Hearing that people who had deducted food and wages were going to be punished, Mao Shunyuan started to tremble all over as he joined the army.
Song Huizong and Cai Jing, the emperor and his ministers, carried out unrealistic official position reforms, causing confusion in the functions of the state shogunate officials.
Until now, it is just a customary term to record one's affairs and join the army.
His real official position was first changed to Shi Cao Shenjun and Yi Cao Shenjun, and then to Si Lu Shenjun (Si Lu Shi). It was changed back and forth, and the functions were constantly divided and changed, gradually approaching the Lu Shi Shenjun in the Mid-Tang Dynasty.
Even judicial power was divided, and state courts began to exist in name only.
However, no matter how it is changed, the function of supervising "money in and out" has not changed, and has even been strengthened to a certain extent.
The food and salary of the Xiang Army must be handled by the Lushi Joining Army!
"Mao Lu, what else do you have to say?" Zhu Ming pulled off the rag from the other person's mouth.
Mao Shunyuan was so frightened that he trembled all over and begged: "Zhu Daxue, can you let me live? I can take out all the money I earned in Jinzhou, and I won't take away a penny."
Ju Ming sneered: "Now that you say that, it seems that you are the one who deducted the food and salary from the Xiang army."
The officers and soldiers of the Xiang Army immediately glared at Mao Shunyuan, wishing to cut this guy into pieces.
Mao Shunyuan did not want to take the blame alone, and quickly complained: "The food and salary were sent from the General Prosecution Hall, and there is not much left in my hands!"
Zhu Ming pulled the rag from He Zhengqing's mouth again: "He Dafan, why don't you say a few words?"
"Pooh!"
He Zhengqing was so stubborn that he spat spit on Ju Ming's face and cursed angrily: "You traitor, you are eating Song Lu in vain, you will die a bad death!"
Zhu Ming wiped off his saliva and said: "I remember that there is a precept stone in the state government, and the salary and salary are the people's fat and the people's anointing. What I eat is the people's salary, not the labor and tax. Furthermore, I have been dismissed from office, but I have not received any more salary."
He Zhengqing said: "If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please!"
"Don't worry, you will die without a doubt," Zhu Ming pointed at He Zhengqing and said to the surrounding Xiang troops and people. "The forced taxation of husband's money can be regarded as acting on orders. But the exorbitant taxation I exempted in Jinzhou, I reduced in Jinzhou All the miscellaneous taxes have been restored by this guy. The people in the five counties of Jinzhou are living such a difficult life, and this guy must bear the main responsibility. Should such a corrupt official be killed?"
"Deserve to kill! Deserve to kill!"
"kill him!"
"Kill corrupt officials!"
Cries of killing continued, making the officials even more frightened.
Most of the people watching the excitement nearby came from residential areas and dock areas outside the city, and a large part of them were rural farmers who came to work in the city.
Especially those young people, who have no roots and no credentials, are hungry and full, and have long hated corrupt officials.
Zhu Ming said: "He Dafan, everyone is calling for death. Do you still want to die for the country and leave a name in history?"
He Zhengqing was instantly discouraged. Even if Ju Ming's rebellion failed, he could still think of his own evaluation in the history books. It was nothing more than excessive taxation, officials forcing the people to rebel, and the people of Jinzhou wanted to kill him.
He no longer looked down upon death so much, and He Zhengqing said: "I am not the only one who deducted the food and salary of the Xiang army. Han Taishou said that there is no need to raise many sergeants, and the money can be used for other purposes. The elite soldiers trained by Zhang Tuanlian were also modified by Han Taishou. The food and salary saved for the Gang Army and the Xiang Army will be equally divided between the Prefecture Yamen and the Tongpan Office!"
Zhu Ming pulled out the rag from Han Zhao's mouth and said sarcastically: "You really cooperate with each other tacitly. Zhizhou and Tongpan did not start fighting, but instead joined forces to make money together."
Han Zhaoyi spoke sternly: "Zhu Tanhua, you are also a Jinshi, and you have been promoted by officials. You obviously have a bright future. I advise you to rein in your horses and release all the state and county officials. For the sake of your dedication to serving the people,
He is also a loyal person."
Zhu Ming was too lazy to waste any more words. He walked up to Lu Lian, the commander of the Ma Army, and whispered: "These three officials are deducting food and salary from the Xiang army. You can choose any one to kill. If you are reluctant to do it, I'm afraid we will investigate your matter."
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Lu Lian's mouth was dry. He looked around, raised his knife and walked towards Mao Shunyuan. He chose the one with the lowest official position.
"Wait!"
Zhang Gen quickly stopped and said to Ju Ming: "Once you kill an official, there is no turning back!"
Ju Ming asked back: "Master Taishan, do you think there is a way for my son-in-law to turn back?"
Zhang Gen said: "I also hate cowardly kings and traitorous ministers, and I also hate corrupt officials. But you can't rebel. Once you raise your troops, the world will be in chaos, and I don't know how many people will be killed!"
"If I don't raise troops, will the world be peaceful? No people will die in the world?" Zhu Ming looked at the students, including Zhang Bor and Li Bao, "Some people don't understand what I do. This is normal. Are you willing to join me?
If you want to help the world, stand behind me. If you don't want to, you will have to be placed under house arrest for a month to give you enough time to think about it. If you still don't want to, you will be allowed to leave Jinzhou."
Zeng Xiaoduan did not hesitate and took the lead to walk behind Ju Ming.
Li Bao thought about it and finally made up his mind to stand with Zeng Xiaoduan.
The other students were stunned on the spot.
Twenty-seven students from the Imperial Academy were persuaded to retire and followed Ju Ming thousands of miles to Guizhou, but at this moment, no one was willing to rebel.
There are two Guizhou scholars who followed Ju Ming all the way north, but now they are unwilling to rebel.
Even Zhang Boring is still struggling.
Ju Ming is very disappointed!
In addition, Wei Yingshi, who followed Ju Ming to Lizhou, returned to his hometown in Dengcheng two years ago and is not present now.
"Do it!" Ju Ming scolded.
Lu Lian raised his sword and moved forward again. Zhang Gen stopped him and said, "Who dares?"
Ju Ming ordered: "Invite me, Taishan, home."
Yang Zhi sent two soldiers to pick up Zhang Gen and left.
Zhang Gen was dragged further and further away, but he still shouted: "Zhu Chenggong, rein in your horse at the brink, rein in your horse at the brink, don't be a traitor!"
Lu Lian raised his sword and said to Mao Shunyuan: "Mao Lu has offended me."
Mao Shunyuan was so frightened that his whole body trembled like chaff: "Spare my life, I am willing to be a thief... No, I am willing to act righteously! I am willing to act righteously!"
After hearing this, Lu Lian put away his sword and looked at Ju Ming.
Ju Ming said: "It's too late."
Lu Lian Ting thrust out the knife, inserted it into Mao Shunyuan's abdomen, and twisted the knife handle.
Mao Shunyuan forgot to cry out in pain and looked down with dull eyes, as if he didn't believe that he would really be killed.
When Lu Lian saw that Mao Shunyuan had not yet died, he immediately took out the knife and swiped it on Mao Shunyuan's neck.
Zhu Ming then said to the infantry commander Yang Anshi: "It's your turn."
Yang Anshi looked panicked. He looked at the corpses on the ground and then at the soldiers beside Ju Ming. He thrust his gun into He Zhengqing's chest. Due to his panic, the head of the gun got stuck between his ribs and could not be pulled out.
This only aroused Yang Anshi's anger. Who cares, he turned back. There was no turning back.
Yang Anshi no longer drew his gun, but drew his knife and stabbed He Zhengqing in the stomach more than ten times.
The scene was so bloody that all the surviving officials turned pale, and some even fainted from fright.
Zhu Ming walked up to Zhizhou Han Zhao, and Han Zhao hurriedly said: "Everything can be discussed, I am old..."
Clang!
A flash of sword light flashed, and Han Zhao stopped talking, but still stood where he was.
"puff……"
Blood spurted out from the aorta in his neck. Han Zhao stretched out his hand to cover the wound, but fell down after holding it.
Ju Ming ordered Li Bao: "You accept these Xiang soldiers and select young men in Jinzhou to make up a thousand men. Then open the arsenal storehouse to receive armor, and then lead the troops to attack Shiquan County."
"yes!"
Li Bao cupped his fists and accepted the order.
Ju Ming added: "Tu Shen, Lu Lian."
"exist!"
The two stepped forward.
Tu Shen was the bandit leader Shi Yuangong recruited from Xuzhou, and he had been in charge of the iron smelting yard.
Ju Ming said: "Recruit a thousand young men in Jinzhou, with Tu Shen as the main general and Lu Lian as the deputy general. First, we will practice at the Jinzhou school field for two days. When weapons are sent from Tiemao Village, we will immediately go to attack Hanyin County."
"The last general takes command!"
Tu Shen was overjoyed and asked him to recruit troops to attack the city in order to stand alone.
Zhu Ming added: "Zhang Jin is the chief general and Yang Anshi is the deputy general. We have recruited a thousand young men in Jinzhou. We will also wait for weapons to be sent from Tiemao Village and immediately go to attack Pingli County."
Zhang Jin was also a bandit leader from Xuzhou.
Ju Ming said again: "Yang Zhi."
Yang Zhi stepped forward and cupped his hands: "The general is here!"
Zhu Ming ordered: "Take your elite troops to attack Xunyang County, and immediately recruit young men as soldiers after capturing it. Select some unemployed people in Xunyang County, and Jinzhou will also send some to you, and go to Xuyang Town to build a fortress as soon as possible.
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To the west of Xunyang County, there is a river that flows into the Han River. It was called Juishui in the Song Dynasty and was called Shu River in later generations.
At the intersection of the Huishui River and the Han River, there used to be Juoyang County, but now it is just the town of Juoyang. Later it was called the Shuhe Ancient Town. Because it was the intersection of water transportation in Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan, there was also the name "Little Hankou" in the Qing Dynasty.
Good name.
Establish a mountain city checkpoint in Juiyang Town, and only need two to three hundred people to guard it, which can resist the army coming from Shaanxi Yongxing Military Road, Jingnan Road, and Kuizhou Road.
No matter how many officers and soldiers come to attack, it can be delayed for at least a month, giving Ju Ming enough time to mobilize his troops.
Liu Shiren said: "There are patrol soldiers in Juiyang Town."
Ju Ming warned: "Those patrol soldiers will surrender if they can. If they don't want to surrender, they will be killed directly!"
"Yes!" Yang Zhi accepted the order.
Ju Ming also said to the generals: "Unless it is absolutely necessary when attacking a city, you must not harass the people or rob wealthy households. After capturing the county town, immediately seize the county government documents and account books, warehouses, money, food, and soldiers and equipment! Anyone who robs the people without any reason will be killed.
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"I have the order!" The generals' expressions became serious.
Immediately afterwards, Ju Ming appointed Liu Shiren as the magistrate of Jinzhou, Guo Wenzhong as the magistrate of Shiquan County, Zeng Xiaoduan as the magistrate of Xunyang County, Fan Zhun (the head of Jinzhou civil servants) as the magistrate of Hanyin County, and Shao Yi (the administrator of Xicheng County) as the county magistrate.
Pingli County Magistrate.
Bai Sheng, who was illiterate, temporarily acted as Xicheng County Magistrate.
Among the five county magistrates, three were subordinate officials. No matter how corrupt they were in the past, they must be honest and obedient in the future. In order to cut off the past, Ju Ming also deliberately transferred them away from their place of origin.
Yang Zhi had already set off with his elite troops, and the other generals immediately recruited young men as soldiers. Anyway, there were a large number of unemployed vagrants outside Jinzhou City.
Those Xiang soldiers also began to receive food and salary.
We can only use the violent troops for the time being, gain territory and then train elites.
Ju Ming looked at the remaining officials and ordered: "The magistrate of Xicheng County killed the people immediately. The rest were taken into custody in the prison of the Siliyuan. Their residences were searched and all property confiscated!"
(Thanks to the leader of the old webmaster of Bairimen for the reward, I finally rebelled and added an update.)
This chapter has been completed!