Gao Kan looked around and asked, "What's so difficult to deal with?"
"Bailing Village Corps training!"
Yang Zhi had a stern look on his face and explained: "There is a river vent not far from here, where a group of thieves gathered on the Tuo River, specializing in robbing merchant ships."
"Most of these thieves are familiar with the nature of water and are ruthless in their actions. Anyone who robs will definitely endanger people's lives."
When Gao Kan heard this, he started to worry about it.
The reason why the government set up a place under the jurisdiction of the Yamen in Bailingzhai was to prevent thieves on the Tuo River from robbing passing merchant ships.
But this Hefengkou thieves are able to run rampant here. Without the support of the officers and soldiers behind them, they may not be able to do it.
Then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he asked: "Is this Hefengkou thief colluding with the training of the Bailingzhai Township Corps?"
"Young Master Yingming, my name is He Zhenyuan, who is under the command of the training regiment of Bailingzhai Township. People give me the nickname "Zhenjiang Dragon". I am originally from Ganquanzhai. I was a lazy man doing nothing in Ganquanzhai. I don't know where to find opportunities. , bribed Shangguan, and then joined the Bailing Village regiment to train and govern the land of Bailing Village."
Yang Zhi nodded in response and explained: "After He Zhenyuan came to Bailing Village and took office, he gathered the gangsters and others who were originally in Ganquan Village to fill in the training of the township corps. On weekdays, he set up a pass at the pier in the village to collect the troops. If anyone refuses to pay the 'travel money' of passing merchant ships, they will not argue with the person and act evil, but let the person go."
"But those who don't pay will be robbed by the thieves at Hefengkou as soon as their boats pass through Bailing Village. If they don't travel more than ten or twenty miles, they will be robbed by the bandits at Hefengkou. All the people on the boat will also be killed, leaving no one alive."
"You are a good thief, how dare you do this!" Wu Song listened on the sidelines and couldn't help but started to slap the case and cursed angrily.
Lin Chong saw this and hurriedly pulled him down, turned around and asked, "So, this Hefengkou thief must have colluded with He Zhenyuan."
Yang Zhi nodded and said: "After inspection, it was determined that He Zhenjiang, the Hunjiang insect who led the Hefengkou bandits, was actually a cousin of He Zhenyuan. One of the two was openly under the command of the Guanfu Township Corps, and the other was secretly from Bailing, Tuohe Waterway. The bandit leaders from dozens of miles up and down the village, both black and white, made them eat up."
Shang Shou Gaokan listened to Yang Zhizhi's words and thought in his heart.
He Zhenyuan was definitely not allowed to act like this, but it was probably difficult to make a conclusion on his collusion with He Zhenjiang.
After all, He Zhenyuan was appointed by the government as a training officer of the Bailingzhai Township Corps, and he had an official position.
If it were Bianliang, Tokyo, or Daming Mansion, Gaokan would have a hundred ways to control the life and death of this Tijia.
It happened that in Zhending Mansion, there was currently no one to endorse them, and there was no local snake to help them. Although they were strong dragons, they could not defeat the local snake.
If you want to do it, you still need some careful planning.
After thinking for a long time, Gao Kan said: "The two brothers He Zhenyuan and He Zhenjiang are definitely not allowed to stay. If these two are in Bailing Village, let alone intercepting and killing the bandits, they will cause harm to the local area. It’s so bad.”
Yang Zhidao: "What the young master said is absolutely true, but both of them are local snakes in Bailing Village. Their power is intertwined, and there are officials behind them. I'm afraid it will be difficult to take action."
Gao Kan responded: "What Coach Yang said makes sense, so this matter needs to be discussed in the long term."
Zhang Qing said, "It would be easier if He Zhenyuan could be convicted of colluding with the water thieves."
Hearing this, Gao Kan looked at Zhang Qing and asked, "Brother Zhang, do you have any good ideas?"
Zhang Qing hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Young master, can you give my father and me a chance to make a great contribution?"
"If Brother Zhang and sister-in-law are willing to take action, that would be great!"
Gao Kan smiled.
"Thank you for the gift, young master. In that case, as long as you give me and my wife some money, please wait for the good news." Zhang Qing said vowedly.
"Okay, as long as Brother Zhang needs it, no matter what it is, tell me and I will do my best to satisfy it."
Gao Kan didn't say anything.
Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang are the owners of illegal shops. It is good to see whether things can be done first. It is always right to let them try.
After making the calculation, Gao Kan made it clear to Yang Zhi that he would be satisfied with whatever Zhang Qing wanted from him.
After resting like this for one day, Zhang Qing set out with Sun Erniang early the next morning, taking them with him. No one knew where they went.
Gao Kan asked Yang Zhi, and Yang Zhi only said that the two of them asked him for some money and some drinks, but nothing else.
Hearing what Yang Zhi said, Gao Kan was worried that Sun Erniang's bun shop would reopen on the territory of Bailing Village.
So he just let them go, and called Lin Chong and Wu Song for another discussion.
Dealing with the affairs of the He brothers cannot be left entirely to Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang. They still need to make more preparations. Since He Zhenyuan uses the land of Bailingzhai to collect passing money from ship dealers and rob those who don't give it, then Gao Gao Kan gave him a boat to grab.
After a few people entered the house, Gao Kan said: "Instructor Lin and Wu Yingxiong, please go to the upper reaches of the Tuo River and find a boat dealer to buy a boat, or borrow a road to walk. In short, First get a ship, and then go to Bailing Village to do business."
Wu Song didn't understand the meaning of the high road yet, but Lin Chong already knew it.
His eyes lit up and he said: "Young master wanted to lure the snake out of the cave and deliberately passed through Bailing Village without paying. When He Zhenjiang leads the Hefengkou thieves to rob him, we will just start and catch all these thieves?"
"Haha, Coach Lin still knows me."
Gao Kan smiled heartily after hearing this and continued: "Ordinary boatmen are no match for water thieves, but there are instructor Lin and Wu Yingxiong, mere water thieves, local chickens and tile ears. Let them get on the boat and act, as long as the two hold them back and don't scream. To escape, I will join forces with Coach Yang and lead a large number of men to ambush on the river bank. Such a great thing can be accomplished."
They didn't know how many thieves there were at Hefengkou. If too many people were sent out at once, they were afraid of arousing suspicion, so they made this plan.
What Gao Kan thought was that as long as he could lure the snakes out of their holes, even if they couldn't kill all the river thieves at once, they could at least eliminate most of them.
He Zhenjiang suffered a big loss, so He Zhenyuan naturally had to find a way to regain his position.
When the time comes, Gao Kan will try his best to design and frame both of them.
But this would require a lot of effort. They might not be able to do anything else for at least a few days in Bailing Village, and the original plan of recruiting manpower, making arrangements in advance, etc. would have to be postponed.
What worries Gao Kan is that time is so short that there is no time to prepare.
After all, what they will face then will not be He Zhenyuan's soldiers training in the countryside, nor He Zhenjiang's water thieves, but the actual elite cavalry of the Jin Army.
Even if there is only one Meng'an, that is still a thousand genuine troops armed to the teeth!
In the final analysis, the rest of his men, except for the leader Lin Chong, are just lax warriors.
