Wang Mai sat quietly in the room, as if an old monk had entered meditation.
"Hutou, let's go."
Deng Fan greeted him outside the door, and Wang Mai opened his eyes and stood up slowly.
He walked to the bronze mirror. In the bright bronze mirror, the image of a young boy was reflected. The upper body was wearing a white jacket, the lower part was a crotchless hakama, and the outer part was a black silk and satin robe, with a large rope tied around the waist.
Belt. Underfoot, a pair of half-height black shoes, similar in shape to boots.
This is the special uniform of the law enforcement team of the Cao Department.
They are distinguished by fabric. Two Cao Yu, Wang Mai and Deng Fan are all robes made of black silk and satin, while the rest are all made of ordinary fabrics.
Anyway, it was confiscated from Chen Sheng's family property, so if you don't use it, you won't use it in vain, and you won't feel bad if you use it.
Wang Mai looked at himself in the mirror, encouraged himself, turned around and walked out the door. On the shelf at the door, he picked up a eucalyptus stick about 80 centimeters long. The stick was also carefully carved.
.The eucalyptus wood is tough and very hard. The handle is about 20 centimeters, which is very handy. The whole body of the stick is coated with black paint and has been carefully polished, so it is shiny.
This is what Cao Peng calls the law enforcement stick.
When I walked out of the door, I saw thirty strong men in the yard.
All of them stood out with their chests and bellies, looking majestic. They were similar to the clothes Wang bought, the only difference was the fabric.
Seeing the king buying it, thirty big men raised their hands and said, "I have seen Wang Caoyu."
"Today is our first time patrolling the market." Wang Mai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, cheer up. I know that most of you were bankers before. But from now on, you must
Understand, you are now members of the imperial court.
Do you understand, you are members of the imperial court, so in every move you make, you must take into account the face of the court, the face of the county magistrate, and the face of Lord Bing Cao. I have already made clear what needs to be explained. Who dares to show favoritism?
If you violate the law or condone evil people, it will discredit the face of Lord Bingcao and the court. When the time comes, don't blame me for being unkind and cruel."
Wang Mai's voice suddenly became stern, and a group of big men heard this and hurriedly bowed to obey the order.
"We will keep in mind the teachings of Wang Caoyu and Deng Caoyu."
Wang Mai and Deng Fan looked at each other, nodded, divided the thirty strong men into two teams, and each led a team into the North Market.
From this moment on, he will stand alone!
This is also Cao Peng’s true intention...
Although there are many people under Deng Ji now, in fact, the only ones who are really of the same mind as them are Wang Mao and Deng Fan.
In the past, Wang Mao and Deng Fan had no chance to do anything. Even if they did, Cao Peng was behind them, so they only had to execute.
But now, Cao Peng said: I will leave this North Market to you.
On the first day when the Cao Bureau was opened, in addition to the people brought by Wang Mai, Huang Zheng sent 20 people and Pan Yong sent 10 people. The others had not yet taken action, and it was not clear what their intentions were.
But even if there are only forty people, they still have to hold up the place.
This is their first step. Whether successful or not, it is extremely important to Wang Mai and Deng Fan.
The climate in Haixi is unpredictable. The sky was still clear in the early morning, but it suddenly began to rain lightly at noon. There were many people in the market, either buying and selling items or doing transactions; or they were wandering around to see if there was anything suitable.
There are things to do. This small market is like a small society. Everyone is there, and anything can happen... During the walk, it was an eye-opener.
Many people looked at Wang Mai and others with strange eyes.
They have also heard that Beiji Market is about to be reorganized, but at present, they have not yet formed a unified opinion.
Although the nine major merchants have reached an agreement with the county government, it will still take a lot of trouble to implement it. Who wants to be kicked out of the market without any reason, who wants to pay a management fee for no reason, and who wants to keep it unknown?
Bai was restrained?
Beiji is used to freedom!
Once you have to rectify it, there will be many difficulties.
Wang Mai walked along a neighborhood, observing the movement from time to time.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise coming from the corner of the neighborhood.
Immediately after, many people started to dodge, and something seemed to happen. Wang Mai led his people and hurried over.
It turned out that there was a cloth shop at the corner of the neighborhood. The shopkeeper of the cloth shop had brought in a batch of goods and was about to unload the goods. Unexpectedly, a group of idle men came and stopped the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, you are not following the rules."
The leading idle man held a withered grass root in his mouth, with a ferocious look on his face.
"Luo Hen, why are you not following the rules?"
"On this street, all the goods are packaged by us men. If you don't come to us to unload the goods, doesn't this mean that my brothers have no food to eat?"
Luo Kang is the leader of the idle men.
The shopkeeper of Buzhuang frowned, "You own this street? Why didn't I know?"
"Do I need to inform you when I'm doing something?" Luo Henhuan glared and cursed.
He pointed at the shopkeeper and said, "There are two ways for you. One is to leave this job to us and we will help you unload the goods."
"How much does it cost to unload the goods?"
"Not much, 10% of the goods."
In other words, if the cloth shopkeeper's cart of cloth is worth ten guan, he will give it to Luo Bang.
When the shopkeeper of Buzhuang heard this, his face dropped, "What about the second way?"
"It's very simple. You ask them to unload the goods, but you still have to settle the wages with us."
"How to settle?"
"Haha, old rules, 10%!"
Luo Hen's meaning is very clear. It doesn't matter whether we work or not, you have to give me 10% of the wages.
The face of the shopkeeper of Buzhuang was as gloomy as water.
He was about to get angry, but seeing the dozens of idle men behind Luo Hen staring at him, he felt a little frightened. So he forced a smile and said, "Luo Hen, fellow folks from my hometown, give me some face and stop making trouble, okay... How about this...
, here is one hundred dollars, treat everyone to a drink."
"Sending away the beggars!"
Luo Hen immediately became angry and pointed at the people who were preparing to unload the goods, "Are you trying to die? Are you still here...get out of here."
"Wait!"
At this moment, Wang Mai came over with someone.
"May I have your name?"
"Who are you?" Luo Hen looked at Wang Mai with an arrogant look.
"My new officer is Cao Cao of Beiji City Cao Bureau. What is your name?"
"Cao's Office?" Luo Hen laughed loudly, "I've never heard of it. Find out for yourself what my name is...Who are you trying to scare with a stick? Let me tell you, I'm working in this North Market, and I'm still...
No one dares to take care of me. Don’t say anything about Cao’s administration. Even if the county magistrate comes, what will happen? I will take my brothers to find food, and I will fight with anyone who dares to block our way of survival..."
Luo Hen is also a famous idler in Beiji Market. He has dozens of people in his hands and is considered a tyrant.
However, his hegemony is different from Chen Sheng's 'hegemony' back then. Although Chen Sheng was hegemonic, he would at least maintain the stability of Beiji Market.
People like Luo Hen are just a bunch of hooligans.
When Chen Sheng was there, he ignored him.
After Chen Sheng died, Luo Hen and others became trembling. They did not dare to provoke the big merchants, but the small merchants suffered greatly.
Although the Cao Bureau has been established, it cannot scare Luo Hen.
He felt that what he had done was not wrong. If the Cao Dynasty dared to provoke him, he would not be afraid. It is no wonder that although Deng Ji eradicated Chen Sheng, he did not stay in Haixi for a long time. The chaos in Haixi has its origin.
It will take a long time, and it will never be solved in a short time.
Luo Hong scratched his neck and yelled.
But he didn't realize that Wang Mai's expression had changed.
"The county magistrate has no choice but to let us..."
Before Luo Hen finished speaking, Wang Mai suddenly raised the law enforcement stick in his hand and struck him on the head.
He and Cao Peng have been practicing martial arts for a year, and they have a solid foundation. Compared with a year ago, they are completely different people. The law enforcement stick as thick as an arm struck Luo Bang hard on the head. The thick blood flowed along the
Water flowed down Luo Hen's cheeks instantly. Luo Hen was so stunned by Wang Mai's arrogant stick that he even forgot about the pain.
"Hai issued an order to order the North Market to be reorganized on a day-to-day basis. Anyone who disrupts the order of the market will be dealt with by the Cao Bureau on their own.
Anyone who speaks ill of words, gathers people to make trouble, buys and sells by force, or is arrogant and domineering will be punished with death according to the laws of Dadu... What is your name?"
"You dare to hit me?"
Luo Hen was also used to it. He stretched out his hand and wiped his face. His hands were covered with blood.
"Brothers, do it!"
"Those who dare to confront Cao's administration will be severely punished."
Wang Mai's voice was cold, and the law enforcement stick was stained with sticky blood, which looked particularly terrifying.
"Teach these black men a lesson!"
A group of idle men roared loudly and drew their weapons one after another.
The public security in Haixi is chaotic, and private possession of weapons is extremely normal.
When Wang Mai saw it, instead of being afraid, he actually smiled.
"Hit me!"
Without saying a word, he picked up the law enforcement stick and rushed over.
Even though his law enforcement stick is made of wood, the toughness of Zhe wood can instantly make a person disabled when hit. However, the weapons of idlers cannot cause any trouble to the law enforcement stick. Fifteen Cao Cao officials
As Wang Mai rushed over, he grabbed one with his hand and hit it with a stick. Either the bones were broken or the tendons were broken, or the skin was torn. On the first day of reporting, the members of the law enforcement team had already learned a lesson: Anyone who dared to attack Beiji Market and Caobu Department
No matter what their origins are, those who take action against officials are violently resisting the law...
What is violent resistance to law?
That is to fight against the government, which is tantamount to rebellion.
Therefore, these Cao officials will not show mercy at all.
When they were at the nine merchants' homes, they were responsible for looking after the homes and homes.
When it comes to fighting, it's not something that a bunch of idle guys can match. What's more, they have a leader! Wang Mai is so fierce that it makes people feel frightened. He will show no mercy, and with one stick, the opponent will never stand up again. At this time, Wang Buy
The Tiangang Step that Wang Mai had practiced earlier showed its effect. Although the opponent had many people, they were unable to hurt him at all. Instead, Wang Mai beat him to the point where he was knocked upside down.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the idle men turned around and wanted to leave.
But when they wanted to run away, they found that they were surrounded by Deng Fan and his men.
"Hold your heads, everyone squat down!"
Deng Fan stepped forward and struck down an idle man with a stick, beating his head to pieces and leaving his face covered in blood.
As a veteran idler, Deng Fan was fighting on the streets every day. In terms of ruthlessness, his attacks were no worse than Wang Mai's.
"Still moving!"
Luo Hen covered his head and wanted to scream, but was grabbed by two Cao officials.
Before he could speak, Deng Fan stepped forward and slapped Luo Hen on the mouth with a stick. When the stick went down, Luo Hen's teeth flew out and his mouth was filled with bloody foam.
"Any more words?"
Deng Fan asked with a dark face and a ferocious expression.
These two people are obviously trying to kill each other!
They are obviously not afraid of beating people to death, and may even have the intention of killing people.
Those who are violent are afraid of being stunned, and those who are stunned are afraid of risking their lives! Wang Mai and Deng Fan, in Luo Hen's eyes at this moment, are the kind of fierce men who are desperate for their lives.
His head was shaking like a rattle, how could Luo Hen dare to complain at all.
"You!" Wang Mai pointed at the shopkeeper of Buzhuang.
The shopkeeper's legs were shaking with fear and his face turned pale.
"Big, big sir!"
"I'm not an adult, I'm Cao Yu from Beiji City Cao Yu, please remember to call me Wang Cao Yu from now on."
"Lord Cao Cao Cao Yu..."
"Do whatever you have to do. Unload all the goods quickly and don't block the passage. If you haven't cleaned it up within an hour, don't blame me for punishing you."
"Yes, yes, yes, I will unload the goods now!"
While talking, the shopkeeper of Buzhuang took out a lot of money and gave it to Wang to buy.
Wang Maiyi frowned and said sternly: "Do you want to bribe me?"
"No, no, not...it's hard-earned money for the brothers."
Wang Mai heard this, his face softened, he put away the law enforcement stick, and said calmly: "Our hard-earned money will be distributed by the county magistrate, so you don't need to worry about it. Do your business well, and don't let me know that you are messing around...otherwise
If so, nothing good will happen if I find you next time."
"Yes Yes Yes……"
The shopkeeper of Buzhuang was surprised and felt strange at the same time.
He found that this group of Cao's officials in Cao's office seemed to be somewhat different from the former government servants.
On the other side, Deng Fan had ordered people to put ropes on the idlers and go to Cao's office.
"Hutou, I'll take them to Cao's Office first, and you can continue your inspection."
Wang Mai agreed, turned around and left with the others.
In the empty neighborhood, after a group of people left, many people came out of the crowd.
"Shopkeeper Yang, when did you get involved with the government?"
"Bullshit, if I have something to do with the government, I would have been scared like that just now... You guys, hurry up and unload the goods! Damn it, if I can't finish unloading the goods in an hour, I will be killed by you." He shouted at the gang with his feet.
After yelling, he looked at Wang Mai and others who were walking away.
"Gentlemen, I suddenly feel that it would be a good thing if someone could manage this North Market."
At the same time, Wang Mai walked in the neighborhood with his head held high.
He could clearly feel that the eyes on them seemed a little different...
Xiapi is where the Xuzhou government is located.
To be precise, Xiapi is not a county, but a vassal state.
In the 15th year of Yongping, Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty granted his sixth son Liu Yan the title of King of Xiapi, ruling Xiapi and leading seventeen counties. In the next 114 years, Xiapi Kingdom had four generations of kings, until 185 AD, which was the second year of Zhongping.
However, since the second year of Zhongping, the Han Dynasty declined, and its restraint on the vassal princes became less and less. After many events, the Xiapi Kingdom did not carry out restructuring and continued the title of vassal state.
It is the capital of Xiapi State and governs Xiapi County.
xiapi
It borders Surabaya and Yishui in the south.
Wushui comes from the north and circles the city to meet Sishui. It has extremely convenient water transportation and is also used for irrigation, fishing and hunting. The soil is fertile and the products are extremely rich.
In the second year of Xingping, Xiapi Prime Minister Zuo Rong once supervised the grain transportation in Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng, and gathered a large amount of wealth.
Therefore, Zuorong built the Buddha Temple and asked people to recite Buddhist scriptures. It was called the Buddha Bathing Day. Every time the Buddha was bathed, more than 5,000 households of Buddha-loving people came to Xiapi to worship the Buddha, and they set up meals for dozens of miles along the way.
Free food. The money spent was hundreds of millions, which shows the grand occasion at that time.
It is precisely for this reason that Lu Bu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao all intended to occupy Xiapi.
Not only is Xiapi rich in money and food, but more importantly, it is of great significance to control important areas in Huaibei. However, in just a few years since the second year of Xingping, Xiapi has lost its former glory.
First Cao Cao fought Tao Qian, and then Liu Bei fought Lu Bu.
Xuzhou, which used to be prosperous and abundant in money and food, has now become short of food and grass, and riots often occur.
Lu Bu was a good soldier in fighting, but when it came to governing the place, he was a complete layman. His chief counselor Chen Gong was also good at strategy but neglected internal affairs. If Chen Gui hadn't also been in charge of Xiapi County and managed to maintain it,
Xiapi has long been in dilapidated condition.
Cao Peng and his party traveled day and night, under the stars and the moon, and arrived outside Xiapi City.
This was not the first time he came to Xiapi. Cao Peng followed Deng Ji to Haixi to take office, and had also passed through Xiapi County. However, because Lu Bu's army went south to conquer Yuan Shu, the four gates of Xiapi were on guard and heavily guarded. At that time, Deng Ji
He didn't want to cause trouble, so he walked around the city and bought a dozen domestic slaves in the market town outside Xiapi City to accompany him. Therefore, Cao Peng just stayed away.
But this time, the guards in Xiapi were obviously much laxer.
With Lu Bu's triumphant return, the earlier guard was naturally no longer needed.
The four gates are open, and although there are guards guarding them, the interrogation is not strict. Many times they turn a blind eye and let people pass through.
Is this Xiapi?
Looking at the city wall of Xia Pi Xiongwei, Cao Peng sighed secretly.
"Second brother, if you send troops to attack Xiapi, how will you break the city?"
Cao Peng suddenly became interested, walked side by side with Dianman Xu Yi, and asked in a low voice.
Xu Yi and Dianman were startled, glanced at the Xiapi city wall, and said in unison: "What's so difficult about this? With my men and horses, I will be able to conquer the city first."
It means that I will attack with force.
This was also in line with the characters of the two of them. Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
"Afu, why are you laughing?"
"If we attack such a fortified city by force... let alone whether we can break the city. Even if we break the city, we will definitely lose our troops and suffer heavy casualties."
"cut!"
Noriman waved his hand and blurted out a very fashionable comment.
Who to talk to and what words to learn.
Xu Yi and Dianman have stayed with Cao Peng for so long and have learned nothing else. However, they have learned some of Cao Peng's mantras in a good way.
"When it comes to fighting, how can anyone not die?"
Dianman didn't seem to care about Cao Peng's words.
Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh and said in a low voice: "As a general, you need to know the right time, place, and people before you can raise an army. If you attack by force like you, no matter how many people are given to you, it won't be enough for you... You have to know that as a general,
, is the auxiliary of the country. The Art of War says that if you assist the Zhou Dynasty, the country will be strong, and if you provide assistance in the gaps, the country will be weak. The way to be a general is to advance only when you advance, and retreat when you know you can retreat... It seems that you blindly use strength, which is not a blessing to the country."
Dianman and Xu Yi looked at each other.
"Then tell me, how to fight?"
"Hehe, as I said, you have to know the right time, right place, and right people...think about the environment around Xiapi, and you will know how to fight."
Cao Peng pretended to be mysterious and laughed.
Dianman and Xu Yi, on the other hand, are still confused...