Chapter 1160 1160: Guang Ji Liang (Part 2) [Please give monthly votes]
“Bah--don’t you--gulu gulu gulu——”
The man didn’t finish his harsh words and was forced to I choked on several mouthfuls of stream water.
Just when he thought he was certain to die this time, a force pulled his bun and fished him out of the water. He coughed awkwardly, greedily breathing in precious air. In the next breath, two fingers pinched his neck accurately: "Last chance!"
The man was forced to look into those eyes full of deathly silence.
Calm and unruffled, as if looking at a dead person.
The man's teeth were bumping up and down uncontrollably, feeling the contraction of his fingers and the approaching breath of death. He finally broke down and shouted: "I said it - I said it, I said it!"
< br >Shen Tang patted his wet face: "That's right."
After saying that, he winked at his man. The nearest ranger understood, and after a while he dug out the quilt from the place where the man told him. Hidden tokens. It is said to be a token, but it is actually an official certificate.
Certificate of appointment of an official.
She played with the token and smiled with satisfaction.
"Yes, this thing is real."
"You have got the thing too, can I..." He can only place his hope of survival on the conscience of these gangsters .
But don’t think about it, you are all gangsters, how can you have a conscience?
“What are you doing standing still? Hold me back and kill you.”
The hope in the man's eyes was completely extinguished, followed by overwhelming anger, scolding: "Thief, your words don't mean what you say!"
"Can you believe what a thief says?"
Raise your hand and say [Stop talking and seize the sound], the world is pure.
No matter how hard the man struggled, he was still no match for the two young rangers, one on the left and one on the right, being dragged away like a pig waiting to be slaughtered. After a while, bright red gurgling water flowed from the upper reaches to the lower reaches. Shen Tang stuffed Guan Ping into his arms, turned over and climbed onto the back of the mule.
“Now that we have the things, let’s take office!”
The corpses strewn all over the place were cleaned up, leaving only blood stains on the ground silently telling the story of the murder that happened not long ago. Shen Tang raised his arms and called out, and all the rangers responded one after another. When Shen Tang pressed for Guan Pian's whereabouts, these people had already taken off the clothes of the guards.
Xia Houyu and Gu De looked at each other.
They all see a bit of complexity in each other's eyes.
A few days ago, they were still discussing how to take root.
Become a bandit by falling out of grass and become a king by occupying the mountain. This is the lowest cost, but the risk is relatively high. If the local government has a tough temper, they can easily be dismissed by the other party as political achievements; the next best thing is to observe For a while, let’s take a look at the situation in Qiguo. They must find a force to rely on, and their freedom will be limited to a certain extent. The advantage is that the environment is stable and the cost of living is guaranteed. They can parasitize this force and develop themselves; the third suggestion is to join the army. Qiguo is in turmoil and is just fishing in troubled waters. What a great opportunity!
If you're lucky, you can find a place.
Unexpectedly, the Lord Admiral rejected all three suggestions.
[The moral bottom line of both of you is too high...] It’s not that Xia Houyu and his wife’s suggestions are not good. In fact, all three paths are feasible. The problem is that Shen Tang doesn’t have so much patience. Come on, [Good people do good things, and bad people do bad things. 】
Shen Tang does not think he is a good person.
That’s the bad guy.
She sneered: "Since you are a bad person, if you want something, you can't follow the rules and earn it, just go and grab it." 】
Xia Houyu had to remind Shen Tang.
【Lord, we are short of manpower. 】
How can two to three hundred unorganized and undisciplined rangers attack a city and seize territory? King Qi's court has not completely collapsed, so it is easy to deal with them. If you want to truly take root, you must at least have a foundation of popular support. If he doesn't ask these common people to help him, at least he won't stab him in the back.
Otherwise, how to gain a foothold?
[Do you think I want you to attack counties and towns? 】
Xia Houyu was puzzled: [Isn’t it? 】
Why don’t you grab this?
Shen Tang smiled and shook his head and said: [Sneak attacks on counties and towns, just with such a small number of people will kill people, of course I will not let everyone die. I mean, let's go rob the incoming one. He took away his official credentials, let's replace him! 】
Intercept and kill the incoming officials.
This is easier to operate than attacking counties and towns directly.
The phenomenon of selling one's official position and getting one's title is quite serious here in Qi State. Shen Tang and the others only need to stay at the unlucky guy who takes office in a relatively remote place. Rangers are well-informed about information and are involved in all kinds of religions, so it is not difficult to find a suitable target. Shen Tang picked an unlucky guy and said, "Just this guy, let's go intercept and kill him!" 】
Xia Houyu thought: [This person is not suitable. 】
There are no barriers and no dangers when I take office.
He pointed at another unlucky guy.
The place where the unlucky guy is about to take up his post is pretty good. If we can hide his identity and replace him, we can save a lot of worry.
Gu De was interested in another site.
The reasons are also convincing.
The transportation in this place is relatively convenient, and there are waterways within the territory. It is a big advantage for us to take root here and make a living.
Shen Tang’s reasons are different from the two of them.
She said: [This man has committed crimes many times before King Qi. He bought an official position to avoid the limelight. To be cautious, he will keep a low profile after taking office and will not have much contact with his family. He's dead and no one will be looking for him anytime soon. 】
The others are all recommended, and one of them will always have connections and abilities. Maybe there are family members, disciples and old officials in the clan who take up the position, so it is easy to be exposed if they replace them. The unlucky man Shen Tang chose was different. He was an abandoned son of the family, so he bought an official position and sent him to another place to avoid danger. From this analysis, the possibility of replacing him is much greater than that of others.
Three unlucky guys, each with their own advantages.
Xia Houyu and Gu De finally chose Shen Tang.
You can only consider other things after you have accomplished something.
After making a plan, the group of people planned an action to intercept and kill this group of people. The man took office with only a hundred personal guards and one concubine, leaving his wife and children in the royal capital. Their vigilance was quite good, and they discovered the murderous intention first.
It’s a pity that the strength is not enough.
"My lord - found a living person!"
Before the mule took two steps, a subordinate dragged a figure over and threw the person in front of Shen Tang like trash. This man was dressed in shabby clothes and had unkempt hair. At first glance, he thought he was a savage. If you look closely, you can see that the figure is clearly that of a woman. Shen Tang remembered that when he intercepted and killed him just now, he did not see the concubine beside the man.
The woman also saw the guards' clothes draped on unfamiliar faces, the familiar carriages and horses had all changed their owners, and her pretty face turned pale. Why don't you understand that the original group of people were murdered? Terrified, she leaned back and held her hands to retreat.
Xia Houyu: "Are you going to kill?"
Gu De: "Let's kill her."
Let her live to bring the news to the outside world, and the two or three hundred of them will be finished. . But the Lord has not spoken yet.
The woman said in horror: "Don't kill me, please don't kill me. I'm innocent too, please don't kill me!"
Shen Tang: "Innocent is useless."
It is useful only if it has value.
She was about to draw her sword and give the woman a good blow.
The woman obviously also knew that Shen Tang had the intention to kill, and there was no possibility of her escaping. She was heartbroken: "Let me live! As long as you promise not to kill, I can help you." Get busy! Otherwise, your identity will be exposed even if you take office!"
Shen Tang tightened the reins and controlled the mule to stop.
Looking down at the woman: "Seriously?"
The woman was so nervous that her heart almost jumped out of her throat, but she still pretended to be calm: "Yes! I can help you cover."
Shen Tang would not believe a woman's words easily. If you want her to believe it, a woman must provide evidence.
Seeing that Shen Tang's sword did not fall, the woman knew that she had made the right bet. She swallowed hard to relieve her dry and burning throat, and tried to keep her voice from trembling. As he went through it one by one, Shen Tang realized that there was actually a hidden plot in it.
The man she just killed was not the original owner of the official certificate.
"Then who is he?"
Woman: "He is Mr. Lang's classmate."
Not only a classmate, but also a classmate who has developed a deep hatred.
For now let’s use A and B instead of two people.
The real owner of Guan Ping is the second generation Zujia, who is fond of women and wine, and is just like a lustful person. One day, classmate B fell in love with a man who had fled. A woman sold her body to bury her father. Person B liked her appearance and offered money to buy her. I just didn't expect that when I asked someone to go back and withdraw the money, the second ancestor bought it first. Not only that, but he also humiliated B with words.
Classmate B already held a grudge, but now his grudge is even deeper.
The second ancestor committed a crime, and his father and brother were disappointed, so they bought him a minor official and sent him away to avoid the limelight. Halfway through the journey, he was ambushed by classmate B and was replaced by him without a sound. Classmate B knows the second generation ancestor and has prepared countermeasures in advance.
Unexpectedly, another oriole appeared on the road.
Women have no favorable impressions of both men. The first second-generation ancestor buys and sells by force, and the head wife of the family has a strong personality. On the first day she joined the family, he gave her power, beat her, scolded her, and threatened her life. Her father told her that she had three miscarriages in a year and a half. The second one was just interested in her color, but for some reason, the other party accused her of being a licentious woman, saying that she was selling one girl and two.
Obviously she didn't do anything.
Her arms couldn't twist her thighs, she just wanted to live.
I thought I could survive by committing myself to the other party, but I didn’t expect that he would also be short-lived and died tragically at the hands of the gangsters. If she doesn't want to die, she can only think of ways to please these gangsters.
Shen Tang looked at Xia Houyu and Xia Houyu.
"What do you think?"
Xia Houyu shook his head: "She didn't lie."
"In that case, let's keep it."
Because Qi Yuanliang is not here, Shen Tang cannot disguise himself as a man, so he asks Xia Houyu, whose body shape, temperament, and age are closer to the second ancestor, to do it for him. . The woman has been the concubine of the second generation ancestor A for more than a year, so she knows this person quite well.
The crisis was temporarily lifted, and the woman secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Xia Houyu was puzzled: "Why didn't the Lord kill this person?"
The woman did not lie, but she did not tell the complete truth either.
As a concubine from a commoner background, the help she could provide was very limited. At most, she could tell them the habits and interpersonal relationships of the original owner. Xia Houyu and others also sent people to inquire about this part. Not only could they hide the truth, but they could also fool them for a while.
It doesn’t make much sense whether to keep women or not.
Shen Tang said: "Probably because of fate."
Xia Houyu was puzzled: "Fate?"
Shen Tang smiled and said: "Her experience sounds quite similar to " A fusion of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West", her life experience is indeed quite pitiful. Killing her will not affect the overall situation, and not killing her will not affect it... so long as she does not seek death."
"You can kill or not, I usually choose not to kill."
Xia Houyu: "..."
If I remember correctly, the Lord will kill the most people this way, right? Shen Tang was unhappy with what he saw and muttered: "Hey, don't I still need a wig? Which one of you or Yourong can make it? The wigs on the market are not good."
The woman's Nice hair.
The hair is shiny black, long, straight and thick.
Give some to yourself, it's just right.
The hair of the rangers she surrendered was either dry and frizzy or in short supply, and Shen Tang looked down upon them. The only two people who could catch his eye were Xia Houyu and Gu De, who even said that their parents, who were affected by their body and hair, asked them to give their hair to them, but they refused!
Xia Houyu: "..."
This place is still three days away from the destination of taking office.
Three days are enough for a woman to weave a beautiful wig.
Shen Tang pulled his mind away from Zixu's perspective.
In the tent, she touched the thick black hair on her head and sighed in a low voice: "Why didn't we think of this method back then? Alas, if we could do this, I don't know how many detours we would avoid..."< br>
Zixu’s territory is much better than nothing.
Although the territory is not big, the advantage is that you don’t have to be exploited.
Yes, exploited.
The person who exploited Wuyou was Cui Zhi, the leader of the Cui clan.
As soon as she mentioned this matter, Shen Tang became furious!
You have always been able to exploit others. When will it be other people’s turn to exploit you? Do you really think she is still the same Shen Youli who was not easy to mess with in Heyin? But unfortunately, in the areas under Wuyou's rule, many farmlands belong to the Cui family!
People are needed to reclaim wasteland.
Farming also requires people.
If Cui refused to cooperate, his rule would almost come to a standstill.
"Cui Erlang?"
Cui Mi smiled lightly, as if he didn't know anything about the inside story: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Sister Shen, how are you doing recently?"
"Very good, I'm ready to give up my job."
Cui Mi was surprised: "Didn't Sister Shen just take office?"
"What are you going to do? You might as well go back and ask your good father what percentage of the rent he wants to collect from the tenants!" If a family like the Cui family were in the Kangguo territory, they would have killed all the eighteen generations of their ancestors with only their feet left. My neck was hurt, "Isn't it always 10% in the past?"
When she took office, she immediately raised the rent.
The people under the rule knew at a glance that Cui wanted to punish her.
There was no trace of surprise on Cui Mi's face.
“Sister Shen is angry about this?”
Shen Wuyoutang asked back: "Otherwise? What else could be the reason? Since your father is sincere in forcing me to leave, that's fine. I'll just go ask Cui Nvjun to have a companion on the road together!"
< br>Cui Mi stepped forward to stop him: "Sister Shen I’m afraid there’s a misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding, what misunderstanding can there be?”
“This is really not my father’s intention.”
“It’s not his intention. ?”
Cui Mi: "Wang Ting's intention."
Wang Ting is short of food, and the ministers proposed to increase taxes.
The taxes here in Qi State are different from those in other areas. The royal court will determine an average value based on the annual harvest, and the counties within the territory will pay taxes based on this average value, which will be equal to all places. This move can ensure the interests of the treasury, but there are drawbacks - the cultivated area and output vary from region to region, and there are fertile lands and barren lands in Qi State. For example, in Wuyou, a place with many mountains and water but few fields, the per capita output is far lower than the average target line given by Wang Ting. In fact, it was not that serious at first, but as young people were overwhelmed and ran to other places and the population loss intensified, the pressure became more and more serious.
This place has been in arrears with taxes to the royal court for three years.
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How did the kids do in the college entrance examination?