The order issued by Su Qi'an made Wu Yong quite excited. In this year, the development of the entire county has been earth-shaking, and it can be said that it is in full swing.
But being cut off from all contact with the outside world is not a pleasant feeling. They were able to develop to this point in one year only because of their own hard work and hard work.
People like Li Kang did nothing but suppress and did not provide any help.
After working hard for a year and finally waiting for a good harvest, Li Kang sent people to harvest grain maliciously. This is completely naked harm.
Today, their overall strength is not stronger than Li Kang, but they are definitely not willing to be bullied by Li Kang maliciously.
The order issued by Su Qian this time was undoubtedly a signal for them to fight back.
After enduring for a year, they finally waited. How could this not make Wu Yong excited? .
Just when Wu Yong turned around and left and began to actively prepare for the battle, Su Qian's voice sounded again.
"Wu Yong, please be restrained. Now is not the time for a war. Even if there is a war, we will not initiate it."
"What do you mean, sir?" Wu turned his eyes.
"This year's patience has tempered our will. It's not the time for war yet, but it's coming soon. Next we have to wait for a suitable opportunity. Didn't Li Kang suppress us? Then this time we will take The grain requisition officer performed the surgery and let Li Kang see who has the final say in Qingcheng County."
"You can come and go as you please. This is not a good thing in Qingcheng County."
Wu Yong was a smart man and understood what Su Qi'an meant. After a year of confrontation with Li Kang, they were suppressed, but they must not take the initiative to provoke a war.
If they take the initiative to fight back, they will definitely fall into Li Kang's trap. They cannot start a fight, but they can charge appropriate interest.
Qingcheng County is one of the six counties in Jiaozhou, but don't forget, the person in charge is Su Qi'an. If you still think that Qingcheng County is the former Qingcheng County Sheriff and the three priests are here, you can bully and suppress at will, you will eventually suffer.
This time the interest starts from the grain collector.
Wu Yong understood Su Qi'an's intention and turned to leave.
At this time, in the central square of the county town, two grain collection officers and about 500 state soldiers entered the county town.
Looking at the carts full of grain in front of them, the eyes of the two grain collectors were filled with golden light.
Except for Yangliu County, a major grain-producing county, the other five counties have never seen such a bumper harvest.
Moreover, when they came this time, they asked for 100,000 dan. Originally, they had no idea. The highest grain harvest in Qingcheng County over the years was only 50,000 dan.
This time, it has more than doubled. With their level, they cannot make the decision at all.
The person who issued the order to collect grain was Li Kang, the state herdsman. In order to prevent the grain collection from going smoothly, Li Kang specially approved five hundred state soldiers to come together.
If Su Qi'an refuses to hand over the food, the five hundred state soldiers will not be polite. With these five hundred people, they are naturally no match for the Dongshan Army of more than ten thousand people.
But once Su Qi'an dares to send troops to counterattack, tens of thousands of state soldiers will definitely attack Qingcheng County within half a day.
This was the reason why they dared to come to Qingcheng County and collect food in such an open and honest manner.
They had heard that the food collection in the county did not go well last year, but this time with Li Kang's support, if Su Qi'an dared not to hand over, that would be openly opposing Zhou Mu.
When the time comes, tens of thousands of state soldiers will come out and flatten a small Qingcheng County, which is just a matter of easy capture.
Thinking of this, the two people who were a little nervous just now calmed down immediately, and even a hint of arrogance appeared on their faces.
They didn't wait long. Wu Yong led a group of officials to come to the two men without any dispute or even a quarrel.
He handed over the grain book containing 100,000 shi directly, waved his hand, and a large number of civilians pushed truckloads of grain towards here.
Looking through the grain book in his hand and seeing Wu Yong's submission, this scene made the grain collection officer a little surprised.
But considering that Li Kang and tens of thousands of state soldiers were backing him, they did not dare to openly make mistakes.
The two of them looked indifferent, put the food book aside and looked at
Wu Yong said, "Well, you can count on your understanding this time. After all, who has the final say on the boundaries of Jiaozhou? You know that if you can understand each other like this, it will be easier for me and others to go back this time."
"Remember, I hope you can be so cooperative in the future. Maybe when I get back, I can give you a nice word in front of the state pastor."
Wu Yong quickly cupped his hands in a respectful manner, "I'm here, thank you two colleagues."
"Well, by the way, why didn't I see Su Hou this time? Isn't it unreasonable for him not to come forward for such a big matter?" One of them suddenly asked.
With that kind of tone, I don't know if I thought he was some big shot.
"Due to this period of time, Suhou has been busy for days. He is a little tired and is recuperating. He is indeed unable to show up today. I hope your two colleagues can understand."
"Well, in that case, let's get some rest. We've collected the food this time and it's important to get back on our way, so I won't stay here. If I have a chance next time, I'll visit Su Hou."
"let's go."
The other person nodded, reined in the horse's rope, turned and left, and then a large number of civilians, escorted by state soldiers, slowly left the county.
Wu Yong stood there and watched the recruiting officers leave. Not long after they left, several people standing behind Wu Yong said coldly.
"Hmph, he's just a little grain collector. He really thinks he's a big shot. He's a bunch of bullies pretending to be powerful."
"That's right, even a grain collection officer dares to talk about you, sir. If it weren't for your order, let alone them, none of the five hundred state soldiers would be able to leave the county."
The ones who spoke were none other than Song Biao and Er Meng. Because it was the autumn harvest season, they led the team to deliver the grain from the subordinate counties to the county as planned.
I happened to be with Wu Yong and came across this scene.
These people from Zhoucheng were so arrogant that not even Su Qi'an, not even Wu Yong, noticed them.
If we really want to go by rank, Wu Yongzai is also a county guard, and he is also a fourth- and fifth-rank official, and what is a grain collection officer? They are just a group of seventh- and eighth-grade petty officials.
In terms of power, he is not even as good as a county magistrate. He dares to be so arrogant in Qingcheng County. Looking at other counties, everyone must be honest.
They dared to be so crazy because they were deliberately targeting them to force them to take action, just so that Li Kang could take this opportunity to have a reason to send troops.
Wu Yong saw things more clearly than Song Biao and Er Meng. He had been serving as the county magistrate for many years, so Wu Yong had never seen anyone before.
After being promoted to the position of county guard by Su Qi'an, he handled government affairs for more than a year, which made him more or less comfortable.
Listening to the complaints of the two people behind him, Wu Yong was much calmer. He said softly, "Don't worry, sir, you are not the one who will suffer the loss. Just wait, how much food they have eaten from Qingcheng County, they will be together with them when the time comes." Spit out all the profit."
Although the two of them were martial artists, they were somewhat aware of the hidden meaning in Wu Yong's words and nodded, so we'll see.
The grain collection team left the county and walked along the official road. The two grain collection officers at the head looked towards the rear as they walked.
It seemed that they were waiting for something, but there was nothing in the rear except a huge team of civilians transporting grain.
One of them said, "I thought that Su would not be able to swallow his anger and sent someone to ambush him, but now it seems that I was overly worried."
"Humph, you are overthinking this matter and don't think about who we represent. Qingcheng County is controlled by Su Qian, but so what? How can a county be compared with a state? There is a state pastor. Can Su Qi'an be able to change the world?"
"Just look at the suppression this year. Su Qi'an has done nothing. What does this mean? Isn't it because he is afraid of Mr. Zhou Mu, so he just gave in. This time, he just gave in the 100,000 yuan."
"I think, even if it costs 120,000 or 150,000 yuan, Su Qi'an would never dare to fart. I don't know how this Su Qi'an got to this point."
"How could he calmly defeat the big and small priests, occupy the county town without any effort, fight fiercely with 50,000 native troops, and capture two elders from among the 10,000 people? Now it seems that these rumors are very adulterated. Such a person is not worthy of the title. Hou, tsk tsk tsk, I think it’s just a fluke.”
The grain collection officer who answered the call became more and more outrageous. The grain collection officer's face changed slightly when he heard what he had just said. During this period, he tried to stop his companion from being so arrogant several times.
The food collection went smoothly this time. He was a little contemptuous of Su Qi'an when he didn't see him, but he was definitely not so contemptuous.
He didn't know Su Qi'an very well, but since he could become the controller of a county, he must have something special about him.
What's better about him than his companions is that he will never go to such an arrogant level even if he despises anyone.
You must always be aware of your identity, sometimes misfortunes often come from your mouth.
This arrogant grain collector didn't care at all about his kind words and reminded him, and he still talked nonsense.
"Humph, Lao Huang, I think you are too weak. You are afraid of that. What is there to be afraid of? We have the support of Zhou Mu behind us. Not to mention one Su Qian, even ten more can crush him. Press the powder."
"This is Su's good luck. If he appears in front of me, believe it or not, I will teach him to be a grandson. I guess he also knows that he cannot afford to offend Mr. Zhou Mu, so he deliberately pretended to be sick and hid this time. What a pity. .”
Just as the man continued to speak, suddenly, a sound of breaking wind sounded from behind, and before he could react, bang!
A pebble hit him hard on the back of his head, and he staggered. Fortunately, he reacted in time and stabilized his body, otherwise he might have fallen.
But the back of his head was dripping with blood. The grain collector's mouth was grinning, his face was ashen, he turned around suddenly and shouted to the people behind him.
"Who! You are so brave, you dare to attack me, you are seeking death! Someone is here..."
Before the voice fell, the next moment, the livid face instantly froze, because behind him, all 500 state soldiers were controlled at some point, and those who controlled them were precisely the huge civilians they despised the most.
At this time, this group of peasants, holding various farm tools, were looking at the two grain collectors with cold expressions.
The grain collector surnamed Huang's eyes flashed, and he could tell at a glance that the group of people in front of him were definitely not lowly civilians. Judging from the aura emanating from them, they must have been soldiers, and maybe they were a group of soldiers.
