The waiter muttered, "Nowadays, merchants come in large groups, and they are escorted by soldiers. There are not many enemies left to plunder. It's not easy for us to find the fat sheep, but they take the lion's share without doing anything. It's really..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" the shopkeeper scolded. He knew the current situation very well. Since a few months ago, those scattered caravans have suddenly united, and there are fully armored officers and soldiers escorting them along the way, making it difficult for them to collect.
Little did he know that this was the "military protecting merchants" policy formulated by Fang Zhiyi. The tolls that the caravans originally paid to the bandits were given to the army, and they were escorted together. If there were any problems along the way, the newly established money houses in Qingyi County would compensate them. Of course, the government would be held responsible for the compensation, and the government would hold the army accountable. In this way, everything was connected, the army escorted the caravan wholeheartedly, and the caravan had no worries. They even applied for "membership cards".
While I was daydreaming, I saw the waiter standing still.
"Stop being lazy! Hurry up!" The shopkeeper was a little annoyed. This kid has been talking a lot of nonsense lately. If he hadn't thought his knife was pretty good, he would have killed him long ago.
But the waiter didn't move.
The shopkeeper noticed something was wrong. As one of the strongholds at the foot of Panlong Village, he was very alert.
"Someone come here!" Several shirtless men rushed out from the kitchen, holding sharp knives.
The waiter slowly fell to the ground, and the merchants who had fainted sat up straight.
"You!" The shopkeeper was shocked.
One of them turned his mouth over and held a small object with a strange shape in his mouth. As he blew air into it, it made a bird-like sound.
"Kill them!" The shopkeeper suddenly felt something was wrong and gave the order. He also took a stance and fought in close combat. The three big men could not get close to him.
The same sound was heard outside. Several people dressed as merchants ran out with their heads in their hands, leaving the aggressive waiters in the inn stunned.
"No!" The shopkeeper realized something, but it was too late.
Dozens of arrows shot in. He blocked them with his knife and hid behind the wine cabinet, but those shirtless guys were not so lucky. They fell to the ground after just a few volleys.
The shopkeeper's legs went weak, he knew that today was not going to be a good day for him.
The same scene was happening everywhere. Within two days, all the spies and stolen goods trafficking bases of Panlong Village at the foot of the mountain were wiped out.
As soon as the news reached Panlong Village, their spies in Qingye County also hurried back. The reason was that their brothers who had been arrested before were put on public trial today, and Panlong Village's sinister scheme was exposed to the world. The most outrageous thing was that Qingye County Magistrate Fang Zhiyi actually sent people to send invitations to other small villages in the surrounding area. Someone really got involved.
Chen Xun picked up his pen and wrote a "Proclamation to Fight Bandits", detailing the evil deeds of the people in Panlong Village, such as burning, killing, looting, and forcing innocent people to become bandits under the guise of upholding justice. Chen Xun's reputation made this Proclamation to Fight Bandits spread throughout the surrounding area almost immediately.
"This..." Xiao Tianhu felt dizzy, and the two people behind him quickly supported him.
"Brother, don't panic. This is a trick of Fang Zhiyi, the magistrate of Qingye County! When I was caught by him in Qingye County, he humiliated me in every way!" Song Yunfan gritted his teeth, but he was secretly happy. He finally got to this point. Fang Zhiyi, oh Fang Zhiyi, I was just worrying about having no reason to take revenge, and you jumped out and offended Xiao Tianhu. You're finished.
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