraid that if you are willing to pay, others will not be able to settle things." What is this man's greatest fear, that he has a life to make money but no money to spend! ”

Butcher Zhang shivered, and suddenly felt a chill in his back.

Although Liu Jun didn't want things to get big, if things got bigger, and finally stabbed at the top, it would naturally be no good for the butchers in Zhao County, and those homeless people would be even worse. He wanted to help those people, so the best thing to do was to calm things down.

But there are also different ways to calm things, such as he plans to knock out the butcher for a sum of money, so that he can also get some blood in retribution.

The solution that Liu Jun provided to Zhang Butcher was very simple, and he did not let him admit that he had acted as a fake silver, but only said that Zhao Shun was pitiful and was willing to take some silver taels to treat Zhao Shun's child. Of course, all this is a private harmony and cannot be publicized.

After the preliminary negotiation, Liu Jun went back and told Zhao Shun the results. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shun was reluctant to ask for Zhang Butcher's money, "I just need to be innocent, I didn't slander them, I didn't want to extort their money, they deceived me with fake silver." ”

"Of course I believe you, but everyone takes a step back and settles this matter. It would be good to let Zhang Butcher give a sum of money to improve the environment of Xiawopeng Village. ”

After some persuasion, Liu Jun finally took the lead, and Zhang Tu reached a settlement with Zhao Shun on behalf of the pawn shop.

The pawn shop returned Zhao Shun's electric switch to Zhao Shun, and compensated Zhao Shun with 50 taels of silver for the cost of decoction and medicine, 50 taels for lost work, plus 50 taels for loss of reputation. A total of one hundred and fifty taels of silver, of course, in fact, these clever names of silver are actually for the comfort of the hundreds of homeless people who came over today.

Zhang Butcher didn't want to pay this money, but Zhao Xiancheng saw that Liu Junming wanted to stand on the side of those poor men, and Li Chunjiang had been standing aside without speaking, he also knew that it was impossible to cover this matter, since he couldn't cover it, then he had to find a way to end the matter, otherwise his counterfeit silver business might have problems, so the gains outweighed the losses. After weighing the two sides, he finally agreed to take one hundred and fifty taels of silver to settle the matter privately.

"Say it in advance, this matter is over, and neither party is allowed to look for a follow-up, agree?" Liu Jun asked Zhang Tuhu and Zhao Shun, both of them glared at each other angrily, but in front of Liu Jun, they still nodded together.

The two sides agreed, and then one hundred and fifty taels of silver were sent to Liu Jun.

Liu Jun took the silver and asked the butcher, "How is the quality of this silver?" ”

Zhang Butcher was a little embarrassed, but he was still very smart, knowing that he couldn't afford to provoke Liu Jun, although this made him a little embarrassed, but he still replied seriously, "Ten percent of gold and silver, like a fake." ”

"Okay, that's the end of this matter, let's go back to our own homes, and disperse."

Liu Jun returned to the ranks of the displaced people with Zhao Shun, and the silver was also given to him.

"I don't want this money, since Liu Gongzi said before that he could help everyone improve the conditions, it is better to ask Liu Gongzi to help us come forward, ask the county to allocate the land of the people's shack for us to live in, and then use the money to build some simple houses, so that everyone can have a real home."

One hundred and fifty taels of silver is not too much, and it is not too little. But if you give it to hundreds of refugee families, it will only cost a few pennies of silver. But if you gather together and build some simple houses, you can still do it. It's simpler, at least one house per household.

It seems that autumn is about to begin, and then winter, if they have a house, they can have a home to shelter from the wind and rain this winter, and it is no longer just a few leaky shacks.

Liu Jun said, "It's not a long-term solution for you to do this, there is no normal work, and it is difficult to support your family." ”

"We don't know why, but most of us are people who have fled, and many of our homes have either been burned by rogues or destroyed by Tartars, and it is difficult for us to return to our homes." Zhao Shun sighed. Just like him now, the family has no overnight food, let alone half a cent of silver, and wants to return to Jinan all the way, how to go back on the way?

Liu Jun sighed, "What you said is also the truth, I have an idea now, I see that there are many young people among you, looking at their performance today, they are all a group of very bloody people, very brave." You know that I am now the patrol inspector of Hutou Pass, and I also have a nine-headed bird regiment under my command, and now my nine-headed bird is still preparing to recruit more than 100 villagers. ”

Zhao Shun's eyes lit up, and he asked Liu Jun with some excitement. He had heard of the Nine-Headed Bird and knew that this team had only been established for two months, but it had already defeated the bandits several times and won many heavy rewards. And I heard that the salary in the Nine-headed Bird team is extremely high, with a basic salary of two taels of silver, and a monthly ration, not to mention another reward for good performance in training and fighting.

If you can get into the Hydra, it will be a better time.

"Liu Gongzi, do you think I can enter the nine-headed bird as a villager? I have a lot of strength, when I used to be a blacksmith, I carried a hammer every day, and I used to use a sledgehammer every day when I was learning from my father. ”

Liu Jun looked at Zhao Shun and shook his head.

Zhao Shun suddenly lowered his voice, and he was very disappointed in his heart. Then he slapped a smile, "Then do you think you can choose some young guys from the shack area to go in?" I know I'm older, but we still have a lot of lads. ”

"No, you misunderstood me. You are a craftsman, or an excellent firearms craftsman, this is a talent, a rare talent, how can you be a countryman, that is a waste, a huge waste. I would like to invite you to join my team and be the chief craftsman. ”

The peak turned around, Zhao Shun was shocked all of a sudden, he still has a chance, and he can still be the chief craftsman? Chief craftsman, as soon as he hears these four words, he is extremely powerful, and he must be treated well.

"The chief craftsman will be the head of the craftsmen of the Nine-headed Bird Troupe, and the tentative monthly salary is five taels of silver, plus one stone of monthly rations!" Liu Jun is quite bold and offers a high salary, science and technology is the primary productive force, this kind of firearms master's second disciple, that has to be held as a baby, five taels of silver a month is already low, Liu Jun is afraid that he will be scared if he is high. It's better to wait for him to join the team later, and then reward him in other ways.

Before returning to the team of displaced people, Liu Jun first told everyone the results of the matter. Most of the displaced people were very satisfied with this result, and before they came, everyone was extremely angry, and after the depression, they naturally exploded. But at this time, most people began to hesitate and be scared again, everyone dragged their families and mouths, and they all said that the people did not fight with the officials, and after learning that the pawnshop owner was the father-in-law of the county Cheng, everyone began to worry.

There are only a few young people who can shout out against his mother, and the vast majority of them are still relatively stable.

Now that things have come to such a result, everyone is extremely happy, and this is the best result.

"Now, please Liu Gongzi announce a good news!" Zhao Shun has already promised Liu Jun to join the Nine-Headed Bird Team and become the chief craftsman, and the salary of five taels and one stone of rice per month and the monthly ration of one stone of rice in one month have made this Shandong man extremely excited. Now the sorrow on his face is gone, and there is more hope.

Liu Jun glanced at the refugees.

The vast majority of people standing here are young and strong, but there are also some half-grown children and half-old people. Looking at them, Liu Jun was very proud of them. These people, despite their suffering, are now at the very margins and the bottom of society. But they still maintain a sincerity and enthusiasm in their hearts, and they are not numb and empty by life.

When their peers are oppressed, they have the courage to stand up, and they are good. Such a person is exactly the soldier he Liu Jun needs, and such a person can make people feel at ease to hand over their backs to them to guard when they fight.

Keep the blood, keep the hope.

"Brothers and uncles, I am Liu Jun, and I am also the captain of the Nine-Headed Birds. Now the nine-headed bird is expanding again and is preparing to recruit one hundred and twenty new brothers. Today I watched your performance and admired you for all of you, you are all good. We Nine-Headed Birds are in need of bloody and righteous men like you. Join us Nine Headed Birds, with a monthly salary of two taels and a monthly ration of six buckets. Come on, brothers who want to join, you can sign up. ”

As soon as I heard this, the fryer was fried below, and it was simply boiling. Everyone is moved, and now they are settled here, and they go to find some scattered work to do every day, often tired and tired all day, and they can't earn three or four cents of silver, which is not enough for the family to eat.

And now, with the addition of the nine-headed bird, two taels of silver in a month, an average of nearly seven cents of silver a day, and six buckets of rice, an average of two liters of rice a day, two liters of rice are almost enough for a family to barely eat.

Everyone didn't expect that such a good thing could fall on their heads.

Everyone signed up enthusiastically.

The Liu family directly asked Zhang Shan and other brothers to start accepting registrations, and directly assessed, in fact, the assessment was much simpler than last time. Liu Jun spoke directly, and the one hundred and two recruits this time were selected among these hundreds of refugees. Therefore, it is actually a knockout exam, and it is almost three to take one.

What Liu Jun values is the bloodiness of these people, they do not bow to life, they are not numb, such soldiers definitely have strong plasticity.

One hundred and twenty were quickly chosen, the youngest and strongest of the refugees.

There are still a lot of people who are not elected, and these people are very sad.

At this time, Liu Jun stood up again, "Congratulations to the brothers who have passed the selection to become the new members of the Nine Headed Birds, and at the same time, I also want to tell the other people who have been selected that you don't have to be sad." We are now recruiting a group of craftsmen, anyone who has a variety of crafts, can go here to sign up, as long as you have a skill, whether you are a blacksmith, carpenter, stonemason, or can play trumpets and drums, please come here to sign up. ”

Among the unsuccessful candidates, there are a small number of craftsmen, such as plasterers, bricklayers, trumpeters, and cookers, and there are more than a dozen of them. Liu Jun wants it all, it will always be useful.

The rest of the people don't have to worry, Liu Jun told them again, as long as you want, you can follow him to Hutou Pass, and when you get there, the nine-headed bird will set up a workshop, and they will be workers at that time, and the salary is not as much as the team members of the nine-headed bird, but there is also a basic salary of one or two silver and three buckets of rice per month, and if you do well, there will be a reward.

Basically everyone wants to go, and no one wants to stay.

Liu Jun counted that there are 367 households in the shack area, adding up to more than 1,000 men, women and children.

In the end, Liu Jun added a few hundred taels to the pawnshop compensation of one hundred and fifty taels, and the people in each shantytown received one tael of resettlement silver. In addition, each nine-headed bird recruit received an additional five taels of silver for settling-in, each craftsman for three taels, each worker for two taels, and all recruits, craftsmen, and workers each had two pieces of cloth.

The reward and the silver and cloth of the An family were sent down that night, and Liu Jun took the cloth and silver directly from the Lu family's shop, and then went back to make up for them.

A group of displaced people were excited, holding torches and lining up on the street to receive silver and cloth, and the people who received the silver shouted thanks to Liu Jun, and the night on the cross street was as lively as the Lantern Festival.

On this night, the people who came to watch the excitement were all envious of the refugees in the shack areas outside the city, who they had despised and looked down on.

"This is the best doctor in the city, let's go back and see your son first." Liu Jun handed over the reward to Zhang Shan, and he took the invited doctor and Zhao Shun to return to the refugee shack first.