The country sends a daughter-in-law? Come and take a dozen, take them all

As a young man, he wouldn't go into the city if it wasn't an important matter.

"Xiao Fan, aren't I worried that something will happen? I happen to know a policeman, so I want to help you. I feel relieved to see that you are okay."

Li Zheng patted Lin Xiaofan on the shoulder, and then said: "You are so awesome. You are related to this group of arresters, and they still call you Brother Lin."

Lin Xiaofan came out unscathed, which shows that he is not lying, he is really here to do business.

The business is done on the head of the catcher, which is a big backer. In the future, even if the county magistrate wants to touch him, he will have to think carefully.

"No, no, it's just some business dealings."

Lin Xiaofan replied humbly.

"It's too much trouble for Uncle De to come all the way."

Lin Xiaofan had a bit of heartache on his face. A man who is over sixty years old has come all the way for himself.

"Haha, it's nothing. My old bones are very strong."

Seeing that Lin Xiaofan was concerned about him, Li Zheng patted his chest hard, making a thumping sound.

"I happen to be in town for a visit. I plan to buy some things. Uncle De, do you want to come with me?"

Lin Xiaofan asked.

"Okay, it just so happens that I'll take a stroll too."

The two of them walked on the street, Li Zheng looked around from time to time, and told Lin Xiaofan about the past.

"I remember the last time I came here was five years ago."

"This place used to be a restaurant. Maybe it has no business. It's gone."

"This was a horse market. Later, it was attacked by bandits at night and disappeared."

Lin Xiaofan raised his eyebrows, a bandit attack?

"Uncle De, has this place experienced attacks by bandits before?"

Lin Xiaofan asked.

"Yes, five years ago, there was a famine, and a group of desperate people turned into bandits. There were thirty or forty of them, all carrying swords. When they were arrested by the Yamen, they would fight when there were few people and run away when there were many people. , the Yamen had nothing to do with them, and many people died at that time. However, there was a famine at that time, and every household in the village did not have much food storage, so they only committed crimes in the town.

Li Zheng said and sighed.

The people in the village themselves didn't have much food, so there was nothing to grab. If you rob someone of their last food, you will definitely fight tooth and nail.

The bandits also understand this truth. It is not worth it for a little food. So they went to grab the food in the town, and they could eat it for more than half a year.

"By the way, you ask this, is it possible that there are rogues now?"

Satsuma asked worriedly.

This year is a good harvest year, and bandits may come to the village to snatch food.

As long as the villagers are left with food for the winter, there will generally be no resistance. But the remaining grain has been taken away. What should we do if the harvest is not good next year?

Thinking of this, the worry on Lizheng's face became even stronger.

"Yes, now there is another group of bandits."

Rogue bandits and bandits are similar, they just have different names and they do the same thing.

Lin Xiaofan said:

"But it's strange to say that the arrest leader also asked me how to deal with these bandits. Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to use the method I used to deal with them before?"

Lin Xiaofan was confused. There should be many people in the yamen who have been in office for more than five years. They also participated in the battle to exterminate the bandits, and they should know how to crack it.

Li Zheng shook his head after hearing this: "It's different, times have changed. The war was not serious before. The Yamen asked the court for help, and the court quietly sent some archers and cavalry to ambush nearby. When the rogue bandits committed crimes again , the archers attacked, and the cavalry closed in, directly killing the group of bandits. The war is now tense, and it is impossible to send more soldiers to deal with the bandits."

Lin Xiaofan's eyes suddenly lit up.

Archer?

The reason why the yamen could not deal with the rogue bandits was because the rogue bandits refused to fight to the death. Once he found out that he was surrounded by the yamen, he retreated while fighting.

Therefore, even if the Yamen caught the bandits, they would only keep a few of them.

But with a sufficient number of archers, as long as they can ambush the rogue bandits, they can kill most of the opponent's people at once.

"If I can get a group of archers for the Yamen, can I get rid of these bandits?"

Lin Xiaofan asked.

Li Zheng thought for a while and nodded.

"If we have a group of archers, we can solve the problem of rogue bandits. However, the country has been recruiting troops in recent years, and those who can shoot are basically on the front line, and there are few people to be found at all. Moreover, the training of archers is extremely demanding and takes two to three years. . It’s definitely too late to practice now.”

"Don't worry, I have my own way."

Lin Xiaofan smiled lightly.

It takes two or three years to train an archer, but only two or three days to train a crossbowman.

In my previous life, I was more interested in this aspect, and I was familiar with making crossbows. In addition, I had an experienced third uncle by my side, and a Baotou head, so it was not difficult to make it.

The two of them walked and arrived at the door of Baijia Granary.

"No more words, Uncle De, I'm going to buy some food."

Something suddenly happened today, and he was called away by people from the government office. The people he hired performed well, and Lin Xiaofan was very satisfied.

Although the wages he paid them were not low in this era, but...

Lin Xiaofan knew that according to modern standards, it should not be too low.

He decided to buy some grain and go back as a reward. He would first give each of them ten kilograms, and then use grain as a reward according to their work performance. It would be good.

The current times are average and everyone is very poor. There are many people coming to buy food, but there are not many big households.

At this time, there are still several waiters waiting at the entrance of the grain store. When someone comes, they will determine whether they are the customers they want based on their clothes.

At this time, although Lin Xiaofan's clothes were made of luxurious silk, they were different from ordinary villagers. As for the old man beside him, everyone simply ignored him.

Maybe, this old man is his servant?

"This guest officer, please come inside."

A handyman stepped forward first and spoke with a professional smile. But then I thought about it, why does this person look familiar?

After looking at it for a few more times, I finally remembered that this person was the big customer who bought six stones of fine grain a few days ago.

This is not to blame for his lack of eyesight, the main reason is that Lin Xiaofan has been eating well these days, his body is strong, and his face is also very energetic. Coupled with the change into clean and decent clothes, his whole temperament is completely different.

Other handymen also reacted. Isn't this the big customer who bought six kilo of grain at once?

"Sir, may I show you?"

"Sir, I have been working here for more than ten years. Let me show you around."

Lin Xiaofan looked at the enthusiastic handymen with mixed feelings in his heart.

I remember last time, everyone ignored him when they saw him. In the end, the youngest handyman came to serve him.

But this time, everyone greeted him with the most enthusiasm.