Xi Xing was obviously testing Zhao Ping's arithmetic skills.
Zhao Ping thought for a while and said: "This is indeed difficult to guess, but seeing the happy look on the chief clerk's face, the copper coins may be around 100,000 guan."
Xi Xing shook his head first, with a look of joy on his face.
He came to Zhao Ping with joy, cupped his hands, and reported: "I'm telling you, Mr. Zhao, our Zhaojiazhuang has gained a lot from this battle, which can be described as making a fortune."
Yang Yun is also waiting for his answer.
"Xiao Langjun, I almost don't believe this news."
At this point, he paused, with a dazzling light in his eyes, and continued: "In the treasure house, we seized ten thousand taels of gold, more than fifty thousand taels of silver, eighty thousand guan of copper coins, more than 200,000 guan of Huizi, 10,000 dans of rice, and 20,000 taels of rice. burden."
"This den of horse bandits is so rich that I can't believe it. Now I can be sure that the horse bandits are not out to rob for money at all."
At this point, he paused and said, "Obviously the young master, the mistress, and the craftsmen."
Zhao Ping and Yang Yun nodded. It seemed that the ambition of this group of horse bandits was indeed not small.
He thought for a moment and continued: "The horse bandits injured more than 200 people with minor injuries, more than 80 people with serious injuries, more than 200 horses, more than 100 horses with minor injuries, and more than 30 horses with serious injuries."
"It's a pity that all the high-ranking military advisors, instructors, and battalion commanders among the horse bandits ran away. We found a few ropes behind the stockade, so we probably should have escaped through the ropes."
Zhao Ping didn't believe his ears, so he walked around a few times and looked in the direction of the top of the mountain.
No wonder the horse bandits arranged for a hundred dead men such as Generation Qian, Feng Yongcheng, Liu Wei, Wen Shuai and others to guard here.
If they really fight hard, these dead soldiers will surely die together.
As long as they put down the Longmen boulder, these properties may never see the light of day.
Fortunately, he used a method they had never thought of to surprise and disturb the morale of the troops and force them to surrender.
But why is this not an ordinary horse bandit's den, but rather a base for horse bandits.
Zhao Ping fell into deep thought.
He murmured in his mouth: "It's so much. This horse bandit's den has so much money. It doesn't matter if the horse bandit leader ran away."
Having said this, Zhao Ping looked at the injured Zhaojiazhuang soldiers and asked, "How are our casualties?"
Xi Xing glanced at Zhao Ping with admiration and said happily: "Thanks to Xiao Langjun's thunder and the Eight Immortals Table attack technique, not one of us died. We only had 15 people severely injured and 167 minor injuries."
Zhao Ping nodded and said with some seriousness: "Although he was seriously injured, fortunately, no one in our family died."
Then he glanced at Zhao Yun and Yang Yun and said, "Let's go and see this Tonggu Village."
Sure enough, the top of Tonggu Mountain is flat, and there is a small lake on it. It is about five miles around, which is basically enough for water on the mountain.
There are about a thousand acres of farmland on the mountain, which is about the same as two Zhaojiazhuangs.
Half of them are planted with grain and half are planted with alfalfa. There is no problem raising horses and growing grain.
But there is no transportation or water here. If you build a workshop here, it will be a big problem.
I don’t know why the bandits want to rob their craftsmen in Zhaojiazhuang?
Judging from the bandit leader who has escaped, it seems that they have a bigger bandit nest.
But where is this bandit hiding?
Zhao Ping looked at the village. The village was built along the winding cliffs and had a wall of about ten miles long made of stone.
There is one street in the village, and most of its buildings are made of adobe and stone.
The entire street is about one mile long, with clothing shops, pawn shops, brothels, brothels, pharmacies, rice shops, blacksmith shops, restaurants, etc.
It can be said that although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.
The horse bandits established a loyalty hall and barracks here.
There is also a temple - Hanbian Temple. The Buddha statue is carved on the cliff with only half side, so it is named Hanbian Temple.
Of course there are temples and a few monks.
I learned from the monks at Banbian Temple that Tonggu Mountain was bought entirely by Yan Lun fifteen years ago.
He then carried out large-scale construction and development into the current cottage.
Later, war horses were purchased one after another and a barracks was built. Later, the number of troops was about 1,000.
Due to the construction of five mountain gates, the terrain was extremely dangerous, and the officers and soldiers attacked many times and lost troops and generals.
Although these horse bandits are bandits in name, they have never gone down the mountain to rob property or people.
The officers and soldiers did not attack again, and the two sides did not interfere with each other.
The horse bandits came, and all the original residents were frightened.
They are murderous monsters.
Unexpectedly, the horse bandits did not have any difficulty with the people on Tonggu Mountain.
People are in trouble, but buying and selling must be forced.
Unexpectedly, the transaction is basically fair.
It's a pity that I can't go down the mountain and lose my freedom.
Zhao Ping couldn't help but wonder?
In this case, where did these horse bandits get their property?
How can there be such a large amount of funds to support the expenses of thousands of horses and personnel?
They don't steal money or people, so what are they planning?
Could it be that the plot is the land beneath our feet?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ping couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
I didn’t expect that there was such an organization around me!
Come to Xianren Cave, which is the treasure house of horse bandits.
A large amount of gold, silver, copper coins and grain were continuously shipped from here.
The soldiers of the security group did not care about their fatigue, and they were all smiling and their morale was high.
This battle completely destroyed Zhaojiazhuang's confidence!
Not only did he win the battle without any deaths, but he also received so much property.
They captured the Tonggu Mountain stronghold that the government had not captured for many years.
The key is to find tactics to deal with cavalry.
In the minds of the security team, their targets are already barbarians, and horse bandits are no longer on their plate.
Seeing the soldiers' high spirits and high morale, Xi Xing could not help but sigh: "After two battles, the soldiers of Zhaojiazhuang have been transformed. The soldiers of Zhaojiazhuang have the ability to compete with the barbarians on the battlefield."
Yang Yun, Zhao Yun, Li Hantie, Wang Qiwan and others also congratulated Zhao Ping.
Especially Li Hantie, his eyes were bright and he almost didn't say what he meant directly.
You can’t ask the horse to run and not eat grass at the same time. You must give it a little sweetness.
What's more, the infantry's performance this time is obvious to all.
Zhao Ping laughed and scolded, and said: "Stop flattering me. The credit belongs to you, as well as the officers and men of the security team. I also congratulate you. Zhaojiazhuang is not mine, but everyone's."
Zhao Ping glanced at Li Hantie and emphasized: "Everyone has witnessed the performance of the infantry in these two battles. Now that we have money, the infantry will recruit another thousand people in the name of protecting the hospital."
When the crowd burst into congratulations, Li Hantie knelt on the ground, sobbing, and saluted Zhao Ping with both hands to thank him.
He was under pressure from the infantry, and today he finally got his wish from Xiao Langjun.
This is not easy, why are you not grateful to Xiao Langjun!
Zhao Yun took a look at Tonggu Mountain, raised his hands and asked, "Xiao Langjun, what should we do about Tonggu Mountain?"
Everyone looked at Zhao Ping together.
Xi Xing looked around and said, "Xiao Langjun, the terrain of this Tonggu Mountain Stronghold is dangerous, and it took a lot of effort to conquer it. We should keep it."
Yang Yun thought for a while and proposed his own opinion:
"Don't throw it away. I wonder if we can arrange a formation of officers and soldiers to wait here to prevent other bandits from occupying it?"
Wang Qiwan also arched his hands and said, "Xiao Langjun, this is more suitable for cavalry training than Zhaojiazhuang."
Zhao Ping glanced at the two of them, then nodded and said, "Of course, we can also build a villa here. The weather is getting hotter, so we can still escape the heat here."
Zhao Ping obviously wants to kill two birds with one stone.
"It can also be used as a cavalry training base. Zhaojiazhuang is too small after all."
While thanking Xi Xing, he asked a question: "Xiao Langjun, what about those brothels and craftsmen?"
Of course Zhaojiazhuang can digest and absorb it.
Zhao Ping thought for a while and then said: "As for brothels and brothels, it is the same as in the county. If the craftsmen are willing to go to Zhaojiazhuang, let them go, and let them do whatever else they want."
Xi Xing bowed to Zhao Ping and said what everyone was thinking: "Xiao Langjun, the security team not only defeated the horse bandits, but also conquered Tonggu Mountain, which is known as a natural danger. How should I reward you?"
We must not let the soldiers feel cold.
The status of military personnel in the Song Dynasty is too low. It must be reformed now, and it must start from itself.
Zhao Ping said something happy that surprised everyone.
"Now that we have captured Tonggu Mountain Stronghold, which is of historical significance to Zhaojiazhuang, I will go back and give medals to everyone who participated in the Erlangtan and Tonggu Mountain battles."
What is a medal?
Everyone, you look at me and I look at you. They don’t understand the meaning. How can they be eaten?
There are no medals at this time.
Seeing that everyone is confused, there are no medals in this era.
Zhao Ping explained: "It can be hung on the chest. It is larger than a copper coin and has the image of Tonggu Mountain engraved on it."
Everyone somewhat understood it, but they could only understand its appearance.
Zhao Ping continued: "With this kind of medal, it shows that you participated in this battle, and it is a reward for your participation in the battle."
It turns out to be a reward, but what is the specific content?
"In order to commend you, Zhaojiazhuang will enjoy a 20% discount on future purchases of Zhaojiazhuang products, and will have priority when purchasing Zhaojiazhuang residences."
This is the key, and it is unanimously supported by the soldiers of the security regiment who participated in this battle.
"At the same time, a list of first, second, and third prizes will be drawn up, and gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded."
"Each participating in the battle will be rewarded with three strings, and twice will be rewarded with six strings."
Zhao Ping became more and more dissatisfied with the status of warriors in the Song Dynasty. He wanted the horses to run without giving them grass. How can there be such good things in the world.
Zhao Ping decided to start from Zhaojiazhuang and give warriors corresponding status.
Yang Yun, Li Hantie, Wang Qiwan and others immediately knelt down, clasped their hands into fists, and said with some choking, "Thank you, Mr. Lang, I will thank you on behalf of the security team."
Xi Xing nodded and wrote them down one by one, and suddenly remembered an important question: "Xiao Langjun, I learned from the horse bandits in Erlangtan and Tonggu Mountain that all of these horse bandits are orphans and do not have household registration."
This is a very big problem.
There were too many of them, thousands at least, and they had to be dealt with.
Otherwise, what happened to the craftsman is very likely to happen again, and it will be more serious.
