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Chapter 475 Then stay in Hanchuan

In the evening, the gentry of Hanchuan County came to Linjianglou, the only restaurant in the county that was of a decent quality.

Everyone had serious expressions on their faces. They stood in the yard, glanced at each other, shook their heads and sighed, and forced smiles, expressing their suffering.

Originally, I thought that Gao Yihuan was ruthless enough to lower the rent, and the officers and soldiers who didn't want to welcome in were much more ruthless than Gao Jukou. Gao Yihuan only took part of the rent, and the left army wanted everything.

Now that Hanchuan is going through a catastrophe, the country gentry are all responsible, especially Wang Jinshi, if it weren't for him, Zuo Zhen would not have chosen to come to Hanchuan.

But at this time, Wang Jinshi's son was beaten half to death, and his daughter-in-law committed suicide. He had already shed tears of regret, and wished he could beat himself to death.

Originally, they were not in the mood to come to today's banquet, but Zhang Zongbing was very concerned about the county magistrate Sun's suggestion that the whole county collect a sum of money and food to send him to the defense. Come on, anyone who doesn't come will not give Zhang some face, and Zhang will go crazy.

For a while, all the squires in the county were dragged out of their homes by soldiers from Zuozhen. Even Wang Jinshi, whose family had died and whose son had been beaten into a cripple, was escorted to the banquet.

The dignified Jinshi master is a person who wants face in the local area. Zuo Jun doesn't give him any face. He not only steals his money, but also ruins his family, but he has no ability to resist at all. It can be said that he is majestic and stupid. Fame, I'm afraid it will become the laughing stock of others.

The country gentry were led to the private room on the second floor, and after a while, Zhang Yingxiang brought nearly a hundred of his relatives to Linjiang Tower.

With so many soldiers, the country gentry immediately put on a bitter face, knowing that blood would be shed again tonight.

There was a banquet a few days ago, and everyone had to pay several thousand taels of silver before being released home. This time, I don’t know how much they have to pay again in order to have a safe exchange.

Zhang Yingxiang is still very good to his relatives. There are nearly a hundred relatives. There are more than ten tables downstairs. Each table prepares chicken, duck and fish, as well as fat but not greasy pork head meat, which makes people salivate.

The soldiers took their seats one after another, and Zhang Yingxiang waved his hand and said, "The folks are warmly entertaining, brothers and sisters, eat and drink well, don't disappoint their kindness."

The Zuozhen soldiers burst into laughter, and when Zhang Yingxiang went up to the second floor accompanied by several generals, they started to move immediately, making loud noises, playing games, drinking, eating large pieces of meat, and having a good time.

"Hehe~ all the elders are here!" Zhang Yingxiang walked into the private room with a smile on his face.

The gentry who were talking in low voices in the room fell silent for an instant. Under the leadership of County Magistrate Sun, they all stood up and saluted Zongbing Zhang.

Zhang Yingxiang sat down directly next to County Magistrate Sun, and then raised his hand to press down, "I called everyone here today to discuss how to reimburse the expenses of our left army's garrison. I heard that you want to pay in one lump sum." Qing, this general was very moved, and after discussing with the soldiers, he decided to give you a discount of 15 taels!"

The squires almost vomited blood, and they all looked distressed.They had collected 10 taels before, and now they want another 15 taels.

The annual tax in Hanchuan County is less than 1 taels. They rely on rent collection, and it takes many years for them to get it back.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhang Yingxiang didn't respond, he felt unhappy, and his face became serious again. The general next to him agreed, and suddenly stood up, and slapped the table with his hand, causing the wine and soup in the plates and glasses to splash everywhere.

"Damn it, it's shameless. It's 15 taels, even if you lose a penny. Don't take the kindness of the general soldier seriously. We must get it together tonight. When the general soldier changes his mind, it won't be that price." Already!"

The general was vicious, and at the same time the door of the private room was pushed open, and several left soldiers rushed in, pulled out half of the knife, the blade was shining coldly, looking murderous.

This is not an official army, it is simply a bandit.When everyone saw it, they knew that if they didn't cut their flesh today, they probably wouldn't be able to get out of this door again.

Many gentry could only cast their eyes on County Magistrate Sun, complaining in their hearts, didn't they agree to go to Xiangyang to recruit troops?Why did it turn into collecting money for Zhang Yingxiang again?

But County Magistrate Sun ignored their questioning gazes, and instead smiled apologetically at Zhang Yingxiang: "Don't be in a hurry, Mr. Zhang. The emperor still has hungry soldiers, and the county can't chill the hearts of the Zuojun brothers. The county took the lead and took out 300 taels. Be quick, everyone, take as much as you want, claim your own amount, so that the brothers from the left army can move to another place."

Seeing what the county magistrate said, everyone couldn't help suspecting that the county magistrate Sun and Zhang Yingxiang had made an agreement, so let's search for them.

For a moment, everyone wanted to die.Wang Jinshi lamented, "I pledged 1 taels, and I'll let someone pick it up!"

In any case, Zuo Zhen had to be sent away as soon as possible so that they could continue to stay. He couldn't guarantee whether his family members would be harmed by these beasts.

Wang Jinshi took the lead, what did the others have to say, all the country gentry and lords pledged to donate, and asked people to go back and get silver to redeem themselves.

About half an hour or so, boxes of silver were carried to the yard of Linjiang Tower one after another, piled up like a hill.

Zhang Yingxiang looked down from the window, the white silver shone in the moonlight, and his eyes were also bright.

Although there was still some distance from 15 taels, Zhang Yingxiang was already very happy, and he couldn't help turning around, "Hehe~ I will replace the brothers, thank you all for your love and love."

The local rich man in Hanchuan County is really squeezed out now, and the rest may not be able to make up for one night. Seeing that there is no silver box coming in, County Magistrate Sun laughed and said: "Zhang Zongbing, can the rest be paid?" Let’s accommodate and give everyone a little more time.”

Zhang Yingxiang was in a good mood, "Hehe, well, I'm not in a hurry, anyway, I didn't intend to leave so quickly, so I stayed in Hanchuan for a little longer, and we'll talk about it when you all gather together."

Hearing this, the squires beat their chests and stamped their feet, almost being forced to cry.

Zhang Yingxiang, however, was in a happy mood, making people optimistic about Yinzi, and greeted everyone to eat. The atmosphere became a little awkward, but it didn't affect Zhang Yingxiang at all.

He was in a happy mood, completely ignoring everyone's feelings, drank a few glasses by himself, and suddenly felt something was wrong, as if there was something missing, so he put down his chopsticks and asked, "Why don't you find some girls and come over to accompany you for a drink?" !"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, no one dared to accept this fault, since Zhang Yingxiang entered the city, he had already spoiled many women from good families, five of them were forced to death alone.

No one spoke anymore, Zhang Zongbing was moody, and his brows immediately became unhappy again.

He put down his wine glass heavily, snorted coldly, and when the general next to him saw him, he immediately became angry again, "Damn it, our commander-in-chief leads the troops to protect you, and you have this attitude. If we don't satisfy our commander-in-chief today, we will be left alone." The army will stay in Hanchuan!"

The gentry were ashamed with fright. This was unavoidable. Just as someone was about to give in, County Magistrate Sun suddenly sneered, "Then you stay in Hanchuan! Even if you want to leave now, I'm afraid you won't be able to!"

The stern Zhang Yingxiang frowned, a little surprised, and raised his eyebrows, "What does County Magistrate Sun mean?"

Before the words were finished, there was a rush of footsteps outside, followed by two left sergeant soldiers screaming, knocking open the door and hitting the wine table, the table suddenly collapsed, plates and wine glasses fell to the ground, shocked The gentlemen jumped away one after another.

Zhang Yingxiang's expression changed drastically. He saw more than a dozen uninvited guests appearing outside the door, and immediately ran to the window, "Come on, come and save me!"

The county magistrate Sun sneered, "Mr. Zhang, it's useless. No one will save you even if you broke your throat!"

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