"The leader is in trouble, the people from the Tiger Flag have run away."
Outside the house, a rebel hurriedly ran in from outside.
Wang Jiayin was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Where is Wu Hao? Why did he let him go if he wasn't taken to a prison?"
"The man surnamed Wu didn't run away. What ran was the men brought by the man surnamed Wu. Originally, the subordinates and others were going to catch them. Unexpectedly, one of them got on a horse and fled out of the city. The subordinates were incompetent and failed to capture them all. Caught." The rebels who came in to report the news bowed their heads and admitted their mistake.
Although Wang Jiayin was unhappy because he didn't capture everyone, he didn't get angry at his subordinates. He just waved his hand to signal the other party to retreat.
"Brother Wang, don't worry. It's just that one person ran away. Even if he doesn't escape, we will send someone back to deliver the message. Otherwise, how will we get the armor from the Tiger Flag." Huang Hu comforted Wang Jiayin.
Wang Jiayin sighed and said: "That's all we can do, but we are completely offended by the Tiger Flag, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to be kind in the future."
"Between us and the tiger-character flag, even if we don't offend you, we will sooner or later. In my opinion, it is most important to get the armor at this time. As long as we have the armor, we can increase our strength, and we may not be inferior to the tiger-character flag in the future. Flag." Huang Hu encouraged Wang Jiayin.
He heard everything that the envoy sent by Tiger Character Banner told Wang Jiayin outside the door.
Even Wang Jiayin's tiger-character flag was only given the position of captain. As a subordinate of Wang Jiayin, he had been waging a rebellion for a long time. He might not even be able to hold an official position. How could he be willing to do so? .
So before entering the house again, he deliberately stamped his feet outside the door a few times to make the people in the house feel that he had just arrived, and Wang Jiayin would not doubt his presence.
"By the way, didn't you go to ransack the houses? Why did you come back so soon?" Wang Jiayin suddenly thought that Huang Hu should raid the houses of the big households in the city at this time.
Huang Hu said: "I heard from my men that Brother Wang, please come back to see the envoy of the Tiger Flag. I was afraid that Brother Wang would suffer a loss, so I left some people to continue ransacking the house of that wealthy family, and I rushed back first."
"Where is that woman?" Wang Jiayin asked.
Huang Hu said: "The woman I brought back is indeed the young lady from that wealthy family. She was brought back specifically to warm Brother Wang's bed. If Brother Wang thinks she is not good enough, I will find another one. There are so many wealthy families in the city, there is always someone who can fit in." It’s in Brother Wang’s eyes.”
"Okay, okay, just stay." Wang Jiayin said, "But you have to restrain yourself. We are rebels after all, and we can't do things that harm the people."
Huang Hu grinned widely and said: "None of the big families in the city are good people. They usually bully the people the most. It is a disaster to keep such a family."
"I'm not talking about the big families in the city." Wang Jiayin said.
They rebelled because the government oppressed them, and the people had no food to eat and were about to starve to death. Rebellion also meant death, and everyone on the left and right suffered death, so they naturally wanted to fight.
Now that Fugu County has been captured, it is natural to recruit troops to expand its strength.
If you want to recruit troops and buy horses, you can't do it without food. The official warehouses in Fugu County are empty and they can already run horses. If you want to get food, you can only operate on the big households in the city.
Only these large households had enough money and food to provide to the rebels.
Huang Hu said: "Brother Wang, don't worry, several large houses in the city have been trapped by our people. I guarantee that no one can escape."
"Forget about those big families, ordinary people in the city can't cause trouble." Wang Jiayin reminded.
Huang Hu nodded and said, "I will restrain the people below."
However, he himself could not guarantee how useful the restraints he mentioned would be. After all, if the people below took over Fugu County, they would definitely do some vandalism, smashing, and looting. If the people below were not satisfied, who would be willing to do so in the future? Follow orders.
"What do you think we should do to hold a farmers' association?" Wang Jiayin suddenly asked Huang Hu.
Huang Hu was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Brother Wang wants to imitate the tiger-character flag, allocate land to the people, and also organize peasant associations and peasant soldiers?"
"Yes, Brother Huang Hu, what do you think?" Wang Jiayin asked excitedly.
Huang Hu rubbed his chin with his fingers a few times and said: "To the west are the government troops from Yansui Town, to the east are the rebels with the Tiger Character Flag, and Fugu County is caught in the middle. Even if we divide the fields, we will I’m afraid we won’t be able to retain the Farmers’ Association, and we will have to leave Fugu County sooner or later.”
His words were like a basin of cold water poured on Wang Jiayin's head.
Wang Jiayin's ardent idea of establishing a farmers' association was suddenly extinguished.
"I thought it was too simple. Our strength is far inferior to that of the Tiger Character Banner. It is difficult to gain a firm foothold in Fugu County, let alone learn from others to allocate farmland through farmers' associations." Wang Jiayin looked disappointed.
With peasants and soldiers, there would be a steady supply of soldiers, but the peasant association was not suitable for him and his rebels.
Huang Hu looked at Wang Jiayin, who was in a depressed mood, and said with relief: "Tiger Character Flag has come to be today step by step. It used to be just a little-known shop in Datong, but as long as we persist, sooner or later we will be better than Tiger Character Flag." Stronger, more soldiers and horses.”
"You're right. Liu Hengneng has grown from a refugee to the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Flag. We are the same. We all have two arms and two legs. No one is any worse than the other." Wang Jiayin returned to his former shrewd and capable self.
Liu Heng's origin is no longer a secret.
The rebels under him have dozens of sets of half-breastplates and several fire guns. Although it can greatly improve the strength of the rebels under his command, he has no confidence in facing the soldiers and horses of Yansui Town. There is no certainty at all, because there is no way they can be the military opponents of Yansui Town.
When Wu Hao saw that Wang Jiayin was silent, he continued: "I have a way so that the leader Wang will no longer have to worry about the soldiers and horses in Yansui Town."
"What can I do?" Wang Jiayin blurted out.
The pressure on him from Yansui Town is too great, and Fugu County is so close to Yansui Town, so he can retake Fugu County from his hands at any time.
Wu Hao said: "Chief Wang can join our Tiger Banner. As long as Chief Wang is willing, the position of Fugu County Magistrate will be yours, Chief Wang."
"County magistrate?" Wang Jiayin looked thoughtful and asked, "What should I do with the rebels under my command?"
Wu Hao said: "Those who are willing to stay, as long as they are of appropriate age and in good health, can become our heavy soldiers for the Tiger Flag, or they can return to their hometown to become peasant soldiers."
"So all my men will be dispersed?" Wang Jiayin frowned deeply, "What should we do in Fugu County? The troops from Yansui Town may come to Fugu County at any time."
Wu Hao said with a smile: "Don't worry, Chief Wang, the Tiger Character Banner's army is already ready to go and can enter Shaanxi and come to Fugu County at any time."
