August is too daylight.

There are Zhang Wanxian in Shandong, and the number is up to 100,000; and those who were dish, numbering to 50,000; There are Gaotuo Mountain in Hebei, with a number of 300,000; The remaining twenty or thirty thousand are innumerable. ordered the servant Liang Fangping to ask for it.

-- "Renewal of Capital and Governance", vol. 95

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On the rugged mountain road, Han Zhen rode a war horse, and behind him were seven or eight ox carts full of money and goods.

Han Zhang, wearing a hat, rode on a horse, and followed the convoy.

Raising his head from time to time, he glanced at Han Zhen's tall and generous back, and his eyes were full of smiles.

Today is the day when Han Zhen moved to the county seat.

He did not take all the money from the small treasury with him, but left 10,000 copper coins for backup.

Now the lime kiln and brick factory have begun to make a profit, although they can't make a few dollars, but they can also pay for their own profits and losses, and there is no need to put money into them.

In terms of personnel, Zhu Zhengze was promoted to the account office and was in charge of the finances of Xiaowang Village.

He has a wooden personality, but he is extremely serious in his work, and he is pure and filial, so he is most at ease to manage money.

Xiao Worm was appointed as the head of the capital, taking over Ma Sangou's previous position, and recruited 50 young and strong villagers to be responsible for maintaining law and order in the village and arresting crimes.

At present, the only problem is that the accounts are relatively chaotic, and after a while after the completion of the salt factory, Han Zhen will lead the scribes to sort out the entire Linzi County, including Xiaowang Village and Songshan Village, from top to bottom.

As for the army, it was independent from the very beginning.

All expenses, including rewards, go through the internal accounts of the army, and will continue to do so in the future.

An army is an army, and its purity must be guaranteed, and nothing else is left to do except for fighting a war.

As soon as something else is mixed in, the nature of the army turns sour.

Nearly an hour later, Han Zhen rode into the east gate of the county seat.

After learning that he was going to live in the county, Changzhi County ordered someone to clean up the inside and outside of the Xu family's mansion as soon as possible.

and helped buy maids and domestic servants in the dental store, Han Zhen only needs to carry his bag to move in.

The gate of the house opened, and the butler led a group of servants to wait in front of the door early.

Seeing Han Zhen, the housekeeper immediately bowed down and called, "Ah Lang! ”

Han Zhen rode on his horse, condescendingly glanced at the crowd, and did not speak.

Under his gaze, a group of domestic servants lowered their heads one after another, and their hearts were worried.

"Work hard in the future, I won't treat you badly, if you have thoughts that you shouldn't have, don't blame me."

These maids are all natives of Linzi County, so they have naturally heard of Han Zhen's prestige.

Not to mention, the previous head of this mansion was beheaded by his own Ah Lang.

Hearing the chill in his words, the servants nodded hurriedly.

Although they didn't understand why Han Zhen could still swagger back to the county seat after killing the official and rebelling, since the county magistrate didn't care, where would they have to worry about it.

As long as they can have something to eat, do not deduct wages, and do not beat and scold at will, they don't care about the identity of the main family.

Han Zhen nodded with satisfaction, pointed to Han Zhang's and introduced: "This is Madame, if I am not there, her words will be my words." ”

Hearing Han Zhen introduce himself as his wife in public, Han Zhang's heart was ashamed and happy, and a touch of blush climbed up his cheeks.

"I've seen Madame."

The butler immediately saluted and called respectfully.

"Let's go inside."

Han Zhen turned over and dismounted, and walked into the gate of the house.

The last time I came to Xu's house, it was in the middle of the night.

At that time, he only cared about killing people and robbing money, and the sky was dark, so he couldn't see the whole picture clearly.

Looking at it again at this moment, I can't help but sigh.

In the end, it is the master of a county, and it is not comparable to the rich man in the countryside outside the king.

The whole house is not particularly large, it is also a house with three courtyards, and the overall layout highlights these four words, fresh and elegant.

The flower beds and rockeries in the courtyard are all from the hands of famous artists, and those who don't know think they are in the water town south of the Yangtze River.

Even if it's a hot summer day, being in it will feel cooler.

Han Zhang's family is a rural village woman in the end, and Wang Yuanwai's house is already a mansion for her.

At this time, walking in the mansion, my heart was in a trance, and I had an unreal illusion.

Fortunately, Han Zhen was by her side, otherwise she might have run away.

Feeling Han Zhang's apprehension, Han Zhen held her little hand and comforted softly: "Don't be afraid, with me, this will be our home in the future." ”

"Hmm!"

Han Zhang's heart was ashamed, and he wanted to break free, but he was reluctant.

All the way to the back house, Han Zhen pointed to the main house and commanded: "Move all the luggage in." ”

Han Zhang's family still didn't understand Han Zhen's thoughts, and his head was about to be buried in the fruits.

"Yes."

The housekeeper answered and beckoned the servants to do it.

After settling down properly and accompanying Han Zhang for a while, Han Zhen advised: "Runniang, you are at home, I will go to the county office." ”

Han Zhang nodded obediently and said, "Erlang is going to be busy, don't worry about the slave family." ”

"Hmm!"

With a gentle pinch on her delicate cheeks, Han Zhen walked all the way out of the mansion.

As soon as he entered the county office, a government official immediately stepped forward: "County magistrate, the county has important matters to discuss." ”

Hearing this, Han Zhen's face sank and he walked into the lobby quickly.

In the lobby, Chang Zhixian's expression was solemn, and his eyes flashed with unease.

After seeing Han Zhen, he habitually greeted: "Is the family properly settled?" ”

"What happened?"

Han Zhen didn't answer, and asked straight to the point.

Changzhi County handed over a newspaper from the palace: "This is a newspaper sent by the state government urgently, you can take a look." ”

Urgent!

Generally, these two words are not trivial.

After taking the newspaper, Han Zhen read it carefully.

At first glance, my heart was shocked.

The North has finally rioted!

Hebei Gaotuo Mountain in Taihang Mountain, at the beginning there were only a few hundred people, in a short period of time gathered 300,000 people, erosion of five states and twelve counties.

At the same time, there are Zhang Di people in Luozhou, with a crowd of 50,000.

The most important thing is that there is also an incident at the door of the house.

Shouguang County in Qingzhou was breached, and all the officials of all sizes, including the county magistrate, were all beheaded.

The person who started the incident, named Zhang Wanxian, has now coerced more than 100,000 people, calling himself a dare to blaze the army.

In addition, there is another sentence in the newspaper, which is also the most important.

[The remaining twenty or thirty thousand are innumerable. 】

The meaning of this sentence is that in addition to the above three people with names and surnames, there are countless unknown thieves with a number of between 20,000 and 30,000.

For a time, smoke rose from the north, and Gyeonggi shook.

This time Song Huizong was completely panicked, there were also anti-thieves in previous years, but how could it be so dense now.

Yang Weizhong, Wang Yuan, Zhang Jun, Xin Xingzong, Han Shizhong, etc., all preserved their battles, and requisitioned 100,000 western troops to Hebei to suppress the anti-thieves.

Putting down the newspaper, Han Zhen frowned.

The northern rebellion had long been expected by him, and the northern expedition in the past two years had sucked the blood of the three northern routes, and the people were on the verge of collapse.

Wang Hao's collection of Ding body money was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

To Han Zhen's surprise, there was no movement in the Black Mountain Village hundreds of miles away!

He had already looked at the account book of Master Xu's book several times, and carefully calculated that the materials transported over the years were enough to support an army of 10,000 people.

Besides, he didn't think that Heishanzhai was only colluding with Xu Zhushu as an official.

Therefore, the real strength of Montenegro is only strong and not weak.

But in this newspaper, the words Black Mountain Cottage and Li Tianwang did not appear at all.

That's intriguing.

At this time, seeing that he finished reading the Di newspaper, Chang Zhixian looked worried: "That Zhang Wanxian gathered 100,000 people, and now occupies Shouguang County, if he calls, what should I do?" ”

"A group of rabble, why should Changzhi County worry." Han Zhen's tone was disdainful.

Gather 100,000 people, and the real number of people can reach the sky if there are 60,000 or 70,000.

Of these 60,000 or 70,000 people, at most 20,000 are young and strong, and the rest are all the old, weak, sick and disabled who have been coerced to strengthen their momentum.

Although Han Zhen's soldiers are few, compared to these rebellious peasants, they are the elite of the elite, not to mention taking the initiative, it is more than enough to defend the county seat.

"That's it!"

Hearing the strong confidence in his tone, Chang Zhixian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He is glad to have Han Zhen here.

After reading the newspaper earlier, he was so frightened that he almost smeared oil on the soles of his feet.

What is the concept of 100,000 anti-thieves?

Last time, only a few thousand people had already captured the county seat, if it weren't for Han Zhen's timely help, I am afraid that his head would have hung above the city gate.

Suddenly, Chang Zhixian thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "Can you bring troops here this time?" ”

"Nope."

Han Zhen shook his head and explained: "There is no military camp here in the county seat, I plan to build a military camp nearby and then move the army over." ”

The military camp of the cottage is too small, Han Zhen's original intention was to find a hill near the county seat and directly divide the entire mountain into a military camp.

It can not only ensure the purity of the army, but also facilitate training.

In the future, another 300 soldiers will be recruited from Xiaowang Village to serve as reserves.

In peacetime, he is responsible for guarding the cottage, and once there is a war, he can be filled into the army and fill the source of soldiers.

As soon as he heard that it would take a while, Changzhi County suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Don't delay this matter, after the property recovered last time, after the rewards and compensation for the losses of the people, there are more than 10,000 yuan left, it is better to use this money to build a military camp, if it is not enough, the county can add more." ”

"At present, it is a time of agricultural slack, and there is no shortage of manpower in the county, as long as you are paid enough wages, you can build a military camp in three days."

Han Zhen's expression was a little weird, and he nodded: "That's good, just know the county as usual." ”

Changzhi County paid out of his own pocket to help him repair the military camp, what reason did he have to refuse such a good thing?

"Can the location of the barracks be decided?"

Changzhi County is more concerned than him at the moment.

Han Zhen asked, "Is there a map?" ”

"Yes!"

Changzhi County said that, he called someone to go to the warehouse of Bo Hall to get the map.

Soon, a scribe came with a map in his hand.

After the map was unfolded, a trace of surprise flashed in Han Zhen's eyes.

He thought that the ancient map should be rough, but he didn't expect it to be so detailed.

In the center of the map is Linzi County, and every village, every mountain, and every stream around it is clearly drawn and marked in detail.

The key is still the color version.

Han Zhen carefully looked at the map, and after a moment, he pointed to a mountain and said, "Choose here." ”

This mountain is not far from the county seat, only a short three or five miles of road, adjacent to the official road.

At the foot of the mountain, the terrain is flat and there is a river.

Looking in the direction of his finger, Chang Zhixian pondered for a moment, and then stroked his beard and said: "This place is really good, once there is a change, you can immediately cut off the official road and cut off the outside channel." ”

After it was determined, Changzhi County called craftsmen to go to the field to survey and draw construction drawings.

Immediately afterward, the news of the recruitment spread in the county.

In the afternoon, the construction of the barracks officially began.

This efficiency, even Han Zhen was shocked.

(End of chapter)