Time is the best healing medicine, and three or two months pass.

The murderer of the robbery incident at the junction of Huazhou and Xiangzhou was identified as Ma Anguo and his soldiers, but this group of people is estimated to have fled into the territory of Western Xia. The Great Song Dynasty couldn't send someone to chase after it, so it had to be stopped.

Attacking Wangjiaji at night and killing 300 officers and soldiers, the bandits on Qingfeng Mountain in Qingzhou suffered a fierce attack, but the local army's combat strength was really not strong. And because of the steep mountains and complex terrain, the soldiers were defeated repeatedly.

More than half of the eight or nine hundred minions in Qingfeng Mountain were damaged, and it was only a matter of time before they were destroyed. Huang Xin, the eunuch of Qingzhou's soldiers and horses, planned to personally lead the troops to strangle the thieves.

That is, at this juncture. Peach Blossom Mountain, the strongmen on Erlong Mountain took this opportunity to burn and loot, and marched all the way to attack Qingzhou City. Qingzhou Murong Yanda was as timid as a mouse, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly recalled the army to defend. The anti-bandit operation, which lasted for two or three months, came to an end.

Thousands of military horses in Qingzhou actually couldn't help a few gangs of thieves, which was a shame for the imperial court, a great shame. The people, who suffered from it, scolded the dog officials for their incompetence.

However, Murong Yanda has a good sister, and Murong Guifei supports her behind. There was also a big traitor Cai Jing who wooed him to show his goodwill, and the failure of the bandit suppression turned out to kill thousands of enemies, and the bandits could not shrink back, so they could only retreat and look for a good opportunity.

It's just such a bloody thing that no one mentions it.

As for the Jeju water towns, thieves were rampant, attacking Chao, and Song Liangzhuang killed and injured people and looted money. Then he was defeated one after another by the local powerful Chao Tianwang and his Zhuang soldiers, killing hundreds of enemies, and trembling on the island.

This matter has become a beautiful talk, spreading the prestige of Chao Gai. Under the rumors, I don't know where the gossip came from, the eldest lord of Yuncheng County promoted him to be a zhizhai, and the governor of Jeju wanted to recommend him to be the eunuch of soldiers and horses, but he was politely rejected by King Chao Tianwang because of his loose personality.

This makes Chao Gai's reputation more admired in the rivers, lakes and forests. For various reasons, the desperate heroes who have fallen into the rivers and lakes have come to defect.

In the past few months, many heroes have defected to Chao Tianwang to serve. For the time being, there are no celebrities in the original trajectory, and there will be a few martial arts copies. Those who have a decent character and are willing to work hard are organized into special squads.

The three major cases gradually became depressed and became the talk of people before and after tea. Just like the Kutian method, how many people died in the Huashigang incident, and it didn't happen after the embarrassment on his head, life went on as usual.

The spies sent by Chao Gai to inquire about the news did not affect themselves. Seeing that the rumors outside had passed, the various businesses in the house were on the right track. There are no other moths, and they are ready to travel around and make good friends.

However, before leaving, he discussed with Wu Yong and arranged many things. For example, what arrangements Han Shizhong made after leading the team back from the Western Xia border. There are some things that also have to be explained to the three heroes of the Ruan Thi who developed the navy in Shijie Village.

Chao Gai came to the lakeside fishing village again, and he often took time to visit in the past few months. Knowing that there are sentry posts all over the reeds and dry land along the way, even if I have seen it more than once, I still secretly sigh that it is beautiful.

In the past few months, Chaojiazhuang has become more and more prosperous, and the momentum is not small.

Shijie Village is not idle here, he still focuses on taking care of it. A large amount of money and food will be allocated every month, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi are really capable. Recruiting people, shipbuilding is a one-stop shop that is quiet.

In just two or three months, the large and small fishing boats were acquired one after another, and there were three or four hundred speedboats in the waves, among which there were more than a dozen saury boats with a capacity of 400 materials (one material in the Song Dynasty was equal to one stone, and one stone was equal to 120 catties)

Three to five hundred young fishermen took the settling-in fee and joined the Chaojiazhuang. Set up camp on the shore of Shijie Lake, hire experienced veteran boatmen, and build docks and docks in the deep water area, and new ships will enter the water every three or five times.

The navy army has the same establishment as the Chaofu guards, and hundreds of people are organized into several hundred-man brigades. Every day on land, training on the water, driving into the water and shouting to kill the sky.

Liangshan Wang Lun had known about this for a long time, so naturally he wouldn't care. These fishermen are also allowed to fish and fish for shrimp in the water. Of course, in the eyes of the outside world, he was scared and didn't dare to come out.

Since the entire Shijie Village reached an agreement with Chaojiazhuang, it will send live fish every day. With an unexpected income, the lives of poor fishermen have gradually improved. Naturally, I was grateful to Chao Gai in my heart, and I was privately called by Sanruan.

Most of the families in the village have taken refuge in Chaojiazhuang! Even those who did not work hard for Chaojiazhuang did their best to deliver the best fish.

This is also the reason why there is no wind to revue!

Even if someone knows that there is a situation here, they don't know that it is Chaojiazhuang's water army. And every day people come to try to join the ranks of Nguyen Thi Thi Thiang......

In addition to hiding a water army in Shijie Village, Chaofu Industrial Restaurant is also very good. On a dry land in the middle of the lake, the surrounding shallows are all covered with lotus leaves, and the three-story restaurant is surrounded by thick willow trees, and the scenery is pleasant.

The name of the hotel is Penglai Pavilion! Situated in the middle of the lake, the reflection has a bit of leisure and elegance. Fishermen who are fishing nearby like to come here when they are tired. In addition to delicious meals, you can also have fun in the underground casino!

There was a gambling house underground, Chao Gai didn't know about it at first, but once he had dinner here and found that many guests were running to the basement with all kinds of shouting, he noticed that something was wrong. If you look at the past, you will find the situation underground.

At that time, he was still very angry, thinking that San Ruan did not obey the order and acted on his own. However, later Nguyen Thi Thiong sincerely admitted his mistake and explained the situation.

That's when he lost his breath.

It turned out that it was Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi confirmed that after the broken settlement of Zhai Wu was a ghost, the three brothers discussed opening a casino in the basement of the restaurant. will not play scoundrels, nor will they cheat, which naturally attracts a lot of people.

Although Chao Gai's anger subsided, he also severely punished the three for not reporting in time. In the end, there is a limit to the loss of money in the gambling house, and it must not be cheated......

It's September, and the weather gets cooler in the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

Chao Gai came over again, and saw a new situation, and the defense of the former village on land was strengthened. The charred reeds are harvested in bundles, and the piles are regularly distributed. At the sentry point, there were many unfamiliar faces in the camp.

Ruan's second brother had already received the news of the spies' feedback and personally greeted and accompanied him. Without asking, report on the current number of people and training as usual.

"Brother, our treatment is good, and the fishermen from the surrounding fishing villages come here. We didn't dare to accept it, and we were recruited into the army with the unanimous consent of our brothers. Ruan Xiaoer pointed to the recruits who were boarding the ship in the distance and explained in detail.

This is indeed the case, Chao Gai gives ten yuan a year, manages food and housing, and pays heavy taxes, and fishermen who live a hard life naturally rush to him. It's still the same sentence that erects a recruiting flag, and has its own food eaters.

Ruan Xiaowu watched the boats coming and going on Shijie Lake, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, we now have nearly 800 sailors, shipbuilding craftsmen, and nearly 1,000 crew members. It's almost 2,000 people, do you want to continue recruiting? ”

"That is, the amount of food consumed every day is amazing, and the annual money is even more remarkable." Ruan Xiaoqi watched the consumption of food and the distribution of money, and finally matured a lot. I no longer think it's as simple as talking about recruiting troops.

"Recruitment, of course. You've heard about it, so don't worry about going to the water park boldly. Chao Gai smiled and patted the shoulder of the Sanwei brother: "The number of small boats is enough, buy a big boat that can go to sea." ”

The three brothers of the Ruan family were a little puzzled but didn't ask more, and they would naturally know in the future.

Chao Gai talked with the three brothers again, learned about the food consumption and the reaction of the soldiers after training, and explained that he had something to find Wu Yong after leaving. If you find something unexpected, you will hide directly in the water.

He told the people who had gone to sea to pay special attention to the recruitment of Tsunade and sailors as much as possible. said goodbye to the three brothers, beat the horse and whipped back to Chaojiazhuang.

"Official, big official, we're back."

Just as Chao Gai entered the village with a few guards, he heard someone choking and shouting, and two men rushed out of the gatehouse.

One is a burly man with a pockmarked face, and the other is a thin and sturdy donkey-faced man. The two ugly ghosts, looking at Chao Gai, were full of surprise.

Damn, where did the two ugly ghosts come from? Chao Gai was taken aback and looked up and down before remembering that it was Liu San and Lai Yong who had been sent on business more than three months ago.

"It turned out to be Xiao San, Xiao Yong, how are you doing?"

He turned his face faster than he turned a book, and he stepped forward to shout affectionately with surprise on his face. Liu San, Lai Yong seemed to see relatives, thinking of the hardships of the journey.

"Okay, reward fifty taels of silver." Chao Gai didn't have the heart to listen to the nonsense of the two rammed goods, waved his hand, and asked, "Did Dean Dai ever follow?" ”

Before Liu San and Lai Yong could ask for credit, a voice came from the courtyard.

"Brother, junior brother Dai Zong has seen Brother Tianwang."

"The younger brother Hou Jian has long admired the name of the Heavenly King and visited the Heavenly King."

I saw Wu Yong, and Shi Xiu hurriedly walked over with two strange men. After being reminded by Wu Xuezhu, the two men ran to Chao Gai and bowed down.

"Oh, two brothers, hurry up. Chao had heard of the two daimyos a long time ago, but the affairs in the house were busy and he had no leisure to visit. Chao Gai hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hands to support the two. Taking advantage of this opportunity to look up and down, the two of them really have extraordinary temperaments.

Dai Zong, in his thirties, has a broad face, square lips, protruding eyes, delicate eyebrows, and a slender figure. It is the prison level of the two courts in Jiangzhou, which is righteous and squandering money, and stressing righteousness and affection. It is said that he can travel 800 miles a day with the ability to travel 800 miles a day, and is nicknamed the Shenxing Taibao. Martial arts can only be regarded as average, but he is the first running man in the Water Margin.

Hou Jian, in his thirties, is not tall, with dark skin and slender arms. Because of the black, thin and light human appearance, he is nicknamed "gibbon". Ancestral home in Hongdu, tailor, also loves to dance guns and sticks, needlework is unsurpassed. In the original trajectory, he was responsible for the production of military uniforms such as cheongsam jackets.

Talents, these two are talents!

Chao Gai enthusiastically hugged the two of them, shhh The two of them were moved and said yes, feeling that the king of heaven was generous and benevolent. Along the way, I heard the name of Chao Tianwang, and my ears were about to become calloused.

Sure enough, it is better to be famous than to meet, and to meet is even more famous.

Next, Chao Gai naturally ordered to go down and hold a feast for the two of them. Liu San and Lai Yong, who worked hard, followed Zhanguang to the banquet together.

This is an unprecedented exception, which makes the two happy to keep their mouths together. In my heart, I shouted that the officials valued them, how did I know that there were drudgeries waiting to be delivered?

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