Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"What kind of grand event?"

Guo Ye made an OK gesture, regardless of whether the two could understand it or not, he said in a deep voice to himself:

"Eight Hundred Li Min River Heroes Conference!!!"

Chapter 173: Heroes' General Assembly - Posting Heroes

Eight hundred li Minjiang Heroes Conference?

Fatty Zhu and Guan Jiujiu seem to have recognized something, but they still can't understand it. What kind of tricks is Master Bingsi playing?

Why does it sound a bit like a hero from the green forest or a hero from the rivers and lakes in a ring?

In the hero meeting, could it be that this hero refers to the tens of thousands of water bandits on the [-]-mile Minjiang River?

Calling the water bandits heroes, hey, the military commander also praised these gangsters too much.

Could it be that as soon as this hero meeting is held, the tens of thousands of water bandits on the Minjiang River eight hundred miles away will disband on their own and stop doing evil on the Minjiang River?

Puzzled, really greatly puzzled!

Fatty Zhu and Guan Jiujiu shook their heads one after another, looking at Guo Ye blankly.

Seeing this, Guo Ye immediately explained: "I ask you two, what is the purpose of the water bandits doing evil on the Minjiang River?"

"Of course I'm asking for money, otherwise what else can I do?"

The two spoke in unison and answered in no particular order.

Guo Ye nodded. These people put their lives in peace, but risked losing their heads and being wiped out by the government and army to kill the water bandits. Apart from wanting to get rich without working, they have other ideas.

The industry of water banditry is inherently a dangerous job with high risk and high reward.

Then he asked the two people: "Then I will ask again, if you are water bandits, if you don't need to worry about robbing the river in the future, you don't need to live a life of licking blood, and you don't need to worry about the encirclement and suppression of the government. On the contrary, the government will Recognize their legitimacy, allow them to exist on the Minjiang River, and at the same time, earn as much money as water bandits, do you think they are willing?"

Uh?

The two were dumbfounded by Guo Ye's going around like this, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?

You don't need to be a water bandit on the river to rob ships, and money will come to your door. What else can you do besides being a water bandit?

Moreover, it can be recognized by the government and recognized its legitimacy. Is it really necessary for the officials and gangsters to be a family?

Judging from Lord Inspector's determination to eradicate the water bandits, and from the court's thunderous and rainy banditry operations over the years, it is impossible for officials and bandits to have a family of relatives, which is pure nonsense.

Immediately, the two of them shook their heads like dumb geese, and shouted one after another in surprise:

"how can that be?"

"Master Bingsi's preface and postscript are too contradictory!"

huh~~

Guo Ye exhaled a turbid breath in his chest, and thought, it seems that the two of them still haven't fully understood the meaning of their buddies.

Forget it, don't go around in circles!

Suddenly, Guo Ye walked up to the two of them, surrounded the stone table in the courtyard, motioned for them to sit down together, and then said: "My official meaning is very simple. I want to form a Cao Gang on the Minjiang River in the name of the official government. Tens of thousands of water bandits are all included in the Cao Gang. The purpose of the Cao Gang in the future is not to rob houses, but to guard the passing ships along the [-]-mile Minjiang River. Whether it is a merchant ship or a civilian ship, they are all guarded by the Cao Gang. Of course, in the future For some physical work involving moving and lifting, merchants can also spend a little money to ask Caobang brothers to do it for them."

"As for the [-]-mile Minjiang River, we can set up checkpoints every [-] miles as tax cards for water transportation. The [-]-mile Minjiang River can set up [-] tax cards. The money will be a considerable amount of money. The money will It will be eaten by the Cao Gang and the imperial court, understand?"

"Oh... oh oh..."

Guan Jiujiu was the first to come back to his senses, followed by Guo Ye's words and said: "This is what you said, Master Bingsi, you don't need to rob your house and you can have money delivered to your door. As expected, it is a brilliant idea. In this way, the number Wanshui Bandit has a legitimate business, he can use his physical strength to earn some meager money, and he can also share the huge silver brought by the sixteen tax cards. In this way, how can the water bandit live a comfortable life, but he has been to that knife The days of licking blood and fighting against the government? It really kills two birds with one stone!"

Guo Ye nodded happily, and glanced at Guan Jiujiu approvingly. After all, he is a scholar, and he has considered everything thoroughly.

"whispering sound!"

Fatty Zhu pouted while seeing Guan Jiujiu pulling out the top spot, pulled his face up in displeasure, and hummed at Guan Jiujiu: "You have a good idea? Not to mention that there are at least dozens of forces in the [-]-mile Minjiang River." Each of the water bandits, say that there are seven or eight groups of water bandits in the Baili River Basin of our six counties. If they are all organized into water gangs, who will listen to them? Don’t forget, these bandits are wild and unruly, who will Who are you convinced?"

"Gah..."

Guan Jiujiu was so choked by Fatty Zhu that he couldn't speak immediately, because what Fatty Zhu said was absolutely right.

Unexpectedly, Guo Ye smiled slightly and said: "Fatty Zhu is very worried, but this is also my real intention of holding the 'Eight Hundred Miles Minjiang Heroes Conference'! After all, once the Cao Gang is established, it will bring tens of thousands of people and dominate Eight hundred miles of Minjiang River. Hehe, we must choose someone who everyone can trust and trust to be the chief rudder of the Cao Gang, and let him lead the tens of thousands of gang members so that there will be no troubles!"

After hearing this, Guan Jiujiu fell into deep thought and stopped talking.

Fatty Zhu hurriedly asked: "Then how do you choose the chief rudder of Laoshizi? These water bandits usually do their own thing, pulling their own heads, and the chief rudder of the Cao Gang is so powerful that any water bandit leader will squeeze it out." My head wants to be the boss. Difficult, difficult!"

"Haha, it's a good thing that they all want to be the chief helmsman. What do these people in the world admire most? Isn't it someone who is stronger than themselves? Let's talk about heroes with martial arts. These water bandits are big masters. As long as whoever can beat the heroes, then whoever will be the chief helmsman. Anyone who wants to be the chief helmsman can be the master. Come to the stage to compete, the winner will be the prince, and the loser will be the enemy. If you are willing to gamble and admit defeat, don't bother anyone."

After Guo Ye finished speaking, he asked Fatty Zhu: "Old Zhu, do you still have any worries or concerns?"

Fatty Zhu was already convinced by Guo Ye's words, and he thought that the little brother had thought so carefully and for a long time, so he had to accept it.

Immediately, he shook his head repeatedly with relief and said: "Okay, very good, very good! But there is still a question, how can those masters of water bandits rest assured of us and dare to come to Longxi County to participate in this hero meeting? Don't they be afraid? Shall we lure them into the county town, and encircle and annihilate them?"

Guo Ye shook his head, looked at Fatty Zhu like an idiot, and said: "Now there are tens of thousands of water bandits in the Minjiang River, but our Longxi County and even Yizhou Prefecture have less than [-] troops available. What do we use to encircle them? Are the gangsters all fools?"

"Besides, since the government issued a document to form the Cao Gang and hold a hero meeting, can it be possible to renege on its promises? If it is not upright, it will be upright, and people will not stand without trust, let alone the government, the court? Such a big court has lost its word to the water bandits. Rumors spread, isn't this a loss of face for the Tang Dynasty? You and I can imagine it, and the water bandit leaders can naturally imagine it too, fat man, you are worrying too much!"

Fatty Zhu listened to Guo Ye's careful analysis, and he also had the same reasoning. How could he still be able to make peace with others and turn hostility into friendship?

I've been a little out of my mind recently.

And Guan Jiujiu, who was silent for a long time, suddenly murmured to himself: "Master Bingsi's trick is very good! Build a Cao Gang and recruit water bandits to help them, so that they will no longer come out to do evil without worrying about food and clothing. Then, with the introduction of who will be the chief rudder of the Cao Gang, a hero meeting will be held. At that time, these water bandits will definitely refuse to obey anyone, and they will all be eager to try. Hehe, they are all from water bandits, wild and unruly, who Don’t you want to be the chief rudder who commands tens of thousands of people? Great plan, great plan!”

Finally, he suddenly thought of something, stared at Guo Ye with sharp eyes, and asked softly: "Master Bing Si, this hero meeting will not stop abruptly just to select the chief helmsman, right? Look at the layout and planning of Bing Si Lord in the past. Looking at it, the students think that you must have a second move, if it is purely to recruit these water bandits, why do you have to go to war?"

Uh?

Guo Ye glanced at Guan Jiujiu in surprise, and met his eyes, as if he wanted to see the other person's inner world through the other person's eyes.

After looking at each other for about three to five seconds, Guo Ye narrowed his eyes and said with a broken smile: "Building the Cao Gang, recruiting water bandits, choosing the chief rudder, and maintaining the [-]-mile Minjiang River, that's all! Guan Shuban, you think too much Already!"

Guan Jiujiu was frightened by Guo Ye's stare, and secretly blamed himself for pretending to be a big-tailed wolf, pretending to be unfathomable, and really wanted to change this talkative habit.

Then, he quietly lowered his head, pretending to be low-key and not daring to speak any more.

Seeing Guan Jiujiu deflated, Fatty Zhu was very happy, so he took the initiative to invite Guo Ye and said, "Master Bingsi, the new year is approaching, and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days. We must hurry up and take care of this matter. Is there anything I need?" Lao Zhu is going to do it, you just ask, and you are willing to share your worries."

This was said in a smooth manner, and Guo Ye felt a burst of joy in his heart when he heard it, and he thought whether it was the old man around him, or Fatty Zhu had good eyesight.

Then he stood up abruptly, nodded to Fatty Zhu and said, "I really let you talk, there is an urgent matter to be done right now!"

Fatty Zhu was overjoyed when he heard the words, it seems that his weight in my little brother's heart is still slightly higher than that birdman Guan Jiujiu?