Crimson Dawn

Chapter 163 no_name

Sixty horses were ready to set off together, and the scene was quite spectacular.At least the main street in Nangong County was immediately blocked by these fifty horses.Passers-by didn't dare to compete with Pang Zi and the others, they all hid on the side of the road and watched the people all over the street.The Escort brothers all stood beside their horses.In order to prevent the horse from having an accident on the way and delaying the work, there are ten people with two horses per person.Everyone carried guns, knives, guns and sticks, and stood next to the horses holding the reins.Perhaps sensing the owner's emotions, the horse is also very energetic, or pawing the ground with its hooves, or snorting.Seeing the awe-inspiring expressions of the passers-by, the brothers in the escort agency even spoke loudly, or spit out their mouths, with a complacent expression.

Pang Zi was the last to come out, and seeing the heroic appearance of the brothers, Pang Zi was also very happy.He pulled the saddle and turned on his horse, then raised his right hand high.Pulling the rein with his left hand, the horse spun obediently on the spot, and all the brothers watched Pang Zi's mighty and chic action.Pang Zi yelled, "Get on the horse!"

With this order, fifty men mounted their horses.

"Go!" Pang Zi then roared.

Like a rolling wave, Pang Zi took the lead, and the riders who lined up along the street rode their horses to join the team when Pang Zi and the team behind him passed by him.The marching cavalry ranks grew in number, and at last they were all in action. More than 200 horseshoes hit the ground, making a rumbling sound.At this time, no one dared to stand in front of this cavalry team, and Pang Zi's cavalry team just swaggered along the county road and roared out from the gate.The billowing smoke and dust did not settle for a long time.

The saltworks in Pingxiang looked no different from yesterday, the coolies were covered in muddy water, and Yan Ding was still monitoring the coolies working, except that the flag planted by Pang Zi was pulled out, everything was as usual.Seeing the horses of the brigade roaring towards them, everyone stopped what they were doing and watched Pang Zi and the others rushing over in dumbfounded amazement.

The horse team stopped at the place where Pang Zi planted the flag yesterday. Pang Zi looked at the hole poked by the flagpole on the ground, and shouted angrily, "Let the steward come out and see me."

None of those Yan Ding who dared to stand in front of Pang Zi yesterday dared to respond, and I saw someone running to report the letter from a distance, and Pang Zi didn't care so much.Continue to shout: "Let the manager come out and see me."

Jing Tingjun came very quickly this time. Seeing Pang Zi making such a big noise, Jing Tingjun walked over with a straight face. Pang Zi looked down at Jing Tingjun. He pretended to be calm, but his limbs were a little stiff. , the muscles on the face are obviously stretched.Not out of anger, but out of fear.

Suddenly, Jing Tingjun put on a smiling face, "Nephew Pang, why are you doing this. We are all one family, so we have nothing to say, you have to make it like this. Who are you showing this to?"

Pang Zi sneered and said, "Yo! Uncle Jing, do you remember that we are our own family now? When will you give the money? I have so many brothers who need to eat and drink. If you think we are our own family, you should have given us the money." The money was sent to us."

"But nephew, you didn't ask for money for the medicine at that time." Jing Tingjun said loudly, trying to gain some moral advantage.

"I didn't ask for money?" Pang Zi immediately raised his voice and shouted, "I mean, if it is not cured, I don't want any money. The boy of Jing Tinglie's family is not up to date, and he contracted a willow disease. Come to my door When I came up to ask for medicine, I said 500 taels. I will treat the disease first, and I will not take any money if it is not cured. This is interesting enough."

Pang Zi's words immediately got the approval of the escort brothers, and they scolded one after another.

"That's right! A few days ago I saw the kid from Jing Tinglie's family. Nothing happened. When something happened, you ran faster than rabbits. When you recovered from your illness, you disappeared. We Brother Pang Da is righteous, you can't bully Brother Pang Da."

"You have such a big salt field, why are you short of those few hundred or two hundred silver?"

"A human life is worth a few hundred taels? Are Jing Tinglie's family so worthless?"

Jing Tingjun couldn't respond to the men in the escort agency shouting angrily.In all fairness, Jing Tingjun didn't think Pang Zi's asking for 500 taels of medicine money was really too much.The problem is that he is just a teacher. When he went back to report yesterday, Jing Tinglie asked Jing Tingjun to ignore Pang Zi's request.Since the master has such an idea, what can Jing Tingjun do, can't he pay Pang Zi himself?

Thinking of this, Jing Tingjun couldn't help but mentally scolded Jing Tinglie for being unjust, which obviously meant to set himself on fire.When Jing Tingbin rebelled, Pang Zi was a famous go-getter, a master who was not afraid of anything.This time, Pang Zi was not wronged, no matter what Jing Tinglie thought, it would not be kind after the quarrel broke out.

Sure enough, seeing Pang Zi raised his right hand, the brothers in the Escort immediately fell silent.

"Uncle Jing, I just let you pass on a message. Since Jing Tinglie refuses to pay back the money, don't blame me for being rude. You might as well stop the business of the salt farm if you are bored. When will you get the 500 taels together?" , when will work start?" After finishing speaking, before Jing Tingjun could speak again, Pang Zi waved to the people behind him, "Brothers, let these people disperse!"

The brothers in the Escort had been waiting for this for a long time. The 50 people were divided into two teams, and one team galloped straight up to the place where the brine was cooked.The Yandings also wanted to resist, and among the dozen or so people raised two or three firecrackers, and saw that each of the twenty or so men in the escort bureau had muskets in their hands, and the black muzzles of the guns pointed directly at themselves.These people usually treat the hard workers arrogantly and boldly, but when they really met someone stronger than themselves, they were so frightened that their legs went limp.

Everyone in the bodyguard bureau held up their guns, cornered Yan Ding, and began to confiscate the murder weapon in Yan Ding's hand.Anyone who has reached this point and still doesn't know each other, the brothers of the escort agency go up and slap their faces with one mouth, then grab the murder weapon, and then give two mouths with their backhands.The beaten Yan Ding didn't dare to say a word.The other Yan Ding didn't dare to resist anymore, and they all obediently handed over to the guy.

The other team got off their horses and went straight to the saltworks. They shouted "Don't do it, come out." They drove all the coolies out.For these coolies, the brothers in the Escort Bureau did not make things difficult for them, and each of them threw away the twenty coins they wore as compensation for not being able to work.The coolies never expected Pang Zi and the others to be so righteous, and they were all so surprised that they couldn't even speak.Then I heard the brothers of the Escort shouting: "From now on, everyone, don't come here. We will tell you when we let you come. If you dare to come again, let us see, but you will not be so polite." .”

Coaxing and frightening the coolies away, Pang Zi drove Jing Tingjun and Yan Ding to one place, "Uncle Jing, go back and tell Uncle Jing Tinglie that I will come here every day and wait for him to send money." If he doesn't pay, there is no need for this salt factory to open." After speaking, his brother in command of the Escort Bureau packed all the boiled nitrate salt in sacks, put them on horseback and galloped away.

Jing Tingjun looked at the back of Pang Zi's cavalry, then looked at the empty salt field and the salt pot and sighed.Pang Zi made it clear that he must do the right thing to the end.Jing Tinglie is not a good person, if he is bullied to the door, things will never be good in the future.It's just that he was robbed of so much salt when he was there, so he had to go back and scold him.For myself, this is really a disaster for no reason.

After Jing Tinglie listened to Jing Tingjun's report, he just snorted, neither angry nor upset.He just waved his hand, "It's okay, this kid Pang Zi is not here for the 500 taels of silver at all. He is looking at the sale of salt and salt. He will come here whether he gives money or not."

"Second brother, what shall we do?" Jing Tingjun asked.Although as a master, he should have made suggestions, but Jing Tinglie said that now, it is clear that he has plans.That being the case, you have to ask first.

Jing Tinglie just smiled, "Hmph, we don't have to do anything. Just spread the word. Now there are so many people who dislike Pang Zi. After you say they know that Pang Zi is going to intervene in the nitrate business, What do you think? Besides, let’s not be idle, just report to the official.”

"Reporting to the official?" Jing Tingjun was a little puzzled, what's the use of reporting to the official?Pang Zi didn't come here with the intention of robbing the saltworks.At least in name, Pang Zi came here to ask for debts, and reporting to officials was of little use.

"It's not the county magistrate, but the Beiyang Army." Jing Tinglie sneered, "The Beiyang Army and Pang Zi are old acquaintances. Now that Pang Zi is gathering a crowd to rebel, the Beiyang Army has to come out to take care of it."

Jing Tingjun couldn't help but gasped, this move was too cruel.As a master, Jing Tingjun had already arranged for Pang Zi to be charged with "robbing the saltworks with the intention of rebellion" after hearing what his boss said.Beiyang Minister Yuan Shikai is now implementing a new police system, which is strengthening the law and order in Hebei.Once this charge is charged, the Beiyang Army must not sit idly by.Not to mention that Pang Zi had fought against the Beiyang Army before, and it would not be a bad thing to use Pang Zi's head to deter lawbreakers.

His boss now looks like he is being bullied by Pang Zi to the door, but in fact Pang Zi is in great trouble.

The news that Pang Zi robbed the salt field in Pingxiang and planned to join the nitrate salt business quickly spread throughout Xingtai.In the past, this kind of thing would only become a material after dinner.But this time the situation was completely different. In the surrounding areas centered on Nangong County, the landlords were shocked at first when they heard the news, and then became excited.

Ever since Chen Tianhua started to set up a breeding farm and a farmers' association with the help of Pang Zi's bodyguard bureau, the landlords suddenly found that their livelihoods have suddenly deteriorated a lot.Although the landlords did not get rich by selling poultry eggs, they controlled local businesses and workshops.Landlords run businesses in all walks of life, and Pang Zi is now involved in all walks of life.Pang Zi's Escort went into business on its own, and the daily necessities shipped in were supplied to members of the peasant association at low prices.This was a devastating blow to the business held by the landowners.

With the support of the peasant associations, the common people are now less and less relying on working for the landlords to earn money by doing some part-time jobs, which directly leads to the lack of manpower for the landlords.The business, which was already almost unsustainable, became even worse.If Pang Zi was allowed to intervene in the nitrate trade again, the Escort Bureau, which was already growing in power, would no longer be able to shake it.

For landlords, this is already a matter of life and death.Landlords who usually do not have much contact with each other had to start connecting together.First, the landlords operating the cloth workshop, and then the landlords operating handmade ceramics. The landlords communicated more and more.On September 9, the first batch of pleading papers were sent to the Nangong County Yamen.

"What? Someone sued me?" Pang Zi became furious when he heard the news.

In the past six months, Pang Zi has cleared the way in the yamen, and he knows the news in the yamen very clearly.

"Exactly!" The county government's team leader replied.

"Who are they?" Pang Zi asked immediately.

"Is this..." The team leader looked sloppy.

Pang Zi immediately took out a few silver dollars and handed them over, the team leader picked them up in his hand and stuffed them into his bosom with satisfaction. "Brother Pang, it's nothing to complain. But I heard that someone in the canal defense camp seems to want to do something to you."

Hearing this news, Pang Zi's angry expression immediately calmed down.Indeed, suing the officer is nothing.The county magistrate is his teacher, and Pang Zi is not charged with doing business.Those landowners are nothing special, but the canal camps are the real threat.It's not that Pang Zi doesn't know that his business is big, and the defense camp has already made up his mind.It's just that Pang Zi didn't want to send money to these defense camps for nothing.Although there is daily management, it is just to be able to get by on the surface, but in fact, the two sides do not like each other at all.

Thinking of this, Pang Zi bowed his hands deeply to the team leader, "Then it's up to you, brother, to help me find out who in the defense camp has bad intentions for me."

"Brother Pang, it's not that I don't want to help you. As far as I know, everyone in the defense battalion is dissatisfied with you now. If you really want to say who wants to trick you, I think everyone wants to hurt you. So, Brother Pang, you have to be careful." The team leader got up and left after finishing speaking.

That afternoon, Pang Zi rarely shut himself in the room.The brothers in the Escort never knew that Pang Zi could be so patient. On weekdays, whenever there was nothing to do, Pang Zi would come out to drink and talk with everyone, or invite people to compete in martial arts.Pang Zi didn't like to sleep during the day. Looking in through the door, Pang Zi stood up and sat down for a while, but he didn't sleep at all.Everyone felt strange, and the clever ones had faintly sensed an uneasy atmosphere.

In the evening, Pang Zi finally left the house.He ordered first, and all the brothers came back first.These days temporarily do not accept the sale of Yahuo.Then Pang Zi called a few of his confidants into the room.After closing the doors and windows, Pang Zi's first words were, "It's impossible if you don't rebel."

The brothers were frightened, they are living a good life, why did they suddenly bring up the matter of rebellion?

After Pang Zi told his confidant brothers about the defense camp, these people stopped talking.The defense battalion is the troops of the old Huai army on the canal.When the Beiyang New Army was created, all the recruits were recruited from good families in Hebei. The Canal Defense Battalion, as an old Huai Army unit, had already rotted away.Yuan Shikai also has no plans to recruit people from these dregs.

But no matter how the defense battalion is scum, they are officers and soldiers after all.The canal defense battalion is responsible for arresting the canal bandits. If they really want to fight, Pang Zi and the others will fight with the defense battalion.That is really a rebellion.

Everyone can clamor for rebellion in their mouths on weekdays, but they really face the choice of whether to rebel or not.No one could answer right away.

"What are your plans?" Pang Zi asked with a serious expression.

Finally, Pang Tianshuo raised his head and said viciously: "Grandma, I've had a hard time eating meat for a few days. They're going to beat me! Brother Pang, I'm going against you!"

Chapter 163 no_name

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