When he returned to the main room, Zhao Zhentang was already sitting there. When he saw him coming in, he asked with concern: "What will you do if the Yamen doesn't give you money? Will there be any trouble?"

Zhao Jin shook his head, a smile appeared on his face, and he said easily: "It's not a trouble, it's an opportunity. Originally, I was afraid of taboos, so I never thought that someone named Tong would bring this to my door."

After thinking about it, Zhao Zhentang seemed to understand a little, and said with a smile: "I know you have a lot of money, but you can't spread it out like this."

"Dad, the government must pay for this money. We don't have to spend a penny." Zhao Jin replied with a smile.

Zhao Zhentang was stunned over there, and Zhao Jin did not continue to explain, but said apologetically: Dad, I can't chat with you and mother anymore, the child has something to do."

"Business matters, go and do your work." Zhao Zhentang waved his hand nonchalantly, and Zhao Jin turned around and strode out.

Seeing his son go out, Zhao Zhentang dropped the smile on his face and sighed.

"Go and call Chen Huang and Wang Zhaojing and ask them to come to my door as soon as possible. Notify Liu Yong, Shi Manqiang and Dong Bingfeng and ask them to go to the goods yard. Hurry." Zhao Jin stood in front of the courtyard gate and gave the order. The guards in front of the door stepped forward.

The soldiers and cavalry immediately agreed and ran everywhere.

Zhao Jin looked back and happened to meet the eyes of the Meng family brother and sister. The young man and woman were lying on the edge of the screen wall looking over, their faces flushed and embarrassed.

"Be careful at home and close the door at all times." Zhao Jin warned with a smile and walked out.

The Meng family brothers and sisters agreed loudly. The backyard door was closed behind them, and Zhao Jin stood on the street. This place was already more prosperous than when he left. It was an honor to be close to Jin Ye's parents as neighbors in Xuzhou City. In the end,

At least better than

It is peaceful elsewhere, and gangsters and thieves will never dare to come here. Even beggars avoid this place. Some people even say that there is a tiger statue in the Lord, and evil spirits cannot get close. This makes many superstitious rich people wait.

They gathered even more.

The Wang family and the Chen family were very close to here, and soon they saw Wang Zhaojing and Chen Huang riding over in full gear. Zhao Jin patted his forehead and smiled from afar: "I forgot to tell you that this time is not a fight.

"

"You haven't taken off your armor yet." Chen Huang said with a smile. Zhao Jin looked at himself and smiled too. Everyone was excited when they got home, and then there were guests visiting, but they just ignored him.

Someone over there led the horse. Zhao Jin got on the horse and said, "Go to the goods yard and talk on the way."

Knocking lightly on the horse's belly, shaking the reins, the three riders moved forward slowly, and someone followed them immediately behind them.

"...confused, confused." After hearing Zhao Jin's explanation, Wang Zhaojing just shook his head.

Zhao Jin smiled happily and said loudly on the horse: "He saved us a lot of things, but he himself couldn't save a penny."

The sun was setting to the west and it was already afternoon. Except for Ji Xiang who was going to Hejiazhuang and Dong Bingfeng who was going to Qianhusuo outside the city, everyone else quickly gathered.

"Xiao Yong, immediately ask the accountant in the city to come up with nine thousand taels of silver, and prepare a hundred jars of Hanjing famous wine, and load them all into the truck." Zhao Jin gave the order straightforwardly, and Liu Yong nodded in agreement.

"Dahuang and Zhaojing, you two are celebrities in the city. Go find a few famous characters inside and outside the city. Go out of the city and talk to the regiment trainers. Just say that the government is not prepared to reimburse them for their money and food expenses, nor does it care about the burial of the dead or injured.

I've got the pension, let's go and do it now." Chen Huang and Wang Zhaojing looked at each other and nodded.

"After you finish, come and meet here. Let's go out of the city together. Let's go and finish what I said within half an hour." Zhao Jin said in a loud voice.

Everyone shouted in agreement and dispersed outside. Everyone else left. Shi Manqiang stayed behind and stayed next to Zhao Jin. He was wearing casual clothes and hurriedly put on his armor and came over. Shi Manqiang squeaked and said: "Brother

, my brother

Shi Mangang couldn't stand idle in the blacksmith shop, and always wanted to come over and follow his elder brother. He was beaten several times by my father and couldn't control him. This time, the defender even took a knife and wanted to go to the top of the city. After thinking about it, the family decided that instead of fooling around like this,

Why not come to our Zhao Ziying, at least you can learn something."

"Of course you can, my brother. How is your brother's martial arts?" Zhao Jin had an impression of Shi Mangang. He was a very strong young man, even a little taller than Shi Manqiang.

Speaking of this, Shi Manqiang was a little embarrassed, but he still said: "He doesn't have any martial arts skills. My blacksmith shop originally planned to pass it on to him, but he still has a lot of strength."

Zhao Jin shook his head and said with a smile: "Come on, he always has something to do."

We are chatting here, and the yard is already busy. There is also silver stored in the goods yard. Most of the silver sold by the wine shops in the city is stored here. If it is not enough, Yunshan Bank and Yunshan Tower can still raise money. Liu Yong is

Directing people to move.

Not long after, Wang Zhaojing and Chen Han also came back on horseback. Jinye was very powerful in Xuzhou. These two men were also famous. Everyone was willing to give face to people who came out of the city to do things.

Not long after the two of them came back, Dong Bingfeng arrived on horseback. His face was very ugly. Zhao Jin thought it was because Xuzhou Guards did not send anyone to join the reinforcements. Just when he was about to express his condolences, Dong Bingfeng hurriedly said: "Brother,

We met with our people just outside the city and got the news that the Xu family in Jingshan on the north bank had crossed the river at noon today and began to provide relief to the victims, recruiting young and strong men and women, and thousands of them have been transported away now."

"What?" Zhao Jin's smile disappeared and he stood up with a livid face.

Manpower is wealth, not to mention these young and strong men and women. After the fierce battle below the city, Zhao Jin planned to swallow them up, but he didn't expect that someone would get there first.

The Xu family in Jingshan is the top powerhouse in Xuzhou. They run the coal and iron business in Jingshan and Tea City, mining coal and smelting iron. These are industries that require a lot of manpower. However, young laborers are often the backbone of farmers, so it is not easy to recruit. These come from

The young and strong refugees in Shandong are naturally the best reserves. They have no foundation and are hungry and helpless. As long as they provide food and food, they can recruit countless people immediately.

"...The refugees came from Shandong and were not hindered much in Jingshan Tea City... When the refugees fled, the boats on the river were burned strangely. Is the Xu family considered good?" Wang Zhaojing said in a deep voice.

made my own conjecture.

The faces of the others were equally ugly. The peach they had fought so hard for had been picked by others for no apparent reason.

"Brother, gather the brothers and go over and trap these refugees." Shi Manqiang said angrily.

“No rush”

"If we don't rush, people will either be taken away or starve to death." Shi Manqiang became a little anxious.

Zhao Jin took a deep breath and said: "The most important thing right now is not this. Now send someone back to Hejiazhuang and ask Ruhui to ride to Yunshan Temple. I will meet him in front of the mountain gate of Yunshan Temple tonight, and then gather all the people from my hometown.

Ding, come with me and arrange this first, then follow me out of the city after the arrangements are made."

These two things were done quickly, but the previous good mood was gone. Zhao Jin got on his horse, looked at his gloomy companions, and said coldly: "After we finish this, let's go find trouble with the Xu family."

"

No one at the reinforcement camp five miles away from the west gate of Xuzhou knows what happened on the banks of the Yellow River and inside the city of Xuzhou.

In this camp, various groups practice volunteering, or they are passionate about it, or they want to make friends with Zhao Jin, or even want to take advantage of the situation. These people are all very happy now, except for a dozen leaders who have their own agendas.

Besides, the people below wish they could stay here forever.

No matter what your intentions are when you come here, after all, you have fought with bandits under the Xuzhou City and saved the Xuzhou City Defense from collapse. Everyone is indeed a benefactor of the Xuzhou City. This is true, and the people in the city recognize this truth.

In the past, the government apportioned the distribution, and no one wanted to do it, but now everyone is unambiguous. Pigs and sheep are slaughtered, pancakes are steamed, and pots and baskets are sent outside the city. Although Hanjing's famous wine is expensive, we can't afford this supply.

, but other soju are also available.

These volunteers who train in the regiment usually cannot eat every ton of food. Even many people in the Jianghu community rarely eat meat. When such a reward comes, it is like a festival. Everyone's mouth is full of oil and they eat happily.

Everyone knows that this day is only a few days away, but the government still has a sum of money to give. When the time comes, the pockets will be bulging, and the people will go back in glory, and the dead and injured fellow villagers will also be accounted for.

Originally, no one had much hope for this, but everyone believed in the promises made by people like Mr. Jin.

Unexpectedly, in the midst of such joy, several gentry from the city suddenly came out and told everyone in embarrassment that the government would not give out rewards.

Everyone came to the rescue, fighting to the death, and finally saved the city, but the government was so cold and cold. They thought everyone was made of paper and clay, and they had no temper at all?

Moreover, someone secretly told them that the magistrate thought they would harm the place and was going to ask them to hand over their weapons and go back. It was said that he would also check whether there were any bandits or thieves infiltrating the place.

Of course, the public was excited about such an effort, and there were thousands of people piled under the city, all with weapons in their hands, relying on each other, which gave them a lot of confidence, and some people even shouted the words to invade Xuzhou.

They were making a fuss here, and the civilians in the city who were collecting corpses and cleaning up the battlefield outside the city were so frightened that they fled back to the city. The garrison soldiers guarding the city gate originally had the duty of suppressing them, but after hearing the reason, they all felt a little shameless.

, seeing that no one came out of the camp due to the commotion, they were too lazy to move.

It was not enough to see that the atmosphere was getting more and more heated. If it exploded, it would be difficult to clean up. Some people hurriedly went back to report, but everyone did not panic. General Zhou had already entered the city with his cavalry. It was said that there would be three thousand soldiers tomorrow morning.

If we can get there, the brave people of these villages will not be able to make a difference.

Just when the situation was about to get out of hand, the defenders were already preparing to close the city gate, but several young men rode out of the city and headed towards the noisy camp.

"Hurry up and stop them. If you go there, won't you be asking for death?"
Chapter completed!