Qin Xiao, who was born into a wealthy family, was shocked for a moment when he looked through the listed finances: "No wonder bandits are rampant now."
This gang of horse bandits has some advantages over the bandits next to them, and that is the tax revenue from the villages outside!
Since the Prime Minister came to power, there have indeed been wars outside, but the situation in Kyoto has become increasingly stable, and there is naturally no war outside Jinyong City on the edge of Kyoto.
There have been no natural disasters in recent years. The cultivation of seven or eight villages and the payment of grain for four to five years are a huge amount of money.
In addition, although these horse bandits are extremely vicious, most of them are farmers and pay special attention to farming. Farming here has become a minor phenomenon.
Closing the booklet, Qin Xiao handed it to Zhao Chun: "You can reduce the amount above by 90% and make another one to avoid people."
"Young Master, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Chun didn't understand for a moment, minus 90% of this, how much money would it be.
"The general ordered us to suppress the bandits, and his purpose was to sharpen us. This money is just an extra bonus. What you suppressed last time was the first time. In order to boost morale, people became rich overnight. What you suppressed today far exceeds yours."
I estimate that even the general did not expect the wealth here to be so rich.
If we still follow the general's regulations, even if it's half, divided equally among the fifty of us, I'm afraid it will cause a catastrophe!"
Zhao Chun suddenly understood and admired Qin Xiao: "Young Master is far-sighted!"
The ultimate goal of suppressing bandits is to train them in combat experience and courage, and to encourage and encourage them when they make money.
The money seized this time is really huge. According to Jun Ci's regulations, the money that the people who come out this time get is enough to lose their humanity.
If the whole army knew about it, I'm afraid everyone would only think about suppressing the bandits, and how could they think about practicing martial arts and strengthening their bodies?
Jun Ci is their chief general, and he can't backtrack on his promises just because the money is too much. As Jun Ci's confidants, they naturally can't let the general fall into such a difficult situation.
Keep 90% and give it to Jun Ci privately, and hand over the remaining 10% openly. Jun Ci will divide it into two, half of which will be put into the army treasury, and half of the people who came this time will be divided.
Great wealth, but it will not cause people to have other thoughts.
As soon as Zhao Chun left, Xiao Liu stepped forward and said, "Young Master, I promise a few people to enter the village to practice martial arts."
In order to find out where the granaries of several surrounding villages were, Xiaoliu got to know a few half-year-old children and exchanged their desire to join the village to practice martial arts in exchange for the information.
"Go and tell them, and within five days, they will get their wish." Qin Xiao nodded.
Xiaoliu breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his hands and left silently.
Qin Xiao also stepped into Ma Bandit Village and looked at it carefully.
This place was originally a village, but it was deep in the mountains and forests, with only a dozen or so households. After it was occupied by horse bandits, it was refined and renovated using fine wood and stone.
Qin Xiao walked roughly around and climbed up a mountain peak.
Looking down from above, the entire village is in full view. Although the building is solid, it lacks some beauty and does not take full advantage of it.
He couldn't help but think of the people who were invited to build the temple when Jun Ci built a hut for Ying Wuchen...
Immediately he shook his head, the general temple belonged to the imperial court, how could they expose this place to the imperial court?
I can only find a way to find a knowledgeable person privately and then make the calculation.
Qin Xiao was planning the future of Ma Bandit Village. The county guard of Jinyong City frowned when he saw the spies who were seriously injured and died after delivering a piece of news.
"Your Majesty, my subordinates always feel that something is fishy..." the deputy of the county guard said thoughtfully, "It has only been one night, could it be that the gang of horse bandits have been wiped out?"
All the spies they sent out were discovered at once, leaving only one scarred man who hid in various places before finally coming back to report.
"In your opinion?" the county guard asked.
"In my humble opinion, is it possible that our detailed work has exposed flaws, causing the horse bandits to suspect that what happened last night was just an attempt by them to force our spies out?" After all, they sent people to investigate again today, and there was nothing unusual.
The salesman who had frequent contacts with the village in the past also said that the village was as usual. The village chiefs of several villages that caught fire said that it was caused by children's playfulness.
"In order to test our spies, you want to burn the granaries of four villages?" The county guard felt that something was wrong, but for a while he couldn't tell what was wrong!
"Perhaps what was burned was not food, but straw was burned long ago?" The deputy believed more firmly in his speculation. He really couldn't believe that the gangster who had caused them such headaches for so long could be wiped out overnight, and at the same time, he could make people look at him.
The villagers who provide food and clothing for these horse bandits provide cover for them.
The county guard clasped his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in deep thought. After a long time, he said, "Whether it is true or not, send more people to find out!"
If it was to catch his spies, then we should be more cautious in dealing with these horse bandits in the future.
If not, whether there was civil strife or foreign enemies in Ma Bandit Village last night, this would be a time of great loss of vitality!
Maybe he can reap the benefits!
After giving the instructions, the county guard asked again: "Have there been any unusual movements among the people in the Central Guards?"
"Nothing happened," the deputy replied.
Liucheng, Wu Zheng and others still do whatever they need to do. As for the number of people...
The inn was reserved only for people from the Central Guards Army, and they couldn't do an inventory. They had no authority or reason.
The waiter in the inn replied that enough food was given to each room, and all the food was eaten.
"It's better to send someone to keep an eye on the horse bandits and do it at night." The county guard gave the order to open the city gate.
As for Qin Xiao and the others, they followed the caravan out before closing the city gate. Liucheng opened the city gate and pretended to be a merchant entering the city as soon as possible. Qin Xiao deliberately obtained a lot of information about entering and leaving the city through Lin Zhihuan, as well as the information about the horses.
Horse biography.
As a result, the county guard of Jinyong City has not yet found any records of their entry and exit from the city.
Although Wu Zheng was worried about Qin Xiao, under Liucheng's persuasion, he turned off the lights and rested early as if nothing had happened.
Everything is silent, the night sky is like ink. The cold wind is carrying the broken snow and raging wildly.
A large number of people opened the closed city gate and rushed to Ma Bandit Village.
However, Qin Xiao had already predicted that they would come tonight, and was afraid that whether it was due to internal strife or external enemies, the good opportunity would be missed and they would have to rest and recuperate again.
Qin Xiao did not force a change in the response strategy, and still followed their previous method.
After the people were notified that the government officials were planning to attack again tonight, they all prepared for the attack. The soldiers sent by the county guard saw that the situation was the same as before. They were expelled before they even entered the first level of the village.
There were also some tribesmen wearing night clothes, taking advantage of the entanglement between the people and the officers and soldiers, bypassing the crowd and rushing in.
After rushing through the first level of the village, before entering the second level, I was stopped by someone who had ambushed me in advance.
The people sent by the county guard this time were very skilled, and the horse bandits who had been stationed in the village before were unable to cope with them.