Daming Junior Scholar

As soon as he heard that the reward was 100 taels of silver, the grievance caused by the slap just now disappeared in smoke. I repeated what I said just now, and suddenly there was a loud 'boom' from the front yard.

I immediately realized that the door had been blasted open.

As long as you persist until noon, General Chen's troops will arrive at the pier in Paju. When the war breaks out, these people will no longer have to worry about it. As long as you survive this period of time, you will be able to live in peace.

Qian Huanzhong made up his mind, and immediately ordered someone to block the entrance of the courtyard. After a while, he heard a burst of noisy footsteps outside, and then Tang Xiao's figure appeared at the courtyard gate.

Before he could come in here, an ambush soldier had already cut him down with a knife. Anyway, everyone has already torn their faces, so there is nothing to hesitate, just fight to the death.

This knife was chopped down with the sound of the wind. Don't look at Tang Xiao's usual giggles, but when it comes to a critical moment, he reacts quite quickly. He saw someone on the side from the corner of his eyes and felt the wind above his head. , instead of retreating, he took a step forward, and immediately came in front of the sneak attacker. While the opponent was surprised, he punched him in the face, and he passed out directly.

"It's a waste. I can't even withstand a punch from my young master, so I dare to attack you. Pooh." Tang Xiao spat out, but when he looked up, he saw dozens of guards with weapons in the yard. A satisfied smile suddenly appeared, then waved his hand, and said loudly: "Master He has an order, if you encounter any rebels, you will be shot and killed."

"Kill!" Without any hesitation or any mercy, from the moment he entered, the steel knife was already in his hand, swung it high, and slashed forward.

It is also a knife in the hand, and the knife in the hand of the official knife is the knife that will win. With the knife in the hand, the heart will win, and the guards of the Qian family are just a group of people who work for money. It is okay if the other party is an ordinary person. They could bully and bully with a knife, but when they met this group of warriors who looked like tigers on the mountain, they were all scared out of their wits, waved a few knives casually, and several people were cut down, Not caring so much, he dropped the knife, turned around and ran.

If you want to run now, how can you have time? Some officers and soldiers have already chased and killed them all the way. It didn't take long before they heard screams around the yard.

Tang Xiao wiped the blood off the knife casually, then strode to the center of the yard, facing the closed house, he couldn't help but sneered, and then shouted triumphantly, "Mr. Qian, are you inside?"

Not only Qian Huanzhong was there, but his wives, concubines, and children were all gathered here. Hearing Tang Xiao's voice, he secretly complained. Can't keep it.

Thinking of this, Qian Huanzhong replied tremblingly: "Why did General Tang rush into the little old man's house today? It's just a matter of a few taels of silver. Mr. He will not kill the little old man's whole family, right?"

"How many taels of silver?" Tang Xiao curled his lips: "It seems that Qian Yuanwai still doesn't understand what mistake you made. Would you like me to speak for you?"

"What does the little general mean, the little old man doesn't quite understand."

"Qian Huanzhong, why are you pretending to be stupid? You really think that people don't know what you're doing. Anyway, today you can't fly. I'll let you die to understand. Mr. He is not short of your few taels of silver, but you Colluding with the rebels and attempting to sabotage the pier is a serious matter. If you come out now, you will be given a chance to redeem your sins in front of Lord He. If you still grit your teeth and refuse to admit it..."

Tang Xiao paused, then smiled coldly: "Then don't blame the general for being cruel."

Hearing Tang Xiao's words, Qian Huanzhong's mind was buzzing. It seems that he was negligent. When Chen Jiu came yesterday, there must have been people from He Jia'an around. He thought that he would be the master of this Pazhou in a few days, but now it seems that he might not be able to survive today.

Thinking of this, Qian Huanzhong sighed faintly, and laughed at himself: "The little general's words just now are serious, can this really give the little old man a chance to defend himself in front of Mr. He?"

"Uh..." Tang Xiao paused, and then said with a 'puchi' laugh: "I was just joking with you just now, my husband is so busy, how can I have time to take care of such trivial things as you, so I take back what I just said, Regardless of whether you surrender today or not, you are doomed, Qian Huanzhong, this general advises you, be a human being in your next life, and don't play double-faced tricks anymore."

After finishing speaking, Tang Xiao waved his hand and said coldly: "Kill!"

Chapter 1500

Chapter 1500

Chen Jiu led 800 people under him and rushed from Paju to Qiantang overnight. When they finally boarded the crew before dawn, they all lay down on the ground tired.

Not only were his subordinates tired, but Chen Jiu himself was also tired. Rao had been a bandit in the mountains for so many years, and now he couldn't bear it anymore. While panting heavily, he still remembered to cheer up his subordinates.

"Brothers, take a good rest first, good wine and meat will be served in a while, we will go to Paju when we are full, kill all the men and keep all the women, then each of us can be a groom groom."

Chen Jiuneng became a bandit leader, so he naturally sympathized with these principles. He didn't need to talk so much nonsense with these people who didn't know a lot of Chinese characters. Drinking, eating meat, and paying money to find women was the only way to stimulate their desire.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Jiu's words fell, the tired subordinates immediately became excited, screaming one by one, as if Paju had fallen into their hands.

The east has turned white, and the fleet is about to weigh anchor. Finally, the wine and meat are served. The wine is not bad. The local wine has just been moved from the restaurant, but the meat is much worse. It looks like yesterday in bits and pieces. Chen Jiu threw all the cooked food left in the evening into the water, some of which had already tasted a little bit, and just like this, sandwiched the meat with steamed buns, and ate with a sip of wine and steamed buns.

Don't look at what you say, but everyone knows that they are facing a fierce battle. He Jia'an's reputation is very fierce. Although this time he is facing the navy, no one can guarantee that he will be able to win this battle. After all, I have few people, so as long as I can light the pier in Paju, it will be considered a great achievement.

Looking at the rising sun in the sky, Chen Jiu stood alone at the bow of the boat, thinking about something. The boat he was sitting on was just an ordinary merchant ship, and it started to bump up and down as soon as he entered the sea. He was a landlubber, what? When I encountered this kind of storm, it didn't take long for my face to turn pale, and I always had the urge to vomit.

"General, this is your first time on board, right? Here are some herbs, just chew them in your mouth." The butler of the Qian family came over and handed a few green leaves to Chen Jiu .

"Thank you, Steward Qian." Chen Jiu was overjoyed, and quickly took it, put it under his nose and smelled it, and then chewed it in his mouth.

The few times I heard it just now, it is because I have been used to it for more than ten years. After all, as a bandit, I always feel that someone will come to harm me. I usually don’t even touch things given to me by strangers. I couldn't stand it, and I wouldn't take it myself, but after chewing for a while according to the housekeeper's instructions, my seasickness symptoms subsided a lot.

Finally able to take a good rest, Chen Jiu sat wearily on the deck, with the steel knife not far from his hand, and curiously asked the housekeeper about the usual situation in Paju, as well as the famous He Jiaan.

Anyway, there are still a few hours to Paju by sea, so the butler sat down, took a sip slowly with a small wine jug in his hand, then handed the wine jug to Chen Jiu, thought for a moment, then sighed He took a deep breath: "If you want to say what kind of adult this is, he is really a person with great abilities."

"Oh? How do you say it?" Chen Jiu's interest was immediately aroused.

The steward smiled and said, "Paju has been a barren land since ancient times. Most of the nearby land is not suitable for farming. In addition, the government does not allow people to go to the sea, and the common people have no way to survive. Those who can escape will flee. Let me tell you the truth. , These big families in Paju basically started their business by smuggling, you should have heard of Japanese pirates."

"Well, I've heard of it." Chen Jiu nodded.

"Hehe, all the people who do business with us are Japanese pirates." The housekeeper didn't worry about it when he talked about it. Anyway, it happened a few years ago, so it's not a big deal now.

Regarding smuggling with Japanese pirates, Chen Jiu is not surprised. Although he is a bandit, he is quite well-informed. In many cases, the things he robbed will be sold through some caravans, and they will also Give some smuggled things to yourself to sell.

It's just that I didn't expect that all the businessmen in Paju actually made their fortunes from this business.

"What about now, is the business going well?"

"Huh, since He Jiaan arrived in Paju, the smuggling business has basically stopped. Think about it, such a big warship wanders around the sea every day, who is not afraid? We all watched it when Japanese pirates attacked Paju. When I arrived, a lot of white smoke came out from the hull of the warship, and then the Japanese pirate's ship exploded and sank directly into the water. Since Mr. He came, my master directly gave several big ships to It’s sold, and the remaining few can be run around.”

"Then He Jia'an cut off your money?" Chen Jiu suddenly came to his senses.

Steward Qian chuckled: "The previous source of income was indeed cut off, but Mr. He pointed us to another route, and this route is much simpler than the smuggling route."

"Oh?" Chen Jiu asked curiously: "The butler might as well tell me."

"Since Mr. He arrived in Paju, I hired almost half of the people to repair gun factories and ship repair yards for them. After these factories were completed, he hired many people to work in the factories. He paid six taels a month. An example of silver."

Six taels?so much?

Considering the population of Paju, based on this calculation, I am afraid that He Jiaan will send out almost 10,000+ taels of silver every month. I did not expect that He Jiaan is so rich.

"This is indeed enough, and Nanchang Mansion is only three or four." Chen Jiu said with some emotion.

"Hehe, what the general said is that Mr. He really has nothing to say to these common people. If the common people have money, they must have a place to spend it. What about restaurants, brothels, and cloth houses? Anyway, as long as you open a shop in Paju, you can make money. , who makes the common people rich.”

Hearing this, Chen Jiu finally understood that it was because Qian Huanzhong saw that the legitimate business was making money, so he simply stopped doing the smuggling business, and no one wanted to live in fear all day long.

But now the situation is different again, He Jiaan actually wanted to run away, it was completely beyond his expectation.

"By the way, does Steward Qian know where He Jiaan is going to evacuate these people?"

"It was said that day that we were going to Xiyang, a place called Temasek." The name was a bit confusing, but the butler remembered it clearly because he had heard it a lot.

Chen Jiu definitely didn't know where Temasek was, but he was a little puzzled. In a place as big as Daming, it wouldn't be good for these tens of thousands of people to move there. Why did they move to the West?

Could it be that He Jia'an intends to become king on his own?

Suddenly, Chen Jiu suddenly thought of this possibility, and his eyes widened immediately. At this moment, there was a dull sound of horns on the sails, and the steward stood up quickly, pointing forward and said: "Look, general, Paju is not far away."

Chen Jiu looked in the direction pointed by the steward, and there was a piece of land looming on the horizon. There was the battlefield where he was going to fight.