As soon as the head of the Chen family said this, he seemed to propose a new idea, and many heads of the family agreed after a little thought.
Why stand in line so early and see if the situation is bad?
If the Zhou family could wipe out one of the Thirteen Villages with their own strength, then it would be absolutely unwise for them to jointly oppose Ji Hongzhe.
If money is needed, money will be paid, and people should be paid. If we agree to negotiate now, we can pay less.
The exchange and compromise of political interests require a tacit bottom line. If someone's supporters win, they still have to fight hard. This tacit understanding is gone, and there is no winner in a fight.
Once Ji Hongzhe reported it, even if the court tried to whitewash the situation again, the superior officials, including Shenjing, would send people to conduct a thorough investigation of all the major families.
Of course, the opposite is that the Zhou family failed to suppress the bandits, so they can use this as a reason to refuse to sacrifice their own servants for fearless sacrifices.
And further, they can say that in order to prevent the Cangshan bandits from retaliating, they temporarily stopped the land reclamation of the Cangshan Plain. This does not mean that it forces the termination of the New Deal.
Listening to the reasons for everyone's argument, Zhao Liangji couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, how is it possible, how can the Zhou family destroy the Lost Soul Village with just their servants?"
Someone looked wrong and said with some confidence: "I heard that Duan Dehou brought several teams of patrol soldiers to help."
"It's okay for those teams of patrol soldiers to bully the caravan, just count on them, haha, have you forgotten how the county soldiers withdrew from Cangshan in embarrassment?" Zhao Liangji retorted disapprovingly.
Seeing that all the family heads were lost in thought, Zhao Chun nodded slightly, and now he had the posture of the Zhao family.
The more he looks down on and belittles him, the more he will be able to confirm his wise foresight when the news of the Zhou family's defeat comes.
That's right, even if Zhao Chun valued Zhou Bai, he still had the same attitude as his son. It was absolutely impossible for a single villager to successfully suppress bandits.
Thinking back on the competition between Zhao and Zhou's shops in the past two months, he became a little annoyed.
This week Bai Na learned some dirty tricks, such as lottery, buy one get one free, small gifts, etc. Why would a scholar who followed the right path of the imperial examination have these tricks in his mind.
As a result, the Zhao family's sales of the same type of goods dropped sharply, so he had to use some covert means to maintain a certain market share.
Literary people are geniuses, and business people are wizards, so Zhao Chun really doesn't believe that Zhou Bai is still a master of military arts and can lead those "weak soldiers" to complete the task of suppressing bandits.
Even after hearing the news that the Zhou family sent troops to Cangshan, he barely suppressed the murderous intention in his heart. It's okay to have shortcomings.
After all, he is the leader of a clan at a young age, so it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant and frivolous, and he would do something like this that would harm the destiny of the clan.
Once the Zhou family is defeated this time, the funds gathered from business will be nothing at all, and it will not be able to make up for the basic damage in three to five years.
The war is fierce and dangerous, and it is difficult for a country to bear the consequences of defeat, let alone a smaller family.
Thinking of this, Zhao Chun was going to ask someone to investigate the situation and see how the battle was over.
"Here comes someone..."….
Before he finished speaking, a anxious servant trotted over from the darkness, as if he wanted to report the situation.
Zhao Chun took a closer look and saw that it was his confidant. He quickly echoed: "Master, the Zhou clan has a great victory in suppressing the bandits. At present, Duan Inspection has entered the city with prisoners and captured people."
"Where's the Lost Soul Village? Liu Jinbiao didn't run away either?"
"The Lost Soul Village was destroyed, and all the old thieves, including the village leader Liu Jinbiao, were captured alive."
After Zhao Chun heard this, he was a little distracted for a moment. The Zhao family could bribe the Kukou Pass guard, so he naturally had a secret connection with the Cangshan group.
In his opinion, the Lost Soul Village is not the strongest, but it is still ranked among the top five, and its nest is very hidden and safe.
Seeing that something was wrong, Zhao Liangji caught the subordinate and listened again, his face turned pale instantly.
How is it possible, how is it possible! What he said before made his face swollen.
At this time, there is no need for the Zhao family to report the news. The followers of each family outside have sent news. Even though this Yuquan Villa is very quiet.
, but the county town was already in an uproar.
At the request of Yunqi Wei Zhou Bai, the chief hero of the bandit suppression and the chief of the Zhou family, Ji Hongzhe directly asked Duan Dehou to take the bandit leader to Caishikou and behead him, and he personally supervised the beheading.
No one in Cangshan has heard of the bad reputation of Cangshan thieves. Now that he was beheaded in front of them, everyone enthusiastically supported Ji Hongzhe.
The county magistrate has won the hearts of the people, and Zhou Bai has become the most popular person in Pingcang, a real man with both civil and military skills!
In the end, it goes without saying that the Yuquan meeting organized by Zhao Chun was hastily concluded without a single common intention being reached.
In this world, victory and force are the final say, and Ji Hongzhe happens to have both.
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At this time in Hongni Township, the Zhou family's troops were showing off their military prowess. They held their heads high and did not hide the scars on their bodies. This was the glory of men.
Large carts and small carts made deep ruts on the road because they were piled with loot.
Although there was no deterrent with heads, the bloody swords seized from the car and the wounded lying back could not be faked.
In front of the family archway, the old patriarch Zhou Mingxuan came out to greet him with men, women, and children. Of course, they were not only happy, but also several family members of the clan soldiers who died in the battle were crying.
Zhou Bai took this opportunity to announce the Heroes and Martyrs Regulations in front of his tribe.
All those who died fighting for their clan and "country" were admitted to the Martyrs' Shrine, where they were given pensions, clothing, silk and acres of land, and the families of the heroes and martyrs enjoyed corresponding privileges.
And if there is an injured or disabled person who serves as an ordinary guard or deacon, or arranges miscellaneous things in the manor, the pension and salary will continue to be paid...
In addition, anyone who participates in the battle will be rewarded with silver hair and the most important three acres of land.
Well, it's Xintian on the side of Cangshan Mountain, but the thieves and bandits have been wiped out by them, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
In the past, strong young men in the countryside were generally unwilling to serve as soldiers to feed themselves, but now they are willing to be "soldiers" of the Zhou family.
Killing enemies with Yunqi Lieutenant will not only receive rewards from the government, but also additional rewards.
For a time, the young tribesmen and villagers were greatly encouraged. They looked at these peers receiving awards and being rewarded with envy.
In particular, the man named Wang Meng was a warrior who followed Zhou Yuan to stop the first batch of bandits. Therefore, he had the merit of being the first to get there and was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.
In addition to the fact that he killed seven thieves in one battle, the total reward was one hundred and thirty-five taels, twenty-one acres of land, and he was also promoted to the captain of the village guard team.
If you don't have a surname, you won't use it and you won't be rewarded. The village guarding team treats everyone equally.
When Zhou Bai handed him a plate of silver and land deeds, Hongni Township was abuzz. There was an endless stream of matchmakers who proposed marriage to Wang Meng. Others would show respect when they saw him.
What it means to split the walls of a family with a knife, what it means to be a counterattack by a sharecropper's boy, this is a clear proof.
In the next few days, Zhou Bai straightened out all the family and internal affairs arrangements, and prepared to say goodbye and set off.
This day is June 15th, and there is still one and a half months before the Qiuwei Township Examination.
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