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Under the night, fireworks rose into the sky, and the sound of firecrackers continued to resound across the earth. ℃八 ℃八 ℃Read ℃书,.■.o↑
Several children held individual firecrackers in their hands and set off one from time to time, causing the children around them to laugh happily.
"Several teams of soldiers under the banner of bandits have been arranged, mainly concentrated in Daliang Mountain, and there are several other places, all of which are mountain tops where bandits once lived." Yang Yuan said.
The matter of opening large car dealerships in various places has been almost completed, and the shopkeepers and clerks have also made arrangements to go there. Yang Yuan returned to Lingqiu from Beizhili.
Liu Heng said: "Logistics support must be done well. There are many inconveniences on the mountain compared to Lingqiu, so logistical supplies are the top priority."
"Don't worry, Boss, a special baggage team has been set up, mainly responsible for delivering food and all other needs to various mountains." Zhao Yutu replied.
Liu Heng added: "The soldiers transformed into bandits cannot stop training. The Attendant Department arranges the attendants to go to various villages to serve as staff and cooperate with the chief officer to be responsible for training matters."
"Yes." Xu Xuewu agreed.
Liu Heng said: "This time Xu Tong was appointed governor of Datong, which disrupted our subsequent steps. Although Xu Tong's temptation a year ago was resolved by us, we cannot relax our vigilance. After the New Year, he will definitely use other methods." Find a way to deal with us."
Chen Xunping on the side said: "If you ask me, just kill Xu Tong. It will save us from being timid in everything we do. Now the soldiers have to be split up and sent to various hills to pretend to be bandits."
The soldiers sent to several hills to pretend to be bandits were all soldiers from his thousand-man team.
There are three thousand-man teams, one is at the iron yard and usually guards the iron yard, and the other is the newly established third thousand-man team, which is not full of personnel. In the future, it will mainly escort goods to various parts of the grassland. ⊕eight⊕eight⊕read⊕book,.◇.o≮
Only Chen Xunping's 1,000-man team is temporarily staying in Lingqiu. In addition to part of it staying on Hutouzhai Mountain, there is also a branch that exists as bodyguards. Now the bandits sent to various mountains are all his. Thousands of soldiers.
"People are easy to kill, but what do you do after you kill them?" Zhao Yutu looked at Chen Xunping.
Chen Xunping said disapprovingly: "Kill him, kill him. Our Tiger Character Banner has killed very few people in the past two years, and we don't care if there is one more person."
"That's different." Zhao Yutu said, "Xu Tong is the governor of Datong. If he is killed in Datong, it will be a huge event. The court cannot let it go. By then, what our Tiger Flag will do in Lingqiu It’s hard not to expose everything to the eyes of the court.”
Chen Xunping said: "The imperial court will know if we let the people of Lingqiu live a good life, we are still wrong."
At this time, Ma Yunjiu answered: "The court doesn't care whether the people are living well or not, but we have artillery ranges, cavalry, muskets and armor in Lingqiu. Everything is taboo for the court, plus the word "tiger" Regarding the relationship between Qi and Xu Tong, in the end, regardless of whether we killed Xu Tong or not, the imperial court will not let our tiger-character flag go."
"There is nothing to be afraid of." Chen Xunping said, "In the worst case, we raise troops to fight. Even if we can't take down Datong Prefecture, we can still take down several surrounding counties."
As he finished speaking, the scene fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Ma Yunjiu said, "If it is zàofǎn, the imperial court will definitely send a large army to encircle and suppress us. With just a few thousand of us, it will be difficult to resist the imperial army."
"We can still go to the grassland." Chen Xunping said, "Given the relationship between our Tiger Flag and Tumut, there is no problem in going to the grassland. The imperial court cannot send troops to chase us to the grassland."
"We can't count on Beilu." Li Shuheng said suddenly.
Several people around him looked at him.
Li Shuheng continued: "This time when I went to the grassland, what struck me most was that the Beibei looked down on us Han people from the bottom of their hearts. The reason why the Beibei have a good relationship with our Tiger Flag is because we can bring the goods they need. If Without these, I'm afraid we will fall out immediately. The previous business war between us and the Fanji Chamber of Commerce is the best example."
Zhao Yutu and others nodded in agreement with his words.
On the grassland, in the business war between their Tiger Character Banner and the Fanji Chamber of Commerce, if Bu Shitu hadn't held them back several times, their Tiger Character Banner would not have burned goods worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Chen Xunping said: "If we can't go to the grassland, we can still go to sea. Doesn't there be a port for us on Dajuan Island? We can go to Dajuan Island to settle down."
Ma Yunjiu said: "The road from Lingqiu to Tianjin Guard is not very close. The imperial court can send large armies to intercept us. In the end, even if we reach Tianjin Guard, there will not be many people left."
Zhao Yutu, who was standing next to him, also said: "Li Dan handed over the port of Da Yuan Island to our Tiger Flag. A large part of the reason is because of the strength of our Tiger Flag. If we lose our foundation in Lingqiu, we will have to flee." On Dajuan Island, Li Dan may not support us, I’m afraid he will be the first to deal with us.”
There is a relationship of interest in itself between Li Dan of Tiger Character Banner and Hirado.
After listening to the arguments of several people, Liu Heng said with a smile: "We are not at the end of our rope yet. It will not be easy for Xu Tong to deal with us."
Yang Yuan said: "Xu Tong started collecting wages from various shops in Datong, saying that it was used to suppress bandits, and he also posted notices. Now the whole Datong is panicked."
"I think he collects salary not to suppress bandits, but to make money for himself." Zhao Yutu sneered.
Yang Yuan continued: "In addition to the levy of wages, the governor's office also issued an official document, requiring all states and counties to urge the payment of the white list, and to make up for the debts owed in the past, and also added a tax on suppressing bandits. .”
"Xu Tong is so greedy, Datong will be messed up by him sooner or later." Li Shuheng frowned.
Many people owe Baibang money, not because they don't want to pay, but because they really can't afford it. Baibang's taxes are much more than Huangbang's. Moreover, the weather is bad and grain production is reduced, so people will naturally owe Baibang money. Tax money.
Especially in recent years, when the weather has rarely been good, the people's debts will naturally become more and more. If the people are forced to make up for the debts, many people will have to sell their sons and daughters to repay the debts, and many people will be forced to pay off the debts. There is no way to survive.
Zhao Yutu said: "When Governor Liu was here, he knew that the life of the people in Datong was difficult, and he rarely called for payment of the bill. Unexpectedly, Xu Tong had the idea of baiping as soon as he took office, without caring about the lives of the people."
Yang Yuan said bitterly: "Xu Tong did many things to harm the people when he was in Taiyuan. Now that he has arrived in Datong, he has done even worse."
Everyone said something to each other, criticizing Xu Tong.
"How's the team training going?" Liu Heng suddenly asked.
Zhao Yutu said: "County Magistrate Guo has promised us to set up a group training in Lingqiu to guard against banditry."
Liu Heng nodded.
Although Tuanlian is a soldier and horse that does not belong to the imperial court, it is still a soldier and horse that has the approval of the government and can appear openly and honestly.
With the title of regiment training, Liu Heng can command a military force openly and honestly.
Li Shuheng on the side said with a smile: "Tonight is New Year's Eve, so let everyone relax and leave the official business for tomorrow."
"Okay, listen to Brother Shuheng." Liu Heng said with a smile.
New Year's Eve.
Compared with the excitement in Xujiazhuang, Liu Heng and the senior officials of Tiger Flag sat around a table and had New Year's Eve dinner. 11
