Chapter 139: Master Meng's Ambition
Song Wen looked at the food and clothes on the car, boots, felt hats, some tents, iron pots and so on, as well as a few flags and a set of flags...... I couldn't help but secretly despise it.
Just five carts of grain...... How long is enough to eat? Is this county lieutenant Sun really a thief? Why are you so slammed! ”
Song Wen asked the soldiers of the Qingshan Battalion to put the cart in, and then simply said hello to the official...... The two businessmen next to him arched their hands and said: "Dutou, since the handover is over, the little ones will drive the carriage and horses back, and they don't dare to delay the time of Dutou......"
Song Wen rode on the horse and suddenly glanced at them: "What are you rushing for?" Aren't these ten truckloads of grain and grass equipment all allocated by the county lieutenant to the township soldiers of the Qingshan Battalion? We have taken the things, carts and horses, you just go back and resume your life! ”
"Ahh Yes? Several businessmen who came to deliver grain and grass looked at each other, and the two officials were also a little confused...... This means that if the carriage and horse are detained, they will be detained? It's also a bit ......
An official leader was just about to suppress Song Wen in the name of County Lieutenant Sun, when a shout suddenly came from the side: "Get out of the way!" The bandits should be detained in the barracks first, and don't block the road! ”
A few guys hurriedly hid to the side, and saw a tall and mighty young man with a few companions on horseback, murderously pressing the saber and escorting a dozen men with a fierce look in shackles and chains to the barracks. He was followed by more than 100 rogues who were in disarray......
Some of the bandits still had dried blood and hideous wounds on their faces...... A bloody breath faintly came out.
When did the two officials see such a battle, and the two businessmen also trembled...... Everyone remembered that these village soldiers were not recruited to eat and fish. These guys are powerful places where they can kill bandits on their own!
Can't be provoked...... A few carriages and horses, it is estimated that County Lieutenant Sun will not be as concerned as Song Dutou, just go back and tell the truth, don't offend the other party at the gate of the barracks, even if you don't use a knife and take a beating, you can't do it!
Looking at Song Dutou again, he had already ridden into the camp and disappeared.
Song Wen looked through the battle robe and cloth boots, and scolded very dissatisfied...... About half of the old goods have faded! The grain is quite affordable, the yellow and clear millet is packed in hemp, and there are dozens of catties of salted meat and ten jars of pickled vegetables in it.
It seems that the specialties in this Great Song Army are really worthy of their reputation, marching out of the camp or going out to fight the pickles first, if you have the ability, you will get some silver?
A bunch of misers die and pick goods......
Meng Zhushu took a cup of tea, blew the tea foam and took a sip, the night was cold, a small servant came in and filled the brazier with burning coals and then bowed and retreated.
Two years to go...... At least two years will have to endure before he has the opportunity to leave this poor and inferior county, and there are more than 400 families in the entire county, and there are no more than ten rich businessmen, and almost all of them with backgrounds have moved away.
And that county lieutenant Sun......
Master Meng originally didn't want to get involved in these in Taoshan County, but now that the northwest is gradually quieting down, the Western Xia people are becoming more and more impoverished, and it seems that they are unable to attack the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, the Privy Council and the Sanya, plus the Ministry of War, began to make a fuss about the suppression of bandits again.
Without it, many people just need political achievements and military merits.
If you don't suppress bandits, where do you get the money to suppress bandits? Where do you get the reward for military merit if you don't suppress bandits?
This time, he exaggerated the number of bandits in Kuquan Mountain by three times, and five hundred bandits were defeated and beheaded by the township soldiers in a battle of righteousness and beheading, and they will inevitably get a commendation if they report to the state capital.
If you want to move the position, you must have paving silver and dazzling political achievements...... Even if the county government is sold, it is not worth much silver, so it is only possible to make up an idea on political performance, originally the county lieutenant Sun controlled the township soldiers tightly, but this Song Wen and Qingshanzhai township soldiers who were born out of nowhere gave themselves the opportunity to be ambitious......
Master Meng was waiting, and the arrogance and reserve of the civil official made it impossible for him to pull down his face and turn over what he had to do with a local haoqiang, but this did not prevent him from going to explore the roots of this Song Wen in private.
A letter was in hand, but Master Meng was even more curious...... A businessman who has risen rapidly in the Bianliang market, a young man who has a relationship with a big man like Liang Shicheng with silver, and even a fortunate minister like Gao Yu can let him enter the house. What is he capable of?
Even if he was excluded from Bianliang, several bigwigs all unanimously did not hold him accountable...... And vaguely, there are several henchmen of big names who reveal that it is a pity to let Song Wen leave Bianliang.
The Qinglou Washe, who dominated Bianliang, brought out a bunch of Qinglou ladies who were comparable to Oiran, and forced the four Qinglou who were originally in full swing to death, who is this? Is there any hidden backing behind it?
And most importantly, what can he bring to himself? The one hundred and ten homeless teenagers who have been gathered are nothing, but this force has vaguely begun to deter the entire Taoshan County...... Sun County Lieutenant...... Sun County Lieutenant......
The surname Sun won't think that he is inseparable from those thieves in Daqingshan, right? He is a sponsor, and he doesn't even have a reputation for being a good person, how can he compare with himself? He just wants to make some money in this place, but Lao Tzu wants to rise step by step!
If this Song Wen is really sensible, it is not impossible to let him deal with those thieves in Daqingshan...... Why not take him with you when the time comes?
A henchman knocked on the door...... "Master, Song Wen and Song are all begging to see you!" ”
Here it comes!!!
Master Meng smiled, it seems that this Song Wen is also unwilling to be lonely, leaving the flower world of Bianliang, and still thinking about tossing in this poor country...... It's good or good, be a man! Isn't it just mutual fulfillment......
"Let him come in directly, be polite!"
"Little one understands."
Song Wen felt a little uncomfortable about the detention of ten cars and horses during the day, but if he didn't deter the people up and down this Taoshan County to show his arrogance in Qingshan County, he was afraid that there would be no more people who would not calculate him.
However, the relationship that should be pulled still has to be pulled, Song Wen came directly to the backyard of the county government of Master Meng with a letter of silver, and deliberately came out of the back door of the barracks quietly when he came. Song Wen also wanted to test whether there was any tacit understanding between Master Meng and Sun County...... If the two chief officials of Taoshan County are all in collusion with the thieves, then don't play by yourself.
The housekeeper politely accepted the money, and then took Song Wen to the study of Master Meng, who sat on the main seat calmly and waved his hand...... "Give Song Dutou a seat and serve tea." ”
Song Wen bowed his hand and sat down, Meng Zhushu first exchanged a few words of greeting, and then vaguely mentioned Song Wen's business in Bianliang...... Song Wen knew that these things couldn't be hidden, so he also said a few perfunctory words, and some things still couldn't be too real, especially with these civil officials who had a bad stomach.
"Taoshan County is short of money and food, but the township soldiers and volunteers in Qingshanzhai have been wronged...... However, Wang Daochang once suggested that if Song Dutou did business in the county in the future, Song Dutou would be exempted from taxes for three years! ”
Song Wen thanked him and said, "Thank you for your care, Song has a good sense of guilt."
Master Meng frowned: "Taoshan County is a poor and remote area, but there are a lot of Diao people!" A group of fishermen in Beihe Bay disobeyed discipline in the rivers and lakes, and the fish tax and poll tax could not be collected every year...... This is one of them, and what is even more troublesome is the Daqing Mountain that connects the four-way border! ”
Song Wen's heart moved, this Master Meng is really too lazy to go around in circles! As long as he took the initiative to mention it, it showed that the collusion between the county lieutenant Sun and the thieves in Daqing Mountain would have already made him dissatisfied......
Originally, Song Wen felt that it was impossible for him to take a huge risk to collude with Sun County Lieutenant for a few money, and if he wanted to occupy a greater reputation and benefits, especially to get a bigger piece of territory to settle down in, he had to make greater achievements!
In a poor and remote place, what other feats can you have besides suppressing bandits?