A month later, it was already the early summer of the 14th year of Wanli. Zhang Yue had already begun to eat the watermelon presented by the local wealthy family. Sitting in the backyard of the Yan'an government office where he was temporarily stationed, he asked Li Rusong: "Have all the bandits come to be recruited?"
"Except for those who were recruited by the local government in advance, all of them came to be recruited, totaling more than 90,000 people." Li Rusong replied.
After hearing this, Zhang Yue said: "Then please ask Tielinghou to take these people who have been recruited to Yezhuxia tomorrow to collect money and food. There are not so many soldiers on the Yamen campus! Just arrange for one battalion of officers and soldiers to stay with me." Li Rusong raised his hand and said yes.
Next, at dawn on the second day, Li Rusong sent troops to organize more than 90,000 bandits who had been recruited and marched to Yezhuxia not far from Yan'an Prefecture.
"Why go to Yezhu Gorge?" As the Sky Monkey followed, he touched his enlarged belly and couldn't help but ask Liu Jinghe.
Liu Jinghe smiled and said: "The money and food for the recruitment this time are all transported from Kulichuan. That is where the boats dock and enter the city. We are probably asked to collect them there to avoid losses on the road. And they, who are officials, You can put more of the losses on the road into your own pocket." After hearing this, the Sky Monkey couldn't help showing a look of disdain: "These officials are really damn good! In order to make money, we have to work so hard in the poisonous sun. It's such a long way down there!" When Li Rusong led the troops to organize the recruited bandits to go to Yezhu Gorge, Zhang Yue also sent people to invite all the local gentry who had conspired with him to recruit Anyin.
"Thanks to all the local sages for being able to successfully recruit people this time!" Zhang Yue also hosted a banquet to entertain these people, and at the banquet he took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine and toasted meaningfully.
Han Weihui hurriedly raised his glass and said, "I don't dare to do this. This recruitment is all done by Bu Tang. How dare we take the credit?"
"You don't have to be so humble." Zhang Yue waved his hand and said to these gentry: "Tieling Hou has taken them to Yezhu Gorge. After he comes back, you can take your share first." Han Weihui and others After hearing this, the wealthy gentry all looked at each other and smiled, breathing a sigh of relief, knowing that they had really made a profit this time.
Zhang Yue said, "Come here!" After a while, a team of accountants came up holding account books.
Then, another team of sergeants began to appear outside carrying the box, and opened the box, revealing layers of silver coins that shone like gold under the sunlight.
"These are the security deposits that have arrived."
"Thanks to His Majesty's great kindness and benevolence, he regards the people of the world as innocent people and will not use troops because of the unruly people in your hometown. Therefore, I have been sent here to spread the favor on behalf of the emperor. Specifically, I will spend the money and food here to recruit people and let you Nothing happens in the countryside."
"As for who is recruited, it doesn't matter, as long as it can provide peace to the people of your hometown." Zhang Yue said: "So all the wise men in the countryside, it is better to thank the emperor first." So, Han Weihui and others The local gentry all knelt down to Zhang Yue and thanked Zhu Yijun.
Then, Zhang Yue said: "Before dividing the favor, please sign and draw a pledge on the account book."
"Why is the ministry doing this?" Han Weihui asked. Zhang Yue said: "Isn't this the rule that should be followed? If you don't sign and pledge, how can I explain to Yuan Fu? I don't know, I'm afraid I might think that I have embezzled all the recruitment money."
"But how can this matter come to nothing?" Sun Yi then said. Zhang Yue chuckled: "Why, you can't trust me, are you afraid that I will report you because of this?" At this point, Zhang Yue slapped the table: "Then unless this church doesn't want his official career and doesn't put Yuan Fu in the In the eyes! Don't forget, the person steering this ship now is not me, nor you, but Yuan Fu; I don't have the ability to capsize the ship." Han Weihui and others looked at each other, and then looked at the boxes full of boxes outside. A glance at the silver dollar.
Zhang Yue was not in a hurry, and ate the food very calmly, and said: "Anyway, we will keep 70% in Guixiang as promised. Will you divide the 70% among one family, two families, or three families and five families? It's up to us. It doesn't matter to you. Whoever is timid can refuse to sign, but they are not allowed to take away the silver coins. Whoever is brave enough can sign and get the silver coins after signing. The church is also responsible for asking the confidant sergeant to carry it home for you, including subsequent transportation. Here comes the money and food.”
"Why didn't the department say earlier that such a move was waiting for us? But we didn't say this until we all persuaded the bandits to come and recruit them for peace." Sun Yi said angrily at this time.
Zhang Yue smiled slightly: "You didn't even ask!" Sun Yi: "..." Then, Zhang Yue said: "If you feel that you are really angry, you can find someone to report to this hall, or you can ask now "Da Gao" has brought us to Beijing because we are not abiding by the rules and will not allow you to take away the 70% of the promised security silver until you sign." The atmosphere became quiet for a moment.
Only the sound of Zhang Yue's drinking and eating was heard. For the gentry, this is a problem. Although they are greedy, they are not stupid, so they will not easily let themselves get caught.
"That's alright!" But in this era where only the boldest and most daring people can accumulate a lot of wealth quickly, a family that can become a tycoon is not only able to read and do business, but also dares to kill people and set fires. Otherwise, it would not be considered to have ten thousand acres or even one hundred thousand acres of fertile land. The wealthy gentry who owns his parents can only be regarded as ordinary country sages.
You know, in history, bold gentry dared to transport artillery, gunpowder, etc. to enemy countries. Therefore, Han Weihui finally stood up at this time: "The common people can understand what the ministry did, and there was no written evidence. Secondly, it was difficult to explain to Yuan Fu. He must have been afraid that we would let the bandits cause chaos again after you left. Let your recruitment fail." As Han Weihui said, he came over and picked up the pen in the tray: "I'll sign!" Sun Yi saw Han Weihui signing, and because he was worried that Han Weihui would really take away all the recruitment money, he followed him: "The common people don't really care about these fame and fortunes, but as fellow villagers, how can we see the Han family taking the risk of scheming for the favor of the imperial court? Otherwise, wouldn't it make the villagers laugh at me, Sun, as a rat?"
"That makes sense! My Ma family must have signed it too."
"And my Ai family!" For a moment, these wealthy gentry all signed, but they failed to hold back in the face of huge profits.
Zhang Yue also laughed when he saw this: "Thanks to the understanding of all the sages, I am very pleased. Now we will wait for the good news from Tieling Hou and have a meal first."... Yezhuxia.
At this time, Li Rusong had reached a plain above the canyon, and with his hands on his hips, he looked at the many bandits who had been recruited to the riverside of the canyon. !" Zha Dashou said yes, then walked down from the original position and came to the river. He told the recruited bandits: "Kneel down first and listen to the order, and then receive money and food!"
"Why do you still kneel down?" Sky Monkey asked Liu Jinghe. Liu Jinghe said: "If we know that this is the emperor's favor, we will naturally kneel down. Kneel down!" The Sky Monkey still knelt down, and Qidi Gu said: "There are really many rules in the government! I defeated the bandits and divided the gold and silver. It's not that troublesome!" The other bandits who had been recruited also knelt down.
In addition, Liu Jinghe also knelt down and, as agreed in advance, took out the white cloth from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
At this time, Zha Damou came over with his soldiers and whispered: "If you see anyone with a white cloth in their hands, take them away!"
