[I'm sorry, I'm delayed, and I'll have a change later]

Five miles downstream from the place where Han Gang went ashore was Baimadu, and the group rode over with only one meal.

Baimadu, also known as Baimajin, is located in the northern suburbs of Baima County.

As a strategic place leading from the Central Plains to Hebei, Baimadu, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, is mentioned in the Warring States Policy and historical records. During the Three Kingdoms, in the first battle of Guandu, Baimadu was also an extremely important flank. Around this important point on the Yellow River, for more than 1,000 years, countless wars and gunpowder smoke have passed this ancient ferry from time to time.

However, now that Chengping has been a hundred years old, Baimadu has long disappeared from the Jinge Iron Horse, but is a crowded commercial resort. Even in the middle of winter, you can see a constant stream of business travel.

Across the shrinking Yellow River, you can see Liyangjin on the opposite bank. Dafan ferries are basically built in places where the water of the river is gentle and the terrain on both sides of the river is also gentle. The Hakuba ferry side is no exception, and the gentle water makes it safe for ferries to come and go. And in winter, it is often the first to freeze. In the middle of winter, long wooden planks are laid on the frozen surface of the river, and a layer of straw mats made of wheat straw is added on top, so that not only pedestrians can walk on the ice here, but even the Taiping horse-drawn carriages can cross the river with wooden planks.

The weather this year was also cold, and Han Gang felt that it was even colder than when he was in Kansai two years ago. It's just that now the air is dry, and the cold is not too hard to endure at all. The surface of the river in this section of Baimadu has already frozen, and the water in the section of the river that Han Gang has seen just now is even stronger, and when Han Gang rode along the embankment, he could already see people laying wooden planks on the ice.

This is an annual routine, but it also needs to be approved by the prefect. Two days ago, it was handed to Han Gang's desk by the prison town, and after Han Gang read it, he signed and drew the charge, and allocated straw and wooden planks as usual, as well as a hundred yuan of money, to pave the road on the ice.

Han Gang stopped at the embankment, and the rows of houses below were his destination.

The town of Hakumadi was formed spontaneously over the course of a hundred years, and its internal planning was very poor. Looking down from above, it can be clearly seen that except for the two main roads, the other streets and alleys are too narrow to play the role of fire isolation at all. Han Gang looked through the old files, and the town of Baimadu in Zhilu Road basically burned down every three or five years. Looking at it now, the houses in the town are both new and old, and several houses have obviously been rebuilt in recent years.

Coming down from the embankment, the town of Hakuba Dujian, who heard the news, came over with people. When he first heard this name, Han Gang thought that he had the same name as the famous Confucian master in later generations.

Wang Yangming has a simple appearance, looking like a rural farmer, and he can't hide his rustic atmosphere even if he wears brocade and satin. But Han Gang knew that this one was also the son-in-law of the Heavenly Family-too close to Tokyo City, a stone smashed out, and a bunch of imperial relatives could be smashed out—but as the son-in-law of a remote branch of the royal family, the Hun family was just a daughter of a partial family, and the Yin Supplement was only a small envoy at the bottom. Wang Yangming didn't dare to take it in front of Han Gang, a jinshi and the first.

From a distance, he began to salute Han Gang, and when Han Gang came closer, he came up and asked with a smile: "I don't know if Zhengyan came to the town today, but what did the lower officials do inappropriately?" ”

"I want to see how the road on the ice is paved. In addition, because of the recent dry weather, I am a little worried about the situation in the town. Han Gang knew that people at this time were taboo in their words, so they deliberately did not mention the word 'fire'.

Wang Yangming understood it, and nodded: "Don't worry, you have to guard against it every year, and this year's officials have already arranged it." The water tank pump, axe, saw, and rope are all properly prepared, and they are absolutely foolproof. ”

"That's good." Han Gang didn't question much, even if a fire two years ago had just burned down a quarter of the town, Wang Yangming's preparations had to be seen first.

Wang Yangming carefully led the way in front and led Han Gang and his party into the town. It is not the first time that Han Gang has come to Baimadu Town, and there are many people who know him. Seeing that the magistrate had arrived, they retreated to the road one after another, looking at this young official who was dedicated to his official duties and conscientious, and praised him from the bottom of his heart.

"It's almost time for dinner, the lower official has already asked people to prepare wine and rice, and it is better to go to eat first and then go to see the situation of the hidden fire shop in the town."

Wang Yangming proposed, Han Gang looked back at his entourage, and they were indeed tired, "It's okay, but it's simpler." ”

"The lower officials understand, the lower officials understand."

The last time he entertained Han Gang, Wang Yangming tried his best to arrange a feast, but Han Gang took the first two dishes, and after eating two bowls of rice, he let people withdraw all of them, and they didn't get a drop of wine. When he came to the village, he was the same.

Wang Yangming didn't dare to touch his head again, and now the people of Baima County also knew Han Gang's temper. I don't like luxury, I don't disturb the people much, I rarely bring a flag officer when I go out on patrol, and I don't shout silence or avoidance. Previously, Han Gang easily settled the 30-year Chen case, and the whole county knew that today's little Han Zhixian was aware of everything, and no one dared to underestimate him as a young magistrate because of Han Gang's light car. The county magistrate, who does not disturb the people and is simple and simple, is a good thing for the people.

I had just walked a few steps to the town, but I heard the sound of Ding Ling sneering and scolding from the tavern on the side of the road.

Han Gang stopped, turned his head to look at the tavern, and pouted inside: "Go and see what's going on?" ”

An accompanying archer immediately strode in with his chest straight, but after a miserable scream, he covered his eyes and stumbled out: "Zhengyan! It's a few military men who don't give money after drinking! It's the Xuanyi Army! ”

Not far from Baimadu, the two commanders of the Xuanyi Army were stationed, which were under the supervision of the garrison capital of Baima County, which was used to protect Baimadu, an important place in Jinliang. A little further to the east, there is a military camp of 1,000 people, which originally belonged to Huazhou and was used to guard the embankment of the Yellow River, but is now directly dispatched by Kaifeng Prefecture.

A drunken voice chased after him from the tavern: "What is the county, grandpa is still the state!" ”

When Han Gang heard this, his face sank, and he picked up the two family members who had retired from the army: "Go and catch people!" ”

Wang Yangming listened to it later, and it seemed that he knew that Han Gang was going to do it for some reason. He had a good relationship with Zheng Duo, the forbidden army garrison in Baima County, and Wang Yang knew that Zheng Duo himself was in the outer room of the town. While the attention of the others was in the tavern, he quietly beckoned someone to come over, "Go find Zheng Dujian quickly!" ”

Han Gang has no military position, so he can't control the heads of these red guys, and the garrison of the capital here is not under his jurisdiction. But the first two times he came to see Han Gang, the magistrate, the capital eunuch Zheng Duo was trembling, and he didn't dare to have any unruly demeanor. This is not surprising, in the Great Song Dynasty, military generals have always wanted to give civil officials three points. Especially for an official with a deep background like Han Gang, with a single impeachment, he can let a metropolitan prisoner go to Qiongya to fish.

So it is with the capital overseer, and so it is with the soldiers under the capital overseer. Four sergeants wearing the robes of the Xuanyi Army knelt down in front of Han Gang in frustration, and after Han Gang's two family members went in, they punched them one by one and knocked them out. His nose and face were swollen, and he didn't have the slightest arrogance. And the owner of the tavern stood aside with his sleeves rolled up and snorted, with a bloody cut on the corner of his mouth, obviously he had just been beaten by these soldiers.

Han Gang looked down at a few military men, and asked with a cold face, "Why did the official of Zhilu Dao want to arrest you?" ”

Where did the military man dare to say anything else, he only knew that he kowtowed again and again: "The villain knows the mistake, the villain knows the mistake." ”

"Eating white food is not a big crime, but the official asks you if you should give money for eating. If the court doesn't pay money, are you willing? Han Gang questioned them: "The money and grain of the imperial court support you so that you can protect the territory and the people, but what about you, you have more credit for disturbing the people!" ”

Han Gang's voice was violent, and the four of them turned pale, bowed their heads and stuck to the ground, not daring to reply.

'This is the Jingying Forbidden Army?' Han Gang shook his head secretly. In other words, it is the Western Army, but there is no such soft egg, and they are arrogant and fierce, and they are forced to talk back directly.

Han Gang arrested someone and interrogated here, and in a blink of an eye, there was a circle of people. Seeing a group of soldiers who ate white food kneeling on the ground, the merchants in the town all applauded in low voices. And more than a dozen other forbidden soldiers who were also in the town also ran over when they heard the news.

"Shopkeeper." Han Gang ignored the crowd of onlookers and asked the person concerned, "Eating white food is not a felony, it is just a minor crime." However, in the old days, there were also examples of sergeants taking a straw hat from a civilian house and being directly paracuted to the public. I don't know what you think of this? ”

The surrounding forbidden army soldiers were in a commotion when they heard this, but they were swept away by Han Gang's sharp eyes, and they immediately went down into impotence.

And the tavern owner was also startled when he heard Han Gang say that he was going to kill someone: "This ...... This one...... It's a little too heavy. It's just that a few dishes were broken, and the military master gave the money. Beheading is ...... Just ......"

"Do you hear that?" Han Gang turned around and looked at the four soldiers who were pale and already paralyzed, "Look at the kindness of others, think about what you have done!" Ashamed or not ashamed!? ”

Han Gang was relieved, and several soldiers who escaped death wept bitterly, kowtowed to the tavern owner, and thanked him repeatedly. The boss was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

"This official also knows the truth of punishment without teaching, but he can't do it again. Before today, the official did not issue a ban, which was the official's negligence. But now the official has said that from now on, if any sergeant dares to run rampant in the market, oppress the good, and persist in evil, then the officer will not be spared. If you commit a minor offense, a good fight is indispensable; the heavier ones were exiled to the Far Evil Military State; If you want to try the bottom line, the three-foot fast knife, this official is also prepared! ”

Han Gang's eyes and tone were even lower than today's temperature, and the group of forbidden soldiers around him were in a cold sweat when they heard it, and they didn't dare to say a word. Glancing at them again, Han Gang turned his head to a fat man who came in a hurry, "Zheng Dujian, what do you say?" ”