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Zhao Han was successfully taking over the treasury, but Fei Ruhe, who was sent to quell the chaos, encountered an inexplicable attack.

Many gangsters took advantage of the chaos to rob, and Fei Ruhe sent troops to various streets to stop them. One of the ten-man teams was actually besieged, and Shi Chang was hit on the head with a stick and his head was bleeding. He fainted and fell unconscious on the spot.

When Fei Ruhe learned the news, he immediately gathered troops to raid and interrogate the prisoners personally.

"Who are you?" Fei Ruhe asked suppressing his anger.

The guys were dejected and all knelt on the ground. One of them said: "Cow and horse."

Fei Ruhe was furious, drew his knife and scolded: "If you don't behave honestly, I will reincarnate you as a cow or a horse!"

Suddenly, a scholar came over, bowed and said: "This general is very kind. The so-called bulls and horses are just like thieves."

The gangs are located all over the southern provinces, and their specific names are different. For example, the area in Nanzhi is called "Mule Driver".

"Who are you?" Fei Ruhe asked.

The scholar raised his hands and said, "The scholar in Luling is Xiao Huan, whose courtesy name is Jingming."

Fei Ruhe also cupped his hands and said, "Zhao Yaonian, whose name is Ruhe."

Xiao Huan said: "General, please lend me fifty soldiers. Within an hour, we can completely quell the chaos in the south of the city."

Fei Ruhe frowned and said, "If you can't be defeated, I will defeat you!"

"Dare to issue a military order!" Xiao Huan said with a smile.

A squad leader, with fifty people, followed Xiao Huan to quell the chaos.

Xiao Huan ignored the scattered troublemakers he met along the way and went straight to a house in an alley and ordered: "Break down the door and arrest the people!"

The Tengpai hands held the pot lid and took turns to knock on the door, and soon the courtyard door was opened.

The wolf soldiers immediately rushed in to clear the way, and the spearmen quickly followed, occupying the house in a matter of seconds.

These well-trained soldiers surprised Xiao Huan. He walked into the courtyard and said to an old man who was caught: "Master Liu, hurry up and call your horses and oxen back. You dare to cause trouble at this time. Are you impatient with life?"

Mr. Liu sneered: "You, a scholar in white clothes, have also surrendered to the thieves?"

Seeing that Mr. Liu was not cooperating, Xiao Huan said to a rattan player: "Old Biao, I can lend you a weapon."

What weapon?

The bamboo stripper's knife is used by bamboo craftsmen to chop bamboo and peel bamboo strips!

Xiao Huan was wearing a white Confucian shirt and wielding a bamboo sword to chop with his arms. The young man next to Mr. Liu lost half his head and only had time to scream before he died.

"Xiao Wu!"

Mr. Liu was shocked and angry, and then he roared and cried.

Xiao Huan said: "I have already killed one of your sons, do you still want me to kill your whole family?"

Mr. Liu had a sinister expression and gritted his teeth and said, "Let me out!"

"Please." Xiao Huan smiled.

The old man came to the street and summoned several gangsters to issue orders.

Soon, thieves from three nearby streets all came to the house to report, and almost everyone had stolen goods hanging on their bodies.

"Close the door and kill!"

Xiao Huan gave the order and the courtyard door was immediately closed.

A battle formation composed of wolf soldiers, rattan players, and spearmen rushed towards the gangsters holding various weapons in their hands. The winner and loser were decided in an instant.

It can be said that the gangsters have no power to fight back.

A few rattan players took the opportunity to change their weapons, throwing away the sickles and kitchen knives in their hands and replacing them with the iron waist knives they grabbed.

"Leave no one alive," Xiao Huan pointed at Mr. Liu, "Kill his whole family!"

But the team leader was disobedient: "Mr. Zhao said, you can't kill people indiscriminately, tie them all up and take them away."

Xiao Huan had no choice but to escort the prisoners, including the women and children of Mr. Liu's family, to Fei Ruhe, who was responsible for quelling the rebellion.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Huan led these soldiers to find other leaders of the gang.

In less than an hour, the chaos was all over, and more than 400 gangsters and their families were killed or captured.

Fei Ruhe personally wrote the notice to calm the people and asked his subordinates to post it in every street. He patted Xiao Huan on the shoulder and said, "Yes, there is a way to do things. I will take you to see the leader."

"But Mr. Zhao?" Xiao Huan asked.

Fei Ruhe smiled and said, "That's him."

"As you wish," Xiao Huan cupped his hands and said.

Government office.

Zhao Han pointed to various official documents and said to a dozen scholars: "Find all those within five years. I will take them away in a few days."

The scholars did not dare to refuse, for fear of being chopped off.

They are all poor scholars, really wealthy scholars, how can they stay in government schools and county schools? Although his academic status is hung here, the place where he studies daily is at Bailuzhou Academy.

Li Zheng suddenly ran in and whispered: "Chief, there is not much money in the treasury, but two boxes were found in the inner courtyard of the government office, which may contain tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

"This Magistrate Xu is really a rich man," Zhao Han sighed with emotion and ordered, "When Huang Yao comes back, immediately put the silver on the boat."

Not long after, Fei Ruhe brought someone over: "Commander, there is a scholar who has come to help me. His name is Xiao Huan, his courtesy name is Jingming. He is a man who knows how to do things. He helped me put an end to the trouble in the south of the city."

Zhao Han turned around and saw this man dressed in white with a lot of blood on his body.

Xiao Huan cupped his hands and bowed: "I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Han smiled and asked, "Why are you willing to become a thief?"

Xiao Huan looked as usual and replied: "Even if you don't follow the thieves, and you are born late in the eyes of the world, there is no doubt that you are a thief."

"Oh, let's hear it." Zhao Han was somewhat interested.

Xiao Huan said: "I was born in a poor family late in life, and because my father was seriously ill, I had no choice but to borrow usury (loan sharks). I had no money to repay the huge debt, so I had to join the business and make a living as a litigator."

Daxing became popular in the late Ming Dynasty and developed into a complete system in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

There are three levels of beating people in the industry -

The first class is the children of officials and scholars.

The second class is the children of gentry and merchants.

The third category is street gangsters.

They are often the children of officials and gentry, responsible for establishing relationships with the upper class. Merchants' sons provided money. The scholar acted as a litigant, responsible for litigating the lawsuit afterwards, and also worked part-time as a consultant. Gangsters work as thugs and are at the forefront of doing bad things.

Jiang Nan likes to litigate, and when litigating, he must ask a lawyer for help.

Firstly, on the day of the trial, there is no fear of being ambushed halfway; secondly, litigation lawyers are often the litigators who beat the industry; thirdly, they deter officials and remind the prefects and county magistrates not to be too greedy.

If it involves fighting over family property or a Feng Shui cemetery, the victim will have to hire an out-of-town dealer, because local dealers will show mercy to each other.

Gradually, the business of housekeeping and nursing homes has been monopolized by local gangs, and some escort agencies are simply the headquarters of the gangs.

Weddings and funerals, and blocking roads to ask for money are not out of the question.

There are even those who specialize in being tortured on behalf of others...

The scholar in front of him, if placed in the movie "Young and Dangerous", would be equivalent to the full-time lawyer of the Hongxing Gang.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "You have no worries about food and clothing as a litigant, so how can you risk beheading to become a rebel?"

Xiao Huan said sternly: "If you become a litigant, you will be a litigant for the rest of your life. If you become a rebel, you will either be cut into pieces or become the prime minister!"

"Do I think I can accomplish anything?" Zhao Han asked.

Xiao Huan replied: "The dock in the south of the city is where the essence of the entire Ji'an Prefecture lies. Your Majesty has already occupied the city, and the goods outside the city are readily available. But instead of plundering, you have sent soldiers to punish the evil and bring peace to the people. Don't be moved by the wealth. , this great wisdom, how many people in ancient and modern times can achieve it?"

Zhao Han continued to ask: "Do you know how I do things in the countryside?"

"I heard, kill the landlords, equalize the land, and equalize the rich and the poor!" Xiao Huan replied.

Zhao Han asked: "Are you opposed to this approach?"

Xiao Huan replied: "At the beginning of the incident, it must be violent, and it will be a hundred times more violent. The top priority is to defeat the governor Xie Xuelong, and the rest are trivial matters."

"How to defeat Jie Xuelong?" Zhao Han continued to ask, but he actually didn't have much hope.

Xiao Huan said in a low voice: "Jie Xuelong commandeered countless merchant ships in order to send troops, which has become disgusting to the rich and powerful. If he does not return the merchant ships after next spring, I am afraid that the impeachment memorial will be handed over to the emperor. Now, Mr. Zhao It will be easier to conquer the city. Please use the wealth obtained from the city to bribe the Jiangxi garrison eunuch with a large sum of money!"

Zhao Han smiled: "Go on."

Xiao Huan suddenly asked: "I wonder if the eunuch Zhang Yin has been killed by Mr. Zhao now?"

"Still here, he's not dead yet." Zhao Han said.

Xiao Huan came up with an idea and said: "This person is of great use. We can recruit a group of gangsters to serve as his private soldiers. When Xie Xuelong returns to rescue Fucheng, sir, you can leave immediately and hand over Fucheng to the eunuch Zhang Yin. Just say that Zhang Yin recovered the city."

"The eunuchs guarding Jiangxi and the eunuchs guarding Ji'an are both responsible for guarding the land. They are not exempt from the blame for the fall of Ji'an. If Mr. Ruo writes another letter, he promises not to occupy the prefecture and county cities, and secretly gives a large sum of money. These two eunuchs , in order to shirk the blame for the fall of the city, he must have bribed the central government official to frame Xie Xuelong. But the gentleman led the troops to retreat, and the gentry and merchants were no longer frightened, and they would also impeach Xie Xuelong together, they just wanted to get back their merchant ships."

"At that time, there will be no need for a head-on battle. Jie Xuelong will have to be dismissed from office and return to the court! How many Jie Xuelong can there be in the world? The next governor who comes here may not even have the ability to recruit troops."

This scholar has such a dirty heart, he is worthy of being a member of the club!

Zhao Han asked again: "What do the merchants and gentry around Fucheng think of me?"

Xiao Huan thought for a while and replied: "Fear, wait and see."

"Elaborate." Zhao Han said angrily.

Xiao Huan explained: "The fear is because they are afraid that they will be killed to divide the land. They wait and see to see what Mr. Xi will do next. If Mr. only stays in Xuanhua Township, they will be too lazy to mind their own business. If Mr. does not kill the landlords in the future, they will be divided. Tian, ​​and it is difficult for the government to eliminate them, so they may secretly communicate with Qu Gian and choose to cooperate quietly with Mr.

This analysis is very interesting and gives a thorough insight into the landlord's mind.

Really, as long as their own interests are not harmed, even if the rebels cause turmoil in the neighboring village, the landowners here are not willing to spend money to train troops.

Once Zhao Han becomes big one day, as long as he no longer kills landlords indiscriminately, the things he has done in the past can be ignored.

How ruthless Li Zicheng was in killing, compared to that, Zhao Han's methods were nothing. But when Li Zicheng arrived in Beijing, the civil and military officials of the court did not kowtow to greet him?

Zhao Han asked: "Who else is in your family?"

Xiao Huan said: "I have an old mother, a wife and a son."

"Take them into the army and go back with me to divide the land." Zhao Han said with a smile.

This is both a favor and holding family members hostage.

Xiao Huan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you sir for the land."

Zhao Han asked again: "Are you familiar with Bailuzhou Academy?"

Xiao Huan replied: "I sat in for half a year and stopped going because I was short of money."

Zhao Han stood up and said, "Then come with me and see if it is worthy of its name."

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