"Sir, the student has just met the commander of the Fubiao Battalion."
Zhang Wenhe returned to the governor's Yamen and met with Xu Tong.
Xu Tong was sitting under the corridor, with a recliner under him and a low table beside him. There was a teapot and two plates with some fresh seasonal fruits on the table.
"When will Fubiao Camp send troops to suppress the bandits in Daliang Mountain?" Xu Tong held a fan in his hand and fanned as he spoke.
"Students have asked about it." Zhang Wenhe responded and immediately said, "The commander of Fubiao Camp and several generals hope that you can send part of the salary. Only with the salary can they send troops."
"Whoever gave them the courage, a group of vulgar warriors would dare to threaten me." Xu Tong slammed the fan in his hand on the low table.
Zhang Wenhe stood aside with his hands clasped, speechless.
"You can send a message to Fubiao Camp on my behalf." Xu Tong said, "Fubiao Camp is limited to send troops to Daliang Mountain within three days. If there is any disobedience, no matter who it is, I will take him to task."
Seeing an angry look on his face.
Zhang Wenhe hesitated for a moment and then said: "Sir, according to the students' opinion, it is better to give them a salary so that they can do their best to suppress the bandits in Daliang Mountain."
"What? Without pay, I, the governor of Datong, cannot command a Fubiao camp." Xu Tong's face sank.
"No matter how courageous the Fubiao camp is, they will not dare to disobey your order." Zhang Wenhe said: "It's just that the students are worried that if they haven't received their salary for several months, they will be dissatisfied and procrastinate in suppressing bandits. "
After speaking, he secretly looked at Xu Tong.
Xu Tong's face brightened slightly when he heard this. He picked up the teacup on the low table and took a sip. Then he said: "Then prepare a month's salary for Fubiao Camp, but you have to explain to Fubiao Camp." Commander, if he fails to suppress the bandits, I will certainly punish him."
"Yes, the students understand." Zhang Wenhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
In his heart, he was afraid that Xu Tong would not be willing to give money to Fubiao camp, and he also saw it. Since Xu Tong took office as governor of Datong, he has become even more aggressive than when he was in Taiyuan. He dares to take any money and no longer cares about his official reputation. , not afraid of offending the local officials and gentry at all, and had the intention of retiring and returning to his hometown after serving as governor.
As a staff member who has been with Xu Tong for many years, he has long been aware of it. For this reason, during the time he came to Datong, he took many opportunities to make money.
If Xu Tong retires and returns to his hometown after serving, he knows that he, as a staff member, will definitely not be able to continue to follow him. If he does not take the opportunity to make more money at this time, it will be difficult for him to have such an opportunity in the future, even if there is still a chance to give to others in the future. It is difficult for an official to serve as an aide to a high-ranking official like a governor.
Xu Tong picked up the teapot, filled his cup with tea, and immediately asked, "Is there any news about the batch of goods that Xu Ji was robbed?"
"The students did find out some information about the stolen goods." Zhang Wenhe said respectfully.
Xu Tong picked up the tea cup, put it under his nose, smelled it, and said, "So the goods that Xu Ji was robbed are still in Datong?"
Zhang Wenhe nodded and said, "It should be in Xinpingbao."
"So the batch of goods that Xu Ji was robbed has been found." Xu Tong put the teacup in his hand to his mouth and took a sip.
Zhang Wenhe shook his head and said: "Not yet, but someone has seen Xu Ji's hijacked motorcade appearing in Xinpingbao, so the students suspect that the goods have been sent to Xinpingbao."
"Then can you find out who from Xinpingbao colluded with the Daliangshan bandits and obtained that batch of goods?" Xu Tong asked.
Zhang Wenhe hesitated for a moment and said: "The student suspected that the person who took the goods was Tiger Character Flag, and there is a Tiger Character Flag store in Xinpingbao."
"It's the Tiger Flag again." Xu Tong frowned and asked, "Has anyone been arrested?"
"This..." Zhang Wenhe hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The guard of Xinping Fort is a general. The students also tried to capture all the people from the Tiger Flag family in Xinping Fort, but they were arrested by the general's mansion. Someone stopped me."
Xu Tong's face sank and he said, "Didn't you say that the governor's office arrested the person?"
"The students said it," Zhang Wenhe said with a grimace, "but those people from the General's Office were unreasonable at all, saying that no one could arrest anyone from Xinpingbao without their orders from the General."
Snapped!
Xu Tong slapped his hand on the low table and said coldly: "A small general actually dares to stop even the governor's Yamen people. What is he going to do? Disobey his orders?"
Zhang Wenhe lowered his head and said nothing.
The guard of Xinping Fort is from the General Military Mansion. Due to the relationship between the Tiger Flag and the General Military Mansion, it is impossible for anyone who wants to capture the Tiger Flag in Xinping Fort.
Wow!
Xu Tong raised his hand and overturned the low table next to him. The dishes, teapots and cups on it fell all over the floor. The tea flowed out from Zhang Wenhe's feet and soaked the soles of his shoes.
When a servant heard the noise, he ran over from outside and said respectfully: "Master, are you okay?"
"Get out." Xu Tong cursed.
The servants did not dare to stay and hurriedly retreated from the corridor to a distance.
Xu Tong calmed down after venting his anger. He looked at Zhang Wenhe and said, "Are you sure that the goods were taken away by the Tiger Flag people?"
"Yes." Zhang Wenhe added, "But the students heard that this batch of goods did not stay in Xinpingbao for long, and had already been sent to the grassland with the tiger-character flag convoy."
"So even if the shop was raided, it would be impossible to find the goods, let alone accuse them of colluding with the bandits?" Xu Tong's voice suddenly froze.
Zhang Wenhe had a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead and said: "If General Xinpingbao does not stop the governor's Yamen from arresting people, the students are confident that they will be forced to admit to the robbery of Xu Ji's motorcade."
"Can you capture people from Xinpingbao to Datong?" Xu Tong glanced at him.
"This..." Zhang Wenhe hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Given the relationship between the General Military Mansion and the Tiger Flag, General Li of Xinping Fort will definitely not let the students take away the people from the Tiger Flag."
"Hmph." Xu Tong snorted coldly.
Having been here for so long, he already knows that the Tiger Flag is difficult to deal with, because the General Military Mansion protects the Tiger Flag, and there are some methods that he simply cannot use against the Tiger Flag.
Faced with a business like Huziqi that was making money every day, it was absolutely impossible for him to give up.
Xu Tong rubbed his forehead with his hand and said to Zhang Wenhe: "Don't investigate the matter at Xinpingbao for the time being. Since there is no evidence, the Tiger Flag can't be moved for the time being. You'd better go to Fubiao Camp and let Fubiao Camp Immediately send troops to Daliang Mountain to suppress the bandits. If I don’t suppress this group of bandits, I will never feel stable."
"Student understand, I will go to Fubiao Camp again." Zhang Wenhe agreed, and then asked, "What about the military pay at Fubiao Camp?"
Xu Tong closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "Go to the accountant and get this money from Xu Ji. Also, hasn't the money for compensation from the Fan family been delivered yet?"
"The day should be coming soon." Zhang Wenhe said.
Xu Tong nodded slightly and waved his hand to the side, indicating that he could retreat.
"Students, please leave." Zhang Wenhe bowed and walked backwards from the corridor.
