Chapter 1,719: Lost in the east, gained in the mulberry tree
Chapter 1719: Lost in the East, Gained in the Sun
Over the years, Su Mingzhe has continued to recruit refugees and spread benevolence and righteousness. His reputation in the world is no less than that of Zhang Sanfeng, the best person in the world.
After all, no matter how capable Zhang Sanfeng is, he can only protect a hundred miles around Wudang Mountain.
And Su Mingzhe spread benevolence and righteousness throughout the country.
Facing such a famous good man, Song Yuanqiao did not dare to act like the head of the Wudang Sect in front of Su Mingzhe.
When Su Mingzhe was about to speak, Song Yuanqiao even put on a respectful posture of 'listening attentively'.
"Head of the Song Dynasty, a few days ago, Su was invited by the Yuan court to go to Dadu to compete for Henan tax concessions..."
The so-called tax farming means that the imperial court values a certain type of tax in a certain place and then contracts it to an individual or team.
This tax farming system is extremely harmful. It can be said that it deceives the court from above and slaughters the people from below.
The original tax collector of Jingxiang was Prince Ning.
After King Ning was overthrown, Su Mingzhe spent a lot of money to become the tax collector of Xiangyang City.
Over the years, as Su Mingzhe's power grew, the tax-collection area gradually expanded from Xiangyang to the entire Jingxiang area.
This year, Su Mingzhe contracted the taxes of the entire Henan province with more than 7 million taels of silver.
If the influence issue were not considered, the current Su Mingzhe could be more arrogant and call himself the Tu Emperor of Henan Province.
This is not bragging.
You must know that according to the tax farming system, after Su Mingzhe handed over more than 7 million taels of silver to the Yuan Dynasty, Su Mingzhe would also be responsible for the food, salary, and salary of all the yamen in Henan Province and the various garrison troops.
A total calculation shows that Su Mingzhe spends more than 10 million taels of silver every year to support the entire Henan Province.
Therefore, even if he claimed to be the 'King of Henan' and Yuan Ting found out, he would not make irresponsible remarks.
…
"...After the incident, Su stayed in Dadu for a few days. When he heard the news, he didn't dare to delay and hurried back."
Su Mingzhe said and told the news.
Song Yuanqiao and the other three were dumbfounded and couldn't believe it:
"Mr. Su said that the Tatar court wants to drive a wedge between our Wudang and the other five sects, so that other sects can besiege our Wudang Mountains?"
"Yes, in recent years, the disciples of the Wudang Sect have traveled around the world to eliminate violence and bring peace to the people. They have gained a great reputation. They have long become a thorn in the side of the imperial court and a thorn in the flesh."
Su Mingzhe sighed and sighed:
"This time, the noble sect Zhang Wuxia and the big devil Xie Xun are sworn to Jinlan, and Xie Xun has a dragon-slaying knife in his hand, which gives them the opportunity to sow discord. According to the information I have investigated, those who came to trouble the Wudang sect
, in addition to the four major sects of Shaolin, Kunlun, Huashan, and Kongtong, there are also gangs such as Wusha, Haiyan, and Wufengdao... Head Song will make arrangements early in the morning!"
"Thank you, Mr. Su, for reminding me. It is a great kindness that I will never forget!"
After hearing the news reported by Su Mingzhe, Song Yuanqiao felt confused and even a little panicked for a moment.
Although he did not believe that these sects really wanted to oppose the Wudang Clan, the fact that his fifth brother and the big devil Xie Xun were sworn to Jinlan would indeed attract criticism.
After Su Mingzhe finished explaining the matter, he stood up and left immediately without saying any more words.
Because Song Yuanqiao was busy discussing with his junior brothers to deal with the 'siege' of Jianghu sects, he did not ask to stay.
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Descend from Wudang Mountain.
Su Mingzhe wandered back to Xiangyang with his entourage.
Not a few days later.
Su Mingzhe heard that his subordinates came to report that the four major sects were causing trouble in Wudang.
Zhang Cuishan committed suicide to apologize in order to protect the reputation of the Wudang sect.
Yin Susu also committed suicide and left, leaving behind an orphan named Zhang Wuji.
Regarding Zhang Cuishan's suicide, Su Mingzhe naturally didn't feel any pity.
On the other hand, Su Mingzhe felt extremely sorry for Yin Susu, a beautiful young woman.
When news came that Xie Xun was massacring martial arts masters in the south of the Yangtze River and seizing the dragon-slaying knife, Su Mingzhe immediately went to sea to search for the whereabouts of Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu.
As a result, when Su Mingzhe found Binghuo Island, Yin Susu was pregnant.
…
"What a shame!"
Su Mingzhe expressed regret for the death of Zhang Cuishan and his wife, and then asked:
"Is there anything else?"
The subordinates quickly reported:
"Sir, a few days ago, people from the Sanjiang Gang were in our territory and wanted to attack Wudang Wuxia Zhang Wuxia, but they were captured alive by our people. At that time, the master went to pay his birthday to Master Zhang, and these people were imprisoned in the dungeon!"
"Well done, go to the accounting office later to receive the reward!"
Su Mingzhe praised him and asked casually:
"Does anyone else know about this?"
According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, if out-of-town gangsters like the Sanjiang Gang are caught committing crimes in Jingxiang, if no outsiders see them, they will just sink into the river.
The subordinate said:
"Yes. Accompanying the Sanjiang Gang were Quan Jiannan, the leader of the Qinglong Sect, a Korean, and Wu Lifeng, the second lady of the Wufeng Sword master. When I was arresting them, there seemed to be a hero from the Wudang Sect passing by.
Saw it."
"Did the Wu-Tang Clan heroes also see it?"
Su Mingzhe frowned when he heard that someone had seen him.
Although he is already the local emperor of Jingxiang, this is the world of martial arts.
Su Mingzhe's own strength is powerful enough to open up the world again, but he is not willing to destroy the unspoken rules of how this world works:
"That's all, go and fetch them all, I want to interrogate them properly."
…
Not long after.
The subordinates brought twelve people.
What surprised Su Mingzhe was that the leader of the group turned out to be a beautiful young woman with a graceful figure.
This beautiful young woman has shackles on her hands, but her complexion is as plain as a jade. Her complexion is as fair as jade, and her figure is slender, especially her long legs, which are alluring.
There was also a woman in the crowd.
This woman has a standard melon-seed face, slender willow-leaf eyebrows, bright red lips, a slender waist that can only be held in a hand's hand, and tall mountain peaks that are unparalleled in the world. The only drawback is that this woman's complexion is wheat-colored, making her look a little more unruly.
After scanning it once, Su Mingzhe said to the leading young woman:
"Tell me, where are you from, and how dare you attack the Seven Heroes of Wudang in our land of Jingxiang?"
The leading young woman wanted to fight to the end, but when she raised her head and looked at Su Mingzhe, her mind went blank and she couldn't help but said:
"We are from the Sanjiang Gang. I am Ji Ruxue, the helmsman of the Nanchang branch. This is the guest invited by our gang leader. Quan Jiannan of the Qinglong Sect from Korea. This is one of the masters of the Five Phoenix Swords we caught on the road.
Female Wu Lifang..."
When she finished explaining everything, her whole body went limp, her face turned pale as gray, and she collapsed on the ground.
It’s over!
It’s really over!
According to the rules of the world, people like her who 'rebel' will be stabbed three times and six times.
unless……
Ji Ruxue thought of something, and a fierce look flashed through her eyes. When she raised her head again, she saw her charming eyes and said softly to the man:
"My lord, I have given my honest confession. Can you please let me live? I am willing to work as a cow or a horse to serve you..."
Becoming a cow or a horse?
Is it an exaggeration? Or a metaphor?
Su Mingzhe looked at the beautiful young woman again, hesitated for a moment, waved her hand to move aside, then looked at the others and said:
"Your helmsman is willing to surrender, what about you?"
"The villain is also willing to surrender!"
Everyone in the Sanjiang Gang knelt down with a roar.
Su Mingzhe looked at the two people still standing with a fierce look in his eyes:
"You won't surrender?"
Quan Jiannan originally wanted to kneel down and surrender.
However, he suddenly remembered that the Han people in the Central Plains liked tough guys. If he surrendered like this, he would definitely not be reused.
Thinking of this, he bit the bullet and said:
"Kill if you want, I, the Korean man, will never surrender until I die!"
"Well said!"
Su Mingzhe raised his eyebrows and waved his hand towards his subordinates.
The subordinate, not waiting for Izumi Takeo to go back on his words, took a step forward and slashed his head with a knife, causing blood to spatter three feet.
Su Mingzhe went to see Wu Lifeng again, and this beautiful young woman had already knelt on the ground at some point.