A few days later, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were still leisurely spending their 'vacation' in Yizhou with a group of retired old men. They hunted in the mountains and fished in the water, living a very comfortable life.
Xiao Bei and the nine children had yet to return to Wenshan County, but the situation in the county had changed.
Wang Chang's family was escorted to Yizhou and handed over to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. After a short period of training, they were sent to Duoshi to study the eating habits of the locals. At the same time, they were to create new dishes in preparation for the next step of the soft invasion.
Objectively speaking, Wang Chang was unwilling to go. Not only was it tiring, but it was also dangerous.
Objectively speaking, he did not dare to not go. When he was the county magistrate, he did not do what a county magistrate should do. To put it lightly, he was not capable enough and was not suitable for the position of county magistrate. To put it bluntly, he was clearly derelict in his duties. He did not care about the lives and happiness of the county's people. He did not care about the laws and regulations that the imperial court valued. His actions even shook the country's rule over the area.
With such a heavy accusation, Wang Chang thought about his mother, wife, and children and happily agreed to the job of researching food. Most importantly, his family could continue to live in Yizhou City. The restaurants would deliver food to them.
Wenshan's Gongsun Weiyu smoothly took over the position of county magistrate. The imperial court's letter of appointment had already left the capital and would arrive in the county in a few days.
With power in his hands, Gongsun Weiyu relied on Xiao Bei and the others to start cleaning up the disobedient people in the yamen and promoting his own people. Even the authority of the registrar was given out. The people who were being cleaned up did not dare to speak out. They did not even dare to be angry.
Without any restraints, Gongsun Weiyu governed according to his own administrative philosophy. A series of decrees were passed out, and the county's people followed suit.
Xiao Bei and the others did not stay idle. Although they said they were going for a stroll, they actually ran to the place where Gongsun Weiyu wanted to build the cement factory. They first built the cement kiln and then started to burn the cement.
When Xiao Bei brought the finished cement sample to Gongsun Weiyu, Gongsun Weiyu was stunned. He then said worriedly, "There is a technique to burn cement. You can't just look at the finished product. You also have to protect the person who burns the cement. If you directly build it, it will be easy for something to happen."
"W-what happened?" Little Bei looked up and asked.
"The first is the quality of the finished product, the second is the safety, and the third is the transportation. These three points cannot be reduced. I am currently waiting for the imperial court to send someone over." Gongsun Weiyu sighed and said helplessly.
Xiao Bei carefully looked at Gongsun Weiyu and asked, "Have you become muddle-headed from being a county magistrate? You're asking the imperial court for technology? "
Gongsun Weiyu nodded, "That's right."
"Why do you care which part of the Imperial Court needs technology?" Xiaobei asked again.
"Ministry of Works," Gongsun Weiyu answered.
"Who am I?" Xiao Bei asked.
"Zhang Xiaobei."
"I'm the daughter of the Minister of Works. The cement was made by my family in Lu Zhou. You asked the Ministry of Works for technical support, but you're questioning me. County Magistrate Gongsun, you should rest for two days. Ah, don't overwork your brain."
Compared to Gongsun Weiyu's helplessness earlier, Xiao Bei was even more helpless now. She pointed at the cement on the table and said, "Three days later, we'll gather a batch of cement and bring it out. We'll help the county promote it.
You should consider the transportation problem. The stability of ships traveling by water is very important. If we're traveling by land, I've already experienced the joy of hiking mountains. If you want to build roads, we can support you with a batch of explosives. "
Gongsun Weiyu blushed and nodded repeatedly. The main reason was that the imperial court had been promoting the Ministry of Works vigorously in recent years. Many people had forgotten where the source of technology was.
The truth was that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had their own research institute. All large-scale research projects were placed in the Ministry of Works. All small-scale research projects were carried out at home. It was convenient for the two of them to monitor the progress at any time. They could also guide and teach.
*****
Three days later, Little Bei and the others planned to leave after the cement kiln produced a batch of cement that they could take with them.
Before leaving, they treated all the children in the school to a meal. They had been eating in the school's cafeteria for the past few days. To them, the taste was very bad, but they still persevered.
During the meal, they didn't mention leaving. Only when the children were full and constantly reminiscing about the delicious food that Xiao Bei and Xiao Yuan had treated them to did Xiao Bei mention that they were leaving Wenshan.
The children were stunned for a moment, then began to cry. The nine people kept comforting them, saying that when the children grew up, they could come and play with them, or they could come over when they had time.
After a while, the children finally realized that no matter how much they urged Xiao Bei and the others to stay, they had to leave. One by one, they began to prepare gifts. There were small wooden swords that they had cut themselves, bags made of rags, sachets filled with local medicinal herbs, and beautiful feathers from the pheasant's tail.
Xiao Bei and the others didn't stand on ceremony. They accepted the gifts from others and hugged them goodbye. After being sent to the road outside the county, the children had to go back.
Next was the gifts from the adults. In addition to the cement that they helped transport, there were also local specialties from the county, waxed meat from home, air-dried pheasants, fried noodles made of butter, and large amounts of century eggs and duck meat. The poor Wenshan County citizens gave almost everything they had.
Xiao Bei and the others accepted all of it, but they didn't send anything back for the time being. They were waiting to sell the cement and spend more money elsewhere to buy other daily necessities before getting someone to send them back.
They walked and stopped from noon until they reached the border of Wenshan County at night. Gongsun Weiyu stopped the people who wanted to continue sending them off. He stood on the flat ground, intending to watch Xiao Bei's group disappear from sight.
Xiao Bei walked more than a hundred meters before turning around and returning. He said to the puzzled Gongsun Weiyu, "I thought of something. During my days in the county, I realized that everyone's lighting wasn't good enough."
Gongsun Weiyu suddenly understood and asked, "You want to build a power plant in this county and send light bulbs?"
"What are you thinking about? Just wait and see if there's a chance in a few years. I see that everyone uses resin oil and fat oil. Some people even rest at night when it's dark. The children's lights are harmful to their eyes. Arrange for someone to make candlesticks now. I want to send 100,000 sticks of paraffin wax over, "Xiao Bei said.
"Paraffin wax? Used by the rich and powerful in the capital?" Gongsun Weiyu didn't understand paraffin wax.
"The rich and powerful in the capital use light bulbs. The cost of paraffin wax is very low, and it's a very depressing by-product. The people in the Petrochemical Department of the Ministry of Works are constantly fighting with paraffin wax. It's like the ash left behind after burning charcoal in a kiln. It needs to be cleaned up.
If we have to talk about cost, it's the transportation cost. Recently, oil processing has increased, so there's a lot of paraffin wax in the capital. We've discussed and decided to leave a small portion for other places to use. We'll buy the rest and ship it over here. We'll send 100,000 sticks to Wenshan County. "
Xiao Bei explained to Gongsun Weiyu like a good teacher.
Gongsun Weiyu pondered for a moment before saying worriedly, "It's too far to ship it from the capital. It's easy for the candles to break on the bumpy road. Also, the cost of transporting and buying them isn't small. Have you discussed this with Young Master Xiao Bao?"
"What's there to discuss? It's our own money. We can use it however we want. Why would we look for my brother and sister for such a trivial matter? Also, who told you that the paraffin wax is shipped over one stick at a time? It's buckets at a time. If it wasn't for the fact that the weather is too hot, we could've just piled it up and shipped it over.
Once it's shipped over, our new processing workshop will be ready. We can provide work for some people, especially the women who can't find work at home. "
Xiao Bei realized that he was really smart. He knew a lot of things that Gongsun Weiyu didn't know.
Gongsun Weiyu continued to have an expression of being taught. He pondered and said expectantly, "Can we move the processing area to Wenshan County? We have the manpower, and the price is low. "
"Don't count on it. Unless you can build a spacious road and solve the problem of animal labor. Remember to make a wax stand. The bottom is like a small bowl. It can catch the excess melted wax. It won't be wasted and is easy to clean. Bamboo is good, but it needs to be polished smooth. It's best if there's a buckle at the bottom that can be easily replaced. "
Xiao Bei reminded him again, then shook his head. He seemed to think that Gongsun Weiyu was a child who couldn't be taught.
The other yamen officials and commoners beside Gongsun Weiyu also felt that the usually smart official had become stupid today. If it was another high-ranking official, they would probably be angry. It was said that high-ranking officials had bad tempers.
Gongsun Weiyu had indeed become stupid. He felt that there was no need to be anxious about what Xiao Bei said, so he suggested, "There are other things to do in the county. It's easy to make wax stands. Why don't we wait until it's shipped to the county? There's no rush for now. If you insist on making us do it now, we will do it. "
At this time, Xiaoyuan, who had followed behind, was unhappy. "It's as if we are forcing you. We want to ship a lot of paraffin wax. You only think about your own county's use and not others. My Xiao Bei wants you to organize people to make a lot of wax stands, then ship them out from the river and sell them outside.
As soon as our wax arrives, we will immediately make a lot of candles. Before others can react, our county can ship out a batch of wax stands and sell them directly. The more exquisite, nimble, and convenient you make them, the higher the price.
Isn't it good to seize the opportunity to earn a sum of money and make a name for Wenshan County's reputation? I'm now wondering how you graduated from Jianjia Academy. You actually missed the opportunity to make a fortune. "
"How did I become yours?" Xiao Bei glared at Xiaoyuan, then turned to Gongsun Weiyu and said, "You have to be flexible. You have to be flexible as an official. You have to be like a child who dares to fantasize. You have to be as strict as a craftsman. You have to be like an opportunist looking for opportunities.
Our dynasty's development is not bad, but there are two problems with officials. First, local officials only understand the local situation, but don't understand the new way of thinking. They don't know how to change, and don't even think about changing the status quo.
Second, officials from the imperial court feel that they have learned a lot of theories and can do a lot of things when they go to the local area. In the end, they are not familiar with the local situation and blindly give orders, slapping their heads and making decisions, then leaving after making a mistake. In the end, the moment they leave, they will be dealt with. Do they think that our Tang Dynasty's countless patrol officers are just decorations? "
Gongsun Weiyu nodded repeatedly and looked at Xiao Bei with fear.
"Little girl, you really know a lot." The old man appeared again. He walked forward and patted Xiao Bei's head.
Xiao Bei blushed and said embarrassedly, "Brother and Sister told us on the boat. They also said a lot of other things, but I didn't remember them."
"That's not bad. What you remember is very useful." The old man continued to praise her.
"Thank you, thank you. We're really leaving. We'll come back again in the future. Hey, what are you crying for? We're leaving Wenshan County, not going to die. We'll be able to eat good food once we reach Yizhou. To be honest, I've been having a hard time eating the school cafeteria these past few days. Some of the dishes aren't even seasoned properly. I'm going to enjoy my life. "
After leaving behind a bunch of words, Xiao Bei pulled Xiao Yuan and skipped away. The people sending them off silently watched the group disappear from sight. For a long time, no one made a sound.
It was only when a flock of wild birds flew up from the trees that the crowd came to their senses.
"What a good child. It's a pity she's gone. How good would it be if she stayed in the county forever?" A man who had helped carry the things said reluctantly.
"One can't be too selfish. If she stays here forever, what about others? Later, we'll have the school cafeteria change to a smaller pot. Xiao Bei and the others are really too much. They don't say anything even if it's not good. I don't see them eating less and eating happily. So it's because they're holding it in. Sigh ~! "
The old man suddenly felt his heart ache and was even angrier. The school cooks were not cooking properly.
Gongsun Weiyu also said, "Of course, what do they usually eat? The last meal today was cooked by them. We've all tasted it, right? It's a world of difference. "
"If I had children like Xiao Bei and the others, I'd give them my heart and liver," another person said.
Gongsun Weiyu and Weiwei smiled. "It's not just you, it's the same for everyone. If Xiao Bei follows His Majesty to court, she will sit on the same dragon chair as His Majesty. Even the officials of the Censorate will pretend they don't know."
"Huh?" The people around them exclaimed. The old man said in disbelief, "Not impeaching?"
"Impeachment is fine. If any official dares to stand up and impeach Xiao Bei and the others, His Majesty will first send someone to investigate this official. If you want to make a name for yourself by stepping on Xiao Bei, you'll have to pay with your life.
Moreover, even if the impeachment is successful, His Majesty will first issue an edict of self-guilt, and then Xiao Bei will admit her mistake. You can't cut off the head of a child like her, right? At most, she'll be sentenced to exile. Will they care? When Minister Zhang from the Ministry of Works went to Lu Zhou, others thought he was being exiled. But now, what's happening to Lu Zhou? "
Gongsun Weiyu said with a smile. After saying that, he laughed heartily.
The others were also very happy.
"Go back. Find someone to make a wax stand. It has to be carefully designed. When the paraffin wax comes, we'll make a profit first. As expected of Xiao Bao's sister, you can think of a way to make money in the blink of an eye. I'll draw a simple logo and put the logo on everything produced in the county. "
With a wave of his hand, Gongsun Weiyu led the people back. The torches flickered, the wind was comfortable, and the night was enchanting.
*****
"Let's go to Wei Zhou." Xiao Bei asked someone to bring a map and asked Sister Xiao Zhu about the location. She pointed to the west of Wei Zhou.
"We're not going back to Wei Zhou?" Little Yuan still wanted to go back and eat good food.
"Who will we sell the cement to in Wei Zhou? Wei Zhou is more remote. We have to buy things and send them to Wen Shan first. They gave us most of the things in their house. What if they starve to death?"
Using the light, Xiao Bei held a boiled duck and gnawed on it. It was a freshly cooked duck. He ate two mouthfuls and drank some water. It was spicy.
Little Yuan reached out and plucked a wing from Xiao Bei's duck. She nodded and said, "That's right. I support you."
Thus, the group changed their route and headed for Wei Zhou.
Because they needed to carry some things, they had to travel for three days over the mountains before they arrived at a county near Weizhou called Yuancheng, which was also part of Maozhou. This place was less than six hours away from the main city of Weizhou.
"We're arriving at night again. Let's set up camp. It's a mess inside. There's no place to set up camp." Xiao Bei felt sorry for the people in the group. It was not a special situation. There was no need to be tired all the time. It was not worth it to force the troops to walk all the way.
The accompanying guards and logistics personnel did not think much of it. They treated it as training. Usually, they would train once every twenty days to maintain their combat strength. They could face any emergency and be pulled out to fight. They could win the battle and take pride in it. They were an elite team that had 24 hours, 24 hours, all weather and all terrain.
The next morning, a portion of the group hurriedly ate breakfast and followed the little ancestors to Tonghua County to take a look at the situation.
If there were enough resources, they could buy them and get someone to send them to Wenshan. The group did not enter and went directly to the main city of Wei Zhou.
The group of about a hundred people walked for half an hour before they finally saw the main road. It was about three meters wide and had green grass and red, white, and purple wildflowers growing on it. On one side of the road was a wasteland, and on the other side was farmland. It could be seen that barley was planted there. The seedlings were uneven, probably because no one took good care of them.
Xiao Bei picked up the binoculars and said happily, "It's better than Wenshan. There are signs of people in front. Are we walking in a village or outside a city?"
"It's inside a city. There are no outer city walls outside Tonghua County. There are no earthen walls. It's only an area because there are troops stationed in Wei Zhou." Xiao Zhu had a deeper understanding of maps. She could even draw many maps of the Great Tang down to the county.
"Let's go in. If we had known earlier, we would have eaten less. We could have tried the local delicacies of Tonghua County." Xiao Bei began to regret. She had drunk a large bowl of chili soup, stuffed three fried cakes, half a plate of dried tofu in chili oil, and two tea eggs.
Perhaps it was too early, but there was no one on the road. There was only the shadow of an old man herding sheep on the side of the mountain before disappearing again.
After walking for about ten minutes, the group saw houses and people carrying poles in front of them. Just as it was about to be lively, there was a commotion behind them.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way." The voices came from different people.
Xiao Bei and the others were shocked and quickly hid in the wasteland by the side of the road. The guards had already put their hands on the guns under their clothes.
"Wait first. Maybe there's something urgent," Xiao Hai instructed.
Everyone turned their heads to look at the group of people behind them.
After a few glances, the number of people was estimated to be between five hundred and six hundred. They took up about three meters of the road. They formed a long line and walked forward in a mighty manner.
The six people who had started to curse stared at Xiao Bei and the others with vigilance. At the same time, they were panting. It seemed that they had just run over.
After a while, the group behind them came over. There were two rows of forty people in front of them holding poles. The poles had flags on them. There was a cartoon pattern of alfalfa on the flags.
This group of people slowly passed by. Then, a shout of "Light Drum" sounded. Behind the forty people, there were twenty people with small drums hanging from their waists. They quickly and lightly hit the drum sticks.
"Dong, dong, dong." The continuous sound lingered in everyone's ears.
Then, there were a hundred people wearing dark green close-fitting tunics. Each of them had a sword at their waist. The tassels of their swords reached the ground. They walked over with their heads held high.
Then, there was a group of horses. It was hard to count at the moment. Anyway, there were two horses moving side by side. There were people on the horses. When they walked over, they counted that there were sixty horses.
After the group of horses, there were eight people carrying a … a house? A palanquin? A palanquin with a cover around it? Anyway, it was something with a frame around it and a curtain over the frame. There were eleven of these things in a row.
Behind these things were also a hundred people carrying swords. They were a little further away, so they couldn't be seen clearly. However, there were mules. They were probably supplies.
At this time, one of the things in the middle of the eleven frames, which was the sixth one, arrived in front of Xiao Bei and the others. Following the order to "Stop" from inside, the eight people carrying this thing stopped moving.
After a few breaths, the curtain at the window of this thing was lifted from inside, revealing a face. It looked to be around fourteen or fifteen years old. Because its hair was not tied up, it was clear that it was less than fifteen years old.
The slightly older child scanned the faces of Xiao Bei and the others twice. His mouth opened slightly, and he exerted force in his abdomen. He asked with a nasal voice, "Who are you people? Where did you come from? Hmm? "
Xiao Bei and the others didn't say anything. They just sized up this older child.
"My young master is asking you a question. Are all of you mute or deaf?" A person in brown silk who was following beside this thing asked.
Immediately, Xiao Bei's eyes lit up. He seemed very excited. Xiao Yuan and the others also looked excited.
"Yo! You still don't want to say anything. Do you think that we can't do anything to you if you don't say anything? If you don't know what's good for you, we'll teach you a lesson. There are quite a lot of people. Tsk, tsk, tsk. These little fellows are quite exquisite. "
The person who spoke just now was obviously a manager or someone carrying a flag started to criticize them again.
At this moment, Xiao Bei's breathing became hurried. He rubbed his hands together and said in a timid voice, "We … we are just passing by and want to go to the county to buy something. We are hungry and haven't eaten in the morning. We will leave after we finish buying. Really."
"Really ~!" The older child in the car repeated her words in a crooked voice. He looked at Xiao Bei from head to toe, grinned, and said affectionately, "What do you want to buy, little girl? Tell big brother. If big brother is happy, maybe he will give it to you for free."
Usually, people called Xiao Bei 'little lady' because it was a habit of speaking. However, when this young man called her 'little lady', it was definitely a tease.
Xiao Bei's face was red, and his eyes were about to narrow from smiling. He excitedly stuck out his tongue and continued, "I … I want to buy something to eat. Rice, noodles, meat, and vegetables. There are so many people, so we need to eat."
"Yes, yes. We need to eat. If this little lady is hungry, this young master's heart will ache. Little sister, where are you from? What does your family do? " The young man was even happier. He opened his mouth and smiled. His two big buck teeth didn't reflect the beauty of other people's tiger teeth.
Xiao Yuan was unhappy. "We came from the east. Our family does everything. It's hard to explain in a short time. You go on your way."
"Shut up. Did this young master ask you a question? There is a saying that illness comes from the mouth and disaster comes from the mouth. Today, this young master is in a good mood. There are beautiful things waiting for me in the county, so I will let you go for now. Little sister, let's go together. Come to Big Brother's carriage. "
The young man reprimanded Xiao Yuan and then began to talk to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei nervously shook his head. "No, we're going different ways. I won't go in." After saying this, he hid behind someone else.
"Won't go in? If you don't go in, you'll starve. Big Brother is waiting for you in the county. And you, brat, I don't care who you are. In Tonghua, if you're a dragon … you have to give this young master a plate. If you're a tiger … you have to lie down for me. If you want to be a tortoise, don't show your head. Otherwise … I'll smash your shell. In Tonghua, this young master doesn't need a reason to deal with people. Let's go. We'll wait for my little sister in the county. "
The young man closed his eyes and raised his chin. The curtains were drawn down.
The group continued to move forward. The steward looked at Xiao Bei and the others again. The corners of his mouth curled up. He coldly snorted, raised his head, and walked away.
Behind them was indeed an army of supplies. They grandiosely walked in front of Xiao Bei and the others, kicking up a lot of dust.
"Little girl, not counting the people inside that thing, there are exactly 600 people," a steward reported to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei had been rubbing his hands the whole time. When he heard the voice, he beamed with joy and nodded vigorously. After a while, his eyes turned into crescent moons.
He said to Xiao Yuan, "Xiao Yuan, this is great. What did Big Brother and Big Sister say? Yes, it's that those with aspirations will succeed. Cut off the cauldrons and sink the boats. Two hundred Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu. Those who work hard, the heavens will not let them down. They will endure hardships to taste their gall. Three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu. Can't this be considered as the beginning of a happy ending?
Hahahaha, do you see? Do you see? If I didn't say we were going to Weizhou, we would've gone straight back to Yizhou. How could we have come across such a good thing? Aiya, I only realized today that you're really handsome, Xiao Yuan. "
When Xiao Bei said this happily, he hugged Xiao Yuan's head and kissed him hard on the face.
Xiao Yuan's face instantly turned red. He muttered, "I've always been handsome."
"Be reserved, be reserved," Xiao Hai said to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei kissed Xiao Hai again. "Big Brother, I realized that you're also very handsome."
Xiao Hai looked at the sky helplessly and didn't say anything.
Xiao Bei took out a bottle of fruit juice from his bag and drank a few mouthfuls to calm his emotions. He said to the person beside him, "Uncle Zhang, we have to think of a way to get in, right? We can't take this route anymore. That brat will probably be waiting for us. Help me think of a way. I'm going to secretly investigate today. "
The person Xiao Bei called Uncle Zhang was naturally the third steward of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family. He was in charge of the little ancestors' affairs. When he heard Xiao Bei's words, he began to mourn for the people who had just passed by.
Along the way, the little ancestors had been looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping to find someone to tidy them up. Unfortunately, the two officials they had met before hadn't been able to do so. Now, the heavens had finally fulfilled their wishes.
Whose child was that? If the procession's ceremonial guards were to be added with some illegal items, it would be an official of the third rank or above. Moreover, it would be an official procession, not the usual ceremonial guards used to attend court.
For example, they would go to the lower ranks to inspect the lower ranks, welcome the princes and above from the foreign vassals, or accompany the Emperor's ceremonial guards to serve as a foil.
The difference was that there was no gong to open the road. The eight people didn't carry a carriage, and there were no Yellow Silk Umbrellas on top. Those who had weapons wore swords instead of knives, axes, and halberds.
Otherwise, they would be directly executed and their entire family would be executed.
Even so, it was enough to show off. The main problem was that he had offended the little ancestors. The little ancestors were usually humble, but that didn't mean that they didn't have a temper.
Just as the brat who didn't know how he would die in the future said, there was no need for a reason to deal with people in Tong Hua. Then, the little ancestors of the Zhang Family didn't need an explanation when deciding the life and death of people in the whole world. However, they had never done so before.
With a sigh, this Uncle Zhang, who was also the Third Steward Zhang Qing, started to come up with ideas. If the Lord was worried, the Lord would work, and if the Lord was humiliated, the Lord would die. Just based on the matter just now, even if the brat was considered to be light, it would be 80 strokes of the cane or 200 strokes of the whip. It just depended on the status of the little ancestors.
"Little ancestor, we have to take a detour and split up first. After disguising ourselves, we will gather in the county town. You can't go there first. Wait until we send people to find a place to stay and hide, then you can go there."
Zhang Qing said to Xiao Bei.
Xiao Bei nodded. "Okay, okay. Uncle Zhang has troubled you. This is what I think. It's really not that we want to bully him. Look, we were standing by the roadside. When his procession came, we moved aside, right? However, he still wanted to bully us. Not only did he tease me, but he also scolded Xiao Yuan. Who is Xiao Yuan? He's my future husband, right? Shouldn't I be considerate of my husband? "
Xiao Yuan was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself, 'You're right. Why didn't you say that in the past? Furthermore, I can guarantee that you will bully me the next time you turn around. Are you really that shameless when it comes to diplomacy?
How could Xiao Bei know what Xiao Yuan was thinking? She smiled sweetly at Xiao Yuan and continued, "Also, also, there's that. He dares to bully so many of us. It can be seen how arrogant he is. It was likely that he had done a lot of things like bullying men and women and disregarding human lives. If we don't deal with him, we won't be able to appease the anger of the people. If we don't deal with him, we won't be able to uphold the might of the heavens. If we don't deal with him, we won't be able to … "
"My Xiao Bei, as long as you tell me to do anything to him, this old servant will do anything to him. You don't have to waste your time looking for reasons and excuses."
Zhang Qing tried to persuade them. Suddenly, he felt that his little brats were still the best. Before they acted, they would always find the other party's fault. It had been like this all along the way. If they couldn't find the other party's fault, they would just bear with it, even if they really wanted to find someone to teach them a lesson.
Xiao Bei smiled. "Punishing without teaching is called torture. I'm different from him. He thinks that he has some power in a place, so he's so arrogant. He bullies his own people and outsiders to show off his power. I'm in charge of the lives of the officials of the Great Tang. Who do I need to show off my abilities to?
He's afraid that others aren't afraid of him, so he wants to suppress everyone. I hope that the officials of the Great Tang aren't afraid of me. It shows that they are righteous and upright. It's a blessing for the people of the Great Tang. Those who fear me have a guilty conscience. "
"This old servant is lucky to be able to follow the little lady and the little young masters. This old servant is very lucky." After Xiao Bei finished speaking, Zhang Qing knelt on the ground and shouted. The others also knelt down and shouted.
"Alright, alright, get up. I'm quite embarrassed. I don't usually see you kneeling. Are you crazy today? You believe a few words to fool people. Help me find out. I'm going to teach him a lesson. "
Xiao Bei said bashfully with a red face.
Thus, the people who were kneeling just now all stood up. They were all expressionless, as if nothing had happened just now.
Zhang Qing found a few people to disguise themselves and entered the county. The rest of the people retreated and found a place far away from the main road to hide. They would wait for the people to come back.
Seeing the little ancestor quietly sitting there and waiting, Zhang Qing revealed a comfortable smile. He knew that he didn't need to send people to find any evidence. He could just directly crush the other party. But since the little ancestor wanted to play, he could only accompany them. It had been a long and tiring journey, so it was good to have some fun.
An hour later, the people he sent came back one after another. They brought back quite a few clothes and four land deeds.
Half an hour later, Xiao Bei and the other nine people were dressed up in various ways. Some were carried on poles, some were led by people who were beaten up as if they were escaping, and some were carried on people's backs as if they were sick.
The group took a detour and entered the county.
The population of Tonghua County was actually much smaller than that of Wenshan, but there were few villages in Tonghua County. At the same time, most of the people who were registered lived in the county. Unlike Wenshan, where more than twenty villages were registered, there were many people in the other mountains who were not registered.
There were also people who were not registered in Tonghua County. They also lived in the mountains or sailed by the river. No one was willing to check their 'household register'.
Naturally, these two places were still okay. For example, Lu Zhou, when he was registered in a province, there were only a few people. However, when the mountain people left the mountains, they registered one after another. They could easily choose young and strong men to form a large army.
They were the legendary Guangxi Wolf Soldiers. They were short, strong, and good at swimming in the jungle. They were good at ambushing and using poison. They often jumped and attacked head-on and loved to cut off the enemy's head. They were uneducated and held grudges. They would be loyal if they were subdued.
It was precisely because of this that when Zhang Zhong brought his family from Lu Zhou to Shuzhou, no one wanted to kill them. When the Wolf Soldiers fought against the Imperial Court as tribes, it was very difficult to destroy them. They were usually pacified. Once they formed an army, no one dared to touch them.
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