Qi Baoer thought of the Zhennan Army who were guarding outside Yingzhou, who saved food and drink, who could celebrate with the whole camp after hunting a few wild boars, and who could not shiver by standing around a fire in the cold wind under the falling snow.
It's not that she was particularly angry. After all, she was used to being cold-hearted, and she was not familiar with the Zhennan Army, so she didn't have the extra sentiment to get angry for people she didn't know well.
It's just that some of them are not worth it for Zhennan Army.
The military pay given by the imperial court to the Zhennan Army is no different from that given to other armies. It may not be more or less. After all, the court is really poor now.
And the most critical point is that both the north and the south have been hit by disasters in recent years, and food prices have skyrocketed, but military pay has remained unchanged, and the military pay given to each army by the Ministry of Revenue in the past two years has all been money.
The money that could buy ten kilograms of grain in the past may not be able to buy half of that in the past two years.
On the other hand, the Xuan army had plenty of money and food.
As far as Qi Bao'er knows, the Zhennan Army and the Xuan Army are still fighting each other, and it is estimated that they will still be at a loss.
There is a medicine man in Hulukou whose whole body is filled with poison. The bottom of Hulu is still covered with thick snow and it is impossible to fight.
What's more, Xuan's army was so powerful that he used the common people as shields. What's even more exaggerated is that King Xuan's brainwashing ability was so strong that many common people voluntarily served as shields.
The last point is particularly fascinating, so Qibaoer doesn’t want to comment on it for the time being.
This caused the Zhennan Army to make every step difficult.
Qi Bao'er has had a particularly bad feeling in her heart even since her father became a military commander. Maybe her father will have to return to Yingzhou in the near future.
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Not only was the entire Mucheng closed, but the entire city was also under martial law.
Early in the morning, there were bursts of fighting sounds coming from the direction of the government office. The common people were already avoiding the affairs of the officials and their families. When such an incident happened, the common people would not go out unless they could. Then there was a martial law in the city, and there were soldiers holding soldiers on the road.
For soldiers with one weapon, ordinary people will never go out unless their lives are at stake.
Therefore, when Qi Baoer and others were walking down the street, there was not a single common person to be seen on the street except for the soldiers and the government officials who were rushing back and forth to handle the case.
All stores are closed, doors are closed, and it seems that even the air is filled with a factor called 'depression'.
Outside the government office, as Twelve said, it was surrounded by soldiers. The door was open, and Qi Baoer and others entered as if they were in no man's land.
No matter how busy he was, the magistrate did not dare to neglect such a big shot when he came with a tall man with a token. So, when everyone arrived at the gate of the government office, they knelt down and cheered.
"See the disaster relief envoy, see the deputy envoy."
As for General Qi Kang'an, he is only a fifth-grade general now, and Tan Zhifu is a third-grade prefect, so there is no reason for him to salute.
Prince Li took a step forward and said, "My lords, please rise."
Everyone hurriedly thanked him and said that the magistrate was a fruitful person. He didn't say anything, but immediately dismissed the other officials and personally led Qi Bao'er and others to his office.
Only Qi Bao'er, Prince Li and Magistrate Tan entered the house. After they entered, Qi Kang'an closed the outer door and locked himself out of the house.
The intention to avoid suspicion is very obvious.
So, although military generals like to go straight, it doesn't mean that they really have no brains.
Prince Li: "How did the interrogation go?"
Magistrate Tan did not answer immediately, but walked to the corner of the bookshelf, reached into the belly of the large floor-standing vase, and took out three thick rolls of paper one by one.
Then he presented the roll of paper to Qi Bao'er who was sitting on the main seat: "Your Majesty, these are all the confessions of the people involved in the case that have been asked so far this morning."
After Qi Bao'er took it, he turned to Prince Li and bowed slightly to answer the question he had asked before: "When I replied to the deputy envoy, I apologized for asking part of the question about the disappearance of the silver grain for the previous two disaster relief operations.
It's just that I haven't found out where they transported the silver grain."
Qi Bao'er was flipping through the pages very quickly, and it was as if he was turning pages directly. As Magistrate Tan spoke, he was unconsciously attracted by the sound of turning pages, and then his voice became weaker and weaker, and his whole person seemed to be confused.
Somewhat dull.
Did you see this clearly or not?
Qi Baoer turned over one volume and handed the one he had read to Prince Li, and then turned over the second volume.
The oral confessions have been sorted out by the magistrate, so that the front and back can be linked together, making it clear at a glance.
From the many oral confessions, it is known that Guan Wentong has been completely nailed to King Xuan's ship. Even when he changed his surname to Guan and took up a post in Mucheng, it was King Xuan's intention.
King Xuan discovered an iron mine in Congcheng, and it happened that the magistrate of Congcheng died suddenly. King Xuan privately gave Guan Wentong money and asked him to donate his official position and become the magistrate of Congcheng, which coincided with the mining of iron ore.
Four years later, Guan Wentong was transferred to the post of magistrate of Muzhou. King Xuan did it for food. Muzhou was the nearest place from Lingnan to the capital. The food from Lingnan was to be transported to the capital, and Muzhou was the most perfect place to rob it.
Therefore, in recent years, the government has suppressed more and more bandits in Muzhou, and the suppression has become more and more rampant.
But where the treasures and grains were transported and how they were transported, Guan Wentong himself did not know. He was only responsible for finding ways to get the treasures and grains, and there were other people responsible for the transportation.
King Xuan also did not trust Guan Wentong. Guan Wentong was surrounded by many people of King Xuan who were watching him. Unfortunately, they were all dead soldiers. If they failed, they would take poison and commit suicide. The prefect and the others did not even have a chance to interrogate him.
Other people, such as wealthy businessmen and servants, know even less, and there is basically not much information available.
Some wealthy businessmen were forced to do so. Guan Wentong was the magistrate of the state. They did not dare to disobey him and could only spend money to eliminate disasters;
Some wanted to take advantage of the dragon. Not only did they hand over almost all of their property to King Xuan, but they also helped King Xuan get votes everywhere.
Among the wealthy businessmen, I would especially like to mention Xiang Jia, the former richest man in Mucheng. He was the most sincere one. Most of the entire family has moved to Yingzhou. The eldest granddaughter of the family owner is still the concubine whom King Xuan accepted not long ago. Now,
The Xiang family members who stayed in Muzhou were all insignificant people who could only do business on the side.
Qi Baoer put down his confession and said: "You don't need to worry about the silver grains lost in the previous two disaster reliefs. The people who have been arrested will continue to be interrogated, and the investigation will be strengthened in the city. I don't want to wait for the silver grains to be transported back, because there are still more in the city.
The silver grain of King Xuan's secret son was lost again."
Magistrate Tan had already experienced the power of the Qi Family Army in the morning, and saw that the Qi Family Army obviously respected Princess Anle very much. Although he had doubts, he still chose to believe it and only answered respectfully: "Yes."
Of course, the key point is that the fact that the two previous disaster relief grains were found to be missing was none of their business in Mucheng.
His responsibility is to take good care of Mucheng.
There were too many things going on today, not to mention other things, just the people caught in the morning had to be interrogated, and even a pair of people in the Yamen were not enough, so Qi Baoer and others did not stay in the Yamen for long, and left after reading the confessions.
Then go straight to the west gate.
When everyone arrived at the gate of the city, a total of 20,000 Qijiajun and Huotou soldiers had already assembled and were waiting here.
Soldiers are very quick. Once they know where the silver grain is hidden, they naturally go and get it back as quickly as possible.
When they went to the government office, they just happened to pass by the government office from the inn to the west city gate.
Qi Bao'er was still riding her silver horse, at the head of the army, and raised her little hand:
