Chapter 518
Pu Shougen's death touched Zhao Bing very much. He did not expect that he would sacrifice his life for the re-rise of his family. A local tyrant and evil gentry had such a state. However, as the king of a country, he was still worried about how to save his life. He left a way out for himself in everything and never dared to really let go of his hands and feet. But Pu Shougen, a businessman who is profit-oriented, Shang Zhi, if he wants to succeed, someone must sacrifice or even save his life, but he thinks he is not as good as him!
The culprit was dead, and Zhao Bing ordered the net to be closed, and all the rebels of the Song Dynasty, rebel generals, and merchants involved in the bloody night in Quanzhou, including the foreign merchants involved, confiscated their property, and killed or sentenced them according to their crimes. At the same time, the property of the Pu Mansion was cleaned up, compiled, and classified personnel were eliminated, and nine clans were killed, and the children and slaves were admitted to the officials, and the efforts were increased to search Shi Si. In addition, most of the central army was converted into reserve troops to station in Zicheng, and rested quickly; five thousand naval troops were transferred into the city to carry out the tasks of maintaining public order, guarding the city, and transporting materials.
In addition, based on the investigation of the Quanzhou market materials by the Bureau of Affairs, a list of goods was formulated and the seized funds were used to purchase various materials, including copper, iron, sulphur, silk, grain and medicinal materials, livestock and agricultural tools, and various daily necessities were purchased to supply the Qiongzhou market to solve the problems of shortage of materials and rising prices caused by the increase in population. At the same time, it was emphasized that buying and selling should be fair and that forced buying and selling should not be forced, but illegal merchants who hoarded goods and took the opportunity to raise prices should be cracked down on illegal businesses.
In addition to sending the convicted criminals, their families and prisoners to Qiongzhou, people should also be recruited on a large scale to increase the population of Qiongzhou. Zhou Yi was also responsible for recruiting craftsmen, which was not only Zhao Bing's personal preference, but also based on the needs of Qiongzhou's construction and national defense. Therefore, in addition to offering enviable treatment, he also implied that he could use some means, and he had to use all methods to get people back, of course, it was best to do so on a voluntary basis.
Zhao Bing did this with helpless action. Although the Mongolians were abominable, they always attached great importance to craftsmen. Every time they captured a city, they would force all kinds of craftsmen to be recruited, and even if they wanted to massacre the city, they would pick out the craftsmen. Therefore, all the cities they captured were withered, especially handicrafts would regress on a large scale. However, Quanzhou is an exception. In addition to the "peaceful" handover, it is also an important maritime trade and handicraft base in the country. In order to usurp greater interests, Quanzhou's craftsmen were spared.
However, it is precisely because of the prosperity of foreign trade in the circle that a large number of top craftsmen in the industry gathered here to produce various products for export. After all, the ancients were not stupid. Production on site would greatly reduce the cost of products and obtain higher profits from it. As an important commercial port, Quanzhou has emerged here. It has become a national shipbuilding base since the Tang Dynasty. The lucky ships produced are famous all over the world and are suitable for ocean-going navigation.
Zhao Bing knew that to be stable in Qiongzhou, there must be a powerful naval army, and it will not change for a long time. Now the Qiongzhou naval army has nearly a thousand warships, but most of them are merchant ships, and there are very few real warships. Although this has been modified and modified, due to structural limitations, it still cannot fully meet the needs of the combat. It can only be said that it is just a matter of use. In order to gain strategic advantages, these warships must be gradually replaced, which not only requires money, but also requires a large number of skilled craftsmen to do it.
It is precisely from this need that craftsmen are not recruiting, but recruiting, with a coercive color. If they threaten swords and guns like the Mongolians and force each other to death, it will not only violate the iron rules set by Zhao Bing himself, but also damage the image that the court just established. But he believes that Zhou Yi can do it well. He has a naturally terrifying face, and he will scare people to their legs tremble even when he smiles. But he has a mouth that has smeared honey, and a few words can coax people into knowing that there is no problem that cannot be solved with such talents.
It has been eight days of siege and three days of war. Although announcements have been issued to let the people hide at home to avoid being affected. It is better that the family is rich and can accumulate some grain and water and firewood, but the poor are in trouble. If they don’t go out to work for a day, they will not be able to get rid of the pot in a day. In this world, there are always more poor people than rich people. For many days of martial law, those families may have lived like a year, and they have long been worried about how to fill their stomachs.
Of course, Zhao Bing would not miss this opportunity to win people's hearts and establish his image of benevolence and righteousness. After entering the city, he did not make much progress in finding royal relatives, but the affairs of the murdered kings and the families of the soldiers who died in the city were relatively smooth, and there were many witnesses in the army. Therefore, while giving full regard to their families, he had already set up food outlets in various slum gathering areas in the city to provide relief to the people affected by the war.
But now there is martial law and all the shops are closed. There is no place to buy them if you want to buy them. In addition, you cannot grow vegetables or pick wood in the city. In a few days, no matter whoever does not have to tear down the house and burn furniture, they will not even be able to eat white rice and can only eat raw rice to satisfy their hunger. Therefore, lifting the martial law during the day, restoring business, and allowing materials to enter the city has become a problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be no small matter for more than 200,000 people to make trouble.
However, the war outside the city is in urgent need, and the sea outside the south city is also facing Jinjiang. Therefore, if you obtain materials, you can only set up a floating bridge on Jinjiang to communicate with Jinjiang County on the other side to solve the supply problem, which will facilitate the control of personnel entry and exit. If an enemy attacks, you can just demolish the floating bridge and isolate the enemy on the other side, thereby ensuring the safety of Quanzhou.
Of course, Kaicheng also faces the risk of enemies hiding in the city taking the opportunity to escape from the city, especially after contacting martial law, the killers have a greater space for activities, threatening His Majesty's safety. Therefore, the proposal was opposed by everyone, but Zhao Bing was very calm. His reason was very simple. If those enemies who were hiding were not moved, it would be difficult for you to see them. But if they wanted to take the opportunity to escape from the city, they might be hitting the Internet. And with so many people protecting them day and night, it would not be easy to harm themselves as long as they live in a simple way.
Since there is a soft move, of course there must be a hard move. At this time, the war in the city has ended and the thieves have been granted one after another, but it does not mean that the great merchants and tyrants have surrendered, and many of them are followers and sympathizers of Pu Shougen, and even a community of interests. Now that the strong enemy is on the side, Pu Shougen died, it is hard to guarantee that they will not worry about being liquidated and taking risks, and the scene of "Blood Night" will be staged again. You must know that their families also have private soldiers guarding the house and protecting the hospital, and they are also a force that cannot be underestimated when they gather together.
In order to prevent Yu Weiran and to deter unstable elements, Zhao Bing decided to immediately execute a group of people after the large-scale search, and expose Pu Shougen, Tian Zhenzi and Xia Jing's bodies at the former site of Yacheng for three days. At the same time, the captured prisoners and family members were escorted out of the city to eliminate unstable factors. At the same time, we must increase efforts to search the whereabouts of Shi Si and his family. The Pu family, the executioner who massacred the clan, must not escape punishment...
It was midnight after the plan was completed. Everyone was dispatched to the city overnight in accordance with the will. The whole city searched and rushed the prisoners out of the city before dawn, and at the same time began to count the confiscated dirty silver. After dawn, an announcement was made to announce the lifting of the martial law between the day and the hour of Mao and You, merchants could resume business, residents could go to the streets to move. At the same time, the west gate was opened at the time of Mao and closed at the time of You, and people in the city were allowed to go out to collect woodcutters and purchase items, and people outside the city were allowed to enter the city to trade. Martial law was restored throughout the city, and everyone was prohibited from going out, and they were executed in violation of a curfew.
The martial law was lifted at the time of Mao, and people had just come out to move, but the walls of the main streets in the city were covered with notices. The people in the city were informed that the people in the city were below the thief Pu Shougeng, the pseudo-prefect Tian Zhenzi, the military envoy Xia Jing and other pseudo-officials were all given the gifts, and the bodies were exposed on the thoroughfare for three days. Later, a group of crimes of the convicted pseudo-officials, including Yan Bolu, Wang Yu, Lin Chunzi and other convicted pseudo-officials and collusionists were announced. They were scheduled to beheaded by the river at noon. Some people were counted, and as many as 530 were sentenced to beheaded. At the same time, there was a reward order posted, including Shi Si, with more than 100 wanted criminals, ranging from 100 to 100 guan, and they were all related personnel involved in the killing of the sons in the city.
"I will meet your Majesty!" Just after the time of the morning, Wen Tianxiang and Gao Yingsong were executed and came to submit the order.
"No gifts, give him a seat!" Zhao Bing yawned a long time and sat down. Last night, he didn't sleep all night, and only signed a notice, and was busy for the middle of the night when he approved the death penalty. Although there were a group of members of the Military Affairs Office to assist in the handling, the signing and sealing made his wrists sore. It was not until dawn that he slept in the side hall and arrived as soon as he got up.
"Your Majesty, the 534 people below Lin Chunzi, who are all pursuing the justice of the crime, I will come and submit the decree!" Wen Tianxiang stood up and gave it to the list and said.
"Well, very good, thank you for your hard work, my dear friends!" Zhao Bing nodded, "Today, these hundreds of heads fell to the ground, and the Sodu immediately became silent. This has a great blow to them!"
"Your Majesty is wise. When you learn that you have suffered many disasters, the people in the city are also excited and praise Your Majesty's sage. All associations have informed them to open their doors, and there are endless vendors entering and leaving the city!" Gao Yingsong also stood up and said with politeness.
"Haha, this is my duty, I can't afford it!" Zhao Bing knew that he had scared the merchants in the city, fearing that he would be the next one. These words were not true. "The next batch of rosters must be sorted out as soon as possible and executed as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, according to the law, there should be more than a thousand people who should be punished. Is it too much to kill?" Wen Tianxiang frowned and said.
"The literary minister should use heavy sanctions in troubled times. It was precisely because our dynasty was arrogant to these people that they became popular and dared to take advantage of the decline of our dynasty to collude with the Yuan court and slaughter the military, civilians and scholars of our dynasty. Now we must kill a few to shock them so that they can understand the consequences of betraying the court and selling off the royal family." Zhao Bing said solemnly.
"Although Your Majesty's words are good, I dare not agree with them. There are many foreign merchants among the merchants who have been sentenced to death. They came across the sea but were different. When they were spread, they would definitely say that our dynasty was cruel and did not follow the rituals. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to think carefully!" Wen Tianxiang pondered for a moment and said.
"What Wen Xiang said seems reasonable, but it is actually a big fuss!" Zhao Bing said, "It is understandable that merchants pursue profits, but they have lost their duty to earn money. They have not hesitated to participate in court disputes and assisted them in capturing cities and plundering land. Massacre of our military and civilians has committed a serious crime, and they must also be treated as the law of our dynasty. This is the principle of the world. They must not be lenient because they are foreigners, otherwise they can only repeat the mistakes the day before yesterday!"
"What Your Majesty taught me is that, but the killing is too heavy, it is always ominous..."
"Wen Xiang said no more. Although the Tartars are cruel, they are also harsh and weak on the inside. Only by fighting them with blood and killing them all will they realize that our dynasty is not a dog or pig that can be slaughtered by others. To restore the might of our Han Dynasty, regain our Han territory, and talking about etiquette, law, benevolence and righteousness with wild animals is no different from striving for skin with tigers. Then there is only one way to destroy the country!" Zhao Bing said seriously.
"Your Majesty said it well. I also think that only in this way can the people of the world know that our emperor is mighty and that the Tartars are not invincible. Soon they will rise up and echo the court and jointly expel the Tartars from the Central Plains!" Gao Yingsong bowed and said.
"I am ashamed, I am now understanding the holy will." Wen Tianxiang said politely.
"Wen Xiang is also dedicated to the country, and it is not malicious. But you should not kill any arbitrary things. Anyone who has a minor crime, is in my heart and regrets, can also be appropriately lenient and do not kill them!" Zhao Bing knew that Wen Tianxiang's character and execution ability were just right. If he killed all the mistakes because of his words, he would definitely scare a group of people to death with the Tartars.
"Your Majesty's lesson, I will keep it in mind!" Wen Tianxiang and Gao Yingsong both bowed and said.
"I don't have any worries about doing things. Don't work too hard!" The two of them promised, and Zhao Bing was relieved.
"Your Majesty, you need to take care of yourself!" Wen Tianxiang also advised him when he saw the little emperor's face was exhausted.
"Everyone is the same, but fortunately I am young and I can hold on!" Zhao Bing said with no concern.
"Haha, Your Majesty is still young, so don't work too much!" Wen Tianxiang also smiled. There is no one in the court who is younger than Your Majesty.
"Hmm?!" Zhao Bing was stunned for a moment, and realized that he had lost his words. He smiled embarrassedly, "Everyone is working hard. The sir is still busy sorting out official documents. How can I be idle!"
Chapter completed!