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Li Hongzhang now completely understands Li Yunzhong's thoughts: it turned out to be blackmailing the squire and raising military salaries!

His teacher Zeng Guofan also did this method, but Zeng Guofan's targets were all extremely rich, and he only got 10,000 taels of silver at a time, which was far less than Li Yunzhong's appetite.

Li Guoguo first saw the situation clearly, and felt that Li Yunzhong was not joking, these Qiu Ba could do anything for money, and for the sake of their precious son's life, they immediately stepped forward to curry favor and said: "Since my lord is to suppress thieves for the people, I will naturally make a lot of efforts, I am willing to donate 500 taels of silver and 500 taels of grain, and I also ask the general to release the children, everyone is happy!" ”

"Everybody's happy? Your son is Li Xiucai, he is really well-dressed, he forced four women from good families to death within a year, and he took 16 lives! Ling Chi's execution is light, if you give 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 loads of grain and grass, you can barely redeem your son! Li Yunzhong made an understatement of conditions.

Li Guoli rubbed his ears, and he had to repeat as if he didn't believe it: "Fifty thousand taels of silver? 50,000 quintals of grain? Ha Lu Ha ...... Your Excellency, you're not wrong, these silver grains and grass are enough for you to feed 5,000 men and horses! ”

"50,000 taels of silver, 50,000 loads of grain and grass, your son is with me, redeem it or not, if you don't see the silver before noon tomorrow, your son will ...... Heads on the ground! Li Yunzhong repeated again.

Li Hongzhang looked at the squires present and calculated silently, 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 quintals of grain and grass for one person, and the squires were hugely rich with more than 20 people, that is, one million taels of silver plus one million quintals of grain and grass!

To soothe his restless heart, Li Hongzhang was extremely depressed, thinking that he and Lu Xianji, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother in Anhui to raise 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 loads of grain, how could there be such a big gap between before and after? This is just a Panyang County, if this dog official becomes a prefect and governor .......

Li Guoguo whispered to a group of squires, and finally came to the conclusion that this matter was too related, and he went back to continue the discussion.

"My lord, let's go back to raise money and food, and we will definitely give you an explanation tomorrow."

Watching a group of squires walk out of the yamen dejectedly, Li Hongzhang admired: "The adult is decisive, and his achievements are limitless!" ”

Li Yunzhong said: "Didn't you just scold me for being a dumb official?" How can I say that my achievements are limitless? I can tell you, sycophants don't work against me! ”

Li Hongzhang got straight to the point and said: "I am the staff of Lord Zeng of the Hunan Army, and the means of collecting money by adults will be valued by Lord Zeng, why should adults go all the way to Jiangnan to die, as long as Lord Zeng is in the imperial court, he can still be promoted and make a fortune." ”

Hu Mengjun retorted: "Zeng Guofan will only reuse Hunan people, how can people from other provinces like us be reused if they are not related to him?" The name of the Hunan army is good, Hunan is Hunan, in short, it is the army of the Hunan people, and the people from other provinces have no way to get ahead in it. ”

Li Hongzhang explained: "This is a mistake, the Hunan character of the Hunan army does not refer to Hunan, but the Hunan of Xiangxiang County. ”

Li Yunzhong concluded: "The Hunan army is Zeng Guofan's private army, and now the anti-thieves are rampant, so if you can use him, you will exterminate the anti-thieves in the future, can the imperial court still tolerate the continued existence of the Hunan army?" At that time, I am afraid that the higher the position, the more unlucky! ”

Li Hongzhang was reluctant to argue with Li Yunzhong, and continued to solicit: "Actually, I am the minister of regimental training of the imperial court, since the two of you have the heart to serve the country, why don't you join me in running an army to suppress thieves!" ”

Hu Mengjun couldn't look down on him, and asked rhetorically: "Our general is a guerrilla adult, why doesn't this gentleman take refuge in my general, it is not impossible to be a marquis and worship the prime minister in the future!" ”

Li Hongzhang saw that they were unwilling, a little disappointed, and sighed: "I have been running errands in Panyang these days, and I am staying at the post station. ”

Hu Mengjun sneered at Li Hongzhang's back: "The official is not big, but his tone is not small, at first glance, he is a character with low eyes and low hands, and he talks a lot, but fortunately the adults did not agree to him." ”

Li Yunzhong has a different opinion: "This scholar has clear eyes, elegant demeanor, and is a character who can write and martial arts, this kind of character is not willing to be lonely, as long as he is given a platform, he will definitely display his talents to the fullest, I really want to recruit him and use it for me." ”

Hu Mengjun was a little jealous, he felt that he was more than a step stronger than this nerd, why did the general never praise him, and asked Zhong Lin who was following him in a low voice: "Does the general often praise people?" ”

Zhong Lin rolled his eyes: "If you are ...... by Han The general praises once, and you will be developed, either a third-grade member or a fourth-grade prefect. ”

Hu Mengjun stood in place and reminisced: So powerful!

More than 20 squires left the yamen and went straight to the Li Mansion to continue to discuss whether to agree to the conditions put forward by Li Yunzhong.

"Brother Li, you should think of a way! This corrupt official wants too much, I have never met such a blatant corrupt official when I am so old, 100,000 taels of silver! Isn't this an open robbery! Zhou Di complained to Li Guoguo, who was sitting at the top.

Li Guoguo was thinking about the gains and losses, how could he pay attention to them, and replied impatiently: "He is a clear robbery, what can we do, which door of your house is not guarded by soldiers?" It's too late to run now, what? Back door? Even if you can get out of the city, can you still get out of the city? Now the city gate must also be guarded by soldiers. ”

"Brother Li, are you saying that if this corrupt official fails to ask for bribes, he will rob them openly!" Zhou Di exclaimed.

"Let's break the bank and eliminate the disaster......"

"Dreaming, I just don't want this brother, and I don't want to take out so much silver."

"Phew, brother, of course you don't care, wait for the soldier to snatch your son over, see if you give it or not."

"This ...... Will this corrupt official be allowed to succeed? Wu was still shrewd, and his family moved to the provincial capital early in the morning and escaped. ”

"When the rebels break through the provincial capital, Wu Yuanwai will be ruined, and even Beijing will not be safe, unless he flees to the Han Kingdom."

Li Guoguo looked at the mess below, frowned, and persuaded: "You still have to find a way to make up the money, this dog official will definitely escape before the imperial court soldiers and horses come, if he doesn't receive the silver before he escapes, what do you think he will do?" ”

Zhou Di's face was flustered, and he exclaimed: "He will loot the whole city!" Aren't we going to ruin our families! ”

"What! This dog officer must do it, I'll quit first! ”

"Tomorrow the family will be ruined! A few of me still have something to do at home, so I will say goodbye first. ”

"I also have something, so I'm leaving!"

……

"I'm also taking my leave."

Li Guoli looked at Zhou Di who was about to go back, and persuaded: "Brother Zhou, don't waste your thoughts, since this corrupt official has set a trap, how can we take our family out of the city so easily." ”

Zhou Di sat down dejectedly and sighed: "It's better to break the fortune and avoid disasters, we will go to that corrupt official early tomorrow morning, and pay less if we can." It's better than having a broken family. ”

"Although 100,000 taels of silver is enough to make us break our bones, I am still afraid that this corrupt official will not be satisfied, or other officials will see him taste the sweetness, and they will also learn from him to fish with all his might, then we will really ruin our family." Li Guoli shook his head with a wry smile.

Zhou Di said fiercely: "You must make an example of a hundred, no matter who instructs this corrupt official, no matter what, you must make them pay the price, it is the royal family, I want to make them unable to gain a foothold in Jiangxi!" ”

Li Guoli agreed: "What Brother Zhou said is extremely true! Tomorrow, we must inquire about the background of this corrupt official. ”

Wu Changqing was depressed when he saw Li Hongzhang coming back from the Yamen, and often looked at the gate, as if he had something to visit.

"What's wrong with you, sir? There is something abnormal in this Panyang Zhi County, why do the adults not give up after they come back? ”

Liu Mingchuan also noticed Li Hongzhang's abnormality, and asked with concern: "What kind of person are you waiting for, just go and arrest him, why should your lord look left and right." ”

Li Hongzhang stopped: "You don't understand, just now I met a genius who actually looted a million taels of silver in one day, if we have his support, we will send someone under the fence?" Let's go back to Anhui to set up a group to practice and suppress thieves. ”