If one were to calculate according to the seniority method used by scholars in the Ming Dynasty, Su Yi would still be ranked ahead of him.

In addition, he can be regarded as a military attaché. The Ming Dynasty divided residents into four types: civilian households, military households, craftsman households, and kitchen households. The status of military households was lower than that of farmers, and it was also a hereditary system. Once a military household became a military household, it would be inherited from generation to generation.

You are a military household, and unless you have great connections, you will never be able to leave your country.

Therefore, he did not have much confidence in recruiting this person, and only had the attitude of giving it a try. After all, he was in great need of talents now, and Su Yi's performance just now was indeed useful.

However, he was really surprised by the other party's straightforwardness. If he had not had anything to worry about, he would have even suspected that this person had ill intentions towards him.

Since Su Yi agreed to follow him, Lin Dong was not polite and immediately arranged for him to work as an accountant and let him follow the army to manage the army's property, that is, he was the logistics minister.

Back in the village, Lin Dong first asked people to put the fat man into bed, and then asked a doctor to diagnose and treat him.

Lin Dong has already learned about the fat man from his master. This man is indeed a very rich man, which can be seen from the silver coins he carries.

After understanding Fatty's identity, Lin Dong began to think about how to deal with Fatty.

The best way is to cut him off with one knife. With his prestige in the army, even if Fatty is killed, no one will object.

However, Lin Dong did not intend to do this, after all, he was not a murderous person.

But if you don’t kill the fat man, what if he wakes up and asks for his silver and property?

Thinking of this, Lin Dong felt very upset. He had obviously done good things but left himself in trouble.

But since he was acting under the banner of an official and military officer, the property taken from the wealthy businessman must be returned according to regulations.

Now that I am in urgent need of money to support my troops, since such a large sum of supplies has fallen into my hands, there is no reason to spit it out.

Fortunately, his purpose is very clear, that is, the silver and materials must not be returned. How can there be any reason to spit out the meat in the mouth?

But this would be difficult to do.

Lin Dong had no choice but to settle down the fat man first and prepare to wait until he wakes up. If it didn't work, he would give him a trick. He didn't believe that the fat man could stay here until the Chinese New Year.

With the plan in place, Lin Dong felt relieved.

He had gained a lot from killing the bandits this time, and until now he still had a dreamlike feeling.

The only thing that makes him depressed is that the bandit leader has escaped. This hidden danger will eventually make people feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong immediately called the accountant Su Yi over.

Since Su Yi came to the Andong Army, Lin Dong had forgotten about teaching in the evening. At this time, Su Yi was teaching the soldiers. After receiving the order, he immediately put down the books in his hands and came to Lin Dong's tent.

The main purpose of calling Su Yi over this time was to ask about Canglang's situation.

When the accountant revealed Cang Lang's identity, Lin Dong's expression gradually turned ugly.

It turns out that this wolf's name is Liu Hu, and he is the nephew of the county magistrate Liu Jingzhong. The two have colluded with each other over the years and done many evil things.

This Liu family is also a family of bandits. Every generation of his family has people who are bandits, and Cang Lang has always been a member of the Liu family.

Hearing this, a sense of crisis came over him. Although he, the chief registrar, could be considered an official, it was just a title, and there was no comparison with Liu Jingzhong, the county magistrate. Now he had ruined the Liu family's foundation and cut off Liu.

With his family's wealth and fortune, a terrible revenge awaited him. Lin Dong felt depressed, and the joy of wiping out the bandits also faded away.

Must counterattack, this was Lin Dong's first reaction, but he had no idea how to counterattack.

Thinking of this, he felt very upset and paced back and forth in the hall.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Su Yi didn't bother him, but instead looked thoughtful.

When Lin Dong stopped, Su Yicai said: "Is the general afraid of Liu Jingzhong's revenge?"

Lin Dong nodded slightly and said: "That's true. Liu Jingzhong serves as the county magistrate. If I destroy his old Liu family's cottage, he will definitely slander me in front of the county magistrate. This matter will not be easy to handle."

"The general is worrying too much. The general is on the same level as him. Even if he slanders you in front of the county magistrate, don't be afraid of him." Su Yi had already figured out Lin Dong's situation at this time.

Lin Dong shook his head. Although this Su Yi was quite talented, his grasp of people's hearts was still lacking.

Since the Liu family is a family of bandits, it must not be simple. They are two-faced. If they ruin his good deeds, they will definitely attack themselves with all their strength.

"If the general is worried, I have three strategies here. Do you want to listen to them?"

"tell me the story!"

The best option is to send someone to pretend to be a bandit and take the opportunity to completely eradicate Canglang and the Liu family. This method can eradicate this scourge at once and prevent future troubles forever.

Lin Dongdao: "Liu Hu is a bandit, so he will be killed if he kills him. However, this Liu Jingzhong is a court official, and he has not committed any crime. If he is killed, he may leave behind troubles. Not only will it be bad."

If you lose your reputation, it may be known by the court, which will cause great trouble. Please tell me your strategy."

You must know that reputation is very important in ancient times, especially for a small person like him. Once someone takes advantage of it, he will never be able to stand up. Although these are troubled times, it depends on the strength of the individual, but he does not want to

Keep the facts.

Of course, this method also has advantages, that is, it will achieve immediate results without leaving any future troubles. It can be said to be a once and for all method.

Su Yi nodded slightly and said: "The best strategy is to immediately submit a letter to Magistrate Ma about the annihilation of the bandits and explain the escape of Canglang. With Magistrate Ma's personality, I think he will be credited with his contribution."

In terms of face, if you give yourself some face, even if County Magistrate Liu wants to snitch on you, Magistrate Ma may not believe him."

Lin Dong shook his head slightly and thought to himself: Liu Jingzhong, who has been in the county government for so many years, must have some abilities that he does not know about. Even if he reports the situation, I wonder if Liu Jingzhong will have other means. It seems that he has to think of a foolproof strategy.

"I wonder what your next move will be, sir?"

"The next best thing is to publicize the extermination of the bandits, and the fact that the bandit leader is a relative of the Liu family, to create public opinion. Under the pressure of public opinion, even Liu Xiancheng would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world.

Blatantly taking revenge on myself.”

"What sir said coincides with mine, but the top strategy is too vicious and not suitable to be used on Liu Jingzhong. As for the next two strategies, it can be used, but it is not suitable to be used alone."

Su Yi nodded slightly. He had completed the task of making suggestions. As for Lin Dong's decision, he couldn't say much.

"Someone is coming!"

"General, what are your orders?"

Lin Dong waved to him and told him his method.

The soldier nodded slightly and turned around to leave the hall.

"Mr. Su, the report of the battle against the bandits has not yet been reported, so I have to trouble you." It was not that Lin Dong was unwilling to write by himself, but he was influenced by modern literature and was not used to ancient prose.

Su Yi was not polite and readily agreed, then picked up his pen and started writing.

He had excellent writing skills, and soon he wrote a brilliant battle report, in which he even wrote in great detail how to exterminate the bandits, as if he had personally experienced it.

Lin Dong was really impressed by this skill, and sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that the eight-part essay was not without merit. If he had to focus on himself, he would not be able to write such a wonderful battle report.

Looking at this official document, Lin Dong was secretly delighted. It seemed that the biggest gain this time was Accountant Su. Without him, he might have lost a lot of brain cells.

"General, the gentleman you brought back is awake." Just as Lin Dong asked someone to send out the documents, a sergeant came to report.

"Okay, let's go take a look." Lin Dong greeted Su Yi, got up and walked towards the room where the fat man was recovering from his injuries.

When he came to the room, the fat man was already able to stand up.

But he was tortured so severely by the bandits that he didn't have any strength left in his body.

Seeing Lin Dong come in at this time, he still endured the severe pain and bowed. You must know that the status of merchants was very low during the Ming Dynasty.

So-called scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, scholars are naturally scholar-bureaucrats, farmers are farmers, workers are workers, and finally merchants, which means that the status of merchants is not as good as ordinary farmers and workers.

Sure enough, after some pleasantries, the fat man asked about his money and supplies, but he didn't mention the life-saving grace at all.

Lin Dong was very angry about this. You said you were just pretending to be ignorant because of your life-saving grace. You actually want your money back. Huh, no way.

Lin Dong was about to implement the countermeasures he had thought of long ago. In the final analysis, it was just one word - procrastination.

According to what he said, the bandits have just been wiped out, and the supplies are being inventoried to determine their sources and then determine their uses based on their sources.

You can't just say that these supplies are yours, right? You have to show evidence. Yes, that's evidence.

In addition, it has been so long since you were captured by the bandits, and the supplies have long been divided and spent by the bandits. Now that they are mixed together, it is hard to tell whose supplies it is.

Without any evidence, you can't possibly ask me to accompany you with supplies and money, right?

Seeing that Lin Dong showed no sign of returning the supplies, Fatty suddenly became extremely depressed.

But he was unwilling to give up just like that, so he had no choice but to wait patiently.

Lin Dong also laughed secretly in his heart. This fat man was really naive. How could he withdraw once he had the money in his hand? It was simply a fool's dream.

From today's greetings, Lin Dong knew that the fat man's name was Shang Jing. Because he was the eighth in the family, everyone called him Shang Ba.

Shang Ba is from Fengyang. This time he came to Andong County to transport a batch of supplies. However, he did not expect that he encountered bandits on the way back and was looted. Even he was caught by the bandits on the mountain.

, want to blackmail someone severely.

Lin Dong also lamented this. Shang Ba was really unlucky to have made friends with Liu Jingzhong, a scumbag. If he hadn't been such a bad friend, he might not have been targeted by the bandits.

It's ridiculous that he is still grateful to that friend named Liu Jingzhong.

Early the next morning, Lin Dong took two soldiers to the county seat.

He should go and explain the situation to the county magistrate as soon as possible and send a battle report, so as not to be tricked and not realize it.
Chapter completed!