"I was thinking about something that day."

On the river, a small square-head boat without a mast was taking advantage of the morning fog to move forward. Zhang Xing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bow, looked at the fog in front of him and suddenly spoke. "You said, let's depose the dragon.

Approximately how many practitioners are there to help master it?"

"There must be... two or three hundred, right?" Xu Dalang, who was standing at the side and behind, immediately replied.

"Almost." Zhang Xing said thoughtfully. "There are one hundred thousand practitioners in the world, ten thousand strange scriptures, one thousand condensed pills, dozens of masters... In terms of places, there are three hundred states and counties in the Wei Dynasty, and four hundred states in the world.

County, there should be two to three hundred practitioners in one county..."

"There are not so many in Dongjun and Jiyin..." Xu Dalang interrupted.

"I know." Zhang Xing continued. "For example, in Guanlong and Dongdu, the powerful people are concentrated. They are not engaged in production, so they can naturally practice without worries. Therefore, the practitioners are more concentrated, so that Dou married his wife Bai's daughter.

So, he is actually a practitioner and has reached the stage of Qi Sutra, but what’s the use?”

"It's not just Guanlong and Dongdu." Xu Shiying nodded and added seriously. "I don't know if I'm just imagining it. I always think that there are two islands of Dongyi, Beidi, Northwest Witch Clan, and Southeast Monster Clan.

There seem to be too many people..."

"It's probably not a wild idea." Zhang Xing nodded in agreement. "No matter how small the place is, as long as there is a military, political and educational center, and a military, political and educational center is established, it will naturally gather civil and military talents like water in a depression...or

It is said that in order to maintain the military and political center, they force their own people to learn literature and martial arts and practice."

"So that's the case. On the other hand, in places like Dongjun and Jiyin, people who have learned civil and military skills can't become high officials. In addition, in the past 20 to 30 years, the people have not encountered turmoil. Secondly, they have been forced to work and pay taxes.

After all the trouble, I have no time or unwillingness to boil the Zhengmai... Is it normal for one or two counties to not be able to produce a Ningdan?" Xu Shiying drew inferences. "As for the two or three hundred practitioners of our Deposed Dragon Gang, in fact, more than half are the same.

Gathered here from other places."

"That's right." Zhang Xing sighed. "But in fact, the imperial court does not need to violate the law of heaven to block the path of cultivation, nor does it need to deliberately make troubles to tire the people. As long as it maintains a proper central system and gives people a way to make progress,

It is natural to control and grasp the mainstream of practitioners...Whether it is practice or study, isn't it just to live a better life? Therefore, if the politics are clear, the labor force is less, and the taxes are normal, then everyone will be treated equally every step of the way.

The imperial court will only become stronger and stronger."

"But they still forced us to turn back, and we knew they were strong and we were weak, but we still turned against them!" Xu Dalang responded quietly to the sound of hastily abandoning the oars, and looked to the side.

There, the shadow of an obviously larger inland square-head boat had already appeared, and the sound of oars could be heard coming from far and near.

"I know, but that's not what I want to say today..." Zhang Xing finally laughed. "But I have been thinking about one thing since I first returned to Puyang that day. Xu Dalang, what do you think about our Deposed Dragon Gang?"

Among the two or three hundred practitioners, how many of them broke through the realm during the month when the incident took place, or accelerated their breakthrough?"

Xu Shiying was suddenly startled, and just as he was about to say something, someone from the boat over there came shouting loudly: "Who are you crossing the river so early in the morning? Looking at your direction, could it be a detailed operation of the bandit army on the other side?"

"If we were careful, we should have crossed the river in the middle of the night." Zhang Xing smiled and responded loudly from the bow of the boat.

"That's true..." The people on the big ship seemed to hesitate for a moment, and the ship slowly slowed down. It seemed that it was not willing to cause trouble. However, the two ships continued to approach according to their inertia, and the figures of both sides could be vaguely seen.

"Besides, we are not an army of thieves, we are a rebel army." Zhang Xing looked at the ships and figures getting closer and closer. He did not panic at all, but continued to tell the truth frankly.

Unexpectedly, after a brief panic, the big ship turned directly to the outside two or three feet away, without even receiving a direct reply.

Zhang and Xu, including the light-armored warriors who had given up their weapons and held their short soldiers, stared at this scene and fell into silence for a moment.

"Follow me." Zhang Xing suddenly turned around and ordered, breaking the silence.

The lightly armored warriors on the boat obviously hesitated for a moment, but as Xu Dalang immediately waved his hand, they immediately urged the square-headed boat to follow.

The ship in front noticed this, became more panicked, and immediately accelerated. However, the ship was too big and seemed heavy and slow because of its previous turn.

"Heroes of the Dragon Dragon Gang... you, why do you need to do this? We are all just eating a share of food and money." The man on the boat continued to shout back.

"But we really give money and food!" Zhang Xing still sat on the bow of the boat and replied loudly as if talking about cross talk. "Half of the food depot, 20% of the money and silk are reward money, and the rest is still food and military pay...

"

"Isn't it said that the light is split directly, and everyone wears yellow flowers and eats fat meat?" Another voice suddenly shouted in surprise through the mist.

"Where can the military pay come from if the money is divided? The water must flow slowly." Zhang Xing answered fluently. "Not only is the government treasury undivided, but in the future we will also have to cultivate land and collect taxes..."

"Then what's the point of rebellion?"

"Of course it's interesting, because from now on, one acre of land will be taxed as one acre of land, and a family will be treated as one family. Father, son, brother, and close relatives, as long as they are not separated within three generations, they will be taxed as one household...actually calculated.

, which is equivalent to a tax exemption of 60 to 70%.”

"That's true..."

"It is said that the previous land transfers must be checked according to the rules, and those who join the army will be given priority... and civil and military personnel must be recruited into the gang, so that local people can work on their own and serve as officials and lead troops."

"What happens next..."

"Furthermore, our military pay is paid in full according to the regulations of the county soldiers. In addition to the rewards last month, the regular military pay was also paid when we were in Jiyin. But you, can you really get it all? Or is it the old rule?

70% of the elders, 50% of the county soldiers..."

"That's for sure..."

"Stop talking!" As the boat successfully turned around, the voice that had originally spoken suddenly sounded. "Heroes on the other side, we all live on the river, often do business, and we can be regarded as half of the villagers... Don't embarrass us,

We don’t want to embarrass you... We are returning to the water village now, so don’t follow us any more, otherwise we will encounter many ships and officers who will take them from you!"

"Your captain, Meng Shanggong, is a good man next to Jiyin. I am not afraid of our brother-in-law relationship with Chief Xu!" Zhang Xing was still calm, and all he had left was talk. "If I am caught, he won't be afraid either.

If you dare to kill me, you will bring him with you to fight against me. How about we come with you when the time comes..."

"Can……"

"Just lead the way inside. Take it outside the main entrance of the water village and tell us that we will stop. After the fog clears, we will have a look and then leave... No one will know that it was you who led the way." Xu Dalang couldn't help but interrupt.

"How about it? Do we have to fight with swords?"

There was no longer an obvious answer from the boat on the opposite side, but a rustle, as if they were whispering to each other, but it was obscured by the sound of waves on the river... Of course, this does not delay Zhang Xing and Xu Dalang as masters of cultivation, and they have already mastered the application of Qi.

Once in place, we soon heard the attitude of the ship on the other side who finally decided to surrender in order to avoid casualties.

Just like that, after a while, in the fog of early winter, the small square-headed boat followed the big square-headed boat to a place, and then dropped the slurry majestically, without dropping anchor. It just swayed with the waves, and rowed a few more times from time to time.

Just walk down and upstream.

In fact, there is nothing interesting to see in the water village. The river is only so wide. You can see it well from across the river on a clear day. Especially this water village is obviously borrowed from the previous ferry in Chanyuan. In addition to setting up a fence for a few days, there is no way.

What a big trick, but the regulations inside it are already familiar to many locals who travel between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

But it was obvious that Zhang Xing and Xu Shiying did not intend this.

As the sun rose, the fog broke through and dissipated as quickly as ever. Soon, the small square boat, which could only carry a dozen people, was exposed to everyone's sight.

However, almost everyone didn't think much about it, because of its location and the fact that it was the most common transport ship on inland rivers, it was hard not to suspect that it was just an official or military ship that had encountered some problem.

In fact, some people have already taken the initiative to come out of the camp and prepare to help their comrades.

"You should be able to see here from the city, right?" Zhang Xing set up a pavilion and looked toward Chanyuan City in the northeast.

"It's hard to say, but it's almost the same." Xu Shiying also made some rough gestures. "What is Brother Zhang going to do?"

Zhang Xing turned around and pouted, and the only warrior who followed Zhang Dalong into the boat immediately took out a red flag from his arms.

Xu Dalang was startled, but he immediately turned around and took it. Then he personally found a clean oar, tied it with a rope, tied the flag to it, and handed it to a trusted warrior.

The latter took it and carefully tied it to the lowered mast head at the stern of the ship, and then slowly raised the mast without the sail.

After a moment, the red flag with the word "deposed" began to flutter with the breeze under the warm sunshine of early winter.

There was a commotion in the water village. Zhang Xing, who was bored, did not use the Jinglong Sword on his back, but borrowed an iron gun, stretched it into the water at his feet, and began to release a large amount of ice energy, stirring it from time to time.

Xu Dalang just tilted his head to watch Zhang Xing play tricks and paid no attention to him.

After a while, a large square ship finally arrived, also flying the flag of the Wei Dynasty with a bare mast, and then beat the drums and left the stronghold. On the small square ship, everyone sat still as ordered.

When they were more than ten feet away and the people above started to raise their crossbows, Zhang Xing suddenly stood up and swung the iron gun in his hand high, even causing the bow of the boat to sink. Xu Shiying, who had seen clearly earlier, did not hesitate, just like a fresh

The vitality of immortality, like a living python, stretched out from both arms, rolled up the upper part of the iron gun, and then the two of them worked together to throw the big iron gun out with just one push.

That's right, the iron gun was crooked. From the body to the tip of the gun, it flew up crookedly and rolled in the air. When the people on the square boat saw the previous scene, they had already guessed that it was a master of luck.

He threw the gun, but when he saw the gun flying towards him crookedly like a windmill, he couldn't help but laugh on the spot.

Such accuracy is of no use to a master of cultivation?

I wish you could throw a few more and exhaust your true energy so that you can capture them alive!

However, before the laughter stopped, as the immortal energy around the iron gun dissipated, the people on the bow felt a sudden flash of light around the crooked iron gun, and then the wind sounded like thunder, like a huge heavy object breaking through the sky.

Just like flying.

The samurai on the ship had just calmed down and was still in a daze when he followed the trajectory of the big, fancy iron gun and saw an officer on the bow of the ship being knocked over by the iron gun from a distance of two feet and knocked over on the bow deck out of thin air.

He was smashed into the inside of the deck and turned into a lake of rotten flesh. However, his lower body was still intact and he was still standing upside down and twitching.

Not to mention, the iron gun smashed into the deck and stopped for a moment. As the wooden board broke, it actually rolled towards the cabin below, and along with it, the internal organs and flesh of the officer's upper body were stuck and rolled into the inner cabin.

The people on the deck were stunned, but the rowers below were already crying and howling.

"It's ice! What a big lump of ice!"

"Still with a gun..."

"The cabin is broken..."

"Brother Shen Qi's leg was pressed."
To be continued...