Hearing this news, all the faces of those present, including the county honor, changed color, and Master Fan couldn't help but stretch out his hand and pull Li Dan's sleeve, what he meant was: My little master, shouldn't we talk about such things in private?

"County Venerable, don't blame me for being direct," Li Dan simply turned around and smiled at Master Fan and said, "Instead of everyone muttering and speculating below, it's better to let everyone know the details." Then sit back upright:

"All of you here are Dan's elders, and Dan can't talk nonsense, and he doesn't dare to hide it. Right now, the remnants are in the midst of storms and torrents, either bravely moving forward through the whirlpool, or the ship is wrecked and killed!"

"Uh, can Saburo be more specific? That's a bit ...... It scared the hell out of us." Xu Tong looked at the stunned crowd and said with a wry smile:

"We only know that thieves peep into the county, and a few days ago, His Excellency General Zhaoyi also led people to encounter the lake bandits outside the north gate. But as you said, isn't it a bit ......, really that serious?"

"Second Uncle Xu, the county lord has read the official document, and it clearly says that he wants me to come back and do two things: organize the township brave group training and fight against the incoming bandits. Why is it written like this? This is out of the judgment of the Acquaintance on the enemy's situation.

Everyone knows that Yang Xing's rebels have occupied Anren County, and the striker has peeked into the news of Huangbu. Just now, Second Uncle Xu also said that the lake bandits had come to peep outside the north gate, but everyone should not know that in fact, the lake bandits have been thinking about uniting the mine chaos in the east.

Lord Tongzhi believes that they are contacting various mining chaos in order to expand their strength, and it is very likely that they also plan to take Yang Xingbu north in Yugan.

If Yugan is occupied, the communication between the counties in Hudong and the political envoys in Huxi will be cut off, and the entire Raozhou Prefecture will be in danger of falling!"

There was an uproar below. Wu Xuanye, the head of the Wu family, stood up with his hand on the edge of the table: "San Lang, Poyang is the head of the government and the place where the officials and soldiers are stationed, so you won't just let it go, right?"

Li Dan got up and crossed his hands to invite the old man to sit down first, and then said:

"Old man, the Poyang official army has battalion soldiers and guard soldiers, if there are only one or two fires, they can still save them, but how can there be fires everywhere? It is difficult for a good man to defeat the four hand-armed miles, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of local and foreign enemies combined?"

"W-How is this good?" There was a lot of discussion below, and some people even sighed loudly: "If I knew this, it would be better to flee to Nanchang with Uncle Li!"

Master Fan secretly glanced at Li Dan, and seeing that there was no change on his face, he reached out and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat beads on his face. At this time, I heard Li Dan say:

"Elders, instead of waiting for someone to save you, you should save yourself. Dan led hundreds of warriors to the county to help you recruit village warriors and establish team training, and this matter needs to be started as soon as possible.

No one knows when the bandits will commit, and hesitation for a day may make people regret it. The younger generation has the courage to know the power given by the adults and the trust of the county, and here are a few suggestions:

First, from tomorrow onwards, a recruiting office will be set up inside and outside the city, and 2,000 to 4,000 villagers will be recruited to form a regiment for training and preparation! At the same time, a number of inspection sub-divisions were set up in the surrounding areas to help and guide the local militia to form a township militia.

Second, the county town was ordered to send women and children to the elderly to take refuge in the North Pass; Squires, celebrities, and meritorious people from all over the world must enter the city immediately!

Third, the surrounding laborers were requisitioned to rush to the county seat to participate in the construction of the Mianshan camp and the repair and renovation of the city wall. We have made preliminary calculations and estimated that it will take 10,000 laborers to participate.

Fourth, from now on, the group training will take over the garrison and inventory of the four gates (including the water gate), and those who refuse to cooperate can be killed! Every day, the city gate is open for three hours from the beginning of the hour to the end of the day!

Fifth, immediately prohibit the departure of cars, horses, and boats within the county, and without the county's handwritten letter and this inspection, leaving the country will be regarded as an enemy, abandonment, and suspected arrest of espionage!

Sixth, the military and civilians in the city are organized according to the lifang. Ten men of appropriate age shall be one tithe, and one shall be the chief; Six sentry sentry sentry sentry squads, three sentry sentry squads, and four sentry sentry squads. When there is an incident, act and report according to the household."

There was already a lot of discussion below, like boiling water, and some people complained, "The general said earlier that he had already donated ten stone of grain to prevent thieves, so why do you want to donate it now? Alas!"

The rest sighed, frowned, and whispered, probably nine times out of ten

Whining.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone snort loudly and said, "General Ben is still out of battle. Lord Li, may I ask the lord of your mansion to leave the people of the city and slip away first, how can this be counted?"

Li Dan didn't even need to look at it to know that this was the "General Zhaoyi" who had given him a problem, and replied with a sneer: "I'll know later, please don't worry."

Then he got up and pressed his hand down, and when the voices of the crowd had subsided, he continued:

"Do you think it's too much? To be honest, I think it's a bit too much. But if you don't do that, you won't be beaten, killed, and punished if you are not prepared!

Are you willing to splash your family's blood in front of you, or are you willing to give up your money and food to thieves to take it casually?

I went to Shangrao this time and saw with my own eyes how they dealt with the squires. Two examples, there is a Kwun Tong on the way to Ling Yan Temple, where the surname of the big family is from. From the old gentleman to be kind and charitable, he is the old benefactor of Lingyan Temple.

As a result, the thief You Sanjiang made his family kneel by the pond, cut off his heads one by one, and ruined his granddaughter.

Another example, the bandit leader Hua Arm, that is, Lou Zishi's third son wanted to occupy the courtyard of the Tu family in Fengling Town, but as a result, a personal soldier leader named Hou Qi under his command took people to pull Mr. Tu's family into the mountains, dug a pit and buried them alive."

After he finished speaking, he swept his eyes at the silent audience: "Do you still think that it is troublesome to move into the city, and do you still think that it is a great loss to donate silver, grain, and equipment? What are these things compared to human life?"

He saw that several more old gentlemen were wiping their sweat with handkerchiefs. "As long as the people are still there, the money can be earned, the houses can be rebuilt, and the fields can grow food again! If your life is gone, it will really be empty, and it will be too late to regret it!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think Li Sanlang is from our county, and he went out to experience it again, so what he said will not be wrong!" Wu Xuanye got up and said:

"I think it's better for each family to hurry up and prepare and take refuge in the city! No matter how high and thick your walls are, are they as high as the walls of the county?"

"Yes, what Old Man Wu said makes sense!" Xu Tong looked at the eldest brother and third brother sitting beside him, exchanged glances, and then got up and said:

"Our Xu family also responded, and we will start preparing tomorrow! In addition, please consult the inspection, and the cars and horses in the store cannot leave the country, but what other intentions?"

"If the car, horse and coachman go to the county government to work, and the county number is sent to each construction site to assist in transporting materials and labor, they can be counted according to the amount posted by the county." Li Dan smiled and glanced at the surprised Fan County Order:

"I have an idea that I plan to discuss with the elders. The purpose of this three-month operation was to assist the officers and troops in repelling attacks from the three directions of the Lake bandits, the mine bandits, and the Yang bandits.

I will make a list for the county for the food and military needs in these three months, and ask you to select five virtuous and talented old gentlemen to review this list, and after agreeing, the county will start to collect donations according to this amount and amount, and the insufficient part will be fully subsidized by my Li family.

After the war, after deducting the expenditure, the surplus is calculated and sold and captured, and each family will get back its own dividends in proportion to its capital contribution, regardless of the loss of principal!"

"What? Saburo is this going to be a business for the war?" The crowd immediately became a sensation.

"Not only everyone here, but any family in the county, as long as the donation reaches more than one tael, my Li Sanlang will have his share of the dividend!"

The audience was in an uproar!

"Rank, let's talk about it, there are losses and wins in wars, and we can't say that there is no risk! If you can't get the money back, it doesn't matter, if you donate more than one or two, I will fund the county to set up a monument to engrave the name and pass it on to future generations!

If he accidentally made money, Li Sanlang would never dare to risk the disapproval of the whole county and break his word and get fat!

If the elders think that this method is feasible, I, Master Ba, am the chief accountant, and you can also appoint two or three auditors to accompany the army's actions to review the accounts, check the seizures, and convert the amount at any time. How so?"

No one expected Li Dan to come up with such an idea, and there were many discussions below. At this time, the head of the Qian family said suspiciously, "Can we still get rich from these thieves? If they were rich, they would still be thieves?"

"Definitely! Mr. Qian, it's not that they do it when they have the money

Thieves, but they don't have money to be thieves, and if they are thieves, they will want to grab more when they grab money. Dango'er, but that's the way you put it?" Xu Bu asked with a smile on his beard.

"Exactly, exactly!" Li Dan hurriedly replied.

"Hehe, if only we could rob his lair, would we be able to make a windfall with just one vote?" Xu Xian quipped.

"You think you can't?" Xu Tong pointed ahead: "Look at San Lang, and then look at the soldiers behind him. When they left the county, they were no more than a green cloth coat. If it weren't for the seizures, how would the equipment come from?"

"Second Uncle Xu is very right!" Li Dan smiled, he didn't expect that Xu Er, who had just met the other party to greet each other, would be so cooperative and so knowledgeable, and he really had some intention of wooing the Xu family in his heart.

"The juniors were originally ordered to go out on a mission this time, but later Geyang Weihan Garrison ordered the juniors to organize a group training to protect the convoy and build a transportation line to Shangrao.

Thanks to the soldiers' lives, they fought Fengqi Pass in one battle, then fought Guangxin City, and solved the siege of Shangrao in three battles, what did they rely on?

Naturally, it is captured, from clothing and armor to silver, food, chariots and horses, every time the brothers win a battle, they will have dividends according to their merits, so that they can fight stronger and stronger, and their morale will become stronger and stronger!

Therefore, as long as you win, you will not lose too much in the donations invested by your predecessors, and you will even earn."

"I've heard that almost all of our Yugan Green Shirts have sent silver money to their families when they went out this time." Someone said it loudly.

"Yes, doesn't it mean that the strips on your left arm are for remembering, and the more strips you have, the higher the level and the greater the credit?"

"Yo, you've all heard that?" Gu Da looked at Li Dan in surprise.

"It's fine." Li Dan waved his hand: "We call it the military rank system, it is indeed calculated from a bar of recruits, and the higher you go, the higher the rank.

High-ranking people also get a lot of dividends, so everyone is vying to be the first to perform and make meritorious contributions, and no matter how many traitors there are, he can't beat us, and the morale is different!" As he spoke, he waved his hand and said loudly:

"Now I'm bringing back the most experienced and brave people in that team, just to help us build a team that any thief will be terrified of if he hears it.

In fact, today's donation is not only for three months, but for our hometown for a long time. That's why the younger generation wants to fund Fan County to erect a monument for all those who donate more than one or two!"

"In that case, the lake bandits don't need to talk about it, there must be gold and silver in their lair. are all inspected, do we still have to build a water army?

In addition, the father and son of the Yang family except for Anren, the territory is in Fuzhou, and we can't reach it.

As for the mining bandits, a group of mining backgrounds, I'm afraid there won't be any oil and water to beat them, right? I think it's a lake bandit, but it's really worth fighting." Xu Xian said.

The style of speech at the venue actually changed from protecting the territory and the people, to how to rob lake bandits and rebels.

"Hey, you all shouted loudly, thinking that the lake bandits were really so easy to fight? It's been so many years, and I haven't seen what the officials and soldiers can do to them! If you say that you can make money by fighting, listen to his bragging!" At this time, Liu Qi, the head of the Liu family, stood up and said loudly.

This guy is only twenty years old this year, and he was born with a short neck and a thick waist, and he has quite brute strength at first glance. He was originally one of the eighteen tigers in the south of the city, but later he almost lost the inheritance of the head of the family because of this, and he has gradually become honest recently.

His father died a year ago, and Liu Qi began to take charge of the entire family as his son-in-law. In major matters, he was assisted by his father (cousin, father's ancestral brother) Liu Gong, and he dared to make his own decisions in small matters.

Today's discussion is a big deal, but Liu Qi has been looking for an opportunity to pick out this stalk because he is not angry with Li Su for leaving.

"What's so strange about capturing one or two pieces of armor in battle? If you hadn't stopped you, I would have won the battle if I had answered this errand!"

"Pray, the county is respectful, don't be rude!" Liu Gong hurriedly got up and apologized to Li Dan and Master Fan.

"Uncle, why do you have to be like this, his Li family is used to bullying people, and the old one is gone and the younger one is coming.

Hum! It's hard to say that if you roll up the county's donations and leave, who will dare to stop you if I am unarmed?" Liu Qi shook off Liu Gong's hand and did not relent.

"What did you say?" Zhou Qin, Tan Zhongxuan, and Gu Da all jumped up, and Yang Yi hurriedly blocked them with Master Ba.

"People are telling the truth, and this is what the county's elders want to say." Zhao Jintang suddenly spoke:

"Li Sanlang, even if you are an official now, you can't block Youyou's mouth, right? Besides, you are all patrolling, where your responsibilities are. There are idle officials who do not abide by the laws of the country and flee without authorization, can you sit idly by? Or do you have the heart to abolish the public for personal reasons?"

"You!" Zhou Qin and the others all noticed that Zhao Jintang deliberately brushed the yellow belt around his waist with his hand, and the foul words that came to his lips had to be swallowed back. According to the law of this dynasty, if there is a rude speech to the royal family, according to the following offenses, twenty boards will be beaten first.

"Yo, who is this, full of laws?" Zhao Jingzi, who was sitting steadily, squinted his eyes and suddenly interjected and asked, reaching out to untie the armor robe, revealing the yellow belt inside.

Zhao Jintang was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand: "May I ask what is the ......?"

"Zhao Rujing, the thirteenth son of the king of Guilin and the fifth son of the general of Zhenguo. On the other side, is it Jintang's nephew?" After Zhao Jingzi finished speaking, he took out a brocade bag from his waist and motioned for Zhong Siqi to help hand it over.

"Huh?" Now the whole audience - including Li Dan is stupid.

"Eh, it turns out that Uncle Clan has arrived? Disrespectful, disrespectful!" Zhao Jintang opened the bag and looked inside, immediately jumped up like a fire, rushed to Zhao Jingzi's side, and respectfully held the brocade bag with both hands and returned it.

Zhao Jingzi was still sitting, stretched out his hand to take it and nodded: "Okay, go back and sit and listen to Li Sanlang."

"Yes, yes." Zhao Jintang returned to his position but didn't dare to sit down, so he stood behind the table with his hands down.

Zhao Jingzi ignored him, and turned back to Fan Xianzun: "The younger disciples are not sensible, please order Haihan."

At this time, Fan County Ling and the others couldn't sit still, so they had to stand up. Zhao Jingzi pressed his hand: "Everyone is exempt from courtesy, some family affairs will not delay the topic, and please continue to inspect the adult." Then the people sat down again, uneasy.

"Someone just mentioned my uncle's problem......." Li Dan was about to continue, when he suddenly saw Wei Xiong leading Song Xiaoniu to look at the door, so he beckoned: "Song Zhongjun, but is there something?"

Brother Mao went over and listened to Song Xiaoniu say a few words, took the letter and walked back, and after whispering to Li Dan, he put the letter on with both hands. Li Dan took it and put it on his left side and nodded. Then continue:

"Li Su, as an idle official, should assist the county monarch in fighting against foreign enemies and surviving the difficulties together, but it is a pity that he did not do so. Even though I am his nephew, I despise his behavior."

As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at Li Yan, Li Zhi's father and son, who were a little pale, and secretly gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Where is Song Xiaoniu, the middle officer and pacification envoy?"

"The subordinates are here!" Song Xiaoniu thought that he was fine, and was about to relax and go to eat wine with Wei Xiong, when he heard that he ran back quickly.

He has been wearing armor since he entered the city and has not been willing to take it off, and now he runs all over his body. When he appeared outside the door and crossed his hands to listen to the order, Li Dan ordered word by word with a calm face:

"Go to the small school field, transfer all the personnel of the left post, and immediately surround the Li Mansion, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without a patrol warrant, and the violators will be punished on the spot!"

"What?" No one present expected that there would be such a scene tonight, and many people shouted in unison: "San Lang, no!"

"All patrols, Li Sanlang, you, what are you going to do?" Master Fan asked in a low voice anxiously.

"Master Ba, you go with the Chinese army, and immediately check and count the remaining family assets in Li Su's mansion.

All cloth, gold, silver, money, grain, livestock, and vehicles shall be confiscated and paid into the regimental training funds, and if there are servants and slaves in the family, they shall be named and compiled for the use of auxiliary soldiers!"

Li Dan said viciously, making the audience shudder.

"This, how can a nephew in the world raid his uncle? Saburo, no!" Li Yan shouted loudly.

"Third uncle, don't care, I'm marching the law!" Li Dan said, seeing Li pulling his father's sleeve.

"Everyone, just now someone said that I am Li Mansion this, Li Mansion that, as a member of the Li clan, I apologize to the people of the county on behalf of the whole family!" After he finished speaking, he pointed at Li Yan with his hand:

"My third uncle didn't leave, not only

At this time, I heard from the county that he was the first person in the county to pay 300 taels of silver. Li Dan would like to thank the third uncle for his kindness!" said and gave Li Yan a deep bow.

After getting up, he pointed to the envelope on the table: "My aunt didn't leave either, and when she heard that I was going to fight the thief, she sent someone to send three hundred taels of her own silver as a donation." Then I touched it in my sleeve:

"The day before yesterday, I defeated Qu Shuai Yintuo, a subordinate of Lou Thief, and the two hundred taels I got by myself are here, and these five hundred taels are the donations of our mother, please take it away from Master Fan!"

The rest of the people below looked at each other, but Xu Tong opened his mouth and said, "Master Li is Master Li, and what he does should be borne by himself. Today, Li Sanlang wants to set an example for the whole county to destroy his family and relieve his difficulties, please respect the county to fulfill him!"

After saying that, they got up and gave their hands, Xu Bu and Xu Xian glanced at each other and stood up, and more and more people stood up under their leadership.

Fan Xianzun's face was embarrassed: "This, this is really embarrassing old man. San Lang, even if you ask your parents to donate it, it won't be that much."

"Boss, just say yes. If this matter is poked out, it will not be me Li Dan, but the imperial court's Tiqi who will come to raid the house."

"Uh......." Fan Xianzun knew that what Li Dan said was the truth. This dynasty has been established for decades, and the martial style is still there, and any official who dares to escape from the enemy will definitely be severely investigated.

Although Li Su is an idle person who will not be beheaded or exiled, it is estimated that he will not be able to escape as a result of raiding his home.

Master Fan had to nod: "Then, okay, just Yi Saburo!"