Fu Tang

Li Congjia's first reaction when he heard the news was that Zhao Kuangyin knew the truth and led troops to attack the village.

However, he immediately thought that when he left the city today, he hadn't seen any traces of troop deployment.

If he really wanted to fight, the road he took was the only way to go, and it was impossible that there would be no clues at all.

Shi Yanlie was also a little surprised: "Don't panic, first tell me who you are."

Shi Congyun shook his head: "I don't know, but it should not be Zhou Jun."

After hearing this, Li Congjia breathed a sigh of relief: "I can't tell which party it is from? How many people are there?"

"A rough estimate is about 300 people."

Li Congjia was a little puzzled, this number is not small, could it be that some big family migrated?How did the Keju clan migrate in this deep mountain and old forest?

Li Congjia paced back and forth and asked, "Are those people armed?"

Shi Congyun shook his head: "Never."

Li Congjia said decisively: "Send someone to watch them. If they are just passing by, let them pass by. If they find out, bring them over."

Shi Congyun led the order to go in, and Shi Yanlie asked worriedly: "Village Master, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to let people go like this."

Li Congjia shook his head and said: "If they don't find us, then it doesn't matter if we let them go. With so many people, they are already eye-catching enough before entering the forest. If the whole family migrates, there may be someone outside the forest to meet them. Alright, as a result, no one came out after entering, isn't this obviously a problem?"

After thinking about it, Shi Yanlie still said: "Be careful, there is no big mistake, I will call the sons up first."

Li Congjia didn't object either, and after Shi Yanlie left, he continued to look through the ledger a little uneasy.

Seeing this, he wished he could travel back to a month ago and teach Shi Yanlie and the others the various bookkeeping methods of later generations before leaving!

In ancient times, this method of bookkeeping was really too complicated, and the more complicated things were, the easier it was to manipulate.

The most important thing is that if he didn't spend a lot of time to check, Li Congjia would have no idea whether there was any discrepancy in the accounts.

Li Congjia glanced at it briefly, and finally came to only one conclusion: there seems to be no problem on the surface.

Knowing that there is no problem, Li Congjia can only uphold his trust in the character of the monks, put the accounts aside, and at the same time, he has a mind-the food and drink of so many people cannot be solved by those gold, the amount of gold is limited , Sooner or later, I will sit and eat.

If he wanted to maintain normal expenses, he had to have other future projects. Opening a restaurant was a good choice, as long as he didn't come forward himself, it wouldn't be a loss of value.

Shi Congyun went quickly and returned quickly, and the first thing he said when he came back was: "Master, those people want to see you."

Li Congjia asked: "See me? They came for the stockade, and do they know where the stockade is?"

When Li Congjia said the latter sentence, his expression became very ugly.

Shi Congyun immediately said: "That's not the case. They don't know where we are, they just shouted in the forest. I didn't show up, because I couldn't make up my mind, so I came to report to the village owner first."

Li Congjia was still a little uneasy and said: "Go and stare at them first, I will immediately ask Master Yanlie to dispatch troops, and capture them first!"

Shi Congyun took the order to leave, just as he left, Shi Yanlie came back and said: "I have put the sons on standby, the village master can give orders at any time!"

Li Congjia said: "It is indeed necessary to trouble Master Yanlie. Those people seem to be targeting us. I have asked Master Cong Yun to keep an eye on them. I wonder if we can capture them all?"

Shi Yanlie immediately said: "I'll go right away!"

Li Congjia warned: "Be careful in everything!"

Seeing Shi Yanlie leave in a hurry, Li Congjia was really not in a good mood.

He almost wondered if he had some kind of auspicious attributes on him, why didn't it matter if he didn't come back for such a long time, something happened when he came back today?

Just when Li Congjia was full of feudal and superstitious thoughts, Shi Yanlie, who had just left for a short time, came back with a strange expression on his face.

Li Congjia was stunned when he saw him: "So fast?"

How did Shi Yanlie train the people in the village?This... just half a cup of tea, right?

Shi Yanlie shook his head and said, "No, they surrendered on their own initiative."

"Voluntary surrender?" Li Congjia repeated these four words, his face full of confusion: "What do they mean?"

Shi Yanlie said: "I have already sent people to guard them, the chief of the village, do you want to interrogate their leaders?"

Li Congjia nodded. Now that he has been taken care of, there is no problem. How can 300 people still turn upside down in his village?

Shi Yanlie got the order and sent his disciples to bring him up, while he stood beside Li Congjia to protect him.

The one who was brought up was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face and a weathered look, only a pair of bright eyes.

When Li Congjia saw those eyes, his heart skipped a beat. He didn't dare to say that he was accurate in judging people, but he saw hatred and ambition in those eyes, but this hatred and ambition didn't seem to be aimed at him. .

The middle-aged man didn't shy away from his subordinates, he came up and saluted respectfully, "Jin Banya has seen the Wagang village master."

Jinbanya... Li Congjia almost laughed when he heard the name, but he straightened his face and asked straight to the point: "Where are your ancestral homes? Why are you wandering in the mountains? How did you know about my Wagang Village?"

After Li Congjia finished speaking, he felt that the name Wagangzhai was too ugly, and he needed to find a chance to change the name of the village!

Jin Banya weighed it up in his mind, felt that the Wagang village was not looking like it would be safe and secure, he gritted his teeth and said, "To tell you the truth, we were originally a member of the White Armored Army."

"bang"

Li Congjia stood up abruptly, knocked down the table in front of him, and all the decorations placed on the table fell to the ground.

Jin Banya was taken aback by Li Congjia's fierce reaction. He was in a daze at the time, and suddenly forgot all the words he had organized just now.

Shi Yanlie knew why Li Congjia reacted so strongly, so he said softly, "Village Master, control your anger."

Li Congjia took a deep breath and asked subduedly, "White Jia Army?"

Jin Banya had just come to his senses at this time, and when he turned his head, he guessed that maybe the village owner had an enmity with the Baijia Army!

Alas, he originally thought that since everyone was a rebel, maybe they would have a common language, but he never expected that he would directly meet the enemy.

It's just that Jin Banya doesn't remember having an enmity with such a person. If he has seen such an outstanding person, he will never forget it.

Jin Banya had countless thoughts in his mind, and his reaction was quite quick. He immediately said: "It used to be the White Armored Army, but... then... ah, a traitor appeared in the White Armored Army, the leader was killed, and the White Armored Army... fell apart. "

Jin Banya tried tears while talking, Li Congjia took a deep breath, sat down and asked, "Traitor? Tell us about your Baijia army, otherwise you don't have to go out of this door today, including those you brought. People, all go to be buried with me!"

Li Congjia's face was very ugly. He knew that his behavior was too bad, but he couldn't restrain himself.

How many lives were swallowed up by a conspiracy?

Yes, in troubled times, human life is worthless.

But Li Congjia felt that each of his own people was an extremely precious existence in his heart. Those lives would never have a chance to come back after they passed away. Who gave them the right to choose?

The deeper Li Congjia's hatred was buried, the stronger it erupted. For a moment, he didn't even think about asking any questions, and directly killed all these people!

However, he resisted this eagerness and told himself that he must calm down. These people were just a part of the White Armor Army. Back then, the White Armor Army was so powerful, how could it be possible to rely on these 300 people to defeat the Zhou Army?

Even if you want to kill this group of people, you must first find out the whereabouts of all their accomplices!

Jin Banya was taken aback and felt that his life was in danger, but he didn't know what enmity the other party had with them, so he had to honestly say: "Someone in the Baijia army defected to the Zhou army and had a disagreement with the leader. He led his own men to rebel against the White Armored Army, and in turn avenged him by slaughtering the entire family of the leader who took him in. The people I brought today are all the children of the old brothers. What enmity, if the village master takes revenge, he will come to me, just ask the village master to spare those old and weak women and children!"

After Jin Banya finished speaking, he fell to the ground, Li Congjia closed his eyes and let out a long breath, and asked in a deep voice: "Someone wants to join the Zhou army, why don't your leaders agree?"

Jin Banya wiped away his tears and said: "Zhou Jun is also our enemy. At first we were desperate and wanted to join Zhou Jun, but instead Zhou Jun exploited us wantonly. In desperation, we just raised the flag. How could we take refuge in Zhou Jun? military?"

"Then why would someone choose to join Zhou Jun again?"

Jin Banya sighed and said: "The condition of the Baijia Army is not good, they lack food and clothing, and I don't know what kind of benefits Zhou Jun promised to that man, which made him become so mad!"

Li Congjia pressed the armrest of the chair, and was caught in a dilemma for a moment. If what Jin Banya said was true, then this group of people would not be considered his enemies, and even had the same enemies as him.

Just thinking that they were from the Baijia Army, Li Congjia felt very depressed. He knew that he was venting his anger, but he seemed to have no reason not to vent his anger.

Seeing Li Congjia's hesitation, Shi Yanlie leaned into his ear and whispered, "Let him go down first."

Li Congjia nodded, and Shi Yanlie said: "Okay, the village master already knows about your situation, and will make a decision on how to deal with you later, take him down first."

Shi Yanlie's last words were addressed to Xiao Langjun who brought up the golden die.

Jin Banya wanted to continue to say something, but seeing Shi Yanlie's eyes, he didn't dare to speak again, so he could only leave here anxiously.

After Jin Banya went down, Shi Yanlie said: "The poor monk knows that the village master is worried and angry, but if he is telling the truth, these people are so innocent, how can the village master blame others?"

"But they are also the White Armored Army. To me, they are rebels. Can't I deal with them? At first they rebelled against me, Datang!" The more Li Congjia said, the more confident he became. Tang Yan is also a traitor, and it is natural for him to have malice towards these people.

Shi Yanlie said calmly: "Even if you are really a traitor, if you feel remorse, the imperial court will call for peace, but is there anyone who will deal with it without asking indiscriminately?"

Li Congjia had nothing to say, so he could only ask, "Master Yanlie, does he mean to keep them?"

Shi Yanlie said with a smile: "We are currently short of manpower. These people come to us because they have nowhere to go. It's okay to accept them."

Li Congjia suddenly patted the armrest of the seat and said: "It's broken, I just forgot to ask how they know about our place, Master, let Master Cong Yun ask."

This was not a big deal at first, but Shi Congyun ran for a while, and the result he brought back was also surprising.

Because the existence of this Shanzhai Wagangzhai was known as early as when the Baijia Army had just revolted. Strictly speaking, the "history" of Wagangzhai was much earlier than that of the Baijia Army.

The Baijia Army even made a deal with Wagangzhai. After all, both sides are shady, and they can negotiate a mutually satisfactory price in exchange for various things they need.

In fact, Jinbanya is also very aggrieved. When he brought people here, he had the idea of ​​occupying the magpie's nest.

Jinbanya also knew a little bit about the situation in Wagang Village. This village was poorer than them, lacking in food and clothing, and not many people. It was only because it was well hidden that it could exist for so many years.

Although Jin Banya said that he brought old and weak women and children, there were quite a few young and strong people. With those young and strong, if it was the original Wagang Village, it might not be Jin Banya's opponent. There is one more place where he can make a comeback and take revenge.

When he called people to surrender in the forest, he also had a thought of showing weakness and let the other party relax their vigilance. After the people in Wagang Village brought them into the village, they directly started to occupy Wagang Village as quickly as possible. .

However, Jin Banya never expected that this village had been replaced long ago. They were indeed brought into the village. Without any chance of winning, he can only pretend to be pitiful and sympathetic.

Li Congjia was not very clear about Jinbanya's thoughts, but he knew that this person came here with absolutely no good intentions, and definitely not the kind of surrender he said-oh, let Zhou Jun not go to seek refuge, let Nantang not go Surrender, and come to seek refuge with a poor, tinkling bandit village?

is it possible?

Li Congjia asked again: "Did he say that he held any position in the White Jia Army?"

Li Congjia regretted while asking, he really couldn't be dominated by emotions such as hatred and anger, otherwise it would be easy to go wrong.

Shi Congyun said: "I asked, and it is said that he is the military advisor of the White Armored Army."

Li Congjia suddenly burst out laughing, is Bai Jiajun acting?The official position of military adviser dates back to the Han Dynasty, and there was no such position after that. It was really interesting that he heard this from a group of rebels.

However, being able to be a military adviser of the White Armored Army proves that this person still has two brushes.

But yes, the traitor was so powerful that even the family of the former leader of the White Armored Army was killed, and most of the cronies must have been killed, but Jin Banya was able to run out with a group of men, women, old and young, without being caught along the way, that is 300 people It can be seen that this person is indeed capable.

Li Congjia closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "Master Yanlie, I need a reason to convince myself that I must not deal with them, otherwise I will not be able to pass the hurdle in my heart."

Shi Yanlie shook his head: "The benefactor's obsession is too deep, so... There is a reason. Although there are a lot of people in the stockade, almost none of them have actually been on the battlefield and charged head-on. No matter how qualified the White Armored Army is, these people There are quite a few characters who seem to have experienced many battles, and such veterans are hard to come by."

Li Congjia was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, it really was the truth. Fighting these days is not just about people, the gap between recruits and veterans is not a little bit, so after recruiting soldiers, the recruits will be mixed with veterans, and the veterans will lead the recruits.

As long as it is not so bad luck, after several wars, recruits will become veterans, and so on.

And Li Congjia's victory over Zhao Kuangyin last time was purely due to high-tech bonuses. If he fought head-on, he might be blown away by Zhao Kuangyin in one face-to-face!

Li Congjia thought for a while and said: "In this case, let them go first, set aside an area for them to live in, and try to keep an eye on them. If there is someone who is naturally rebellious, find out in time and find a way to deal with it... Don't kill him That's right."

Shi Yanlie breathed a sigh of relief, although he had already issued a warning to kill, but that was only facing the enemy. Although those people in the White Armored Army were not friends, they were not considered enemies either. He felt ashamed for killing such people.

After Shi Yanlie gave the order, Li Congjia said, "It's not convenient for me to stay overnight, otherwise people will easily find out the problem. Did you let the master choose someone?"

Shi Yanlie nodded: "The village owner doesn't have to worry, all of them have been selected, and they are all safe people with prostitution contracts."

Li Congjia said: "How many people in total?"

Shi Yanlie said: "Ten nurses, five servants, five maids."

Li Congjia thought for a while and said: "There are quite a few people. The servants and maids will go with me. The nurse will let them enter the city by themselves, and wait for me in the west of the city. I will take them back."

Shi Yanlie responded and went down to make arrangements.

Li Congjia came and went in a hurry. When he entered the city, he brought a bunch of young girls with him, which really surprised the defenders.

However, after seeing the deed of sale that Li Congjia took out, the city guard did not make things difficult for Li Congjia except for charging a little more money.

After Li Congjia entered the city, he went to the appointed place. While waiting for the nursing homes, he felt a little regretful in his heart—wonder if those slaves would take advantage of this time to escape?After all, they seldom have personal freedom. Now that they have the opportunity, why don't they grasp it?

But to Li Congjia's surprise, those nursing homes were actually very honest, and many of them arrived at the agreed place.

Li Congjia was quite surprised, deeply feeling that people these days are still very simple.

What he didn't expect was that it wasn't that these people were simple enough, but that reality forced them to be so.

They could indeed escape, but after escaping, they could hardly move a single step. They had no status and no guides, and they were completely black households, not as rich as Li Congjia.

In troubled times, how would they survive?It's better to follow the master's house honestly, not to mention that the master has never treated them harshly, can eat enough and clothe warmly, and the servants of the rich family live more freely than some ordinary people.

Li Congjia brought a large number of people back and scared everyone, so he had to explain.

But even though he brought him back, there is still a new problem - he doesn't even have a housekeeper, so you have to arrange it yourself!

Li Congjia is very headache, starting a family and starting a business, it seems that it is not easy for any of them!

As the victims of the post station incident, Li Congjia felt that Shi Xueting and Yang Xin were qualified to know the situation of the Baijia Army, so he recounted everything.

After finishing speaking, Shi Xueting said: "Uncle Shi is right, these people can stay."

"I'm a little worried, that gold die is probably born rebellious." Li Congjia said with a frown.

Shi Xueting asked: "What was the reason for their uprising back then? They were all ordinary people, but because they couldn't live a better life. If you can give them a stable life, I'm afraid more people will choose to disarm and return to the fields. Not fighting around."

Li Congjia also thought about it, and simply said: "That's it, find a way to divide them, those who are willing to farm, give them the land, and those who don't want to continue to fight!"

Shi Xueting asked again: "If the king returns to the south in the future, what will these people do?"

"Come with me!" Li Congjia said with a smile, "I will never leave them alone."

"Will the court accept them? Or will the generals in the court accept them?"

Li Congjia was stunned for a moment, and began to lower his head to think about this issue. This matter is really hard to say. The cake of military power has always been firmly in the hands of some generals. Even if it is incorporated, it is estimated that it will be marginalized, or it will be treated more unfairly.

And even if Li Congjia had personal guards, he would not need so many people. After all, there were eight or nine hundred people in this village, excluding the old and weak, women and children.

"I'll think about this matter carefully." Li Congjia said helplessly: "Go to bed first, I will prepare a lesson plan tomorrow."

I hope Zhao Kuangyin's child will not be so bearish, otherwise he will have to resign in minutes.

As a result, the next day, as soon as Li Congjia got up, the Tian family sent someone to the door, and a message came from Tian Tongpan: Look, can you arrange the wedding of the two children a year ago?

Li Congjia: What is it?It's almost November!