Dominate the Country

“…Li Juren, 200 taels of silver, 100 dan of grain; Wang Jiujing, 200 taels of silver; 200 dan of grain; Tang Rong, 200 taels of silver, 200 dan of grain…”

There were not many people who had more than 500 taels of silver, and even 300 taels of silver were rare. However, there were many wealthy families in Wenquan Town, and it was only slightly inferior to the state capital. A total of 2,700 taels of silver and 2,500 dan of grain were raised during this trip. Hu Rulin himself also received a very generous gift money.

“What a pity, there is only one such good place in the whole Ruzhou!” In order to cope with the money and grain expenditure of the Jingziguan Association against the Chen family bandits after the beginning of spring, Ruzhou was going to bleed heavily. “What a pity, what a pity!”

It was unfortunate for the three lives to be a county magistrate in the capital. Hu Rulin was the county magistrate in the first county of Ruzhou before, and there were always two mountains pressing on his head. It was a very aggrieved official. Now he has moved up a level, while the prefect has suffered a heavy blow. With one step forward and one step back, Hu Rulin feels so happy in his heart.

However, Hu Rulin just returned to the prefecture, and an extremely bad news washed away all his good mood.

Rushing to the prefecture government as quickly as possible, Hu Rulin saw Wang Jun's dull face. "Something big has happened, it's really something big." The dignified lieutenant general of Jingziguan Association in Nanyang Town actually lost his life in the countryside of Lushan County. The accompanying Ruzhou camp was defeated and lost. More than 300 people, including 100 Lushan yamen runners and 20 to 30 personal soldiers of Zhang Dazhong, only half of the 400 to 500 people escaped back to the county.

The Chen family thieves were even more audacious and killed all the more than 100 captured people, and even skinned Lushan County Magistrate Chang Rui alive with more than 100 knives, and died miserably.

"It's a disaster. It's a disaster..." Once this happened, Wang Jun, as the prefect of Ruzhou, would not have a good time.

Along with this news, of course, there was also the bloodbath of Tumenji by Zhang Dazhong. The information that four or five hundred civilians were killed did not concern these officials at all. All their attention was occupied by the death of Zhang Dazhong, the tragedy of Ruzhou Camp and the officers, and the tragic death of Chang Rui.

In Xiaonangou, Mr. Huang looked old and silent for a long time. The Huang family escaped from Lushan County. When the Chen family was determined to take Tumenji and avenge their hatred, they sent people to venture into Lushan County to deliver a letter to the Huang family and the Li family respectively. The Huang family decisively fled to the mountains after leaving the city, but the Li family did not move. Chen Ming could only hope that the two talents of the Li family could play a role.

It was refreshing to kill more than a hundred captives, and it was also refreshing to skin Chang Rui alive, but after calming down, everyone had to face a reality that could not be ignored-their family would definitely be recorded by the Henan Governor's Office, and there would be a large-scale suppression in spring, and it might even be reported to Beijing.

Therefore, Chen's army must think about the food for thousands of people in the mountains.

"Dad, let's not talk about anything else. We must not let the Xu family go. There are also the Wang family in Wangping, the Dong family in Dangze, and the Zhang family in Zhanglaodian. If these gentry families can spread the word to us, Tumenji will not suffer such a disaster."

Chen Ming looked at the simple Lushan map on the table, his eyes flashing with ferocity, "We have dealt with Changrui and Ruzhouying, and we must also take revenge on these families!"

Especially the Xu family, who has fooled the Chen family twice, how can they let him go so easily?

Before Chen Hui spoke, Chen Cong and Chen Quan supported Chen Ming's proposal. The former was more for revenge. Even if Chen Jiqing's legs were healed, he would have sequelae when walking. How could Chen Cong not be angry with the Xu family and others? And Chen Quan was more based on savings.

The Chen family has been living in the mountains for more than two months. The daily food consumption is similar to what Chen Ming estimated before. So more than two months have consumed 7,000 stones of fine grains and coarse grains. As one of the logistics leaders, Chen Quan felt pressured when he saw the empty granary.

Of course, the most important thing is the appearance of the ice cart. The frozen Yinma River with the ice cart brought unexpected convenience to the Chen family in Funiu Mountain to enter and exit the mountains. This is more convenient than the most abundant water flow in the Yinma River in midsummer. At that time, the Yinma River was still only accessible by small boats, and it had to be passed from Tumenji. The waterway was only the most central part of the river.

And the most important thing is that only the Chen family can use this trick.

"The Dong family mansion is in the county town. Is it possible for us to break the county town with our current strength?" Those Ruzhou camp and yamen runners who fled back in a panic were already frightened birds, and they slept with one eye open at night. They also summoned a large number of militiamen. With their vigilance, it would be very difficult for the Chen family to break the county town.

"Then we'll attack Wangping and Dangze!" Zhanglaodian is located in the northeast of Lushan County, far from the river. However, Wangping and Dangze are located in the lower reaches of Yinma River and Zhaoping Lake, respectively. Chen Erbao shouted.

"We'll attack Wangping and Dangze." Chen Hui made the final decision. Then he drew a line on the edge of Zhaoping Lake, "If we want to do it, we'll do it big. Anyway, once we start, the news about Bingche will definitely leak out. Let's eat our fill at once. There are also many small landlords in the villages around Dangze Town, so we'll wipe them all out!"

Chen Hui worked as a household clerk in Lushan County Government for ten years. He knew whether that place produced grain or not.

After the surviving villagers of Tumenji were sent to the mountains, the Chen family urgently began the second expansion of the army. The number of troops trained in the barracks increased to 300, and most of the newly added 100 recruits were from Tumenji.

When the Ruzhou Camp and the officers broke into their homes with swords and guns, when the Ruzhou Camp and the officers massacred half of the population of Tumenji, when these bandits wantonly plundered their property and insulted their wives and sisters, the helpless sullenness and heart-wrenching pain told all the people in Tumenji that if they wanted to protect their wives, children, and elders and let them live in peace, they must be strong enough to prevent the bandits from breaking in.

These four villages in Funiu Mountain belong not only to the Chen family, to Chen Hui and Chen Ming, but also to everyone.

The Green Camp soldiers slaughtered hundreds of people in Tumenji. Who dares to say that after the Iron Stronghold and others were successively breached, the officers and soldiers would not kill them, abuse, insult, and ravage them? Wouldn't they do it recklessly?

The trick of killing civilians to claim credit, what would the Green Camp soldiers not do?

The bloody example of Tumenji is there.

"Mobilize all the mules, horses, donkeys, and ice carts in the mountain stronghold and set off at dawn tomorrow." Chen Hui issued an order. Everyone in the hall took orders and left, leaving only Chen Ming.

Chen Hui's eyes were blurred and his expression was a little dazed. He probably didn't expect that he would be able to "change his job" to the mountain king so quickly.

Chen Ming's eyes flashed, and a sad look appeared on his face, "Dad, I think I have harmed the Chen family. If I hadn't read those miscellaneous books and these things hadn't happened, our Chen family would be as good as in previous years..."

Chen Hui's face flashed with pain. "Nonsense. That's not what I said. You are also doing it for the good of the Chen family. It's just that we are unlucky and ran into Chang Rui, that bastard, and that's why we have come to this point today."

"It's not your fault!"