On the official road, a group of people hurriedly arrived. The leader was a man of about fifty, wearing official robes and looking anxious. The soldiers waiting to be dealt with moved out of the way one after another, their eyes full of expectation. Many officers even stepped forward to salute.
He didn't bother to return the favor, so he got off his horse and walked forward quickly.
"Xiaguan Lizhou Commandery Warrior Xun has met the Protector."
Qin Huaidao, who was sitting in the carriage, did not stand up to return the salute. He turned around and looked at the other person. He looked a bit rich, with a strong smell of alcohol on his body. His eyes were anxious, but he could not see the confusion after being drunk. This detail made Qin Huaidao realize that something was wrong.
No reply.
The warrior Yu didn't dare to trust him. He was a hussar general of the first rank, a few ranks higher than himself. He quickly explained: "Sir, Hou Minghao, the captain of Zhechong, is the niece of the lower official. He came over at noon to invite the lower official to drink. I was happy for a while.
, I couldn’t help but get drunk, and I didn’t expect that bastard to take the opportunity to steal the official’s seal, forge the troop deployment documents, take away the troop deployment tokens, and cause a huge disaster. The subordinate will definitely deal with it strictly, please be careful!”
A drunk man completely shied away from all responsibilities, and charged Hou Minghao with stealing seals, forging documents, and deploying troops without permission. This crime is tantamount to conspiracy, how cruel!
Qin Huaidao glanced at Hou Minghao, who was in a coma, but did not point out anything. He continued to stare at Warrior Xun, his eyes became cold and stern. What Hou Minghao said during the interrogation just now was that when he was drinking, he mentioned mobilizing troops to suppress bandits. Warrior Xun took the initiative to hand over the seal and token, not when he was drunk.
was stolen and one of the two lied.
Perhaps the samurai pretended to be drunk, disowned himself, and refused to admit it afterwards, forcing Hou Minghao to hand over the stolen finances; perhaps he deliberately gave the seal to Hou Minghao under the influence of alcohol, and if the incident happened, he would shirk responsibility on the grounds of being drunk, just like now.
No matter which one, samurai Yu can't be separated from it.
Su Dingfang pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, as if he was about to take action.
The invisible murderous aura shrouded the past, and the warrior Yu felt a chill, shrank his neck, and became even more panicked. Seeing Qin Huaidao's cold eyes like a knife, he quickly continued: "My lord, I will arrange for Hou Minghao's family to be surrounded and ransacked.
, waiting for your Majesty’s handling, the lower officials will report the truth truthfully and request the court to handle it.”
The purpose of surrounding Hou Minghao's family was to pin the crime on Hou Minghao alone. It seemed that he was atoning for his sins, but in fact he had ulterior motives. As for reporting to the court, it was just to remind Qin Huaidao that he was an official of the court. Even if he made mistakes, the court would deal with them and nothing could be done to him.
Of course Qin Huaidao understood this rule, but the other party actually threatened him, even if it was in disguise, he could not forgive him.
It is fun to kill the opponent, but it is too advantageous to the opponent.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Qin Huaidao said coldly: "Hou Minghao intends to rebel. It is the court's business. Whether you accidentally instigated it or deliberately instigated it is up to the court to decide. However, the loss of my officer must be investigated. I heard that the Hou family is a mountain
The largest salt merchants in several states of Nanxi Road, I will give you five days. Within five days, you will receive one hundred thousand rock salt as compensation. If you exceed the due date for one day, I will come to your door in person to demand payment. Then it will not be compensation. Also, the entire Hou family
You are at home waiting for the court to deal with you. If someone escapes, I will take your head."
One hundred thousand stones is the limit of the Hou family. It was already clarified during the interrogation just now. The Hou family must be emptied first and then slowly liquidated. If you dare to reach out, you must bear the anger.
"This?" Warrior Xun's face changed drastically. He was not sure whether the Hou family could come up with one hundred thousand stones. Moreover, if Hou Minghao committed such a serious crime, the whole Hou family would definitely run away. How could they stop him? Isn't this embarrassing himself?
"Can't do it?" Qin Huaidao's eyes turned cold.
Su Dingfang even drew the sword directly, and the sound of the sword being unsheathed was frightening.
The warrior Xun also came out of the war, but he was a civil servant after all, and he was a little less courageous. Seeing Su Dingfang's attitude of wanting to take action, and thinking of the mistakes he had committed, the court would not do anything if he really wanted to behead him.
However, when I think about my second daughter in the palace, I feel more courageous. When I give birth to a son and a half daughter in the future, she will be a relative of the emperor and can compete with the Lord Protector. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years and suppress his anger.
He said: "I'll go and do it now, sir. What else do you have to say?"
"Take your people and get out." Qin Huaidao said coldly.
Not long after, the warrior Xun left with his soldiers and the corpse, but the prisoners were detained.
The warrior Xun didn't know whether Hou Minghao was alive or dead, so he was worried, but he didn't dare to ask for it. When he turned to leave, a chill flashed in his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Sir, let's just forget it?" Su Dingfang asked unwillingly.
"Don't worry, we don't have enough manpower, and we can't deal with some dirty things. Someone has to do the work, right? Let the warrior Yu go deal with the Hou family first. Dog eats dog. Let's get some benefits. When we get back to Chang'an, we can slowly clean up. No one can escape."
Su Dingfang reminded: "Young Master, the second daughter of the warrior Xun is a talented person in the palace."
"The prince has not been spared, so what does a talented person mean? During the interrogation just now, the bandits said that there are dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people in the old house to look after the house. You take fifty people to go there. The old people, women and children will be pardoned, and no one else will be spared.
, bring the property back to make up for the damage, and the other fifty people will drive the damaged carriage back to Lizhou to repair it, and the team that is not broken will rush back to the Salt Pit by the village guard team, is there any problem?"
"No problem, arrange it immediately." Su Dingfang agreed and hurriedly arranged the manpower.
Soon, a group of people drove the damaged carriage to Lizhou. Su Dingfang took another fifty people into the mountains, and the team protecting the village took the prisoners and drove the other carriages back.
When they arrived at Dakeng, the carriages were kept in a centralized manner, and a person who was good at raising livestock was selected from the mining people to take care of the mules and horses. Everyone returned to Dakeng to continue refining salt.
Qin Huaidao didn't take this kind of petty ambush seriously at all.
At dusk, Su Dingfang and others returned. They were covered in blood and looked very tired, but their eyes were bright and excited. They were all carrying big bags and looked very heavy.
Everyone went down to the pit and hid the bags in their own private cave. Su Dingfang washed his face casually. When he saw Qin Huaidao approaching, he quickly stepped forward to salute and said in a low voice: "Young Master, there is a pot full of bandits in Niufushan Mountain, and none of them have escaped.
They are all young and strong, there are no women, children or old people. A batch of gold was seized, at least 10,000 gold, and tens of thousands of silver."
One gold is equal to ten guans, and ten thousand gold is the disappointment guan. This is a huge sum of money.
"These bandits are quite fat." Qin Huaidao was happy when he heard this.
"No, there are still some green salt, cloth, and medicinal materials. I really can't carry them. I found a place to bury them. I will pick them up later when I have time. The thief's den was burned clean for him."
Qin Huaidao praised: "The bandits are not in production. The cloth, green salt and medicinal materials are probably plundered by the caravan. They should be burned to prevent someone from occupying the mountain as king again. Pass on the order. The transportation team and the village guarding team have made great achievements this time.
Each person will receive an additional reward of 100 guan, and the wages will be calculated separately, so you get 1000 guan."
"Thank you, Master." Su Dingfang said gratefully. Money is good, but the atmosphere and attention are even more touching.
Many of the team members who were protecting the village heard this clearly, and they all said gratefully: "Thank you, Master, for the reward."
"Thank you for the reward, sir." A driver also shouted in surprise.
"You all deserve it. We all risked our lives. How can I be stingy? I don't have much money but a little kindness. After you go back, you can move into Qinjiazhuang and become a formal member." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"real?"
"Thank you for your grace!"
"My lord is benevolent and righteous, brothers will follow you to the death!"
Everyone in the transportation team was very excited. Compared with a hundred dollars, everyone valued being a member of the Qinjiazhuang more. The transportation team was just a peripheral member. A member of the Qinjiazhuang was the real one who could get a blue brick house.
, you can also let your children study at Qinjiazhuang College for free, and future generations will have hope. It is simply a paradise-like life.
The team protecting the village were all members of the Qinjiazhuang. Thinking of the initial poverty of the Qinjiazhuang and its current prosperity, everyone smiled with understanding and patted the coachman beside them on the shoulder, expressing goodwill as if they were welcoming them into a family.
Seeing that morale was good, Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Everyone, there might be someone secretly watching here. Don't be careless. The transportation team lives in those thatched huts on the ground. They squeeze in and make a living. You must be alert."
"As ordered." Everyone responded happily.
"Okay, let's divide the money." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, went up to open a bag, and took out a bunch of silver coins and distributed them to everyone. One string was consistent, one thousand copper coins, which was very troublesome. He thought about it and went back to get the paper.
Banknotes have various denominations, and it is unrealistic to promote them nationwide. They need the support of the court and are too troublesome, so they are issued internally and circulated internally.
There are nearly 10,000 people working in Qinjiazhuang to earn a living. Paying wages every month is a big project. Using paper money is much easier and saves a lot of trouble.
When the time is right and the credit system is established, we will then find ways to promote it nationwide. Controlling finance is equivalent to controlling the court. Li Er will have to think carefully if he wants to behead himself.
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao became more and more determined to issue banknotes, and as soon as possible.