Before the Yancang was empty, the residents of the town were finally invited one by one, regardless of whether they were willing or not. They opened the closed door with uneasiness.
After the rebel army invaded the town last night, the people felt that the end was coming. Many people were brutally murdered, and more people fled home and closed their doors tightly, hoping to escape.
Many people really escaped.
Only at dawn did we find out that it turned out that Lu Jianguo came from Ningbo, defeated the rebels last night, controlled his troops, and did not harm the people.
Bringing the old and supporting the young, the gentry and common people from the towns and villages came slowly.
On both sides of the street, soldiers from the flag bearers and the Shenji Battalion had wiped their clothes, armor, and swords, washed away the blood stains on their faces, and welcomed the rising sun and faced the people with a new mental outlook.
The soldiers stood in line, with bright uniforms and bright swords and guns.
Zhu Yihai specially changed into the Yishan crown and Chilong robe, and transformed from the flag bearer and commander-in-chief Zhu Wu back to His Highness Lu Jianguo of the Ming Dynasty.
Guerrilla Mattim of the Shenji Battalion and artillery captain Nikolai were pleading with Zhu Yihai. After entering the city last night, not only Han soldiers but also foreign soldiers were robbed.
The Franco mercenaries under their command are better at robbery and privateering. Although they have the professionalism of mercenaries, they are not merciless when it comes to robbery.
This was always the case in Europe, and it was the same way when we came to the Far East.
Only this time, Zhu Yihai hit a wall.
"General Mattim, you used to be mercenaries in Europe. Did they give you such a generous reward like Gu? Not to mention such a generous salary? You were treated like a coach, the same as an officer.
With such treatment, do you still want to rob?"
"Besides, Gu will not allow you to rob Gu's people. This has been reiterated over and over again before the war."
"But don't worry, Gu is not a tyrant. The executions are all based on the basis. The punishment will be determined according to the serious crime. Murder must be punished with life. Adultery must be punished by death. As for robbing and wounding, the crime is the same."
Mattim's face turned red and he was a little annoyed.
"Your Highness, we have come all the way to work for you, how could you treat us like this? If this is the case, then we have to leave."
Zhu Yihai just snorted coldly and said with some disdain, "Mattim, you are a group of professional mercenaries. Although I am not your original employer, you also accepted my transfer contract in Linhai. We are now
It’s an employment relationship, I pay you and you do things for me.”
"According to my rules, if you can't do it, then we will break up. But I also hope you will think about it carefully. You came to the Far East from the European battlefield, and you also left your hometown to seek a new life. You accepted the employment and went north.
, you are also trying to earn money to support your family. The reward I give you is not ordinary generous, and the requirements for you are only the most normal and reasonable. If you think this is unacceptable, it will be your own loss if you leave.
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"If you think you are threatening me by walking here, then keep it simple."
"After passing this village, there is no such shop. Think about it clearly."
Zhu Yihai waved his hand and ignored him.
Zhu Yihai likes these Portuguese mercenaries very much, because he likes their professionalism and professionalism. He really needs an elite mercenary, and he also needs such a professional firearms unit to lead his Shenji Battalion recruits, and through them
, he can also establish bridge connections with the Portuguese in Macau, and directly purchase firecrackers and artillery from Macau before he has sufficient firearms manufacturing capabilities.
After all, the artillery foundry in Macau is the best artillery factory in the Far East in this era.
However, Zhu Yihai could not let this group of mercenaries control him.
Mattim didn't expect Zhu Yihai to be so tough. He wanted to fall out but hesitated. At this time, Nicholas came to act as a peacemaker and pulled him back first.
"Lu Jianguo is a generous sponsor. We can't offend him. Where can we find such a sponsor? And speaking of this matter, we are indeed in the wrong."
"But this is how we always do things."
"Isn't it different now? Lu Jianguo has already said that all seizures will be returned to the public and private plundering is prohibited. However, after the war, some of the seizures will be rewarded to everyone. This is actually quite good and can save a lot.
trouble."
"Besides, our people didn't do anything big this time. They just robbed some money, injured a few people, and two guys molested a few women. It's not a big deal, so there's no need to have a quarrel with His Highness Jian Guo.
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"For the sake of this generous salary and reward, be patient!"
Mattim nodded helplessly, "I just feel a little aggrieved. Ever since I came to Zhejiang, His Highness the Supervisor has been trying to manipulate us in every possible way."
"Whatever, as long as the money is paid on time and there are extra rewards, there's nothing to be dissatisfied with. Look at how much money we've already received in just a few days since we've been here. We've never actually fought a war. It's such easy money.
There’s nothing to be dissatisfied about when you’re making money.”
"Those guys are asking for trouble. We have already told them not to mess around. If they don't follow the rules, they will have to suffer and learn a lesson."
Mercenaries, they just work hard to make money, they all come to the East from Europe. In fact, no one who is living a good life, or is living a really good life, will come here.
It's hard to find such a good job these days. It's hard to find such a good job anymore.
Nicholas smiled and said, "I'm still waiting for Father Bi to bring back more cannons from Macau. By then, Lu Jianguo may have set up a special artillery battalion. Then I can also be an artillery guerrilla, a general or something."
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the other side.
"Your Highness, we still have to rely on these ghost guys to lead the Shenji Camp. It's not okay to offend them like this. You might as well be patient and don't worry about some small things."
Zhu Yihai disagreed with Shen Chenquan's words.
"If you want to achieve great things, you must first have principles. If you don't have a bottom line and always follow the crowd, you won't be able to achieve anything. If you set up separate camps to create a king's division and a division that can fight, not only must these people be willing to fight
If you dare to fight, you must first have military discipline. If you have military discipline, you are a soldier, otherwise you are a bandit, and you may even bite back at any time."
"We must crack down hard from the beginning, otherwise I will have to raise a group of people like Wu Sangui, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Zu Dashou Chen Wu, etc."
"Today is the first battle of Gu, and it is also the official first battle of Flagman Battalion and Shenji Battalion after its establishment. We must hurry up."
"It is true that they had merit in breaking the thief last night, but merit is merit, and mistakes are merit. If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. There should be no confusion."
Zhu Yihai looked at the more than a hundred people hanging on the rows of wooden stakes over there, with a serious expression on his face, guarding against the slightest signs of misfortune.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you don't start well at this end, it will be difficult to catch it again in the future.
"Is everyone here?"
"We're almost there."
"Then let's get started." Zhu Yihai squinted for a while in the middle of the night. He was a little sleepy at this time, but he still held on to his energy. "First, bring in those officers who rebelled against the soldiers!"
The public trial begins.
Zhu Yihai personally served as the presiding judge, and Shen Chenquan, Zhang Mingyang and others served as assessors.
A platoon of rioting officers was escorted forward.
Shen Wenzhong came out and read out the identities and crimes of these people. As officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, they robbed the countryside and killed the people. It was an unforgivable crime. As an officer, it was even more serious.
The main criminal Chen Jun was shot dead by Zhu Yihai last night, and at this time his half-beaten head was also put up for public display.
Many women vomited directly, and many people clapped their hands.
Zhu Yihai had no sympathy for those rebel officers. Although some people were helpless in troubled times, not even a single snowflake was innocent during the avalanche.
No matter how they begged for mercy or even cried bitterly, Zhu Yihai still took out a wooden stick with the word "cut" written on it and threw it down.
"Behead and decide!"
No one was spared, and they were all beheaded in public.
"Untie those idiots who committed the crime last night and let them act as executioners!" Zhu Yihai said with a dark face.
After being whipped twenty times, hung up for half the night, and covered with mosquito bites, a group of flag-bearers, the criminals from the Shenji Camp, were freed and then acted as executioners.
"cut!"
The word "Zhang" was shouted out.
Those guys slashed with their swords, and their heads were cut off one by one. Blood splattered on the execution ground, which attracted bursts of applause.
Many people gnashed their teeth and cheered and screamed hysterically to vent the anger in their hearts.
But the hands of the executioners were shaking. They all committed crimes last night, and no one knew whether they would end up with the same fate in the future.
Kill the rebel officer.
Zhu Yihai also had people pull out the captured rebel soldiers who were guilty of murder, rape and other crimes, and beheaded them all. The rest were responsible for moving the corpses, and were forced to experience rounds of fear.
Finally, Zhu Yihai announced the outcome of the incident to these fearful rebels.
Each man was whipped twenty times and stripped of his clothes, armor and weapons. After the rebels in Ningbo were calmed down, they were sent home with a line fee of two hundred cents.
He didn't want a single rebel.
There were bursts of applause.
The people in the towns and villages were obviously very satisfied with these arrangements and felt very happy.
The next step is to deal with your own people.
Murderers and adulterers were pulled out, their crimes were read out, and the people were called to testify, and they were asked to defend themselves, but the evidence was overwhelming and there was no room for sophistry.
"Violate military discipline, harm the people, strip them of their clothes and armor, remove them from the army, and kill them!"
Zhu Yihai threw the chop sign again.
Despite their pleas for mercy, the offending soldiers continued to execute them.
Then we will deal with people who rob, injure others, indecent assault, hide trophies, fight for credit, and resist arrest. These people have lighter crimes.
Those who are punished with flogging, military sticks, arrows piercing the ears, or fines, etc. Those who seriously hurt others or are indecent will be directly dismissed and dismissed.
"Their military exploits last night should be calculated truthfully. The silver reward they should be given and the spoils they should share should not be less than theirs. Merits are merits and faults are faults. However, I can't keep them in Gu's military camp. Let them get out!"
A dozen of them were beheaded, a dozen were expelled, and a hundred others who committed relatively minor offenses were beaten and fined, and they were observed and dealt with.
Ye Danggui, Yu Jiu'an and other well-known gentry in the town were invited over, "Are you satisfied with the treatment of Gu?"
The killings were so heavy that the skin and flesh were torn apart. The people who had seen this had their hearts pounding, and they even became silent.
"Long live your Highness, Holy Ming."
Yu Jiu'an bowed his head and bowed. At this time, all he could think about was that he had gone to Hangzhou with Xie Sanbin to meet Bo Luo and presented silver and tribute. He was afraid that Lu Jianguo would also kill him with a knife and then confiscate the Yu family and exterminate the entire family.
"Caomin Yu Jiu'an realizes his mistake and is willing to donate half of his family wealth to help pay for the army."
Zhu Yihai smiled and said, "The Minghe Yu family is a famous family for thousands of years. There was the Yu family first and then the Minghe family. I know that Duke Yu went north with Xie Sanbin to pay homage to the commander-in-chief and also presented gold and silver. But I don't blame Duke Yu. You guys
They are just refugees in a national disaster seeking to protect themselves."
"The common people were confused for a moment. Please forgive me, Your Highness. Now I am willing to donate your family wealth to atone for your sins."
Zhu Yihai continued to smile and said, "I feel and understand the loyalty of Mr. Yu. The country is in danger, and everyone has a responsibility. Those who are rich should contribute money, and those who can contribute. Mr. Yu can contribute to the country, and it will be very important for him."
Okay, Wenzhong, take Mr. Yu aside to discuss the donation. Remember, do your best and don’t embarrass the Yu family."
Yu Jiu'an burst into tears, and she didn't know whether she was moved or heartbroken.