In a desperate situation, Xu He called Xu Peng to accompany him early the next morning and set off for the first destination of the trip - Kuancha.
The reason why this place was chosen was that Kuancha was the origin of this incident and it was also the place where the Zao Dings first started to kill officials and rebel.
Because the life of the kitchen workers in the salt field is too hard, they usually get married between the salt fields. This results in the entire Lianghuai Salt Field, especially the salt households in each branch, who are often related to each other.
Xu He thought for a long time and felt that the key to the problem was to solve the source of the Chaocha chaos and then use the relatives of the kitchen workers to persuade other saltworks to quell the riots.
Otherwise, he had no purpose, running from salt field to salt field. Before he could convince them, Zhang Jingxian's soldiers arrived.
Another important reason why I chose Tangcha was that the first stop of Hailing County Magistrate Chen Hua was also there.
The Xu family must show its responsibility for the things that the Xu family causes. Otherwise, if the old-fashioned county magistrate is asked to report the matter, what will happen to the first and second assistants who were previously rejected by the Xu family and refused to cooperate?
Xu He didn't want to guess, because the answer was already in front of him.
Yesterday, Xu Luan came to Qinglong Lake in tears and said that You Xiao had not seen him at all, and did not admit that he had any collusion with him in the palace. He was totally trying to push the Xu family out of the house.
When Xu Luan heard that his eldest aunt Zhang Panlong was going to send Xu He to solve the matter, it was still like a dream. He wanted to ask Zhang Panlong to write to Yang Yinqiu and Fan Shouji on behalf of his uncle. As long as any of them was willing to calm down the matter, the Xu family would cooperate with them. .
Xu Luan... Haha, Xu He doesn't know how to describe this young master.
Doesn't he understand what's happening now?
People were dead, and it was the officials stationed by the imperial court at the major salt farms, as well as all the ruling class who controlled the grassroots kitchen workers, who were wiped out by the riots.
At this time, even if those people want to make this money, would they dare to go?
Do they dare to suppress it?
It's too late for them to hide, so why should they help you Xu Jiaping?
Oh yes!
Maybe in the eyes of a young master like Xu Luan, those human lives are nothing at all.
It's just that some people died, and everyone still has to make money.
The truth is correct, but why didn't the old and cunning politicians wait until the Xu family was wiped out in this riot before taking over the reshuffled Lianghuai Salt Industry?
Zhang Panlong looked at her nephew who was jumping up and down. What was her reaction at that time?
Xu He still remembers his aunt's meaningful eyes, which seemed to show pity for a mentally retarded child.
But the mentally retarded child was her own child, and she couldn't bear to say that he was mentally retarded, or... she didn't bother to remind him of the retarded child.
This time we were not only accompanied by Xu Peng, but also Xu Yong, an old disciple sent by Zhang Panlong, and a dozen warriors raised by the Xu family under his charge.
Xu Yong followed his uncle Xu Song to suppress bandits in Huguang. His leg was disabled because he saved Xu Song.
Xu He knew Zhang Panlong's good intentions. This trip was full of crises. She also knew that this would not help the overall situation, but at least it would make Xu He safer along the way.
This time we took the water route, and the person who supported the boat was the waiter Xu He asked Xu Peng to invite.
Through the last bandit incident, Xu He discovered that whether it was Xu Peng or Xiao Er, they all had a shining point.
Even when nothing happens, they can make people ignore their role and behave like subordinates who follow orders.
Of course, they are not Xu He's subordinates. What Xu He means is that when it is not important, they rarely show their subjective initiative. After they can complete the tasks assigned by others, they become taciturn.
However, once things need to be done independently, these two people can show surprising abilities.
For example, when Xiao Er followed Xu He back to Hailing, all the route choices along the way and how to avoid bandits were all his idea. He made the decision himself without asking Xu He.
Some people will say, what is this ability?
If you put yourself in their shoes, what would most people do if they encountered thieves all ahead and the future seemed foggy?
Be cautious and ask your companions for advice at every turn.
But not the waiter. He completely believed in his professional judgment and handled the matter very well without asking Xu He at all. This shows that he is an independent person.
Having an independent opinion and not expressing opinions randomly in front of Xu He can already be said to be a talent in Xu He's opinion.
After all, he had seen too many so-called elites who were self-righteous and panicked when encountering danger.
The same is true for Xu Peng. After inviting Xiao Hu Baihu, he turned back on his own and searched for Xu He's uncle's family regardless of the danger. He worked calmly and reliably. Moreover, these days, he and Lao Zhang were selling sugar almost non-stop to all parts of southern Zhili. He has broadened his horizons and is the brother Xu He can trust to support him.
Along the way, Xu Peng and the waiter chatted with Xu He all the time, but Xu Yong and the people he brought with him were taciturn and hardly talked.
At noon, the boat stopped and everyone took a rest.
Three boats came this time, one was taken by Xu He and others, and the waiter was responsible for punting the boat, and the other two were taken by Xu Yong's warriors.
The place where Xu He and others rested was not far from Qintong. This was a large lake that was famous for its boats and crabs in later generations.
But in this era, this is the home of Jiangyanpu water bandits.
However, the place where Xu He and the others were resting and shooting was still far away from the real bandit den, and the bandits had been almost wiped out. There was also a garrison stationed there to prevent the recurrence of bandits, so it was quite safe.
While everyone was eating dry food and the waiter was cooking fish soup, suddenly a man came from a distance and approached everyone.
Xu Yong stood up and took a look. There were reeds all around and there were no houses. A man suddenly appeared, which made him wary.
He turned his head and nodded to the people on the other two boats. Those people all secretly pulled out their sabers and hid them in case something unexpected happened and they didn't have time to take them out of their sheaths.
At this time, the man came closer, and Xu He could see clearly that the man was about twenty years old. He had dark skin and a lean figure, but his body was covered with whip marks, and there was even a blood mark on his face, along his forehead. It extends all the way to the chin, which looks very scary.
The man stumbled closer, and Xu He saw his face clearly. The young man could be said to be very handsome, with tall sword eyebrows and bright and pure eyes. However, his chapped lips and tired face made him look very embarrassed.
"Please, please give me some food!" The young man's voice was dry and weak.
Seeing this, Xu Yong frowned and looked at Xu He: "The mistress said, I will listen to you when I come out this time!"
Although he said to listen to Xu He, the expression on his face already showed that he didn't want to meddle in other people's business.
Xu He saw that his body was covered with whip marks and knew that this young man was trouble.
But he was not a person who just watched others starve to death, so he nodded to the waiter and motioned for him to carry that person up on his back.
Xu He broke open the pancake in his hand and put it into the fish soup, melted it and fed it to the young man himself.
The young man must have suffered something. He passed out after eating something and couldn't wake up.
