The Tiegunshan bandits have been entrenched in Jinchuan County for many years, and the amount of annual grain they collect every year is not a small amount.
Although they had to give a portion to Master Zhou as a filial piety, the bandits left the bulk of it.
What's more, bandits not only collect annual grains, but also open underground casinos in some places. Sometimes they also kidnap or rob wealthy businessmen in the past. There are many ways to get money. Regardless of whether it is good or bad, they will do it as long as they can make money.
Sometimes I can make more money than a year's worth of food.
There is no need to pay tribute to Master Zhou for this part of the money. Except for a little reward given to the bandit leader, almost all the rest fell into Liu Jiang's hands.
Even Jin Feng couldn't guess how much wealth Liu Jiang has accumulated over the years.
"Take me to see it."
Jin Feng motioned to the veteran to untie the rope from Shuan Zi.
"Master, follow me!"
Shuanzi got up and trotted up the mountain.
"Don't run so fast!"
Tieniu raised his crossbow and pointed it at Shuanzi's back: "Don't even think about playing tricks, or I will kill you with one arrow!"
"Don't dare!"
Shuanzi quickly slowed down.
Iron Can Mountain is not very high, with the highest point less than 200 meters, and is shorter than many surrounding peaks. However, Iron Can Mountain is not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but the mountain is also very special. It is not cone-shaped like ordinary mountains.
It gets sharper as you go up, and becomes like a big upside-down bucket.
The top of the mountain is a huge flat land. Although it is not suitable for farming, there is no problem for people to live there.
It is precisely for this reason that Iron Can Mountain has been a bandit den for hundreds of years.
After reaching the top of the mountain, Jin Feng saw a large open space, which was regarded as a school ground for bandits to practice and hold meetings.
To the east and south of the plains are rows of thatched huts, where bandits usually live.
A small leader like Shuanzi can live in a room by himself, while ordinary bandits have five or six people sharing a room.
On the west side are the canteen, stables, warehouses and other places.
There is a tall brick and stone hall in the middle of the north. There is a plaque hanging on the door that says Juyi Hall. It is the place where bandit leaders meet to discuss matters.
On both sides of the Juyi Hall are two rows of small brick courtyards, which are the residences of the big bosses.
Jin Feng suddenly saw a figure flashing away and entering one of the small courtyards.
"There is someone! Everyone be alert! Protect sir!"
Tieniu shouted low, and dozens of veterans immediately formed an attack formation, surrounding Jin Feng and Qing Mulan in the middle.
"My lords, don't be nervous. There are no bandits on the mountain anymore. That was just a child."
Shuanzi quickly explained: "Big bosses can get married, and their wives and children live in these courtyards."
He was very cooperative along the way and did not dare to make any big moves at all. He walked cautiously for fear of irritating Tien Niu and being shot to death with an arrow.
"Dazhuang, take someone to see it!"
Although Shuanzi explained it, Tieniu decided to search it just to be on the safe side.
"Team 1, follow me!"
Da Zhuang led a few veterans and rushed into the yard.
After a while, three women and two children came out.
"We searched, and there was no man." Da Zhuang ran over and said.
"Now that we've searched, let's search other places as well."
Jin Feng thought for a moment and issued the order.
Anyway, Iron Can Mountain has been captured, and Liu Jiang's money will not run away on its own. It doesn't matter if he gets it earlier or later.
It was better to eliminate the danger first. He didn't want to capsize in the gutter.
"promise!"
Tieniu agreed and left two teams to protect Jin Feng, while the remaining veterans dispersed and searched the small courtyards.
Soon, a woman and child were found and kneeling at the door of their respective courtyards.
"The life of the bandits is quite beautiful. They all have many wives."
The veteran next to Jin Feng smiled and joked.
In several small brick courtyards, dozens of women were found.
The smallest one had three women, and the largest one had seventeen!
Jin Feng glanced at the yard behind them. It was an ordinary small courtyard. Including the kitchen and main room, there were only five or six houses at most. He really didn't know how it could accommodate so many people.
"Is that Liu Jiang's yard?"
Jin Feng asked, pointing to the yard where seventeen women were found.
"No, that's from the second boss."
Shuanzi said: "The second head of the family has never had children, so he likes to have concubines the most. The most he has is twenty-three. In the past few years, there are only fifteen left by him. The two at the end are the new ones this year."
Robbed."
Jin Feng squinted his eyes and looked over, and sure enough he saw that all the women in the group had scars on their bodies. It was obvious that the second in charge must be a violent person.
Turning to look at Tieniu: "Is the second in charge still alive?"
"died."
Tieniu shook his head.
"It's easier for him."
Jin Feng snorted coldly and asked, "Which courtyard belongs to Liu Jiang?"
"that."
Shuanzi pointed to a set of courtyards on the right side of Juyi Hall.
Jin Feng followed his finger and looked over, and found that there was only one woman kneeling at Liu Jiang's door, and she looked quite young.
This surprised him a little.
Equally surprising was Tieniu.
"I didn't expect that this Liu Jiang is still an infatuated lover, and he only has one mother-in-law."
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. There are more than two hundred meat horses imprisoned there, and they all belong to Liu Jiang."
Shuanzi pointed to the west.
"What is a meat horse?"
This was the first time Jin Feng heard this term.
Could it be the name of a certain kind of horse?
Isn’t Liu Jiang’s taste too strong?
"Sir, a bandit force of the size of Tietuanshan does not allow ordinary bandits to have families, otherwise the village will soon not be able to accommodate so many people, but it cannot live without women, so it will go to other places to grab some or
Buy some girls and go up to the mountain, and then leave them on the mountain for the bandits to vent their anger after they become claustrophobic."
Tieniu explained: "These robbed girls are called meat horses."
"There are more than 200 robbed girls in Tin Can Mountain?"
Qing Mulan asked with wide eyes.
The tone was full of anger.
Jin Feng's eyes were also filled with anger.
He had heard about the so-called claustrophobia. In fact, in order to prevent the girls under their control from getting pregnant, brothels hit the abdomen with wooden sticks, causing the uterus to fall off, thus achieving the purpose of sterilization.
This method is not only very cruel, but also has a certain fatality rate.
Even if you are not dead at the time, the detached and necrotic uterus will cause many gynecological diseases. When you are young, the problem is not serious, but once you get older, you will become seriously ill.
This is also the reason why women in brothels rarely lived long and died well in ancient times.
Jin Feng did not expect that the Iron Can Mountain bandits would also use such a heinous method.
"Normally there are not so many girls on the mountain, but Liu Jiang said that the previous batch of meat horses were tired of playing with them, so he bought another batch a few days ago to replace the previous ones."
Shuanzi noticed Jin Feng's anger, and whispered flatteringly: "Master, these new girls Liu Jiang haven't had a chance to touch yet, they are all still yellow-flowered girls, otherwise..."
"Otherwise your uncle!"
Jin Feng kicked over the bolt and asked angrily: "Where are they?"