Chapter 54 Prisoners
In three days, the broken troops running on the mountain were gathered together, and the number of prisoners increased from 337 to 366. Zhao Zhen has seen that most of these people are first-level Liangshan grass bandits/water thieves. Compared with Zhuangshang Houbeipu's weapons, their attributes are weaker. Their skills have an additional robbery attribute. The few who are strong and brave are already second-level. Bandits from Liangshan Mountain.
After doing some rough statistics, Zhao Zhen found that in addition to bandits, there were three settlements in the entire Liangshan Mountain. One was just behind Wanzi City, surrounded by high mountains. There were still more than 600 households in the entire village. Households, but the population is less than 2,000. There is about 8,000 acres of land in the middle of the farm, which looks like a flat land. Every year, 70% of the harvest is paid to Scarface in exchange for Scarface's blessing and his promise not to harass the farmers.
One is in the back mountain near the water, making a living by fishing. There are less than a hundred households in the village, and there is a lotus root field. Occasionally, three sections of nine-hole white jade lotus roots are produced. This place was originally protected by thin monkeys. For shelter, in addition to taxes, the village also has to ferry people out every day for bandits to travel to both sides of the lake.
World Log
Name: White Jade Lotus Root with Three Sections and Nine Holes (Lingzhi)
The lotus root is divided into three sections with nine holes inside. The middle hole is small and the surrounding eight holes are slightly larger. The meat is like white jade, crystal clear and sweet in taste.
Eat it, agility +1. (Effective for those with an agility of less than 40 when consuming it for the first time)
Zhao Zhen found a section in the Slender Monkey's warehouse. After reading it, he ate it that day and his agility increased by 1 point.
The last one is in the northeast of Shuizhai. It is also a fishing village. There are less than a hundred households in the village. Paddy fields have been opened by the lake at the foot of the mountain. In addition to fishing, they also grow rice and are protected by mangy turtles.
Now that the three settlements heard that the army had killed the strongmen and grass bandits and reoccupied Liangshan, they all prepared their property, and cattle, sheep, fish and shrimp came to work for the army. Zhao Zhen was busy collecting and screening prisoners, so he had no time to visit three labor farmers. Send someone a message, leave the things behind, and go back first, and come back to see you in a few days.
Zhuang Ding went out to deliver a message, but came back to report and said: "Zhuang Master, these villagers looked happy when they saw that they had received their property, but they still stayed in Wanzi City and refused to leave."
Zhao Zhen thought that he was always the one under his rule, so he left the temporary office and met with these villagers.
Out of the gate, Zhao Zhen saw a team of more than thirty bankers, divided into three piles and surrounding the gate. Zhao Ji shouted: "The general is here, come up and talk to the man in charge."
One person walked out of each of the three piles of people, came forward, and knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen. A man in the middle said: "General, I call you Li Liang. Now Tian is the steward of Liangcun behind Wanzi City. Today, I will reward the army with ten carts of grain, five pigs and one cow."
The person on the left continued: "Zhang Wang, the steward of Zhangzhuang, presented two carts of lotus roots and two carts of live fish."
Finally, the person kneeling on the right said, "Tian Dasheng, the steward of the farm, offered two carts of grain and fish." "Two cars."
Zhao Zhen helped the three of them up and said, "Fellow folks, there's no need for this. The general is busy screening the prisoners and I can't take care of you. Please forgive me."
The three of them. He waved his hands quickly and said: "I don't dare."
Seeing the hesitation of the three people, Zhao Zhen seemed to have something to say, and asked: "The gift for the army, I accepted it on behalf of the athletes in the army. You Is there anything else?”
The three of them looked at each other, and Tian Dasheng, the manager of the farm, stepped forward and said, "I don't know when the general will return to the army. What will be done with the captured bandits?"
Zhao Zhen saw the man's expression of anxiety after he finished speaking, and thought for a moment. After thinking about it, I realized. I am afraid that there is someone in the village who is a thief and has been captured by me. I have come here to find out the news.
Immediately said: "From now on, Shuibo Liangshan will be under my control, and the army will be stationed here permanently. I will inevitably trouble you all in the future."
After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other. Zhao Zhen asked: "What, do you have anything to say?" Li Liang, the manager of Liangzhuang, knelt down again and said: "General, we have made a living by farming and fishing for generations. Our ancestors settled here when they came to the Han Dynasty." According to records, this place was originally called Liangshan, but it was later renamed Liangshan because King Xiao of Liang died here. We are all descendants of the Liangshan hunting ground servants at that time. Due to the fog, this place has been occupied by bandits for five or six years. Many young people were forced into the team by these strong men. I wonder if they can be released?”
Zhao Zhen said: "If this is the case, those who have not made any mistakes can naturally be released. From now on, you should also pay your food on time and go to war."
Seeing that the three people quickly agreed with their sincere attitude, Zhao Zhen took out On the roster, let a few people mark out the young people in the village.
After marking, Zhao Zhen said: "You three, please go back first. I will release you after I check."
The three of them said goodbye and left with a lot of gratitude.
Zhao Zhen looked at the roster and found that only 12 out of 10 were from three villages. Zhao Zhen immediately called Zhao Ji and ordered: "According to the roster, pick out the people on it and ask them separately. Tell these people to clarify the relationship between the captives and the size of their crimes, and then they can be let go home first.”
Zhao Ji responded and took the roster to verify it himself. With the testimony of these bankers, the work of counting prisoners will be accelerated a lot.
After dinner, Zhao Ji hurried over and handed over the compiled roster. Zhao Zhen looked at it and Zhao Ji divided the thieves into three categories. The first category is extremely evil and has a twisted mind, taking pleasure in cannibalism and killing people; the second category has killed people and robbed people in the corridors, but has a normal mind and only uses robbery as a means; the third category is the Zhuang Ding who has been raped by force.
There are actually seven in the first category, all of whom are Scarface’s confidants. Zhao Zhen asked: "Are the seven people from Scarface's group?"
Zhao Jidao: "Back to the village owner, they are all Scarface's confidants. After asking many people, the others fell into the trap, most of them were bandits. Those who suffered disasters, government persecution and other reasons. Scarface's group was different from others. This man was originally from a wealthy family. He got into a fight and hurt his face. From then on, no one dared to look at him and roamed the countryside with his ugliness. In the middle of the war, he abandoned his family and fled because of a dispute with an official's son. When the people in the world saw scars on his face, they called him "Scarface" and would fight him even if they looked at him twice. People have been fighting each other for a long time. I don't know where I heard that the heroes in the world cannibalize human flesh. From then on, they treat people like two-legged sheep. Every time they plunder, they will steal the hearts of many of their subordinates. The seven people who were forced to eat human flesh were originally members of Scarface's family. They followed Scarface's lead and imitated Scarface in everything. Eating human flesh was also common practice. "
When Zhao Zhen heard this, he was filled with righteous indignation and said: "There really is such a beast. If you keep it for anything, just chop it down."
Zhao Ji said: "Yes, the owner of the village."
Zhao Zhen added: "The third category of captured young men will be released. Those who have families in Liangshan will be allowed to return home. Those who were not originally from Liangshan will be asked about their wishes and those who are willing to stay will be sent to Liangshan." They can be resettled in Gushu Village, and those who don't want to farm can also be recruited into the village team."
"As for the second category, they will be punished as coolies and let Tao Zongwang supervise the work for three months. The first three passes have been renovated."
Zhao Ji agreed and went to make arrangements.
Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. After clarifying the prisoners, the only thing left was to build Liangshan and produce something as soon as possible.
(End of this chapter)