Chapter 1593 1595 [Offensive and defensive battle]
"Miss Qiuxue, there is no need to be so inferior. My junior brother doesn''t mind this at all. He told me personally that you are a good woman." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, in our Laojun view, there are no outsiders except our own people. Who can chew his tongue?"
Hearing what he said, Qiu Xue couldn''t help but feel a little moved.
Xiang Nan observed the words and added another fuel to the fire, "Miss Qiu Xue, you only have this life, so why worry too much about worldly perspectives. Only when you let go of your obsessions can you embrace happiness."
Qiu Xue was persuaded by him and nodded.
In the next few days, Qiu Xue took the initiative under Xiang Nan''s persuasion. She not only expressed affection for Jun Bao, asked him about his welfare, but even sewed clothes for him with her own hands.
?Although Jun Bao is simple-minded and has never thought about love between men and women, he is not a heartless person. Facing Qiu Xue''s affectionate expression, I couldn''t help but be very moved.
?Coupled with Xiang Nan and Xiao Donggua’s constant beating, the relationship between the two finally sublimated and turned from friends into lovers, which can be regarded as a happy ending.
In the film, Jun Bao and Qiu Xue failed to get together, which once made Xiang Nan very regretful, but now they have finally made up for it.
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At the same time, tax collectors were killed in various places in Heluo Prefecture.
?Those tax collectors all lost their lives when they went to the countryside and into the city to collect taxes.
?Either fell into a trap, or was hit by a cold arrow, or was assassinated... In less than half a month, hundreds of people died. The remaining tax collectors were so frightened that they no longer dared to go out to collect taxes.
But when the people heard about this, they all secretly applauded.
?Those tax collectors relied on their official status and the large numbers of soldiers with them, so they often went to the countryside and cities to collect exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Anyone who dares to refuse to pay will be beaten severely, so everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out.
?Now, hearing that these tax collectors have been killed, the people are naturally happy.
“Okay, these eunuchs will also live today, what a retribution!”
“God is wise, these geldings are finally dead, retribution!”
“Which hero did this? It really made us angry!”
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The common people cheered for joy, but Liu Jin was almost furious.
He intended to rebel and was self-respecting with his troops, so he continued to expand his armaments. Originally, he only had an army of 10,000 people under his rule, but he suddenly expanded it to an army of 100,000.
For such a large army, if people eat horses, they will consume a lot of food and grass in a day. Not to mention military uniforms, weapons, armor, wages, etc.
The imperial court had a limited allocation of silver, which was allocated based on a quota of 10,000 people. For the remaining 90,000 people, Liu Jin naturally had to find a way. That''s why he collected so many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Otherwise, how could he maintain the expenses of a hundred thousand troops.
But now, all the tax collectors he sent out have been slaughtered, and the tax money cannot be collected, leaving Liu Jinke like water without a source. At that time, if the army''s food and salary supply is not timely, it will easily lead to mutiny.
At that time, all his grand plans and his path to supremacy came to nothing. This naturally made him very angry.
“You losers, can’t you do this little thing well?” He asked his deputy He Kun angrily, “If you can’t collect taxes, I will kill you.”
"Father, it''s not that you are incompetent in your humble position, it''s that the rebels are too cunning. They hide in the dark, set up traps, shoot cold arrows, and poison... It''s easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. It''s really hard to guard against them." He Kun explained immediately, "Furthermore, their whereabouts are unpredictable, traveling east or west, south or north, gathering and dispersing. Their home base has never been found, and it is difficult to catch them all."
“Humph, what a waste, what’s the point of raising you?” Liu Jin couldn’t help but cursed after hearing this.
“It’s because you are humble and incompetent!” He Kun quickly knelt down and said. "Send more people out, and increase each team to a hundred people." Liu Jin then said, "I don''t believe that those rebels are so powerful. If a team of twenty people is killed, a team of a hundred people can be killed."
“Yes.” He Kun said immediately.
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However, the tax collection team of a hundred people still could not stop the heroes from joining forces to assassinate him.
??Especially Deng Chang, Zhu Gui and others who were under the Tai Chi sect. They have high martial arts skills and are good at combined attacks. Therefore, it is no problem to deal with three or four hundred people.
?In addition, the people have learned well now and no longer accept the situation, and will be killed if they are provoked. When the tax collectors came to the countryside, they hid and waited for them to leave before returning to their hometowns.
?Take away all the food, clothing, money, and livestock that can be taken away from the family. Even if these tax collectors go to the countryside, they will not find anything.
So after more than half a month, Liu Jin still did not receive enough tax. To maintain his army, he has begun spending money out of his own pocket. After all, soldiers are not given food or wages. Once they mutiny, it will be useless for him to be a guarding eunuch.
"Trash, trash, all trash. A team of a hundred people will be killed. He Kun, how do you usually train your troops?" Liu Jin cursed.
"My father-in-law, I am incapable of doing things in my humble position. But those rebels are really powerful, with strong martial arts and agility. Our soldiers are no match for them." He Kun explained, "Based on my humble position, should we increase the manpower and increase the team to Five hundred people, one thousand people, how about that?”
"Mobilizing a team of five hundred people to collect taxes?! If it is spread out, wouldn''t it make people laugh?" Liu Jin said coldly when he heard this.
"What do you think, father-in-law?" He Kuan asked quickly.
"Since those rebels are people from the martial arts world and martial arts masters, then use force to control martial arts." Liu Jin ordered, "Find more martial arts masters and let them blend into the tax collectors. When the rebels come to kill again, they will be killed." They caught them in one fell swoop.”
"Father, this is really a noble idea. I''ll just do this humble job." He Kun said immediately.
"He Kun, you have already failed in two big things. If you don''t do it well this time, just come to see me." Liu Jin said coldly.
He Kun''s face suddenly stiffened when he heard this.
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Subsequently, He Kun began to recruit martial arts masters.
The so-called learning of civil and martial arts is to sell goods to the emperor''s family.
Not all people in the martial arts world are righteous, so they quickly recruited a group of scum who were willing to serve as the government''s minions.
They pretended to be tax collectors and went to the countryside to collect taxes. The heroes thought they were just ordinary soldiers, but they ran into trouble.
?In less than ten days, more than a dozen heroes were arrested, imprisoned, and tortured, which also severely damaged the anti-eunuch movement.
"My father-in-law is really good at knowing things. He can see thousands of miles away and catch them with just one move. I am really ashamed of my humble position and have no place to be ashamed." He Kun flattered him continuously.
"No need to say such beautiful words, He Kun, you know my character. What I want is not a dog that can only wag its tail." Liu Jin glanced at him and said, "Those rebels must have accomplices, and they must be interrogated as soon as possible to avoid They fled."
"My father-in-law taught me a lesson. But those people were very tough-talking. For a while, I couldn''t pry their mouths open." He Kun said quickly.
"Trash, do you still need me to worry about this?" Liu Jin shouted coldly, "Are all the guys in your Dongchang vegetarian?"
“Yes.” He Kun said immediately.
(End of this chapter)