Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

After everyone retreated, the prefect Zhou Bin hurriedly handed over to Su Xia, with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Su, today you saved the only seedling of my Zhou family, and you are my savior, Zhou Bin. Do you have any requests?"

"Sir, this..."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Sir, I want a piece of land near Shamen Island in Dengzhouwei to be used as a dock. I hope that freight can be transported freely and not be subject to the jurisdiction of the Yamen..."

After hearing this, Magistrate Zhou asked in disbelief: "That's it?"

"Back to my lord, that's it."

"I thought you wanted something else. It's easy to talk about this. Su Xia, it seems that I had many misunderstandings about you in the past."

Su Xia was busy bowing again.

......

After leaving the gate of the prefecture, the next day, after getting the approval documents and rations from the prefecture from Lord Tongzhi, he immediately asked his men to transport the grain and grass back to Salmon Island.

Xiong Hui asked with some confusion: "Sir, I still don't understand. Since you saved the life of the prefect's son, why do you only want a dock and territory but not the rations for the 800 people on the island?"

"Do you expect the prefect to admit that he deducted wages?

The imperial court repeatedly planned to have a thousand people on Salmon Island. According to the standard, each person should be at least four taels of silver per year. However, the actual payment to us was only 300 taels of silver. Based on this calculation, the state government deducted 800 taels of silver from us every year. "

Seeing Xiong Hui nod thoughtfully, Su Xia added: "However, Magistrate Zhou Bin is very strange this time. Others have many heirs, why does he only have one son!"

Xiong Hui came close to Su Xia's ear and whispered: "Sir, I heard that Master Zhou was injured while riding a horse before, so he didn't do anything about it. He seemed to be saying that he couldn't have children. This matter spread to many people in Dengzhou Guard. I know, but in order to show that he has no problem, Mr. Zhou marries a new concubine every year, don’t you think this is a waste!”

"Is there still this?"

"yes."

Su Xia didn't say anything more, and added: "But this time the prefect gave us a dock. In the future, the grain and grass we carry to Salmon Island will no longer have to go to the official house."

The two people walked out of the street talking, and a more familiar accent came.

Someone shouted loudly: "Master Ma, I heard that you lost in a fight with a young man yesterday! You were knocked unconscious by a punch."

The old man opened his eyes wide: "Yesterday, there was a young man who wanted to try it with me, and I said yes.

Eh... As soon as I said that, the young man stood up immediately, so fast! Then came a left kick, a right whip, and a left jab. I blocked them all, and I blocked them all. "

......

When the two of them got closer, they saw that it was the charlatan Master Ma whom they knocked down yesterday. Looking at him, there are often scars between his wrinkles, and he looks like he has a bruised nose and a swollen face.

Su Xia couldn't help laughing. Xiong Hui on the side was trying to expose his deception. Su Xia hurriedly stopped him and listened to Master Ma's shameless sermon:

"You who came to watch yesterday should know that I put my right fist on his nose without hitting him. According to traditional kung fu points, he had already lost. I stopped punching him.

He suddenly hit me in the face with his left jab. I was careless and didn't dodge, but it doesn't matter! But it seems that this young man is well prepared!

This young man has no martial ethics and is here to cheat! Come for a sneak attack! I am a 69-year-old man, is this okay? This is not good. I advise this young man to take care of himself and reflect carefully. In martial arts, peace is the most important thing, martial ethics must be respected, and there should be no fighting among people! "

Su Xia scratched her head and said to herself with a smile: "History is really reincarnation, and even what he said is not bad at all."

Xiong Hui was puzzled again: "Sir, what are you talking about? I don't understand again."

"It's nothing. I suddenly remembered a person. This person was very familiar to me in the past and had been in the news."

"Sir, news, what is news?"

Su Xia smiled and said nothing. From time to time, a peddler of aphrodisiacs selling "invulnerable golden guns" came forward to sell them.

It wasn't until he walked out of the street that he got rid of the harassment. Xiong Hui then said: "Sir, my subordinate has followed you recently and found that you have many new words, which are very different from the past."

"is it?"

Su Xia smiled heartily and changed the subject: "Xiong Hui, I heard that the current magistrate of Qingzhou Prefecture is the son-in-law of the then Imperial Master Cai?"

"Yes, the magistrate of Qingzhou Prefecture is indeed Taishi Cai's son-in-law!"

"Then what do you think of Master Cai?"

Before the question was answered, Su Xia asked again: "Grand Master Cai is celebrating his birthday recently. I think the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture will give Grand Master a generous birthday gift."

Facing this sharp question from Su Xia, Xiong Hui was speechless for a moment and looked at Su Xia blankly.

Su Xia spoke again: "At that time, there were wise ministers such as Kou Zhun and good generals such as Di Qing. How do you think Grand Master Cai compares with their talents?"

"They can't be mentioned together, what's the difference?"

"What about searching for people's fat and people's anointing?"

Xiong Hui was stunned: "Why did you ask this today?"

"Xiong Hui, you and I have worked together for many years, but it doesn't matter."

"In my opinion, Master Cai is a traitor!" Xiong Hui said confidently, but found that Su Xia's face was very tense. There was actually a trace of silent tranquility in the air.

Did you say something wrong? Xiong Hui's mind was in chaos, but Master Cai was indeed a treacherous bastard. This was true.

Looking at Su Xia again, her tense face suddenly relaxed, and she laughed loudly: "Yes, Master Cai is a traitor, so what is the birthday plan sent by the Qingzhou prefect?"

"Of course it's the people's fat and the people's anointing obtained by clever means of plundering!"

Su Xia changed the subject and her eyes suddenly became sharp: "Since I arrived at Salmon Island, we have been working together. I am Wenzhizhai and you are Wuzhizhai. Xiong Hui, I remember you told me that ten Years ago, you were just a 16-year-old boy. There was a famine in your family and you were forced to serve as a soldier. You have been loyal to the court for so many years and were injured six times. What did you get in exchange?

The sergeants under your command don’t even have enough to eat, and they can’t get paid. Among all the Xiang troops in Dengzhou, you are the only officer who does not embezzle military pay. You are such a "Wu Yilang", but do you really have the day to serve the imperial court? ? "

After finishing the conversation, Xiong Hui was silent for a long time and then said: "I don't know anything else, but I know that the most important thing for us soldiers is loyalty. Although I am a warrior and a rough man, I admire your attitude towards the island." The loyalty of brothers, follow you and do what you didn’t say!”

Su Xia: "If that's the case, then do you dare to do something big?"

Xiong Hui was stunned: "Sir, what did you say?"

"Take it from the people, use it for the people!"

"what do you mean?"

Su Xia said word by word: "I want to rob this birthday card!"

Xiong Hui was stunned: "Sir, are you serious about this?"

Su Xia's eyes were bright: "Seriously."

Xiong Hui: "Sir, this is no child's play. As imperial officials, doing this is a crime of beheading."

"If not, the eight hundred dead soldiers on my island and the two hundred soldiers under your banner will never have enough to eat. Zhou Bin, the prefect of Dengzhou, idles around all day and only knows how to write and write. Which of those people on Salmon Island is really A crime? Wasn't he totally framed?

Nowadays, not even one out of ten areas of Salmon Island is developed. I want to build Salmon Island into a new world and let everyone have food to eat. This requires money and people! "

Xiong Hui: "Sir, I admire your character, but what if something happens?"

"Without any chance, are we going to watch this hundred thousand dollars flowing into the people, watch your sergeants have no food to eat, and watch the troops in the prison camp starve to death?"

.......

Xiong Hui's head hung down. When he raised his head again, his eyes were bright: "Fuck!"

In fact, from the battle where he defeated the pirates on Salmon Island, Xiong Hui made up his mind to follow Su Xia for the rest of his life.

"Sir, you are right. It is not for the few dollars, but for the thousands of lives on Salmon Island and for the sake of all the people in the world."

Seeing that Xiong Hui agreed with his idea.

Su Xia patted him on the shoulder: "Good brother!"

Just go ahead and do it. The first thing you do when you return to Salmon Island is to select the warriors who will rob the birthday card.

The birthday card can only be taken wisely but not by force.

The Qingzhou magistrate must arrange an expert escort to escort the escort's birthday. Therefore, it is necessary to know the specific information.