Chapter Twenty-Four: No Money
The last fight was due to Zhang Changwei's own carelessness.
More than thirty young and middle-aged people in the guard were seriously injured.
Many of them may become disabled.
Now the great enemy can be avenged.
Zhang Luo couldn't help but burst into tears.
Zhang Changwei also saw a familiar bearded man in the crowd.
Zhang Luo was preparing to return to Weili.
I specifically asked the Iron Rod Third Class to be carried back.
I saw this enemy at a glance.
Zhang Changwei's trembling body wanted to stand up.
Third Master and Grandpa Zhang also looked puzzled.
I don’t understand why Zhang Luo wanted to rescue Tie Guan San.
Wouldn't it be better to just let this enemy of Zhenhaiwei be killed in the wilderness?
Zhang Luo smiled and explained to several people:
"Third Master, village chief, I didn't mean to save him."
"I carried Tiezhan San back so that he could atone for the sins of his seriously injured brothers."
Zhang Luo said this, it would be hard for Third Master and the others to directly order Tiezhan San to be killed.
Grandpa Zhang ordered everyone to throw the three iron rods into the woodshed and lock them.
These people used to be outlaws.
He spent the whole day doing some shameful things in the county.
Members of the Death Row Gang even have relatives at home.
Their relatives also hope that they will never go home.
Even if there is no news about these people, the family will not care about them.
In feudal society, it has always been emphasized that the people should not be mentioned and the officials should not be mentioned.
Even if someone dies, no one reports it to the authorities.
No one will care about the cause of death.
Zhang Luo certainly didn’t have a conscience to discover it.
These Death Row Gang members injured many people in Wei last time.
On weekdays, he relies on gangs to oppress people in the county.
A thousand deaths is not too much for anyone.
But Zhang Luo has recently had some thoughts on making money.
If you want to make big money, you need manpower.
If these death row gangs could be recruited.
Maybe he can become Zhang Luo's right-hand man.
After settling these gangs of death row prisoners.
Grandpa Zhang held a banquet in the ancestral hall square.
Celebrated the whole night with great joy.
After taking a sip of wine, Grandpa Zhang took out a piece of paper and said to Zhang Luo:
"Xiao Luo, this is the harvest receipt I promised you before."
Zhang Luo quickly took it from Grandpa Zhang.
This document was requested by Grandpa Zhang from Zhang Luo at the ancestral hall meeting.
Although it is very different from the imperial edict.
But it has a strong legal effect within Zhenhaiwei.
This is why the ancestral hall has become the most important discussion institution.
In the feudal dynasty, there were places beyond the control of the court.
Clan ancestral halls replaced the government and took charge of rural power.
Although this system is very unreasonable, it is far from fair.
But it's better than chaos.
In addition to Zhang Luo being rewarded with three months of rice harvest.
Other villagers who participated in the war also followed the previously established reward system.
The corresponding rice fields were obtained.
When fighting with weapons.
Some villagers who retreated privately were also fined some money.
Although some of these villagers were not convinced.
But the reward for seeing Zhang Luo is clear.
Now he has the reputation of being victorious in armed combat.
They didn't dare to say anything more.
I can only decide secretly in my heart that I must make great achievements in the next battle.
[Complete the military mission, increase the level of art of war, 50/60]
What a pleasure!
If there were a few more weapon fights, Zhang Luo's art of war skills would be close to level 10.
Wait until the banquet is about to end.
Zhang Wangsheng walked slowly back to Baihu Mansion, carrying a big belly.
Most of the people on the Zhenhai Guard went to the Ancestral Hall Square to drink and have a banquet.
Zhang Lu walked into the spacious courtyard.
I saw the lights in the house were on.
Is my cousin back?
Zhang Wangsheng walked into the house cautiously.
The door to the room was ajar.
Zhang Liansheng was sitting on the bedside, holding a red box in his hand.
His expression was one of reluctance.
Zhang Wangsheng immediately opened the door and said at the top of his voice:
"Cousin, not cousin! This is what your uncle and aunt left for you."
"It's your dowry when you get married!"
Although Zhang Liansheng's family has hundreds of families, it has been for generations.
But Zhenhai Guard is a small guard house after all.
Our ancestors suffered another hardship, leaving little money.
Many people died in the war in the guardhouse in the past few years.
Zhang Liansheng's father, in order to compensate the soldiers who died in the war.
He gave away a lot of his family's ancestral property.
As a result, Zhang Wangsheng often cried and couldn't eat enough.
Zhang Wangsheng has seen this red box several times.
It was the last bit of property left to Zhang Liansheng by her aunt before she died.
Zhang Liansheng touched the red box in his hand.
He said to his cousin:
"I heard that we won a big victory today?"
"Yes, cousin, Brother Zhang Luo is so impressive today."
"The prisoners on death row in the county who were beaten were begging for mercy!"
"And cousin, don't let me call you cousin at home from now on."
"It feels so uncomfortable to be like this all the time."
Zhang Liansheng acquiesced and touched his cousin's cheek.
He smiled and said:
"You won a great victory, and the county fined you a lot of money. The village has no money anymore."
Zhang Liansheng said again:
"This time the armed guards have recaptured the rice fields, and the soldiers of the guards cannot be dispatched."
"Now I have to pay a fine of several dozen taels of silver."
"As a member of the 100 households in Weili, I should make some contributions to Weili."
"Your mother left it for you, and I won't touch it."
"Those are reserved for you to find a wife for."
"I'll take my share and use it to pay the county's fine."
The little fool snatched the red box from his cousin's hand.
cried and said:
"No, this is the last thing my aunt left for you!"
Zhang Liansheng's strength is naturally much greater than that of his younger brother.
But she had no intention of snatching the red box with her brother.
Just sitting on the edge of the bed and thinking.
"Cousin, Brother Zhang Luo will definitely find a way."
"I'm going to find him now!"
After grabbing the red box, Zhang Wangsheng ran out the door.
The banquet in the square has dispersed.
Zhang Luo took Xiaozhu back to the wing to rest.
A violent knocking was heard outside the door.
Zhang Luo opened the compartment door.
I saw Zhang Wangsheng, whose face was full of tears, twitching at the door.
"What? I was taught a lesson by your cousin."
I drank happily during the banquet.
Why did you start crying like this in such a short time?
Zhang Wangsheng looked at Zhang Luo with teary eyes and said:
"Brother Zhang Luo, can you get some money?"
"Why do you owe someone money?"
Zhang Wangsheng wiped his tears and said:
"It's not me, it's the county's fine."
Only then did Zhang Luo remember this.
I recalled Grandpa Zhang’s look of reluctance when he handed the book to Zhang Luo.
"Is there not even a tael of silver left in the guardhouse?"
Zhang Wangsheng pointed to the Mazu statue not far away and said:
"The Mazu statues before Zhenhaiwei were all inlaid with silver."
Zhang Ruo saw that the current Mazu statue was covered in stones.
I couldn't help but be speechless.
Zhang Luo looked at Zhang Wangsheng and said:
"Isn't there any money-making project in Wei?"
Zhang Wangsheng sighed deeply and said:
"Since the rice fields in the back mountains were harassed by Dongshan Village, there has been no harvest."
"When my uncle was here, I could still get some small jobs from the county.
"What little job?"
Zhang Wangsheng said:
"It's just to help the pirates bring some goods. All the coastal guards do this kind of thing."
"As long as you don't get caught by the imperial emissaries, you'll be fine."
This chapter has been completed!