Wang Biao has been investigating something under Zheng Duan's orders for a while.

From the time of building roads a month ago to now, more and more people come to work on the construction site. Because the wages here are paid one day, you can get a day of cash by working for one day. If you have something to do today, it doesn’t matter. The government will not force you.

At first, Zheng Duan was embarrassed and the wages were extremely low. However, as the 500,000 yuan from Broadcom Bank officially arrived, Zheng Duan became more affordable and his wages increased by one cent every day. Although this penny could not be bought, it was very good for the people. After all, it was a penny higher than before, and there were more people who came to work.

But not long after, the warehouse, who was responsible for paying money every day, discovered something.

There are several people who come to work, but there is no household registration.

It should be said that all the normal people in Jishou are borrowed by households, and even newborn babies must be borrowed by households. This is the imperial system and is also convenient for the court to count the population. Of course, it is also for taxation. The agricultural tax collected by the Tang Dynasty was extremely low, but the population tax has always existed.

What does it mean if there is no household registration?

There are two possibilities.

One possibility is that people from neighboring counties heard that they had money and came over to make money. After all, after the autumn harvest, there was nothing at home. In the past, they could go up the mountain to dig medicinal materials and hunt, but now the mountain is not peaceful, so it is very likely that they will not be able to come back as soon as they go. It is not that they will be killed by bandits, but they are bound to be bandits, which is very likely. In addition, Jishou is now in the best public security among the counties in western Xiangxi? Theoretically, the bandits in Jishou have been cleared? For example, this time, there are so many rich people coming to Jishou to invest money to run factories. But none of the other counties went to.

The second possibility? That's not very good.

People who have not registered their household registration are most likely bandits from somewhere.

Cangcao was a clever person. He didn't make a sound on the spot. Instead, he added a name to the person and sent money. After three consecutive days, these people disappeared. Two days later? These three people came back again. This time, two more were added.

Cang Cao did not dare to neglect any more this time and reported this to Zheng Duan.

Zheng Duan was shocked.

If it is the first situation, it doesn’t matter. He is short of labor anyway? Someone comes to work, it’s better.

But what about the second situation?

The large bandits of Jishou were indeed beaten away. But when they broke up the large bandits, there were still many bandits who fled in all directions. They relied on the familiarity of the land and drilled into the valleys. There was really no place to find them? They hid in the mountains to make a living. Naturally, the government did not have the energy to find them. And if they didn't commit any crime, the government would not have the need to find them. It was not that the great crimes and evil must be brought to justice to kill the big bandit leader who warned him.

Of course, there is another first thing that Zheng Duan is most reluctant to see, that is, the bandits outside, and there is also a way to sneak into Jishou. In name, they are here to work and make a living, but secretly they are inquiring about the situation and finding the right opportunity, so they will give Jishou a bit of cruelty?

You know, the current bandit leader in the entire western Hunan is Ding Sheng of the Ding family.

If it is a real bandit, he will naturally refuse to do things without profit, but if it is Ding Sheng, it will be different. As a graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, Zheng Duan knows that sometimes political matters cannot be inferred from common sense.

Now Jishou is the safest and best-developed county seat in western Hunan. If Ding Sheng can defeat Jishou, it will definitely be of great help to him gather the bandits in western Hunan.

Now, Ding Sheng’s life is not easy.

Sun Debin attacked Shi Zhuang, but Shi Zhuang was plotted against him. After a big battle, Sun Debin not only completely lost Jishou, but also caught himself in.

It would be fine if Sun Debin was an ordinary general, but this person was a veteran under Ding Taiyi. His connections in western Hunan were even deeper than Ding Sheng. His capture shocked the entire tribes in western Hunan. Now, these tribes are afraid that each of them will tick their little abacus.

In addition, the government has become increasingly strict with the economic blockade on the mountain. The necessary materials needed on the mountain are transported from the main road, and those secret paths are also being found by the Tang army one by one. Yun, Gui, Yizhou and other places have been troubled by Bala to smuggle materials into the mountains. If you are not careful, you will be taken away by the Tang army.

The mountain combat troops led by Liang Han are increasingly becoming the biggest threat to the bandits. They move around dozens or hundreds of people, looking for traces of bandits. When they encounter small groups of people, they will pull them out directly. When they encounter large villages, they will lie around. Once someone goes out, they will often fall into their hands.

You have to send a large number of people to find them. They are running fast by the rabbit, and you dare not chase them because you don’t know if they are leading you into the trap. Once you meet Liang Han’s main force, it will be a disaster.

But if we also dispatch small groups of people to fight against each other, we are not an opponent at all. Whether it is individual soldiers' quality or weapons and equipment, both sides are incomparable.

There is no possibility of sneak attack.

Each of these small groups of Tang troops has one or two hunting dogs. You are still far away from him. The hunting dog has already discovered the traces. When the other party is prepared, the sneak attack will become a hard bar. In the end, the bandits will suffer.

It is really not an exaggeration to describe Ding's family at this time when the end of their lives.

But the problem is that the more you are about to lose your mind and go crazy.

Therefore, Zheng Duan sent Wang Biao, commander of the Jing'an Army, to investigate this matter. Wang Biao had a good relationship with the military, and he could also use his relationships to check the checkpoints guarded by the military.

"County Master, I have basically found out." Wang Biao saluted with his hands.

"Thank you for your hard work, sit down and talk!" Looking at Wang Biao's expression, Zheng Duan also guessed the result roughly, but he felt relieved.

Wang Biao dragged over the bench and sat opposite Zheng Duan, saying, "It is indeed the bandits who were disbanded among the Jishou bandits. These people have family members. When the bandits dispersed, they first fled back home and then took their families to the valley. The three people who came first are now living together, and the other two live not far from them."

"Have you found their place?" Zheng Duan asked.

Wang Biao nodded: "Finished. I sent the best hunters to follow them into the mountain, found their place, and then took advantage of the time they came out to work to see where they were going to see."

"Is it a miserable life?" Zheng Duan asked.

"It's really miserable!" Wang Biao said: "The man came out to do a while and saved some money. Then he bought some Chenmi back. There were women and children at home, so he had to go out to pick fruits. I flipped through them in their shack. There was nothing except pine nuts, hazelnuts, and pueraria powder. The man was not at home, and women and children dared not go far. After all, there were many beasts in the mountains."

Zheng Duan sighed.

"County Master, these guys seem to have left these two days. In fact, they are just cat-chesting in the forest not far from the construction site, waiting for the next day to start work! With your order, it is easy to capture them, and then go into the mountain to get their families, and you will be working together." Wang Biao said with a smile.

Zheng Duan thought about it, but Wang Biao shook his head unexpectedly.

"County Master, there are still guys hidden in these people's homes." Wang Biao whispered.

"They came out to work and didn't take them with me." Wang Duan said: "It's easy to catch them, but I want them to go down the mountain sincerely."

"I'm afraid these people don't dare. Maybe these people are covered with blood on their hands! When we suppressed bandits, those who could escape from us were not ordinary people." Wang Biao said.

"No matter how fierce a man is, he will not be scary if he has concerns. Otherwise, they would have followed the rest of the people at the beginning." Zheng Duan said: "A penny stumped the heroes. Now they have gone down the mountain to work? Besides, there must be more people who escaped at the beginning. You said that they all live in shacks, and life will be difficult when winter comes. If they can go down the mountain sincerely, they might notify the other hiding people hiding in the mountains. One passes to ten, ten passes to hundreds, and more people will go down the mountain."

"But how can I get them down the mountain?"

"You think of a way to see if anyone knows them. I think there must be some. But these people are either afraid of them or are unwilling to expose them because they are loyal and neighbors." Zheng Duan thought for a while and said, "But they must have communicated in private. Find such people and then convey our meaning to them in a hidden way. Don't be too obvious, otherwise they will be suspicious."

"I will not blame you before? That is, those who have our blood on their hands will not pursue poverty?" Wang Biao asked.

"No investigation!" Zheng Duan said firmly: "I am responsible for this matter. As long as they are willing to go down the mountain sincerely, enter the book, and work properly to make money in the future, and then write down the past matters."

"I understand what you mean!" Wang Biao thought for a while and said, "Let's do it now. Don't worry, I will do it for you."
Chapter completed!