As soon as the head of the Chen family said this, he seemed to propose a new idea, and many heads of the family agreed after thinking about it for a while.

Why stand in line so early to see if the situation is bad?

If the Zhou family can wipe out one of the Thirteen Villages with their own strength, then it is absolutely unwise for them to join forces to oppose Ji Hongzhe.

If money needs to be paid, money should be paid, and people should be paid. If we agree to negotiate now, we can pay less.

The exchange and compromise of political interests require a tacit bottom line. If someone's supporters have to fight hard even if they win, this tacit understanding will be gone, and there will be no winner in a fight.

As soon as Ji Hongzhe reported it, even if the court wanted to whitewash the situation again, the superior officials, including Shenjing, would send people to conduct a thorough investigation of all the major families.

Of course, the opposite is that the Zhou family failed to suppress the bandits, so they can use this as a reason to refuse to sacrifice their own servants for fearless sacrifices.

And further, they can say that in order to prevent the Cangshan bandits from retaliating, they temporarily stopped the land reclamation of the Cangshan Plain. This does not mean that it forces the termination of the New Deal.

Listening to the reasons for everyone's argument, Zhao Liangji couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, how is it possible? How can the Zhou family wipe out the Lost Soul Village with just their servants?"

Someone looked wrong and said with some confidence: "I heard that Duan Dehou brought several teams of patrol soldiers to help."

"It's okay for those teams of patrol soldiers to bully the caravan, just count on them, haha, have you forgotten how the county soldiers withdrew from Cangshan in embarrassment?" Zhao Liangji retorted disapprovingly.

Seeing that all the family heads were lost in thought, Zhao Chun nodded indifferently, and now he had the attitude of his family members.

The more he looks down on and belittles him, the more he waits for the news of the Zhou family's defeat to prove his wise foresight.

That's right, even if Zhao Chun still values ​​Zhou Bai, he currently has the same attitude as his son. It is absolutely impossible for a single countryman to successfully suppress bandits.

Thinking back on the competition between Zhao and Zhou's shops in the past two months, he became a little annoyed.

This week, Bai Na learned about the dirty tricks, such as lottery, buy one get one free, small gifts, etc. Why would a scholar who followed the right path of the imperial examination have these methods in his mind?

As a result, the Zhao family's sales of the same type of goods dropped sharply, so he had to use some covert means to maintain a certain market share.

Literary people are geniuses, and business people are wizards, so Zhao Chun really doesn't believe that Zhou Bai is still a master of military arts and can lead those "weak soldiers" to complete the task of suppressing bandits.

Even after hearing the news that the Zhou family sent troops to Cangshan, he barely suppressed the murderous intention in his heart. It's okay to have shortcomings.

After all, he is the leader of a clan at such a young age, so it is inevitable that he would be a little arrogant and irritable, and he would do something like this that would harm the destiny of the clan.

Once the Zhou family is defeated this time, the funds gathered from business will be nothing, and it will not be able to make up for the fundamental damage in three to five years.

The war is fierce and dangerous, and it is difficult for a country to bear the consequences of defeat, let alone a smaller family.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chun was going to ask someone to investigate the situation and see how the battle was over.

"Someone is coming..."

Before he finished speaking, a anxious servant trotted over from the darkness, as if he wanted to report the situation.

Zhao Chun took a closer look and saw that it was his confidant. He quickly echoed: "Master, the Zhou clan has a great victory in suppressing the bandits. At present, Duan Inspection has entered the city, suppressing the prisoners and capturing them."

"Where is the Lost Soul Village? Liu Jinbiao didn't run away either?"

"The Lost Soul Village was destroyed, and all the old thieves, including the village leader Liu Jinbiao, were captured alive."

After Zhao Chun heard this, he felt a little distracted for a moment. The Zhao family could bribe the Kukou Pass guard, so they naturally had a secret connection with the Cangshan group.

In his opinion, the Lost Soul Village is not the strongest, but it is still ranked among the top five, and its nest is very hidden and safe.

Zhao Liangji saw that something was wrong, so he caught the subordinate and listened to it again, and his face instantly turned pale.

How is it possible, how is it possible! What he said before made his face swell.

At this time, there was no need for the Zhao family to report the news. The followers of each family outside had sent news. Although the Yuquan Villa was very quiet, the county town was already in an uproar.

At the request of Yunqi Wei Zhou Bai, the chief hero of the bandit suppression and the chief of the Zhou family, Ji Hongzhe directly asked Duan Dehou to take the bandit leader to Caishikou and behead him, and he personally supervised the beheading.

The common people in Cangshan have never heard of the bad reputation of Cangshan thieves. Now that he was beheaded in front of them, everyone enthusiastically supported Ji Hongzhe.

The county magistrate has won the hearts of the people, and Zhou Bai has become the most popular person in Ping Cang, truly a man of both civil and military talent!

In the end, needless to say, the Yuquan Conference organized by Zhao Chun was hastily concluded without reaching a single common intention.

In this world, victory and force are the final say, and Ji Hongzhe happens to have both.

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At this time in Hongni Township, the Zhou family's troops were showing off their military prowess. They held their heads high and did not hide the scars on their bodies. This is the glory of men.

Large carts and small carts made deep ruts on the road because they were piled high with loot.

Although there was no deterrent with heads, the bloody swords seized from the car and the wounded lying back could not be faked.

In front of the family archway, the old patriarch Zhou Mingxuan came out to greet him with men, women, and children. Of course, they were not only happy, but also several family members of the clan soldiers who died in the battle were crying.

Zhou Bai took this opportunity to announce the Heroes and Martyrs Regulations in front of his tribe.

All those who died fighting for their clan and "country" were admitted to the Martyrs' Shrine, where they were given pensions, clothing, silk and acres of land, and the families of the heroes and martyrs enjoyed corresponding privileges.

And if there is an injured or disabled person who serves as an ordinary caretaker, deacon, or arranges miscellaneous things in the manor, the pension and salary will still be paid...

In addition, anyone who participates in the battle will be rewarded with silver hair and the most important three acres of land.

Well, it's Xintian on the side of Cangshan Mountain, but the thieves and bandits have been wiped out by them, so what's there to be afraid of?

In the past, strong young men in the countryside were generally unwilling to serve as soldiers to feed themselves, but now they are willing to be "soldiers" of the Zhou family.

Killing enemies with Yunqi Lieutenant will not only receive rewards from the government, but also additional rewards.

For a time, the young tribesmen and villagers were greatly encouraged. They looked at these peers receiving awards and being rewarded with envy.

In particular, the man named Wang Meng was a warrior who followed Zhou Yuan to stop the first batch of bandits. Therefore, he had the merit of being the first to get there and was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.

In addition to the fact that he killed seven thieves in one battle, all the rewards added up to one hundred and thirty-five taels, twenty-one acres of land, and he was also promoted to captain of the village guard team.

If you don't have a foreign surname, you won't be used and you won't be rewarded. The village guarding team will treat everyone equally.

When Zhou Bai handed him a plate of silver and land deeds, Hongni Township was abuzz. There was an endless stream of matchmakers who proposed marriage to Wang Meng. Others would show respect when they saw him.

What does it mean to split the walls of a family member with a knife, and what does a tenant farmer's child mean to counterattack? This is a clear proof.

In the next few days, Zhou Bai straightened out all the family and internal affairs arrangements and prepared to say goodbye and set off.
Chapter completed!