Chapter 018 There are not fewer people but there are a few more
"Sir Senhu, it's best not to do it for now!"
Song Kangnian pointed to the northwest and said: "This is less than five miles away from Chongjinpo, and there is an inspection department there."
Inspection departments have been institutionalized in the Ming Dynasty. They are generally located at key points along the Guan-Tianjin route and are under the jurisdiction of local prefectures and counties. Inspection departments command a corresponding number of archers and are responsible for inspecting pedestrians, combating smuggling, and arresting thieves.
If we take action at this time, the Chongjinpo Inspection Department will definitely be alerted.
Although Cheng Shijie brought more than a hundred skilled warriors, these warriors did not have armor or bows and arrows. They would definitely suffer a loss if they fought against each other. Besides, Gao Wang was Zuo Qianhu, who served as a guard official in Dengzhou. Killing him was not an ordinary murder, and would definitely be classified as treason.
Cheng Shijie naturally wanted to follow the good and follow the trend. He asked: "In Mr. Song's opinion, what should we do?"
"Do it tonight!"
Song Kangnian said very confidently: "There are not many people in the inspection department. Generally speaking, we don't dare to go out at night!"
Cheng Shijie decided to bypass the convoy of Gao Wang and others first. Although the Chongjinpo Inspection Department guarded the traffic artery, the problem was that Cheng Shijie's troops were all lightly armed, and only Cheng Shijie rode in a carriage.
Shandong is a major economic province. Although Chongjinpo is an inspection department, it is as prosperous as a wealthy town. Along the street is a rammed earth avenue. There are various shops on both sides of the avenue, and there is an endless stream of caravans and tourists.
Cheng Shijie asked someone to inquire about the inspection department in Chongjinpo, and found out that it was easy to find out that this inspection department was a strengthened inspection department with more than 80 archers and more than 20 infantrymen wearing armor. There are more than 100 soldiers, light-armed spearmen and swordsmen each, a staff of almost 300 people.
This almost caught up with the soldiers of Qianhu Station. What made Cheng Shijie feel even more troublesome was that when he arrived at Chongjinpo, Gao Wang did not choose to continue on his way, but stayed in a compound at the entrance of the town.
Song Kangnian turned into a fortune teller again and quickly found out the whole story. Li Yuanwai from Chongjinpu was originally a grain merchant and had long-term cooperation with Gao Wang. This time, when Gao Wang became an official, Li Yuanwai hosted a banquet for Gao Wang and stayed at Li's house. In the courtyard.
Shen Mingyu sighed and said: "The situation is not good. Maybe we were discovered by Gao Wang. What should we do now?"
Cheng Shijie was a little helpless. It was really a bad start, but the problem was that the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
"When you find out, you find out. We are here to rob this time, not to be thieves!"
Cheng Shijie looked at the crowd and said, "This time we are robbing Mr. Li as well. After all, we are all bastards who are unkind because of their wealth!"
More than 160 young men were scattered in every corner of Chongjinpo. Because these young men in Zuoqianhusuo were all in ragged clothes, they were no different from the refugees.
Cheng Shijie stayed at an inn opposite the Li family compound. At night, except for a few tiles, the lights were brightly lit and the silk and bamboo were melodious.
Cheng Shijie was well prepared. He carried four high-power pig-repelling artifacts. When fully charged, these pig-repelling artifacts could drive away more than 200 pigs. Of course, this was just a publicity effect, and Cheng Shijie would not have it in later generations. After experiments, he could drive more than 200 pigs without asking, even one-tenth, twenty would be enough.
The problem in the late Ming Dynasty was actually a problem of officialdom. Originally, after dark, the Inspection Department sent a dozen soldiers to patrol, but just after 11 o'clock in the evening, these soldiers from the Inspection Department went to find a place to sleep.
"Changyu!"
"Lord Senhu!"
"Now we need to have a unified voice. Don't call me Qianhu-sama anymore, but collectively call me Da Dangjia!"
"It's the boss!"
"It's almost time, let's go!"
As Cheng Shijie and Shen Mingyu walked onto the street, everything was silent. The whole town was silent, except for the occasional sound of clappers and the sound of barking dogs from time to time in the streets and alleys.
When Cheng Shijie and others arrived outside the Li family's mansion, everyone was arriving one after another. The Li family's mansion is a very grand house, even grander than Zuo Qianhu's house. There are servants on duty at night, and there are fierce wolf dogs guarding the door. It is not easy for outsiders to get in.
If it were anyone else, it would be difficult to get in, but the problem is that these young men under Cheng Shijie are quite agile in their movements.
The two young men took out the rope, swung it around, and threw it upward. The iron hook tied to the rope accurately hooked the wall. They climbed up quickly along the rope. It was a well-trained person. It seemed that They had done this kind of sneaky thing before.
Cheng Shijie was about to let someone use a ladder to go in, but he never thought that Song Kangnian said: "Master, a gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall!"
Not long after, more and more young people climbed over the wall and entered the Li family's mansion, attracting the attention of the wolf dog.
With the barking of "woof, woof, woof", two hunting dogs flew over, bared their sharp, white teeth and bit!
Cheng Shijie took the pig-driving artifact and aimed it at the two hounds.
"Woof...woo woo..."
The two hounds fell to the ground, whining.
Cheng Shijie looked at the two hounds, which weighed at least fifty or sixty pounds of meat: "Take them with you!"
More than one hundred and sixty-one young men poured into the Li family's house. The vicious fight they imagined did not happen, because Gao Wangwang and others drank too much and had almost no power to resist.
As for the servants, servants, maids, and servants of the Li family mansion, they were all tied up directly.
Shen Mingyu threw Gao Wang in front of Cheng Shijie, and at this time, he woke up from the drunkenness.
Gao Wang saw that it was Cheng Shijie and understood Cheng Shijie's intention: "Can you give me a way to survive?"
"What did you say?"
Cheng Shijie looked at the crowd and said, "This is Gao Wang, this bastard. Let's do it. Whoever does it will be one of our own from now on!"
Zhang Yu was the first to make a move, raising his knife and slashing at Gao Wang's neck.
Shen Mingyu kicked Zhang Yu in the butt. He naturally knew Cheng Shijie's intention. If Chang Yu chopped off Gao Wang with one knife, the others would be chopped off.
"Puch..."
With this kick, Chang Yu's way of using the knife changed. The knife originally aimed at the neck was struck directly on Gao Wang's arm. A bloody gash more than a foot long appeared on his arm, and blood was flowing.
Gao Wang gasped in pain.
"A good man who knows how to drive, drive the car and go first!"
Song Kangnian inspected Gao Wang's fleet. The entire fleet contained thirty-one carts, including nineteen mules, which were piled with property, including more than six thousand taels of silver alone and hundreds of thousands of copper coins.
Now that you've made your move, don't hesitate any longer.
Cheng Shijie also asked people to loot the Li family's mansion. There were fifty or sixty carts in the Li family's mansion, and nearly half of them were grain ready for shipment.
With victory in hand, Cheng Shijie also left the Li family mansion.
As everyone walked more than 20 miles outside Chongjinpu Town, Cheng Shijie said: "Count the number of people and see if anyone got lost!"
Soon, Shen Mingyu and Song Kangnian counted the number of people.
Shen Mingyu said: "Master Qianhu, there are still many people, there are just a few more!"
