Chen Jiayu, the team headquarters of the security team.

Council Hall.

Zhang Tianhe sat on the front seat and was holding a meeting for everyone.

"Tang Dalong, tell me, how has the recruitment been in the past few days?" Zhang Tianhe said.

"Yes, captain, because you are strict and would rather lack than excess, therefore, we have picked and picked, and at present, a total of 50 cavalrymen and 100 infantry have been recruited." Tang Dalong said.

"Well, very good, with these one hundred and fifty people, plus our original fifty or so people, our team has expanded to more than two hundred people, and we will continue to recruit, my request is to be full, one hundred cavalry, two hundred infantry, a total of three hundred." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Got it, Captain." Tang Dalong said.

"In addition, you and Chen Jia should strengthen the training of all team members, especially the newly recruited team members, except for the patrol personnel every day, the rest of the people must participate in the training, and they must not slack off at all, the gun does not leave the person, the person does not leave the gun, and always maintain a high degree of vigilance." Zhang Tianhe said.

"Yes." Tang Dalong and Chen Jia replied.

"Wang Fugui." Zhang Tianhe shouted.

"Here!" Wang Fugui stood up and replied, Wang Fugui is Wang Laohao, that is, Zhang Tianhe's brother-in-law.

"How much money do you have left in your account now?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"If you go back to the captain, there will be a total of three thousand and eighteen taels of silver." Wang Laohao replied.

"Why is it so little, isn't there more than 20,000 taels?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Back to the captain's words, there were originally 28,000 taels of silver," Wang Laohao said, taking out an account book, "I have a record of all the income and expenditure here, only Li Sizhe is responsible for building the Chenjiayu base, repairing the gate, building fortifications, building barracks, training grounds, school military grounds, etc., it has already cost 20,000 taels of silver, and the project is not over yet, and it will continue to cost money. ”

"yes, I see." When Zhang Tianhe heard this, he was also a little anxious, the so-called inappropriate family does not know that firewood and rice are expensive, and there is no silver in the account, so many people, such a large expense, how can they afford it?

"Wu Dalang." Zhang Tianhe shouted again.

"Here," Wu Dalang struggled to stand up from his seat and saluted Zhang Tianhe, "Captain, please instruct." ”

"There is no silver on this account, you and Second Master Qin were originally packing to make up the money, how do you think this matter should be handled?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Captain, it's not that I shirk my responsibility, but this matter is really a bit difficult to do," Wu Dalang said, "Since the last time Qingfeng Zhai's beard came to sweep and killed two people, so, at that time, everyone was angry, I went down with Qin Erye, and it didn't take much effort to scrape together seven or eight thousand taels of silver, but now, first, the people really don't have much money in their hands, and second, the croppers are shallow-eyed, at that time, it seems that if the security team is not established, they can't survive, so everyone has pooled money to keep safe." ”

"And now?" Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Now, since we set up a security team, we have strengthened vigilance and precautions, and so far they have been safe, so some people feel that the world is too peaceful, and there is no need to pay us money, and some people even feel that the silver handed over last time is a bit too much, and they want to return it a little," Wu Dalang said, "These comforting work has always been done by me and Second Master Qin, but you are too busy to report to you, so it is not easy to ask them for money at this time." ”

"Oh? It's really good that the scar forgets the pain, and when you can use us, you give us a little money, and if you don't need it, you don't want to give it, right? When Zhang Tianhe heard this, he was really a little angry, "They don't want to think about it, what are they doing with that little bit of silver?" It cost more than 20,000 taels to repair the base area alone, how could this be used if it weren't for everyone's help? What does the calm in front of him say, the bearded and the bandits are coming, who can guarantee that they will never come? Li Yuanwai of Wugu Fengdeng Rice Shop, Boss Zhao of Xilinmen Silk Village, Boss Sun who operates leather goods in Northeast China, and Zhu Da Rich Lord, etc., what did these big families say at the beginning? ”

"Captain, it was the beginning, and now it is, they don't want to pay for it," Wu Dalang said, "I shouldn't say something, if the beard or the bandit really comes again, the money will be better." ”

"Report!" Just then, the man who was sweating profusely came in from outside.

"Who is that, have you gathered any information lately?" Zhang Tianhe said, got up and poured a bowl of water, and brought it to him.

"Report to the captain, Qingfeng Village was suddenly attacked by the Mongolian bandit cavalry last night, killing more than 500 people, and a lot of the new weapons they got from the Tsarist Russia were also robbed, and the captain of the spear team Dibei was also shot," the one who was really thirsty, picked up the bowl, drank the water in one go, and wiped his mouth with his hand, "In addition, because the captain of their pistol team, An Wuneng, had an old relationship with the Mongolian bandit Bao Lao Pimple, Feng Delin suspected that An Wuneng was a traitor of the Mongolian bandits, and sent the captain of the guard, Zhao Wenyuan, to kill him, and An Wuneng was injured, The vice-captain, Cai Yongzhen, escaped with him. ”

When they heard this, they were all shocked.

"Oh? Is your information reliable? Zhang Tianhe asked.

"Report to the captain, it's true." The one who replied.

"Captain, don't worry, now, the matter of collecting money will be wrapped up on me and Wu Dalang," Second Master Qin stood up and said, "With this attack by the bandits, although it is said that they are attacking Qingfeng Village, not us, the people within a radius of 100 miles will definitely be very afraid and worried when they learn the news, especially those landlords and old wealth!" Captain, you name the number, how much silver you want, and we will go down and make it up for you. ”

"Nonsense! Isn't it all stipulated in advance? Collect as much as you should, how can you collect other people's money indiscriminately? Again, the principle of voluntariness, if you have money, you will give more, if you don't have money, you will give less, and if you don't have it, you must not rob the people's property, we are a security team, we are to protect the local people, not a beard, so that the people must rest assured, we must ensure the safety of their personal and property. Zhang Tianhe said.

"Got it, please rest assured, Captain, we will definitely do this." Second Master Qin said.

"What do you think about the Mongolian bandits' attack on Qingfeng Village?" Zhang Tianhe said.

"Captain, it's still your idea, your trick is to blame others, it really worked, that Wang Ba calf in the north of the earth is a bad thing, he should have died a long time ago," Tang Dalong said, "It's just that this An Wuneng is indeed a tiger general, and he is also loyal to Lao Feng, and his credit is also great, how can this Lao Feng send someone to kill him?" Mr. Liu has long said that this old Feng does not know anyone, and he always likes to treat villains as gentlemen and loyal ministers as bad people. ”

"I expect that Anwu and Cai Yongzhen will definitely come to us," Liu Bodu said with a smile, "Congratulations to the captain, and two more tiger generals." ”

"That dare is good, then An Wuneng and Cai Yongzhen are also good brothers of me and my ninth brother." Tang Dalong said.

"In my opinion, the raid on Qingfeng Village by the Mongolian bandits may have been fooled, or they may not have been fooled, and they did it intentionally." Li Sizhe said.

"Ninth brother, what do you mean by that?" Tang Dalong asked.

"The Mongolian bandits have always been cunning, they are not as simple as you think, they have no brains, they and Qingfeng Village are old enemies, what they want most is property and arms, as long as they can get these materials, they are unscrupulous," Li Sizhe said, "Among the Mongolian bandits, the bandit leader Baiyin Dacheng, his younger brother Baiyin Baoleg, as well as Yashi, Bao Lao Pimple, none of these people are easy to deal with, therefore, I guess they may already know that the last robbery of arms and war horses was not done by Qingfeng Village, They besieged Qingfeng Village just for the new equipment and property of Tsarist Russia, and their intelligence work was also very good, the so-called no impermeable wall, it didn't take long for them to investigate that incident was done by us. ”

"In this way, there are many bandits in this way, they come when they say, they leave when they say, they are uncertain, if they are against us, we will be such a few people, how can we resist?" When Tang Dalong heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"The best way is to go undercover," Mr. Liu said, "you know what? Back then, during the Chu-Han War, Xiang Yu sent an undercover agent to Liu Bang's side in order to grasp Liu Bang's dynamics, this person's name is Cao Wuxian, so that Liu Bang's every move, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng are under control, therefore, before the Hongmen Banquet, Liu Bang has been passive, and at the Hongmen Banquet, Xiang Yu is still too young, and the scheming Liu Bang used words to set out the name of the undercover agent, Liu Bang returned to Ba, and killed Cao Wuxian, since then, Liu Bang gradually got rid of Xiang Yu's control, and gradually became bigger and stronger. In the end, he succeeded in the battle and forced Xiang Yu to die in Wujiang, so an undercover agent is often better than 100,000 male soldiers. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded yes.

Liu Bodu continued: "If there is a reliable confidant among the Mongolian bandits, then we can use the flying pigeon to pass the book, the first time to know the movement of the Mongolian bandits, if they come to attack us, we can take precautions in advance, in other words, wait until our strength gradually strengthens, if they slack off, there is an opportunity, we have the latest developments, we can also catch him off guard." ”

"Yes, what Mr. Liu said is very true," Zhang Tian said and nodded in praise, "It's just that who will be sent to go undercover?" The bandits are very cunning, and the risk of this undercover agent is also extremely great. ”

As everyone was talking, a guard came in from outside the door and said, "Report to the captain, there are two people outside the door, one calls himself An Wuneng and the other calls himself Cai Yongzhen, asking to see the captain." ”

"Oh? Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive," Zhang Tianhe said with a smile, "Everyone, please come with me to greet you." ”

After Zhang Tianhe finished speaking, he got up and led everyone out to greet him.

An Wuneng and Cai Yongzhen saw Zhang Tianhe and everyone come out to greet them in person, and the two knelt down on their knees and said: "I have heard the prestige of Captain Zhang for a long time, and the thunder is full of thunder, today, I am framed by the villain, desperate, and I am here to meet each other, and I hope that Captain Zhang can take us in." ”

"The two of you can come to me today, it can really be said that 'Weizi goes to Yin, Han Xin returns to Han,' I can't ask for it, and I welcome it," Zhang Tianhe said, helping the two of them up with both hands, "Brother Tang and Ninth Brother often mention the two in front of me, saying that the two are the tiger generals in the world, brave and invincible, and when I see them today, I am very relieved." ”

An Wuneng and Cai Yongzhen didn't expect Zhang Tianhe to have no shelf at all, and he was so enthusiastic that he was quite moved.

"The general of the defeated army, how can he be brave? I'm ashamed. Ango can say.