When the man surnamed Lin fainted again and woke up, Dakui asked people to stop and walked to him and asked: "You can answer whatever I ask. If there is half a lie, you will continue to tell me. Do you hear me clearly?"
The man named Lin was already breathing more out and less in, but he could still speak.
Dakui shook his head and said with a smile: "Why are you so unbearable?" He reached out to pick up his left hand, stretched out his thumb and index finger with his right hand to pinch the tiger's mouth and hegu point of his left hand, and suddenly the man surnamed Lin screamed like a pig. , although the cry was shrill, it was full of energy, and there was nothing unbearable about it.
Dakui squeezed for a moment and then let go, but still held his left hand and asked with a smile: "Let me ask you, how much are our wages today, and how much of it has been deducted from you. If there is a lie, I believe you will return it today." No home left,”
The man named Lin cried and begged: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me."
Dakui shook his head and said, "The answer is not what the question was asked." Then he pinched the tiger's mouth on his left hand again.
"Ah~," the man surnamed Lin's scream sounded like a pig being slaughtered from afar.
Big Quezon asked: "Don't tell me yet,"
The man surnamed Lin hurriedly said: "I'm telling you, you newcomers don't know that light industry costs ten cents a day, heavy industry costs thirty cents a day, and three bags of anti-salt bags cost one cent."
Dakui nodded and smiled: "Yes, you are very knowledgeable. Let me ask you again, who is in charge of the salt field?"
The man surnamed Lin did not dare to hide it and said: "This salt field is under the jurisdiction of Raozhou Salt Administration Department. Naturally, the Secretary is in charge of the affairs."
"Let me ask you again, who is the surname of Mr. Si, and who else has the final say next to him," Dakui asked coldly.
The man surnamed Lin did not dare to hide it, and said bluntly: "The surname of the Salt Commissioner is Fu. I don't know what the younger one is called, but I am familiar with several of the leaders in the salt field."
Da Kui knew that killing this man surnamed Lin would not help, and if he asked more questions, he would inevitably arouse suspicion, so he smiled and said: "In that case, you can tell me that you are familiar with me, and we will work in this salt field from now on." How about living alive?"
The man surnamed Lin was stunned when he heard this. He knew that these people were all miserable. They came to a place like this just to make money. Although the work in the salt field was very profitable, it was heavy and tiring. Since these people asked for it, Why not go along with the flow and get some money to spend.
The man surnamed Lin smiled bitterly and said: "This means that we need to take care of everything, but we can't spend less money."
Unexpectedly, Dakui asked with a smile: "Are you and I brothers?"
The man named Lin was stunned and thought to himself: Sun Tzu and you are brothers, but although he thought so in his heart, he did not dare to say it with his mouth. He then smiled and said: "We don't know each other without fighting, so naturally you and I are brothers. "
Dakui chuckled and said, "Since we are brothers, talking about money hurts feelings, so please ask Brother Lin to take more trouble on this matter," he said with a smile.
The man surnamed Lin couldn't help but swallowed when he heard the laughter, and forced himself to calm down and said: "I am also a poor man. Where did I get all the money?"
Dakui pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "I still don't know where Brother Lin's hometown is,"
The man surnamed Lin didn't expect Dakui to ask this question, so he replied doubtfully: "The villain is from the local area."
Da Kui said in surprise: "Oh, my second aunt's cousin's neighbor's grandfather is also from the local area, so we are cousins."
Hearing these words, the man named Lin almost cried: Your uncle is your cousin.
Unexpectedly, Dakui said in an instant: "I see you bursting into tears. How can you be worthy of me if you don't burst into tears? Then go ahead and beat me." After saying that, Dakui got up and walked to the side. The dog, the stone, the broom, the dustpan, and the bench were picked up again by the five people. The guy then started beating up the man named Lin again.
At this moment, he saw a group of government officials running over from a distance on the road. A smile flashed across Da Kui's lips when he saw it, and he immediately shouted: "Stop, you guys haven't beaten me yet, I'll do it," he said He walked up to the man named Lin and punched him on the left eye socket. He then said, "This punch is to avenge yesterday." As soon as he finished speaking, he punched the man named Lin on the right eye socket. superior.
The man named Lin was punched twice in both eyes and felt dizzy, but he still asked, "Why did you punch me twice?"
Dakui smiled and said: "The second punch is interest." By the time the Yamen rushed in front of him, Dakui and others had already thrown away their sticks and shovels.
The leading catcher came to the crowd and shouted angrily: "How can the official salt field allow you to be so unruly? Those who gather to fight will be severely punished and will be taken back to the Yamen." After saying this, he shook his shackles and together with the Yamen officials, he took the six Da Kui people together. Locked.
The man named Lin had swollen hands, swollen feet, and swollen head. He looked like a panda with two black eye sockets but could not walk anywhere.
The Yamen ordered Dakui and others to use door panels to lift him and escort him back to the Yamen...
The fight was originally a trivial matter, so the police immediately reported it to their immediate superior, Mr. Tongzhi, and the yamen quickly issued punishments. Since Dakui and others were penniless and there was no fine, they ordered the six of Dakui and others to work in the salt field for a month. Even though there was no wages for food, it was treated as a fine. Since the man named Lin was not seriously injured, the cost of the soup and medicine he needed had to be paid from the fine.
On the same day, Da Kui and others entered the salt field as they wished. Unexpectedly, other coolies received bamboo sticks to work. After the work was completed, they received wages according to the bamboo sticks. However, Da Kui and others had no wages, but there was a supervisor following them, and the supervisor was slow to work. They came up with a whip. After only working for half a day, the six people in Dakui each carried at least 200 bags of salt. Calculating from this, they need to carry 800 to 1,000 bags of salt a day. In one month, At least 30,000 salt packets must be resisted. Six people are equivalent to 180,000 salt packets. If we count the silver, it is 60 taels of silver. Each person is fined 10 taels of silver. This is too black.
They worked until it was dark, and then Dakui and others were taken to a large work shed next to the salt field. There were already more than ten prisoners in prison uniforms in the work shed. Each of these prisoners had ferocious faces. When they saw Dakui and others, When they came in, everyone looked at them with gloating eyes.
When the meal was ready, vegetable soup was served in the bun. Dakui and the other six people fought with the prisoners, and finally managed to eat enough by relying on their strength, and slept in the work shed that night.
The six of them, Xiaoshi Dakui, were so strong that they couldn't do it even after working for three consecutive days. Especially Dakui, whose body had been weak since he recovered from illness. Even though he had supernatural powers, he couldn't withstand such torture, but once he moved, After a while, the whips of the supervisors were like raindrops on their bodies. The bodies of the six Dakui people were now covered in scars and bruises.
Only then did Dakui realize that the man surnamed Lin was acquainted with the government and wanted to kill them.
Although the pain was unbearable, Dakui still encouraged his six subordinates to grit their teeth and persevere. Finally, Huangtian paid off and allowed Dakui to figure out the way.
It turns out that although the salt farm belongs to the government, a team of carriages and horses enters the salt farm at night to unload goods every ten days or so. Da Kui already knew that the government salt was transported once a month, and these carriages and horses were transported once every ten days, that is, It is said that Pan Ke, the governor of Raozhou, together with the Salt Envoy, mixed private salt into official salt and sold it, so that the goods could be shipped without anyone noticing.
When he came to Raozhou, Da Kui already knew that the amount of official salt left in Raozhou every month was very small compared with other state capitals, and sometimes even less than half of other state capitals. Based on this calculation, the spies' report was true, and Raozhou It's no wonder that Pan Yan, the governor of the government, made millions of taels of silver a year under the false pretense of public charity.
You must know that the salt business of the entire Jiangxi Province is transferred to various places in Raozhou. The huge profits can be imagined. Although Da Kui knew the secret, he could not leave without permission. He gritted his teeth and persisted for a month. Was released from the salt field.
Dakui, Gou Sheng, stones, brooms, dustpans, and benches supported each other back to their residence. It happened that three other subordinates were also here. Dakui leaned on the bed and listened to their reports one by one, feeling quite satisfied.
It turns out that the reason why Pan Ke was deeply entrenched in Raozhou City was that he knew how to be an official. Since he took office, he has made great efforts to build a wide network of contacts. Naturally, he has made money smoothly and smoothly. There is a golden rule for corrupt officials: money is made by one person. But it is not spent by one person. Pan Ke took care of everyone from top to bottom, tying everyone like a grasshopper on a rope. In this way, a system will naturally form. The system of corrupt officials, and the common people say that officials protect each other, it is natural. Already.
Dakui thought for a moment and then said: "Let's recharge our batteries for three days, and then start to close the net. We must not alert others during these three days. Let's do this first." Dakui returned to the Wu Mansion with the support of his subordinates. He needed to After taking a rest, Dakui's whole body was sore and his waist felt like it was about to break.
After not moving my muscles and bones for a long time, I have become so unbearable after doing heavy work for a month. It seems that it is time to move.
In the evening, more than ten cars and horses came from a distance on the official road leading to Raozhou. Each car was covered with tarpaulins and tied with ropes. In addition to the driver of each car, there were more than ten cars. A man who looked like a traveler followed closely behind the convoy.
It was only half an hour before we could enter Raozhou City, but the motorcade stopped at a tea stall five miles away from the city. Dr. Xu Shicha was familiar with these people and had already prepared the tea set on the seat of the motorcade. After tying up the carriages and horses, they went to the tea stall to find their seats and sit around. The tea had been brewed long ago, and these people were not polite and started pouring tea to drink.
Normally, these many people should be very lively. Surprisingly, no one was talking nonsense. They were all drinking tea in silence. Some people may be hungry, so they took out the dry food they brought with them and started eating and drinking with the tea.
Dr. Tea was just busy refilling the water, but he didn't say a word.
It was getting dark, but there were dark clouds in the sky, and it was afraid it was going to rain.
Although it is March in spring, the rainy season in Jiangxi mostly occurs after May. At this time, seeing that it was going to rain, a pockmarked man stood on a seat at the tea stall and shouted to everyone: "It will rain tonight, let's go early." Enter the city." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone sitting around the table stood up and untied the chariots and horses. The convoy continued to march towards Raozhou City as it had come. Entering the city just as the city gates closed, they took the road to the north. But it is in the direction of the salt field.
Raozhou is a big city in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many scenic spots in the city. The only way to the north of the city is Sanxiu Forest. The three beautiful things are green bamboo, strange rocks, flowers and plants. Although it is getting late, you can still see the green roadside. The tall and straight bamboos point straight to the sky, the jagged rocks cover the forest, and the exotic flowers and grasses are dotted here and there. It is March in spring, and the spring breeze blows along the way and the fragrance of flowers fills your nostrils.