Erwangzhai was very poor. Fang Nan sent someone to collect the seized materials. After counting the money, he found that the People's Army's income in money was only a few dozen taels of silver.

The vast majority of silver was found in the houses where Wang Long and Wang Hu lived, and a small part of silver was found in the house where the bandits lived. Only Wang Long and Wang Hu had one or two pieces of silver jewelry, and the rest were some valuable copper coins.

There are not many materials mainly based on grain. According to the original population of Erwangzhai, the grain reserves in Erwangzhai support them to eat for up to two months, and most of the food was snatched back from the bandits' trip this time.

If you think about it carefully, the lowest-level bandits like Xiang Erwangzhai really don’t have much wealth. The targets of these bandits are also poor people who don’t have much wealth. It is strange that they can accumulate too much wealth.

The People's Army's encirclement and suppression of Erwangzhai was not a loss-making operation. Its income in money and food was relatively small, but it captured many people, including 73 adult male laborers and 81 adult female laborers.

The adult women in Erwang Village do not have weak daughters. Most of them are at the level of healthy women and can also be used as labor.

These more than 150 laborers were brought back to Hutouzhai and could not participate in other important links. They could still leave their efforts to mine and carry heavy objects.

Moreover, the captured bandits are different from the workers hired by Fang Nan from other villages. The wage workers need to pay money. The working time is determined every day and the workers will not work hard. The captured bandits can squeeze them hard. Even if they are exhausted, not many people will feel pitiful.

The People's Army rested overnight in Erwang Village. The next morning, after breakfast, he escorted more than 200 prisoners and not many supplies on his way back.

The materials seized from Erwang Village are basically tied to the backs of adult male prisoners. Adult female prisoners mainly walk with their children on their backs. The main task of the People's Army soldiers is to watch these prisoners and prevent anyone from escaping.

Fortunately, there are fewer people in Erwang Village. If there are too many, it is really impossible to arrange them. The old man is almost unable to walk far away. Even if he takes him back to Hutou Village, he can't do much work. He can only waste food and raise him in vain. He may have to leave the elderly in Erwang Village and let them die on their own.

Adult men and adult women are both labor force, older children are also half labor force, younger children have not yet established the world outlook and can be re-educated. Even if they cannot become talents, they can still be an ordinary person.

Because they were far away from Erwang Village, people who had been living in Erwang Village, especially women and children, were crying, and the bandits performed better. They knew they didn't have to die and felt relieved. However, there were still people who wanted to escape and were always looking for opportunities. The People's Army soldiers would not give them this opportunity.

In addition, the bandits have always been puzzled. After so long, they have never seen the identity of the People's Army soldiers. They are not like the official army or the bandits. They don't know which force is interested in the Erwangzhai, causing them to suffer great danger. The two kings and most of the little leaders have died, leaving them to escape, and they are not expected to live a better life in the future.

When we arrived, the People's Army's team only took half a day to Erwang Village. When we returned, the sun was almost set, and the team returned to Lijia Village. Seeing the People's Army escorting the bandits back, the people in Lijia Village were crying with joy. The whole village took action and cooked for the People's Army.

After returning to Lijiazhai from the People's Army, the village leader kept saying all kinds of words of thanks to Fang Nan.

"Thanks to the Grand Commander and the People's Army. From now on, Lijiazhai has not been bullied by bandits like Erwangzhai. It is considered that we have to live a good life. Alas, Lijiazhai has been too difficult in recent years."

Fang Nan shook his head and replied:

"This is wherever you go. Without the Erwang Village, there may be other bandits in the future. There are more than the Erwang Village in the mountains. Our People's Army will try our best to eliminate all the bandits in the mountains.

Moreover, we are all mountain people. No matter how good life in the mountains is, it cannot be compared with the outside world. One day, our People's Army will lead the poor people all over the world to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and let the people live a good life. Then there will be no bandits."

The village leader did not know whether the People's Army could overthrow the Ming Dynasty. He had been in contact with the People's Army for a short time, but he felt that the People's Army was many times better than the government. If the People's Army could overthrow the Ming Dynasty, it would be a good thing for Lijiazhai. He was not young anymore and could not join the People's Army in person. He could only wish the People's Army successfully overthrow the Ming Dynasty in this mountain.

Afterwards, Fang Nan asked the Li Family Village leader to take a few people to see the bandits captured by the People's Army to find out if there were any fish that had missed the net. The leader walked around but did not find that the bandits that impressed him were all dead.

The people in Lijiazhai looked at the bandits with fierce eyes, and they really wanted to eat the bandits' meat and drink the bandits' blood. Or the people in Lijiazhai had this attitude towards all those who bully them, including landlords and government officials. Unfortunately, Lijiazhai was too weak to resist the landlords and government officials, and could only escape into the mountains, unable to resist the bandits, and could only endure the oppression of the bandits.

The lives of ordinary people are too difficult.

The People's Army had a good rest in Lijiazhai for a night and continued to make a journey. When they came, they walked from Hutou Village to Lijiazhai for three days. When they returned, the team expanded so much, so they probably had to walk four or five days. And there were several nights to spend in the mountains and forests, and if they were not careful, a bandit would escape.

"You listen, it's going to be night. Who dares to run away at night? If you find it, you will be beaten to death. Even if you can run away, be careful of being eaten by a big insect in this mountain. If you go back with us honestly, you will definitely not die. We will also care about your meal."

Before the first night in the wild, Fang Nan ordered the soldiers to tell the bandits that if there were any bandits who wanted to escape, there would be nothing they could do.

Soon, the night passed, perhaps those words had worked, and there were no bandits making noise at night, and the team continued to move towards Hutouzhai.

After all, some of the lower-class bandits who only dare to bully the poor and ordinary people were afraid of death. A few days later, the team returned to Hutou Village, and none of them dared to escape.

The population of Hutouzhai has been increasing. The People's Army brought back more than 200 people, and they could live in it even if they squeezed it, but the new house will be built soon.

The People's Army wiped out a group of bandits, and the matter spread throughout Hutouzhai. The prestige of the People's Army greatly increased in everyone's hearts. Unconsciously, most people had more expectations for the People's Army's goal of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!