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Chapter 471 Wang Jinshi's House Is Nice
In Xiangyang City, in the government office, Chen Mingxia was working in his study when there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the room.

At this time, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and a man with a red face and long beard walked in quickly, and said anxiously: "Sir, something is wrong. Zuo Liangyu sent 3000 troops across the river, and entered the Han Dynasty in the name of assisting in defense." Sichuan County."

Chen Mingxia frowned, stretched out his hand, and Wang Guangtai hurriedly handed him an urgent report.

Chen Mingxia read the general newspaper and snorted coldly, "If Zuo Liangyu crossed the river a month earlier, it would still cause trouble for us, but now, hum~"

He glanced at a letter next to the table, and then asked, "This Zuo Liangyu only sent 3000 people across the river. Is the leader Zhang Yingxiang good at fighting?"

Wang Guangtai said: "It's hard to say whether this Zhang Yingxiang can fight or not, but he is a very good swimmer. He once swam the Han River barebacked."

"Oh?" Chen Mingxia smiled slightly, "Let's see if he can swim across the Yangtze River this time!"

Wang Guangtai became interested, "Sir, what you mean is to send troops to retake Hanchuan now, so that Zhang Yingxiang will be sent to the river."

Chen Mingxia shook his head, "Don't worry, the commander only gave us 3 troops. Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and Xunyang alone need [-] people to guard, and the rest of the troops have to defend Chengtian and De'an. Our military strength is really stretched. How about this, you first send a letter to the commander in Runing, and I will act later~"

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For the [-] soldiers of Zhang Yingxiang's troops in Hanchuan County, it can be said that every day in the past few days has been like New Year's Eve.

Zuo Liangyu is entrenched in Wuchang and Huangzhou. His territory is not as large as Gao Yihuan's, but his soldiers and family members have hundreds of thousands, like a replica of Li Zicheng.

Because the territory is small and there are many personnel, the ordinary soldiers of the left army basically have no military pay. Even if they are given some rice, they usually cannot eat enough for themselves, and their families will also starve.

Zuozhen has tens of 10 people, and they have already searched all the land of the two prefectures. If it weren't for the money and food allocated by the imperial court every year, they would have been unable to survive.

Hanchuan County is close to Wuchang. Under Gao Yihuan's rule, there are no wars and bandit raids. The society is stable, and the taxes paid by the people are reduced, and the enthusiasm for production is increased. Therefore, the city is not rich, but for the left army, it is already a Heaven.

After entering the city, the soldiers of the Zuo Army maintained the majesty of the king at first, but the food arranged by the gentry in the county at noon was not particularly good, there were no chickens and ducks, so the soldiers of the Zuo Army began to prepare their own dinner after lunch.

Three thousand Zuo soldiers broke into the homes of the people in the city in groups of three or four, and began to rob money, chickens and ducks, food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, as long as they were needed, they took everything away.

The big gentry in the city are okay, they are all people of status, and there are servants and guards. The soldiers of the left army do not touch them, and leave it to the generals to blackmail them. Their main goal is to bully the common people.

This caused misery to the people in the city. Not only were their property damaged, some young women were also raped by the soldiers of the left army. In just one morning, 30 to [-] people were hanged and thrown into the well.

All of a sudden, a large number of people came to the county government to complain, but magistrate Sun couldn't do anything about it.

At the county level, there are no garrisons. They are mainly concentrated in a few key big cities, and the surrounding areas are controlled through the big cities.

Wei Wujun has few people in Huguang, let alone be able to disperse, otherwise if a big event happens, the strength will not be able to quickly clenched into fists to meet the enemy soldiers.

3000 troops from the left army poured into the city, and the [-] armed soldiers and civilians were disarmed by the left army. The county magistrate Sun had no choice but to blame himself, feeling that he was sorry for the people.

When the Zuo soldiers were doing evil in the county, Wang Jinshi held a banquet in the mansion and invited Zhang Yingxiang to be a guest, and all the gentry in the county accompanied him.

At this time, the gentry knew what happened in the county, and they all became a little panicked. They hoped that Zhang Yingxiang could restrain the people. They were afraid that the left army would rob them after they had finished robbing the people, but Wang Jinshi was not very worried about this.

Zhang Yingxiang was invited to the palace, and Wang Jinshi led all the gentry to stand outside to greet him. Then he saw Zhang Yingxiang and several generals, surrounded by their personal guards, come to the gate of the palace.

"Zhang Zongbing, I have been waiting for a long time. Come on, please!" Wang Jinshi cupped his hands enthusiastically, his face glowing, and then he turned sideways and made a gesture.

Zhang Yingxiang ignored him, looked at the mansion, narrowed his eyes, walked in, and said to the people around him: "This mansion is not bad!"

A group of people walked into the palace. The soldiers were sitting in the outer hall. The Zuozhen soldiers were standing or sitting. They were eating and drinking, shouting loudly, urging the food to be served, and then poking their chopsticks randomly.

As soon as a dish of food was served, the soldiers moved their chopsticks, and those who grabbed the plates grabbed the plates, like a hungry ghost reincarnated, and they snatched up everything in a short time.

In the hall, Zhang Yingxiang sat on the upper hand as a matter of course, accompanied by Wang Jinshi and others, but many gentry were a little uneasy.

Only then did they discover that although Wei Wujun had harmed their interests, as long as they obeyed the rules, they could get protection for their lives and property, which made people feel safe. feel.

At the banquet, many gentry basically did not speak much, and few people took the initiative to toast, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Seeing this, Wang Jinshi took the initiative to liven up the atmosphere, raised his wine glass, and said, "Mr. Zhang, this time you will lead the troops into Hanchuan for defense, and Hanchuan will be guaranteed."

Zhang Yingxiang had a drink with him, and he didn't care why the gentry were in a low mood, anyway, he was happy with the drink, and took the initiative to raise the glass, "It's my duty to protect the environment and the people, please don't be polite! Come on, everyone, let's do this together." With a glass of wine, I will have something to say."

Most of the gentry who are working are bitter in their hearts, what is going on outside, this Zongbing Zhang can still say this, if he does not protect the environment and the people, what will happen?
After drinking a cup, Zhang Yingxiang put down his cup, and said, "You all know that there is a big battle going on in southern Henan, and those Tartars are fierce and ruthless. They will look at Han Hangong, but they won't last long. It won't take long for the Tartars to die." I want to go south. The general was ordered to come to help defend and protect everyone's safety. Did you reimburse the general for the food and salaries of the brothers?"

Wang Jinshi had been prepared for a long time, Zuo Jun was a vicious dog, he had to be fed before he could look after his home.

"Hehe~" Wang Jinshi smiled all over his face, "This Zongbing Zhang can rest assured, the old man has already prepared a sum of money to reward the army."

Zhang Yingxiang smiled immediately, "Haha~ How much have you prepared?"

"Together with the gentry in the city, the old man is willing to provide the chief soldier with 1 taels of silver!" Wang Jinshi said triumphantly.

Zhang Yingxiang only had 3000 people, and if they were issued to soldiers, each of them could get three taels, which was equivalent to more than two months' military pay.

Of course, although the money was for the soldiers of the left army, most of it would go into Zhang Yingxiang's pocket. The huge sum of 1 taels was enough to smash Zhang Yingxiang to the ground.

Wang Jinshi was complacent. Although 1 taels was a lot, it was not much when it was divided equally among the gentry. Moreover, as long as he was allowed to collect rents, increase key rents, and colluded with officials to pay less taxes, the losses would be rapid. You can make up for it and earn a fortune every year.

Wang Jinshi's face was full of smiles, but Zhang Yingxiang's face suddenly sank, and his face was hardened.

At this time, one of the generals beside him saw this and smashed his wine glass on the ground, "You motherfucker! You are looking for death! You want to send us for 1 taels, and treat us as a beggar!"

Wang Jinshi didn't expect that Qiu Ba would not show face, but he still asked: "How much does Zhang Zongbing want?"

Zhang Yingxiang didn't speak, and Guerrilla on the side immediately said: "At least one hundred thousand, without this number, no one wants to leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers who were still eating, drinking and fighting in the outer hall suddenly rushed in.

The squires were all dumbfounded at this moment, a look of panic appeared on Wang Jinshi's face, and he was not calm anymore.

At this moment, Zhang Yingxiang stood up and changed his face, "Hehe, I knew it was not easy for you, but I can't make it hard for my brother. You are trying to make up here, I will be a little tired, go to rest first."

As he said that, he looked at Wang Jinshi, "This house is not bad, I will live here!"

When Wang Jinshi heard this, tears of regret almost came out.

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