The onlookers wanted to hear what they had to say, but it was impossible. After Zhang Rui listened to Du Mu for a while, Zhang Rui asked the bandit suppression team members to separate the onlookers by a clearing.
The two people were whispering something. Suddenly, Zhang Rui slapped Du Mu.
This sudden change made the villagers stunned and unable to react at all.
At this time, Zhang Rui was seen saying to everyone: "This damn guy dared to lie to me, so I decided to kill him myself."
Du Mu was kowtowing desperately and begging for mercy. Even the members of the bandit suppression team felt that Du Mu dared to deceive even Sixth Brother and they must not let him die so easily.
There was a raging crowd, and there were all kinds of sounds of shouting, fighting, and killing.
"Fellow folks, I, Zhang Liu, am very grateful to all the folks for your help. Nothing will happen next. In order to thank all the folks, I am here to announce that everyone present can receive one tael of silver." Zhang Rui said to Villagers holding forks, sickles, hoes and other agricultural tools in Zhouzhou said
"Wow……"
"What did Sixth Brother just say?"
"One tael of silver?"
"Three people are here at your house? Is your grandpa here too?"
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Zhang Rui's words were like dropping a big stone in the calm water among the villagers, which suddenly exploded and boiled.
Among the villagers, there were quite a few "old people" in their fifties who couldn't believe that they could fight, but they were just watching the fun. There are also some children who are only about 13 or 14 years old. They just come here with the adults at home. Unexpectedly, they can also earn a tael of silver.
When did money become so easy to make? I have never seen a tael of silver before, but now I can actually get it? I dare not think about it. As expected, there are definitely many benefits to following Brother Six.
"Steward Li, come here." Zhang Rui shouted to Li Hun who was in a daze in the distance.
Hearing Zhang Rui's words, Li Hun ran over quickly. He asked Zhang Rui, "What does Sixth Brother have to do with Xiaoxiao?"
"Can you count?" Zhang Rui asked
"know a bit."
"Okay, here are 600 taels. I guess it's enough to give one tael to each of the folks here. You can help me convert it into silver and distribute it. Can you do it?" Zhang Rui said and took out the banknotes from his arms. , handed it to Li Hun.
Listening to Zhang Rui's words, Li Hun dared to refuse. He could only agree, but he didn't understand it in his heart. This is six hundred taels of silver, just given to these idiots? Thinking about it makes me feel heartbroken. I really can’t understand Zhang Liu.
The villagers were extremely excited as they watched Zhang Rui hand the banknote to Li Hun. He praised Zhang Rui even more, which made people who didn't believe the rumors very suspicious.
Six hundred taels of silver, what a huge sum of money. Brother Six could just wait for himself without even thinking about it. You know, we didn't do anything to help him.
Zhang Rui then arranged for Li Si, Wu Lei, Li Niushi and 20 other bandit suppression team members to assist Li Hun in this matter.
Because there was money to be collected, the villagers all left with Li Hun and others, not forgetting to thank Zhang Rui before leaving.
After a while, the villagers all left
Li Sigou handed Zhang Rui a bag of silver and copper coins found on the dead bandits. There were also banknotes on Li Ba and some bandits, but he didn't know how much they were.
Zhang Rui borrowed the banknotes handed over by Li Sigou and glanced at them. There seemed to be more than two thousand taels. One of them was one thousand taels, one was five hundred taels, and the others were two hundred taels. Fifty taels range.
"I really didn't expect that the fifth head of the family is much richer than the sixth head of the family." Zhang Rui thought to himself.
"Today, all the brothers in our bandit suppression team, each of you can receive five taels of silver."
The bandit suppression team members present cheered after hearing this. Many people feel as if they have done nothing but just stood up.
Next, Liu Shitou was awarded two taels of silver for being the first to execute Zhang Rui's order, and Hong Hu and Cheng Long were rewarded three taels for their meritorious service on sentry duty. As for Li Deyun and Li Decai, who had killed the most enemies and contributed the most, they were directly awarded an additional twenty taels.
The sounds of rewards kept coming, and those who were rewarded had smiles on their faces. Those who are not rewarded are either envious or unwilling.
"Your reward money will be given to you later, and what happens next will be more dangerous. If any of you don't want to go, you can come forward and go back, and the money will be given to you later." Zhang Rui said to everyone.
"We all believe in Brother Six. Since we are here to suppress the bandits, we will not be afraid of death." A young man next to Zhang Rui said with a smile.
"Yes, Jiugou said exactly what I wanted to say." Another young man not far from him said
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"Thank you very much for your trust, brothers. After this, as long as you are willing to stay, you will be a member of our anti-bandit team." Zhang Rui said with some emotion.
As soon as these words came out, everyone cheered again.
Suddenly, Zhang Rui untied the cane tied to Du Mu's hand, helped Du Mu up and said, "Brother Du, you've suffered."
"I don't dare, I don't dare, everything is out of necessity." Du Mu wiped the dirt on his face and said.
This sudden scene confused the bandits who were still tied up and the surrounding bandit suppression team members.
"Brother Du Mu is now also a member of our bandit suppression team. He will take us to attack Zhilian Mountain later." Zhang Rui said to the confused people around him.
"Yes, I'm Du Mu, I've met all of you brothers!" Du Mu bowed his hands and saluted and said while walking around.
Although the people in the bandit suppression team couldn't understand it, Zhang Rui said it was what he said. If you can understand Zhang Rui, this will be abnormal.
So everyone nodded in return.
The bandits who were tied to the side saw it and quickly shouted for help to Du Mu.
"Brother Six, do you see this?" Du Mu said to Zhang Rui while looking at the bandits still squatting on the ground.
"You go over and explain your relationship to them. If they are willing to help, everything will be easy. But if they are still stubborn, then they will understand." Zhang Rui looked at the bandits and said to Du Mu, and then motioned to the bandit suppression team members who were guarding the bandits. Leave and let Du Mu go over and talk to them.
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Under Du Mu's rhetoric and both soft and hard tactics. All the bandits defected one after another, saying that they wanted to "renew their lives". Make a gift for Zhang Rui to capture Zhilian Mountain.
It turns out that not only has Zhilianshan's strength increased significantly recently, but it has also made "a lot of money."
Ten days before Zhang Rui killed Lei Bao, the second master Zhong Wuliang and the fourth master Guo Jiatang kidnapped a wealthy son of a salt merchant in Guangdong and extorted 20,000 taels of silver. So I took twenty-six of my men to collect the money.
Four days before Zhang Rui killed Lei Bao, the boss Zhou Tongtie kidnapped the second son of a large grain merchant in Hunan, extorted 10,000 taels of silver, and took 20 taels of his subordinates out to collect the money.
Excluding those killed by Zhang Rui, there are now only the third leader Liu Musiu and more than ten bandits in the entire village, and there are only two old bandits. Liu Muxiu was a scholar who only took care of accounts and did not have any force. He was also oppressed by the government and had to go to the mountains to become a bandit.
Therefore, as long as he deceives the gate of the Zhilian Mountain Village and solves the two old bandits, the entire Zhilian Mountain can be easily captured. In this regard, Zhang Rui has no reason not to give it a try.
