Looking at the bandits sprawled on the ground, Jiang Xinyu was a little dumbfounded and tentatively asked:
"Young Master, shall we drag them back now?"
Song Chenghou's face was cold and stern. "Just leave it here and have someone watch over it."
The tent is full of women and children; if anyone wakes up, it could lead to a fight to the death...
The sixth brother walked up from behind, glanced at the ground, and casually said:
"Don't worry, I personally measured the amount, I know it myself."
He won't wake up for a while.
"Whatever arrangements you have, brother, please proceed as planned."
Having said that, he waved his sleeve and crawled back into his tent to sleep.
"Big brother, what do you need me to do?"
The fourth brother, Song Chengliang, approached.
Song Chenghou turned to Jiang Xinyu and Qin Shan, "Xinyu and Steward Qin, have you had any dealings with the Prefect of Qiongzhou?"
Jiang Xinyu shook his head. This was his first time going to sea, and he had never done so before, coming to the island from Qiongzhou.
Qin Shan replied respectfully, "I once led a group to visit Qiongzhou Port when our merchant ships docked there."
"good."
Song Chenghou nodded, "Now, we need to trouble Steward Qin to make a trip..."
Qin Shan cupped his hands in a fist salute, "I will leave it to the young master's arrangements."
Song Chenghou stepped forward, supporting Qin Shan with both hands and helping him up. "Please, Manager Qin, set off immediately. Ask the fishermen to use small boats..."
Send this gang of bandits to the Qiongzhou government office...
The fishermen had gradually gathered, and upon hearing Song Chenghou's words, they naturally had no other opinions, only some confusion.
Some fishermen were anxious, saying, "Young master, the prefect won't help us!"
"Yes, young master! Officials and bandits are colluding; they only care about money. Now, handing them over..."
They'll definitely release them, and all our efforts will have been for nothing!
"Yes, young master! Not only that, we can't get the kidnapped people back either!"
......
Once the murmurs subsided, Song Chenghou patiently explained:
"Sending the person there wasn't intended in the hope that the government would step in and rescue them..."
"What is that?"
Just as the fisherman was about to ask a question, Chen Hai stopped him, gesturing for Song Chenghou to finish speaking first.
Song Chenghou continued, "Passing by at sea, you're not required to be completely silent; you should try to make as much noise as possible..."
It would be best to let the people along the way know that this gang of bandits is attempting to kidnap merchants, abduct fishermen, and demand exorbitant prices...
They even attempted to kidnap all the fishermen's wives and children on the shore and sell them together...
The goal is to create a stir and make the merchants and fishermen on the shore uneasy.
Even if they released everyone after being sent to the government office, the fact that so many bandits had been captured...
The government has offered no explanation. If a similar incident occurs again, the prefect will consider the consequences and take measures to restrain the bandits...
Unless, he doesn't want to sit in this position of prefect anymore!
Furthermore, sending the bandits to the government was primarily to leverage the power of the officials and the prefect, thus creating a deterrent effect on them...
To prevent them from retaliating after things have settled down.
After Song Chenghou finished explaining, the fishermen suddenly understood, as did Jiang Xinyu, who looked on with admiration.
"Young Master, may I come along?"
Jiang Xinyu looked at Song Chenghou expectantly.
Song Chenghou lowered his head to think, then looked at Qin Shan. The arrangement would require the consent of the Jiang family.
Jiang Xinyu turned to face Qin Shan, her face full of anticipation.
Qin Shan said to Song Chenghou, "I will follow your arrangements, young master. If you think it is feasible, I will naturally feel at ease."
Jiang Xinyu was still a child after all. His eyes lit up when he heard this, and he turned his head toward Song Chenghou.
How could Song Chenghou refuse such admiring and expectant eyes?
Thinking of his younger brothers and how they had grown up during their exile, Song Chenghou said to Qin Shan, "Take them with you! Let Xinyu broaden his horizons as well."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shan bowed deeply to Song Chenghou.
Song Chenghou instructed Jiang Xinyu, "Don't act impulsively along the way."
The sea is turbulent and fraught with danger.
Not to mention in the sea, there might be accomplices waiting for them, or perhaps on the shore.
Fishermen, merchants, and government officials are all possibilities.
"Everything is to be arranged by Steward Qin!"
Jiang Xinyu nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.
The fishermen rowed over with all the few small boats they had left.
They piled the bandits onto the small boat like sandbags.
Song Chenghou detained two people, but let the rest take them away.
Song Chengfeng hadn't completely fallen asleep. Hearing the instructions outside, he sprinkled the powder on all the unconscious bandits again, worried that they might wake up in the middle of the night.
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