"Yes!" Less than half of the brothers responded to the feminine swordsman...

"Brothers, listen to me and withdraw." Du Zhong shouted to everyone, and at the same time he cupped his hands at Jiang Mo and shouted: "I, Du, know that you, a little kid, are merciful and have not killed any of my brothers, but this

I remember Qiu, I think we will meet soon. Let's go..."

The bandits looked at each other and didn't know who to listen to, but they seemed to be more interested in Du Zhong, who was protecting his brother. Du Zhong patted the feminine swordsman, "Big brother won't let his brother die, don't you just want his stuff?"

After saying that, he walked forward.

The feminine swordsman raised his eyebrows and waved his hand, and the bandits began to leave Jiang Mo's side in a mighty force.

Some bandits also deliberately made scary faces or said obscene words to make the girls scared or embarrassed.

Even the unshaven Eucommia ulmoides waved in front of Jin Di, muttering: "You are determined to be my sister-in-law."

But it was the feminine swordsman who stayed on Jin Di for the longest time, and the swordsman who Jin Di was also looking at. Both of them seemed to have something to ask, but neither of them spoke in the end.

The last few dragged their injured bodies onto their horses and left slowly.

When the team was far away, Jiang Mo breathed a sigh of relief and joked, "I think that guy Bao Yong will be exactly the same as this guy named Eucommia in ten years. Haha."

Qin Mu also smiled in agreement, and then Jiang Mo and Qin Mu began to care about the injuries of other personal guards. Fortunately, they were all flesh injuries.

But when Jiang Mo wanted to ask Jin Di, he found that Jin Di's eyes had been fixed on the swordsman who was leaving. Jiang Mo couldn't help but wonder: "Do you know that person?"

"It feels familiar, but it's not." Jin Di seemed to be talking to himself, but when he realized that it was Jiang Mo who asked, he said impatiently: "None of your business."

At this time, everyone in the Qin family came forward one after another. The old lady took the lead and saluted Jiang Mo: "Thank you very much. This young master helped me. I, Qin Xu, arranged a banquet for you all to express my gratitude."

Jiang Mo supported the trembling old lady and saluted, but he returned the salute: "You should, you're welcome."

The old man looked Jiang Mo up and down and asked with a kind smile: "I wonder where your surname comes from?"

The heroic general behind him knelt down and saluted: "My grandson, Qin Mu, pays homage to the old lady."

The old lady was a little confused and asked: "What are you doing?"

"Do you remember my father, Qin Wu?"

"Qin Wen, Qin Wu, little nephew?" The old man narrowed his eyes with a sneer, but quickly returned to his kind smile, "My great nephew, get up quickly~ This young master?"

"He is~" When Qin Xiao was about to introduce him, Jiang Mo interrupted. Qin Xiao reacted and said immediately: "Ji Ran, the young master of the Ji family, this is Ji Wanjun, the young lady of the Ji family."

Jin Di, who was Ji Wanjun, rolled her eyes at Jiang Mo, but still bowed to the Qin family respectfully.

The old lady also introduced the important figures in the clan one by one - the family leader Qin Xiao and others, and led everyone into the village to arrange a dinner.

The sun had already set, and as they ate, they gradually understood that almost everything within hundreds of miles around had been stolen and ransacked by thousands of bandits. Only the Qin family had resisted twice, and they were afraid that there would be another attack later...

Yanzhou was originally the old land of the Lu State, and was only included in the territory of the Qi State fifty years ago. Many nobles and people had a sense of identity with the Lu State for hundreds of years, so at that time, there were occasional rebellions by the nobles. The first Qi King conquered Lu.

, and Da Sima Bao Yong guarded this area to stabilize the situation. As time went by, the rebellion gradually subsided, but many nobles of the Lu State fled to the Zhou Dynasty with the Duke of Lu, who were followed by the craftsmen, resulting in this large area of ​​​​land commerce.

and industry have stagnated or slowed down, only agriculture can still operate normally.

Qufu has natural advantages, and with the prince in charge, commerce and handicrafts are relatively stable, but the development of other cities in Yanzhou is slow. Therefore, the Tian family brings a large number of craftsmen and merchants here, which may not be unable to promote the development of production.

Of course, in addition to this, the state of Lu itself was often haunted by bandits and bandits. The aristocratic population migrated with their wealth, and bandits appeared more frequently. They were often provoked and suppressed, which also led to various prefects, county magistrates or county officials (in this era

Like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it gradually moved towards a centrally appointed and dismissed official system, but it was eventually controlled by local nobles. Some small towns that had nothing to do with the overall situation were still managed by feudal officials in order to stabilize the population. They were unable to take into account other matters, which further affected agricultural production.

The bandits led by the bandits named Robber Zhi appeared when the current Qi King Jiang Yu was still a prince, and they have become extremely active and strong in recent years. The surrounding area of ​​Qufu is relatively stable, and many cities near the border of Da Zhou are all bandits.

The back gardens of many villages, not to mention many villages, are frequent targets of robbery.

The Qin family village located outside Taoqiu City on the border cannot be said to be loyal to the Lu State, but it is full of resentment against the governance of the Qi State. It could have lived a very prosperous life with a large land, but difficulties in taxation and business transactions have led to the cross-country

It has become increasingly declining.

Jiang Mo and the others shared a table with the old man. Jiang Mo, who had never had a drink, tried to sort out useful information from all the conversations. He always had a clear mind and couldn't help but ask: "It stands to reason that after two generations, population and business will be encouraged."

Development, which should be enough to recover, must be weird, especially the growing banditry?”

"Humph, what's weird? In order to avoid being harassed by thieves, many county magistrates or city officials even took the initiative to give them money, grain, and cloth. Naturally, these finances were exploited from the people!" The old lady didn't drink much at all.

But when he said this, he took a sip of the drink and his face turned red and angry.

"Is there anything else going on?" Jiang Mo was even more confused.

The old lady drank another drink, and another young man whispered to Taoqiu for help. The old lady's eyes widened in anger, and she put the heavy wine glass on the table: "Damn it, I must be Liu Ping, the magistrate of Taoqiu, a big city.

, County Magistrate Chen Yang is not a good person either. We sent him a letter asking for help, but not only have we received no reinforcements, we have not even received a reply. We might as well give the city to the bandits!"

"Don't worry, Grandpa, my grandnephew will get an explanation from Grandpa." Qin Mu and his distant relatives drank to their heart's content, although they were a little tipsy.

The grandfather raised his eyebrows disdainfully: "My great nephew, what can you do?"

"I'm going to Taoqiu with His Highness..." Qin Mu said, and cupped his hands towards Jiang Mo, his eyes already a little blurry, "I must take a look at the county magistrate of Taoqiu, the county captain, and the county magistrate.

Something!"
Chapter completed!