"Master Hou, there are one hundred and thirty households on the mountain, a total of five hundred and seven people, all of whom will be arrested."

"The houses on the mountain have been sealed, and the lowly ones have come to return to their lives."

"Okay, good job, let's go rest first."

"No."

Like the more than 100 people who were arrested earlier, the old and young women and children left behind on the mountain were all arrested and waited for Zheng Xiong's trial.

Looking at the people in front of him, Zheng Xiong didn't know what to do for a while.

If it's a simple robbery, it's easy to say, Zheng Xiong has a hundred ways to deal with this kind of talent who occupies the mountain as the king.

These people now, who say they are bandits, are actually a group of peasants who are dragging their families with them.

It's not heinous, but it's still a bad nature.

Their results also depend entirely on the art of language.

"Who's in the lead."

"Grass people Cai Da, I've seen adults."

"Eh~ Cai Da, where is the toll that my brother was collected by you, and where are the objects brought over at that time?"

"The money hasn't been spent yet, it was just taken by Cai Er, ready to buy food, and now it's in Cai Er's hands."

"The other things we brought were all used by us, and we gave each family a point."

"That's it! I don't embarrass you, the toll is unreasonable and illegal, you have to return the money. ”

"I won't pursue the other things if they are returned to me in exchange for money, how about it."

"Thank you for not killing, return the money, and you will return it."

That's it, it's just a matter of talking, and Zheng Xiong doesn't plan to kill them all.

"Boss, do you know how much these things are worth?"

This Zheng Hu knows that as the eldest son in the family, he has gradually accepted the trivial matters and industries of the family.

What Zheng Hu brought to Zheng Xiong knew very well and gave the price without hesitation.

"Twenty runs, at that time, I thought that the road was far away, and it was inconvenient to bring more things, so I bought twenty pieces of things to take on the road."

"Oh, Cai Datou, you also heard it, a total of one hundred and twenty runs, take it out and don't pursue it."

Until this time, Cai Da clarified the relationship.

This person's eldest brother is the one who was wronged last time, and this person's goal this time is also very clear, that is, he is coming for himself.

Let's just say, there are so many bandits in Cao County, who found their heads so accurately, and brought so many people.

How can ordinary people have such energy, and the toll fee is given in vain, and these people can't afford to provoke it, so they let themselves run into it, so there will be this unfortunate thing.

"This adult~ Master Hou, can you be less, we didn't know that the things brought by this eldest brother were so valuable, and we gave them all points."

"There are few inputs on this mountain, and there are not many tolls collected on weekdays, and these inputs are only enough for us to change some food on weekdays~"

"Is that any?"

Without waiting for Cai Da to finish speaking, Zheng Xiong interrupted Cai Da's words and asked bluntly.

"I won't say much, I'll give you two roads, one is to block the road and rob, and occupy the mountain as the king."

"One is the crime of encroaching on land, transforming it privately, seeking personal gain, and illegally enriching it."

"The former you are guilty of killing your head, and I can open the net for the latter."

"Look at these two, you can choose!"

It seems to be a choice between two or the other, but in fact, there is no choice at all.

Cai Da could only resign himself to his fate.

"The smaller one chooses the latter."

"Isn't this over, why bother with this tongue, pay the money and release the person."

"This money has to be scraped together, I hope Master Hou can release some people and go back to get the money."

"No, you can take out the money you need to buy food, is it so difficult to do this?"

"Master Hou doesn't know, except for the things that this eldest brother brings, he hasn't touched any money to deal with unexpected needs."

"It's good that so many people here can usually maintain their living needs, but they really haven't saved any money, so they have to make it together from their fingers before they can hand it over to Lord Hou."

"Alright, you guys go make it up!"

"Yes, yes."

Each family arranged for people to go back to the mountain road to collect money.

Zheng Xiong was also a little bored for a while.

You can only sit and wait.

As for these people, Zheng Xiong has no interest in pulling with them at all.

As long as the Yellow River is not diverted, as long as the people can't eat one day, these situations will continue to be staged.

Isn't that what you say, there is only one disease in this world, and that is the disease of poverty, and this disease cannot be cured.

Zheng Xiong is not a saint, just take care of his own affairs, and he doesn't want to take care of the rest.

After waiting for a long time, Cai Dacai dragged his tired body down the mountain slowly.

This moment seems to be a lot more rickety.

When I saw Cai Da hand over the money to Zheng Xiong.

The men showed a look of decadence, some women sobbed quietly, and only some children watched innocently.

This scene made Zheng Xiong a little embarrassed, and he made himself look like a villain.

Is it wrong for yourself, just get your money back, to be honest, this money is not enough for the consumption of the army under his command for a day.

It's just that things turned out unexpectedly.

I thought it was a gang of bandits, not to mention extremely vicious, and it wasn't a good person.

If it is not extinguished, it must be cleaned up.

There is nothing wrong with the current group of people, it is also for life, and the toll charged is just unreasonable, it is still Zheng Xiong's.

It doesn't count if they are ordinary people, except for big businessmen and officials who can collect tolls these days, they are also bandits.

How to define it is entirely up to the person, that is, Zheng Xiong.

Inexplicably became a villain, Zheng Xiong had no choice but to ask.

"What's the matter, Ben Hou didn't eat people, he just took what he should take, what kind of expression do you have."

"What Hou Ye said is that I am not ready for the winter, I am afraid that this winter will be sad, and I have relatives in my heart, which disturbs Hou Ye's interest, don't blame it."

"You can't blame me if you're not ready, Ben Hou is already very good at talking, I don't believe you try another person, if it weren't for the fact that you are all old and weak women and children, according to Ben Hou's practice, I would have handed you over to the yamen of Cao County a long time ago, you should be content."

"Yes, yes, Hou Ye is open, the people are grateful, Hou Ye don't blame him."

said so, but the cries of these women and children really made Zheng Xiong upset, and he was a little annoying to become a bad person, but he was relieved.

"Did you build this road?"

Although I don't understand why Zheng Xiong asked this, there is nothing to hide anyway, Cai Da replied honestly.

"Yes, Master Hou."

"In this case, I will do you a favor, it is not easy for you to live in the mountains, and you have built such a road."

"In this way, when I pass by Cao County, I will go to Cao County to discuss with the county magistrate of Cao County, and see if I can legalize the road you built, let the government recognize it, and you can also charge fees in the future, and no one will care about you."

"Go back and ask them to get you some food and grass to support you through the winter, you should be satisfied now!"

The unexpected joy came a little suddenly, and Cai Da was a little incredulous.

Originally, what he did was to walk on the edge of the law, but now with Zheng Xiong's words and promises, there seems to be a little hope for the future.

(End of chapter)