"Stop! Stop it all!"
Zuo Zhigang said angrily: "I am a guest from afar. Is this how you treat your guests?"
"Hurry up and apologize."
"You too."
Xu Tianhua scolded the officers and soldiers, "Why are you running so wildly on other people's territory?"
"Leader Xu, they said we were cowards. We were obviously going to attack the stronghold, but we didn't even dare to enter the stronghold, so we ran away in fear. We were not convinced, so..."
Forehead!
There really isn’t a pot that can’t be opened and lifted.
Xu Tianhua's face turned red from holding back. If he couldn't beat them, he even wanted to run over and beat these bandits severely.
Zhao Ping's face didn't look very good either, and he asked coldly to the escorts: "Is it fun to watch?"
"nice."
Yun Man was still in the midst of eating, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that you guys came out before the fight started completely."
"It would be better if it came out a little later."
Snapped!
Zhao Ping slapped him on the back of the head and said angrily: "Heifeng Village has merged with us now and has become a part of the Escort Bureau. That's one of our own."
"The officers and soldiers who help us suppress bandits are also our own people."
"There are still two groups of bandits doing evil outside, but our own people have rebelled first. If word spreads, won't we be afraid of making other people laugh their big teeth off?"
"You actually said it looks good?"
Yun Man shivered in fright and hurriedly covered his mouth and ran to the back.
Xia Quan also realized the problem and hurriedly stood up and admitted his mistake.
"Brother Ping, it was my fault. I didn't take the overall situation into consideration."
"You are indeed wrong."
Zhao Ping said coldly: "As the chief escort, when this kind of problem occurs internally, you actually stand by and watch the fun."
"When I go back, I'll carry more weight cross-country."
It looks like punishment, but Zhao Ping actually has selfish motives.
After all, Xia Quan is just a hunter, and his own fighting power is too weak.
As the number of escorts increases, it may be difficult for him to convince the public.
Training must be increased.
Then he said to the other two groups: "Since you are not convinced by each other, let's have a competition."
"It happens that there are still two groups of bandits in Yun'an County, so go and attack them."
"Whoever kills him first is not a coward."
"And there is an additional reward, which is not much, only five taels of silver per person."
"If you can't defeat him, there will be punishment, and your salary will be halved."
"good."
Xu Tianhua was the first to express his stance, "You are all officers and soldiers, and are the soldiers trained by the imperial court. Are you confident in taking down the bandits?"
"have."
The officers and soldiers responded with their heads held high.
I escaped before because there were too many people in Heifeng Village. There were more than 200 people in Black Wind Village, which was scary to look at.
But the other two groups of bandits are not very powerful, with only a few hundred in number.
There are sixty or seventy of them, and they are all officers and soldiers. They have sophisticated weapons in their hands, so it shouldn't be a problem to attack the stronghold.
What's more, Zhao Ping also promised each person five taels of silver.
Their annual salary is not that much.
The money and silk moved people's hearts, and in addition, they all had a sense of anger in their hearts, so they naturally agreed.
"If you win, I will also use my own money to give each of you another five taels of silver as a reward."
Xu Tianhua also became interested.
Isn't it just a little money? Selling a jar of acacia wine is more than enough.
Many bandits looked at Zuo Zhigang.
Just as Zuo Zhi was about to speak, he was stopped by the Third Master.
"Master, don't make promises. There are more than a hundred people in our village, and each person has five taels of silver, which is almost a thousand taels. Our village cannot afford that much silver."
Zuo Zhigang paused.
But seeing that the morale of the officers and soldiers was high, he couldn't let the bandits feel cold.
I can only bite the bullet and say: "If the copycat can't get it, then I can get it from my private treasury."
"Master, I'm in charge of your treasury, and there's no money in it."
The third master said hurriedly.
"How can it be?"
Zuo Zhigang was shocked and said: "When I became the head of the family, they paid me 10,000 taels of silver. Now it's gone?"
"Yes, you also know it was back then. How many years has it been?"
"Furthermore, you have prohibited us from going down the mountain to rob us all these years, and the only input is the annual settlement fee. It is not even enough to pay the bandits monthly money. You have always used your own treasury to fill it."
"The second boss wants to get you down because you are not living like a bandit these days and have no ambition."
"I……"
Zuo Zhigang was choked and speechless.
I could only ask for help from Liu Mengru next to me, "Mrs. Zhao, can I borrow some money from you?"
"Can."
Liu Mengru readily agreed.
No matter how you say it, Zuo Zhigang is still her subordinate, and he has done nothing harmful to nature, so he is worthy of the title of Flying Eagle Army.
Liu Mengru is willing to help him.
The bandits, officers and soldiers were all rewarded, while the bodyguards looked at Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping said with a dark face: "Why are you looking at me?"
"You all stood by and watched when they were fighting. Do you still want a reward?"
"It's already good that I don't punish you."
All the escorts suddenly turned into bitter faces.
Seeing that their morale was low, Zhao Ping added: "But in order to wipe out the bandits in the entire Yun'an County at once, I decided to divide you into two parts."
"Follow the officers and soldiers and members of the Black Wind Village to suppress the bandits. I will give an additional five taels of silver to the victorious party."
"In addition, war will inevitably cause casualties."
"I, Zhao Ping, will be responsible for free medical treatment for all the injured. During the treatment, they will still enjoy the benefits."
"Once a person becomes disabled, loses an arm or a leg, and is unable to take care of himself for the rest of his life, I, Zhao Ping, will provide him with a one-time pension of fifty taels of silver and guarantee that he will have no worries for the rest of his life."
"If unfortunately he dies in battle, his pension will be raised to one hundred and eighty taels, and his family will be raised by me, Zhao Ping."
Buzz!
When the people around heard this, they went crazy.
Both the bandits and the officers and soldiers looked at Zhao Ping in shock.
Even Liu Mengru looked at Zhao Ping dreamingly.
You know, when these bandits from Heifeng Village were working with the second master, they were injured and disabled. They could only consider themselves unlucky. There was no pension. It was good to have a meal of gruel a day to keep them alive.
As for death, just throw it into a ravine. Who will care about your family?
As for the officers and soldiers, although the court provided pensions, they were exploited at every level and probably only one or two taels of silver fell into their hands.
Those who died in battle were only five or eight taels at most.
The Flying Eagle Army is led by Liu Mengru, and no one dares to take advantage of it.
But only ten taels of silver are given to people who are disabled, and fifty taels of silver are given to them if they die.
Compared with the subsidies issued by Zhao Ping, there is a huge difference.
And judging from the current employment situation in the Dawei Dynasty, an adult may not be able to earn fifty taels of silver in his entire life.
Even if you die, you can earn one hundred and eighty taels.
Don't think this deal is too good a deal.
Zhao Ping's words were tantamount to completely solving their worries.
It made everyone's mood extremely high.
Everyone is gearing up and eager to try, wishing they could kill those bandits now.
Some people couldn't help but ask questions, "Sir, you have said so much, when can we attack the other two groups of bandits? I can't wait."
Zhao Ping thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow."
"I will integrate the bodyguards among you later. You should get familiar with each other first so as not to hurt your own people in the melee."
"We will set out at noon tomorrow to wipe out all the bandits in Yun'an County as soon as possible."
After the problem was solved, Zhao Ping and others returned to the meeting hall and began to allocate manpower.
There were already more than 100 people in Heifeng Village, so Zhao Ping asked Liu Muyun and Xia Yang to lead 20 people to join them.
The number of officers and soldiers was small, so Zhao Ping asked Xia Quan to take Yun Man and others to join them.
Then Zhao Ping stopped taking care of it and left it to them to discuss their own strategies to suppress the bandits.
Bandits are generally small in number, and are mostly composed of refugees. Their combat capabilities are limited, but they are also engaged in war and can best train troops.
"We really don't care?"
After hearing Zhao Ping's explanation, Liu Mengru said worriedly: "Zuo Zhigang is a centurion of the Flying Eagle Army and has combat experience. I'm not worried."
"But what about those officers and soldiers?"
"Most of them are soldiers from the county and city. They have never fought in any battles. Can they succeed in suppressing bandits?"
"Isn't there still Quanzi?"
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "And only in this way can they grow up quickly."
"If we want to find out the truth six years ago and find out the enemy hidden behind it, we will definitely be hindered by many parties. We don't have time to let Quanzi and the others grow up slowly."
Liu Mengru nodded, and then asked: "What about me? What do I want to do?"
"Go home and sleep."
Zhao Ping said.
"What?"
Liu Mengru's eyebrows immediately stood up.
"Everyone is busy suppressing bandits, you want me to sleep? Can I sleep?"
"if not?"
Zhao Ping asked rhetorically: "All we fight in wars is money."
"If we want to keep their morale high, we have to make money."
"Get more acacia wine, soap, and frosting sugar, and let Xu Jiuguan transport them to the capital to make a lot of money."
"This is what we should be doing."
When soap was mentioned, Wen Hui asked weakly, "Ms. sir, can I give my brother a piece of soap?"
"His face is now very dark and disgraceful. I want him to wash it with soap. Only after he turns white will girls fall in love with him."
But Liu Mengru smiled and said: "Sister Wenhui, you are also my husband's wife. You don't need to say hello to my husband for such a small matter. You can definitely make the decision."
Zhao Ping asked, "Wasn't Wen Qi so dark before?"
"no."
"He's about as white as me."
Wen Hui said distressedly: "Being a bandit for these years has been hard and tiring, and it has tortured him beyond recognition."
Liu Mengru felt the same, took Wenhui into her arms, and patted her back gently.
Zhao Ping thought of a lot.
Wen Qi was not black before, but he became black when he came to Heifeng Village.
It's definitely not because of hard work. After all, he is the head of the family and can enjoy his achievements.
And not only Wen Qi, but the entire Heifeng Village's complexions were dark, as if they were covered with a layer of soot.
coal ash?
Thinking of this, Zhao Ping suddenly jumped up from his chair and shouted: "Third Leader, where is the Third Leader?"
"Let him come here. I have something to ask him."
