The five-day deadline has arrived in a blink of an eye.
As Qin Feng expected, Wang Zifu, the magistrate of Dingxiang County, did not deliver the military pay, food and grass he had promised.
On the sixth day, Xiang Qianjun, the commander of the sentinel, was ordered to enter the city and invited Wang Zhixian to come to the camp to discuss matters. The latter refused on the grounds that he was busy with government affairs.
On the seventh day, Xiang Qianjun was ordered to ask Wang Zhixian to come to the camp to discuss matters, but the latter refused again.
On the eighth day, Xiang Qian's army was ordered to enter the city for the third time, and Wang Zhixian was invited to come to the camp to discuss matters, but the latter simply avoided seeing him!
After three invitations and three no-shows, Qin Feng thought that his kindness and righteousness had been exhausted. Since the other party was so ignorant of praise, then don't blame yourself for being evil and ruthless!
So they called for Han Shanjun and whispered something in a low voice. Han Shanjun nodded repeatedly, then gathered a group of people and rushed into the city in a mighty manner.
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Zuihua Tower is six stories high and is the largest and most luxuriously decorated brothel in Dingxiang City. The beautiful spring scenery inside attracts many merchants, local tyrants and literati to come and have fun, and the business is very good.
At noon, in the most luxurious flower room on the top floor of Zuihua Building, there is a table of eight delicacies of ginseng fin: sea cucumber, shark's fin, fish crisps, fish maw, bird's nest, bear's paw, deer sinew, toad...all It is a rare delicacy, and the price is ridiculously high.
It is no exaggeration to say that the amount of silver needed to eat such a table of eight delicacies is something that ordinary people cannot earn in three lifetimes!
There are nine people in the flower room, six of them are red-brand girls from Zuihua Tower. They are fat, thin, good-looking, and have their own unique skills in playing, playing and singing!
The remaining three are men, and the one sitting in the first place is Wang Zifu, the magistrate of Dingxiang County. There is also a blue-robed young man named Liang Guangying, who is the fourth son of Liang Binbin among the eight Shanxi merchants and also the drunken flower. The owner of the building.
There is also a white-robed young man named Fan Renshou, who is the twelfth son of Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight Shanxi merchants.
"The man surnamed Qin couldn't find the magistrate. I'm afraid he's so angry that his eyes are spitting fire and his head is smoking, haha!"
"He's just a warrior. He may be able to charge into battle, but when it comes to fighting spirit, he's still far behind!"
"Here, cheers!"
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The county magistrate, Wang Zifu, agreed very well to the matter of raising military pay and food. In fact, he didn't want to help at all, and he was afraid that Qin Feng would come to accuse him, so he hid in the Zuihua Tower, drinking wine and beauties, and living happily!
The war ahead was tense, and Qin Feng would leave Dingxiang County before he could stay for long. At that time, the preparations would be in vain.
Why is Wang Zifu unwilling to help? There are two reasons:
First, a few months ago, when Qin Feng was inspecting the disaster situation in Shaanxi, he used a blunt knife to kill Ding Buqun, the governor of the state who was corrupt, perverted the law, and harmed the people.
Ding Buqun and Wang Zifu were not only disciples of Zhou Yanru, the chief minister, but also had a close friendship with fellow villagers and a very good personal relationship.
Qin Feng killed Ding Buqun, so Wang Zifu naturally held a grudge.
Secondly, Wang Zifu is also a corrupt official. In recent years, he has used various means to deduct a lot of grain from the vassal treasury, and then handed it over to eight major Shanxi merchants, preparing to transport it to severely affected areas and sell it at high prices to make huge profits!
Liang Guangying and Fan Renshou were invited here today to discuss the transportation of grain and subsequent dividends.
Qin Feng came to raise military pay, food and grass, which was tantamount to tampering with Wang Zifu's cake, so the latter naturally refused to help.
The three of them were discussing happily when a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded at the door. Then the nanmu carved door of the flower room was pushed open, and a sweaty green-clothed official broke in. He panted and said: "Master Magistrate, this is a big deal... Something big... something bad is going to happen!"
"Why are you so panicked?"
"Back to the magistrate, just now, a large group of soldiers from the Tianwei Army forced their way into the city. There were at least four to five thousand people!"
"What happened? What did they do when they broke into the city? Could it be that they came for me?"
"No, General Han, who led the team to break through the city gate, said that last night, a few little frog thieves sneaked into the military camp and stole several bags of military rations and some military pay. They came to the city to catch the thieves!"
"Go to the city and capture
thief? "
After hearing the report from the clerk, the county magistrate, Wang Zifu, was a little confused. He had seen with his own eyes that the strongholds in the Tianwei Army's camp were as tight as iron barrels. What kind of little thief dared to take advantage of the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard? He went to steal something in the military camp and successfully stole it out?
Incredible.
In addition, even if a small thief steals something, just notify the county government and the police will be responsible for arresting him. There is no need to send out thousands of people to search the city with great fanfare, right?
Could it be that there is something hidden in it?
At the moment of doubt, there was another chaotic sound of footsteps at the door, and then a dozen steward-looking guys rushed in, all sweating profusely and panicking!
"Fourth Young Master, what's wrong is that the soldiers of the Tianwei Army ransacked the grain store that I was responsible for guarding. They took away all the grain and money inside and left nothing at all. They also said that those were stolen military pay and military rations. Now it belongs to its owner."
"Fourth Young Master, the gambling house that I was in charge of was also raided by the mighty Tianwei army, and not even a single copper coin was left!"
"Twelfth Young Master, our shops and warehouses have also been confiscated!"
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After hearing what the stewards said, Liang Guangying, Fan Renshou and Wang Zifu were all shocked. They were not in the mood to drink wine anymore. They quickly got up and left Zuihua Building and went to the street to check the situation.
At this time, Dingxiang City has become a mess!
Bi Yayuan is located in the northeast corner of Dingxiang City. It is a tea house in name, but in fact it is a gambling house run by the Fan family.
"Two two five!"
"One three six!"
"Four, five, six, kill them all!"
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In Yapi Garden, groups of gamblers were gambling, some rolling dice, some pushing Pai Gow, some playing mahjong... shouting and having a great time.
While they were playing, the door was suddenly kicked open, and a group of Tianwei Army soldiers rushed in, holding bright swords and guns in their hands. They then blocked all entrances and exits and controlled all the gamblers.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the manager of the gambling house immediately ran over and bowed his head to smooth things over: "Soldiers, what business do you have to do?"
"Prick up your ears and listen. Last night, a few thieves sneaked into the military camp and stole some military pay and rations. We were ordered to catch the thieves!"
"Let me tell you, soldiers, we are all good people here, there are no predators or thieves!"
"Bah, these people who hang out in gambling houses all day long can still be good people. I think they all look like thieves. Everything on the table is just thieves' filth. Come on, take them all away!"
"promise!"
The soldiers swarmed up and put all the gold and silver belongings on the gambling table and on the gamblers' bodies into sacks that had been prepared. They then smashed open the gambling house's warehouse and swept away all the gold and silver belongings inside. Not even a small copper coin was left.
"You are so brave. Do you know whose business this is? This is the business of the Fan family, the head of the eight major Shanxi merchants. The twelfth son is personally responsible for it. If you offend the Fan family, be careful not to eat or carry it. Walk!"
"Bah, it doesn't matter if you are from the Fan family or a loser, I only recognize the general's military orders, and I don't know anything about the rest!"
"You are not allowed to leave. You are robbing someone in the street in broad daylight. I am going to report it to the police!"
"There's so much nonsense, please clean it up!"
"Bang, bang...plop!"
Several soldiers stepped forward and punched and kicked the gambling manager. Soon, his face was covered with blood and he passed out on the ground.
Seeing this, no one in the gambling shop dared to stab him!
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Similar things were happening everywhere in Dingxiang City at the same time.
Long story short.
For most of the day, more than 200 brothels, gambling houses, grain shops, pawn shops, gold and silver shops, antique shops, jewelry shops, and silk shops run by eight major Shanxi merchants in Dingxiang City were all occupied by the soldiers of the Tianwei Army. They copied it in the name of catching thieves and checking for dirty things.
The things that were seized were brought back to the camp in a steady stream.
After counting the amount, the grain alone was 220,000 dan, and the horse feed was 100 dan.
Fifty thousand shi, and the remaining items are converted into silver, which should be more than 1.2 million taels, enough for a large army to fight!
