Chapter 037 Horse bandit? Entering the city to collect money?
After a period of time, everything was peaceful in Jingxian County, and no bad news about Li Xiang came. This made Zhu Hansan look at Zhang Feng with admiration. The place where he sold and brewed wine had been rented, and the labor force was almost found. Zhu Hansan devoted himself to the shop.
Here, he was working on his wine-making plan. As for matters in the yamen, he left it all to Xi Zhicai. Anyway, it was approaching the cold winter, and there wasn't much to do in the yamen.
The brewing business is going on in an orderly manner, and the Yamen's guards have also recruited more than thirty people. It's not that there are not many people, but Zhu Han is too shy to recruit more people. To feed these three to four hundred people, for
For Zhu Hansan, he has gone beyond the limit. He cannot make ends meet every day and is running a deficit. If the wine cannot be brewed smoothly, then Zhu Hansan will have to lay off employees.
This night.
Zhu Hansan, Xi Zhicai, and Zhang Liao were waiting in the brewing workshop for the first pot of distilled wine to be produced.
"smell good!"
Xi Zhicai's nose ruffled and his eyes narrowed, looking intoxicated.
"I don't even know what's so good about this wine. It's so light, but the aroma is really amazing."
Zhang Liao didn't take it seriously, holding his hands and inhaling the fragrance around him.
"Hehe, Zhicai is a member of the same profession. You will know the secret of it when you smell its fragrance. Wenyuan, you are still young, how can you know the beauty of it!"
Zhu Han and Xi Zhicai were chatting about who would taste the wine first when the wine was served. After hearing Zhang Liao's words, they immediately made a joke.
Not long after, old man Li, who was making wine, came up with a small bowl of wine and praised with a smile: "I have been making wine for decades, and I have never seen such a clear and fragrant wine. The secrets taught by you are really magical!"
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"Well, not bad, not bad!"
Zhu Hansan took the wine bowl, dipped a little with his finger and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. After a while, he shook his head and sighed: "It's almost forty degrees! The appliance still doesn't work! It's leaking air!"
"Such a fine wine, sir, are you still not satisfied?"
Xi Zhicai had been impatient for a long time. When he saw Zhu Hansan holding the wine and making comments, he grabbed the wine bowl, raised his head and poured the two or three ounces of yellow soup into his stomach, smashing it in his mouth.
He smiled and said: "Good wine, good wine!"
"Playmaker Bo, this is the first drink, it will be intoxicating!"
Old Man Li was very anxious when he saw this, but before he could finish his words, Xi Zhicai had already finished the bowl of wine.
"It's okay! It's okay if he's drunk! He's tired enough during this period. He should have a good night's rest!"
Looking at Xi Zhicai, who was swaying there, Zhu Hansan motioned to Zhang Liao to help him, and smiled at Old Man Li: "Old man Li, this brewing equipment needs to be perfected. Remember to seal it well to prevent the wine from losing its flavor.
The wine doesn’t taste good!”
"Little old man, please follow your instructions!"
Old Man Li felt that this wine was already very good, at least it was much better than the wines outside. However, when it came to Zhu Hansan's mouth, he still didn't agree with it and immediately said: "I will definitely make something even better than this next time."
Let the adults taste the wine!”
"Okay, you have to have this determination to do things! I'm optimistic about you!" Zhu Hansan took out the reward that had been prepared from his arms and stuffed it into Old Man Li's hand, and said with a smile: "This is the bonus, as a reward for making good wine this time.
, if I make good wine next time, I will definitely get a lot of bonuses!"
"Sir... how can this... be done?" Old Man Li took the money and explained tremblingly: "Old man, I am lucky to be able to work under you and make a living. How can I use you again?
reward
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Where’s the money?”
"Haha, old man Li, just accept it! I have always been right to the right thing and not to the person. If you do well, you will naturally be rewarded, but if you do not do well, then punishment will be inevitable!" Zhu Hansan patted the old man's arm.
, smiled and said: "Okay, I won't disturb you any more! Go and clean up quickly! Put all the new wine into clay pots and seal them."
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Old Man Li was so excited that he was a refugee from the disaster. He was attracted by Xi Zhicai only because of his wine-making skills. First attracted by his advanced skills, and now motivated by money, Old Man Li just felt that he would follow Zhu Hansan.
If you have a bright future in your work, you should immediately kneel down and worship.
"Haha! It's a trivial matter, so there's no need to give such a big gift!"
After Zhu Hansan helped Old Man Li up and encouraged him a few more words, he and Zhang Liao supported Xi Zhi on the left and right before walking out of the workshop.
"Sir, just let me do this kind of thing. This lowers your status, sir!"
Zhang Liao did not want Zhu Hansan to support Xi Zhicai, so he persuaded him in a low voice.
"Hey! Wen Yuan, what you said is wrong. You are my subordinates and my brothers. Zhicai is drunk now, how can I not help him?"
Zhu Hansan was not that particular. He supported Xi Zhicai and Zhang Liao and walked towards the Yamen while talking and laughing.
'Tick-tock, tick-tock...'
Just when everyone had just reached the gate of the county government office, the sound of horse hoofbeats suddenly came from the distance, which was particularly harsh in this silent night.
"Who dares to ride horses in the city at night? No, there are many people on the other side, and they are coming towards us."
Zhang Liao also heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. He murmured in confusion at first, then his expression changed drastically, and he quickly called to the guards around him, "Hurry up and help the show master Bo back to the Yamen. There is an enemy attack! Let Pei Yuanshao and the others in the backyard come to support quickly!"
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Zhang Liao snatched Xi Zhicai and put him into the arms of the person next to him. He pulled out his waist knife and pulled Zhu Hansan towards the county office. "Sir, let's go quickly! Let's go quickly!"
When the guards around him saw this, they were all stunned. Then they hurriedly drew their knives in their hands and surrounded Zhu Hansan.
Soon enough, before Zhu Hansan could enter the Yamen, he saw a group of knights rushing out of the street corner in the distance and surrounding the Yamen entrance.
This group of knights has a large number, about fifty, and the weapons in their hands are relatively uniform, all of which are steel knives, but the clothes they wear are a bit varied. Seeing how unruly and scoundrel they all are, Zhang Liao concluded that
This was a group of horse bandits, but why did the horse bandits appear in the county? At this time, Zhang Liao had no time to think too much. While guarding Zhu Hansan and slowly retreating towards the Yamen, he shouted loudly: "Hey! This is where the Yamen is, you know?"
Why are you trespassing? Why don't you leave quickly?"
"Ha ha....."
"Look, how scared they were?"
"Shake your ass! Grandpas haven't spoken yet!"
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The horse bandits stared at Zhang Liao and laughed unscrupulously, their words full of ridicule and disdain.
"enough!"
At this time, a majestic roar suddenly sounded from behind the knight. After hearing the words, the horse bandits quickly shut up and controlled their horses to make way for an aisle. They saw a tall and fat man carrying a mace club.
Riding a yellow gelding, he walked up to the crowd and smiled nonchalantly: "Who is Zhu Hansan? Let him stand up and let me see!"
"Who are you? Do you dare to call my master by his first name?"
Ever since the big man appeared, Zhang Liao suddenly felt
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I felt like I was being targeted by a hungry wolf. I secretly thought, this person has a sinister face and he looks like a tyrannical person. Could he be a horse bandit who broke into the city? That’s not right! There are garrisons guarding the four city gates. Could it be that they are flying warriors? Didn't they come in? After thinking about it, Zhang Liao suddenly came up with a bold guess. It was Zhang Feng who let these people in if they were not all safe. When he thought that Zhang Feng actually united with the bandits outside to murder Zhu Hansan, Zhang Liao's face gradually became gloomy and terrifying.
"What are you yelling at, you little brat? If you dare to say anything like that again, I'll smash you into a pulp!"
The evil man was stunned for a moment. No one had dared to talk to him like this for a long time. After Li shouted, he hit Zhang Liao on the head with a mace stick in one hand.
'when!'
The evil man sat high on his horse and was very powerful. He thought he could hit Zhang Liao to death with one blow, but unexpectedly, he was caught by the "thin and skinny" boy in front of him.
Zhang Liao was knocked back several steps by the huge force, and Zhu Hansan staggered and almost fell. He was protecting Zhu Hansan with one hand and holding a knife in the other. Facing such a sudden blow, he could be considered to have extraordinary arm strength, otherwise he would have He would really be smashed to death on the spot.
"Sir, you stand behind me!" Zhang Liao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, whispered to Zhu Hansan, then turned to face the evil man and said sternly: "Who are you? How dare you commit murder in front of the county government office? Report your name. Come!" The blow the evil man had just made made Zhang Liao's insides churn, and it also aroused his anger.
"Not bad! He is a man. I am Guo Daxian, the leader of Huya Village in Shangtai Mountain. Who are you? Where is Zhu Hansan? Why don't you come out to see me? Believe it or not, I asked my sons to smash your Yamen? "
Guo Daxian, who was tall and thick, shouted impatiently.
"I am the bodyguard of the county magistrate Zhang Liao. The leader of Guo Village is here late at night. What do you mean?"
After hearing Guo Daxian's name, Zhang Liao's heart sank. He had heard of Huya Village. It had existed for four or five years. It could be said to be a tyrant in the Anping Kingdom. The leader of the village, Guo Daxian, had extraordinary strength. The stick in his hand I don’t know how many people’s blood was stained on the mace. The lieutenant of Anping Kingdom also organized officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress it. However, going up Taishan Mountain is a strange sight on the plain. The broken walls on three sides are like knives cutting, and the mountain road on one side is steep and rugged. The officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed them several times, but they failed to reach the mountain. In addition, Guo Daxian got fifty or sixty horses from nowhere. If every county in the country gives some money and food at the end of each year, he will not go down the mountain to cause trouble. In desperation, the big guys in Anping Kingdom will simply turn a blind eye and do whatever they want as long as they don't offend him. He is fooling around.
"What else can I do? It's time to pay next year's annual payment!"
Guo Daxian grinned and said in a cheerful voice: "I heard that there has been a change of people in the county, so I brought the boys from the village here to see me, so that we can fix the date for paying the new year's money and save money. It will be troublesome for everyone when we get it!”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became dull. The horse bandits felt that this was a matter of course, but Zhu Hansan's guards found it incredible. Everyone looked at Zhu Hansan in unison.
Zhu Hansan gave a wry smile. He had never heard of this thing that the bandits were even more arrogant than the government, let alone seen. He was about to reveal his identity when he saw Xi Zhicai staggering up to the person and pointing at Guo Daxian. He yelled and cursed with righteous indignation.
"That's unreasonable! I've only heard of people paying taxes to the government, but I've never heard of the government having to pay taxes to bandits. It's really ridiculous!"