Crossing the Ming Dynasty to be the magistrate

A few days later, Xu Jing came to Wen Yu with two assistants.

Wen Yu was a little embarrassed seeing Xu Jing, and wanted to explain, but felt that it was too strange to say to a big man rashly, "I don't like you, you're mistaken, I'm straight", So I can only stop talking the whole time.

Jiang Lei held back his laughter, and after being glanced at by Xu Jing, he immediately sat upright and talked about business.

It turned out that the inspection department came to Wen Yu this time for the purpose of suppressing bandits.

There are mainly two big villages near Mengyang, one is Shenfeng Village in the west, the head of the family is called Han Jiece, it is said that he used to be a bodyguard, but was kicked out by the bodyguard because he offended the powerful, and he simply took a group of followers Occupy the mountain as king.

Shenfengzhai mainly looted some big merchants going to Chengdu Mansion, they didn't ask for much, they didn't hurt anyone, they didn't engage in robbery, they only charged some tolls.There are more than 200 people in the village, but nearly a quarter of them are old and young women.

After discussing with Xu Jing, Wen Yu planned to focus on recruiting security for the village.

The other one is on the east mountain. They are the group of people who killed the magistrate Sun in disorder. The imperial government suppressed bandits mainly to suppress them.

The name of the village is Tiger Village.The head of the family is Youhuo, who was originally a local ruffian in Mengyang. He used to act as a thug in the brothel casino, but he was kicked out because his hands and feet were not clean.

Originally, it was his elder brother who led people to kill Sun County Magistrate, but later his elder brother was shot and killed by officers and soldiers, and he became the leader of the crowd.

This man is cunning and cruel. He killed his subordinates who persuaded him loyally, and led a group of people to burn, kill, loot and do all kinds of evil.Many women from the villages near Dongshan Mountain were also captured by them for their entertainment.

The east is the only way for other prefectures to enter Mengyang, and now they make it inaccessible.

There are about 100 people in the Tiger Village. Although there are a little less, they are basically men. Dongshan has a complicated terrain and is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The remaining scattered small villages, with a population of dozens or a dozen, most of them have gone down the mountain and returned to their original identities when Mengyang was restored to officialdom.

After all, the current year is not bad, the weather is smooth, there are no disasters and difficulties, and the crops are good. Now that the government has less tax revenue, there is still some rations left in the annual balance.Most ordinary people are like this, as long as they can live, they are very satisfied.

For this kind of person, Wen Yu turned a blind eye to this kind of person, because apart from Menghu Village, the nearby villages in Mengyang have never heard of anything too insane.

There are also a small number of small cottages still waiting to see how the government plans to deal with the two thorns, Shenfeng and Tiger.

Originally, the inspection department led by Xu Jing had a hundred people, plus the young and strong recruited locally in Mengyang, the total number was less than 300, and they were capable of punishing bandits.

Unexpectedly, before Wen Yu, Xu Jing and the others came, Dian Shi and Zhou Wan had encircled Tiger Village twice in the name of their superiors, but all of them ended in failure, and there were some casualties. In addition, Tiger Village was notorious in Mengyang for its crimes these days.

Now the young and strong men in Mengyang are depressed when they hear that they are going to suppress the bandits, and some even resist going to the battlefield by self-mutilation.

Xu Jing went to ask them why, and they all thought that Tiger Village had a lot of manpower and rich combat experience, especially the village owner Youhu, who was said to have learned spells from immortals, making him invulnerable.

To deal with them, the imperial court must send a professional bandit suppression army like the "Wolf Soldiers" from Guangxi.If they go on their own, they must have five to six times the strength to be able to win.

Wen Yu couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this explanation. Sure enough, it was because the information in ancient times was underdeveloped, so the common people had little knowledge, and just these one hundred people still let the court call wolf soldiers?

Xu Jing still looked indifferent, and looked a little helpless. Before Wen Yu could open his mouth, he said to Wen Yu: "This kind of morale can't be beaten now. Although my people are not afraid of death, the mountains in the east are complicated. I'm afraid the locals won't be able to please them if they take them with them, so I think we can recruit them first."

Wen Yu also nodded: "During this time, I have been sending people to contact Han Jiece, and I have been able to talk. It seems that Han Jiece is also willing to accept the recruitment. There are a lot of old and weak women and children in their village, and there is not much land on the mountain that can be reclaimed. , Now it’s a problem to have enough food.”

Xu Jing asked, "Did Shenfengzhai ever put forward any conditions?"

Wen Yu smiled wryly: "Han Jiece asked everyone in Shenfeng Village to give three acres of fertile land and two taels of silver."

Xu Jing frowned after hearing this, and his face turned cold.

Wang Huike himself had a fiery temper, and at this time he was even more furious: "It's unreasonable, shameless gangsters! The court recruited them regardless of the previous suspicions, and even talked about conditions!"

Wen Yu took a sip of tea, and laughed at himself: "The fields are okay. Mengyang is now in a wasteland, and a lot of land is waiting to be cultivated, but each person has two taels of silver, and the total is 500 taels. It’s tax exemption and salary, let alone 500 taels, I can’t even get 50 taels now.”

The faces of Xu Jing and the others slowed down. In any case, since they first came to Mengyang in the past few days, they have already felt that Wen Yu is a good official who is dedicated to the people.

Xu Jing asked: "I don't know how much money Mr. Wen plans to give to Shenfeng Village?"

Wen Yu smiled slightly, and said with an unquestionable tone: "No."

The author has something to say: about wolf soldiers

The wolf soldier system originated in the Ming Dynasty and was an important part of the military system of the Ming Dynasty.

Wolf soldiers specifically refer to combatants born in Guangxi. These people are not affiliated with the military, and they are sturdy and brave. They were often used in "suppressing thieves" and "repelling Japanese" in the Ming Dynasty, and their achievements were impressive.

However, the wolf soldiers in the Ming Dynasty were a typical example of elite soldiers and generals. The soldiers were brave and united, but they lacked management. The undisciplined soldiers were very poor in discipline. things.

Because the combat effectiveness of the wolf soldiers is so strong, they were also one of the main combat forces during the War of Resistance Against Japan and made great contributions. They can be seen in several very famous battles.

These two chapters are a bit short for some reasons, and after that, try to make each chapter about 3000 words