Chapter 283 Chain Reaction Caused by Borrowing Soldiers
Recruitment is not possible!
Even too strong a method won’t work!
Can we just take it slow?
"Why don't you put down the reward order first?"
Lu Liang also said.
Lu Fang did not insist on his opinion anymore and nodded, "Yeah."
He realized that he was a little too impatient.
Because I wanted to help Luliang get rid of the banditry in You County before the imperial examination, so that I would not have to worry about things here when I went to Tanzhou.
But things like suppressing bandits cannot be rushed, especially when banditry has become a common problem.
After leaving Lu Liang's office, he returned to the backyard and found Jiang Zimo.
This guy was quite leisurely, sitting in the backyard patio with his legs crossed, chewing a piece of grass and basking in the sun.
Lu Fang walked over and patted his forehead almost subconsciously, "I'll give you an errand."
"The hatred value from Jiang Zimo is 44!"
Jiang Zimo covered his forehead, "What's the errand?"
Lu Fangdao: "Let's go and inquire about the situation of bandits in the county. I want to know how many people they have on each hilltop, who is leading them, and what is their relationship with each other."
There is no other way.
Given the current situation, we can only accumulate strength first. Then we can see if there is anything we can do among these bandits.
Jiang Zimo was a little stunned, "Why do you want me to go? I'm not from your county government."
Lu Fang said: "Because you are the only one who can listen to us now, and you have been struggling in the world since you were a child. I think you are the best to accomplish this."
Jiang Zimo curled his lips, "Of course it can be done. But...why do I always feel like I've fallen into a den of thieves? I'm listening to you for nothing? That god...could it be you who tricked me?"
"
"Can I trick you?"
Lu Fang rolled his eyes, "Do you understand, this is a chance for you? If you succeed, it will be a success in suppressing the bandits. When the time comes, let my brother ask you for a reward, and maybe I can make you a small official. This is Guangzong Yaozu.
Do you understand?"
Jiang Zimo was a little stunned, "Really...really?"
To say that I am not moved is definitely a lie.
He had indeed grown up at the bottom of society. Being an official, even a small official, was something he could not even dream of.
God knows how many envious glances he cast at those high-spirited officials wearing official robes and official uniforms among the crowd.
At this moment, he even imagined that he would become an official in the future, return to his hometown in official robes, return to Hengshan County, and return to the foot of Zhurong Peak. Those government officials who had arrested him were all fawning to him, nodding and bowing.
"After the work is completed, I will give you another hundred taels of reward."
At this time, Lu Fang came up with another trump card.
Jiang Zimo swallowed, "Really, really?"
Eyes shining.
He has never had so much money in his life.
One hundred taels!
You can buy a lot of land!
I can marry many wives!
Lu Fang opened his money bag and glanced at Jiang Zimo, "Master, do I need to trick you?"
Jiang Zimo stopped talking.
He just caught a glimpse of a few coins, which seemed to be...a thousand taels!
He jumped up from the chair and ran outside. When he reached the entrance of the courtyard, the voice rang out, "Just wait for me to return victoriously!"
Lu Fang was happy.
This guy is too easy to fool.
If not, who are you fooling?
With this guy's background, it is probably impossible for him to become an official.
Moreover, Lu Fang was really reluctant to part with him.
This guy can be silly sometimes, but he is usually quite clever. Especially when it comes to robbers and thieves, he is very easy to use.
…
At nearly noon, Lu Deye was at home.
The gentry from the Youxian Chamber of Commerce are gathered here again at this moment.
Of course, he was talking about the Chaling Army incident that was making a lot of noise in the streets.
Lu Deye sat on the main seat, still gently fiddling with the tea lid, as if he was used to it. There was no emotion or anger on his face, and he only said: "Have you all heard about the Chaling Army in the city?"
"I heard about it."
A wealthy gentleman immediately intervened and said: "Two hundred people were still practicing in the city this morning! We, the newly appointed magistrate, borrowed them from the Chaling Army to suppress bandits."
Lu Deye said again: "Then what do you think?"
"Brother Lu, didn't you just call us here just for this?"
A wealthy gentleman chuckled, "It's just two hundred people, what kind of climate can it become?"
Lu Deye took a sip of tea and said, "But the county government also issued a recruitment order."
"Recruiting troops!"
The wealthy gentleman sneered again, "After all these years, how many people will still take the suppression of bandits seriously? Even if they recruit soldiers, how many people can be recruited? And he may not be able to support them."
Most of the other wealthy gentry are like him, calm and calm.
No one takes this too seriously.
Lu Deye glanced at them and said, "Having said that, this Magistrate Lu's methods of suppressing bandits are much tougher than those of the previous magistrates..."
"Haha, toughness can't be eaten."
"When the county magistrates were transferred here in the past, they were all clamoring to suppress bandits, but what happened? After a while, they stopped and just kept showing off."
"The way I see it, the two hundred Chaling troops will probably go back after a while."
"..."
All the gentry spoke one after another.
When Lu Deye saw this, he couldn't say anything else. He just said: "No matter what, we'd better be more careful recently. If we are caught with evidence, it will be troublesome."
Someone nodded and said, "Brother Lu, don't worry. We have always been careful about this matter. Moreover, our things were 'robbed' by those bandits. Even if we are found out, so what?"
The Youxian Chamber of Commerce, which almost controls the economic lifeline of Youxian, actually has connections with bandits.
I don’t know how many people would be shocked if this word spread.
"Then should we tell the bandits the news?"
There is humanity again.
Lu Deye curled up the corner of his mouth and said, "No need, they have better information than us. By now, they probably all know it already."
…
More than twenty miles south of You County is Hutou Mountain.
Hutou Mountain is named after its shape. The mountain looks like a wine pot. It is very tall and steep and has many caves. It can be said to be an excellent natural hiding place.
Anyone who knows something about bandits in Youxian County knows that Hutou Mountain is where the famous strongwoman Hong Niangzi’s village is located.
On the mountainside, there are vaguely visible archery towers.
The "Hutoushan" flag hangs outside the gate of Dazhai.
The gate of the village is two feet high, and there are bandits in coarse cloth standing guard above and below. There are as many as ten people.
The secret whistle in the dark is even more immeasurable when you think about it.
The layout of the archery towers in the village is also somewhat particular.
It seems that this red lady has some experience in arranging troops.
All the way to the lobby in the center of Dazhai, you can also see a lot of bandits patrolling back and forth.
Not far outside the hall, bandits were fighting naked.
In the hall, there were more than ten people sitting.
The person on the throne is a woman in a red dress. She is very heroic. Her face is also very good, not inferior to Peony and Lady Lingbo from Feixian Tower in Tanzhou.
Because she was sitting, her figure was not very visible. However, bandits in the hall would sweep at her chest from time to time.