Among the hundreds of people from the three halls and four families on the main wharf of the Xujiang River in Mudu Town, the most eye-catching person is Yang Zhen, the head of the Three Halls Alliance.

I saw that Yang Leader had a white cloth tied to the door of his head, and there were four big characters on the front of the book: "Blood Debt and Blood Repayment".

And beside Leader Yang, there is a good coffin, and inside the coffin is his deceased wife He.

Three days ago, Leader Yang carried this coffin to the county government to accuse Lin Tailai of evil deeds, which caused a sensation!

And today, in the face of a strong enemy, he carried the coffin to battle, and what he wanted was the victory of the mourning soldiers!

Although Leader Yang's appearance style is a bit ridiculous, no one dares to laugh.

Because this coffin is the "righteousness" of their black and white alliance in Mudu Town, the so-called division is famous.

Wu Yingsong, the head of the Wu family, on behalf of the four families of Wu, Xu, Shen and Yan in this town, said to Yang Zhen:

"When it comes to the battle of the rivers and lakes, we are not as good as you! Now I will entrust the power of the orders of the three halls and four families to you, so as not to disappoint the villagers! ”

In fact, Yang Zhen didn't quite understand in his heart why Lin Tailai was so dead, so he called directly in the name of evil, regardless of it.

When a normal person encounters this kind of thing, shouldn't he first find a way to solve the case, and then care about other things after clearing up his grievances?

But things have developed to this point, and when he meets the crazy Lin Tailai, he Yang Leader has no choice but to fight.

The outpost sent out to report that they had just finished motivating each other here:

"I saw that nearly twenty ships appeared on the river in the east, head to tail, and the first ship was guided by a big flag, it must be the Eastern Army coming!"

Leader Yang immediately ordered: "At the intersection of Heiyubang and Xiashatang, each of them will divide thirty troops to take care of it!"

The rest of the soldiers and horses are still standing still at the main wharf of Xujiang, waiting for the enemy! ”

The leaders of the teams selected in advance shouted together: "The righteousness is mine, and the Western Army will win!" ”

Previously, someone on the side of Mudu Town also proposed to get on the boat to meet the battle and intercept the Eastern Army in the river, but Yang Zhen vetoed it.

Because of the water battle on the ship, it is very difficult to give full play to the numerical advantage of one's own side, and it is more difficult to command one side with more people.

It is still a defense on the shore to wait for work, and it is easier to give full play to the advantage of being crowded.

Anyway, as long as the Eastern Army comes to attack Mudu Town, it will definitely land ashore, and it is not afraid that the other party will not get off the ship.

At this time, Lin Tailai's large boat gradually approached the main pier on the north shore, and the crowd on the pier was clearly visible.

At this time, on the Shenwei Lieshui Water, there was no other noise except for the sound of pipa music and the river wind.

The main reason is that others don't know what Lin Tailai wants to do, and they can't talk about it if they want to make some suggestions.

Lin Tailai took the map and compared it carefully, then looked at the main pier on the north shore for a while, and finally ordered:

"All the boats come to the south shore and find a beach to stop ashore!"

Truth be told, no one can understand this command.

The main town area that needs to be attacked is on the north bank, and the main force of the Western Army is also on the north bank, and the south bank is full of paddy field villages, so what's the point of landing on the south bank?

However, this kind of safety order, which can avoid superior enemy forces, is still carried out very quickly.

In a place like Suzhou, where water transportation is developed, the river is full of beaches where boats can be docked.

In a short time, the Eastern Army led by Lin Tailai all disembarked.

Originally, there were still some idlers on the shore who were watching the excitement, but when they saw the Eastern Army landing here inexplicably, they immediately dispersed in a hurry.

Next to the landing site, there is a small village living along the river, and there are twenty or thirty families.

Lin Tailai took the lead, and more than 200 people held sticks of various colors and walked towards the small village with great momentum.

The frightened children playing at the entrance of the village scattered and fled, just wanting to go home to find their mother.

Only an old man in his sixties with a cane, standing alone at the entrance of the village, asked, "What are you strongmen going to do!" ”

Lin Tailai didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "What is the old man's surname?" ”

The old man with a cane said, "You thieves have violated my borders, and you don't know what my surname is?" Living here, of course, is surnamed Wu! ”

"Oooh!" Lin Tailai glanced at the map again, "Since the surname is Wu, that's right!" ”

Then he threw the map to the Dharma protector beside him, stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the old man with a cane, and shouted:

"Old man! I advise you to be sensible and call all the people in this village out, otherwise you will be sent to take a bath in the Xujiang River! ”

"Phew!" The old man with a cane said unyieldingly: "Is the little old man a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? If you have the guts, you will rob your house in broad daylight! ”

Lin Tailai threw the old man to the ground and ordered his subordinates: "Tie it to the tree by the river to show the public!" ”

Then he ordered: "Arrest all the people from the first family at the entrance of the village!" ”

The subordinates looked at each other, what the hell are you doing today? The main forces of the Western Army are in the town on the other side, and they are not in this village!

They are all club thugs, not wandering bandits, and it is a bit of a line to break into homes and rob houses.

But the order of sitting in the hall cannot be violated, and in the blink of an eye, the first family at the entrance of the village was pushed out by the thugs.

There is a peasant man, as well as a wife and son, a typical small family of three.

Lin Tailai unceremoniously said to the farmer: "I sit in the hall Lin Tailai, I have a fate today, I will borrow you a thing to use!" ”

The peasant man's face suddenly changed, he protected his wife, and cried out in a panic:

"Whore thief dare! If you want to commit adultery, kill me first! ”

Lin Tailai: "."

The brothers of the Zhang family couldn't bear to rush out and scolded: "What a vision we have when we sit in the museum, how can we look down on your wife's rude posture!" ”

Lin Tailai angrily threw two large ingots of silver at the feet of the peasant man, and then shouted to his subordinates: "Burn it for me!" Burn down his house! ”

The peasant man picked up two ingots of silver and took a few bites as if they were real.

He couldn't help but fall into confusion again, which one is this singing?

So this small village, where most of the people are surnamed Wu, was the first to burn at the entrance of the village.

I don't know if cow dung was added or what, the fire was raging, the smoke was rising, and even the other side could see that this side was on fire.

At this time, dozens of angry men rushed out of the village!

If they could have closed their doors just now, it wouldn't be possible now.

These foreign thieves have begun to set fire to the village, who can still keep it at home?

There is no other way but to rush out and the net is broken.

But only anger is useless, dozens of men with farm tools are obviously not the opponents of more than 200 thugs and one Lin Tailai.

"Keep burning! Burn a few more! Lin sat in the pavilion while throwing silver, and shouted wildly!

At this moment, the main force of the Western Army in the town on the north bank looked at the opposite bank and was stunned.

They saw respectable old people tied to trees, peaceful villages lit with blazing fires, and innocent villagers beaten.

These people in the Eastern Army are community figures, they are simply rogue bandits, and what they do is outrageous!

If the bottom line is missing like this, aren't you afraid of the king's law, aren't you afraid of the sky thundering!

"Nope! No! No! Wu Yingsong, the head of the Wu family, one of the four major families in Mudu Town, rushed to the riverside and howled towards the opposite bank.

Because the small village opposite is the settlement of their Wu family!

I didn't expect that the Eastern Army completely ignored the rules, broke through the bottom line, and started burning directly at ordinary villages.

Wu Yingsong turned his head and eagerly shouted to Yang Zhen, the nominal commander-in-chief of the Western Army: "Don't send people across the river quickly!" ”

Yang Zhen calmly judged and said: "This is the Eastern Army's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and you can't act rashly!" ”

Wu Yingsong pointed to the other side and asked, "Shall I just watch from the wall and watch?" ”

Yang Zhen replied: "The town is on the north bank, can the Eastern Army still turn the sky on the south bank?"

The more the Eastern Army dies on the South Bank, the greater the crime! We must be steady, not easily transferred! ”

"Poke your mother! Dare to love the other side of the river is not your people! Wu Yingsong was originally one of the main stewards of the big Wu family, and his status was only higher than that of the leader of the club, so he scolded him directly in a hurry.

Their Wu family was more than 100 years ago, but there was a champion of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wu Kuan!

Then Wu Yingsong shouted: "Our Wu family members have come out and crossed the river with me!" ”

As the head of a big family, if he, Wu Yingsong, watched a large number of clansmen fall into fire and ignore them, then what face would he have to meet people?

Immediately, fifty or sixty people came out and leaned towards Wu Yingsong.

Yang Zhen hurriedly persuaded: "Master Wu, calm down!" What can you do if you fifty or sixty people have passed! There are more than 200 people in the Eastern Army on the opposite side! ”

Wu Yingsong looked at the firelight on the opposite side, and shouted: "Who is willing to help my Wu family cross the river to save my fellow clan!" ”

The head of the Yan family, one of the four major families, stood up, "Our Yan family is willing to help!" ”

Combined, these two can pull away more than 100 people.

As the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, Yang Zhen was anxious and stopped in front of Wu Yingsong: "Master Wu, don't mess around!" There must be a unified order, not a separate battle! ”

Wu Yingsong replied: "That's good! All of our side are dispatched to cross the river to attack the Eastern Army! ”

Yang Zhen insisted: "This is the town, and this is the place we must defend!" How can you make a mess for some villages on the other side! ”

However, Wu Yingsong's statement that the whole army crossed the river caused a chorus of echoes.

More than 200 people of the Eastern Army are on the south bank, can they still fly over? What's the point of staying on the North Shore?

Watching the Eastern Army burning, killing and looting on the other side, he couldn't stand still, how could he say it!

As long as you cross the river and rely on the strength of the people, won't it be over if you defeat the Eastern Army?

Seeing that the army's heart was like this, Yang Zhen could only shout: "The Eastern Army must have treacherous schemes!" ”

Wu Yingsong didn't listen, and he was about to get on the boat and cross the river with people.

Three small boats suddenly appeared on the surface of the river and blocked the dock.

On the two boats on the side, there are officials holding tall signs, on which are written the words "Wu County Zuotang" and "in charge of money and grain".

In the middle boat, there is an official wearing a black gauze hat.

The boats are so small that it seems that the slightest collision can lead to an accident that capsizes and falls overboard.

So everyone on the shore immediately recognized it, and the official on the small boat in the middle must be Guo Xiancheng, who is in charge of grain!

Guo Xiancheng shouted at the Western Army on the north bank: "Don't fight! ”

The people of the Western Army: "."

This county gentleman, is he here to sell cuteness?

Guo Xiancheng persuaded again: "This official came here after working hard to persuade peace!"

You both drink the same river of water, and harmony is precious! ”

Everyone in the Western Army doesn't want to listen to these, why don't you Guo Xiancheng say this to the Eastern Army?

But the problem now is that if a large number of boats go out together, and the small boat of the county is blocking the river, it is easy to be overturned by collision.

The crime of blatant murder of an official is tantamount to rebellion! For no reason, no one wants to be a bird and take this risk.

Wu Yingsong shouted from the shore: "The boat is not a place to talk!" We will prepare a little tea, and invite Master Guo to come ashore to talk! ”

Guo Xiancheng sat down on the boat and replied: "This official respects himself in the name of honesty and integrity, and he is unwilling to use the people's fat and people's ointment!" ”

Then he took out another handful of rice balls and continued: "So don't work for hospitality!" This is where the official eats! ”

The people of the Western Army: "."

If you can't go out to cross the river together, you can only bypass the county boats one by one and cross the river again, and then get off the boat one by one, isn't that a whole into zero, and the eastern army on the other side of the river takes turns to deliver food!

As everyone knows, Guo Xiancheng is also scolding in his heart, what kind of broken script did Lin Tailai arrange for himself!

Let this official, use his own safety as a bargaining chip, and personally block the river, I don't know which dirty-hearted person can come up with a plot!

Also, what a shameful broken line this is!

Wu Yingsong was anxious, and saluted Guo Xiancheng: "If Lord Guo really came to persuade peace, why don't you persuade the other side!" ”

Finally waited for this sentence, Guo Xiancheng hurriedly put down the unpalatable rice balls and responded:

"You are allowed to bring ten people, do you dare to cross the river to meet Lin Tailai?

I, Guo someone, vouch for your safety with an official position, and I will send you back to the north shore if the negotiation is not successful! ”

Wu Yingsong gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you dare!" ”

Others can "watch the fire from the other side", but he, the head of the Wu family, can't! Because the fire on the other side is from the Wu family!

Yang Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, was worried about the plan and was unwilling to attack the whole army, so when he heard the words, he immediately arranged a boat to send Master Wu across the river.

Guo Xiancheng personally escorted Wu Yingsong to the opposite bank, and Lin Tailai was already waiting on the shore.

Wu Yingsong pointed to the still burning cottage and angrily questioned Guo Xiancheng:

"In broad daylight, the government ignores such vicious acts of openly beating villagers and setting fire to houses?"

Lin Tailai laughed and said: "I have been issued by the imperial court to open the Mudu Port Branch, and I want to acquire land here, which is legal and reasonable, how can I become a bandit?" ”

Although he had made a lot of plans in his heart, this answer still made Wu Yingsong not expect it at all.

"Land acquisition?" Wu Yingsong was stunned, "The town and the wharf are on the north shore, but you Lin Tailai went to the south bank to acquire land, how can it be reasonable?" ”

Lin Tailai said contemptuously: "You are not young at this age, how can you be so naïve?

Who said that the Mudu Port branch must be in Mudu Town? Must be at the main pier of Mudu Town?

In my heart, the Mudu Port branch can be on the south coast, or two or three miles upstream, or two or three miles downstream!

No matter where the customs location is, it's up to me to decide! No matter where the location is located, it doesn't have much impact on the tax on the card!

At the same time, I can refuse to allow the people of the four major families in Mudu Town to go to the tax customs location to make a living!

What do I mean, do you understand? ”

Wu Yingsong was like falling into the clouds, vaguely feeling that this information was important, but he didn't understand it.

At this moment, he suddenly saw an old man in a colorful robe and a ghostly face jump out.

Then the old man hugged Lin Tailai's thigh and shouted in a very pompous voice:

"Tell me! Where is the Mudu Port Customs located?

If I, Zhang Youyu, buy nearby land in advance, won't I make a fortune! ”

These words were like lightning and slashed into Wu Yingsong's brain!

Mudu Town is prosperous because of commerce, and the four major families of the local Baidao have benefited a lot from it, not only can they get rich in business, but also increase the value of their land!

But if a tax customs is set up elsewhere in the vicinity, and all passing ships have to go to the tax customs to stop and pay taxes, then the commercial center will naturally move to the customs in the future!

And Mudu Town, which has lost its status as a cargo hub, commercial decline will be inevitable!

At the same time, a new town will be formed around the customs to replace the current Mudu Town!

And Lin Tailai also made it clear just now that he has the right to refuse the people of the four major families of Wu, Shen, Xu, and Yan in Mudu Town to go to the tax customs location to make a living!

Wu Yingsong didn't dare to think about this consequence!

So what Lin Tailai really means is that Mudu Town urgently needs to have Mudu Port Customs, not Mudu Port Customs needs Mudu Town!

Lin Tailai said faintly: "Have you Wu Yingsong ever figured it out?"

It's a pity that there are bad people in your town, and they also killed their wives and framed me on horses, but I'm too lazy to solve the case, what should I do? ”

Asking for a monthly pass!!! The remaining words are not enough for one chapter.,Let's make up a chapter tomorrow.

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